Chapter 640: Chapter 193: Shocking Change in Qiulong County! The Name of Fan Wu Known to All! (17,000-word Mega Update)_8
Yun Jiuqing: "???"
Xing Fengzi: "!!!!"
Liu Feng: "!?!?"
The expressions on the faces of the four people present were all of dumbfounded shock, even Yun Shouji, the chief official of the Nanjun Prefecture Government, was no exception.
Because they heard several unbelievable words from Fan Wu’s mouth, words that had shaken their hearts endlessly.
The Shangwu Dynasty?
The Crown Prince’s orphan?
Yun Shouji suddenly felt the jade pendant in his hand becoming inexplicably hot... He believed that given Fan Wu’s style, it was impossible for him to make such a joke.
That is to say, it was very likely true. His nephew-in-law was actually the orphan of the Crown Prince of the Shangwu Dynasty? Then his wife, Yun Shouji’s wife, could it be— No, wait, Fan Wu was not related by blood to his wife; their relationship was more like that of step-siblings.
So even if Fan Wu was indeed the orphan of the Crown Prince of the Shangwu Dynasty, it wouldn’t be related to his wife, who should be a true native of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not of the Shangwu.
...Probably?
Even Yun Shouji himself was becoming somewhat uncertain now, as he thought of his conman father-in-law.
He now seriously suspected that his conman father-in-law might have already known Fan Wu’s origin. Could it be possible that his father-in-law was also from the Shangwu Dynasty?
In that case, could his wife be from the Shangwu Dynasty as well? No, that’s not right...
If his wife knew about all this, wouldn’t she have spoken up long ago?
Even if his father-in-law was from the Shangwu Dynasty, he would have come to the Great Zhou Dynasty to settle down, then married, and had his wife, who then adopted Fan Wu.
That should be the process.
Yun Shouji’s head was spinning more and more.
Putting aside all the messy and wild thoughts in his mind, he tried to calm himself down just a little bit, took a deep breath, and then said, "It seems that your background is even more astonishing than I imagined."
"At first, I was guessing whether you were a scion of some great clan who had been left outside. A somewhat more audacious guess was that you might be the orphan of the imperial family of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"But I didn’t expect... I was still far too conservative in my guessing. You are actually the orphan of the imperial family of the Shangwu Dynasty!"
Yun Shouji cautioned, "You need to be careful, the Commerce Dynasty is not the Great Zhou Dynasty. To tell you the truth, if the Shangwu Dynasty were in conflict with the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would definitely be the Great Zhou that would be annihilated. The strength of the two is not even on the same level."
"Your identity is sensitive and unique, I do not know why you ended up in the Great Zhou Dynasty. But for sure, there must be some undercurrents brewing inside all this."
"When you received this jade pendant, you might have been unwittingly drawn into that surging undercurrent."
"If you really intend to visit the Shangwu Dynasty, remember to stay vigilant at all times and don’t trust anyone too easily."
After saying these things.
Yun Shouji gave his daughter, who was looking forward with anticipation, a helpless gaze. His mouth twitched before he asked, "You crazy girl, you’re not planning on going too, are you?"
Then he saw Yun Jiuqing nodding her head repeatedly like a pecking chicken.
This made Yun Shouji even more worried!
He knew... even if he forced Yun Jiuqing to stay, she would sneak out secretly.
Even if he locked her up in a room, she would find a way to break out.
And he couldn’t always indulge her for a lifetime, right? There would come a time to let her out, and who knows if she would disappear the moment he did. Most importantly, such things had happened more than once.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be feeling such a headache.
His daughter...
She was far too wild spirited!
Completely unlike her more mature and steady father.
Yun Shouji said with a grim face, "Remember to bring more magical treasures and powerful talismans before you leave, and don’t lose your life. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to explain it to your mother."
"Yay!" Yun Jiuqing cheered, "Daddy is the best to me!"
Yun Shouji: "..."
...
The next day.
Early morning.
Fan Wu and his companions left the Nanjun Prefecture Government after staying for only a day.
During this time, Fan Wu didn’t cause any trouble; he didn’t look for any evil ways or strange creatures in the Prefecture. He just rested quietly for one night before leaving.
At this moment, Yun Jiuqing, driving a cart pulled by Old Blue Ox and the Destiny Coffin, was still filled with emotion.
She had thought that she would have to argue more with her father yesterday to get his permission to leave the Nanjun Prefecture Government and the Great Zhou Dynasty.
But... to her surprise, she had gotten permission so smoothly.
This made all the arguments she had prepared unnecessary.
But that was fine. It saved her the effort of arguing with her father.
Perfect!
However...
"To think that Daoist Priest Fan has such a background, it’s simply incredible," mused Yun Jiuqing to herself. Her voice was drowned out by the rolling wheels of the cart.
"This is the orphan of a dynasty’s Crown Prince we’re talking about, a status akin to that of an Imperial Grandson, similar to the Nanjun County Prince, right?" she continued to mutter, "If Daoist Priest Fan were the Crown Prince’s eldest son, that would be an even higher status than that of a Commandery Prince."
