"Lord Mu, what happened?"
Seeing Mu Jiu slap the table in fury, looking as though he wanted to grab his sword and cut someone down right then, Xie Huizhou blinked and asked with concern.
"Did that bandit chief insult you? Why not let us take a look and help you decide what to do?"
He was an old acquaintance of Zhou Yanqing's, after all, and Xie Huizhou did not want anything terrible to happen to him over this.
If possible, when negotiating with the chief of the Nine Dragons Stronghold, he could personally persuade him not to be so overbearing.
"It's nothing, Your Highness. Just a private matter. I'll go meet him myself, and we'll settle our grievances."
Knowing that Xie Huizhou intended to visit the Nine Dragons Stronghold in person, Mu Jiu was frantic. If anything happened to a prince in his jurisdiction, his property would be confiscated and he would be exiled too.
Besides, they had no choice but to deal together with the Northern Border's southward advance and the bandit raids. The chief had also explicitly stated in his letter that they could cooperate to resolve these matters, but they needed to make the trip in person.
It felt a little like riding a tiger with no way to get off.
"We're already here, and the chief invited us personally. Why should we be afraid of him?" After a moment's thought, Xie Huizhou made the decision to visit the Nine Dragons Stronghold. "If he tries anything, we have a way out."
Xie Huizhou told the Shadow Guards to prepare to take him and Mu Jiu and flee at the first sign of trouble.
They might not be able to defeat the bandits in time, but they could still run away.
Xie Huizhou's lightness skill was exceptionally fast-so