The prince is very cruel

The two of them played for a long time in the early morning before getting up reluctantly, just like a couple.

Qin Yao insisted on helping him change his clothes and comb his hair, and Guan Ning did not refuse. He squinted his eyes and enjoyed the service like a master. If this scene were to be spread out, I wonder how many men would be envious to death.

"Hehe, Sister Yao, your legs are so white." Guan Ning suddenly said with a sly smile.

Qin Yao's cheeks turned red and she spat at Guan Ning in the bronze mirror.

"You still say it!"

"You bully the sick, wait and see how I'll deal with you when I get better!"

"Hahaha, Sister Yao, you are blushing, you are blushing." Guan Ning laughed. As the saying goes, the most beautiful thing in the world is a woman's blushing face. The ancients were right. Qin Yao is so beautiful.

"Who's blushing?!" She was furious and made a fuss.

"..."

With such flirting, the relationship between the two heated up rapidly, and only the last layer of window film was left to be broken.

After breakfast, Guan Ning said goodbye to Qin Yao and came to the backyard of Yipintang.

It is extremely quiet here, with no servants, but it is the real focus of Yipintang. The Twelve Earthly Fiends are responsible for guarding here, and anyone who wants to get close needs to shout.

A single word difference will lead to swift capture.

"Sir!"

"Sir!"

"See Crown Prince."

The people in the dark all jumped out and saluted him. It was as if they appeared out of thin air. There were as many as twenty of them!

Guan Ning nodded and led Shengqi deeper into the mountain until they came to a rockery.

He just twisted his right hand, and the rockery made a crackling sound, and then moved away automatically, revealing a tunnel!

When Guan Ning walked in, the rockery closed again, and everything in the backyard returned to normal, without any abnormality. The mechanism was shocking and jaw-dropping!

Inside the tunnel is a spacious underground warehouse.

Click, click, click!

Bang bang bang!

The powerful sound continued to ring out, and a wave of heat washed over Guan Ning's face. As far as he could see, the walls were full of weapons and molds, and there was a huge furnace in the middle with molten lava bubbling.

Weapons, armor, saddles, and even crossbows...

This is definitely a grand scene, it can be called an underground arsenal. If outsiders see it, they will definitely be shocked, and then report the case to the authorities and collect the reward money.

Because in ancient times, privately supervising the production of iron tools was a capital crime!

This is also one of Guan Ning's works, imitating Sima Yi in the past, but he will not use these things to cause chaos in the world, and others should not think of putting a knife on his neck.

Having a sword in your hand and not using it are two different things.

"It's the prince, it's the prince who's here!"

"Brothers, come here quickly!"

Someone shouted, and suddenly more than 30 sweaty, muscular men were overjoyed. They all put down their branding irons and rushed over quickly.

"We are here to greet the prince!" the voices said in unison.

Guan Ning smiled without any airs and reached out to help the man up.

"Brothers, please stand up. No need to be so polite."

"It's the end of June, and the weather is getting hotter. I brought you some plum soup to cool you down. Don't get a heat stroke."

As he said that, Shengqi walked out and placed two large buckets of plum soup on the ground.

Seeing this, everyone was filled with gratitude, tears welling up in their eyes: "Thank you so much, Prince!"

"Your Highness is too polite."

Guan Ning said with a smile: "It's just a small matter, Shengqi, share it with everyone."

"By the way, I've already sent your wages for this month to your families. Zhang Tong, Shi Xiaoer, and Luo Erge, I'll have someone arrange for your children's education as soon as possible."

"After you're done with this, you can go back and spend time with your family."

"..."

These words made all the blacksmiths choke up and cry. Where in the world can you find such a good boss!

"We bow to thank the prince for his great kindness!" They knelt down and kowtowed.

Guan Ning smiled and waved his hand, signaling them to get up, and then looked at a middle-aged man who was about fifty years old. His face was full of traces of time, his skin was dark, and he looked very steady.

"Uncle Luo."

The man was flattered and forced a rather unpleasant smile: "Sir, I dare not."

"How much do you think this batch of iron ore can produce?" Guan Ning was not arrogant, but rather very respectful.

Although Luo Rong looks unremarkable and is just a coolie, he has extremely high attainments in forging. As long as there is a drawing, he can make it, and the quality is very high, which can be called master level.

The swords of the Twelve Heavenly Generals and Earthly Fiends were all made by him, and they could cut through iron like mud. He was recruited by Guan Ning by chance seven months ago and is appointed as the manager of this underground arsenal.

"Prince, the drawings you gave me are a bit complicated, with a lot of small parts, so the loss will be great. I estimate that there will be between 320 and 350 at most, which is the ideal situation." Luo Rong said ashamedly.

Upon hearing this, Guan Ning was overjoyed.

"That's enough, that's enough. I only expected 300."

"How long will it take to make it?"

Luo Rong thought for a moment and said, "Prince, with the current manpower, it will take at least a month."

Guan Ning nodded: "Okay, as long as it can be done."

"The manpower problem cannot be solved for the time being, and I dare not use people from outside casually."

"Your Highness is absolutely right. The world is in such a mess now, with all kinds of people around. If this gets reported to the government, we'll be in huge trouble." Luo Rong said with a look of fear.

Guan Ning couldn't help but smile and jokingly said, "Uncle Luo, why do you still dare to follow me?"

Luo Rong smiled bitterly: "Prince, you are a good person, and not just an ordinary person. My skills can only be of some use if I follow you. Moreover, a favor will be remembered for a thousand years!"

Hearing this, Guan Ning patted his shoulder and said seriously, "Thank you for your trust!"

Luo Rong bowed and said quickly, "Sir, I dare not."

"By the way, I wonder if the prince is free now?"

"Yes, of course. I came here today specifically to deal with the Zhuge Crossbow. This thing is very important to Yipintang." Guan Ning said. Although he is young, he has the temperament of being able to make plans and be powerful thousands of miles away.

"Well, to be honest with you, Your Highness, this repeating crossbow is not very similar to the ones used in the army. I wonder where you got it from. There are some things I don't quite understand. I wonder if you can..." Luo Rong was embarrassed.

Guan Ning thought it was a small matter, but it turned out that he didn't understand the internal structure of Zhuge Crossbow.

"Hahaha!"

"It's okay, I'll teach you. This thing was given to me by a friend." He just made up an excuse, otherwise if he said he was a time traveler, it would scare people to death.

"Thank you, Prince, please!"

"..."

Time flew by. For two or three days, Guan Ning stayed in the underground secret room, explaining the principles of Zhuge Crossbow and supervising everyone in forging it.

Qin Yao was even a little jealous. She said that she couldn't find him after dinner, and he was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as he came back. She asked if he went out to play with women, which made Guan Ning laugh and cry.

As for the Zhao family, no one knew what method Pei Nan used, but there was no movement at all.

Yipintang was able to enjoy a few days of peace and tranquility, but peace is always short-lived, and soon, the three-day deadline was up!