Since then, Bai Xiaojian has been sure that he should have basically passed the assessment of this refining level.

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Slowly, the door of the inner room was opened, and the young man who came out of it gave the pill to Elder Tie Yi with a faint smile, and said, "Please Elder Tie take a look." ”

"Hmm. ”

Tie Yi probed the elixir, estimated its medicinal power, and nodded.

And Bai Xiaojian's gaze immediately fell on Xiao Jueyan on the side, and the two of them briefly exchanged glances, and nodded their foreheads in unison.

Then, after Tie Yi took out a badge of a fourth-grade alchemist and gave it to Bai Xiaojian to wear, the Xiao family and the two left the Dan room in farewell.

At the door of the Danfang, Tie Yi weighed the porcelain bottle that still had residual warmth, and said secretly: Tsk, such a good seedling, it's a pity that it can't stay in the academy, it's a loss.

Along the way, the uncle and nephew didn't say much, and went straight to the center of the Wind Thunder Academy, which is also the more important place in the usual academy.

And here, there is the "Chongyang Hall" that handles matters related to admission, withdrawal, and graduation

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There are three deacons guarding the Chongyang Palace, but they usually do specific work only as trainee teachers of some colleges or some students with positions.

And this time it was different, Xiao Jueyan's arrival made the Great Demon Master of Luolong, one of the three deacons of Chongyang Palace, also pay attention to it, and personally handled the closing of the course for Bai Xiaojian.

Luo Long said politely: "Brother Xiao, why should you be polite, my nephew can be described as a rare talent, I am also pushing the boat and selling personal favors, won't these young people take care of me in the future?"

Xiao Jueyan understood the other party's polite words, but he still expressed his gratitude, and then stepped into a carriage with Bai Xiaojian.

With the sound of the wheels rubbing against the ground and the "grunt" in between

With the sound of the wheel, the two of them left the Wind Thunder Academy and headed for the Zhuanlong Empire, which was hundreds of miles away.

The uncle and nephew in the carriage began a formal conversation belonging to a family, and their expressions began to become solemn.

Bai Xiaojian said in confusion: "Uncle, are you saying that the royal family suddenly made overtures to the Xiao family and wanted to summon my cousin as the crown princess?"

Xiao Jueyan nodded and said, "Yes, our Xiao family has indeed grown a lot in recent years, and there is also a great magic guide in the family, three golden warriors. In addition, now that you are a magister, then the family also has 1 magister and five silver warriors, which must be one of the reasons why the royal family wants to win over. ”

"Could there be another reason?"

Xiao Jueyan said lightly: "Of course, the royal family probably also wants a fighting skill of our Xiao family. ”

"Fighting skills, is it a 'dust-breaking technique'?"

Bai Xiaojian exclaimed.

To the north of the Zhuan Dragon Empire is the Tuyuan Empire, to the east is blocked by the Demon Beast Mountain Range, and to the southwest is the powerful Cangguo.

Apart from some minor border frictions, there were no large-scale battles between the two countries.

The Zhuanlong Empire was divided into eleven state capitals and one Shangjing City, in which the royal family lived.

In the capital, in addition to the civil and military officials, there will also be people from the major families who will come to the palace to listen to the hadith.

And among them, the Xiao family and the Ting family are the biggest.

Under normal circumstances, the power of the family is not arbitrarily signaled by the royal family.

But if something big happens, the empire has a destiny and has to obey.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Jueyan said: "Whether it is this reason or not, but this time the royal family suddenly ordered a marriage, there must be a plan." I heard that this matter was facilitated by the court family and the prime minister Situ Shangguan together, because the prince is in his youth and should stand up. ”

Bai Xiaojian thoughtfully.

After a bumpy journey, Bai Xiaojian's uncle and nephew finally returned to Shangjing.

To the west of the capital is the residence of the Xiao family.

Above the gate of Xiao's house, there is a plaque with a big character "Xiao" written on it

, which was written by the third emperor Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang used to be a prince, but he lived in the military in the wind and rain, and when he ascended the throne, his own strength reached the level of a golden warrior, which was praised for a while.

Under the rule of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Zhuanlong Empire grew from a small border country to the powerful it is today.

And the Xiao family has received such a gift from the empire, which shows the glory of the Xiao family's ancestors.

However, in recent years, the royal family has gradually begun to alienate the Xiao family.

A large part of this is due to the fact that the current queen is the sister of the head of the court family.

Bai Xiaojian returned home, and after seeing his father and mother, he returned to his study.

"The Xiao and Ting families have always had political discord and there is a conflict of interest, so why did this court family strongly recommend my cousin to be the crown princess? You must know that the prince is the future emperor and the master of the world. ”

Bai Xiaojian was flipping through a book, but there were many doubts in his heart.

The wedding of the prince and his cousin Xiao Wan is scheduled for the beginning of spring next year.

Of course, the Xiao family naturally didn't care about the scenery on the surface, and the reason for this is not known now, but the Xiao family became more and more cautious.

The next morning, Bai Xiaojian was called to the martial arts training ground by his father Xiao Zhan.

"Chu'er, come, use your strongest magic to attack me, and let me see how far you have progressed in the academy over the years. ”

Xiao Zhan looked at his son and said with a solemn expression.

Bai Xiaojian knew that his father was going to test himself.

Bai Xiaojian did not hesitate, his hands were sealed, and he silently chanted in his mouth: "With my fire, burn the earth, please open a flame path for me with the power of the fire god, the fire dragon slash." ”

Suddenly, the majestic Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi surged around the martial arts field, and quickly formed a reddish roaring fire dragon in front of Bai Xiaojian's chest towards Xiao Zhan.

This is a magic that can only be issued at the Magister level, and the magic that Xiaojian can now emit with the strongest single attack power in addition to the forbidden spell.

In the face of the menacing fire dragon, Xiao Zhan was not in a hurry, and it was not until the fire dragon bullied half a meter around him that he began to release his fighting energy, forming a circle of cyan blue protective shield, that is, a layer of fighting armor.

The fire dragon rushed in desperately, trying to break through the armor, but only caused the shield to vibrate a few ripples, and then gradually weakened until it was completely gone.

Xiao Zhan withdrew his talisman armor, walked towards Bai Xiaojian, patted his son's shoulder, and said, "Yes, you have made great progress, and with your first-order demon master, you can send out magic close to that of a second-order demon master, which is really very gratifying to my father." ”

Bai Xiaojian nodded, and was naturally very happy to get his father's approval.

However, he still asked with a puzzled face: "Father, do you know why the Ting family would support his cousin to become the crown princess so much, it doesn't seem to be common sense?"

Xiao Zhan paced, and then said to Bai Xiaojian: "Do you know that the emperor has always been very jealous of our Xiao family, after all, our Xiao family has a lineage, and now its power has developed greatly. ”

Bai Xiaojian said: "Could it be that someone has expressed something to the emperor, the saint is not trying to win over our Xiao family, but wants to use this to contain our Xiao family or is it really to break the dust?"

(To be continued.)

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