After a thorough diagnosis of Tuoba Qing, Zhang Baishu bowed respectfully and said, "Your Highness! This is not an illness, but rather a result of this young lady's special constitution."
"Oh?"
Zhao Fu responded with a surprised "Yes," and continued, "Then did you figure out what her constitution is?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Baishu shook his head and said, "Your Highness! This girl's constitution is truly unique, and I cannot make an accurate judgment, but I understand some of the causes and corresponding solutions."
Hearing Zhang Baishu's words, Zhao Fu was slightly disappointed. He had thought that Zhang Baishu knew about this strange constitution, but it was already good that Zhang Baishu had a way to deal with it. Zhao Fu then asked what to do.
Zhang Baishu also explained, "The reason this girl is like this now is because she undergoes a transformation every year. This process requires a large amount of Blood Spirit. Without this elixir, she will fall into pain and weakness. As long as we find the Blood Spirit to help her complete the transformation, there will be no problem."
After hearing Zhang Baishu's explanation, Zhao Fu understood. He then asked what Blood Spirit was. Zhang Baishu replied that Blood Spirit refers to some spiritual herbs related to blood attributes, such as Blood Ginseng, Blood Spirit, and Blood He Shou Wu, which can greatly transform and refine one's blood.
Realizing that he didn't have the Blood Spirit on hand for the time being, Zhao Fu could only order someone to go to the system city to purchase it.
Lying on her sickbed, Tuoba Qing felt apologetic as she looked at Zhao Fu. She hadn't been able to help much, but she had caused him a lot of trouble. She overheard Zhang Baishu explaining the Blood Spirit and realized it must be much more expensive than ordinary elixirs. Ordinary elixirs were already very expensive, let alone the special Blood Spirit, which would be needed in large quantities in the future, amounting to an astronomical figure.
Tuoba Qing didn't want to cause Zhao Fu any trouble, nor did she want Zhao Fu to have paid so much for nothing, because she had no way to repay him. So she weakly said, "Your Highness! I think it's better to forget it. I'll get better after a while. There's no need to waste so many spiritual medicines on me!"
Zhao Fu smiled gently and gave him a reassuring look.
Now, back in Great Qin Town, Zhao Fu no longer wore a black cloak, which diminished the previous mysterious and cold aura, adding a touch of warmth and reducing the distance between them.
Zhao Fu said, "Don't worry! You don't need to worry about anything. These Blood Spirit are nothing to me. Besides, since you've submitted to me, I'll take responsibility for you!"
Upon hearing Zhao Fu's words, Tuoba Qing felt a surge of inexplicable emotion. Although Tuoba Qing appeared very mature, she was still just a girl of about seventeen, with a fragile heart and not that strong. She had endured those cold and cruel things since childhood, which were not things that someone her age should have to bear.
Hearing Zhao Fu's promise, she was truly moved and genuinely accepted Zhao Fu.
Seeing her teary eyes, Zhao Fu couldn't help but pat her head. He saw a bit of himself in her; after his mother died, he too had struggled to survive in this world.
Faced with the intimate gesture, Tuoba Qing blushed slightly, a hint of shyness on her face. Zhao Fu also suddenly realized that his behavior was abrupt, and his face showed some embarrassment. He withdrew his hand, ordered someone to buy the elixir, and then, following Zhang Baishu's instructions, boiled it into a bowl of thick soup, which he then fed to Tuoba Qing.
After Tuoba Qing drank the bowl of blood soup, her complexion quickly became rosy, and she was no longer in as much pain as before. It was clear that Zhang Baishu's method was very effective. Seeing this, Zhao Fu told Tuoba Qing to lie down and rest for a while.
Afterwards, Zhao Fu left the clinic and went to the Black Forest Horse's lair. At this time, Little Black and Little Gray were playing around, while Little White was lazily lying to one side, watching the two beasts frolic. When the three beasts saw Zhao Fu arrive, they were overjoyed, as Zhao Fu hadn't spent time with them for some time recently.
Zhao Fu ran over to comfort his three beasts, affectionately nuzzling them with his head. Then he took out the Horse Jade Soul and chose to use it. The Horse Jade Soul in his hand emitted a jade-like light, flew up from his hand, and transformed into a majestic horse. With a neigh, it leaped towards the horse-shaped statue floating in mid-air and merged into it.
At this time, the Black Forest Horse's Nest also changed somewhat. Whether it was the horse-shaped statue floating in mid-air or the stone platform made of stone bricks on the ground, they all showed a hint of jade quality, as if there were beautiful jade mixed in.
At the same time, Zhao Fu discovered that the Black Forest Horse, whose base strength was originally between 3 and 5, had become much stronger, and its base strength had now reached 5 to 7. This change was quite significant. If he had a few more Horse Jade Soul, he could raise the Black Forest Horse's strength to the first tier.
Imagine a Tier 1 warhorse paired with a Tier 1 soldier; it's not just a simple addition of one. It's enough to take on an ordinary Tier 2 soldier in one go, and it can also crush ordinary Cavalry.
Zhao Fu was quite satisfied with the effect of the Horse Jade Soul. He didn't know how Leng Wu had obtained it. Next, Zhao Fu planned to continue to Red Plum Plain. However, Zhao Fu original plan was interrupted by his encounter with Tuoba Qing, and he hadn't yet settled the real estate in the other two main cities of the system.
While Zhao Fu was busy with these tedious matters, his gaze turned to Bai Qi, who was exploring outside.
At this moment, Bai Qi led five thousand soldiers and three thousand skeletons towards a certain place, because the soldiers in charge of reconnaissance discovered a high-level village.
Now Zhao Fu has completely entrusted military affairs to Bai Qi, and Bai Qi also has the ability to attack advanced villages. Therefore, it seems that Zhao Fu does not need to personally take action when attacking advanced villages, since some tactical knowledge was taught to Zhao Fu by Bai Qi.
Bai Qi made his way forward quietly, and soon arrived at his destination. This advanced village was different from all the villages he had encountered before. It was neither a village inhabited by natives nor a village of foreigners, but a village of outsiders.
This foreign village resembles some ethnic minorities in appearance and attire. They generally have rugged features and wear clothes with Otherworld Region flair, quite different from the traditional clothing worn by ordinary people today.
This is a high-class village of the Xianbei people!
The Xianbei were an ancient people, with records dating back to the Western Zhou. Initially, they were subjugated and enslaved by the Xiongnu. However, as the Xiongnu Xiongnu, the Xianbei began to rise to prominence and flourished during the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, establishing multiple states. But their power eventually declined, and with the collapse of their regimes, the Xianbei disappeared from history.