Chapter 26 - A long journey

Three days passed in a flash. During these three days, Chen Chi didn't do much. He just simply visited those people he was familiar with. In the past half a year or so, through his deliberate efforts to make friends, he had gotten to know quite a number of people, so these three days were fully scheduled. On the third day, when it was still early in the morning and the sky outside was just getting a bit bright, Chen Chi got up and walked outside. Outside the manor, in the open area, there were already some people waiting there. "Sir, you're here." Gitte had a respectful look on his face. Looking at Chen Chi, he showed great respect. "Uncle Gitte, you're here too." Chen Chi smiled and went forward to pat him on the shoulder. "I really appreciate it." "It's okay." Gitte shook his head. "If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have become of me now." "Now that you're leaving, no matter what, I should see you off for a while." Speaking of this, he smiled again. "In fact, it's not just me." "When they heard the news that you were leaving, my five children at home and my old friends around all said they would come to escort you." "Really?" Chen Chi smiled. Hearing these words, he was unusually happy. "Please thank them for me." Gitte agreed with a smile. Since it was still early and the people around hadn't arrived yet, the two of them just chatted casually here and there. After a while, along with the neighing of horses and the sound of clear footsteps in the distance, Butler White came over with some people. Of course, these people didn't surprise Chen Chi. What really surprised Chen Chi was the middle-aged man behind Butler White. "Father, why are you here too?" He looked at Baron Kayson and quickly walked forward, speaking in a respectful tone. In front of him, Baron Kayson was wearing a gray robe. At this time, he didn't look very energetic and had dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept well last night. "I wanted to see you off." Looking at Chen Chi, Baron Kayson shook his head and said so. When his own child was about to leave, how could a parent hold back from worrying? Last night, he hadn't slept well all night and even had the impulse to keep Chen Chi and not let him leave. But in the end, he still restrained this impulse and rationally controlled himself. "During this long journey, remember to be careful about everything." He looked at Chen Chi and finally sighed softly as he said this. "I understand." Chen Chi nodded with a smile, still looking relaxed. But after thinking for a while, he walked forward to Baron Kayson, looked at his figure, and said earnestly, "I'm afraid I won't be back for a short time after I leave this time." "I once heard that the white birds in the distance will miss their hometown and will miss their relatives even when they are away. Now, I think I can understand that feeling too..." "I hope that when I'm not by your side, you can take good care of yourself. When I come back, we can still enjoy having breakfast together happily, Father..." He spoke softly, with a focused and serious look on his face, showing sincerity. Around them, hearing his words, White and the others couldn't help but be moved, touched by Chen Chi's pure filial piety. Baron Kayson's eyes also turned a bit red at the corners. He opened his mouth, looked at Chen Chi, and wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything. He just patted Chen Chi on the shoulder hard and gave him careful instructions. "Be careful with everything." He gave the instructions earnestly, and his eyes were a bit red. "No matter what, come back safely." "I will." Chen Chi smiled and answered very seriously. After a while, Chen Chi got up and prepared to set off. He left this place in a carriage. In the carriage, Gitte and others accompanied him, either driving the carriage for him or acting as his guides, taking care of his life for a long time to come. Only Baron Kayson was left at the original place. The morning wind blew slowly, blowing up the sleeves of his robe and making him feel a bit chilly. He stood there, silent for a long, long time, and finally could only let out a sigh. Just at this time, a roaring sound came from the distance, as if someone was training there. "What's that sound?" Hearing the sound, Baron Kayson frowned and subconsciously asked. "It's Sir Ormando leading the guards in training." Someone answered. "Damn it!!" Baron Kayson got angry all of a sudden. "His own younger brother is about to set off on a long journey. As an older brother, since he's already awake, he didn't even come to see him off!!" He got angry all of a sudden and then left angrily, rushing in the direction where the sound came from. Of course, Chen Chi didn't know about these things. At this moment, he was sitting in the carriage, thinking to himself. Leaving Baron Kayson's side had both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantages were obvious. After leaving Baron Kayson's side, if something happened there, Chen Chi wouldn't be able to respond in time. But the possibility of this was very, very low. In the past half a year or so, most of the people around Baron Kayson had been won over by Chen Chi and were more or less inclined towards him. And Baron Kayson himself was in good health and didn't seem like someone who was about to die. As for Ormando, there was no need to consider him. Perhaps without Chen Chi around, he would let himself go even more and make things even worse. The advantages of leaving Baron Kayson were also quite obvious. Firstly, it was an opportunity to see a bigger world. The world was very, very big. Just within the Duchy of Kuhn, its territory was extremely vast. Baron Kayson was just an ordinary minor noble among them and was insignificant in the whole of Kuhn. Although Baron Kayson's territory wasn't too small, it was limited after all. If he had been trapped here all the time, it wouldn't have been conducive to his future development. Now that he could leave early and go to Kuhn, the most prosperous city in the Duchy of Kuhn, to pursue studies, it was also an excellent opportunity. It was not only beneficial to Chen Chi's future development but also very advantageous for him to obtain points. These were the advantages. Of course, specifically how many benefits he could obtain would depend on Chen Chi's own abilities. With this thought in mind, he stopped thinking about these problems and just turned to look ahead. Before they knew it, they came to a narrow road. The surroundings were very narrow and couldn't accommodate many people at all. Looking at the terrain in front of him, Chen Chi sat up silently, and one of his arms subconsciously reached to the side and grasped the long sword. He had already made preparations, ready to deal with all kinds of unexpected situations. However, until they walked through this place, they didn't encounter any accidents at all. Looking at the canyon that they had already passed behind them, Chen Chi couldn't help but shake his head secretly. It seemed that although Ormando looked like a big, stupid guy, he wasn't so stupid as to actually bring people to ambush and kill Chen Chi directly. When he left just now, he had already been prepared for Ormando to bring people to attack him, but in the end, he didn't wait for that to happen. "What a pity..." He let out a soft sigh and this thought flashed through his mind. If Ormando had really dared to come here and ambush and kill him directly, then he would have had a reason to take action and directly disable Ormando. At that time, things would have been much simpler. It was a pity that he might not have thought of this or might have thought of it but didn't have the courage to do it, and finally didn't come. However, it didn't matter. Anyway, as time passed, the result would be the same. Sitting calmly in the carriage, Chen Chi had a calm look on his face and this thought flashed through his mind.