Outside Ji County, a fine drizzle fell.
All of the Wang family members were present to see Wang Jin off, and Old Master Wang held Wang Jin's hands tightly.
"My Qilin child of the Wang family, serve as an official well! The glory of our Wang family rests entirely on your shoulders!"
Wang Jin looked at the old man before him, whose eyes were full of reluctance and anticipation, and his heart also rippled, far from being as calm as he appeared.
Leaving aside the other members of the Wang family for now, the Old Master was truly good to him.
Enmmm, this was also why Wang Jin wanted to wait until the Old Master passed away before sending his Third Uncle down to fulfill his filial duty. After all, a white-haired person sending off a black-haired person is also difficult, isn't it?
This Third Uncle had no abilities yet was restless; he would cause trouble sooner or later, and Wang Jin was too lazy to clean up his messes in the future.
He should learn from his own father, Wang Zhen, and just lie flat and enjoy life.
Thinking of this, Wang Jin glanced at his Third Uncle, who was shrinking behind the crowd, and Wang Zhen, who was standing behind the Old Master, as well as his two younger brothers.
Wang Cheng, hearing that Wang Jin had been appointed Prefect by the imperial court, was even more afraid of this nephew. He shivered when Wang Jin looked at him, shrinking back further, his small eyes darting around, wondering what he was thinking.
Wang Jin patted the back of the Old Master's hand, then turned to Wang Zhen and said,
"Father, your son is going to Yue Province to take up his post. It's thousands of miles from home, so it won't be easy to return. You must properly discipline your two younger brothers and not let them cause trouble."
"If there is any family matter, you can send someone to relay a message to me."
"Normally, interact more with the County Magistrate Li Xian. We have a good relationship from our poetry gatherings. Although Li Xian is only a County Magistrate, he is a descendant of the Li clan and will surely be promoted in the future. Moreover, this County Magistrate is the current authority."
Wang Zhen listened, staring intently at his eldest son, who had been intelligent since childhood.
Fair skin, long, narrow Phoenix eyes, sharp brows, a high nose bridge, delicate thin lips—his features were handsome and refined.
"You really resemble your mother…"
"Am I discussing my appearance with you? Did you remember what I said?"
Wang Jin frowned and lightly chided.
Wang Zhen mumbled,
"Yes, yes… I remember."
Seeing his father's Buddha-like, 'lie flat' demeanor, Wang Jin's anger surged, but with the farewell imminent and people coming and going at the county gate, he didn't want to get angry.
He took out a letter from his bosom, slapped it into Wang Zhen's arms, and said,
"When Li Xian returns from his inspection tour, give this to him."
He turned to look at the Old Master.
"Your grandson is leaving. Please take care."
Without waiting for a response, he turned and got into the carriage waiting by the roadside, subtly wiping the corner of his eye as he turned.
A'Hu, who was waiting by the carriage, saw Wang Jin get in and shouted to the long convoy behind him,
"Depart!"
A long line of carriages and horses began to move. Dozens of strong-suited warriors, riding fine horses with sharp blades on their backs, also galloped alongside Wang Jin's carriage.
Wang Zhuo stood in place, watching the convoy gradually disappear. His eyes became moist. He didn't know when they would meet again. If he hadn't been old and unable to endure the bumpy journey, and feared dying in a foreign land unable to return to his homeland, he would have truly wanted to follow his eldest grandson to Yue Province…
"A'Hu, where are we?"
A'Hu, who was riding alongside the carriage, heard the call, spurred his horse closer to the carriage, and replied,
"We have passed Min Province and should reach the border of Yue Province before sunset."
Wang Jin let out a long sigh of relief upon hearing this, exclaiming,
"Finally, we're almost there. It's been two months, hasn't it?"
"Yes, Young Master. We have many people, so we can't travel fast, and Ji County is too far from Yue Province."
Wang Jin poked his head out and looked around. It was a desolate wilderness, with no one in sight.
"Stop here and wait for someone."
"Yes, sir."
He channeled his internal Qi and shouted loudly,
"Stop!"
The long convoy began to slowly decelerate.
Inside the carriage, Wang Jin opened the mall and checked his balance.
Aside from exchanging some small trinkets for amusement during the journey, he still had 3,189,500 funds.
"Assistant, extract 100 Wei Imperial Guards and deploy them nearby."
"Ding."
"Deployed."
Wang Jin opened the mall again and exchanged for 400 Wei Imperial Guards, 200 Wei Longbowmen, and 100 Wei Brave Cavalry.
Because the seal of the king of wei reduced the cost of exchanging Wei troops by 20%, Wang Jin exchanged all Wei troop types.
What would have originally cost 350,000 could now be exchanged for 280,000.
Looking at the remaining 2,909,500 funds, Wang Jin couldn't help but sigh that money was truly not enough.
However, fortunately, he met that old man who understood Feng Shui. From now on, he would be robbing tombs in Yue Province.
"Assistant, deploy all the Wei Imperial Guards, Wei Longbowmen, and Wei Brave Cavalry nearby and have them assemble."
"Ding."
"Deployed and assembly order issued."
"Ding."
"Host's first summon of Cao Wei faction troops randomly grants one Cao Wei general."
"Hoh, there's even such a good thing!"
Wang Jin lay in the carriage waiting, while A'Hu cautiously scanned the surroundings.
A moment later.
A series of neat footsteps and the sound of hooves striking the ground came from the road ahead, accompanied by the clanking of armor, the sounds growing from distant to near.
A'Hu quickly ran to the carriage and reported,
"Young Master, there's an army coming. Should we raise our banners to identify ourselves?"
"Haha, no need, they're our own people."
Wang Jin stepped out of the carriage, looking ahead, filled with anticipation for the first batch of troops and the first general he would summon in this world.