We have all the space treasury in hand, so mere exile is nothing.

"It's okay, no need to explain, I believe you."

After Chu Qingyun finished speaking, he directly picked up the dry food and ate several mouthfuls of pickles. "Fortunately, pickles have a strong taste. It seems that you can't taste anything else if you put them in here."

Seeing that he didn't take the drugging seriously at all, Ye Qingran was completely relieved.

But belatedly, she remembered that what she had been given was really a medicine to strengthen her body, so why did she feel guilty?

Thinking of this, she felt a little funny and couldn't help laughing.

"What are you laughing at? Are you satisfied that your plot succeeded? Huh?"

Chu Qingyun smiled and raised his hand to pinch her face like punishment, "I asked you to laugh, do you still laugh?"

Ye Qingran was in pain, broke away from him, and begged for mercy: "Don't laugh, don't laugh..."

"That's pretty much it."

After eating, Chu Qingyun felt the changes in his body.

People who practice martial arts are very sensitive to changes in the flow of internal energy in the body. He can feel that the speed of his own internal force flow has become faster.

If he wanted to use force at this time, he could be sure that he would do it faster than before.

So, this is the effect of the medicine Ye Qingran put in the pickles?

In fact, compared with his previous practice, this improvement is very small, but this convenient way of improvement without side effects is still rare.

Moreover, this type of medicine should not be used too often, otherwise, if you feel this improvement, you will become slack and stop working hard.

However, he believed that Ye Qingran had arrangements, so he didn't mention anything.

Ye Qingran was also very moved by Chu Qingyun's trust.

After all, Chu Qingyun worked his way up among the powerful people in the capital. He is thoughtful and cautious. Giving her such trust is tantamount to putting his life in her hands. As long as she wants, she can take it at any time. killed him.

And why not myself?

The two of them had their own thoughts and took care of each other, and finally arrived in the north before the third prince.

The northern border is very flat, but wherever you look, it's desolate and can't be covered by the snow.

The people here live in very scattered places. They are not clustered together like those around the capital. There are not many street shops, but only patchwork houses and withered grass everywhere.

Seeing this scene, Chu Qingyun frowned slightly.

"I think the predicament in the north is no longer a matter of a day or two. The trauma left by the previous disaster can no longer be repaired, and the people may not be happy to see us."

Ye Qingran understood what he meant: "But if we don't move out of the imperial court, they won't listen to our arrangements. Rather than letting them reject us, it's better to be scolded by them, which is nothing."

"What I'm saying is that at least before the third prince comes, we should take the dominant position here to avoid conflicts in the future."

After the two people discussed it, they set foot on the northern border.

Due to frequent earthquakes in the north, the surrounding land is very uneven. Most places are surrounded by rivers, and there are only a few ways in and out.

They walked on the widest road, the snow crunching under their feet.

The northern border is much colder than the capital, and even if you wear a thick cloak, you still can't block the howling cold wind.

Fortunately, it wasn't snowing at this time, and they were able to find a few houses with people living in them in the bright white. As they continued along the way, they finally saw a place with more people.

Come to think of it, this is already a village.

When they looked down from a high place, they didn't see any town or city. There were just clusters of houses like this. Where these houses were concentrated, they didn't see anyone coming out.

It wasn't until Ye Qingran asked if anyone was there that someone opened the window and looked out.

Chu Qingyun's sharp eyes immediately saw the window, walked over and knocked on the door.

"Hello, we are here from the capital to provide disaster relief. I would like to ask what is the situation in the north now?"

But the people inside immediately closed the windows, and there was no more movement.

Seeing their reaction like this, both of them felt strange.

It stands to reason that after the disasters in the north and the current plague, it should be the time when assistance is most needed. Why, under such circumstances, did they become more resistant when they heard about the people coming from the capital?

Chu Qingyun was a little unwilling to give up and knocked again. After waiting for a long time, he didn't hear any movement inside. It was as if there was no one inside and the gap in the window he just saw was just an illusion.

The two looked at each other and felt that something else must have happened here, which made these people afraid to go out and even afraid of outsiders.

But these people didn't want to come forward to answer them, and they couldn't force their way in. They could only find a dilapidated shed nearby, clear a clean space inside, and start lighting a fire to keep warm.

While they were busy with what they were doing, they were observing these houses to see if anyone would come out.

But they waited for a long time and couldn't wait, and they already wanted to give up.

In this empty and quiet place, the growling sound of Ye Qingran's stomach was particularly obvious.

"Let's eat something first."

Chu Qingyun smiled and said, "The meat that I didn't have the chance to eat on the road before can now be grilled and eaten."

Although they were in a hurry when they went out, they were still well prepared for their food.

In such a cold weather, the dried and cured meats are very easy to preserve, so they brought a lot of them.

It is precisely because bringing these things can easily attract wild beasts, so even if they are in a hurry, they can still get there.

The two took out some meat, dry food and water, and began to barbecue around the fire.

Soon, the smell of meat wafted out. After Ye Qingran heated the water in the fire for a while, he began to eat meat with Chu Qingyun.

Maybe the smell of meat was too attractive, so the window of the nearest house opened a crack again.

Ye Qingran and Chu Qingyun both had a meal in their hands, but after looking at each other, they did not get up in a tacit understanding and continued to eat what they were holding.

If they go there again, they might scare the people in the house back.

I have to say that what they did was very effective. The gap in the window opened wider and wider. Just when they both thought that the people in the room were about to open the window to talk, the window was closed again.

"Why is it closed again?"

Ye Qingran whispered, "Are we so scary?"

Before Chu Qingyun could answer, the door of the room opened.

This wooden door seems to have been unable to withstand the wind and snow, and it creaks, making it difficult for people not to pay attention.

The people in the room seemed to think the sound was too loud. They squeezed the wooden door tightly with their hands, trying to make the sound quieter, but it had no effect.

Seeing that neither of the two people beside the fire looked away, the people in the room quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

But with such a loud noise, even people in other nearby houses heard it. How could they not hear it?