Then he tried Gu Yun's shoulder guards on himself. He had never worn armor before, and he didn't know whether it could fit. He only felt that this thing pressing on his body was a lot heavier than he imagined. He fell asleep with it on; there were still countless layers of nightmares waiting for him ahead.

The next day, Chang Geng announced that he would like to go out for a while.

The entire manor was shocked. The scene of His Highness being carried out the door by Marshal Gu on New Year's Eve was still vividly in their eyes.

Gu Yun's original words were: "Delay him for three or five days. At that time, we will have already passed the seven major gates to the Northern Frontier. He won't be able to chase after and will have to behave."

But it hadn't been three or five days yet. The old butler was afraid that Chang Geng was preparing his horse to follow them, so he quickly said: "His Royal Highness, the Black Iron Camp is no ordinary army, they move very fast, even a greater steed cannot catch up. Moreover, they do not allow individuals without a military rank to stay; this was the rule that the previous Marquis had passed down..."

Chang Geng calmly replied: "Uncle Wang, I didn't intend to chase after them to cause trouble. I am not a child who doesn't understand common sense."

Old butler: "Then you are..."

Chang Geng: "I want to go to Hu Guo Temple to visit Master Liao Ran. I had already promised him the other day."

The old butler's face once again became unfathomable.

When Marshal would come home in the future and find that, while he was away, His Highness had committed treason, betraying his own side to run to Hu Guo Temple...

The old butler truly could not imagine the look on Gu Yun's face - this was no different than being cheated on.

However, the most urgent task at the moment was to cheer the Marquis' son up. The old butler had no other choice but to grit his teeth and arrange a row of guards to escort Chang Geng to Hu Guo Temple.

As mighty as if they were going there to pick a fight.

Liao Ran had prepared tea. When he saw Chang Geng, he was not surprised, as if having predicted that he would come. He invited Chang Geng to sit down and poured a cup of tea for him. He also asked the little abbot to bring them a brazier, pen, and papers for himself - as if he intended to have a long discussion with Chang Geng.