It was impossible for the Marquis of Order to rest at home every day —— A day of Great Liang's officials started with attendance at 5 or 7 in the morning, for a minority of low-ranking idling officers, they could go home to their families after the court session ended at 3 or 5 in the afternoon. But of course, Gu Yun was no low-ranking idling officer.

Gu Yun rarely returned to the capital, hence even after the court session had ended, if he wasn't being summoned by the Emperor, then he was being looked for by other colleagues, and his socializing schedule was packed with no room left to breathe. In the very rare occasion where there was a free day, he had to travel to the Northern camp to do one round of inspections. Being able to return to the manor before sundown was extremely rare.

In short, he lived a life worse than chickens and dogs.

Therefore, if one wanted Marshal Gu’s personal guidance, one must find him in the very early morning before the court sessions started.

From then on, Chang Geng had been climbing up at the break of dawn and returning in the middle of the night. Every day when the chickens were still sound asleep, he would have already brought the sword training puppet over to wait in Gu Yun's courtyard.

The adolescent was growing fast, and his figure was tall and thin. He led the way with a sword in hand, the iron puppet noisily following behind. Its pair of iron arms stretched forward, on the left side hung a steam power lantern, and a food container hung on the right, which made it resemble a food delivery man.

When he arrived at Marshal Gu's, the old servant would take the container and start a small fire to keep the food warm with a stove. Gu Yun will then start his adopted son's early morning learning session.

The food delivery ‘man’ would then get completely beaten up, even worse than animals: truly tragic.

After the lesson was finished, their breakfast was also heated up. The two of them would have their meals together, then they would part ways to take care of their own things. Gu Yun had to leave, Chang Geng went back for the reading session with his teacher, and in the afternoon, he still had martial arts practice with the family guards in the manor.