"But this kind of grass grows in places full of thorns and in swampy areas. I don't want you to take the risk." Helan Ruizhe couldn't hide his worried tone.
"But I think we have a better chance of winning." Jin Suting was still unwilling to give up.
Helan Ruizhe still refused to give in: "No."
The atmosphere was deadlocked for a while, and no one was willing to give in.
"Stop arguing." It was Mimi Xibi.
He looked more disheveled than usual. He did not appear from Jin Suting's mind, but walked in from outside.
"What's wrong with you..." Before Jin Suting could finish her question, Mimi Xibi spoke first.
Mimi Xibi: "Stop arguing. The male and female grass that the emperor just mentioned doesn't exist in this world."
"What?!" Jin Suting and Helan Ruizhe exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
Jin Suting: "But it's clearly written in the medical text..."
Mimihibi sighed and said, "Doesn't the medical text also say that this male-female grass grows in the swamps of the northwest? The land in the northwest is dry, with almost no grass growing. It's mostly hills and large pits, so how could there be a swamp full of thorns?"
Helan Ruizhe: "So..."
Mimi Xibi nodded. "That's why there's no male and female grass in the northwest. And forget about the swamps in the south. There's only one swamp in southern Xinjiang. I've been there for you, and there's no such grass at all."
Jin Suting interrupted Mimi Xibi and questioned, "Wait, I'm still here. How did you go so far and even to the swamps of southern Xinjiang?"
Mimi Xibi hesitated to speak. He looked at Jin Suting, then at Ka Helan Ruizhe. When Jin Suting became anxious, he finally decided to tell the truth: "Although this kind of grass doesn't exist in the world, we do have it in our fairyland."
After saying that, he took out the male and female grass.
Helan Ruizhe stepped forward to confirm that there were only two leaves, one slightly yellow and the other slightly green. Without having to bend down to get close, he could already smell a strong fragrance.
Helan Ruizhe: "It is indeed the same as what is written in the medical books."
But Jin Suting was not worried about this. "You took something from the fairy world? So now you..."
Mimi Xibi nodded. "I'm no longer from the Immortal Realm. I used up the last bit of my spiritual energy to go to the Southern Border Swamp, but when I didn't find the male and female grass, I decided to go back to the Immortal Realm to get it."
Mimi Xibi knew that curing the Princess of Nanjiang was crucial to Jin Suting. With the help of Nanjiang, she would have a greater chance of winning against Helan Yinsheng's Mu Han Pavilion.
"Thank you." Jin Suting walked forward and hugged Mimi Xibi. He spoke calmly, but it seemed that he must have suffered a lot.
An old man who only reports good news and not bad news.
Just like that, Mimi Xibi turned into a human being, an ordinary old man. Jin Suting said that this was her old uncle from a distant relative's family, who came from the northwest to seek refuge with her.
As for the Princess of Nanjiang, although they were very domineering, after taking the antidote prepared by Jin Suting herself, their physical condition changed greatly and they became much friendlier. So when Helan Ruizhe proposed to form an alliance to fight against Mu Han Pavilion, Nanjiang did not refuse. After the Princess of Nanjiang fully recovered, she even asked to go back to Funing with them to wipe out Mu Han Pavilion.
A month later, Helan Ruizhe and his 100,000-strong army, plus 50,000 elite cavalry supported by southern Xinjiang, approached Funing City.
At this time, Funing City had been controlled by Yu Qinglan. Relying on the connections she had accumulated over the years and the title of Grand Tutor Yu's granddaughter, she deceived all the royal guards guarding the city into falling into her trap. At this time, the troops guarding the city had all been replaced by the elite soldiers and secret guards that Helan Yinsheng had kept in the mansion over the years.
Helan Ruizhe and his group camped outside the city. Jin Suting was worried about Shi Qingmiao and Xiao Changyan, who were still in the palace. Si Shuo had entrusted his wife and daughter to her, but she had put them all in danger. "Fortunately, Yu Qinglan is the only one in the city. From what I know about her, she wouldn't do anything to the children or Shi Shi."
But when Yu Chenghao came back half a day later, the news he brought to Jin Suting was unacceptable to everyone.
Not only Yu Qinglan is in power in the city, Helan Yinsheng is also there. What's more terrifying is that the head of Muhan Pavilion is already in Funing City, and it is said that another deputy head of Muhan Pavilion has brought all the assassins of Muhan Pavilion here.
They burned, killed, and looted in the city, and arrested the families of the 100,000 elite soldiers outside the city and put them in dungeons.
This was the news Yu Seung-ho learned after sneaking back.
Helan Ruizhe didn't have many insiders in the city, and he never expected that Helan Yinsheng would use such a vicious move.
"They want to force us to surrender." Whenever Yu Chenghao thought of Helan Minzhi being imprisoned and tortured in the palace, his heart ached as if it was bleeding.
Taier was disgusted by this situation. She angrily scolded Helan Yinsheng, "I didn't expect them to be so despicable! The 50,000 elite soldiers I brought are more than enough to attack the city! We will definitely capture Funing City and return your country to freedom!"
Helan Ruizhe shook his head slightly: "It's not that simple. Since they can do this, they must have more insidious tricks they haven't used yet."
"Someone in the city has sent a letter!" Yuan Jing hurried over and interrupted their discussion.
There were five people in the tent: Helan Ruizhe, Jin Suting, Yu Chenghao and Taiermutaru. At this moment, Yuan Jing came and asked Helan Ruizhe with his eyes whether he should tell it.
Only after Helan Ruizhe nodded in agreement did Yuan Jing hand him the letter.
"It was Lai Fu, who works for Helan Yinsheng, who delivered the letter, but he's not our accomplice."
Jin Suting had some impression of Lai Fu. Lai Fu had been following Helan Yinsheng when she met him. He was a very loyal servant.
"That should be the letter sent to negotiate with us."
As expected, Helan Ruizhe was furious after reading the letter and crumpled it into a ball. Jin Suting took it and unfolded it, a look of worry spreading across her face. "The letter says that if A Rui doesn't surrender the throne, the relatives of the soldiers in the city will be killed one hundred times a day."
"Despicable and shameless!" Taier hated this kind of thing the most and was extremely angry. "I will rush in right now and chop off that dog prince's head!"
Jin Suting stopped her, "Don't be impulsive. There's more to the letter than just this."
Helan Ruizhe looked at her, "Susu, you..."
"The letter also said that if I go into the city and serve as their hostage, they will consider renegotiation and release some of the soldiers' families." Jin Suting told him the contents of the letter in full.
"No!" Helan Ruizhe denied directly, "I won't let you take this risk!"
"Do we have any other choice now?" Jin Suting broke free from Helan Ruizhe's tight grip on her hand. "We can't defeat Helan Yinsheng. He's been planning this conspiracy for over a decade. We're doomed to fail."
Helan Ruizhe let go of his hand, his eyes full of disappointment.
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