Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

He followed the maids into the room, where various dishes had already been prepared.

While eating, he asked the maids what had happened during this period.

You don't know until you ask. When he asked, he was quite surprised.

It turned out that during the months when Ying Zheng was in seclusion, riots almost broke out in Xianyang, and the remnants of the six kingdoms were causing chaos throughout the Qin State.

If Xiaolong hadn't come to the rescue in the end, the Qin State would probably have really fallen into chaos.

Although it was destined that no major changes would happen while Ying Zheng was alive, there would still be some chaos and confusion.

"You only understood the truth after three months of seclusion? Ying Zheng's comprehension seems a little slow."

He smiled and shook his head, talking to himself.

These words made the maids lower their heads and dare not say anything.

How dare they say it? Should they just follow suit?
Fortunately, this situation did not last too long, and soon Yang Ling suddenly asked.

"Where is Xiaolong now?"

It would have been fine if they didn't mention it, but once Xiaolong was mentioned, several maids felt a little resentful.

Xiaolong used to like to hang around them, but since he was taken care of by Fusu, he would run to Xianyang City every few days.

In the end, I even stopped going home and just wandered outside all day, eating all kinds of delicious food.

But they had no choice, after all, their skills were not as good as the other party.

"He should still be in Xianyang City now."

Yang Ling nodded and was about to say something when a golden light suddenly flashed in the air.

After the golden light dissipated, it was the little dragon that appeared.

When Xiaolong first appeared, he looked quite arrogant. After all, his strength had improved a lot in the past few days.

But when he saw Yang Ling, he immediately wilted like a deflated ball.

He babbled a few times and lay listlessly beside him.

Because he found that although he had improved his combat power a lot during this period and had made enough breakthroughs, the annoying human on the opposite side seemed to have made greater breakthroughs.

After comparing, it seems that I still can't win.

Seeing this scene, how could Yang Ling not understand Xiaolong's thoughts? He immediately laughed.

As a pet, you have to act like a pet. If a pet catches up with him, how can he survive? He grabbed Xiaolong and asked, pinching his chubby face.

"Where have you been these days? Didn't I tell you to look after the house?"

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Xiaolong argued fiercely, and although his face was a little deformed, he did not dare to resist the big devil's palm.

Listening to Xiaolong's hasty explanation, Yang Ling did not mean to blame him.

He had never intended to blame Xiaolong. To him, Xiaolong was a friend. It didn't matter where he was as long as he didn't cause him trouble.

Xiaolong didn't stay for too long. Although he made considerable progress during this period, he always felt an unimaginable sense of oppression every time he was in front of Yang Ling.

This made him very uncomfortable, and he was happier with Fusu and Ying Zheng.

Yang Ling didn't care too much about Xiao Long's departure. If it was before the breakthrough, he might still be concerned about Xiao Long's departure, but after the breakthrough, he didn't care too much.

Because he knew very clearly that only strong personal strength was the ultimate destination, and there was nothing that could replace it.

In the following period, Yang Ling continued to practice in seclusion, during which time Ying Zheng and Fusu also arrived.

Yang Ling continued to treat the two of them calmly, just as he did before his breakthrough, neither being overly respectful nor looking down on them.

However, Yang Ling looked calm, but Ying Zheng couldn't help himself. He felt that Yang Ling's strength had grown by leaps and bounds.

Although they both went into seclusion for three months, he only mastered the method of cultivation, while the master achieved unimaginable growth several times.

Ying Zheng asked, wanting to know some knowledge about cultivation and methods to cultivate quickly.

"There is no way to speed up cultivation, only serious and hard work. The best way is to calm down and find a place with rich spiritual energy to cultivate in silence."

Yang Ling stated calmly here that their cultivation method did follow such a path.

In addition, finding various rare treasures is also the key to a breakthrough, but obviously, this is difficult to achieve in the short term.

Even he only learned about the existence of such precious treasures as the Earth Milkstone Marrow through the guidance of the system.

Without the system's prompts, even if Ying Zheng controlled all the power of the Qin State, it would be of no avail.

This made Ying Zheng slightly disappointed, but this mood did not last long, and he soon respectfully reported his recent achievements.

"Reporting to the master, we have prepared a large amount of the medicinal herbs on the previous list. They are basically complete, and we have three or four reserves of each. But there is one medicinal herb that we have not been able to find."

Yang Xuan was a little surprised when she heard this. She didn't expect Ying Zheng to act so quickly. But when she thought about it carefully, it was normal.

After all, this is the inheritance of cultivation methods and the secret to immortality.

Since ancient times, which emperor, which life form, could resist the desire for life? Not to mention Ying Zheng.

He once went crazy in search of immortality. If he could really find a way to live forever, he would do his best and try every possible way to get it.

"let me see."

Ying Zheng handed the list of medicinal herbs to Yang Ling, who glanced at it for a moment and found the missing herb.

He also frowned slightly about this medicinal herb, because it was indeed rare and should only be found in the Tianshan Mountains.

However, during the Qin Dynasty, the Tianshan Mountains had been occupied by the Huns and barbarians and no longer belonged to the Chinese territory.

Even though Ying Zheng controlled the national power of the Qin Dynasty, it was still difficult to obtain these medicinal herbs.

After all, the world had just been pacified not long ago, and if China launched another large-scale attack on the Huns, it would be a considerable burden for China.

Although Yang Ling was eager to practice as quickly as possible, improve his strength and reach the legendary realm, he chose to give up if it would drag down the people of the entire Qin Dynasty.

Because that would make him bear endless consequences, which would not be worth the loss.

"This medicinal material can only be found in the Turkic territory."

After a brief thought, Yang Xuan told Ying Zheng the truth.

As expected, Ying Zheng's face changed suddenly when he heard this.

Their wars with the Turks and barbarians have been going on for many years, and frictions have continued.

Ying Zheng had previously imagined that he might encounter a situation where the medicinal materials were not within the territory of Daqin.

But if we talk about the worst situation, it is undoubtedly the worst in the Turkic territory.

The war between the Qin Dynasty and the Turks continued for many years.

Even among the common people there are various frictions, and they never interact with each other.

During the war among the six kingdoms, people from far away Turkic areas still went to trade with them.

But after the unification of the Qin Dynasty, he had already clearly banned trade exchanges with the Turks, and no one dared to go to the Turks again.

Especially after the construction of the Great Wall, the relationship between the Turks and China and Qin became even worse, almost to the point where they could not coexist.

"It's really bad that the medicinal material is in Turkic territory."

Ying Zheng also showed a helpless bitter smile, frowned, and was unable to make a decision.

Although they looked down on the Turks, their military strength was indeed strong and should not be underestimated.

"Master, is there any way to solve this problem?" Ying Zheng asked with a frown.

Yang Ling answered without hesitation: "It's very simple. You can take some soldiers and let Xiaolong go with you."

"Although the Turks are difficult to deal with, Xiaolong can fly into the sea and will basically not be affected. The journey will only take a few days to arrive."

Yang Ling said calmly.

"After all, Xiaolong eats, drinks and has fun here every day, so it's time for him to do something."

Ying Zheng and Fu Su were a little embarrassed when they heard this. Indeed, Xiaolong often looked for various entertainments in their palace.

But it had made great contributions to the stability of Qin before, so it was not considered freeloading. Is it really a good idea to bother it now?
"What's wrong? There seems to be something wrong with your expressions."

Yang Ling keenly noticed the changes in Ying Zheng and Fusu's expressions.

The two looked at each other, and finally told the whole story reluctantly.

After listening to what the two said, Yang Ling was also speechless.

"Such a simple training method, and you actually practiced it for three months?"

Ying Zheng was a little embarrassed, but this didn't seem to be the point.

Yang Ling waved his hands casually and said calmly: "It's okay, just go and inform Xiaolong, just tell him that I asked him to go, and he will definitely go."

"What? Impossible! I will never go!"

Sure enough, when Ying Zheng and his friends found Xiaolong, Xiaolong babbled and refused.

Fusu translated helplessly, but no matter how he tried to persuade Xiaolong, he remained indifferent.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Xiaolong expressed his rejection with his teeth and claws, and the meaning was almost written on his face.

In fact, before coming to this world, Xiaolong was quite hardworking. Although he did not have a strong desire to practice, he was not as decadent as he is now.

However, under the temptation of various delicacies in the imperial city and Ying Zheng, Xiaolong gradually fell.

It has completely lost its former glory and is now almost fat like a ball.

All he does all day is eat, drink, play and sleep, with absolutely no intention of making progress.

But what made Ying Zheng and Fusu helpless was that even if the little dragon did nothing here, just eating, drinking, playing and sleeping, its cultivation level would improve much faster than theirs. Perhaps this was the racial talent.

Ying Zheng thought helplessly.

However, this further strengthened his determination to quickly improve his strength.

Now the only way to quickly improve your strength is to help the masters find enough medicinal materials to refine pills.

If the elixir is successfully refined, he is destined to gain a precious opportunity. With this opportunity, his strength may be multiplied.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to ask Xiaolong to go to the Turks to collect medicinal herbs.

"Fellow Daoist Xiaolong, if you agree to go to the Turks to collect medicinal herbs, then in the next ten years, all your food, drink and entertainment will be provided by our Great Qin."

Ying Zheng said seriously. He did not dare and did not want to force Xiaolong with force.

Just try to persuade it by talking. After all, for Xiaolong now, his Qin State does not have much deterrent power.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."

Xiaolong refused sternly while holding a roasted chicken leg, turned around and continued to eat on the other side, completely ignoring Ying Zheng.

This made Ying Zheng somewhat helpless. Who was he? The monarch of the six kingdoms, unifying the world.

Since he eliminated Lu Buwei, no one dared to disobey him. But now facing this little dragon, he was a little at a loss.

Fortunately, although Xiaolong is naughty and very strong, his mentality is still that of a child.

In the end, Ying Zheng and Fusu had no choice but to bring up Yang Ling's words.

They didn't think Yang Ling's words would have much effect on Xiaolong. After all, it seemed that Xiaolong was not afraid of masters.

But unexpectedly, as soon as this sentence was uttered, Xiaolong was stunned for a moment.

"Eeyyyyy???"

Xiaolong climbed up with a grunt and glared at the two of them, as if asking why they hadn't told him earlier that this was an order from a master.

If he had known this would happen, he would not have refused it and could have eaten food for free for a year.

After hearing these words, Ying Zheng and Fusu felt helpless.

How could they know that the words of the master were so important to Xiaolong.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah."

"What is he expressing?" Fusu was asked, frowning slightly.

Fusu's mouth twitched slightly, "The little guy said that after you taste his fist, you will become well-behaved and obedient..."

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng was speechless. So that's how it is. The little guy had been "trained" by a master.

"Ahhhh!"

The little one put his hands behind his back, waved his little hands, looked lively, and started giving orders directly.

But Ying Zheng couldn't understand his words.

"What is he talking about again?"

This time, Fusu translated seriously.

"Little guy said that we need some followers when we go to the Xiongnu land, and he wants us to select some from the army. He doesn't want to do things like collecting herbs himself."

After hearing this, Ying Zheng was overjoyed. This was an easy matter to handle. As long as the little guy agreed, everything would be fine!

In the following days, Ying Zheng summoned talented people from all over the country and found hundreds of experienced old herbalists in Xianyang City.

They all had their own unique skills and decades of experience in collecting herbs. After being summoned to the palace, they were surprised and nervous, and waited cautiously.

When they heard that Ying Zheng wanted them to go to the Xiongnu to collect herbs, they were scared out of their wits.

"No, Your Majesty, if you go to the Xiongnu to collect herbs, won't that cost us our lives? We are just herbalists, not soldiers!"

"Please, sir, please let us go. We have parents and children to take care of, we simply cannot go!"

"Yes, please let us go back. This is simply impossible. How can we go deep into the Xiongnu to collect herbs..."

However, the eunuch in charge of this matter sneered.

"Your Majesty allowed you to go and collect herbs. This is a blessing you earned in your previous life. If I had never collected herbs before, I would have gone with you this time no matter what."

"Stop talking nonsense. If anyone says another word, the entire clan will be implicated."

Hearing this, the herbalists immediately fell silent and dared not say another word.

But they all felt a deep despair in their hearts. This was the end, and they were doomed to die. With only a hundred of them going to the Xiongnu to collect herbs, wouldn't it be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, with no way back?

However, when they were brought to the imperial city to see Ying Zheng and Xiao Bitian, they were all shocked.

They were flattered that Ying Zheng actually came to greet them in person.

"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the King, long live the King, long live the King!"

The herb collectors knelt on the ground excitedly, and their previous worries disappeared in an instant. (End of this chapter)