Yixuan had left in October. He sent several letters continuously, describing the scenery he encountered along the way, and he mentioned his brothers, yet he never wrote a single word about his wife. The letters he sent were addressed to Purple Garden, but there was no return address included. By the end of the year, when Mother Dong and the Dong family elders had finished their travels and returned, the following spring, Yun Ge also returned with Second Thought and Third Desire whom she had taken with her. But by then, Purple Garden had emptied out, everyone had moved away, leaving only one person behind to receive Yixuan’s letters and then forward them to Taihang Town. Yun Ge arrived at Kaoshan Village in Taihang Town. On the way here, whether it was Qingfeng Prefecture or Pingchang Prefecture, Huizi Stores were blooming everywhere, springing up like mushrooms after the rain. By the time she arrived here with Second Thought and Third Desire, Liang Shujun had brought up some matters. The lady of the house had left. It was at the beginning of the year, after celebrating the New Year at home, having cured Shu Yu’s illness with two herbs brought back from the Golden Triangle, the lady then departed. She did not leave alone, as the family was not at ease with her leaving by herself. Shujun had volunteered to stay behind, and while the other brothers had no roots and could leave with their lady on a moment’s whim, Shujun’s business was growing larger. Moreover, staying behind was also for a certain wait. Even though she knew it was highly unlikely, what if the eldest brother suddenly remembered? What if he suddenly came back? And what about Yixuan? What if Yixuan suddenly ran back as well? In the end, he had become a left-behind child, taking care of the business on one hand, and on the other, keeping the home, waiting for those scattered outside to return. Yun Ge was unable to meet the person she wished to see, resulting in her feeling quite dejected. Several months passed in this way when there suddenly came a premonition that a storm was about to break. Firstly, the second leader from The Outside, after Nu Woer’s death, smoothly took over the position. She became the new leader and brought all the various tribes, big and small, under her control. Her ambition was enormous, and the desert alone could no longer satisfy her. Thus, she launched a rebellion, the Imperial Court began to conscript soldiers, the Xinsan Army was dispatched to fight beyond The Outside, making the border a defensive line. The battle was almost at a stalemate. Though there were wins and losses on both sides, in general, it was The Outside that continued to push forward, while Dayuan’s Xinsan Army was being pushed back bit by bit and even lost a few small cities on the border to the second leader’s forces. At this time, Dajin began to stir up trouble, moving opportunistically and, seizing the moment Dayuan was preoccupied with The Outside, launched a surprise attack and took down ten cities. Suddenly, there was chaos, people within Dayuan Territory felt endangered, citizens were anxious, and those in power faced the dual pressures from The Outside and Dajin, left with no choice but to struggle desperately... During this period, several lesser events also occurred. For instance, in Pingchang Prefecture, Third Boss Liang from Huizi Store, in alliance with the Shen Family of Jun City, managed to drive back Prince Tie of the Liang Family. The title of the wealthiest family around was no longer stable and was stripped away, taken over by Third Boss Liang of Huizi Store. But Liang San’s ambitions weren’t limited just to Pingchang Prefecture. His businesses had started in Qingfeng Prefecture and were now spreading everywhere, bit by bit. Elsewhere, a small manor sprang up seemingly overnight, rumored to be owned by a man of strikingly handsome and elegant appearance. However, he mostly kept a low profile, rarely appearing in public. He preferred to tend to his plants and flowers, or else he would take up his brush to paint.