As they walked, Mu Xin and Wang Jun told her the situation of the city. Apparently, the fact that the two most powerful people in the kingdom got hurt reflected badly because the number of crimes increased by several folds. Many people no longer got scared because these people needed a long time to recover.
At the same time, many people started to show their sides to the two powerhouses. They didn't want to get left behind. The chance to gain favor when they were down rarely come by.
"I thought that there are 3 Eon Energy Master rank 4 in this kingdom," Ye Jiao expressed her doubts.
Wang Jun nodded politely. "There are indeed 3 Eon Energy Master rank 4, but Lu Family Head didn't participate in the battle because he didn't have any involvement. As the result, many people are still not sure regarding the extent of power he had."
Lu Wan's father?
Ye Jiao had heard that Chen Kingdom was led by three powerhouses, which were the Imperial Family, Wei Family, and Lu Family. However, this was the first time she knew that Lu Family Head also has the same level of strength. From what she knew before, Lu Family was a scholar family.
"If there's not at least three Eon Energy Master rank 4, this kingdom won't be in peace," Mu Xin added.
She didn't need to elaborate for Ye Jiao to understand. This kingdom was surrounded by other kingdoms and each of them have three Eon Energy Master rank 4. The balance of power allowed them to coexist with one another. There might be some clashes at the border, but it never escalated to the point of waging war.
"If the balance is broken, do you think there's going to be a war?"
Wang Jun shook his head. "Things are not that simple. If they want to start a war, they have to make sure that the other kingdom didn't try to take advantage of them. This place is not called four kingdoms for nothing."
Right, there was that complicated thing named balance of power.
Ye Jiao chose to not think too much anymore as she looked at the large wall before her. Capital city was the place that she had come to hate very much because of what had happened in the past. At the same time, this was the very place she met with her first friend.
"Do you want to take a walk on the street?" Mu Xin suggested.
"Is it alright?"
"Yes. I'm sure that no one will be able to recognize you anymore."
To be honest, Ye Jiao's appearance didn't change too much. She had only gone for a few months, so she only grew slightly taller and probably a bit fatter thanks to the additional meal she made for herself. These changes were not apparent, so people wouldn't be able to notice the difference.
Wang Jun nodded. "They never pay any attention to you too in the first place. I believe that they mostly only pay attention to your father's appearance."
"I see."
Her father was very famous because he was known to be the genius in this kingdom. If not because of some incidents, Ye Jiao knew that her father would have gone outside and become a powerful Eon Energy Master no one could look down on.
"Let's go," Mu Xin took out her family token and showed it to the guard. Seeing the familiar Lu Family token, the guard bowed down and allowed them to pass without any question.
This was the power Mu Xin's father had over the military in the Chen Kingdom.
Except Wei Shang, no one has higher authority.
The two of them entered the bustling street as Ye Jiao watched her surroundings in excitement. There was still some worry in her heart, but she was glad to see that no one paid any attention to them. Even though Mu Xin was quite famous because of her father, she herself rarely went out. This made it rare for people to recognize her.
"Are we going to the market?" Ye Jiao asked curiously.
Mu Xin nodded. "I promised Jun Ge that I'll buy him a belt."
"Belt?"
Hearing the confused tone, Mu Xin thought for a moment. "This annoying man is going to leave the kingdom, so I'm going to give him an item to make sure that he won't forget me."
Wang Jun smiled wryly. "Miss Mu, there's no way I can forget a beautiful lady like you."
Mu Xin didn't reply and strode into a nearby stand. Her cold aura started to come out of her body, making the owner stiff in fear.
"Jun Ge," Ye Jiao suddenly called.
"Yes?"
"Where are you going?"
Wang Jun paused for a moment. He smiled warmly. "I'm just going to an academy because I got accepted not long ago."
"Really?" Ye Jiao's eyes glimmered in astonishment.
"Yes. I reached rank 3 a few months ago then I took the test. The teacher is General Mu's friend, so he came here personally to allow me to bid my farewell to the two of them," Wang Jun explained.
From the way he said it, Ye Jiao has the feeling that getting into the academy would make him unable to return here anymore. Shouldn't they be able to visit one another in the future if they wanted to?
"Can't you make a visit in the future?"
"I can," Wang Jun replied. "But I don't know how long it'll take."
Ye Jiao looked at the longing on the man's expression as she silently looked away. She saw that Mu Xin had returned with a brown leather belt on her hand. From his sparkling eyes, Ye Jiao knew that this man was satisfied with the present she had prepared.
"This is for you, Jun Ge," Mu Xin handed the belt. "Let's go back before your new teacher starts nagging my father for his missing disciple."
"I'm not missing, Miss Mu."
"It's the same."
Ye Jiao blinked several times as she watched the two interacted. In the past, the two of them were polite to one another with some banter at times, but now it seemed as if the two of them had discarded courtesy to the back of their mind.
Did she miss something?
Even though she was not totally sure, Ye Jiao felt that there was something she missed during the past nine to ten months. Trying not to think too much, she jogged to their direction.