The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

After finishing his dry rations, Tong Xiuyuan looked at everyone and said, "The time for the Nine-Leaf Snow Lotus to bloom should be approaching. Based on the observations of the past few days, the first one should bloom in the next day or two. Therefore, we need to arrange for someone to keep watch over it. Once it blooms, the snow silkworms will be attracted by the fragrance of the Nine-Leaf Snow Lotus, and that will be the easiest time to catch them."

"So now, we need to discuss how to arrange the people on duty."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. If the arrangement was not handled properly, chaos could easily ensue.

Seeing everyone whispering among themselves, Tong Xiuyuan understood their concerns and said, "Everyone, if you don't have any good suggestions, I do have an idea. You might want to listen to it."

After speaking, Xiaoyaozi looked at everyone and said, "Alliance Leader Tong, since you have a solution, please tell us quickly. Don't keep us in suspense."

Tong Xiuyuan wasn't angry after hearing this. He looked at everyone and gave his suggestion, which was simply that companions shouldn't be on duty at the same time. Instead, three people should be on duty together each time, rotating every two hours.

The method is very simple, and everyone understood it immediately. They also felt that this way of guarding the area would be safer, and they all agreed with it.

After agreeing on a plan, they started discussing team composition. In the end, Li Muxia teamed up with Feng Yuhan and Nangong Yufeng.

After discussing these matters, the first group of people on duty went out to watch over the Nine-Leaf Snow Lotus, and the rest of the people gradually began to rest. Everyone had been traveling all day and was indeed tired.

Li Muxia started pecking at the rice like a chick. Feng Yuhan's gaze remained fixed on Li Muxia. Looking at her charming appearance, he smiled and gently placed her head on his shoulder.

Li Muxia was already asleep from exhaustion. Feeling her head being supported, she even adjusted it to a comfortable angle.

This scene was also witnessed by Nangong Yufeng and Nangong Huaiyuan, who were also paying attention to Li Muxia, and both of them were shocked.

Nangong Huaiyuan: Interesting, this is getting more and more interesting.

Nangong Yufeng: Why is this Pavilion Master Feng so good to Xia Mu?

Feng Yuhan didn't care what others thought. At this moment, leaning against Li Muxia, he inexplicably felt at ease and soon fell asleep.

Li Muxia didn't know how long she had slept when she felt some discomfort in her neck and felt as if something was pressing on her head. She opened her eyes and looked up, only to see a ghost mask. Li Muxia was startled and instinctively shouted, "Ah, a ghost!"

His shout woke everyone around him. Still half asleep, Shangguan Jingye pulled Li Muxia behind him, looked around, and muttered, "Ghosts, where are the ghosts?"

Everyone stared at the two of them as if they were idiots. Li Muxia regretted her shout as soon as she finished. Seeing Feng Yuhan picking his ears with his fingers, she really wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Li Muxia's shout was quite powerful; Feng Yuhan felt like he was about to go deaf.

Bai Qingshi noticed this too and quickly smoothed things over, saying, "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. My little apprentice was half asleep and disturbed everyone. I'm so sorry, everyone please continue to rest."

Although everyone was dissatisfied, they didn't say anything more and went back to sleep.

Li Muxia was completely wide awake by this point, so Shangguan Jingye decided to switch places with her.

Looking at the person separating him from Li Muxia, Feng Yuhan began to reflect: Should he wear a nicer mask in the future?

Shangguan Jingye was truly exhausted. Not long after sitting down, his head tilted towards Li Muxia. Just as he was about to touch Li Muxia's shoulder, a pair of long-sleeved hands guided him to the other side.

Nangong Huaiyuan: Is the Shadow Pavilion Master gay?

Nangong Yufeng: Um... The Pavilion Master Feng likes having people lean on her shoulder. What a strange quirk.

Li Muxia was no longer sleepy. She took out the jade pendant she wore around her neck and carefully stroked the patterns on it.

What I was thinking was: Ziheng, once I get the Nine-Leaf Snow Lotus and the Snow Silkworm, I'll be returning to the Eastern Kingdom. I wonder when I'll see you again. You silly goose, you forgot to tell me your address. Will you come looking for me when I get back to Kyoto?

Feng Yuhan saw the jade pendant when Li Muxia took it out. Seeing how much Li Muxia cherished the jade pendant he had left for her, he felt a surge of emotion. Looking at Li Muxia illuminated by the firelight, he felt a warm feeling all over his body and wanted to hug her tightly.

His gaze towards her was filled with affection; beneath that terrifying ghost mask lay a face full of doting tenderness.

Li Muxia stared at the jade pendant in her hand, and somehow fell asleep. When she woke up again, she was called by someone outside the door.

"It's open! It's open!" A voice outside the door suppressed its joy, deliberately lowering its voice for fear of scaring away the snow silkworm.

The people inside quickly tidied up and rushed outside.

As everyone hid behind the snowdrifts and looked at the two snow lotuses, the two blooming nine-petaled snow lotuses emitted a faint white light under the sunlight and against the backdrop of the white snow, looking so sacred. Moreover, a faint fragrance wafted in the air. Li Muxia couldn't help but sigh in her heart: This is the nine-petaled moon lotus, so beautiful.

Everyone was stunned until they heard Feng Yuhan's voice: "They're here."

She then realized that the two of them were standing so close together.

Before she could think any further, Li Muxia saw a white head emerge from behind a snowdrift. It looked around, and seeing no danger, turned to look behind it before climbing out first.

It was pure white, without a single blemish, and it was well hidden in the snow. You couldn't see it at all unless you looked closely. Li Muxia looked at the tiny white silkworm wriggling in the snow and found it rather cute.

Then, right after that, we saw a second one, a third one... ...a total of five large white silkworms emerged from the snowdrift.

Li Muxia looked at the first large white silkworm and had to admit that the little thing was quite intelligent.

After waiting a while longer and confirming that no more snow silkworms were crawling out, the group prepared to catch them.

The first snow silkworm had already crawled to the heart of the snow lotus flower and was greedily enjoying the nectar, completely unaware that it had been targeted by more than a dozen humans.

Tong Xiuyuan used some unknown method to silently approach the snow silkworm that was eating nectar. He moved so quickly that Li Muxia didn't even see how he did it. She only saw Tong Xiuyuan hold the snow silkworm in his hand and put it into a wooden box with some ice inside.

The remaining five snow silkworms tried to run away, but were caught by Tong Xiuyuan's two apprentices, one in each hand, and put into the wooden box as well.

Li Muxia watched the capture process, which lasted less than five minutes, with disbelief: Wasn't it said that snow silkworms were difficult to catch? What's going on? This has nothing to do with being difficult to catch!

Little did she know that what others meant by the difficulty in catching the Snow Silkworm wasn't the Snow Silkworm itself, but rather the martial arts masters who were vying for it.