At the entrance of Sanguinius's office in the Imperial Palace,
Jaghatai Khan and Russ, clad in their power armour, arrived at Sanguinius's office entrance.
Since yesterday, they hadn't seen their mother.
Today, they were to depart a step earlier, returning to Chogoris and Fenris respectively, to their mother and to once again lead their children.
The two arrived at the office door.
Jaghatai Khan stopped Russ, who was about to open the door directly, and knocked first… "Thump thump thump…"
"Mother, we're leaving today…"
There was no response, but with their Primarch senses, they could still hear someone hastily putting on clothes inside the room, and even heard someone bump into a table, followed by a soft whimper.
Soon, the door opened, just a crack.
The person who appeared through the gap didn't surprise Jaghatai Khan and Russ.
Instead, the two exchanged glances and then said:
"Hello, Uncle Li…"
Li Feng was wearing a jacket over his upper body at this time, but the belt and zipper of his trousers were neither fastened nor zipped, and he was barefoot.
"Chagatai, Russ, you two are here!
Ah haha!
So you're leaving today?
I'll give you some STCs later, all of which you'll find useful, hahaha."
The two children just said somewhat awkwardly, "Thank you for your concern and gifts, Mother… is she not ready yet?"
Soon, Sanguinius peeked out from beside Li Feng.
The two children saw their mother's messy hair and her just-woken appearance; she was no longer in the red-haired woman's style, but had returned to her original look.
Sanguinius was wearing Li Feng's wrinkled, oversized white shirt, the hem of which could serve as a dress.
Her beautiful legs and bare feet were simply on the floor.
"You two are leaving?
Have you seen your old man yet?"
"Not yet… planning to see him soon…"
"Alright, you two go to the Throne Room to find your old man first.
We'll come find you shortly.
We'll all have a meal together.
Tell Little Kitten to inform the Custodes to prepare dinner… Do you two have anything you'd like to eat?"
Jaghatai Khan: "Mother… anything is fine for us…"
Russ: "Mom, I want to eat hotpot…"
After arranging for the two children to go to the old man, Sanguinius closed the door and climbed back onto the two beanbag sofas they had just been lying on.
"I'm going to catch up on some sleep.
You go take a shower first… Remember to wake me up later…"
…One week later, Chogoris.
Chogoris is a rich world, with lush green grass, majestic mountains, and a clear blue sea.
Jaghatai Khan stood on the vast plains of Chogoris, facing an endless green horizon, the wind carrying the familiar scent of earth and grass.
The eagles of Chogoris circled overhead, letting out a clear, long cry, as if welcoming their master's return to his homeland.
Jaghatai Khan took off his helmet, letting the prairie wind caress his cheeks.
He stood there in silence, a few tears sliding down his eyes.
The tears traced his resolute face, finally dropping onto the grass.
The White Scars Warriors around him were all moved by this sight.
They each took off their helmets, looking at Jaghatai Khan with complex emotions.
Their hearts were filled with reverence: So, the Great Khan never forgot his prairie, never forgot his home!
But at this moment, Jaghatai Khan's heart was a different scene.
His thoughts returned to his experiences in the Terra Imperial Palace during this time, that enormous golden cage that trapped him daily in countless trivial political affairs.
The High Lords' passive-aggressive remarks, the desks piled high with documents, and even the seemingly endless 26-hour workdays, almost suffocated him.
He looked at the prairie before him, took a deep breath, and in that instant, all his fatigue seemed to be washed away.
He raised his head and softly said, "Farewell, prison."
However, these words were heard clearly by the White Scars Warriors behind him.
They thought the Great Khan was expressing deep affection for his homeland, and couldn't help but shed tears collectively:
"So, the Great Khan never forgot the prairie, never forgot us!"
"He sacrificed so much for the Imperium, and now he can finally return to his loyal land!"
"So touching… the Great Khan is truly great!"
That night, countless bonfires were lit on the plains of Chogoris.
The warriors sat around, drinking and singing, celebrating their Great Khan's return home.
Li Feng's CDs of Chogoris prairie golden songs, given to Chagatai, were copied countless times, and a group of "horse-taming men" were howling there… "~Eagles fly in the vast blue sky, I gaze at Terra from the prairie~"
"~Listen closely, to the Emperor's voice.
Gaze intently, at the endless star river.~"
Jaghatai Khan sat by the highest bonfire, quietly gazing at the starry sky, finally finding a long-lost peace in his heart, then picked up a brush and turned the rotisserie to start roasting a whole lamb.
Jaghatai Khan watched his children eat roasted meat heartily, drink mare's milk wine in big gulps, and discuss literature and art on the lawn under the sky.
Jaghatai Khan heard the singing, grinned, looked up at the starry sky, and finally found that long-lost peace.
He thought silently:
"Terra? I'm never going back, unless Guilliman goes back to replace me."
However, what Jaghatai Khan didn't know was… he had left a photo on Terra and forgotten to take it with him.
At this moment, that photo was found by the Custodes cleaning the room and handed over to Li Feng and Sanguinius.
The photo was of Jaghatai Khan taken in Commorragh, shirtless and embracing two scantily clad Drukhari / Dark Aeldari girls.
"So Jaghatai Khan did it too!"
At this moment, Li Feng and Sanguinius looked back at the Emperor, who was drinking milk tea on the throne.
The Emperor felt uneasy under their gaze.
And Li Feng was the first to ask:
"As the saying goes, if the beam is not straight, the pillars will lean… did you do it too?"
The Emperor remained silent at this point… "Don't guess wildly… there's no such thing…"
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