This time, Yang Zhengshan did not go to the capital by land, but chose to travel by sea.
From Chongshan Pass, they headed south, passed through Jing'an Prefecture, then went east to Tenglong Guard. From Tenglong Guard, they took a seagoing ship south to Jinhai Guard, then entered the capital from Jinhai Guard.
If they went by land, such a large force would take at least half a month to reach the capital. If they encountered rainy days or other trouble, being delayed ten days or half a month was common.
But if they took a ship south from Tenglong Guard, they would only need six or seven days to reach the capital.
However, Yang Zhengshan was in no hurry to enter the capital. When passing through Jing'an Prefecture, he made a trip back to Anning County to visit Yang Zhengxiang and Lu Songhe.
Yang Zhengxiang and Lu Songhe were both old now. Yang Zhengxiang was already past seventy, while Lu Songhe was even past eighty.
Yang Zhengxiang's health was still all right, but Lu Songhe's body was already decrepit beyond bearing. He had suffered a serious illness before the new year, and now could only stay in bed to recuperate.
At the Lu Family, Yang Zhengshan sat before Lu Songhe's bed, looking at the gaunt, almost unrecognizable Lu Songhe, his heart a little heavy.
Birth, aging, sickness, and death were the way of human life.
Even though Yang Zhengshan often sent Lu Songhe Hundred Herb Brew and Dongling Spring Tea to nourish his body, it still could not change the reality of Lu Songhe's old age.
Let alone Lu Songhe—even the two brothers Lu Zhaoqi and Lu Zhaoran had heads full of white hair now.
Lu Songhe lay on the bed, looking at Yang Zhengshan, his breath seeming especially