"Okay, do I look like that kind of person? Don't worry, there will be no problem."
After Ye Qing promised repeatedly and finally made Qin Mengxue feel relieved, the two of them bypassed Tianyang Palace and came to Frost Snow Palace where Qin Mengxue usually lived.
"My father should still be in court now. After he retires, I will take you to find him."
"Is your father very busy?"
"Of course, the huge Qingfeng Empire relies on my father alone to maintain its operation. He works at sunrise and rests at sunset all day long. Of course he is very busy!"
"Your father has no cultivation level?"
Hearing this, Qin Mengxue couldn't help but sigh.
"My father's talent is very good. I heard from my mother that my father's talent for cultivation was very high when he was young. Unfortunately, after he ascended the throne, he was busy dealing with government affairs all day long and couldn't get away from it at all. He even had to spend time with us children.
If you can't do it, let alone practice it, over time, your practice will be in ruins."
Speaking of this, Qin Mengxue's expression was obviously regretful.
On the other hand, Ye Qing was a little disapproving.
Although he didn't know much about the situation in the Qingfeng Empire, even the previous emperors of the Immortal Dynasty were all top powerhouses.
To put it bluntly, I still don’t have enough talent.
Ye Qing wanted to continue saying something, but suddenly there was a voice behind him that made Ye Qing jealous and unhappy.
"Imperial sister, it's so hard for the emperor to find you."
Following the source of the sound, Ye Qing happened to meet the eyes of the man who was walking slowly.
Looking at the python pattern on the man's body, Ye Qing understood.
"So it's the prince?"
This actually surprised Ye Qing.
He thought it was because the emperor of the Qingfeng Empire had no heirs that he passed the throne to Qin Mengxue, but now it seems that it is not that simple.
"I've met the prince."
Qin Mengxue reluctantly stood up and saluted, and said in a bad tone: "I wonder what your Highness the Prince wants from me?"
"Imperial sister, don't be so cold. I am also your imperial brother after all."
"Your Highness, what's the matter?"
Seeing Qin Mengxue's attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, the prince's eyes twitched slightly, but he still suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and laughed loudly: "Father is waiting for you in Daming Palace. He said that you have found a man."
The alchemist who can treat Concubine Qing...couldn't it be you?"
Glancing at Ye Qing, the prince sneered, his eyes full of disdain.
This attitude naturally aroused Ye Qing's dissatisfaction, but recalling Qin Mengxue's instructions, Ye Qing calmed down and nodded in response.
"Father is still waiting for me. I'll see you later, His Royal Highness."
Qin Mengxue got up and left the Frost Snow Palace. Along the way, Qin Mengxue's expression was extremely ugly.
"You hate him?"
"Aren't you?"
After hearing Qin Mengxue's rhetorical question, Ye Qing was a little speechless and twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly.
"I hate it too."
Even though it was only their first meeting, Ye Qing could still feel the prince's domineering personality that made people shy away, which made him very dissatisfied.
"In short, you'd better not have anything to do with him. It won't do you any good."
"Princess, have you ever considered replacing her?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Mengxue quickly covered Ye Qing's mouth and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that no one heard her.
"Are you crazy! How dare you say such nonsense?"
really...
From the first time he met Qin Mengxue, Ye Qing always felt that something was missing from her. It wasn't until he met the prince Ye Qing that he understood.
Compared with the future empress, the current Qin Mengxue is a little less domineering and has a spirit of unwillingness to admit defeat.
"Don't worry, I have set up a soundproof barrier so they can't hear." Ye Qing turned around, looked at the prince sitting in the pavilion drinking and having fun, and said sarcastically: "I think you are more suitable for that position than him."
"What do you mean?"
"I just think that if such a person becomes the emperor of the Qingfeng Empire, it will be a disaster for everyone."
"Ye Qing, do you understand what you are saying?"
"Of course, I'm awake."
Ye Qing put away his smile and his expression became more serious.
"If you want to take his place, I'll help you."
No matter what the reasons were in the future, Qin Mengxue embarked on the path of becoming the empress. Ye Qing's words planted a seed in her heart.
Ask yourself, are you willing to see the prince ascend the throne and succeed his father?
Qin Mengxue did not dare to continue thinking, so she had to throw the idea out of her mind and speed up her pace.
After passing through the huge palace, Ye Qing and others finally arrived at the Daming Palace, the residence of Qin Li, the master of the Qingfeng Empire!
She stood side by side with Qin Mengxue waiting outside the door. Not long after, a eunuch slowly walked out and said lightly in a high-pitched voice: "Please invite your Royal Highness, Alchemist Ye Qing, to enter the palace!"
"Thank you, Eunuch Chang."
"Princess, you're welcome. Come in quickly. Don't keep your Majesty waiting."
As Eunuch Chang said this, he secretly glanced at Ye Qing and couldn't help but curse in his heart.
"Such a young alchemy master, just rely on him?"
Following Eunuch Chang into the Daming Palace, Ye Qing looked expressionless as he looked at the magnificent Daming Palace, as if he had long been accustomed to it.
Indeed, the Daming Palace is very beautiful, but compared to the Zhaixing Pavilion, it is still a bit less interesting.
After walking through the yard, Ye Qing finally saw the man lying on his side on the bed.
This is Qin Li who saved the Qingfeng Empire from the brink of collapse and made the Qingfeng Empire one of the great powers!
It is somewhat different from the domineering image I imagined...
Instead, he looks a bit like...a little old man?
His gray hair, wrinkled skin, and height... seem to be about the same as Qin Mengxue.
It’s hard for you to imagine that such an old man who looks like he’s octogenarian is actually the emperor of the Qingfeng Empire!
Perhaps only those eyes that are as sharp as an eagle, as if they can see through all your disguises, are slightly consistent with the image.
"Princess Shuangping, meet your father."
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, until Qin Mengxue stepped on him, then he came back to his senses, bowed and saluted, and said: "Alchemist Ye Qing, I have met your Majesty."
"Excuse me, Mengxue, is he the genius alchemist Ouyang Yu said?"
"That's right, Father, Ye Qing's attainments in the alchemy path are no less than Zhang Taishan's, or even better."
"You're so young? It's true that a hero comes from a young age."
Qin Li said, propped up his body, looked Ye Qing up and down, and then continued: "I wonder how many grades of pills Master Ye can refine? Are you sure about the ninth-grade pills?"
"With my current level of cultivation, it may be difficult to refine the ninth-grade elixir. I am only 70% sure."
"It doesn't matter, even though it's only 70%... 70%?"
Qin Li suspected that he had heard wrongly and asked Ye Qing, "Are you 70% sure?"
"That's right, if my apprentice is there to help, it can be improved to 80%. After all, my cultivation level is only in the Xiantian realm, and 80% is already the limit."