“I’ve said I can’t worry about marriage now; I need to settle the mountain stronghold first,” Ruan Ning said, glancing at Ji Mingshao. “Didn’t I tell you to wait for news?”
Ji Mingshao was not annoyed and replied, “Okay, let’s settle the mountain stronghold first.”
“Let’s go to the construction site!” Ruan Ning walked ahead.
Ruan Shixin seized the opportunity to grab Luo Jie’s hand and whispered, “Nephew, put in some effort and don’t let that sickly guy get ahead!”
Luo Jie was almost in tears. Although he had suffered a loss at the hands of the sickly guy, he felt confident with the support of his future father-in-law.
At the construction site, workers were building houses. Ji Mingshao drew while discussing with Ruan Ning: “When I came up yesterday, I observed the mountain terrain and your defenses. Er Long Mountain is easy to defend but hard to attack. However, the current defense has flaws that need improvement, which I’ve marked on the map. Additionally, there’s no food supply on the mountain. If you want to hold it long-term, you need to stockpile grain and cultivate the land. The back mountain has fertile flat land suitable for planting wheat and vegetables.”
Ruan Ning was surprised by Ji Mingshao’s insights, impressed by his ideas after just one visit.
Meanwhile, Luo Jie, sawing wood nearby, became jealous and shouted, “Sickly scholar, dare you fight me?”
Chapter 110: The Mountain Queen’s Husband
The sun shone on Luo Jie’s muscular physique, glistening with sweat. Ji Mingshao, unhappy with him, casually responded, “Can you beat me?”
His contemptuous attitude infuriated Luo Jie, who shouted, “Come and try if you have the guts!”
Ji Mingshao quickly pulled out a needle from his waist and threw it without looking. Luo Jie managed to say “Despicable person using hidden weapons” before he started to scratch uncontrollably, hit near his navel, which made him writhe in unbearable itching.
The workers around gathered to watch. Ruan Ning, furious, hit Ji Mingshao’s head with a pen, scolding, “You always do this. Isn’t it boring?”
“Okay,” Ji Mingshao replied, pulling something from his waist and throwing it. Luo Jie fell down, not from itching but from a numbing drug that paralyzed half his body.
