Wei Canghai had apparently gone to inquire about the news and probably got some wind of it.
"Of course, I will." He's one of mine; if I don't protect him, who will?
Wei Canghai seemed to be trying to determine if what was said was true, and after a while, he sighed, "It's a long story."
"Then make a long story short."
"..."
When Wei Canghai left the family back then to head to that remote planet, he was accompanied by a side branch who grew up with him.
Although the two had a vast difference in status, their relationship was very close, even better than with his own siblings.
They hadn't reached that planet when they encountered space pirates and were captured back to the space pirates' territory.
There, they... met a girl.
With the girl's help, they successfully escaped. They found a way to get to a planet with the Wei family side branch, and the girl was injured, so they temporarily stayed there.
During this period...
