After Wang Jun's tireless efforts and protection throughout the night, all his hard work finally paid off, and all the measures taken by Yi Shangyun in Luxian County were firmly preserved.
It wasn't until dawn that Xuanyuan Han dragged his exhausted body back to his tent.
Upon returning, he asked Yan'er, who had stayed by his side all night, "Did the Princess not wake up at all last night?"
Yan'er didn't sleep a wink all night, crying on and off by the bedside in fear. When she saw Xuan Yuanhan finally return, she sniffled and slowly shook her head.
Xuanyuan Han felt a sudden jolt in his heart, and then roared angrily towards the outside of the tent: "Go and summon that useless quack doctor to me immediately!"
A moment later, the military doctor, carrying his medicine box, shakily entered the room and knelt heavily at his feet with a thud.
He stammered, "Your Highness, spare my life! Your Highness, spare my life!"
Xuan Yuanhan was furious and immediately rebuked her, saying, "A whole night has passed, when will the Princess Consort wake up?"
The military doctor hurriedly climbed forward and approached the bedside, examining Yi Shangyun's complexion.
Then he took out a clean white silk scarf, carefully covered one of her wrists, and once again carefully took her pulse.
Seeing that she had clearly recovered much after a night of rest, he still said in bewilderment, "Judging from the Princess's pulse, it is steady and gentle, as if she were no different from an ordinary person. I really don't understand why Her Highness has not yet woken up. This makes no sense at all!"
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Han immediately rebuked him: "How dare you! Are you questioning me and expecting an answer?"
The military doctor immediately snapped out of his daze and said, "I deserve to die, I deserve to die! I'll go down and revise the prescription right away, I'll go right away, I'll go right away..."
Xuanyuan Han gave her final command as she turned away: "I will give you two more hours. If the princess does not wake up after two hours, I will have her thrown into the Gobi Desert to be fed to the wolves!"
Seeing this, Yan'er became even more worried and frightened, and cried again: "Miss... Yan'er begs you... please wake up soon... Waaah..."
Fortunately, even though Yi Shangyun was still unconscious, she was able to swallow on her own.
Watching Yan'er successfully feed her the freshly brewed medicine, Xuan Yuanhan, after bathing and changing, went over to Yan'er and said, "You should go and rest too. I will personally watch over her!"
Yan'er seemed to have something to say, but seeing that Xuan Yuanhan's eyes were full of tenderness for Yi Shangyun, she could only silently retreat first.
The swallows have flown away, and the room is silent.
At this moment, Xuan Yuanhan only wanted Yi Shangyun to wake up quickly, so he stared at her face and silently blamed himself, saying, "I really know I was wrong, but why won't you wake up?"
After a moment of silence, he walked slowly to the edge of the couch and sat down.
He gazed at her sleeping face for a long time, then reached out and gently stroked her face, feeling her warmth, before finally lying down beside Yi Shangyun.
In an instant, he, who had been exhausted just moments before, felt all his fatigue vanish the moment he lay down next to Yi Shangyun again after so long.
Then, turning to the person inside him and speaking softly, he said, "Yun'er, I know you can hear what I'm saying, right?"
However, it was clear that Yi Shangyun did not respond to him in the slightest.
But he still insisted on saying to her, "Yun'er, wake up quickly! The people of Lu County need you, and I... need you even more. I don't want to be separated from you for even a moment longer!"
At some point, Xuanyuan Han held the hand of Yi Shangyun, who was wearing the seven-colored gold and jade bracelet, and finally fell asleep.
Just then, the seven-colored gold and jade bracelet on Yi Shangyun's wrist once again flickered with a purple light.
In a daze.
In her dream, a woman was calling to her: "Yun'er... Yun'er..."
Upon hearing the sound, Yi Shangyun reached out and parted the wisps of mist in front of him, searching for the source of the sound.
As she drew closer, a woman appeared, still dressed in a long white dress, as graceful as a banished immortal, with the same face as herself.
Just as she looked at her face in astonishment, the woman still smiled gently at her and praised her, "Yun'er, you really found that divine spring in the desert. I knew you could do it. You did very well!"
But Yi Shangyun was filled with worry: "We found it, but now there's only this small bottle left. What good is it? I wonder if there's any way to move the divine spring to Lu County?"
The woman in white smiled and shook her head, saying, "A mountain is not famous for its height, but for the immortals dwelling there; water is not sacred for its depth, but for the dragons residing within."
"A mountain is not famous for its height, but for the immortals dwelling there. Water is not sacred for its depth, but for the dragons residing within." Yi Shangyun repeated the white-clad woman's words, then pondered for a moment, still not understanding, and asked, "What does this mean?"
The woman in white said mysteriously, "It's alright, you'll understand soon enough!"
Just as Yi Shangyun was still lost in her thoughts, the woman spoke again, reminding her once more: "Remember what I said, take care of your body. Only by passing down the guardianship from generation to generation can one achieve immortality."
“No… what you said…” Just as Yi Shangyun came to her senses and wanted to confirm these inexplicable words with her again, the woman disappeared again.
Before my eyes, layers of mist once again enveloped everything, and I could no longer see anything clearly.
Then, a series of nightmare-like sounds emanated.
"The true dragon emerges from the sea, the spiritual realm is unified, the phoenix rises from the ashes, reborn from the flames, life is death, and death is life."
"Wei Mingxuan, come back quickly..."
"Wei Mingxuan, come back quickly..."
“Wei Mingxuan…”
Little did he know that the incoherent ramblings in his nightmare had already awakened the person beside him.
Hearing the soft murmurs coming from her sleep, Xuanyuan Han thought she had woken up, so he suddenly opened his eyes.
She then realized that it was all just a nightmare.
But he heard all of these words very clearly.
Not only that, Xuanyuan Han repeated it.
"The true dragon emerges from the sea, the spiritual realm is unified, the phoenix rises from the ashes, reborn from the flames, life is death, and death is life."
“Wei Mingxuan…”
He repeated her words, then paused for a moment, muttering to himself in confusion, "What on earth is she talking about? It seems like this isn't the first time she's rambling like this..."
At this moment, I recall the past.
Finally, he focused all his thoughts on her words, "Wei Mingxuan, come back soon..."
"Who exactly is Wei Mingxuan... I remember I specifically asked Cheng Liang to investigate this person before, but the result was that there was no such person..."
“Wei Mingxuan…”
Just as Xuanyuan Hanshang was still gazing at her face, lost in thought, Yi Shangyun suddenly opened her eyes.
Xuanyuan Han was startled, then quickly sat up and asked with concern, "You're awake!"
Yi Shangyun felt a faint pain spreading throughout her body. When Xuan Yuanhan noticed her discomfort, he explained to her, "Your body was severely damaged in the desert this time. You need to rest and recuperate for a while."
Upon seeing this, Yi Shangyun was astonished to find that the two of them were sleeping in the same bed in broad daylight.
A blush immediately rose to her face, and she said with great embarrassment, "Your Highness... what are you doing here?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan immediately understood what she was thinking.
He then threw off the blanket, got off the bed, and while changing his clothes, explained, "I traveled all night and was just feeling a little tired, so I lay down next to you to rest. I didn't do anything to you..."
The environment before him was clearly a military camp. He had taken over the place, yet he had said such things. He felt quite guilty and thought to himself, "What am I saying?"
In an instant, recalling the perilous moment of last night, if it weren't for Xuan Yuanhan's timely appearance, he would probably have fallen off the cliff and been smashed to pieces.
For a moment, Yi Shangyun felt that Xuan Yuanhan seemed to have misunderstood her meaning.
So she quickly explained, "Your Highness, Yun'er didn't mean that..."
Xuanyuan Han knew he should trust Yi Shangyun, and Yi Shangyun was worthy of his trust.
But for some reason, at this moment his mind was filled with that mysterious figure named Wei Mingxuan.
She still thinks about him to this day.
Indeed, he was consumed by jealousy, and so he said forcefully, "I know... you are my woman, and even if I want to do something to you, you can't resist... whatever I want, I can take anytime."
Upon seeing his sudden change in attitude, Yi Shangyun asked in bewilderment, "Your Highness..."
Before she could even speak, Xuan Yuanhan cut her off, saying, "Now that you're awake, I'll go and call Yan'er to come and keep you company."
"Your Highness..."
No matter how much Yi Shangyun tried to persuade him to stay, Xuan Yuanhan did not turn back and walked out with firm steps.
I had just stepped out the door.
Wei Ning, who had indeed returned and was kneeling outside the tent again, immediately perked up and cautiously asked, "Your Highness, has the Princess Consort still not woken up?"
When Xuanyuan Han walked to his side, he deliberately stopped, but stared straight ahead without looking at him at all, and said coldly, "No... You will stay here and kneel. If I don't tell you to get up, you will never get up."
Upon hearing this, Wei Ning clearly felt that there was something wrong with what was said and with this person.
"Your Highness..." He wanted to ask something more, but Xuan Yuanhan turned and left without looking back.
"What's wrong with Your Highness? Who has offended him again?"
Just as she was staring at Xuan Yuanhan's departing figure, puzzled, Yi Shangyun suddenly rushed out to chase after him.
When Wei Ning turned around, the two of them stared at each other in surprise and simultaneously gasped...
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