Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Su Baichen's method for dealing with these guards was simple: he gave them an instruction in their minds, making them believe that their superiors had ordered them to send all the captured women back.

These guards immediately left the Taoist temple without a word, mounted their horses again, and went back to where they came from.

Seeing this, Lin Zhaodi looked on with envy: "This trick of yours is really convenient, and you don't have to worry about getting into trouble with the common people."

Su Baichen said, "I'm not necessarily afraid of trouble, but this Hekou Town is our hometown. It's really difficult to deal with an emperor leading his officials on a southern expedition."

He wanted to sever all ties with the world, and naturally hoped that Su Family Village, where he was born and raised, would not be affected in any way.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhaodi could only sigh and nod in agreement.

Just then, another group of people rushed out of the Taoist temple, their expressions filled with fear as if they had seen a ghost.

Su Baichen was taken aback, then chuckled and said, "My heroes, do not panic. I have driven away the people from the imperial court. You can rest assured."

Xue Dai then asked solemnly, "And who are you, young man?"

He appeared both nervous and cautious.

Su Baichen was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening and asked, "You saw through my illusion?"

Xue Dai asked in confusion, "Illusion?"

Su Baichen nodded and said, "My Daoist name is Baichen, and I am now the abbot of this Xuanmiao Temple."

"My senior brother Qing Mozi, who was originally in charge of this Taoist temple, has unfortunately passed away. To avoid some trouble, I usually use his illusions to decorate the temple."

Xue Dai remained skeptical upon hearing this.

Su Baichen pointed, and Qing Mozi's illusory form reappeared in front of them.

Only then did everyone believe it.

"I never expected that Daoist Bai Chen, despite his young age, already possesses such extraordinary skills."

They all acted with great respect.

In the eyes of these chivalrous figures, Su Baichen was a remarkable person who wore a Taoist robe.

"Are any of you injured? Let me see."

Suddenly, Lin Zhaodi, looking at the four seriously injured people beside her, offered a suggestion.

"And this is...?"

Just as Su Baichen was about to introduce her, he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know Lin Zhaodi's Taoist name, and he couldn't introduce her secular name at this time.

He hesitated for a moment.

Lin Zhaodi smiled and said, "My Taoist name is Fang Baizhu. Greetings, everyone."

Su Baichen was a little surprised. The character "Fang" obviously meant that Lin Zhaodi was a beautiful young woman, while "Baishu" meant a doctor with a benevolent heart.

This Taoist name seems to have been chosen based on Lin Zhaodi's characteristics.

He chimed in, "My senior sister Fang Baishu specializes in traditional Chinese medicine; she can treat your wounds for you."

"Besides, the imperial guards have already left, so why don't you spend the night here first?"

He extended the invitation out of kindness.

Xue Dai hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed.

After everyone returned inside, Lin Zhaodi quickly checked the injuries of the four people.

They're all external injuries, nothing serious.

She reached into a small sachet hanging from her waist and pulled out a packet of medicinal powder.

This packet of medicine powder looks quite large, almost as big as that sachet.

Everyone found it a bit strange, but no one said anything.

Su Baichen knew that the sachet must be a storage device... Being given a storage device when going out shows that Sister Zhaodi is indeed favored in Yang Sect.

"This powder is a wound medicine I mixed myself, made from herbs grown by my sect. It should be quite effective."

As she spoke, she applied the powder to the four wounded soldiers.

Su Baichen didn't think anything of it at first, but after thinking about it carefully for a while, he realized that something was wrong.

The herbs cultivated by Lin Zhaodi's sect?

Isn't that planted in Changchun Palace?

Would Changchun Palace grow common herbs?

Obviously not... In other words, this small packet of medicine is actually made from a variety of spiritual herbs!

"Alright, you guys should be fine after a rest."

After applying the medicine, Lin Zhaodi gave the remaining medicine to Xue Dai: "Master Xue, please take this medicine. If needed, you can apply it again for the injured heroes."

Su Baichen's lips twitched; Sister Zhaodi was truly unbelievably generous.

However, he suddenly remembered that this sister had also been tied to the horse by those guards earlier... Could it be that Xue Dai and the others were actually injured while trying to save her?

After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that Lin Zhaodi's generosity was also to repay a debt of gratitude.

Seeing that Xue Dai was still trying to refuse, he advised, "Layman Xue, please accept this. This is a miraculous medicine personally prepared by my senior sister. It has extraordinary effects and will be of great help to you and all the laymen."

Xue Dai accepted the package and thanked him sincerely.

Su Baichen took some more rice, cut some dried cured meat and put it in the rice, and cooked a large pot of hot porridge for everyone to eat.

At this point, Xue Dai and the others finally opened up and started talking to Su Baichen about the affairs of the world.

"Sigh, we don't mean to rebel or oppose the government, we're just really frustrated!"

"Our Great Liang is a powerful nation with a vast territory, yet it wants to abandon all the land north of the capital just because of a plague... The front lines haven't collapsed, and there are still many soldiers resisting. Why is the court running away first?"

Su Baichen asked in surprise, "Is the situation at the front very bad?"

Xue Dai said, "It's nothing more than the Northern Wei sending a force to bypass the defenses and reach the outskirts of the capital... As a result, the capital was in turmoil. Even though there were still 30,000 troops available for battle, the court was already thinking about withdrawing..."

"I am dissatisfied with Daoist Baichen. My elder brother Xue is a fierce general in the army. I cannot stand the corrupt atmosphere of officialdom, so I am free in the martial world. My brother has already sent me a letter through someone to explain this matter and invited me to meet at Linxian Mansion."

"Alas, my elder brother belongs to the Imperial Guard, which has always been responsible for guarding the capital."

"Since he didn't go to the front lines to meet the enemy but instead came to the rear of Linxian Mansion, he is naturally serving as the king's vanguard..."

Su Baichen was also incredulous upon hearing this, feeling that the Liang Kingdom's court was far too cowardly.

The world today can be described as a state of five countries standing side by side.

The Liang Kingdom, where Changchun Palace is located, occupies a corner of the southwest, bordered by the vast mountains to the north, the South China Sea to the south, and thousands of miles of steep mountains to the west. To the east, a dense network of waterways is divided by the Xia River, which runs through the sea. It controls many natural waterways in the east, west, north, and south, making it a strategically important country.

However, the problem is that Liang has a long-standing enemy, Wu, to its east, and they are constantly at odds with each other.

To the northwest lies the Kingdom of Yong, which is famous for its cavalry.

To the due north lies the State of Wei, a land of vast plains and abundant resources, truly a nation of chariots.

In the northeast corner lies the State of Qi, which was also wealthy and had a thriving maritime trade.

These five kingdoms were constantly at war with each other, each wanting to swallow the others and unify the world.

It's normal for wars to break out between countries, but this time the Liang Kingdom's rulers and ministers were far too cowardly.

This made Su Baichen, who was born in Liangdi, feel very embarrassed.

A group of angry teenagers chatted all night, and the seven wandering swordsmen finally took their leave just before dawn.

They were all quite surprised when they left.

Because those wounded soldiers were already able to move freely!

The wounds from the swords and knives have already scabbed over... The injuries are healing way too fast!

Only then did they realize what kind of divine medicine the "Fairy of Fragrant White Atractylodes" had given them.

"Young man, are you deliberately befriending them?"

After they walked away, Lin Zhaodi asked curiously.

Su Baichen nodded and replied, "These days, you always need some eyes and ears to make things easier."

Lin Zhaodi then realized, "That's true. We need to take care of our families, but it's inconvenient for us to always handle things ourselves..."

She suddenly stopped talking, and a sadness inevitably appeared in her eyes when she mentioned her family.

"It's a pity. I thought my parents and two younger brothers would be happy to see me come back, but after three years, they already treat me like an outsider..."