The grass in the factory should be plucked

Shen Muchun stayed in the capital to treat Empress Dowager Zhang and Duke Zhenguo.

After receiving the message from Jiang Li, he asked Nangong Qinghe for permission to go to the outskirts of Beijing to test the "secret weapon".

The conditions of Empress Dowager Zhang and Duke Zhenguo had not improved, and it was all thanks to Shen Muchun and Pei Yuanzheng who tried every possible way to use various precious medicinal herbs to keep them at bay and prevent them from getting worse.

Although Nangong Qinghe was very worried, the "secret weapon" was of utmost importance. It was the key to victory in the battle of Southern Xinjiang!

After the test is successful, the Southern Expedition Army will officially set out for southern Xinjiang.

By then, Shen Muchun would also have to leave with the army and would not be able to continue treating Empress Dowager Zhang and the Duke of Zhenguo.

Nangong Qinghe frowned and thought for a while: "Transfer the medical records of the Queen Mother and the Duke to your junior brother, and Shen Qing can go and take care of the southern expedition."

"Yes, I obey your order."

Shen Muchun then hurried to the outskirts of Beijing.

He had already refined the necessary medicinal powder. Jiang Li picked a sunny day and went into the mountains with Xie Changan, Shen Muchun, Mo Qilang, the little eagle, the wolf king, and the monkey king.

Shen Muchun and Mo Qilang could not help but feel envious and jealous when they saw that Xie Changan and his companion had gained two more powerful spiritual pets in such a short period of time.

Mo Qilang said, "Little Sixteen, when can you help me get a spiritual pet? I can't imagine someone like the Eagle God, but someone like Qi Tian will do."

If you accept a monkey king, you will have a group of monkeys helping him. Isn’t that a wonderful thing to think about!

Shen Muchun hurriedly said: "I want the Monkey King too!"

In the Longmen Medical Bureau’s farm, there is a medicine garden that he treasures the most. It is full of priceless medicinal materials. He has always taken care of it personally and never delegates it to others.

Now that he was going to march south, he had no choice but to reluctantly entrust the medicine garden to his fellow junior brothers and sisters. Looking at their smirking faces, there was no telling how much they would fleece from his medicine garden!

If he had the help of a group of well-trained monkeys, he wouldn't have gotten away with it!

"Think beautifully!"

Jiang Li and Monkey King Qi Tian both rolled their eyes at them.

"Brother Chang'an practiced my master's skills to subdue these spirit pets."

Jiang Li said, "I have never practiced the art of taming beasts. Even if I help you sign a contract, I won't be able to suppress them."

Maybe it will backfire!

The reason why Xie Changan was able to successfully sign a contract with the little eagle at that time was, firstly, because the little eagle was still young, and secondly, because Jiang Li mixed his blood with her own blood to form a blood contract with the little eagle, which meant that Jiang Li was half its owner.

Only with Jiang Li's spiritual pressure would Xiaoying be completely devoted to Xie Changan.

Shen Muchun and Mo Qillang felt discouraged.

Xie Changan is her husband, which means he is half a disciple of her master. Naturally, he can practice her beast taming skills.

As for the two of them, if they ever mention switching to another sect, Chu Linfeng and the elders of the Mo family will beat them so hard that even their own mother won't be able to recognize them!

As they were talking, they had already gone deep into the mountains.

Jiang Li found a hilltop with the densest vegetation and waved to call the little eagle down.

"Ride the wind, fly over and take a look. How many miles is this mountain?"

"okay!"

The little eagle spread its wings and flew high into the sky, and Xie Changan silently timed it.

He and the eagle have a very good understanding of each other and roughly know the eagle's flying speed.

In the end, it took Xiaoying a quarter of an hour to go back and forth. Xie Changan roughly estimated that the hill was about ten miles across.

Jiang Li asked the wolves and monkeys to go up the mountain and drive the animals out first to avoid hurting them.

Mo Qilang took out a few wooden kites: "This one can fly about one mile, this one can fly five miles, this one can fly ten miles..."

Shen Muchun took out a few face towels and distributed them to everyone: "Wear this in case of a sudden gust of wind."

The powder is extremely poisonous. If someone inhales it, it will be very dangerous.

He put on a mask and gloves and put the medicine powder into the wooden kite's stomach one by one.

After the Wolf King and the Monkey King came back to report, all the animals on the mountain were driven away. Mo Qillang then activated the mechanism and the wooden kite flew high up. The medicine powder was evenly sprinkled from the beak of the wooden kite and landed on the top of the mountain.

"Okay, let's see the results tomorrow."

The next day, they came to the top of the mountain again, and Xie Changan was surprised to find that the mountain that was lush and green yesterday had turned withered and yellow!

It turned out that the strategy that Jiang Li, Shen Muchun and Mo Qilang had discussed was to "shave" the primeval forest in southern Xinjiang and open up a path in the "Musing Pond"!

No matter whether it is the miasma or the maze in Mihun Pond, they all rely on the primeval forest that covers the sky and the sun. Without the vegetation, the miasma and the maze will naturally disappear.

So Shen Muchun said that Jiang Li "broke the formation violently".

If Da Chu wants to mine iron ore in the future, it will have to cut down trees first. With the help of this "secret weapon", it will naturally be much faster than relying on manpower.

Xie Changan was just about to walk over to see if Mo Qilang's wooden kite could fly ten miles, but was stopped by Shen Muchun.

"Don't worry, that powder is highly poisonous. You can't get close to it now. We still need to sprinkle the antidote."

He and Mo Qilang loaded the wooden kite with antidote and sprinkled it evenly over the entire hill.

"Okay, come and inspect it tomorrow."

On the third day, they climbed up the mountain, and sure enough, wherever the kite flew over, the whole mountain was withered and yellow, with no grass growing at all.

Jiang Li clapped his hands: "Success! We can report this to His Majesty now."

Nangong Qinghe was overjoyed when he received Jiang Li's secret letter. He ordered the Imperial Observatory to choose an auspicious day and prepare for the expedition.

He also ordered Xie Chang'an, Jiang Li and others to return to the capital, and granted them the tiger talisman and commander's seal, and officially took office as the Grand Marshal of the Southern Expedition Army.

He also showed special favor and allowed Zhang Zhe and Zhang Cang to return to Beijing to visit the Duke of Zhenguo.

To put it bluntly, this is very likely the last time the three generations of the family will see each other.

Zhang Zhe and Zhang Cang cried with joy and hurried back to the capital on horseback.

Jiang Li and Xie Changan returned home, and Aunt Lian cried with joy.

The Flower Festival was Jiang Li's seventeenth birthday. At that time, she had gone to the military camp and was busy with affairs. Xie Changan could only take time out of his busy schedule to personally make her a bowl of longevity noodles to celebrate.

Aunt Lian hugged Jiang Li, her eyes misty with tears: "Aunt's darling little Li Nu, you haven't had a good birthday yet!"

Before Jiang Li was fifteen, she had been living in a country village. Yu also withheld their living expenses. Every year on her birthday, Aunt Lian could only give her a bowl of noodles and boil an extra egg.

On his sixteenth birthday, Jiang Li was seriously injured and fell into a coma.

When all the hard work was finally over and he was crowned with glory, he went to the military camp for training. His seventeenth birthday was spent in such a hasty manner!

The more Aunt Lian thought about it, the sadder she felt: "Not only is there no birthday party, there isn't even a proper coming-of-age ceremony..."

When the little Li slave was fifteen years old, she saved silver for half a year to make a silver hairpin, combed her hair into a bun, and put the silver hairpin on her head, and that was it.

The coming-of-age ceremony for girls from other families is so grand and splendid. The participants include the main guest, the official, and the sponsor. Relatives and friends are also invited to watch the ceremony, which means that the girl has reached adulthood and can be married.

The Jiang family didn't even think of holding a coming-of-age ceremony for her, and hurriedly sent her into the palace!

Xie Changan smiled quietly and said, "Do you want me to give you a coming-of-age ceremony?"

Jiang Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm already married, why do I need to hold a coming-of-age ceremony? Aren't you afraid that others will laugh at you?"

Xie Changan held her hand and said solemnly: "Little Li Nu, I am sorry for wronging you. When you turn eighteen, I will definitely hold the most grand birthday party for you, and make all the girls in the capital envy you."