"The eldest daughter of the Yi Yaoshi family in the west of the city?"

"The legitimate princess of Dongning?"

"The Guardians of Western Qin?"

"Princess Consort of Qin?"

...

"In this time and space, there really is a woman with the same name and surname as me, and even the same face!"

"And I, using someone else's identity and body, have done so many things!"

Listening to these stories, Tuoba Hong recounted one after another, one unbelievable event after another, about his past...

Yi Shangyun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

A moment later, he let out a long breath.

My intuition tells me that this is truly like a very long dream, but upon waking, I have no recollection of the past.

Only a vague sense of loss remains in my heart, its origin unknown, yet it runs deep.

On the other side, Tuoba Hong suddenly realized that perhaps it was the peaceful time he had spent with her day and night that had soothed his heartache and his wounds.

Now, when these things are brought up again, he seems to have let go of them and is no longer so sad.

Although the woman in front of me now is no longer the same as she used to be.

She had forgotten everything about them, and everything that had happened in this time and space.

But these brief and peaceful days were truly spent together by the two of them.

At that moment, he knew perfectly well that once she found out everything, these wonderful days would never continue.

However, he felt that he was content to have met her, accompanied her, and stayed with her until this moment in this life, and he had no regrets.

Thinking of this, Tuoba Hong seemed to have made a decision in his heart.

She took a deep breath, turned her head, suppressed her sadness, and looked tenderly at the profile of Yi Shangyun beside her.

In his heart, he silently said to her, "Wu Le, in this life, this is as far as I can accompany you!"

Then, he made a promise to her in his heart: "In the next life, come to my world sooner. I really want to travel with you across mountains and rivers, wander the world, practice medicine and help the world, and never care about the endless strife in this world again!"

I don't know how much time passed.

Suddenly, Yi Shangyun turned her head and looked over, meeting his gentle gaze.

Thinking that in this time and space, only this man in front of her had been living under the same roof with her day and night for the past few days, caring for her deeply and being the most familiar with her, yet she had done so many things to hurt him.

Not only did she betray his deep affection, but she also caused him to lose his vast sky and boundless grassland paradise forever because of her.

Thinking of this, Yi Shangyun was filled with remorse and apologized deeply to him, saying, "Second Prince, I'm so sorry, so sorry... I'm so sorry, it's all my fault, I'm the one who made you like this! I really don't know how I could..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tuoba Hong reached out and covered his mouth with his hand.

“I’ve said it before, don’t say things like that again. You’ve said it to me too many times before, it really wasn’t necessary! I’ve never blamed you at all. As the saying goes, things in the world, after a long period of unity, tend to divide, and after a long period of division, tend to unite. This is the law of nature, and it’s not your fault.”

Yi Shangyun disagreed, forcefully pushing his hand away and insisting, "No, this is clearly my fault. If I hadn't provoked that King Qin for no reason, he wouldn't have chosen to attack the Northern Lie Kingdom first!"

Seeing that she was genuinely worried about him, Tuoba Hong suddenly laughed.

Yi Shangyun asked, puzzled, "How can you still laugh now that things have come to this?"

Tuoba Hong blurted out, "If you knew how deep your feelings were for that Prince Qin, Xuanyuan Han, you probably wouldn't be so protective of me!"

"What are you saying? How could you treat me like that kind of person..." Yi Shangyun was very angry after hearing this.

When Tuoba Hong saw that Yi Shangyun's expression had changed, he immediately realized that he had misspoke.

He then dropped his smile, thought for a moment, and said somewhat seriously, "I misspoke, I'm sorry! I think... perhaps this is something I owed you in my past life, so I have to repay you in this one!"

Despite her anger, as soon as Yi Shangyun lowered her head, her attention once again fell on her abdomen.

Then she slowly uttered a soft whisper, as if in disbelief: "So... Princess Qin... I really am that legendary War God of the Void, the ruthless and composed, the cold and aloof Prince Qin, Xuan Yuan Han... This child... is... mine and that Prince Qin's?"

Tuoba Hong affirmed, "That's right, you are the Princess Consort of Qin, who went through many hardships with the King of Qin, finally became a couple, and was envied by every woman in the world, with a ten-mile-long red procession to welcome her into the family!"

But as her thoughts returned, Yi Shangyun murmured to herself, "Also a guardian of Western Qin?"

Tuoba Hong sighed, then continued, "Yes, the guardians of Western Qin are said to possess an extremely mysterious power, and whoever obtains this power will rule the world. And the one who possesses this power is none other than you..."

At this moment, it seemed that Yi Shangyun understood everything, and she silently pondered it in her heart.

"Clearly, Emperor Jing must already know that I am the descendant of the lost guardian of Western Qin, which is why he is trying every means to trap me here."

"But Emperor Jing and the Prince of Qin have always been outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds. How could he tolerate his guardian becoming a thorn in his side, the Prince of Qin's queen?"

"Could it be that Emperor Jing still doesn't recognize the Princess Consort of the Prince of Qin? Otherwise, the Prince of Qin's residence... would surely be in turmoil long ago!"

"And of course, the Yi family in the west of the city was also implicated..."

"Given Emperor Jing's suspicious and ruthless nature, he would definitely silence everyone who knows the Guardians!"

"No, we must find a way to eliminate all these future troubles. We absolutely cannot allow more innocent people to sacrifice themselves because of me!"

Upon realizing this, Yi Shangyun's brows suddenly furrowed deeply.

Seeing that Yi Shangyun seemed to be deep in thought, but it was unclear what she was thinking, Tuoba Hong spoke to her in her ear to wake her up: "Wu Le, Wu Le... what are you thinking about? What are you going to do?"

Hearing this, Yi Shangyun suddenly came to her senses and said to him, "I want to see my father..."

"Your father?" Tuoba Hong thought for a moment and asked, "You mean... Pharmacist Yi?"

"Um"

Yi Shangyun looked into his eyes and nodded seriously: "There are some things I want to ask him myself!"

Soon, Tuoba Hong thought of someone: "I think perhaps that Physician Zhang can help you?"

After a moment of recollection, Yi Shangyun said, "Having spent these past few days with that Judge Zhang, I've come to believe he's quite adept at self-preservation. Asking him about this matter is probably not going to work."

Tuoba Hong pondered for a while, then seemed to have quickly come up with another idea. He said, "I've noticed that the medicine girl named Dingxiang always seems to treat you with great respect whenever she comes to Changning Palace. I only know so little about you. Why don't you try seeing Dingxiang tomorrow?"

“Lilac! It seems…” As she spoke, Yi Shangyun began to make plans in her mind.

At this moment, Tuoba Hong suddenly coughed lightly again: "Cough cough cough..."

Yi Shangyun suddenly snapped out of her daze, looked up at the sky, and hurriedly urged, "It's late at night. Don't stay here and linger in the cool air. Be careful not to catch a cold. Go back and get some rest!"

"Um!"

Tuoba Hong also felt that it was too late at night, so he agreed, and the two got up and went their separate ways.

They walked back to their own destination along the same long corridor.

The next morning.

Yi Shangyun got up early to dress up, wearing a brocade white robe and her black hair standing up.

He sat alone under the shade of the grape trellis in the courtyard, brewing tea while flipping through a medical book in his hands, waiting.

Sure enough, at the same time as always, Dingxiang entered Changning Palace as promised.

Upon seeing Yi Shangyun, and glancing around to make sure no one else was there, she happily stepped forward, knelt down, and bowed: "Your Highness looks very well today. Did you sleep well last night?"

Unexpectedly, Yi Shangyun suddenly called her to his side and said, "Dingxiang, come and sit down. Can you tell me about us? For example, how did we meet?"

Upon seeing this, Dingxiang froze on the spot, unable to move.

These past few days, Yi Shangyun had been very dismissive of her, but now that he had suddenly become close to her, she felt a little uncomfortable.

Seeing the hesitation in Dingxiang's eyes, Yi Shangyun quickly explained, "Oh... I'm sorry. It's like this, I had some memory loss because of the sandstorm in Luxian, so I've been distant from you these past few days... Please don't blame me..."

Upon hearing this, Dingxiang smiled, went over and carefully took his pulse. After checking Yi Shangyun's pulse, she sat down beside him.

While pouring tea for Yi Shangyun, she said, "How could Dingxiang blame Your Highness? Your Highness has suffered so much for the people of Lu County, Dingxiang admires you so much! Meeting Your Highness in this life is a blessing that Dingxiang has accumulated over eight lifetimes."

Recalling the past, Dingxiang said softly, "Dingxiang was originally from a family of doctors, but the family fell into decline and I became lonely and destitute. My family could not make a living, so they sold me into the palace."

As she spoke, she handed a cup of fragrant flower tea to Yi Shangyun and continued, "If it weren't for the Princess Consort's careful guidance, Dingxiang would have been nothing more than a lowly maidservant doing odd jobs in her life. The Princess Consort's kindness to Dingxiang is something that Dingxiang could never repay, even if she were to repay her debt of gratitude. Dingxiang will never forget the Princess Consort's kindness."

Yi Shangyun said, "Don't say that. If it weren't for your kindness and eagerness to learn, even if I wanted to help you, it would be useless. So, all of this is the result of your own hard work. Some blessings may arrive late, but they are never absent. Don't say such things again. You are already very excellent."

Seeing that Yi Shangyun had finally stopped rejecting him, it felt as if the two of them had returned to the time when they were researching prescriptions together in the Imperial Pharmacy.

Dingxiang was just being honest with him, rather than reminiscing about the days they had spent together...