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That night, Lu Qing handed her Tiger Finger and Shi Hu's dagger to Yu Mingchuan to deal with. If these items were to be carried on her body, it would only bring about a fatal disaster.

After washing up, Lu Qing hugged Yu Mingchuan for the first time while lying in bed.

"Yu Mingchuan, thank you."

Sticking close to his chest, Lu Qing listened to his steady heartbeat with a sense of reassurance. She didn't know why he kept on emphasizing his need to protect her and how careful he was every day to take care of her, but this sense of security that was protected made it impossible for her not to have this kind of trust.

"Well, tell me how you're going to thank me."

Lu Qing felt that Yu Mingchuan was smiling as her chest slightly trembled. She raised her head and saw that Yu Mingchuan's beautiful eyes were sparkling under the dim candlelight. He was indeed smiling as he looked at her.

Lu Qing's heartbeat suddenly became chaotic. She calmed down and grabbed Yu Mingchuan's waist.

Tomorrow, I want to go to Qilian Mountain South to see where I can find coal. After I find it, I can teach blacksmiths how to refine steel, make some swords, and also make some coal stoves.

"Alright, I'll go with you." Yu Mingchuan scooped up Lu Qing, and before Lu Qing could react, he pecked her on the mouth.

Lu Qing felt that her face must be extremely red because her whole body was extremely hot. In order to prevent Yu Mingchuan from seeing her awkward state, she shrank back and buried her face in his chest.

However, this bastard's chest was trembling. He must be laughing at her. Lu Qing started to look for the soft flesh on Yu Mingchuan's body.

On the second day, the snow had stopped falling, leaving only darkness and white between the heaven and earth.

The white was snow, and the black was the Qilian Mountain.

Lu Qing sat on the horse, hugging Yu Mingchuan's waist tightly, allowing the big black horse to run wildly.

This big black horse and Lu Qing were already very familiar. The mushroom was tasty, it had eaten several baskets, and Lu Qing had even put on her "iron hoof". Now, it was not afraid of slipping under the snow at all.

Yes, Lu Qing had drawn a picture of a horse's paw for the blacksmith. After a bunch of blacksmiths, the big black horse was the first to wear this kind of "iron hoof".

They ate some jerky and drank some grape wine on the way, all the way until night, before rushing over to Qilian Mountain s.

This was Wang Shan's so-called dead horse.

They could see the Qilian Mountain directly from the Yumen Entrance, but it took them more than a day to get there.

The reason she came here was because she had once come to Jing Tieshan to see the mining of iron ore there. There were also smelters nearby that took local materials and used the local coal mines.

This time, they had a small team of people, all of whom were Yu Mingchuan's janissaries. Whenever there were important matters, such as making salt or making steel like what Lu Qing was talking about, Yu Mingchuan was very careful to not let any common soldiers participate.

Reaching the foot of the mountain, Lu Qing suddenly felt foolish. This entire mountain was covered with snow, how could she find coal?

Even if there were some exposed parts, they would have been covered by the snow.

It was too late, so they didn't go find him. Instead, they found a cove that was sheltered from the wind and set up a tent.

What Yu Mingchuan meant was, he would look for her in the morning.

When it was night time, Lu Qing expressed her worry while sleeping in Yu Mingchuan's arms.

"I was too anxious and forgot that the snow would cover so much of the ground that it would be hard to find …"

"The snow will melt tomorrow. I've seen charcoal before, and when the snow dissolves, it will flow downwards along with the snow. It might not be hard to find it."