24 The Legend Part 6 (1/2)

”Brother!” the older prince yelled in surprise.

The king looked towards the entrance and saw his youngest son walking towards them. His happiness knew no bounds. His heart was overwhelmed with joy. Ecstatic, he smiled ;and that grew just wider and wider. His most capable son was alive!

Prince Mua Kong went up before his father and knelt on one knee. ”Father, I'm sorry for worrying you.”

The king was just not overjoyed but also emotional but he had to play the role of king. He quickly changed his facial expressions. ”Where were you?” He asked in a low, stern tone.

”I was attacked, but I escaped. It took a few days to get my strength back, and I took the time to investigate on my own.” The prince glanced at his royal bodyguard, who at that moment seemed happiest to see him.

The king had two sons, but he knew that his younger son was more capable than his first son. The youngest son was sometimes hard to understand and sometimes, unpredictable, but he always had a leadership aura and calculated moves that showed this how he thought several steps ahead. Not only that, several years back, a random diviner they bumped into had prophesied that his youngest son would one day combine the two neighboring kingdoms and bring peace to the entire continent. Since then he had slowly tested and watched his son, to see if his son possessed the traits to combine the three kingdoms that were archenemies.

Prince Mua Kong continued, ”Father, can you leave this matter for me to investigate?”

The king had already gathered intel ;and he was ready to dispatch them to further investigate. When he heard his son, many thoughts flashed through his mind. However, this would be a great opportunity to test his son's ability.

The older prince budged in, ”Father, my little brother's life was in danger, and this could be too much for him. Let me help him in this case.”

Mua Kong glanced at his brother. ”Brother, there is no need for you to assist me. You already have enough on your plate. I can take care of this problem myself. I've got to grow up sometimes.”

The king was satisfied with Mua Kong's words. ”Fine, I'll leave this matter to you. Don't drag this investigation out too long.”

”Yes, father.”

Prince Mua Kong got up and walked out. His personal bodyguard quickly followed. He went behind the prince and exclaimed, ”My Lord, I'm so happy you're okay!”

Mua Kong continued walking towards his quarters. ”Mm... let's go back. There is something I need you to do first.”

”Yes,” the bodyguard obliged.

Back at Prince Mua Kong's place, he issued an order for his personal bodyguard. ”Go to Buffalo Mountain and find out which brothel chased two sisters and killed one of them. Burn that place to the ground when you find it.” He then handed a rolled-up scroll to his bodyguard.