Infertility?
Upon hearing this, Su Liluo and the others all looked at the Emperor in surprise. They never expected that the Emperor of the Northern Desert would be unable to have children.
Now, the Northern Desert royal family is almost entirely composed of the emperor as the only legitimate bloodline. There isn't even a single prince or duke from a collateral branch. If he is unable to have children, doesn't that mean the Northern Desert royal family will be wiped out?
Without hesitation, Su Liluo earnestly reached out to take his pulse.
I hadn't thought about this issue when I was detoxifying him, so I didn't pay attention to it.
She carefully felt the emperor's pulse and spent a considerable amount of time analyzing it, discovering that his pulse was indeed different from that of ordinary men.
However, this difference is very subtle, and it is almost impossible to discover unless you specifically look into this aspect.
Although he is infertile, he is still able to have sexual intercourse.
"What do you think? Am I really like that?"
Seeing Su Liluo's furrowed brows, the Emperor anxiously pressed for an answer.
Su Liluo had no choice but to nod truthfully.
When the Emperor saw Su Liluo nod, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His body suddenly went limp, and he stared at the roof with a look of utter despair.
He really can't have children!
What is the point of him regaining power from the regent?
"Can the Emperor's illness be cured?"
Just then, Gao Yuanbin calmly asked.
It wasn't that he cared too much about the emperor, but rather that he didn't want the Northern Desert to descend into chaos.
If the emperor is unable to have children and there is no successor to the throne, then the entire Northern Desert court will inevitably fall into chaos, and many ambitious people will emerge.
When powerful figures clash, it is inevitably the common people who suffer.
"This... I need to think about it."
Su Lilu hesitated for a moment.
She has never treated this disease before, and she really doesn't know if she can cure it.
"Yes, cure me, Su'er, your medical skills are so amazing, you can definitely cure me!"
The emperor, who had been feeling utterly hopeless, immediately perked up upon hearing Gao Yuanbin's words, looking at Su Liluo with hopeful and earnest eyes.
Su Liluo inquired about the space and later learned that it could be treated, but there was a price to pay: to cure infertility, the emperor's lifespan would be shortened by ten years.
So Su Liluo told the Emperor the truth.
"I will heal him! Even if it costs me twenty years of my life, I will heal him. I cannot allow the Northern Desert royal family to perish in my hands just because I am greedy for a few more decades of life."
After hearing Su Liluo's words, the Emperor immediately agreed to the treatment.
Su Liluo, Xiao Ye, and Gao Yuanbin exchanged a glance and nodded silently.
Ultimately, the Northern Desert Emperor is a good person. He is not selfish and knows how to consider the overall situation. He is just too young and acts impulsively.
Such an emperor, after years of tempering and gradual growth, would surely ensure that the lives of the people would not be too difficult.
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A few days later, news came from the southern part of the Northern Desert that Gao Changhong had declared himself king.
From then on, the Northern Desert regime was divided in two, with the southern part falling completely under Gao Changhong's control.
The emperor of the Northern Desert was so angry that he smashed a cup in the Golden Palace and vowed to take back the south.
Su Liluo and Xiao Ye decided to leave the Northern Desert and return to Daliang.
Therefore, after curing the emperor's infertility, they bid him farewell.
Are you just going to leave like this?
The Emperor looked at Su Liluo with a shocked expression; it was clear he did not want them to leave yet.
"Your Majesty, I have cured your illness, and the power in the Northern Desert has now returned to your hands. It is time for us to go back."
Su Liluo said calmly.
As strangers who met by chance, she and Xiao Ye did help the Emperor of Beimo a lot.
"But the Regent hasn't been captured yet, and the problems in the southern part of the Northern Desert haven't been resolved. How can you just leave like this?"
The emperor was getting anxious.
He now trusts Su Liluo and the others implicitly; without them, he wouldn't have been able to wrest everything back from the Regent so quickly.
"Your Majesty, we have helped you regain power. As for the Regent's affairs in the south, you will have to deal with that yourself."
It's none of their business.
Xiao Ye said coldly.
If it weren't for saving Su Liluo and Chu Yan, they wouldn't have helped the Northern Desert Emperor deal with the Regent.
Although the regent is not dead, he doesn't have any life-or-death feud with him, so there's no need for him to stay here any longer.
Su Liluo shared the same thoughts as Xiao Ye, while Gao Yuanbin's thoughts were even stronger.
The emperor had already gone back on his word and wanted to kill Gao Changhong, but now he's even sending his sister to treat his illness, which is more than enough.
Moreover, Gao Changhong has been driven to the south, and it will not be easy for him to rebuild and conquer the Northern Desert in a day or two.
He thought that as long as the Emperor of the Northern Desert was willing to work hard and knew how to appoint people to positions, he would not be afraid of Gao Changhong in the future.
After all, he's old.
The Northern Desert court now has many talented scholars and generals, but Gao Changhong previously held absolute power, preventing them from developing their talents.
"But I need you! If you help me, I'm sure I can take back the south very soon!"
The Emperor looked at Xiao Ye and the others with unwavering eyes, as if he regarded Xiao Ye as his greatest support.
Xiao Ye's eyes remained cold as he said, "Your Majesty, I can help you for a while, but not forever. Do you expect me to solve every problem you face in the future?"
Furthermore, Your Majesty must have guessed my true identity by now. Why would I remain in your Northern Desert? My army is stationed outside your imperial city.”
"I......"
The emperor wanted to say something, but when he saw Xiao Ye's cold and indifferent eyes, he swallowed his words back instantly.
Yes.
He did secretly investigate whether Xiao Ye was the Crown Prince of Liang, but he didn't show it.
At first, he was wary of Xiao Ye, worried that Xiao Ye's motives for helping him were impure. However, he later discovered that Xiao Ye was really capable and that he wanted the regent to suffer, so he accepted their help.
Now that he has found they pose no threat to him, he trusts them even more.
His ulterior motive was to use Xiao Ye's abilities to kill Gao Changhong completely.
But now that Xiao Ye's attitude was firm and he had taken the initiative to reveal his identity and the army, he knew that he really couldn't keep them.
The Emperor remained silent for a while before finally sighing and saying, "I understand, but I still thank you for your help. Crown Prince of Liang, in recognition of your assistance this time, I have decided that I will not launch an invasion of your Liang territory for the next hundred years."
"You just need to let us leave, manage your Northern Desert well, and don't let the people suffer."
As for promises, you don't have the ability to seize Daliang unless you make them.
Of course, Xiao Ye didn't say what he was going to say, but he and Su Liluo both understood.
"Your Majesty, I also wish to leave the Northern Desert with them."
At this moment, Gao Yuanbin also bowed to the Emperor and said something.
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