Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

Just a moment.

Di Ping brought over the large and small bags of things and spread them out neatly, taking up half of Xia Zhiyuan's desk.

"That's all."

"Originally, His Majesty asked me to give it to Miss Zhiyuan in a few days, but I thought that Miss Zhiyuan might need these things right now."

"So I gave it to him all at once."

There were all kinds of ointments and Chinese medicine prescriptions for winter and spring, all clearly divided into categories, even down to the day to change the medicine and the day to take the medicine.

"Your Majesty is really..."

Xia Zhiyuan felt warm in his heart and his brows were filled with joy. He directly picked up a box of ointment. A faint herbal fragrance came from it, which was not as bitter as the medicine he usually drank.

There must be something added here, and there is also a lingering scent of spring flowers, which is refreshing.

Even though the boxes next to them were sealed tightly, they couldn't resist the smell of preserved fruits. Xia Zhiyuan took a look at the words on them and thought that they must be the most popular ones in Jinzhou City.

Moreover, he was particularly greedy at the time and asked someone to go out of the palace to buy it.

Unexpectedly, His Highness knew even these trivial matters by heart. Xia Zhiyuan felt a bit of sourness in the sweetness, and his heart was itchy.

There were even a few letters inside, with neat handwriting, unlike His Highness's usual flamboyant handwriting.

She cherished every word she wrote, and even the situation of the language in the book, she was reluctant to write it even a little faster.

However, she decided not to open the content of the letter in front of Di Ping. After all, it is not good to bully single people.

"Since Lord Zhiyuan has seen it, I will withdraw and go to greet Princess Chengwang."

Standing up, Di Ping stepped back, took off the black mask from around his waist and tied it back on.

Although this is tantamount to trying to cover up one's own faults, the black iron mask can at least hide his face from the little princess.

One of the rules of the Shadow Guard is not to be tempted, not to be sentimental, and to be loyal to the emperor.

Once a person has something to worry about, his thoughts and ideas will be shaken, so Di Ping never dared to make his thoughts public.

She took each step firmly, and if she saw the little princess again, she would definitely refuse her outright.

Looking at Di Ping's back, Xia Zhiyuan put her finger on her chin, as if thinking about something. During their time together just now, she always felt that Di Ping was worried about something.

Could it be related to Princess Chengwang?

"Is the system here? No need to be silent. I have some bad news to share with you. Hurry up and tell me. After you finish, I want to ask you a question."

The question, of course, is Di Ping’s past.

Xia Zhiyuan always felt that even if he asked His Highness in person, His Highness would only have a vague understanding. It was indeed a bit too much to say that His Highness was a piece of wood, but His Highness was not much better than a piece of wood.

"Ok, the bad news is that the hero's route has been basically determined. After the hero's army left the border, they immediately changed their route and headed towards where the host is."

"So far, the system cannot determine what the male protagonist's intentions are, but please be careful, host."

"If I get caught while doing a side quest, it would be a huge embarrassment for the host~"

"——The system is determining the target for the host——50%——100%——The main task is determined. The host currently needs to strengthen the city wall defense and stabilize the public security of Xizhou City. The current public support value is 25%——You need to gain public support to 65% or more."

"There is still one month until the enemy arrives—"

"The current detection value of the city wall defense is 60% - it can withstand half a month of artillery attacks."

Xia Zhiyuan frowned as he listened and immediately picked up the brush on the table to write it down. The system was right. His top priority was to strengthen the city wall defenses of Xizhou City.

It is not only to resist the hero's army, but also to resist the covetous Daluo Kingdom and the powerful bandit village.

……

Outside Xizhou City, the blue sea stretches to the sky.

Di Ping, with his legs clasped around the horse's belly, led a team of shadow guards as they rode. The official road here had obviously not been repaired for a long time, and many weeds had grown in the cracks between the bricks.

Some places have been eroded by wind and sand, but fortunately, the horseshoes of the horse are still stable when stepping on them, and Di Ping's black cloak is rustling in the wind.

After walking for a long distance, she saw from afar a large army heading towards Xizhou City.

The leader was none other than King Cheng, who was wearing a golden armor. A dragon on the armor was flying up into the air and leaping into the sea. Its claws were hovering over the heart-protecting mirror, looking very majestic.

King Cheng frowned, obviously having something on his mind, he also saw the shadow guard team dressed in black and wearing heavy armor.

So King Cheng reined in his horse and stopped.

He raised his hand and waved at the army behind him, signaling them to stop.

"Your Majesty, I guess that's the shadow guard sent by His Majesty, right?"

Another adjutant stepped forward and spoke to King Cheng.

"Yes, but... this place is a little too quiet."

King Cheng had been to Xizhou City before and was somewhat familiar with it. Moreover, after this matter was accomplished, His Highness promised to divide Xizhou City into his own.

That's why he came with such confidence and led his troops here.

"Have we arrived yet, Father?"

Zhao Yihan lifted the curtain of the carriage, and a round head poked out from inside, looking out curiously. The breeze from the seashore blew her jade crown, and the jade beads on her head swayed gently.

She also saw the heroic shadow guard.

It just feels so familiar.

Although the distance is a bit far, it does not prevent Zhao Yihan from recalling the memories from many years ago. It is almost a subconscious body memory.

She already had an idea in her mind.

The leader must be Di Ping.

But...since Zhao Yihan grew up, he has never seen Di Ping away from Zhao Changlin. Could it be that Sister Changlin is also in Xizhou City?

As soon as this thought came up, Zhao Yihan immediately shook his head to deny it. Jinzhou City cannot be without a monarch, so Sister Changlin must be staying in the palace.

There is only one reason to explain Di Ping's appearance here, that is, Di Ping came to Xizhou City on the orders of Sister Changlin.

"Of course I have arrived."

"You little brat, your father has told you so many times that this trip is extremely dangerous and you should stay in the palace, but you just wouldn't listen and insisted on coming here."

King Cheng really couldn't change her decision, and coupled with the promise made by the emperor to him, he became excited and thought that in the future all children of nobles, regardless of gender, could inherit official positions and titles.

Yi Han does need some training.

So he specially brought people to Xizhou City, intending to catch the thief in the jar and give half of the military merit to her, so that he could legitimately ask for an official position from His Majesty.

This way, he wouldn't have to stay in the palace every day to look after Yi Han, a guy who makes people restless every day.

"Di Ping!"

“Di Ping…!”