Hou Shi came in soon after Mo and Ye left.

A person followed Hou Shi and Shuo Ling recognized him. He was Zhan You's apprentice.

Seeing that Hou Shi and Feng Xian did not look well, Shuo Ling could make a close guess at what happened.

"Marquis Shuo, the king of nightmare worms is dead, and Zhan You has given that banned book back to me, so we do not need to worry about someone using this witchcraft." Hou Shi said to Shuo Ling.

Shuo Ling nodded and asked, "Then, where is Zhan You? Doesn't he come back with you?"

"It was too late for me to stop Zhan You. He's also dead." Hou Shi hove a sigh and said.

Hearing that, Shuo Ling went up to Hou Shi and said, "Please accept my condolence. You've done your utmost. Maybe this is the best outcome."

"I hope so. Now, the matter of the border has been solved. It's time to go back to the Witchcraft City." Hou Shi sighed and said to Shuo Ling.

Hearing that, Shuo Ling nodded. Then, he turned to Mo Li and said, "Go and get two fast horses for the king of witchcraft."

"Yes, Your Lordship." Mo Li replied with his hands arched and then turned to the outside.

After Mo Li had left, Hou Shi said to Shuo Ling, "When are you going to go back to Jing City?"

"Tomorrow morning." Shuo Ling replied.

Then, Shuo Ling walked up to Hou Shi and glanced at Feng Xian. He said to Hou Shi, "Master, could I have a word with you?"

Hou Shi was a little shocked, and then he turned to Feng Xian, "Feng Xian, wait for me outside for a moment."

"Yes, Uncle." Feng Xian nodded. Then, he turned around and walked outside.

After Feng Xian had gone, Hou Shi looked at Shuo Ling and asked, "Marquis Shuo, what's the matter?"

"Do you have any witchcraft that could make a person feel fatigued?" Shuo Ling came straight to the point.

Hearing that, the king of witchcraft frowned and asked, "Marquis Shuo, what are you going to do?"

"Don't worry. I'll head for Beiling directly as soon as I go back to Jing City. Honestly, my wife has some problems with the imperial family of Beiling. Therefore, I'll set out to Beiling to find her as soon as I report to the Emperor. If I can have your help, I could do it more efficiently." Shuo Ling said to Hou Shi truthfully.

Hearing that, Hou Shi put on a smile. "I see. If so, I’ll help you."

"If so, thank you so much." Shuo Ling said to the king of witchcraft.

Then Hou Shi said, "Marquis Shuo, please follow me."

Shuo Ling nodded. Then, he followed Hou Shi walking out of the tent and going into Hou Shi's tent.

After walking inside, Hou Shi went to his bed and took out a box. Then, he put the box on the table, opened it, and tried to find something. Finally, he took out a small bottle.

Hou Shi gave that bottle to Shuo Ling.

Shuo Ling took it and asked Hou Shi, "The king of witchcraft, what's this..."

"This worm is called 'Jin You'. It could make an ordinary person lose strength temporarily and feel exhausted while for people with capabilities, it could only restrain his or her capability. Moreover, it will be absorbed by the body over time." Hou Shi said to Shuo Ling.

Shuo Ling nodded and asked, "How long could it last?"

"It depends. For ordinary people, it could last longer, but no more than three days. While for people with capabilities, it could restrain their capabilities for twenty hours." Hou Shi said to Shuo Ling.

Shuo Ling put away the bottle and asked, "How to use it?"

"That's easy. The 'Jin You' in the bottle lives in water and has transparent bodies. Even wizards could not discover them. That's why they're called 'Jin You', which means they could swim freely." Hou Shi said.

Shuo Ling nodded and said, "Then, thanks a lot."

"You're welcome. It's just a lift of the finger." Hou Shi said with a wave of his hand.

At this time, Mo Li came in, nodded to Hou Shi, and walked up to Shuo Ling, "Your Lordship, horses are ready."

"OK." Shuo Ling nodded and looked at Hou Shi.

Hou Shi packed up the things on the table and had them slung over his shoulder. Then, he walked outside.

Seeing them walking out, Feng Xian quickly came up to them, nodded to Shuo Ling, and walked to Hou Shi, "Uncle, let me take the things."

Hou Shi nodded and gave him the things.

Taking them, Feng Xian went to the horses and waited for Hou Shi.

Then, Hou Shi turned to Shuo Ling and said, "Marquis Shuo, I don't know when we can meet again after today. Wish you a good journey tomorrow to Jing City!"

"Wish you a good journey, too." Shuo Ling said to him.

Then, Hou Shi walked to the horse and jumped lightly on the horse's back.

Seeing Hou Shi mounting his horse, Feng Xian quickly followed him.

When Hou Shi was seated, he said to Shuo Ling, "I'm here to say goodbye to you today."

Then, he turned the horse around and rode off.

Feng Xian arched his hands to Shuo Ling and quickly followed Hou Shi.

After Hou Shi had gone far away, Mo Li said to Shuo Ling, "Your Lordship, it's cold outside. Let's go inside."

Then, Shuo Ling turned back to his tent.

Shuo Ling felt a little tired just after sitting down. He said to Mo Li, "You back off."

"Yes, Your Lordship." Mo Li nodded and went out.

After Mo Li had left, Shuo Ling closed his eyes for a rest with his hands supporting his forehead.

In a few moments, Shuo Ling frowned with joy and anger and sweat broke out on his forehead.

Then, the scene changed.

The truth was that Shuo Ling dreamed about Yang Zijin, who was lighting a fire in wood and smiled at him from time to time.

At this time, Shuo Ling found a boa constrictor as thick as a tree stump behind her. He was greatly shocked and shouted at Yang Zijin to ask her to avoid it. However, Yang Zijin seemed not to hear his voice and kept smiling at him.

He tried to draw his sword and thrust at that boa constrictor but only to find that he could not move. He was quite panicked and shouted desperately. Still, it seemed that Yang Zijin did not hear his voice.

Then, that boa constrictor opened its big mouth and gobbled up Yang Zijin in one go.

At this moment, Shuo Ling suddenly awoke from his dream and shouted, "No!"

When he opened his eyes, he found that he was wet with cold sweat.

Hearing the noise, Mo Li came in, quickly walked up to Shuo Ling, and asked, "Your Lordship, what's wrong with you?"

"Let everyone get ready. We'll set out to Jing City tonight." Shuo Ling said to Mo Li.

Hearing that, Mo Li frowned slightly and asked, "Your Lordship, anything wrong? Won't we leave tomorrow..."

"Just follow my order!" Shuo Ling looked up at Mo Li and said.

Mo Li replied with his hands arched, "Yes. I'll inform others. Then, what about General Li..."

"Just tell him there's an emergency." Shuo Ling said.

Mo Li nodded and then walked out.

After Mo Li had left, Shuo Ling still looked restless. He had no idea why he had such a dream.

Maybe that was because he missed Yang Zijin so much and was quite worried about her. No matter what the reason was, he wanted to go back to Jing City and reported to the Emperor as soon as possible so that he could head for Beiling and find Yang Zijin. He wanted to accompany her and kept her away from any accident.

Thinking of this, Shuo Ling closed his eyes. The feeling that he could not move in the dream just now made him feel quite unnerved.

Several people hurt by Zhao Yun in the fight against Xiling were in Xiao Mu's tent. Fortunately, they were not seriously wounded.

Now, they were getting their cuts bandaged.

After that, Xiao Mu said, "All of you have a good rest now. Marquis ordered that we'll return to Jing City early tomorrow morning. If calculating carefully, after leaving Jing City, we had been in Jiandu for a long time and then traveled from Jiandu to the border. Now, finally, we can return to Jing City."

"Xiao Mu!" Mo Li came in, calling Xiao Mu's name.

Seeing Mo Li coming in, Xiao Mu frowned slightly and asked, "Well, did Marquis say anything else?"

"Yes." Mo Li nodded, and he said, "Marquis asked us to get ready quickly, and we'll set out to Jing City tonight."

Hearing that, Xiao Mu opened his eyes wider and asked, "What? Go back to Jing City now?"

"That's right." Mo Li said.

Xiao Mu continued to ask, "Didn't you say we'll leave early on the next morning? Why has this been changed? What happened?"

"I don't know. That's Marquis's provisional decision. Let everyone get ready quickly." Mo Li shrugged his shoulders and said to the rest of the people.

Xiao Mu's forehead knotted in a frown. After a little while, he turned around and said, "You all heard the news. Hurry up and get ready."

Xiao Mu did not feel that they were lack of time but he was just worried about those wounded people. He was afraid that the hurried journey would aggravate their injuries.

"You could directly wait at the gate of the camp after getting ready. I have to tell General Li about the matter as it's a provisional decision of Marquis." Mo Li said and walked outside.

After Mo Li had left, Xiao Mu walked up to those wounded people and asked, "How are you guys? Are you able to ride horses?"

"No problem. Just some superficial wounds. It doesn't matter." One of them said with a smile.

Hearing his words, Xiao Mu nodded and said, "Then, let's quickly get ready, and we'll leave later."

When Mo Li told General Li the matter, General Li frowned and asked Mo Li, "What happened? Didn't you decide to leave tomorrow morning? Why you changed your mind?"

"I don't know the reason, either. Maybe My Lord has to go back to Jing City due to some urgent matters. So he..." Mo Li said to General Li.

Then General Li said with a smile, "Since it's your Marquis's decision, I'll go out and see him off later."

"Then, General Li, if you do not have anything else, I'll leave." Mo Li said, arching his hands.