A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

Wang Liefeng is more ruthless than anyone else when he's desperate.

By this time, he had almost nothing left; the only thing he could afford to risk was his wretched life.

For two consecutive days, I only slept for two hours each day, spending almost the entire rest of the time traveling.

Looking at the warhorse beneath him, foaming at the mouth, the man surnamed Liu felt a pang of heartache. After all the trouble they had caused, he feared that these two warhorses would lose at least five years of their lives.

However, Wang Liefeng refused to rest much along the way, and he didn't dare to stop and rest alone.

On the third day at noon, Wang Liefeng and his companion arrived at a place several miles away from the Black Mountain Pass.

Wang Liefeng frowned as he looked at the scene before him. Tens of thousands of city guards were stationed three miles away from the Black Mountain Pass, clearly out of place at the pass.

Wang Liefeng couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Weren't the city guards supposed to come to Black Mountain Pass to strengthen its defenses? Why aren't they stationed inside the city, but instead three miles away?"

Why are there so many things that are hard to understand lately!

Wang Liefeng felt somewhat agitated. Perhaps the reason he had ended up in this situation was because he couldn't see the current situation clearly.

With a sigh, Wang Liefeng and his companion headed towards the city guard's camp.

After an announcement, Wang Liefeng and his companion successfully met Leng Wuye.

"Lie Feng greets Lord Leng!"

Wang Liefeng bowed to Leng Wuye, and the man surnamed Liu also bowed respectfully beside him. Although he was a general's personal guard, his rank was much lower than that of a captain.

Leng Wuye squinted at Wang Liefeng, scrutinizing him for a moment before saying, "Liefeng, it's been a long time. What brings you here all of a sudden?"

Wang Liefeng raised his head to look at Leng Wuye and said, word by word, "Reporting to my lord, I have important matters to report!"

Wang Liefeng is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Black Armor Camp, nor is he Leng Wuye's subordinate.

However, Wang Liefeng still referred to himself as he did back when he was still in the Black Armor Camp, and Leng Wuye did not correct him.

Leng Wuye showed an interested expression and said, "Tell me about it!"

"Sir, have you found Zhao Daxuan's mine?"

Upon hearing this question, Leng Wuye's relaxed expression vanished, and he said in a deep voice, "No, we've deployed many informants around here over the past two days, waiting for their people to leave the city and contact the mine, but we haven't found anything in the last two days."

Upon hearing this, Wang Liefeng breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Wang Liefeng and his group had already discovered the mine. If they had also discovered the gold mine, then his trip would have been in vain.

"That's wonderful... Oh, no! I mean, what a coincidence! I happen to know the location of that mine!"

Upon hearing Wang Liefeng's words, Leng Wuye's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "How did you know? We've been searching this area for a long time without finding anything. You're far away in Zhenbei City, how could you know where the mine is?"

"Sir, if you ask, I will answer to all your questions!"

"Since leaving the Black Armor Camp, I have suffered endless scorn. My only hope is that if I can achieve merit this time, I would be willing to take me under my wing, even as a lowly soldier!"

Wang Liefeng spoke very sincerely, and his eyes revealed a strong sense of anticipation.

After a moment of silence, Leng Wuye nodded and said, "Okay, I agree, but we'll have to see when the time is right."

A smile appeared on Wang Liefeng's face. He naturally knew that Leng Wuye's words about "watching the timing" were meant to leave himself a way out.

But he still has a trump card up his sleeve, and Leng Wuye will surely reward him handsomely when it comes out.

As long as the information can be turned into real benefits, restoring him to his original position will be a minor issue.

It was clear that Leng Wuye was eager to find that mine, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed so easily.

Wang Liefeng smiled and pointed to the man surnamed Liu behind him, saying, "Sir, the reason I know the location of the mine is entirely thanks to Brother Liu!"

"It was he who escorted Zhao Daxuan's wives and concubines to the Black Mountain Pass, and it was on the way that they discovered that iron mine."

Leng Wuye glanced at the man surnamed Liu in surprise, never expecting that he would find out the location of the mine by going through such a long detour.

Leng Wuye didn't ask why the man surnamed Liu would tell Wang Liefeng the location of the mine; that wasn't important to him. All he cared about was the actual location of the mine.

"I see. Then it seems you can lead us directly to that mine, Brother Liu?"

The man surnamed Liu waved his hand, "No, no, you can just call me Xiao Liu."

"That mine isn't far from here. I can take you there; it'll be there in less than half a day on horseback!"

Upon hearing this, Leng Wuye burst into laughter, clapping his hands and saying, "Excellent! I will now arrange for someone to accompany you to that mine!"

After saying this, Leng Wuye was about to call for help, but Wang Liefeng quickly stopped him.

"Wait! My lord, I have another important piece of news, also related to the mine."

Leng Wuye paused slightly, then asked in confusion, "What news?"

Wang Liefeng reached out and took the package from the back of the man surnamed Liu, then gently opened it on the table in front of Leng Wuye.

Looking at the fine sand and stones in the package, Leng Wuye was initially just as puzzled as Wang Liefeng had been.

But the next moment his eyes suddenly narrowed as he noticed a grain of gold the size of a grain of rice on the surface of the fine sand.

"This is……"

Leng Wuye held his breath, pinched the grain of gold sand between his fingertips, and felt its weight, which was significantly greater than that of ordinary sand and gravel, and his heart trembled.

Leng Wuye suddenly raised his head and glanced around warily. There was no one else in the tent besides the three of them, so he was relieved.

Just now, after Wang Liefeng entered the tent, he suggested clearing out the others in the tent. Although Leng Wuye was puzzled, he still went along with Wang Liefeng's suggestion.

Only now did I realize that Wang Liefeng had been prepared all along.

"Tell me in detail, what exactly happened?"

Leng Wuye tightly gripped the gold dust between his fingers, examining it closely, unable to put it down.

Seeing Leng Wuye's delighted expression, Wang Liefeng couldn't help but smile.

After taking a deep breath, he slowly said, "My lord, I suspect that the mine contains associated gold deposits!"

"This handful of fine sand came from the stream at the foot of that iron mine!"

"There's only one possibility: that iron ore mine is also accompanied by an exceptionally rich gold mine!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Wuye paused slightly in the hand holding Jinsha, and the smile on his lips deepened.

"Very well, I knew that's why Zhao Daxuan refused to tell us the location of that mine. He wanted to keep the gold mine for himself!"

Leng Wuye's eyes flickered as he weighed the options in his mind. Now that he had learned about the gold mine, he was considering whether he could keep it all for himself.

But after thinking for a long time, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and finally he sighed softly, thinking to himself that his strength was still too weak, and he could not monopolize this gold mine.

Given the current situation, the only option is to cooperate with Chu Hanchuan and find a way to drive Zhao Daxuan away in order to secure the gold mine.

Thinking of this, Leng Wuye shouted to the soldiers outside, "Someone, go and invite Commander Chu Hanchuan over for a meeting!"