Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Mu Qinghe nodded knowingly, then asked, "Besides Mu San, no, Mu Hu, who else do you want?"

Mu Xue was actually quite hesitant, after all, Mu Qi had never said anything about acknowledging her as his master. Therefore, she didn't answer immediately, but said, "Mu Qi, I want to ask him a question in person before making a decision."

Mu Sheng asked, puzzled, "What? Are you still hesitating about whether or not to take Mu Qi? That kid is pretty clever. If not, I'll pick a few more for you to take with you?"

"No, I just want to ask Mu Qi in person," Mu Xue said.

Mu Sheng stood up and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go and call him over."

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, Mu Sheng returned with Mu Qi. Coincidentally, he ran into Mu Qi as soon as he stepped out.

No one would believe that Mu Qi's visit was a coincidence. He had heard someone mention that the Fifth Miss had returned to the manor, but he didn't know if it was true or not, so he came here specifically to find out.

As soon as Mu Qi entered, he saw Mu Xue sitting in a chair drinking tea. He walked straight up to her, bowed, and called out, "Fifth Miss."

Mu Qinghe raised an eyebrow, thinking, "So, all the grown-up people in this room can't compare to a little girl!"

Mu Xue smiled and said, "Mu Qi, it's been a long time!" Then, she pointed to Ye Shangyuan sitting next to her and said, "This is the Regent."

Mu Qi quickly knelt on one knee and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Regent."

Ye Shangyuan nodded aloofly and said, "No need for formalities, please rise."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Mu Qi stood up, then turned around to greet Mu Qing behind him.

Mu Qinghe grunted, and Mu Qi respectfully stepped aside, occasionally stealing a glance at Mu Xue.

Mu Xue found it amusing and asked, "I'm short-handed right now and would like to ask the Mu family for two guards. I'd like to choose you and Guard A-Hu. Are you willing?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Qi suddenly looked up at Mu Xue and asked, "Is Fifth Miss serious?"

The joy on her face was impossible to hide. Seeing this, Mu Xue felt relieved and nodded with a smile.

As if afraid that Mu Xue would change her mind, Mu Qi nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, I'm willing. My subordinate and Third Brother are both willing."

Mu Qinghe covered her face. Although Mu Qi had been transferred to the Mu family mansion as a guard as soon as he joined the army, he was still someone who had served in the Mu family army! His servile behavior now was truly unbearable to look at!

Mu Xue smiled and nodded, saying, "Then go find Ah Hu now, ask him to help you pack your things, and then come with me."

"Yes, Master." Mu Qi ran happily out of the Red Maple Courtyard.

He wanted to tell his third brother the good news as soon as possible. Just a few days ago, he was still wondering how to leave the manor. Unexpectedly, the fifth young lady came directly to his door to ask for him, and she even brought the regent prince, such a powerful backer, with her. That's great!

Mu Qinghe saw that Mu Xue was also smiling happily, and he felt that today's decision was not bad.

So, in a good mood, he asked, "Just two people? Or do you want to choose a few more?"

At this moment, Ye Shangyuan spoke up, "General Mu, these two are for Mu Mu alone first."

Mu Qinghe nodded, thinking about it, and agreed. The Regent had countless capable people under his command, as well as a private army, which should be enough.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Ye Shangyuan continued, "My second purpose in coming here is to select five hundred men from your troops to form a secret squad for training and selection."

Mu Qinghe glanced at Mu Sheng again, but Mu Sheng still shook his head. He had returned to the Mu residence last night and hadn't heard Ye Shangyuan mention it!

Mu Qinghe rolled her eyes at Mu Sheng, wondering what her son had been doing all these years by the Regent's side. How could she know nothing about it?

Mu Sheng was also embarrassed after being looked at twice by his father. He wasn't by Ye Shangyuan's side, so how could he know these things?

Mu Qinghe did not immediately agree. He thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder what kind of team Your Highness wants to form?"

Ye Shangyuan glanced at Mu Xue, who understood. She took out the stack of papers she had put in her bosom that morning, stood up, and handed them to Mu Qinghe.

Looking at the paper handed to her, Mu Qinghe was taken aback at first, then took it and began to read it carefully.

The more he looked, the more surprised he became. It contained detailed records of how the team would be selected, trained, and assessed, with all related information presented in great detail.

He suddenly looked up at Ye Shangyuan in shock and asked, "Is it feasible?"

Faced with Mu Qinghe's doubts, Mu Xue smiled and said confidently, "Of course."

Seeing that it was Mu Xue who answered instead of Ye Shangyuan, Mu Qinghe was even more shocked. He looked at Mu Xue in surprise and asked, "Did Xiao Wu come up with this?"

Mu Xue just smiled and didn't say anything, but in Mu Qinghe and the others' eyes, this was considered tacit agreement.

Mu Xue dared not claim credit for this achievement. This was the culmination of the wisdom of our ancestors over five thousand years, something she could not have come up with in just a few days!

Ye Shangyuan's eyes and brows were full of smiles as he looked at Mu Xue, his eyes overflowing with affection.

Looking into Ye Shangyuan's eyes, Mu Sheng suddenly felt a shiver run down his spine, and goosebumps seemed to fall all over his body.

He said to his friend in an annoyed tone, "Hey, can you tone it down a bit when you're at someone else's house?"

Hearing her words, Ye Shangyuan gave him a cool look and asked, "Are you very free?"

Mu Sheng trembled even more under his gaze. He gave an awkward laugh and said, "No, no, no, I'm very busy. Very busy."

Ye Shangyuan changed the subject, saying to Mu Qinghe, "General, take a closer look and think it over. We can deal with this matter after we return to the capital."

Mu Qinghe was completely absorbed in the story and didn't even hear what Ye Shangyuan was saying.

Seeing that it was almost time, Mu Xue called Changsheng in to help remove the needles from Mu Feng's body and put on his clothes.

Seeing that Mu Xue had finished her work, Mu Sheng gave Mu Qinghe a push. Mu Qinghe stumbled from the push and was about to get angry when he saw Mu Sheng nod at him. He looked over and saw Mu Xue pull out the last silver needle and straighten up.

Mu Qinghe carefully put away the paper in his hand. He walked to the bedside, looked at Mu Feng who was breathing steadily, and asked, "How is Mu Feng?"

While disinfecting the silver needles, Mu Xue said, "It's under control now, but the general's plan still needs to be expedited. Xiao Chun has already escaped, which means they know I can control this Gu worm. So they will definitely have other plans. Let's prepare as soon as possible."

Mu Qinghe had already thought of what Mu Xue said. He nodded and cupped his hands to Ye Shangyuan, saying, "Your Highness, since Mu Feng is alright, I will set off for the capital tomorrow."

Ye Shangyuan raised an eyebrow slightly and said in a light tone, "Coincidentally, I also plan to take Mumu back to the capital tomorrow, so let's go together."

"Well, shall my daughter come with me?" Mu Qinghe said.

Mu Xue then spoke up, "I'm quite content following Ye Shangyuan, so I won't trouble General Mu any further."