That year, Ku Chan left Jang Geum Castle and went to Peacock Kingdom.

This matter was reported in subsequent official memorials.

The spies from the Tianji Pavilion also reported on the great deeds that Ku Chan had done in the Peacock Kingdom.

Of course, the fact that Kuchan's biological mother was Princess Yu Shurong of the former Yu Dynasty had never been made public, but many people in the Daxia court knew about it.

Yu Shurong was captured by the Tianji Pavilion. The then Great Xia Emperor Fu Xiaoguan gave her a three-foot white silk, but finally buried her in the imperial mausoleum in Jinling.

Today, Daxia has commercial exchanges with all the surrounding countries, but it has not established diplomatic relations with the Dafan Kingdom established by Kuchan. This is due to the inconvenient transportation and of course Kuchan's sensitive identity.

Yan Xiwen and the others were actually unfamiliar with the withered cicada.

They had no previous contact with Ku Chan, and had never even met Ku Chan.

But the head of Tianji Pavilion, Ji Yungui, once asked a spy from Tianji Pavilion to draw a portrait of the withered cicada.

At that time, Ji Yungui was thinking of using force against the Great Fan Kingdom. The reason was very simple, because Ku Chan was Yu Shurong's son!

In Ji Yungui's opinion, Ku Chan unified the Peacock Kingdom and established the Dafan Kingdom, which would most likely make him an enemy of Daxia in the future. In this case, it would be better to nip this threat in the bud as soon as possible.

However, Fu Xiaoguan rejected his suggestion. Fu Xiaoguan still believed that Kuchan was the compassionate little monk he used to be.

Yan Xiwen and others had seen Ku Chan's portrait, but the Ku Chan in that portrait no longer looked like a monk.

He was pretty much the same as he is now.

He had long black hair, was not wearing monk's robes, and was not holding a staff. He was no different from an ordinary person.

Fan Tianning went to the Great Fan Kingdom from Jang Geum City. His report to the Secretariat was that he was going to see the current state of the Great Fan Kingdom, but he did not expect that he actually brought back the king of the Great Fan Kingdom!

"Please sit down!"

Yan Xiwen stood up and extended his hand to Fan Tianning and Ku Chan. His gaze fell on Fan Tianning's face and he said with a smile, "Brother Fan, you have worked hard on your journey!"

Fan Tianning cupped his hands and said, "To be honest, this road is really difficult to walk on. Please sit down."

He sat at the table with Ku Chan, looked at Ku Chan, introduced them one by one, and then said to Yan Xiwen and others:

"The withered cicada once remained on the vast grasslands of Chi Le Chuan. Now, he is the ruler of the Great Fan State, named Fan Chan."

"As the Emperor said before, this name is just a code name. What happened in the past is in the past. This time, Fan Chan comes with peace and friendship."

When Fan Tianning said this, Yan Xiwen and others immediately understood what he meant. It seemed that Fan Tianning's purpose of going to the Great Fan Kingdom had been achieved. This was of course a very good thing, as it meant that all countries in the entire Asian continent had become allies of Daxia.

"His Majesty the Emperor of Dafan Kingdom,"

Since they were not close friends, Yan Xiwen naturally had to deal with the issue of Fan Chan coming to Daxia in terms of state affairs.

"When the Emperor was still in the country, he often talked about your story. In his eyes, you are one of his few close friends."

"We welcome you. Tomorrow I will instruct the Honglu Temple to host a banquet in your honor. As for today..."

Yan Xiwen looked at Fan Tianning, shook his head, and said with a smile, "Brother Fan really didn't tell anyone that you came to Chang'an, so I just prepared a hot pot. It's a bit simple, but it's a family dinner."

The corners of Ku Chan's mouth curled up slightly. It had been two days since he came to Chang'an.

During these two days, Fan Tianning took him to see what prosperity and prosperity are!

They spent two days walking through a small part of the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. He saw a wide variety of goods and the smiling faces of the people.

He didn't see a single beggar, not even a single person wearing patched clothes!

His heart was already shocked, and only then did he realize that everything Fan Tianning had told him about Daxia when they were in Dafan Kingdom was true!

After witnessing it with his own eyes, he realized that no matter how hard he worked, the Great Fan Kingdom would never be able to catch up with the Great Xia.

Five or six years have passed since I left Daxia. Although the changes in Daxia are not as exaggerated as the vicissitudes of life, what appears in the eyes of Kuchan is a strange scene.

This is Fu Xiaoguan’s great achievement!

He led Daxia onto the right path.

Now, this road has become a smooth one.

Afterwards, if his expedition to Europe is successful, Daxia will usher in a leap in development.

By that time, the Great Fan Kingdom will be so far away from the Great Xia Kingdom... I'm afraid that even the shadow of the Great Xia Kingdom will not be visible.

There was a drastic change in Kuchan's heart.

He just wanted to come back and take a look, after all, this was once his hometown.

He had never thought of contacting the officials of Daxia, but now he changed his mind. He knew that if he had not made this trip to Daxia, he would always be a frog in the well.

"Thank you, Brother Yan, for your hospitality!"

Kuchan bowed and continued, "I... I am still the same Kuchan as before. Although I have grown long hair, my heart of a Buddha has not changed."

"My staff is still there, my robes are still there, even the scars on my head are still there."

"This trip to Daxia gives me a feeling of returning home from a wandering adventure... This is my true hometown after all."

Ku Chan lowered himself very low, showing the humility he once had.

"I'm going home."

Kuchan looked at everyone and said with a smile, "And you are all my brothers, my relatives!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Mowen immediately clapped his hands and cheered loudly, "Ku Chan is indeed a man of character! The Emperor once said, who in this world can become a Buddha? Only Ku Chan!"

"You saved the poor people of the Great Fan Kingdom. This is your great compassion!"

"Now you are returning to your homeland, this is your pure heart!"

"We welcome you back, but this hot pot is meat-based... Do you want to eat meat or vegetables now?"

Qin Mowen's question made Ku Chan laugh.

"The Emperor once told me that meat and wine pass through the intestines, but the Buddha sits in the heart, so I now eat both meat and vegetables!"

"Okay, okay, Xiwen, please serve the food. We'll have a few drinks with Brother Kuchan!"

At this moment, the depression in Ku Chan's heart seemed to be untied. He felt the long-lost atmosphere and the long-lost equal friendship.

He seemed to have returned to the past, back to the time when he first met Fu Xiaoguan in Wu Dynasty.

So he let go of his inhibitions and picked up his glass.

After a few drinks, he felt more and more like his former self had returned.

He no longer had the loneliness he had felt in the State of Dafan, nor did he have the fatigue and helplessness he had felt in the State of Dafan.

He suddenly felt that he followed Fan Tianning because it was actually what his heart desired.

This is my paradise!

But the Great Fan Kingdom was, after all, a foreign country.

Talking about the vivid past events, eating hot pot, drinking delicious Xishan Tianchun, half an hour later, I felt slightly tipsy.

He raised the cup and asked:

"By the way, when will the Emperor come back?"