Both worlds are like dreams

She did not speak, but practiced on the spot. As she circulated her internal energy, a chill spread around her. Zhou Tianyu instantly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He had been fortunate enough to witness this kind of martial arts before. Could it be that King Han Xi came here for this?

Xue Huang meditated for six or seven hours, and when she opened her eyes, it was almost dawn. After a day's rest, everyone had recovered their energy, but now no one could fall asleep.

Because the agreed time was approaching, Xue Huang had a strange premonition in her heart, as if she had seen the trajectory of how something would develop.

Her gaze fell on Zhou Tianyu, but the other party shrank back, because at this moment Xue Huang's eyes were as cold as a glacier. Although there was a smile on that beautiful face, no matter how you looked at it, it felt as if her eyes could take someone's life at any time.

Xue Huang said calmly, "General Zhou, tell me, are you waiting for General Shen's secret order?"

Zhou Tianyu looked at Xue Huang with a puzzled look and said nothing.

"Since you know that I am Princess Changle, you should also know that I had an intersection with General Shen's faction when I was in Shangyang City. You are his man, so I naturally know that. And King Hanxi asked you to keep me, so I guess he wants to take me to Shangyang City?"

Zhou Tianyu still didn't speak, and Zixiu on the side kicked him, "The princess is asking you a question."

"Go ahead," Xue Huang said with a smile, "I won't kill you."

"Princess... you are right."

"The news from Muhua City has been passed back to Shangyang City. We should receive a reply in the next few days. General, you should be looking forward to it, right?" Xue Huang continued. "General, you should be hesitant, right? You want to support Muhua City, but you are afraid that General Shen's secret order will be for you not to take action."

Zhou Tianyu smiled and said, "The princess is indeed very smart."

"Before I came here, General Lu told me that he is not a short-sighted person. It seems that he still has noble intentions."

Zhou Tianyu was a little flustered by Xue Huang's sudden praise, "No, no, Princess, thank you for the compliment."

"So, General, since you don't want the plague in Muhua City to spread, and you don't want to disobey General Shen's orders, I'm afraid the only thing you can do is to deliberately delay time and let me return with the herbs later. Without the herbs, the plague will spread, and Muhua City's military strength will be weakened. You can also give an explanation to General Shen, am I right?"

Zhou Tianyu's face changed, and he said hurriedly: "Princess, you misunderstood. I have absolutely no such intention."

A hint of coldness flashed across Xue Huang's eyes. "Then I'll see if you can deliver the herbs I need here before dawn."

The hour was approaching, and there was no movement at the city gate.

Zhou Tianyu panicked for a moment and explained, "Princess, the medicine shops in the city are scattered. It will take a lot of time to gather so many medicinal materials. Please be patient, Princess."

Xue Huang ignored his words and said to Zhan Hui, "Go and urge them."

Zhan Hui nodded, went to the river bank, and shouted loudly to the city gate: "Captain Wang, are the herbs ready?"

Soon, the officer who was on the tower walked out of the city gate and replied, "We are preparing. Please tell the princess that we will be there soon."

"Then send some over first so we can take a look." Zhan Hui said.

Several carriages loaded with goods slowly emerged from the city gate. Captain Wang said, "The princess needs too many types of medicinal herbs. It will take time to gather them all. Please forgive me, princess."

Zhan Hui asked them to drive the carriage onto the bridge, and then asked someone to lead the horses to transport the medicinal materials to the other side of the river.

Xue Huang estimated that there were only about two thousand kilograms of medicinal materials. If the key medicinal materials were missing, the prescription would still be impossible to prepare.

Zhan Hui also knew that the herbs were not enough, so he said, "The princess wanted half of the herbs in the city, but you only gave us this little. Are you trying to please us?"

The captain looked embarrassed and said, "It rained heavily in the city a few days ago. The weather is humid. The stocks of many medicine shops are damp. It will take time to sort them out. Captain Zhan and the princess, please wait a little longer."

Xue Huang had Zhou Tianyu untied from the tree, and then carried him to the bank of the moat. She condensed the Frost Sword and placed it directly on Zhou Tianyu's neck.

Then she said coldly: "General Zhou, I will give you half an hour for them to gather the herbs. I cannot kill you, but if I cut off one of your arms or poke a few holes in your body, it should not affect your life." As soon as she finished speaking, her sword blade touched his neck without hesitation, and blood appeared instantly.

Zhou Tianyu felt the pain and immediately shouted, "What are you standing there for? Why don't you just do what the princess says? You idiot, do you want to see me die?"

Seeing how furious he was, the captain hurried back to the city and told his men to continue transporting the herbs.

Xue Huang said to Zhan Hui: "Let's transport these herbs back to Muhua City first."

Zhan Hui immediately arranged a few people, drove seven or eight carriages, and rushed towards Muhua City first. It was better to get some help now than nothing.

An incense stick of time later, two more carriages drove out of the city gate. Zhou Tianyu quickly spoke up, "Princess, I really am not delaying time on purpose. Jiuxiao City is different from Muhua City. The medicine shops are scattered and small, and there is not much inventory. It is really difficult to collect half of them."

Xue Huang frowned and hit him hard with the hilt of her sword, "You have three sticks of time."

Time passed by little by little, and finally only seven carriages drove out of the city gate intermittently. Xue Huang counted the number, including the ones that had left before, and the total was probably less than 5,000 kilograms of medicinal materials, and the types were uneven, but if the proportions were appropriate, it should allow Muhua City to hold out for another four or five days.

Xue Huang had already let Zhan Hui lead the team to go first, and the last car was also driven by Hua Yu and ready to set off. She and Zi Xiu held Zhou Tianyu hostage and slowly retreated.

"Your Highness," Zhou Tianyu said, "We have obtained the herbs you need. Is it time to let me go back to the city?"

"General Zhou, the road ahead is long. Would you mind giving us a ride?" Xue Huang said with a smile.

Without waiting for him to speak, Xue Huang asked Zixiu to carry him onto the horse and prepare to set off.

"Everyone, it's best not to follow me, otherwise you might pick up General Zhou's finger or something on the road." Xue Huang raised an eyebrow, pulled the reins and prepared to set off.

But at this moment, she suddenly felt a strong wind coming from behind her. She turned around quickly and saw a feather arrow shooting towards them.

Zixiu immediately took action and knocked him down.

Xue Huang looked across the river and saw a young man in armor walking out of the city gate.