The following morning, Zhao Changhe led Wuzhui and bade farewell to Yue Hongling and Sisi before heading north to Ba Shu.
Sisi did not see them off for a long distance, only accompanying them to the north of Erhai before no longer proceeding.
This was because a procession of officials from Dali and an honor guard were following them, as the farewell was conducted in the official capacity of seeing off King Zhao of the Great Han. Zhao Changhe turned his head to look; on the grassland by the sea, tens of thousands solemnly restrained themselves, each retaining the posture of bowing and bidding goodbye. Only Sisi stood quietly, watching him intently and in the midst of all the bowing figures, she stood out conspicuously like a crane among chickens.
The sea of horses and soldiers, the expansive sea itself, all became mere backdrops, with only the girl's eyes, slightly teary, conveying the deep emotion of the sea.
