Chapter 2 Fluctuations in Xuanli
At this time, they were standing at the intersection of the intertwined roots, looking around, and found that this place was lively.
"Let's come and take a look, take a look, a bottle of Lingxuanxiong rice wine is 300 Xuanyuan. The peddler shouted with a smile.
When everyone heard that the realgar wine was going to be sold for 300 coins a bottle, they instantly thought that their ears were deaf, so they rushed up together.
Among them, a young man took the lead in speaking: "Isn't it just the realgar wine that repells insects and snakes?" and a bottle of 300 coins, why don't you grab it?"
The woman next to him also said: "Yes, three hundred Xuan coins are enough to buy more than a dozen jars, and they are still talking nonsense here." ”
"Hey, everyone, don't be impatient, don't be impatient, wait for me to elaborate. As soon as the dealer saw that everyone had the intention of leaving, he quickly explained: "This realgar wine is added to the fire moon flower and the dream grass." ”
Huoyuehua, everyone knows that this herb has the effect of dispelling cold and detoxifying, while Mengyoucao, which is cold and bitter, contains highly toxic but has the effect of whitening.
"Everyone knows that this realgar wine is not suitable for direct consumption. Therefore, we added the well-known fire moon flower, which has the effect of dispelling cold and detoxifying, although this dream grass contains highly poisonous, but it has the effect of whitening and nourishing the skin. ”
"The combination of the two just complements each other, Huoyuehua removes the toxicity of Mengyoucao and realgar wine, Mengyoucao also suppresses the fire of Huoyuehua, and then adds mild and Qingxinqin, and reconciles it from it, and the realgar wine refined is not only whitening and beauty, but also increases power, isn't it the best of both worlds?"
As he spoke, the vendor brought a small porcelain cup out of nowhere and poured the realgar wine in the bottle into the small porcelain cup: "If you don't believe it, you can come and try it, who will taste it?"
At this time, everyone was dodgy and did not dare to step forward, fearing that there would be side effects.
"I'm coming!"
A loud voice came from behind everyone.
It turned out to be a young man with dark yellow skin, who took the vendor's wine glass and drank it.
After a while, his skin instantly turned white, and he, who was originally stuck in the Condensing Xuan Realm, also broke through in an instant and arrived at the Gathering Xuan Realm.
When everyone saw this effect, their eyes lit up, and they all flocked to it, but most of them were ignorant of the alchemy journey.
"A bunch of fools! Hey, I said, didn't this group of people go out without brains?" He Yeyuan crossed her arms and snorted.
"This is the so-called Lingxuan Xionghuang Wine? It can not only enhance Xuan's power, but also have the effect of whitening? Hmph, just kidding! Huoyuehua only restrained the toxicity of Mengyoucao, but did not restrain the toxicity of Xionghuang wine, and if it didn't poison you to death, you should burn high incense." ”
"If you want to know this side effect, I'm afraid you'll have to smash their shop! Hey, but if you don't add realgar wine, you can refine it into a miracle medicine. ”
Luo Yangyu is well aware of the side effect, that is, after an hour of whitening, the skin will also be instantly darkened, and it may take a day or two to recover as before.
Lu Qing, who was standing beside her, sighed: "Alas~ You are all elites in alchemy, how can they compare! Okay, don't look at it, let's go for a walk elsewhere!"
Hearing this, Luo Yangyu and He Yeyuan nodded at the same time and walked away.
"Otherwise, let's go there!"
Walking and walking, he happened to approach the peach courtyard, He Yeyuan's eyes lit up, and he pointed there.
Peach Red Courtyard is a place of men's romance.
Luo Yangyu looked at it, couldn't help blushing, and patted He Yeyuan's head with one hand: "Have you forgotten? Last time, who caused us to be punished to kneel in the ancestral hall together?"
"Sister... Childe ......," He Yeyuan said coquettishly.
"No way!"
Luo Yangyu leaned close to He Yeyuan's ear and whispered: "You are a woman, you have to learn to be reserved, you will marry the prince in the future, if you let any prince know, who else dares to marry you?"
Although, Luo Yangyu keeps her reserved lips all day long, but she hasn't done it herself.
"After the big deal, I've always been by Childe's side!"
Looking at He Yeyuan's indifferent expression, Luo Yangyu sighed helplessly and pulled her towards another road.
I happened to meet a teahouse that was telling stories, and He Yeyuan pointed to the teahouse and said, "It seems to be telling stories there!
"It's better to get there. ”
He Yeyuan didn't hear this, and Luo Yangyu said, "Let's go!"
With that, they walked into the teahouse together, and finally found a seat and sat down, and the storyteller began to tell the story.
"Today, let's talk about the most favored of today's saints, His Royal Highness the Seven Princes! He, born in the year of Gengchen today, is said to have the same sun and moon on that day, colorful sky, ten thousand phoenixes pan empty pilgrimage of the wonder, is really a rare auspicious omen. ”
The storyteller was a silver-haired old man of the age of Shun, who combed his white beard with his left hand, picked up a wooden block with his right hand, and knocked it on the table.
Since then, the Holy Lord has been so fond of him, and he has treated no other prince as well as him. At this time, everyone thought that he had become a saint. At this time, everyone wondered what kind of realm this king's mysterious power had reached. However, to this day, no one knows. ”
When everyone heard this, they were also refreshed and thoughtful. The old man slammed on the table again.
"As far as the old man knows, this royal family, there has been a rule in the past dynasties, anyone who is measured after birth and does not reach the sixth level or above, will not announce his Xuan power. And this royal king, but it just so happens to be directly under this category. ”
"However, there is another rumor that in fact, this king has no Xuan power at all......"
When he heard this, before the storyteller finished speaking, Luo Yangyu became excited: "Maybe, is he hiding his strength?"
Then, the storyteller continued: "This statement is also true, you know that the royal family holds a Xuanli competition every year, and all princes have to participate. It is said that even the eldest prince Qinwang, who was born with blood disease, and King Lu, who did not live for 30 years, participated, but compared to this royal king, it was different, he had never been there once. Besides, who has seen him use Xuan Li over the years?"
In an instant, everyone fell into deep thought.
At the same time, the banquet in the palace had already been arranged.
As soon as they arrived, they found that the patriarchs of the five major families, the twenty patriarchs of the small families directly under the power of the five major families, and some ministers in the imperial court had already taken their seats.
The five major families include the Qiguan family, the Qiluo family, the Shangguan family, the Chunyu family, and the Mo family.
Even the three island lords of the Manlong Imperial Kingdom came, namely the Lord of Qing Island, the Lord of Mu Island, and the Lord of Yuan Island.
At this moment, they walked up the stairs together, until they reached the next step under the dragon chair, where all the princes were seated, and there were two columns.
King Lu walked to the left column, found his empty seat, and sat down, while Wu Ziqi stood behind him.
And Sun You walked to the chair on the right side of King Lu, which was Jia Zhixuan's position, and he walked to the back of the chair and stood.
Suddenly, there was a cacophony.
It was from these ministers that this voice came from these ministers, and they began to communicate with each other before the emperor arrived.
"Lord Zhou!"
A middle-aged man dressed in black, with a full beard and a malicious smile on his face, put on a respectful posture on the surface.
"General Wu!"
This middle-aged man, dressed in dark green and black, holding a paper fan of a landscape map in his hand, was slightly younger than the one just now, with a gentle and elegant posture on the surface, but he was a little self-conscious behind his back.
"Fortunately, I will be lucky!"
The two smiled at each other and shook hands.
"I heard that your son has recently broken through to the Ning Xuan Realm, and he has been promoted by two more levels, reaching the height of sixty-two levels, I didn't expect that he would have such an achievement at such a young age, and his future is really limitless!"
"Hahahaha, Lord Zhou, it's a prize! The little boy of your family is not bad, he reached the Juxuan Realm at the age of thirteen, and my family is fifteen, and he hasn't even touched the edge of the Juxuan Realm, how can he compare with your family!"
Their relationship is not as harmonious as it seems, but in fact it is openly and secretly, both in small families and in large families.
"Hehe, he has recently broken through to the Earth Mystery Realm again. Alas~ Our family, it's okay to be small, but the big ones have been wandering in the Xuan Realm, and there is no progress at all, and I also have a special headache!"
When General Wu heard this, his face immediately darkened, pursed his lips, and showed an embarrassed smile: "Then I really congratulate you." ”
"You're welcome. Lord Zhou waved his hand, revealing a proud expression.
"You're welcome, you're a yarn, and it's harder to deal with you. General Wu said secretly.
At this time, there was a prince dressed in black as a swallow and a white cloak, and from the outside, he was only at the age of a weak crown.
He had a listless look on his face, as if he didn't like to come here.
He is King Xing, the sixth prince of the current saint, and the only son of Concubine Xing, named Jia Chengxuan. He is still the laziest prince among the princes, obsessed with practicing martial arts, and does not like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and his Xuanli has reached level 190, which is the Heavenly Xuan Realm.
"Hey, why didn't he come?"
King Xing's attention focused on the empty seat in front of Sun You, and patted his right shoulder and asked.
When Sun You reacted, he bowed his hand to King Xing and showed respect: "King Xing, Your Highness, he will come in a while." ”
King Xing nodded, the corners of his mouth curled, revealing a weird smile, and then, he walked to the empty seat on Sun You's right, flicked the cloak behind him, and sat down in a chic manner.
On the left side of King Lu sat a prince dressed in yellow, and he suddenly spoke: "Fifth brother, I heard that your recent chess skills have improved again, and you will have time to play a game with the imperial brother and me another day?"
"Hehe, big brother, you don't know your brother's chess skills, how can you compare to you?" King Lu showed an embarrassed smile and said modestly.
That's right, this person is the great prince of the current saint, King Qin, who has suffered from blood disease since he was a child, but he is calm and steady, but he can't see the slightest sickness on his face, and he also shows a fearless attitude.
The Xuan Power has reached the one hundred and seventy level, and it has not long been since he entered the Holy Xuan Realm.
Sitting beside him were a woman in a pink and purple gown, and a boy and child who were only about three years old.
The woman was his princess, and the boy was his son.
"Since your chess skills are not good, the emperor brother will give you a good match on another day. ”
Suddenly, a smile disappeared on King Lu's face.
"Brother Emperor, don't you know that Brother Fifth Emperor is notoriously unfeminine, and you even sprinkle salt on his wounds, hehe!" King Xing couldn't cover his mouth and laughed.
"This salt, Caesar still has to be sprinkled, otherwise, it's almost thirty, and there is not even a woman around, wouldn't it make people laugh?"
King Qin told the truth, which made King Lu a little unacceptable.
"Hey, eldest brother, what you said is wrong, my father has sent many women into Luhua Palace, but isn't the fifth emperor brother still the same indifferent?"
King Xing also learned about this from Concubine Xing.
King Lu was a little embarrassed, and said embarrassedly: "The key is the younger brother, it's really not good." ”
As they spoke, they covered their mouths and snickered.
And Princess Qin said: "Hey, you don't understand this, King Lu is single-minded, only interested in one woman, it depends on fate, when the time comes, it will naturally become." ”
"You, ah, will defend him. King Qin smiled and shook his head.
"The emperor has arrived!"
A slave named Mu Xizi, holding the floating dust as white as snow in his hand, and waved it, walked to the stairs on the left side of the main hall, and shouted loudly.
When everyone heard this, the sound stopped abruptly.
Then, the emperor and the queen walked up the stairs on the left side step by step to the top of the main hall, and behind them there was a woman, she was the star concubine.
Concubine Xing is the emperor's favorite concubine and has been friends with the former queen.
When the emperor sat on the dragon chair, everyone said: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!
Even the queen, like everyone else, saluted the emperor, and then sat on the phoenix seat on the right.
At this time, the emperor smiled and said: "Zhong Aiqing, flat body!"
"Thank you, Emperor!" everyone said in unison.
"Where's Xuan'er?"
Just as the emperor looked around and noticed the empty seat in front of Sun You, his heart panicked suddenly, and he transmitted the sound to Sun You's heart.
This banquet was originally held for him, how could he do without him?
"Your Majesty, don't worry, Your Highness will be here in a moment. Sun You responded.
In order to stabilize the overall situation, the emperor had to start immediately, and he gave Mu Xizi a look.
Mu Xizi saw it at a glance, stood on the main hall, and shouted loudly: "The banquet has officially begun!"
At the same time, the slaves and maidservants brought up all kinds of musical instruments, including qin, se, sheng, xiao, gong, flute, xun, reed, gonghou, pipa, chime, erhu and other musical instruments, which were placed in the large round altar on the main hall and in the performance area.
Next, the musicians, dressed in uniform costumes, stood in front of the instruments they played. In addition, the show girls wore off-the-shoulder pink dresses and stood in front of the musical instruments.
They squeezed into a circle, made their moves, and when the music was together, they began to dance.
The music played by the musicians sounds beautiful. Halfway through, the tempo became faster and the sound became much higher. When it came to **, the musicians suddenly stopped, and the show girls also stopped.
When everyone was wondering, a strong and powerful piano sound, suddenly sounded, and everyone was shocked.
"Boom!"
That sound, that battle, that power, could it be - Luyou Guqin?
From the emperor's face, there was a surprised emoji, and he thought: Who is it?
Just when everyone was curious about who it was, a flute suddenly sounded. The flute and the piano are played together, and the sound is not in harmony, it is a perfect match, impeccable!
Then, a man who seemed to be standing at the age of standing, dressed in a lotus-patterned white robe, holding a jade flute and playing a tune, stepped step by step into the performance area above the main hall.
This person is Jia Zhixuan's uncle.
The jade flute he was holding in his hand was the Moyin jade flute, which was just right to suppress the fluctuations of the Xuanli of the Luyou Guqin.
"Boom!"
The show girls had formed a circle, and when the piano sounded, they all bowed their heads together. At this time, a person wearing a mask was found sitting in the center, playing the piano.
Then, the show girls danced and slowly retreated to the sides behind the man. Jia Zhixuan's uncle blew the flute again and slowly walked to the person's side.
Then, this person quickly plucked a few notes, but because of the excessive pressure, even the Moyin Jade Flute couldn't be suppressed. His mask burst in an instant and fell off.
Suddenly, everyone present was alarmed.
He...... It's His Royal Highness!
What can alarm everyone is not because Jia Zhixuan is the king, but because of his mystical power. Almost everyone in the palace knew that he was born without mystical power.
A prince of waste materials who can't even reach the Xuan Realm can play artifacts such as the Luyou Guqin.
This piano must be above 150 years old before it can be played. Moreover, this is maintained by Xuan power, and if the Xuan power is not strong enough, it will not be long before the Xuan power will be exhausted.
At the beginning of the music, it is soft and beautiful, and people can't help but feel comfortable listening to it, as if they are taking people into a fairyland.
Halfway through, the tempo begins to pick up, and the speed of sound follows. When the treble soars, the tempo slows down.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the tune changed, it was boiling like a mountain of mountains, and the tempo and speed of sound increased instantly, as if it had encountered some danger.
Jia Zhixuan bounced with a smile, but his uncle seemed to be unable to hold back. As he blew, his hands trembled.
There are some ministers on either side of Jia Zhixuan. The wine in the glasses on their table was tumbling and jumping on its own.
And the wine was sprinkled on the table and flowed all the way to the floor. They didn't even dare to pick up the teacup, for fear that the teacup would burst at any time.
I guess that's the Xuanli fluctuation!
When the two finished playing, Jia Zhixuan plucked the guqin with both hands, and with a "bang", the Xuanli fluctuated even more than before.
Bang!
At this time, a minister on the right side of the red carpet, the wine glass on his table shattered, and the wine also flowed on the ground. A servant girl beside him quickly cleaned up and brought him a new wine glass.
When everyone saw it, they clapped their hands and applauded.
It's not easy to play the whole song, and it's even more difficult to make people listen to the song as if they were brought into that kind of scene.
Generally, only the Emperor Xuan Realm who has reached level one hundred and ninety can do it, and the current emperor is at this level.
And Jia Zhixuan can also be easily done.
"Father, the son is ugly. ”
At this time, Jia Zhixuan stood up, knelt in front of the emperor, and saluted.
"At the beginning, I thought I was so good, it turned out to be you!"
The emperor was extremely surprised, and the gods had not yet slowed down. When he reacted, he was full of praise.
Jia Zhixuan secretly said happily: "This is a surprise from the son to the father, I don't know how the father feels?"
The emperor smiled and said, "Heh~ Father didn't know that Xuan'er had such a stunt......, it's really good!
"Thank you for your father's praise!"
Then, Jia Zhixuan returned to his seat.
The man sitting opposite him was dressed in a dark green robe, with a thin white belt around his waist and a pair of yellow boots.
He is King Qing, the second prince of the current saint, and the current queen, who is his mother. Xuanli has reached a height of one hundred and seventy, which is the Heavenly Xuan Realm, and it is one of the more outstanding princes.
The woman in purple sitting next to him, with a slightly convex belly, seemed to be pregnant, and this woman was his princess.
Standing behind him, there was also a man, he was dressed in a black robe, and he put on a cold and ruthless appearance, named Mo Che, this person was King Qing's personal guard.
And there was no smile on King Qing's face, and he looked indifferent and ruthless, which was a little scary. He has been looking at Jia Zhixuan with hateful eyes.
The orange in his hand had already been crushed by him, and the juice inside was squirting.
As soon as Princess Qing touched his hand, he deliberately avoided it, as if there was something suspicious.
When she wanted to touch King Qing again, King Qing meowed at her with a disgusted look, kept silent, and deliberately sat away from her.
There was a burst of music, and the show girls danced again.
Suddenly, King Xing became a little impatient, so he leaned up, stepped on the chair with his right foot, and sat cross-legged with his left foot.
And the right elbow rests on the knee of the right foot, and the palm of the hand supports the chin. In his left hand, he holds a large bunch of grapes and puts them to his mouth one by one.
King Xing was used to being casual, and in front of so many people in the entire court, he actually made such a pose.
When he looked left and right, it happened that when he saw Concubine Xing staring at him with a sharp gaze, his expression suddenly became solemn, and his eyes also revealed a bit of murderous aura.
King Xing instantly became much more well-behaved, and immediately returned to his upright appearance.