[System] Spirit Planter of Another World

The so-called imperial city is the inner city in Yingbei City. It is the place where the royal family lives. It has a symbolic meaning of superiority. In Cheng Yifan's view, it is similar to the ancient Forbidden City, just with a different name.

Cheng Yifan also changed into a black outfit, which made it easier for them to move under the cover of the night.

Before leaving, Cheng Yifan changed the medicine for Gu Jingchen's left hand again, fixed it firmly with a splint, and then came to the outskirts of the imperial city with him.

Under the cover of night, the two came to an inaccessible alley outside the imperial city. Cheng Yifan took the lead in using Xuyan Powder. Not sure, but he has great confidence in the drug, not only because of his confidence, but also because of his trust in the system.

As soon as the virtual smoke scattered on his body, a burst of illusory purple mist spread in the air, and soon Cheng Yifan's figure merged with the darkness, and even his breath disappeared completely, as if no one was standing here at all just now.Gu Jingchen couldn't help reaching out his hand to touch Cheng Yifan's direction, just poking the itchy flesh on Cheng Yifan's waist, which made him tremble and let out a suppressed sob.

That voice made Gu Jingchen's heart tremble slightly, but his attention was quickly diverted. He understood that the elixir could indeed make people invisible to them, but their bodies still existed, so when they acted, they had to be very careful. Be careful, avoid making noise, and avoid rubbing against anyone or anything.

But unexpectedly, Cheng Yifan's elixir was only sprinkled halfway, and he was already invisible, so the remaining half, Cheng Yifan fell on Gu Jingchen's body.This is very good, you can save a bottle and use it when they leave the imperial city.

Soon Gu Jingchen also became invisible, and the two people who were also invisible couldn't see each other. In desperation, they had no choice but to fumble and hold hands, and walked towards the entrance of the imperial city together.

In order not to get separated and not to be discovered, they had to stick together very tightly. Gu Jingchen held Cheng Yifan's hand tightly in front, and Cheng Yifan followed step by step.Both of them held their breath, tiptoed close to the guarding soldiers, squatted by the wall and waited quietly for the time to switch defenses.

Fortunately, their timing was very accurate, and it didn't take long before the soldiers who changed defense came.

The two teams of soldiers began to switch positions as usual, and Gu Jingchen immediately pulled Cheng Yifan carefully through the gap and moved into the city gate step by step.

Entering the city gate smoothly, the layout of the imperial city is no stranger to Gu Jingchen. After all, he was once a prince and lived in this place, so he directly pulled Cheng Yifan towards the place where his mother lived. go.

It's just that they don't know how long the elixir on their bodies can keep them invisible, so they are still very careful in their actions, picking up places and paths where no one is around.

It's just that when he walked towards the "Fanghua Residence" where his mother lived, he was surprised to find that the more he walked, the more desolate and secluded he was.When he saw that the 'Fanghua Residence' was covered with dust and cobwebs, apparently it hadn't been cleaned or lived in for a long time, he could hardly restrain the anger and uneasiness that surged in his heart.

Cheng Yifan's palm was painfully pinched by Gu Jingchen, but he didn't dare to say anything, he could only gently pat the back of his hand with his other hand to show comfort.

Only then did Gu Jingchen relax slowly, thinking about whether to go in and investigate.

At this time, two maids came out of a hole in the wall gracefully, holding a lantern in their hands, and sneaked around the outside of Fanghua Residence. Seeing no one around, they entered Fanghua Residence. .

These two maids were probably at the late stage of Body Tempering Realm, and they were not worth mentioning in the eyes of Cheng Yifan and Gu Jingchen. They squeezed each other's palms at the same time, and followed them in together.

I saw the two maids flickering left and right, and went directly into the main hall. Seeing that the main hall was empty and there was nothing there, they snorted disdainfully, and went into the inner room again, and started to rummaging through boxes and boxes. A gold hairpin was pulled out from the crevice under the dusty bed, and Gu Jingchen recognized that it was jewelry that his mother had worn.

"Hmph, even if that woman is sensible, she didn't lie to my aunt." A maid snorted coldly and put away the gold hairpin.

"It's really shabby. She's still a lady, and she can't compare to a maidservant." Another maid complained.

"Who made her offend the eldest lady? She was born with a vicious face. Even if the monarch fell ill, she would still miss her. How can the eldest lady not bear the grudge? Just let her move to Yixiang Garden, and did not demote her The maid is already fine."

"Where is Yixiang Garden? It's the most remote courtyard in the entire imperial city. It's cold and remote, and it's said to be haunted! It's unfortunate that the two of us were assigned to take care of her by the eldest lady!"

"Forget it, this hairpin is in good condition, and it can be sold for several low-grade spirit crystals. At last, she will be able to come."

At this moment, Cheng Yifan and Gu Jingchen understood that the "she" mentioned by the two maids referred to Gu Jingchen's mother Lin.It seems that Mrs. Lin was hated by Mrs. Yang and was forced to move to Yixiang Garden. These two maids were sent by Mrs. Yang to 'watch over' Mrs. Lin!

While talking, the two picked up the lantern and started walking back.

Gu Jingchen suppressed his anger, and followed behind the two of them together with Cheng Yifan.

This Yixiang Garden is indeed very remote, and with the footsteps of their warriors, it took almost a stick of incense to walk.Two waves of patrolling soldiers passed by on the road, but they found nothing unusual.

They followed them all the way to Yixiang Garden, and found that it was only a very small courtyard with two entrances. There were a few soldiers guarding outside Yixiang Garden. When they saw the two maids coming, they greeted them.

"How is it? What good things did you get?" A soldier joked with one of the maids.

"Heh, a gold hairpin." The maid said in a rather disgusted tone, and took out the gold hairpin, "When you leave the city slowly, take it and exchange it for a spirit crystal."

"Tsk, it's better than nothing." The soldier put away the gold hairpin, and took out two hard steamed buns and two plates of cold vegetarian dishes from the back, "Bring it in, the dinner just arrived."

"Hehe, it seems that the dining room also knows that the third lady is useless. Look at this dinner, not to mention the delivery of it later and later, even the food is so bland."

"What's the matter? You still want to fight for her?"

"No, it's not that she is worried that she won't have enough to eat and can't work well."

Gu Jingchen's eyes were red as he watched the maid carry the food into the courtyard, and after entering the second gate, he saw his mother wearing a blue coarse cloth, sitting on an oil lamp and embroidering a shoe upper.Sitting next to her was her mother's personal maid, Huaihua, her clothes were covered with patches, and she was cleaning the soles of her shoes.

"Hey, you're too slow at this job, aren't you? When can we wear new shoes?"

Seeing the maid come in, Huai Hua hurriedly got up, "Sister Linglong, the oil lamp is too dark, Madam's eyes are not very good, just wait a little longer, it will be fine in two days."

"Hmph, hurry up!" The maid named Linglong put the food on the table and was about to go out.

"Please wait." Madam Lin also spoke at this time.

That Linglong turned around, looked down at Mrs. Lin and asked, "What's the matter? Third Madam."

There was no respect at all in these words.

"The golden hairpin, have you found it?" Lin shrank her shoulders slightly, "It's been really cold these two days, please help me rush the cloth room and send some cotton-padded quilts."

Lin's is not a high-level warrior, and he is only in the Body Tempering Realm, and his resistance to cold is definitely not as good as other warriors.

"Hmph, what kind of golden hairpin is there! What good things do you have in that dilapidated house? There is nothing at all!" Linglong denied that she had found the golden hairpin at all, "The lady is not in a good mood recently. Now, how can I open my mouth to the cloth room casually! Embroider your shoes well, and don't cause trouble for my old lady!"

After Linglong finished speaking, she turned around and wanted to leave regardless of Lin's reaction.

Gu Jingchen felt that he was burning with anger, so he stepped forward and grabbed her by the throat.Linglong was caught off guard by something invisible, and her face was filled with fear, but she couldn't make a sound, even her body seemed to be shackled by something, and she couldn't move at all.

At this time, another maid just came in, and before she could see the situation inside, she felt that her eyes went dark and she lost consciousness.

One person froze in the room like a ghost upper body, and the other fainted as soon as he entered the door. Even if Lin Shi and Huaihua had no experience, they knew that something was wrong.

But the two of them didn't scream loudly in panic, but leaned against the wall together, quietly huddled in the corner.Anyway, with their current status, no matter how much you shout, they won't attract any attention. Maybe Yang will catch the opportunity and take the opportunity to get rid of them. It's better to wait and see what happens.

Gu Jingchen choked the maid's neck tightly with his right hand, watching the maid's eyes gradually congested, her neck and face flushed, her mouth opened and closed like a dying fish, but she couldn't make any sound.

Linglong's eyes were full of desperation, pleading, fright and fear, she couldn't figure out what happened, why was she about to die suddenly?

"Don't make a sound." Gu Jingchen lowered his voice, threatened Linglong's ear, and finally let go. It's not the time to kill her, after all, they are sent by the Yang family. If something happens to them , I am afraid that my mother will suffer.

Linglong clutched her throat and fell to the ground, panting heavily, tears and snot all over her face, but she didn't dare to make a sound, for fear that she would turn into a cold corpse in the next moment.

Looking at his mother who was close at hand, Gu Jingchen began to worry again. Now that he is completely invisible, how can he recognize his mother and make her obey his plan?

After thinking about it, Gu Jingchen shot out two bursts of force from his fingertips, knocking Linglong and Huaihua unconscious.

Seeing Sophora japonica also fainted, Lin was a little panicked, but before she could make a sound, she heard a pleasant male voice whispering next to her ear, holding hers with a warm hand, "Mother. "

Lin's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and she said in a trembling voice, "Ah Chen?"

"Mother, it's me." Gu Jingchen's eyes were also red, and he hugged his mother gently.

Leaning in his arms, Lin-shi stretched out her hand and gently groped his wrist. When she touched two small protrusions, her tense body finally relaxed.Her son was bitten by a snake when he was a child, but fortunately the snake was not poisonous, and left two scars on his wrist from the snake bite, which can be felt by touching.

She knew that the invisible but tangible person in front of her was her son.

Gu Jingchen told Lin Shi of his plan in a low voice, and then handed over the porcelain bottle containing the [Bi Ming Pill] to Lin Shi, and gave her a few communication symbols, and told her to put it away carefully. Will come in handy.

Mother and child have not seen each other for many years, so naturally they have a lot to say, Cheng Yifan very tactfully walked to the door and guarded it.

After a while, the mother and son finally finished talking about the past, and Gu Jingchen woke up the two maids on the ground. Gu Jingchen threatened them severely, telling them that if they dare to talk too much, they will be killed, and if they dare to report to Mrs. Yang , will also kill them.

The two maids were so frightened that they were going crazy. They couldn't imagine what kind of 'person' or what kind of 'thing' was dealing with them, so they could only keep nodding their heads. Their faces were covered with tears, and they looked really terrified. look.

They stayed for a while longer, it was getting late, Cheng Yifan and Gu Jingchen decided to leave first, they walked out of Yixiang Garden together without anyone noticing, and were walking around the lotus pond, preparing to go to the gate of the imperial city.

At this time, a patrol team passed by, and the two stopped and hid among the flowers, but suddenly, Cheng Yifan's figure slowly appeared, and the effect of the medicine finally passed.

The captain of the patrol team suddenly felt an aura belonging to warriors. He looked around, and he seemed to see some dark shadow flashing past from the corner of his eyes. He immediately led the team to chase after it.

Gu Jingchen dragged Cheng Yifan into a rockery, took out his own bottle of smoke, and sprinkled it on the two of them respectively, and their figures disappeared again.

At the same time, the patrol captain stopped in doubt, looked in the direction of the rockery in surprise, and led the team to check the rockery pile twice, but found no trace, so he had to leave angrily.

Cheng Yifan and Gu Jingchen didn't dare to delay any longer, it seems that the emptiness of the smoke will last for another hour or so, and they must leave the imperial city before it expires.It's just that it's still too early to change defense at the gate of the imperial city, and they have to find another way to leave the imperial city.

The city wall of the imperial city is more than four meters high, which is not the kind of height that can be easily come and gone, but this height is actually not too difficult for Gu Jingchen.

"I can turn over, can I carry you over?"

"This... this..." Cheng Yifan suddenly became at a loss, not knowing how to answer.

Gu Jingchen didn't intend to wait for his answer, and directly hugged him horizontally, Cheng Yifan hurriedly grabbed his neck, Gu Jingchen said with a smile, "Hurry up, don't fall."

Don't need to imagine, he already knows that Cheng Yifan must have a face full of panic now, and those big black eyes must be sparkling, what a pity...they are invisible...

Cheng Yifan was also in the same mood, he wrapped his arms around Gu Jingchen's neck, this was the first time they had such an intimate contact, he really hoped that this moment could last longer.

Then, Gu Jingchen's feet were strong, and he climbed over the high wall with a light leap, and then pulled Cheng Yifan to run wildly, and quickly left the imperial city.

The two entered the inn without anyone noticing, and after saying goodnight to each other, they went back to their rooms.

When the two of them were lying on the bed, their thoughts drifted to what happened tonight.

Gu Jingchen was angry because of his mother's miserable situation at first, but after thinking about Cheng Yifan, he suddenly became less angry for some reason. He always felt that his little junior was very cute, and he couldn't help being amused by him.

Cheng Yifan was full of annoyance, he hadn't been able to meet his future 'mother-in-law' at all, maybe she didn't even know that he was in the room... But thinking of the scene where Gu Jingchen hugged himself over the wall just now, he couldn't bear it anymore. I couldn't help laughing, buried myself in the quilt, and fell asleep with a silly smile.

*****

Early the next morning, Gong Yao and Yun Fan were very surprised when they saw the two of them. They didn't expect their movements to be so fast, and they didn't know when they came back yesterday. It's really very effective.

Gu Jingchen and Cheng Yifan told them what they saw and heard after entering the palace yesterday, and what happened, but they didn't tell them more about some small details.

Next, they kept an eye on what was going on in the imperial city.

Yunfan often went to some restaurants and restaurants, got to know the well-informed people there, pretended to be curious, and asked them a lot about things in the imperial city.

Gong Yao had his eye on the Seventh Prince, Xu Shi did not have a deep relationship with the monarch and the Yang family. The Seventh Prince often lived in an exquisite courtyard outside the imperial city, and he bribed several guards around the Seventh Prince.The seventh prince has a bad temper and is not a good master, Gong Yao just took out the spirit crystal, and they sold him out almost immediately.

Cheng Yifan was naturally busy refining medicine, and Xuyan Powder was very useful, so he made more to prepare for emergencies.

At the same time, he also used the remaining red scorpion tail powder and manjusri rhizome to avoid waste. Although he didn't know what kind of effect the extra [Bi Ming Pill] would have, he was always prepared.

In addition, he also refined the antidote [Huixin Pill] of [Biming Pill].

It took 1000 contribution points to exchange the prescription of [Huixin Pill], and the materials needed to refine it are much more cumbersome than [Biming Pill]. What is needed are some common tonic herbs, such as Danshen, Gastrodia elata and deer antler , and Ningshenhua, and Qionglu.

Cheng Yifan made several trips to Wuxiang Pharmacy and bought most of the materials. If there was any shortage, he exchanged the system for seeds, planted them in the space, and then started a new round of refining.

On the third day, news came from Huangcheng that the monarch had finally died.

Almost all the time, the news spread that the third lady "did herself by taking poison" and "would swear to be buried with the king".

Although he was prepared in his heart, when he heard the news of his mother's 'death', Gu Jingchen's heart was still shaken.

Sure enough, when the monarch died, he did not leave a will, and did not specify which prince the throne would be passed on to.

The conflict between the eldest prince and the seventh prince immediately surfaced. The eldest prince has the support of the Yang family and the name of the eldest son, so it is justifiable.

Although the seventh prince is the youngest son, he is not favored by the Yang family, but his talent in martial arts is much higher than that of the eldest prince, and with the support of the head of the Yang family behind him, it is really hard to say who will win.

Yang was devastated by the fight between her two sons for the reserve, but the formal ceremony still had to go.The monarch's funeral was being prepared in an orderly manner, but the handling of the third wife, Mrs. Lin, was very simple and rude. With Mrs. Yang's jealous character, she did not let Mrs. Lin enter the imperial tomb, but asked someone to find a place to take her away. buried.