44 Bai Lan (2/2)

Rin couldn't help but feel partially stunned at such sincere and righteous words. Scratching her nose gently with a helpless expression, Rin sighs.

”Bai Lan,” Rin heard her uncle suddenly call her by her disguised name.

Directing her questioning gaze towards her uncle, Rin's eyes suddenly sparkle with eagerness.

Noticing her shining emerald eyes, General Guo coughs lightly, an awkward expression forming on his face.

Finally, granting the courage, General Guo stares the girl directly in the eyes. ”Be safe, kiddo.” He said with a smile.

Producing a smile on the corner of her lips, Rin radiates an expression of sheer joy.

”En, I will Uncle Guo.” Rin chuckled.

Grunting in response, General Guo releases a faint smile.

”Promise me you'll be safe,” Bai Han suddenly walked up towards the 'young boy.'

”Have I ever lied to you, grandpa?” Rin asked with an arched brow.

Creasing his fierce brows, Bai Han frowns unhappily towards the girl. ”On multiple occasions.”

Stifling a giggle from escaping, Rin simply nods her head.

”You're right. But, have I ever lied to you when it involved my safety?” Rin questioned.

As if in deep thought, Bai Han goes silent - searching for a possible reason to say yes.

A reason to prevent the foolish girl from leaving him.

But in the end, he couldn't. When it came towards her safety, she would always take his feelings into consideration.

He knew Rin wasn't the type to head straight into things without fully knowing whether or not she could handle it.

She was that kind of person. The person that always had a plan.

Yet, he also knew her excitement and determination towards new things and challenges. Thus, he feared how things would go when she entered the North Borders.

An enemy, that even he couldn't handle, was going into the hands of his wicked and intelligent granddaughter with a pleasurable thrill for the new and exciting.

All he could do was hope for her to make it back safely, victorious or not, that's all he prayed for most.

”No.” Bai Han said gently with a defeated sigh.

”Mm, then you should know I wouldn't do this if I didn't have a plan.” Rin gently spoke. ”Don't worry grandpa. I'll be safe and come back just as I left.”

”You better, or else I'll be sure to give you a proper beating and lecture if you return with a single scratch!”

Laughing out joyfully at his words, Rin softly pats her grandfather's wrinkle strong hands.

”Understood,” Rin giggled.

Smiling thoughtfully at one another, Bai Han gently pats the girl's jade hands before slowly releasing them - stepping back towards the Bai entrance.

Looking longingly at the small group of loyal Bai soldiers standing respectfully behind her Uncle Guo and grandfather, Rin softly smiles at the scene before her.

She'll be sure to return.

Turning around towards the noble carriage behind her, Rin enters with Xu Mujin following behind.

With the door shutting, Rin comfortably leans back in her cushioned seat and gazes towards her visible window - the familiar scene shown to her was a set of estates and empty streets.

Before long, the familiar sensation of the carriage moving forward starts. With her chin propped up by her slender white fist, Rin's dewy eyes gently flutter shut - her attentive ears taking in the delicate faint sound of the horse's feet against the dirt ground.

From here, she would embark on her new journey. Her journey to an unknown path in her fate.

Yet, never in her entire life, had the always planned and skillful Rin, expected the future and fate that awaited her...