Chapter 389 Family member is ill, urgently needs Ganoderma lucidum for medicine

The Regent's Palace.

Gao Changhong hadn't slept well for two days. He had been searching for several days but hadn't found a single trace.

He even began to suspect that the thieves in the mansion were fake, a smokescreen, created because the Regent's Consort wanted to kill Su Liluo but was afraid he would suspect her.

Therefore, Gao Changhong had a big argument with the Regent's wife and ordered his men to search the Regent's wife's courtyard, including her private treasury, but they found nothing and then stopped.

"Your Highness, the Emperor has sent someone to invite you to the palace. He said that the Crown Prince of Liang sent a message to him."

Just as Gao Changhong was feeling troubled and irritable, a servant rushed in to report something.

Before the internal problems could be resolved, external threats arose.

Gao Changhong was even more annoyed upon hearing this, but in the end he could only go to the palace helplessly.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Daliang has captured several cities in our Northern Desert. Duke Deng and General Yang are almost unable to hold them off."

The Crown Prince of Liang sent a letter saying he would immediately withdraw his troops if we handed over a woman named Su Liluo. What exactly is going on?

The young emperor of the Northern Desert looked at the regent with an anxious and worried expression. In fact, he had already vaguely guessed that Su Liluo was probably the woman of the crown prince of the Great Liang, and that she had been taken away by the regent and his men.

He was somewhat surprised that the regent would do such a thing. He knew that the regent he had seen since childhood was always decisive and put the affairs of the country first. How could he do something that would harm the court because of a woman?

Because he abducted this woman, the Crown Prince of Liang decided to attack the Northern Desert, which will cause them huge losses!

"His letter only says that handing over the woman is enough? Your Majesty, may I see the letter?"

Gao Changhong's expression was solemn, his eyes narrowed slightly. He found it hard to believe that Xiao Ye would only offer such a single condition.

After all, he came with great force and had the upper hand. Given the current situation in Beimo, they would have to agree to any demands he made.

The Emperor had someone honestly hand the letter to Gao Changhong. Gao Changhong carefully read the letter, and after a while, he slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty, this letter may be a trap. In my opinion, you should also write a letter to him, first agreeing to his conditions verbally, and then inviting him to visit the Northern Desert, promising to personally return the person to him when the time comes."

"You agree?"

The Emperor of the Northern Desert was somewhat surprised. Looking at Gao Changhong's expression, he felt that Gao Changhong seemed to be plotting something.

Gao Changhong smiled faintly, "Your Majesty, just do as I say, and I will take care of the rest."

"Yes, I understand."

The emperor lowered his eyes, concealing the displeasure in them.

This wasn't the first time Gao Changhong had acted so arrogantly and condescendingly in front of him, but now he was weak and alone, and Gao Changhong held most of the political power in the Northern Desert.

Especially now that he has contracted this strange illness, he has no energy to argue with the regent in private. The emperor is nothing but a puppet!

Thinking of this, he still felt a deep sadness and resentment.

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After leaving the palace, Gao Changhong ordered his men to immediately suppress the news that Su Lilu had been burned to death. He also withdrew the guards who were openly searching for the thieves and switched to a covert investigation.

He couldn't let Xiao Ye know that Su Liluo had been burned to death, otherwise he would never come to the Northern Desert Imperial City for the banquet again, and then he wouldn't be able to prepare a trap for him.

If he were to learn the truth, an unprecedented catastrophe would likely await Bei Mo. This madman is the most terrifying!

Meanwhile, after waiting for a few days, Su Liluo and Che Yi saw that the Regent's surveillance efforts had become somewhat lax, so they also planned to sneak into the palace that night to steal the Lingzhi mushroom.

At midnight, two nimble black figures, like moving black dots, swiftly ran across the palace rooftops.

"This is the Imperial Hospital. You go in alone, and I'll keep watch outside for you. If anyone comes, I'll whistle, and then you remember to escape."

Che Yi was extremely familiar with the palace, and it didn't take long for him to bring Su Liluo to the roof of the Imperial Hospital.

"good."

Su Liluo nodded in agreement, then lightly leaped down from the rooftop. Taking advantage of the dim moonlight, she found the medicine room and quietly entered.

The Imperial Hospital was eerily quiet at night. Because the building was backlit, it was pitch black inside, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Left with no other choice, Su Liluo took out a small luminous pearl from her spatial storage. She used her sleeve to cover it appropriately to avoid it being too bright and attracting other people.

Based on her memory from last time, she walked towards the inner room, and after climbing a few steps, she soon saw the small room containing the large Ganoderma lucidum.

Such precious medicine is naturally not something anyone can take away, so it is locked. However, Su Liluo has long since mastered the skill of unlocking locks.

They pried open the lock in no time and took the Ganoderma lucidum from inside.

"Who goes there? What are you doing here?"

Just as Su Liluo turned around in joy, she saw a tall, serious-looking man standing in front of her.

By the light of the luminous pearl, she could see clearly that it was the imperial physician who had claimed to be her mother's apprentice last time.

Similarly, after Su Liluo turned around, the man was able to see her clearly in the light.

He looked astonished. "It's you? What are you doing here...?"

He looked down and saw that Su Liluo was holding the Earth Spirit Mushroom that she hadn't had time to put into her spatial storage. He immediately understood her purpose.

She's here to steal!

"Hehe... My family member is sick and urgently needs this Ganoderma lucidum for medicine, so I..."

Su Lilu gave an awkward, bitter laugh, then looked at the man with a pitiful expression.

"Yeah?"

The man clearly believed Su Liluo's words, and seeing her pitiful appearance, he couldn't help but feel some sympathy for her.

"Then, then hurry up and leave, I didn't see you today!"

After hesitating for a moment, the man urged Su Liluo to hurry up.

He felt that since the other party was his master's daughter, and his master had been incredibly kind to him back then, he wouldn't be where he is today without his master.

He had never had the chance to repay his master, so now that he saw his master's daughter in trouble, he naturally wanted to help.

Even though he believed that stealing medicinal herbs from the palace was wrong and extremely dangerous, and could potentially implicate him, he still decided to help his master for her sake.

"Okay, thank you very much, I will remember your kindness!"

Su Liluo was a little touched that he had actually helped her. To avoid being discovered, she simply thanked him and left the house.

She didn't expect that although she successfully stole the Earth Spirit Mushroom, she and Che Yi were discovered by the palace guards just as they were about to leave the palace gate.