Chapter 66

"My lord!" Guo Zigui had grown much darker, but much sturdier as well.

He looked at Rong Xi in delighted surprise, as though he had ten thousand words to tell him.

Wei Zhan, meanwhile, challenged Qin Ke. "Care to fight?"

He had drifted at sea for so long and had not sparred with anyone in ages. Now his hands itched unbearably.

Qin Ke refused coldly. "You have traveled all this way. If I defeat you, would that not be an unfair victory?"

He still needed to save his strength to spar with Lan Zhi that night.

After the four entered the study, Guo Zigui handed all the records from the journey to Rong Xi and said excitedly, "My lord, though this trip was dangerous, it was well worth it."

Rong Xi read through them carefully. Seeing how detailed Guo Zigui's records were, he could not help smiling. "Not bad."

Praised by him, Guo Zigui's cheeks reddened slightly, and his eyes shone.

"If we turn it into a storybook and let all of Great Wei learn of the fascinating things beyond the sea, what do you think?" Rong Xi asked Qin Ke.

Qin Ke asked, "What is a storybook?"

Remembering that Great Wei did not yet have such a thing as storybooks, Rong Xi explained, "Your Highness and Zi Gui's journey was surely thrilling and interesting. You might as well write it into a popular tale, so it can be circulated more widely."

As for Great Wei sending troops to aid the prince of the White Sand Kingdom, that would certainly be recorded in the history books. There was no need for him to worry over it.

"Excellent."

In late autumn of Qingfeng's second year, Prince Shun returned to the country with his troops, bringing back several rare treasures that set