After saying that, he turned his gaze toward the boundless sea outside the window, as though he could see across it to Yang Province, a land he had never set foot in.
Looking at Cao Zhengxiong's back, Cao Wenzhao felt his nose sting and his throat tighten.
He understood that his father asking him to visit his younger sister was both an entrustment and a tacit gesture of compromise and reconciliation.
His father still missed his sister, after all. However hard his words might be, his heart was soft.
"I understand, Father. On this journey, I will certainly ascertain the Li Family's true strength. If they really can help us, all the better. If they cannot, I will still see my sister and convey your feelings to her. But whatever the Li Family's situation, I will return as soon as possible. We still need you to oversee matters at home!"
Cao Zhengxiong did not turn around. He merely waved a hand.
Cao Wenzhao said no more. He bowed deeply once again, then turned resolutely and strode away.
Under cover of darkness, an unremarkable fast boat left Golden Crow Island, bearing the Cao Family's last hope as it rode the wind and cleaved the waves toward distant Yang Province.
The fast boat traveled day and night, spending an entire month at sea.
At last, Cao Wenzhao set foot on the soil of Yang Province.
Standing in the bustling harbor, he gazed at the densely weaving streams of people, the grand and imposing buildings, and the cultivators whose auras were generally far from weak. Awe filled his heart. So this is the Central Plains? It truly is far more prosperous than Golden Crow Island.
According to his sister's letter, the Li Family lived in Baihe County, under the jurisdiction of Ascending Dragon