You were driven out of the capital at the start, and you ask me why I rebelled?

"Is there anything else you wish to convey to me, Father?"

Ying Chen looked at the old eunuch again and said.

"No...that's all!"

The old eunuch shook his head and said.

Ying Chen nodded and said, "Since it's gone, let's go back! Please tell my father that I really liked his reward!"

"Then...this old servant shall take his leave?"

The old eunuch asked tentatively.

Ying Chen waved his hand without saying a word.

The old eunuch wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and walked outside.

As he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something and stopped. How was he supposed to get back?

Lu Bing brought him here, and they arrived in no time. But Lu Bing wouldn't take him back. With his early Golden Core cultivation, it would be ages before he could get back!

"This... Your Highness, could you please send a flying boat to escort this old servant?"

He turned around and asked cautiously.

Ying Chen looked at him, a sinister smile appearing on his face, and said, "It's possible, but traveling by flying boat will cost a considerable amount of spirit stones. Liangzhou is a wild and undeveloped land, and spirit stones are scarce. These spirit stones..."

The old woman listened to Ying Chen's words and wished she could slap him twice. Liangzhou was a wild and desolate place.

The spiritual energy concentration in Shuoyang City is even higher than that in the capital. If this place is a desolate wasteland, how are other places supposed to survive?

However, he dared not voice his true thoughts, and could only smile obsequiously and say, "Your Highness, rest assured, this old servant is willing to bear the cost of the spirit stones needed for this airship journey..."

"Since you've put it this way, it would indeed be rather unreasonable for me not to agree, but..."

Upon hearing the first part of Ying Chen's words, the old eunuch's face lit up with joy. However, the moment he uttered the "but," his expression fell. He knew things weren't so simple...

"Your Highness, if you have any further requests, please speak frankly. This old servant simply cannot bear to hear you like this..."

The old eunuch said with a grimace, his wrinkles crinkling together. He had served the Qin Emperor for over a hundred years and had never felt so terrified. Now, to be so humiliated before a mere Prince of Liang... he vowed to report this Prince of Liang to the emperor upon returning to the capital...

However, he still has to appease him now, which is really frustrating.

"Since you're so kind, Your Majesty, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Besides mobilizing the flying boat, there are also people to pilot it and servants on board. All of these require additional spirit stones..."

Ying Chen slammed his hand on the table and said, "These all add up to about 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones..."

"What? One hundred thousand... mid-grade spirit stones?"

The old eunuch was so shocked by Ying Chen's words that his eyes almost popped out.

Even Chen Feng, who was standing to the side, was taken aback by the price, but seeing Lu Bing's ever-smiling face, he didn't say anything and just stood there without making any move.

"What's wrong, Father-in-law? You're not satisfied with the price?"

Ying Chen's expression instantly turned cold, and he spoke.

"No...I wouldn't dare!"

The old eunuch was so frightened that cold sweat instantly poured down his face, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said...

"What does the father-in-law mean?"

Ying Chen looked coldly at the old eunuch.

The old eunuch felt uneasy under Ying Chen's gaze. He knew that if he didn't produce 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones, he probably wouldn't be able to leave the Liang Prince's mansion today. He could only grit his teeth and say, "This 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones, this old servant... will pay..."

After saying that, the old eunuch took out a storage ring with a pained expression and handed it to Ying Chen.

Ying Chen took the storage ring, scanned it with his divine sense, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Your Excellency is so generous! You took out 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones without even blinking an eye. I am truly envious!"

"Your Highness is too kind..."

The old eunuch felt a pang of heartache. These 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones were all his life savings, and he was counting on them to support his retirement!

But I never expected that my trip to Liangzhou would end up being spent entirely here.

"Lu Bing, take the eunuch to find a fast flying boat and safely send him back to the capital..."

Ying Chen said to Lu Bing.

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will ensure the eunuch's safe return to the capital..."

Lu Bing stepped forward and said with a serious expression.

"Father-in-law, let's go!"

Lu Bing approached the old eunuch, gestured for him to enter, and then walked outside.

The old eunuch cautiously followed Lu Bing out of the study.

After the two left, Chen Feng knelt down in front of Ying Chen.

"General Chen, what are you doing?"

Ying Chen asked in confusion.

"Chen Feng thanks Your Highness Prince Liang for sending troops to save Zhenman Pass. Otherwise, I might have been separated from my father by death. Your Highness Prince Liang is my benefactor. From now on, my life belongs to you, and I will repay Your Highness's kindness in this way..."

Chen Feng solemnly clasped his hands in a fist and said, then kowtowed deeply.

Ying Chen walked to Chen Feng's side, helped him up, and said solemnly, "My expedition was not to save your father, but to save Liangzhou and the people of the entire Qin Dynasty. Saving your father was merely incidental. Given this, are you still willing to pledge your loyalty to me...?"

"I know, but it is a fact that Your Highness saved my father. I have nothing of value to repay Your Highness's kindness, except for this body, which is still somewhat useful. I hope Your Highness will grant my request..."

Chen Feng spoke with a sincere look in his eyes.

He had thought about this matter for a long time, not only to repay a debt of gratitude, but also to find a better way out for the Chen family. Zhenman Pass was a place with no future to speak of; if things continued like this, the Chen family would inevitably decline. Rather than lingering in Zhenman Pass until the family's ruin, it would be better to find a good backer...

And King Ying Chen of Liang was such a good backer. Firstly, Liangzhou was adjacent to Zhenman Pass, and secondly, King Ying Chen was very powerful. He not only had experts at the late stage of the Transformation Realm by his side, but also an army of 200,000 cavalry at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. This strength was unparalleled among the surrounding dynasties. Following such a person, the future was absolutely limitless...

"Very well! Then I will accept your loyalty. To be honest, when I was at Zhenman Pass, I discussed this matter with your father, General Chen Cong, but he has not yet given me an answer. But unexpectedly, instead of General Chen, a young General Chen has arrived first. This is truly a cause for celebration..."

Ying Chen smiled and helped Chen Feng up, saying as he did so.

"Has Your Highness discussed this matter with my father?"

Chen Feng said with some surprise.