"This humble commoner's old eyes are dim and failed to recognize the Prince Regent. My crime deserves ten thousand deaths. Please have mercy, my lord prince!"

The old village head was terrified.

None of them had dreamed that this young man was the famous Prince Regent, Ning Chen.

Ning Chen bent down and helped the old village head up, smiling. "You can't be blamed for what you didn't know. What crime is there in that? Please get up, old man. The rest of you too."

"Thank you for your mercy, my lord prince!"

They thanked him and got to their feet, studying this legendary figure with fear and curiosity.

The old village head called out, "Hai Feng, Hai Lang, you two come over here."

Hai Feng and Hai Lang came over.

The old village head said, "Today this old man is making the decision. You two are going with my lord prince.

Your parents, wives and children will be looked after by the whole village. We'll never let them go short.

I'm always telling you that the most important thing in life is to repay a kindness.

Without my lord prince, would the eastern frontier have peace? My lord prince is our benefactor, the guardian of the Great Xuan... If you can follow him, all of Tianci Village will be proud of you."

Hai Feng and Hai Lang looked at each other, stirred.

Neither of them had ever imagined that this handsome young man was the legend of the Great Xuan.

The two of them dropped to their knees. "Village head, we're willing to serve my lord prince... We leave our families in everyone's care."

The old village head stroked his white beard and said gravely, "Rest easy on that score. Now that you're following my lord prince, don't you dare disgrace Tianci Village. As for your families, as long as one person in Tianci Village is still alive, they won't go wanting."

The two of them kowtowed hard to the old village head.

Then they turned to Ning Chen. "This humble commoner Hai Feng (Hai Lang) is willing to…