459: Chapter 459 I Don't Want Anyone

Upon hearing these words, Princess Li Xinglan's tears fell uncontrollably.

The tension she had been holding in for days finally broke at this moment.

"Why did you only just arrive… I really couldn't hold on any longer…"

"Being your puppet is just too hard…"

Princess Li Xinglan sobbed, wiping her tears and snot onto the man's chest.

Lin Xiao had felt quite ashamed at first, as he had misjudged the situation this time and arrived late.

But upon hearing that last sentence, he couldn't help but want to laugh. Was this woman truly determined to be a puppet?

"It… it's the Prince of Zhenbei!?"

"The Prince is here! We are saved!!"

At this moment, someone among the defending troops finally recognized Lin Xiao.

In an instant, the news that the Prince of Zhenbei had arrived spread throughout all of Daxing Pass.

As soon as the Prince arrived, he wiped out an entire wave of the Khitan Army, leaving everyone feeling invigorated and reigniting their hope for survival.

After Princess Li Xinglan's emotions had stabilized, Lin Xiao returned to the command camp.

He observed that the casualties at Daxing Pass were far more severe than at Mohe Pass.

"The battle situation is so dangerous, why didn't your battle reports make that clear?"

Lin Xiao was somewhat annoyed. If he had known about such a casualty ratio, he would have rather ignored Emperor Hong and rushed over here to provide support first.

"You probably haven't received the latest battle report I sent you yet, have you?"

Princess Li Xinglan sighed: "It was controllable at the beginning, but in the last three days, the enemy suddenly committed a massive amount of troops."

"Moreover, their soldiers were just a bit stronger at first, but in the last few days, they haven't even looked like humans anymore; they're like unkillable monsters!"

"Thinking back on it now, the Khitan people did it on purpose. They pretended to be a normal border invasion, and once we thought it wasn't a big problem, they caught us off guard."

"If they had revealed this kind of strength from the start, I definitely would have been anxious to ask you to come over, and the losses wouldn't have been so massive."

Lin Xiao had to admit that, just as the woman said, the Khitan people had severely weakened the strength of the Yan Army through this battle.

If the Yelü Family could not be completely crushed, it would be even harder to defend the Yan Region if they were to make a comeback in the future.

"Where is Wanying?" Lin Xiao asked.

Princess Li Xinglan pouted and said sourly: "Asking about your own woman as soon as you arrive—shouldn't you first understand the battle situation and check on the wounded?"

However, Princess Li Xinglan still obediently answered: "Mu Wanying and Wei Kongming are each leading a cavalry unit to intercept the enemy forces at the River Mouth and Taoma Pass."

"You also know that the Khitan people have stretched their battle lines very thin and like to launch sneak attacks at night. Those guys simply don't sleep."

"They have to constantly lead troops on patrol and provide support at any moment; otherwise, if they wait until they discover the enemy to go out, it will definitely be too late."

Lin Xiao nodded, then asked in confusion: "What about Shu Yelan? Wasn't she responsible for protecting you?"

Lin Xiao had just sensed the area and was surprised to find he couldn't detect Shu Yelan's aura. Could this woman have abandoned her post?

This was a major issue. If Princess Li Xinglan were to die in battle, this place would likely collapse in an instant!

At the mention of Shu Yelan, Princess Li Xinglan's eyes reddened again.

"The Mistress… she is severely injured. I arranged for her to recover in a small courtyard within the city and have sent people to guard it."

Lin Xiao was stunned, "What did you say? Shu Yelan is injured!?"

That woman's martial arts were no lower than Ding Cuihua's, and she was only a step away from becoming a Great Grandmaster. How could she be severely injured!?

Could it be that the arrow she took from Lou Suifeng back then really left behind some hidden danger?

"It's all my fault…"

Princess Li Xinglan recounted the events full of regret, and only then did Lin Xiao learn what had happened.

It turned out that right after the Zhenbei Army entered Tai Prefecture, the Khitan people's two elite units, the Iron Arrows and the Silver Saddles, began a fierce assault.

It was also at that time that the true combat power of the Khitan Army was revealed, and everyone realized that these Khitan people were no longer the same!

"The Mistress told me that Daxing Pass was too dangerous and that I should retreat in time."

"But I felt that since I had just come here and bragged, if I retreated as soon as the main enemy force arrived, it would be too embarrassing."

"After I begged the Mistress for a while, she had no choice but to stay here with me, planning to wait until the two main forces were repelled before leaving."

"As a result, I didn't expect that the two Silver Wolf Generals of the Iron Arrows and Silver Saddles, Ata and Muche, had somehow greatly increased in power."

"They both led the charge and easily climbed onto the city walls, killing our army and throwing us into disarray."

"At that time, Mu Wanying and General Zhao hadn't arrived yet, and only the Mistress in the city could fight them."

"Although the Mistress has higher martial arts, I didn't expect that they could still fight back even after having their throats and hearts pierced."

"In the end, although the Mistress won… she also…"

Princess Li Xinglan said with lingering fear: "If Mu Wanying hadn't arrived later and given the Mistress a healing pill, she would have likely already…"

Lin Xiao was surprised to hear this: "You're saying that Wanying gave her a pill, but she still hasn't recovered?"

If he remembered correctly, the healing pill he had prepared for Mu Wanying was of Earth Grade.

What kind of injury could it be that even an Earth Grade pill couldn't heal?

Could it be that this wasn't some physical trauma, but rather some kind of virus?

"Yes, Mu Wanying was also very puzzled, and the doctors couldn't understand it either, saying that the enemy's weapons might have been coated in poison."

Princess Li Xinglan pleaded: "Prince, the Mistress killed two of the enemy's great generals and rendered a great service; you must save her!"

She didn't even dare to imagine how many more people would have to die if those two Silver Wolf Generals were still alive.

Lin Xiao naturally wanted to save Shu Yelan. This woman kept her word and risked her life to fulfill her promise; she was worth him saving again.

Anyway, there was still some time before dawn, and Mu Wanying wouldn't be back so soon.

Lin Xiao didn't waste any more words and accompanied Princess Li Xinglan to the small courtyard where Shu Yelan was recovering.

Upon entering the room, the thick scent of medicine permeated the air.

Shu Yelan lay on the bed, seemingly having a nightmare, drenched in cold sweat, with pale lips.

The originally graceful and aloof beauty seemed to have aged significantly all of a sudden.

"Mistress! Mistress!"

Princess Li Xinglan called out twice: "Wake up, the Prince is here, you are saved!"

But Shu Yelan didn't respond; she clearly couldn't wake up.

"Prince, what should we do…" Princess Li Xinglan hadn't expected that in half a day, the symptoms had worsened again.

Lin Xiao examined her and discovered that the true qi inside the woman's body seemed to be suppressed by something.

After all, Lin Xiao wasn't a real doctor, so he had no choice but to try whatever he had first.

He spent five hundred prestige to buy an Earth Grade antidote pill, and then used the wish-granting treasure box to conjure a Cephalosporin.

After feeding her the two pills, he quietly watched for Shu Yelan's reaction.

The result left Lin Xiao feeling very helpless; although the nightmare had stopped, there were still no signs of her waking up.

"Prince, is there no other way?" Princess Li Xinglan asked anxiously.

Lin Xiao sighed. After all, he wasn't a divine doctor and couldn't diagnose the specific illness, so it was ultimately difficult to prescribe the right medicine.

Hmm? Wait…

Lin Xiao asked: "Is there a proper medical clinic inside this Daxing City?"

"A medical clinic?" Princess Li Xinglan nodded: "There is one, but all the doctors have already checked, and they are all helpless, only able to prescribe some medicine to strengthen the body."

"I don't want a person, I want a place!"

Lin Xiao didn't explain further and had Princess Li Xinglan take him straight to the medical clinic.

Because he had been saving prestige to exchange for the Zhu Xian Sword Formation, he hadn't paid much attention to the shop refreshes in the last few months.

A pile of immortal grade treasures, and he could only stare at them longingly; it was too agonizing.

However, today he was determined to save Shu Yelan, so he would give it a try and see if he could become a divine doctor overnight at the medical clinic.