Chapter 199 What’s the Problem?

Was he finally going to be received? Zhong Min suddenly found it a bit amusing. This seemed like the first time he had ever encountered such a formal audience. Although he had met many kings and nobles before, it seemed that he had never been received with such a grand ceremony.

However, the situation changed, and one had to follow other people's rules. Before going to the main hall, Zhong Min asked Xier to hand over the complete set of clothes to the man. Seeing this, the man nodded without saying anything and directly called the maid outside to take the things away.

Xi'er had wanted to go along, but the man stopped her, saying that his host only wanted to see Zhong Min. Xi'er had no choice but to stay, even though she was unhappy. After all, the host didn't want them to, and there was no reason for them to act on their own initiative and come uninvited.

Zhong Min signaled Xi'er not to worry, and then followed the man to the main hall of the annex. While he saw the occasional servant passing by in groups of three or four, he still felt something strange. Zhong Min couldn't pinpoint what was wrong, and only when the man reminded him they were almost there did he regain his composure.

"Master, Miss Zhong is here." The man brought Zhong Min into the main hall and reported to a young man sitting in the main seat.

The young man didn't say anything, just nodded slightly and then waved his hand. The man leading the way immediately understood, bowed and retreated.

Soon, Zhong Min and the young man who was called the host were the only two people left in the hall. The young man looked at Zhong Min without any scruples, and Zhong Min also looked at the young man in front of him quickly at the same time.

This man looked to be in his early twenties at most. He was very handsome, with deep features and sharp contours. His inky eyes were particularly charming. If you looked at him for a while longer, people with insufficient concentration would be lost in those eyes.

Fortunately, Zhong Min is used to seeing handsome men in the modern world with rapidly developed information, and coupled with professional training, his immunity is pretty good. Although he really thinks he is good-looking, it does not affect his IQ and reaction ability.

"Are you Zhong Min?" The young man admired Zhong Min's calm reaction. The woman in front of him was not first-rate in appearance, but her aura was much stronger than other women. At least she could still show such composure when facing his focused gaze.

Moreover, the woman did not wear the clothes and accessories he had prepared for her in advance, which fully demonstrated that she was a person with her own ideas and was quite courageous.

Furthermore, this woman's clothes are simple and without any decorations, and her hair is just casually tied behind her back. This also shows that this woman is a person who likes simplicity and comfort, and she also advocates freedom in her bones.

The young man soon formed a preliminary impression of Zhong Min in his mind, and it was obvious that his opinion was very unique and accurate. The only thing he didn't expect was that while he was analyzing and judging Zhong Min, Zhong Min was also secretly making a more accurate guess about him in his mind.

"Yes, I am Zhong Min." Zhong Min smiled slightly, took two steps forward and bowed to the young man, saying, "Thank you very much for saving me, sir. Although great favors are often appreciated, I am still a common man, so I must express my gratitude first."

The young man accepted Zhong Min's gift calmly, then raised his hand, gestured towards a chair nearby and said, "Please sit down."

Zhong Min was no longer polite and sat down as he was told, thinking that it was time to officially begin the journey of uncovering the mysterious truth.

"It can be seen that you are indeed an intelligent and special woman. No wonder so many people like you so much, even the always aloof and self-centered Prince Xiao Mingzheng, the cold-blooded and ruthless killer Qin Ke, and..."

At this point, the young man paused and stopped talking. He just smiled and turned to Zhong Min and asked, "Do you know who I am?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Min clearly felt the young man's intention to suddenly stop. When a person does not want to continue the topic that he almost said before, he will often quickly shift to another seemingly unrelated issue.

Zhong Min couldn't help but glance at the young man, but she couldn't see anything special on his face. She blinked and smiled, saying, "I really don't know who you are, sir. However, since you're so willing to go to the trouble of helping me, I think there must be some indirect connection or interest between us. Since you've chosen to speak to me privately, I think you certainly don't intend to hide your true identity. So, Zhong Min is naturally all ears."

"Haha, she is indeed an extremely intelligent woman!" The young man mentioned the word intelligent again, but the difference was that this time he added the word extremely in front of it.

"Thank you for your compliment, sir." Zhong Min was polite briefly, but did not say anything else. Instead, he waited for the young man to introduce himself.

However, the young man didn't seem to intend to reveal the answer right away. Instead, he said with considerable interest, "Who I am? You'll find out later. But right now, I have a few more questions I'd like to hear the answers to, young lady. Is that all right?"

Although the young man's words were polite, his gaze held no trace of negotiation, but rather an unyielding command. Yes, an order. Zhong Min suddenly realized the word he had thought of was perfectly apt, the perfect description of the man's demeanor.

Although she didn't really like this kind of authoritarian style of smiling on the surface but actually being overbearing and forceful and not willing to negotiate, she knew in her heart that she had no reason to refuse.

Nodding, Zhong Min tried to appear sincere. "You're too polite, sir. If you have any questions, just ask. I'll be happy to answer them."

It is enough to tell everything you know. It would be too boring to say everything you know. Of course, Zhong Min is not really so honest in her heart. She knows better than anyone what she should say and what she can say.

Seeing this, the young man stopped talking and went straight to Zhong Min, "First question, young lady, what do you think of the wars between nations and the eventual annexation of the strong by the weak?"

The young man asked the question very naturally, as if it was just a simple question like what you want to eat tonight, but Zhong Min was immediately shocked. This was completely unexpected. He never thought that this person would ask him such a strange question.

Her political leanings are too obvious. She's not some high-ranking official, so what's the point of asking her these questions? We're not trying to get her to become an official, so why should we listen to her so-called political views?

Zhong Min shook her head repeatedly, thinking this man was truly too strange. However, she couldn't say it directly, so she feigned confusion and asked the young man, "Sir, why do you ask this? Honestly, these worldly affairs aren't something I'm interested in. I'm afraid I can't give you a satisfactory answer."

"Wufang, just say whatever you think, don't think about anything else." The young man subconsciously used that commanding tone that could not be refused again, and didn't say anything else.

Seeing this, Zhong Min thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, in my opinion, all matters in the world, no matter how big or small, are governed by the same principles: the strong survive and the weak are eliminated. Under the laws of nature, the strong survive and the weak are eliminated. There's nothing special about this. Moreover, the general trend of the world has always been that long periods of unity must lead to division, and long periods of division must lead to unity. Therefore, wars, annexations, and subsequent divisions between countries are all perfectly normal."

"You're saying that no matter which country's people you're standing on, you wouldn't think there's anything wrong with expansion and annexation?" Zhong Min's words surprised the young man. He hadn't expected such a young woman to have such thoughts and insights. There were countless men in the world who couldn't compare to her.

"That's not entirely what I meant." Zhong Min continued in response to the young man's follow-up question, "Although, under the general premise, there is indeed no absolute right or wrong, true or false in such matters, war will ultimately bring great trauma and irreparable suffering to the people on both sides. So, fundamentally speaking, I am a person who opposes war and yearns for peace. But..."

She paused for a moment, then sighed softly. "But war has never ceased in this world, throughout history. So, in my opinion, if war is truly unavoidable, then we should do our best to avoid letting innocent people become victims. After all, this should be a battle between soldiers, not civilians. The right and wrong of the warring parties depends entirely on their attitude towards ordinary people. Those who harm or even massacre civilians, even if they are powerful enough to annex another country, will ultimately have to pay the price for their crimes."

Zhong Min spoke very objectively. She didn't know what kind of information the young man wanted to get from her answer. However, on this issue of choosing sides, she still had to clearly express her attitude.

Her final answer made the young man stunned again. He looked at Zhong Min deeply, his eyes became extremely complicated, and he didn't speak for a long time.

After a while, the young man finally withdrew his previous meaningful look and nodded slightly, indicating his approval of Zhong Min's answer. Of course, this so-called approval only meant that he had accepted Zhong Min's answer to the first question, and there was no other meaning.

"Very good, you really are honest and forthright." The young man smiled slightly and continued, "Then let's move on to the second question."