"Elder brother, why didn't you go back to your room to rest?"

Yun Duo opened the door and saw Shangguan Lan standing under the moonlight, as if he was going to ride on the wind in the next second.

"I can't sleep, so I came to see how you are doing!"

In fact, he never left, he just didn't want to put pressure on Yunduo.

"Don't worry, senior brother. I am an alchemist. It is just a mortal poison. How can you find me?"

Yun Duo said relaxedly to lighten the atmosphere.

It was getting late, and Shangguan Lan was worried about Zhao Waner's injury, so she took Yun Duo to avoid the patrol of the imperial guards and came to her palace.

Yun Duo poured the Ten Thousand Years Snow Lotus Powder into Zhao Waner's mouth. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, she spat out a mouthful of black blood again.

His complexion began to gradually improve.

"The remaining poison in the body has been cleared. It will only take a few days to rest."

Yun Duo used his spiritual power to explore Zhao Waner's body, and then said to Shangguan Lan.

They waited in the temple for a while, waiting for someone to wake up before leaving.

Back at Shangguan Lan's residence, Yun Duo did not go back to his room, but invited him to have a drink with him.

She told Shangguan Lan about the poison in Zhao Waner's body and how it entered her body. He listened without any expression on his face.

"Being born into an emperor's family, I can't help myself. I am willing to argue with them, but they don't believe me. Even though my mother is innocent, they still want to kill her."

There was a bit of helplessness and struggle in Shangguan Lan's eyes.

"Elder brother, you have never thought about the emperor of the Yuan Kingdom."

"The prosperity of the world is just a fleeting thing, and building a great road is my goal."

Shangguan Lan looked into the distance.

"Elder brother, since your goal is to ascend, you should fight for the throne. Once you become the emperor, you will be able to obtain the true dragon's energy. When you survive the catastrophe of ascension, you will be protected by heaven."

Bai Zhuo told her this.

Shangguan Lan knew that he would be trapped here just like this.

"Senior Brother, decades are just a fleeting moment for a monk. You should know which is more important."

Yun Duo said so much, it is useless to say more.

Shangguan Lan lowered his eyes and thought.

"Senior Brother, do you think it's possible that the emperor is not terminally ill but poisoned?"

Yun Duo drank the fruit wine, but what he said was shocking.

This can't be blamed on her for daring to think that in the modern palace fighting TV series and novels she watched, the first person a prince would kill if he wanted to usurp the throne was the old emperor.

Shangguan Lan had never thought about this, but since Yun Duo mentioned it, he had to take it to heart.

After they had two drinks that day, Shangguan Lan became busier and busier, and he listened to what Yun Duo said.

The old emperor was indeed poisoned. The poison he was poisoned was the same as Zhao Waner. The person who poisoned him has not yet been found out.

Shangguan Lan also went to court to listen to politics like other princes.

The small countries near Tianyuan Kingdom united together and raised their troops to attack the territory of Tianyuan Kingdom.

In order to deter other small countries, the old emperor deliberately asked his son to lead troops to fight.

Shangguan Qian and Shangguan Yan are not willing to leave the imperial city at this time. If the old emperor dies, they are thousands of miles away. When the new emperor arrives, the enthronement ceremony will probably be completed, and there will be no chance of grabbing the throne.

Shangguan Lan took the initiative to ask for military leave and went overseas to conduct military expeditions in person.

The old emperor's eyes flashed with relief, but his face remained calm.

On the day of detoxification, he had asked Shangguan Lan if he wanted to be the emperor of Tianyuan Kingdom. He did not refute. His performance during these days was obvious to all.

When Yunduo found out that Shangguan Lan was going to march in person, he would leave with the army the next day.

Yun Duo also wanted to follow him to the military camp, but Shangguan Lan disagreed. First, she was a woman, which was inconvenient in the army. The mortal world was not the world of immortality, so gossiping was inevitable.

Secondly, he didn't know when he would be able to return to his profession. He was worried about the safety of the old emperor and Zhao Waner, and hoped that she could stay in the palace to protect them.

Since he said this, Yunduo naturally couldn't refuse.

She took out two storage bags from the space, one containing gold and silver items given to her by Steward Luo of Saxo Paolo.

The other is the monster she hunted in the secret realm.

The army has always been short of money and food. Having these two things can relieve his worries.

Like talismans and spiritual weapons, they couldn't be used in the mortal world, so Yun Duo didn't take them out.

Shangguan Lan couldn't laugh or cry when he saw Yun Duo's worried expression.

However, he knew that these were Yun Duo's thoughts and accepted them all without saying anything.

What Yun Duo did for him, he remembered in his heart that he would repay it a thousand times when he returned to the sect.

The next morning, Yun Duo saw Shangguan Lan dressed in armor and riding a war horse, walking at the front of the army and leaving the imperial city amid the people's farewell.

After leaving the imperial city, Shangguan Lan left his lieutenant behind to lead the army to the border. He led nearly a hundred guards to rush to the battlefield first.

Traveling day and night, he reached his destination in only three days on a ten-day journey.

The enemy troops have arrived outside the city gate and continue to demonstrate with guns.

Shangguan Lan walked to the city gate and looked at the enemy troops below.

He quickly thought about what formation he should use to defeat the opponent's formation without spending a single soldier.

The spiritual power cannot be used. After all, he is an array mage, so arranging troops and forming formations is no problem.

Shangguan Lan gathered the soldiers of Tianyuan Kingdom together. Although the soldiers had never seen him, they had heard many rumors about him.

There is an inexplicable trust in him in my heart.

Shangguan Lan has been on the expedition for half a month, and from time to time, good news will reach the palace from the border.

For example, he relied on marching to set up a formation and drove the enemy army thirty miles away without spending a single soldier.

After a great victory in the first battle, the army was brightly lit all night, and the smell of barbecue lingered over the army, causing the enemy to yell and curse all night long.

Another example is that the enemy failed to make a sneak attack at night, but the guards brought by Shangguan Lan burned the food and grass.

Before the armies of both sides drew their swords at each other, the other side was already routed.

Shangguan Lan watched the sky at night. There was a northwest wind at night. When the wind blew late at night, he ordered his guards to scatter the prepared rosemary into the air. He waited for about half an hour, but the enemy appeared without making a sound.

Shangguan Lan led his guards to attack the enemy at night. By the time the enemy reacted, nearly half of their soldiers had been poisoned by the incense.

They captured nearly half of the enemy's troops without moving their swords, and they fought brilliantly.

In less than a month after Shangguan Lan went to war, the enemy troops retreated a hundred miles away, and nearly half of them were captured alive.

The people in the imperial city listened to the good news coming every day, and they surrendered to the eldest prince Shangguan Lan in their hearts.

Some people are happy that someone is worried.

As Shangguan Lan's status in the hearts of the people increases, Shangguan Qian and Shangguan Yan's sense of crisis becomes more serious.

If this trend continues, I am afraid that the throne will fall into Shangguan Lan's hands sooner or later.

Until the latest good news came back to the imperial city, Shangguanyan and Shangguanqian couldn't sit still.

The enemy troops on the border offered to surrender and were willing to cede territory and compensate them in exchange for the captured soldiers.

Three days later, Shangguan Lan will raise his troops and return to the court.

The atmosphere in the palace has been a bit strange in the past two days, and there is a feeling that a storm is coming.

Zhao Waner stayed in the palace all day praying for Shangguan Lan, and also noticed something unusual in the palace. Yun Duo has been following her almost every step of the way for the past two days.

The night before Shangguan Lan returned, the seemingly peaceful palace finally broke into complete riot.

Shangguan Qian and Shangguan Yan finally couldn't sit still and wanted to force Gong to take over before Shangguan Lan came back.

After Yun Duo found out that the old emperor was poisoned, he had a hidden hand.

Shangguan Qian and his two men naturally failed in forcing the palace, thus revealing the poisoner.

Shangguanyan learned that his poisoning had been exposed and showed no regrets.

The old emperor looked at his third son who was kneeling below without repentance, looking heartbroken, but he didn't want the other party to be dismissive of this.

"In terms of direct eldest son, there is Shangguan Lan, in terms of favor, there is Shangguan Qian. I have nothing, but I have nothing. So if I want to get the throne, I can only rely on myself. I am not wrong, but you are the ones who are wrong!"

Shangguan Yan shouted at Shangguan Chengde at the top of his lungs.

Shangguan Qian looked at Shangguan Yan with an expression of disbelief. He forced the old emperor to write an abdication edict and made him the new emperor with only a few close associates. He never thought of taking the old emperor's life.

The old emperor ordered people to take the two of them down, and pinched his brows tiredly.

A battle to force the palace to be forced into the palace started quietly and ended very quickly.

The next day, Shangguan Lan led his army into the imperial city. The people came out of the city to welcome him and escorted him all the way to the palace gate.

Shangguan Chengde held a grand palace banquet to welcome him and proclaimed him the crown prince.

Three months later, Shangguan Lan successfully ascended the throne as emperor.

Shangguan Chengde took Rongyan and her two children to another courtyard to spend their remaining years.

Shangguan Lan successfully ascended to the throne, but Yun Duo still wanted to stay in the mortal world for a while and enjoy the fun of sightseeing in the mountains and rivers, but she never expected to receive a jade slip from her master, asking her to rush back to the sect as soon as possible.

Yun Duo went to look for Shangguan Lan with a sad face. He was currently reviewing memorials in the imperial study room.

Shangguan Lan couldn't help but joked when he saw her coming.

"What kind of wind is blowing? It has brought you here after not seeing you for a few days."

Shangguan Lan put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Yun Duo.

"Don't mention it. Master sent me a message asking me to hurry back to the sect."

Yunduo was still a little depressed when he mentioned this.

Shangguan Lan pondered for a moment and then said.

"I seem to have guessed why Master asked you to return to the sect."

Hearing this, Yun Duo came closer to him and urged.

"Elder brother, please stop selling lawsuits and come and listen to me?"

"There is an unwritten rule between Cangqiong Continent and Zhiyuan Continent. Every fifty years, major sects will send disciples below the God Transformation stage to Zhiyuan Continent for three months of cultivation exchanges.

If I remember correctly, the exchange meeting will begin in less than three years.

This is probably why Master asked you to go back at this time. "

Shangguan Lan expressed his guess.

It would take at least a year to travel from the sect to Zhiyuan Continent. It was no wonder that Venerable Hua Yuan asked her to rush back to the sect quickly.

"Senior Brother, what is the communication method of the exchange meeting?"

"It's nothing more than an arena match or entering a secret realm."

Shangguan Lan thought for a moment and replied.

Yun Duo's cultivation has now reached the middle stage of Nascent Soul, and she will go through the Nascent Soul Tribulation before she leaves the mortal world.

When she goes to Zhiyuan Continent, her cultivation level should be able to reach the late Nascent Soul stage.

She could finally go to find Yunlang and his wife, and she would be lying if she said she wasn't excited.

"This trip to Zhiyuan Continent, senior brother can't accompany you. You have to be careful about everything. If you encounter any problems, please discuss it with your senior brother and sister."

Going to the Zhiyuan Continent is full of dangers. Even if Shangguan Lan is worried, there is nothing he can do. His cultivation level has exceeded the Nascent Soul stage and he is not on the list of disciples to go to. There is also the Tianyuan Kingdom that he cannot let go of at this time.

"Senior Brother, don't worry, there will be other sect disciples traveling with you along the way, nothing will happen to you."

Shangguan Lan did not continue this topic.

I saw him getting up and entering the inner room. After a while, he appeared with a jade box in his hand.

He handed the jade box to Yun Duo.

"You should use this."

Yun Duo took the jade box.

She slowly opened the jade box, and a golden light suddenly burst out, followed by the faint sound of a dragon roaring.

"Elder brother, what is this!"

Yun Duo quickly closed the jade box and looked up at Shangguan Lan.

"This is the Dragon Pearl that protects the country. It was obtained by the founding emperor of Tianyuan Kingdom. I will give it to you today. When your contracted beast absorbs the spiritual power in the dragon pearl, it should be improved."

Shangguan Lan knew that her contracted beast was a green dragon, so he gave her the dragon ball.

Dragon beads are the inner elixir of the dragon.

As soon as Yun Duo opened the jade box and the dragon pill first appeared, the golden dragon in her body felt the breath of the dragon pill and woke up from her deep sleep.

She didn't expect that the Long Dan that Shangguan Lan took out would be Chi Tian's lost inner medicine.

"Elder brother, where did the late emperor get this dragon ball?"

Shangguan Lan thought for a moment and said.

"It is recorded in the jade slips that the late emperor was also a cultivator of immortals. Thousands of years ago, he obtained the Dragon Pearl in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains. After being instructed by an expert, he went to the mortal world to open up the Tianyuan Kingdom, and then borrowed the spirit of the true dragon to practice."

"Then where is the late emperor now?"

The late emperor was both an immortal cultivator and protected by a true dragon, so it was definitely impossible for him to fall.

"According to Master, the last time he contacted his ancestor, he said he was in Zhiyuan Continent, but his current whereabouts are unknown."

The late emperor Shangguan Rongcang reigned for fifty years. After raising his son to adulthood, he passed the throne to him and returned to the world of immortality again.

Because of the real dragon's body protection, there is almost no bottleneck in his improvement in cultivation, and he is now in the middle of the Void Refining Stage.

Shangguan Rongcang is also very powerful. He was originally a casual cultivator, but he got the dragon ball by mistake. He borrowed the power of the dragon ball to return to the mortal world and open up the Tianyuan Kingdom. As he benefited the people during his reign, the true dragon energy accumulated in his body. In the end, he retired with success. As long as Tianyuan Kingdom does not fall for a day, the true dragon's energy will always be fed back into his body.

"Elder brother, you already said that this is the Dragon Ball that protects the country. Now that you have given it to me, I am not afraid of being blamed by my ancestors."

Yun Duo looked at the dragon ball and wondered whether he should accept it.

"It's okay. This dragon ball was given to me by my ancestors when I entered Lingyun Sect, but I was too hasty when I left. I didn't take it away in the future."

Shangguan Lan didn't care much, it was just a dragon ball. Tianyuan Kingdom's long-lasting success depended on its leaders, not a dragon ball.

Seeing this, Yun Duo stopped refusing and put the dragon ball away.

She took out many jade slips about formations, pills for improving spiritual power, and many antidote pills from her storage bag, and handed them to Shangguan Lan.

"Senior Brother, if you stay here in the past few years, you must not neglect your cultivation. Otherwise, when you return to the sect, my senior brothers and sisters and I will surpass you in cultivation. By then, your position as Senior Brother will be I have to give way to Xian.”

Yun Duo said half seriously and half jokingly.

"Okay, senior brother will certainly live up to his expectations."

Shangguan Lan gently tapped her forehead and responded seriously.

The two chatted for a while before Yun Duo got up and left.

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