Han Yixuan was talking to Xu Feng when the Dragon Guard who had gone to gather information returned.

Long Wei glanced at the people inside the room and hesitated for a moment, but Xu Feng told him to speak freely.

Long Wei spoke in a cold voice, "Reporting to my lord, the supplies were indeed seized. Initially, the road was destroyed by the flood and cut off, but there was only one road to get here. Later, bandits caused trouble and robbed the supplies."

"Mountain bandits? Where did these mountain bandits come from, that they would be so audacious?" Xu Feng was furious.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any bandits in this area. He's been here for the past six months without incident, so why did something happen at this crucial moment?

Han Yixuan's face darkened. "Is this all you found out?"

Long Wei mumbled, "Those bandits don't seem like bandits. Their martial arts skills are quite high. They seem to be robbing on purpose."

Han Yixuan was shocked. This was a deliberate robbery. The remaining rebels in the court had already been dealt with. This shouldn't have happened. Where did things go wrong?

"The key right now is to retrieve the grain, but we still don't know where these bandits came from. What should we do?" The Grand Tutor looked worried. He had thought that with Han Yixuan's arrival, there would be hope, but now that he knew this was the result, what should he do?

What should be done about the suffering people outside?

Seeing everyone's worried faces, Han Yixuan pondered for a moment and said gently, "I do have a solution, but it may not work right now."

Xu Feng's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Lord Han, please speak freely. We can't think of a solution right now either."

Han Yixuan then spoke, "The disciples of the Divine Doctor Valley not only know medicine, but also poisons, and their martial arts are by no means weak. Moreover, they understand formations."

Xu Feng suddenly realized, "Lord Han means to have the divine doctors from Divine Doctor Valley retrieve the disaster relief supplies? But we're not very familiar with the divine doctors. It's already a great favor that they've come to practice medicine and save lives out of respect for Her Majesty the Empress. I'm afraid they won't agree. Besides, we can't do without doctors here. What will happen to the patients if the divine doctors leave?"

Han Yixuan sighed, "Lord Xu, in all things in this world, there is a trade-off between gain and loss. I am also reluctant to do this, but there are countless refugees. To lose more than one gains is the worst possible outcome. I can explain the crux of the matter to the disciples of the Divine Physician Valley. In that case, we will have to rely on the doctors in the city for the time being."

Xu Feng nodded. Right now, this was indeed the best solution.

Han Yixuan wasn't too worried. He immediately led the Dragon Guards to find the disciples of the Divine Doctor Valley and explained the situation. The leading disciple seemed to recognize Han Yixuan, which made Han Yixuan feel flattered.

The disciple had only heard Yun Li mention that the current emperor had a friend named Han Yixuan, who was initially an enemy of their valley master. The two would fight whenever they met, which put the emperor in a difficult position. However, the emperor always stood firmly on the side of their valley master. The emperor's only concern was why his wife's attention was always drawn to Han Yixuan whenever they met.

After the disciples of the Divine Healer Valley tidied up the scene and made arrangements, they quietly went to find the bandits and brought back the grain.

Han Yixuan turned around and said, "You all go with them and protect the disciples of the Divine Doctor Valley. If necessary, contact the people in the First Building and ask them to help transport the grain back."

Long Wei was a little curious. Why use the word "please"? His Majesty is the owner of the First Tower. Isn't it only natural for him to ask them for help?

Poor Han Yixuan had no idea that the owner behind the First Building was Mo Beichen.

However, the Dragon Guard refused, saying, "His Majesty has ordered that our duty is to protect Lord Han."

Although they really wanted to help, they would not disobey the king's orders.

Han Yixuan didn't make things difficult for them; he simply turned around and followed the disciples of the Divine Doctor Valley without saying a word.

Long Wei was somewhat puzzled, "Isn't the lord going to the river embankment?"

Han Yixuan curled his lips, "Forget it, I'm going to starve to death sooner or later anyway, I might as well go with them and kill some bandits to vent my anger."

Long Wei then realized that Han Yixuan was implying something about them, and he was in a dilemma for a moment. "My lord, please don't make things difficult for us. His Majesty doesn't allow us to leave your side even for a moment."

Han Yixuan's eyes suddenly reddened. "You would never understand. Seeing the people starving and freezing, I'd rather die. You don't help me reclaim the grain, you just want me to die, is that how you protect me?"

Long Wei's expression stiffened. How could Lord Han change so quickly?

Seeing that Han Yixuan had even prepared his knife, the Dragon Guard had no choice but to compromise. "We'll go right away. Please wait for good news at Lord Xu's residence, sir."

After saying that, Long Wei turned and disappeared into the night.

Han Yixuan's expression changed instantly upon seeing Long Wei leave, and his red eyes slowly returned to normal. He muttered, "I had to be ruthless."

As he walked through the door, he rubbed his thigh. "Ouch, that hurts so much! This disobedient hand, how could it hurt so badly? But I'm really amazing, I can be so ruthless to myself, so tell me, what can't I do?"

The naive Dragon Guards were unaware that they had been deceived by Han Yixuan, and were still focused on bringing back the grain as soon as possible so that they could continue to protect their Lord Han.

As soon as Han Yixuan entered the front hall, Xu Feng and the Grand Tutor hurriedly came to greet him.

Seeing Han Yixuan's unsteady gait, the Grand Tutor asked with concern, "My lord, what's wrong with your feet?"

Han Yixuan put on a calm expression and said nonchalantly, "The doorway just tilted a little, it's nothing, I'll be fine after walking a few more steps." He walked around the room as he spoke.

Xu Feng asked eagerly, "Lord Han, have those miracle doctors been persuaded?"

Upon hearing this, Han Yixuan said solemnly, "Yes, they recognized me as soon as they saw me. They said that Her Majesty the Empress had mentioned me to them. When I mentioned this, they were furious and immediately arranged their work to go find the bandits."

Han Yixuan had a slightly arrogant expression. If Mo Beichen were here, he would definitely mock him mercilessly. However, Xu Feng and the Grand Tutor did not see through Han Yixuan's show-off and praised him for his prowess.

Han Yixuan was a little flattered by the praise. "Hey, these are all minor matters. The important thing is to bring the supplies back as soon as possible so that the people can have a full meal. I heard on my way back that they have been drinking thin porridge for the past few days. This can't go on."

Xu Feng nodded repeatedly, "Especially those strong men who build the river embankment, they work from morning till night, and their two meals are just thin porridge, like drinking water. They have no strength to do heavy work at all."

Hearing this, Han Yixuan felt a pang of sadness. All he could do now was hope that the disciples of the Divine Doctor Valley would bring the supplies back as soon as possible.