More than an hour later.

Gu Chan then slowly returned to the lord's mansion.

But she had just returned to the front yard lobby, and before she could even sit down, Wei Xing ran over and said, "Oh no, something happened again."

"Go ahead! I'm very calm now, and I feel everything is normal no matter what happens." Gu Chan said calmly.

"I just got the news that the prince has sent people to Zhongyuan City to pick up the two ladies as well as your grandfather and grandmother Ma Zheng." Wei Xing said anxiously.

"Boom!"

The next second, there was a deafening sound of an explosion, which suddenly exploded inside Gu Chan's body. Then a powerful spiritual energy surged out of her body, instantly shattering the tables, chairs and benches in the lobby to the ground.

At the same time, Gu Chan's face turned extremely pale, which was really terrifying at first glance.

Wei Xing was frightened. He had been with Gu Chan for so long, but this was the first time he saw her so angry. He waved his hand and said, "Little Boss, calm down!"

"Damn it! Are you trying to force me to death? You even sent my grandfather and the others to Kyoto. It's obvious that they are afraid that I won't go!" Gu Chan suppressed her anger, retracted the surging spiritual energy, and said through gritted teeth.

Wei Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly stepped forward to pat Gu Chan on the back and comforted her, "Don't be so angry, at least they are all safe now. Before you arrive in Kyoto, their lives will not be in any danger."

"Have other people been captured and taken to Kyoto?" Gu Chan asked, suppressing her anger.

"No more, only the four of them." Wei Xing said.

Gu Chan angrily ordered, "Go gather everyone to the study and wait for me. I want to hold a meeting."

"Do we need to call officials from all over the country over here?" Wei Xing asked.

"No need, just you trusted ones will be enough." Gu Chan said.

Wei Xing nodded and immediately gathered everyone to go to the study.

After Gu Chan called two servants to clean up the broken tables, chairs and benches in the lobby, she left with a grim face and rushed to the study in the backyard.

After a while, Gu Chan came to the study.

At this time, Wei Xing and others were already sitting in various places in the study waiting.

Gu Chan walked to the first seat and sat down, saying directly, "Now everyone come and vote to elect a new Lord of Jiangnan. After I leave tomorrow, the person elected tonight will be the new Lord of Jiangnan in the future."

"Master, I want to go to Kyoto with you." Bilan couldn't help it on the spot. She quickly rushed up and knelt in front of Gu Chan, buried her head in her arms and cried.

Her crying immediately made the atmosphere in the study sad.

This is because everyone understands that if Gu Chan is forced to go to Kyoto this time, it is tantamount to going to her death. Whether she can come back safely in the future is a big question!

Gu Chan reached out and touched Bilan's little head, and said softly, "Don't cry, you should stay here obediently, and serve the new lord well in the future and help him manage the Jiangnan area."

"No, I want to go to Kyoto with you. I want to die with you. I am yours in life and your ghost in death." Bilan cried loudly.

Cheng Hao quickly winked at Shui Ning and Mei Xiang. The two girls nodded in understanding and immediately stepped forward, forcibly pulling Bi Lan away from them from the left and right.

Xu Ziguang and Yan Kuan, who were sitting next to them, looked at each other and then said, "Lord, since it has come to this, I will not say any more nonsense. I nominate Wei Xing, the chief steward, as the new lord. He is very capable. During the time you were in Yexing Country, he was also responsible for managing all the affairs of Jiangnan on your behalf, so that everyone could handle things in an orderly manner. I think officials from all over Jiangnan would have no objection to him being the new lord."

"Yes, the chief steward definitely has this ability." Yan Kuan said in reply.

Gu Chan looked at Cheng Hao, Jie Sanshao, and Long Yu, asking for their opinions.

Cheng Hao did not hesitate at all. "Master, I also think that Brother Wei has the talent to be a lord, but I still hope that you can continue to be a lord. I don't want you to go to Kyoto and put yourself in danger."

"Lord, please choose the chief steward! His ability is obvious to all of us. No one is more suitable to be the new lord than him."

"We have nothing to say about him being the new lord."

Jie Sanshao and Long Yu expressed their opinions one after another.

Gu Chan nodded repeatedly, looked at Wei Xing and said, "After I leave, you must manage Jiangnan well and don't let everyone down. We don't know when we will see each other again. If we can see each other again in the future, if you don't do a good job and let down all the people in Jiangnan, I will be the first to kill you."

"Don't worry, Lord. I will not let you and everyone else down." Wei Xing said sternly.

After saying that, he immediately stood up, knelt down, and kowtowed to Gu Chan.

Cheng Hao and others also knelt down, suppressing their reluctance and paying great respects to Gu Chan.

Gu Chan waved her hand and said, "Everyone, get up!"

Everyone responded in unison and stood up from the ground one after another.

Gu Chan looked at Xu Ziguang and said, "Xu Ziguang, go and write the resignation notice for me, and then write clearly about the new lord."

"Yes, Lord." Xu Ziguang responded and walked to the desk and sat down.

Afterwards, he wrote this notice on behalf of Gu Chan.

Then everyone took the notice and said goodbye to Gu Chan, and went to discuss the handover arrangements with the new lord.

Gu Chan sat alone in the study, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

It didn't matter if the prince dealt with her, but if her grandfather and others were implicated, she would feel extremely guilty.

After feeling uncomfortable for a while, Gu Chan finally calmed down. She got up and left the study, heading towards the yard where the four-legged snake and Sogou lived.

When Gu Chan arrived at the beast yard at the back, the four mysterious beasts that had been waiting for a long time immediately surrounded her.

The four-legged snake Sogou said, [Master, when do we set off? ]

"The four of us mysterious beasts will accompany you to Kyoto. If the dog prince wants to kill you, we will fight him to the death." The white fox said viciously.

The chimpanzee and the tiger eagle also nodded.

Gu Chan laughed and said, "I am here to say goodbye to you tonight. You don't have to accompany me this time. You have to stay in the Lord's Mansion and protect the Jiangnan area for me."

[Master, this...]

"Okay, stop talking. Just listen to me as your master and don't disobey my orders." Gu Chan waved her hand to interrupt.

The four mysterious beasts all looked at her and shed sad tears.

Compared to humans, the emotions of mysterious beasts are purer. They will never abandon their masters. Having followed Gu Chan for so long, they have already recognized Gu Chan as their master in their hearts. So at a time like this, how can they not be sad when they have to watch Gu Chan go to her death?

Gu Chan stepped forward with open arms, gave each of the four mysterious beasts a hug, then turned and left with a wry smile.

The four mysterious beasts stood there, watching her leaving, all of them crying with sadness.