Novel Full Chapter 1746 - 1745: Follow-up
Chapter 1746: Chapter 1745: Follow-up
Yuchi Country has become a province of Daqi. Daqi plans to appoint officials to govern it, but it does not intend to treat Yuchi as a colony. Rather, it aims to restrict Yuchi’s development, keeping it impoverished for several years or even more than a decade. Turning a country into a province requires careful selection of administrators.
Ailiusa is actually the most suitable candidate. With Yuchi Country defeated, the people of the Divine Tree Tribe have also regained their freedom.
According to what Yang Wenxiao originally said, the Divine Tree Tribe would also be incorporated into Daqi, but he intended for Ailiusa to manage the area belonging to the Divine Tree Tribe.
Ailiusa was supposed to accompany the army during this battle, but she had fallen in love with Shen Bai by then. In her mind, her homeland was already set aside. She chose not to come along and instead stayed at the manor to continue accompanying Shen Bai.
Now that the war is over, the Divine Tree Tribe and Yuchi Country have both become territories of Daqi. Yang Wenxiao hopes that Ailiusa will come to manage these two places. She is originally from the southern region and is familiar with the local customs and ways. There is no one more suitable for this role than her.
However, Ailiusa rejected Yang Wenxiao’s request. She explicitly submitted a letter stating that from now on, she only wishes to remain at the manor and spend her life with Shen Bai. The people of the Divine Tree Tribe have already regained their freedom, and she feels completely unencumbered now. She only wants to stay by Shen Bai’s side.
Yang Wenxiao received her letter and paused for a long while, feeling deeply moved. This girl is too foolish—she would give up her homeland for a man.
After thinking it over, Yang Wenxiao issued an order. He directed Shen Bai to accompany Ailiusa on her journey to the south. He gave them five years to govern this vast land effectively. After five years, based on their administrative accomplishments and their achievements, Shen Bai’s freedom could be restored.
To be honest, Shen Bai was someone Yang Wenxiao practically watched grow up. He was Yang Hao’s closest friend, having assisted Yang Hao in handling numerous state affairs.
But Yang Hao kept secrets from him, and Shen Chenghao kept secrets from him, too. It wasn’t until Shen Chenghao died that he learned the truth.
Poor man, truly a pitiful man.
Shen Chenghao was a shrewd and calculating fox, yet he raised a naive little rabbit. This really was a baffling situation.
The little rabbit has been imprisoned for quite a while now—it’s time to let him out.
Thus, Shen Bai and Ailiusa arrived together. Yang Hao and Yang Ye were present, and when the old friends reunited, there were no words exchanged.
Yang Hao apologized for his deceptions back in the day, and Shen Bai apologized for Shen Chenghao’s audacity.
After the apologies, silence followed.
This was not a simple misunderstanding or rift; it was a matter of life and death. Moreover, other members of the Shen Family remain imprisoned in the Sky Prison to this day.
The idea of “letting bygones be bygones with a smile” simply wasn’t achievable—it was too difficult.
Still, they had to work together for a period of time to come. Yang Hao and Yang Ye would remain here until the Lunar New Year. If the situation in this region proved unstable, they might find themselves staying even through the New Year.
Bei Yun, given his extensive criminal record and lack of interest in governance, decided to take Bei Lingsu along to collect herbal medicine instead.
The southern climate differs greatly from the north, harboring many plants and animals that aren’t found in the north. Everything here could be utilized for medicinal purposes—it’s an entirely new treasure trove.
Tong Sanlang had little interest in governance either, but with the Yang Family short on manpower, he was always treated as one of them and was kept busy working alongside Yang Ye and Yang Hao every day.
Qiao Xiaomai couldn’t help much, so she chose to run around with Bei Lingsu instead. Bei Lingsu’s martial arts skills were excellent, and carrying her posed no challenge.
Bei Lingsu and Bei Yun’s most frequent harvest was Sanqi, a miraculous plant and the primary ingredient of a legendary medicine in later generations: Yunnan Baiyao.
Yunnan Baiyao became a legend in future generations, with its formula remaining highly classified and never disclosed to the public. This medicine was known as a universal cure-all. Qiao Xiaomai hoped that Bei Yun and Bei Lingsu could successfully develop this divine medicine.