Following Jiang Yueyao, the two walked through more than a dozen alleys, and the more they walked, the quieter the surroundings became.
Jiang Fan frowned: "The Ninth Prince is not in the palace?"
Jiang Yueyao nodded: "The Ninth Prince will not enter the palace unless summoned by the emperor for something, because he does not want to get into a fight yet."
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment, but immediately figured out the reason. The success of the Ninth Prince in the future really did not depend on luck.
As a teenager, he focused entirely on his own realm and no longer wasted time fighting.
After all, this world is based on strength. Without absolute combat power, how can you convince the public?
This couldn't help but make Jiang Fan a little more interested in the Ninth Prince.
The surrounding streets were very quiet, but there were still vendors on both sides of the street who had not left. Jiang Fan could feel spiritual power from them. These vendors were obviously guards in disguise.
Jiang Yueyao led Jiang Fan into a courtyard. The courtyard was not big, but guards immediately appeared from both sides, blocking their way.
"I want to see the Ninth Prince."
One of the guards cupped his fists and said, "Miss Jiang, wait a moment, I'll go report."
Jiang Fan tried his best to keep himself calm. He didn't expect that something happened to Shen Meng. However, Jiang Fan would not let go of these two people, and his heart was filled with murderous intent.
Soon, the guards returned and led the two of them to the Ninth Prince's residence.
The lights flickered, and bursts of elixir fragrance could be heard in the room. Although the elixir was of very poor quality, someone was indeed refining the elixir.
Jiang Fan looked through the door and saw the Ninth Prince, dressed in casual clothes, really controlling the flames to refine a furnace of elixirs.
The alchemy furnace is of very high quality and can be called a Xuan-level spiritual treasure.
Compared with this one, the alchemy furnace Jiang Fan is using now is just scrap metal. Unfortunately, the Ninth Prince's alchemy refining skills are very rough, and the effect of this alchemy furnace cannot be fully demonstrated.
It seemed like he had just started.
The two walked into the door, and the Ninth Prince was not distracted. He still controlled the flame and sent the last herb into the alchemy furnace.
Only then did he whisper: "You guys wait a moment, wait until I finish refining this furnace of elixirs, and then we can talk!"
Jiang Yueyao flattered: "The prince's ability to refine medicine is getting better and better!"
Jiang Fan frowned and reminded in a low voice: "It must come out in five seconds, otherwise it is doomed to fail. The left hand will close the fire, and the flame in the right hand will be reduced by 30%..."
The Ninth Prince was stunned for a moment, but he did not disobey the advice. He followed Jiang Fan's reminder and reduced the intensity of the flames. After five seconds, he opened the furnace directly and all the flames were suppressed.
Five elixirs appeared at the mouth of the furnace, exuding the fragrance of elixirs.
The Ninth Prince carefully put away the elixir and looked at Jiang Fan in surprise: "You are different from what my teacher told me. How could it be successful?"
Jiang Fan said calmly: "It's not that there's something wrong with your mentor, but that you paid too much attention to the intensity of the flame during the previous refining, so the elixir was formed in advance. The last few seconds are just to help the final Panlin herbal effect to be more integrated into it. , if you refine it for a while longer, this furnace of elixir will turn into ashes."
The Ninth Prince looked Jiang Fan up and down and suddenly thought of him.
He looked at Jiang Yueyao again, a little surprised: "I have to recognize that you are the young man from Wanzhenlou, but I never expected that you would come to see me with Jiang Yueyao."
Jiang Fan was very direct: "Jiang Fan, without further ado, I will tell you straight away. My friend has been arrested and taken into the palace. I want to go in and save people. I hope the Ninth Prince can help me."
The Ninth Prince frowned and said: "Your friend has not committed any crime, so how could he be arrested and taken to the palace? Everything must be in compliance with the law, otherwise I can't help you."
Jiang Yueyao kept the story short and told the Ninth Prince one by one about Jiang Fan's identity, the rescue of people from Lihuo Academy, and the incident when he returned to the capital.
After hearing this, the latter frowned slightly: "Ji Heng's maid? Are you an inner disciple of Lihuo Academy?"
Jiang Fan nodded, and then offered a sweet spot: "If the Ninth Prince is willing to help out, I can give him some elixirs as a thank you gift."
The Ninth Prince looked at Jiang Fan with a smile, and then asked: "Are you a pharmacist?"
Jiang Fan knew that this was not the time to be humble. The best way to impress such a person was to prove his worth. He would also fight for the throne in the future, so he would naturally need to recruit talents and more helpers.
"I'll lend you the medicine stove!"
Jiang Yueyao was a little surprised. She had never heard that this cousin knew how to make medicine. There was not even a single pharmacist in Longze County.
An old man suddenly walked into the room and scolded: "Who do you think you are? How dare you use my alchemy furnace?"
This old man smelled of medicine and was obviously a pharmacist. It seemed that he should be the teacher mentioned by the Ninth Prince.
Alchemy stoves are very important to pharmacists. Most people don't like to let others use their stoves. Jiang Fan understands that, but the old man's tone makes Jiang Fan a little unhappy.
The Ninth Prince said: "Teacher, this little friend is not simple, so what if I let him use it?"
"Hmph, a young boy dares to show off like this. I'm afraid he will dirty my alchemy furnace."
The Ninth Prince was a little helpless, but this old man was a low-level pharmacist, and his status in the palace was quite high, so he was not easy to offend.
Jiang Fan suppressed his emotions, he had no time to waste here now.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have an alchemy furnace!"
After Jiang Fan finished speaking, his hands instantly burst into flames, and a heat wave swept around them, forcing them back.
The three people in the room all looked at Jiang Fan in surprise, wanting to see what he was going to do.
"Qi-tonifying grass, blood vine, white bamboo root, three-color grass..."
As Jiang Fan finished speaking, ordinary herbs from Jiuzhong floated around, and the next
They entered the flames one after another.
Immediately afterwards, an area appeared in the center of the flame, as if the flames were used to form an alchemy furnace, in which the herbs rotated, igniting them with flames from time to time.
This powerful control is simply breathtaking. The flame turned into an alchemy furnace constantly changes color, and the temperature also changes accordingly.
The old guy stared at all this with wide eyes, because he had never heard of some of Jiang Fan's ideas when refining medicine, and his amazing control over flames. What kind of talent does it take and how long does it take to achieve it? At least he doesn't have that ability yet.
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In front of everyone's eyes, the herbs turned into powder and blended together.
They could clearly see the entire process of turning herbs into elixirs. Jiang Fan's expression was calm, as if he was doing another insignificant thing.
In just ten minutes, the flames were extinguished, and the pills floated in front of the Ninth Prince, with a layer of luster and a pure aura.
"This is my improved Qi-solidifying pill, you can try it!"
The Ninth Prince clapped his hands and said in admiration: "Wonderful! It's really wonderful."
But when he was about to take it, the pharmacist next to him said, "I'd better give it a try to make sure it doesn't get bad."
After he took it, he drank it directly, and his expression changed immediately. He was an earth-level pharmacist, and he could tell whether the elixir was good or bad as soon as he took it.
The Ninth Prince knew it was okay by looking at his expression, took one in his hand, drank it directly, closed his eyes and felt the changes in his body, and suddenly opened his eyes.
He was surprised and said: "Is this really the Qi-Consolidating Pill?"
Jiang Fan said: "This is indeed a Qi-Consolidating Pill, but its quality should be at the fourth level of the Huang Rank. It is just a gadget and cannot be put on the table."
Having said this, he turned to look at the old man and said with a smile: "You think so? Great pharmacist!"
The old man looked ugly, knowing that he had offended someone.
He quickly clasped his fists and said, "I wonder which senior turned into a young man and joked with me? I am really blind and blind!"
Jiang Yueyao came back to her senses at this time, because she couldn't understand Jiang Fan at all now. This was her cousin, but why was this alchemy method so powerful?
Jiang Fan glanced at the old guy with disdain and was too lazy to pay attention. He looked at the Ninth Prince.
"Can you help me enter the palace?"
The Ninth Prince was happy and said with a smile: "Let's talk while walking!"
When he said this, of course it was equivalent to agreeing to Jiang Fan.
Although he has just started to become a pharmacist, with his status, he has met many powerful pharmacists. Even the master of the Ten Thousand Medicine Valley who refines medicine has been lucky enough for him to meet him.
But it was the first time he had seen someone refining medicine so easily.
Coupled with his status as a disciple of Lihuo Academy, the advantages of befriending Jiang Fan far outweigh the disadvantages, so why not?
The Ninth Prince did not bring any guards, so the three of them just rushed towards the palace.
Jiang Yueyao pulled Jiang Fan from behind: "Who did you learn this skill in refining medicine from? There are no such powerful pharmacists in Longze County!"
"My master calls himself the King of Medicine! I only know so much."
The Ninth Prince sighed with emotion: "If the Medicine King's disciple is so strong, his ability in refining medicine may be unbelievable. Brother Jiang, don't worry, I, Ji Changfeng, will do my best to help you rescue that Shen Meng."
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Jiang Fan nodded.
"My elixir, you will not be disappointed."
The Ninth Prince smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Changfeng just wants to be friends with Brother Jiang and has nothing else."
Twenty minutes later, the palace gate appeared in front of Jiang Fan.
Because it was already late at night, the palace gate was closed.
The Ninth Prince stepped forward: "Open the door, I want to enter the palace!"
Then, the palace gate slowly opened a gap, and a guard looked over and saw that it was the Ninth Prince, and he quickly ran out to greet him.
"Welcome the Ninth Prince!"
The latter nodded and asked him: "Do you know who arrested someone and brought him back to the palace this evening, and where he was sent?"
"Back to the Ninth Prince, Master Zhang Huai led his men to capture a girl who had sneaked out. According to Master Zhang Huai's way of doing things, she should be sent to Beigong to work as a coolie."
The Ninth Prince frowned: "Beigong? Are you sure?"
The guard nodded: "OK!"
"I understand, take us into the palace!"
From the face of the Ninth Prince, Jiang Fan could tell that something was wrong. He didn't know much about the palace.
After entering the palace gate and leaving the guards, the Ninth Prince said to the two of them: "If people are sent to the North Palace, things will be a bit troublesome. The North Palace is under the control of the Second Prince, who is my sworn enemy."
Jiang Fan frowned, understanding what was going on. He said, "Is there any way?"
The Ninth Prince nodded: "She's just a little girl. If the Second Prince finds her before he knows she's related to me, then it won't be up to him."
Jiang Yueyao was surprised and said: "Are you going to do this forcefully?"
The Ninth Prince looked at Jiang Fan. Even if he wanted to make friends with Jiang Fan this time, he had to do things well.
Sooner or later, he would fall out with the second prince, but if he could do it earlier, it would make Jiang Fan owe a favor, so why not?
The palace was very large. The Ninth Prince led the two of them through the courtyards and went straight to the North Palace.
On the way, Jiang Fan knew that Beigong was set up to punish some servants who made mistakes, and all the dirty work in the palace had to be done by people here.
Jiang Fan was a little uneasy and hoped that Shen Meng would be okay.