Wasn't It Just a Barren Mountain?
Zhao Muyuan said:
"Ever since the first floor of the War God Hall opened, everyone has flocked there."
Moreover, it wasn't just ordinary people, but also many generals, warlords, and nobles who possessed well-trained troops.
These people are willing to spend money, and there are many things in our tomb.
The first floor was filled with treasures. As soon as people saw the treasures, they rushed towards us like madmen.
Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:
"I'll have someone put out some more treasures every now and then to lure them over."
The first floor has many traps and mechanisms, like a maze; it will keep them entertained for a long time.
Just as Zhou Wanwan was about to speak, she heard a tree outside say:
"Master, Qin Yuan has arrived at Yanmen Pass with his men."
However, the attack wasn't on Yanmen Pass, but on several hilltops outside Yanmen Pass.
Zhou Wanwan sneered, "It seems Qin Yuan knows this territory belongs to us."
"Qin Yuan has over 100,000 men under his command. What should we do now?"
After listening, Zhou Wanwan asked, "Are all 100,000-plus men under Qin Yuan's command his trusted confidants?"
The tree nodded and said:
"They are all Qin Yuan's confidants, loyal and devoted to him."
They intend to occupy the entire Yanmen Pass, and now they plan to occupy all the mountains around Yanmen Pass first.
Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "This is difficult! Let's trap them first, and I'll think of a way."
The trees nodded, then disappeared.
After Zhou Wanwan finished her court session, the Old Scholar Tree led her on a slow tour of the underground palace.
The underground palace is being built better and better.
Other people's underground palaces don't have sunlight, so there's no photosynthesis.
It is simply impossible to grow grains, vegetables, and fruits.
But Zhou Wanwan's underground palace was different; it's unclear whether it was due to Zhou Wanwan's energy.
The vegetables, fruits, and grains here grow very well.
Zhou Wanwan closed her eyes and began to channel energy into the surrounding plants.
The grains, medicinal herbs, and fruits grew wildly, and even the trees nearby seemed to close their eyes in despair.
"This feels so good, I feel like I'm about to be fully cooked."
"Me too. Every time I come here every Wanwan, I feel full of energy and my whole body feels refreshed."
"Me too, me too! I was only five years old before, but now I'm a ginseng that's been around for over ten years."
Zhou Wanwan looked at the ginseng patch and said, "These ginseng roots must be over ten years old, right?"
The Old Scholar Tree nodded and said, "Soon these ginseng will be sold, and the grain will be ripe too."
Zhou Wanwan looked at the grain and said, "We urgently need grain at the border, and this grain will come in handy."
So many people are coming from the border, so this place not only needs a lot of food, but also medicine, cloth, salt, ironware, and all sorts of other supplies.
This time they also transported a lot of grain from Dongshan Prefecture.
Although Zhou Wanwan could transmit spiritual energy, Dongshan Prefecture and the capital city were too far apart to transmit it.
Zhou Wanwan needs a lot of jade, and she stores her spiritual energy into these jade stones each time.
Then, as long as these jade stones are buried in the soil, they will achieve the same effect as her over there.
The spiritual energy within the jade will slowly dissipate into the air, which will then be absorbed by grains, vegetables, and fruit trees.
Zhou Wanwan needs a large quantity of jade now. Looking at the Old Scholar Tree, she asked, "Have any jade mines been found within the territory of Great Qi?"
The Old Scholar Tree nodded and said, "Found them. There are two particularly large ones. Both of these belong to the imperial court."
Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:
"Okay, then we can move them back today. I'll try to get all these jade stones charged with energy."
In that case, we don't need to worry about the capital and Dongshan Prefecture.
The Old Scholar Tree nodded. Wanwan's businesses were far too numerous now. If it weren't for the professional tree growers helping Zhou Wanwan manage these businesses, they really wouldn't be able to handle them all.
The fruits, vegetables, and grains here were quickly transported out.
These things are consumed every day and must be replenished promptly.
Zhou Wanwan and the Old Scholar Tree went to the mountain not far from Yanmen Pass.
They saw Qin Yuan and his men circling endlessly in the mountains. "Damn it, how come we can't get out?"
Feng Xiaoyao said, "Who knows! Maybe we're just getting lost!"
Zhang Yu sighed and said, "I wish we hadn't come. We have over 200,000 troops trapped in the mountains. What are we going to do?"
Qin Yuan asked angrily, "How did that witch manage to do that? Why are we trapped here?"
Feng Xiaoyao shook his head and said:
"If General Qin doesn't know, then we certainly don't know either. Let's do this!"
You go that way, we'll go this way.
Whoever finds the way, let the other side know.
Zhang Yu nodded and said:
"Good idea! Then I'll go south."
Let's mark the spot so we can stay in touch; let's tie a red ribbon to the tree!
Qin Yuan considered it for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright! It's settled then. Let's split up."
After Qin Yuan left, Zhang Yu and Zheng Xiaoyao grinned.
Zhang Yu watched Qin Yuan's retreating figure and said, "Let them wander around in the mountains! Let's go back first. I'm tired after playing with them for so long."
Zheng Xiaoyao nodded and said, "Yes, I'm starving. I don't know what good food is available in these mountains."
The tree-man beside them led them inside.
Before long, we arrived at the real mountains.
The mountains are full of millet, sorghum, buckwheat, spring barley, oats, and sorghum.
There are also various medicinal herbs, such as Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes lancea, Rhodiola rosea, Bupleurum chinense, Gentiana macrophylla, Aucklandia lappa, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Paeonia lactiflora, Platycodon grandiflorus, Codonopsis pilosula, Polygala tenuifolia, and Cimicifuga foetida.
Zheng Xiaoyao said, "There are so many tea leaves here, high mountain cloud and mist tea. I'm truly amazed."
Zhang Yu looked at the mountain and said, "This mountain used to be so barren that nobody wanted it, even if you gave it away. How did it end up like this?"
Zheng Xiaoyao rubbed his eyes and said, "It's unbelievable."
Zhou Wanwan sat on the Old Scholar Tree and looked at them, saying:
"What's so hard to believe? Do you eat?"
There are also many free-range chickens raised on this mountain; they taste especially good.
Zhou Wanwan had someone cook a meal, and everyone ate together.
The food in these mountains is really good. Zheng Xiaoyao said while eating, "This hand-shredded chicken tastes really good."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "The roast chicken tastes good too, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, but what about Qin Yuan?"
Zhou Wanwan said, "Let him wander around in the mountains! Let him experience the taste of despair."
Zhang Yu and Zheng Xiaoyao's men ate their meal inside the mountains, while Qin Yuan's men went hungry outside.
Qin Yuan couldn't help but frown and said, "Still can't get out? How is that possible? It's just a barren mountain!"
His subordinate gave a wry smile and said:
"I don't know what's going on with this barren mountain. There's nothing there except wild grass."
"It's been so long, and we haven't even found a single chicken."
Qin Yuan frowned and said, "This is really bizarre. We need to find a way out quickly. The message from the capital has arrived, instructing me to lead the troops to mine."
His men frowned and said, "Sending us to mine is beneath us; we're here to lead troops into battle."
Qin Yuan looked at them and said:
"Mining has its advantages; this time we're mining jade."
If we discover high-quality ore, we'll be rich!
We can sell it to merchants privately and make a fortune.
"Really? Does that mean we're going to get rich?"
"I just don't know how big that jade mine is."
Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry! It's the largest jade mine in our country. If we can secure this mine, we'll be set for life."
Qin Yuan is indeed terrified of poverty now. If the Emperor of Great Qi wants him to lead troops to this jade mine, then he definitely has to go.