Chapter 573: Dragon Leaping Tiger Tally

Chapter 573: The Longyue Tiger Tally

When Ji Yuntang saw that what Hua Feixue had given her was a Tiger Tally, she was greatly shocked.

"Isn't this the Tiger Tally of the Longyue Army? How did it end up in your hands?"

Ji Yuntang had heard about the Longyue Army from Luo Junhe more than once.

It was a great army he had personally led, totaling two hundred thousand troops, every single one of them unstoppable, and it was the strongest force in the Dongchen Kingdom's military.

Later, after Luo Junhe was severely injured and paralyzed, Emperor Jingyang took back the Tiger Tally of the Longyue Army on the grounds that he was no longer fit to be a general.

Now, the Tiger Tally of the Longyue Army had been split in two by Emperor Jingyang.

The tally for one hundred and fifty thousand troops was in Emperor Jingyang's own hands, and the remaining fifty thousand was given to Crown Prince Luo Jingshen as a gift for his twentieth birthday, to be managed on his behalf.

That was why Ji Yuntang was so surprised when she saw Hua Feixue holding the Longyue Army's Tiger Tally.

A thought suddenly struck her, and she asked, "You didn't steal this from Luo Jingshen, did you?"

She remembered that before Hua Feixue returned to the Xishu Kingdom, he had been staying by Luo Jingshen's side dressed in women's clothing.

Hua Feixue didn't deny it but proudly admitted it, looking rather pleased with himself.

"So, how about it? Impressive, right? I even stole something this important for you."

Ji Yuntang: "..."

Ji Yuntang: "!!!"

She thought that if Luo Jingshen ever found out, he would probably be furious.

She asked Hua Feixue, "How did you manage to do it?"

Logically speaking, something as important as a Tiger Tally should be carried on Luo Jingshen's person or kept in a very secure place.

So how did Hua Feixue find out about it?

Hearing Ji Yuntang's question, Hua Feixue raised an eyebrow and said smugly, "What's so tough about that? This prince just needed to use a little trick, and he'd be putty in my hands."

Actually, that's not quite how it happened. Luo Jingshen had hidden the Tiger Tally very well.

But once during a meal, Hua Feixue plied Luo Jingshen with wine until he was drunk, and then he got it out of him that Emperor Jingyang had given him fifty thousand Longyue troops.

Hua Feixue had also heard of the Longyue Army's reputation—it was an army that never lost a battle and never failed to take a city.

He naturally knew that this army had been led by Luo Junhe.

Therefore, Hua Feixue had a sneaky idea.

He thought, rather than letting the Longyue Army's Tiger Tally benefit Luo Jingshen, he might as well steal it and give it to Ji Yuntang to repay the favor she'd done him.

With that thought in mind, Hua Feixue had already taken the opportunity while Luo Jingshen wasn't looking to steal his Tiger Tally from his room.

When he left the Eastern Palace, Luo Jingshen hadn't noticed yet—he wondered if the guy had noticed it was missing by now.

Ji Yuntang gave Hua Feixue a thumbs up and said, "You're the best!"

She had to admit, she really liked this gift.

Although Luo Junhe had already handed over all his military power and left the court for years, he'd always kept the Longyue Army and the brothers who'd fought and bled alongside him close to his heart.

He never said it out loud, but how could Ji Yuntang miss the worry written all over his face?

She figured he'd be over the moon when he got this Tiger Tally.

Speaking of Luo Junhe, Ji Yuntang suddenly began to miss him.

When she counted the days, she had been away from the Dongchen Kingdom for half a month now, and a lot had gone down in those two weeks. She wondered how things were going back there.

Had Luo Jingshen tried any more dirty tricks against Luo Junhe and the Prince Ye's Mansion?

Ji Yuntang had no idea, but she figured she was just about done with everything in the Xishu Kingdom, and she'd already done what she'd promised Hua Feixue she would.

In just a few days, she'd probably be able to head back and see Luo Junhe.

Ji Yuntang felt a little thrill of excitement.

She asked Hua Feixue, "So, what's your plan now?"

Hua Feixue looked at her and said, "The rebel factions from the noble houses have all been wiped out. Right now, I've only got two things left to do."

"One is to ascend the throne as soon as possible to steady things at court, and the other is that I promised A Ran that if I made it back alive, I'd marry her."

"She's waited for me all these years; it's about time I gave her a proper home."

As Hua Feixue said this, a soft, tender look slipped into his eyes without him even realizing it.

A smile reached Ji Yuntang's eyes. From watching the two of them together, she could tell just how much Shen Shiran was head over heels for Hua Feixue.

After all these years of sticking by him and waiting, she deserved a happy ending.

And Hua Feixue, ever since Empress Dowager Yuan died, was like a whole different person—way more mature and level-headed.

He was also a man you could trust with your whole life.

Ji Yuntang asked, "Is there anything I can help with for your wedding?"

Hua Feixue nodded, "Actually, yes. I want to give A Ran a wedding she'll never forget."

"Last time when Heir Xie and Princess Jiu got married, you were the one in charge of the arrangements and decorations. Everyone was still talking about how amazing that wedding was. So, think you could hook us up with the same treatment?"

"I want to marry A Ran on the day I take the throne and make her empress right then and there."

Ji Yuntang curved her lips into a smile. "Of course, leave it to me!"

Hua Feixue added, "But before that, there's one more thing I need you to do for me."

"I want my father to be present in person at the wedding ceremony when A Ran and I get married. Can you reattach his severed tendons in the next couple of days?"

Emperor Chu had been resting in Ji Yuntang's space for two days now, and his vital signs were stable.

Ji Yuntang said, "Don't worry. I can perform the surgery on your father tonight, and he'll just need to rest in bed for two or three days and he'll be good as new."

Hearing this, Hua Feixue finally felt at ease.

He said, "Then this prince thanks Princess Ye in advance."

That night, Ji Yuntang performed surgery in her space to reconnect Emperor Chu's hand and foot tendons.

The patient had taken medication earlier and had been unconscious ever since. Ji Yuntang, fearing he might suddenly wake up, gave him another shot of anesthetic.

Emperor Chu's X-ray and MRI reports indicated that all ten ligaments in his fingers were completely severed, and multiple tendons in his feet had also ruptured, causing extremely severe damage.

Ji Yuntang completed the surgical plan, then turned on the operating room's shadowless lamp. After changing into surgical attire and putting on a cap and gloves, she began the tendon reconnection surgery on Emperor Chu.

Due to the prolonged duration of the tendon ruptures in his hands and feet, the reconnection was tricky.

Ji Yuntang first made a careful incision in the skin of his wrist with a scalpel, then took out an extremely fine thread to stitch the two torn tendon ends back together.

After that, she had to reattach the ligaments and close the outer skin with surgical sutures.

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