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After months of travel, the Crown Prince of Qing Kingdom and his group finally returned from the distant Nanzhao to Jingdou. The official road outside Jingdou had not been covered in yellow dirt and sprayed with water. The greenish-black stone road lay smoothly against the ground and welcomed the return of the heir. The dense willows on either side of the road nodded their branches with the breeze in greeting to the Crown Prince.

At the city gates, the civil and martial officials were there to welcome the Crown Prince back, as well as the three princes that had been left in the city. They all bowed in greeting while the Crown Prince warmly helped up his two elder brothers and younger brother. They held hands and looked at each other. They had things to say but choked on them. They instead spoke of the situation after the Crown Prince left.