Long Live the Empress

Chapter 322 Snow Blindness

The next day, Mao time

The snow looks especially bright under the moonlight!

Yue Jinghao and his group were ready to go. The secret guards each carried an ice box, while Yue Jinghao wore clothes and a hat made of animal skins, which looked very warm.

The old woman knew that they were going to look for Shui Linglong, so she got up early and prepared dry food and hot water for them. "I have put all this hot water in a hot water bottle. You can put it in your arms to keep warm!"

Yue Jinghao smiled sweetly, took the worn-out hot water bottle with both hands, and stuffed it into her arms without any disgust, "My mother-in-law still has a way!"

The old woman smiled and said, "If you had lived here for decades, you would definitely be smarter than me!"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this.

"This Shui Linglong is delicate and hard to find, so you must be careful to be safe! There is snow in the mountains all year round, so don't speak loudly to avoid avalanches! Also, someone has seen Shui Linglong on the east side of the mountain, you can try your luck there!" the old woman warned.

"I understand, mother-in-law. We will be careful about safety!" Yue Jinghao smiled sweetly at the old woman. Although she and the mother-in-law had just met, the mother-in-law's simplicity and kindness inexplicably made Yue Jinghao feel at home.

The old woman watched the group leave before closing the gate.

It snowed heavily last night and the road was covered in white. Only a few of their deep footprints were left on the deserted mountain road.

The snowy road was difficult to walk on, and the mountain road was even more difficult to walk on after the snow. They were exhausted and out of breath after walking a short distance.

Wang Er cut a branch for Yue Jinghao to lean on, and he walked in front, and Yue Jinghao followed in his footsteps.

The further into the mountains we went, the deeper the snow on the ground became. Wang Er looked at the snow up to his thighs, and then gazed into the distance...

Except snow...and more snow...

Wang Er panted heavily and looked at the thin figure behind him who was struggling to move forward with the support of a branch. His heart ached. A noble lady like Yue Jinghao probably had never seen her shoes touched by water in her life, but now she was suffering like this for their Lord...

Oh... I wonder what would happen if the governor knew...

"Miss, take a rest if you are tired!" This is probably the sentence Wang Er has said most often recently, but he is rejected by Yue Jinghao every time.

Sure enough, Yue Jinghao didn't even raise her head and said, "No need, let's hurry up and look for it! Don't waste time."

Wang Er also knew Yue Jing's good temper. He sighed and continued to walk forward in the snow with his legs lifted.

Yue Jinghao walked from the hour of Mao to the hour of Si before she finally reached the east side of the mountain.

Yue Jinghao took off her gloves, wiped the sweat from her temples, and said, "Where there is Shui Linglong, there will be a thumb-sized snow cave. Everyone, go and look for it. When you find it, don't make a loud noise. Just make bird calls! I will come to find you!"

Everyone responded in unison and dispersed to start searching.

It is not easy to find a small hole in the white snow!

Yue Jing looked at the snow inch by inch, and after making sure there was no hole, she pulled out her leg with her hand and took a step forward. The wounds from riding a horse were slightly painful, but she ignored them and just kept searching.

Fortunately, the old woman gave them a hot water bottle so that they could drink hot water in the snowy mountains! Otherwise, they would have to eat snow.

It was after noon when Yue Jinghao felt a little hungry. In order to save time, she did not take off her gloves. She held the steamed bun in her gloves covered with snowflakes and ate it while looking down for something.

Not to mention that the steamed buns in the snow are really...hard and cold...

God helps those who work hard, by the evening a secret guard finally found a small hole.

"Chirp..."

A long cry refreshed Yue Jing's tired body! Without caring about anything else, she "ran" to the side of the secret guard at the fastest speed.

"Miss, do you think this is it?"

Just as Yue Jinghao was about to move closer to take a look, a few bright lights appeared in front of her eyes.

Wang Er and the secret guards all held up baby-fist-sized luminous pearls and peered into the small hole.

Yue Jinghao twitched her lips. Yan Liyuan was really rich. Each of his subordinates had a night pearl in his hand, which made her, the princess of Weiguo, extremely envious.

"Miss, I think I saw a lump of ice inside!" said a secret guard.

Yue Jinghao gently pushed aside the ten inches of snow around the cave entrance, then took off her gloves and used her hands to press towards the cave entrance little by little.

The secret guards didn't even dare to breathe during the whole process, for fear that they would accidentally knock down the "snow pillar" that Yue Jinghao had dug.

Yue Jing's hands, as tender as scallions, were frozen red, and her fingers were stinging from constantly touching the snow. But she couldn't stop to rest, nor did she want to stop...

Whenever she thought of the man lying pale on the couch waiting for her, she felt motivated.

Finally, half an hour later, after Yue Jinghao's unremitting digging, a transparent "ice lump" appeared in front of everyone.

The dim light from the surrounding night pearls turned into colorful light through Shui Linglong...

Everyone was amazed in their hearts, this Shui Linglong is indeed a rare medicinal herb in the world, just the special plant body is amazing!

Yue Jinghao didn't bother to take a closer look. She stretched out her hand to the root of Shui Linglong and shook it gently... After shaking it for a full half a minute, the Shui Linglong that was as long as her arm was finally pulled out by Yue Jinghao.

"Hurry up and get the ice box!" Wang Er said anxiously.

A secret guard quickly took off the ice box from his back and opened it quickly.

"Spread half of the snow into the box." Yue Jinghao said, holding Shui Linglong in both hands.

Wang Er hurriedly did as he was told, and Yue Jinghao then gently placed Shui Linglong in the ice box.

"You are good at Qinggong, take the medicine and go first! Jiuqiansui is the most important! Wang Er and I will be back soon! Leave the ice box with you!" Yue Jinghao gently closed the lid and said, "Don't open it on the way! This thing is delicate, it will turn into water and become useless once it is used! When we get to Qiansui Mansion, He Bai will know what to do!"

After the secret guards agreed, they used their lightness skills to fly away.

After finding Shui Linglong, Yue Jinghao seemed to have been drained of all her strength. She lay down in the snow without caring about her image and let out a long breath!

Wang Er looked at Yue Jinghao, who was breathing out white air in the snow, with red eyes, and felt extremely grateful in his heart.

"Miss, I would like to thank you on behalf of the Governor!" Wang Er knelt down and clasped his fists.

"Nine Thousand Years Old was injured just to save me, I just don't want to owe him anything..." Yue Jinghao murmured.

Wang Er's heart sank. Wasn't it because he admired his family's governor?

Yue Jinghao didn't say much, climbed up from the snow, pointed to a place not far away and said: "I found a few snow lotuses there, just picked them to nourish him!"

Yue Jinghao had seen the snow lotus there a long time ago, but she was in a hurry to find Shui Linglong so she ignored it. Now that Shui Linglong was found, it was just the right opportunity to pick the snow lotus.

"Miss, please rest here. I'll be back soon!" Wang Er used his Qinggong skills and came back soon.

Yue Jinghao carefully put the snow lotus into the ice box and said with a smile: "Dried snow lotus is common, but fresh snow lotus is very precious. When you return to Beijing, remember to ask He Bai to prepare some warming and nourishing prescriptions for him!"

Wang Er nodded, but thought in his heart: The young lady said that she just wanted to forgive the governor, but what about these snow lotus flowers?

The way down the mountain was also extremely difficult. Wang Er's chest and back were full of ice boxes. He wanted to help Yue Jing with her luck, but he didn't have the strength to do so.

It was not until the next morning that the two returned to the old woman's house.

The old woman was worried about Yue Jinghao and the others, so she didn't sleep all night and just leaned on the kang to listen to the noise. When she heard the gate of the fence open, she came out to see.

"Are you back? How are you? Did you find it?"

Yue Jinghao nodded weakly, and suddenly felt a severe stinging pain in her eyes and passed out.

"My son... my son..."

No matter how Wang Er and the old woman shouted, Yue Jinghao did not respond.

The old woman cried out, "Oh no! She might be suffering from snow blindness!"

"What is snow blindness?" Wang Er asked anxiously.

"If you keep walking in the snow, the light from the snow will sting your eyes! He said his eyes hurt because they were stung by the light from the snow!"

"Then why am I okay?" Wang Er asked.

The old woman rolled her eyes at him. "What's your physique? What's his physique? Look at him, he's so skinny that he doesn't even have two pounds of flesh on his body. He's gone for another day, so it's a blessing that he only has snow blindness!"

"Mother-in-law, what should I do?"

The old woman asked Wang Er to take a handkerchief and put some snow on Yue Jing's eyes to relieve the pain. "Night blindness can't be cured. You can only apply an ice handkerchief when it hurts, and..."

The old woman paused, and Wang Er asked anxiously, "What else? Mother-in-law?"

"Also, he will probably be blind for a long time..."

……

These words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking Wang Er so much that he swayed.

Is it impossible to look at the fairy-like figure in Miss Yue’s painting?

Wang Er gritted his teeth and took out a silver ingot from his arms. "Mother-in-law, please buy a carriage from the neighbor. I want to take my son to see a doctor as soon as possible!"

The old woman also knew that the matter was urgent, so she took the silver and went to the village chief's house. The village chief's family was the only one in the whole village that had a broken carriage, and this ingot of silver could buy two good carriages. The village chief would definitely agree!

Wang Er packed his luggage as quickly as possible and filled an empty ice box with snow for use on the road.