Yong Kingdom was merely a stop along Jiang An'an's road through life.
Heading south from the snowfields, she was bound to take this route.
She despised the Chen Kingdom emperor named "Chen Zheng." Back when the tainted blood of the Human Demon had carved out a corner for itself, he had sat there benefiting while knowing full well its sins, only to spread his hands in the end and claim how innocent he was. After failing to morally bind her brother, he had shamelessly tried to ride his reputation, prattling on about "taking virtue as teacher," about how River-Subduing True Lord pitied the people of Chen Kingdom and had been moved by the Chen ruler's sincere repentance, leaving behind Nation-Suppressing true words... In short, he had tried every possible way to entangle himself with River-Subduing True Lord, hoping to drape himself in a tiger's skin and ward off foreign invasion.
If you seriously pressed him on exactly what those Nation-Suppressing true words were... well, had Jiang Wang ever spoken with Chen Zheng or not? Every sentence had been a blow to the head, every sentence a true word to suppress the nation.
But after pondering it for a long time, Jiang An'an ultimately chose not to expose him.
Beyond Chen Zheng's hypocrisy and cunning, she saw a tenacious side to him. Whether it was for his own glory and wealth or some other scheme, he was, after all, working hard to govern his country. Even if "taking virtue as teacher" was no more than a slogan, he had to let the people of Chen Kingdom see real benevolent governance.
Along this journey, the lives of far too many people had brushed past Jiang An'an, showing her how difficult survival was for the people of small nations.
She also wondered why