When Li Jue heard the words "little aunt," his heart clenched immediately.

He had participated in the entire process of his aunt's surgery and knew that her body couldn't withstand such exertion.

Where is my aunt?

"In my central army!"

"I need to see her!"

"Go..."

Yuchi Jingde saw Li Jue rushing towards the central army and a smug smile appeared on his face.

This child cares so much about Princess Jinyang, it seems he'll obediently come back to the Tang Dynasty with me!

To be honest, Yuchi Jingde was worried the whole way, worried that Li Jue was doing too well in the Turkic Khaganate and wouldn't want to return to the Tang Dynasty with him.

When he learned that Li Jue had already led 50,000 herdsmen and become the de facto second-in-command of the Turks, he became even more worried.

He only felt a little relieved when he saw Li Jue rushing towards the central command tent.

Without Li Jue, General Yuchi Jingde immediately adopted his usual airs, walking alone towards the Turkic army and loudly rebuking several Turkic nobles.

Who is Yipi Shekui?

Upon hearing this, Yi Pi She Kui hurriedly stepped forward and bowed deeply, his bow almost to the point of kneeling. As for Wu Nu Shi Bi and the others, upon seeing Yu Chi Jing De, they immediately knelt on the ground with a thud, not daring to even raise their heads.

There was no other way; a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. With General Yuchi of the Tang Dynasty personally leading the troops into battle, how could they possibly return without killing tens of thousands of people?

"This young lord is Yipi Shekui. May I ask what orders General Yuchi has for me?"

"By imperial decree of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, I respectfully obey your decree!"

"Yi Pi She Kui, your Khanate was established by me. How dare you abduct people from my Great Tang and harbor prisoners of my Great Tang? You have no guts!"

Upon hearing this, Yi Pi She Kui turned pale with fright and hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly as he explained.

"General, please forgive me. I truly did not know he was a fugitive from the Tang Dynasty. The only reason I took him in was because he had saved my life. Out of gratitude, I invited him to serve as an official in the Turkic Khaganate to assist me in governing the Turkic Khaganate..."

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde smiled and looked at Yipi Shekui.

Now that you know, would you still take him in?

"I……"

Upon hearing this, Yipi Shekui was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead. Emotionally, he would definitely take his brother in. However, for the sake of the tribe's safety, he had no choice but to abandon his brother and hand him over to the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, after some hesitation, he spoke with difficulty.

"General, please allow me to report!"

"From this moment forward, I am willing to relinquish my position as Great Khan, and only ask that the Emperor of the Great Tang spare my brother!"

"If the Tang emperor doesn't let him go, the little khan will have no choice but to take him and flee to an even farther place..."

When Yi Pi She Kui said this, the elders behind him, including Wu Nu Shi Bi, were all dumbfounded. Some even crawled over and grabbed Yi Pi She Kui to stop him from changing his mind.

"Khan, you can't abandon us!"

"Shi Dakai was originally a Tang person, so it's only natural that His Majesty the Tang Emperor captured him and brought him back. We don't need to destroy the entire Turkic Khaganate because of him, sob sob sob..."

Upon hearing this, Yi Pi She Kui shook his head in anguish.

"I have sworn an oath to the Eternal Heaven that we will be brothers for life, and I cannot betray my brother!"

"General Yuchi, if you insist on taking my brother back to the Tang Dynasty, then please take me with you. I am willing to die with him!"

When Yuchi Jingde saw how loyal and righteous Yipi Shekui was, his goodwill towards him suddenly increased.

Actually, he was just trying to scare Yipi Shekui, hoping to make Yipi Shekui give up on Li Jue, or even betray Li Jue, so that he could take him away more easily.

Although Yipi Shekui's reaction was beyond his expectations, he was not disappointed at all; on the contrary, he was quite pleased.

This proves that the Crown Prince's judgment of people is just as accurate as His Majesty's!

"Since you're so determined to die, then this general will grant your wish!"

"Guards, take Yipi Shekui back!"

"promise!"

When the Turkic army saw the Tang army charging forward to capture their Khan, they immediately became agitated. Some even nocked arrows and aimed them at Yuchi Jingde.

"How dare you shoot and kill my Great Tang Heavenly Soldiers?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Pi She Kui quickly turned around to persuade the others.

"Put down your weapons, and whatever you do, do not oppose the Tang Dynasty!"

"After the five crossbow bolts are lost, you must quickly persuade them not to do anything foolish!"

"If we kill any Tang soldiers, our entire Turkic Khaganate will be wiped out!"

Wu Nushibi also realized the seriousness of the problem and hurriedly turned around to persuade the tribal elders not to act rashly.

Although it's shameful for the Khan to be taken away, we can just install another one.

The Turks may not have much else, but they have a lot of people who can become Khans, and it would be the same if someone else were chosen.

But if they were to kill this Tang general, the Heavenly Khan would surely lead his troops to annihilate them.

Persuaded by Wu Nushibi, the Turkic soldiers finally laid down their weapons and looked indignantly at the Tang army.

At that moment, they felt a humiliation they had never experienced before...

But they had to endure the humiliation, since they couldn't defeat the Tang Dynasty!

The central army of the Tang Dynasty.

Si Zi, holding the greedy little panda, sat huddled in the corner of the carriage, her face pale and her whole body trembling.

When she saw the car door opened, revealing that familiar little face, her face immediately lit up with joy.

"Nephew..."

"Auntie, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, probably just a slight cold, achoo..."

"Nephew, come home with me..."

"I……"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue felt a lump in his throat and wished he could slap himself twice. What had he done to deserve that his aunt had traveled thousands of miles to the Turkic Khaganate to find him?

Li Jue, suppressing his tears, touched his aunt's forehead and discovered that she not only had a fever, but a very high one. He immediately ordered someone to find a doctor.

But there aren't any decent doctors in the army, and their medical skills might not even be as good as his.

Upon hearing this, Si Zi, despite her illness, offered her words of advice.

"Nephew, stop fussing. Medicine is scarce in the army. Even if we find a doctor, it won't help..."

Si Zi studied under Sun Simiao for half a year and was able to prepare medicine for common colds on her own. Unfortunately, the army lacked medicinal herbs, so even if she had the skills of Hua Tuo, she could only endure it.

Why didn't you bring any herbs with you when you came?

"I brought them with me, but it rained a few times when we came, and many soldiers caught colds, so I gave them some..."

"you……"

Li Jue was speechless at his aunt; the girl was just too kind-hearted, so kind that it was heartbreaking.

"well!"

"Let me get you some medicine; your fever will go down quickly after you take it!"

"Are there medicines on the grasslands?"

"have!"

"And there are many!"