Hou Shi nodded at this time and then said, "My Lord, I'm afraid that Zhan You will hide the poisonous insect secretly. Zhan You is living in the Xiling Palace. It's difficult to act. I worried about this, so I wrote to Your Lordship to discuss."

"Do you have any plan?" Shuo Ling asked Hou Shi.

Hearing this, Hou Shi said, "Yes, but this trip is very risky."

"It doesn't matter. Just tell me!" Shuo Ling said.

Then, Hou Shi talked about his plan with Shuo Ling, "In my opinion, I go to attract Zhan You out first. Then you sneak into his residence and find out the poisonous male insect. You can only succeed, not fail. The time is limited, and Zhan You is very clever. If he is alerted, I am afraid it will be difficult to act in the future."

"Just do what you said, but what should I do if I find the poisonous male insect?" After hearing this, Shuo Ling frowned slightly and then asked.

Hou Shi walked to the side and sat down. He watched Shuo Ling and said, "Bring it back to the Witchcraft City first. This poisonous male insect is not usual. It is supported by the blood of the owner. The better the poisonous male insect was raised, the more powerful the poisonous female insect would be when implanting in the human body.

"Then, would it be easier to eliminate this poisonous male insect directly?" After hearing this, Shuo Ling frowned and said to Hou Shi.

Hearing this, Hou Shi hurriedly said, "This is absolutely not allowed. If the male one is killed, the female one will be like a fly lost its head, releasing its power completely. Then those who are implanted the poison will lose control and become more serious."

"This seduce of the nightmare is so strong. Is there no other way?" After hearing this, Shuo Ling couldn't help asking.

At this time, Hou Shi said, "There is a way. The poisonous male insect recognizes the master, and it must be fed by its owner every day. It will eat more food over time, so the person who raises it will become weak. So, it was listed as the banned book by the deceased king of witchcraft."

Hou Shi paused and said, "While if it is not fed with the blood of its owner, this male insect will starve to death slowly. And the female insect implanted in the human body will lose power too. Until the male one dies, the female will die and be absorbed by the human body."

"I see. Then when are you going to do?" Shuo Ling asked after hearing this.

At this moment, Hou Shi stood up and said to Shuo Ling, "Since Your Lordship is here, how about heading to Xiling immediately?"

"Okay." Shuo Ling nodded.

Then, Hou Shi shouted at the outside, "He Yan, prepare two fast horses."

"Yes!" He Yan hurriedly responded.

"My Lord, let's go." Hou Shi turned around and said to Shuo Ling.

Then the two walked out of the house.

Hou Shi left a few words to He Yan, and then he got on the horse.

They headed towards Xiling.

In Jiandu.

Yang Zijin was planting potatoes with Lan in the yard. She had been in Jiandu for more than a month.

The potatoes she had planted were flourishing. It was estimated that they could be dug to eat in a few days.

At this time, Xiao Mu ran from outside, "Your Highness."

"Is there news from the Marquis?" Yang Zijin asked quickly.

Xiao Mu shook his head.

Seeing this, Yang Zijin couldn't help sighing.

At this time, Xiao Mu continued, "However, someone just came to deliver the food, saying that Mo Li asked them to send it first. It is estimated that in a few days, Marquis will be back."

"They sent people to deliver food? How much did they deliver?" Yang Zijin asked quickly after listening.

Xiao Mu replied to Yang Zijin, "There are only 1000 kilograms, but it can eat for a while."

"I know. You go back first and distribute these rations to other places." Yang Zijin nodded after listening, and then she ordered Xiao Mu.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Xiao Mu responded and walked out of the yard.

At this moment, Runyu just walked out of the house. He saw Xiao Mu walk out of the yard, so he walked up to Yang Zijin and asked, "Is there any news about Marquis Shuo?"

"A little." Yang Zijin shrugged.

Then, she squatted to fertilize the potatoes she planted.

When it was noon, Yang Zijin heard a noise in the yard, so she went out to check.

There was an unknown old man behind Mo Li.

Yang Zijin walked forward, "Mo Li, you are back. Where is Marquis Shuo?"

After saying that, Yang Zijin looked at his behind.

"Your Highness, Marquis still has something to do. It is estimated that he will be back a few days later." Mo Li looked at Yang Zijin and said.

Yang Zijin nodded after listening. Then she looked at Liang Cheng on the side and asked Mo Li, "This is..."

"Oh, Your Highness, this is Senior Liang Cheng, a well-known craftsman in this place. Marquis specially asked me to invite him to build the dam." Mo Li introduced to Yang Zijin.

After hearing Mo Li's words, Yang Zijin looked at Liang Cheng and said, "It's Senior Liang. Sorry I didn't recognize you."

At this time, Liang Cheng looked at Yang Zijin and nodded. Then, he walked to the side and said to Mo Li, "Is there any place for me to live? After running all the way, I want to have a rest, and then we will go to check the topography of the dam!"

"Yes. Yes. I'll take you over there." Mo Li quickly responded after hearing this.

Then he turned around and said to Yang Zijin, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will come over after settling Senior Liang."

"Go ahead." Yang Zijin nodded and smiled.

After a while, when Mo Li settled Liang Cheng, he walked to Yang Zijin and smiled at Yang Zijin, "Your Highness, that's his temper. I hope Your Highness won't care."

"It's okay." Yang Zijin nodded with a smile.

When she first met Uncle Liu, she felt the temper of Uncle Liu was much stranger than Liang Cheng.

Then Yang Zijin asked, "The Emperor just gave us a thousand taels of silver to repair the dam, which is not enough."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Marquis has collected the money for dam repair." Mo Li smiled.

After listening, Yang Zijin looked astonished. And then she asked Mo Li, "He has already collected the money? It's a terrific amount of money to repair the dam. How has he collected it in a few days?"

"Yes, Marquis opened some banks near Jiandu. It was the money from the banks." Mo Li explained to Yang Zijin.

When Yang Zijin heard this, she was full of doubts. How many things didn't she know about Shuo Ling? Here was so far away from Jing City. How could he open the banks so far?

However, she nodded and then said to Mo Li, "By the way, I have let Xiao Mu divide all the food you sent."

"Well, it bothers Your Highness." Mo Li looked at Yang Zijin.

Yang Zijin thought for a while and said to Mo Li, "But I don't think these rations will last a long time. Will there be a way to deal with it?"

"Now, Marquis is not here, and I am also worried about this. I gathered these rations from many grain shops. Someone had bought the rations of each grain shop in advance." Mo Li said with a worried expression on his face.

After hearing this, Yang Zijin couldn't help asking, "Bought by someone?"

"Yes." Mo Li nodded.

Yang Zijin frowned slightly and then said, "Who would buy so much food at once? Does someone want to sell them at a high price?"

"I don't know." Mo Li shook his head.

Yang Zijin then asked, "How many days can the current rations support?"

"There will be no problem for 20 days if we distribute one meal of porridge a day." Mo Li said after thinking for a while.

Yang Zijin nodded and then said, "Well, go ahead."

"Yes, Your Highness." Mo Li left.

After Mo Li left, Yang Zijin couldn't help thinking in her heart. Now, the food had been bought by someone, if it was twenty days later, what would the people of Jiandu eat?

Thinking of this, Yang Zijin couldn't help having an idea in her heart. She looked at the potatoes she planted.

Then she called Lan.

After hearing Yang Zijin calling her, Lan hurried over, "What's the matter, Your Highness?"

"Find a shovel." Yang Zijin said.

After hearing this, Lan felt puzzled, but she still said, "Shovel? Well. Okay."

After Lan took the shovel, Yang Zijin took it and walked to the side where the potatoes were planted.

Then, she started to dig into the basin with a shovel.

Seeing this, Lan quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, let me do this."

"No." Yang Zijin continued digging without lifting her head.

At this moment, Yang Zijin saw a potato in the soil, and she couldn't help being delighted. To avoid damaging the potato, she put down the shovel and started to part the soil on the potato with her hands.

After picking up the potatoes, Yang Zijin counted them. There were eight on this one, which is not bad. Although it was not that big, it could already be eaten.

So Yang Zijin instructed Lan to take these potatoes into the kitchen and let the cook use them for cooking at night.

After listening, Lan nodded. Then she found a basket, packed these potatoes, and sent them to the kitchen.

At this time, Yang Zijin heard the sound of the door opening, and she looked up. It turned out that Liang Cheng got up.

Yang Zijin walked forward and smiled, "Senior Liang, you are awake."

"Where is Young Master Mo?" Liang Cheng glanced at Yang Zijin and then asked.

At this moment, Yang Zijin smiled and replied, "Mo Li saw Senior Liang is sleeping well, so he couldn't bear to disturb you. And he went out to do something else."

After listening, Liang Cheng walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

"Senior Liang, where are you going?" Upon seeing this, Yang Zijin quickly asked.

Liang Cheng stopped at this moment. He turned his head and said to Yang Zijin, "Of course, to survey the topography of the dam."

"Well, Senior Liang, why don't you wait for Mo Li to come back and accompany you?" Yang Zijin said after listening.

"No, I know the place!"

Liang Cheng waved his hand to Yang Zijin and walked out of the yard.

Yang Zijin frowned at this moment. Liang Cheng said that he knew where the dam was. Could it be that he had visited Jiandu before?

Thinking about this, Yang Zijin shrugged and returned to her room.

It was until the sky got dark that Mo Li returned. He ordered people to buy construction materials. Some houses were damaged too severely to be repaired. When Yang Zijin saw Mo Li returned, she said to him, "You're back. It's time for dinner."

"I'm going to ask Senior Liang to come over for dinner." After listening to this, Mo Li said to Yang Zijin. And then he walked to the room where Liang Cheng lived.