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Gan Yuxuan stood up. The arm that Helian Manqiu had hooked onto him had not been withdrawn. His body was slightly lifted up, and half of it hung on Gan Yuxuan's body.

She looked at him with her dark and deep eyes. They were unmoved, unable to see through his intentions, and also unable to see through his personality. He would honestly say that he wanted to kill her, which was something Helian Manqiu had not expected.

She slowly let go of him. She didn't anger him even by doing this?

Or did he not show his anger in front of her and suppress it in his heart?

When the citizens of the Mercenary Province repaired the city's defenses and houses, not to mention how much they had paid for their work, even if they provided three meals a day, it would still be a huge consumption. The amount spent on repairing the city's defenses and housing was an astronomical figure.

There was not the slightest bit of anger on his handsome face. He indifferently looked at her, as if he wanted to see through her heart.

Gan Yuxuan walked over to the table and sat down. He picked up a cup of tea and took a few sips, "Qing Yu gave me a big gift. I'll take it. What other big gift does Qing Yu have for me?"

"There will be. My lord, who did you think would be the one to kill the last general?"

"If Qing Yu is dead, the person who gets the most benefits is the Law King."

"Law King!"

Helian Manqiu slightly pursed her lips. She was curious as to what kind of prince that King of Law was. He did not hesitate to lure foreign forces to invade the Military Region in order to obtain the Military Region. After that, it was possible that King Lu had sent out many of the experts who had tried to attack the city.

That prince was willing to do anything to get what he wanted?

If that was the case, then that Prince Lu was an extremely terrifying person.

The scariest person was someone who would use any means possible to achieve his goal, a person who would pay any price!

"Just what kind of person is King Lu?"

"His Highness is a prince, not someone to be criticized behind the scenes by an official."

"Say what you wish to say, so what?" If His Highness Duke of the Law wants to kill this last general, this general won't be able to gain any understanding of him, right? "

Gan Zhixuan silently drank his tea.

Helian Manqiu knew that she could not get any more out of Gan Jianxuan's mouth, and she was too lazy to continue looking at his stern face. Although he was still handsome and his cold appearance could charm all the females, she had no interest in Gan Jianxuan.

This great general, the noble Marquis of Mighty Heaven, there should be many charming servants and concubines within the mansion. Even if that wasn't the case, how could she be moved by his kindness?

"Master, if there are no other orders, I shall take my leave."

Gan Yuxuan took out two pieces of paper from his desk and handed them to Helian Manqiu. "Crossbows and slingers are too heavy. I saw that the small stone slingers described by Qing Yu are very small and easy to transport. I wonder if this crossbow and slingshot can be modified so that it can be carried and used in battle arrays?"

"Master, is there anything else you want to ask?"

"Qing Yu will answer your grandpa's questions first. I'll ask you these two questions tonight."

"Master is wise and farsighted. Do you need me to answer such a small matter?"

"Yes."

Helian Manqiu looked at the blueprints of the crossbows and the catapult in her hand. This atlas was not easily obtainable. The atlas of the catapult and catapult had been grasped by the imperial court since the beginning.

He didn't want to show her the blueprints of the organic crossbows and the catapult in Xuan's hands. He was even willing to show it to her.

"My lord, I'll take it back and think about it carefully."

"I will give all the military and civilian needs of the more than ten prefectures of the Army Region. I will provide three meals to all those who are willing to contribute and give them food instead of wages so that their families can live comfortably. This grandpa will supply the soldiers with medicine, food, and weapons. I will treat them meticulously and give them military pay.

Helian Manqiu supported her forehead. What a bright threat!

"Thank you, my lord. I shall obey your orders. The military and the citizens of the military are deeply grateful to my lord for his kindness."

She sighed in her heart. What she had done today was not to win the hearts of the citizens over to her. The hearts of the civilians and the military were just an excuse.

If he did not do so, he would lose the hearts of the people. The biggest benefit he would get would be all of the military and civilians in the military state.

She bent down low and bowed deeply to him. This time, she sincerely and sincerely thanked him. There were a dozen or so prefectural cities and towns in the military region. Due to the incident of Duke Ming seizing power, they were abandoned by the imperial government and treated as traitors.

As long as Helian Shan's reputation was not reversed, the officials and soldiers of the military state and other places would bear the burden of treason. The heads of their entire families hung by their necks, ready to be taken away by the imperial government at any time.

As long as the military region did not break away from the rebel camp, their relationship with the Duke of Ming was cut off, and the imperial government did not pay them any military salaries, supplies, or funds to renovate the houses on the city walls.

This was an astronomical figure, a true astronomical figure.

During the late spring, the military region was also implicated by the Duke of Ming's incident and retreated step by step, giving way to more than ten prefectures and towns. However, this also delayed them for more than a month. The war had consumed the greatest amount of resources, not only military supplies but also human lives.

Helian Shan could not bear to let the dozen or so prefectures of the Military Region fall into chaos. The families of the soldiers all moved to other places and settled down temporarily.

Using one military state to exchange for the safety of a dozen prefectures, Helian Shan had given most of his prefectures to Gan Baoxuan, and a portion of them had been seized by King Lu.

The only reason why Gan Yuxuan had only sent out three thousand troops to guard the east gate and not attack the Military City was because he had watched as Helian Mountain retreated without fighting. He had handed over every single Regional Palace step by step to Gan Yuxuan, and finally gave Helian Mountain the chance to surrender the Military City and await his punishment.

He had long since planned that Helian Shan would not surrender to the Law King, who was ruthless, heartless, ungrateful, and would not forgive the soldiers of the Military Region.

Gan Yuxuan also didn't want to pardon Helian Mountain. When Helian Mountain appeared, the Military Region couldn't completely belong to him. All of the military and civilians present in the Military Region would follow Helian Mountain as their master, disobeying his wishes. Helian Mountain was deeply rooted in the military region for three generations. Its reputation was extremely high in the military region, and the people and the military loved it as if it were their parents.

At that time, he was willing to give Xuan Feng the decree of exterminating Duke Ming, which meant that he was indeed unable to care about the military state. Moreover, he also deliberately used up the power of the military state to purge the military state of its generals, and even prepared to let Helian Shan be killed by the imperial decree.

Only with the death of Helian Shan, the military region's ownerless, and others could the military region truly be in the hands of the military region.

It wasn't that Helian Manqiu didn't understand this logic, it wasn't that she was willing to be ruthless and merciless. War and politics never needed kindness and empathy.

The promise that he gave was powerful and powerful, causing Helian Manqiu's heart to flutter. This seemingly ruthless, scheming, and thick-skinned marquis still had tenderness in his heart. He loved to protect his soldiers and the common people.