After the emperor agreed, a strange look flashed in Shen Lingli's eyes, and the old servants behind them couldn't help but frowned when they saw the emperor like this.

This attendant has been following the Emperor of Li for decades. He cannot say that he has a complete grasp of the Emperor's temper, but at least he can guess about 80% of it. However, the Emperor's behavior at this moment was beyond his expectations.

What Shen Lingli did was not a trivial matter. According to the laws of the Kingdom of Li, she should be beheaded in public. Now she is asked to be a maid and serve him personally. If she has any evil thoughts again, this will not be a joke. The more the old servant thought about it, the more scared he became.

"You all go down, Shen Lingli can stay alone to serve." The emperor ordered. After all the attendants left, the emperor said to the old attendant, "You also leave!"

In the old servant's memory, this was the first time that the emperor asked him to leave and be alone with other servants. The old servant looked at Shen Lingli with a very strange look, and finally left silently.

After everyone left, only the emperor and Shen Lingli were left in the room. The emperor turned around and slowly walked to the chair and sat down. He looked a little dull and his eyes were dead, as if he was different from usual.

At this time, Shen Lingli suddenly stood up and looked at the emperor with a meaningful smile, but the emperor did not react at all, like a puppet, only breathing slowly.

Shen Lingli stretched out her hand and looked at the small bottle in her hand. "This thing is really useful. Now I'll see who dares to touch me!" Then she held the small bottle in her hand tightly.

Shen Lingli walked to the incense burner that the emperor often used, opened the lid, poured all the powder in the bottle into the incense burner, then reached out to take the hairpin from her head, cut a small cut on her hand, and immediately bright red blood flowed out. Shen Lingli dripped the blood into the incense burner with an expressionless face.

According to that person, this powder can bewitch people and make them take the voice of the first person they hear as a command. However, there is still a shortcoming. The voices in the world are inevitably similar, which can easily cause problems. Therefore, mixing the powder with the user's blood can accurately locate the controlled person and ensure that there is no risk of error.

Shen Lingli looked at the puppet-like emperor, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, her eyes rolled, and she seemed to have thought of something in her mind...

Li Han and his group were about to reach the Western Regions. When they passed a village, they suddenly stopped. There was a man lying across the middle of the road, blocking their way.

Lu Li sent his followers to check and found that the man had just fainted due to weakness. Lu Li was afraid that it was a trap, so he wanted to move the man away and leave him alone. However, Li Han felt kind after seeing this and wanted to help the man, so he walked over despite Lu Li's obstruction.

After Li Han walked to the side of the man, the man suddenly opened his eyes slowly, stretched out his hand as if to save his life, and said to Li Han weakly: "Water, I want water, I want water..."

Li Han squatted down, gently lifted the man's head and placed it on his legs, then took out the water bottle from his waist and slowly fed him water mouthful by mouthful.

After being nourished by the water, the man seemed to be reborn. He suddenly opened his eyes, snatched the kettle from Li Han's hand, and drank it in big gulps. Li Han was frightened by this sudden action. Lu Li quickly pulled her up and dragged her behind him.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I just did this because I was so thirsty!" The man realized that he had scared the girl, so he quickly apologized and handed over the empty water bottle with both hands.

Li Han saw that the man didn't look like a bad person, so he walked forward, took the kettle handed to him, and asked curiously, "Brother, why are you lying on the road alone?"

"I wanted to go out to find water for our village, but I couldn't hold on any longer and then I fainted!"

Li Han was a little puzzled. How could a village be without water? He couldn't help but think of the drought in Tan Country. He asked worriedly, "What happened to your village? Is the water supply cut off because of the drought?"

The man shook his head, his face full of sadness and helplessness. "It's not a drought, it's a plague!"

"Plague?" Lu Li and Li Han said the word at the same time. They looked at each other and found it incredible. After all, plague is not a trivial matter.

"How could there be a plague? Why haven't you reported it to the court yet? If it spreads, it will be no joke!"

Li Han immediately became nervous. After all, she had been in Li Country for such a long time and had never heard of a plague anywhere. This plague was like the god of death in ancient times, with a very low cure rate. Once it spread, not only a village, but even the entire Li Country would be in danger.

The man hesitated, his eyes still a little distracted, "Our village is on the border, the imperial court rarely cares about us!"

Li Han felt helpless and planned to solve the problem herself. After all, the plague was something that she couldn't let go of. Lu Li was afraid that something might happen to Li Han, so he stopped her.

"No, this plague is not a minor disease, it can kill people. I won't allow you to take this risk!" Lu Li's eyes were determined.

Li Han knew that Lu Li was worried about her, but she would not sit idly by and watch this happen. She hugged Lu Li and said, "Lu Li, I'm sorry. I've been so willful again, but I really can't ignore this. This isn't just a matter for one village, it's a matter for the entire Li Kingdom. Li Kingdom is my home, and as the eldest princess of Li Kingdom, I have to protect the people of Li Kingdom. This is my duty. I think you felt the same way when the drought hit Tan Kingdom!"

Lu Li was moved by Li Han's words. They had different perspectives, but this was the Li Han she knew: willful but not blind, brave and resourceful. He was also attracted to this kind of Li Han, so Lu Li agreed, "Then I'll go with you."

Li Han originally wanted to take Juan'er to solve this matter alone, and did not want to delay Lu Li's escort of Tuoba Jun back to the Western Regions. However, after Tuoba Jun knew about it, he did not want Li Han to take the risk alone, so he decided to stay and accompany Li Han.

Li Han originally refused, believing that the fewer people affected by this plague, the better. However, Tuoba Jun and the others were very determined, and Li Han had no choice but to agree. In this way, their four-member team began to act together again.

When going to a place where the plague is spreading, protective measures must be taken. So Li Han relied on his memory to find the herbs that he had seen on the roadside before that could serve as isolation and filtering. He crushed them, and then found some cotton cloth to put the herbs in it, making a simple mask.

"You all take this with you. Although it cannot completely isolate the plague, it can at least reduce the intake of the plague!" Li Han distributed masks to Lu Li and the others. After they were ready, the four of them immediately started working.