After rescuing Lu Xiaoyao, Gu Mu ordered the people who were originally searching for Lu Xiaoyao to retreat to the Southern Kingdom, while leaving a group of people to guard the former Eagle Kingdom.
It is now named Northern Frontier by Gu Mu.
Between the northern frontier and the southern kingdom lies a medium-sized country—the Fox Kingdom.
If Gu Mu annexes the Fox Kingdom, then the Northern Frontier, the Fox Kingdom, and the Southern Kingdom will be integrated into one unified entity.
Therefore, the territory of the Southern Kingdom can be described as quite vast.
Because the northern frontier is in dire need of reconstruction, Gu Mu will definitely need to make personnel appointments until there are people available to help the northern frontier function normally.
In the Southern Kingdom, because Gu Mu has been in power for a long time, there are many people in the officialdom that he trusts. Even if he is not in court for several months, those officials will perform their duties and there will not be any major problems.
Moreover, Gu Mu possesses the Hidden City.
He had his assassins stay in the Southern Kingdom, so that if anything happened, they could directly enter the Hidden City to relay the message to him, and he could also remotely control the development of the Southern Kingdom.
Inside the carriage, as Gu Mu drove towards Beicheng, the capital of northern Xinjiang, Lu Xiaoyao slowly awoke from her deep sleep.
When she woke up, she felt refreshed.
The pain that had previously spread throughout my body has lessened considerably.
“Your Majesty,” she called from inside the carriage.
"I'm here," Gu Mu replied as he drove the carriage.
"My martial arts are ruined, I'm afraid I can't help you," Lu Xiaoyao said in a muffled voice from inside the carriage.
She knew that the reason Gu Mu was able to release her from the dungeon was because she was skilled in martial arts and had some use to him.
But now, she has become a complete useless person.
Gu Mu paused, his hand holding the riding whip still, never expecting things to turn out this way.
He thought that since he had given Lu Xiaoyao the resurrection pill, and she was gradually recovering her vitality, everything would be fine.
Without a thorough examination of her physical condition, it turned out that her martial arts skills had been rendered useless.
The elixir of life can bring a person back from the brink of death; in other words, it can only treat fatal injuries.
However, some irreversible but not fatal injuries to the body cannot be cured by the "miracle cure".
For example, even if a blind or deaf person takes a "miracle cure," they cannot regain their sight and hearing.
Even if someone has a broken arm or leg, taking a life-saving pill won't make it grow back.
This is why the system store offers both the Resurrection Pill and the Antidote Pill, two items with seemingly similar effects.
Because some poisons are not fatal, but they can have a very serious impact on a person. In such cases, remedies that promise to bring the dead back to life are useless; only antidotes are effective.
As for someone like Lu Xiaoyao, whose tendons in her hands and feet have been severed and whose martial arts have been crippled, neither the Resurrection Pill nor the Antidote Pill can restore her.
"Okay, you should focus on recovering first," Gu Mu said after a pause.
To be honest, he felt a bit guilty, as this was actually his responsibility.
It's important to understand that a martial artist, from the time they can remember until now, has likely devoted the vast majority of their energy to improving their martial arts skills.
With his martial arts skills crippled, all his previous efforts were rendered futile.
This must be a huge blow to a person.
Through the carriage curtain, Gu Mu could not see Lu Xiaoyao's expression inside the carriage.
He sighed softly. If he hadn't wanted to win the war more smoothly and sent Lu Xiaoyao to assassinate the Emperor of the Eagle Kingdom, Lu Xiaoyao wouldn't have ended up like this.
Lu Xiaoyao seemed to hear Gu Mu's sigh.
A moment later, her soft laughter came from inside.
She didn't seem to be wallowing in self-pity as Gu Mu had expected. Instead, she said quite nonchalantly, "Your Majesty, you don't need to feel guilty. If you hadn't released me from the dungeon, I would have died long ago!"
"But if you really feel bad about it, then give me some silver. After all, I'm a cripple now, and I need enough silver to survive!"
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Gu Mu had long known that Lu Xiaoyao was a big spender.
Despite being a martial arts master, her and the young man in green robes were dressed in a manner that belied the pomp and circumstance expected of such a figure.
Moreover, Lu Xiaoyao occasionally takes on assassination missions. Experts like them command very high appearance fees, enough to support an ordinary family for three generations.
Ke Lu Xiaoyao was often so poor that she couldn't even afford to eat.
In this day and age, there are no expensive and diverse skin care products, and Lu Xiaoyao doesn't appear to be wearing any valuable jewelry.
Where did her money go?
Gu Mu couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't the City Lord of Hidden City give you a shop? By selling the magical loom, even if you split the profits with your master, you should be able to make a lot of money, right?"
It is common knowledge that Gu Mu and the Lord of Hidden City have some connection, so it is not surprising that Gu Mu knows this information.
“That’s not enough. This is a critical time. I’m afraid I need a large sum of money. Even if Master gave me his share of income, it wouldn’t fill the gap.” Lu Xiaoyao said calmly in the carriage.
Judging from her tone, it seems that Lu Xiaoyao's money is not spent on food, clothing and daily necessities. After all, even supporting a young lady from a wealthy family would not cost this much money.
At this moment, Gu Mu suddenly remembered the background of Lu Xiaoyao that he had heard about before.
It was confirmed with the prime minister that Lu Xiaoyao had been brought to the Southern Kingdom from another country by the prime minister.
While Lu Xiaoyao was in a coma, he mentioned the word "Empress Dowager".
Does that mean that Lu Xiaoyao is actually a princess from another country?
However, due to the limited information in ancient times, even if a princess escaped, it would be difficult to find out anything unless someone was specifically sent to investigate carefully. But if the matter involved certain secrets of the harem or court struggles, the clues might be deliberately erased by some people, and nothing could be found at all.
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