Jiang Chi caught Princess July who had fallen off her horse easily, and gave the Silver Feather Guard a thumbs up, saying, "Well done!"

Silver Feather Guard said expressionlessly: "The Queen Mother has ordered that Princess July will escort you out of the East Gate of the capital. No matter what, you must bring Princess July to the Crown Prince's Mansion unharmed."

Jiang Chi chuckled and said, "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the only one in the world who can control Princess July."

As he spoke, Jiang Chi glanced at the Silver Feather Guards coldly and said unhappily, "Be gentle next time. If my Yu'er gets hurt in the slightest, I will kill all of you Silver Feather Guards, not one of you will be spared!"

Jiang Chi emphasized the last four words.

Seeing Jiang Chi's face as cold as frost, the Silver Feather Guard knew that Jiang Chi's martial arts were extraordinary and he was not joking with him. He dismounted and bowed, saying, "When Young Master Jiang is not in the capital, your subordinates will take good care of Princess July. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has repeatedly told me to tell Young Master Jiang a message: Money can buy everything in the world, but only life and true love cannot be wasted. When Young Master Jiang returns triumphantly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will go out of the city a hundred miles to welcome him."

Jiang Chi saw this and listened to it, then he relaxed his expression, holding Princess July and leaping to the carriage that had just arrived at the East City Gate, and put Princess July on the cushion, rubbed Princess July's forehead, and muttered, "Wait for me obediently at the Prince's Mansion!"

After getting out of the carriage, Jiang Chi said to the Silver Feather Guards, "Go back and tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that we will not let him down and take good care of Yu'er."

Without saying anything else, Jiang Chi jumped onto his carriage and left with the army.

When Princess July woke up, it was already evening. She looked at where she was lying and yelled at Jiang Chi. When the palace maid heard the noise, she immediately went to report to Qin Yan and Lin Luoling.

Qin Yan said to Lin Luoling, "You caught a cold today, so lie down well. If you get a high fever, you will suffer. I will go and persuade Yu'er."

Lin Luoling didn't know what Qin Yan and Princess July said. She only heard Biyou come to report that Princess July made a big fuss after waking up and insisted on riding a horse to chase Jiang Chi. Qin Yan closed the palace door. Half an hour later, Princess July seemed like a different person. She claimed that she was hungry and asked the palace maid to bring her food.

Starting from the next day, Princess July would come to find Lin Luoling after waking up in the morning. She would take care of Lin Luoling like a baby and even feed Lin Luoling every meal and drink water herself.

Lin Luoling was flattered, but Princess July said, "Jiang Chi only has you as his sister. He is going to find the antidote for you. I am your future sister-in-law, so I must take good care of you. Otherwise, if Jiang Chi takes back the antidote and you collapse, wouldn't his expedition to Nanxiang Country be in vain?"

Lin Luoling: ...

Lin Luoling originally thought that Princess July was a child by nature and would find it boring. The palace was also extremely hot and stuffy, so she would give up after a few days.

Unexpectedly, after thirty to fifty days, Princess July still had no intention of giving up. Even when Lin Luoling was taking a nap, Princess July stayed in the palace, and she and Chen Yin collected a lot of medical books and ancient books, looking for ways to cure the cold poison.

After taking 'Warm Muscles and Bones', Lin Luoling's symptoms of cold poison were relieved a lot after three days. On the fiftieth day, the symptoms of cold poison worsened again.

Princess July and Chen Yin were so anxious that they couldn't sleep at night. They tried to find a way to warm up the body, but it was not convenient to try the needles on Lin Luoling's broken body, so they asked Qin Yan to find a slave and pierce him till he was worse than death, but they still couldn't find a good way.

Qin Yan even ordered the Clothing Department to make clothes with natural silk and the best cotton, and made a lot of winter clothes for Lin Luoling. Even Lin Luoling's brocade quilt was three times thicker than that of ordinary people.

It covers the body but does not press on it.

Doctor Pang gave Lin Luoling acupuncture every day without interruption, and He Jinchun also went to the Prince's Mansion every day to take care of Lin Luoling.

On the morning of the fifty-third day, when Qin Yan had just gotten up to attend the morning court, he suddenly heard He Hongkun excitedly whisper outside the palace gate, "Your Highness, Young Master Jiang has returned with his troops!"

Hearing the sound, Qin Yan, who was wearing pajamas, walked quickly to the palace door, opened it and asked, "Where are you going?"

He Hongkun said: "Master Jing'an of Jingfu Temple sent a pigeon message saying that Young Master Jiang passed through Xuzhou in Jing at 12:00 pm and headed quickly towards the capital without any intention of stopping."

Qin Yan was overjoyed and called Gu Shun to go to the palace to ask for leave from Emperor Deshun, and explained that Jiang Chi would be returning to Beijing soon.

Afterwards, he was helped by Hualian to put on gorgeous clothes, and asked He Hongkun to inform Dou Tong to lead a thousand soldiers with him out of the city to welcome Jiang Chi.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yan, who had been waiting at the East City Gate for four hours, still did not see Jiang Chi.

Qin Yan was pacing back and forth in the sunset glow when he suddenly heard He Hongkun and Dou Tong shouting, "It's Young Master Jiang's carriage! Young Master Jiang is back!"

Qin Yan turned his head suddenly and was shocked for a moment. Of the 8,000 soldiers and horses that followed Jiang Chi to attack Nanxiang Kingdom, less than half had returned. From afar, he could see that the soldiers returning on horseback had different injuries on their bodies. Many of them had taken off their armor and were wrapped in gauze.

In the reflection of the setting sun, the white gauze was stained with a thin layer of blood red.

Qin Yan didn't have time to jump on the horse. He stepped lightly and jumped into the air to the carriage where Jiang Chi was sitting. His fingers were trembling a little, for fear that Jiang Chi might have an accident and he would have difficulty explaining to Princess July. He paused his fingertips and pulled open the curtain. Then he saw Jiang Chi lying on his side inside. It was hard for Qin Yan to tell who he was.

There was an extremely foul stench inside the curtain. The man lying there had extremely messy hair and an untrimmed beard that stuck to his mouth. The silver armor he was wearing was beyond recognition. The blood on it had already solidified for a long time and turned black and red, mixed with traces of burnt fireworks.

The coachmen were two Silver Feather Guards that the Queen Mother had specifically requested from Emperor Deshun in order to protect Jiang Chi's life and safety.

Seeing Qin Yan looking at Jiang Chi in the car in shock, Yin Yuwei and Qin Yan said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Young Master Jiang is not injured. He is just too tired and fell asleep."

Qin Yan was relieved then and asked the two Silver Feather Guards how Jiang Chi could have been treated like this.

The Silver Feather Guard then sighed and told Qin Yan about their attack on the Kingdom of Nanxiang. They said that Jiang Chi could not ride a horse, so in order to get the antidote and return to Beijing as soon as possible, he drove a carriage to the Kingdom of Nanxiang himself.

They hardly stopped along the way, and the 8,000 soldiers changed horses twice. Jiang Chi had spent money to buy a lot of horses in advance when he passed by the provincial capital.

When they were almost reaching Nanxiang Kingdom, Jiang Chi ordered 8,000 soldiers to set up camp and rest for a night.

However, in the middle of the night, the two Silver Feather Guards discovered that Jiang Chi was not in the tent, and no one knew where Jiang Chi had gone.

As dawn approached, the two Silver Feather Guards, who were anxious to find Jiang Chi's whereabouts, saw Jiang Chi returning with two heads.

Upon asking, we learned that Jiang Chi went to Nanxiang Kingdom alone, got the antidote, killed the monarch and the crown princess of Nanxiang Kingdom at night, cut off their heads, and hurried back when it was almost dawn, and ordered the soldiers to quickly go to the entrance of Nanxiang Kingdom to open the mountains and chisel the rocks.

Qin Yan wondered, "How did Jiang Chi enter Nanxiang Kingdom without cutting through the mountains and rocks? Could it be that there is another entrance to Nanxiang Kingdom?"

The two Silver Feather Guards stopped the carriage and both shook their heads and said that the rocks at the entrance to Nanxiang Country had been blown up, and it took them a whole day to cut through the mountains and chisel the rocks in order to enter Nanxiang Country. They slaughtered all the women in Nanxiang Country and searched again, but did not find any other entrances.

Because this matter was strange, the two Silver Feather Guards asked Jiang Chi about it, but Jiang Chi refused to tell them.

Therefore, they didn't know how Jiang Chi entered Nanxiang Kingdom that night, and they didn't know how Jiang Chi got the antidote. What puzzled them was that the women of Nanxiang Kingdom were all very good at martial arts and lightness skills. Even without the Queen and the Crown Princess of Nanxiang Kingdom, they were very united in fighting the enemy.

In the dark place of Nanxiang Kingdom, the royal family is guarded by many female soldiers. The martial arts and lightness skills of these two Silver Feather Guards can be ranked in the top ten among the Silver Feather Guards.

But it would not be easy for the two of them to fight with a female soldier from Nanxiang Country and take her life.

From the two Silver Feather Guards, Qin Yan learned that not only was Nanxiang Country difficult to attack, but the territory was also filled with fog, and many soldiers accidentally fell into the water and were eaten by the fish in the water. There were also giant man-eating flowers.

In addition, the lifespan of women in Nanxiang Kingdom can reach up to two hundred years, and their lightness and martial arts skills are extremely high. If Jiang Chi had not been there, all eight thousand soldiers would have died in Nanxiang Kingdom.

The two Silver Feather Guards sighed at Jiang Chi's extraordinary martial arts skills, saying that one person could fight against ten female soldiers from Nanxiang Kingdom. Originally, the Queen Mother sent two Silver Feather Guards to protect Jiang Chi, but after entering Nanxiang Kingdom, Jiang Chi saved their lives.

After Jiang Chi killed all the people in Nanxiang Kingdom, he was exhausted and ordered the Silver Feather Guards to take the remaining soldiers to set fire to the dark place in Nanxiang Kingdom. Jiang Chi even did not spare the fish in the lake. He sprinkled some unknown medicinal powder on them. In less than a quarter of an hour, the fish in the lake turned over and floated to the surface of the lake.

Jiang Chi led all the soldiers to station outside the entrance of Nanxiang Kingdom and asked them to bandage each other's wounds. Jiang Chi was afraid that there were still women alive in Nanxiang Kingdom, so he did not dare to close his eyes and sat in front of the entrance for three days and three nights. The raging flames in Nanxiang Kingdom were all extinguished. He led two Silver Feather Guards in to search Nanxiang Kingdom and made sure that no one, grass, tree or fish survived.

Then he ordered his soldiers to bury flint and explosives at the entrance. With a loud 'boom', the entrance was blocked by rocks again.

Jiang Chi estimated the time and then ordered the Silver Feather Guards to take turns driving the carriages and return to the capital as quickly as possible.

Silver Feather Guard said, "Young Master Jiang has hardly slept since he left the capital for Nanxiang Country. After getting on the carriage, he has been sleeping until now. When passing by the official post station, he would get up to drink a bowl of porridge and a few bowls of water, and then fall asleep again."

Hearing this, Qin Yan knew that Jiang Chi was extremely tired. He also knew how difficult and dangerous it was for Jiang Chi to go to Nanxiang Country to get the antidote and kill all those old monsters in Nanxiang Country.

So he turned to Dou Tong and ordered, "Go and count the soldiers and generals who are accompanying Jiang Chi back to the capital this time."

Not long after, Dou Tong came back and reported: "There are more than 3,700 soldiers and generals who followed Young Master Jiang to conquer Nanxiang Kingdom and returned to the capital."

Qin Yan lowered his eyes and choked up a bit, "Each of these soldiers will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. Make a list of the names of the soldiers who died in Nanxiang this time and report it to me within two days. Each of the dead soldiers will be rewarded with 50 taels of gold for their families. Dou Tong, you personally take people to deliver it to their families."

"Yes!" Dou Tong replied.

“Your Highness, this wooden box contains not only the antidote for the cold poison that Sister Ling’er was suffering from, but also other antidotes. I have brought them all back.

"Your Highness wants to reward the soldiers, can we wait until tomorrow? Don't send us back home yet, can you find a place for us to wash up, have a good meal, and have a good sleep?"

Jiang Chi's voice suddenly sounded behind Qin Yan.

Qin Yan immediately turned around and asked happily, "Are you awake?"

It was also at this time that Qin Yan discovered that Jiang Chi was not lying on a square pillow, but on a huge wooden box.

Jiang Chi knocked on the wooden box and said, "Brother-in-law, take it yourself. I, your eldest brother-in-law, have no strength left and am very thirsty. Please get me some water to drink first!"

"Okay, okay!" Qin Yan walked into the carriage, holding the wooden box three times more carefully than the jade seal, and ordered Dou Tong to ride a horse to the Qingquan Hot Spring in the capital, and let the shopkeeper's Qing people, Jiang Chi and the soldiers who were going to Nanxiang Kingdom this time go to the Qingquan Hot Spring to take a bath.

He also asked He Hongkun to invite all the doctors from the Lin family's pharmacy in the capital to go to Qingquan Wenchi to treat the soldiers' injuries.

Jiang Chi leaned against the carriage and said with a smile, "That's better! Brother-in-law, don't delay any longer. I risked my life to get the antidote back. I didn't rest all the way. You should quickly take it back to the Prince's Mansion and cure the cold poison for Sister Ling'er."

Qin Yan just nodded, and when he saw these extremely miserable soldiers out of the corner of his eye, he hesitated for a moment.

Jiang Chi waved his hand at him and said, "Brother-in-law, go back to the Prince's Mansion without worry. I'm here, so you can rest assured."

Qin Yan nodded and said, "Okay, when you recover, I will go to Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion to thank you for your kindness."

The fan flew out of Jiang Chi's hand, hit Qin Yan's shoulder very lightly, spun around, and flew back into Jiang Chi's hand.

Then Jiang Chi said impatiently at the same time: "Go away, who needs your gratitude? I am here to save my sister's life, why don't you go back to your Prince's Mansion? Don't delay us here to wash and eat."

The two Silver Feather Guards knew about Jiang Chi's fan. All the soldiers and generals who accompanied him to Nanxiang Kingdom called Jiang Chi's fan the "Soul-Catching Fan."

The person he hit was killed in one blow.

Qin Yan curled his lips and smiled, and with light steps, he jumped onto his horse and rode back to the Prince's Mansion holding the box.

After opening the wooden box, Qin Yan realized that although Jiang Chi had an unruly personality, he was actually very meticulous. Each bottle of antidote was labeled with its name and efficacy. There were as many as forty or fifty bottles of antidote packed in the wooden box.

I found the bottle of medicine for the cold poison, opened it and saw that the pills inside were extremely small, smaller than mung beans. I took one out and it was light blue.

After Lin Luoling took one pill, the breath exhaled from her mouth and nose was like white mist.

The pale and bloodless cheek gradually returned to normal. Within a quarter of an hour, Dr. Pang Da and Chen Yin examined Lin Luoling's pulse again. Both of them were extremely happy and congratulated Lin Luoling that the cold poison in his body had been cured.

Princess July then stepped forward, grasped Qin Yan's wide sleeves, and asked, "Cousin, where did you send Jiang Chi? Why is he not at Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion?"

Qin Yan pointed his finger at Princess July's forehead and whispered something in her ear. Princess July, who was frowning, suddenly became happy. She ran out holding her red whip and said, "I'll go find him. My cousin asked the Silver Feather Guard to protect me."

When the voice fell, the person disappeared outside the hall.

Qin Yan did not give any orders to the Silver Feather Guards, because the Queen Mother's secret guards would definitely protect Princess July.

When Jiang Chi came out of the Qingquan Hot Spring after bathing, changing clothes, eating and drinking, Princess July, who had been waiting outside, grabbed Jiang Chi by the collar and shouted, "You didn't even tell me you were back? I think you're asking for a beating."

The soldiers who accompanied Jiang Chi came out of the Qingquan Hot Pool one after another. They thought, with Jiang Chi's martial arts that were elusive and unmatched, Princess July was just dreaming if she wanted to beat Jiang Chi?

Unexpectedly, the next moment they saw that Jiang Chi allowed Princess July to tie him up and throw him on the horse. As Princess July rode away on the horse, Jiang Chi's screams were heard.

“Let me down, let me down, Yu’er, ride slower… slower… ah ah ah ah…”

The soldiers looked at each other, rubbed their eyes, and had a sense of déjà vu as if they were hallucinating.

Dou Tong tilted his head and pursed his lips as he watched Princess July and Jiang Chi disappear into the night. He was thinking about reporting this to Crown Prince Qin Yan.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of rapid horse hooves coming from the other side. I turned around and saw that it was Ho Hung-kun.

"General Dou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked you to come to the palace immediately. His Majesty has received military reports that the Xiongnu captured a county in the northern border three days ago."

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