Chapter 52 - Farewell to Baron Kaison

 The gentle breeze blew across his face, lifting his long hair. Riding a horse and walking along the path, Chen Heng had a calm expression on his face as he looked straight ahead. Ahead, the road in front was faintly visible, and the scene was very familiar. It was exactly the same as in Chen Heng's past memories, hardly changed at all. However, as he walked forward, Chen Heng found that there were actually some changes here. The most obvious one was that the surrounding roads had become much smoother. Some difficult roads around had been filled in and were much easier to travel on. It seemed that Baron Kaison had also carefully implemented the suggestions sent back by Chen Heng before and hadn't ignored them. As he walked forward, some figures began to appear, standing in front. They were some familiar figures. Most of them were faces that Chen Heng knew well, and the man in the lead made Chen Heng stunned for a moment. It was a middle-aged man with a somewhat emaciated figure, wearing casual clothes. At this moment, he was sitting on a horse, standing there and silently looking in this direction. "Father." Looking at the middle-aged man in front, Chen Heng's face immediately showed a look of joy. He quickly urged his horse forward and came to the man. The middle-aged man in front was none other than the father of Chen Heng's current body, Baron Kaison, the lord of this nearby area. In front of him, looking at Chen Heng, Baron Kaison couldn't help but smile either. Sitting upright on the horse, he looked at Chen Heng carefully. Compared with half a year ago, Chen Heng had changed a lot at this moment. Compared with half a year ago, due to years of practicing the knight's breathing method, he looked more heroic at this moment. His whole body was also taller. Although he didn't look too burly, he was extremely upright. At a glance, he looked like a powerful knight, so powerful and resolute. He had become very mature. Even just standing there at this moment, he gave people a unique sense of strength that was unforgettable. Looking at Chen Heng in front of him, Baron Kaison couldn't help but smile on his face. "Good, good..." He couldn't help but smile, then got off the horse and seriously patted Chen Heng on the shoulder. "It's been a year..." He patted Chen Heng on the shoulder, looked at his face at this moment, and couldn't help but sigh: "You've finally come back." "Yes." Chen Heng also smiled and sighed: "Finally back." "During the days outside, I was thinking of you, Father, every moment..." "But now, I'm finally back." "I thought that Kutu City was so prosperous that you were reluctant to come back." Hearing Chen Heng's words, Baron Kaison couldn't help but smile, and then joked. "Although Kutu City is prosperous, it's not the place where I should stay after all." Chen Heng smiled: "The place where I should stay has always been here." "Well said." Baron Kaison nodded with some satisfaction, then looked behind Chen Heng before saying, "Alright." "Since you've come back after a long time, don't just stand here." "Let's go back." He patted Chen Heng on the shoulder and said with a light smile. "Okay." Chen Heng also smiled and said. After that, they set off on the way back. "Where's brother?" Looking at Kaison, Chen Heng asked with some confusion. Baron Kaison's welcoming team was quite large, and there were quite a few people Chen Heng knew among them. However, Omando, the elder brother of Chen Heng's current body, was not among them. "He..." When mentioning Omando, Baron Kaison's face immediately turned cold, as if he didn't want to mention it. Chen Heng couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled and then asked further. Only then did he understand some things. It turned out that just some time ago, Omando led the guards to attack the passing caravans nearby, which finally attracted the interference of the nearby lords and made Baron Kaison extremely busy. Although this matter had passed now, Baron Kaison had already been fed up with Omando and simply sent him to other places to avoid being annoyed when seeing him. Therefore, Omando, the elder brother, was not in the team that came to welcome Chen Heng this time. Although, even if he were still here, he might not necessarily come to welcome Chen Heng. After all, in the beginning, the relationship between Chen Heng and this elder brother might not have been that good. After learning about all the things that Omando had done in this past year, Chen Heng couldn't help but shake his head. Sure enough, some people were simply not worth regarding as opponents. In Kutu over there, Chen Heng had been operating his own power cautiously and carefully, and now he had already made some progress. While on Baron Kaison's side, Omando not only failed to achieve anything but also caused so many troubles. He really was more of a hindrance than a help. However, that was also good. With Omando's performance like this and compared with Chen Heng's performance, even though the identity of the eldest son had an advantage, Baron Kaison should be able to make up his mind, right? It also saved Chen Heng some trouble. Although by now, the title of a mere baron didn't mean much to Chen Heng. But after all, it was also a kind of power. Being able to inherit the territory of a baron rightfully was better than Chen Heng having to seize it by himself. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile in his heart and continued walking forward. "Speaking of which..." Walking on the road, Baron Kaison continued to speak: "I've also read your previous proposal, and it felt quite good." "Many of the surrounding lords also want to join in." "Coincidentally, you're back this time, and quite a few people want to meet you. What do you think?" "Of course." Chen Heng smiled: "It's okay to meet them and talk slowly." He came back this time not only to meet Baron Kaison but also to pave the way for his trade on the commercial routes. At present, the trade between the north and the south had been proved to be a very profitable thing. At this moment, relying on the geographical advantage, Chen Heng, together with the family behind Kurudo, had already integrated most of the goods of the northern lords. The family behind Kurudo had an old knight named Shile. It was a top family among the northern lords. Although it might be relatively poor, it had great prestige among the northern lords. With this prestige and status, Chen Heng, together with several northern lords, temporarily formed a chamber of commerce and contracted all the goods of several northern lords. According to the agreement, the family behind Kurudo, in fact, Chen Heng, was responsible for the sales of the commodities collected by the northern lords. And the northern lords guaranteed that they would hand over most of the goods to Chen Heng and couldn't sell them privately before the specified time. Of course, there were big problems with this agreement. However, limited by many conditions, those northern lords didn't have too many choices in the first place. Moreover, Chen Heng's past performance had also won them some trust. So this agreement should not have too big a problem in the short term. Therefore, what this agreement actually tested was still Chen Heng's sales ability. If he couldn't quickly sell the accumulated goods and bring real profits to those northern lords, then this agreement would eventually be invalidated. Chen Heng's return here this time actually also had this purpose.