The words "jia" and "xu" are known by everyone, from elderly people leaning on canes to children running with soy sauce bottles.

If passengers are not trained in a special way, and happen to be a young and ignorant child who rides away with the horse, any mishap that occurs is a liability not everyone can bear.

While thinking, the two had already reached the starting point. Lin Bingxuan, finding it uninteresting, said, "Shall we go somewhere else?"

For a long time, there was no response from the person behind her.

Turning around in confusion, she caught sight of Xiao Tian's awkward smile.

Lin Bingxuan felt a jolt of unease in her heart, an ominous premonition suddenly emerging... 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"I know how to make it run, but I honestly don't know how to make it stop!" Xiao Tian said with a sheepish smile, his face full of embarrassment.

Even though Lin Bingxuan was somewhat prepared mentally, she was still speechless at this answer; she opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word.

Fortunately, a cowboy at the starting point soon stopped them, looking at these two oddballs with a face full of lingering fear, almost forgetting to charge them.

...

After narrowly escaping an adventure that almost couldn't be stopped, the two followed the hotel's travel guide and arrived at the distinctive local food street, enjoying the cuisine while inquiring about the Huang Family of the Northern Border.

"The Royal family, who doesn't know them!"

An elderly man, while making food, said to them, "They are a top-tier prominent family here. Ever since the royal family disbanded, they changed their surname to Huang."

"With the wealth left by their ancestors, the Huang Family started doing business. See that hotel?" The old man pointed to a tall building visible from afar: "That's the Huang Family's property."

Xiao Tian and Lin Bingxuan exchanged glances, never expecting that the hotel where they stayed was indeed the Huang Family's estate.

"However, although it's owned by the Huang Family, the hotel is currently run by the Huang (Feizhong) Family. My daughter works there!" the old man said proudly, as if working at the Huang Family's hotel was an immense honor.

"Wait, madam, you just said the hotel belonged to the Huang Family, right? Then since the hotel is theirs, isn't it normal for the hotel to be run by the Huang people?" Lin Bingxuan asked, puzzled.

"You don't know; when I say Huang Family, I don't mean the Huang Family."

This explanation left Lin Bingxuan and Xiao Tian bewildered—what kind of statement was that?

Seeing their confusion, the old man handed them the prepared food and then dipped his finger in water, writing the distinct characters for "Huang" and "Huang" on the table.

Moments later, they finally understood the general idea from the old man's explanation.

According to the old man, the Huang Family has tremendous influence across the Northern Border, and its enterprises feed more than half of the people there, making them widely known.

In contrast, the Huang (Feizhong) Family only has influence in the Northern Desert area. Though they sound similar, the two characters and the powers of the two families are vastly different.

Yet, even having successfully learned about the Northern Border's Huang Family—now the foremost, nearly monopolistic force across various fields—Lin Bingxuan was still a bit worried.

In the Northern Desert, where the Huang Family's influence was found almost everywhere, Xiao Tian couldn't utilize True Qi. Her own strength alone still felt inadequate!

——

"Young master, the information you wanted to know is clear. Those two were inquiring about the Huang Family." The sturdy man cautiously reported to Huang Feizhong.

"The Huang Family?!"

Huang Feizhong showed a hint of surprise: "Not our Huang Family?"

The sturdy man shook his head to deny: "So far, we only know they are investigating matters related to the Huang Family, but their purpose is yet to be observed."

The involvement with the Huang Family made Huang Feizhong frown deeply.

After a while, he gestured for the sturdy man to come closer, whispering in his ear...

With the sturdy man continuously nodding, his look of delight grew more intense. When Huang Feizhong finished speaking, the sturdy man immediately flattered: "Brilliant! Young master, you are truly brilliant!"

"Stop with the nonsense and hurry up with the real business!" Huang Feizhong impatiently dismissed him.

...

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Lin Bingxuan, who was frowning in thought inside the room, was startled by the knocking on the door and then went to open it.

Outside the door, a waitress with an almond-shaped face was pushing a dining cart, quietly observing everything in the room. Noticing the light and faint sound of water from the bathroom, she displayed a professional smile.

"Miss, hello, this is the dinner you ordered."

"Dinner?!"

Lin Bingxuan said bewilderedly, "Sorry, you might have the wrong room; we didn't order dinner."

The waitress glanced at the room number and replied with a smile: "No mistake, miss, it's a gentleman who called to have us prepare a candlelight dinner and roses for you!"

As she spoke, the waitress slightly pulled out the bottom layer of the dining cart, revealing a large bouquet of roses.

Lin Bingxuan was stunned at once and immediately thought this might be a surprise from Xiao Tian, her face turning slightly red with a subconscious smile on her lips.

"Come on in then!"

Lin Bingxuan stepped aside, fully opening the door.

The waitress nodded slightly in courtesy, then pushed the cart into the room, arranging the exquisitely prepared dishes while casually saying: "Miss, your boyfriend is really good to you!"

Lin Bingxuan smiled slightly but didn't respond, though the sweetness in her heart was evident from her expression.

"My boyfriend isn't as good; he dreams all day about becoming some intelligence merchant and earning big money!" the waitress complained: "If my boyfriend was half as good as yours, I'd be content!"

As she spoke, the waitress glanced towards the bathroom door, but Lin Bingxuan, absorbed in sweetness, obviously didn't notice this oddity.

Soon, coming to her senses, Lin Bingxuan chuckled bitterly, finding the Northern Border really interesting. First the cowboys, now an intelligence merchant—a fascinating place indeed!

These were hardly seen in the highly modernized Shanghai.

"Did he earn any money?" Lin Bingxuan asked casually.

The waitress, seeing Lin Bingxuan fall for it, quickly replied nonchalantly: "Oh! What money can he earn, knowing just the Northern Border and nothing about elsewhere? He's more suited to being a tour guide!"

"He's knowledgeable about the Northern Border?" Lin Bingxuan raised an eyebrow, asking.

"Kind of!" the waitress answered: "According to him, there's nothing he doesn't know about in the past hundred years!"

Saying this, the waitress placed the last dish down and returned to her professional demeanor: "Sorry for making you listen to my complaints for so long!"