Ming Kingdom Capital
The lost of Lan family was truly a huge blow to the emperor. When he received the news, he almost smashed all the porcelain in the palace. The one he sent to the west border was Ming Gong, his favorite son. Should something happen to the latter; he would undoubtedly felt heartache.
When Ming Kui lost and fled to the capital with Xuan Pei, he was already in bad mood and punished the prince severely. Ming Kui was still recuperating when he heard the news.
"Lan Ping is captured? What about Ming Gong?" he asked.
"Prince Ming Gong escaped before the battle end. He is heading back to the capital," Xuan Pei answered calmly. With their ability to gather information quickly, he had managed to know what happened in short time.
"That brat is lucky. Is there any news about Ming Xiao?"