"What is it so suddenly?"

Instead of answering, Shi Lu Wen giggled happily.

Wei Liuying arched her eyebrows and shook her head lightly. "I believe I'm not as kind as you believe me to be. There are already too many people who died by my hands just for the sake of my survival."

Shi Lu Wen looked at Wei Liuying's hands. She smiled. "Then, it's not just for yourself, but also for us. Don't bear all the burden by yourself. One day, you might not be able to carry the weight properly and everything just came crashing down."

Hearing that, Wei Liuying was silent for a while. She looked at Shi Lu Wen's clear gaze and smiled. "You're the one who's very kind."

"Well, then both of us are."

"I'm really curious just what's your definition of kind."

"Who cares, ah?"

The two girls were talking as they continued to make the dinner. The atmosphere turned lighter as they felt comfortable with each other. Even if Wei Liuying already have such a deadpan expression on her face most of the time, it didn't change the fact that she's still a normal human being.

Outside the house, the two young men were also having a conversation.

"Now, you have to explain the meaning of this annoying message you sent to me, Xian!" Shan Yi demanded after pulling Yang Xian a bit away from the house. He didn't want to let Shi Lu Wen heard what he would talk with Yang Xian.

Yang Xian arched his eyebrows. He would not admit that he was happy to see that Shan Yi was still alive. Moreover….

"Be glad that you can get a lot of resources."

"You stingy strategist! I already help you so much…"

"If you want to know, give me a portion of what you have taken from the illegal traders. I can make good use of the resources."

At this moment, Shan Yi quickly changed his expression and shook his head. "There's no way I can give what I have gotten to you. Besides, there are a lot of strange goods….Wait, is it related to those?"

Yang Xian nodded lazily. Since the owner of those carriages were people from outside the border, there would be a lot of strange items. He was planning on learning how to use those tools before deciding what he would do. Perhaps, there might be something interesting that he could do with it.

Shan Yi was frozen in his place. He felt that he was being used by Yang Xian, yet he himself was the one who willingly came and be used. Sighing, Shan Yi waved his hand. "I'll get my men to give the goods that seem unusual to you. However, I'll be keeping the others such as food and clothing."

"Fair enough."

"I also won't give you the gold!"

This time, Yang Xian was looking at Shan Yi as if he was looking at an idiot. At times like this, he felt that Shan Yi was not any better than Shi Yan in terms of intelligence. If Yang Xian was someone who was greedy for money, he would rather become a merchant rather than a strategist.

After all, his salary was not as much as many people thought.

Even Shi Yan could easily earn ten times the amount he earned in a month within a few days.

Shan Yi coughed when he saw Yang Xian's gaze. For some reason, he felt that a hole was drilled in his head. "Cough, so are you going to tell me why you ask me to attack that illegal trader? There are a lot of other illegal traders, right?"

"They're not genuinely traders," Yang Xian replied.

Hearing that, Shan Yi narrowed his eyes. Even though Yang Xian hadn't explained everything fully to him, he could guess what it meant. The people were not in Han Shi Kingdom's territory because they wanted to trade because it was nothing more than a disguise.

"Ah, you're using me again, Xian…."

"You can use the money to build Shan Xi village, but I still can't give you your previous location," Yan Xian said lazily. "It'll be enough to build a small village for the children in your group."

"How did you know that there are more children in my group?"

"I just know."

Shan Yi clicked his tongue. He felt that Yang Xian truly didn't hold back in his investigation and chose to search a lot of things. And here he was thinking that it would be good if Yang Xian didn't know about his matters.

"You're annoying, Strategist Yang."

"Are you copying Liu Ying?"

Shan Yi nodded. He thought for a moment then chose to change the conversation. "Are you going to depart immediately tomorrow?"

Yang Xian shook his head. "I'm going to check on Huang River first. Lately, the water seems to overflow a tad bit too much. I'm worried that there might be flood when it's spring next year."

"Ah, you also have to worry about something like that?"

"Geography is important, Shan Yi."

Shan Yi scoffed. He hated to study so much that it was to the point he would have long preferred to never have to touch those subjects. It was good for him that he was born in normal environment and not be forced to attend the academy like those nobles.

Even though people liked to aim for such a high position, he would rather have a free life like this rather than busying himself to bootlick those annoying people. He liked the freedom he could have without the need to tie himself with those dual faced people.

"In that case, what's your plan?"

"I'll make a tunnel to the north," Yang Xian replied.

"Ah?"

"Prince Ji Sheng's City is a bit too far from the river, so it'll be a good idea for us to create another path for the river to flow. That way, it'll be easier for us to live there."

"You say that but the people who lived there also moved to Dong Shan City when it's winter. The north is simply too cold," Shan Yi commented.

Yang Xian didn't refute. Only the soldiers were left in Prince Ji Sheng's City when it was winter. After all, it was known that the tribes on the north would attack when it was winter time more often than any other time. They have to be prepared for the worst, so the villagers would be moved to Dong Shan City.