Mu Beichen sat quietly by the bed. He hadn't closed his eyes all night. He looked down at Yu Qianqian, who was still unable to sleep peacefully, and his expression was gloomy.

He suddenly realized that this wasn't the first time he'd seen her so distraught, especially after the Yu clan's misfortune was revealed; he'd rarely seen her smile since.

He gently stroked her cheek with his fingertips and saw the deep brand on half of her face. Mu Beichen turned his head and subconsciously closed his eyes. At this moment, he was almost suffocating with heartache.

This time, even if it costs me my life, I will kill Mu Feiyu to avenge her and clear the name of the Yu family.

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a series of knocks on the door. He snapped back to his senses and rushed to open the door. When he saw Xiao Mohan about to speak, he made a gesture to signal the other party to shut up immediately.

He turned around and glanced at Yu Qianqian, who was still fast asleep, before leading Xiao Mohan away from Feiyu Courtyard. Once outside, the two began to speak one after another.

"Master, not long ago, Su Yu sent you a secret letter, and specifically instructed that you must meet her at the agreed place." Xiao Mohan said, handing the letter to Mu Beichen with both hands.

"Su Yu? What does he want from me now?" Upon hearing those two harsh words, Mu Beichen's expression immediately changed. With a hint of curiosity, he opened the secret letter. After glancing at the contents, many doubts arose in his mind.

He immediately felt that Su Yuxin's mention of sending troops to help him was mostly a pretext. As for the other party's purpose in doing so, he could easily guess that it was related to Yu Qianqian. He remembered that not long ago, they were fighting each other fiercely on the battlefield. He didn't believe that the thief who was always thinking about his woman would have any good intentions.

But no matter what Su Yu is up to, I have to meet with him now, lest he still harbors designs on Yu Qianqian.

While it was still early and Yu Qianqian was still asleep, Mu Beichen left the Jingwang Mansion directly. He avoided Mu Feiyu's spies all the way. When he walked to the end of the long street, several miles ahead, he saw a maple forest shrouded in mist, where a tall, slender man in blue robes and white hair stood.

Sunlight slanted into the lake, and a handsome man on the other side could be vaguely seen walking back. His white hair was clearly reflected in Mu Beichen's eyes. He was startled and stared at Su Yu for a long time with a pale face. For a moment, he almost thought he had mistaken her for someone else.

After a while, when Mu Beichen slowly came to his senses, he lifted his legs and leaped across the lake like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Seeing him heading towards him, Su Yu gently flicked his sleeve and took two steps forward as well. He looked directly at the other man and smiled slightly: "I thought you wouldn't come." As he finished speaking, a breeze swept by, and strands of white hair that were half-draped over his body fluttered in the wind, making his long eyebrows and smiling eyes on his handsome face appear and disappear.

"Heh... Due to time constraints, I'll get straight to the point." Mu Beichen glanced at him expressionlessly and chuckled coldly. "Su Yu, I don't care what your sudden idea is or what your purpose is. I just want to tell you clearly now that I, Mu Beichen, will never need your help. Even if I wanted this world, I could take it all by myself. As for you, mind your own business! You don't need to worry about what's between me and Yu Qianqian."