Lao Gao opened his mouth at this time and said: "Qin Feng, the young master of my family is the son of King Duan, and he is also the bloodline of the most intimate relatives of the Holy Lord today, and he will participate in the selection of the royal family's dragon recipe in three years, and the purple pulp essence we collected this time is to prepare for that selection." ”

Speaking of this, his voice changed and said: "Qin worship doesn't have to be humble, even in the capital, there are only a few Dan masters who can refine Xuan-level high-grade elixir, let alone such an age as worship." ”

Qin Wen shook his head, he knew that a place like Luming City, and a Dan cultivation family like the Du family, were even more Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the capital, although he had a lifetime of alchemy experience, he was still limited to a limited cultivation, and there was no way to make up for it.

Xiang Hao in front of him was the son of the prince, which was not his expectation, but he still didn't understand what Lao Gao meant by the bloodline of the most intimate relatives of the saint, and since he was the son of the prince, why did King Duan put his own son in danger.

These are all Qin Wen's doubts, but now that Xiang Hao is sitting beside him, it is not appropriate to ask at this time, it seems that some questions can only be answered after arriving in the capital.

Xiang Hao sat back on the main seat at this time and said: "Qin worship, in the future, you will be bothered by the matter of the pill in the house, I will toast you first, and we will talk while eating." ”

As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass in front of him, and Qin Wen also picked up the wine glass at this time and said, "Childe, please." ”

After drinking the wine in the cup, Lao Gao also picked up the wine glass at this time and said: "Qin worship, everyone will be their own people in the future, the old slave has served King Duan since he was a child, and now he has been with the young master, and the old slave also respects you with a cup." ”

After the two of them drank each other, Xiang Hao said at this time: "Lao Gao, this time we have arrived at the purple pulp concentrate, then we can leave for Fengwu Mountain tomorrow, if Master Xu Du is free, there are seven days, and the purple pulp essence can be refined." ”

Qin Wen asked with some confusion: "It's not a good way to go back to the capital from Fengwu Mountain from here, can't you refine ore in the capital?"

Lao Gao shook his head and said: "This large batch of purple pulp concentrate ore is more attractive in the capital, and now the young master does not have the offering of refining weapons, for the sake of insurance, it is better to go to Fengwu Mountain, but the price is higher, and ten catties will be paid for one catty." ”

At this time, Qin Wen suddenly thought of Su Ruo's matter of refining the purple pulp essence, so he said: "Xiang Gongzi, I do know a monk who can refine ore, and she is asking me to find the earth fire to refine the purple pulp essence in the past two days, otherwise let her try it, as for the price, I don't think it will be as high as Fengwu Mountain." ”

Xiang Hao glanced at Lao Gao at this time, and then asked cautiously, "Which monk is it?"

Qin Wen smiled and said: "This person Lao Gao has also seen it, it is Su Ruo who followed us to Dingwu Pass, this time she also got five thousand catties of ore in her hands, she felt that it was not convenient to occupy a storage bag, so she was going to refine the purple pulp essence here before leaving." ”

Lao Gao's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his face: "It turns out that Miss Su can also refine weapons, that's too coincidental." ”

After speaking, he explained to Xiang Hao: "Miss Su is a friend of Qin Feng, we met in the mine cave of Gucheng Mountain, this time we were able to mine so much purple pulp essence in Dingwu Pass, and thanks to Miss Su's array, she is still a cultivator disciple in the Ziyun Mountain Range, if she has learned the refining weapon, then there should be no problem in refining the purple pulp essence." ”

Xiang Hao also nodded at this time and said, "Where is Miss Su now?"

Qin Wen opened his mouth and said: "She followed us into the city, and she should still be resting in Liu Ji's old store now, and I will ask her about the specific time of refining when I go back later." ”

Lao Gao said at this time: "After drinking, I will accompany Qin Xian to go with me, and bring the spar over by the way." ”

Xiang Hao picked up the chopsticks and let Qin Wen say: "Qin worship, let's talk while eating, this braised beef is the signature dish of this store, this flavor is also difficult to find in the capital, you taste it, I am going to bring dozens of catties when I return to the capital, and we will drink in the car along the way." ”

Qin Wen took a piece with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, the fragrance overflowed his mouth and nose, and nodded: "It's really good, I've been to Luming City a few times, but I haven't been able to meet such a haode tavern." ”

The three of them said while eating, Lao Gao also told Xiang Hao in detail what happened along the way, after the three of them finished drinking, Qin Wen got up to go back to Liu Ji's old store, Xiang Hao looked at the sky at this time, and said: "I will also go with you, I don't stay in Beiyun Mountain all day, and I am also panicked." ”

Lao Gao hurriedly persuaded him at this time and said: "Young master, now the city is not as good as before, you still stay here with peace of mind, I will send the spar over and come back, if there is no problem on Miss Su's side, we will go out of the city tomorrow." ”

Xiang Hao thought about it, and had to give up in frustration: "Forget it, Xiang Kuang is also looking for me all over the city now, and if there is any trouble, it will destroy our Jihua, so I'll wait for you here." ”

Lao Gao and Qin Wen walked out of the door, asked the young woman who had just done the laundry to call a carriage outside, and the two of them got in the carriage and went straight to Liu Ji's old shop.

The phosphor of horse-drawn carriages pierced the somewhat silent streets in the night.

Lao Gao set up a soundproof barrier in the car and said: "Qin worship, just now at the wine table, there are some things that my young master is inconvenient to say, please go to the house to make offerings, and you will have to worry more about the pill in the future, according to the rules of the capital's house, in the future, the pill will be refined, and the elixir will be produced in the house, and then the pill will be collected at a low price, what do you think?"

Qin Wen knew that the Qin family manor and Zuo Yi were also such an agreement, so he nodded and agreed.

At this time, he suddenly thought of the Zhao offering he saw in the city lord's mansion, he should be the one named Xiang Kuang, so he asked Lao Gaodao: "What is the origin of Xiang Kuang that you and Xiang Gongzi talked about just now?"

Lao Gao groaned for a while and said: "Xiang Kuang is the third son of King Hui, he is the only one in his family who participated in this selection of dragon recipes, and in terms of blood, the relationship between him and the saint is second only to my young master, because this selection of dragon recipes has special significance, so he has always been aimed at my young master." ”

Qin Wen asked with a puzzled expression, "What does the Dragon Jue Selection do?"

Lao Gao hesitated for a moment, thinking that after Qin Wen entered the capital, he would definitely come into contact with these things, so he explained: "Actually, this is not a secret within the royal family, what our royal children of Daqi practice is a set of exercises called Emperor Duel, and every ten years, the children of the royal family will be summoned to select the bloodline. ”

"Select the children who are suitable for cultivating the emperor's decision, which is also called the dragon jue selection in the royal family, and the selected children will be taught the emperor's decision, and before breaking through the second layer, they will be granted certain positions, but most of them are civil affairs, and there are very few royal children who serve in the army. ”

Qin Wen was a little puzzled at this time: "Since there is no ranking in the selection, what about the Kuang Weishenme to target your young master?"

Lao Gao used his divine sense to check the surroundings of the carriage again, and whispered in the barrier: "The special thing about this selection is that there are no heirs in the current saint, and it is very likely that the successor prince of Daqi will be selected in this selection." ”

Qin Wen was stunned for a moment, and said: "There are no heirs, this is impossible, as long as you are a cultivator, even a congenital disease can be easily resolved, is there something wrong with the cultivation technique?"

Lao Gao sighed and said: "The cultivation emperor is indeed thinner in terms of heirs, but it is not nothing, the current saint is considered to have the most children among the previous emperors, and now there are a total of eight princesses, and there are two princes, but they all died in a few months." ”

"According to the news from the Imperial Hospital, the concubines in the palace have not moved for three years, and the Holy Lord is about to impact the third layer of the emperor's decision, so now the ministers of the court have raised the issue of the prince's selection to the court. ”

Qin Wen thought for a moment and continued to ask, "Then if the current emperor breaks through the third layer, won't there be a future dragon recipe selection?"

Lao Gao shook his head and said: "If you break through the third layer, the current saint will have to designate the emperor to succeed to the throne, and the royal family stipulates that no matter how long any royal child breaks through the third layer, he must enter the Longxiang Pavilion to retreat, even the emperor is no exception." ”

At this time, he saw that Qin Wen still wanted to ask again, so he said directly: "As for the royal family's weishenme stipulation, I don't know the reason for it. ”

Speaking of this, he withdrew his outside divine consciousness and returned to the topic he said: "This selection, if my young master and Xiang Kuang pass at the same time, then according to the kinship of the bloodline, my young master is closer than Xiang Kuang." ”

He sighed again and said: "King Hui was the only prince who led soldiers in the past few hundred years, and now Xiang Kuang relied on his connections back then to envelop Guan Fu, I still don't know if he happened to come to Luming City this time, or if he learned the whereabouts of my young master, he came to Luming City on purpose." ”

Qin Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "What about the prince at that end, how could he let you come here alone with the prince." ”

Lao Gao smiled bitterly and said: "The prince died when the prince was very young, and there are two elder brothers who are born in the world, but they have not been selected by the dragon jue, and now they have been separated, and I have cultivated higher among the slaves left in the entire palace." ”

Qin Wen couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood, although Xiang Hao was the son of the prince, he was too young, and there was no one in his family to support him, so he had no right to speak in the court at all.

At this time, he thought of something about Guan Shuo again, so he asked Lao Gaodao: "Why is the Guan City Lord so afraid of Guan Shuo, is there any grudge between them?"