Mu Hanyan was at a loss for words. She asked Tang Bufan to stay because he was the only male left in the Han and Tang families, and she didn't want him to get into any accidents with her. But how come she ended up pushing him into a desperate situation?

Mu Hanyan's eyes flashed back to the moment in her previous life when Tang Bufan sacrificed his life for her. Although he was not strong enough and knew it was meaningless, he did not hesitate or regret at all. He was only calm about his worthy death.

It seems that next time if we really encounter any danger, it is best to knock him out first. Mu Hanyan smiled bitterly and made a decision secretly.

Afterwards, Mu Hanyan went to see Mu Nan and told him to take good care of Han Jinglun's family, then took Aunt Xiu and others back to the Mu family.

Aunt Xiu's indenture contract is still in the Mu family, and Mu Hanyan came back specifically to redeem her.

The rules of wealthy families are very strict, and big families like the Mu family are even more so. As the saying goes, once a slave, always a slave. Servants are usually not allowed to redeem themselves, for fear of spreading the family's dirty laundry. However, with Mu Hanyan's current status and position, who would dare to say anything about redeeming a servant? What's more, the Mu family doesn't have any dirty laundry. The biggest dirty laundry is probably the embarrassing incident where the Supreme Elder, the Third Elder and others were repeatedly slapped in the face by Mu Hanyan.

Soon, the housekeeper returned Aunt Xiu's indenture contract to her, and she regained her freedom. Aunt Xiu was overwhelmed with emotions and cried with joy.

Knowing that Mu Hanyan would soon be leaving for Shangyue Kingdom, Aunt Xiu felt very reluctant to let her go. She did not rush to the Nanyan Chamber of Commerce to accompany the two old people, but returned to the courtyard to prepare dinner for Mu Hanyan and others.

Hua Yue and the others also returned, and they felt a little reluctant to leave An Yun. After dinner, everyone sat in the yard drinking tea and chatting as before.

"Sister Hanyan, I still have a lot of questions about the martial arts you taught me last time. I didn't dare to ask you before. Can you teach me later?" Han Yuner said shyly to Mu Hanyan.

"Why don't you dare ask?" Mu Hanyan asked curiously.

To be honest, she was very kind to Han Yuner, but she didn't know that she was so afraid of her.

"Because... because someone said that if you want to learn, you must sleep with the master first. They also said that Brother Mu used to be called Mu Shiyi in Black Stone City." Han Yuner said with a red face.

"Who said that?" Mu Hanyan's forehead was covered with black lines, and cold sweat streamed down her face.

Han Yun'er hesitated and pointed lightly with her finger.

"No, it's not me. You little girl, you even dare to betray our master." Zirong's face changed drastically. She stood up suddenly, turned around and ran away.

"Zirong, I'm going to kill you!" Mu Hanyan shouted angrily and chased after him.

In the yard, Zirong's screams of ghosts and wolves howling were soon heard, and Huayue and others couldn't help laughing out loud.

Beside the stone table, the instigator was leisurely cracking melon seeds, with a cunning smile on his face like a little fox.

As the sky was getting light, a crowd of people gathered at the entrance of Longyan College. At the front were the college instructors headed by Nangong Jingyuan, Gong Hongru and Wenren Qingqiu, and behind them were the college disciples.

Today is the day that Mu Hanyan and others leave Anyun for Shangyue. Originally, only Nangong Jingyuan and Gong Hongru came to see them off, and only they knew the mission that Mu Hanyan was carrying out.

But then, somehow, the news leaked out, and Nie Fangsheng, Zhu Tianping, Gan Qiyi, and the others also arrived. Although Mu Hanyan hadn't taught them the Starfall Sword, she had fully shared the insights she had gained from it. During this time, they had discussed alchemy, formations, and various other unique techniques with Mu Hanyan, which had benefited them greatly. They no longer treated Mu Hanyan as a junior. It would have been fine if they hadn't known, but now that they knew, they naturally came to see her off.

As the news spread, the disciples rushed over, claiming to be seeing Mu Hanyan off, but actually coming to watch the fun. Longyan Academy had never seen such a large number of instructors, including the Dean, gather to see off a single disciple.

In order to prevent them from making random guesses, Nangong Jingyuan had to declare that Mu Hanyan left Longyan College this time to go to the Royal Sword Sound Competition of Shangyue Kingdom to participate in the competition to establish An Yun's reputation. Of course, this was also true, but few people knew the secret behind the competition.

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was immediately excited. When Yue Fanchen had come to Longyan Academy to provoke them, even though they had been successively taught by Mu Hanyan and Jiang Qiling, these young and energetic students had still been deeply frustrated. Now that Mu Hanyan was going to Shangyue Kingdom to retaliate and show off the prestige of Anyun, their blood naturally boiled.

"Take care, my lords. I'm leaving now." Mu Hanyan, Gong Hongru and others bowed and then got on the carriage.

"Hanyan, take care." Gong Hongru and others waved goodbye.

The sound of hooves rang out, and the carriage, bathed in the golden morning sun, drove towards the distance.

"Come on, Senior Sister Mu! Bringing glory to our Anyun nation!"

"Promote the national prestige of Anyun!" Behind him, a deafening shout rang out.

Amidst the shouts, there seemed to be one or two discordant voices: "The most dissolute young lady of Longyan has finally left. Tell me, aren't Dean Nangong and the other gentlemen so annoyed by this unlucky star that they can't wait to send her away?"

This guess actually made sense, but as soon as the words fell, the speaker found that the eyes around him became unfamiliar, and then, he was completely drowned by a wave of waving fists.

That very reasonable guess was drowned out by thunderous cheers and failed to cause any waves.

Four carriages pulled by red charcoal cloud beasts sped all the way, and except for a brief stop at Fangjiafang Market, there was no further delay. It took only a few days to reach the rolling mountains on the border between Anyun Kingdom and Shangyue Kingdom.

The ancient trade route had been abandoned for many years. The road was rugged and bumpy, and the speed of the carriage was much slower. It took another ten days for Mu Hanyan and his party to reach the border.

"I am Zeng Wenxin, a great scholar and junior minister of the Shangyue Kingdom. Nice to meet you, Lord Mu." A middle-aged man in an official robe and with an elegant face said to Mu Hanyan.

Just like the last time Yue Fanchen came to Shangyue Kingdom, Mu Hanyan also brought envoy documents with him when he went to Shangyue Kingdom this time, so he addressed him as "Sir".

"Greetings, Lord Zeng." Mu Hanyan said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Perhaps because Anyun was defeated by Shangyue in the last war, the people of Shangyue were somewhat arrogant towards the people of Anyun. Zeng Wenxin was no exception and her words were quite polite, so Mu Hanyan did not mind.

"Lord Mu, you have worked hard on the journey. Do you want to rest for a few days before setting off, or leave today?" Zeng Wenxin asked.

The two countries were separated by a canyon, and each built military camps and fortresses at both ends of the canyon, some of which were also resting places.

"There's no need to waste time talking to them. Let's get going quickly. I'm in a hurry to go to Zuixianju for some wine and women." Before Mu Hanyan could answer, a young man in black armor came over and said impatiently.

The young man was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with red lips and white teeth, and a good appearance. However, he had a frivolous expression, and his armor was worn crookedly. He swayed from side to side when he walked, and it was obvious that he was a dandy boy from a wealthy family.

Oh, Mu Hanyan raised her eyebrows slightly. Are you sending a playboy to pick up her, the "playboy"?