Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

"Who's driving? It's swaying and making me dizzy! Stop the carriage! Stop the carriage! It's so hot and stuffy, I'm suffocating!" Cai Nianxiong, drunk and disorderly, felt unbearably hot and thirsty. He took off his shoes, unbuttoned his outer robe, and jumped barefoot off the carriage, walking barefoot into the street.

However, after walking only a few steps, Cai Nianxiong collapsed to the ground due to his intoxication.

"Young Master, are you alright..." Several guards rushed forward to show their concern.

This action was certainly a sign of loyalty, but Cai Nianxiong had drunk too much and was feeling dizzy and unwell. In addition, the weather was hot and stuffy, making it difficult to breathe. Now that everyone was gathered together, it was even more uncomfortable.

Fueled by alcohol, Cai Nianxiong immediately started cursing: "Get out of here! All of you get out of here! Get the hell away from me! It's so hot! And you're still crowding around me! Don't you have any sense of propriety? You idiots!"

Several guards retreated more than ten steps and slowly followed behind Cai Nianxiong.

They dared not approach or leave, and could only let Cai Nianxiong run wild in the street in the middle of the night.

Finally, the captain of the guards felt that things couldn't go on like this, and boldly stepped forward to persuade him: "Young master, let's go home. It's not safe at night. If some thugs try to harm you, and something unexpected happens, I won't be able to explain it to the lord."

Cai Nianxiong shoved aside the captain of his personal guard, then arrogantly opened his arms and shouted, "Who the hell dares to touch me, Cai Nianxiong, in the entire Sword Tower! Come on, who dares to touch me!? Stand up if you dare! My father, Cai Guozhong, just asks one question: who the hell dares to touch me!?"

Upon seeing this, passersby quickly moved around, not out of fear, but simply because they didn't want to cause trouble.

Cai Nianxiong arrogantly shouted around for a while, and when nothing happened, he burst into laughter: "Hahaha, see, no one dares to touch me!"

Captain of the Royal Guard: "..."

Cai Nianxiong turned his head, pointed at his guards, and said fiercely, "Don't follow me anymore, or I'll really beat you up."

After saying this, Cai Nianxiong staggered forward, taking whatever he could find at the stalls he passed. He took food, drinks, and toys without paying, and left as soon as he had them. When the vendors chased after him demanding money, Cai's personal guards hurriedly followed behind and paid them.

When Cai Nianxiong encountered a pretty young lady, he would go up and flirt with her, scaring her so much that she would lift her skirt and run away. It was Cai's personal guards who chased after her, offering money and apologizing, frantically cleaning up their young master's mess, for fear that the respectable woman would go to the authorities to report the case and attract the attention of their superiors.

Cai Nianxiong was walking down the street drunk and acting crazy. His eyes were glazed over, he was intoxicated, and he was laughing hysterically. He could barely walk steadily. In fact, he was not drunk to the point of losing control. To be precise, he was very sober, or at least conscious and aware of what he was doing.

He simply wanted to use the alcohol to vent his frustrations and pent-up anger. He knew at least what he could and couldn't do; otherwise, he wouldn't have charged into a bank with a knife to rob it or raped women in the street.

The guards and carriages were kept far behind, and even when Cai Nianxiong scolded them, they always kept him within his sight. They dared not be careless at all, otherwise, if anything unexpected happened, these close guards would be killed without any reason.

As he turned a corner, Cai Nianxiong was hit by a cool breeze and felt nauseous. He quickly ran into a dark alley and leaned against the wall to vomit.

As the young master disappeared from sight, the guards quickly ran to catch up with him.

"Cai Nianxiong!" A voice came from the dark alley.

"Who? Who called me?" Cai Nianxiong looked up unsteadily, only to see a blurry outline. Then he felt a sack being put over his head, and everything went black before he lost consciousness.

"Take him away." Li Xiangsi beckoned to Xiao Bangchui and Da Huzi. Da Huzi carried the unconscious Cai Nianxiong, and the three of them quickly sneaked into the dark alley. Then they leaped onto the roof and left silently. Their movements were so swift that they were quite skilled at kidnapping.

"Where is the young master?" The guards rushed to the alley and immediately sensed something was wrong. They panicked and cried out, "Young master, young master! Quick, search everywhere!"

Cai Nianxiong vanished from the guards' sight in the blink of an eye, leaving the guards terrified and nearly wetting themselves in fear. However, Li Xiangsi and her two companions had already taken the opportunity to kidnap him, and the guards could no longer find him.

It's not that the Cai family's guards were negligent or incompetent; it's just that when someone is caught off guard, the enemy's actions are often more unpredictable and harder to prevent than well-prepared ones. Even if Cai Nianxiong escapes this time, there will be a next time, and the time after that, it's unavoidable.

There's nothing we can do; he's Cai Guozhong's son.

Since they have enjoyed the benefits from their parents' generation, they must also bear the corresponding risks.

From a high vantage point on a rooftop not far away, Xiao Hongyun stood with five of his Demon Suppression Division subordinates, observing everything that was happening.

One of his subordinates said, "Lord Xiao, should we intervene? Cai Nianxiong's identity is extraordinary. If something really happens to him, we can't bear the responsibility."

Xiao Hongyun stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. To catch a big fish, you need patience and composure, otherwise all your previous efforts will be in vain."

"Don't worry, Cai Nianxiong won't die anytime soon. Li Xiangsi and her group decided to kidnap him on a whim because they wanted to smuggle him out of the Sword Tower. They won't really kill him. At most, he'll suffer a bit. When we close the net, we'll rescue him as well. It's a merit, no matter how small."

Xiao Hongyun had known Cai Nianxiong for many years, but Cai Nianxiong had never had the opportunity to get to know him. The two did not have a deep relationship; they were far from being friends, and probably not even acquaintances. At most, they were just acquaintances.

Therefore, Xiao Hongyun would not care about Cai Nianxiong's life, nor would he abandon the pursuit plan that had reached its final stage in order to protect Cai Nianxiong's safety. If Cai Nianxiong were his friend or family, then it would be a different story.

The next day, Li Xiangsi, Big Beard, and Little Stick returned to their hideout in a private house in Splashing Ink Lane at dawn. However, this time they brought one more person with them, which inevitably aroused the curiosity of their accomplices, who wondered why their leader had brought back a hostage after being away for several days.

Li Xiangsi said, "Big Beard, lock this man in the woodshed in the backyard. Remember to put a restraint on him so he won't cause any trouble when he wakes up."

"Okay!" The bearded man nodded and carried Cai Nianxiong to the backyard.

Li Xiangsi summoned her four most capable subordinates and gathered them in the room to discuss their action plan.

The map shows the distribution of underground drainage pipes and underground civilian shelters in Da Biao Fang, west of Jianta City.

Li Xiangsi took out her short knife and pointed to the blueprint, saying, "Look, this is the underground layout of the site where the Thousand-Year Dragon Banquet was built."

"With this blueprint providing us with the most precise guidance, we can move freely underground, and through these sewage outlets and underground passages, we can silently infiltrate the banquet venue..."