Back in the courtyard of the office, Yunye was sharing the food and meat that Liang Wen had brought.

The remaining portion was to be transported by boat to the salt fields, which were separated from them by only one mountain, while the rest was stored in warehouses.

After the group sat down, Yunye asked Liang Han about the situation at Longtan, "Has Third Master not returned from suppressing the bandits yet?"

Leung Man-tao said, "We hadn't returned when we left."

"Second brother, don't worry. With Yun Er and the others with you, third brother will be fine." Yun Ming washed his hands, picked up an unidentifiable fruit from the table, and started eating it.

Then, Liang Wen took out the letter written by Lin Yinan and showed it to Yun Ye.

The letter was simple, reminding them to be wary of the Yu family and the Japanese pirates.

They've experienced all of this today, and they're prepared for what's to come. In any case, they won't give up the iron ore.

Huaizhou City

A servant hurriedly led Mr. He, the advisor, into the room.

"Master, something terrible has happened!" Mr. He broke out in a cold sweat despite the freezing weather.

The head of the Zhong family sat at the head of the table and spoke slowly and deliberately, "Sir, what's the matter that you're so flustered during the New Year?"

Mr. He picked up the tea poured by the servant and drank it down in one gulp, instantly relieving his dry throat.

He said, "Our people delivered supplies to Chian and found the mountain full of soldiers."

"The Yu family led their troops to wipe out the bandit's den?" The Zhong family head quickly sat up straight and looked at Mr. He.

"Not a member of the Yu family."

The head of the Zhong family was even more astonished, "Then who else has such ability?"

"The messenger returned and said that the character on the flag was 'cloud'," Mr. He said anxiously.