Xu Fengnian kindly offered to take Jiang Ni out for a walk. But she was so terrified by the horrendous rumors about Xiangfan that she insisted on staying in. There wasn't much Xu Fengnian could do. It would be inappropriate to grab her by force. As a result, the old God of Sword wouldn't go, either. Without a powerful lifesaver like the old God of Sword, Xu Fengnian had to bring all the three bodyguards and General Ning Emei. It just happened that he also intended to discuss war deployment with Ning Emei.

But before Xu Fengnian sent Qing Niao to inform them, Ning Emei came striding with a grave expression. He looked around to make sure no one else was in the corridor and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, Zhao Heng, Lord of Jing'an, is here!"