Now, only a few steps remain to achieve interconnection, at which time the old site in the west of the city will prosper, and Linghu Lake will become a new expanse of farmland, nurturing more Qingmang people.

"Just go ahead and do it. The frontier is a wild and desolate place, often haunted by foreign monsters. Even in remote and impoverished areas, there are many unruly people. There have been rebellions in the southern border for four hundred years. What can we do about it?"

With the plan discussed and agreed upon, all that remained was the division of profits. Everyone expressed their opinions freely, speaking their minds in a hazy, romantic atmosphere.

Elsewhere, in a dimly lit chamber covered in gray cobwebs, a person wearing a spider mask sits in the center of the only source of light.

A pale white spider hung above his head, occasionally catching and eating tiny, dust-like insects. Meanwhile, in the masked man's arms, large, bloody characters appeared on the jet-black jade side.

Wang Xiaogou, a native of Qingmang in Cangjing Prefecture, Louzhou, lived to be 50 years old. He was born in the second month of the 438th year of the Xin constellation and died in the sixth month of the 488th year of the Xin constellation. Cause of death: Hongze...

Zhao Tiedan, a native of Qingmang in Cangjing Prefecture, Louzhou, lived to the age of 43. He was born in July of the 445th year of the Xin constellation and died in June of the 488th year of the Xin constellation. Cause of death: Hongze...

Within the jade book, creatures crawled like insects, appearing ferocious and filled with deathly aura, as if nourished in a graveyard.

At this moment, virtual figures appeared in the dark room. They were the leaders of the Qingmang City forces, with the masked man at the center and Dao Chengyi at the far east.

"We absolutely cannot let that county magistrate discover the Yuan Spring on Woniu Mountain. Otherwise, not only will we not die from the poisonous oath Gu, but it's also hard to say whether the Gu worms will have any share in the future."

"I will do my best to cover it up and try to focus the magistrate's attention on the river."

"That's true, Marquis Wu. While King Wu is good, he is still inferior to the Gu Dao. It would be unwise to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of a small gain."

"But the legacy is there, should we try to compete for it? With the Marquis of Wu overseeing things, we can develop Yuanquan even better."

Merchants, the Liao family, and other people all spoke up, but Dao Chengyi only had one answer.

"Spread the news to all the major powers in the vicinity, let them fight over it, and ideally the whole of Southern Xinjiang should know about it."

"Next year on the day of Hongze, when the rebellion rises again, a gathering of fish and dragons will occur, and the Marquis will ascend the platform to display his might."

At that time, we can finally start the slaughter. After raising them for four years, it's time to kill them.