After putting away the map, the two returned to Gao Jinfeng's study. There was no one there anymore, so Shen Xingmian immediately began to pack up the things, not only the valuables, but also the books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones on the shelves.

Of course, all his correspondence with others was also taken away.

Having lost so much important evidence, I doubt he'd dare cause any trouble.

With their most pressing concern finally fulfilled, the two began happily collecting and tidying up until they had ransacked the Gao residence, leaving only an empty shell, before departing in high spirits.

Their trip back to the capital was originally intended only to deal with the eldest princess and cause a ruckus at the palace, but they never expected to gain such a huge bonus.

This is such a pleasant surprise!

When I get back and tell my grandfather, he'll be even happier.

In fact, as long as there is a general location of the iron ore, Shen Xingmian can use his metal-type ability to identify the exact location and reserves of the iron ore with the metal detector.

It couldn't be more convenient.

From then on, their army would never lack weapons again.

With a strong and well-equipped army, what can't we get?

"Mother, there's still time. Should we go back to those other places? It's just that the harvest won't be as good as last time, and we don't have much space left."

Upon hearing her daughter's meaning, Shen Yunting immediately understood and shook her head, saying, "Then we won't go. Your grandfather and father must be very worried about us. Let's hurry back and bring back this good news. That will make us happy enough."

The mother and daughter hit it off immediately and prepared to leave the city to head back.

On the way out of the city, Shen Yunting looked at the rice and grain shops and asked if they wanted to buy some more.

Shen Xingmian shook her head: "No need. These families, including the palace and the princess's residence, all have their own small granaries. What they took is enough for us to eat for several years."

Of course, the main problem is that there's simply not enough space.

The two then decided to delay no longer and quickly rode out of the city.

Entering the city required a travel permit and inspection, but leaving the city required nothing, so the two simply swaggered out of the city gate.

I thought that if the palace was robbed again, the whole city would be under martial law, but it turned out to be no different from any other day.

"Mom, isn't something a little off that everything's going so smoothly?"

After Shen Xingmian rode his horse a long way away, he couldn't help but look back. Seeing that no one was chasing after him, he asked incredulously.

Shen Yunting also looked back, then snorted nonchalantly: "They're probably feeling guilty, and they're afraid it's really divine retribution, so they don't dare to make a fuss."

Shen Xingmian thought to herself, "My goodness, when you think about it, aren't we the ones who are the thieves? Why aren't we feeling guilty at all?"

However, she really had nothing to be ashamed of.

She took many things with her, but what she was going to do was for the country and the people. Anyone who knew the truth would praise her as a "great philanthropist".

hey-hey.

Once they reached the countryside, they switched to motorcycles and returned to the vicinity of Jiang Yu's villa in less than an hour.

After changing to two borrowed horses, they went up and knocked on the door of the villa.

The person who opened the door didn't recognize them at all. Only when they saw that Shen Yunting had the master's token in her hand did they immediately invite them in.

Jiang Yu thought they would take at least two days to come back, but they were sent off in the morning and appeared in the evening. When Jiang Yu saw them again, he had an incredulous look on his face, as if asking: Did you come back so soon?

Shen Xingmian couldn't help but find it amusing. If these ancient people were to experience high-speed rail and airplanes, they would be absolutely astonished.

"I ran into some trouble on the way and was in a hurry to come back to discuss it with my father. Where are they? Are they still here?"

Jiang Yu immediately nodded: "They're still here. They were originally planning to leave today, but I told them to rest for another day. The eldest grandson of the emperor also needs to recuperate. I'll send someone to call them right away."

"No need to call, let's just go together."

After saying that, the three of them went to Shen Zhiheng's room. When they met, Shen Zhiheng was also surprised, as he really didn't expect them to come back so quickly.

"Father, we received some important news, so we came back ahead of schedule."

Shen Yunting didn't intend to avoid Jiang Yu and planned to speak directly, but Jiang Yu felt it wouldn't be appropriate for him to stay, so he decisively took his leave, leaving the three of them alone.

"The Gao family has discovered an iron ore deposit, which is said to have very high reserves and is extremely valuable. We have already retrieved the map; please take a look."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiheng immediately perked up. That was iron ore, the foundation of weapons. If the reserves were high enough, wouldn't all soldiers be able to have better equipment?

This is so exciting!

Shen Xingmian handed the map to her grandfather. She herself didn't know much about the geography of this era and couldn't see much, but her grandfather certainly could.

Sure enough, Shen Zhiheng pointed to the circled area and exclaimed excitedly, "Isn't this Wolf Mountain in the Northern Territory? The mountain is full of strange rocks and wolves, and few people usually go there. I never expected that such a treasure would be hidden down there!"

"Wolf Mountain? Isn't that near our destination? We really have to go to the Northern Territory." Shen Yunting said, stroking his chin.

"We have to go, though. Our family's roots are there, so we definitely have to go to the area around there."

Shen Zhiheng touched the three maps with great affection, his eyes filled with hope. The soldiers he led had never changed their swords; they had been sharpened again and again until they were completely dull.

If they could be equipped with brand new weapons and go back to the battlefield, more people would surely survive.

"You two have really done a tremendous good deed. I'm so excited that I don't know what to say."

There were tears glistening in Shen Zhiheng's eyes, showing that he was indeed very excited.

Shen Xingmian quickly spoke up: "Grandpa, do you still remember my metal detector? With it, we might even find other mines. You can get excited then, hehe."

Shen Zhiheng suddenly remembered that strange-looking thing and knew that it really had incredible functions. Maybe it could really help them discover something extraordinary.

There are many mountains of gold and silver in this world, but very few have been discovered. Yet, those that have been discovered have become enormous fortunes.

If we could find a new one, raising an army would be a piece of cake.

Thinking of the potential prosperity in the future, Shen Zhiheng felt a warmth in his heart. He composed himself and asked with concern, "Did you encounter any danger on this trip? Were you injured?"

Shen Xingmian and her mother exchanged a glance, then twirled around in front of her grandfather. She then shrugged, tilted her head, and asked, "Does this look like you've been injured somewhere?"

The three of them burst into laughter, feeling more relaxed than ever before.

"Oh, right, Grandpa, I haven't told you about that incident yet. It really shocked me. The Gao family was simply—"

Shen Xingmian had barely begun to speak when her mother covered her mouth and dragged her away.