Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

From the west?

Upon hearing that they came from the west, everyone naturally thought of Chen Jiu Si. Yes, their own lord had gone to West Kunlun, so if he were to return, he would naturally come from the west.

Su Yunjin looked at Yuan Sanjia and said, "Mr. Yuan, are you referring to my husband?"

Yuan Sanjia coughed twice and said, "Whether it is or not, I don't know. I only know that there is a glimmer of hope, only a glimmer of hope!"

When everyone heard Yuan Sanjia emphasize a glimmer of hope, they were taken aback. They then exchanged glances, understanding what he meant. In other words, this glimmer of hope might appear, or it might not; it was a very small probability.

So it's a hope, not a guarantee.

Yuan Sanjia then looked at Zhao Ya and asked, "Princess, how is the city wall defense going?"

The princess said, "Mr. Yuan, rest assured, the city walls have been fully reinforced, and our arsenal has been operating non-stop for many days, producing enough gunpowder for us to fight a large-scale siege!"

"There are no problems with the soldiers either. Zhang Dingbian has been put in charge of military affairs. Don't you trust Zhang Dingbian's military capabilities?"

"Dingbian is indeed a tiger general. He commands these 100,000 troops as if they were his own arms. I really don't know where Jiu Si found such a talented commander."

As he spoke, Yuan Sanjia coughed twice and said, "Alright, we've done what we should do. As for the rest, let fate decide. As for my injury, it's nothing serious. I'll use a secret technique to keep this life going. If a glimmer of hope appears tomorrow, then it's my destiny to survive. If I die, I can't blame anyone else."

After saying this, Yuan Sanjia closed his eyes and said, "Go, go."

Yuan Sanjia waved for everyone to leave, and Su Yunjin looked at Yuan Sanjia one last time and said, "Master, please get some rest."

A group of people left the house and went outside. Su Yunjin looked at the people around her and said, "Everyone, tomorrow is the day we fight to the death. I don't know much about fighting, but I have experienced life and death more than once or twice. So tomorrow I will put on my armor and climb the city wall to live and die with the soldiers and wait for the Lord to return."

"I believe Master Yuan's divination is correct. He said there is a glimmer of hope, and there is definitely a glimmer of hope. So everyone, hold on! If the city doesn't fall tomorrow, then Huangzhou Prefecture will have survived!"

Su Yunjin looked at everyone in the room and said, "I am a woman and I am not as knowledgeable about military affairs as the princess, so there are many things I do not understand about military matters. However, I do know that although our Huangzhou Prefecture is facing a difficult resistance, we are united as one."

"The people are of one mind with us. As long as we persevere, victory will ultimately be ours!"

After Su Yunjin finished speaking, Ni Wenjun, Zhao Ya, Chen Xiaohu and other generals looked at her and nodded in agreement: "What Madam says is true."

Su Yunjin said, "We've been through enough over the years, and we've overcome all the hardships. I don't believe we can't get through this one."

"Therefore, everyone!"

Su Yunjin said, "Tomorrow I will climb the city wall with you all. I will beat the drums to cheer on the army and wait for my husband's return."

"If the city falls tomorrow, I will live and die with you all!"

Su Yunjin spoke, displaying the aura of the mistress of Huangzhou Prefecture. Sensing Su Yunjin's aura, everyone fell silent, their faces showing grim determination. Since things had come to this, there was nothing more to say but a battle.

The group then returned. Chen Xiaohu and Ni Wenjun went back to the city wall to inspect the city's defenses.

When Su Yunjin and the others returned home, the Chen family was also very tense. At this time, Zhao Ya found Su Yunjin and said, "Sister Su, you should not go to the city wall tomorrow. Master Yuan is seriously injured and his strength is greatly affected. I don't know how long he can hold off those three experts at the fourth level of the Fusion God Realm."

"As for the turning point he mentioned coming from the West, you know that fortune tellers never predict for themselves. This time, his prediction might not be accurate!"

Zhao Ya spoke up, and Su Yunjin looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Princess, do you mean I shouldn't go tomorrow?"

Zhao Ya said, "I can see how much my husband loves you. If something happens to you, it will be a huge blow to him. So for my husband's sake, you shouldn't go up to the city wall tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin glanced at Zhao Ya, then shook her head and said, "No, I'm going tomorrow. I'm going for my husband."

“Today, Huangzhou Prefecture is facing such a critical moment of survival. Everyone knows that I am the mistress of the prefecture. If I do not go, the morale of the army will surely collapse. What might have been able to hold out for an hour will become half an hour. Who knows, my husband might return in that half hour.”

"How can I face my husband then?"

"Therefore, I must climb the city wall tomorrow to cheer on the men of Huangzhou Prefecture and tell them that the lord of Huangzhou Prefecture has not fled, and we still have a chance to win!"

"Only in this way can everyone work together with one heart and one mind to achieve victory."

Su Yunjin spoke up, and Zhao Ya looked at Su Yunjin and said, "What if something happens to you?"

Su Yunjin said, "I have already asked Sister Huang to take the two children and Chen Chun and the others to hide in the tunnel. They will escape when the city falls tomorrow, which will also leave blood and flesh for my husband. As for me?"

Su Yunjin looked at Zhao Ya and said, "I was originally the daughter of a down-on-his-luck scholar, born in the countryside. I was destined for a miserable life, but then I met my husband, who led me all the way to my current high position, where I enjoy the wonderful things I never dared to dream of before."

"Since I have enjoyed the good things my husband has brought me, I should bear the corresponding responsibilities. With a great battle imminent and my husband absent, I, as the mistress of the house, should shoulder the heavy responsibility of Huangzhou Prefecture. If I run away today, who will be willing to risk their lives for Huangzhou Prefecture!"

"Therefore, everyone in Huangzhou Prefecture can escape, but I, the mistress of the house, cannot escape, and I cannot retreat even a single step!"

"But……"

Zhao Ya wanted to persuade her further, but for a moment she didn't know how to do it.

But just then a voice rang out: "Ya Ya, don't try to persuade her anymore. Yun Jin is right. Husband and wife are one. Wherever I am, she should be there too!"

Ah!
Upon hearing the voice, Su Yunjin and Zhao Ya both widened their eyes and looked sharply in the direction of the sound. They then saw a figure standing there with a smile on his face, looking at the two who were talking.

Behind that figure was an old man, who was gnawing on a leg of lamb.

"Husband!"

When Su Yunjin saw the person, her voice trembled. Yes, the person was Chen Jie, Chen Jiu Si.

Chen Jie then looked at Su Yunjin. He had listened carefully to her conversation with Zhao Ya and was deeply moved.

He and the Grand Elder had actually been back for some time. The two of them had been traveling day and night from Kunlun. Their two horses died of exhaustion along the way, but they did not stop. In the latter half of the journey, they traveled directly using their lightness skills. Even for two fourth-level Fusion God experts, traveling thousands of miles was somewhat exhausting.

Therefore, as soon as they returned, the two went straight into the Chen family's kitchen to steal food. They had just come out when they encountered Su Yunjin and Zhao Ya talking.

That's how they ended up eavesdropping earlier. Su Yunjin looked at Chen Jie with excitement on her face. Chen Jie stepped forward and gently embraced her. She had been under immense pressure these past few days, and Chen Jie knew the pressure she was under, which was why he embraced her.

Su Yunjin couldn't hold back any longer, and tears streamed down her face like a burst dam.

Chen Jie gently patted Su Yunjin's back to comfort her and help her relax.

The two didn't say much at this moment; after being married for many years, they had developed their own tacit understanding.

Zhao Ya watched from the sidelines, envious of the relationship between Chen Jie and Su Yunjin, but she also knew that she could never replace Su Yunjin.

Su Yunjin hugged Chen Jie for a while. Chen Jie's embrace was warm and comfortable, and she wanted to keep hugging him like that forever, but she still took the initiative to let go of Chen Jie.

Her husband wasn't just hers; she couldn't be so selfish as to keep him all to herself.

“My husband, the princess has been so worried about you these past few days that she hasn’t been able to sleep.”

Chen Jie then turned to look at Zhao Ya, who was still in military uniform with bloodstains on her face. Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Ya Ya, thank you for your hard work."

Zhao Ya didn't say anything, but stepped forward and hugged Chen Jie.

She is also Chen Jie's wife, and she has the right to embrace her husband.

And so she embraced Chen Jie.

"I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime!"

Zhao Ya said to Chen Jie, who replied, "How could that be? We're going to grow old together!"

Zhao Ya stopped talking after hearing this and just kept holding him. Chen Jie didn't urge her. After a while, Chen Jie felt that the person in his arms was no longer moving. Chen Jie was a little curious and looked to find that Zhao Ya had actually fallen asleep.

After several days of continuous battles, Zhao Ya hadn't dared to close her eyes. In addition, she was pregnant, and she was extremely exhausted. So she fell asleep in Chen Jie's arms.

Chen Jie glanced at Zhao Ya, who was sleeping in his arms, but did not wake her. Instead, he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom.

After finishing all this, Chen Jie looked at Elder Li Dao and said, "Elder, the journey is tiring and the battle should be tomorrow. You should rest well tonight."

Upon hearing this, the elder said, "Alright, arrange a room for me."

Chen Jie said, "Yun Jin, go find Chen Chun to find a superior room for the Grand Elder."

"it is good."

Su Yunjin did not inquire about the Grand Elder's background. Since he could return with Chen Jie, he must be a friend rather than an enemy, so she did not ask any further questions. She went directly to Chen Chun and asked him to prepare a superior room for their distinguished guest.

Chen Chun wanted to ask more questions, but Su Yunjin had not received any news that Chen Jie was going to spread the word about his return, so she vaguely said that Ni Wenjun had found a martial arts master to help Huangzhou Prefecture out of its predicament.

Upon hearing this, Chen Chun immediately nodded and said, "Those who can still come to my Huangzhou Prefecture now are all true friends of Huangzhou Prefecture. Madam, rest assured, I will never neglect them."

Chen Jie had made arrangements for the Grand Elder, but he couldn't rest. Huangzhou Prefecture was currently in a state of leaderlessness, which was the easiest place for trouble to occur. Therefore, he couldn't keep his return a secret from them.

However, it cannot be spread too widely, otherwise the enemy will find out, making it difficult to catch them off guard.

Therefore, the message should be relayed back on a small scale, only letting the higher-ups in Huangzhou Prefecture know that I have returned.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie immediately summoned his trusted confidants and notified all the army's deputy commanders Chen Xiaohu and Ni Wenjun, the commander-in-chief of the Beggars' Army and the battlefield commander-in-chief Zhang Dingbian, the commander-in-chief of the Hubei Road Swift Infantry Zhou Chu, the prime minister of Huangzhou Prefecture Hu Weiyong, the supervisor of the Hubei Road Wu Hong, the commander-in-chief of the Azure Dragon Army Jin Yanzi, the commander-in-chief of the Vermilion Bird Army Wu Daojun, the commander-in-chief of the Buddhist Army Ding Pulang, Ou Puxiang, and other key military personnel to gather in the conference room of Chen's residence.

Chen Jie then turned around and went to Yuan Sanjia's room where he was recuperating.

Yuan Sanjia was lying on the bed, his face deathly pale, with a wisp of black energy even moving across his face. He was desperately using his internal energy to resist the terrifying poison gas attacking his body.

At that moment, he didn't even notice someone entering his room. Chen Jie didn't hide himself at all; a normal person could have spotted him, but Yuan Sanjia didn't react.

This shows that Yuan Sanjia had already been poisoned and was no longer in his right mind.

Seeing Yuan Sanjia like this, Chen Jie was also quite moved. The way the two met was quite magical. Back in Mianshui County, Chen Jie actually mistook him for one of the so-called Thirteen Protectors of Mianshui County, a blind fortune teller.

Later I learned that he was Yuan Sanjia, the third best in the land, and no one, not even one of the Thirteen Protectors, was worthy to carry his shoes.

Since then, the two have met many times, and Yuan Sanjia has saved Chen Jie many times. It can be said that Yuan Sanjia is an elder who has always supported Chen Jie. Today, seeing him lying in bed in such pain, Chen Jie felt a mix of emotions.

At this moment, Chen Jie slowly came up to him and then gently grasped Yuan Sanjia's somewhat thin arm.

Following this, the life force of the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomena Technique was slowly channeled into Yuan Sanjia's body.

As the life force entered, Yuan Sanjia felt much lighter. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and saw Chen Jiu Si looking at him.

Yuan Sanjia saw a slight smile finally appear on Chen Jie's face: "Hehe, my divination was accurate again!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Yuan Sanjia and said, "Master Yuan, when have you ever forbidden it?"

Then Chen Jie said, "Master, don't speak yet. This poison is interesting. Let me help you detoxify first."

Yuan Sanjia said, "Don't waste your energy. There is no cure for this poison. It is the poison of the Yamata no Orochi from Fusang, which is the Xiangliu poison recorded in our ancient books."

Xiang Liu?

Chen Jie was taken aback. This poison was related to Xiang Liu?
Yuan Sanjia said, "Xiang Liu has a human face and a snake body, with nine heads that cause trouble. He was once a minister of the water god Gonggong. After his defeat, he hid in the Great Swamp. Later, when Yu the Great was controlling the floods, he came out and caused trouble in one area. Yu the Great cut off one of his heads. Later, he escaped into the water and fled along the rivers and seas to Fusang, where he became the eight-headed serpent."

"This poison is the Xiangliu poison, extremely potent. I'm afraid there's no cure in the world. My life is probably coming to an end."

Yuan Sanjia sighed. Upon hearing this, Chen Jie frowned slightly and said, "There are still incurable poisons in this world. I don't believe it. I'll try!" (End of Chapter)