Chapter 243: Setting off Back to Qiyang County
Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Setting off Back to Qiyang County
“Thankfully, I was afraid to hear Li’er’s disapproval,” Xiao Yunjing breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s already pretty impressive to have built all this in just a few months,” Gu Qingli spoke honestly. Even with modern machinery, it wouldn’t be as fast as constructing all this in half a year. This showed that Xiao Yunjing had invested a lot of manpower and resources into it.
“It’s passable,” Xiao Yunjing added. “At that time, people from the Secret Sect had joined, and many large rocks were piled up by them during the night. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so fast. Even with the labor we had hired, it would have taken five years to finish it.”
Thinking about the rapid growth of the Secret Sect over the years, it couldn’t be separated from Li’er’s pills.
“Hey, Li’er, can you make a type of pill for those 5,000 elite soldiers that can quickly increase their strength, but is slightly less potent than the ones the Secret Sect members take?”
When Xiao Yunjing thought of the Secret Sect, he couldn’t help but think of those 5,000 elite soldiers. They could also use Li’er’s pills to improve their strength. It would be too slow to rely solely on their own efforts to improve.
“Sure.”
Gu Qingli readily agreed. She understood Xiao Yunjing’s meaning. The 5,000 elite soldiers were selected from the army, and their identities were not like those of the Secret Sect members. The Secret Sect members all had contracts of servitude, and their lives were in Xiao Yunjing’s hands. So he wasn’t afraid that they wouldn’t give their all.
But the 5,000 elite soldiers weren’t like that. Once they stopped fighting, or if they got old or disabled, they might be sent home.
“Then I’ll go into the Space now and check on the children.”
“Sure.” Xiao Yunjing nodded and kissed her on the lips before letting her in.
「Inside the Space, Wuyou and Wuqing were feeding milk to the three little ones.」
Gu Qingli went to have a look before entering the Pharmacy.
「Inside the Pharmacy, Gu Qingli looked again at the two cursed insects.」
It was very strange. These two cursed insects ate nothing and just floated in midair. Not only were they not dead, but they were also thriving and growing larger.
Gu Qingli thought, They’d better not grow into the King of cursed insects.
After watching for a while, Gu Qingli picked up the Classic of Medicine. She remembered that there was a Cultivation Strengthening Pill mentioned inside that was quite suitable for those 5,000 elite soldiers.
The Cultivation Strengthening Pill originally had the effect of consolidating one’s foundation and cultivating vitality. If she replaced common medicinal materials with those from her Space, added a measure of grass jelly, and made it with Spiritual spring water, then after taking it, it would not only consolidate one’s foundation and cultivate vitality but also enhance one’s internal strength.
When Wuyou and Wuqing finished feeding the three little ones, Gu Qingli called them over to prepare to make the pills overnight.
“Miss, are these for the soldiers to take?” Wuyou asked, as she could understand the prescription.
“Yes, Yunjing said that the 5,000 elite soldiers need to improve their strength, so I thought of using this formula. Wuyou, do you have any good suggestions?”
Wuyou thought for a moment and said, “Miss, this medicine’s effect is very good. If we use dragon bone grass instead, it will be absorbed more easily and faster. Miss, how about I make a small batch of each type of pill first, and we can test them?”
“Certainly!” Gu Qingli’s eyes lit up. The most important thing about the pills was their efficacy. If Wuyou’s version was better than hers, she would definitely use Wuyou’s.
Wuyou’s eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. She knew her Miss was never stubborn or unwilling to listen to others’ opinions.
The two of them hurried to the medicinal field to pick the herbs.
Gu Qingli smiled at their retreating figures and prepared the equipment.
About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Wuyou brought out the two types of pills she had made. She gave one of each to Wuqing, preparing to test their effects.
An hour later, the two of them came out, one after the other.
“How is it?” Gu Qingli asked.
“Miss,” Wuqing said, “the pill Wuyou suggested is slightly better than the one from your formula. Its effects are particularly potent, and it’s absorbed very quickly.”
“Really? Wuyou, you’re amazing! You truly are your Miss’s treasure,” Gu Qingli said, pinching Wuyou’s cheek.
Wuyou giggled from the pinch.
“I really can’t bear the thought of you both getting married in the future,” Gu Qingli sighed.
“Miss, we won’t get married in the future,” the two answered in unison.
“Nonsense! If you meet someone who truly cherishes you, don’t miss the opportunity.” Gu Qingli spoke from deep experience. If she had missed Xiao Yunjing back then, would she have this life today, and her three adorable sons?
Both of them nodded. But it would be very difficult to find someone who would treat them like the Young Master treated their Miss. They decided to leave it to fate.
“Miss, let’s start working. It’s getting late,” Wuyou said.
Gu Qingli nodded.
The mistress and her two servants were busy until the three little ones woke up, at which point they stopped.
After taking care of the three little ones, Gu Qingli gave the prepared pills to Xiao Yunjing.
Xiao Yunjing looked at the more than 2,000 pills in his hand, amazed, and asked, “Did you really make all these in one night?”
“Yes. If it weren’t for the boys being noisy, there would have been even more,” Gu Qingli said with a yawn. “Just feeding them, getting them to drink, and bathing them took a full hour.”
“You’ve worked hard.” Xiao Yunjing hugged her and kissed her until she was breathless before letting her go.
“Then I’ll go into the Space and sleep now.”
“Alright, get some good rest. There’s no rush.” Xiao Yunjing gently tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
“Mm-hm.” Gu Qingli lingered in his arms for a while before entering the Space. After washing up, she went to sleep.
「After waking up, they would eat and then continue. Four days later, the mistress and her two servants had made all 6,000 pills.」
“Ah, I can finally get a good night’s sleep,” Gu Qingli said, stretching languidly, her eyes bleary.
“Miss, you should go to bed now.” Wuyou, having packed away the pills, felt her heart ache for her Miss, who had been toiling alongside them. She immediately asked Wuqing to bring their Miss food and water for washing.
“Alright.” Gu Qingli was indeed exhausted. She looked at her two servants with envy. Martial artists truly have excellent stamina. Unfortunately, I don’t have that talent.
Xiao Yunjing had taught her personally, hand over hand, but she’d made absolutely no progress and couldn’t persevere. In the end, that endeavor had failed before it truly began.
After eating, Gu Qingli washed up simply and collapsed onto the bed, falling asleep almost instantly.
Wuqing came in to cover her with a quilt and then took turns resting with Wuyou.
「Meanwhile, Xiao Yunjing and his retinue had arrived at the mouth of a gorge.」
This gorge was very long, stretching for about ten kilometers, with steep slopes covered in dense woods on both sides.
He had Yun No. 20 stop the carriage. Dismounting, he stood at the entrance of the gorge, surveying both sides.
He knew this gorge—Cloud River Gorge. It was an ideal place for an ambush. In his previous life, his soldiers had been ambushed by bandits right here.
His eyes tightened. He wondered how many ambushes were waiting for him this time.
He waved his hand, signaling for the carriages to halt within the woods at the gorge’s entrance. Then, he waited.
He would wait for Gu Qingli to emerge and take the rear carriages into the Space. He intended to personally drive their carriage through Cloud River Gorge. The rear carriages were just a decoy; there was nothing of value inside. Still, he couldn’t bear to sacrifice those horses. They had drunk Spiritual spring water, gained a degree of sentience, and their speed and endurance were comparable to those of prized Ferghana horses. It would be a terrible waste if they died. This time, he had only left five members of the Secret Sect with Gu Xicheng. He had brought the remaining fifty-odd members, including Yun No. 2 and Yun No. 80, with him, though they were all currently concealed.