Sword One was confused – didn’t Elder Miss tell the Min Family that she was taking a break at home, so what was she doing dressed like she was going out. It would not be a good excuse to turn down the Min Mansion.

“Elder Miss, where are we going? Don’t you want to stay in the room?” Sword One asked.

She even got the tea and pastries, as well as books ready, but Elder Miss was going out.

Gu Chaoyan had already gotten what she needed ready. She took a sip of the tea so as not to waste anything, then she said, “We should go to Bingzhou! We can’t dely the trip for the sake of the Min Mansion! Xiao Jin has already gotten everything prepared there, but I don’t know how much he has done, so I want to have a look.”

Sword One nodded.

Elder Miss just could not stand a day of being at home.

Xiao Jin had just passed on the message the day before, and yet she was already heading there the following day. Bingzhou was not very far away, and Xiao Jin was trustworthy as well, so Elder Miss did not need to do anything like this, but that was what Elder Miss was like.

So Sword One went to get everything ready.

Qing had been busy with the affairs in the mansion, so when Sword One did not see Qing, she understood that she would be the only one that followed her out today. She would not be able to return before it turned dark, so she was going to stay there for a couple of days, and would need blouses.

However, they did not have much luggage, and Elder Miss was always very lightly loaded, both in her clothes and luggage.

Soon Sword One had gotten everything ready and they headed towards Bingzhou with a wagon.

Xiu Jie was not with them, because he needed to stay at Xinlin Mansion to deal with emergencies. Sword Two was following them, and the whole group was lightly packed.

What Gu Chaoyan asked Xiao Jin to do was to find some people who could help her with some matters in the Saint Divine Land. Those people could be at any age, but children were preferred. For one thing, they could be trained in martial arts, and for another, they could learn some medical skills from her. Children were always much easier to train.

When Xiao Jin found the children, she asked him to find a place for them to meet.

Xiao Jin was not able to visit the capital, so he found a place at Bingzhou which was closest to the capital. Gu Chaoyan was very happy about the place which Xiao Jin had chosen.

Apart from the capital, Bingzhou was one of the relatively wealthy areas where news could be passed on more easily.

Xiao Jin was going to be the leader of the group.

***

The wagon rushed along the passage, so after lunchtime, they reached Bingzhou.

When they entered Bingzhou, Gu Chaoyan asked the coachman to head towards the address given by Xiao Jin. As they were about to leave, Xiao Jin came with a horse. He came to the wagon, hopped off the horse and greeted Gu Chaoyan. “Elder Miss, please, I am here to receive you.”

Gu Chaoyan was slightly surprised, but she asked Xiao Jin to get on the horse first.

As the wagon was going forward, she asked Xiao Jin who was alongside. “How did you know that I would be coming to Bingzhou today, so that you could meet me here?”

Xiao Jin laughed.

“I gave you the message the day before, so according to your temper, you will definitely be here. And when you were receiving the refugees, I noticed that Elder Miss has the habit of sleeping in, so I calculated that you should arrive here before lunchtime. But…”