The Divine Doctor And A Common Farmer-Chapter 1502 - 1586: Great Commander

The elderly woman greeted her acquaintances and then pushed open the door to her home. As soon as she entered, a clean and fragrant air greeted her. The room was exceptionally tidy, almost immaculate, and although the furniture and decorations were ordinary, they exuded an elegant atmosphere.

The neighbors couldn’t help but sigh whenever they talked about the elderly woman. They said she had a tough life; Elder Lin, her husband had long passed away, and her daughters all encountered unfortunate accidents. Now, she was left with only one son. Her son seemed to be over forty years old, but it was said that a few years back, he had a fall, after which he never woke up and became a living dead.

The elderly woman and her son had lived in this place for several years, and the neighbors sympathized with her plight. Moreover, it was said that she owned a few properties acquired in her youth, which were now rented out. Though the rental income was modest, it was enough to prevent the elderly woman from financial distress, allowing her to occasionally buy some fine grains to improve her meals.

The elderly woman had lived in this place for so long that she was quite familiar with the neighbors. Yet no one knew that this elderly woman...

"Leader!"

Upon entering, someone emerged from the shadows. Though the house was not large, it concealed quite a few people. Some crouched on the beams, others hid under the bed, some emerged from the cellar, and still others were concealed in the cabinets.

As soon as the elderly woman returned, these people, like phantoms, appeared silently from their hiding places. The seemingly spacious room thus became crowded.

The elderly woman placed the pastries she had bought on the table and then walked towards a somewhat old screen. Behind the screen was the so-called ’son’ of the elderly woman, whom the neighbors mentioned—a living dead man.

This person was disguised as male, seemingly unremarkable. Having been comatose for so many years, even with meticulous care, his body was inevitably wasting away.

The elderly woman’s heart was heavy. She gazed at the person on the bed for a while, then kneeled on one knee.

"Your Majesty..."

Who would have thought that Her Majesty the Empress had disguised herself as a man and was openly hidden here?

As the saying goes, a small hermit hides in the mountains, a great hermit hides in the city. Even though the Eighth Princess had been gathering information in the city for some time, she never expected that the Empress’s hidden guards had placed the Empress in such an inconspicuous place, disguised as a middle-aged man.

This elderly woman was indeed the Great Commander of the Empress’s hidden guards and had also altered her appearance.

She knelt silently in front of the Empress’s bed for quite a while before rising with a heavy heart.

Returning behind the screen, she saw all the hidden guards with solemn expressions.

"Leader, ever since His Highness Eighth entered the city, he’s been tracking our whereabouts. I fear Nanling is no longer safe; should we relocate Her Majesty?"

The Great Commander’s face, altered to look aged, nonetheless reflected a few hints of iron-clad and fierce killing intent.

"His Highness Eighth? That beast conspired with the Dajin Gu Woman to harm Her Majesty back then; how could she ever deserve the title of ’Highness’?"

Over the years, they had conducted thorough investigations and sought numerous famous doctors. However, early on, when Her Majesty’s incident occurred, they secretly sought out the successor of Medicine Valley, Divine Doctor Yun Ge. But even Yun Ge, though skilled in medicine, was not knowledgeable about gu!

It wasn’t that they hadn’t tried seeking help from Witch Gu Masters, but those masters were powerless against the gu within Her Majesty’s body.

Thinking of this, the Great Commander grew increasingly angry.