After having Qingling use a communication butterfly to inform Gu Qingfeng at the restaurant, Ji Jiuying also instructed Yingyue to return to Cangyue and secretly take Lengshuang and the others to the Kingdom of Jialan.
That night, when it was completely dark, Ji Jiuying and Gong Mingyue, along with Jun Lintian, Qingling, Hei Xiangling in human form, and Bai Mengfan who had come to find them in the middle of the night, arrived.
Regarding Hei Xiangling, Ji Jiuying only said that she was a friend. As for where this friend came from, she did not explain further, and the others tactfully did not ask too many questions.
The group traveled on a flying boat, chatting and laughing, showing no signs of going to war. Of course, only Bai Mengfan was not happy. Her country was being attacked, and if they were defeated, she, as the daughter of an official, would likely become a plaything of the Western Jin Dynasty.
"Little Jiu Jiu, didn't you say this morning that we were leaving early tomorrow morning? Why did you change your mind?" Jun Lintian asked curiously.
"Since it's a secret trip to Garan, it's best to go when the moon is dark and the wind is high."
Upon hearing this, Jun Lintian nodded in understanding, as if that made sense.
Ji Jiuying leaned back in her chair, sipping her Linglong flower tea. This was her first time drinking Linglong flower tea, and she had to admit that Jialan's Linglong flower tea was quite good. After drinking it, her whole body felt as if it were being nourished by warm water, and the taste was sweet and refreshing, which suited Ji Jiuying's taste perfectly.
"This Linglong Tea from Jialan is indeed very delicious!" Ji Jiuying couldn't help but praise. At first, she didn't believe Bai Mengfan when he said it.
Hearing this, Bai Mengfan regretted it even more. She regretted giving most of the Linglong Flower Tea to Jun Luoli, and she also regretted not bringing more with her.
"Senior Sister, if you like it, I'll bring you more next time we meet," Bai Mengfan quickly said.
"I heard that this exquisite flower tea is extremely rare and expensive even in Jialan. How did you manage to get it so easily?" Jun Lintian asked curiously.
"Second Prince, I am the eldest daughter of the Duke of Jialan's mansion. This exquisite flower tea from Jialan is grown by our Duke's mansion, so..." Bai Mengfan explained.
Everyone then realized that they only knew Bai Mengfan was the daughter of an official in Jialan, but they didn't expect her to be the daughter of a Duke, making her half a royal noblewoman. In that case, Han Shaoting was Bai Mengfan's cousin, but they seemed to have never heard Bai Mengfan call Han Shaoting her cousin.
"Bai Mengfan, how did you know we would be leaving for Jialan tonight?" Ji Jiuying asked curiously.
"Senior Sister, it was the Fourth Princess who told me." Bai Mengfan told the truth. Originally, she wanted to return to Jialan with the First Prince Han Shaoting, but she was a step too late. She accidentally learned from the Fourth Princess that the Second Prince Cangyue and her senior sister would be going to Jialan early the next morning. She wanted to inform them in advance, but she didn't expect to run into her senior sister and the others setting off. Among the crowd was the handsome man she had seen that day.
Upon hearing this, Ji Jiuying frowned slightly. How did Jun Luoli know that they were going to Jialan? She looked at Jun Lintian with unfriendly eyes, and Jun Lintian swallowed hard.
"My little secret is that Jun Luoli accidentally found out about this when I was saying goodbye to Sect Leader Yue..."
Jun Lintian and Jun Luoli are both disciples of Sect Master Yue, so the chances of them running into each other are indeed high.
From their tone of voice, Bai Mengfan realized that her senior sister and the second prince, Jun Lintian, seemed to dislike the fourth princess. Thinking about how many treasures she had given to Jun Luoli to curry favor with her during this time, she felt a pang of heartache.
"Senior Sister, did I disturb you, Second Prince?"
"No, no! Don't overthink it!" Jun Lintian knew she had misunderstood and quickly said.
"However, once you arrive in Jialan, please do not mention our arrival to anyone." Jun Lintian thought for a moment and then added a reminder, after all, people's hearts are unpredictable.
Bai Mengfan nodded quickly, indicating that she wouldn't say anything more.
Thinking that Bai Mengfan was also a disciple of the Medicine Sect, Ji Jiuying only reminded her that if she wanted to become a good pharmacist, it was not enough to just study hard in the academy. Everything needs to be improved through actual combat.
As dawn broke, the group finally arrived at Guanshan City, not far from the previous captured city. Guanshan City was likely the next city that the Western Jin Dynasty intended to attack. As for why it had been delayed for so long, it was probably because Guanshan City was surrounded by rugged mountains on all sides, making it impossible to take it down in a short time.
Ji Jiuying examined the map given to her by Han Shaoting and decided to set up camp in the western mountains of Guanshan City. After hearing Ji Jiuying's words, Bai Mengfan did not intend to return to the capital city but planned to stay and help.
With a flick of his sleeve, Gong Mingyue summoned over a thousand elite soldiers into the mountains. Bai Mengfan and Jun Lintian stared wide-eyed. Truly worthy of being the Grand Preceptor (truly worthy of being the eldest sister's man!). However, Bai Mengfan was somewhat stunned to see only a handful of a thousand soldiers, but then she thought that with the eldest sister and that powerful man there, there would definitely be no problem.
Before long, a giant roc appeared in the sky, and everyone became wary, gripping their weapons tightly.
"Don't panic, they're our own people!" Qingling reminded helplessly. As she spoke, Dapeng landed in front of everyone, and the people on it came to Ji Jiuying. Ji Jiuying looked at the twelve people walking towards her in surprise. She didn't expect that Feilong and Feihu had come along as well.
"master!"
"Light and agile!"
"You've arrived!" Ji Jiuying looked at the twelve people in front of her with satisfaction.
Haitang: "Master, we've all missed you terribly while you were gone!"
"Don't slack off while I'm gone!" Ji Jiuying said with a smile.
“We haven’t been slacking off, Master. Your deeds in the East Sea have already spread throughout Cangyue, and it’s probably similar in other countries. You must be careful!” Leng Shuang looked at Ji Jiuying with concern.
"Master, under Lord Yingyue's arrangement, we have established the Floating Life Realm's power in the Azure Moon Kingdom. Should we take this opportunity to make the Floating Life Realm famous?" Yunyang stepped forward and said in a low voice.
Ji Jiuying shook her head. She had thought about this before, but it wasn't the right time.
"No, this is not urgent."
No one said anything; their mistress must have her reasons for saying that.
After about an incense stick's time, Ji Jiuying arranged everyone's tasks and decided to take Bai Mengfan, Bai Zhi, and Yun Shu into the city with Gong Mingyue. The group disguised themselves as Bai Mengfan's maids, while Gong Mingyue had his own methods.
Since this is the next city that the Western Jin Dynasty is going to attack, there must be spies from the Western Jin Dynasty in the city, so they have to be careful.
Soon they arrived at the city gate of Guanshan City. The city gate was heavily guarded, and everyone who entered had to be checked in the Yellow Register. No one who was not a member of the Garan was allowed to enter.
"Who are you people? What are you doing in Guanshan City?"
The soldiers at the gate noticed them and stepped forward to shout a warning.
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