At the same time, on a vast island in the ocean, a passenger ship riddled with holes appeared at the dock.
Jin Xiaolou and several crew members jumped off first. Looking at their familiar homeland, Jin Xiaolou knelt down, crossed his hands over his chest, and bowed deeply…
After drifting at sea for so long, they had finally arrived home.
Xiao Ying and Xiao Jun helped each other and stumbled off the ship…
This sea voyage had been like a trip to the gates of hell, and they had almost been tortured to death.
The two landlubbers had suddenly boarded the ship and then drifted on the water for so long. The feeling was like sleeping on clouds, with no sense of gravity at all…
“Xiao Ying, Xiao Jun, are you alright?” Jin Xiaolou asked with a smile.
Xiao Ying gagged, her body having lost a lot of weight. Her eyes were large and bright, “N-no, I’m just… I’m just not very steady on my feet, and I feel dizzy when I walk…”
His Highness had said that once Jin Xiaolou was delivered to Fusang, they could go home.
But now both of them were in poor health. If they had to endure another sea voyage, they would probably go to meet the Buddha…
“This is normal, you’ll be fine after a couple of days of rest!” Jin Xiaolou felt very sorry for them, so he ordered the crew, “Find a carriage and take them to the palace!”
Having been away for so long, he wondered if the internal strife in the palace had calmed down at all…
Especially his father, who was so old yet still had to worry about the power struggles between the princes. He never had a moment of peace.
Xiao Ying and Xiao Jun staggered onto the carriage. Looking out through the car window, they couldn’t help but be surprised…
“Wow, who said Fusang was an insignificant little island? This place is huge! Xiao Ying, look quickly, there are camels there too!”
“Yes, look at the houses they’ve built. The windows are so big, aren’t they afraid of the cold in winter?”
“Cold what cold? I heard His Highness say that this place is evergreen, and there’s no winter at all…”
“Holy cow, is that true? Do the leaves on the trees never turn yellow? And the water doesn’t freeze either?”
“Look at you, you’ve never seen the world before. I already told you it’s evergreen, how could the river water freeze? Look, the women’s clothes, they all expose their shoulders and navels. It seems they are more open than our Daliang Kingdom!”
“……”
The two of them chattered away in the carriage, as if they had discovered a new continent. Their stomachs stopped feeling nauseous, and their spirits perked up.
Jin Xiaolou sat on the carriage shaft, looked back at them, and smiled with pursed lips.
In fact, when he first arrived in Daliang, he felt the same as Xiao Ying and Xiao Jun…
After living on the island for a long time, to suddenly see large mountains, rivers, vast grasslands, dense forests, and deserts, anyone would be excited.
The Fusang Royal Palace was built in the center of the city. At every checkpoint, guards would step forward to inspect.
These soldiers were armed with spears and shields, had slightly darker skin, were tall and strong, with blond hair and blue eyes, and were robust in physique…
Completely different from the soldiers of Daliang.
“Stop, this is a restricted area of the palace, unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter!”
A guard stepped forward and blocked the carriage, his attitude very strong…
Seeing this, Jin Xiaolou quickly took out a jade thumb ring and handed it to the guard.
This was his personal item, and also a birthday gift from the King of Fusang back then. Those who understood would naturally let him pass…
The guard took the jade thumb ring and looked at it under the sunlight. A square character ‘金’ was imprinted on his palm.
“Is this the King’s thumb ring?” the guard exclaimed in surprise.
Looking at Jin Xiaolou again, his eyes were filled with a hint of disdain and vigilance, “Who exactly are you?”
How could he have the King of Fusang’s jade thumb ring?
Jin Xiaolou sighed and said solemnly, “I am the seventy-second prince, Jin Xiaolou…”
That’s right, the King of Fusang had a total of seventy-two princes and forty-five princesses in his lifetime. Jin Xiaolou was the youngest among the princes, the King of Fusang’s youngest child.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ying’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, and question marks filled his head…
Had he heard correctly? Xiaolou was the seventy-second prince of Fusang? This old king was too much of a stud; was he a breeding pig?
Because in the Liang royal family, the most they heard were Third Prince, Fifth Prince, or Seventh Prince, etc. Suddenly, a seventy-second prince appeared, which was truly hard to accept…
After hearing this, the guard no longer dared to stop him. He quickly returned the jade thumb ring to Jin Xiaolou and ordered his subordinates to let them pass.
That night, in the main hall of the palace.
The King of Fusang, Jin Sang, who was over eighty years old, held a grand welcome banquet in the main hall to welcome his youngest son.
However, out of the seventy-two princes, only three actually attended.
They were the First Prince Jin Ha, the Second Prince Jin Suolun, and the Third Prince Jin Huanqi.
Jin Ha was also not young, appearing old, haggard, and gaunt…
Seeing his brother return safely, he was overjoyed, “Xiaolou, was it fun outside? How about taking your big brother out to play sometime?”
Within the royal family, Jin Ha liked this younger brother the most. If anyone dared to bully him, Jin Ha would fight them to the death…
Jin Xiaolou smiled and said, “Daliang Kingdom is very prosperous, and the scenery is also very beautiful, but it’s too easy to get lost!”
He was lucky to be taken in by the Old Yun family, and thus survived the long winter…
“Is that so?” The Second Prince Jin Suolun curled his lips and sneered, “I thought seventy-second brother was so enchanted that he didn’t want to come back!”
The Third Prince Jin Huanqi also said sarcastically, “That’s right, since Daliang is so good, why are you coming back? You might as well get married and have children there, so you don’t upset Father King!”
Jin Xiaolou: “……”
Second brother, third brother, do you two have to be like this?
My butt hasn’t even warmed the seat yet, and you two are already trying to push me out?
The King of Fusang frowned upon hearing this, “Second and third, do not be rude to your brother!”
Hmph, everyone inside and outside the palace knew that these two princes, the second and third, were the most troublesome. They were always coveting the throne of the King of Fusang…
Although they appeared to be united on the surface, they were actually engaged in fierce competition, drawing swords against each other, and had fought countless battles. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
And the King of Fusang did not favor any of them. He wanted to pass on his legacy to his youngest son, Jin Xiaolou…
But now, with the military power divided within Fusang, the King of Fusang had been completely sidelined. He sat on the throne without power, truly feeling powerless.
“What, Father King is doting on his royal brother?” Jin Suolun raised his eyelids, a half-smile on his face.
This time, before the King of Fusang could get angry, the First Prince Jin Ha suddenly stood up, grabbed a wine bowl, and hurled it at Jin Suolun…