"Since that is the case, I can hardly probe any further. But, Second Brother, Father was deeply angered by the embezzlement earlier. You must be very careful."
Mo Ze looked at Mo Yi with great concern.
Mo Yi bowed to Mo Ze. "Thank you for the reminder, Eldest Imperial Brother. I will remember it."
With that, Mo Yi ordered his men to drive the carriages slowly away.
As he watched their party leave, Mo Ze's expression darkened.
"Your Highness, there must be some unspeakable secret hidden in the carriage behind the Second Prince. Are we really letting them leave just like that?" asked the guard beside him.
Mo Ze chuckled. "My second brother usually likes to put on an air of standing aloof from worldly strife, yet today he argued with me without batting an eye. If he is this anxious, he must be trying to bury something."
"Since he does not want me to know, I will grant him that courtesy. But if someone else finds out later, he cannot blame us."
"You are right, Your Highness," the guard replied respectfully.
Mo Ze left with his men as well.
"I hear that Mo Ze, the First Prince of the Western Regions Kingdom, is a ruthless man. For him to appear so suddenly, he must have caught wind of something. It seems our days ahead will hardly be dull."
Sitting cross-legged inside the carriage, Pei Buji sensed Mo Ze's convoy leaving and offered that observation.
"We should simply keep our distance. It is best to avoid royal disputes wherever possible," Yang Qing said.
Ever since they had obtained information about the Eastern Radiance Ancient Kingdom, and now that they had come to the Western Regions, Yang Qing's heart had been clear as a polished mirror: dealings with royalty would be