Spring arrives and the land smiles

After a night of travel, everyone was exhausted, and it wasn't until late morning that Qingyan finally allowed the team to set off.

"Has your injury healed?" Because Luo Qing's internal strength was damaged, Qing Yan naturally did not want him to use force. However, there was still half a day's journey to Hua County. Last night, the Lady of Yong'an Marquis did not succeed. There might be a second wave today, and this second wave might not be so easy to deal with.

"I slept for two days and I'm all better now." After waking up, Luo circulated his energy through twelve small cycles, and his meridians were clear and his internal energy was abundant. He was no longer in any serious condition.

"If, if you encounter a master, will you get hurt?" Qingyan knew that Luo Qing would not stand idly by as the road ahead was fraught with danger.

Qingyan's concern put Luo Qing in a good mood, and she couldn't help but want to tease her: "Qingqing, are you asking whether you're protecting yourself or protecting you?"

Asking that question clearly meant he wasn't going to tell the truth. Would Luo Qing really abandon her to protect himself? Qing Yan turned her face away and stopped talking to him.

Seeing how easily he was teased, Luo Qing could only sigh and say, "If Marquis Yong'an were to make a move, it would surely be a fierce battle. I can't guarantee that I can keep that boy here."

Qingyan recalled that when the Seven Colors Sect assassins came to kill her, Lan Zhen was guarding her tent, while Luo Qing was outside the tent. Lan Zhen seemed to have great trust in Luo Qing's skills.

Qingyan had witnessed Lan Zhen's skills firsthand, and Luo Qing, whom even Lan Zhen trusted, must be equally skilled. However, Luo Qing said that he wasn't confident even if Marquis Yong'an were to take action, which suggests there might be more to the story.

"Do you know something?" Qingyan asked.

Luo Qing: "Before we set off, Cao Yu and Cao Da arrived."

Cao Yu and Cao Da are Lan Zhen's personal guards, so they must have come to inform Luo Qing because there was something going on.

Luo Qing continued, "Lan Zhen discovered that Marquis Yong'an sent five elite soldiers here the night before last."

Qingyan's guess was correct; if Marquis Yong'an were to make a move, her chances of winning would be much lower.

Luo Qing: "These five are all elite warriors who can take on a hundred men each. The leader is called Night Owl, who is said to have been on the wanted list for five years."

"Holy crap, the Marquis of Yong'an has really gone all out," Qing thought to himself.

Unexpectedly, she lost the chips she had just acquired, and even lost 400 milliliters of blood. Qingyan felt immediately deflated.

“The Marquis of Yong’an will certainly not dare to touch us, but we will also lose the initiative. Without the leverage to threaten the Marquis of Yong’an, Ning Yuan and Yun Xuan will face even greater pressure from the Prince of Jin in the capital.”

"Don't worry, Qingqing," Luo Qing comforted her. "If this is a bargaining chip, it's a bargaining chip no matter where it is. This boy isn't an inanimate object, Qingqing, don't you agree?"

A single word awakened her from her dream, and Qingyan suddenly understood.

Just then, Zhui'er came to report: the boy had suddenly fainted.

Qingyan led Luoqing to take the boy's pulse. Luoqing's fingers lingered on the boy's pulse for a long time before letting go.

"Is there anything wrong?" Qingyan's heart sank. This young man had been saved by receiving blood transfusions from himself and internal energy from Luo Qing. If anything were to happen to him, it would be his fate, and it would be a calamity in Qingyan's destiny.

Luo Qing shook her head.

"Is there no hope?" Qingyan felt unwilling to give up.

Luo Qing shook her head again.

"Is there still hope?" Qingyan's hope was rekindled.

Luo Qing shook her head again.

Qingyan was completely dumbfounded.

"what happened?"

"The poison in his body has been neutralized, his body has recovered very well, and the aftereffects of excessive blood loss have also been greatly alleviated," Luo Qing said.

"Then why do you keep shaking your head?" Qingyan couldn't understand.

"It's a miracle that this young man recovered so quickly. When I took his pulse just now, I found that he has a special constitution. It seems that someone placed a restriction on his body to protect him, which is why he fell into a coma. This level of coma is actually the body's self-repair process, but the restriction is a double-edged sword. Although the recovery is fast, it cannot make a person wake up from the coma on their own," Luo Qing explained.

"Is there a solution?" Qingyan asked.

Luo Qing shook her head.

Even the Immortal Physician's chief disciple couldn't find a solution, so the person who placed the restriction must be a very important figure. Therefore, risking one's life to save this boy seems to have been the right gamble. Qingyan thought to herself.

Since the boy was temporarily unharmed, Qingyan instructed Siyou, Siwu, and Zhuier to take good care of him, and then she and Luoqing returned to the carriage.

Having previously interacted with the boy, I felt he was a grateful person. I originally intended to use the life-saving grace as a bargaining chip to make him work for us and become a hindrance to Marquis Yong'an. Now that he is unconscious, if Luo Qing can find a solution, then we will have enough leverage to negotiate with Marquis Yong'an.

"Does Qingqing want to lift this restriction?" Luo Qing asked thoughtfully.

Qingyan nodded. Luo Qing was intelligent and must have already seen through her thoughts.

"I will write a letter to my master and uncle; perhaps there will be a solution," Luo Qing said.

Oh right, how could we forget the two reclusive masters in Immortal Doctor Valley? Qingyan was immediately delighted and had someone prepare writing materials for Luo Qing, and she ground ink for him herself.

Luo Qing's handwriting was neat and elegant, just like his appearance. After the letter was written, Qing Yan ordered a reliable servant to deliver it to the Valley of Immortal Physicians.

"It will take about three or four days to travel from here to Immortal Doctor Valley. By then, we will have arrived in Jinzhou and will be facing Marquis Yong'an directly," Qingyan said.

Luo Qing: "Are you scared, Qingqing?"

Qingyan smiled and said, "With the Butterfly Flower Prince of Immortal Doctor Valley and His Highness Prince Zhao of Southern Xia Kingdom accompanying me, what do I have to be afraid of?"

"Moreover, Ningyuan and Yunxuan are in the capital to share the Emperor's burdens, so I feel I can sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor." Qingyan chuckled.

With such a bright and unguarded smile, Luo Qing couldn't help but reach out and stroke Qing Yan's face: "Qing Qing has finally learned to hide behind a man."

“That’s right,” Qingyan said, feigning a thick skin. “My consorts are all outstanding individuals, so I don’t need to worry about them. I can just relax.”

"What does 'lying flat' mean?" Luo Qing asked with a smile.

"It means you can just lie there and live a peaceful and carefree life." Qingyan made up a story, but it fit the scene perfectly.

Luo Qing: "Okay, Qingqing, just lie down."

This incident has brought things to a head. From now on, Qingyan and the other princes share both glory and loss, and they will be completely open and trusting with each other.

When the group reached Shili Pavilion outside Huaxian County, a group of people came to snatch them away.

Qingyan instructed everyone to fight back with all their might without risking their lives, so as not to arouse the suspicion of Marquis Yong'an.

Unexpectedly, the men sent by the Marquis of Yong'an were also incompetent and failed to break through the encirclement, resulting in a stalemate.

"Luo Qing, how are you?" This time, Qing Yan disregarded Luo Qing's objections and stood guard outside the boy's carriage with her sword drawn.

Luo Qing didn't care much about the minor scratch on his left arm. Qing Yan tore off her own inner skirt to tie the wound and stop the bleeding.

"It's alright." Luo Qing raised her sword to her side, ready to attack any enemy that charged at her.

"Maybe we should just forget about it. We won't lose anything by letting them take it anyway," Qingyan whispered.

“The more fiercely we resist now, the more wary Marquis Yong’an will be, and the more important the young man will be as a bargaining chip,” Luo Qing insisted.

Qingyan: "But,"

Luo Qing: "No buts. You hide inside, I'll handle it."

Luo Qing pushed Qingyan into the carriage, drew her sword, and repelled another enemy attack. Fortunately, she was not injured this time.

After about another quarter of an hour, Marquis Yong'an, Shao Feng, appeared.