Chapter 148: Stepping on the Ladder
In the Piaoxiang Palace, the fragrance is extremely strong, a group of several people around the sandalwood table, sucking and eating tomato and kidney bean sauce meat noodles, the prince and the king of Wu also have the demeanor of the past at this time, chewing slowly, as for the Huba on the side, although there is some surprise in his eyes, it seems to be sighing at Emperor Zhao's craftsmanship, but the speed of eating noodles is not fast. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Several palace maids were still swallowing their saliva, at this time, as a spectator, especially a spectator with a service nature, it was extremely tormented, and the greedy snake showed a lack of interest, coiled above Wang Yan's arm, and the cold snake pupils stared at Wang Yan's storage bag, not knowing what to think.
Wang Yan savored the smooth noodles in his mouth, after a long time of beating and kneading, the little refined salt added to the noodles also fully volatilized, and the noodles felt more like jumping in the mouth, giving him a kind of enjoyment on the tip of the tongue.
A bowl of strong and fragrant noodles into the stomach, looking at the soup with a little oil flowers, diced kidney beans float in the soup, blood tomatoes after slow stir-frying, the sugar in it is completely squeezed out, making the soup slightly light red, and then neutralized by the yellow bright meat sauce, the color and fragrance formed, making Wang Yan eager to try, picked up the delicate jade bowl, after blowing the oil flowers on it, the small spoon gently stirred, scooped up some slightly hot soup, and sent it into his mouth.
Releasing a little hot soup in the mouth, a fresh aroma with the unique slight acidity of tomatoes flowed directly in the mouth, the soup was hot, and there was a little meat cloud bean dice floating in it, and the unique sour aroma formed after the decomposition of blood tomato mold was mixed together and flowed down the throat.
"Tomato and kidney bean noodles ... When served, it is added with a dry-fried minced meat sauce ... It's very consistent, and I don't know what effect I can achieve with my attainments and the raw materials transformed by the sarcophagus. Wang Yan secretly said in his heart, drank two sips of soup again, and then stopped satisfied.
"How?" Zheng Yuandong put down his chopsticks, looked at Wang Yan, who had stopped on the side, and wiped the corners of his mouth with a special food towel, and then asked.
"The noodles are chewy, smooth and springy, have a good texture, the soup is delicious, and the tomato and sauce are blended together, which is not a whimsical idea, but it is also an ingenious combination. Wang Yan nodded, Zhao Huang's craftsmanship is not bad, according to his estimate, it should be above the ninth level, between Huang Pin.
"I feel very honored to hear such praise from a master of Xuanpin. Zheng Yuandong waved his hand and said with a smile, his eyes swept over the wine jar on the table without a trace, the wine brewed by the seven-leaf clover was not a small temptation for him.
Emperor Zhao said seriously. Wang Yan arched his hand and said, and at this time, the rest of the people also put down their chopsticks one after another, full of wine and food, and looked at the two of them with a smile on their faces.
"Little guy, your seven-leaf wine is really good, can you give me an altar?" Zheng Yuandong coughed dryly in a deep groan, and smiled again, he was very interested in the seven-leaf wine brewed by Wang Yan, in addition to the mellow aroma of the elixir and jade liquid, it also has the effect of being able to get rid of dark disease toxins, which is better than some second-grade pills.
"This wine is very complicated to brew, and I don't have much left, if your majesty wants it, I will give you this altar to open. Wang Yan shrugged his shoulders and said with a slight pain, this seven-leaf wine is very expensive, if it is according to the price of the black shop, this jar is at least twenty cups.
And to be able to be so arrogant, Wang Yan also struggled for a moment, fortunately, there are still a lot of horse chests in the storage bag, and the only thing missing now is the lower grade Yuan Stone, but in the face of this Emperor Zhao who has helped him repeatedly, how can Wang Yan speak.
"In that case, I will thank you in advance. Zheng Yuandong was overjoyed, after this jar of seven-leaf wine was opened, he only poured four glasses, and most of them were directly put into the storage bag after he sealed it.
"You're so much more generous than your daddy. After praising Wang Yan again, Zheng Yuandong waved his hand, and the palace maids on the side came quickly and began to clean up the mess on the sandalwood table.
"Okay, today is also a complete day, I tasted the craftsmanship of Master Xuanpin, and by the way, I begged for a jar of good wine, Prince Wuwang, you two go and get busy, I still have something to talk to this little guy." Zheng Yuandong was satisfied, and after waving his hand to the two princes, he said softly.
"The retainer retired. The two saluted in unison, and then, facing the outside of the main hall, and the moment they turned around, the crown prince Zheng Ling looked at Wang Yan's gaze, with a trace of scorching heat.
"I sent someone to send Ye Wuxian's daughter to the Royal Palace, you go to a place with me, let's talk. Watching the two princes leave, Zheng Yuandong said again, while Wang Yan nodded in a deep groan.
"Yejing, you can go for a trip, send her and that little python to the royal garden, and by the way, also knock Gao Ying ... Let him stop being so reckless when he does things, if there is a next time ... I won't spare him. Zheng Yuandong said lightly, and Yejing gave up.
"Go ahead, I'll go back later. Wang Yan's eyes looked at Huba on the side, shrugged his shoulders, and said softly, while Huba nodded, and immediately followed behind Yejing, and walked away with the greedy snake outside the main hall.
"Let's go, too, I... Take you to a place. As several people in the Piaoxiang Hall left one after another, Zheng Yuandong said with a smile, and immediately walked towards the outside of the main hall, and behind him, Wang Yan groaned slightly, and immediately followed.
The two of them walked towards the depths of the palace, and on this way, all kinds of pavilions and rockeries, small bridges and flowing water, river egg paths, as well as various flower beds and green grasslands, all made Wang Yan marvel at the luxurious buildings of the royal family.
Unconsciously, the two of them came to a golden and splendid hall, which was nearly ten zhang high, standing majestically, like a giant beast shining with golden light.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the ladder. Zheng Yuandong stepped in, and Wang Yan followed behind him, this hall was huge, with four statues of silver light flashing on each side, and in the center of the hall, there was a hazy light, exuding subtle formation fluctuations.
"Heavenly ladder?" Wang Yan was shocked, and then frowned, this so-called heavenly ladder, just listening to the name is very unusual, at this moment, following behind Emperor Zhao, with Emperor Zhao stepped into the hazy light cluster, Wang Yan could feel that there was a strange fluctuation that instantly swept through his body, and then, the world in front of him quietly changed.
It was a spiral staircase, within a cluster of light, as transparent as glass, giving people an illusory feeling, as if the staircase under the foot would dissipate at any time after stepping on it.
"This ladder is arranged by a formation compass, a total of 999 steps, straight to the sky, the prince has walked 639, and the king of martial arts has also walked more than 610, let's go, see how many layers you can reach. Zheng Yuandong chuckled, and when he stepped out, his feet stepped on the top of the stairs that seemed to be nothing, and he went up quietly, just in an instant, he was already outside the thirty steps.
"Everything in the world, it is difficult to distinguish between reality and fiction, the road ahead, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, the road is in your heart, if you think he is false, it is false, if you think he is true... It's true. Zheng Yuandong's voice came, and he stepped out again, and in a few breaths, he disappeared from Wang Yan's sight.
"Test your mind?" Wang Yan muttered in his heart, and immediately looked at the spiral staircase that seemed to be illusory, groaned slightly, and when he stepped out, he stepped on the position of the first floor, but it was as if he had stepped into the air, and fell directly to the ground.
"Huh? ... Interesting. Wang Yan raised his eyebrows, and immediately showed a smile, gradually reining his mind, at the same time, in the mud pill palace in his mind, wisps of spiritual power quietly diffused out, shrouded in the outside, so that he could clearly perceive the outside world even with his eyes closed, and then, he took a deep breath, immediately raised his right foot again, stepped out, and landed on the illusory staircase on the first floor.
"And so it was... Wang Yan said secretly in his heart, and immediately stepped out again, and the whole person stood on the top of the illusory staircase, winding towards it step by step.
As Emperor Zhao said, this spiral staircase is assisted by the formation compass, the ladder is between the illusory and the real, testing the mind at the same time, but also tempering people's courage, in a sense, you think that the road under your feet is real, then ... When you step out, even if it is illusory, it is also real, and if you are shaken, then when you take a step, you will step on the air and be teleported back to the original place.
Wang Yan's eyes were slightly closed, and between the spiritual power outside his body, he took everything from the outside world into his mind, and as he stepped out step by step, the pace under his feet began to quicken.
"One hundred and thirty-nine ... Wang Yan silently counted in his heart, and immediately stepped out again, the speed of the whole person became faster and faster, and in the end, he quickly swayed forward as if he was walking on the ground.
At this time, in the jade fence pavilion hidden in the depths of the clouds, Zheng Yuandong was sitting on top of a futon, and the ground under him was also between reality and illusion.
The area of the pavilion surrounded by this jade fence is not large, about a square circle, hidden in the clouds and mist, when you look up, you can even see the blue sky and white clouds not far away, sitting here, the sun that hangs the sky, the temperature released is also scorching a lot.
"This little guy has a good understanding, but I don't know if he can step on this ladder. Zheng Yuandong muttered softly, leaning lazily on the side of the jade railing, and when he lowered his head, the clouds and mist below blocked people's vision, making him chuckle, and then picked up the wine glass on the table, smiled, and drank the wine in one gulp.
"Huh... ”