Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun looked at the guard's face in surprise and said dismissively, "Of course not. The situation in Lu County is far worse than I expected before I came. But during this time, I have personally witnessed everyone going all out for the sake of their ancestors' legacy or for their descendants. Everyone is trying so hard to survive. How can I bear to let everyone's hard work be in vain?"
Wei Ning then realized just how strong Yi Shangyun's determination was, and was deeply shocked.
After a moment of hesitation, he clasped his hands in a fist and said with a determined expression, "I am sorry, Your Highness, I misspoke. I am willing to follow Your Highness to the death in your efforts to control desertification, and I will never let the people of Lu County suffer again."
Seeing this, the deep frown on Yi Shangyun's brows finally began to relax.
Finally, looking firmly into the guard's eyes, he said, "Guard Wei, believe me, I can definitely do it. Don't ever say that again!"
The guard replied earnestly, "Your Majesty, we trust you, but please take good care of yourself. All the people of Lu County are relying on you!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun felt an even greater sense of responsibility, realizing that the people truly could not afford repeated failures.
Just as she was deep in thought, for some reason, she felt nauseous again and wanted to vomit.
Upon seeing this, the guard quickly asked with concern, "Your Highness, although it is summer, the temperature difference between day and night is significant here. Your Highness is dressed so lightly as to go out like this. Did you get sunburned during the day, or did you catch a chill at night?"
The guard glanced at the deepening night and said, "It's chilly outside, Your Highness, you should go back inside quickly!"
Yi Shangyun placed a hand on her chest, feeling extremely puzzled as to why she had been nauseous so frequently lately.
He simply nodded and echoed the guard's words, saying, "Alright, it's late, let's go back!"
After saying that, he got up and walked back with the guards.
Pushing open the door, the guard carefully helped Yi Shangyun into the room, quickly poured her a cup of hot tea, handed it to her, and suggested, "Your Highness is not feeling well, I will go find a doctor to examine you properly."
Before he could finish speaking, the guard quickened his pace and rushed towards the door. Yi Shangyun hurriedly stopped him, saying, "No need. Don't disturb others' rest in the middle of the night. Aren't I a doctor myself?"
The guard was extremely uneasy and wanted to say something more: "That's true, but..."
Unexpectedly, Yi Shangyun firmly stopped her: "There's no 'but'... I'm probably just tired. I'll be fine after a rest. It's late, you should go back and rest too. You have a lot to do tomorrow!"
The guard stood still, still worried and wanting to hold on a little longer.
But Yi Shangyun stood up and pushed her out, saying, "Alright, alright, go back and rest. I need to rest too..."
Soon, they were pushed outside and the door was closed from the inside.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty..."
No matter how the guards called to her, she ignored them.
After a short while, the guards finally gave up their last struggle, and the area outside the door became quiet.
Yi Shangyun finally released her hands from the door panel, slowly walked to the table, and sat down again.
Holding his head in his hands, he tried to clear his jumbled thoughts, and finally mustered his strength to say, "I can do it."
Then, he started going through the documents on the table again from the beginning.
She didn't know how much time had passed, and she kept checking the documents, but finally, she couldn't resist her exhausted body any longer. She had been so tired these past few days.
Sui propped his head up with one hand and dozed off on the table. Gradually, his head finally slumped heavily against the table in front of him.
In a daze, a voice came out: "Do you think you can get the happiness you want by marrying a man like this? Perhaps, it was already destined that your relationship would end badly?"
Yi Shangyun murmured, "Your Highness is my happiness. We will definitely be happy, very happy. His Highness won't, he won't, he won't..."
Then, she murmured softly, "Wei Mingxuan, come back quickly, come back quickly, come back..."
Just then, the seven-colored gold and jade bracelet that she always wore close to her wrist slowly began to glow with purple light.
In her dream, a woman's gentle voice called to her: "Yun'er, wake up, wake up quickly, Yun'er..."
Upon hearing the sound, Yi Shangyun slowly opened her eyes, only to find herself surrounded by a vast expanse of mist, unable to see anything.
Thinking she was still half asleep, she rubbed her eyes vigorously.
She seemed to be able to see something, so she followed the sound and gradually approached. She saw a woman in a white dress, with an ethereal air, slowly appear in front of her. She had the same face as herself.
She stared wide-eyed at her face in astonishment and asked, "Who...who are you? Why do you look so much like me...no, we are practically the same person."
The woman approached and smiled at her with utmost gentleness, then continued talking to herself, "Yun'er, you've really grown up a lot! I'm so proud to see that you've learned to take on the responsibilities and missions that come with you in this space. You... have done very well!"
"Responsibility... Mission..."
Hearing these familiar words, Yi Shangyun seemed to suddenly realize something and asked with a hint of speculation, "Could it be... that you are a descendant of the previous guardian who was lost by the Western Qin Kingdom? And later you ended up in the Eastern Ning Kingdom and became the most noble empress of Eastern Ning?"
No matter what the clouds on the clothes said or how they said it, the white-clad woman's eyes remained gentle and tender.
But a hint of disappointment appeared on her face at the end as she said, "I am selfish and cowardly... not a qualified guardian. But fortunately... you are! You are brave, kind, and intelligent, a thousand times, even ten thousand times, better than me!"
At this point, Yi Shangyun finally understood, and found it unbelievable, saying incredulously, "You really are the previous guardian of Western Qin, my... mother?!"
The woman in white did not answer her question directly. Instead, she paused and scrutinized her for a long time before suddenly apologizing, saying, "I'm sorry, in the end, I couldn't let you live a peaceful and carefree life as a woman from an ordinary family. Your life is destined to be full of hardship and wandering!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun herself didn't know why, but tears suddenly streamed down her face, blurring her vision.
Perhaps it was the memory of his birth mother, and the tragic fate of her short and unfortunate life, that saddened him.
Or perhaps it is because of her complicated background that even finding a simple place to live in this vast world is so difficult for her.
Now, as they look at each other, only tears stream down their faces, and they lament their shared suffering, ultimately powerless to resist the arrangements of fate.
Finally, the woman in white came to her senses and broke the silence: "By the way, do you know that the next sandstorm that is about to hit Lu County will be unprecedented in its destructive power? Judging from your current efforts to control it, although you have achieved great success compared to before, you still cannot withstand its power."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun finally came to his senses and replied, "I know. Through the comparison of tests over this period of time, the wind speed in Luxian County this year is much higher than in previous years."
The woman in white asked with concern, "So, do you already have a plan in mind? How will you deal with it?"
Even without being reminded, Yi Shangyun was already extremely anxious, but all she could do was slowly shake her head and say, "Not yet."
The woman in white lowered her head and thought for a moment, then smiled again and encouraged her, saying, "I believe in you, you can definitely do it!"
Yi Shangyun remained silent for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and asked the woman in white, "By the way, do you know of any effective adhesives that can improve the sand-fixing effect?"
The woman in white repeated her words: "What kind of adhesive or medicine can make the sand-fixing effect even better..."
After thinking about it carefully, Yi Bian Sui shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of that before."
The glimmer of hope that Yi Shangyun had just managed to ignite was once again mercilessly extinguished.
Just as she was hanging her head, sinking into despair and feeling helpless once again, the woman in white suddenly spoke up: "However, I have heard that there is a mysterious spring in the desert. Only those with the right destiny can encounter this spring, and no one has ever seen it. But since this spring can exist in the desert, it must be able to be used to synthesize the best sand-fixing adhesive."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun could hardly believe her ears and abruptly raised her head to confirm again: "What you said... is it true?"
The woman in white nodded and said, "But this is just my guess; whether it's feasible is still unknown..."
In any case, even a sliver of hope is better than nothing and waiting to die. Yi Shangyun immediately started making plans in his mind.
Seeing that her tightly furrowed brows were finally relaxing, the woman in white looked her up and down carefully again, as if she had noticed something else.
He instructed Yun, "Yun'er, you must remember that while the people and all living beings are important, you must also take care of your own health. Although the guardians are passed down through a single lineage from generation to generation, they are reincarnated and continue to live on."
However, Yi Shangyun was so engrossed in her own thoughts that it took her a long time to come back to her senses. She muttered to herself, "Reincarnation, endless life."
Seemingly not understanding why she said such a thing, he raised his head to ask clearly: "What do you mean by that? What is... reincarnation, the endless cycle of life?"
To their surprise, the woman in white had already left sometime earlier.
"Come back...come back..."
Suddenly, Yi Shangyun woke up from her dream.
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