In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Li Yuanchang thought to himself, "They even know Gao Jianwu. This must really be a member of the Goguryeo royal family who has been living abroad."

"Know."

"But he's dead."

"A coup has occurred in Goguryeo. The powerful minister Yeon Gaesomun launched a coup, and more than 100 ministers associated with Go Geonmu have all been killed."

"You can't go back either," he kindly reminded her, something the other person was clearly unaware of.

boom!

Pei Xuan was struck dumb, her mind went blank, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Sir, what did you say?"

Li Yuanchang said, "I am the King of the Great Tang. In terms of status, your uncle is on the same level as me. I know a lot, so there is no need for me to lie to you."

Before arriving, Pei Xuan had deduced Li Yuanchang's significant background by examining the weapons and armor in the tent, as she had been to Chang'an and stayed there for two years.

At this moment, Li Yuanchang's words left her no choice but to believe them.

Tears welled up in her eyes instantly, and overwhelmed with grief, she collapsed to the ground and wept.

He went out to study medicine, was imprisoned by pirates for several years, and was finally waiting for rescue, only to hear that his home was gone.

This is quite unlucky; fate is truly unpredictable.

Li Yuanchang didn't say anything, but stepped forward and handed over a clean cloth.

Pei Xuan looked up, tears welling in her eyes, and choked out her thanks.

A while later.

She finally finished crying and gradually emerged from her disbelief and despair, calming down a little.

Then she looked at Li Yuanchang.

"Your Highness, thank you for informing me."

"I have nowhere else to go. Please take me in, Your Highness. I can serve as a doctor and treat all skin diseases."

As she spoke, she covered the ground with her forehead.

Li Yuanchang decided to give her a chance: "If you can cure me, then I will take you with me."

Pei Xuan was extremely grateful.

Women admire strength, and birds choose good trees; this is the law of nature. Her ability to stay by Li Yuanchang's side through her medical skills was the best outcome for her.

She can never go back to Goguryeo.

Staying here will only lead to death sooner or later.

"Your Highness, I have brought medicine and acupuncture needles, and I can treat you now."

Pei Xuan wiped away her tears and noticed the red rash on Li Yuanchang's arm.

Li Yuanchang nodded, then unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his well-built upper body with perfectly sculpted muscles.

However, it was covered with various red rashes, and I don't know if it was due to allergies, mosquito bites, or dampness.

"Your Highness, thankfully it hasn't festered. If it had, it would have been much more troublesome."

"This is common eczema. Most people living on deserted islands have this disease. Although it is not fatal, it is extremely itchy, and if left untreated, it can ooze pus."

"I will use silver needles to remove these white spots for you. The rest will need to be treated with medicinal paste, and you should apply warm compresses with clean water regularly."

"Keep it dry and clean, and it will be fine," Bae Hyun said, busy at work.

Li Yuanchang thought what he said made a lot of sense and he was very quick and efficient, so he guessed that he really had some skills.

Having studied at the Imperial Medical Academy was equivalent to being a student at the highest institution of learning in later generations.

He couldn't help but sigh once again: the Japanese pirates learned technology and borrowed seeds from the Tang Dynasty, while the Goguryeo people learned medicine, but in later generations, it all became theirs.

Time passed by, second by second.

Pei Xuan quickly finished treating all the red rashes on Li Yuanchang's upper body.

The moment the medicine was applied, he felt a cooling sensation similar to that of "menthol oil," and that refreshing feeling instantly swept away the itching of the rash.

Li Yuanchang almost screamed out loud, it felt so good!

"Great medicine!"

"How much medicine is left?"

Pei Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that the condition hadn't been cured.

"Your Highness, there aren't many left, but I can make more. I just need some medicinal herbs, which are available on the island."

"What medicinal herbs?" Li Yuanchang didn't forget his subordinates.

"Your Highness, these are the ingredients." Pei Xuan said, pulling out a yellowed booklet from his chest. It contained prescriptions, which not only recorded the names and functions of the herbs but also included small illustrations of them, making it a veritable encyclopedia.

It's no wonder that the Koreans' culture is so similar to that of China in later generations, since they came to the Tang Dynasty to steal its teachings. They were just disciples who were taught abroad!

But in later TV dramas, the Koreans actually dared to film the king of Goguryeo shooting out one of Li Shimin's eyes during this period, and even filmed Li Shimin kneeling down to surrender.

They really dared to film that!

Even if the king of Goguryeo knelt in Chang'an for three days and three nights, he would at most only see a general of the Imperial Guard, who was equivalent to a security captain.

To make Li Shimin surrender to Goguryeo is simply going against the natural order.

Looking at it this way, the beating still wasn't painful enough!

This is not bragging. The Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo were indeed two different things, although the Sui and Tang dynasties suffered huge losses in their many campaigns against Goguryeo.

However, this was not due to Goguryeo's great strength, but rather to its geography, climate, and logistics.

In the end, it was also wiped out.

Li Yuanchang's gaze wasn't on the booklet at that moment; instead, he reflexively glanced at Pei Xuan's chest.

He's an expert; Pei Xuan's cleavage is quite impressive, though it's tightly covered by a strapless bra, as if she's afraid of attracting unwanted attention.

Pei Xuan felt the gaze and felt slightly embarrassed.

Li Yuanchang took a deep breath and looked away. He hadn't been with a woman in so long that he was starting to feel a little restless.

"Cough cough."

He coughed twice to ease the awkwardness, then called out, "Guo Chao!"

Guo Chao, who was waiting outside, immediately ran over: "Your Highness!"

"Send a small team to check if these medicinal herbs are in the treasure vault. If not, immediately go into the mountains to search for them."

"Yes!" Guo Chao left with the booklet.

Pei Xuan then carefully put away the medicine bottle.

"Your Highness, you can rest for a while and wait for the medicine to dry before washing it off, and then apply warm water to your body."

"I will go and prepare hot water for you right away."

"Wait!" Li Yuanchang called out.

Pei Xuan looked over.

"There's more on your thigh," Li Yuanchang pointed.

Pei Xuan paused for a moment, then his expression remained natural, as a doctor should not shy away from appearances: "Then Your Highness, please take off your pants first."

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Li Yuanchang naturally wasn't shy and simply took off his pants.

Pei Xuan turned around in a panic.

"Your Highness, you don't need to take off so much, just take off the outer clothes."

Her heart was racing, her mind filled with the scene she had just witnessed, and her chest was heaving.

"Oh, you should have said so earlier," Li Yuanchang said.

Pei Xuan was embarrassed.

"Alright, come on," Li Yuanchang said.

Pei Xuan turned around again, trying to fix her gaze on the eczema, but her instinctive curiosity drove her to glance around in that direction.

One glance was enough to make her heart race and her face flush, causing her to make several mistakes in her panic.

This was the first time she had ever seen anything like it...