Kim Ji-hyun's sudden intrusion shattered the pleasant atmosphere between Lin Yu and Park Eun-soo.
The two released each other and stood aside, but Park Eun-soo still stared intently at Lin Yu, as if she were eyeing a delicious piece of fat.
"You're no match for me. If you dare to mess with me again, I'll skin you alive!"
"Boy, you're getting arrogant, aren't you? This great immortal has lived for countless years and possesses countless forbidden techniques. Even if my magic power is weakened now, I can still deal with you!"
Both of them seemed unwilling to back down.
Kim Ji-hyun looked at her strangely, "What are you talking about?"
Park Eun-soo sneered, "Your Highness, this Xia man's visit to our Jin Kingdom is clearly malicious. You mustn't get too close to him, lest you be deceived!"
“Eun-soo, Mr. Lin is not what you think. He is truly a good doctor. Moreover, our Jin Kingdom can only rely on Mr. Lin to get out of this disaster!”
Ignoring Park Eun-soo's murderous glare, Kim Ji-hyun walked towards Lin Yu and said earnestly, "Mr. Lin, the fever has changed and the symptoms are ten times more severe than before. The medicine you prescribed before is no longer effective. Could you please prescribe another one for us..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Yu shook his head.
Kim Ji-hyun's beautiful eyes trembled, and she was about to kneel down before Lin Yu. "I know Mr. Lin's medical skills are superb. Please, I beg you, save the people of our Kim Kingdom!"
Lin Yu quickly stepped forward to support her. "Your Highness, it's not that I don't want to help you, but if we want to upgrade the prescription, the requirements for the medicinal materials are much higher. For example, the age and rarity of the medicinal materials are very important!"
"You said that as long as you can name it, I will do my best to collect it. If I can't, I will send someone to purchase it from your Great Xia. Your Great Xia is vast and rich in resources, and you will definitely be able to gather all the medicinal herbs!" Jin Zhixian said firmly.
Lin Yu thought for a moment and said, "There's no rush. I can contact the country and ask them to help transport some aged medicinal herbs over. However, there is one main ingredient that is very rare even in the Great Xia Dynasty! It will be very difficult to obtain!"
"What medicine?" Kim Ji-hyun couldn't help but ask.
Lin Yu said calmly, "Red Earth Dragon!"
"Earthworms?" Kim Ji-hyun frowned slightly. "Are you talking about earthworms? Aren't those things everywhere?"
Lin Yu nodded, then shook his head. "There are plenty of earthworms, but I'm talking about red earthworms. These earthworms only grow near active volcanoes, and they must be alive to be used in medicine, otherwise they have no medicinal effect! Because the conditions for obtaining them are so demanding, that's why I said they're quite difficult to get!"
"Uh, this..."
This put Kim Ji-hyun in a bind. Lin Yu's conditions were indeed quite demanding: the red earth dragon had to be alive. Putting aside everything else, the Kim Kingdom's area was only so large, with virtually no volcanoes. Where could they possibly find an active volcano?
“Now that you mention it, I do have an idea!” Just then, Park Eun-soo spoke up casually from the side.
Kim Ji-hyun's eyes widened, and she quickly walked over and asked, "Eun-soo, do you know where there's a volcano?"
Park Eun-soo shook her head. "The place I'm talking about isn't a volcano, it's just an underground lava field. But the environment there is similar to a volcano, and I saw a red earth dragon there!"
"Really? Then please take us there quickly, okay?" Kim Ji-hyun said immediately.
Park Eun-soo gave Lin Yu a mocking look. "That place is quite dangerous. It would take the two of us working together to get in. Do you dare?"
Lin Yu said calmly, "What wouldn't I dare to do? There's no place in this world that I, Lin Yu, wouldn't dare to go!"
"Alright! You said it yourself, so I'll take you there now!"
A sly glint flashed in Park Eun-soo's eyes.
Lin Yu had no idea what the fox was up to this time, but he wasn't afraid.
He agreed to the offer because he wanted to take the opportunity to see the perilous terrain of the Jin Kingdom, since danger always coexists with opportunity.
After arriving in the territory of the Jin Kingdom, the further south he went, the more he felt the restlessness of the dragon energy within his body.
Xuanyuan Gong's technique was also becoming somewhat unstable. He knew that what lay beneath the Jin Kingdom might be a great opportunity for him.
He had previously traveled around the Jin Kingdom but had not found any secret realms or anything like that. This nine-tailed fox had existed for many years and, as the true spirit of the Jin Kingdom, must know something. Therefore, Lin Yu was willing to risk his life and go with him to see the so-called underground world.
The three then set off together. Before departing, Lin Yu contacted Zhao Linlin, asking her to collect some aged medicinal herbs from the Protectorate and send them over to help the Jin Kingdom in its time of need.
The most important task at present is no longer to catch the drought demon, but to treat the people's feverish symptoms.
Even if the drought demon went berserk, the number of people it could kill was limited, but wherever it passed, it would bring fever, which was the most troublesome thing. Therefore, it is not unreasonable that the drought demon was also called the plague god in ancient times.
...
The Jin Kingdom was not very large; in terms of area, it was only about one-third the size of Fengfu.
So, basically, the day is up.
Park Eun-soo stopped with the two of them at a rocky spot on the east coast.
Looking at the vast ocean, Kim Ji-hyun asked with a suspicious expression, "Eun-soo, are you sure there's lava here?"
Because of its latitude, the sea in the Kim Kingdom is exceptionally cold, so Kim Ji-hyun couldn't believe that there could be lava in such a place.
Park Eun-soo stood on a reef and said calmly, "Water and fire have never been separated. There is a saying in the Great Xia Yi Jing: 'Bing does not stand on Ren.' The sun's light can only show its value when it is set off by Ren water. This is called 'water and fire in harmony, the sun shines on the rivers!'"
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, just as the sun was about to set, the tide slowly receded, and wisps of white steam rose from the cracks in the rocks on the beach!
"Now, at sunset, the time when yin and yang unite, hurry!"
As soon as Park Eun-soo finished speaking, she jumped into the crevice first.
Boom!
In the distance, the sound of waves crashing and the tide humming could be heard. The massive waves were surging towards the reefs once more.
Lin Yu's eyes widened, and he immediately pulled Kim Soo-hyun along, jumping into the crevice between them!
...
A dizzying sensation swept over him, and Lin Yu tightly embraced the soft, fragrant body in his arms.
Kim Ji-hyun's heart pounded; this moment felt both incredibly long and incredibly romantic.
As a princess, this was the first time she had been held by a strange man. His broad chest and burning heat made her heart flutter like a fawn.
A moment later, their eyes lit up.
Suddenly, they found themselves in a dim, yellowish space.
White mist wafted around, accompanied by intense heat.
Before me was a very strange scene: the surrounding mountains were all made of frozen ice crystals, and hot magma was flowing between the cracks in the ground not far away.
It was truly a world of contrasts, yet the temperature was just right between the two, neither too hot nor too cold.
"The Ice and Fire Secret Realm?"
Lin Yu's eyes flickered, and a surge of excitement welled up inside him!
Indeed, a secret realm is hidden beneath the Jin Kingdom!
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