In the end, Shu Yun was unable to accompany these people from the Southern Border. Traveling north from the Southern City, the nearest city was neither too close nor too far. Judging from the walking speed of a healthy adult male, it would take four or five days.

She led her entourage, a large and imposing group, heading towards the northern city with the same grandeur she displayed when she led the Purple Calyx Clan to confront the Demon Realm.

Unfortunately, this impressive display didn't last long. She led her people halfway up the mountain, but the autumn wind from Xiliang blew her, and she coughed twice. Then, in front of everyone, she spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.

In the northern city of Xiliang, the unfortunate servant who was assigned to deliver messages to the young master was tidying up the young master's room.

He was extremely uneasy. That day, disregarding the objections of the other generals, the young master selected the Wind and Thunder Cavalry, which had been merged into the army, and set off south.

He knew that a great plague had broken out in the south of Xiliang, and that many people had died. When he learned of this, he was just glad that his whole family was in the north. He would rather face the swords of the people of the Central Plains than the intangible plague.

I don't know what's going on this year, but things aren't going well in Xiliang. The south is not peaceful. It's one thing that the Nanman have been fighting with Xiliang for years, but there's also a plague. And in the north, a place that has always been peaceful, the Central Plains suddenly sent troops to attack us for some reason.

The Crown Prince is the pride of Xiliang. He is both literate and skilled in martial arts, breaking the prejudice of other countries that Xiliang is just a barbarian place.

Although the young master always had a cold face, he felt that serving the young master was better than serving the generals he had served before. Although he couldn't overcome his fear, he still respected and admired the young master.

The war in the north city has come to an end. He doesn't know how to fight or kill. Even when he's hiding in the city, he sometimes feels like he can smell the blood outside.

He also secretly climbed up and peeked out, but unfortunately the young master did not give the Central Plains a chance to attack the city. He could not see the real battlefield, but he could get a glimpse of the cruelty of war from the wounded soldiers and corpses that were carried back.

He had heard from the general stationed in the northern city that the crown prince was a genius of unparalleled talent, and he hoped that the crown prince would inherit the throne in the future and defeat all those Central Plains people and Southern Barbarians so that they would never dare to invade Xiliang again.

He was a lowly servant, but he understood the simplest truth: a country can only be powerful if its ruler is strong, and only then can ordinary people like them live in peace.

As he tidied the books on the young master's desk, stacking them neatly, he secretly hoped that the terrible plague would not afflict the young master.

He neatly stacked the slightly messy books on the table. As he was about to go out to get a rag, he hesitated for a moment, looking at the books on the table. Worried that they would accumulate dust over time, he simply opened the drawer under the table and planned to put the books inside.

The young master's residence was spotless. Anything involving military secrets was never placed there. Even the books on the table were taken from other generals after the young master arrived.

He thought the drawer would be empty, but when he opened it, there was a clattering sound. He looked down and saw that there was a book inside.

He figured the young master must have put it in there casually after reading the book.

His gaze swept over the book cover, and he reached for the book on the table. When he touched the book and felt the texture of the paper, he paused, then looked down at the title of the book in the drawer in surprise.

He rubbed his eyes and checked again carefully. It was indeed called "Dying Under the Peony Flower," a popular transvestite romance novel that was all the rage in the northern city of Xiliang.

He picked up the book with trembling hands. He had read this book before. The novelist who wrote it was truly ornate, describing the beauty of the peony fairy to the fullest extent. He had even read this book with the soldiers of Beicheng.

Who would have thought... that the young master would also read this kind of novel...

It's hard to reconcile this erotic novel with the young master's handsome yet aloof face.

He swallowed hard, feeling as if he had inadvertently stumbled upon the young master's secret. He wondered if he would be silenced if he damaged the young master's image.

His hands were shaking so badly that the tightly closed pages of the book came undone, and a light red paper fluttered down from inside. He quickly reached out to catch it.

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After receiving the urgent message from the north, the old master of the Xie family guessed that his grandson's temperament meant he had probably already secretly bypassed the capital city where he was and was heading south on his own.

With the Wind and Thunder Cavalry he had trained since childhood, his grandson was truly doing whatever he wanted. He could only blame himself for equipping the Wind and Thunder Cavalry with the best equipment. Now, even if he wanted to send someone to stop him, no one could keep up.

Old Master Xie was truly troubled this time, and somewhat regretted keeping that woman from the Central Plains.

He had also heard about the plague. Doctor Shu had volunteered to go south to treat the plague, and through her efforts, the spreading epidemic was indeed brought under control. She was truly a hero of Xiliang.

The news that came from the south said that Shu Yun was practicing medicine under the Xie family's name.

Old Master Xie understood perfectly well that she was trying to win over the hearts of the people for the Xie family. If she could come out of that dead city alive, he would definitely treat her as an honored guest and reward her with gold and silver.

After receiving the news from the North City, he began to regret it. He knew what the South was like, and Xie Fu naturally knew as well. But his grandson was now shaking off the pursuers he had sent out, clearly determined to find Shu Yun, who had entered the Dead City.

That's too much.

This is bad. He thought Xie Fu just favored Shu Yun, after all, she was a rare beauty and had superb medical skills, but he couldn't accept that Xie Fu would take risks for her.

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