In a courtyard in Xuanzhou City, Zhou Xingyu described him as haggard and depressed, and his eyes were indeed bright and very bright. His fingers were constantly pinching, so fast that he had to move almost a dozen times a second.

Between the fingers, the brow is sometimes stretched, sometimes frowned.

The furnace of pills in front of him, in addition to the five-hundred-year-old Jinjing Jade Pill, the price of various auxiliary medicines is more than 50,000 taels, although he has refined the Huangya Pill countless times, but out of caution, it is still necessary to be careful in everything, if this time fails, I believe that it will be very difficult to raise all the materials in the short term.

After all, he didn't have much silver taels on him now, and he and Wang Ye had each obtained more than 10,000 taels of gold from Xu Kun before, and after consuming it during this time, it was almost used up.

Both of them are now poor.

If you can't succeed this time, don't think about opening the furnace for alchemy again in a few years.

"The dosage has been adjusted according to the properties of the medicine, and there should be no problem after these days of calculation, and the specific steps and details that should be taken into account have been taken into account, and it seems that it is time to start refining."

Having made up his mind in his heart, Zhou Xingyu's eyes looked at the portal on the side, his heart moved slightly, and his body appeared in the small world.

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At the foot of Yue Mountain, Wang Ye and his party stood in a pavilion, looking at the steep bluestone mountain road in front of them, and couldn't help but gasp.

The west peak of the town is steep, the bluestone mountain road is almost perpendicular to the ground, and the top of the mountain is even more towering into the clouds, looking from the bottom to the top, the peak is like a sharp sword tip, straight into the sky, as if to pierce the sky.

Looking at the towering mountain peaks in front of them, Wang Wen and Li Mubai couldn't help but exclaim: "The magic between heaven and earth is really incredible!" ”

Wang Ye looked at the stone steps connecting the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

"Compared with the stars of the universe, although manpower is meager, but it can defeat the natural mystery with this meager strength, man will win the sky, the ancients did not deceive me!"

"Wang Shaoxia said very well, if my generation of scholars only believes that the sky is above and invincible, then what is the use of reading? Since the fate is already doomed, and the manpower is not enough, it is better to lie flat from the beginning, what books to read, and what to try. Li Mubai said with a sigh.

The imperial examination is a platform, although there may be such and such bad, but there are indeed many people who have changed their fate through this platform, and the poor family is promoted to the scholar family, and those who fall in the middle of the family road can use it to protect their families......

This is also the reason why these children of wealthy families want to participate in the imperial examination.

Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and their children seem to be beautiful, but in fact, they have to bear the corresponding responsibilities while enjoying the benefits of the family.

"Brother Ye, have you ever been to Yueshan? Why don't I take you for a walk? I'm familiar with this place, and when I was a child, I often came with my mother, and I told you, the Zhongxing Guan Lao on the mountain has been effective. ”

Li Xiaowan was not interested in the conversation between Wang Ye and Li Mubai and others, her eyes were firmly locked on Wang Ye's body, her eyes were shining, and her eyes were full of expectation.

Wang Ye had the heart to refuse, but he couldn't think of any reason for a while, so he had to say, "Then there is Miss Lao Xiaowan." ”

After resting for a while in the pavilion at the bottom of the mountain, they began to climb the stairs, all the way up, the green pines in the forest swayed in the mountain breeze, the colorful birds flew in and out, the elk grazed the grass in the forest, the squirrel shrunk in all directions, ran quickly to a nut, and then quickly returned to the nest.

The whole town west peak is full of life.

Although the mountain road was rugged, because of these beautiful sights, it was not so difficult to climb, and everyone played all the way, and soon came to the top of the mountain, which was a large gray square paved with stones, with three floors, and many temples.

As soon as everyone reached the platform at the top of the mountain, the welcoming Taoist boy who had already watched walked forward and led everyone to start walking around.

In a dense forest at the top of the mountain, there are constantly Taoists going back and forth on the cold stone road, and the sound of crisp footsteps echoes throughout the dense forest.

However, no one noticed that in a dark place in the forest, in a small pile of leaves that bulged high, a pair of dark eyes were constantly patrolling, as if looking for something.

He hides quietly under the leaves, like a cheetah waiting for an opportunity, and rushes out when his prey has appeared, delivering a fatal blow.

Time passed slowly, and suddenly a pleasant call was heard in the distance.

"Brother Ye, the front is where the most famous ancient catalpa tree in Zhongxingguan is located, it is said that these two trees have a history of thousands of years, and when Zhongxingguan was first established, it was planted by His Majesty and the Empress of the Emperor of the ancient Wu Kingdom at that time, so the two trees also have the title of imperial wood."

"However, our Xuanzhou locals prefer to call them Lianli trees, it is said that the ancient tree planted the ancient Wu Emperor His Majesty and the Empress Niangniang loved each other all their lives, and the love between the two did not change at all until death, so these two trees are very popular with the girls in the city, and they must come to worship when they come to Zhongxingguan, praying that the ancient tree can bless them to find their beloved Langjun."

Speaking of this, Li Xiaowan's voice became quieter, her face was slightly red, and she was a little afraid to look at Wang Ye.

Although Wang Ye knew what the little girl was talking about, his expression was calm and he didn't say too much.

Although Li Xiaowan is beautiful, this character is not his thing.

Since you don't have a good impression of the other party, it's better not to let the other party misunderstand, this is Wang Ye's point of view.

Seeing that Wang Ye didn't react, Li Xiaowan's face couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Li Mubai and Wang Wen on the side glanced at each other and didn't say anything, both of them are from the past, so they naturally know that there is such a thing as feelings, and it still depends on both sides, outsiders can't interfere, maybe they will do bad things with good intentions.

Just when Li Xiaowan was thinking about how to open her mouth so that Wang Ye could go with her to see the ancient catalpa tree not far away, Wang Ye suddenly took the long sword at his waist in his hand and looked not far away, his expression full of vigilance.

"What's wrong? Brother Ye? Looking at Wang Ye, who was full of vigilance, Li Xiaowan didn't know why, and the words that came to her mouth were instantly held back, and she asked Wang Ye.

"Brother Wang, you go to the front with Li Gongzi and them first." After Wang Ye finished speaking to Wang Wen, he looked at the middle-aged man in black on the side and said, "Their safety depends on this senior." ”

At this time, Wang Ye had already taken out his sword in his hand, looking at Wang Ye's movements, several people were stunned, knowing that now was not the time to speak, nodded and walked into the distance.

Waiting for everyone to leave, Wang Ye frowned at the dense forest, just now he felt a killing force, although it was only a flash, but it was still captured by him.

"Friend, come out!" Wang Ye said to the dense forest in the distance, he knew that the other party was there.

"If Brother Tai doesn't come out, I'll have to set fire to this dense forest." Seeing that the other party did not react, Wang Ye took out a fire fold from his arms, walked to the edge of the forest, and picked up a dry leaf from the ground.

This forest is almost all pine trees, and the place is full of withered yellow pine branches, and with the slightest open fire, the whole forest will burn in an instant.

"I thought that this operation should be nine out of ten, but I didn't expect to be seen through by you, so I have to learn your Excellency's skills." There was a rustling sound in the woods, and a thin man dressed in black walked out of the woods.

His voice was hoarse, as if metal was rubbing, piercing people's eardrums.

"Your Excellency is a member of the Dark Dragon?" Wang Ye looked at the man in front of him, his gaze swept over the other party's hands, they were two strange-looking short knives, like arcs, with several notches in the spine, the notches were biased towards the hilt, which could inflict tearing damage on the stabber.

"Oh, you've heard of us?" The man said.

Wang Ye was about to speak.

The other man lunged in his direction. The figure was as fast as lightning, and it was almost just a few breaths before he came to Wang Ye. Wang Ye picked up the sword in his hand and attacked directly at the other party.

The blade is silver and bright, exuding bursts of cold light, the man in black is familiar with his moves, every move is like a natural one, not leaving Wang Ye's vital point, it is obvious that after years of training, he can use his moves to such a skilled situation.

Wang Ye is not weak, he is extremely talented, and he also has the Seven Absolute Swordsmanship of the Supreme Xuanmen, he has practiced this set of swordsmanship countless times, and every move is proficient in his heart, the other party only made one move, and he showed the method of cracking it according to his heart.

The sword light is cold, and the sword shadow is cold.

Both sides move extremely fast, and each blow is like an antelope hanging its horns, sending it as it pleases, moving as it pleases, not giving people the slightest room to think about it quickly. It was all intuitive, without the slightest stagnation.

Wang Ye took out a sword, and the man in black fought with two swords, which could block Wang Ye's long sword, but his body was vibrated by the huge force from the blade.

"Tell me why you're here." Wang Ye held the sword in front, pointed the tip of the sword directly at the man in black, and asked.

Although he had already guessed the approximate situation, he still wanted to confirm it.

The man in black gently shook his numb arms and replied, "Do you think I'll tell you?" ”

The person in front of him is obviously not very old, but his cultivation is only stronger than him, not weak, if it weren't for the fact that he has experienced countless life-and-death battles and has rich experience in battles, not to mention completing the task today, it is estimated that it will be difficult to leave.

"If you don't say it, I know if it's because of Li Gongzi." Wang Ye said in his mouth, although the person in front of him is powerful, he is confident that he can win the other party within a hundred moves.

"Guess?"

The other party said, and then took out a black iron pill from his arms.

Wang Ye's eyes shrank, he suddenly realized something, and quickly ran towards the man in black.

"If you want to run, it's not that easy!"

Looking at Wang Ye who rushed towards him, the man in black was not in a hurry, and threw the iron pill to the ground, and a thick smoke rose in place, and under the blowing of the mountain wind, it quickly enveloped the entire dense forest.

Wang Ye came to the place where the other party was standing, where was the figure of the other party.

"This time he is lucky, his head will be placed on his head first."

The voice of the man in black echoed in the forest, spreading farther and farther.

Wang Ye's face was gloomy, if he knew that the other party had already prepared a way out, he would not talk too much nonsense with the other party before, but directly killed the other party on the spot.

It's a pity it's too late.

"Who is such a big enmity with Li Gongzi that he actually sent people to hunt him down twice." Wang Ye thought about it for a long time, but still didn't have any answer, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Forget it, let's tell Li Gongzi directly about this matter and let him want to go by himself."