Chapter 1268: Chapter 769: Meeting An Ji (Part 1)

The leader looked at the items they retrieved and clearly smiled.

Obviously, they had quite a good haul this time.

During the chaos of war, many people have profited from the conflict.

Using their positions to exploit the common people is nothing new!

"Now, rebels are everywhere. Don’t run around. If you get killed by the rebels, you deserve it! Hurry back!" the platoon leader threw down a sentence.

He left gallantly with his cavalry.

An Youyou watched the cavalry leave, feeling a lingering fear.

She knew very well that the reason they could leave peacefully from the soldiers was because of the money they had on them. But now it’s all been seized, and if they encounter other "robbing" soldiers, they won’t have money to pay, and the consequences are unimaginable.

An Youyou made a swift decision, "We can’t walk openly on the streets of Phoenix City anymore. If we encounter the next group of soldiers and can’t produce money, we have no idea what will happen to us."

The Imperial Physician also thought this young eunuch made a good point. He said, "We definitely can’t ride the carriage anymore; it’s too conspicuous."

"Right." An Youyou nodded, adding, "Moreover, there are seven of us now. The more people, the more suspicion we draw. It’s best to go separately. Two people in a group, meeting at the General Mansion."

The Imperial Physician hesitated.

Two people in a group means he would only have one guard to protect him.

Coming to war-torn Cang Kingdom, the Imperial Physician was still somewhat afraid; with fewer people protecting him, he felt even more nervous.

"It’s best to make our clothes dirty and messy, to avoid drawing the soldiers’ attention." An Youyou didn’t care about the Imperial Physician’s mood and said, "Clearly, many soldiers want to profiteer off the people during the chaos. The more prominent we are, the easier we become targets for the soldiers."

The Imperial Physician knew this young eunuch made a good point.

After thinking about it, he eventually agreed, "Then let’s do it."

An Youyou didn’t delay, randomly picked one Imperial Guard, and separated from the Imperial Physician.

They walked to the General Mansion on foot.

The General Mansion is located at the center of South City in Phoenix City.

And they entered the city from the Northern City side, so they still had a long distance to walk to reach South City’s center.

Walking on foot would take at least an hour.

An Youyou maintained her composure, leading the guard as they briskly walked ahead.

They indeed encountered many soldiers passing by.

Because of their ragged attire, they didn’t attract any attention from the soldiers, only occasionally did one or two ask them their reasons for being on the street, and after answering smoothly, they were let go.

After much effort, they finally arrived at the General Mansion.

Outside the General Mansion, soldiers were stationed everywhere inside and out.

Now, with the civil war initiated by the Cang Kingdom’s emperor and An Ji, Great General Yuan Kai stood on An Ji’s side, holding military power in opposition to the emperor’s own forces. At this critical moment, neither side dared to act rashly.

An Youyou asked the guard to notify the defense troops first.

At this crucial time in the war, both sides were on extremely high alert, fearing spies from the opponent.

The guard negotiated for a while, and the defense seemed to report.

Soon after.

A person who seemed to be a housekeeper came out.

The housekeeper glanced at the guard and inquired for a while.

Only then did the guard quickly call An Youyou over.

"Are you the Imperial Physicians from Daxuan Kingdom?" the housekeeper looked at An Youyou and frowned as he asked.

Isn’t it said Imperial Physicians are usually older? This young fellow seems obviously so youthful.

An Youyou quickly replied, naturally using a disguised male voice, "Sir, you should know that Daxuan Kingdom has excellent medical skills, especially the Empress Dowager of Daxuan Kingdom, who is considered a living Hua Tuo. She has trained many young talented doctors in Daxuan. Please rest assured, sir."

The housekeeper couldn’t help but scrutinize the person in front of him again.

It’s not that he distrusted them, but caution is necessary in everything. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

During this time, their leader’s injuries were severe, but the news had been kept hidden, fearing that if the emperor found out, he would immediately raise an army, and without their leader, morale would inevitably fall.

Therefore, they sent people to take the message to Daxuan Kingdom, hoping Daxuan could send a skilled doctor to treat their leader.

"How can you prove your identity?" the housekeeper asked again.

"Sir, on our way from Daxuan Kingdom to Cang Kingdom, many Cang Kingdom soldiers questioned us. To avoid exposing our identity, naturally, we discarded all items proving our identity. Now, sir, it’s hard to make you believe, but we have indeed come from Daxuan to treat your leader."

The housekeeper still looked on with scrutiny.

Unable to prove their identity, he found it hard to really decide to let them in.

"That’s it." An Youyou suddenly remembered something, "Your leader has another name, An Ji, doesn’t he?"

The housekeeper frowned, apparently unaware of the name.

"Ask your leader, and you will know the truth."

The housekeeper hesitated, asked them to wait outside a while, then hurriedly left.

An Youyou and the guard waited outside for a while.

Half an incense stick’s time passed.

The housekeeper came out.

Seeing An Youyou and the guard still calm and unflustered, without any panic.

With his years of experience observing people, he indeed couldn’t see anything unusual in these two.

In fact.

When he turned away, he didn’t go to their leader for confirmation, the leader, due to fever, had been in a coma, unable to communicate normally, and he left only to observe whether these two would show any panic.

Moreover, he didn’t know the leader had another name. The leader never mentioned it, and believed others didn’t know either, but having hidden in Daxuan Kingdom for so long, naturally, the leader would want to conceal his identity.

So, just on the basis of what the opponent said, he was actually half convinced.

Seeing their calm expressions now, he seemed to have no further doubts.

The housekeeper appeared much more respectful, "You two have had a hard journey, please this way."

An Youyou breathed a secret sigh of relief.

In reality, she wasn’t as composed as she appeared.

She was also afraid of being turned away due to being unable to provide any proof...

She held her breath, led by the housekeeper, she and the guard entered the General Mansion.

The General Mansion was vast.

Yet now, it was filled mostly with guards.

They were everywhere.

Compared to the guards outside, those inside were just as numerous.

An Youyou turned several corridors before finally seeing an open door.

Her heartbeat accelerated, flustered.

Two months without seeing An Ji, she didn’t know how An Ji’s injuries were now, at what stage they were...

As long as he’s not dead, she could certainly save him.

Inside the room were many people, including numerous doctors, servants, and maids.

At that moment, there was a man standing.

About forty years old, tall and strong, with a worried expression, speaking with a tone of aggression, "You incompetent people, it’s been half a month since Du Zhimiao first got injured, he could barely sustain himself at first, now he’s been in a coma for three days and nights, and still can’t develop the antidote?!"

All the doctors were frightened and trembling.

Kneeling on the floor, not daring to speak.

"I’ll give you one last day, if you can’t develop the antidote by today, I’ll chop off your heads!" The man threw down a sentence and turned to leave.

Turning around, he saw An Youyou and the others, squinting sharply, "Who are you?"

"Reporting to General Yuan, Daxuan’s Imperial Physicians have arrived," the housekeeper respectfully said.

"Just this scrawny fellow? Can he heal?!" Yuan Kai showed a moment of delight but was clearly uneasy about the young, inexperienced-looking An Youyou!

"General, whether I can heal, we’ll only know by treating, not by judging appearances." An Youyou respectfully but firmly replied.

"A dead horse as a living horse doctor, hurry!" Yuan Kai rudely instructed.

"Yes."

An Youyou quickly walked to the bedside and finally saw the frail, sickly An Ji!