Let time rewind until the third day since the crown prince left the capital.

The king of the realm, as usual, was dealing with paperwork in his study. He rubbed his brows and murmured to himself, "I truly am getting old, aren't I..."

He had heard nothing from the crown prince over the last three days, and he couldn't help but be a little worried. However, there was nothing he could do but await the news of his return.

Just what were the Jinghun doing? Were they really in the capital? According to the half of the jade seal he had remaining, there were no Jinghun in the capital at all.

No one knew that the crown prince's half of the jade seal was fake. The king of the realm didn't dare trust the crown prince with such a precious object; in...