Xie Xiao's eyes darted around, and he grinned slyly, "How about we go hunt some wild game together?"

As a result, Li Ruo rolled her eyes at him and said, "Give me back the full moon invitation."

Chief Xie quickly covered his pocket, "Don't even think about it. What's given to me is mine. I'll definitely attend the banquet the day after tomorrow."

The girls' giggles rose and fell, and they consciously quickened their pace.

Xie Xiao blocked Li Ruo's way, "I have three important things to tell you."

Seeing his serious expression, Li Ruo had no choice but to stop.

Xie Xiao said, "Firstly, as you just saw, not to mention Qinghua Mountain, going north, there are others besides us, such as General Mountain. So how about we join forces?"

"How do you want to contact them?" Li Ruo asked.

Xie Xiao stared at her intently.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say, if you have—" Never mind, I'll give him some face.

Xie Xiao smiled and said, "I'll give you manpower. Recruiting people like this is too slow. Look at those girls. Although they are better than ordinary girls, it takes time to train them. It's the same for men. I have them ready-made."

Li Ruo: "So, of the fifty strong men I recruited last time, at least forty were from your village?"

Xie Xiao was somewhat surprised, "You really can hide anything from me."

Li Ruo snorted, "If I take your people again, wouldn't my Ziyang Peak become your Black Wind Stronghold?"

Xie Xiao's gaze was intense: "Are we still distinguishing between our two families? We've been inseparable for a long time. You can look at it from a different perspective; my Black Wind Stronghold is all yours."

Li Ruo was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "Really?"

"uh-huh."

Seeing the murderous look in his eyes, she felt uncomfortable and glared at him, "Tone it down!"

Unfortunately, Chief Xie doesn't know the meaning of restraint. He's already confessed his feelings, can't he even take a second look?

He only knew one saying: "Strike while the iron is hot."

“Your Ziyang Peak can use your strengths, such as brick-making technology, and the gas you make from excrement—ugh, sorry, I couldn’t help myself for a moment, but it’s actually a good thing. You can also exchange vegetable seeds, white greenhouses for growing vegetables, kerosene, pig iron, etc., which we don’t have.”

Li Ruo became interested. "What will you trade?"

"Food, weapons, men and horses, or any treasures you like, we have some for you to choose from."

Li Ruo's eyes lit up. A treasure? This is a good one!

A triumphant smile flashed across Xie Xiao's eyes. Although he didn't know why she liked those useless things, and he hadn't seen her wear them much, he was sure she had her reasons.

"Let's share what we have and learn from each other's strengths," Xie Xiao coaxed patiently. "In the future, Black Wind Stronghold can also go on missions together with Purple Sun Peak, and we'll split the spoils equally. You can choose first, how about it?"