As soon as he saw Jianchen enter, the officer immediately greeted Jianchen respectfully.
Jianchen dismissed the officer before saying to the mother and son, "Auntie, Sanzi, are you used to living here?"
"It's alright. It's just that the general is a little too passionate. It's a little unbearable," the owner of the inn replied.
Afterward, Jianchen conversed with the mother and son and finally learned their names. The owner of the inn was called Shen Fang. She was born in a small mountain village and her parents had passed away early. She grew up in the same village as uncle Kendall and had fallen in love with each other since they were young. After they grew up, they were arranged to get married by the villagers.
Sanzi's name was Ken the Third. It sounded a little old-fashioned, but people who grew up in a small mountain village did not have good names. As a result, under Kendall's suggestion, Ken the Third became Sanzi's name.
Kendall was the strongest person in the village in terms of cultivation. He had condensed a Saint Weapon at the age of twenty-one and would often hunt in the mountains. He would bring back some wild beasts to share with the villagers. He was deeply respected by everyone in the village. However, although life in the village was rather comfortable, Kendall had left the village soon after his third son was born due to the lack of resources. He wanted to increase his strength as quickly as possible and also for his son's future. He wandered the Tian Yuan Continent by himself.
In the past twenty years, Kendall would return home every once in a while. He would bring back quite a lot of money each time, greatly improving the living conditions of the family. He even left behind two Class 1 Monster Cores for Sanzi's cultivation. As time went on, Kendall's family became wealthier and wealthier. In the end, they opened a small inn in a grade 2 city in the Qiangan Kingdom and stayed there for ten years.
"Benefactor, my Kendall used to come back at least two or three times a year. I don't know what happened to him in the past few years, but he hasn't come back even once. There's no news from him at all. Benefactor, tell me, where is my Kendall now?" Shen Fang asked again, her face full of hope.
Jianchen sighed inside when he heard that. However, he did not show it on the surface. He said, "Auntie, uncle Kendall received a very lucrative mission a few years ago, so he went to a very distant kingdom with a group of people in a hurry. Just the journey would take a year or two, but he's been gone for so long. I believe he'll be back very soon." Jianchen did not want to tell this sad matter to the mother and son. He could only make up a lie to fool them. Although he knew that this matter would be discovered sooner or later, he could delay it for as long as possible. He believed that the mother and son would realize that something had happened to Kendall. At that time, they would at least be mentally prepared. Then, it would not be too late to tell them the truth. At the very least, their tolerance would be stronger.
Shen Fang did not doubt Jianchen's words. Her face suddenly showed a trace of realization. She murmured, "No wonder our Kendall hasn't come back for so many years. It turns out that he went on a long journey."
Jianchen stayed for a while before leaving. As for Shen Fang and her son, Jianchen had already made arrangements for them. He planned to bring them to Lore City and settle them down in Changyang Prefecture. With his current status, he believed that no one in Changyang Prefecture would dare to oppose his decision.
For the sake of the two of them, Jian Chen purposefully stayed for an extra day so that the two of them could have a good rest. Otherwise, he would have left in a hurry to fly to the Changyang clan.
Early the next morning, news came from the southern fortresses. The army of the Antilles Kingdom had completely retreated from the Kingdom of Gesun. At the same time, the King of the Antilles Kingdom had also issued a letter of surrender and promised to compensate the Kingdom of Gesun for the war. In addition, the Antilles Kingdom had also temporarily formed a special group of ministers and princes to head to the Kingdom of Gesun. They were very sincere.
At the same time, General Liu also received an imperial edict from the King of the Kingdom of Gesun, requesting the leaders of the various fortresses to closely monitor the situation of the enemy's retreat. At the same time, the army would advance and reoccupy the border fortresses.
At this point, the war that had lasted for a few months finally came to an end. However, the final result made everyone's jaws drop. They felt that it was very unbelievable. Some of the surrounding kingdoms that did not participate in the war sent out a large number of spies to gather the latest information.
Before long, a shocking piece of news rapidly spread. However, only the leaders of the various large organizations and important figures of the kingdoms knew about it. They were immediately speechless from shock.
The Kingdom of Gesun had actually allied with one of the eight great empires of the continent, the Qin Empire. Although the Qin Empire was very far away, hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, the deterrence of one of the eight great empires was still extremely great. No one dared to look down on it.
Other than that, an extremely young and mysterious expert had mysteriously appeared in the Kingdom of Gesun. First, he had wreaked havoc in the imperial palace of the Pingyang Kingdom, capturing the Pingyang King in front of all the officials. Then, he had wreaked havoc in the imperial palace of the Qiangan Kingdom, killing two experts in the palace. In the end, he had annihilated the strongest organization in the Qiangan Kingdom, Yangji Zong. In total, he had killed over a dozen Heaven Saint Masters from three kingdoms. Everyone who heard this news was shocked.
"Has the peerless Ancestor Changyang returned? There doesn't seem to be anyone else with such battle prowess apart from him. "
"Has the Ancestor Changyang broken through?"
Many experts thought of the same person as soon as they heard this news.
However, after this matter, the status of the Kingdom of Gesun rapidly rose due to its relationship with the Qin Empire. Even a few powerful kingdoms that were tens of thousands of kilometers away received the news and sent their own envoys to the Kingdom of Gesun with gifts.
Forty thousand kilometers away from the Kingdom of Gesun, there was a kingdom called the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom. The Heavenly Eagle Kingdom was one of the few powerful kingdoms within a hundred thousand kilometers. It was extremely powerful, two times the size of the Kingdom of Gesun. There were sixteen known Heaven Saint Masters in the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom.
In the imperial palace of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom, the king sat in a majestic hall. An old man and a young man knelt before him with their heads lowered.
The king gently sighed as he sat on the dragon throne. He murmured, "I never thought that the Kingdom of Gesun would have connections with the Qin Empire, one of the eight great kingdoms. The Qin Empire has even sent a few Imperial Advisors to assist us. How unbelievable." The king glanced at the two people below and said, "My son, Prime Minister Che, I have summoned you today because I have an important mission for you. The two of you will immediately set off tomorrow morning with gifts to the Kingdom of Gesun. You will investigate the relationship between the Kingdom of Gesun and the Qin Empire. Prime Minister Che, I trust you know what to do next."
"This old subject understands." The old man kneeling below bowed and said.
"Yes!" The king of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom pondered for a moment before speaking again, "The land that the Kingdom of Gesun occupies has many fertile lands. If they are given time, they will develop into a country that is no weaker than our Heavenly Eagle Kingdom. No matter what the relationship between them and the Qin Empire is, it is worth it for us to rope them in. This will be of great benefit to our Heavenly Eagle Kingdom. I have heard that the king of the Kingdom of Gesun dotes on his daughter, Princess Glan. She is also known as the most beautiful woman in the Kingdom of Gesun. She is naturally beautiful and has great talent in cultivation. My son, the main purpose of your trip is to propose marriage to the king of the Kingdom of Gesun. I hope that our Heavenly Eagle Kingdom and the Kingdom of Gesun will be able to form a marriage alliance. "
"I will obey father's orders!"
… …
The battle in the Kingdom of Gesun had come to a complete stop. The Heaven Saint Masters stationed in the surroundings had all returned. The next morning, Jianchen and Xiao Tian planned to leave as well. However, before they left, General Liu suddenly found them and said, "Imperial Protector, our king has already set up a banquet in the imperial palace. He sincerely welcomes the Imperial Protector's assistance. He hopes that you can come to the palace for a chat so that we can play host to you."
Jianchen refused without any hesitation, "I still have important matters to attend to, so I won't be going. Xiao Tian, you go in my place."
"Yes, Imperial Protector." Xiao Tian clasped his hands.
A trace of regret appeared on General Liu's face when he heard this. However, he also understood that it was indeed a little beneath the status of the Qin Empire's Imperial Protector to attend a banquet like this. Even sending an ordinary Imperial Protector to a banquet like this was giving the Kingdom of Gesun enough face.
"Imperial Protector, where should I go to find you?" Xiao Tian asked.
"Go to Lore City to find me. I should be staying there for quite some time." Jianchen replied without any hesitation.
"Lore City!" General Liu, who was standing at the side, memorized this name in his heart.
Afterwards, Jian Chen left with the owner of the inn, Shen Fang, and her son. After identifying the people below, he shot off into the air with mixed feelings.
Ten years passed like a day. Unknowingly, many years had passed since Jianchen left Changyang Prefecture. Back then, because of the Huayun Sect, Jianchen had no choice but to conceal his identity and leave his hometown to flee the Kingdom of Gesun. However, no one could have imagined that the weak youth from back then would grow to a level where he could look down on all heroes in just a few short years. He returned with the aura of a king.
Jianchen flew at high speed in the air, allowing the fierce winds to blow against his face. All he could hear was the rumbling of the wind, which was deafening.
Shen Fang and her son were tightly wrapped in a layer of wind elemental energy. They could only see the ground rapidly receding beneath their feet.
Jianchen's expression was very complicated. His eyes were somewhat distracted, and his mind was filled with thoughts.
"Changyang Prefecture. Do you still remember that there was a fourth young master called Changyang Shōten?"
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