"You can call me Wu You, there's medicine on the table, remember to drink it. I didn't know you'd wake up today so I haven't prepared anything to eat, wait a moment, I'll go cook some porridge." The woman said and then went out the door. Xū Yáng tried moving his body but found himself completely weak, his limbs feeling as if they weren't his own. He struggled to get up, drank the medicine, and began to look around.

  The whole house looks very simple, his clothes have also been changed, I don't know if it's the carefree one who helped change them, the wounds on his body are all bandaged, the bandages may be changed every day, only with a medicinal smell, not a hint of blood.

  Just then, the black leopard walked in, and Xū Yáng was startled. He found that the black leopard was very spiritual and nodded to him before turning around and leaving. This discovery made Xū Yáng very surprised. He wasn't unfamiliar with spiritual animals, but this black leopard looked like it was about to become a spirit. Maybe this black leopard was raised by Wú Yōu.

  I don't know where this place is, nor do I know how long I've been unconscious. Wei Qu and the others must be worried sick, and I wonder if Chu Lian Ruo will worry about my disappearance - she probably will. Thinking of Chu Lian Ruo, Xi Yang's eyes became soft and gentle like water, and his originally pale face looked much more spirited.

  Soon after, Wu You walked in with a bowl of porridge.

  "You've been unconscious for over half a month, eating too much is not good for your body, let's start with some thin porridge." Xū Yáng was shocked to hear that he had been unconscious for so long and was very anxious, not knowing what the situation outside was like. He thought for a moment, picked up the porridge and started eating it in big mouthfuls, wanting to recover from his injuries as soon as possible so he could go look for them.

  Wu You smiled and walked out, after a while, she brought Hei Bao into the house.

  Xu Yang asked her where this was on horseback, and when he learned that this was indeed the depths of the Death Forest, he was shocked.

  The local residents near the Death Forest didn't dare to approach this place, who was this woman after all, and how could she live here alone? However, these questions had nothing to do with him.

  "Can you, carefree girl, tell me the way out of the forest?"

  "I do know the way out, but you're still injured. If you force yourself to go out now, you might become a beast's meal. Have you thought it through?" Seeing Xuyang eager to leave the forest, Wu You didn't know what was driving him, but she was worried that after all the effort to save him, he would just go out and get eaten by the beasts in the forest, making her efforts all for nothing.

  "Thank you for your concern, but I still have urgent matters to attend to." Xū Yáng's attitude was very resolute. Wú Yōu tried to persuade him, but to no avail, so he stopped bothering and pointed out the way before leaving the room. After drinking the porridge, Xū Yáng felt a bit of energy in his body, but unexpectedly, he took less than five steps before collapsing to the ground due to exhaustion.

  Regardless of how despondent Xū Yáng was, Wú Yōu picked some wild fruits from the forest and returned to the house. She saw Xū Yáng lying on the ground, but he still struggled to get up and crawl forward.

  "I really don't know what's more important, the so-called big deal or my own life." Worry-free shook her head and knocked Xu Yang unconscious with a hand knife. She called Black Leopard to help her put Xu Yang back on the bed, thinking to herself whether she should add some other medicine to make Xu Yang weak and bedridden until his injuries healed.

  She thought this method was quite good, so she immediately turned around to pick herbs. She couldn't let her long-time efforts go to waste. She had to cure all of Xuyang's injuries.

  Xu Yang has been missing for a long time, and even if Wei Qu turns the border city upside down, he can't think of Xu Yang still being in the Death Forest. The forest is said to be very terrifying by the locals, and Wei Qu isn't someone who hasn't thought about going in to look for him, but the people he sent in haven't returned, and he doesn't dare imagine what would happen if Xu Yang really is inside.

  Chu Lian let Wei Qu ask around, and there was some news about the prime minister's poisoning method. Xu Rong put away the jade pendant in the imperial study room, but didn't carry it with him. He suspected that something was wrong and had asked the imperial physician to check, but nothing was found, so he left it in the imperial study room after all, he spent most of his time there. After learning about this, Yuan Mengdie passed on the message to the prime minister.

  The prime minister was also a bit anxious after learning about it, because Xu Rong wasn't often going to the Yu Mengdie Palace, and the incense he gave his daughter couldn't take effect. The timing of the incident would have to be delayed again. He had been looking for an opportunity to mix the incense into the imperial study, but the defense there was much stricter.

  The war in the border town has been going on, and the nomadic people can't hold on without food. So before the rainy season arrives, several of the largest tribal chiefs gather together to plan a final attack on the border town with all their manpower. If they win, food will naturally be plentiful, but if they lose, at worst they'll just have to surrender to Xi Rong and offer some beautiful women from their tribes as tribute, and the imperial court will surely reward them with grain.

  Several tribal leaders decided to launch an attack after consultation, with each tribe mobilizing all its young men, gathering more than 80,000 people. They did not understand military tactics and simply charged forward with passion.

  General Li had received the news before they gathered, so he was well-prepared. Eight hundred meters away from Biancheng, he had already set up an ambush with a rope to trip horses. As soon as the enemy army approached, he pulled up the rope, and the enemy was caught off guard. The cavalry in front were tripped and fell to the ground, while those behind could not stop in time, causing a large number of people to fall forward. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the tribal leaders sent cavalry to retreat and infantry to continue advancing.

  General Li saw the infantry move out and waved his hand to signal the trebuchets inside the city to start working. Large stones wrapped in oilcloth were ignited by soldiers before being thrown, and burning rocks could be seen flying through the sky from time to time. The screams filled the fields, and everywhere there were "fire men". The tribal leaders immediately ordered a retreat.

  The troops retreated to a camp three miles away from the border town, and several tribal leaders gathered together again to study tactics. Until the sky was dark, there was no good strategy, and they could only rest in their tents first.

  At the same time, Chu Lian was getting more and more anxious in the palace, but there was no news from Wei Qu's side. Xiurong had been visiting Yuan Mengdie's palace frequently over the past few days. It turned out that the prime minister had found a stunning beauty among the common people and sent her to accompany his daughter under the pretext of finding a suitable maid for her. The woman's name was Xiu Hua, and she was extremely beautiful with an enchanting aura around her eyebrows and eyes. Every time Xiurong saw Xiu Hua, he felt different, which sparked his great interest, and he went to Die Lian Palace every day.

  Yu Mengdie saw Xiurong's interest in Shu Hua and was deeply resentful, but didn't show it on her face. Every time Xiurong came, she would call Shu Hua out of the palace to handle matters, only occasionally letting Shu Hua serve him, which made Xiurong more and more eager to get Shu Hua.

  Several times, Xurong wanted to ask for the Shu Hua, but she endured it. In her heart, she thought of herself as the emperor, and Yuan Mengdie should be like Shi Yuyin in the past, obediently presenting everything she wanted. However, Yuan Mengdie saw through Xurong's thoughts and kept dragging on, with the Prime Minister sending people to hint several times that she should send the Shu Hua to the Emperor.

  Chu Lian also met Xiuhua once after learning the news, and indeed, she was as beautiful as her name suggested, "Moon-closing Shy Flower". After seeing her, Gongzi's expression changed.

  "Your Highness, what's wrong? But what's wrong with that modest flower?" "Your Majesty, I always feel that this woman's complexion is not right."

  Chu Lian carefully looked at Xiu Hua, only to see that her skin was as white and tender as a freshly peeled lychee, with a faint pink color on her cheeks, making her look exceptionally beautiful.

  "The slave is not talking about her complexion, but the feeling. The slave doesn't know how to describe it either." Qiangqiang saw Chu Lianruo's doubt and couldn't explain it herself, she could only say that as a martial artist, she had an intuition that Xiuhua had the aura of a dying person.

  The blush on her face was rosy and her body seemed to be in no unusual condition, but she couldn't understand why she had such a feeling. Since the prime minister allowed this kind of beauty to enter the palace, there must have been some plan that changed.

  "Qingqing, you've been by my side lately. Yuan Mengdie is helping her father with calculations at the moment and won't come looking for trouble. Why don't you sneak out of the palace tonight and ask if Wei Qu has any news about Shu Hua, and whether Wang Ye has returned safely?" Qingqing nodded in agreement, indeed concerned about this matter.

  Chu Lianruo and her companion secretly observed the Shu Hua, then strolled to the Imperial Garden. The garden was filled with all sorts of beautiful flowers that were exceptionally charming. Chu Lianruo walked forward, unknowingly arriving at the edge of the Imperial Garden. The flowers here were not as vibrant as those inside, nor were they rare and precious. There were only a few scattered orchids, among which one seemed to have been newly planted.

  It seemed that someone had turned over the land, so curiously found a stick to pull out, who knew that one pull would roll out a bottle. After looking at each other, Qing picked up the bottle, wiped it clean and handed it to Chu Lianruo. This was an ordinary white porcelain bottle, with a body about the size of a baby's palm. When the stopper was opened, a pill came out from inside, wrapped in paper, with faintly visible writing on the paper.

  Chu Lianruo carefully opened the paper, on which was written "Duanchang Dan", and looked for an opportunity to give it to Shi Yuyin. As far as Chu Lianruo knew, since Shi Yuyin was demoted to the Cold Palace, she had been tormented by Yuan Mengdie and was now barely clinging to life, but she didn't know who else wanted her dead.

  Chu Lian carefully wrapped the paper and buried the bottle back in its original place, instructing Qingqing to secretly guard it and see who would come to retrieve the item. She then took Siwei with her, bringing some food, and went to the Cold Palace.

  The cold palace was as desolate as before, the quiet and damaged palace was everywhere, standing at the gate of the cold palace, it felt like standing in the mouth of a giant beast that devoured people, and I don't know how many lives this beast had swallowed. Chu Lian let out a sigh.

  In the cold palace, even the maids didn't know where they had gone. This place was one that no matter who would avoid it if possible. Walking into the desolate inner hall, she saw a famous woman lying on her back on the icy floor, her clothes already tattered and worn out, covered in black stains, with dust all over her face, and perhaps some bloodstains as well. The woman's cheeks were sunken, but Chu Lian looked closely and it was Shi Yu Yin.

  Shi Yu Yin originally had her eyes closed, and when she heard the sound of someone approaching, her body involuntarily trembled slightly. She didn't know what kind of suffering she had endured here, but just hearing a human voice made her so scared. Shi Yu Yin opened her eyes to see Chu Lian Ruo, with a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, and more relief.

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