The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Lan Biyin stepped forward to report.

Last night, Shen Li sent people to search for Jia Daoshi's whereabouts, but after a long search, they still couldn't find him.

"Could it be that Mr. Jia was killed in the explosion?" Rouya whispered.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Shen Li's expression changed.

"Keep searching! No matter what, we have to find it!"

"Yes!"

"Okay, no need to look anymore, I'm back."

Jia Daoshi emerged from the morning mist, soaking wet and steaming from his head.

"Thank goodness! Teacher, you're alright!"

Shen Li was overjoyed and rushed over to give Jia Daoshi a big hug.

"Cough cough! Your Highness, are you trying to strangle me?"

Jia Daoshi was speechless.

"Tsk! I thought you stank! What stinky ditch did you crawl into!" Shen Li shoved Jia Daoshi away and punched him in the chest.

Jia Daoshi shrugged: "The tunnel really did collapse. I dug inside for a long time before I got out."

The explosion of the petrol bombs at the city lord's mansion was manageable, as the passage behind the tatami mat was also affected. However, when the petrol bombs on the city wall exploded, it almost wiped out the entire city.

Fortunately, Jia Daoshi was highly skilled and, with Weng Changting's help, kept digging and tunneling underground until they finally emerged.

After Weng Changting came out, he left on his own, saying he would come to see Jia Daoshi again.

Therefore, Jia Daoshi had to return alone.

"A tunnel?" Lan Biyin asked, somewhat puzzled.

Jia Daoshi pointed to the ground: "At the city wall gate, there is a tunnel that runs from the river all the way to the city lord's mansion. That's how I came in and started the fire."

"The master of the Drywood School is indeed a master strategist; the city wall has indeed been blown up."

"I see." Lan Biyin looked at Jia Daoshi, then glanced at Shen Li. "It seems you all knew all along, but kept it from me."

"So you're treating me like an outsider?"

"As expected, daughters are like birds that cannot stay at home once they grow up!"

Lan Biyin was in a great mood and started joking around.

"Senior sister, don't talk nonsense. My relationship with the teacher is completely innocent." Shen Li blushed.

“I understand! I understand!” Lan Biyin said with a playful expression.

"Mr. Jia, you've done a great service this time! His Majesty will surely reward you. Think about what you want. I think, how about we ask His Majesty to bestow a marriage upon you?"

"Senior sister! If you talk nonsense again, I'll cut your tongue out!" Shen Li said anxiously.

"Hahaha! I won't say anymore! I won't say anymore!" Lan Biyin hurriedly covered her mouth.

Looking at the square city in front of her, Shen Li's eyes were filled with sadness: "Alas! Such a beautiful iron city, destroyed just like that, it's such a pity."

Jia Daoshi smiled and said, "Your Highness, have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare before?"

"Those? Okay, but what do you need them for?"

"Of course, we should rebuild Sifang City! With those things, give me half a month and I can restore Sifang City to its original state."

"Half a month, a city? Are you kidding me?"

"Haha! Of course, just wait and see!"

Shen Li looked suspicious.

However, since Jia Daoshi appeared, he has done too many things that she finds unbelievable, so since he said so, Shen Li decided to give it a try.

"Senior sister, you heard that too. Quickly have someone bring over the prepared items."

Lan Bi chuckled sinisterly, "Perfect! We've captured quite a few Thousand Rock soldiers; let's use these prisoners as laborers!"

Jia Daoshi asked Shen Li to prepare the cement materials.

With the addition of cement, rebuilding the city wall is a piece of cake.

However, this technique must be kept absolutely secret, so Jia Daoshi only told Shen Li about it, and asked Shen Li to select a few trusted confidants to direct the operation on-site.

After resting for half a day, the large ship carrying the previously prepared materials arrived at Sifang City.

really!

When he saw that Jia Dao had used these gray, soft things to build a sturdy wall, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"This is cement? It's so hard! Harder than stone!" Lan Biyin exclaimed in shock.

Many stones were originally blasted into pieces and were completely useless, but after being glued together with this cement-like substance, they turned out just as good as before!

"That's right, using this material to build city walls is both fast and sturdy!"

"Moreover, the Longwu Dynasty has suffered a defeat this time, and they certainly won't let it go. They will definitely launch a counterattack! If we don't have the city walls, we will have to give up Sifang City, but that's too much of a loss."

Jia Daoshi was right. Shen Li sacrificed a lot to conquer Sifang City, and many members of the Zhenbei Army also died in battle.

If Sifang City had no city walls and no natural defenses, it would be easily recaptured by the Longwu Dynasty, since it belongs to the territory of the Longwu Kingdom.

This is also why Shen Li plans to have the people of Sifang City evacuate.

Because in this era, population is the cornerstone of a country.

But after Jia Daoshi's actions, Shen Li felt that it was unnecessary to do so.

Not only can we protect Sifang City, but we can also make it as solid as a rock!

"This kind of skill is something even the members of the Drywood Sect probably don't know. Jia Daoshi, how do you know?" Although Shen Li was puzzled, she was not too surprised, because Jia Daoshi had done many unbelievable things, and she was used to it.

"Oh, this is just a method I discovered by chance. As you know, we members of the Jinshi School often deal with ores, so it's normal for us to discover some strange and unusual formulas," Jia Daoshi explained.

"I see." Shen Li nodded.

With cement, the 20,000 prisoners of the Thousand Rock Army, and the more than 100,000 soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, Sifang City recovered very quickly.

……

Longwu capital city.

Pingyang City.

Murong Nishang, Shangguan Linglong, and Huo Yaojin led a defeated army into the city, looking disheveled and humiliated.

In order not to lose face for the Holy Maiden, Murong Nishang chose to enter the city at night, and also specially sent a message by carrier pigeon to impose a curfew on Pingyang City for one night.

The purpose was to deceive the people.

After all, this kind of thing is just too embarrassing!

Not only did he lose the literary contest at Mantuo Manor, but he also cheated after losing, and then he got beaten up!

This is absolutely shameful!

After having the Thousand Rock Army return to their camp to rest, Murong Nishang and Huo Yaojin went to the residence of General Huo Zhitian.

Of course, the cunning Shangguan Linglong would never participate in such a scene.

Huo Zhitian had already received the news, and seeing the gloomy expressions on Murong Nishang and Huo Yaojin's faces, he didn't know what to say.

Huo Zhitian was tall with deep cheekbones, hawk-like eyes, and a scorpion-like nose. In layman's terms, he had very prominent cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and a nose that resembled a scorpion. This appearance was very different from that of people from the Central Plains.

Therefore, Huo Zhitian has the blood of a foreign race flowing through his veins.

His temples were graying, and there were deep lines between his eyebrows, giving him a unique and domineering air.

"I never expected that Sifang City would still be lost." Huo Zhitian poured himself a cup of tea, sipped it slowly, and sighed.

"Brother! It's my incompetence!" Huo Yaojin said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.