Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Chapter 188 Who Are You?

Outside Iron Mountain City. Explore stories on empire

The Iron Arm Princess, Hu Qingbi, led the people of Iron Mountain City as they waited outside the city.

She had already received the news that Xiao Yi would be arriving in Iron Mountain City.

Hu Qingbi combed her hair and straightened her clothes while still feeling uncertain, she turned to her maid and asked, "Xiao Yun, is my hair messy? Is this outfit really okay?"

Xiao Yun rolled her eyes and said helplessly, "Commandery Princess, it's only been an hour, and you've already asked me over thirty times."

Hu Qingbi glared at her and said, "It's always you who talks too much…"

"Oh… Commandery Princess, your clothes are fine and so is your hair, I guarantee that Lord Xiao won't be able to take his eyes off you—now are you satisfied?" Xiao Yun muttered.

A flush of embarrassment emerged on Hu Qingbi's face as she said in feigned anger, "Who told you I dressed up like this for Xiao?"

Xiao Yun rolled her eyes again, "Right, right, right, you've dressed up so beautifully for them, not for Xiao—happy now?"

"..."

Hu Qingbi looked at the burly blacksmiths surrounding her, her pretty face turning dark.

At that moment...

A series of rumbling sounds approached, amid clouds of dust and smoke.

Xiao Yi, leading fifty thousand Imperial Guards, appeared majestically on the horizon, quickly arriving in front of Iron Mountain City.

"Qingbi pays her respects to Xiao!" Hu Qingbi hurried forward.

Xiao Yi laughed heartily and said, "The Commandery Princess is so thoughtful. I wonder if the experienced mining masters you've arranged are ready?"

Hu Qingbi said, "Xiao, you must be exhausted from the journey. Why not enter the city and rest for a while?"

Xiao Yi waved his hand and said, "No need, military duties beckon, I can't delay!"

"Alright then..."

Hu Qingbi gazed at Xiao Yi with a look of unfulfilled longing and sighed, "The arrangements have been made, we can set out now!"

"Then let us be on our way!"

Xiao Yi ignored Hu Qingbi's gaze.

In his heart, there was only Fang Qingzhu. He really had no spare attention for anything else.

Moreover...

He was but a passing traveler in the Tianqing Kingdom. He would leave once the Kingdom overcame its current crisis and established stability. Rather than foster any ambiguous feelings in Hu Qingbi that might deepen into love, it was better to nip any budding hopes in the bud.

Upon receiving Xiao Yi's message, she had gathered all the experienced mining masters of Iron Mountain City.

They were now fully prepared and ready to depart.

Xiao Yi glanced at the crowd by the city gates and said solemnly, "Gentlemen, you will accompany me to the Iron Mountain Range. There lies an undeveloped Tungsten Iron Mine with vast reserves. I hope you all will assist me with all your might to develop this mine as soon as possible!"

"Tungsten Iron Mine?"

"Are there still undeveloped Tungsten Iron Mines in the Iron Mountains?"

The crowd was taken aback.

Every person seated was an experienced master miner, and they had developed more than seventy percent of the mines within the Iron Mountains.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say…

They knew the mountains better than anyone else.

Xiao Yi said indifferently, "If I say there is, then there is."

The group of master miners looked at each other and whispered, "This Guardian Martial God is really too arrogant. We're certainly no match for him in martial arts, but how could he possibly compare with us in mining?"

"We were mining when he was still wearing split pants!"

"Let it be, after all, he's the Guardian Martial God. They say even the King of Tianqing listens to him. All we need to do is follow orders. Once we can't find the mine, he'll naturally take our advice..."

Shi Yaoqian whispered, "Xiao, these guys don't respect you, huh!"

Xiao Yi smiled without commenting, "It's fine. Once they see the mine, they'll know who's right."

A procession of people moved majestically towards the Iron Mountain Range.

The Iron Mountain itself was already dotted with numerous mines.

Thanks to the continuous development by generations of people from Iron Mountain City, many wide roads had also been constructed along the way to facilitate the transport of ores.

Even a fifty-thousand-strong Imperial Guard army could advance with ease.

According to the map.

Xiao Yi led everyone through mountains and over ridges, and after spending two days, they finally arrived at the Tungsten Iron Mine.

"Shi Yaoqian, level that forest ahead for me!" Xiao Yi commanded.

"Yes!"

The four brothers of the Shi Family soared into the sky, with four Golden Core experts acting simultaneously.

Their momentum was enough to change the color of the heavens and the earth.

The dense jungle in front of them was razed to the ground, creating space enough to accommodate a hundred thousand people. Xiao Yi immediately arranged for everyone to set up camp, while leading several thousand mining masters to the entrance of the mine: "Inside here lies the Tungsten Iron Ore!"

"How could there be Tungsten Iron Ore in a place like this?"

"The conditions for the birth of Tungsten Iron Ore are very strict, this place does not meet the requirements for Tungsten Iron Ore to form at all…"

A group of mining masters murmured among themselves.

Xiao Yi said, "Just go in and see for yourselves whether it's true or false!"

The crowd was skeptical.

Not until they saw the dazzling Tungsten Iron Ore within the mine were they completely dumbfounded: "Holy shit! Holy shit! There's really Tungsten Iron Ore here? And the quality of these ores is incredibly high, this, this is impossible! We've been here many times before, how did we never discover this vein?"

"Based on my experience, this Tungsten Iron Ore vein must have at least ten billion taels of silver in reserve!"

"I think it's more than that! With a vein this large, it's very likely that we'll find Tungsten Iron Ore concentrate. If we do find the concentrate, its value could multiply several times over…"

Shi Yaoqian, looking at the dumbfounded mining masters with a weird intonation, said, "Didn't you all conclusively say there was no vein here? Take a good look at what this is. Does your face hurt? Isn't this embarrassing?"

The mining masters looked at each other, their faces flush with shame.

They knelt down and bowed to Xiao Yi: "Lord War God, your wisdom and valor are unsurpassed, we are ashamed!"

Xiao Yi cast a glance at Shi Yaoqian, finding him rather vengeful.

However…

Giving these mining masters a bit of a scolding didn't do any harm.

Xiao Yi spoke indifferently, "Everyone, please stand. What's most important now is to get a clear understanding of the full extent of this vein and to develop the fastest mining process. I don't expect all the Tungsten Iron Ore to be extracted from the vein. However, within ten days, we must see the first batch of ore reach Iron Mountain City; the Iron Arm Princess and a host of forging masters are waiting there!"

"Rest assured, Lord, we will do our utmost!" the crowd said in unison.

"Yaoqian, I'm leaving this place in your care!" Xiao Yi said.

Shi Yaoqian patted his chest, "Brother, rest assured, as long as I'm here, not a single ore will be missing!"

His eyes glinted with eagerness, almost as if he wanted to sleep with these priceless ores, cradled in his arms.

Xiao Yi shook his head helplessly and left the mine.

Hiss hiss!

Little Lin climbed onto his shoulder and gently nudged Xiao Yi's cheek with its head, a faint sadness emanating from it: "Boss, I don't know why, but I feel so sad when I'm here…"

Xiao Yi was startled, then remembered that Little Lin's mother was buried nearby.

Gently rubbing Little Lin's head, Xiao Yi said, "I'll take you somewhere!"

"Where?"

Little Lin looked up with human-like confusion.

Without saying much, Xiao Yi soared into the sky and soon arrived at the place where Little Lin's mother was buried.

However…

When Xiao Yi reached the site, his expression suddenly changed, a cold murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Who are you?"