Chapter 426 - 424: Triumph Pill (Second Update)

Chapter 426: Chapter 424: Triumph Pill (Second Update)

Forgetting, naturally, is impossible.

Every day, Xu Jing asks Cheng Xiao to find out about the front line situation. She knows that in the past half month, the Jiang Family has successfully joined forces with the Pinglu Jiedu Envoy and the Beiting Jiedu Envoy. They are now stationed in Yizhou, which the Pinglu Jiedu Envoy previously defended, seemingly planning to use Yizhou as a base for operations.

Yizhou and Ru State were territories previously governed by the Pinglu Jiedu Envoy, while the Beiting Jiedu Envoy only governed Maozhou.

Including Fei State and Pengzhou, which the Pinglu Jiedu Envoy and Beiting Jiedu Envoy previously occupied, they now hold a total of five states, occupying nearly a third of the northeastern part of Great Chu.

The choice to use Yizhou as a base is understandable because Yizhou is located at the northeasternmost part of Great Chu, surrounded by Fei State, Pengzhou, and Maozhou, forming a buffer zone for them.

However, it also means that this setup is like a desperate struggle, and if any of these states fall, they will have nowhere left to flee.

Unless they continue northward into foreign territories or go to sea and leave the continent.

Despite the seemingly advantageous situation, Xu Jing couldn’t help but worry.

Cornered beasts are the most ferocious and unpredictable.

Fortunately, being busy these days has left her with little time to overthink.

Xu Jing glanced amusingly at Shen, who pretended to scold her, and said, "I wish I could forget. However, I didn’t expect him to write home so quickly."

How much time has even passed? They must have just arrived at the front line.

Shen smiled and said, "The Lord must be worried that Madam and little Lord are too concerned about him, so he hurriedly sent a letter home for peace of mind."

Xu Jing opened the letter with a smile and was a bit surprised to find that it was quite lengthy, spanning two full pages.

The first page contained information about his recent activities and updates on where their army was when he wrote the letter.

At the end, he shamelessly wrote a bunch of sentimental words, expressing how much he misses her and Chang Xiao after only a few days apart, and that he often sees their figures in his dreams. Xu Jing’s cheeks flushed slightly upon reading this, silently deciding that she must store this letter carefully and not let others see it.

Otherwise, their Lord’s image in their minds might just collapse into pieces.

After reading the first page, Xu Jing took out the second page, and after a few glances, she paused slightly.

The second page contained more serious matters, reporting that on their way to the front line, they received news from their spies inside Yizhou. They mentioned that Duke Xing, Jiang Shaoyan, from the Jiang Family, was the first to reach Yizhou and meet with the Pinglu Jiedu Envoy and the Beiting Jiedu Envoy. However, on the night of his welcoming banquet, the three parties seemed to have quarreled, appearing to dispute who should hold the highest authority.

The Pinglu Jiedu Envoy, Zhou Guangsheng, is an ambitious man unwilling to be subordinate to others. Although the Jiang Family’s 200,000 troops slightly outnumber his 150,000, the Jiang Family has nothing else, not even their own territory to retreat to.

Such a Jiang Family cannot earn his willing allegiance, which is why he chose to make his move, as anticipated by Xiao Yi and the others.

However, Beiting Jiedu Envoy Jiang Chaoda expressed his willingness to follow the Jiang Family. With the combined forces of the Jiang Family and Jiang Chaoda, plus the looming threat of the imperial court’s army, Zhou Guangsheng wasn’t foolish enough to completely break ties with them at this time. The three parties reluctantly reconciled, although their relationships became somewhat delicate.

Xiao Yi concluded in the letter that although Zhou Guangsheng is difficult to tame, he is a rare fierce general whom the Jiang Family cannot afford to lose and will try to tame him.

Taming him is quite simple—as long as he feels that the Jiang Family is more capable of conquering the world.

Therefore, the Jiang Family will definitely take some actions soon, and he urged her and Chang Xiao to be careful.

Xu Jing understood Xiao Yi’s concerns; what scheme doesn’t exist on the battlefield? He was worried that the Jiang Family could capture them to use as hostages.

However, he was overthinking it. With Xiao He stationed here, she and Chang Xiao were bound to be safe.

It’s no wonder that when Shen brought the letter, she mentioned it was delivered urgently by a soldier over 800 li away.

If it were just an ordinary letter, he could have used a carrier pigeon; there wasn’t a need to send a soldier specially.

After reading, she carefully folded the letter and put it away, picked up a pen, and replied with a letter of her own.

The next day, Xu Jing went to the workshop early as usual. According to the government’s deadline, they had to deliver the goods by tomorrow. Fortunately, due to their efforts over this period, the pharmaceutical production progressed smoothly. Today, they only needed to complete the final batch of medicine and package it all.

When Xu Jing arrived at the workshop, Song Qingyun was checking the inventory with a small notebook in hand. Seeing Xu Jing, she grinned and said, "Jing, you’re here; just in time, I have something to ask—you named the ointment Detoxification and Muscle Regeneration Ointment, so why don’t these pills have a name?"

Because of this, she often had to refer to them simply as "pills" when counting, which seemed too plain.

Xu Jing was slightly taken aback and said, "Originally, we were mainly promoting the ointment, so I gave it a name. The pills have similar effects to the ointment but are ingested and generally used for more severe or internal injuries."

Initially, they primarily promoted the ointment because their customers were ordinary people who typically wouldn’t suffer from too severe injuries; therefore, an ointment was usually sufficient.

But for soldiers on the battlefield, the pill’s usage frequency would be high, and indeed it would be better to have a name.

She thought for a moment, her mind stirred, and she slightly grinned, saying, "Let’s name it... Triumph Pill."

Triumph Pill, Triumph Pill—hopefully, all soldiers can triumphantly return home.

Song Qingyun was startled, and couldn’t help but burst into a smile, "That’s a wonderful name. Great, I’ll write it down immediately!"

That day, Xu Jing was busy in the workshop all day as usual. Just as she was arranging the final tasks, Chen Hu’s voice suddenly emerged from the entrance, "Miss Xu, you’re indeed here!"

Xu Jing turned and saw Chen Hu quickly approaching. She slightly raised her eyebrows and asked, "What brings you here?"

Before they began the pharmaceutical production, they had informed Deng Youwei to have his men help patrol around their workshop frequently to prevent any incidents.

Therefore, since Deng Youwei was aware that she was busy with the pharmaceutical production recently, he wouldn’t casually disturb her even if there was a case.

Chen Hu shook his head and replied, "I don’t know either. It was the County Magistrate Deng who asked me to find you, and he seemed urgent, indicating something important. I wonder if you have time to come with me?"

Luckily, they were almost done with things here. Xu Jing nodded and said, "Let’s go."

As soon as she walked into the county government office where Deng Youwei worked, alongside Chen Hu, Deng Youwei hurried forward, his brows furrowed and expression somber, saying, "Miss Xu, there’s been... a major case."