"The Jin-Liao Kingdom? They clearly signed a five-year ceasefire agreement with us, but they couldn't wait and are trying to assassinate us with underhanded tactics? Hmph, if it really was Emperor Guang Sheng who did it, then he truly deserves to be despised."
Liu Sisi took a bite of her apple and said dismissively.
"Oh, right, I also took a master in the Miao Kingdom this time. Their great shaman insisted on taking me as his disciple. I came back first to deliver the antidote to His Majesty, and I still need to go back to bring my master back!"
The medicine was delivered, and she thought of the little old man with gray hair. Since she had agreed to be his apprentice, she had to fulfill her responsibilities as an apprentice.
"Sisi, you've already traveled back and forth from Miaonan in just half a month? How did you do that?" Gu Lingchen asked the question that had been on his mind.
"Well, I ran into my Taoist master on the way. He's a cultivator and knows some magic. He gave me a magical artifact, which is why I was able to move so quickly."
Liu Sisi could lie without batting an eye, and she would immediately change the subject after she finished speaking.
"I'll go back to the Imperial Dragon Pavilion first. Have someone protect His Majesty and make sure nothing else happens."
"Once I bring my master back, I'll investigate the assassin's matter with you."
After saying that, he left in a flash, afraid that Gu Lingchen would ask some strange questions.
Upon arriving at the Imperial Dragon Pavilion, Tian Tian greeted them with a beaming smile, "Princess, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back soon, the stock of beauty pills would have been sold out."
"No rush, I have some here."
Liu Sisi took out another thirty courses of beauty pills from her large sleeve. She had prepared these in advance and stored them in her space to prevent Yulong Pavilion from running out of stock when she was away.
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