"Go back and pack up, you’re heading south in ten days."

"Something new happened in the south?" Ye Haoyang was puzzled; otherwise why the rush.

"Mm. Yuelan and Yuehan brought muskets back from the West and are now attacking Yueluo Kingdom from both sides. The King of Yueluo Kingdom has written asking for help." Baili Yan said, "This time I’m still sending you. Since Yuelan and Yuehan dare stir up trouble, there’s no need to let them remain."

"Yes. I accept the decree and will certainly not fail Your Majesty’s expectations."

Ye Haoyang thought, it seemed the Emperor was growing more and more wary of the Situ Family; this attempt to seize military power had failed again.

"Mm." As for Ye Haoyang, he still relied heavily on him. Though not very old, he had never once lost a battle. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Don’t take Hua’en with you this time." He thought a moment, then, afraid of being misunderstood, added, "Once things are settled in the south, return to the capital first. I have something else for you to do. I’m preparing to establish a navy to specialize in dealing with those pirates in future."

Hearing this, Ye Haoyang was very excited; he had made this suggestion back when he was in Shandong.

The Great Zhou army did fine fighting on land, but once it took to the sea it was no good, so every time pirates came they had to wait for them to land before they could start fighting.

This made the Great Zhou army seem far too passive.

If they could take the offensive, he would be able to strike straight into the enemy’s lair and wipe them out completely.

"Emperor, when it comes to forming a navy, the requirements for ships are anything but ordinary." And building ships required an enormous amount of money.

"I know." Baili Yan said, "I’ve already prepared the silver; just waiting for you to come back from the south."

"Yes. I will certainly return in triumph as soon as possible."

When he returned from the palace, Ye Haoyang told his family about this. Ye Zi’an and Yang Chuxia were already used to his departures; it was Mu Huaen who couldn’t bear to part with him.

"Don’t worry, I’ll be back very soon. I originally thought I’d have to be stationed in the south, but now things are looking much better."

Mu Huaen clutched at his lapel. "Then you must be careful."

"Relax, we don’t even have any little buns yet—I’d hate to die now."

Mu Huaen lowered her head in shyness. Ye Haoyang cupped her face. "It’s a pity I can’t wait until you’ve fully recovered." His little wife’s flowerlike beauty was about to blossom again, yet he wouldn’t be the first to see it.

"I’ll be all better by the time you come back."

Ye Haoyang pressed his forehead to hers, unable to help wanting to do something a bit indecent.

Just then there was a sudden whoosh outside.

Ye Haoyang opened the door to see Ms.Hua standing in the courtyard.

"The Left Guardian’s skills look more profound than the Right Guardian’s, yet she was imprisoned by the Right Guardian for so many years. Truly strange!"

Having his good moment interrupted, Ye Haoyang was full of anger.

But Ms.Hua’s martial arts really were impressive—she’d actually slipped past the guards of Prince An’s Mansion.

"You’re Mu Huaen?" Ms.Hua had no intention of paying him any attention. She asked Mu Huaen directly, "Where is that counterfeit Mu Yubing? No matter who she used to be, once she joined Fairy Moon Pavilion she became one of us. Since she dared impersonate the young master, she has to come back to Fairy Moon Pavilion and be punished."

"We have no intention of doing anything for her." Mu Huaen said. "Leaving her to you to deal with would be best."

"Mm!"

Ms.Hua nodded, then shook her head and said, "The sacred token is in your hand, which makes you the young master of Fairy Moon Pavilion. How to deal with Mu Yubing is something you can decide as well."

"You mean the sacred token is that Silver Flower, right? I gave it to my husband." Mu Huaen couldn’t care less how ugly Ms.Hua’s expression turned as she continued, "I’m not interested in your Fairy Moon Pavilion."

"That won’t do. Even if you don’t want it, you still have to take it!" Ms.Hua’s attitude was very tough. "As long as Tayi Tribe blood runs in your veins, don’t even think about breaking away from Fairy Moon Pavilion."