Chapter 573: Transmigration into a Spirit Spring System (24)

"Fourth Sister-in-law, Haiyin is truly capable! I heard she single-handedly slaughtered thirty prairie wolves! When my master wrote to mention it, I didn't even dare to believe it! This girl looks so quiet and gentle, I never expected her martial arts to be so formidable! She is truly worthy of being a daughter of our Manchu people!"

"Fourth Sister-in-law, my master's letter mentioned it too. How long has Haiyin been learning martial arts? You and Fourth Brother really kept it well hidden."

"Fourth Sister-in-law, Haiyin says she wants to join the army and become a general. Are you and Fourth Brother really willing to let her?"

"Fourth Sister-in-law,..."

"Fourth Sister-in-law,..."

Si Fujin was bewildered.

Haiyin killed thirty wolves by herself?

Her martial arts skills were better than those of her uncles who excelled in riding and archery?

And she even declared she wanted to become the Great Qing's first female general?

Were these things actually true or false? Why did it feel like listening to a tall tale?

Bafujin was even more bewildered than Si Fujin.

She even suspected this was not the history she knew.

Yongzheng's daughter had high-level martial arts? And wanted to join the army to be a general? That was too absurd, right?

In history, didn't she marry Xingde and then pass away just a few years after marriage?

Which parallel universe had she actually transmigrated into?

Xie Yang did not yet know that before she had even returned to Jingcheng, rumors were already circulating in the capital about her wanting to join the army and become a general.

Ever since she spoke of it at the victory banquet, she had not thought about this matter again.

In any case, Kangxi already knew her ambition, so he surely wouldn't force her into a political marriage, right? If he disregarded her wishes, she would just roll up her bedding and report to the military camp immediately.

The military camp doesn't accept female soldiers? Simple! Just disguise herself as a man.

With a plan in mind, there was naturally nothing to worry about.

She seized the last few days of freedom to romp around the vast grasslands with all her might.

She ate mutton!

She drank sheep's milk!

She tasted all kinds of wild game!

She enjoyed the prairie scenery!

Before leaving, she even bought over a dozen tender lambs that were super fragrant and delicious for stewing soup.

While Shaoyao was busy packing luggage, she even stowed a few into the Aircraft Cargo Hold.

One cannot just take without restocking! Sitting around and eating through one's resources was not her style.

Besides, pure, organic beef and mutton that eat natural grass and contain no hormones are very hard to buy in the Modern Plane.

As for durable, storable delicacies like beef and mutton jerky, she had hoarded even more of those.

Lemin Junzhu also gave her many specialties from the Horqin tribe. Besides the beef and mutton jerky and dairy products common to all major tribes, there was also a type of jerky made from Pork, sand-fruit unique to Horqin, and mare's milk wine with a very mellow taste.

What Xie Yang gave in return was still medicinal pills.

This was something Le Min herself had requested.

"Haiyin, I told my father the King about the medicinal pills you gave me earlier. At first, he didn't believe in your medical skills, until the day the siege was lifted, when my eldest brother was injured and his wound festered and burned with fever at night. He took one of the heat-clearing pills you gave me and applied the golden sore medicine to the wound. In less than half an hour, the high fever subsided, and by dawn, the redness and swelling of the wound had also faded. Today, I heard it has already scabbed over. Only then did my father believe your medical skills are excellent, and he asked me to find you to exchange for some more..."

Xie Yang naturally exchanged them for her.

Not to mention that Le Min was enthusiastic and simple, and worth befriending, just looking at the Horqin tribe: why did Lao Kang make his sons take women from Horqin? And why did he send princesses there for political marriages? Wasn't it just to stabilize them through marriage and prevent them from rebelling?

If medical exchanges could also stabilize this tribe, then in the future, could one feel at ease about this tribe with such a strong presence without needing political marriages?

Xie Yang kept a small amount of the pills and ointments she had on hand for the return trip, and gave the bulk of them to Le Min.

The return gift from the Horqin Banner was a full carriage of gourmet specialties and several sturdy young ponies.

When this matter reached the ears of Kangxi and his sons, they all thought in unison: What is the intention behind Horqin doing this? Could it be that they favor the Fourth Prince more?

Kangxi naturally did not just analyze it in his heart like his sons; he asked the Horqin prince half-jokingly: "Does your banner also have a Baturu who fancies this granddaughter of mine?"

The Horqin prince stroked his beard and replied with a smile: "Not at all! It is just that my daughter and Haiyin Gege are very compatible, and she insisted that I send some specialties to Haiyin Gege. Furthermore, if my daughter has the chance to marry into Jingcheng in the future, she will have to rely on Haiyin Gege for some care."

So that was it!

Kangxi nodded with a smile.

As for whether he believed it or not, that was a matter of opinion.

As soon as Xie Yang returned to Jingcheng, she divided the young ponies sent by the Horqin Banner between Honghui and Hongyun.

She kept one for herself, raising it in the stable at the mansion instead of sending it to the horse farm, making it convenient for her to go feed it diluted Spirit Spring Water every day. It might become her mount in the future, so she naturally cared for it more meticulously.

She also distributed the other prairie specialties she brought back to her family and friends inside and outside the palace.

Chang Peilan was happy to receive the beef and mutton jerky and cheese slices she brought from the prairie and started eating them on the spot: "Haiyin, you don't know how much I envy you for being able to go to the prairie. It's a pity that my grandfather is old. When he had the good fortune to accompany the Emperor a few years ago, I was still young. In short, I missed the opportunity to go to the prairie."

Then she brought up that Si Ye had sent people to inquire about her practicing martial arts: "Haiyin, why did your father suddenly ask about me practicing martial arts with you? Did you hide it from your family?"

Unlike her, who had shouted it to the whole family the moment she started learning the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Technique.

It was just that at the time, not a single family member believed she was practicing the techniques from a Martial Arts Secret Manual.

It wasn't until the New Year, when the whole family gathered and talked about martial arts, and the siblings were idle and started sparring, that she defeated three older brothers by herself, and the family finally believed that the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Technique she was following Haiyin to learn was truly a very powerful martial art!

She never expected that Haiyin's family was actually unaware!

Xie Yang twitched the corner of her mouth; although she hadn't stated it explicitly, she hadn't deliberately hidden it either.

It could only be said that before she "drew her sword," no one believed that her daily morning meditation and practice were truly the practice of a peerless martial art.

"By the way, Haiyin, how did I hear that you want to join the army? Is it true?"

Xie Yang said with a smile: "It is true. I don't want my whole life to be trapped in the inner chambers. I want to join the army, fight on the battlefield, and protect my home and country! Although throughout history, there have been very few examples of women joining the army, it is not unheard of. As long as one has the ability, who says women are inferior to men?"

Chang Peilan listened with a stirring heart and clenched her fists excitedly: "Haiyin, can I go join the army with you?"

"..."

Xie Yang naturally dared not agree.

She had backup plans for self-preservation when joining the army, including various pills and a Bodyguard Robot. But Pei Lan...

Not to mention whether Pei Lan's personal combat ability could guarantee her safety, the Chang family had practiced medicine for generations; even if they let their children and grandchildren practice martial arts, it was for the sake of strengthening their bodies, not for them to abandon medicine for a military career.

Moreover, Pei Lan was the only legitimate granddaughter among the grandchildren. Would the Chang family agree?

But ever since Chang Peilan had the idea of joining the army, the more she thought about her best friend's words after returning home, the more reasonable they seemed: why could men join the army to fight, establish merit, and build a career, while women could not? The laws of the Great Qing had no such regulation.

So she expressed her stance to her family that she wanted to join the army with Haiyin.

The Chang family, young and old: "..."