Inner Thoughts Exposed: Reborn General's Farming Daughter Has a System

Chapter 179: Chapter 179: A Huge Decision

The Capital was located in the north, and it would take several months to get there.

At the mention of Capital, Zhou Anran subconsciously thought of a certain man. Until now, she was a little puzzled. She thought that Xiao Yuanwei had left a long time ago.

Unexpectedly, he stayed for so long here.

Isn’t he the emperor? If he stayed in their county, who would take care of the country? News from the Capital rarely reached their place, and even if it did, it would take so many months for it to spread.

They might find out when they finally go to the Capital.

"Father, yes. I and the children will go to the Capital." Zhou Anran didn’t even hesitate, already making a decision on the spot.

They could have tracked the people who had taken Xiao Yuyan, but according to the one-eyed ghost, they travelled using horse-drawn carriages.

Their speed must have been fast, and in three days, they should have crossed into another county.

[Your family might encounter an unexpected surprise there, Little Ya. Your mother is brave to make such a decision.] The System affirmed positively.

Xiao Qingya scrunched her nose and snorted. [What kind of surprise? The bad one? Be clear!]l

The System sighed. [You really have quite the temper today... don’t worry, it should be a good thing.]

[Your next mission is in the Capital.]

"Let’s return. It’s not a place to discuss such a thing," Zhou Wenzhi said.

They all went back to the place where they had entrusted the ox cart to. Luckily, the person proved to be trustworthy that Zhou Wenzhi added some more money for them.

"Oh, we can’t return home today," Zhou Wenzhi said as he saw the sun already slowly disappear.

They went to the nearby inn and booked a few rooms.

In the middle of the night, Xiao Qingya sent the one-eyed ghost into the underworld. The Ling siblings also returned from searching for information.

[Little Master!]

They had the usual bright look on their faces whenever they discovered something. Xiao Qingya turned to them, waiting for their explanation.

[We found the traces of your Eldest Brother.] The Ling siblings said. [He is safe.]

She nodded in relief. [Auntie Su Wan mentioned that her elder brother is helping us with the search. Is he with them?]

The Ling siblings nodded. [We can’t reach the place where they have camped on, but we did ask some ghosts who can wander there.]

Xiao Qingya heaved a sigh of relief and went back to sleep.

At this time, the Zhou family was having a talk. Zhou Anran was also relieved when she heard her daughter’s inner thoughts.

But, her emotions were a little complicated. Based on Xiao Jingran’s intelligence, will he figure out that the one leading the search team was his missing father?

She somehow dreaded the outcome.

"Ran’er, what do you think?" Zhou Wenzhi asked.

Zhou Anran was startled, and embarrassment spread on her face. "What did you say, Father?"

"We all will go to the Capital." Zhou Wenzhi repeated seriously.

For a moment, her mind was blank. She blinked, and slowly asked, "Father... you and Shu’er will also go to the Capital?"

Zhou Wenzhi nodded. "Our family branch is still there."

The Capital was filled with a lot of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. He was worried about his daughter and his grandchildren. If he also went with them, at least he still had some connection from his old days.

Actually, after the Xiao family ascended the throne. They also had cleared the crimes pinned on them, allowing them to go back to the Capital.

The family branch in the Capital also invited him to return, but he just didn’t feel like it. He thought he already had a decent life in Hejia Village.

Alas, things have turned out like this now.

"But... leaving life here?" Zhou Anran asked with hesitation.

Zhou Wenzhi sighed. "I can’t rest assured letting you go to the Capital with just the children accompanying you."

"How about Shu’er?" She subconsciously turned to her younger sister.

She didn’t know what Zhou Shuran thought about a completely new environment.

He cleared his throat. "I have talked about this to your sister. You don’t need to worry so much."

Zhou Shuran clearly felt some trepidation about leaving the place she had grown up. However, when she thought that her nieces and nephew were repeatedly harmed, she knew the Capital might be safer from them.

Not to mention that Zhou Shiming and Chen Huayun had escaped from the prison. As much as she hated to admit it, her elder brother and mother were really ruthless people who harmed their own family.

Zhou Shiming and Chen Huayun wouldn’t be able to harm her elder sister’s family if they moved to the Capital.

She snapped back to the present when Zhou Anran turned to her direction. With a smile, she grabbed Zhou Anran’s hands and assured her.

"Elder Sister, I am not lucky enough to find a husband here. Maybe he is waiting for me at the Capital," she joked to ease the atmosphere.

Zhou Wenzhi smiled, meanwhile both his daughters giggled.

***

In another place, Xiao Yuanwei had been secretly analyzing Zhou Anran’s eldest son.

He was an elegant physician. Whenever there was one of the guards that had gotten injured, he would be ready to provide help for them.

Besides his skill in medicine, he wasn’t lacking in terms of martial art skills, a talented all-rounded person.

However, he couldn’t shake off the feeling that this young man was familiar. He inherited most of Zhou Anran’s facial features...

He found out that it wasn’t easy to read this young man, but he was keenly aware that the other party was also secretly analyzing him.

This time, he was surprised when Xiao Jingran came up to him.

"Your Excellency, I apologize for my rudeness. May I know your name?"

Xiao Jingran looked straight at him in the eye, unwavering.

He seemed to have grasped the source of his mother’s troubled look after she returned from searching for Xiao Fenghao and Xiao Yuxi.

Now, he just needed to make sure, so he waited for Xiao Yuanwei to answer the question.