He couldn't bear to scold or hit such a stunning beauty. It was more important to make the beauty happy, but he couldn't keep her cousin locked up, right?
As for whether or not there was something between her and her cousin, although he was angry, he didn't care. Even if she knew what it felt like, it wasn't a bad thing. She was even more tactful!
Thinking of this, Zhou Meng smiled widely and said, "Alright, alright. Don't be angry, beauty. This King will do as you say."
Qin Yining refused to turn around and sat on a wooden stool to the side.
Zhou Meng rubbed his hands, and a foolish smile hung on his deep-set face. He paced back and forth behind Qin Yining. He wanted to reach out his hand a few times, but he suppressed it in the end.
There's no rush. There's still a long way to go. If I provoke her now, how boring will it be in the future?
After warning himself, Zhou Meng didn't harden his heart to touch Qin Yining. Instead, he changed his method of chatting with her.
"Beauty, where do you live? How did you come here with the food? "
Qin Yining turned around and laughed mockingly, "I'm not a goddess anymore, right?"
When Zhou Meng saw her sharp and charming gaze, his entire body went limp. He stood there in a daze and took a few deep breaths before he managed to suppress the restlessness in his heart.
"Ah, you came to Xiyue with food, so of course you're a goddess. However, even if a goddess was born in the mortal world, she would still have a place of origin, right? "
Qin Yining glanced at him indifferently and didn't say anything.
When she first met him today, she thought he was a steady and cold man. Now, it seemed that he didn't reveal his true colors from the beginning because he was trying his best to suppress it.
Qin Yining knew that the more she said, the more mistakes she would make. When she didn't have a foolproof plan, she would rather reveal as little as possible. Thus, she simply propped her chin up and closed her eyes to rest, completely ignoring the person behind her.
Zhou Meng stood with his hands behind his back and pursed his lips as he stared at Qin Yining. His gaze was so passionate that it was as if he could see through her clothes. He looked serious, but in reality, Qin Yining felt uneasy.
Not long after, someone came in and said, "Your Highness, I've brought him here."
"Let them in."
Zhou Meng turned to look at the door and saw a group of people being led into the spacious hall by the maidservants.
Zhou Meng said, "Mei … Miss Xuan, the person you want is here." In front of outsiders, calling her a beauty was too vulgar, and calling her a goddess was too high of a compliment, so they could only call her that.
Qin Yining stood up and said, "Thank you very much. The Royal Prince is also tired. Since you are busy, you should go ahead. There is no need to worry about me."
Despite being asked to leave, Zhou Meng did not get angry. Instead, he smiled kindly. His smile was so gentle that it seemed like water could be squeezed out of it. He said dotingly, "Alright, alright. As you wish. This King will leave now. "
As she spoke, she glanced at Qin Yining a few times reluctantly. After confirming that he had no intention of keeping her, she left helplessly.
After he left, Qin Yining waved his hand and said to the maidservants, "You may leave as well."
The maidservants looked at each other. In the end, they obeyed and left.
When they were the only ones left in the hall, Qin Yining walked quickly towards Lu Heng and the others. Even though she was still a little dizzy because she had not fully recovered, the joy of seeing them again made her smile.
"Are all of you alright?"
"We are all fine. We are all fine. Clan Leader, your body has recovered!" Uncle Arhan said happily.
Qin Yining smiled and nodded. "I am already much better. Thank goodness you all did not give up on me."
Qin Yining looked at Lu Heng and thanked him with a smile. "Thank you. I actually saw you before I fell asleep."
Lu Heng saw that Qin Yining had regained her vitality and was no longer as weak and helpless as before. He also smiled. "It is good that you have recovered. At first, I did not believe in the abilities of the doctors here. I did not expect them to be so good. "
Qin Yining hurriedly pulled everyone to sit down and asked in a low voice, "Is everyone alright? Is our clansmen alright? How did we get here? "
Lu Heng said in a low voice, "On the fourth day after you fell unconscious, we saw an oasis. At first, we thought it was an illusion, but then a group of soldiers wearing rattan armor surrounded us.
"When they saw our supplies and saw you sleeping in the carriage, the rattan armor soldiers said that some goddess had come. We did not know what to do. "
Qin Yining felt embarrassed when she thought of that scene.
Uncle Arhan also smiled and said, "Yes, but fortunately, they have a goddess here that they believe in. That is why we can live in peace. Now, our clansmen are all stationed in one place, and the supplies are also in our hands. I took the opportunity to ask around. This Sunset Moon Clan should be from Da Zhou. More than a hundred years ago, they were hunted down and fled here because the imperial court killed the vassal kings who colluded with the Sunset Moon Sect.
"These days, I have been asking around and connecting the stories I heard from many people. They probably had nothing when they first came here. Everything here was developed over the past hundred years. Because when they first came here, their clansmen were always hungry. Fortunately, the Sunset Moon Sect they believed in said that the goddess would one day come with seeds of food, which gave them some confidence.
"These people also tried to go out, but the people they sent out did not succeed. Most of them were lost in the desert in the no man's land. Only a few people came back. After several generations of hard work, although their clansmen can be self-sufficient in this oasis, they still lack food. "
Qin Yining nodded. This was similar to his previous analysis.
Qin Yining asked again, "How many people are there? How many soldiers are there? "
Uncle Arhan said, "I looked carefully. There are about four to five thousand people here, and about a thousand soldiers. However, the soldiers here are all young people. Think about it, they haven't fought in a war for several generations. These young soldiers who have never seen blood will probably be scared witless on the battlefield. They can't compare to the bravery of our clansmen. "
Qin Yining and Lu Heng both nodded in agreement.
Compared to the soldiers who had been living in a greenhouse and were used to peace, experienced soldiers were more daring and could save a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, Qin Yining thought that if a fight broke out, the Minuo Tribe might not be at a disadvantage. They also had the ability to protect the supplies.
"So now that the supplies are still in our hands, the people here don't act rashly?"
"Yes." Arhan nodded and said, "I think they don't want to fight. That's why their leader wants to marry you. "
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