Chapter 47

Rong Xi looked up and met the man's gaze.

The man was about twenty-five or twenty-six, fair-featured, with eyes of chilling depth. Under the blazing sun, he somehow made one feel cold.

Prince Shun pondered briefly, then nodded. "Then we shall travel together."

His mind was made up, and Qin Ke could do nothing about it. He led Rong Xi into the carriage while he himself rode alongside.

The group proceeded leisurely toward Shengjing.

Along the way, Prince Shun grew impatient several times. Each time, he would spur his horse into a mad dash for several li before finally stopping to wait for Rong Xi and the others.

"Qin Ke," Rong Xi asked as he lifted the carriage curtain and saw Prince Shun had ridden off again, "from what I have seen, Prince Shun is not the sort to launch sneak attacks in the shadows."

After the Rong Residence had been attacked last time, Qin Ke's investigation had led to Prince Shun. For that reason, Rong Xi had not held a favorable impression of him.

Yet after spending several days together, he found Prince Shun rough and boorish, not one of those hawkish, snake-hearted men.

It was instead the retainer at his side who seemed rather strange.

Qin Ke had sensed it as well. Hearing this, he nodded. "Prince Shun has always loved fighting, but Jizhou, his fief, has enjoyed favorable winds and timely rains. With no war for him to fight, he has been stifled badly."

He wanted to wage war, but His Majesty was wary of him and had ordered him to guard his fief to the death, forbidding any movement. He truly had been pent up to the point of misery.

Rong Xi could not help wondering whether Prince Shun's future rebellion would simply be to fight