Zhou Wei knew that Xie Rui was not a smart person, but he didn't expect him to be so reckless.

"The other party is very cautious, so don't act rashly." Although he couldn't see anything on the road, he could feel the breath of danger more and more as he got closer. What's more, this is the other party's territory. If he acted rashly before figuring out the situation, they would only die here.

"Uncle didn't bring anyone with him?"

Zhou Wei shook his head. He had no way of getting in. The main reason he came this time was to find out about the other party's situation.

"I'm going to meet the city lord here. You stay here and your uncle will find a way to save you."

"good."

Xie Rui was still a little nervous that he couldn't leave, but things had come to this point and there was no better way but to wait.

"Uncle, I was poisoned a few days ago, and someone wanted to murder me."

This really shocked Zhou Wei. Their people had finally managed to sneak in here, but they haven't found out any useful information yet. Their enemies are so powerful that they even poisoned Zhou Wei?

"Could it be that someone here attacked you..." Before he could finish his words, Zhou Wei felt that this possibility was not high.

If Su Yu wanted to save Xie Rui's life, there was no need for her to go through so much trouble.

"I understand. Be careful when you're done. I will definitely rescue you as soon as possible."

"well."

After Zhou Wei came out of Xie Rui's room, he expressed his desire to meet Su Yu.

"This is a serious matter, so I hope to explain some things in person."

Green Protector went to pass the message to Su Yu, who directly asked them to bring Zhou Wei to the main hall.

Walking all the way to the main hall, Zhou Wei was shocked by the towering buildings. They could never have imagined that there was such a magnificent city in this ghost place in the Northern Wilderness.

Zhou Wei raised his eyes and his gaze fell on Su Yu who was sitting at the top. The shock in his eyes deepened, as if he had never expected that the city lord here was a woman.

Zhou Wei quickly collected his thoughts and stepped forward to salute, "City Lord."

Su Yu leaned sideways in the chair and glanced at Zhou Wei lazily with her eyes.

"What do you want to say?"

Zhou Wei said, "I heard from the Grand His Majesty that the city lord wants the iron-making technique of the Jin State, but the iron-making technique is a secret technique of the Jin State and we really can't get it. Why don't we compensate the city lord with something else? Is the city lord willing?"

Su Yu raised his eyebrows, "What else do you have that is more valuable than the Iron Skill?"

Zhou Wei frowned, "Go ahead, City Lord. Apart from iron training, anything else we can satisfy you with will be offered to you."

Su Yu sat up straight and shook his head. "For this city lord, nothing is more valuable than iron making. I will give you one month. After one month, if you can hand over the things, I will release you. If you can't...if you delay for one more day, I will cut a piece of meat from him until there is nothing left of his body."

Zhou Wei's eyes darkened.

He frowned and said, "City Lord, this matter is of great importance. Your Highness's arrival here was originally a misunderstanding. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved and Your Highness has returned to the country, the previous matters will be forgotten. After all, our emperor loves Your Highness and would be unhappy if he knew about Your Highness's situation."

As he spoke, he looked at Su Yu with a warning in his eyes, "If the emperor knew that Your Highness had been wronged here, I'm afraid he would not let it go. Jin has been peaceful for these years, and he would not want to start a war unless it is absolutely necessary. Is that right, City Lord?"

Facing Zhou Wei's threats, Su Yu's sneer deepened. "It doesn't matter. This city lord is also very curious about how important Xie Rui is to the King of Jin. And his competitors, if they knew his situation, they would probably be very happy."

Zhou Wei didn't expect Su Yu to be so stubborn, and he didn't want to anger her. The matter was very serious but he couldn't make the decision, so he could only leave here and make plans.

"City Lord, please be patient. Although the iron-making skill is not easy to obtain, for the sake of your Highness's life, I believe the Emperor will be very happy to give you this skill. I will go back and tell the Emperor that I will give you a satisfactory answer soon."

"good."

Su Yu did not make things difficult for Zhou Wei. He simply had someone cover his eyes and send him out of the northern wilderness.

After returning to Jin, Zhou Wei sent a letter to Prime Minister Zhou to explain the situation, and then called Lord Wang.

"Send a message to the spies over there and tell them that since it is difficult for us to make a breakthrough from the outside, let them find a way to disintegrate from the inside. I don't believe that those people under her are on the same side as her!"

"Third Master is right. They have made some progress on this matter. I will ask them to speed up, otherwise His Highness will be in greater danger if the situation takes too long."

Ever since Su Yu started saying that a large amount of clay was needed, now except for the laborers who went for spring ploughing, all the people in the city have gone out to dig the soil. The scene is spectacular.

After digging for half a month, Chu Yun announced that the digging work had come to a temporary halt. If he wanted to make blue bricks, it was not enough to just mix the clay, he had to burn it.

Now that the rainy season has not yet arrived, they need to hurry up and make the bricks, dry them, and then put them into the furnace to burn.

When Zhou Xing returned home from the government office, he saw Meng Jiang limping with a basket and preparing to go home.

Zhou Xing had been good friends with Meng Jiang since childhood. After Meng Jiang got into trouble, he went to see him a few times, but Meng Jiang felt ashamed and didn't want to see him. Zhou Xing didn't want to make him uncomfortable so he stopped going.

Today was the first time I saw him come out of the house.

"Meng Jiang."

Hearing the shout, Meng Jiang turned around.

Zhou Xing trotted over to him and asked, "Are you feeling better?"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Meng Jiang's face. "Well, I'm better now. My father asked me to walk around and said I would get better soon."

Zhou Xing noticed that he was not at ease, so he changed the subject, "I saw Uncle Meng went to the fish pond. I think he'll catch some fat fish for you tonight. Auntie is a good cook, unlike my mom, who always cooks the same thing."

"You are great, kid. You secretly despise your mother's craftsmanship. If you have the ability, go make it yourself!"

Zhou Xing felt a pain in his ear and started screaming in pain.

After the incident, a rare smile appeared on his face, "Aunt, please be ruthless, otherwise this kid will not know what is good for him."

"That's right. We must teach him a lesson today. Is Jiang'er feeling well now? Come to my house for dinner tonight. Please judge for me and see if my cooking skills are good enough."

Meng Jiang refused instinctively as his injuries had not yet healed fully, but he could not resist Aunt Zhou's enthusiasm, so he said hello to Tian Niu and followed Zhou Xing to his home.

"Brother Zhou, Auntie and you are back, drink some hot water first."

As Meng Jiang walked into the room and sat down, he saw Qingqing walking in with a kettle.

Their eyes met, and they were both stunned.