When Qin Luo and Wu Hua arrived at the dining hall, the Marquis and his wife had just arrived as well.

Lady Hou warmly accepted the brocade from her arms.

"You weren't given any good food yesterday, but this morning the Marquis sent people to search outside the city. There's not only food from Pingzhao, but also a lot of delicacies from Lancang Kingdom!"

Wu Hua was happiest when it came to food.

"Thank you, Auntie! Thank you, Uncle!"

Lady Hou pinched its little face and asked

"Yesterday you said he was Xiaoyu's brother! Why are you calling him uncle and aunt today?"

Wu Hua, known for her thick skin, blinked her big eyes and shamelessly shouted at the two of them.

"Father, Mother!"

The Marquis and his wife smiled broadly upon being called, and placed it on a chair to sit down.

I took out the gift I had prepared earlier and put it on it.

Wu Hua looked at the gold lock, which was bigger than her face, and the two heavy gold bracelets, and her eyes crinkled with laughter.

The two also prepared a generous gift for Qin Luo: a pair of magnificent and dazzling gold hairpins.

Lady Hou handed it to Qin Luo.

"I heard from your brother that you are fifteen. Although your birthday has passed, as an elder, I still want to give you a coming-of-age gift!"

Qin Yunhe and his three companions stood by, dumbfounded.

Qin Yunhe: My younger brother just arrived and already became the Marquis's godson? The Marquis's wife gave Luo Luo such an expensive gift; how can my silver hairpin possibly be presentable...?

Qin Yunhan: The ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke; I must quickly write a letter home to inform them!

Jinbao: Wow, that gold jewelry looks so heavy! How much silver must it be worth!

Skinny Monkey: Aren't you going to eat? The food on the table is getting cold!

No one cared about the four people's feelings, and Qin Luo gratefully accepted the gifts.

He took a wooden box out of the cloth bag and handed it to the Lady of the Marquis.

"This is a return gift from my son and me. Please accept it!"

Lady Hou saw that the box wasn't very big, so she didn't stand on ceremony with her.

"Okay, then we'll accept it!"

Wu Hua jumped off the chair, took off everything she was carrying and handed it to Qin Luo.

"Luo Luo, please keep this safe for me!"

Qin Luo put the things away, and then saw Wu Hua rummaging through her small cloth bag.

He took out two black lacquer bullets he had made himself and handed them to the Marquis.

"Father, Mother has a gift, you should have one too!"

The Marquis squatted down and took the thing from its hand.

"Little one, what's this?"

Wu Hua took his hand and led him outside, pointing to the artificial hill in the courtyard and asking, "Is this expensive?"

The Marquis shook his head: "Not expensive, there are plenty in the manor!"

After he finished answering, Qin Luo covered her ears and also reminded Lady Hou.

Lady Hou was puzzled, but she covered her ears along with her.

Then, Wu Hua nodded her head, took out a black paint bullet, and accurately smashed it onto the artificial hill.

In an instant, the artificial hill was blown to pieces, with rubble flying everywhere.

Although the Marquis was shocked, he was quick-witted and used his body to shield Wu Hua behind him.

Upon hearing the explosion, the guards sprang into action, quickly gathering outside the dining hall.

Mu Jing immediately checked on the Marquis's condition and, seeing that he was unharmed, knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

"Your subordinate is late, please punish me, Your Highness!"

The Marquis had no mind to punish anyone now; he held Wu Hua in his arms as if she were a precious treasure.

"Little one, where did you get this from?"

Wu Hua sensed the joy in his voice and said with a smile, "I made it myself. How about that? Pretty impressive, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone except Qin Luo was incredulous.

How can such a tiny little kid have such abilities?

Qin Yunhe and his three companions were the most shocked.

Qin Yunhe: This newly acquired little brother is actually a genius!

Qin Yunhan: This isn't just auspicious smoke rising from the ancestral graves! This is more like the ancestral graves exploding!

Jinbao: We've struck it rich! The Qin family has struck it rich!

Skinny Monkey: Didn't you say you were hungry? When are we going to eat?

Seeing that no one was speaking, Wu Hua assumed they didn't believe her.

"I'm not lying!"

He then handed the paper with the required material proportions written down to the Marquis.

"Father, here you go. You can make it by following these steps; it's very simple!"

The Marquis took the paper and looked at his adopted son.

"You just gave it to me like that?"

"Yes, this is an improved version. It's smaller and easier to carry, and it explodes upon impact, with several times the power of the previous one! When you're making it, you mustn't let them hit anything! People will die!"

Before the Marquis could say another word, Wu Hua pointed towards the dining hall and said, "Father, I'm hungry!"

The Marquis immediately carried it back to the dining room and instructed the Marquis's wife to take good care of it.

He then dismissed the guards and led Mu Jing to the study.

Qin Yunhe and his three companions also wanted to go, but they knew they weren't qualified, so they could only look longingly in the direction the Marquis had left.

When Qin Luo and Wu Hua were having their meal, Lady Hou invited the four of them to sit down as well.

Qin Yunhe and Qin Yunhan ate the meal with great restraint.

Jinbao and Shouhou ate much more happily, as if they were at home.

I didn't feel at all that my status was low or that I was out of place here.

Qin Luo really liked their personalities; they were simple and straightforward, and although a bit slow-witted, they were genuine!

After everyone finished eating, the Marquis returned. It seemed he had only come to say hello before heading out again, probably in a hurry to make black lacquer bullets.

Before he left, Qin Luo asked him for Qin Yunhe and the other three.

The Marquis assumed she wanted to spend some quality time with her brother, so he agreed.

Unexpectedly, Qin Luo's next words directly slowed down his departure.

"Uncle, I need your warrant. I need to enter the farmland to check the seed crops and soil quality. My son and I have some seeds that are very suitable for planting in sandy soil..."

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