Wei Ting took Su Xiaoxiao's hand and walked out of the cave.

The two met Xiao Duye and his several guards who were found by Jing Yi. They were shocked to find that after only one day and one night, Xiao Duye looked like a female ghost had sucked all his energy away. His face was pale, his eye sockets were sunken, and his appearance was haggard.

Su Xiaoxiao exclaimed: "Your Highness Prince Liang, have you seen a ghost?"

Xiao Duye glared at Su Xiaoxiao fiercely. He was wrapped in thick leather and was so cold that he could hardly speak.

The damn little girl actually left him and Jing Yi in the middle of the night. It was freezing cold and he fell down. He was completely dazed and had to find a cave to stay in.

But what good could a cave be? It was damp and cold, and even a fire was not enough, as the cold wind, wrapped in ice, blew straight into the cave.

If he hadn't been lucky, he would have frozen to death in there! Soon, he saw Wei Ting next to Su Xiaoxiao and frowned: "Why are you here?"

Wei Tingcai was not afraid of him and said calmly, "No comment."

Xiao Duye said coldly: "You left the capital without permission, aren't you afraid that I will report you when I return?"

Wei Ting said fearlessly: "Your Highness, just go and report it and see if His Majesty will punish me."

Xiao Duye was startled: "Did the emperor ask you to come?"

Wei Ting didn't say yes, nor did he say no.

No matter how stupid Xiao Duye was, he understood that Wei Ting came to the border by imperial order, and that he was acting in secret like himself. He couldn't help but wonder what mission his father had assigned to Wei Ting. He couldn't be here to look for medicine.

No, not really.

Medicine? Xiao Duye thought to himself that he was frozen stupid and almost forgot about the main thing. He looked at Su Xiaoxiao seriously and said, "Where's the medicine? Did you pick it?"

"I found it. Here you go."

Su Xiaoxiao took out a piece of Gastrodia elata from Wei Ting's bag and threw it to him.

Xiao Duye's face changed, and he quickly held it in his hands to catch it: "Be careful not to break it!"

This plant of Gastrodia elata is ordinary Gastrodia elata, which she prepared in advance in the pharmacy and put into Wei Ting's bag this morning.

Xiao Duye frowned: "Why do I feel that this Snow Region Gastrodia elata is nothing special."

Xiao Duye didn't know anything about medicine, and he didn't recognize the Gastrodia elata when it was given to him. He simply thought that this Gastrodia elata looked very ordinary.

"You didn't pick the wrong one, did you?"

He asked Su Xiaoxiao suspiciously.

Su Xiaoxiao said, "Your Highness, trust the people you employ, and don't employ the people you doubt. If you don't trust me, you can bring another doctor to Tianshan another day."

Xiao Duye thought about the experience of almost dying in Tianshan Mountain and said that he never wanted to come there again in his life.

Forget it, she is also Zhuge Qing's doctor, she would not fool Zhuge Qing with fake Gastrodia elata.

Su Xiaoxiao would not fool Zhuge Qing. She simply was not confident in handing the real Snowland Gastrodia elata to him.

It was time to return to Suibei Pass. They had come here secretly, so they had to return secretly as well.

Xiao Duye disagreed. He said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Don't you have the token Helian Ye gave you? Can't you just go through the checkpoint openly? You were anxious to find the medicine before, but now that you have the medicine, isn't it much safer to go through the main road?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled faintly: "If Wei Ting's identity is exposed and affects the mission assigned to him by His Majesty, can His Royal Highness Prince Liang bear the responsibility?"

Xiao Duye remained silent.

It took the group a day to get out of the Tianshan Mountains, and at midnight, they arrived at the Northern Yan military camp.

Wei Ting looked at the patrol soldiers in the camp, who had obviously doubled in number, and whispered, "Why is the security so tight? Were you exposed when you came here?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "It's not me."

Jing Yi: "It's not me either."

Xiao Duye: "..."

It's not him, it's his guard.

Wei Ting and Jing Yi took the lead, and Fusu followed behind.

The group avoided the patrolling soldiers, walked around the sleeping tents, and walked carefully towards the iron net ahead.

Halfway through the walk, Wei Ting suddenly stopped.

Xiao Duye almost bumped into his back. He gritted his teeth and wanted to scold him, but was worried about being exposed.

There was no light in the tent, and if Wei Ting had not had excellent hearing, he would not have noticed the movement inside.

"Is the general really coming? Is the news reliable?"

"It's a personal letter from the general. He has arrived in Wuzhen and plans to rest there for three days."

"What happens next? Does the general have any instructions?"

"I see."

After that, the two exchanged a few words, one of them left the tent, and the other went to rest.

Everyone held their breath until the other party walked away, then left quietly.

Half an hour later, they returned to Suibei Pass. Two carriages were parked on the official road, watched by Xiao Duye's attendant and the coachman.

Xiao Duye got on the carriage without saying a word and lit the stove to keep warm.

Su Xiaoxiao and her group also got on Jing Yi's carriage.

Fusu was on guard outside.

"Where is Wuzhen?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

Wei Ting said, "It's about a hundred miles to the northeast. If you ride faster and change horses frequently, you can reach the destination in one day."

After a pause, he continued, "It's just right that he came to the border, so I don't have to go to Yanjing to look for him."

Jing Yi was also in the carriage, and Wei Ting did not deliberately hide his mission from him.

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll wait for you to complete your mission and then we'll go back to Beijing together."

Wei Ting looked at her deeply, with an expression that said, "You really can't bear to leave me, you want to stick to me every day." He sighed and said, "If you insist, then fine."

Wait, why am I the only one who insisted?

If we go back together in one carriage, wouldn't that save us some travel expenses?

Will they be able to live together? "Without further delay, I will go to Wuzhen now. Besides, I will leave Fusu to you."

Wei Ting said, picking up the cloak on the bench and putting it on her. His bony fingers tied the ribbon for her bit by bit, "I'll try to come back as soon as possible."

Jing Yi: Let’s go! “Take Fusu with you.” Su Xiaoxiao said, “Helian Ye is not that easy to kill.”

Wei Ting curled his lips and smiled: "Worried about me?"

Jing Yi: "Who told you to be such a bad cook?"

Wei Ting: “…”

Wei Ting still kept Fusu, reasoning that if he couldn't kill Helian Ye now, Fusu would be going to die. If he could kill him, there was no need for Fusu to go with him.

Fusu said to Su Xiaoxiao: "Actually, the young master is worried about you."

Wei Ting: There will be a salary increase next month.

Wei Ting set out overnight and sneaked into Northern Yan.

Su Xiaoxiao and her group went to a nearby inn to stay.

The conditions at the border were harsh, and there were no so-called upper rooms at the post station, only ordinary houses.

Xiao Duye couldn't help but feel disgusted again, but because he was too tired, he fell asleep quickly.

"Aren't you asleep?"

Jing Yi knocked on Su Xiaoxiao's door.

"I'm not asleep yet, come in." Su Xiaoxiao said.

Jing Yi came in with a bowl of ginger soup: "Ask the chef at the post station to make it. Drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up."

"Thank you." Su Xiaoxiao took the ginger soup.

Jing Yi sat down opposite her: "What are you thinking about?"

Su Xiaoxiao said seriously: "Helian Ye came to Wuzhen quietly. Listening to the conversation between the two Beiyan people, he is very likely to come to the border."

Jing Yi asked, "Are you worried about a war?"

Su Xiaoxiao nodded: "You have seen along the way that the people at the border are miserable, and the streets are full of beggars and refugees. If the people live like this, the soldiers will probably have a hard time too. If a real fight breaks out, I'm afraid they will starve."

Jing Yi paused and asked, "Didn't the old Protector of the Country and Su Mo deliver a batch of food and fodder here?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head: "That is far from enough, and the food and fodder are just a cover, the main purpose is to transport weapons."

This is considered a secret, but there is nothing that cannot be told to Jing Yi. Even Wei Ting trusts him while they are arguing with each other.

Jing Yi looked at her: "You have already thought of a solution, right?"

Su Xiaoxiao stared and said, "I don't know if it's too late. Tomorrow morning, you will go with me to several surrounding cities to buy food and grass."

(End of this chapter)