After driving away Cao Jinchang and Cao Xiaosi, Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao both cast grateful glances at Shang Xiye. This celebratory banquet was truly the most difficult meal they had ever eaten in their lives!

Just as Ji Fengyao had expected, after the celebration banquet ended, Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao tacitly walked towards the city gates.

Ji Chenhai assumed the two were just taking a walk to digest their food and didn't pay them any attention.

Ji Fengyao and Shang Xiye knew that the two were going to avoid trouble, so they did not stop them.

Unexpectedly, Cao Miaoling and Cao Miaoxian, the sisters, secretly followed them.

The two sisters followed them all the way to the north gate. When they saw Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao about to leave the city, they disregarded their shyness and quickly appeared behind them, calling out, "Brother Fengming, Brother Xiao Chen, where are you going?"

Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao had no choice but to stop and turn around.

Cao Miaoling glanced shyly at Ji Fengming and said softly, "Brother Fengming, where are you going? Miaoxian and I know this area very well, and we might be able to help you."

“Yes, Brother Xiao Chen, my second sister and I grew up in this area. If you take us with you, it will be like having two living maps, which will definitely make things much easier.” Cao Miaoxian also looked at Xiao Chen with fervent eyes, becoming more and more pleased with him.

After what happened to Lin Shuang and the lingering unpleasant memories in his heart, Hei Xiao now has a rather negative view of these women who throw themselves at him.

Upon hearing Cao Miaoxian's words, he turned his face away as if he hadn't heard her at all.

Ji Fengming was kind-hearted and mindful of the two young ladies' feelings, so he said in a low voice, "It's not convenient to talk here. Please move to another place, and we'll talk outside the city."

Black Owl glanced impatiently at Ji Fengming, then turned and walked away.

That side of the small courtyard.

Ji Fengyao, Shang Xiye, and Ji Chenhai returned to their rooms and rested for a while before reuniting to discuss what to do next.

“Judging from the scene last night, your men in Mangshan are definitely gone,” Ji Chenhai spoke first, directly pointing out the crux of the problem. “Even if my Donglongmen men come over, it will take at least three or four days. But the incident in Mangcheng has caused such a stir that it will definitely attract attention from all sides. The longer we stay in Mangcheng, the greater the risk of being exposed. If those people want to get to the bottom of the cause of this beast tide and send people into the mountains to investigate, the spirit mines in Mangshan will most likely be exposed as well, and we will be in an even more passive position then.”

“What my father-in-law said is exactly what I wanted to say,” Shang Xiye replied.

Ji Chenhai looked at Shang Xiye with admiration and satisfaction in his eyes, his expression and tone were very kind and trusting: "So what are your plans with Yao'er?"

"Yaoyao and I just had a brief discussion in the room, and our opinion is that we should go into the mountains tonight. We also suggest that you, Father-in-law, not to easily mobilize the people of Donglongmen again," Shang Xiye said respectfully, neither humble nor arrogant.

Ji Chenhai nodded, then asked with great confusion, "I can understand going into the mountains tonight, but if we don't mobilize the people from the East Dragon Gate, are you planning to mobilize your own people instead? Moving your people would be a much bigger commotion than moving our people from the East Dragon Gate!"

"No, Father, we won't send anyone into the mountains, just the few of us will go," Ji Fengyao said with a grin.

"Just the few of us," Ji Chenhai pointed to his nose, looking at Ji Fengyao with an expression that seemed to say, "Girl, are you kidding me?"

"Mmm!" Ji Fengyao nodded affirmatively, her fair and tender little face making her look extremely innocent and cute.