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Upon hearing Chai Jiliang's words, Wu Junwan did not immediately respond.

Seeing that Wu Junwan remained silent, Chai Jiliang thought she was worried about the Piercing Cloud Bow and continued, "Your Highness, although the Piercing Cloud Bow and Piercing Cloud Arrow are powerful, the materials required to make these two weapons are extremely scarce, and the North Country's army cannot equip them on a large scale."

At that moment, Wu Junwan came back to her senses and said with concern, "If it were only the Piercing Cloud Bow and Piercing Cloud Arrow, this palace would not be worried. From what I understand, the mysterious weapons possessed by the North Country are not just the so-called Piercing Cloud Bow and Arrow."

"The Piercing Cloud Bow and Arrow are weapons manufactured by the Aristocratic Families of the South of Great Su, and while they are very powerful, they are not easy to use."

"But the rumored weapons of the North Country are different; it seems that even ordinary people can use them, and their power is not much less than that of the so-called Piercing Cloud Bow."

Hearing Wu Junwan say this, Chai Jiliang's mind went blank for a moment, and then he frowned, "This would mean that the North Country poses an even greater threat than we had anticipated."

"Indeed, His Majesty should completely eradicate the North Country before it has a chance to grow. Otherwise, once the North Country has developed, it is likely to turn around and attack other dynasties."

Originally, Chai Jiliang was opposed to attacking the North Country because he always felt that the North Country had some conspiracy afoot. But upon hearing that even the common people of the North Country have weapons as powerful as the Piercing Cloud Bow, he felt a great sense of crisis.

Recently, an agent from Great Wu had obtained a Piercing Cloud Bow and several Piercing Cloud Arrows from Great Su, and Chai Jiliang personally tested the power of these weapons.

An arrow shot from the Piercing Cloud Bow could easily kill a Grandmaster, and if the common people of the North Country possessed the strength to kill Grandmasters, once the North Country's arsenal grew, Great Wu's situation would become very dangerous.

Moreover, the North Prince had long exposed his ambition to conquer the world. With such grand ambitions, and possessing such terrifying weapons, once the North Country grew in power, it would certainly not hesitate to wage war.

Therefore, it would be best for Great Wu to eliminate this threat at all costs. If it cannot be eliminated now, Great Wu might never again have the chance to do so.

Just as Wu Junwan was about to speak, suddenly, a maid's voice rang out at the entrance, "Your Highness, His Majesty invites you to visit his study."

Seeing that Wu Junwan had matters to attend to, Chai Jiliang immediately said, "Since Your Highness has business to attend to, then this servant shall not intrude any further. I shall take my leave."

As his voice fell, Chai Jiliang turned and left the Green Cloud Palace.

After Chai Jiliang left, Wu Junwan slowly rose from her chair. She had the maid tidy her clothes, and then she headed to the Martial Emperor's study.

Wu Junwan had pretty much guessed why her father had summoned her at this time. Clearly, her father wanted her to make another trip to Da Yue and continue to seek an alliance with Great Jue.

When Wu Junwan arrived at the study, the Martial Emperor cut straight to the point. He spoke of attacking the North Country and expressed his hope that she would once again go on a diplomatic mission to Great Jue to join forces with them to annihilate the North Country.

As Great Wu's Princess Junwan, Wu Junwan of course had to partake in important matters concerning Great Wu. Without hesitation, she agreed to his request.

If she could facilitate an alliance between Great Jue and Great Wu this time, it would certainly elevate her prestige further.

However, Wu Junwan was somewhat worried. Even though she and the Yue Emperor were good friends, the Yue Emperor of today was no longer the same as before. The Yue Emperor's most important identity was still that of the ruler of Great Jue.

The current Yue Emperor surely viewed issues not just in terms of personal relationships. Judging from the last time the Yue Emperor refused to form an alliance with her and Great Wu, it was clear that for the current Yue Emperor, their friendship was obviously not as important as the national interests of Great Jue.

Wu Junwan was not certain that this mission to Great Jue would definitely result in an alliance.

But even if she could not forge an alliance with Great Jue, she would still find a way to negotiate for Great Wu's troops to pass through Great Jue's territory.

The Da Yue Dynasty and the North Country shared an extensive border. If they wanted to attack the North Country, it wouldn't be sufficient to only advance from Yongan County. Yongan County was too small and guarded by the North Country's Heavy Cavalry. If war broke out, the North Country would surely send reinforcements to Yongan County to reinforce their defenses there.

The best strategy to defeat the North Country would be to bypass Yongan County, pass through Great Jue's territory, and then directly invade the North Country's homeland.

Since Yongan County was heavily defended, they should deploy troops to hold off these soldiers and prevent them from reinforcing their positions.

Therefore, the mission to Great Jue this time was quite important for Wu Junwan, no matter what, she had to secure the support of Great Jue.

Several days later, Wu Junwan set out on a mission to Great Jue once again.

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North Country.

Today, Lu Chen had finished dealing with the official documents early. The documents sent to him now were all quite significant, and most of the other matters had been delegated to Zhuge Zhongguang. Lu Chen wasn't as busy as before.

After handling the documents, Lu Chen went straight to Wang Qingci's courtyard.

He hadn't even entered the courtyard when he heard Wang Qingci's voice, cooing at the child held in her arms.

Upon entering the courtyard, it seemed Wang Qingci didn't notice his arrival, as she continued to soothe the child in the pavilion.

At that moment, Wang Qingci said to the child in her arms, "Zhi'er, when you grow up, you must behave properly. Don't be like your daddy, flirting and causing trouble everywhere."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen chuckled and said, "When have I ever flirted and caused trouble everywhere? Lady Wang, you're tarnishing my reputation in front of the child!"

Only after hearing Lu Chen's voice did Wang Qingci's maids snap back to reality, promptly curtsying and saying, "Greetings to the Prince!"

Wang Qingci also hurriedly held the child and said, "This servant pays respects to the Prince."

Wang Qingci didn't seem to care at all about the words she had just spoken. If Lu Chen heard them, so be it.

While holding the child, Wang Qingci said, "The Prince must have misheard. I was just telling Zhi'er to learn more from the Prince in the future."

Lu Chen smiled and then approached Wang Qingci, wrapping an arm around her waist, he said, "Really? So I must have heard things?"

As he spoke, Lu Chen's hand began to wander over Wang Qingci's body.

"Mr. Wang has been resting for quite some time. I wonder how well you have recovered? There is a lot of work I intend to hand over to Mr. Wang."

Hearing Lu Chen's question, Wang Qingci knew what this rascal was hinting at, and quickly said, "Thank you for your concern, my Prince. This servant has almost fully recovered."

With Lu Chen's help, Wang Qingci had recovered her health almost to what it was before childbirth. Lu Chen considered that the child was still young and needed Wang Qingci's care, so he had not sought her out.

But now the child was being looked after by a wet nurse, and Wang Qingci had some free time.

At this time, Lu Chen said, "Is that so? Then I shall have to inspect thoroughly."

With that, Lu Chen said to the wet nurse in the pavilion, "Take good care of the child. The Prince and Mr. Wang need to have a talk."

Upon hearing this, the wet nurse immediately stepped forward to Wang Qingci, ready to take the child.

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Wang Qingci sighed inwardly, and, feeling helpless, still handed the child over to the wet nurse.

No sooner had she passed the child to the wet nurse than Lu Chen swept up Wang Qingci's soft, delicate figure with a princess carry and headed straight for the room.

This caused the cheeks of the maids in the pavilion to turn red, and the wet nurse laughed softly to herself. In their eyes, this was a display of the deep affection between the Prince and his lady.