Inside the military camp.
Lin Yi and Bi Yue sat in a corner, quietly watching them discuss the military situation.
Although she didn't guard herself, Lin Yi knew that as women, they were not suitable to appear in such an occasion.
It turns out that marching in ancient times was so difficult that there was not even a tent, and only the commander could live in it.
It's only early March and I only have a thin blanket to sleep on. Isn't it cold?
If it starts to rain, so many people will be waiting in the rain?
Just when people were worried, a soldier's voice came from outside the military camp.
"Report to King Han, King Yi, and Lieutenant Bai, that there is a man who wants to see King Han, saying that he is his bodyguard."
Qin Shuihan lowered his eyebrows. Who could chase him to the military camp?
"Bring it in."
The soldiers brought in a man, who turned out to be Li Shang.
"Master, my subordinates failed to protect me properly..."
Li Shang knelt on the ground and saw Lin Yizheng, who was dressed in men's clothing, sitting in the corner with Bi Yue, safe and sound, and his hanging heart finally dropped.
"This subordinate deserves to die."
When Lin Yi saw Li Shang coming, she stood up nervously.
Don't blame him for not stopping me, right? Not even a single guard dared to stop him!
Unexpectedly, Qin Shuihan's brows relaxed, and he glanced gently at Lin Yi who was hiding in the corner.
It's not a bad thing to have a confidant here.
"From now on, you and Biyue will protect the princess together."
"yes."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi was stunned for a few seconds and felt happy.
Li Shang came at the right time. There were coolies, and now she could prepare more antidotes that could seal the throat after seeing blood.
The meeting ended and everyone left in a wise manner.
Lin Yi walked to Qin Shuihan and put forward his ideas to him.
"Just the three of you? Give you some more people."
Lin Yi shook his head.
"The other party may not discover this antidote, so we'd better keep it a secret."
Qin Shuihan nodded thoughtfully, but it was only a matter of time before the other party found the antidote.
But for now, you can indeed use this to get a quick fix.
Lin Yi sighed again: "The antidote itself is also highly poisonous. If there is a scratch, you will die suddenly. If there are too many people, I won't be able to take care of them at once..."
It turns out that the antidote for blood sealing one's throat is also such a dangerous thing.
Qin Shuihan frowned, looking embarrassed. He didn't want Lin Yi to find the antidote.
Seeing him holding her hand tightly, Lin Yi knew that he was worried about her again, and she regretted telling him the truth.
"Shui Han, you don't believe me?"
Qin Shuihan did not say a word. He was very distressed and knew that no one except Lin Yi could do the job.
He held Lin Yi's little hand nervously.
"Promise me you'll be careful."
"Don't worry, I don't know anything except medical skills. Just let me do the little things I can."
Lin Yi curled her lips and looked at him with confidence. This was her own professional field. How could her awkward little self-esteem allow herself to make mistakes.
Qin Shuihan sighed softly and held her tightly in his arms. What a little fool. She was the smartest woman he had ever seen.
The army marched towards Sui Mountain.
Lin Yi was riding on horseback, with Li Shang and Bi Yue on both sides of her.
Several of Bai Weizhen's cronies also guarded them and walked behind the army.
Looking at Qin Shuihan's back in front of him, Lin Yi felt lucky that he was chasing him.
This distance was enough to make her excited.
But she did not forget her responsibilities.
As the troops moved, she kept observing the environment on both sides.
Sure enough, it was an ancient time with a sparse population. I didn’t see a single village the whole way.
The vegetation on both sides doesn't seem to have changed much.
She kept searching for traces of blood-sealed throats, but unfortunately found that there were not as many as she had imagined.
After all, this is a miserable plant, and they will be poisoned by the toxins they secrete.
At night, we had to walk through the jungle again, but luckily the soldiers lit torches.
It turns out that everyone feels so at ease when they act together.
Hearing the cries of birds and animals again made Lin Yi think these cries were very cute, and she couldn't help but want to catch them to see what animals were calling.
She saw Qin Shuihan turning around and looking at her from time to time. Was it to make sure that she was afraid of these scary sounds?
Lin Yi pursed her lips and smiled. She was not afraid of animals, but there were indeed nasty creatures.
The army marched all night, and Lin Yi couldn't bear to take a few Qi-boosting pills.
It was approaching early morning, and sleepiness came over me overwhelmingly.
She was very confused. Are these people made of iron?
It seems like there is no need to take a break, go to the toilet, or eat.
Lin Yi looked up at Qin Shuihan's back. He was not a prince. Although he knew that he was extremely self-disciplined, he seemed to be accustomed to this kind of life of living in the open air and did not feel bitter at all.
And he was very particular about cooking, and he ate the sesame cakes from the military camp without any complaints.
Perhaps, he should be named the prince. One day he ascends the throne and will be a good emperor who cares about the sufferings of the people and loves his people.
But after he became the emperor, could he be the queen?
No, no, it's too far away. Lin Yi shook her head. She didn't want to live a restricted life.
I don’t know how long I walked, but it was dawn.
The water vapor rising from the ground looks like a fairyland under the sunlight.
But at this time, this was considered miasma and should not be inhaled.
She saw the soldiers covering their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs and face towels, and felt Qin Shuihan's concerned gaze.
In desperation, Lin Yi also took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose.
Such high humidity is simply worse than in my hometown.
Is this place a tropical rain forest?
The geography knowledge Lin Yi learned has not yet been returned to the teacher.
It's obviously a temperate zone, but why does it have a subtropical climate?
The feeling of humidity was very unpleasant, and the surrounding fog could not distinguish the vegetation on both sides.
When the sun rose high, the fog finally dispersed, and the entire army took a rest for a stick of incense.
Biyue handed Lin Yi a sesame cake and whispered in her ear: "The master said to hold on for a while longer and arrive at Suishan in the afternoon and immediately improve her food."
Lin Yi smiled, took the sesame cake and ate it happily.
"No, no, no, this sesame cake is delicious."
She doesn't need to be special. In fact, although these sesame biscuits are a bit choking, they taste really delicious compared to biscuits made with modern additives.
Qin Shuihan felt inexplicably distressed when he saw her eating so happily.
After all, she was born as a young lady, so such vulgar things really offended her.
I will definitely make it up to her when I return to the capital!
The army marched for another half day and finally arrived at Suishan Military Camp.
Lieutenant General Que Yu came out to greet them.
After a while, someone immediately took Lin Yi to the military camp.
This moment completely subverted Lin Yi's cognition.
The entire military camp was built very scientifically, and the layout, terrain, and water sources were all considered from the perspective of health and safety.
Going straight, she also saw a bathing place and a hut.
After walking a few steps, a row of simple kitchens came into view, and the air was filled with the aroma of meat.
What a perfect life circle!
Lin Yi was so shocked that her jaw dropped.
After a while, they walked to the middle of the camp, where there were several barracks made of bluestones, one of which was for her and Biyue to stay.
Lin Yi walked in.
There is a collapsed bed and a quilt.
Very good!
She lay down on the bed and immediately became confused. She vaguely felt Biyue taking off her shoes and someone covering her with a quilt.
I don't know how long it took, but Lin Yi trembled and woke up immediately. She sat up, patted her cheek, looked at Biyue who was sitting next to her and took a nap, and walked out quietly.
"Li Shang, come with me, we will start work immediately."
Lin Yi knew that she came here not to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but to rescue Qin Shuihan.
Although she didn't know how many poisonous arrows there were in Southern Xinjiang, she had to prepare more antidotes.
Relying on the memory of their journey, the two men whipped their horses and whipped their horses to find the nearest red-backed bamboo grass.
Looking at the dry tree on the edge of the grass with blood covering its throat, Lin Yi felt extremely regretful. It was indeed a miserable tree.
Lin Yi looked thoughtfully at the dense red-backed bamboo grass at her feet.
We can't just prepare the antidote blindly. It would be great if we could extract some blood to seal the throat.
But this kind of poison is really too cruel!
She took a deep breath. Although she didn't want to kill people with this, it didn't stop her from wanting to have the ability to kill people.
In her memory, there were only a few living trees in the jungle in front of the inn that had seen blood seal their throats. Currently, they could only make antidotes.
She and Li Shang carefully explained the key points of picking, and the two of them acted together, and soon a large bag was filled.
Back at the military camp, Lin Yi asked Li Shang to go to the military doctor to get some stone mortars and bottles.
She and Biyue grinded together and prepared the antidote non-stop.
Late at night, Qin Shuihan saw that the lights were still on in Lin Yi's barracks and couldn't help but walk in.
I saw several porcelain bottles on the ground and some scattered grass blades.
Are you trying to make an antidote overnight?
"Shuihan, this is all we can do today."
Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a little guilty when she saw him.
She wanted to make more antidotes, but unfortunately the stone mortar was too small and was not efficient at all.
Biyue on the side was sweating profusely. When she saw Xuanfeng behind Qin Shuihan, she smiled and couldn't help but reach out to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
Before he touched his face, Lin Yi slapped him down.
"Biyue, don't touch your face without washing your hands."
Lin Yi stared at her seriously.
"Have you forgotten what I told you? If this juice touches your eyes, you will go blind!"
Biyue smiled awkwardly, and immediately went to the bucket next to her to wash her hands. She thought that the princess didn't know martial arts, so she struck really fast, and the blow on the back of her hand really hurt. It seemed that she was in a hurry.
Qin Shuihan, who was standing aside, frowned. This antidote was really poison in another sense.
He felt sorry for her, but he also believed in her.
"Yiyi, this antidote is not in a hurry. We have been traveling for several days. You should rest early."
Lin Yi also washed her hands, walked up to Qin Shuihan, took his hand and asked seriously: "What's the situation now? Do you know how to fight?"
She suddenly felt that she had asked a very stupid question. They had come all the way here just to fight with the enemy.
But as a modern person, she felt that this kind of fighting was meaningless.
To her, Southern Xinjiang is nothing more than a province in China, and they were originally compatriots.
Qin Shuihan couldn't help but take out the hand that was tightly held by her and put his arm around her slender waist.
Before he could speak, Lin Yi put her head against his chest and said slowly: "I know I will definitely fight. But don't hide it from me. Tell me the time. What else can I do?"
"These antidotes are enough."
Qin Shuihan paused and said, "Let me declare a battle tomorrow, and we will fight to the death in three days."
There was silence.
Lin Yi was very hesitant. She didn't want to kill anyone. Since war was inevitable, she had to make a decision.
"Shui Han, can you promise me something?"
Lin Yi raised her head and looked directly into his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Give me two days, I want to go to the jungle over there."
She said in a deep voice: "There is blood sealing the throat there... It's not the harvest season now, so I can't take a lot, but I will definitely find a way to extract the poisonous juice. But, I hope you... don't abuse it..."
Qin Shuihan was very surprised. Although Lin Yi once threatened Duanmu Yangrui with a piece of bark, she did not say that she would extract the blood and seal his throat. It seemed that extracting it was not easy.
Just what does "don't abuse" mean?
Qin Shuihan frowned, does poisoning the enemy mean killing innocent people indiscriminately?
"You think I shouldn't use it on my enemies?"
Lin Yi could hear his dissatisfaction.
In a hurry, she didn't know how to explain.
For Lin Yi, she knew that this war could not be judged according to modern people's way of thinking.
In ancient times, disputes between countries were life-and-death duels.
"I...I just think they are lives too...this poison is too cruel..."
Qin Shuihan was a little angry. The miserable scenes of those who were poisoned appeared in his mind, and he almost died because of it.
He knew that Lin Yi was kind-hearted.
But this is a battlefield!
Either you die or I live.
Suddenly he felt that Lin Yi's kindness was simply unclear.
"Put away these inexplicable pities."
Qin Shui coldly dropped these words, turned around and walked out.
Lin Yizhu stayed on the spot like a wooden chicken.
She regretted it very much. Qin Shuihan was angry, very angry.
"Princess, don't you think you should kill your enemies?"
Biyue couldn't help but asked in a low voice. She didn't understand why Lin Yi sympathized with the enemy.
Lin Yi came back to her senses and glanced at Biyue and Lishang.
She could see their confusion in their eyes.
Lin Yi sighed, no one was wrong, it was just that times were different.
"I just made a mistake. Let's go to bed early today and set off early tomorrow morning. We have to prepare the poison before Shui Han fights."
