Jiang Shichen quickly explained, "A while ago, Xu Mingzhi said that Grandma had encountered trouble in the Mingyue Kingdom, and it's already... already... Mother and Third Sister asked the Duke of Zhenguo, but he didn't know anything about it either, so we dare not act rashly."

"Bullshit!" Tie Xiong couldn't hold back any longer. "What kind of rubbish is this, daring to spread rumors? Don't worry, Manager Xu is doing very well now, and he's even planning to open a restaurant in the Underworld Moon Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

Tie Xiong was still worried and quickly asked, "What's wrong with Xu Mingzhi? He's acting like a completely different person. Is he planning to cause some trouble again?"

Zhou Wan and San Niang exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

“Starting a while ago, he would come over almost every day to cry and apologize to us each time, but we were worried that he had something else going on, so we haven’t let him in.”

Tie Xiong became even more curious.

He had witnessed Xu Mingzhi's scoundrel behavior more than once. As the saying goes, "a leopard can't change its spots," and this man was even less likely to reform, unless...

He pursed his lips and said, "In that case, I will transfer a few brothers from the Dragon Tiger Camp to guard the place, as well as the Duke of Zhenguo. I think he won't be too presumptuous."

The group then nodded.

...

Zhou Wan and Tie Xiong hadn't seen each other for many days, so they went upstairs to rest and take a bath.

Once Tie Xiong's exhaustion had dissipated.

He couldn't help but speak up: "Awan, you've had a hard time these past few days. While I was away, you had to take care of Chen-ge'er and the baby in your belly, which must have been tiring for you."

"His Majesty is thinking of sending you to help Manager Xu, but I'm worried about your health, so perhaps..."

“I’m fine.” Zhou Wan immediately interrupted him. “When I was pregnant with Chen Ge’er, I worked in the fields and didn’t miss anything. Why are you being so delicate now? Right now, A Yue’s matter is more important.”

Tie Xiong wanted to persuade her further, but he knew that once Zhou Wan made up her mind, there was no way to change it. So he could only go along with it: "Alright, since you want to go, I won't say anything more. However, we should go see a doctor first to make sure there are no problems."

Zhou Wan nodded, but her expression showed that she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Before she could even speak, she heard something outside.

“Mother, you and…” Jiang Shichen couldn’t bring himself to call him ‘Father’, nor could he call him by his name directly, and he was caught in a dilemma.

Tie Xiong knew his predicament and quickly replied, "I'm here, Chen-ge'er, what's wrong?"

"The Duke has arrived and is waiting downstairs right now," Jiang Shichen replied awkwardly.

Tie Xiong glanced at Zhou Wan, unsure of what had happened in Chang'an recently, but he knew that the Duke of Zhenguo would never come over casually. He didn't have time to ask and immediately went downstairs.

The moment he saw the Duke of Zhenguo, he immediately cupped his hands in greeting: "Your Excellency, what brings you here?"

“Ah Yue, she…” The Duke of Zhenguo is most worried about Xu Yuehuai’s situation now.

Tie Xiong quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Duke. Manager Xu is fine. Xu Mingzhi was just talking nonsense."

"That's good, that's good." The Duke of Zhenguo visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

He hesitated for a moment, looking at the crowded lobby, and couldn't help but say, "Tie Xiong, this is not the place to talk. Let's go upstairs."

"good."

Tie Xiong responded and immediately led the person to a quiet place upstairs.

The Duke of Zhenguo sighed and handed him a letter, saying, "You must deliver this letter to A-Yue. Even you cannot open it now."

"Okay." Tie Xiong nodded.

Although he didn't know what was inside, judging from the Duke of Zhenguo's appearance, he knew that this matter was no small thing.

"Furthermore, I know you intend to return to the Underworld Moon Kingdom, and I hope you can take two people with you," the Duke of Zhenguo continued, "A'nan and Chen'er..."

Tie Xiong immediately became alert.

"Have you found Anan?"

“Yes, he’s in the dungeon of Marquis Ningyuan. Now that Marquis Ningyuan and I have completely broken off relations, it’s already difficult enough to protect Tianxiang Tower. As for Chen’er, he found Anan’s whereabouts, and Marquis Ningyuan will definitely not let him go. You can take the two of them away for now, which can also be considered as letting them lay low for a while,” the Duke of Zhenguo continued.

At this, Tie Xiong's face became even more gloomy.

The Duke of Zhenguo immediately realized the problem and hurriedly asked, "Is there something wrong?"

“Lord Duke, it’s easy for me to take them away, but the Kingdom of Mingyue is not peaceful either. General Maimaiti has been waiting to find fault with us. Although the prince can now openly regain his identity, we still have to be careful. I’m afraid the two of them are not safe there.” Tie Xiong shook his head.

Given Anan's current situation, he cannot afford to take any risks.

"That's still better than staying here."

The two looked at each other for a while, but still had no other choice but to proceed in this manner.

...

Soon, the group had packed their bags and were ready to set off for the Kingdom of Dark Moon.

Third Sister looked worried: "It's getting dark soon, you should rest for the night and set off tomorrow."

"No, things might change if we wait too long." Tie Xiong helped Zhou Wan into the carriage.

Jiang Qianqian felt a pang of sadness as she watched Jiang Shichen about to leave on a long journey. She knew that she had been spending so much time with Jiang Shichen, and if he left, her life would be lonely.

Jiang Shichen quickly comforted her, "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely bring you specialties from Mingyue Kingdom when I come back."

Jiang Qianqian, being sensible, nodded and watched them leave with her third aunt.

...

"Why is there one piece of bad news after another today?" Marquis Ningyuan was furious. First, Anan was rescued, and now he learned that Qi Guze was still alive.

He was furious and hurriedly summoned a messenger from the Kingdom of the Dark Moon.

The messenger was completely bewildered, as his messages were much slower than those of the Marquis of Ningyuan.

"What brings the Marquis to summon me so late at night?" the messenger asked respectfully, bowing as he spoke.

"Let me ask you, do you know that Qi Guze is still alive?" Marquis Ningyuan took a few deep breaths and asked loudly.

"I don't know." The messenger's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, but he finally understood why Marquis Ningyuan had summoned him late at night.

"That Maimaiti of yours is a complete waste of space. After searching for so many days, he still hasn't found that Qi Guze is still alive? He's the epitome of an incompetent good-for-nothing." Upon hearing this, Marquis Ningyuan pointed at the messenger's nose and began to curse.

Although the messenger disliked Maimaiti, he naturally couldn't insult him like that, even if the person was Marquis Ningyuan, since they were both from the Mingyue Kingdom.

"But didn't the Marquis not find out either? Everyone has a responsibility, so how can we push it all onto Lord Maimaiti?" The messenger's eyes darted around before he answered.