North of Kyoto City, Alchemist Association, Jialiu Alchemy Room.
puff!
The gentle and peaceful flame in the cauldron suddenly trembled, and then suddenly went out.
"Cough, cough, cough." Nie Yun stood up from the dark smoke and helplessly touched the jade talisman in his arms that was flashing and already slightly hot.
As a wisp of energy floated into the light spot in the jade talisman, a female voice as clear as an oriole sounded out with a hint of resentment.
"Nie Yun! How dare you stay up all night?"
Then the energy continued to spread to the next point of light, and a smart and playful voice came out: "Hehe, Xiaoyunzi, you are miserable!"
"Not good!" Nie Yun subconsciously glanced at the pendulum in the corner, looking at the short and thick needle pendulum that had passed the time. He suddenly slapped his forehead and hurriedly put away the jade bottles on the floor.
Taking advantage of the gap, he used the telegraph to ensure that he would be back within half an hour, and hurriedly left the Jialiu Alchemy Room, which is the dream of ordinary alchemists.
I usually make alchemy in the university hall, and when I am obsessed with alchemy, I will naturally be called out by Master Li before midnight, so I am used to it.
And this alchemist will always... Unless you are overdue for payment, no one will care about you.
Go up the spiral staircase and soon arrive at the spacious hall again.
Because of Zi Shi, there were only a few figures in the already small hall. Nie Yun walked straight to a counter and looked at the woman in green who had already fallen asleep lying on her stomach, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Although the elders of the Alchemy Association have the privilege of using the high-end alchemy room for free, the association has limited resources after all, so it is impossible for the elders to occupy the latrine. They still have to return the keys to the alchemy room when they are not in use.
"Shen Ling'er, Shen Ling'er!" Nie Yun stretched out a finger and tapped her shoulder gently, calling softly at the same time.
Shen Ling'er shook her shoulders, raised her red lips slightly, and slowly raised her head, but her beautiful eyes did not open. After waiting for a long time, she narrowed her eyes and said something vaguely. "
Who?"
"I am, Nie Yun." Nie Yun raised his voice slightly and continued: "I'm here to return the key to the Jialiu alchemy room."
"Oh~ hmm?" Shen Ling'er's palms that were rubbing her eyes froze for a moment, then her eyes slowly opened wide, and the haze in her eyes quickly dissipated: "You are finally out."
"Uh...why are you waiting for me?" Nie Yun handed over the key in his hand, feeling something was wrong keenly.
Shen Ling'er took the key and put it aside. Her red lips pursed slightly, and her big and smart eyes seemed to have water flowing through them. She blinked and said, "Sir, Ling'er wants to ask you to be her teacher."
She bowed to Nie Yunying Yingying, covering up her fleeting hint of cunning and appearing sincere.
"I'll go!" Nie Yun dodged lightly before Shen Ling'er bowed completely, and said in shock: "What are you doing!"
"Ling'er wants to become a disciple." Shen Ling'er blinked, pointed to the dark red robe on Nie Yun's body, and said very matter-of-factly: "You are an elder. I want to learn alchemy. Is there any problem with you?"
"What?! No, no, no, no." Nie Yun waved his hands subconsciously, and his voice became inexplicably hurried: "I'm still a student. I'm teaching a disciple. Your grandfather is better at alchemy than me. Ask me to learn from you.
Why, he would be very happy to know that you want to learn alchemy."
"Hey, I don't want to learn from grandpa." Shen Ling'er raised her head, revealing her slender snow-white neck and said: "The alchemy person looks old-fashioned and not chic at all."
Chic and unrestrained... Nie Yun's mouth twitched slightly: "You can't worship me as your teacher anyway!"
Are you kidding me? I'm still so young and I'm going to be called master. My senior sister is going to be called master's aunt. And my master is going to be called master. Well, even though he's almost the same age...
But no matter what, it is absolutely impossible for me to become this master.
Even if I refuse like this, you won't still rely on me... Nie Yun thought to himself, but then he was stunned again.
I saw Shen Ling'er's smart eyes
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The child was instantly covered with a layer of mist, but when Nie Yun glanced over, he lowered his head slightly, his voice was a little crying, and he said pitifully: "Is Ling'er so annoying to Mr.?"
Damn it, what the hell!!! Nie Yun's eyes widened slightly, and he began to speak awkwardly: "No, no...I mean..."
"Oh~ I...I understand." Shen Ling'er covered her face, her shoulders trembled slightly and waved her hand: "Nie...goodbye, elder."
"I...I...mean that your parents must personally agree to such a big thing as becoming a disciple!" Nie Yun breathed a deep sigh of relief, secretly praised his own wit, and then said with a "helpless" smile.
: "It's not that I don't want to accept you!"
Hey hey hey, Elder Shen Dan can let his granddaughter worship me as his teacher? He doesn't look good if word spreads... Hey hey, I'm really smart!
Shen Ling'er gradually stopped sobbing, but still covered her face: "Really...is it true that if my grandfather agrees, you will accept me as your disciple?"
"Yeah, yeah! Once you say something, it's hard to keep it." Nie Yun quickly nodded his head, looked at Shen Ling'er who was gradually calming down, let out a breath and said: "Then let's just say it, I have something else to do.
, I’ll leave first and say goodbye.”
Things will change later. How long will it take if you don't leave now? Nie Yun thought to himself, turned around and quickly disappeared into the hall with long strides, barely able to use the eight magical changes.
The woman in green who was hiding her face secretly moved her jade fingers away from a gap. When she saw Nie Yun completely walking away, she suddenly put down her hands. The grievance in her eyes disappeared without knowing when, and the corners of her rosy mouth were filled with laughter.
Slowly bend a slight arc.
"Hmph~"
Nie Yun almost ran out of the hall, and only paused slightly after walking out of the light curtain.
The two strong men I met in the afternoon were still standing in front of the gate of the Alchemist Association with their duties. When they heard the footsteps coming from behind, they subconsciously looked behind the light curtain. As soon as they raised their heads, they caught a glimpse of a dark red hem of clothes.
, then he suddenly lowered his head, straightened his waist and said loudly:
"Hello, elder."
"Hey, you scared me to death." Nie Yun patted his chest with lingering fear, and then continued: "Eh? You two haven't gotten off work yet?"
"There will be another group of brothers to take over in one hour." Listening to such a young and familiar voice, the two strong men frowned slightly. As they spoke, they secretly raised their heads to look at this man.
The "ear-born" elder.
"Oh no! Why have you grown so old!" A strong man secretly looked at it for a long time, then jumped up suddenly and pointed at the dark red robe on Nie Yun's body. His mouth was so wide that he could stuff three eggs.
The other strong man, who was uncertain in his heart, took two steps back suddenly, then quickly touched the handle of the knife at his waist and said in a deep voice: "Where did you steal the elder's robe?"
"Say it quickly!" Another strong man also came to his senses, and also put his right hand on the handle of the knife. They didn't believe that the guy who didn't even register as an alchemist in the afternoon grew old when he came out at night. Isn't this a joke? If the elder is like this
It's so easy to be fooled, but they still keep the door open, bite the bullet, and use the savings they have saved over the years to learn alchemy.
Regardless of the fact that the elder's robe itself is extremely expensive, and it also symbolizes the face of the Alchemist Association, they need to investigate the origin of this robe.
"Uh... I said that after registering as an alchemist in one night, do you believe me that I also accepted the elder's assessment..." Nie Yun tried to explain, but he looked so pale and was looked at by the two strong men like they were looking at fools.
After looking at it for a moment, he said helplessly: "Okay, what should I use to verify this time... Oh, I remembered, I still have a token."
As Nie Yun spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he dug into the storage bag with his left hand. The two strong men were so frightened that they pulled out the long knife from their waists.
"Don't be nervous..." Nie Yun took out the silver-white talisman engraved with the ancient medicinal cauldron in his hand and threw it casually and said, "Hey, this seems to prove my identity."
"I'll wipe it!"
The two strong men looked over and over again at the silver-white talisman in their hands, and finally stared at Nie Yun carefully for a while.
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Then he sighed suddenly, threw the talisman back to Nie Yun, and walked into the hall of the Alchemist Association without looking back.
"Eh...you won't guard the door anymore?" Nie Yun was slightly stunned and shouted.
"Guarding the gate?" The two strong men suddenly sneered: "Guarding the gate, I'm going to learn how to make alchemy."
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After walking out of the alchemy hall, Nie Yun looked back at the Alchemist Association, which was still brightly lit, like an upside-down burning cauldron. He breathed a deep sigh of relief. Why did he feel so tired today... Then he turned around and left.
Looking at the already dark night, my heart skipped a beat.
We were done, we promised to come back within half an hour, but Shen Ling'er and the two eldest brothers dragged us away... More than half an hour had passed.
At this moment, the jade talisman in Nie Yun's arms became slightly hot again. Nie Yun grimaced and a wisp of energy flowed inward.
"Don't come back if you don't want to come back?"
Just a few words, but Nie Yun's face instantly turned bitter. He quickly quickened his pace and ran along the spacious Zhuque Street.
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Kyoto, inner city, Tang Mansion.
The main courtyard of the Tang family, which should have been dark in Japan, was now brightly lit. The head of the Tang family, Tang Wanli, looked at Tang Yuan, who was kneeling on the ground "crying" that he had been intercepted and killed, and his face was livid, while the mistress of the Tang family on the side looked pale.
His eyes were wandering, as if it had nothing to do with him, but if he looked carefully, he could see that the knuckles holding the tea cup were slightly white.
After taking a deep breath, Tang Wanli forced a somewhat amiable smile on his face, patted Tang Yuan on the shoulder and said, "You go back first, my father will make the decision for you."
It wasn't until Tang Yuan turned around and his back completely disappeared from sight that he suddenly turned around and stared at the graceful and elegant figure on the side, silently sipping tea, with a trembling voice: "Did you do this?"
"So what!" The mistress of the Tang family suddenly slammed the teacup in her hand onto the table. A few tea stains splashed on her gorgeous dress, but she didn't care. The angry fireworks burning in her beautiful eyes made her beautiful.
Her face looked a little distorted, and she gnashed her teeth: "It's enough for this bitch to run away and laugh at me because of his luck. Forget it if you don't help our son. Now that I'm doing it myself, you still want to scold me?!"
"You... stupid woman!" Tang Wanli pointed at the Tang family's mistress, his fingers trembled slightly, and after a moment he suddenly lowered his fingers, sighing: "If it was just the Yulong Guard who wanted to exile Jing Cheng through the normal process, you are not doing this.
No, the worst that can happen is that the Yulong Guard will take advantage of your husband."
At this point, Tang Wanli's tone rose slightly and he said, "But that's what His Majesty himself said about being exiled for three thousand miles! Fortunately, you didn't do it, otherwise the Fish Dragon Guards would have arrived at our doorstep."
"That bastard looks similar to my son. Plus, I hired a master with a lot of money to fake it. Plus, because we come from the same bloodline, it's easy to pass the blood test!" Mistress of the Tang family wrinkled up beautifully, slightly a little embarrassed.
He said disdainfully: "The Fish Dragon Guard doesn't have eyes in the sky, so it's not as amazing as you say!"
"Stupid woman!" Tang Wanli waved his large sleeve robe angrily when he saw that his wife was still stubborn. As the minister of Dali Temple, he was almost completely oblivious to yesterday's bloody storm hidden in the dark.
The person who has the deepest understanding outside of the Fish and Dragon Guard, and the more he knows, the more scared he becomes!
He knows the true power of the Fish Dragon Guard better than anyone else.
Tang Wanli took a deep breath and suppressed the panic in his heart: "I can tell you for sure now that your attempt to deceive the emperor has been placed on His Majesty's throne. The reason why you can still sit confidently is
You are quarreling with me here just because you were lucky enough to let Tang Yuan run away!"
"Then... what should I do?" After all, it was a woman who couldn't help but panic after hearing her husband's decisive tone and asked quickly.
"Hey, you go see the Queen immediately tomorrow. First, apologize to the Queen for what happened to Jingcheng, and then honestly explain what you did, and then...just let fate happen." Tang Wanli looked at the dark night sky and sighed.
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And tomorrow, he will personally plead guilty to His Majesty.