It's hard to leave one's homeland. If life could be sustained there, who would be willing to abandon their roots and settle in a completely unfamiliar place?
The two elderly individuals were somewhat dazed. One of them rashly asked, "Is what the Commandery Princess said true? Is there really an imperial envoy in Yan County?"
The other reacted much more quickly, decisively responding, "We barely escaped, and now that we've come to Nanyang, we can survive. Nanyang is our home now; we're not going back to Yan County."
The first one also came to realization, echoing repeatedly, "Absolutely right. We are now people of Nanyang and aren't going anywhere."
The court's inaction deeply hurt the hearts of the Northern Land citizens. In these two elders' minds, they simply couldn't trust the imperial envoy sent by the court; the Commandery Princess was more reliable.
