I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Seeing this, Lin Yi was not to be outdone and said, "I also have nowhere to go lately, and I'd like to find a job by your side. What do you think, Yue'er?"

Xiao Yue: "..."

Is this a double surprise?

Lin Yi actually took the initiative to ask to be by her side, and Xiao Yue was so happy that she was completely overjoyed. For a moment, she didn't know what position to give Lin Yi.

"Master, what do you want?"

Xiao Yue decided to let him choose for himself, and even if Lin Yi wanted to be the leader, she would let Lin Yi be the leader.

Lin Yi thought for a moment, then stared at Lu Yuanhua for a long time, making Lu Yuanhua think that Lin Yi wanted to compete with him for the position of strategist. Unexpectedly, Lin Yi said, "I don't have any special skills. How about I maintain order for you for now?"

"Isn't this a huge waste of talent?"

Xiao Yue felt that Lin Yi was more than capable of being a strategist, but it would be a waste to put him in charge of security matters.

“I may not be considered a great talent, but managing public order is no small task. Chang’an has just experienced chaos and is in dire need of maintaining order, which is exactly what I am good at.”

Seeing Lin Yi's words, Xiao Yue had no choice but to agree. However, she still used a little trick in the appointment, appointing Lin Yi as the commander of the personal guard.

In other words, although Lin Yi was in charge of public security, he was also the commander of her personal guards.

Of the three first-rank officials in the room, two were already willing to work for Xiao Yue. Song Yun wondered to himself whether he should also express his opinion on the remaining one.

But before he could speak, Lu Yuanhua said, "My lord, I would like to recommend a virtuous and capable person for you."

Xiao Yue is currently in the early stages of starting her business and is in dire need of talent, so she quickly asked, "Which capable person is it, strategist, please speak."

“It is indeed my old friend, Mr. Songyun.”

Song Yun: "..."

Lao Lu, is this how you take credit for me?

While everyone was discussing national affairs in the study upstairs, Gu Tinglan was treating Hua Nianrou in a secret room downstairs.

Last night, Hua Nianrou was brought back by Xiao Yue, and Gu Tinglan noticed that she was not in good condition. While Lu Yuanhua and Song Yun were talking to Xiao Yue, Gu Tinglan went to visit Hua Nianrou.

Gu Tingxuan never expected to see Hua Nianrou again in this place, and he never expected that Hua Nianrou was actually the disciple of his master's old friend.

This is truly a case of a match made in heaven!

He was daydreaming about his wonderful future when Gu Tinglan's words jolted him awake.

"Judging from your pulse, you have at most three months to live."

Hua Nianrou readily accepted the answer, but Gu Tingxuan became very anxious and asked, "What's going on?"

He couldn't understand how the disciple of a virtuous and accomplished person could have fallen to such a state.

Gu Tinglan didn't say anything, but with her keen intellect and gentle touch, she immediately sensed the Yin Sha poison in Hua Nianrou's body upon feeling her pulse. The poisoning was severe, indicating that Hua Nianrou had been affected by the Yin Sha poison for a long time.

Ordinary people will soon sense the influence of Yin energy. For someone like Hua Nianrou, who has had Yin energy in her body for a long time, it must be voluntary.

Either he practices heretical techniques, or...

The former can be ruled out. Considering that Hua Nianrou was Song Yun's apprentice, yet was easily captured by Tuoba Yu's men, the answer is not hard to guess.

But Gu Tinglan didn't want Gu Tingxuan to know the truth. Her brother was the most soft-hearted, and if he felt sorry for Hua Nianrou's plight and found it even harder to forgive her, then things would be difficult.

"Brother, you should go out. These are things girls talk about; it's better if you don't listen."

Gu Tingxuan: "..."

After being told off by his sister, he had no choice but to go out.

Once he left, Gu Tinglan had no more reservations and said, "Your Yin Sha poison has invaded your lungs and internal organs. If you can find a spiritual medicine that is extremely Yang and strong, you may still have a chance."

Gu Tinglan was being rather conservative; saying there was a chance was practically meaningless.

The human body is easily damaged, but recovery is not so simple and often requires much more effort.

Hua Nianrou was already poisoned to the point of death, and could basically be declared dead.

The most potent and yang-like elixir in the human world is not so easy to find.

Hua Nianrou understood Gu Tinglan's unspoken meaning. She had already prepared herself mentally, but now that she knew how much time she had left, she was still very sad.

"Thank you, but the elixir is hard to come by, so I won't waste my effort."

"Actually, things that are extremely yang and masculine aren't as rare as you think. With a little effort, it's still possible to get your hands on them, for example..."

Chapter 397 Drink it, wrap it up

From Wuji comes Taiji, and from Taiji comes Yin and Yang.

These two principles, namely Yin and Yang, can encompass almost all the principles of the world, because Yin and Yang are not just Yin energy and Yang energy, but also represent positive and negative, emptiness and fullness, good and evil, heaven and earth...

Everything in the world is contained within it.

Therefore it is said: The interplay of Yin and Yang is called the Dao.

"The most yang substance is not only the naturally occurring medicinal herbs. The most sincere heart of a person is yang, and the most passionate blood of a person is yang. There is no need to be attached to external things. As long as you have the will, you can find it naturally."

Gu Tinglan didn't want to see Hua Nianrou lose all hope for life. If she really died, Gu Tingxuan would probably never be able to get over it.

This is one of the reasons. Another reason is Gu Tinglan's admiration for Hua Nianrou. Someone who can torture themselves like this must be a person with a strong will.

However, Gu Tinglan's words were somewhat reserved, namely that some men are also of the highest yang nature.

This was because they were both young women, and it was inappropriate for them to say such things.

Actually, this is the simplest method. If one can find a pure yang cultivator for dual cultivation, the yin poison in her body can gradually be removed.

If once isn't enough, try a few more times, as long as the man's body can handle it.

However, she did not voice this suggestion. In Gu Tinglan's view, Hua Nianrou must be a proud and arrogant woman, and would never make such a choice just to survive.

She would probably prefer to go far and wide to find a truly sincere heart and a drop of truly sincere blood.

This sincere heart, of course, is not about Hua Nianrou finding this heart and then devouring it, but about seeking a kind of willpower.

If enough people sincerely hope that Hua Nianrou's health will improve, this power will gradually influence her health, which is equivalent to praying for her.

The human heart possesses power. Human gods and immortals alike yearn for this power, as do the ghosts and spirits of the underworld.

As for the blood of utmost sincerity, that is rather difficult to find, but her master certainly has it.

Those who have great aspirations possess the blood of utmost sincerity, like Lu Yuanhua's lifelong wish to restore the Central Plains.

The "passionate blood" that people talk about is the sincere blood that Hua Nianrou needs. This blood must be from the heart, which will cause some harm to the person whose blood is taken.

However, there are no high requirements regarding the number of participants.

If it is said that the utmost sincerity requires at least ten thousand people, then the utmost sincerity only requires the blood of one hundred.

After hearing Gu Tinglan explain the concepts of the Blood of Utmost Sincerity and the Heart of Utmost Sincerity, Hua Nianrou suddenly felt that she might have a better chance of finding the Supreme Yang Elixir.

Actually, collecting the Blood of Sincerity isn't that difficult. Hua Nianrou assisted Song Yun in creating the Qinghong Gang, and while not everyone in the gang possessed the Blood of Sincerity, at least 70% of them did.

If she had the idea, Hua Nianrou could bring everyone together and take a portion of their heart's blood. However, taking blood would have unpredictable effects on the recipient, and Hua Nianrou was unwilling to harm so many ambitious people for the sake of someone as useless as herself.

As for sincerity, what can she give to so many people who sincerely pray for her?

Effort and reward should always be equal. She can't help others much, so how dare she ask others to help her selflessly?

“Miss Gu, thank you very much, but I’ll leave my illness to fate! It’s already a great mercy that God didn’t let me die today.”

Hua Nianrou appeared remarkably indifferent to her life and death, leaving Gu Tinglan with nothing but a sigh.

"Alright, I'll keep an eye on things for you. And please take good care of yourself, Miss Hua. It's a nice sunny day outside, why don't you go out and soak up some sun?"

"Alright."

Hua Nianrou didn't refuse the suggestion. She moved a folding chair to the courtyard, where the winter sun felt especially warm. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the rare moment of tranquility.

Before she knew it, she felt sleepy and didn't resist the feeling. She leaned back in her chair and fell asleep.

A little while later, a black cat strolled over, also looking for a good spot to sunbathe and sleep, and immediately took a liking to Hua Nianrou.

This black cat was none other than Wuyun. She didn't like listening to Lin Yi and others discuss how to govern the country, so she wandered out on her own.

It would be such a waste not to take a nap in such a beautiful sunny day.

She nimbly jumped onto Hua Nianrou without disturbing her at all, then found a comfortable spot to sit down and fell asleep peacefully.

Therefore, don't sleep under the sun in winter, or you'll grow a cat.

Lin Yi and the two elderly people worked together to make a long-term plan for Xiao Yue's future development. The four of them talked for a whole morning at Songyun Study and still felt that they hadn't had enough.

Xiao Yue's career was just beginning, and her current abilities could only be described as those of a bandit who occupied a city. Lin Yi and Lu Yuanhua arranged routes for her according to the standards of an emperor.

There are still too many things to deal with; it would be difficult to cover them all in one day.

However, a consensus was quickly reached on short-term goals.

The most important thing right now is to stabilize Chang'an. Only when Chang'an is stable can Xiao Yue win over the hearts of the people.

Only with unity of purpose can we cope with the inevitable battles to come.

Everyone agreed that Chang'an was a good place, but its drawback was that it had no natural defenses. Therefore, in addition to pacifying the people, the most important thing next was to quickly send troops eastward.

Currently, Xiao Yue only occupies the core city of Chang'an in Yongzhou. She came from Qinzhou in the west and has been cautious along the way, without any conflict with the forces of Northern Wei. Moreover, the main force of Northern Wei in Yongzhou is in the hands of Tuoba Yu. Once Chang'an is captured, Yongzhou will be as easy as taking it.

Chang'an, formerly known as Xianyang, was the capital of the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty was able to sweep across the six kingdoms by relying on the Yongzhou region, which was inseparable from Hangu Pass.

However, with the silting up of the river, Hangu Pass is no longer a natural fortress, so Tongguan Pass has become the alternative.

After discussion, everyone decided that Xiao Yue would lead the troops eastward to take Tongguan.

If Tongguan cannot be captured, the subsequent strategic objectives will naturally be impossible to achieve.

Song Yun will serve as the accompanying military advisor, advancing eastward together. Lu Yuanhua will be the highest administrative official in Chang'an, while Lin Yi will command the city's defense forces and maintain order.

The separation of administrative and military powers also contributes to the stability of the rear areas.

Lin Yi and Lu Yuanhua had worked together before and trusted each other. As Lin Yi was Xiao Yue's mentor, Xiao Yue felt more at ease handing over military power to him.

And so, before Xiao Yue could even get a good night's sleep, she immediately mobilized her army to set off.

This time, Xiao Yue made much more thorough preparations for the expedition. Previously, she had always gone all in, plundering wherever she could find a place and then running away after grabbing what she had.

This time, they became a force with a way out and logistical support. The elite soldiers were still the same, but their mindset was completely different.

After agreeing on all the details, Lin Yi went to find Wu Yun.