Killing is nothing more than a nod of the head, but seeing their comrades die daily in the medical facility from refusing medicine, watching the continuous stream of corpses being carried out for burning, had an enormous psychological impact on the Liang soldiers.

The fear in their hearts would become more terrifying each time as their conditions worsened.

However, Zhao’s army remained very steadfast. Not one of those infected with the plague compromised their principles to beg for medicine. They sat leaning against the walls in the medical facility, contemptuously watching those Liang soldiers kneeling to beg for medicine, regarding death as returning home.

When Zhao Sheng learned from the Liang army medic who was bandaging his wounds that his deputy general had died from refusing to take Jin people’s medicine despite serious injuries, and when he knew that his most capable subordinates Generals Zhao Qi and Wang Yu had also contracted the plague and been sent to the medical facility, Zhao Sheng was filled with panic.

He looked at the Liang Kingdom army medic who was organizing his medicine box and asked: “Is the medicinal soup that the Jin Kingdom gives to our Liang soldiers effective?”

At the mention of this, the old army medic couldn’t help but nod: “It’s effective! I’ve seen the prescription… It’s indeed targeted at the symptoms. However, I made slight adjustments to the prescription with Jin Kingdom’s Physician Hong, because after all, we Great Liang people and Jin Kingdom people have somewhat different constitutions due to climate differences. After adjustment, the medicinal soup… is much milder for us Liang people.”

“The Jin army showed you… The prescription?!” Zhao Sheng looked completely surprised.

“Yes, I was also very surprised at the time. But Jin Kingdom’s physician surnamed Hong said that teachers impart knowledge to students without discrimination, and physicians save people also without discrimination. Great Liang’s soldiers are also born of mothers and raised by fathers, they’re all human… so they all must be saved!” The old army medic sighed, “This Jin Kingdom physician’s breadth of mind truly makes this old man admire him. If positions were reversed, this old man deeply believes… our Great Liang couldn’t do this.”

Zhao Sheng’s fists tightened slightly. This Physician Hong… Zhao Sheng was originally a very famous physician, besides Jin Kingdom’s Zhenguo King Bai Weiting, a military doctor of the Bai Family Army.

He closed his eyes, and Bai Qingyan’s words about the world being one family echoed in his mind again. He deeply felt that even the Bai Family Army’s physicians could save people regardless of their home Kingdom, which showed that Bai Qingyan’s words about the Bai family’s long-cherished wish to unify the world were not false.

“I still need to go back to care for the wounded soldiers, so I’ll leave first…”

Zhao Sheng watched the old army medic leave, finally making up his mind. He picked up the tea in front of him and drank it all, supported himself on the desk to stand up, and said to the Jin Kingdom soldiers guarding him outside: “Please inform Princess Zhenguo that I want to go to the medical facility to see my subordinates.”

The Jin soldier glanced at Zhao Sheng, nodded, and went to report to Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qingyan was standing with Liu Hong at Qingxi Mountain Pass, welcoming Fan Yugan and Zhang Duanning who had been sent by the Crown Prince to deliver grain supplies and medicine, to show respect for the Crown Prince.

Hearing Zhao Ran come to say that Zhao Sheng wanted to see his subordinates, Bai Qingyan knew that Zhao Sheng most likely wanted to first try to persuade his subordinates, then come to see her.

Bai Qingyan lowered her voice and said to Zhao Ran: “You accompany Zhao Sheng to see anyone he wants to meet, but… when Zhao Sheng talks with his subordinates, step away and don’t be present, so Zhao Sheng doesn’t feel you’re monitoring him.”

“This subordinate understands!” Zhao Ran responded and turned to leave.

Liu Hong looked back at Zhao Ran, who was leaving in a hurry, then looked at Bai Qingyan and asked: “What matter?”

“General Zhao Sheng of Zhao’s army wants to see his subordinates. I’m having someone take Zhao Sheng to see them.” Bai Qingyan didn’t hide this from Liu Hong.

Liu Hong nodded, looking at Bai Qingyan standing under the blazing sun with completely colorless lips: “Princess Zhenguo should go rest instead. The Princess has noble status and poor health; there’s no need to force yourself to stay here!”

Bai Qingyan waved her hand, pretending not to know that the Crown Prince had already sent an imperial physician, saying: “If I’m not here, when the people sent by the Crown Prince find out and go back to tell the Crown Prince… I’m afraid it would make the Crown Prince worry.”

Hearing this, Liu Hong stopped trying to persuade her and just nodded. When he heard Lin Kangle say they had arrived, he looked toward the distance…

This time, the Crown Prince had truly gone to great lengths for Bai Qingyan. The grain supplies and medicine sent were more than at any previous time.

As soon as Zhang Duanning arrived, he stepped forward to pay respects to Bai Qingyan, also saying… the Crown Prince had specially had him bring an imperial physician, saying the physician should stay to accompany and care for Bai Qingyan’s health.

Bai Qingyan glanced at the imperial physician being helped down from the carriage. It was still the same physician who had once taken her pulse at the Crown Prince’s mansion. She cupped her hands toward Zhang Duanning: “The Crown Prince has troubled himself!”

“Sister Bai!” Fan Yugan quickly walked to Bai Qingyan, and after bowing to Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi, he smiled: “Lu Yuanpeng joined the army precisely to one day fight alongside Sister Bai on the battlefield! Previously, when I had him and Sima Ping return to the capital with me, he was still unwilling, saying that going to Nanjiang would give him a chance to see Sister Bai’s heroic bearing on the battlefield and fight alongside Sister Bai. They both went to Nanjiang, but who would have thought Sister Bai came to Great Liang! Hahahaha… I’m still the first to see Sister Bai’s heroic bearing!”

Fan Yugan’s smile was cheerful, his eyes clear and clean, obviously a young man who didn’t understand worldly affairs.

“Young Master!” The Fan family steward who had come with Fan Yugan quickly spoke up to remind him, “When meeting Princess Zhenguo, proper etiquette must be observed! How can you call Princess Zhenguo ‘sister’?”

“It’s fine…” Bai Qingyan smiled at Fan Yugan, “It was a hard journey.”

“Not hard! Not hard! I didn’t do anything along the way. Uncle Zhang arranged everything. I just sat in the carriage the whole trip.” Fan Yugan said.

The Fan family steward: “…”

The imperial physician who had gotten off the carriage walked to Bai Qingyan and bowed: “Greetings to Princess Zhenguo. This official has been ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to immediately take Princess Zhenguo’s pulse upon arrival. Please, Princess Zhenguo, move to a suitable location!”

Bai Qingyan nodded and followed everyone into Liu Hong’s tent.

Not only did the Crown Prince want to know Bai Qingyan’s physical condition, but Liu Hong, Lin Zhenkang, Wang Xiping and others also wanted to know.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Bai Qingyan placed her wrist on the pulse pillow. Bai Jinzhi knelt beside her, looking tensely at the frowning imperial physician: “Imperial Physician, how is my elder sister?”

Fan Yugan also came over beside Bai Jinzhi and asked the physician: “Imperial Physician, how is Prin… Princess Zhenguo’s health?”

The imperial physician finished taking the pulse, withdrew his hand, and made a deep bow to Bai Qingyan: “Princess Zhenguo, your body is even worse than when you were at the Crown Prince’s mansion! This humble minister said before… Princess Zhenguo needs quiet recuperation, but Princess Zhenguo has exhausted her spirit and harmed her body on this distant campaign. Do you truly not value your own life?”

Fan Yugan looked shocked: “Imperial Physician, are you mistaken? Sister Bai looks… looks… although she’s become thinner and paler, but… but…”

Bai Qingyan remained composed, arranged her arm guards properly, and said to the imperial physician: “Please, Imperial Physician, return and tell His Highness the Crown Prince that Bai Qingyan’s health is slowly recovering. Please don’t let the Crown Prince worry about me.”