Gu Yun: "I will probably go back to the Northwest after celebrating New Year. As long as the Black Iron Camp is still stationed here, His Majesty won’t be able to get a good night's sleep.”

Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers had formed into a single line in the words of the new Emperor, weighing heavily on the shoulders of the Marquis of Order.

They felt that as he held the Black Iron Camp's three factions in his hands, he would remain invincible, triumphant in every battle, there was nothing he could not do.

They relied on him, yet they were afraid of him.

Gu Yun joked: "Tell me, what if one day I just suddenly die, what are we supposed to do then?"

Shen Yi's expression changed, he scolded: “Cut that unfortunate talk!"

Gu Yun said with little care: “There is no need to avoid this subject, life and death, wealth and poverty, they are all up to fate. Us with the surname Gu, not a single one of us has managed to live for long.”

“And not only do we have a short lifespan, but the newer generation also downgraded from the one before. Back then whenever the old marquis saw me, he could never help but let out a deep sigh, and now as it comes to my generation, I...have no one to be my heir.”

Shen Yi: “Don't you still have His Fourth Highness?”

Gu Yun shook his head: “That child is not fated to live a life bathing in mist and eating sand. Tch, on such a good New Year's Eve, why are we talking about these gloomy subjects? Go and order a Red Kite for me. I will go home to pick up my son."

He charged forward on his horse after he finished, leaving Shen Yi behind.

Shen Yi snarled angrily: "Why didn't you say so sooner? There are only twenty Red Kites in the entire capital, how am I supposed to get one when you only tell me today?"

Gu Yun: "You try to handle it-"

The word 'it' floated away, wrapped in the northwest wind, then hit Shen Yi in his face. The Marquis of Order had long disappeared down the road.

Chang Geng had been reading his book in the house in a very focused and diligent manner when suddenly, the entrance was kicked open from the outside. Cold wind and snowflakes rushed in, swept through his stack of paper on the desk, causing the sheets to scatter all over the floor.

This kind of troublesome nuisance could be none other than Gu Yun, Chang Geng reluctantly turned back: "Yifu."

Ge Pang Xiao and Cao Niangzi were hopping alongside Gu Yun, one on his left and the other on his right, and they all waved their hands, beckoning him: "Big brother, big brother! Marquis said he will take us to board the Red Kite!"

Chang Geng: "..."