The shadow nodded, indicating that it would pay more attention.

"Yes, I understand. I will make the arrangements. Also, there's a group of patients at the city gate. The city lord said he'll be holding a free clinic there tomorrow morning. Would you like to go see them, Madam?"

Yun Qingluo was taken aback and glanced at Mo Beichen.

Free clinic? I didn't hear Lord Xu mention that during dinner.

Mo Beichen noticed Yun Qingluo's confusion, rubbed her head, and slowly said, "I saw the city lord hesitate several times, probably because he realized you were too tired. Later, when he heard that you were going out of the city tomorrow, he didn't mention it. I think he will make proper arrangements for doctors to see patients. If Luoluo wants to go, go in the morning. Aren't you going out of the city to give acupuncture to patients in the afternoon?"

Yun Qingluo nodded thoughtfully, then turned to Shadow and said, "Let's see how things go tomorrow. The city's defenses need to be tightened. They've found a breakthrough, and I imagine they'll come up with all sorts of new tricks. We have to be careful."

Shadow glanced gratefully at Yun Qingluo, then turned and left.

Mo Beichen and Yun Qingluo walked back. After entering the room, Yun Qingluo said to Mo Beichen in a daze, "Achen, do you have your own influence here?"

Mo Beichen rarely saw Yun Qingluo looking so adorable, and asked with a smile in his eyes, "What do you mean by that, Luoluo?"

Yun Qingluo curled her lips and muttered, "You haven't been by my side these past two days, nor have you been investigating the situation in the city. You must have been trying to find nearby forces to work together on something else."

She snorted and muttered to herself that she wasn't stupid.

Mo Beichen pulled Yun Qingluo to sit down in a chair and explained with a smile, "Okay, Luoluo, don't be angry. I didn't mean to hide it from you. I just got in touch with the forces here and asked them to investigate the forces involved. They haven't found anything yet, so I didn't tell you."

Yun Qingluo glanced at Mo Beichen suspiciously. Mo Beichen felt a tightness in his chest from her gaze. Yun Qingluo noticed that he frowned slightly and his Adam's apple bobbed.

Xiao Yi immediately spoke up, "No, no, he's nervous, he's guilty, he's definitely hiding something from you."

Yun Qinglu glared at Mo Beichen, her eyes becoming somewhat aggrieved. "When I saw you today, you were clearly in a bad mood at first. Something must have affected your mood. Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then forget it. I'm going to sleep."

After saying that, she got up, broke free from Mo Beichen's hand, and walked towards the bed.

Mo Beichen panicked and without thinking, reached out and grabbed Yun Qingluo's sleeve, pulling her into his arms.

"Nothing can be hidden from Luo Luo. It's just some grasshoppers jumping around, which has affected your mood a little. If you want to know, Luo Luo, I'll tell you right now." Mo Beichen held Yun Qingluo tightly on his lap, and then, afraid that she would be uncomfortable, he adjusted his sitting position so that Yun Qingluo could comfortably nestle in his arms.

After he finished speaking, Luo Luo didn't struggle, which meant he had been given a chance to explain, and he had to seize it.

“I sent the First Floor to inquire about several continents. I didn’t expect that the Second Continent is related to this place. The Second Continent is the Holy Sky Continent. The forces of the princes of the previous dynasty have appeared here. They want to stir up trouble here and take advantage of the situation to capture you.”

Seeing that Mo Beichen was willing to explain, Yun Qingluo obediently leaned against his chest and listened to the information he had gathered. When she heard that he was going to take her away, she couldn't help but interrupt Mo Beichen.

"They want to kidnap me? Why? We only know Xuan Ming from the Xuan Cang Continent. We have no connection with other continents. Why would they kidnap me for no reason? Ah, could it be because I'm a medicine person?" Yun Qingluo said the last sentence, a flash of inspiration appeared in her mind, she suddenly raised her voice, and then quickly covered her mouth. The last few words were a little unclear, but Mo Beichen understood them.

He nodded, his voice low, "Yes, Elder Zhou spread the news that you were a medicine man to other continents. Some people believed it, some did not, but the former prince of the Holy Sky Dynasty believed it without a doubt."

Yun Qingluo's face darkened, and she began to understand why Mo Beichen was in a bad mood.

"Ah Chen, are you in a bad mood because you found out that the prince came for me?" Perhaps, stirring up trouble here is just to frame Xuan Ming for their deaths.

Mo Beichen nodded and then brought up another matter.

"The person who bribed the doctor was one of his people." Mo Beichen's words were like a thunderclap, and Yun Qingluo was startled.

She sat up from Mo Beichen's arms, turned her head to look directly at him, her voice filled with surprise: "Achen, you actually found out? Then why didn't you say anything when the shadow was speaking just now?"

Mo Beichen smiled slightly and explained, "Xuan Ming has shown us goodwill on the surface, but it is still difficult to determine whether he is friend or foe. Moreover, we are currently in his territory. If he knew that I was expanding my power so rapidly, it would probably arouse his vigilance and cause him to have other ideas. Therefore, I have chosen to remain silent and let Shadow continue to investigate."

“Furthermore, it is precisely because this place is so far from the capital that he cannot easily detect my actions, which gives my forces an opportunity to take root here,” Mo Beichen added.

Yun Qingluo nodded. She understood that the emperor was far away and couldn't reach her.

She snuggled into Yun Qingluo's arms again and asked, "What exactly is that prince's background? Why is he still called a prince when he's already from the previous dynasty?"

Mo Beichen smiled as he looked at her adorable appearance and began to give her a detailed introduction.

He told Yun Qingluo that the Holy Sky Dynasty was originally called the Holy Jade Dynasty, where "Holy" refers to a sage and "Jade" refers to fine wine.

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