But this matter wasn't over yet. This time, it wasn't just the King of Luo who had been poisoned by the gu. There were also a bunch of young masters in the capital. If they were to let Long Xiaojiu go and treat them one by one, it would surely exhaust Long Xiaojiu to death.
However, Long Xiaojiu was the only one here who had the means and the ability.
Su Wan'er couldn't help but feel worried. Long Xiaojiu was still young. She didn't want to sacrifice Long Xiaojiu, not even if it meant only getting seriously injured.
Si Junlin looked at Su Wan'er's worried face. He could more or less guess what she was worried about. It was nothing more than Long Xiaojiu's matter.
"It seems that you really like that girl Long Xiaojiu," Si Junlin said as he sat beside her and looked at her seriously.
"Maybe. But this time, I just can't bear it," Su Wan'er replied casually.
In Si Junlin's opinion, there wasn't much difference between the two situations. It was all about liking. If she didn't like, she wouldn't have felt so unbearable.
This was the difference between his thoughts and Su Wan'er's. Su Wan'er simply wouldn't harm a child, whether she liked the child or not.
Si Junlin let out a sigh and said to her, "If you really want to help Long Xiaojiu, you can try to find the gu mother."
"Go directly to the princess of Southern Border?" The only place Su Wan'er could think of where the gu mother might be was with the princess of Southern Border.
"Of course not. If you go directly to the princess of Southern Border, you'll get nothing," Si Junlin said.
Su Wan'er thought for a while and suddenly said, "Then, how about we switch our bodies back first?"
"No way," Si Junlin refused without even thinking.
Seeing Su Wan'er's startled expression, Si Junlin coughed lightly and explained to her, "Remember, you're the empress now. Don't always think about doing everything yourself. Have you heard the story of Prime Minister Luo Shan from the previous dynasty?"
Su Wan'er asked puzzledly, "Prime Minister Luo Shan? Do you mean the incident of his 'grief over the death of an ox'?"
"I didn't expect you to know about this," Si Junlin originally thought he would have to explain it to Su Wan'er before she could understand. But unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, she understood. This saved him a lot of trouble.
"Since you've heard of it, you should know that a ruler doesn't need to do everything personally. Instead, they need to arrange everyone reasonably," Si Junlin said.
Su Wan'er was slightly taken aback. This was true. However, the habit she had developed over the years couldn't be changed just like that.
Just as Si Junlin wouldn't easily trust others, she was used to doing everything herself...
"If you have a better candidate, I'd be happy to be idle," Su Wan'er leaned back on the chair nonchalantly. "However, the people you send must have a way to deal with the gu poison. Otherwise, sending them over would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog - it's all in vain."
Si Junlin nodded. Su Wan'er made sense. The envoys from Southern Border must have made full preparations this time. If they sent someone who didn't know how to detoxify the gu over, not only would they tip off the enemy, but they might even lose the lives of the people sent.
Dealing with gu poison wasn't something that could be won just by having more people.
"Let's go and ask Xiaojiu first," Su Wan'er suddenly stood up and left the palace without looking back.
Si Junlin had no choice but to follow.
After a few days of recuperation, Xiaojiu's body had recovered a lot. At this moment, she was wearing a bracelet made of woven medicinal herbs and checking the letter sent from the southern city in the yard.
Su Wan'er walked over. Although her footsteps were already very light, Xiaojiu still noticed her. "Uncle Emperor."
Su Wan'er sat down opposite her and glanced at the letter in her hand. When she saw the signature, she was immediately stunned. It actually said the words "Lan Tian".
Although she saw it, Su Wan'er wouldn't ask directly. If she asked something embarrassing, that would be the biggest problem.
However, to start a conversation, she still asked Long Xiaojiu, "Whose letter is this?"
Long Xiaojiu blushed slightly. "It's from Lan Tian."
"Huh?" Long Xiaojiu's honesty really surprised her, so much so that she didn't know what to say next.
After a long pause, Su Wan'er continued to ask, "Then... is it okay to tell me what it's about?"
"It's just about the flood. Don't worry, Uncle Emperor. I've already dealt with a lot of things. There won't be any plague," Long Xiaojiu carefully put away the letter, clearly not wanting Su Wan'er to see it.
Su Wan'er said helplessly, "Okay. Since you don't want me to know, let's change the topic."
"Huh?" Long Xiaojiu thought for a moment. "Uncle Emperor is worried about the gu worms, right? Don't worry. I'll definitely handle it well."
"No," Su Wan'er interrupted Long Xiaojiu. "Xiaojiu, listen to me."
Long Xiaojiu nodded and really sat obediently on the chair.
Su Wan'er then said, "I know you have the ability to deal with those gu worms. But if you're always so exhausted every time, I won't use this method."
"But..." Long Xiaojiu hesitated.
"I'll send someone to find the mother gu. I came this time to ask you if there's a prescription that can protect ordinary people from being hurt by gu worms?" Su Wan'er asked.
Long Xiaojiu waved the bracelet on her wrist and then said to Su Wan'er, "There really is such a thing. This is the immortal herb bracelet that can prevent most gu worms from hurting people."
"Most?" Su Wan'er couldn't help but frown.
"Yeah," Long Xiaojiu nodded. "It's most of them, but there are still some gu worms that it can't defend against."
"For example?" Su Wan'er was worried that she would say, "It can't defend against the gu worms on the King of Luo." If so, all her efforts would be in vain.
Fortunately, Long Xiaojiu said, "It can't defend against the gu king, the gu queen, and the top three gu worms on the divine gu list."
"Which means it doesn't include the gu worms on the King of Luo?" Su Wan'er asked.
"It doesn't," Long Xiaojiu thought seriously for a while and then replied to Su Wan'er.
"How many can you make in a day?" Su Wan'er continued to ask.
Long Xiaojiu counted on her fingers. "One, two, three... If I stay up all night, I can make fifteen."
Su Wan'er frowned. Fifteen was really too few. If they took action, they would need more people.
"Xiaojiu, Uncle Emperor wants to ask you a question," Su Wan'er hesitated for a long time but finally said it.
"Uncle Emperor, you can ask," Long Xiaojiu now trusted Su Wan'er completely.
Su Wan'er coughed lightly, suppressing the guilt in her heart, and said to Long Xiaojiu, "Xiaojiu, I wonder if you're willing to tell Uncle the prescription?"