After the immortal disappeared

Aren't the prince's special envoys sent by the monarch and his son? Why do you have to ask him such a question?

Jiao Yu said on the side: "The special envoy has just arrived in our country, and he doesn't know many inside stories."

The connotation of these words was so profound that Xiang Yan was speechless for a moment, all he wanted to do was solve the mystery.

He Lingchuan smiled and said: "I'm not from Chiyan. It would be better to have one less problem than one more thing. It was Fu Shanyue who shamelessly asked me to handle this case."

Xiang Yan stared at him.

The prince actually appointed a foreigner as a special envoy to investigate the case. This case is very deep.

After a long time, he said: "In the whole world, only Lingxu City can refine the elixir."

"So the elixir in the hands of all the demon kings was also given by Lingxu City?" He Lingchuan understood, "They then gave it to their heroes?"

Xiang Yan nodded.

"So where do these refining raw materials come from?" He Lingchuan said before he could speak, "Xiang Lao has been in Lingxu City for more than ten years, so he must have heard some rumors, right?"

Xiang Yan opened his mouth, and then smiled bitterly for a while: "How can you spread such nonsense? Once the source of the rumor is found, you will be beheaded."

"Haven't you heard anything about it?"

"I only heard that some raw materials for the elixir are purchased from abroad. I really don't know the details." Xiang Yan said softly, "A treasure like the elixir is very precious even in Lingxu City. Only a few officials You can enjoy it; I am lucky enough to take it because I was appreciated by the gods for my meritorious service. Otherwise, I would never have been so lucky. Just ask Mr. Jiao, how many civil and military officials in the imperial court have taken the elixir of youth?"

He Lingchuan looked at Jiao Yu, who shook his head and said: "In the past hundred years, the monarch has only given thirty-nine."

In the more than 160 years since the founding of the country, how many officials have there been in the Chiyan Kingdom? Among them, only thirty-nine people had taken the elixir.

It goes without saying how precious this medicine is.

No wonder the old man looked so proud. I am lucky enough to take the elixir and rank one in thirty-nine. What an honor it is!

"Why so few?"

"I heard that medicinal materials are rare."

He Lingchuan remembered what He Lianchen, the great alchemist of Panlong City, said that the elixir had an extremely precious ingredient: divine blood.

This may not be easy to do.

But no matter how rare other medicinal materials are, can't they still be obtained with Beijia's efforts?

Eighty percent of the time I still responded to those words:

Curious items to live in.

The medicine is so effective and the quantity is so small, so people who want it are not allowed to rush for it?

He Lingchuan rolled his eyes: "Then, who holds the recipe for the elixir?"

"Of course it's the gods." Xiang Yan said matter-of-factly, "Lingxu City worships medicinal materials, and the gods refine the elixir and give it to them personally."

He Lingchuan was confused for a moment.

If only gods can refine the elixir, then what is the real culprit behind this case doing collecting the elixir? Furthermore, this seems to be different from what Helianchen said.

However, Xiang Yan hesitated and said, "However, I also heard a rumor in Lingxu City."

He Lingchuan perked up. Did he finally have a serious inside story?

"Please say please say."

"I can't tell you the source of the news, but there seems to be such a theory. It's just a theory."

"Yeah, yeah, it's all groundless. You can say whatever you want, and I can listen to whatever you want." This old man is really good at patching things up.

"It is said that the gods originally released the recipe for the elixir, but Lingxu City entrusted it to inhumane people, causing it to leak out. The gods took back the right to refine the elixir in anger. From then on, they only gave out the elixir and did not allow humans to refine it."

This was the second time He Lingchuan heard this statement: "What about this elixir that leaked out?"

"Of course the emperor will investigate severely and set a deadline for surrender. If he is found out after the deadline, he will kill the nine clans."

He Lingchuan thought of what happened to the descendants of Yuan Kingdom and knew that Demon Emperor Bejia never showed mercy in killing people.

How could such a great monster have any mercy on human life?

"How many people were killed before and after?"

"Not sure."

"Huh?" He Lingchuan asked curiously, "How come you don't even know how many people you killed?"

"Even if the elixir leaks out, there will only be very few people who are qualified to see it. Then there are also very few people who will be killed by the emperor because of this." Xiang Yan laughed at himself, "For an official of the vassal state like me, I have to touch it. Don't touch it."

That was a high-end bureau, and low-level officials like them, officials from the Demon Kingdom, were not even qualified to join the bureau.

Want to be killed for this? There are no doors.

"During that period, no one was killed by the Nine Clans?"

"I don't know about this. At least the past two or three hundred years ago is just a rumor. I don't know how to verify whether it is true or false."

He Lingchuan hummed: "It will be easy to deal with if it leaks out."

Xiang Yan cautiously asked: "Do you think this case is related to the lost Danfang?"

He Lingchuan glanced at him and half-smiled: "You said this, I never said it."

Xiang Yan was so panicked that he waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, I'm just talking nonsense, you didn't hear anything."

"Exactly." He Lingchuan laughed, "I didn't hear anything."

He saw a thin layer of sweat on Xiang Yan's forehead.

"So, what's it like to take the elixir?" It's time to change the question to a more lighthearted one.

Xiang Yan is indeed more relaxed:

"After taking it, the internal effects are immediate. For example, the body is light, the legs and feet are flexible, the appetite is improved, and old diseases are cured without medicine. However, broken limbs cannot grow back. I heard that some demon generals Even taking the elixir failed to heal the old wounds.”

He Lingchuan nodded. It seems that the main function of the elixir is to prolong life.

"Is this divided into internal and external effects?"

"The external effect is not obvious." Xiang Yan said with a smile, "I took the medicine when I was fifty-two years old, and my appearance has almost not changed, and it has not gone back thirty years. But in the thirty years since I took the medicine, I have almost always been Stay fifty-two."

It turned out to be a slow-release elixir?

He Lingchuan now has some knowledge of pharmacology, and Aluo often roars in the ears of the team members, so he knows that the so-called good medicine must be stable and long-lasting. It is most beneficial to the human body to allow the medicine to be released gently, continuously, and for a long time.

Not to mention anything else, Emperor Flow Serum has this effect, so it is the king of all medicines.

"So it's not accurate to say it's a child-returning elixir?"

"It might be more appropriate to call it the beauty elixir or the elixir of longevity."

He Lingchuan stood up: "Thank you, Mr. Xiang. This information is very useful. I've caused a lot of trouble today."

"It's just gossip among friends, how can we get any information?" Xiang Yan smiled kindly, "Shall the special envoy stay for dinner?"

He was just being polite, but He Lingchuan responded happily: "Okay, I heard from General Ling that the white-cut chicken in the house is made especially smooth and tender, and there is a unique secret recipe."

"..." Xiang Yan could only smile more cheerfully, "Come on, come on, please come over here."

What's wrong with that old sheep? Since it is a sheep, it should eat grass. What kind of chicken do you recommend?

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At the same time, the inn where He Lingchuan stayed.

Without the tenant, He Lingchuan's room was of course empty.

The door suddenly opened, and a shop assistant slipped in. He glanced around to make sure there was no one in the room, and then he gently closed the door.

He went straight to the wooden bed.

Fu Shanyue allocated sufficient funds to the special envoy, and the inn where He Lingchuan stayed was ranked among the best in Baishaguan. He also booked a hotel room for several days.

There is a living room, a master bedroom, and even an extra guest room, and the decoration is very elegant. Even the beds provided for guests are made of huanghuali wood and are known as Baigong Beds.

As soon as the clerk reached the bed, he stretched forward and looked for something on the pillow with his eyes wide open.

"Where's the hair?"

This inn uses soft pillows. This distinguished guest has stayed here for several days. How could there be no hair on the pillow?

But there was none. The store clerk searched for a long time and found nothing.

If you just take the pillow away, you might disturb the guests, so that's not okay.

He walked around the room twice to think of a solution.

It would be useless even if the shaved hair could be found elsewhere in the guest room, as it may not belong to the guest named He. After all, this is an inn, and this room has received many other guests before.

Only bedding is changed after each guest.

After all, this is also a high-end inn.

So, how can we get He Lingchuan’s exclusive items?

The shop assistant's eyes were still on the screen.

Behind that is the toilet.

or?

This was a very interesting idea, and the store clerk himself was shocked.

The inn changes toilets and pours incense for guests every day. Judging from the time, it should be two hours later.

Do it?

Don’t do it?

He really didn't want to do it, but someone gave him too much.

The shop clerk didn't waver for long before he walked behind the screen, covered his nose, and opened the toilet lid!

No matter how dirty the job is, as long as you pay enough, someone will do it.

But he was dumbfounded the next moment:

The toilet was empty.

No, it should be said that there is nothing.

It makes sense to say that people don’t lose hair while sleeping.

Doesn’t this guest need to use the toilet all day?

The store clerk had a ridiculous idea in his mind:

Could it be that this distinguished guest is always wary of others and even has to go to the public restroom outside for the grain cycle?

what to do?

…

The next day, He Lingchuan went to the government office to find the county magistrate Baishaqian.

Magistrate Tian came out with two big black circles under his eyes. He Lingchuan was slightly shocked when he saw it: "Magistrate Tian, ​​what's going on?"

He had been tossing and turning these days, and the instigator asked him what was wrong?

"It doesn't matter, the wild cat outside the window has been barking for most of the night." Magistrate Tian could only suppress a yawn when facing He Lingchuan to avoid being disrespectful, "What are your orders today, the special envoy?"

"I have something to ask Magistrate Tian to handle, but it must be done quietly."

"Oh?" Magistrate Baishaqian understood the meaning of "calmly", "Are you not letting the inspector know?"

"That's necessary." He Lingchuan further said, "It's best if no one else in the city knows about it."

"You said it, you said it."

"Get a maintenance team."

"Ah?" Magistrate Tian was a little confused. He didn't know if he didn't sleep enough last night and felt that he couldn't think straight. "What are you repairing?"

"Tide Lake Tower."

"Oh... okay, it's a small matter."

"But I still have a request." He Lingchuan whispered a few words in his ear, and then said, "Before starting the construction, don't let anyone in the city know about it, can you do that?"