The next days were spent for cleaning and healing the wounded.
Of course, it was not a total win for Sebastian's. He had casualties. Deaths are inevitable sa mga labanan na ganito. Ganun din ang mga sugatan.
Mabuti na nga lang at dumating din agad ang mga reinforcements nila ng gabing iyon sa pangunguna ni Haow kung hindi ay baka natagalan pa sila sa laban nila.
The opponents' weapons are indeed frightening. They had witnessed kung paanong sa bawat kasa at pindot lang ay kayang kaya nitong bumawi ng buhay.
Hindi na mahalaga if you have keen eyes or super instinct na required kapag archer ka. As long you know how to aim and push the trigger, you can kill enemies.
Sebastian had an idea but he wouldn't be doing it yet until he settled things here in Ming Province.
They had three weeks to be exact.
The Emperor will proclaim him as the Crown Prince once they get back from here.
Kaya naman nagfocus muna siya sa pagsasaayos ng mga bagay bagay dito sa Ming at pagrereward sa mga sundalo at mga tumulong sa kanila before the fight.
He was indeed busy.
But lately, he was making sure to make time for Emy.
Noong mga unang linggo kasi matapos ang laban nila sa Jinuan ay naabutan niya itong nakikipagtawanan kay Haow.
"Ehem... What's funny? Why don't you let this Prince join you, huh? Share me what's funny."
Emy just rolled her eyes bago sumakay na sa kabayo niyang si Phoenix.
Si Haow naman ay agad na nagpaalam.
Kaya naman para masiguradong wala ng makakalapit kay Emy ng hindi niya nalalaman, he is making time to join her practice with Phoenix. Alam niyang tinetame pa ng dalaga ang kabayo niya.
Somehow, mukha namang napapasunod na niya ito. Di gaya nung umpisa na laging namumuntikang masipa nito si Emy. Minsan pa nga ay nalaglag ang dalaga mula rito.
"You are getting better with Phoenix."
"She's getting used to me." Saka niya hinimas ang kabayo. She would do that a lot of times bago niya ito sakyan.
"Let's race. From here up to the hill."
Emy smirked at him. This girl is always up for a challenge.
Agad nitong sinakyan si Phoenix. Siya naman ay sumakay sa kabayo niya.
Sebastian has no specific horse. Any horse will do for him. Serafina used to say na may pagkahorse whisperer daw siya because he can make any horse follow his will even at the first try.
He didn't know much about his mother's words but he sure knows how to understand horses.
Anyway, they both started the race.
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Mabilis na lumipas ang mga araw.
Everything had been settled in Ming Province by now. Naidistribute na rin ni Sebastian ang mga rewards evenly.
As for Emy, naibilin na niya ang black liquid sa Chief. He said the Ming Province will benefit a lot from it.
Pinuntahan din niya si Master Lino na nangakong padadalhan siya ng mga gawa kada mayroong bago at nagsabing sumulat lang daw siya sa matanda kapag may kailangan.
Hindi naman niya kailangang magpaalam kanila Liu Fu at Choi Kang. Sila ay sasama sa kanila sa Grey City.
Kaya naman kanila Chief Wei, General Lie, Haow at Lie Chen na lang siya nagpaalam.
Of course, they are a bit sad. Bukod sa napalapit na sa kanila si Emy, sasama pa sa kanila sila Liu Fu at Choi Kang. Sa tanang buhay nilang apat, ngayon pa lang sila na magkakalayo. It was always Franco who comes and goes dahil na rin sa tagaGrey City naman talaga siya.
Well, hindi nila mapigilan si Liu Fu eh.
He is maybe the most easy going among them four pero he has always been a bright student. He loves discovering things and showing it to people. And Emy was able to tap on that interest of his.
It was more than just because he likes her.
As for Choi Kang, he can't leave Liu Fu alone. He is his bestfriend. And both of them had been a tag team ever since. Isa pa, he heard a lot of beautiful women exists in Grey City. So it was not just a big deal at all.
Kaya naman they all said their goodbyes to everyone and on the third week after the war, they set out to travel back to the Grey City.
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