Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1388

Chapter 1388: Chapter 1383: Bai Family Prodigies

The morning market stalls were lined up in rows, smoke curling into the sky, and inside the oilcloth tents hung with paper lanterns, people sat crowded together, talking and laughing, enjoying breakfast. The hawkers’ calls and the joyful chatter of the common folk about the victory in the war against Xiliang melded into a cacophony, the marketplace bustling with noise.

Little guard dogs, released early by their owners from the courtyard, squeezed between breakfast stalls and people’s legs, sniffing around in search of accidentally fallen meat buns or other food, only to be shooed away by the stall owners with soup ladles, causing them to flee with tails between their legs, provoking laughter from all as the recently departed Tianfeng Kingdom was likened to these young dogs.

The subjects of Tianfeng Kingdom, remaining in the Capital to wait for the return of the Great Shaman’s disciples, mingled among the crowds, and upon hearing the Zhou citizens compare Tianfeng to these pups, felt a surge of anger, yet knew they were now in Zhou’s territory and could not start trouble, so they endured the insult silently, though their expressions showed displeasure.

The children or noble daughters from prestigious families, upon learning the date of the army’s return, disdained joining the throngs on the long streets with commoners. Instead, they reserved private rooms along the main street at various family restaurants, invited classmates or close friends to sip tea while waiting, eager to witness the grace of the Bai family’s remaining sons and daughters.

Mrs. Dong clutched Bai Qingyan’s hand, standing atop the southern gate of Dadu City, gazing into the distance.

"Why aren’t they back yet? Didn’t the letter say... they’ll arrive when the gates open?" Mrs. Qi asked, anxiously.

"Indeed..." The Third Lady, Mrs. Li, craned her neck towards the horizon, "Perhaps there were delays along the way."

"A Yu could only estimate the return time; any delays due to slow travel on the road are entirely possible!" Though anxious herself, Mrs. Dong reassured her sisters-in-law.

Second Lady, Mrs. Liu, felt indescribable emotions as she came to welcome her daughter but also wished, like her sister-in-law, to stand here and greet... her A Qiong, her A Wei, Ah Hui, Ah Feng.

The second branch of the family had yet to receive word of any surviving sons.

Mrs. Liu knew she should remain patient, for her son could merely be injured, unable to return, or perhaps... unable to walk like A Yun, stranded in some remote area or mountain, unaware of their eldest sister’s ascent to the throne, or possibly suffering a head injury with amnesia.

Her husband would surely protect their sons, and someday they would return safely. Her sons were somewhere out there, and they would surely come back someday.

At this moment, the sun rose, the dawn initially faint, increasingly radiant from east to west.

At the horizon where light met ground, a black sail white python flag emerged leisurely, followed closely by more flags billowing in the splendid sunlight.

Bai Qingyu, clad in silver armor and riding a black steed, appeared first before the eyes of the gathering crowd; Bai Qingqi, Bai Jinxiu, Bai Qingjue, Bai Jinzhi, Bai Jinzhao, Bai Jinhua, Bai Jinse, even Bai Qingyun, all dressed in silver armor astride their horses beside Bai Qingyu... riding abreast with Bai Qingyan.

With silver armor adorned, the sons and daughters of the Bai family held reins in one hand and grasped waist swords or silver spears with the other, every one of them tall and straight, their demeanor noble and resolute, marching through sunlight like returning war gods.

No one could have imagined that after the battle in the southern lands during the Xuanjia period, the sight of the Bai family’s sons splendidly returning could still be seen.

The entire Dadu City believed that the illustrious Bai family of the capital, thriving for a century, would now vanish in the river of history, into ashes.

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