Wu Feng nodded, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking again.

"Master, should we keep an eye on the west side?"

"Well, let's keep an eye on them. After all, we're in the same boat. If they make a breakthrough, it won't benefit us either."

Qin Su felt inexplicably irritated when she thought of that unruly face. A woman, so sharp and aloof, she really didn't know how she had developed such a personality.

Tingyu stroked her chin, her eyes gleaming. "Master, although Miss Molan has a bit of a quirk, she is indeed quite capable. Why don't we reason with her and persuade her to work for us? If necessary, we can use some minor tricks, which won't be a big deal."

"This way, some things that are inconvenient for the master to handle can be resolved, so why not?"

"Tingyu, don't give me any bad advice. That woman doesn't look like she's obedient at all. Don't end up getting yourself into trouble instead of getting her." Jinglei glared at Tingyu and said irritably.

"How can you say that's nonsense? If she's gentle and mild-mannered, she's the kind of woman you can keep in your backyard, there are as many as you want. But Mo Lan is different. If all else fails, we can promise her some benefits, it's mutually beneficial, maybe it will really work out."

Tingyu rolled her eyes at Jinglei, thinking, "What a rude fellow! He has absolutely no emotional intelligence. No wonder all the maids and older women in the mansion avoid him like the plague."

"That woman is as cunning as a monkey, she never suffers a loss. Do you expect your master to play mind games with her every day?"

No matter how capable she is, she's still a woman. How much ability can she possibly have? With that effort, she'd be better off recruiting soldiers and training a strong army.

"You two stop arguing. Attracting talent also requires an opportunity, so stop worrying about it." Wu Feng glared at the two of them. "Right now, the most important thing is to mine iron ore and forge weapons and armor."

"Listen to Wufeng, go and get busy."

Qin Su listened to his subordinates' discussions and was somewhat tempted, but reason told him that this matter should not be rushed.

Just as Jing Lei said, that woman is meticulous and ruthless, so it will be difficult to win her over.

Right now, mining iron ore is the most pressing matter, and since both sides are located on Tianjiao Peak, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet in the future, so there's no need to deliberately try to make it happen.

In the days that followed, both of them were very busy and neither of them had the mind to think about anything else.

It wasn't until Wufeng assigned the security team to patrol that they discovered the west side seemed to be quiet, with no defenses in sight, yet the whole scene looked somewhat different, and something seemed off.

Although Wufeng had doubts, he did not step into the other party's territory as agreed.

Feeling uneasy, after careful consideration, I couldn't help but come and report to the young master.

"Master, our personnel have been arranged and the entrance to the mountain has been concealed, but there has been no movement on the west side so far, and I feel something is strange."

"What do you mean?" Qin Su put down the file in his hand, looking puzzled. What did he mean by "strange"?

"I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's too quiet, which makes me uneasy."

Wu Feng hesitated for a moment, then suddenly remembered the first time he went up the mountain. "Master, do you think that Mo Lan girl knows any kind of metaphysics?"

How do you know?

Qin Su was taken aback; he and Wu Feng had the same idea.

"You mean she knows the art of Qimen Dunjia?"