331 You’re Late, Ming Yan
Palace in the Previous Pan Kingdom's area
"Even though you send it early, you're still being held up in this city for a long time," Yan smirked as he teased his brother.
Ming Hui smiled wryly at her brother's remark. From the time he got the approval, two months have passed and the administration in the capital hasn't finished yet. No matter how impatient he was, he still needed to wait for some time before he could get her.
"I have waited for months. A couple of weeks are nothing in comparison," Ming Hui said with a straight face.
"… What if I hold you here for another year?"
Ming Hui shot a murderous glare at Yan, which shut the other party for good. Yan looked towards the paper on the side as he picks one of them.
"The matter with Ye Jiu, no one knew what to do with him."
Although Pan Kingdom has fallen to their hand, it didn't mean everyone was under them. There were several leaders who still went against them and declare the fight, one of them was Ye Jiu. However, Ye Jiu case was special because he didn't initiate a fight, rather he disappeared from the kingdom completely.
No matter how many times they tried to trace him, they couldn't find his whereabouts, including his personal soldiers amounted to a handful of people. It was only a few days ago did they found out that he had come to the strange tribe near the Pan Kingdom border along with his soldiers. Because of the tribe's power, no one dared to continue investigating inside.
"We can't trace him, but he can return whenever he wanted," Ming Hui frowned. He knew that letting the other party retreated during the battle might make the situation complicated, but they were not in the shape to pursue him at that time. In the future, this Ye Jiu would surely become a thorn.
"At least, he's the last one from the Pan Kingdom royal family," Yan felt heartache when he remembered that wise emperor from Pan Kingdom. If not because he had grown old and have such a useless son, he believed that the Pan Kingdom would not fall to their hand. Having to initiate the execution of such a figure make him felt heartache.
"Do you still want to rope him in? Give up that thought, he would not abandon his country at all," even Ming Hui didn't want to remember the scene of that time anymore. The emperor was really hard headed, and he would not bow to anyone. He didn't think that it was weird either because as the ruler, there was no way he would willingly bow to other people.
"I know."
"Well, the crown prince is more cooperative, though," Ming Hui added.
"There is no way I want someone like him," Yan remembered that annoying prince. That prince was really a pampered one because he couldn't even act to surrender. The malicious gaze on his eye was as clear as day, which made Yan chose to not use him instantly.
"He can become bait," Ming Hui shrugged.
"No thank you, I would not want to use him even as bait," Yan shook his head.
Ming Hui didn't pursue the matter further. Browsing through the paper once again, he made sure that those who didn't have the capability would not have the position while those who loyal and all could have it. Of course, those who didn't want to submit were eliminated first.
"With this, the conquest to unite the five kingdoms come to an end," Yan smirked, "I never thought that it would be this quick."
"Two kingdoms surrender even before fight," Ming Hui interjected, "One is already on the verge of destruction and another one is in state of chaos because of the change in leader. The only one that requires us to fight a lot is Pan Kingdom."
"Well, you're right," Yan smirked. However, it was not like they started the fight only two years ago since they have basically started the plans for years ago. Only the implementation that started quite late because they needed to do some matter first.
Shu appeared in the room, "Your Highness, General Soujin will return soon."
Yan raised his head with curiosity. Did that guy finally finish the battle to conquer the entire Pan Kingdom?
Within a minute, two people walked into the hall. Seeing their calm expression and quick pace, the two people within the hall felt rather surprised.
"Why does Jun Hua look like Jun Min?" Yan turned to Ming Hui.
The three of them finally remembered, Yan hadn't known about the matter yet. With a mischievous grin, Ming Hui answered, "It's because they are the same person."
"I see… wait, what did you says?" Yan's face turned pale, and he moved his gaze towards Ming Hui again. Seeing the latter wicked smile, he knew that Ming was not joking with him. However, it was exactly the truth that he couldn't accept.
"NOOOOOO WAY!" Yan exclaimed in disbelief.
Yan practically crouched on the chair as he held his head. That news was simply a disaster…. He was pretty sure that he wouldn't be able to have a good night sleep for the next few days. This girl was simply too monstrous… it was lucky for him to give up chasing after her very quickly. If he did not, he couldn't imagine how his future would be.
Noooooo! He still couldn't accept this fact. Yan felt like crying as he recalled all of his interactions with Jun Min. Please, let this be a dream!
Ming Hui shook his head with a smirk on his face. "Do you need me to ask her to beat you up just like before again?"
When he heard Ming Hui's question, he frantically shook his head in fear. He didn't want to experience that hardship anymore. Those hard times were already hard enough for him. There was no need for him to get beaten up without reason once again.
Jun Hua glanced towards Yan, who was acting weird, with bewilderment, "Does it really hard to accept? And why did you only know now?"
Hard to accept? Of course it is!
Inside his heart, Yan tried his best to forget about it as he thought about things that had happened in the past. It was too hard for him to accept those things.
"He's too busy lately, so he didn't know about the news yet," Ming Hui answered in Yan stead. "Is there anything that happens for you to return here?"
Soujin nodded, "The previous emperor of Ming Kingdom was found."
Yan and Ming Hui quickly regained their composure as they listened to Soujin's words before the four of them quickly go with carriages. Of course, with Yan still avoided Jun Hua like a plague. He couldn't accept the fact that she is, in fact, Jun Min!
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