Gu Mu returned to the military camp.
As I passed by the stables, I heard three soldiers talking over a campfire.
Soldier A: "I heard a doctor came to the military camp. He looks pretty scary."
Soldier B: "Aren't there doctors in the camp? This doctor is wearing a mask, but he looks quite young. I wonder if he's reliable?"
Soldier C: "Who knows? They give us something that looks like candy to eat. We don't know if it will have any effect."
Soldier B: "Ugh, probably just a quack doctor, a con artist. How could something so tiny cure an illness?"
Soldier C: "I guessed so. Other doctors prescribed so many herbs and Chinese medicines, treating people like medicine bottles, but they didn't get better. How can a piece of candy cure someone? I think we should not have any hope."
Soldier A: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and I'm afraid the brothers won't make it. I was initially happy to hear that the doctor was coming, but now... sigh..."
...
Behind them was the only path Gu Mu could take back to his tent.
Gu Mu walked past them without changing his expression.
They were all their own soldiers, who risked their lives on the battlefield for the dynasty.
The military camp was boring, so he turned a blind eye to the gossip.
The three soldiers remained silent, watching Gu Mu walk past them with a hint of embarrassment, before letting out a long sigh of relief.
Then he whispered:
"Do you think that doctor was feeling guilty, which is why he didn't dare to argue with us earlier?"
Gu Mu has excellent hearing.
Hearing this, he staggered.
But by this point, they had already walked a distance, and it was inappropriate to turn back and settle accounts with them again.
At this moment, Shen Ci saw all of this.
With a smile on his face.
"Your Highness, are you going to Shanwu Pass to see General Meng next?" Shen Ci asked in a low voice when no one was around.
General Meng had previously obeyed the orders of the old emperor. After the old emperor's sudden death, although he faithfully fulfilled his duties and led troops to guard Shanwu Pass, making him an impregnable force, the young emperor did not have the other half of the tiger tally.
He always felt that there was something fishy about the night the old emperor died suddenly.
After all, the emperor died two hours after the empress entered the emperor's palace, and then the empress came out with an imperial edict to announce the young emperor's ascension to the throne.
Without the other half of the tiger tally from the old emperor, General Meng never participated in court affairs, only guarding his own Shanwu Pass.
Shanwu Pass is closest to the frontier, and it is indeed Gu Mu's next destination.
"I plan to recruit General Meng into my forces." Gu Mu sighed, gazing towards the capital.
There's infighting within the family, domestic politics, and foreign enemies all at once. The people are still struggling to make ends meet, and we're far from a peaceful and prosperous world!
On this trip out of the capital, he was determined to eliminate the entire Empress Dowager's faction and firmly grasp the reins of power in his own hands.
Only in this way can he replace all those corrupt officials without any hindrance and restore the moral character of the dynasty.
“Your Highness, you may stay here for a few more days,” Shen Ci suggested. “Because I am wounded and worried that the enemy may take advantage of the situation, I have requested support from General Meng. He should be here in about two days.”
"Perfect timing!" Gu Mu hadn't expected this. General Meng's visit to the frontier had saved him a lot of trouble.
Although his body had been strengthened, he still felt somewhat tired after several days of travel and fighting.
So that night, they stayed at the military camp.
Shen Ci knew that Gu Mu was the regent, so he arranged a special tent for him, while the assassins lived next door to him.
That night, Gu Mu thought about it but still didn't take off his mask.
He took off his coat and pounced on the bed.
"We are worried that enemy countries might take the opportunity to launch an attack."
"The Empress Dowager's faction may launch a coup."
These words kept echoing in Gu Mu's ears.
What follows is likely to be very turbulent; this is merely the calm before the storm.
He looked at the 90 points on the system panel.
Gritting his teeth, he exchanged for another Body Strengthening Pill and a Spirit Pill.
Only by possessing sufficient strength can one calmly cope with unexpected changes.
Only then can he be worthy of those loyal subjects who would die for him.
If he hadn't become even slightly stronger, perhaps one less person would have died in the battle.
Therefore, Gu Mu only kept the last 30 points as a trump card to save his life, and used the rest to improve his strength.
After swallowing a health-strengthening pill.
The wisp of immortal energy was quickly absorbed by Gu Mu's body.
As expected, it didn't have the same remarkable effect as the first time. He could feel that his body had improved a little bit in all aspects, but that was all.
If the effect of the first upgrade is 10, then the effect of this upgrade is 1.
But that's normal. If it had such a significant effect every time, then after taking a few strengthening pills, he could carry the mountain range around town.
Gu Mu was not disappointed, after all, even this small improvement was equivalent to the results of ten years of training for an ordinary person.
Gu Mu then consumed another Yuan Shen Pill.
The internal energy cultivated by people in this world is gathered in the dantian and then released.
The dantian is only so big. If the internal energy stored in the dantian is full, that internal energy will flow through the meridians. At best, it will cause eye injuries; at worst, it will destroy the meridians.
Therefore, there is a ceiling to a person's inner strength.
Some people cultivate internal energy that is unstable, scattered, and low in density. So even a little bit of internal energy can fill their dantian, and they will find it difficult to make any further progress in their cultivation.
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