The Evil Emperor's Beloved

Jing Yueli no longer dwelled on it and nodded to Feng Xuanyi, indicating that she understood.

Feng Xuanyi breathed a sigh of relief.

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On the other side, the fourth elder who was invited into the palace first went to see Emperor Xuanyuan with the ancient alchemist.

The moment he saw the Fourth Elder, the always arrogant Emperor Xuanyuan showed a flattering look towards the Fourth Elder.

How can I not please him? He is a ninth-rank alchemist.

The ancient alchemist also acted like a good little disciple, and he only had admiration for the Fourth Elder.

With the arrival of the Fourth Elder, Emperor Xuanyuan also called several of his princes to the palace.

I want the Fourth Elder to take a good look at me. Maybe, like Jing Wenhao before, I can be noticed and brought back to the academy directly.

While waiting, Emperor Xuanyuan arranged for the imperial kitchen to deliver the imperial meals prepared in advance one by one.

The first things brought in were some tea and snacks, and the Fourth Elder was very satisfied after tasting them.

He was so happy that his beard was trembling.

There are quite a few pastry crumbs on his mouth and beard.

It was so pleasant to eat and chat with Emperor Xuanyuan at the same time.

From time to time, the ancient alchemist would interrupt him with a few questions about alchemy, and he would answer them one by one.

Isn't this a case of being grateful for what you have received?

The tea and pastries were almost finished, and several princes arrived.

"Your Majesty, your son, greets you." Several princes entered the palace at almost the same time. When they met on the road, they all looked puzzled.

On rare occasions, the emperor would summon all the princes collectively.

Did something happen?

When he stepped into the imperial study and saw an old man sitting there, he guessed roughly what was going on.

I guess the emperor wants them to meet someone.

"You are all here. Come and meet the Fourth Elder." Emperor Xuanyuan said to his sons. He did not say where the Fourth Elder came from.

Xuanyuan Xu stepped forward first, and the other princes followed behind him and approached the four elders.

The fourth elder also put down the cake in his hand and looked up at the princes in front of him.

Several princes were not sure where the Fourth Elder came from, but since their father said so, they followed suit and greeted him.

"Greetings, Fourth Elder!" Several princes bowed and saluted the Fourth Elder.

"Okay, okay," the fourth elder scanned the faces of the five princes one by one.

Except for Xuanyuan Chen and Xuanyuan Xu, the other three princes did not have much respect for the four elders in front of them.

Putting aside other things, just looking at the appearance, I can't see any sign of the elder's style.

He looked so sloppy, but he was eating such pastries. I guess he hadn't eaten anything so delicious in his lifetime.

He even showed a look of disdain.

The fourth elder, although a little unruly, is not a fool.

He could take in the expressions of several people.

He didn't care. Most people who met the old man for the first time had the same expression, and he was used to it.

The fourth elder did not say anything else and just continued eating.

Because the imperial kitchen started to deliver food to the imperial study.

The entire imperial study became the place where the four elders ate.

Xuanyuan Xu, who had been able to maintain a amiable expression, also began to change his expression and looked at Xuanyuan Huang from time to time.

When did his father allow an outsider to do this in his imperial study?

Xuanyuan Chen, who had been expressionless the entire time, didn't think there was anything wrong with what was happening.

Since my father can make the person in front of him do this, there must be a reason for doing so.

When he saw the old man for the first time, he was also a little surprised. From his appearance alone, it was indeed impossible to tell that he was an elder.

If you don’t know, you would just think he is a beggar on the street.

But after seeing Jing Yueli's usual casual demeanor, I felt that it all made sense.

As an expert, he always has his own set of rules and style of conduct.

In his eyes, Jing Yueli also belonged to the category of "experts". Otherwise, how to explain why she would take out those heaven-defying pills and cultivation techniques from time to time.

Moreover, there is her incredible opportunity and luck.

Everything shows that she is special.

Emperor Xuanyuan also glanced at his sons and saw their expressions.

He didn't specifically remind them that the opportunity was right in front of them and they had to fight for it all on their own.

They are not young anymore, and they need to learn to observe and adjust their attitude when doing anything.

You cannot think that you are superior to others just because you are a prince. You must know that there are always people better than you.

He always believed that what is yours will always be yours. When an opportunity comes, people with great luck will not miss it.

"You all take a seat." Emperor Xuanyuan spoke.

Under the arrangement of the eunuchs, several people found seats and sat down.

However, Xuanyuan Chen walked up to the fourth elder and sat opposite him.

This action made Emperor Xuanyuan look more serious.

Xuanyuan Chen picked up the tea brought by the eunuch and started chatting with the old man while drinking tea.

He believed that his father would not simply let them, the princes, come to meet a stranger for no reason. He could only discover the deeper meaning behind this by himself.

At first the old man ignored me, but gradually he began to lead me towards alchemy.

Xuanyuan Chen was also trying his luck, because he found that in the entire imperial study, besides the few people they were, there was another person who was holding a notebook and muttering to himself.

This person was none other than the imperial alchemist of their Xuanyuan Dynasty, the ancient alchemist.

He knew that this ancient alchemist was also a person obsessed with alchemy. Now that he appeared here, he was undoubtedly revealing a message to people.

The ancient alchemist came to the imperial study for some reason.

What is the specific reason?

He was here before they arrived. It was obvious that all this was related to the old man in front of him, the fourth elder mentioned by the emperor's father.

He boldly guessed that the fourth elder might be an alchemist.

Sure enough, what they talked about next confirmed his guess.

"You know how to make pills?" The fourth elder shook his head, "You are not an alchemist."

"I don't know how to make pills, but I have a friend who is very good at it." Xuanyuan Chen followed the words of the fourth elder and said mysteriously.

The fourth elder looked at him sideways. This kid was not a good person. He bullied him, an old man, and even kept him in suspense.

"Humph! Your friend is as good as me at making pills. Let him compete with me!"

Xuanyuan Chen raised the corners of his lips. Look, this is verified.

"Fourth Elder, what level of alchemy are you? I guess you should be above level seven, right? I wonder if my guess is correct?"

"Hmph! You have a lot of vision!"

When Xuanyuan Xu and his companions heard that it was a seventh-rank alchemist, they immediately couldn't sit still and wanted to come forward to chat with him.

The old man humphed and he shrank back again.

They looked at Emperor Xuanyuan and saw that he looked as if nothing had happened. They also knew that they had underestimated him.

Who knew he would be such a powerful alchemist? Now I regret it so much.

Especially Xuanyuan Xu, his fists in his sleeves were clenched so hard that they made crackling sounds.

He clearly had such an opportunity just now, but he was deceived by the old man's appearance.

He missed this opportunity in vain and stared at Xuanyuan Chen.

"My friend is only a fourth-level alchemist and cannot compare with you, the Fourth Elder."

"However, if the elder is interested, I can bring her to meet you. She will be very happy if she knows."

Afraid that the Fourth Elder wouldn't believe him, he specially took out the pill that Jing Yueli had given him, handed it to the old man, motioned for him to have a look, as if to say, "I'm not lying."

The fourth elder took the bottle of medicine suspiciously. He had seen all kinds of medicine, and yet this kid was showing off in front of him.

The fourth elder put down the food in his hand, grabbed the medicine bottle with his shiny "claws", and opened it.

The moment it was revealed, the old man was stunned, "This..."

The old man narrowed his eyes and looked at Xuanyuan Chen.

Xuanyuan Chen became a little uncertain after being looked at like this. Did he take the wrong pill?

"Elder, what's the problem?"

"Where did you get this medicine?" The old man suddenly became serious, which made the atmosphere in the imperial study serious.

"It's the one I just mentioned to the elder. It was given to me by my friend who is very good at making pills."

The old man stopped eating and dragged Xuanyuan Chen out, shouting as he walked, "Hurry, take me to see this alchemist now. Haha... I want to take him as my apprentice! Hahaha..."

Xuanyuan Chen was dragged out of the imperial study by the old man.

The imperial study was left in silence.

Only then did Emperor Xuanyuan say, "The one just now was the fourth elder of Yunhai College, who is in charge of the Alchemy College."

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