As night fell, a sudden gust of wind swept across the grassland.
Inside the tent.
Under the bright candlelight, Tuoba Hong was busy making final preparations before his departure for the expedition.
After a conversation with the old king, he finally decided that once the hundred-day period of the Rejuvenating Pill expired tonight, he would rush to the battlefield overnight, regardless of whether Yi Shangyun was awake or unconscious.
Clearly, no matter how much he resisted in his heart, as his father, the old king of Beilie, had said, no matter what, as a member of the royal family, he could not stand by and watch his people lose faith in the royal family, watch his father's painstakingly built empire be trampled on at will, or simply handed over to others.
Perhaps, once these difficult days are over, he will come up with a perfect plan to achieve his long-cherished wish.
So he carefully copied down the prescriptions for the medicine that Yi Shangyun took every day, intending to hand them over to the maid who was taking care of her later and give her some more instructions.
In military campaigns, everything should be kept simple. Everything was prepared, and midnight was fast approaching.
So he sat back down at the table, picked up the prescription, and carefully examined each herb again and again, trying to make it as perfect as possible.
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind swept into the tent, almost extinguishing the candlelight on his desk.
This interrupted his thoughts. He frowned and muttered to himself in puzzlement, "It was cloudless during the day, how come such a strong wind suddenly came up in the middle of the night!"
The words had barely left his mouth when a sudden rumble of thunder reached his ears: "Boom!"
With a sudden thought, he picked up the medicine on the table, got up, and walked out of the tent.
As soon as I stepped out of the tent, I discovered that it wasn't just the strong wind and thunder, but also countless streaks of lightning that were menacingly baring their teeth and emitting blinding flashes of light as they ripped through the night sky.
He paused for a moment, then suddenly felt a chill seep into his bones. He wrapped his cloak tighter around himself and quickened his pace, rushing towards the tent where Yi Shangyun was.
Because of the constant fever and sweating that seemed to be happening more frequently day and night, the attentive maid was worried that the sticky sweat on Yishangyun's body might make her uncomfortable or cause her to catch a cold, so she wiped her body down again.
After changing her into a clean robe and rearranging the quilt, the maid was busy clearing away the washing utensils.
Just as he turned around, Tuoba Hong walked in and bumped right into him.
Upon glancing at the undergarments and other personal clothing that Yi Shangyun had just changed out of, which the maid was holding, Tuoba Hong instinctively and quickly averted his gaze.
The maidservant tilted her head slightly, covered her mouth, and secretly chuckled. Then she asked teasingly, "Does His Highness the Second Prince like this young lady? Why did your face turn red when you saw her personal clothing?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and take it down!" Tuoba Hong shouted angrily, embarrassed.
"Yes," the maid bowed, a sly smile playing on her lips. She answered as she walked out, thinking to herself, "It's obvious, but she'll never admit it!"
Before the thought could even settle in his mind, someone called out to him, "Come back, wait a minute."
The maid turned around immediately, still feigning a smile, and asked, "Does the Second Prince have any further instructions?"
After a moment's hesitation, Tuoba Hong took two steps closer to the maid, scratched his straight nose, pursed his lips, and finally took a deep breath and mustered up his courage.
"Just now... when you were helping this young lady change her clothes, did you... did you see anything on her body... like a birthmark?"
The maidservant thought for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "Birthmark? I haven't seen any birthmark on this young lady! Apart from being thin, she has no other flaws. Second Prince...why do you ask about this?"
The maid tilted her head and looked at him, and as she spoke, she couldn't help but start fantasizing about his true intentions again: "A grown man, asking about a young lady's body, and you say you have no ulterior motives? Humph..."
However, Tuoba Hong immediately asked him seriously again, "Are you sure she really doesn't have any birthmarks or patterns like phoenixes on her body? Shoulders, yes, shoulders, are there any?"
The maid shook her head slowly, puzzled. This second prince was always approachable. After a while, the maid couldn't help but pout and tease him again.
"What? Does the Second Prince not believe me? Then why don't you just take this Miss Wule as your concubine? That way you can see for yourself, and see her however you want?"
After saying that, seeing his dazed and silly look, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
Once Tuoba Hong realized what was happening, he immediately turned on him angrily and said, "Nonsense, get out!"
The maid was scolded, turned around, stuck out her tongue, made a face, and hurriedly walked out again, but Tuoba Hong called her back again: "Wait."
"Second Prince, what are your orders now?" This time, the maid finally lost some of the smile on her face and asked in a tone that seemed a little impatient.
Tuoba Hong then took out the prescription he had on him and handed it to the maid, instructing her, "This prescription is something that Miss Wule must take every day. Remember to use the best medicinal herbs from my possession to prepare it. When I am not here, you must take good care of her and not be careless."
The maid took the prescription and glanced at it. Suddenly, a look of worry appeared on her face as she looked at Yi Shangyun on the bed, sighed softly, and asked, "Your Highness, will this kind-hearted Miss Wule ever wake up?"
Tuoba Hong was silent for a while, then sighed, paused, and took another breath, as if to regain his strength, and said, "Yes, of course she will. She is the Goddess of Wule from our Northern Lie Grassland, how could she not wake up?!"
The two stared at the cloud-like pattern on the clothes on the couch for a moment before the maid took her leave.
Tuoba Hong looked extremely worried. Reluctantly, he slowly sat down in front of Yi Shangyun's bed, took one of her hands and placed it against his soft lips, whispering softly to her.
“Wu Le, I’m sorry, I’m really useless. The hundred-day period has passed, and I still haven’t been able to develop a second Rejuvenating Pill. Before you came to this grassland, I was quite proud of my medical skills and always thought I was the strongest healer on this grassland. After you came, I realized how shallow my medical skills were. It is also because of you that I realized how vast this continent is. I really want to go with you to see it all.”
After a moment of silence, gradually regaining his composure, Tuoba Hong suddenly chuckled softly, his eyes filled with a sense of helplessness as he stared blankly at the burning candlelight before him and said, "From a young age, I always thought that I had everything and could live the life I wanted according to my own will. But I never imagined that one day, I would be so powerless to resist the shackles that fate has given me."
She paused mid-sentence, turning to look at Yi Shangyun's calm face, and said, "Wule, I promised Father I would help my brother defeat the Western Qin army. You know I don't want to do this, but... you should understand me, right?"
Suddenly, a gust of wind swept by, scattering the strands of hair on her clothes and at her temples. Tuoba Hong gently smoothed them down as he said tenderly, "You are so smart and kind. Many people need you, and I need you even more. So please, please wake up. Don't worry, when I return, I will definitely find a way to take you far away, away from all this turmoil and grudges."
He stared at her face for a while, then suddenly smiled slowly. As he smiled, he lowered his head and gently closed his eyes, placing a deep kiss on Yi Yun's forehead.
Just then, a huge clap of thunder suddenly rang out outside the tent: "Boom!"
Then, a torrential downpour suddenly poured down from the empty night sky of the grassland, accompanied by dazzling flashes of lightning that tore through the entire night sky.
Suddenly, a dazzling seven-colored light appeared in the night sky.
Even in the pitch-black night, one can clearly see the seven-colored light slowly spreading and stretching, gradually revealing an outline resembling a phoenix.
The phantom of the seven-colored phoenix hovered in the rainy night sky, slowly flapping its seven-colored wings, and looking down at the ground.
In an instant, as if it had found something, it spread its beautiful wings and swooped down like an arrow, landing on the tent where Yi Shangyun was and then disappearing without a trace.
Then, the wind stopped, the thunder ceased, and only the gentle patter of rain lingered in my ears...
At this moment, more and more torches and bonfires suddenly lit up outside many of the tents of the nearby herders, illuminating the night sky once again.
After a long drought in early summer, the grassland finally received a welcome rain. Instantly, the singing and laughter inside and outside the tents blended together with the sound of the rain, as if the entire grassland had come to life. Everyone sang and danced in the rain to celebrate this exciting moment.
At this moment, Xuan Yuanhan, Cheng Liang, and Yi Shangjun, who had just arrived in Beilie and successfully reunited with Yi Shangjun, and were ordering their men to set up camp overnight, all clearly saw this amazing scene unfolding in the distant sky above Beilie.
"Your Highness, I never imagined that a phoenix phantom would actually exist in this world?"
After the strange phenomenon disappeared, Cheng Liang came back to his senses in surprise and looked at Xuan Yuanhan's profile, which was still looking up at him. He said in disbelief.
"This is truly amazing!" On the other side of Xuan Yuanhan, Yi Shangjun, dressed in full armor, stared blankly at the sky and sighed.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Liang had a sudden inspiration. After a moment's hesitation, he abruptly looked away from Xuan Yuanhan's face and turned to Yi Shangjun, asking, "I heard that not long ago, a similar phoenix phantom appeared at the Yi residence at night. Didn't you see it?"
Yi Shangjun slowly withdrew his gaze, turned to the side and replied, "These are all rumors spread by the neighbors, falsehoods and slander against my elder sister. I have never seen any phoenix phantom in the manor!"
Cheng Liang, sword in one hand, arms crossed, frowned and pondered his words with a mixture of belief and doubt. Unexpectedly, Yi Shangjun suddenly looked at Xuan Yuanhan's face and asked, "By the way, it's been so long since my eldest sister went missing. I wonder how Your Highness is doing in your search for her? Is there any news?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Liang's expression immediately tightened...
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