A solution to their dilemma would not come for several days later. Mei Xilan sent out several squadrons to till the fields and gather ingredients for Zhou Lihua. She had also contemplated changing to another base, but it was clear that Qiang Bao would not attack them. He was wary of Hou Jingshu and Shuchang.
The soldiers came back with plenty of ingredients, but they were still lacking several that were needed for the Middle-Grade Chi Gathering Pills and Three-Layered Red Yin-Yang Pills. Since they couldn’t find the ingredients in the Sui Kingdom, she sent Wu Jian to retrieve the ingredients. He was the best option since he could use spatial manipulation to travel more quickly. Zhou Lihua also informed him that he could get the ingredients they needed from her master, so Wu Jian traveled all the way to the Southern Tang Dynasty.