Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

late at night.

Liu Yiyi's house was brightly lit.

Of all the city lord's mansions, apart from Lin Mo's courtyard, hers was the most luxurious.

Inside the room, the laughter of several women was barely suppressed.

"Splash—"

Gu Ling'er, like a happy little groundhog, buried half of her body in a large, open iron box.

She grabbed two handfuls of gleaming gold nuggets and let them slip through her fingers with a soft "rustling" sound.

The sound was crisp and melodious, more beautiful than any music in the world.

"I'm rich! Hehehe! I'm going to make a fortune!"

Gu Ling'er's little face was filled with undisguised ecstasy, and her big, dark eyes shone brighter than the gold in the box.

On the other side, Qin Ruxue's face also showed a rare detachment from its icy expression.

Unlike Gu Ling'er, she didn't lose her composure. Instead, she sat quietly to the side, holding a newly completed account book in her hands, her mind already strategizing.

It took Liu Yiyi an entire afternoon to finally complete the registration of all of Xia Man'er's treasures.

"This batch of pearls from the East China Sea is of the highest quality and can be exchanged for three thousand fine horses."

"This pile of fine jade from the Western Regions is enough to re-equip the entire Shaking Mountain Army..."

Her voice, as white as snow, carried a slight tremor that she herself was unaware of.

That was a tremor born of an extreme thirst for power.

"Second sister, not all of these are yours. Some are for me to use for business planning."

On the soft couch, Liu Yiyi leaned lazily, her light green nightgown outlining her alluring curves.

She was holding a pigeon blood ruby, placing it under the candlelight, and squinting her captivating peach blossom eyes as she admired it closely.

The way he looked at it was not as if he were looking at an inanimate object, but as if he were admiring a peerless lover.

"And me! My workshop needs expansion too! We need more people to build Thunderclap Bombs!"

Gu Ling'er stood up abruptly from the sea of ​​gold.

Golden particles cascaded down her body like a waterfall, and in the candlelight, she was bathed in a golden glow.

Liu Yiyi covered her mouth and chuckled as she looked at Gu Ling'er's excited expression.

"Alright, alright, our Ling'er's workshop is the biggest, how about we build you a golden roof?"

Her smile, with its captivating allure, was more mesmerizing than any jewel in the room combined.

When Lin Mo pushed open the door, what he saw was this "Three Beauties Dividing the Spoils" picture.

"No wonder I smelled money as soon as I entered the courtyard. Turns out, it was my wives counting money."

He leaned lazily against the doorframe, his hands tucked into his sleeves, a hint of mockery in his smile.

"Lin Mo!"

The first to respond to him was Gu Ling'er.

The little girl jumped out of the pile of gold, exuding an aura of wealth, and rushed into Lin Mo's arms without a care in the world.

"Lin Mo, Lin Mo! We're rich!"

She clung tightly to Lin Mo's waist, hanging up on him, her legs dangling in the air.

"With this money, I can expand my workshop tenfold!"

"Then, we'll be able to produce thunderbolts like candy, sack after sack! Then, let's see who dares to bully us!"

Lin Mo was knocked back half a step by Gu Ling'er, and he rubbed her hair with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Before she could even speak, a rich, delicate fragrance wafted from her side.

A pair of soft, warm arms gently encircled his neck.

Immediately afterwards, an incredibly soft body pressed tightly against his arm.

It's Liu Yiyi.

"Has my husband finally remembered us old friends?"

Liu Yiyi's voice was soft and seductive, and her warm breath sprayed on his neck, tickling and tingling, penetrating straight to his bones.

She tiptoed and gently pressed her soft pink lips to Lin Mo's cheek before pulling away.

Lin Mo's body stiffened for a moment.

Ignoring everything else, Liu Yiyi tiptoed and gently pressed her soft pink lips against Lin Mo's cheek, leaving only a fleeting touch.

With her husband bringing so much treasure, she certainly didn't want any small "rewards".

Her soft, full breasts, through several layers of thin silk, pressed against Lin Mo's arm without reservation.

That amazing elasticity caused the flame that Xia Man'er had just stirred up and then forcibly suppressed to suddenly ignite into a raging fire.

That vixen!

Lin Mo was about to lose his temper, and he wanted to punish this fire-playing vixen on the spot.

However, Qin Ruxue's cold voice rang out from the side.

"cough."

Qin Ruxue put down the account book and walked over, her heroic face filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Lin Mo! I've calculated it. If all of this wealth were converted into military funds, it would be enough to double the size of the Mountain Shaking Army, reaching a force of 100,000!"

She looked at Lin Mo, her eyes burning like two flames.

"Okay, okay."

Lin Mo calmly broke free from Liu Yiyi's gentle embrace and gently patted Gu Ling'er, who was still clinging to him.

"Everyone seems to be very happy."

He glanced at the three women, and the smile on his face slowly faded.

She looked at Lin Mo, her eyes burning like two flames.

As he spoke, Lin Mo raised his hand and waved it gently in mid-air.

hum-

With a slight energy fluctuation, a huge light screen unfolded out of thin air in the center of the room.

On the screen of light was a detailed map of the North.

Lin Mo lightly tapped the light screen with his fingertip, and the map instantly zoomed in, focusing on Blackwater Pass at the southernmost tip of the Northern Territory.

Everyone's attention was drawn to an area at the edge of the map.

There, a vast expanse of densely packed red dots, like a blood-red tide, moved slowly but steadily toward the direction of Heishui Pass.

"This is...?" Qin Ruxue frowned deeply.

"The Western Wind Heavy Armored Battalion of King Xia Yuan of Qi".

Lin Mo's voice was calm.

"At their marching speed, they will be at the foot of Heishui Pass in three days at most."

He zoomed in, and the figures on the screen became clearer, with banners waving and a forest of swords and spears stretching as far as the eye could see.

"Fifty thousand heavily armored soldiers will form the vanguard, followed by two hundred thousand infantrymen, and then fifty thousand archers and one hundred thousand heavy cavalry."

"Plus, there are three thousand catapults and ten thousand siege crossbows. This guy has come out with all his might."

"An army of 400,000..."

Looking at the overwhelming force of steel in the scene, Qin Ruxue frowned slightly.

"This is a standard siege formation."

"Although the high walls we built at Heishui Pass are sturdy, the defensive line is too long. With this size of force, it is easy to find a weak point and tear it apart."

Her brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"If we go out of the city to fight, the difference in our numbers is too great. If we engage in a head-on confrontation, the casualties will be incalculable."

The atmosphere inside the room instantly became incredibly heavy.

Gu Ling'er stopped making a fuss. She jumped off Lin Mo and nervously looked at the light screen, her little hands unconsciously clenching the hem of Lin Mo's clothes.

The charming smile on Liu Yiyi's face disappeared, replaced by a serious expression.

"Therefore, there's no need to confront them head-on."

Lin Mo's voice broke the silence.

His finger traced across the light screen, not stopping at the formidable Blackwater Pass defenses, but instead drawing an unbelievable arc.

Bypassing the enemy's massive front, it pierced straight into the rear of the Qi King's army like a sharp knife.

The three women in the room were stunned.

What is my husband trying to do?

Lin Mo's finger finally stopped at the mouth of a narrow valley.

He then turned his head, looked at the three women's astonished expressions, and grinned with a wild smile.

"They want to attack my city, but I... I won't let them."