Chapter 462: The Past (Part 2) [V5C169 – A Distance Within Reach]

Everything in the house was left in place, and only she was gone. The only thing missing in the house was a piece of crystal, and that wasn’t any valuable item either—it was a gift Zhao Weihuang had bought for her using his first salary. It was also his only gift to her.

Zhao Weihuang wasn’t surprised. He issued a greeting just as though she were still at home and sat down to have dinner. He then recounted the interesting things that had happened in town just as he normally would. Her usual seat was empty, but Zhao Weihuang kept on talking to an empty chair.

At this moment, the doors burst open and a group of Zhao clan warriors rushed in. The leader was an old man—he was Duke Xuanyuan’s trusted subordinate and someone who had watched Zhao Weihuang grow up. All of them sighed in relief when they saw Zhao Weihuang. With the marriage drawing ever closer, Duke Xuanyuan had finally decided to the clan's utilize secret arts and was able to find him as expected.

“Uncle Wu, please go out first. I’ll go back with you after my meal,” Zhao Weihuang spoke calmly, but his tone left no room for disobedience. And that was the very first time this man, who would later ascend to the Zhao clan lord’s position, had exhibited the dignity of...