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After another moment of silence, Shang Jun sighed and slowly began to speak.

"Today, the Xia Dynasty sent another envoy to the Shang Kingdom, stating that the sovereign in Zhenxun wished to find some playmates for his descendants and asked me to send one of my legitimate sons there. I agreed—no..."

"More accurately, Shang Jun agreed."

As he spoke that final sentence, Shang Jun looked somewhat pained. Gazing at the sea of clouds ahead, he said softly, "When I said the words 'I agree,' I felt quite miserable. I didn't know who to speak to about it. I just kept walking, and somehow I ended up here."

"So, who did you choose to send?"

Yu Chen had no interest whatsoever in Shang Jun's emotional outpouring and directly asked what interested him most.

Seeing Yu Chen's expression and attitude, Shang Jun suddenly smiled. "Your attitude actually puts me more at ease. As for whom I chose... I chose A-Yi."

"Jia is the eldest legitimate son. He must inherit the Shang Kingdom in the future, so nothing can happen to him. A-Yi, meanwhile, is the second legitimate son, yet he is cleverer than his elder brother. Once he enters Zhenxun, he will know how to protect himself. If it were A-Jia, I fear he would clash with the people of Zhenxun."

"Is that all?"

Yu Chen seemed to ask the question casually, yet it drove Shang Jun into even deeper silence.

Although Shang Jia and Shang Yi were both Shang Jun's legitimate sons, whether in talent, ability, or temperament, Shang Yi was clearly superior.

The main reason Shang Jia could hold his position securely was the system of inheritance.

And under the current circumstances, since the Xia Dynasty still bore the Mandate of Heaven, before the Five Directional Gods made a new