"They came to the camp. I asked General Luo to arrange for them to stay and receive treatment. They said they wanted to see you."
It's thousands of miles from the border town to the camp, how could they come?
Song Jiaren was puzzled. "They said they wanted to see me?"
Gu Zhen nodded. They were all injured. Perhaps something had happened. "Yes, they were all injured. I asked someone to treat them. I'll go check on them after breakfast."
Song Jiaren knew that the man who looked like Oboi was not a good person, and Lingyun and Lingchen were probably injured there.
Ling Yun and Ling Chen were arranged to stay by General Luo. After a while, an old doctor with a goatee came to treat Ling Chen.
"Old man, how is he?" Ling Yun waited anxiously, tears welling up in his eyes.
The doctor shook his head and said, "The injuries are too severe. The external injuries became infected after contact with water, and the internal injuries damaged the lungs and internal organs. It's not easy for him to survive until now."
Ling Yun was struck by lightning, his face pale as he said, "Old man, you must save him. He was injured because of me."
The doctor sighed. "It's not that I won't save him, but his injuries are too severe. Ordinary medicine can only heal these superficial wounds. His internal injuries require a rare herb, which we don't have in the camp."
"Where can I buy this herb? Tell me, and I'll go find it!"
"Do you see that mountain peak in the distance? This medicinal herb grows on the cliffs on the mountain top. Even a person with great martial arts skills will face the danger of falling off the cliff if he goes up." The doctor touched his beard on his chin. Seeing that the young man had a fair complexion and was quite polite, he liked him very much and was about to ask him to give up.
"You'd better not take the risk. If he falls off the cliff, he will die. He won't be able to be saved. It's better to let him sleep like this and die without pain."
Ling Yun looked towards the mountain peak in the distance. The white snow on it seemed to merge with the sky. The cliffs there must be steep and frozen. No matter how powerful a person's martial arts skills were, it would be impossible for him to pick fruits from the iceberg. But he couldn't give up Ling Chen.
"I'll go! You must make sure he can hold on until I get back."
The doctor shook his head in shock, as if convinced he would never return. "As long as you can come back in five days, I'll guarantee he'll be fine." He then added, "That herb is Ganoderma lucidum. Its flowers are snow-white, and its leaves are clustered green, very much like moss. I stumbled upon it last year while collecting herbs in the mountains. It seems to be several decades old. You must be extremely careful on your way there."
Ling Yun nodded and looked at the approaching Crown Prince and Song Jiaren. "Thank you, Your Highness, for taking me in."
Gu Zhen waved his hand. "No need to be polite. How about it?"
The doctor replied respectfully, "Your Highness, this young master's injuries are too severe. Only the Snow Ganoderma lucidum on the mountain top can save his life. The young master values ​​friendship and is willing to risk falling off the cliff to find the medicine."
The doctor said this in the hope that His Highness would persuade him not to take the risk. Unexpectedly, His Highness remained calm and only said, "I understand. You can go down."
The doctor picked up the medicine box and left, leaving behind the cold Gu Zhen, the worried Song Jiaren, the unconscious Ling Chen and the wryly smiling Ling Yun.
"Your Highness, I don't know if I can come back this time. If I really can't come back, can you please tell Ling Chen to let him live well for me?" Ling Yun felt like a big stone was pressing on his heart. He was spoiled by Ling Chen. Except for the hardships he suffered when practicing martial arts, he didn't suffer any other hardships. Every time he got into trouble, Ling Chen was punished for him.
If he makes it back alive...
She stopped avoiding his feelings and found a village where no one knew her and lived a stable life with him.
Song Jiaren also felt bad. "How did you get hurt?"
Ling Yun recalled their escape, his face dark as water. "There's a winter jujube tree near the small door in the back kitchen. I climbed up to pick some dates, and I ran into the guards beside Lord Yin talking to a veiled woman from the Wusun Kingdom. They said they had the tiger talisman and told Lord Yin to start preparing. At that moment, the dates in my pocket fell out, exposing me, so they arrested me. Lord Yin was about to kill me, but I broke into the dungeon in the early morning to rescue me. I fought with dozens of masked guards, and that's how I got seriously injured. I remembered you were exiled to the frontier, so I fled all the way here to seek asylum."
"So that's how it is. The people of Wusun are going to join forces with Yin Guangfa?" Song Jiaren said in a mocking tone. This bastard was really disgusting. He actually joined forces with other countries to attack his own country. What a fool.
Gu Zhen listened quietly but was not worried. After all, the tiger talisman was fake and they could not cause any trouble. If they really wanted to use the fake tiger talisman to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers around, then he would catch them in a trap.
Although Ling Yun was adopted by Yin Guangfa since childhood, he was just used as a tool for killing like Ling Chen, so he has no feelings for him. The only person he cares about is Ling Chen.
"Your Highness, you must be wary of Yin Guangfa and the Wusun Kingdom. They may rebel."
Gu Zhen said calmly, "I have my own plan for dealing with this. When will you set off?"
Ling Yun looked at Ling Chen, who was lying on the couch with a pale face, clenched his fists, and said with a pained heart, "I'll get ready and leave soon. Please help me look after him."
"Don't worry, you have to pay attention to safety too. If it really doesn't work..." Song Jiaren couldn't continue. The best outcome was that Ling Yun came back safely with the medicine.
Gu Zhen frowned and said, "I'll send two people to go with you, so you can look after me on the way."
In case I can't come back, I can ask someone to come back and send a message.
Ling Yun thanked him sincerely and accepted the Crown Prince's kindness. "Thank you, Your Highness."
Ling Yun left with two soldiers before noon. Song Jiaren was unable to take care of Ling Chen, so she asked Shi Tou to help. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and General Luo went to the big tent to discuss important matters. The sky became gloomy, and there was a feeling that a storm was coming.
Luo Wenhao looked at the map on the table. There were many towns between the Wusun Kingdom and the border town, and the area along the river was even more prosperous. He was afraid that the soldiers there would believe Yin Guangfa's slander.
"Your Highness, how about I go to the riverside area and tell the local soldiers not to trust others so easily?"
Gu Zhen frowned as he looked at the map. They took the official road when they were exiled, so they had not been to the riverside area. He heard that his father had sent 50,000 elite soldiers to guard the river, and they still stayed in Tonghe City. Yin Guangfa must have been heading for those 50,000 elite soldiers.
"I will go there myself. You stay in the camp to prevent the Wusun Kingdom from attacking. I'm afraid they want to cooperate with us from inside and outside."
Luo Wenhao was a little worried. "It's better for me to go. If I really run into Yin Guangfa, he might be harmful to Your Highness."
"Only if I bring the real tiger talisman with me, can the soldiers of Tonghe City believe that Yin Guangfa's is a fake. After all, few people have seen the real tiger talisman. You just stay in the camp and guard the border. I hope everything will be the same when you come back." Gu Zhen said in a firm tone and decisively rejected Luo Wenhao's proposal.
Song Jiaren was a little excited when she learned about this, and she also wanted to follow the Crown Prince to take a look along the river.
During the meal, Song Jiaren flattered the Crown Prince by picking up some food and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Eat more."
Gu Zhen was stunned, frowned and said, "Do you... want to go to the riverside area with me?"
"Yes, take me with you. I can swim breaststroke and can dive and escape at any time if there is danger." Song Jiaren stared at him firmly, expressing her determination to go with her eyes.
This trip was bound to be dangerous, and she didn't want to leave his side.
I want to accompany him through danger and difficulties.
"No." Gu Zhen refused.
"We're very likely to run into Yin Guangfa and the men in black, and there are unknown dangers. Besides, we're traveling by boat, so we won't have the time to take care of you. It's better for you to stay in the camp."
Song Jiaren knew that he would not be easily persuaded, so she pulled his sleeve with a stubborn look on her face and said, "You know I'm very smart, and I won't cause you any trouble. Just take me with you. I will definitely stay in the cabin and not go anywhere."
Unfortunately, Gu Zhen was firm in his attitude. "No means no, stop making a fuss. What if something happens to you?"
Song Jiaren stuffed rice into her mouth angrily, and choked without paying attention. She coughed awkwardly, "Cough cough cough... cough cough cough..."
Gu Zhen patted her back to calm her down. "Eat slowly! Why are you in such a hurry?"
"I was just angry. You just don't believe that I won't cause you trouble. Maybe I can even give you some advice. Don't underestimate me." Song Jiaren felt depressed. She coughed too hard just now, and a few tears were still on her cheeks.
"Stop talking. Anything else is fine, but not this. Let's eat."
Although Gu Zhen's tone was impatient, he still didn't scold her, but he still firmly refused to let her follow.
For three consecutive days, a strange sight appeared in the camp: wherever His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went, Song Jiaren followed him, racking her brains to pester him and using all kinds of tricks to make him agree to go with him.
But Gu Zhen was very determined and never agreed. He ate the candy and threw the shell back.
Seeing that they were about to leave and had not yet captured His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Song Jiaren became a little anxious.
She had to use her trump card. It was said that men would agree to anything under certain circumstances, so she wanted to give it a try.
When Gu Zhen returned to the tent at night, a fragrant aroma hit his nose. The lights in the tent were a little dim, and an inexplicable atmosphere was floating in the tent. In the dim light, Song Jiaren was leaning against the head of the bed, with her hair half wet and loose.
Her face was extremely beautiful, and her eyes were watery and bright as she looked at him. In the cold winter, her snow-white shoulders were hidden under her black hair. She was only wearing a tube top with a gauze shawl on the outside, which made people want to find out more. In such a charming scene, Gu Zhen frowned.
"You've just washed up and you're still wearing so little. You don't know how to take care of yourself, and you're so determined to go with me. I'm just worried that you won't be able to take care of yourself on the road either."
Song Jiaren was stunned. Any man would understand what this scene meant. Was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pretending to be ignorant?
Song Jiaren gritted her teeth, sat up from the couch and ran over barefoot, "What are you wearing? You'll spoil the fun later."
When Song Jiaren threw herself on him, Gu Zhen's rationality finally collapsed. He stretched out his long arms, picked up the disobedient woman who always made him worry, and walked towards the bed.
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