Cao Niangzi secretly pulled on Ge Pang Xiao's sleeve. He felt that in this situation, it was difficult for the two of them to even protect themselves. He had no choice but to shake his head in helplessness, hoping Master Liao Ran would pray for more blessings for himself.

Chang Geng and the others followed Gu Yun to the inspector Master Yao's manor. Master Yao had his flattering words prepared to greet the highly esteemed guests, and he brought his servants with him to welcome them at the door: "His Fourth Highness has come to this humble house of mine, it truly is my greatest honor! Please come inside, your subject has prepared a feast of wines and dishes for Your Highness."

He barely finished his sentence, but Gu Yun had already displayed a face similar to the Hell King. A sentence was written clearly on it - feast, what feast? Just let him starve to death.

For the whole night, Gu Yun could not figure out the proper way to talk to Chang Geng. He stayed alone in his room, chugging down cup after cup of the Lou Lan wine that he had brought with him. After a while, someone knocked on his door.

Gu Yun: "Come in."

Chang Geng gently pushed the door open and walked in: "Yifu."

Gu Yun did not say anything, his expression unfathomable.

Chang Geng turned to close the door and lowered his head slightly as if staring at Gu Yun for a long time would cause his strength to dissipate.

Chang Geng: "Yifu, I missed you very much."

Gu Yun was silent for a moment then finally sighed: "Come here, let me look at you."

Chang Geng came forward obediently. A strange scent of alcohol was surrounding Gu Yun; it was a bit sweet, seeming to be a type of wine from the Western Regions. Hanging on his shoulders was the cold and hard iron armor that hadn't been changed for years. Chang Geng thought that he could remain restrained, but he had once again overestimated himself - just as he did not expect Gu Yun to actually travel to Jiangnan to find him.

He heaved a sigh of relief and rushed forward to hug Gu Yun.

At that moment, all the anger and irritation inside Gu Yun vanished in the wind.

He reached out to catch Chang Geng and as he gently patted his back a few times, his chin rubbed against the boy's shoulder. He felt that his arms were no longer just an empty bone structure.

Gu Yun also very much wanted to say the words 'I missed you too' out loud, but even at this age, he had never spoken such words before. The sentence rolled around up and down three times inside of him, but in the end, it fled back to his stomach in fright.

He just smiled faintly: "Already this old and still acting spoiled?"