The Truth Revealed? The Strongest Bodyguard Returns!

Lu Prefecture, Qing'an Prefecture.

Splendid Inn was one of the larger inns in the prefectural city. At noon, a young nobleman who had failed this year's Imperial Examination checked in.

The young man was named Cao Ning. He was from Yu Prefecture, and his family had some connection with Prince Jing's Manor. The head of his family was his great-grandfather, a Second Rank Great Scholar stationed on the Southern Wilderness front.

Chen Luo sat in the Heaven-Class Manor of Splendid Inn, idly turning over the identity jade tablet bearing the name "Cao Ning."

Since he was making a private inspection, he naturally needed an identity. It could not be too conspicuous, lest it attract attention; nor could it be too low-profile, since he had come specifically because of Tang Anshi, and investigating certain matters would be too difficult under an overly humble identity. Ideally, there also needed to be a moderate force backing him, enough to make the mastermind wary.

Cao Ning was just right.

A Noble Family disciple who had failed the Imperial Examination would indeed be beneath the notice of those great figures. But to ordinary people and local government offices, he was someone best not offended if it could be helped. With a Second Rank Great Scholar in the family, he lacked much confidence when facing other Noble Families and Sacred Clans—but the problem was that behind his family stood the colossal Prince Jing's Manor.

Gongsun Bo truly lived up to his reputation as an old hand. The identity he had arranged for Chen Luo took every aspect into consideration.

Of course, this identity was not fabricated.

The real Cao Ning was currently drinking tea in the Department of Deviations.

How long he would be drinking tea depended on how long Chen Luo intended to use