A hundred li away from the capital, two carriages, one in front and one behind, were moving with windlasses. The carriages looked simple and unadorned, but those with good eyesight could see that the carriages were made of high-quality wood and were very thick. The person who could use this kind of carriage was definitely a rich or noble dream emperor.
The people in the carriage were Zhao Rao and Cheng Zheng from the State of Qi. In order to be alone with his sweetheart, the Third Prince was driven to the carriage in front by Cheng Zheng.
"We're almost there!" Zhao Rao leaned on Cheng Zheng. She just wanted to find a place to lie down and have a good rest.
"It's getting dark. Let's find a place to stay and we can enter the city tomorrow morning." Otherwise, by the time they arrived at the capital, the city gate would be closed and they could only spend the night outside the city.
Zhao Rao nodded and listened to Cheng Zheng, "Wait for a while, I'll go see Third Brother."
"Why do you want to see him? He's already recovered." Cheng Zheng said lightly, "Let's wait until we get to the inn in case it gets dark."
The Third Prince had been raised in Yeting since he was a child and had to hide everywhere. His body was not very strong. It was inevitable that he was not acclimatized this time. He vomited and had diarrhea for a few days and finally recovered. Two days ago, he caught a cold. Fortunately, Cheng Zheng's people knew medicine, otherwise the Third Prince might not have been able to come to the capital.
Zhao Rao looked at him, "No matter how unwilling you are, you have to admit that it's better for Third Brother to follow you than others."
"I didn't say it's not good." Cheng Zheng said with a sullen face. He just didn't like the little boy who kept pestering Zhao Rao and taking up their time alone.
"Are we going to find Ah Ning directly or find an inn to stay in?" Zhao Rao asked.
Cheng Zheng said, "You already told Zhao Ning that you're coming to the capital. It's not good to stay in an inn. Let's go to Prince Yi's Mansion. It's convenient to take her away."
In fact, Zhao Rao thought so too.
"Is there any news from the Imperial City?" Zhao Rao asked in a low voice. Not long after they left, gossip about her and Cheng Zheng's unethical behavior spread throughout the Imperial City. Cheng Zheng immediately sent people to investigate and found out that it was the Second Prince who was behind it. She didn't know how her father would deal with it.
A vicious killing intent flashed in Cheng Zheng's eyes. "No one dares to spread it anymore. Don't take it to heart."
"How can I not take it to heart?" Zhao Rao whispered. "They want to use this to hurt you."
"Your Imperial Father will suppress this matter." Cheng Zheng said calmly, his gaze looking forward. He had originally not wanted to take over the hot potato that was the Third Prince, but Zhao Yong had entrusted this youngest son to him. It was obvious that if he could be a good teacher to the Third Prince, he would very likely become the Imperial Preceptor in the future. The Third Prince would then treat him with more affection, and in the future, whether it was for him or Zhao Rao, it would all be beneficial.
Now, even if he didn't want this benefit, he had to accept it.
"What do you think of Third Brother?" Zhao Rao asked with a smile. Although the Third Prince had been sick for a few days, Cheng Zheng still taught him how to read and practice martial arts.
"Not bad." Hui Pin could live in the palace for so many years without being discovered by Concubine De. Obviously, she was a smart woman. The Third Prince was very talented, but it depended on his character.
Zhao Rao smiled. "He's much better than the other two, especially the Second Prince."
Because of Concubine De's death, the Second Prince wanted to vent all his hatred on her and Cheng Zheng, but he didn't know that this would directly disqualify him.
Cheng Zheng smiled faintly, but his eyes were cold.
He had already planned how he was going to marry Zhao Rao in the future. Everything was under his control, but the Second Prince had interfered. Before he had even left the Cheng Family, Shang'er had already become the target of public criticism, causing everyone in the Imperial City to think that Shang'er had deliberately seduced her uncle. This debt, he would slowly settle it.
Ye Zhen spent the whole night in the pharmacy. She cut open the pills that Lu Tingzhi had sent, and looked for the formula bit by bit.
Over the years, she had read all the medical books with her photographic memory. She had seen all kinds of medicinal herbs. It didn't take long for her to know the formula of an ordinary pill in her hand. However, she couldn't find the formula of this pill even after studying it for a whole night.
Who could have made such a thing?
"Are you still looking?" Mo Rongzhan came in from outside and looked at her softly. "Let's do it tomorrow. It's already late."
"I still can't find out what the last medicine is." Ye Zhen frowned and looked at the two pills on the table, one of which only half was left.
"This is …" Mo Rongzhan looked at the other one. "The fragrance you made is the same."
Ye Zhen nodded gently. "What I made is at most an addictive poison. It can't increase one's power. I really can't think of any medicine in this world that can increase one's power."
"Even if it can't increase one's power, this pill alone is enough to make people listen to you." Mo Rongzhan's face was gloomy. "What does the person who made this medicine want to do?"
"It doesn't look like he wants to become the leader of the martial arts world." Ye Zhen whispered.
Mo Rongzhan's dark eyes stared at the pill. After a moment, he said, "Well, I'll look for it tomorrow. Go back and rest first."
"Is there any news of Tang Zhen?" Ye Zhen asked.
There had been no news of Tang Zhen for so long. Ye Zhen always felt that it was a bad omen.
Her sixth sense had always been very accurate, so she did not dare to speak out this uneasiness, for fear that it would become true.
"No." Mo Rongzhan said in a deep voice. He was also a little worried about Tang Zhen.
What happened in the underworld has exceeded his expectations. This is not an ordinary struggle for power, it seems to be a bigger conspiracy.
Both Ye Zhen and Mo Rongzhan had something on their minds. After talking for a while, they both fell asleep.
Because she was still thinking about the pill, Ye Zhen was not sleepy. She looked at Mo Rongzhan next to her, closed her eyes and entered the space.
Like the last time she came in, there was no change in the space. She looked at the turbid darkness over there, wondering what was behind the darkness. Was it another space or another world?
Ye Zhen looked at the spirit well in surprise. The gurgling spirit spring seemed to have changed color again. This time it turned milky white, and there was something in the middle of the bottom of the well.
What was it? She reached out and wanted to grab it, but she couldn't find anything. It looked like a giant white egg.
Why didn't she think of the spirit spring? If she added the spirit spring to the pill, wouldn't it also have the effect of increasing one's internal force?
Could it be that she added the spirit spring?
Because this idea was too frightening, Ye Zhen was scared to open her eyes and came out of the space.
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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