The moment Jiang Yingcheng stopped, the entire party stopped with her.
The gazes of the Upright Officials present drifted toward the little girl. Echoing through their minds was something they had heard countless times in her thoughts, brimming with excitement, anticipation, and an urge to rush forward and join in herself... Fight!
Well, this-
Almost the instant that voice sounded, a familiar sense of foreboding rose involuntarily in everyone.
Jiang Yingcheng hung her head low, her gaze fixed on the little patch of empty ground before her. Her toes tapped against the earth as the scales in her heart kept tipping back and forth.
She wanted to watch the fun.
She had to go treasure hunting.
She wanted to watch the fun-
She had to go treasure hunting-
The two feelings tugged endlessly at each other, until the one called "reason" finally gained the upper hand-
[Ch-Chengcheng has to win a mountain of gold for Father!!]
It was only a fight. What was so interesting about-
Before she could finish talking herself around, someone ahead suddenly cried out, "They're fighting!!"
Jiang Yingcheng said, "What?!!!"
Where was the fight?!
Who was fighting whom?!
Had they already started?!
Jiang Yingcheng immediately clutched a corner of her beautiful imperial father's robe and stood on tiptoe to peer toward the eye of the storm-
[Darn it! Chengcheng can't see!!]
At that moment, she bitterly regretted turning down her beautiful imperial father's loving embrace earlier. Now that she wanted to watch the fun, all she could see were rows of dark backs of heads.
System Bro suddenly said, [Nightfall.]
Although the system did not finish the thought, Jiang Yingcheng understood its meaning in an instant.
-If they did not hurry on their way, they might not arrive before dark.
Jiang Yingcheng lowered her head miserably.