222 Journey 2 (1/2)

Madam Qin was stunned to hear Yan's answer. The other party has just returned from his trip not long ago and now he wanted to go again?

”You will be going away again?” she asked with worried tone.

Yan nodded his head slightly. ”Soujin wants to do something away from here, so I will come with him and do my business as Young Noble Han.”

Madam Qin nodded in understanding. ”Where will you go this time?”

”Yuan Kingdom.”

”That's really far,” Yuan Kingdom location was really far from their territory. At least, a week journey would be required to reach that place if they were hurried.

”I won't take a long time there,” Yan promised.

Madam Qin nodded her head. ”I know you must be busy, but you have to take care of yourself during your time there.”

”I will.”

”By the way, you are going to go only with Soujin?”

Yan pondered. ”It's more likely to be so, but there must be his guard around. I need to prepare myself first, Mother. Please excuse me.”

Madam Qin watched as Yan walked to his room. She didn't move from her place until Yan disappeared from her sight.

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Nanglong Family Residence

After mulling for some time, Soujin decide to look for his mother. He quickly found the other party as his mother was making an embroidery at the living room.

”Mother, are you busy?”

Qin Shie raised her head. ”What is it Soujin?”

Soujin took a seat near her. ”I need to make a long trip, and it might take some time before I can return here.”

”Where are you going?”

”Yuan Kingdom,” Soujin answered.

”What are you doing at that kingdom, you brat?” Nanglong Souka chided. He was staying on the next room when Soujin came in. He thought that the boy only wanted to talk some light things, but that brat just started to talk about going for a long time.

He was truly a troublesome general to leave the territory during the war.

Soujin looked up. ”I need to find Prince Tang Xuan. There is something I want to know.”

Nanglong Souka face turned serious. Talking about Yuan Kingdom made him remembered the trip he once had to negotiate with them. The emperor of Yuan Kingdom would be willing to give up his throne if Ming Kingdom wished for unification. That kind of attitude puzzles Nanglong Souka until now.

Knowing Yuan Kingdom have one prince, it made no sense that the emperor would gladly give the whole country for them. Since Nanglong Souka didn't have that much loyalty towards this emperor, he didn't answer the offer.

He didn't loyal towards the emperor, he loyal towards his kingdom.

Ever since he lost his son in the hand of the emperor, he never has any feeling of loyalty towards him anymore. All talk about maintaining the peace and doing his job was mainly to keep the Ming Kingdom intact. He didn't wish for anything big, only the change of the emperor.