Yang Ning knew that Duan Canghai rose from the ranks because the man had an obvious military bearing. In fact, Yang Ning could also find the soldier-like qualities from Qi Feng and Zhao Wushang.But he didn’t expect that these three people were all from the Black Scale Camp under the command of Third Lord.“Third Lord and the general are both the sons of old marquise. Therefore, when Third Lord was young, he began to follow old marquise to fight in the battlefield like the general.” Duan Canghai sighed with emotion, “If it was not for that... Well, Third Lord must be a famous general throughout the land today.”Yang Ning had a rough idea of the relationships in the Mansion of the Marquis of Honor after he heard this. He asked, “So, you guys returned to the capital after that battle?”“When the battle between the Black Scale Camp and the Blood Orchid Legion came to an end, there were only dozens of survivors in our camp.” Duan Cangh

Duan Canghai was surprised and said, “Didn’t the Marquis of Loyalty come here?”Gu Qinghan shook her head and said, “When the general was alive, our mansion was on friendly terms with the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty. I thought that the Marquis of Loyalty could immediately come when he knew the death of the general. But...the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty only sent an ordinary person who left right away after worshipping our general. Since then, no one has come again.”Yang Ning asked, “Maybe the Marquis of Loyalty thinks that our mansion no longer has a backer because my father is gone... So he...”“Ning, don’t speak carelessly.” Gu Qinghan glared at Yang Ning, but there was a trace of surprise in her eyes, “Why do you have this thought?”Yang Ning just spoke casually. When he saw that Gu Qinghan was blaming him, he said, “I... I’m talking nonsense. I won’t say it again.” He thought that the two strongest members of the Q

While Yang Ning was still in shock, someone was led into the mourning hall. This was a man of the age of thirty-something, well dressed, looking quite handsome yet pale. Seeing his staggering walking, unfocused gaze and listless appearance, Yang Ning knew that this man was extremely weak.The Marquis of Martial Arts stepped into the mourning hall and darted a look at Yang Ning, who was kneeling on the side. The Marquis took off his hat and made a casual fist and palm salute after stepping forward, then he immediately turned to Steward Qiu and asked, “Is the Dowager available?”“Please, Your Excellency, the Dowager has been unwell and is not able to receive anyone,” Steward Qiu said with great respect, “Your Excellency, please come to the leisure room for a cup of tea.” Steward Qiu turned and shotted a glance at Yang Ning. He gave Yang Ning a wave, gesturing Yang Ning to follow them.Holding hands at his back, the Marquis of Martial Arts coughed

Gu Qinghan frowned a little. After thinking for a while, she said in a low voice, “Canghai, give a strict order. From now on, no one in the Mansion shall go out without a good reason. If they need to purchase groceries, they shall be cautious while they are out.” Then she said to Qi Feng, “Qi Feng, you have acquaintances in Capital Bureau. You may ask them about what has happened.”Both of them lifted their hands and answered yes. Qi Feng said, “Third Lady, the policemen of Capital Bureau are just patrolling as instructed, therefore, if anything has happened in the palace, they properly don’t know exactly what is going on.”“I agree with Qi Feng,” Duan Canghai said, “Black Sword Camp has been sent into the Imperial City, and the defending force of the Imperial City has been shifted, which means that they wanted to block information from the palace. At this moment, it is difficult to inquire about what has happened in the palace.”After a brief

If that eunuch was in a bowing position like others, Yang Ning would never notice him. However, his eyes were scanning Yang Ning’s face, so Yang Ning looked back at him and saw that eunuch was pale with no beard, but his eyes were fierce. He looked familiar at the first sight. When Yang Ning got to see clearly, he immediately recognized that the eunuch looked almost the same with the old man in gray robe, who he had met in the tavern.On that day, Yang Ning was escaping from the tavern with Xiao Guang, while that older in gray robe was trapped by the Mysterious Flying Cicada Ninjas. After that day, Yang Ning had thought about that man. He didn’t know for sure whether he was still alive or not, but he had a feeling that the old man was unlikely to survive.Trying to make a living in the Mansion of the Marquis of Honor for these days, Yang Ning almost forgot about the old man in gray robe, so he really didn’t expect to see him in such an occasion.