Spring passed and autumn came. In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.
Rumble…
The sound of horse hooves thundered. The commoners and merchants near the north gate all made way.
After that, ten cavalrymen lined up in neat rows. They were wearing armor, holding spears that shone with a cold light in their hands, with Tang swords tied to their waists, and longbows placed on the sides of their saddles. They entered from the north gate and headed in the direction of the camp.
The heavy murderous aura emitted by the knights brought great pressure to the surrounding merchants and warriors.
"Oh…"
Suddenly, cheers erupted.
The citizens of White Cloud City cheered loudly when they saw the cavalry entering the city. The merchants, martial artists, and spiritual cultivators who often came to White Cloud City were not surprised by this.
For the past three years, other than being wary of the ferocious beasts in the Pillar of Heavens Mountains, the North Manor Army's other mission was to take the initiative to cross the Tonglang Valley and attack the grassland tribes in the north.
Combat missions were usually carried out by the wolf cavalry, Li Cunxiao's Tiger Guards, and ten thousand cavalry.
From time to time, the infantry would also ride horses and follow the cavalry.
By the way, all the infantry in the North Manor Army were called soldiers.
Over the past three years, the 60,000 infantry soldiers had all been bestowed with heroic souls.
With the support of the four battle formations, the 60,000 Wei Wu soldiers were no weaker than the battle formation of the Heavenly Festival Army.
The military strength of White Cloud City had reached its peak.
However, this was the current military strength under King Jing's command.
This was because there was a limit to the number of troops. Although there was still a large army in the space, Li Lin did not retrieve it. Instead, he kept it as a surprise attack.
In these three years, the relationship between Emperor Li Shimin and King Jing had improved a lot because of Si Zi.
The Turkic wolves of the northern steppe were furious at the North Manor Army's pillaging.
However, in a great battle a year ago, the North Manor Army had used ten thousand cavalry and twenty thousand soldiers to take down fifty thousand elites of the Turkic royal court, kill three Divine Treasure Realm generals from the Temple, and heavily injure a grandmaster realm mighty figure. After that, they had been defeated.
As the battle had taken place in the north of the Pillar of Heavens Mountains, it had not been long before, so it had not been leaked.
It was also after that war that the Tonglang Valley became a forbidden area for the Turkic wolves.
When they invaded the south again, even if there were hundreds of thousands of troops, they did not dare to pass through Tonglang Valley. Instead, they passed through the other two parts of the Pillar of Heavens Mountains.
As such, the managers of Bingzhou and Jingzhou were very busy.
The governor of Youzhou, the Tianjie Army under the Prince of Yan, had also been ordered to Jingzhou and participated in the war.
In these three years, Li Shiming seemed to have forgotten about the Prince of Yan.
The position of the governor of Youzhou had not changed.
Jingzhou's steward, Left Guard Great General Hou Junji, had always been in Jingzhou territory and had never taken a step closer to Youzhou.
……
In the back manor of the Youzhou Governor's Office, Luo Cheng paced back and forth outside the main hall with an anxious expression.
Gu Lun, Zheng Fu, and the generals of the Tianjie Army were also anxious.
In the room, Wang Fei sat beside the bed, tears falling like raindrops. She looked nervously at the doctor who was taking the pulse of the unconscious Li Yi lying on the bed.
After a long time, the doctor released his hand and placed Li Yi's arm back under the blanket.
" Mr. Hu, His Royal Highness's health…" Seeing the doctor stand up, Wang Fei quickly went forward and asked nervously.
"Sigh." A long sigh made Wang Fei's heart thump.
"Please forgive my incompetence." Physician Hu first bowed and apologized. Then, he explained,"Your Highness's blood and Qi are in chaos, and your meridians are too damaged. It should be because he was in a hurry to break through, causing the collision of spiritual energy and blood qi.”
"At this moment, if we have the Seven Star Grass, we can still save our lives.”
"However, this Seven Star Herb has been extinct for many years. Moreover, even if he went to find it now, his highness 'injuries wouldn't last that long.”
"This…" Wang Fei's face was deathly pale. She glanced at Li Yi, who was lying on the bed with his eyes tightly shut and his face devoid of blood. She gritted her teeth and bowed to Physician Hu.
"Mr. Hu, please help. You must save His Highness.”
After giving way to the princess, Physician Hu pondered for a moment and said,""Wangfei, it's not that I don't try my best, but wangye's injuries are too serious and there's no hope of recovery.”
"I can only do my best to wake your highness up.”
"However, even if Your Highness wakes up, you won't be able to get out of bed and move around. Moreover, regardless of the price, it would only take ten months at most.”
"This…" Wang Fei was confused and couldn't make up her mind. She said,""Mr. Hu, please wait a moment. I'll let Cheng 'er in.”
"Alright, please do as you please, Princess Consort."
At such a time, the first person that Wang Fei thought of was her son, Luo Cheng.
The door opened and Luo Cheng immediately went up to welcome him.
" Mother, Father…"
Looking at Luo Cheng's expectant expression, Wang Fei's tears flowed out again.
"Cheng 'er, come in with mother."
Seeing his mother's reaction, Luo Cheng's face darkened. He knew that his father was in a bad situation. He quickly ordered the leader of the Eighteen Horsemen of Yanyun to guard the gate of the mansion and then followed him in.
Gu Lun and the others who were left behind looked at each other and frowned.
The Prince of Yan, Li Yi, was their sky. Now that the sky had collapsed, their future was filled with uncertainty.
In the room, Luo Cheng's eyes turned red after hearing Physician Hu's explanation.
"Mr. Hu, may I ask where I can find the Seven Star Grass you mentioned?”Luo Cheng still had a glimmer of hope.
After a moment of silence, Physician Hu said,""Seven Star Grass, I have only seen it in the family records. According to the book, this grass matured in five thousand years and could be used as medicine in seven thousand years.”
"Those that haven't reached seven thousand years are too violent and cannot be used.”
"Even those at the peak of the Divine Treasure Realm might explode and die after consuming it.”
"In addition, this grass lives on cliffs and mountains. Not a single blade of grass grows within a radius of several dozen feet. Moreover, there must be powerful spirit beasts protecting them nearby.”
"Rumor has it that a thousand years ago, someone found this spiritual herb in the Qinling Mountains. However, no one knew the exact location.”
"Why?" Luo Cheng asked anxiously.
After taking a deep look at Luo Cheng, Physician Hu said,"Because the Divine Treasure Realm expert who discovered the Seven Star Grass has fallen.”
"This…"
This result was clearly not something that Luo Cheng and Wang Fei could accept.
The strongest person in their Luo family was at the peak of the Connate Marrow Cleansing realm.
Due to the medicinal pill that Li Lin had given him, he had long entered the Marrow Cleansing realm. However, in these few years, he had only just entered the middle stage. He was still a long way from the late stage of the Marrow Cleansing realm.
Even a Divine Treasure Realm expert had fallen. Even if he brought all the Inborn experts of the Luo Clan, they would probably all die.
Moreover, according to his father's condition, he would not be able to find the spiritual herb himself.
"Mother, I want Father to wake up. How to deal with the matter of Youzhou was up to his father.”Luo Chengcai said to his mother with a pained expression after being silent for the time it took to brew a cup of tea.
“……. Good!"
Wang Fei was silent, then nodded heavily.
This decision was very difficult.
However, Li Yi had to wake up. Otherwise, the fate of the Prince of Yan's residence was uncertain.
The generals of the Tianjie Army might fall apart because Li Yi had been sleeping.
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