The heavens begin from the Daluo Hall

Chapter 10 True and False Elixir

Hou Jing was apprehensive in his heart, but on the surface he was extremely happy. He followed Zhao Gao all the way through the checkpoints, and finally entered the palace with the jade box in his hand to meet the first emperor.

On the throne of the resplendent palace, the emperor is wearing a black dragon robe, embellished with crimson red, gilded at the sleeves, and a crown hanging down twelve.

"Your Majesty." Zhao Gao and his party under the steps bowed deeply, saluted and bowed respectfully.

"Decree of the Zhao Che Mansion, the medicine of immortality has been refined." The emperor said in a reserved voice, his voice seemed to be transmitted from the nine heavens.

"The minister fulfilled his mission and concocted the medicine of immortality for His Majesty." Zhao Gao replied beamingly, bowed his waist, and held up the jade box with both hands.

Ying Zheng couldn't calm down anymore, he waved his long sleeves, and said with a little haste: "Present it."

Hearing this, the eunuch who was serving at the side immediately went to the steps, carefully took the jade box with both hands, and then hurried back to the side of the hall, he asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to test the medicine?"

The emperor hesitated, and when he was about to wave his hand to let the servants try the medicine, Hou Jing, who was under the steps, couldn't sit still anymore, gritted his teeth and took a risky step, bowed deeply, and said, "I beg your majesty to take the medicine of immortality immediately, otherwise the jade box will be destroyed as soon as it is opened." , the essence will be absorbed by the people around you, and if you practice one more, you don't know how many years and months you will have to wait."

The First Emperor frowned, and just as he was about to speak, His Highness Zhao Gao suddenly yelled and said angrily, "Bold, if something happens to Your Majesty, will you be responsible?!"

"I'll be in charge!" Hou Jing raised his head and said righteously, his appearance was full of confidence, as if it was impossible to fail.

Don't tell me, Yingzheng really appreciates confident talents. He looked at Hou Jing with deep meaning, waved his sleeves and said, "Well, I need some sincerity to live forever. Maybe it can make the emperor bless you." .”

"Bring me my elixir of immortality." Ying Zheng said to the eunuch beside him. The jade box was served. After he opened it, he saw a bright red mellow pill quietly lying in the groove, the size of a little finger, with a smooth surface. Crystal clear, looks extraordinary.At least 2000 years ago, the technology that could be made into a pill was indeed possible.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was puzzled and said: "Since it is the immortal pill, why don't you smell the strange fragrance?"

"Your Majesty, this is the alchemy technique handed down by the minister's family. A layer of alchemy is attached to the outside to lock the essence, and it will naturally return to its original nature, and the gods are natural." Hou Jing explained respectfully.

The ancients, who had not yet been baptized by the Internet, were particularly convinced by Hou Fangshi's "novel settings" one after another, and the emperor swallowed the Yinhong elixir decisively.

If Wu Ming were here, he could only lament one thing about his talents. The historical records recorded Hou and Fang's tricks of deceiving. Surrounded by the aura of dragon and tiger, ten thousand dharmas are invincible, those immortals and immortals will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so please take the white dragon fish and travel in secret, if you don't tell others, you may be able to find the undead medicine. '

Until Hou and Fang fled, Emperor Shihuang still believed in it. Of course, as much as love, so much hatred is too urgent. The alchemists who stayed in Xianyang eventually became a series of cold numbers in the history books.

"But this time, on behalf of the alchemist, I will stab you in the back first." Wu Ming, who was sitting on a rock in the forest, whispered, staring at the 'sundial' in front of him.

"If the guess is right, Zhao Gao and the others will offer the elixir soon." Wu Ming held the bamboo slips in his hand and muttered to himself.

He got up suddenly, messed up his clothes, reached out and pulled the jade crown on his head, it became crooked, a few strands of black hair fell down, and then the young man walked quickly with hesitation.

After a while, Wu Ming turned back again, came to the bronze tripod, gritted his teeth, grabbed some ashes of the five qi burnt substances, and applied them on the skin, then kicked, and a boot flew out, Wu Ming was terrified Run out of the woods.

The boy ran and yelled: "It's not good, the big thing is not good, the medicine of immortality was made wrong, it's a fake pill, if you eat it, you will die."

At this time, the alchemists who were watching the ceremony in the forest dispersed early, and were about to go back and brag about their colleagues, but they turned back in shock when they heard the sound.

"Why is Wu Jun so hesitant?" Someone asked in surprise, walking in front of the messy young man.

Wu Ming was eager to make things worse, he stretched out his hand and hurriedly said: "There is something wrong with the medicine of immortality, the immortality has become a highly poisonous substance, and His Majesty must not be allowed to take it."

Seeing that Wu Ming's black ash-stained arm turned red, and even showed signs of ulcers, the man backed away in horror, "Don't come here."

Seeing this, the alchemists who originally wanted to gather around to eat melons and the Qin soldiers who stopped him all retreated one after another. Wu Ming was like a reincarnated overlord, wherever he ran, the crowd would disperse.

Wu Ming even had an idea and shouted: "Quickly invite all the top alchemists, go to Dan Ding to get the residue of the undead medicine for verification, and the warriors will send people to surround the forest, and no one will be allowed to approach unless ordered by His Majesty. "

After the words fell, everyone woke up from their dreams and acted quickly. Some smart people thought with cold hands and feet: "If something happens to Your Majesty, we will not be spared."

Wu Ming, who was running all the way, shouted at the right time: "It's all Hou Lu's fault. The method of refining the undead medicine is correct, but the last step of taking the pill is wrong, so the pill becomes very poisonous."

The eyes of the people who were reminded brightened. That’s right, Hou and Lu were the last ones who dealt with the elixir. Just push the blame on them.

Seeing everyone's comprehension, Wu Ming couldn't help but nodded, instead of running towards the alchemist's palace, he ran straight to Qinhuang's palace.

Panting while running wildly, he did not forget to shout: "The big thing is bad, the sinner Hou Jing, he made a mistake in taking the pill, and the elixir turned into a highly poisonous thing."

There were checkpoints on the way to the palace, but the Qin soldiers didn't dare to stop them. Looking at the young man's disheveled appearance, he also saw him raise his arm stained with black and ash, and glared at the heroes. They couldn't avoid it.

In this way, Wu Ming traveled unimpeded all the way, from the Alchemist Hall to the 'Zhangtai Palace' without blinking an eye.

It wasn't until the front of the hall that he was stopped by the loyal guards, who knelt on the ground with swords and halberds. Wu Ming never felt guilty, glared angrily and shouted: "Your Majesty, I want to see Your Majesty, the medicine of immortality is wrong, if something happens to the Son of Heaven , take you to try."

Although the warriors didn't want to let any danger out of their hands, they didn't dare to stop them, so they hurriedly sent a guard in to ask the first emperor to see him.

In the hall, Ying Zheng had just taken the elixir not long ago, so he summoned a medical clinic to wait on him at any time, so as to avoid any sudden illness.

Before the anxious Hou Jing could come up with a foolish word, there was a loud noise outside the hall, and Ying Zheng raised his head in displeasure and asked, "Who is making noise outside the hall? Are you afraid of my punishment for violating etiquette?!"

The warrior came in at the right time and knelt down and said, "Report to Your Majesty, it is a alchemist who claimed that the elixir is false."

After the words fell, the atmosphere in the hall dropped to freezing point, Hou and Lu trembled all over, Ying Zheng remained silent, his heart twitched.

Hou Jing reacted quickly, stood up and reprimanded: "Where is the alchemist lying, Your Majesty..."

"Enough!" The Son of Heaven shouted suddenly: "Hou Jing, Lu Feng, both of you, shut up and call that alchemist outside the hall in."

The two were terrified, but they didn't dare to speak again, they were furious in their hearts, 'Who the hell? !Who in the end broke the unspoken rules among the alchemists. '

Wu Ming outside was summoned, he hurriedly adjusted his appearance to avoid being rude, but he lost a boot, and the jade crown twisted and twisted and fell off, it would not be tidied up in a short while, and the act of supporting the crown made him feel uncomfortable. The handsome boy has become a bit 'cute'.

The warrior on the side wanted to laugh: "The alchemist is too late, Your Majesty is waiting inside."

"I'll go in right away." Wu Ming replied quickly, his expression still calm, without showing a trace of embarrassment, he walked quickly into the magnificent palace, and before waiting to see Qin Shihuang, he bowed deeply and said: "My poor man Wu Ming , have seen His Majesty."

When Ying Zheng saw the young man with a bad appearance below, he was thoughtful, is Ji Taishi's disciple?On the surface, his face was furious, and he scolded: "You are rude in front of the palace, what should you do!"

Normal people have already prostrated themselves on the ground in trepidation in the face of the severe punishment of life and death from the emperor. Wu Ming felt a little stressed, but then he thought it would be okay if his body was killed, he was afraid!It also became more calm.

"Your Majesty's safety is for your Majesty's safety. You are so disrespectful. Please punish me after you explain it." He calmly cupped his hands, and asked to take the initiative: "Then where is the elixir?"

Hearing that, the First Emperor inspected the young man of His Highness, and Wu Ming, who was still poised even though he was out of shape, couldn't help nodding his head. His demeanor couldn't be concealed by his clothes, and he said flatly, "I've taken it."

Wu Ming felt certain in his heart, but on the surface he looked angrily at Hou and Lu and said, "According to me, both of them should be killed!"

Hou and Lu who were standing on the side had bloodshot heads and were furious. Compared with the enemy, they were traitors, and they wished to draw their swords and stab the young man in front of them to death.

The Son of Heaven was silent when he saw this, not to mention he was a little flustered. When he took the 'Yin Hong Pill', the outer layer was slightly sweet, but after swallowing, he felt uncomfortable in his stomach, as if the weight of a piece was protruding. I thought it was a necessary phenomenon, but after hearing what Wu Ming said, I felt more and more wrong.

Fortunately, when it was inconvenient for him to speak, the house slave Zhao Gao stood up in time and said, "Wizard Fangshi, why do you say that? Attacking your colleagues is not contemptible."

"There is a saying that the medicine of immortality can be made when it is opened, and it doesn't take long to carve it. Their family-inspired alchemy is just a superfluous move. Not only did it destroy all the hard work of us alchemists, but also made the elixir that turned into a highly poisonous thing be taken by your majesty. .” Wu Ming said righteously.

Zhao Gao felt a little helpless, he had no choice but to stand up and said, "What evidence do you have?"

The young man raised his red arm stained with black ash, raised his head and said, "This is the evidence. The undead medicine residue in the cauldron will damage it just by touching the skin. If it is swallowed into the stomach, it will break the intestines."

He bowed his hands solemnly and said: "If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the alchemist to take the medicine for inspection, and ordinary people swallow these medicines of immortality, and symptoms such as stomach pain, coughing up blood, and skin ulcers will occur in a few days. Healing even kills."

The emperor was silent, waved his hand and said: "Put the three of them under custody, and send someone to verify this matter."

As soon as the words fell, Ying Zheng left in a hurry, followed by a medical officer behind him. He couldn't wait to go back to receive treatment, and by the way, he was waiting for the effect of the medicine to wear off. He no longer knew who to trust.

The warriors stepped forward as they said, and took the three of them under custody. They didn't resist, but Hou Jing gritted his teeth and glared at Wu Ming, "Zhuzi is not enough to seek!"

(End of this chapter)