With Mu Chengju pointing the way, Su Dingyu quickly found Ningbao's courtyard.

As soon as Su Dingyu entered the courtyard, he saw Bai Ming and Ning Bao sitting on the roof. He angrily walked to the center of the courtyard and pointed at the people on the roof.

"Senior Brother, Junior Sister, you've gone too far! You didn't even wait for me to finish your drinks."

Bai Ming raised his glass to Su Dingyu.

"Second junior brother, it's not that your senior brother didn't want to wait for you, it's just that you're too slow. You didn't study hard when I asked you to learn kung fu."

Look at you now, all you can do is study, you're good at nothing else, you can't even climb over a wall.

"Hmph!" Su Dingyu snorted coldly.

Scholars do not like to do things that are uncivilized.

"Come down quickly, Senior Brother! Drinking on the roof in the middle of the night is going too far! Aren't you afraid of falling and hurting Ning... Bao..."

Seeing Ning Bao skillfully float down from the roof, Su Dingyu almost bit his tongue off.

Ning Bao waved to Bai Ming on the roof.

"Eldest brother, hurry up and come down, stop teasing second brother. Second brother, come and sit down."

After Ning Bao finished speaking, she turned to Leng Wu, who was standing to the side, and said...

"Leng Wu, go and get a few more side dishes, keep it simple. I'm going to have a good drink with my two senior brothers today."

Su Dingyu walked over and picked up his wine glass.

"Yes, we won't leave until we're drunk."

.....................

At this moment, a group of people was galloping along the official road 500 miles away.

"Master, let's rest for a while. Even if a person can endure it, a horse can't."

Shen Muyang nodded.

"Alright, let's rest in the woods ahead. Cold Wind, hasn't the gyrfalcon returned yet?"

The cold wind nodded.

"Master, the gyrfalcon has not returned since it went to deliver a letter to Princess Ning'an."

I think it's because we moved too quickly recently, and the gyrfalcon hasn't been able to find us yet. But given its intelligence, it'll definitely find us.

"Master, you should be promoted when you get back this time..."

Not long after Shen Muyang and his group lay down, they heard rustling footsteps.

Shen Muyang suddenly opened his eyes and quickly grabbed the weapon that was most convenient to him.

Just as Shen Muyang and his group stood up, a group of men in black flew over. Shen Muyang snorted coldly a few times.

"Heh, it seems some people don't want me to return to the capital."

But I've always been willful; even if someone doesn't want me to reply, I'll still insist on replying.

Originally, I didn't intend to accept the position of the Marquis of Yongyi's heir. If I wanted to be ennobled and appointed as prime minister, I could earn it myself with my own hands.

But now I've changed my mind. Since they care so much, I'm not going to let go.

While dealing with the men in black, Leng Yu said...

"Master, do you mean these people were sent by the manor?"

Shen Muyang scoffed coldly.

"Oh!

Who else but them would want me dead so badly?

Without wasting words, Shen Muyang made his move and in a short while, the men in black fell to the ground.

.................

At this moment, in an inconspicuous courtyard in the backyard of the Marquis of Yongyi's residence, the Marquis's favorite concubine, Consort Wang, was pacing back and forth when her personal maidservant couldn't help but offer some advice.

"Auntie, it's getting late, you should get some rest."

Aunt Wang looked haggard, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Granny, how many days has it been since the Marquis came?"