Although he was a bit eccentric, he certainly had the talent.

Jiang Mian glanced at the threatening words in his hand, smiled, and jumped off the roof.

Mu Zi: "......I have failed in my duty!"

Following behind Jiang Mian, Mu Zi's arrogance immediately subsided upon hearing her master's assessment.

"It's getting late, go to sleep. There will be more trouble tomorrow." Jiang Mian walked to the windowsill, put the note in the drawer, and waved to Mu Zi.

“My lord, although what that girl said was arrogant, it wasn’t entirely unreasonable. If the Chen family continues to make trouble like this, it will ultimately harm your reputation.” Seeing her master’s slightly tired expression, Mu Zi couldn’t help but express her thoughts.

“I know that Ye County has been too arrogant in recent years. The people in the imperial court see this place as a piece of fat meat. They want to win me over and use me to control Ye County and the trade beyond the Great Wall. Although I don’t want to provoke them, I don’t have the habit of being used as a stepping stone for others.”

Therefore, even someone as meticulous and rigid as him is not perfect.

If you want to use him or replace him, you have to listen to his opinion, this local tyrant.

Without his permission, no one can disturb a single blade of grass or tree here.

Mu Zi listened to her master's explanation and asked, "Then what does the Prince mean?"

"Heh~, everyone has flaws, and I'm no exception. When it comes to family members, I tend to indulge them. So, I'm not their ideal partner, and I have no intention of stepping into that quagmire." Jiang Mian said, unable to help but chuckle to himself.

"Understood, sir."

Hearing his master's explanation, Mu Zi suddenly understood. It turned out that his master was just using the Chen family as a pawn, and incidentally telling those who coveted Ye County that when interests were at stake, no one's words mattered.

"The Chen family?"

"After all this commotion, it's about time. When they come tomorrow, I will warn Chen Han."

Thinking of the Chen family, Jiang Mian's eyes turned cold. His tacit approval had indeed emboldened Chen Han.

"That girl is right, what is taken from the people should be returned to the people."

"Understood, I shall take my leave." Knowing the lord's plan, Mu Zi said nothing more and went to stand guard outside the door.

It's truly embarrassing to admit, but they didn't even know when the girl arrived.

No matter how much Jiang Mian warned the Chen family, Mo Lan didn't care. She wandered around in the night for a while, and only after confirming that no one was following her did she turn back to the inn to rest. Afterwards, she changed back into her light blue dress, put on her familiar mask, and headed towards the blacksmith shop.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Tie Niu came out of the house.

"It's dissolved, you can take it with you now."

"That was quite fast." Mo Lan didn't investigate what method he used; as long as the goal was achieved, that was enough.

Upon entering the room, seeing the pieces of silver embedded in the mold, Tie Niu, before Mo Lan could speak, began to pluck them into his cloth bag right in front of her.

"They're all here, and there's a weight next to them."

"No need, I trust you." Mo Lan took out two silver coins from her bag and placed them next to the boiler. "Your payment will come tomorrow."

Seeing Mo Lan's attitude, Tie Niu nodded, which was taken as tacit agreement.

After carrying the cloth bag out, he threw it directly into the mandala, and then had the tomb spirit remove the illusion before leisurely returning to the inn.

She slept soundly until late morning, enjoying her rest, unaware that the Chen family of three had been terrified out of their wits by the threatening words.

The Chen family, having received the threatening words, were thrown into chaos early in the morning, with angry curses followed by extreme fear.