In the capital of the pickaxe, in the study of the county king's mansion, Li Mao was sitting in a precarious position, sitting opposite a middle-aged man with a respectful face, the man was dressed in a dragon robe, his face was domineering and majestic, and he was facing Li Zhen at this time and asked, "According to what you say, Uncle Huang's body is fine?"

"Yes, the imperial brother, the cold poison in my father's body has been completely removed, and now it has returned to normal, and he is recuperating in the Xincheng Palace. ”

The middle-aged man turned out to be the Tang Emperor Li Xian, when he heard Li Mao say this, he glanced at the old man on the left in a little surprise, and saw that the old man was also shocked, so he continued, "Since the emperor uncle is fine, then I can rest assured, but does Brother Wang know where that Dan master is now?"

"I don't know this, the younger brother only knows that his name is Qingxu, from the center of the Northern Regions, and he traveled around with a little apprentice, and the younger brother once revealed a hint of solicitation, but he directly refused. ”

"Oh?"

Li Xian was slightly disappointed.

"The Dan masters who came to the center of the Northern Regions are naturally some high-minded and arrogant people, how can they look down on our northwest region? Your Majesty, don't be entangled. The old man on the left said with relief.

"Also, fortunately, there is Sun Lao in charge, otherwise I am a dignified Tang Empire, I am afraid that I will not even be able to take a Dan master. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the few disciples of the old decay will soon be able to become teachers, and there will be more Dan masters in the empire in the future. ”

"In this way, Lao Sun Lao will have to worry a lot," Li Xian solemnly arched his hand to the old man on the left.

Sun Lao hurriedly waved his hand, not daring.

Sun Lao's name is Sun Zhao, he is a pharmacist in the Tang Empire, and later went to the Northern Regions Center to study under the financial support of the royal family, and learned a body of Danshu by chance, after returning to the Tang Dynasty, he thanked the royal family for his kindness and made an offering to the royal family, and now he is already a four-rank Danshi, this kind of person is not to say that in the Tang Empire, even if it is placed in the center of the Northern Regions, it is also the object of worship by major forces.

"Xincheng County King, I wonder where the broken animal skin that the old county king brought back is now?" a middle-aged man beside Sun Zhao suddenly asked.

Li Mao glanced at him strangely, since this person entered the door, he had been sitting beside Sun Lao with his eyes closed, and he didn't want to ask about this suddenly at this moment.

"Brother Wang, don't think about it, this is the old man Sun, after hearing about the remnant picture in Uncle Wang's hand, he is very interested and wants to exchange it with you with high-level exercises. ”

Seeing Li Mao's strange expression, Li Xian was worried that he would think too much, so he opened his mouth to explain.

Frowning, Li Mao was hesitating to tell the truth, but saw the man speak again: "Don't worry, the county king, I am willing to exchange with you with a local high-level martial art." ”

Li Mao's expression was stunned, his expression struggled for a moment, and before he could explain, he saw the middle-aged man ask, "Isn't the county king dissatisfied with the things exchanged below?"

Although Li Mao had a faint regret, he was a frank person, and when he thought that Qingxu had saved his father's life, he calmed down a lot, and when he heard this, he shook his head helplessly, "Mr. misunderstood, it's not that this king is unwilling, but this thing is no longer in the hands of this king's father and son." ”

After he finished speaking, he saw that the three of them had puzzled expressions, so he explained how he invited Qingxu to master and apprentice, and what Qingxu let the disciples choose afterwards.

"According to what the King of the County said, this map is in the hands of that Dan Master?"

"If nothing else, it should be. ”

The middle-aged man frowned and didn't squeak again.

"Lord Wang, Shopkeeper Li asks to see. ”

Just when there was silence in the study for a while, the sound of the guards coming from outside the door.

Li Mao frowned slightly, wondering why Shopkeeper Li also came to Haojing, it was inconvenient for him to see him at this time, and he was about to ask the guards to tell Shopkeeper Li that he was entertaining distinguished guests, and when he went to see him again in the evening, he heard Li Xian say, "Brother Wang has a guest?"

"Brother Huang doesn't know, this shopkeeper Li is the head of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce branch in Xincheng, this person has a lot of friendship with his brother, and the previous Danshi was introduced by him. ”

"Oh, then does he know the identity of that Dan Master?" the middle-aged man got up and asked urgently.

Li Mao was slightly angry in his heart, and secretly said that this person was so rude, and before he finished talking to the emperor, he rashly interjected, and when he looked up and saw that the emperor Li Xian didn't care, he shook his head.

"As far as this king knows, he only got acquainted with that Dan master when he came to buy medicinal herbs. ”

The middle-aged man sat back in his chair disappointed, and continued to fall silent.

"Brother Wang, let's go and meet him first, the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce is not ordinary, since this person has a good relationship with you, don't snub him, you go and take a look, I and Sun Lao will wait here for a while." ”

"How can this work...... Li Mao hurriedly refused.

Li Xian waved his hand, "It's okay, let's go." ”

"In this way, Brother Lao Huang will wait for a while, and the courtiers will go back when they go. ”

Li Mao retired and walked out of the study, hurriedly went to the living room, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw that the shopkeeper Li was getting up and preparing to leave, and hurriedly shouted, "When did Brother Li come to Hojing? ”

Shopkeeper Li didn't dare to say again, "The prince is too worried, the younger brother has just entered the city, and he expects that there will be distinguished guests in the house, and he is just about to come to visit tomorrow, but he doesn't want to alarm the prince." ”

Li Mao waved his hand and invited him to sit down.

"Brother Li came to Hojing, why don't you live in this king's mansion, it just so happens that Your Majesty has sent a few jars of good wine, and wait for this king to send off the guests in a while, how many drinks will you and my brother have?. ”

"That's it, the little brother will bother. ”

Seeing that he agreed, Li Mao happily patted him on the shoulder, called the housekeeper, and ordered him to settle down with the shopkeeper Li first, and prepare to return to the study first.

Shopkeeper Li had just gone out after the housekeeper, when he suddenly slapped his forehead, turned around and shouted to Li Mao, "By the way, Lord Wang, the junior brother seems to have seen the Taoist master and apprentice at the gate of the city." ”

Li Mao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Qingxu Dao Chief, have you seen him go in which direction?"

"Yes, it seems to be along the official road to the south, my brother is so excited, isn't there something to find the Taoist chief?. Seeing Li Mao's anxious look, Shopkeeper Li asked suspiciously.

"If it weren't for the king's search for him, brother, you should settle down with the housekeeper first, and as soon as you need it, you should give instructions and greet the guests for your brother first. ”

Li Mao said, turned around and hurriedly walked towards the study, and as soon as he entered the study, he said excitedly: "Brother Wang, my brother has news of the Taoist." ”

"Oh, where is this man now?"

Listening to the shopkeeper Li, he saw that the Taoist had just left the city gate and was heading south along the official road. ”

"Are you out of the city?" Li Xian frowned, he just wanted to make friends with this person.

"Your Majesty, since you have the news of that Danshi, I will retire first. The middle-aged man beside Old Sun hurriedly got up and said.

Li Xian nodded.

Looking at his back as he left in a hurry, Li Xian turned his head with a smile, "It seems that the remnant picture is extraordinary, otherwise this gentleman would not have left so anxiously." ”

Sun Lao frowned and shook his head, "This person was just introduced by an old man, he didn't know where he heard that the old man had been to that secret place, and he also knew that there was a remnant of the secret place, it was really strange." ”

"I'm a little worried that if that Dan Master doesn't want to trade with him, will this person rob him. ”

"Probably not, after all, the other party is a fourth-grade Dan master, if Your Majesty is not at ease, the old man can secretly follow and take a look. ”

Li Xian was silent for a moment, "I'll go with you." ”

"This ......"

"That's it. ”

Sun Lao was about to refuse, but Li Xian made up his mind, so he had no choice but to agree.