Immediately, she picked up the ingredients at hand. In a short while, she had cooked some delicious food and walked towards the two people in the courtyard.
"The food is ready. Have some first. If it's not enough, there's still fish. I'll cook more."
Hearing this, the old man sat down on the stone bench without a word and picked up the chopsticks and bowl. In less than a quarter of an hour, the two of them had made a mess of the delicious dishes on the table.
Hua Ling looked at Tang Youyou and said with a smile, "Brother Tang, aren't you going to have some? It tastes so good. Aren't you going to take a few bites?"
Seeing this, Tang Youyou tilted her head and said with a smile, "Judging from the way you two are gobbling it up, I'm afraid there won't be any left for me in this plate of food."
After saying that, Tang Youyou took her things and walked towards the door. There in the distance, Ye Yue was standing under a tree, quietly waiting for Tang Youyou.
Looking at Tang Youyou in front of her, Ye Yue said, "My lord, do you have any other instructions?"
Tang Youyou said with a smile, "What's the situation in the palace now?"
Hearing this, Ye Yue shook her head. "Recently, there have been no more letters from the palace. So I don't know what's going on in the palace."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou paced back and forth. Finally, she said, "Then you should get prepared now. We'll have a tough battle tomorrow."
Ye Yue said, "Is there anything else? My lord, please forgive me for saying this, but on the territory of Qingyun Sect, you need to be more cautious in your actions. Don't cause any more trouble."
He knew that Tang Youyou must be up to something big, but here, Rong Xun couldn't protect her at all.
Unexpectedly, Tang Youyou said coldly, "There won't be any problems. Four days later, all you need to do is inform the emperor of what I need."
That would be enough.
After Tang Youyou had arranged everything, she went to the old man's medicine garden. Then she climbed up a tree. Taking advantage of the charming moonlight, she lay on the tree and enjoyed the rare peaceful scenery of Qingyun Sect.
The next day, before dawn, Tang Youyou jumped down from the tree. There she saw Hua Ling standing guard under the tree.
Hearing the noise made by Tang Youyou, Hua Ling said in surprise, "You're awake so early?"
Seeing this person looking so surprised, she asked jokingly, "So, in your eyes, have I always been a lazy person?"
After she finished speaking, Hua Ling nodded without hesitation.
"Let's not talk about this. Today, you and I must go to the academy."
Hearing this, Hua Ling said, "That's for sure. But we don't have any classes at the academy today."
After saying that, Tang Youyou explained again, "We're going there for those inner - chamber disciples."
"Inner - chamber disciples? They are all the top medical geniuses in Qingyun Sect!"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou said with a smile, "So what if they're geniuses? So what if they're ordinary? They're just like walking corpses. If we don't take them away and let Qingyun Sect become too powerful, maybe in the future, even the Great Ming Kingdom will be under their control!"
Tang Youyou's words were not alarmist. She was telling the truth.
However, Hua Ling in front of her didn't want to save those people. He only wanted to save Tang Youyou.
"Brother Tang, please listen to me today. There's no need to save these people. If you save them, who will save you!"
"Since we already know the true face of Qingyun Sect, we should just leave. Why do we have to meddle in these things!"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou shook her head. She said with a bitter smile, "If it were you, I would definitely let you do so. But I'm the queen. How can I ignore the lives of these people?"
"Moreover, the reason why these people have become like this is just that they were forcibly poisoned. If we detoxify them and take them away, it will surely be easy. So you don't have to worry."
After saying that, Tang Youyou walked towards the distant academy without looking back.
Although Hua Ling was reluctant, he still followed Tang Youyou. The two of them came to the entrance of the academy and quietly watched the people coming and going inside.
Tang Youyou whispered, "Later, you take this thing and go in directly. There's a place inside where they distribute soup. Pour this into it. Then leave the rest to me."
Hearing this, Hua Ling took the thing and immediately turned around and left.
In a short while, Tang Youyou couldn't see Hua Ling anymore.
Then she saw an inner - chamber disciple walking towards the door in the distance, preparing to enter the academy to study. She grabbed this person's collar and gave a chop to the back of his neck.
In an instant, this person fainted. Tang Youyou took the opportunity to change into his clothes and mingle with the inner - chamber disciples.
In the academy, the students in the distance were standing in the courtyard one by one. After a while, a person walked out from afar. This person was wearing a long white robe and seemed to have the elegance of an immortal.
Thinking of this, Tang Youyou looked at this person and found that this person was actually Sect Master Liu, her so - called father!
But just yesterday, he clearly refused the invitation from the Second Elder, but now he appeared again.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou subconsciously avoided his gaze. She only heard Sect Master Liu say, "Everyone here is an outstanding person in our Qingyun Sect. I've called you here today because it's the annual sacrifice ceremony."
"I'm sure you all know what the sacrifice ceremony is, so I won't explain it anymore. Now, everyone, follow me to the Everlasting Forest to complete the sacrifice ceremony."
As his voice fell, all the disciples were like puppets on strings and walked towards the back mountain in the distance.
However, this time, the back mountain was not as dangerous as when they took the exam before. There were all kinds of stones here, piled up into a strange - looking formation.
Standing here, Tang Youyou felt as if a cold wind was constantly blowing on the back of her neck.
She couldn't help shivering, but fortunately, she didn't attract the attention of the people above.
When the ceremony started, there were some people blowing suonas around. Immediately, Tang Youyou felt relieved.
But just when she thought she could get away with it, the person above stared directly into her eyes and showed a strange smile.
"It seems that there's an outsider mixed in among you?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou deliberately lowered her head.
But the next moment, the people around her, who had been staring blankly at Sect Master Lin before, now all stared at her in unison.
At this moment, she couldn't bear it anymore. She turned around and ran. But just as she was about to reach the stream, she was grabbed by a force from behind!
She turned around and saw Sect Master Liu's face getting infinitely closer to hers!