Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

As Feng saw that everything had settled down, he finally dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

He walked to the carriage and said softly:

"My lord, the assassins who ambushed us earlier have all been killed. We can continue our journey now."

Mo Chen's voice came from inside the carriage, calm and indifferent:

"Ah."

The army guarding the tomb sighed deeply, their reverence for the regent growing ever stronger...

The regent was so powerful; he couldn't even kill the emperor of a country, yet he trapped himself and brought about his own demise...

The regent, on the other hand, remained in the carriage the entire time and did not lift a finger...

Strategic planning and execution, achieving victory without bloodshed.

high!

It’s really high!

Such a master is truly amazing!

Inside the carriage, Mo Chen, whom everyone admired and revered, was getting bored from sitting for so long. He was playing with a wooden puppet, his fingers slowly tracing its face, finally lingering on its lips, stroking it repeatedly...

Perhaps the screams outside were too jarring, especially the curses of losing loved ones, and he found it too noisy, so he covered both of the doll's ears halfway through.

Once the outside world returned to peace, Mo Chen contentedly hid the doll back inside his clothes, placing it close to his body.

When Ru Feng arrived at the Regent's Palace, she called out to Mo Chen in a low voice. She saw that he was acting exactly the same way he had when he went in, so she did not notice that her master's condition was inconsistent with what Doctor Mu had said.

Mo Chen was led to the bedside by Ru Feng, who said softly, "Young Master, you can rest now."

Then Ru Feng said he would go out to prepare food for him and told Mo Chen to do as he pleased.

Unfortunately, Ru Fengjian remained indifferent as always, assuming that the illness had not improved.

In a great hurry, Ru Feng rushed off to find the divine physician Mu...

After hearing Ru Feng's retelling, Doctor Mu was also terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. The turn of events was truly unexpected...

He looked at Mo Chen and pondered for a moment:

"Today's events are all thanks to Fu Xiyang's willingness to sacrifice; otherwise, we would never have been able to extricate Mo Chen from this matter."

The previous rumors about the beggar and the blood-written letter pointed out that the regent was plotting to usurp the throne, which is why he killed the retired emperor one after another.

Now that many guards at the imperial mausoleum have witnessed the late emperor's resurrection, if Mo Chen were to confront Xuan Yuanming, no matter the final outcome, Mo Chen would not be able to escape unscathed.

This must be part of Xuanyuan Ming's plan.

He was willing to sacrifice his own life to drag Mo Chen down from his pedestal...

"It was thanks to the Princess's plan that we were able to successfully retake the guards of the Imperial Mausoleum," Ru Feng exclaimed. "I never imagined that the alchemy furnace could unleash such divine power; it's truly unbelievable..."

"If it weren't for triggering the tomb-robbing stones in the imperial mausoleum, I'm afraid even if the young master went in, he would have faced a near-death experience..."

Indeed, Ye Li's letter mentioned using the power of the alchemy furnace explosion to activate the imperial tomb's anti-theft system. As long as Mo Chen doesn't go in, no matter what conspiracies or tricks are inside, they won't succeed.

Ye Li told Ru Feng that no matter what, Mo Chen should reduce his contact with people and his opportunities to appear in public.

Given the Regent's current position, it would be best for him to do nothing at all; simply inspiring fear in others would suffice.

Fear and the unknown are the best protection.

However, Doctor Mu still had questions: "Since Xuanyuan Ming sent so many assassins to intercept and kill him, why did he have to come out personally in the end?"

If he continues to hide in the shadows, I'm afraid we won't be able to take over Fu Xiyang's hand and eliminate future troubles.

Ru Feng didn't know the answer to this question either. He looked at Mo Chen, and Doctor Mu also looked at Mo Chen. The two of them came to a conclusion in their hearts:

Perhaps it's because Mo Chen is different to Xuan Yuanming...

At this moment, Mo Chen sat upright like a stone statue. No matter how long Ru Feng and Doctor Mu discussed with him, he remained immersed in his own world, oblivious to the outside world.

Ru Feng sighed, and looked at Doctor Mu with a guilty conscience:

"Dr. Mu, is there any hope for my young master's recovery?"

The divine healer stroked his beard, hesitated as he looked at Mo Chen, and finally, out of habit, took his pulse and said:

"Judging from his pulse, he's a little better than before. The ginseng he's been taking these past few days is still effective. See if you can talk to him more."

"Perhaps having someone by his side, or giving him some stimulation, might improve his condition."

Ru Feng hesitated, "I don't know what to say..."

Doctor Mu said irritably, "Say something to make him happy."

Ru Feng looked at Doctor Mu cautiously: "When the young master was afflicted with the Wuyou poison, it was always the princess who took care of him."

If only the princess were here...

The divine physician continued, "Then bring all of my disciple's belongings and letters, and see his reaction."

Ru Feng made arrangements immediately.

Before long, a large number of things appeared in the bedroom.

Doctor Mu wiped his sweat and said awkwardly:

"Is this all my apprentice does all day?!"

Look what it is!

Water filters, waterwheels, wooden wheelchairs, abacuses, account books, painting supplies...

There were also a whole bunch of design drawings, and the Divine Physician Mu even vaguely saw the words "military strategy"...

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that these things originally belonged to Mo Chen. Doctor Mu used to think that his disciple was only solid and rigorous in medicine, but rather opportunistic in business. He never expected that she was actually diligent and hardworking in private, and had a wide range of knowledge.

Overwhelmed with relief, Doctor Mu nodded and looked at Mo Chen, saying:

"You lad, you're a lucky man after all, having married my goddaughter."

After Ru Feng finished moving the things, he walked up to Mo Chen, knelt on one knee, and advised him:

"Young Master, these are all things the Princess Consort likes to use. Take a look at these things, can they remind you of anything?"

……

The only response was silence, as swift as the wind.

Mo Chen didn't show much emotional change, and even seemed to ignore these things.

Upon seeing this, the divine healer couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Those afflicted by Gu poison cannot have their own consciousness; they will only obey orders, and without commands, they will remain in a deep sleep..."

Ru Feng had tried to talk to Mo Chen these past few days, and indeed, as Doctor Mu had said, Mo Chen could only obey commands and had no awareness of communication.

The two eventually left the room and discussed finding another solution.

Looking at the trees in the courtyard, the divine physician Mu suddenly had an idea and said:

"Perhaps... inanimate objects won't do; we still need living people. Look, he can still respond when we speak to him."

Ru Feng thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. Mo Chen would not speak on his own initiative before, but what he said at the imperial mausoleum was something that Ru Feng had rehearsed with him in advance. As long as Ru Feng made the designated action, Mo Chen would respond with the corresponding words.

This shows that only living people can complete the act of chatting.

"Alright, I'll inform Li Siyi and Xiao Ziming right away and tell them to come to the Regent's Palace often."

The sound of their footsteps faded into the distance until the room fell silent.

The items that were originally unwanted were now being slowly slid across by a pair of rough, large hands...

Each item retained some of the same scent as the rag doll.

Some scents were stronger, some were weaker. Mo Chen identified the source of the scents and carefully examined any that matched the scent of the rag doll.

He could even distinguish between light and dark shades to gauge how long he wanted to play.

A fainter scent usually has a more robust quality, like an abacus or an inkstone, rather than something that can be hidden away like a rag doll.

The items with stronger scents come in all sorts of strange shapes, including books, hairpins, and clothing...

In the silence, Mo Chen mechanically swept over each object, instinctively guessing its purpose, and even bringing it to the rag doll as if to check if his guesses were correct.

The rag doll, of course, cannot speak and therefore cannot answer.

Mo Chen didn't speak either; it was a silent exchange, yet it was incredibly gentle...

After some identification, Mo Chen found the item with the strongest scent that was from the same source as the rag doll, and then hid it away with the rag doll.

If Doctor Mu could see this scene, he would surely exclaim in shock that the puppet controlled by the Gu worms had actually developed preferences and even had the habit of thinking!

He was using the scent of another object to dilute the scent emanating from the doll...

Such actions require deliberation and are beyond the capabilities of a puppet...