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The new nation was named Long, and its reign title was Kaiyuan.
Huangfu Jue was indeed still in the capital. As traitors to the old dynasty, he and Huangfu He had probably been nailed to the pillar of family shame and cursed countless times by the Huangfu family. However, for the common people, the Huangfu family had finally done a good thing, producing two good people. Both of them were granted a symbolic title of a king of a different surname, with the ultimate goal of being to reclaim the almost untouched frontier. They were all sent to reclaim wasteland, which sounded much better than being exiled to the frontier. The other members of the old dynasty were all demoted to commoners. However, after punishing the criminal royal relatives according to their crimes, there were basically no people left.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these people sent to the border will have to stay there for several generations, until future generations forget the Xia Dynasty and the Huangfu surname, or until someone who is dissatisfied and wants to rebel against the dragon and restore the Xia Dynasty comes along.
Huangfu He left the place first with his old subordinates and his wife and daughters. When he left the city gate, Qi Qi was also about to enter the city. The two groups bumped into each other, and he waved to Qi Qi from his horse.
Qi Qi looked up and saw him walking towards her in the sunlight.
The young man is now only twenty years old, yet he still wears a red dress and remains as bright and passionate as ever. The wind and rain have tanned his skin a bit darker, and he has lost some of his youthful vigor but gained more composure.
He called out, "Hey, Fatty, why are you still so short?"
Qi Qi: I take back what I just said about him being steady.
"I'm not fat anymore, you little rascal."
Huangfu He laughed heartily, and Qi Qi laughed too.
His horse didn't stop, nor did Qi Qi's carriage. The two groups passed each other without anyone looking back.
As Qi Qi was recalling this person's memories, Tuoba Yi's gloomy voice reached his ears: "Huangfu Jue is one thing, but this kind of guy?"
Qi Qi retorted confidently, "What are you thinking? Do you think I wouldn't tell you whether it's true or not? He only wanted to recruit me as a eunuch before. Do you think everyone is like you, always talking nonsense?"
Tuoba Yi shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.
Someone at the city gate came forward to greet him: "Are you Eunuch Qi?"
Qi Qi nodded, then asked in surprise, "You know me?"
The man laughed and said, "I have been waiting here for a long time."
Qi Qi was led into the palace and learned that Huangfu Jue was still temporarily staying at the Prince's Residence to handle the handover matters. He thought that Huangfu Jue had sent someone to wait for him, but unexpectedly, the guards led the way to the main hall.
Qi Qi: "Isn't His Highness Prince An over here...?"
Guard: "His Majesty has requested this service."
Tuoba Yi, dressed in a black outfit, followed behind Qi Qi, his long black hair tied in a high ponytail. Upon hearing this, he gave a light hum.
As Qi Qi walked with the man, he kept looking back at him. Tuoba Yi had recently taken to dressing up, and he no longer looked like a deep, old dog, but rather like a handsome young wolf. Qi Qi liked it very much. Today, Qi Qi had even put half a silver mask on him, partly to avoid his enemies, and partly to prevent someone from killing him.
The guard looked at him suspiciously and said, "This guy looks kind of familiar..."
Whether he had seen him in the palace or at the border, it didn't matter anymore. Qi Qi quickly said, "Oh, haha, many people in the world look alike... By the way, Yi, you go to the Prince's residence and wait for me. I need to go see His Majesty myself."
Tuoba Yi walked away, swaying his ponytail.
Qi Qi admired his back view for a while, then went to the main hall.
Having been entangled in this world for so many years, it's already very difficult for Qi Qi to just abandon everything and leave.
It's too difficult to let down so many people at the same time, so...
Later, the system said: "[So? This is why you're staying here?]"
Qi Qi said, "[Mortals are born of flesh and blood, and their lifespan is only a few decades. How about treating this as a trip?]"
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