The people in commoner’s clothes ran all the way to Chiyun Yuexuan’s area. An old man knelt on the ground and cried, “Reporting to Grand General, those Shangxia soldiers are doing whatever they want in the city, robbing and plundering at will. My daughter and daughter-in-law were also captured by those animals and insulted in their barracks. They want me to relay to General that they’ll kill one person every day. I beg you, please save this city!” Chiyun Yuexuan's eyes burned with hatred. “General Feng, send someone to stabilize them and tell them not to hurt the civilians. Investigate these people and confirm their identity, set up another camp for their temporary shelter.” Heeding the order, Feng Wenbin had the soldiers take these people out. Chiyun Yuexuan’s heart was extremely heavy. If Murong Zhining hadn't repeatedly reassured him, he would have broken into the city alone and fought Yao Shilei to death. Chiyun Yuexuan tried to calm his

Little Ling’er looked at nanny whose face was slightly red from excitement. “Can we really get out of here? I’m scared of those bad guys, they’re always so mean.” Nanny gently caressed the girl’s fuzzy little head. “Don't worry, nanny will take you out of here tomorrow. Look what I’ve got, this is the Illusion Fungus, a very rare mushroom. In the folktale, this mushroom was stained by devil's saliva. My teacher once told me that as long as someone swallows a little bit of this stuff, they’d see the things that you guide them to think or hear of. Once those animals eat this, I’ll be able to take my Little Ling’er out of this evil den.” Nanny showed Little Ling’er a blue mushroom with red spots. Nanny hummed a tune as she cooked with a smile on her face; one that Little Ling’er hadn’t seen in a long time. Nanny prepared several dishes and brought them into the dining room in a good mood. Curious and also tempted for a new taste, Little Ling’er secretly scoo

Murong Zhining came running over. After taking a glance at the mushroom, she praised, “Great eyesight, General.” Chiyun Yuexuan carefully pulled the mushroom out from the soil and wrapped it in a white cloth. The two then carried out a detailed sweep of the area but didn’t find any more of the mushroom. When Chiyun Yuexuan and Murong Zhining returned to the camp hand in hand, the fool was delighted when he spotted Murong Zhining. “Wif... Princess...” Murong Zhining smiled brightly. “Wow! Who taught him that? The fool is really clever.” Chiyun Yuexuan was obviously pleased by this too. “Not too shabby. If he dares to address you wrong again, I’d totally want to beat him to death.” Chiyun Yuexuan seemed to dislike the fool and refused to eat with him. He had the food sent to his big ten and pulled on Murong Zhining. “Let's go and eat in my tent, just the two of us.” Murong Zhining chided, “You can’t lo

Yan Feng weakly sat on the throne. “Announce them.” Qi Shangming shouted, “His Majesty has decreed for an audience with Commandery Prince Yan and Prime Minister Ning the Imperial Study.” Ning Zezhi and Chiyun Nan entered the Imperial Study with heavy expression. After protocol courtesy, Yan Feng let them sit. Yan Feng frowned. “I know you two are here to interrogate me. If I say the incident has nothing to do with me, you two won’t believe me anyway. I’ve just returned from the retired emperor’s Jingci Palace after having reassured him that the murderer will be brought to justice. I’m asking the same from you, put some trust in me, I will find the culprit.” Chiyun Nan’s face sank. “General Chiyun shared a brotherhood with Your Majesty. Although he always did things with lack of decorum, he did not deserve to die. I don't understand, who else can hold such a mortal enmity with him that they’d only be satisfied with nothing short

The atmosphere of dinner could still be considered harmonious, with Chiyun Yuexuan being the only unhappy one. Chiyun Nan gave him a painful look. “Tomorrow, I’ll go to the palace to discuss with the retired emperor about your wedding with Princess. If you want to make your marriage grand and honorable, you'd better return to the imperial clan as soon as possible. Also, it’s inevitable that people will gossip if Princess stays at the General Estate. She will move to the Commandery Prince Estate until you two get married.” Chiyun Yuexuan had always respected Chiyun Nan since he was a child and obeyed his word. This time, however, he insisted on his own opinion, “Princess has lost her memory because of a poison called the Exquisite Heartwash Pill. Since I’ve done things that hurt her before, it would be unfair to her if I marry her when she has no ability to distinguish. I have decided, I'll take her back to Fuling Pass tomorrow and talk about marriage when her memory is