Ye Lan saw that Shi Jing's face was peaceful, although he was dissatisfied with the Tianxing Sect, he did not complain about the heavens, he couldn't help but admire his open-mindedness, raised his glass and took a sip of wine, and said: "Since you can't leave the Tianxing Sect, it's better for Brother Shi to stay here in Ningdu, and you can get together with the younger brother from time to time." It's just that Ning Zhan, the emperor, is not on good terms with your Tianxing Sect, and among the Jingshi, you, the master of the Ning Du Helm Hall, are afraid that you will not be too comfortable. ”

Ning Zhan said with a smile: "When I first came to Ningdu, Ning Zhan naturally didn't have a good face for me. But after a long time, I restrained the congregation and prevented them from doing things that violated the law and discipline, and everyone was afraid of my strict orders, and they all restrained greatly. Ning Zhan saw that we were not here in Jingshi to cause trouble for him, so he was polite to me in the past few years. ”

Ye Lan had always been full of curiosity about Ning Zhan, the great emperor of the Yuanying Realm, and when he heard Shi Jing talk about it, he took the opportunity to ask, "So, Brother Shi has seen the emperor of this Tianning Kingdom?"

Shi Jing said with a smile: "Tianxing Sect is the No. 1 cultivator in Tianning, and I am the hall master of Ningdu's rudder, so I can't get it if I don't want to see him." ”

Ye Lan said: "The younger brother has grown up overseas since he was a child, and he has never seen much of the world, not to mention this emperor who cultivates in the Yuan Infant Realm, even an ordinary mortal emperor has never seen it." But I don't know what the demeanor of His Majesty the Emperor is?"

Shi Jing raised his head and glanced in the direction of the palace, Ye Xiangju was not far from the imperial city, and the houses in the forbidden palace were majestic, high in the clouds, and they could be seen clearly in Ye Lan's small courtyard. He looked at the yellow tiles and red walls of the palace hall, and said softly: "Ning Zhan governs the country well, is deeply loved by the people, and he has a profound Taoism, and he lives for more than 700 years without dying, in the hearts of the ordinary people of Tianning Kingdom, he is naturally the only one in heaven and earth." According to folk legends, Ning Zhan's face is like the sun and the moon, his beard is like a god, he is tall and tall, he is born with great majesty, he has a glow on his back when he sits, and a rainbow appears when he walks......"

The more Ye Lan listened, the more bizarre he felt, and he couldn't help but say: "Ning Zhan, as a master of the Yuanying Realm, has a glow on his back, and these small spells such as rainbows are naturally difficult for him to stop, but if he pretends to use such spells from time to time, he is too tired." He's really tall, but he's a little bigger......"

Shi Jing raised his glass and took a sip of wine, shook his head and said with a smile: "This is just the imagination of the people, making up nonsense, but the more bizarre these rumors are, the more ordinary people believe in them. ”

Ye Lan listened interestingly, holding the wine glass, but forgot to bring it to his mouth, only to hear Shi Jing say again: "Actually, Ning Zhan is only of medium stature, a few points shorter than you, Brother Ye." In addition, he was still young when he cultivated, and his face was not old after he achieved cultivation, so he now looks only twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and he has no beard under his chin, so how can he be called a god?"

When Ye Lan heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and after a long while, he raised his glass, took a sip of wine, and said to Shi Jing: "This Tianning Empire is millions of miles, and there must be many affairs in the country, and it is extremely difficult for Ning Zhan to govern such a big country in an orderly manner, he actually has time to cultivate and refine qi, and reach the Yuanying realm, he is really a great character." ”

Shi Jingwei shook his head and said, "I heard that Ning Zhan has been concentrating on cultivation in recent years, and he wants to get a glimpse of the chaotic realm, and he has no intention of taking care of the government. ”

Ye Lan didn't expect that Ning Zhan still had a crown prince, and chuckled: "Is there still a prince in Ning Kingdom this day?" The monk of the Yuan Infant Realm can live to be more than six thousand years old, this crown prince wants to be a great treasure, I am afraid that he will have to wait!"

Shi Jing smiled: "Isn't it." Ning Zhan's Taoism doesn't know where he learned it, and the exercises are in their own style, and the Ning royal family has to teach him, and almost everyone cultivates. It's just that everyone's qualifications are different, and their achievements are naturally high and low. The eldest son of the emperor of Tianning Kingdom respected the law of the ancestors, and the eldest son was awarded the throne of the prince since birth, but the eldest son of Ning Zhan was not angry, and his cultivation was unsuccessful, and he only lived for more than 200 years before dying of old age. The position of the crown prince was passed from the eldest son of the emperor to the eldest grandson of the emperor, so from generation to generation, the crown prince has been passed on for five generations, but Ning Zhan, the emperor, is still sitting steadily, and there is no sign of abdication. Now this prince's name is Ning Xun, his qualifications are quite high, he has actually cultivated to the Jindan realm, and he has been on the throne of this prince for more than 200 years, but he doesn't know if he can sit on the dragon chair in the future. ”

The two of them chatted about the Tianning royal family for a while while with the wine, Ye Lan suddenly remembered something, poured wine in the pot, raised his glass and said to Shi: "Brother Shi, the younger brother has something to ask for, please don't be surprised." ”

Seeing that he was suddenly polite, Shi Jing waved his hand and said, "Brother Ye doesn't have to be polite, but it's okay to say it." ”

Ye Lan drank it dry, put down the wine glass, and said slowly: "Little brother, this Ye Xiangju does some small business of tea, wine and spices, although he can't earn a few crystal coins, but it is where my Liuye Island settles in Northern Xinjiang. Listen to a few big masters said, this Ye Xiangju's wine and spice business are tribute, only this tea, because of offending the Tianxing Tea House opened by your sect and was kicked out of the list of tribute, in recent years, the younger brother has been dotted in many ways, but how can not open the door in the palace, I don't know if Brother Shi can inform his subordinates, let Tianxing Tea House raise your noble hand, let us go, the palace in various items are very large, not only use the tea of Tianxing Tea House, if our Ye Xiangju tea is re-made into tribute, but it will not rob the business of Tianxing Tea House。 ”

Shi Jing frowned slightly, and said slowly: "Is there such a thing? Tianxing Tea House is not the property of my Tianxing Sect, but just the private property of a disciple's family, I think that the disciple borrowed the name of my Tianxing Sect to make a stumbling block for Ye Xiangju in the palace." Brother Ye rest assured, such a trivial matter in ordinary business, I will say hello to my subordinates and the palace. ”

The two drank another pot of wine, and Shi Jing took his leave. A few days later, this day happened to be in the afternoon, Ye Lan was playing with everyone in Lu Tao's courtyard, everyone said in advance that Ye Lan should not use mana, and according to the level of martial arts, everyone was arranged according to the distance and proximity. Ye Lan was one hundred and fifty steps away from the quiver, Qiu Siyu was one hundred steps, Du Yuanfeng was eighty steps, Lu Tao was thirty steps, and Lu Yan was only fifteen steps. As a result, after a few rounds of throwing, he was defeated by the man, and was won by Lu Yan for tens of thousands of taels of silver.

When the men were sweating on their foreheads, they suddenly heard a shout outside the courtyard gate: "Young master, great joy, great joy!"

Everyone followed the prestige, only to see Lu Jun rushing into the door with a letter in his hand, and handed the letter to Ye Lan.

Ye Lan took out the letterhead, took a cursory look, and saw that it was the handwriting of the head of the palace internal affairs office, and said that he would ask Ye Xiangju to send someone to the internal affairs office to talk about it, and remember to bring some of Ye Xiangju's best tea when he went.

Ye Lan knew that Shi Jing had greeted the palace, so he briefly told Lu Jun about it. Lu Jun was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to prepare a generous gift, and he wanted to enter the palace with Ye Lan.

The two of them prepared gifts and were about to go out, when they suddenly saw a black shadow flashing in the air, Shi Jing had fallen from the sky, and said to Ye Lan: "Brother Ye, you are not very familiar with the characters in the palace, so I will accompany you as a brother." ”

Ye Lan smiled slightly and nodded at him. Lu Jun was even more overjoyed, bowed down and said, "Thank you to the master of the stone hall, Ye Xiangju will never dare to forget the grace of the master of the stone hall!"

Shi Jing hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, and said: "Lu Da doesn't have to be polite, if it weren't for the fact that my subordinates didn't pay attention to the rules and secretly used means, Ye Xiangju's tea would not have been kicked out of the list of tributes, and now Shi Mou and the palace said hello, it is just to make up for the past, Lu Dangjia didn't come to blame me for leaving Shi Mou's face, how can I thank him?"

Lu Jun didn't dare to say anything, the three of them walked through the front yard of Ye Xiangju, and when they came out, Lu Jun took the reins from his subordinates and turned over on the horse. The palace is a few miles away from Ye Xiangju, although Lu Jun also has martial arts, it is indecent to run all the way away, he is afraid of delaying his work, so he has to ride forward. Ye Lan and Shi Jing did not soar to the sky, they walked leisurely, walked in front of the horses, and only took a few breaths before they reached the palace gate.

The palace gate was full of soldiers and guards, and when the leader of the guards saw someone approaching the palace gate, he came forward to ask questions. This person knew Shi Jing, but he still asked the three of them about their intentions, and then took the letter from the head of the Internal Affairs Office, carefully checked it, looked up and said to Ye Lan: "Your Excellency is entering the palace for the first time, and you must verify your identity. Are you a monk or a mortal?"

Ye Lan did not hide it, and truthfully replied that he was a Jindan Realm monk. The leader of the guards asked him in detail how many layers of the Jindan Realm he was, and what sect and sect he was a disciple of, and Ye Lan said truthfully one by one. The leader of the guards said: "The monks above the Jindan realm enter the palace for the first time, they must report to the Holy Lord, and they can only enter the palace with the permission of the Holy Lord. ”

The three of them nodded in agreement, and the leader of the guards turned around and entered the palace, and his body was so fast that he disappeared behind the corridor in the blink of an eye. Ye Lan looked at his body and knew that this guard was a cultivator, but he couldn't see how he cultivated.

After about a cup of tea, the guard ran back to the palace gate and said to the three of them, "Three of you, please come with me." I will lead you to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the three of you must follow me and do not trespass around. ”

Shi Jing said: "It's not the first time I've entered the palace, you can rest assured." ”

The guard smiled and said, "The rules in the palace are like this, and I also invite Haihan, the master of the stone hall." ”

The three of them followed the guard and walked in slowly. The guard knew that Lu Jun didn't know how to do the Dao, so he walked very slowly. Ye Lan has been in Ningdu for a year and a half, and Ye Xiangju is close to the palace, although he does not dare to fly above the palace, he has already seen the scenery in the palace in the distance from the air. It's just that this palace is too big, there are countless palace houses, although Ye Lan's eyesight is good, he will still be blocked by the rockery pavilions in the palace, and he can't see the situation in the deep palace clearly. This time, he first entered the palace, immersed in the scene, saw the golden light in the palace, the bright jade on the side of the bridge, the palace was full of brilliance, and the dragon and phoenix were flying. Ye Lan has been in Kyoto for a long time, and he has seen it all, and he can't say that he hasn't seen the world, but he is still staggered by the luxury of this forbidden palace.