The black-haired man: "The Church has long discussed why there are frequent loopholes in Eastern society, but somehow their people were able to maintain this ragged peace. I think this belief is also one of the reasons."

The bishop stood up and took a few steps on the boat deck with his hands behind his back.

"This is our chance," he murmured, "And not at all an unfortunate event - I must write to the pope, we can put the Lou Lan* Plan into action immediately."

*Lou Lan is a country located along the Silk Road.

At this time, the situation on the Qi Yuan Tower had finally stabilized. The Imperial Guards quickly arrived for assistance, and Gu Yun recognized that his work here was done. He made a gesture to Shen Yi, signaling for them to leave. His sight was already very blurry, and his hearing was also decreasing; the surrounding noise of the commotion slowly became quieter.

Gu Yun said to a Black Eagle guard: "I am going ahead first to take care of something. You follow His Highness. If they are willing to go home, wait until after everything has settled down before you do so. If they want to play some more on the Red Kite, let them be. I don't know if there will be any more performances."

Chang Geng asked: "Yifu, what about you?"

At that moment, Gu Yun could no longer hear what he was saying. He just patted the boy's shoulder and hurried away.

The rumbling noise from under their feet became louder as the Red Kite slowly landed on the Ting Yuan Platform. Gu Yun and Shen Yi walked out side by side. The night frost was heavy. Chang Geng held onto the cloak that Gu Yun left in his hands, trying to catch up to them until a Black Eagle soldier prevented him.

The soldier said: "His Royal Highness, please stay. Grand Marshal does not wear winter clothes in the capital. The situation outside is still chaotic; please don't leave your subordinate."

A suspicion suddenly arose in Chang Geng's heart - why wouldn't he wear it? With Gu Yun's body, it was obviously not because he wasn't afraid of the cold.

There were also the words 'your eyes' that Shen Yi had called out with anxiousness that also made him feel like there was a bone stuck in his throat.

Chang Geng couldn't help but be reminded of the 'playing blind and deaf' Shen Shiliu back in Yanhui Town. Of course, Shen Shiliu's eyes and ears were partially an inconvenience for him to use to play tricks, but Chang Geng had confirmed that there were situations where he truly could not see. Was it merely to fool Xiu Niang and those barbarians who intended to infiltrate the Northern Frontier?