Among everyone in Jiaozhou City, Xie Xun was the most idle and seemingly the most purposeless. After Lin Heli accompanied him around the city, Xie Xun also strolled the streets on his own several times. The State Mansion had people keeping an eye on him the entire time but never saw him contact anyone. In reality, even if he had, they weren't particularly worried. Xie Xun didn't leave the city, after all. When Lin Heli received this information, he first drafted a letter and had someone deliver it back to the Capital City. Sannan had inexplicably sent delegates to discuss a mutual trade agreement. Lin Heli suspected that Ting Feng might have sent someone to Sannan to press them to the table.
After sunset, Xie Xun came to find Lin Heli. Just as Lin Heli finished sealing his letter to be sent off, he looked up to see Xie Xun standing there with his longsword already placed across his neck. "Cousin, forgive me, but you must take a trip with me."
