Assassin Farmer

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Early in the morning of the next day, the inn. 

“Rest after breakfast, then we will depart.
Try to reach Shui Yue City in the afternoon.” Seeing the whole group having breakfast, Lin Si Yao commanded indifferently. 

“A Yao…” Su Shuilian pulled his tunic, signaling him toward Xue Li and his group sitting in the other corner of the restaurant, seemingly waiting for them. 

“Don’t mind them.” Lin Si Yao didn’t even bother to look at the others.
He naturally pulled Su Shuilian to sit down for their breakfast. 

“Li!” Feng Ruo Er thinned her lips, talking in a low but firm tone.
“Our son… It’s okay that he doesn’t want to accept us… I want to accept him… I’ve made up my mind.
I’m going with him.
It’s good to see where he lives… If you have business to do, you can go back to Blood Union first.
I have Jian Yue with me, so don’t worry.” Feng Ruo Er didn’t sleep last night.
The image of her son’s gaze had flashed in her head.
It was cold and somewhat resentful.
She could not just go back to Blood Union, leaving the son, who hadn’t accepted and forgiven them yet. 

“It’s okay.” Xue Li patted her hands.
“I don’t plan to go back to our country now.
We should go together.
Just think it’s a vacation.
I heard that the cities and towns in the South of Da Hui all have verdant hills and limpid water.
They are more beautiful and tender than our deserted cities.
Lu Qing, you go back first.
Talk to Minister Feng for me.” Xue Li told his wife his decision and turned to intrust Lu Qing. 

“Your Majesty!” Lu Qing opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
Did he just mishear? His Majesty told him to go back first, while they would go South to follow the group of the man who was possibly their Crown Prince. 

“What? Do you have any objections?” Xue Li arched his brows.
His son didn’t listen to him and now his subordinate doubted his decision.
Xue Li had just left Blood Union’s imperial palace for several days, and his authority was gone? 

“No, this subject doesn’t dare.
But, Your Majesty… a country can’t be without their Emperor… If…” Although Lu Qing was a general who was always frank and curt, it didn’t mean that he was just bronze and no brain.
He knew it was more reassuring for their people when their Emperor was there. 

“So all the Ministers are dead?” Xue Li waved his hand impatiently.
“You just need to go home.
Perhaps Ouyang Xun’s at the imperial palace now.
When you come there, just tell everything to Minister Feng.
He’ll know what to do.” 

Lu Qing nodded helplessly.
The Emperor had made up his mind.
What else could he do? It was lucky that Blood Union had four Ministers who were in charge of Blood Union’s sixteen departments.
If the Emperor were busy and not able to chair their imperial court, the four Ministers would assign tasks to the leader of each department.
When the Emperor came back, they would report to him. 

Before going to Da Hui, the Emperor had discreetly discussed with the four Ministers.
They must have arranged the sixteen departments’ tasks.
However, going to Da Hui’s Imperial Palace was one thing, following a man who could possibly be their Crown Prince to the South was another.
Once they headed South, who knew when the Emperor would return to Blood Union’s imperial palace? 

If Da Hui’s God of Slaughter, who could defeat Long Yi within ten strikes, didn't want to accept the Emperor and Empress, would the two of them…  

“Alright, it’s not that we are parting by death.
Why are you wearing that frown?” Xue Li gave Lu Qing a stern look.
Then, he ordered him to depart immediately.
“You ask the inn to prepare some dry rations and go back early.” 

Lin Si Yao’s group had finished their breakfast.
If nothing unexpected, they were about to leave.
So, he wouldn’t have time to stay here and comfort his subordinate. 

“Your Majesty! This general will bid his farewell, then Your Majesty and Her Majesty have a safe trip! You two must protect His Highness and Her Highness well!” As Lu Qing saw Lin Si Yao and the others leaving the inn, he didn’t want to waste more of His Highness’ time.
Immediately, he commanded Jian Heng and Jian Yue who were standing by them before he left to prepare for his trip to the North to return to his country.