A certain mansion in the divine capital.
The fourth prince, Chen Chongjin, clenched the ring in his hand and trembled uncontrollably.
"Six hundred years of golden elixir, it hurts me to death!"
The prime minister who was waiting nearby couldn't help but said: "Then why would your highness really give it to him?"
Chen Chongjin said: "As I said before, if I can't satisfy his needs, wouldn't it be very shameful?"
The prime minister was speechless for a moment.
You really can do it.
"But forget it, why did you say you would give it after the fact?"
Chen Chongjin said: "Then it depends on how he performs in Longchan. I didn't expect that he would not have much time left. Do you think he is lying to me?"
The prime minister said: "I need to check. If there is this matter, I should be able to find it." m.
Chen Chongjin nodded and said: "I don't need him to live for hundreds of years, as long as he can live until I get what I want. This is a plan and a test."
"If it satisfies me, I will still win over him. As for this matter, he will never be able to escape my camp no matter what. It's just a six-hundred-year golden elixir, so I'll give it to you."
"But if his performance disappoints me, a golden elixir is worth it to allow me to stop my losses in time. I won't be able to give him another golden elixir afterwards, or even make him pay the price of my golden elixir. It’s not a bad idea.”
The prime minister said with relief: "That's it. Your Highness is really wise."
Chen Chongjin said: "Yan Jingtang drew his sword from Shanglu to Kutan. The fact that Jiang Wang is alive has proven his strength. My original intention was to use this matter to test whether he is willing to help me and tie him completely." There is something unexpected happening in my camp, so I need to get everything about Jiang Wang and find out everything about him."
The prime minister respectfully said yes.
Chen Chongjin said again: "I originally thought that Jiang Wang alone could pass the top three in the Autumn Festival Hall Examination, so it would be okay to keep a low profile for the time being. But now it seems that we still need to put some thought into it. Two months ago, they entered the hall to face the Holy Spirit. Xiao Shi We lost to You Xuanzhi in 2008, and You Xuanzhi's reputation is naturally better. They are still in the divine capital, and it has been some time. Although there is no problem in contacting them again, I still want to target Xiao Shinian first."
The prime minister frowned and said, "That person has never been in contact with You Xuanzhi and Xiao Shinian. Instead, he runs to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion very frequently. It seems that he is more concerned about Lu Xiuxiu, who was accepted as a disciple by the Imperial Preceptor."
Chen Chongjin said: "Everyone in the city of God knows that there is a demon prison in Lu Xiuxiu's Huangting. She may die at any time and at any time, but it is really surprising that the Imperial Master will accept her as a disciple. She will either stay in the Imperial Master's mansion or travel." They are all together with Han Yan, and I really have no chance to contact her."
"As for my eldest brother, because he is ill and can enter and leave the Imperial Preceptor's residence in a reasonable manner, he cares less about Lu Xiuxiu than Lu Xiuxiu's identity. After all, it is difficult to get in touch with Han Yan. A new person who is very close to the Imperial Preceptor appears, and he If we happen to have the opportunity, it is naturally more important than contacting You Xuanzhi and others."
The prime minister smiled and said: "That is His Highness the Crown Prince. He is more popular if he does nothing than if he does anything. As the saying goes, the more he does, the more he makes mistakes. Even if he does not have dazzling achievements, as long as he makes no mistakes, he will be ripped off. It’s difficult, but since what he wants to do now, it’s naturally a good thing for His Highness.”
Chen Chongjin narrowed his eyes and said: "Actually, I have always suspected that my eldest brother was pretending to be ill in order to make my father love him more. After all, his illness is very strange. Even the imperial master cannot see the symptoms, but it does show up on the outside. , but if you want to pretend to be sick, if you can pretend to be sick for so long without showing any flaws or making people suspicious, you are quite capable."
"Today, I believe that he is really sick. It is an unimaginable strange disease. If he can be like Jiang Wang and his days are numbered, I won't have to bother him so much. But every time he He looks like he's about to die, but he's still alive and well, so irritating."
Chen Chongjin put away his finger, looked at the prime minister and said: "Currently, we are focusing on investigating Jiang Wang and contacting Xiao Shinian. I will do the latter myself. Anyway, I am a playboy in front of others. I am just having fun. Contact, no one can say anything.”
He thought it was unnecessary before, and if he contacted others immediately, he would inevitably be suspected of his intentions. Besides, pretending to be enthusiastic about contacting others is actually very annoying. Now there is something wrong with Jiang Wang, and the imperial examination has been over for a long time. He could only allow himself a little more trouble.
The prime minister said: "I will collect everything about Jiang Wang as soon as possible."
Chen Chongjin waved his hand.
The prime minister resigned.
...
Shangguan City, Shangguan County, Kutan.
Jiang Wang put away the ring finger and the golden elixir. Without thinking about it, he got out of the carriage and walked towards the place where he noticed something strange before.
In the deserted street, there is a tea shop on the corner.
The outside is shabby, and there are even spider webs all over the front door, but there is a faint smell inside the tea shop.
Only Xiaoyu followed Jiang Wang into the tea shop. Yao Guanhai drove his carriage and stopped at the door of the tea shop, munching the steamed buns silently.
Although there are no flowers in the tea shop, there is a strong fragrance of flowers. The place where you drink tea is a round low table. There are futons outside. Most of them are dirty and messy, but there is a clean table top. There are tea sets on it, and a single cup of tea is placed on the edge, steaming slightly.
Jiang Wang frowned and looked at it.
Then he motioned to Xiaoyu to move a clean futon to sit down, and he took out the wicker chair and looked at the small door with a worn curtain behind the low table. There were obvious footprints on the red wooden board on the floor, and it was very messy, as if he was walking back and forth. Many times.
Xiaoyu seemed to have something to say, but Jiang Wang waved his hand in advance.
Wait until the tea has cooled down.
There was movement behind the curtained door.
Xiaoyu immediately cast her gaze, and she held the hilt of the sword cautiously.
The curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged man came out.
He looks ordinary and wears ordinary clothes.
But Jiang Wang failed to see through him.
So, I felt a little curious.
Shangguan City, which once belonged to the Wu Dynasty, is now located on the border of Kutan. Flowers are blooming in the city, but there is only one person in the tea shop. Jiang Wang is very curious about this person's identity.
The middle-aged man looked at Jiang Wang and was stunned for a long time.
Until Jiang Wang felt a little uncomfortable and asked, "May I ask who you are?"
The middle-aged man came back to his senses, looked at Xiaoyu again, and said, "People who plant flowers, enjoy flowers and drink tea here."
Jiang Wang asked again: "Do you live here?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Come occasionally."
He opened the small door of the low table, sat in the middle of the table, poured out the cold tea, made tea again, and then threw the new tea directly towards Jiang Wang. Jiang Wang was a little surprised, but fortunately, although Due to the limited distance, the capable Qi was enough to control the tea cup. He only panicked a little and then caught it steadily.
Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, but said nothing. He poured another cup of tea for Xiaoyu. He hesitantly placed it next to him. Xiaoyu glanced at Jiang Wang, then stood up and took away the tea cup.
But Xiaoyu doesn't like drinking tea very much, so he just holds it in his hand.
"Very few people come to this city. Most of those who pass by here are going to Longchan, or from Longchan to Kutan."
Jiang Wang nodded and said, "We are going to Longchan."
The middle-aged man asked: "Why do you stay here?"
Jiang Wang said: "I heard something about this city in the past, so I wanted to come and have a look, but I didn't expect that the scene in the city was like this, so I became even more curious. Since the senior is a flower grower, I dare to ask why he planted it here. What about flowers?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Of course I want to do it."
Jiang Wang was sensible, and the other party obviously didn't want to say anything, so he stopped asking. But since there was something hidden, it was more likely that he was from the Wu Dynasty.
Otherwise it's really just some incomprehensible but real reasons.
Jiang Wang's failure to see through the other party does not mean that the middle-aged man is strong. After all, Jiang Wang is very weak now, and he is too far away from Huncheng, so there are restrictions in all aspects. It can only mean that the middle-aged man is not weak at least.
And it can be seen that the middle-aged man is not a martial artist.
This is normal. Now that the Wu Dynasty is gone, it is not surprising that some descendants of the Wu Dynasty have turned to practice Qi.
"Is your surname Jiang?"
The middle-aged man suddenly asked.
Jiang Wang was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's me."
The middle-aged man showed a hint of astonishment.
Jiang Wang was thinking that the other party had probably guessed the identity of his weak-guan bath-xue. Even though Shangguan City was on the border of Kutan, the middle-aged man had said before that he only came here occasionally and would know about Mr. Jiang who was weak-guan bath-xue. Nothing surprising.
But the middle-aged man didn't seem to mean this, so when he heard Jiang Wang's answer, he was shocked and asked hesitantly: "Do you know me?"
Jiang Wang said puzzledly: "I don't know."
The middle-aged man swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his throat, and just said in a dull voice: "You are very similar to him."
Jiang Wang finally realized the problem, "Who does he look like?"
The middle-aged man glanced at him, handed him another cup of tea, and asked, "What is your current level of cultivation?"
Jiang Wang said: "Bathing in the snow."
The middle-aged man said suspiciously: "Are you lying to me?"
Jiang Wang understood that the other party didn't seem to know about his weak crown bathing snow at all, and from the current appearance, it was indeed just a state of being about to enter the cave but was submerged. He smiled and shook his head and said: "I deliberately concealed my cultivation. As for the The reason I look weak is because I have a physical problem."
He was not shy about saying that he would not live long.
The middle-aged man is still a little suspicious.
It is simply unbelievable to be able to hide your cultivation so completely under your nose.
The middle-aged man glanced at Xiaoyu and hesitated to speak.
Jiang Wang noticed and frowned slightly. This person was very strange. He thought about it seriously and said bluntly: "Xiaoyu is my personal maid. If you have anything to say, senior, it doesn't matter. Who did you just say I look like? Could it be that Are you talking about my father Jiang Qi?"
After thinking about it, the middle-aged man could only talk about Jiang Qi.
"You are indeed his son."
The middle-aged man said: "When I first saw you, I felt very familiar. You are even better-looking than Jiang Qi. I used to think that there should be no one better-looking than Jiang Qi, but if it is his son, Qing Chu It's normal for Yu Er to be better than Lan."
Jiang Wang asked: "Do you know my father?"
The middle-aged man said: "It's not really acquaintance. In fact, it's just a one-time relationship, but we should have deep memories of each other."
Jiang Wang frowned and thought.
The middle-aged man looked at him and said: "There is indeed something wrong with your body. It seems that something is sucking away your longevity. I don't have a clue at the moment, but I will find a way to help you solve it."
He put away all the tea sets, smiled slightly, and went straight out of the tea shop.
Just when Jiang Wang was about to say something, when he turned around, the middle-aged man had disappeared.
The middle-aged man didn't seem to be waiting for him here deliberately, it was more like an unexpected encounter. But if he had only met his father Jiang Qi once, he actually had to help him solve the problem of longevity? It's obviously not that simple here.
Jiang Wang also had no clue.
He sat in the teahouse for a while longer, put away the wicker chair, and got into the carriage with Xiaoyu's help. Yao Guanhai then drove away from Shangguan.
Jiang Wang was still thinking about the middle-aged man in the slightly bumpy carriage.
He slowly opened his eyes.
If we talk about a one-time relationship and can remember each other deeply, then naturally something very important happened, and there seems to be someone who fits the bill.
Some people died, but not completely...
