The prefect took the gold hairpin and examined it carefully. Judging from the craftsmanship, the hairpin should only be available in the royal palace and could only be worn by kings and people of noble status. It must be the princess's.

"Wait here, I will report to the prince immediately!"

"Yes, sir."

The prefect left and came back quickly, and the general was following behind him. He had a gloomy face and looked very unhappy.

"You are so bold that you dare to stop Princess Lan outside the city gate."

"This... this, General, please forgive me. Because of the prince's arrival, we were very cautious. We were afraid that the person entering the city gate was an assassin, so we were so careful."

"Forget it, this is not your fault. Where is the princess? Let me go and get her back quickly."

The general rode his horse and galloped all the way to the city gate.

I saw Lin Jiuxi and a group of soldiers sitting on the ground, drinking tea at the city gate, looking very leisurely and comfortable.

At this moment, he didn't care about joking anymore. He quickly dismounted and ran over with a look of panic on his face, saying, "Princess, please forgive me for being late."

Lin Jiuxi waved his hand and said, "They are just following orders. Don't blame them. Let us in quickly. We are almost starving after traveling all night!"

"Yes, Sister Princess."

The soldiers followed the general into the city, and after about half an hour's journey they arrived at the mansion where Nangong Jing currently lived. This place was comparable to the royal palace in the capital.

The general said, "Princess, the prince is inside. I will go and arrange for these soldiers first."

"good."

Nangong Dian was walking around in the study, looking out the door, wondering if he knew, so he asked if they had arrived. In fact, he was more worried that Lin Jiuxi would go to the Holy Medical Valley with Bai Hengqiu, but just now when he heard the general say that Lin Jiuxi was also here, he was not only happy but also excited.

As soon as Lin Jiuxi entered the room, Nangong Jing saw the woman she missed standing in front of her, and she quickly walked up to her and hugged her in her arms.

"I know you won't go back with him."

As if afraid that the person in his arms would run away, Nangong Jing hugged him so tightly that Lin Jiuxi almost couldn't breathe. He coughed twice, patted Nangong Jing on the back and said, "Can you be a little gentler? I can hardly breathe."

Only then did Nangong Jing feel reluctant to let Lin Jiuxi go.

"Of course I'll come if you're here."

It was obviously a very ordinary sentence, but when Nangong Jing heard it, she felt very moved for some reason.

"Don't worry, Jiu'er. But I will never let you down."

Maybe it was because of that day. Chang Qiu's words stimulated Nangong Jing, or maybe he was worried about Lin Jiuxi's choice, so he felt anxious.

Now that he was holding a real person, Nangong Jing felt at ease.

Lin Jiuxi pushed Nangong Jing away and said, "I have already told my uncle that I will not return to Saint Medical Valley for the time being. I promised him that I will go back after I finish my business with you."

"Are you going back again?"

"In order to save you, I agreed to the trial of Saint Medical Valley. Now that I have become the Valley Master, I will naturally fulfill my promise. But don't worry, I will only be back for five years. It's just five years, and it will be over quickly."

Lin Jiuxi said nonchalantly that she believed Nangong Jing would agree if she wanted to leave for five years.

But she didn't expect that Nangong Jing didn't want her to leave his side for even a minute.

"Jiu'er, why don't you let someone else take the position of the head of the Holy Medical Valley, so that you don't have to leave my side?"

Lin Jiuxi had thought about it before, but to be qualified for the position of the master of the Holy Medical Valley, it was not enough to just rely on medical skills. It also required a great deal of character and personality.

"I have thought about it, but if I really did that, it would only make it more difficult for my uncle. He was reluctant to come to the military camp, but he had to come because of me. One should not be too selfish, don't you think?"

This is true, and Nangong Jing also agrees.

Just a thought...

Forget it. At least it’s good that Lin Jiuxi is by my side now. I’ll talk about the future later.

"Let's not talk about that. It's much more comfortable to live in Yuzhou City than in the military camp. I have already arranged a yard for you. Go and have a good rest."

"I'm not tired. Just now on the way into the city, the general said that Li Mao led the army to Langzhou. Why didn't the prince chase after him?"

"You want to go to Langzhou?"

Nangong Jing asked curiously!

Lin Jiuxi shook his head and said, "Of course not. I just wonder why you didn't lead the army to attack, but came to Yuzhou City instead?"

"Do you think that Langzhou is the closest to the capital, and that fighting all the way there would not only boost the morale of the soldiers, but also give the emperor a slap in the face?"

Nangong Jing asked.

Lin Jiuxi nodded. Isn't this the best? The emperor has always been unwilling to let Nangong Jing go, and even poisoned him. Why should he be nice to him?

"Isn't this good? Although Yuzhou City is not far from the capital, judging from the current situation, Corridor Province is the fastest."

"After all, we can't compare with the imperial court's military strength. Li Mao has the emperor's support and abundant food and grass. It's still a bit difficult for us to compare with him. We came to Yuzhou City to let the soldiers have a good rest and recuperate. It's also possible to occupy the city from Yuzhou City!"

Lin Jiuxi had no experience in fighting and marching, and she felt that what Nangong Jing said was far from what was written in military books, and she was already confused.

"But we are in Yuzhou City, and Li Mao is in Langzhou. I guess the news has already reached his ears. What should we do next?"

"Jiuer, are you worried about me?"

Lin Jiuxi was suddenly provoked by Nangong Jing, and her face turned slightly red and she said, "Who's worried about you, you smooth talker." In fact, she was a little shy and ran out of the study in a hurry.

“Don’t run…”

As soon as Nangong Jing finished speaking, only a hurried figure was left. When he raised his eyes, he could no longer see clearly.

Lin Jiuxi ran out of the study and ran around like a headless fly. After running for a while, he found himself lost.

Just as she was about to find a maid to ask for directions, she heard a voice coming from behind the rockery.

"Miss, I heard that the master arranged the prince to stay in that courtyard that day!"

"Well, don't you think it's rude for me to go there like this?"

"Don't worry, Miss. There's no one here at this time. No one will see us."

Lin Jiuxi was stunned when he heard this and thought to himself, Miss?