Fields of gold

Chapter 641- 645

"There's more! It was thanks to the clue I provided that your Medicine King Valley was able to successfully capture the traitor. Isn't this considered a favor?" Yu Xiaocao had a matter-of-fact expression on her face. Her meaning was very clear—it wasn't an exorbitant demand to request three tokens because she deserved them!

Xu Ziyi couldn't win against her, so he could only suffer silently and agree to give her three tokens. In any case, if he could successfully produce the Healing Panacea, it would be worth it no matter how many tokens he had to give her.

After sending away Xu Ziyi, Yu Xiaocao was so happy that she was about to fly. First of all, Xu Ziyi resolved the biggest concern in her heart. Without Heavenly Teacher Lei misleading the public with rumors, she could go about freely in the northeast with her hidden guards! Furthermore, she had gained three chances to save the lives of her descendants, which was also an unexpected surprise! Ah, if she knew that Young Master Xu was so easy to persuade, she would have asked for a few more tokens.

While taking the traitor back to the valley, Xu Ziyi sneezed and had an ominous premonition in his heart. He should hurry back to the valley because it was too dangerous outside. Who would have thought that a young maiden, who appeared like a little white rabbit, would be a sly fox?

It was now already late spring to early summer. With suitable temperature and pleasant climate, the grassland in the north was a good place for summer vacation. Unfortunately, someone had been anxious for a long time, waiting to go back to marry his wife. For fear of missing the auspicious date, he urged the group to return to the capital as soon as they settled the foreign invasion.

On the way back, Xiaocao rode in her royal princess carriage. One could lie down or sit in the spacious and comfortable carriage, and it could accommodate seven to eight people. He Wanning and Yuan Xueyan had also benefited from this and sat comfortably in the carriage. Compared with their trip to come here, they were so happy now.

When they travelled to the borders, they had to rush over on horseback because a certain little grass had a task on hand. When they settled down each day, their waist and back would ache. They didn't even want to get up in the morning. They had also encountered many setbacks on the way, which let the two pampered noble maidens from the capital experience the feeling of thrill.

The return trip went smoothly. The firearms camp sent a dozen men to escort their caravan out of the borders so that foreign tribes eager to cause trouble would give up on the idea and powerlessly watch as their targets passed the borders.

It was already midsummer when the group arrived in the capital. Yu Xiaocao, Lu Hao, and Ning Donglan entered the palace to report to the emperor. Due to the dangers of this job, Xiaocao was rewarded with a lot of goods to comfort her startled heart. She was also granted a half-month vacation so that she could have a good rest.

When Princess Consort Jing heard about the danger on the road, she called Xiaocao to the prince's estate and held her hands as she carefully examined her from head to toe. After she confirmed that Xiaocao was not hurt, she pulled her into her embrace and said with lingering fear, "How could they assign such a dangerous task to a girl? It's perfectly possible to make the antidote in the capital, and then have someone deliver it to the borders! You must be scared, right? Tomorrow, I'll take you to Chongan Temple and ask the abbot to calm your uneasy and startled heart!"

Allegedly, the Chongan Temple's soul calming mantra was very effective in soothing one's mind and soul. For children who had suffered a fright, many would invite the abbot to chant the soul calming mantra to dispel the fright in the child's heart. Yu Xiaocao really wanted to say that she wasn't a child, and she didn't suffer a fright. However, she couldn't refuse the good intentions of her future mother-in-law and could only go along with her. She would just take it as easing Princess Consort Jing's heart!