Father and Son Take Action

On the other side, Di Xin had already brought Nezha to the "Third Prince Palace."

This was Nezha's exclusive sleeping palace inside the royal palace, and Di Xin had personally chosen the name.

In this era, Great Shang's heir was not called a "crown prince," so the palace attendants had no idea what the name actually represented.

But Nezha felt an inexplicable closeness to and fondness for those three words.

The two of them walked along the bluestone path inside the palace, while Di Xin was still pondering that headless, brainless system mission to rescue Shi Ji.

Just then, Nezha, who had been following behind him, suddenly stopped and spoke softly:

"Master, I want to go home and have a look."

Di Xin halted when he heard this and turned back to look at him.

Ever since taking Di Xin as his master, Nezha had lived inside the royal palace, following Di Xin and Fairy Golden Spirit to study the arts, and had rarely left the palace.

Yin Shiniang, in the end, was an official's wife. It was improper for her to remain in the royal palace long-term and personally care for him, and on top of that, she worried about home, so as early as a year ago, Yin Shiniang had taken leave of Di Xin and returned to Chentang Pass.

After all, Nezha was still a child. Having gone so long without seeing his mother, it was only natural that he missed her.

However, Di Xin did not answer immediately.

This was way too coincidental, wasn't it?

The system had only just issued a mission saying Shi Ji was in danger, and right on its heels, Nezha wanted to return to Chentang Pass.

Why did this feel so strange?

One had to know, the source of Shi Ji's