Chapter 1373 Wang Shu Still Hasn't Bowed

ned underdeveloped for so long. One major hurdle was rifling.Without a foundation of machine industry, relying solely on hand-crafting bullets would be impossible to guarantee production standards. Ev...Chapter 1373 Wang Shu hasn't paid his respects yet.

Ten miles outside Jincheng City, at the Welcome Pavilion.

King Ning sat in the pavilion drinking tea, with several strategists behind him. Guards surrounded the pavilion, sealing off the entire official road for the day. Other citizens had to use other city gates to enter and exit.

"Haven't you arrived yet" asked the Prince Ning.

A strategist behind him replied, “News just arrived that they're already five miles out. It should be almost time in another cup of tea.”

King Ning looked gloomily in the direction of Guandao and said, "When was this Welcoming Pavilion built"

The strategist immediately replied: “It was twenty-one years ago when King Ning first arrived in his fiefdom. The magistrate of Jincheng led the soldiers and civilians to build it specifically to welcome the prince.”

The King of Ning chuckled and said, “Twenty-one years. I've been here for twenty-one years, haven’t gone back in all that time. The prince who was once a mere babe, knowing nothing but crying, eating, and sleeping, has now grown up and even deliberately sent me out to greet you.”

Everyone could hear the resentment in King Ning's words, but no one dared to respond.

The Prince Ning sighed.

If Zhou Changshou were here now, he would surely understand my thoughts and feelings and say something to comfort me.

It's a pity...u hold" Xu Changqing asked back."The magistrate's assistant, ah."Xu Junlou answered without hesitation, "I'll be taking up my new post tomorrow as the Prefect of the Capital."Of these two positions, w...