Wait for me, and watch me fight my way back to the reincarnation path

Prince Hong smiled as he looked at them. He waved his hand and asked the people outside to come in and start preparing the banquet. Mr. Chen then invited a few people to the back hall for tea.

Prince Hong motioned Qin Qiong to go with him to a room opposite, and Qin Qiong happily went there.

This is a room that looks more like a conference room. The large desk in the middle is filled with various rolls of documents.

Prince Hong did not sit on the big seat in the middle, but sat with Qin Qiong at a tea table in the inner room.

"What do you think of the Jia family inviting you to join the caravan this time?"

The prince went straight to the point.

“No good intentions”

Qin Qiong was also straightforward.

Hearing her say this, the prince laughed and made tea for Qin Qiong. His hands were steady and his gestures of making tea were beautiful.

Qin Qiong was in an extremely good mood.

“That’s why I don’t want you to go.”

The prince handed over the brewed tea.

He looked at Qin Qiong very seriously and said, "This trade route used to be an important economic corridor in Anning State. About ten years ago, there was a major earthquake in the snow mountain. For two years, we have been trying to open up that trade route, but to no avail."

"After that, the Ming Kingdom started to have civil unrest again, and the trade route was cut off. Unexpectedly, we later discovered that the Jia family could still use this trade route, and even took this route directly to Bande City. Now there are some things that the states to which the trade route belongs do not have, but the royal court far away in Bande City has plenty of them."

"In this case...can't we suppress them with force?"

Qin Qiong lowered his head and drank his tea, speaking softly.

"By the time I found out, it was too late to suppress it. The Jia family is now the royal merchant of the royal court."

"...So, your people can't find the right trade route, so they want to help you find the way by working together this time? Why didn't you use this method before?"

Qin Qiong narrowed his eyes and asked.

"Ha ha……"

The prince laughed and said, "I heard that you bargained with them at first. You know, my people offered five hundred taels of silver, but they refused to let me follow them."

"Really? Then give me five hundred taels and I'll give you this opportunity."

"Haha... I'm not kidding. You really don't know how much profit this trip can bring. Besides, if it was my man, I wouldn't bring him along."

"Didn't you send anyone to follow you? You're in the army, there shouldn't be such people, right?"

"Yes, I followed them, but... I didn't catch up with those who came back, and there are still those who haven't come back..."

"Is that so? Then why are you being so polite? Why don't you just arrest him and ask him about it? That's a good excuse. This is a military mission."

"Isn't this a bit..."

Prince Hong's face turned a little red.

"A little bit. Okay, so you want to take a ride with us. OK, fine!"

"You, I just said that many people who went with you never came back. Aren't you afraid?"

"Hehe, I have already asked Mr. Gao. You didn't expect that our Mr. Gao almost made it. There are many smart people in this world. That road is not only known by his Jia family, but others also know it."

"No? Really?"

"It's just that there were robbers on the road, and the others were killed. You just want to know the way, no big deal, I'll just start walking, and then I'll get sick, so just don't follow me."

Qin Qiong shrugged.

"What do you mean?"

"According to my analysis, there are many roads, but only one is relatively easy to travel, that is, the kind that is convenient for driving. Therefore, someone set up a checkpoint on that road. The Jia family was able to pass through it only because they paid money, or even possibly colluded to control that road."

"They let us go, maybe because of the damage to the cars on the road. But, I think there are other reasons. It's just right for your people to follow. I'm afraid my men can't handle this kind of situation. Let's cooperate. If this road is yours in the future, please let us, the Anmin League, follow you in the future."

Qin Qiong said with a grin.

"So, I will follow the previous section. After we remove the clips, we will let Mr. Gao and his team pass. It should be fine. I will not go because I am afraid of the cold."

"You...haha, okay, it's settled then!"

The prince said with a smile, then turned and called out to the outside, "Yan Li!"

The man who had been following Prince Hong immediately walked in and saluted the two of them.

Prince Hong turned to Qin Qiong and said, "It will take some time before you set off, so don't let anyone notice your flaws. Today, I will let Yan Lu take two people to your alliance. Remember to take them with you when you come into contact with them again. This way, you won't cause trouble when you set out."

Hearing his arrangement, Qin Qiong felt a little disappointed. Why? She didn't know, but...

She thought for a moment, then said to the prince in a flattering manner: "That's right, that's right, but since these three people have been given to me, can you help me with something in the next few days?"

"What is it? Sure, the person is yours now, so of course you have to contribute to the alliance."

The prince also said with a smile.

"Get on the road!"

Qin Qiong gave a thumbs up.

She turned around, stood up, bowed to Yan Lu and said, "Master Yan, our alliance has a small matter and we need your help. It's just a small favor for you, but it's a matter of life and death for that woman. Please be chivalrous and save a woman from the dire situation!"

"Don't dare, don't dare"

Yan Lu hurriedly bowed his head and saluted.

After that, when everyone was having dinner, Qin Qiong told the prince and Yan Lu about Hua'er.

She could see that Yan Lu was a little reluctant about asking him to find someone, so she quickly winked at her people, wanting Mr. Gao to enlighten this high-ranking prince's guard.

But Mr. Gao was not helpful at all and just kept talking about how pitiful the woman was.

On the contrary, it was Uncle Qin's teachings about how a hero was born, how he saved people from danger without asking for any solution, and how he was not bound by social status, that made the stern-faced official nod his head reluctantly.

Afterwards, three people returned to the alliance with Qin Qiong. Coincidentally, that night, Douhua brought back the news and found out which secret kiln Huaer was seen in.

Qin Qiong immediately arranged for Qiu Zhi to go to the county town with the three of them early the next morning.

She also taught Qiu Zhi a set of rhetoric, and told Yan Lu to ask them to bring back the beggar who sold the flowers to her as well.

For the next two days, Qin Qiong and Qu Tou worked together in a workshop in the outer courtyard to assemble the crossbow. The two made some changes and finally made its shooting distance and power reach a level that satisfied Qin Qiong and surprised Qu Tou.

At the same time, the other tools Qin Qiong wanted were almost completed.

After the two of them carefully tested the power of these things in the yard, Qin Qiong strictly ordered Qu Tou not to tell anyone else.

Now, the problem is the arrows of the crossbow. The arrows they use now are wooden arrows, which are too light and not destructive enough. If they can use iron heads, the effect will be better. However, no one here can make such a small arrow. If you want, you can only shoot it yourself.

Then, they would open another blacksmith shed.

Qutou didn't know how to make this kind of ironwork, and he didn't know where to find someone who could do it. But Qin Qiong felt that this thing was just an early product of ironware and should be available in larger towns.