Luan Er is Luan Da's twin brother. This is not something he can decide on his own. Existing as Luan Da's shadow in this world is not something he can decide on his own. It can be said that Luan Er's life path has been everything from birth to now.
It was arranged by others. His parents allowed him to be born and then abandoned him; his master allowed him to live, but he was still in the shadow of others.
Luan Er sometimes felt that he was redundant, until he left the mountains and entered the prosperous Chang'an. Luan Er has always been Luan Da's shadow, another Luan Da. When training Luan Er, Shao Weng
He was very careful. Any mistakes would result in severe beatings or even bruises. He thought that in order to become Luan Da, he had to be exactly like Luan Da, not just in his natural appearance.
Luan Da went to the Xiongnu, and Luan Er became Luan Da in Chang'an. The emperor still appreciated him and gave him an alchemy room and necessary utensils and objects, specifically responsible for refining elixirs for the emperor. Whether he could refine elixirs, Luan Er had a lot of knowledge.
Sure, but Luan Er doesn't know whether these elixirs can be eaten and what the consequences will be. He has seen his master make elixirs before, but he has never seen his master take elixirs. Not even any of his other brothers have eaten them.
In the large hall, the fire was burning brightly, and several boys sent by the emperor were busy with their own affairs in an orderly manner. Luan Er sat on the futon on one side, holding Buddha dust in one hand, closing his eyes and meditating. He had maintained this state of mind.
He had been meditating for three hours. In this regard, Luan Er felt that he was not inferior to his brother Luan Da. Even his master did not meditate as long as him.
"Tianshi, the time has come!" A boy in red bowed respectfully to Luan Er and spoke timidly.
Luan Er's eyes slowly opened, and the moment was just right. White gas came out from the top of the alchemy dew, and a faint fragrance floated in the alchemy room. Luan Er took a greedy sip, and he knew it was coming from the cinnabar.
He also knew that inhaling this smell would be harmful to him, but ordinary nerves could not resist the fragrance. Luan Er found that the people in the alchemy room were very addicted to this smell, and smiled slightly.
"Turn on the stove!"
Several strong men struggled to pull the iron chain on the side, making bursts of teeth-breaking sounds. The heavy alchemy furnace lid slowly rose, and white mist spurted out, occupying all the places in the alchemy room, even if they were face to face.
They couldn't see each other's eyebrows clearly. No one moved, quietly waiting for the mist to dissipate. It didn't take long, and after the fragrant mist dissipated, the blood-red pills were revealed.
"Celestial Master, it's done!" The boys were very excited. This was their thirty-second test. The previous thirty-one times were all unsuccessful. Either the medicinal materials were completely evaporated, or the color of the pills turned a disgusting black-purple color.
, and even once there was a foul smell, which made the waiters and guards waiting outside very dissatisfied.
Luan Da let out a long breath, handed the Buddha dust to the boy beside him, put on the special gauntlet, and carefully took out the pill pills from the steaming pill furnace. He was very careful, his movements were gentle, and even appeared to be...
There were three pills in total, each one showing an alarming bright red color. This was the elixir refined by Luan Er. From the looks of it, it was obvious that it was not a good thing.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the three pills. Luan Er put them down gently, and after looking at them carefully, he said, "Send someone to inform your majesty that the pills of immortality have been prepared. As long as you take ninety-nine and eighty-one pills on time, you will be fine."
Then you can ascend in the daytime and achieve an immortal golden body."
A boy flew away to report the good news to the emperor. Everyone else gathered around the elixir, sniffing the smell in the air hard, hoping to get some benefits from these smells, at least to make themselves immune to all poisons.
In a short time, Liu Jiqing appeared in the elixir room with hurried footsteps. After seeing the elixirs, he said nothing. He rolled up his sleeves and took the three elixirs into his arms.
Left the alchemy room.
"Tianshi, this..." Several children felt frustrated and stared at Luan Er unwillingly.
Luan Erfeng Qingyun said: "We have achieved some success in refining elixirs for Your Majesty, so we can make elixirs with peace of mind. Your Majesty will naturally reward you when everything is over. Go ahead and prepare for the next one."
The blood-red elixirs turned black and purple after contact with the air, which made Liu Che very disappointed. After repeated confirmation, Liu Jiqing asked Liu Jiqing to put these elixirs away. As the emperor, everything entering the entrance must be strictly inspected.
You can eat whatever you want, not to mention that these elixirs have changed, so you need to be more careful. You have to let the medical officers of Taiyuan Hospital take a look before they can decide whether they can be eaten.
Chunyu Yi, as the existing miracle doctor of the Han Dynasty, although he did not enter the imperial hospital, he was still the most trusted medical officer of the emperor. When a so-called elixir was placed in front of the old man, the old man was shocked, and he fiercely rushed towards Liu Jiqing and grabbed Liu Jiqing.
Ji Qing's collar roared loudly: "Who presented this to Your Majesty? Who? I want to kill him!"
Liu Jiqing moved slightly and broke away from Kai Chunyu Yi's scratching: "Mr. Chunyu only needs to judge whether this elixir is effective, and it doesn't matter where it comes from."
"Hmph! Get rid of this harmful thing as soon as possible. I don't care whether it is beneficial or not. Eating this thing is worse than taking poison."
Liu Jiqing smiled slightly: "Mr. Chunyu, can you see clearly? This is an elixir."
"Elixir? Go and ask the person who presented this to Your Majesty if he has ever eaten it. If he eats it, he can fly up in the daytime. Let's talk about whether it is an elixir. If there is such a method in the world, it's okay for us and the doctors not to do it. If your Majesty doesn't believe in the old man,
If you want, just eat it, no need to ask the old man."
Liu Jiqing was helpless and had to go home with the elixir. There were only three elixirs, and Liu Jiqing kept them with him. According to His Majesty's instructions, anyone who is proficient in medicine needs to ask about them. Su Ren had told him before that the so-called elixirs
It is made of mercury, cinnabar and other substances. Usually these things appear to be non-toxic and harmless, but if heated, they will immediately become highly toxic. As long as someone is contaminated with a little bit, they may die. Therefore, Liu Che was concerned about Luan Er's provision of the elixir.
I left an eye on it.
The night was dark, and he couldn't see his fingers. Luan Er came to the alchemy room again, and today he had made a furnace of elixirs. Therefore, there was no one in the alchemy room today, not even the imperial guards guarding the door. There was a fire in the alchemy room.
Therefore, he could see clearly five feet in front of him. Luan Er saw a dark figure standing behind the alchemy furnace, looking slightly forlorn.
Luan Er didn't make a fuss and gently put down the things in his hands: "Is there any news?"
The man didn't look back and said angrily: "Your brother is dead. He died in the rebel army. He died miserably and was almost burned to charcoal."
Luan Er closed his eyes and tried hard to recall Luan Da's expression, but unfortunately he couldn't remember anything. The man continued: "All this is caused by Su Ren. The master who raised you and the brother who taught you all died in the hands of Su Ren.
Your brother and I have an agreement that as long as he is alive, we will not let him have an easy time. Now it's just you and me. How can we kill Su Ren? I hope you can help."
"What do you want me to do?" Luan Er was very calm.
"Haha, it's okay. As long as you refine the elixir well and let the emperor take your elixir, I will solve everything when the time comes."
"But the emperor didn't eat it."
"The emperor suspects that there is something wrong with your elixir, so you have to take it first."
"I eat?"
"Exactly, someone will come to you tomorrow with the elixir you have prepared. You must be very happy to eat it without showing any reluctance."
"Can……"
"I have already said that as long as you can make the emperor take your elixir, I will take care of the rest for you."
Luan Er took a deep breath: "I still don't know who you are?"
"You don't need to know, remember your mission, remember what you are going to do! If you don't do what I say, your true identity will be known to the emperor before tomorrow, and you will know the consequences even if I don't tell you!
"As soon as he finished speaking, the man moved and disappeared into the darkness.
Luan Er looked at the empty alchemy room and the dim fire, which glowed like blood on the neat mahogany medicine cabinet next to it. The cinnabar prepared in the afternoon was the purest cinnabar that had been carefully selected.
, and the mercury, flowing quietly under the firelight, is an essential material for the elixir, and it is also the best material that the emperor sent people to get from all over the country.
In a dark alley outside the palace, a dark shadow crossed the high palace wall and landed steadily on the ground. There were one or two carriages waiting here. The eye-catching words on the huge lanterns were very clear. The carriages were decorated with five tassel curtains.
It shows the unique identity of the owners of these two carriages. If someone is interested, it is not difficult to guess who the two carriages belong to based on the shape of the carriage horse and the manufacturing level of the carriage.
It just so happened that Su Kai was the caring person. He came here with Zhu Maichen and watched Zhu Maichen get into the carriage with his own eyes, and then the man in black got out of the carriage and climbed over the wall into Jianzhang Palace. Zhu Maichen
Su Kai has met Maichen several times. Based on his understanding of Zhu Maichen, Zhu Maichen does not have this strength. So who is the person who stole the palace? What is the relationship between this person and Zhu Maichen?
The carriage entered the courtyard from the back door of Princess Guantao's Mansion, and Su Kai's surveillance came to an end. Such important news can be explained to the emperor. As for whether the emperor wants to deal with these people, or wait until some other time, then
It depends on what the emperor wants. However, Su Kai forgot that people who dare to do bad things are smart people, and only smart people are sure that they will not be discovered by others if they do bad things.
Just after Su Kai left the alley, a dozen black figures immediately followed him. They were all wearing black night clothes, and the bright weapons on their backs proved that they were all someone's dead soldiers.
Tonight, Su Kai was very tired. He had been in the dark for a whole day. He was very tired both mentally and physically. Moreover, it was already late at night. The gate of the palace had already been closed and the emperor had rested. He had to report things.
Wait until tomorrow. He has found the answer the emperor wanted, so Su Kai walked very relaxedly and did not notice the movement behind him at all. When he felt something was wrong, he was already surrounded by people. (To be continued)