Hearing this, Hong Fan already had some guesses in his heart.

The name of the Dragon Soul Tree was not chosen by himself, but came to mind naturally from the beginning.

As the name suggests, it's likely to be related to the dragons, or the ancestral dragons.

Now, combined with what Wen Zhongjing said, it is likely that the dragon blood ingredient in the glass bottle gave birth to the dragon soul fruit.

Based on this, there is also an explanation for the two mysterious horsemen who can induce the Dragon Soul Tree to induce - they are also armed with dragon blood.

"So it was the royal family who instigated the sea flying attack?"

Hong Fan said in a low voice, quite ridiculous.

Liangzhou ranks low in Kyushu, and Jinhai is the border of Liangzhou.

What qualifications does such an ordinary small city have to provoke those born nobles?

No one answered for a while.

Wen Zhongguan hesitated for a moment, glanced at Hong Fan, and finally said what he thought.

"The person behind it may be surnamed Xiao, but it may not be a royal family."

"Have you ever heard of the Rebellion of the Thirteen Kings?"

He swept over the three of them and saw that they were all shaking their heads.

"More than two hundred years ago, in the eleventh year of the Manifestation, there was chaos in the world, and the thirteen Xiao clan vassal kings joined forces to rebel, and even the two royal martial saints were involved."

"The war lasted for several years, and the reigning Emperor Shun died, and the heir of the family was extinct, and the Shenjing Xiao clan is said to have lost more than half."

"The line of Emperor Xuan, who is reigning now, was a side branch at that time, so he got the throne."

"At that time, the three surnames of Yi, Hou, and Feng supported the new emperor and worked together to quell the chaos, so that they were crowned princes and kings by virtue of their immortal merits."

Wen Zhongguan paused when he said this.

"Although these things are not forbidden, they are still relatively sensitive; I also happened to see the prison records when I was in Xijing. ”

Hong Jian and the others understood what he meant, and immediately assured: "Don't worry, we know the stakes." ”

Wen Zhong nodded and continued.

"The final outcome of the Thirteen Kings was a fiasco, but the rebellious Xiao clan did not all give the heads; I've even heard that they've caused a lot of trouble in the past two hundred years. ”

"So maybe the contents of this bottle came from their side."

After hearing these words, Hong Fan exhaled deeply, obviously under pressure.

He knew that it was most likely not a cat or a dog to target Jin Hai and himself, but he never thought that it might be a former royal family.

The Xiao family biography "Zixiao Hualong Sutra", according to the rebellion era mentioned in Wenzhongguan, it was a hundred years old at that time.

Even if all the thirteen kings are defeated, the heritage and strength of their descendants will inevitably far surpass that of the small frontier towns.

"Lord Wen, how sure are you of these judgments just now?"

Hong Li asked in a deep voice.

"It's just speculation, I don't dare to say sure."

Smell the way back.

"I haven't seen the dragon heir's essence blood before, but it's just according to the map."

"The matter is serious, I suggest that this glass bottle be sent to Xijing and handed over to the state department for inspection."

"The distance from Jinhai to Xijing is 1,200 miles, and it takes about a month for horse-drawn carriages to go back and forth, and there will be results in late January of the next year."

This kind of disposal is exactly what Hong Fan wants.

However, just as he was about to say praise, he caught a glimpse of Hong Li's face that wanted to speak and stopped.

In a flash of thought, Hong Fan immediately reacted to what his uncle was worried about.

Wen Zhongguan had previously made it clear that the essence blood of the dragon heir was extremely valuable and was a top-level martial arts resource.

If this news is true, this vial of blood is indeed dragon blood - then after being sent to Liangzhou as a prison, how can you guarantee that you can get it back?

After all, Hong Li didn't know that the essence in the bottle had been taken first by the Dragon Soul Tree.

Sure enough, after hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Lord Wen, if this thing is really the essence blood of the dragon heir, it can change the physique root bone, can it still be returned to my Hong family at that time?" ”

"To be honest, Wen doesn't dare to guarantee it."

Wen Zhongguan replied frankly.

"Eunuch Zhuang is an upright person, and he will definitely not covet this thing, but the people below can't say it well."

"Wen's identity as a master craftsman really doesn't have much weight in the state department."

"However, it should be better if it is sent in the name of Hong Fan."

His remarks obviously took into account the relationship between Zhuang Liren's previous handwritten reply.

Just when Hong Li hesitated, Hong Jian spoke.

"Please also ask Lord Wen to help."

"As long as there is definite news; As for whether the thing comes back or not, it is secondary. ”

The patriarch slapped the board, and Hong Li had nothing to say.

"The lord trusts Wen so much, Wen will live up to his mission."

Wen Zhongguan carefully put away the glass bottle and solemnly promised.

At this time, Hong Fan said again.

"Master, during this period of time, I have some new results, which are about known multi-point fitting polynomials."

"I named it 'Lang Sun Interpolation Formula', and I wrote it into an article."

"Would you like to send it to the state department with this bottle?"

Hearing this, I was immediately surprised and delighted.

"Okay, you know how to keep quiet at a young age!"

"Go get ......"

After a while, Hong Fan retrieved the paper.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but start studying it, and sighed again and again.

"With your masterpiece by your side, the chief eunuch will definitely pay attention to this matter!"

He studied it hastily, and he already knew the value, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of irrepressible joy.

"In this way, I will go back to the Yamen now, and order Zhu Jingfu to get ready, and I will take my things to Xijing with the team tomorrow."

Hearing this, he was about to get up, but was stopped by Hong Fan.

This time, the latter took out a silver ticket with a denomination of fifty taels from his bosom.

Looking at the puzzled faces of several people, Hong Fan explained: "From Jinhai to Xijing, it will take half a month each way, and if Zhu Cijiang sets off tomorrow, he will not be able to come back for the New Year." ”

"I also asked the master to transfer this bit of silver to him, so that he could have more good wine and food on the way, and he should make amends."

The second craftsman's annual salary is two hundred stones, which is equivalent to one hundred taels.

This silver ticket is already Zhu Jingfu's income for half a year, not to mention the meaning of more wine and food?

I was stunned when I heard this.

He looked at Hong Fan's youthful and excessively face, and his bronze bell-like eyes suddenly flashed with frustration.

"Hong Fan, Hong Fan."

"If I had your delicate thoughts, I wouldn't have been driven to the Golden Sea......

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Three days later, December 19.

Noon.

It snowed lightly for two days in a row, and all the shops on Chisha Avenue sent their men to routinely clear the snow.

Separated from the traffic hall by three large shops, is the Cui family's earliest and largest blacksmith shop - Broken Mountain Hall.

In the lobby, three young men were talking to a steward.

"Steward Zhang, I want to build a Yanling knife."

The young man at the head was born with a square face and a regular smile.

His name is Yang Yingxun, and he is a disciple of the younger generation of Feiyanmen.

"The knife is four feet long, one inch wide, the ridge is half a finger thick, and the tip of the knife has a counterblade."

Steward Zhang nodded and smiled: "This is your family's iconic weapon, I know it as soon as I hear it." ”

"I will find a first-class master to use the steel filling method to forge, and after discounting, the price will be three taels, and it will be taken in about four days, how about it?"

Yang Yingxun didn't answer immediately, but asked casually.

"Cui Dashao can be in the shop today?"

(End of chapter)