East of the city.
"Big Brother, Sister-in-law, you can stay here for now. I've already bought this house!"
Jiang Ning pushed open the door. The vermilion gates swung wide, revealing a desolate, dilapidated front courtyard.
A babbling stream flowed through a pebble-lined channel in the courtyard.
"A-Ning, you've spent too much!" Liu Wanwan looked at Jiang Ning, her expression complicated.
Jiang Li gave Jiang Ning a firm pat on the shoulder. "Little Brother, thank you!!"
Bai Luoyu stood on the steps by the gate, gently fanning himself with a folding fan, a faint smile on his face.
Jiang Ning smiled as well.
"Big Brother, Sister-in-law, go have a look around the residence first. Brother Bai and I still have something to discuss."
"No problem!" Jiang Li said. "Go take care of your business, Little Brother! I'll go tidy up the courtyard first."
"Brother Jiang, shall we take a walk by the river?" Bai Luoyu asked first.
"Alright!" Jiang Ning nodded.
Beside a small river a zhang wide.
Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu walked side by side.
"Brother Bai, I'll have to trouble you over the next few days!"
"A trifling matter!" Bai Luoyu smiled. "I'll have someone find Yu Manyun shortly, and men will be stationed at the entrance to East District. The moment Yu Manyun appears, I'll receive word immediately."
"And there will be people keeping watch around your home as well. The moment anything happens, I'll appear. It's only five hundred meters—nothing can go wrong!"
Jiang Ning clasped his hands. "Thank you, Brother Bai!"
"No need for that!" Bai Luoyu smiled, flicking open his folding fan with a swish.
Then Bai Luoyu said, "Do you need my help with your master's matter?"
"That won't be necessary!" Jiang Ning shook his head.
"Then I won't concern myself with it