During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Qin Shuangshuang then gave a vague explanation, saying, "Yesterday, because we barely had any medicine left, I rushed back up the mountain to gather more. You have no idea how many times I searched through those snowdrifts."

I've only managed to gather a little bit of medicinal herbs to brew medicine for you, so please don't be too touched.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuangshuang, surprisingly possessing some conscience, wore a look of disbelief mixed with amusement. "All the things you requested have been prepared for you. Take them when I'm ready."

If I don't wake up tomorrow, you just wait and see; I will make sure my soldiers don't let you go, and your life will surely remain in my army.

Qin Shuangshuang quickly replied, "Then you've miscalculated. This time I'm absolutely confident."

Looking at his confident face, Tie still couldn't believe it.

When Qin Shuangshuang woke up again the next day, the attendant who had been guarding You Tie hurriedly relayed a message to her, saying, "Miss Qin, our Khan wants you to come over."

Qin Shuangshuang thought that Tie had woken up, so it seemed that her medicine had worked.

He then followed his attendants into the tent.

Before leaving, he asked his attendant, "Why haven't I seen Lu Jun? Where is he?"

The attendant turned around and said, "You don't know this, do you? These days, your little follower comes every morning and leaves early in the morning. I don't know where he goes."

Qin Shuangshuang asked curiously, "Didn't he tell you?"

The attendant shook his head and said to her, "How dare I ask where you high-ranking officials and nobles have gone?"

The attendant made a joking remark, and Qin Shuangshuang didn't think much of it, so she followed him back to the tent.

Upon entering, I saw that the person was already lying on the sickbed, flipping through the book in their hand.

Qin Shuangshuang then stepped forward and said to Ju Tie opposite her, "Great Khan, how is it? I didn't lie to you, did I? You've completely recovered today."

I wonder, who won this bet, you or me?

Tie put down the book in his hand, raised the corner of his mouth, and said, "Your skills are really not bad, little girl. It seems that you really are our savior."

Qin Shuangshuang said directly, "Then we need to move all the things we asked for today, as previously requested. Is that alright?"

Thinking of Qin Shuangshuang's straightforwardness, Tie laughed and said, "Don't worry, besides those things, I also want to give you something else."

Qin Shuangshuang was curious about something.

Just then, the other party clapped their hands, and a maid came over carrying a brocade box.

Qin Shuangshuang looked at it, but couldn't understand.

At this moment, Tie gestured with his eyes, "Open that brocade box and take a look."

Curious, Qin Shuangshuang opened it and saw a ring made of red gemstone inside.

The attendant then became quite alarmed and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "It seems our Khan completely trusts you. This ring represents the symbol of royalty in our tribe. With such an item, everyone in our tribe will respect you."

And they can travel to every part of our Waler tribe.

Qin Shuangshuang thought about it and realized that this was like a pass token, allowing her to come and go as she pleased. She happily accepted it and said to him, "Thank you very much."

Tie shook his head. "I should be thanking you properly. If it weren't for you, I probably would have woken up today. However, I apologize for any offense I may have caused before coming here."

Qin Shuangshuang raised her eyebrows and said directly, "No need to thank me, but please consider that the war between the two armies has already caused great suffering to many people. I think it would be better for you to go back to your own tribe as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the attendants were astonished that Qin Shuangshuang dared to speak ill of the ruler of their Waler tribe.

The attendant quickly gestured for Qin Shuangshuang to shut up, warning her to be careful.

Qin Shuangshuang didn't pay much attention, but seeing how brave and resourceful she was, Tie said to her directly, "It's not that we want to attack you, but there are too many people in your court who have gone too far."

They sent soldiers to harass us around the area. We don't know why. We hadn't done anything wrong; we just wanted to live our lives peacefully in our own country. But unexpectedly, some of your people have been harassing our people so incessantly.

How could we possibly ignore it? We had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. But I didn't expect your eastern region to be so easy to attack. I've already reached this place in just two months. This makes me wonder if there's a traitor in your court that we've sent to make it so easy for us to attack this place.

However, I've heard that in several other places around you, the surrounding princes are also waiting for an opportunity to make their move. In short, you should all be careful.

"If it weren't for this cold weather that has dampened the morale of our army, and if I hadn't promised you that I wouldn't invade your Central Plains again for five years, we would have returned so easily."

Qin Shuangshuang thought about it and realized that it was ultimately related to the inaction of the imperial court.

Family scandals should not be aired in public, much less discussed.

Qin Shuangshuang simply replied politely, "Then you should go back early. I also need to take stock of my treasures."

After Qin Shuangshuang left, she hid the ring in her sleeve.

Watching the soldiers walking around, but still not seeing Lu Jun, who would have been by his side as his bodyguard before.

But this time, he was nowhere to be seen, while there were plenty of other people around.

Qin Shuangshuang was thinking, based on what the attendant had just said, Lu Jun had been acting suspiciously lately, so where exactly had he gone?

Qin Shuangshuang shook her head. "I don't want to think about him anymore."

She called over a few soldiers nearby and said, "Excuse me, everyone, come with me to move some things."

The soldiers nodded hurriedly and said to her, "Don't worry, our Khan has already made preparations for us. We'll take you there now."

Qin Shuangshuang then followed them to the warehouse where the treasures were stored.

Qin Shuangshuang looked at many treasures, most of which were the cloths looted from the Central Plains, as well as many other treasures from the Central Plains.

Qin Shuangshuang thought that since she was the savior of their Khan, she might as well make them move all the things that belonged to the Central Plains.

But thinking that the other party would definitely not agree, Qin Shuangshuang quickly took advantage of their unpreparedness to fill her space with a lot of gold bars and jewelry from before. Then, she had the elite soldiers she brought from her own military camp carry all of these things away.

Afterwards, Qin Shuangshuang led her elite soldiers onto a carriage, along with more than twenty women and children, and rode away.

When the news arrived, panting, from a soldier, Yu Zitie simply raised his hand and gestured, "That's enough. Since she saved so many of our lives, I won't hold it against her anymore. Those things were taken from the hands of those Central Plains people anyway."

"Now we're just returning it to them."

Everyone agreed that this made sense. After thinking it over, Tie asked his attendant, "What exactly is Lu Jun's identity? That jade pendant he always wears is no ordinary item. Could it be..."

The attendant nodded with a knowing smile and said, "It is exactly as you guessed, the nephew of the Grand Marshal of the Central Plains Army."

With a slight smirk, Tie Yiting placed the book he was holding on the table, his gaze meaningful. "So that's how it is. This nobody has returned. The landscape of the Central Plains is probably about to change."