When Wu Ling responded, Quan Jinyu breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"That's wonderful! Everyone was so worried about you."

"By the way! Your Majesty, we're almost at the border. Please get ready."

"The soldiers have come to receive you!"

"Kyoto is in complete chaos!"

"We have already captured several cities on the border."

"We should be able to take Chenzhou soon!"

"As for Kyoto, it has been left to the Marquis of Zhenbei and his people, just as you requested!"

Lin Ru nodded with great satisfaction.

"Quan Jinyu! With you around, I really don't have to worry about anything."

"You really are my most capable assistant."

Quan Jinyu blushed upon hearing this.

Wu Juan immediately pouted, looking somewhat unhappy.

Qian Duoduo, who had been listening to the whole story outside, also squeezed in quickly.

"Your Majesty! What about me? What about me?"

“I took out half of my entire fortune.”

"How can you say he's your right-hand man?"

Lin Ru smiled and said, "You two have different strengths, but you are also one of my capable assistants."

"I have always treated everyone equally. Once things have calmed down, I will definitely not let you suffer any losses."

"I have many good ideas in my hand."

"Just wait and see your fortune double!"

After she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong and quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "Jinyu! I will repay you double for all the effort you've put in."

"As long as we properly annex Chenzhou, that's all that matters! I'm not greedy!"

"I will reward those who have contributed then!"

"You are all great contributors!"

Quan Jinyu, Qian Duoduo, and the others listened with sparkling eyes.

Even Wu Juan has started to dream about the future.

Lin Ru touched her nose somewhat embarrassedly. This pie in the sky was just too big a promise. She herself was already feeling full just listening to it. She didn't expect these people to actually start imagining it!

It seems she needs to work even harder, otherwise she will be letting down the trust these people have placed in her.

However, there is one more thing that she cares about very much.

When he parted ways with Xu Yixuan, one of his men captured a eunuch, who was under the command of Eunuch Gao.

Xu Yixuan's men had seen this little eunuch come to deliver things before.

Unexpectedly, I received some shocking news.

It's something that Grandpa Gao sent over before. It contains something addictive; once you eat it, you'll want to eat it again.

Moreover, if you don't take this a second time, you will experience itching all over your body, as if a million ants are crawling on you, and you will also have a headache. You will feel restless and anxious. If you don't take it for a long time, it will break your spirit and make you gradually become listless and dependent on this product.

Finally, it gained complete control.

Lin Ru found this thing very familiar.

Isn't this the kind of poison that every Chinese person is mortal enemies with?

Those around Xu Yixuan turned pale upon hearing this, because after they took the food, they carefully examined it and, after confirming that it was not poisonous, gave it directly to their young general.

I never imagined these people could be so vicious, doing such awful things.

However, such a thing has never appeared in the Jing Kingdom, and they have never even heard of it.

How can there be something that's so addictive once you start eating it?

Lin Ru also noticed something was wrong, and after asking around, she learned that it was actually the Holy Kingdom next door that was behind it!

The original intention was to use this on her, supposedly to avenge one of their princes.

She immediately thought of the people on Insect Mountain!

It's just that I don't know what those two were thinking, using this on Xu Yixuan!

Xu Yixuan was startled when he heard this. He carefully examined himself and found nothing unusual. He did not feel listless or anxious as the little eunuch had described.

He and his men knelt on the ground one by one, either wanting to commit suicide to atone for their sins, or beating the little eunuch to ask for the antidote.

Lin Ru felt somewhat helpless!

What's wrong with these people? They actually dared to eat the food given to them by the Marquis of Zhenxi.

And they even gave it specifically to Xu Yixuan; no one else touched it.

If she hadn't given Xu Yixuan the antidote beforehand, he would have ended up dying from poisoning.

She pulled him aside with a hint of helplessness and whispered in his ear, "Do you remember the first time we met? I gave you some pills in the carriage. One of them could make you immune to all poisons. You should keep this to yourself and don't tell anyone."

"One should not have the heart to harm others, but one should not be without the heart to guard against others."

"From now on, no matter who gives you something, you should think about why they gave it to you."

"The Marquis of Zhenxi clearly wants you dead, yet you insist on eating his food. Moreover, the two of you are in the same team. You just rejected his request to join your team, and he still sends you gifts. He's practically sending you to your death!"

"Xu Yixuan! You'd better be more careful."

"I don't want to wait until the day I hear the news of your passing."

"You should also take care of these men under your command."

"Stop being silly all the time."

"Think twice before you act."

“If one day you really can’t stand living with the Marquis of Zhenbei, come to me. The gates of my Fengtian Kingdom will always be open to you.”

Xu Yixuan listened to the girl's rambling words and looked at her face so close to his!

My heart feels warm!

But I always felt like something was missing.

They shouldn't be interacting like this.

However, he really had to thank Lin Ru, who had saved his life so many times and even gave him such powerful pills.

He was simply his savior!

Moreover, what Miss Lin said was indeed reasonable. He really didn't think that much at the time. He only thought that since they were now on the territory of the Marquis of Zhenxi, he couldn't just openly take his life. So he didn't expect that the food sent over would contain such a vicious substance.

In the future, if you encounter something like this, you must be extremely cautious.

"Miss Lin, please rest assured. I will be more cautious from now on and will definitely take good care of myself. If it is really as you say, and I can no longer stay under the Marquis of Zhenbei, I will definitely come to you for help."

"Please don't dislike me then."

At that moment, Lin Ru thought, "Who could possibly dislike the male lead?"

However, now she does want to have a proper meeting with that Holy Kingdom!

Such insidious things have emerged in this country.

I don't think the king of that country is a good person either.

Moreover, their two countries have been enemies for many years, yet the Marquis of Zhenxi was able to contact his enemy and even use his enemy's things.