The Story Behind the Jade Pendant
Long Empire part 1

"mother, why are we going by sea lane? and why not on a land route?"

"you've never been here before, so you know what? land routes take longer than sea lanes"

"indeed if using a landline can take how long?"

"about a month"

"one month for a road trip?" sure enough, I can get bored if it takes so long"

"then from that, we use the sea lane"

"then if you use the sea lane, how long will it take?"

"yes if it's not wrong, about eight or nine days"

"crazy yes still long, if only there is a diving ship here, it may not take long we also arrive, at most a few hours"

"you're crazy, huh? there's something like that here"

"what is an inset ship?" ask Lady Wei

"hahaha no ma'am, it's Rong Ji's imaginary ship"

"there are you guys. have rest first, soon we will get to the port"

"hais, that's it then"

...A few moments later, suddenly there was the voice of a woman who was calling their name...

"Xiao Yan's...Rong Ji... senior Ye, "Stop" you heard no?"

"my voice runs out because of this"

"what kind of person needs to throw something in order to get their attention?" said Ling Mei's bodyguard

"yes you're right, why don't I think? then what do I have to throw, in order to make them stop?"

"ha I know, lend me your arrows for a second"

"do you mean to shoot their chariot?" ask the guard

"yes right, I'll shoot his chariot, it's enough to make them stop"

"please stabilise the horse, so that I can be on target"

"good feel this" shot the arrow

...Eventually the arrow hit the roof of their train, knowing it made them stop to check the train...

"hey what's up? are there any robbers?" ask rong

"don't say much sooner you get off and check the train"

"hey why should I, why don't you?"

"i'm a woman, it's appropriate for me to do that"

"then, you think I deserve that too"

"it's been so noisy of you, let A'jue go check on her" Ye Jing said

"all right, miss, let me take a look at it"

"what's wrong, you don't have to check on her anymore, I got off and asked her, she said she was your friend"

"huh, who? or is...?"

"she said her name was Ling Mei, I told her to get into the carriage"

"why did you tell her to get on the train?"

"he said if he wanted to follow you away, he begged in tears so I would take him"

"he's all there is, I think what happened"

"what are you thinking? you know I screamed all the way around calling your names, but you ignored my efforts, so inevitably I had to use other means to stop you"

"are you there, then why did you suddenly come after us?"

"my hunch says if you guys might be too long to go back there so that's why I'm desperate to come after you guys, anyways you know if..."

"suttt. Just tell me later, I already know what you're going to say"

"why not continue talking? are you afraid that you're hearing that?"

"no ma'am, this isn't something parents can hear, hehe"

"It's up to you"

a few moments later they finally arrived at the port, now they will continue the journey by boat and this will take quite a long time.The ship prepared by the Wei family was also not kidding, the ship carrying the Wei family was a very large merchant ship, larger than the ship belonging to the Xiao kingdom.

seeing the enormous ship made them feel amazed and in disbelief if they could feel sailing using the big ship. After all was ready, they finally left the port. because of the long journey so this time they intend to explore the contents of this large ship.

eight days later, the sea journey ended. Now they had reached the port of chong near the city of chong.The long journey had now ended and no idea what they would do after this.

after arriving at the port, Lady Wei asked them to come down and rest for a while in the city of chong.then Lady Wei told A'jue to take them to the inn, they began to discuss their plans.

"well, this is safe, and then what are we going to do next?"

"Let me think for a second"

"all right let me convey the following plan.this time I myself will infiltrate the Long kingdom"

"what are you talking about? have you gone crazy, because of the slowness in the ship?"

"no, I'm being serious, just listen for a second because Ling Mei is following us, then her plans changed and I planned to enter and infiltrate the Long kingdom using another identity, then that I need help from senior Ye" while pointing towards Ye Jing

"why me? what can I do?"

"the only person who can use magic in this place is you, and I want to borrow your power to do that"

"i can't use magic, anyways it's dangerous, magic can't just be used, you know that?"

"yes I know, but the only way is to just do that"

"why not use another way? what if we infiltrate together this way our goals will be quickly achieved right?" said Rong Ji

"no, it can't be so, what if Madam Wei knew that we all went and infiltrated Long Kingdom. surely we would be punished and maybe the punishment would be more deadly than before"

"you're thinking too far, how could Ms. Wei punish her son to such an extent" Ye Jing said

"we'll know after trying it" said Rong Ji

"you are indeed a crazy herd, I told you that it was enough for me to go there and you are here enough to maintain security so as not to be caught by Ms. Wei"

"then what about your plan, if you use magic?"

"my plan is to change my identity with magic when we get the chance to leave later, then I will have Senior Ye change my face to someone else for a bit, then I will run away and after that I ask senior Ye to turn Ling Mei into me for a while.how don't you think, that's a great idea?"

"great from where? that's a crazy idea, where is it possible, I can do that? you know I'm a newbie, my magic is also beginner magic how can I do that?"

"then what should it be?"

"what about wearing a mask?"

"you mean skin mask?"

"yes, I heard from my father if in this chong city, it is famous for its leather crafts and they are also great in making masks, surely we will be helped by that" said Ling Mei

"yes you're right, but what do we have to do to get that mask"

"first let's get one of your servants to find the mask maker, once we find the place, we'll go there ourselves, to explain what kind of mask we need" said Ling Mei

"Hem's a great idea, then we'll do it now"

"Hem okay"

after that, they began to carry out their plans.it did not take long finally they now know where the mask maker is located.then they look for reasons to get out of the inn.

after getting a good reason, they also ventured to go to Wei's mistress's room. moments after coming out of Wei's mistress' room they looked delighted, saying, it turned out that they were successful and they were allowed by Madam Wei to go see the chong city.

they were allowed to leave on condition that they would have to take A'jue beside them so that they could be safe while traveling around the city.they agreed with that, because they knew that A'jue would not divulge their secrets.

they also went to the place where they had made an appointment with the mask maker.After arriving at that place they were offered to eat and drink by the mask maker. then he introduced himself as the most reliable mask maker in the city of Chong.

at first they were hesitant, but after seeing some work from the mask maker, made them amazed by it. They did not expect that the skin mask he made could be exactly the same as human skin, he said, they also had time to think if this is real human skin, but after being explained by the maker, they only knew if the mask was made of animal skin such as fox skin, like, like, cows and all.

knowing that, they began to talk about what they wanted, to the maker, and they told the mask maker to make a human mask with two different faces. first a mask with a face similar to Xiao Yan and another handsome male face mask.

the maker finally began to paint faces or sketches of faces that will be used as a mask. After a while, the sketch they want was finished, was made, then they saw the results were indeed similar and they felt, if they did not choose the wrong person.

finally they made a deal with the mask maker and they will send people to take the mask if it is ready, but because they do not know for sure, when the mask can be made, and when the mask can be done, they finally chose to settle in the city of Chong until they managed to get the mask.

after completing a deal with the mask maker, they decided to go see the city of chong.they went to the city center of chong and bought various snacks and also souvernir. after being satisfied to play, they finally chose to return to the inn.

feeling that if the mask of their order would be long to complete, they chose to spend their time by following Madam Wei off to review her business in chong city.

after a few days, they got a letter that was out of nowhere, and then after seeing it turned out to be a letter from the mask maker, he told them that their order had been completed and that it could now be taken.

Xiao Yan was very happy after knowing that, then he immediately sent his servants to go take their orders.As soon as the mask arrived at the inn, they immediately opened it and saw how detailed the mask was and finally they did not waste to spend a lot of money just for the mask.

finally, they can run the action smoothly. with this mask, Xiao Yan will ask Ling Mei to disguise herself for a while and Xiao Yan himself will disguise himself as a handsome man and infiltrate the Long Kingdom.

they gave Xiao Yan a time limit, up to two weeks long and if within two weeks they had no news from Xiao Yan, then they would go catch up with Xiao Yan and infiltrate Long kingdom to pick him up.

after the deal had been made, now they only needed to find an opportunity to carry out their plan.after mistress Wei's affairs were finished in chong city he finally invited them to go to the center of Long imperial city, Long, they eagerly followed Madam Wei to leave.

arriving at the center of Long imperial city, Madam Wei instead asked them not to get out of the place they were staying and they had to stay in the inn until she returned there. hearing that made Xiao Yan get one chance to escape and infiltrate Long kingdom when mistress Wei left.

originally, they still desperately wanted to leave, but after hearing the threat from Madam Wei made them, afraid to step away from the inn and now only Xiao Yan could go there. after Madam Wei left, Xiao Yan also left.he went through the back door so as not to cross paths with Madam Wei later.

before leaving, he did not forget to wear a mask when out of the inn. After successfully exiting the inn he also looked at his friends he gave a signal if he managed to get out of the inn. those who were looking, could only stare at her from the window because if they shouted later it would make Madam Wei suspicious of their actions.