In the carriage, Yaoying was awakened by the voices of her personal guards, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.

"General Su wants to see me?"

She sat up, raised her hand to brush the messy hair around her temples, and woke up from a light sleep. Her cheeks were slightly red, and the color of the peach blossom rouge on her eyebrows became lighter and more gorgeous, like a bud about to bloom, trembling and opening its petals to reveal its fresh and delicate pistil.

The courtyard was lit by fire, and the flickering candlelight cast a dim light on her face. Looking at the beauty under the light was touching.

Yuanjue's heart shuddered, and he felt that he shouldn't let the regent see the princess in her current state. However, he quickly put away the footstool and secretly felt lucky that the princess had changed out of her elegant dress with flower pins.

Yaoying got off the carriage, walked through the courtyard, and stepped onto the stone steps, her steps a little unsteady.

Yuanjue thought about it, then stepped up and followed her closely.

There was a fire burning in the hall. Outside, snow was falling heavily. Inside the house, there was a slight sound of fire. Sultan Gu sat in front of the fire, his back to the door, his figure motionless.

Yao Ying walked in, "General Su."

Sultan Gu did not turn around, but pointed to a few letters, wearing the black animal leather gloves on his hands.

Yaoying brushed the snow off her shoulders, walked over to his side, sat cross-legged, picked up the letter and read it carefully, with the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"We can go see Wei Chi Damo now."

She threw the letter into the fire and said softly, her voice hoarse.

Sultan Gu looked at the blue flames rising from the stove and said calmly, "Haidu Aling has come to Gaochang. Today, Cangying found his white falcon on the Dahaidao."

Yaoying's heartbeat quickened a little and her brows furrowed slightly.

Haidu Aling is here, so she has to finish things here as soon as possible and return to the royal court early to avoid running into Haidu Aling.

"Yang Qian told me that Madam Ina holds banquets in the palace every day, and he can take us to the banquets... The night is long and dreams are many, we will go to see Wei Chi Damo tomorrow."

Yao Ying looked at Sultan Gu.

Sultan Gu was wearing a mask. The firelight reflected on his green and fanged face. Two clusters of light flashed in his green eyes under the mask.

When he was silent, he looked cold and full of hostility, which was really scary.

But this person would sit by her bed and chant sutras for her when she was in pain.

When he said Haidu Aling was here, her first reaction was panic, but his tone was so calm, so calm that it dispelled her anxiety. Thinking of him being by her side to protect her, she was not so nervous anymore.

Yao Ying asked softly, "What do you think, General?"

Sultan Gu was a skilled martial artist, and he could enter and leave the palace at will even though Lady Ina's personal guards were heavily guarded.

When they were at the Buddhist temple, the little nun told her that there was once a tribe that took advantage of the Northern Rong army to attack the royal court from behind. At that time, all five armies of the royal court were facing the enemy head-on, and they could not spare any troops to fight back. The tribe marched straight into the holy city, and the people along the way fled back to the holy city with their families. Other small tribes that coveted the wealth of the royal court also wanted to take advantage of the situation. Seeing that someone had tasted the sweetness, they rubbed their hands and led their troops to attack the royal court.

When the battle report reached Tanmarajya's desk, people in the court were in panic. However, Tanmarajya remained calm and resolved the crisis by sending only one person.

That person is Sultan Kumar.

He did not bring any personal soldiers with him, but broke into the enemy camp alone. Wearing a black robe and holding a long sword, he killed the enemy leader in the midst of thousands of troops and then escaped safely.

The chief's son succeeded him and did not withdraw his troops. On the second night, Sultan Kumar appeared in the tribal tent again and cut off the head of the new chief.

Kill one person in one night, only the leader.

Ten days later, ten leaders were beheaded.

Sultan Gu was like the legendary ghostly Asura. Even in a camp with iron walls and copper walls, he could come and go freely as if he were nowhere to be found. All the tribes besieging the royal court were terrified. They immediately broke camp and fled back to their tribes before dawn, fearing that they would become the dead souls under Sultan Gu's sword.

It was obvious that if Sultan Kublai wanted to see Uchidamo, he could go to the palace to see him at any time.

Yao Ying suspected that Sultan Kublai had already met with Yuchi Damo in secret, and they stayed in Gaochang only because she had not met Yuchi Damo yet.

She had to meet with Yuchi Damo as soon as possible, so as not to delay too long and miss the matter of Sultan Gu. Although he was elusive at ordinary times, it seemed that there was no difference in the royal court without him, but he must not leave for too long.

Others couldn't see it, but she understood what he meant to the royal court.

Tanmaraka is a god that people are willing to follow. He is noble, holy, dust-free, and revered by all people. As for Sultan Gu, he silently bears all the murders, is feared, hated, and resented by people. He risks his life for the king's court, licks blood from the knife, but will never see the light of day.

The Vajra's eyes are glaring and the Bodhisattva's eyebrows are lowered, all just to pacify the chaotic world.

Yao Ying added in a low voice: "Yang Qian's father was Wei Chi Damo's teacher. He often went to the palace since he was a child. With him around, nothing will go wrong."

Sultan Gu looked at the charcoal fire and said, "I will escort the princess to the palace tomorrow."

Yao Ying nodded. It was certainly safer for him to accompany her than for anyone else.

She waited for a while, and seeing that he did not speak again, she guessed that he was waiting for her just to talk about Haidu Aling, so she stood up and said, "It's late at night and cold, General Su should go to bed early."

Sultan's seemingly frozen figure moved, his chin raised, and his gaze fell on her face.

Yuan Jue, who was standing in the corner, couldn't help but widen his eyes and held his breath.

Yao Ying paused, facing Sultan's eyes which were so cold that they did not contain any fiery emotion. She widened her eyes and made a puzzled expression. A pair of blemishes on her eyebrows trembled. The color was light and bright. The firelight reflected on the petals, making the makeup so gorgeous that it was dripping with dew. The leaves were full of fresh dew, and the flowers were full of fragrance. It was so bright and beautiful that it was beyond description.

"General?"

Sultan Gu retracted his gaze, motioned Yao Ying to sit down, took off the animal leather gloves on his hands, revealing his bony, slender and strong fingers.

Yao Ying suddenly realized, bent down and sat down, lowered her head and rolled up her sleeves, then stretched out her white wrists in front of Sultan Gu under the firelight, looking at him eagerly.

If she were in front of other men, she would not extend her arms so openly. Sultan Gu was different from others. Several attempts on the way to Gaochang made her realize that he might not make any difference between men and women. She was just a patient in front of him, so there was no need for her to be shy.

And he has been checking her pulse every night these days, and she has become accustomed to it.

Sultan Gu placed two fingers on Yao Ying's wrist, remained silent for a long time, and his brows were slightly furrowed under the mask.

Yaoying was tired after a day of work and was exhausted. She sat by the fire, her bones felt weak, her cheeks were hot from the heat, and her eyelids were getting heavier. She waited for a while, her consciousness was hazy, and she stayed awake with great effort. She began to doze off little by little. She didn't know how much time had passed when she suddenly woke up with a start. She was stunned when she saw the ghost mask so close to her.

She subconsciously stretched out her left hand and her fingers touched the mask, which was cold.

Sultan Gu did not move, he raised his green eyes beneath the mask and looked at Yao Ying.

The two of them were very close to each other and their eyes met.

There was doubt in Sultan's eyes.

Yaoying looked up at him from below, her eyes were moist and hazy, her features were full of spring colors, her eyebrows were blurred with flowers, making her look charming and seductive, as if bursts of faint fragrance were emanating from her.

The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and the atmosphere was strange.

Sultan Gu looked away first.

Yao Ying came to her senses and found that her fingers were on Sultan Kumbum's face and she was still holding his mask. Her hands and feet suddenly became stiff and she dared not move. Her face became even hotter.

Yuanjue stood in the corner, staring at Yaoying's presumptuous hand, his face twitching and his eyes almost popping out of his sockets.

The princess actually took action!

Yaoying kept raising her hands, not daring to move, her eyes darting around, finally coming to her senses. With the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of the terrified and reproachful look directed at her, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she broke out in sweat from embarrassment.

Sultan Kumar said nothing.

Why don't you reprimand her for being rude?

Yao Ying's hands were sore, and seeing that Sudang had no intention of speaking, she made up her mind and continued to move forward. Her fingers touched the edge of the mask, and with a little force, she took the mask off.

"We are all family, so the general does not need to wear a mask all the time."

The mask was removed, revealing Sultan's face.

Yuanjue was dumbfounded and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Yao Ying held the mask tightly in her hands and looked righteous, but her hands and feet were actually stiff and her heart was beating like a drum.

Sultan Gu lowered his eyes and said nothing, letting her take off the mask while he continued to check her pulse.

Like an elder who tolerates a child's mischief.

Yao Ying raised her eyes to look at his expression.

He looked calm, and under the firelight, his face, which was covered with scars, looked somewhat gentle.

Yao Ying breathed a sigh of relief and let go of the ghost mask. She felt that this face of his was much more handsome than the ghost mask.

Sultan Gu retracted his two fingers and motioned Yao Ying to switch hands. He took her pulse with both hands, frowned, and said, "The princess has a fever. Take two more doses of medicine tomorrow."

Yao Ying's face showed distress.

When she was sending Yang Qian away, she felt that she was very hot. She thought that she was tired and did not take it seriously. Later, she could not hold on and fell asleep. When she woke up, she felt better, but she felt a little dizzy when she got off the carriage. She thought that she would be fine after a good sleep tonight, but she did not expect that this discomfort would be discovered by Sultan Gu.

Sultan Gu stood up and said, "Since the princess is not feeling well, she should not go out tomorrow. She should come back to the palace the day after tomorrow."

Yao Ying stood up and shook her head quickly after hearing this: "No, I will take the medicine well and go to the palace tomorrow."

Sultan Gu glanced at her and said calmly, "The princess was born with deficiencies. She needs to take good care of herself. She should avoid seeing a doctor or else she may develop a serious illness."

Yao Ying pretended to listen obediently, and when he finished speaking, she smiled and said, "General, you are right, but this is an old problem. I will have a good sleep tonight and will be fine tomorrow morning. General, please check my pulse again tomorrow morning. If I am well, shall we go to the palace today?"

She asked for his opinion, looking at him steadily, her voice hoarse and her tone soft and melodious, sounding a little like she was acting coquettishly.

Sultan Gu looked up at the snow falling outside the courtyard, nodded, and glanced at the sense of fate in the corner.

Yuanjue understood, bowed his head and agreed, walked up to Yaoying and said, "Princess, it's late, I will take you back to your room."

Yaoying turned around and left the hall. She went back to her room to rest when her personal guard brought her a bowl of freshly boiled medicine and said, "The Regent King asked the princess to take the medicine before going to bed."

She was stunned for a moment, thanked the guards, drank the medicine, went to sleep, lay on the pillow, closed her eyes and thought.

Sultan Gu knew about medicine. Who did he learn medicine from? Ashina Bisha was his classmate. Why didn't he learn medicine?

Yao Ying became more and more certain that Sultan Ku must have taken care of a chronically ill person, and that person needed long-term medication just like her, so he knew so much about the powdered medicine.

In her impression, it seemed that only Tanmaraka was taking medicine in the palace...

Yao Ying was so tired that she fell into a deep sleep before she could think clearly.