Ning Yirong thought for a moment and then found a rock to sit on. "Phew... I'm exhausted. I should have bought a page. Phew... I'm exhausted. I can't take it anymore, I need to sleep."

Soon, Ning Yirong fell asleep leaning against the book basket.

The female bandits' henchmen, hidden in the shadows: "..." Where did this bookworm come from? How dare she sleep here? Doesn't she know there are bandits around? Even if there aren't bandits, there are wild animals, okay?

Zhu Zi leaned closer to Fu Gui and whispered, "Brother Fu Gui, what do we do now?"

Fugui glared at Zhuzi. "Call him Third Master."

Zhu Zi scratched his head. "Third Master, what do we do now?"

What else can we do? "Keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn't get bitten by a snake or carried off by a wolf."

"Okay!"

On the other side, the Ning family's guards were a little confused as to why the female bandit's men hadn't made a move even though Ning Yirong was asleep.

"Boss, why haven't they made a move yet?"

"How should I know? Just wait and see."

More than fifteen minutes passed, and the bandits still hadn't made a move.

"Boss, do you think they've realized that the young master isn't an ordinary person?"

"Possibly."

"Should we go over and wake the young master up?"

"No. Young Master is different now. Before, even if we did something wrong, he wouldn't do anything to us. Now, if we do something wrong, he really will kick us out."

"Then... then let the young master sleep like this forever?"

"Wait a little longer. Maybe the young master will wake up on his own soon."

The young master didn't wake up on his own; a bird appeared on his head.

The bird was curious about the young master's hair, so it started to ruffle it.

Ning Yirong could no longer keep up the act.

The guards of the Ning family breathed a sigh of relief.

Fu Gui and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Ning Yirong stood up and stretched. "That felt so good! Time to get going, or it'll be dark soon."

Fu Gui and the others: You know that if you don't hurry, it will get dark soon?

The guards of the Ning family: We can finally leave. Hopefully, the young master will stop here.

After getting out of Fu Gui and the others' sight, Ning Yirong looked up at the mountain. It seemed he would have to go up there himself.

Soon, the guards caught up with them.

"Young Master, what's next?"

Ning Yirong pointed towards the mountain. "There."

The guards: "..." They miss their young master from before.

Ning Yirong found a place to change his clothes and then returned with his guards.

Soon, Ning Yirong led his men into the female bandit's stronghold.

The guards' opinion of Ning Yirong changed. They had thought he was just messing around aimlessly, but they hadn't expected him to be able to spot the traps and hidden sentries at a glance.

The guards were very happy and wanted to tell Ning Yirong, "Young Master, you are really amazing."

Ning Yirong, however, felt no joy whatsoever. With Sisi's abilities, he couldn't have entered so easily. Unless, Sisi didn't consider this her hideout at all.

Ning Yirong and his men searched the mountain stronghold twice but couldn't find a single woman. Ning Yirong frowned. Could it be that he'd come at the wrong time? Had that heartless woman taken her male concubines out to play?

The head nurse leaned close to Ning Yirong and whispered, "Young Master, that female bandit doesn't seem to be here."

"Find a place to hide."

"...Yes. Young master, are you planning to wait here for that female bandit?"

"Um."

The head nurse wanted to ask how long you planned to wait but didn't dare. "Young master, where are you planning to hide?"

"You don't need to worry about me, just hide yourselves."

"How can that be? Young Master, we're here to protect you."

"Alright. You come with me, the rest of you find your own hiding places."

"yes."

Ning Yirong waited for several hours but the female bandit did not return; instead, Fugui and the others did return.

As soon as Fugui and the others returned, they told the others that they had met a bookworm that day.

"You don't know, that bookworm actually dared to sleep right under our noses, wasn't he afraid we'd snatch him back?"

"Then why didn't you take it back?"

"I'm not a real bandit. Have the chief and the second chief returned yet?"

"No. So, do you still have to keep an eye on that bookworm to make sure the wolf doesn't eat him?"

"Yes. Luckily, a bird came and woke him up. Otherwise, we would have had to take him down the mountain before dark. Is dinner ready?"

"It'll be ready in a minute. Isn't that bookworm handsome?"

"Quite handsome."

"Is our boss Jun among them?"

"No. The boss is even more handsome than a woman."

...

Meanwhile, Fugui and the other bandits chatted and waited for their meal.

On the other side, the head nurse, after overhearing their conversation, asked in a low voice, "Young Master, who exactly are they?"

"They are either the magistrate of Dongshan County or the magistrate of Xishan County, or private soldiers jointly raised by two magistrates."

The head nurse was astonished. "Aren't they incredibly audacious?"

"They may not be planning a rebellion, but they could also be trying to protect themselves. The new emperor can barely control the situation now, but when he loses control, it will depend on who has connections. Whoever has connections can become king or tyrant. Even if they don't become king or tyrant, they can still protect their families. Your family members are all with the Ning family, right? If not, bring them here as soon as possible."

"Young Master Xie, my parents are not here."

He had barely finished speaking when two teenagers walked in through the door. Both teenagers were quite good-looking, especially the one on the left.

If the guy on the left wore women's clothing, no one would doubt that he was a man.

Ning Yirong's lips curled up. That heartless man would be overjoyed if he had such a face.

The head nurse was taken aback when she saw Ning Yirong smiling so happily. "Young...Young Master, he...he's a man."

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