Xia Qingchen frowned. It was almost impossible to get one.
Otherwise, why not rob Wen Xueying?
Just when he was worried, Duan Zhanlong's eyes flickered slightly and said: "Dean Xia, as far as I know, several princes still have unexpired cultivation scrolls in their hands."
Hearing this, Shangguan Yan glanced sideways at Xia Qingchen.
The city lord wanted Xia Qingchen to ask the prince for it, but judging from his subsequent performance, it seemed that the prince did not value Xia Qingchen.
Otherwise, how could Tianxing Academy dare to make the decision to expel Xia Qingchen?
They must have caught wind of it, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to do this even if I had given them ten courages.
In this case, let Xia Qingchen seek help from the prince? Is the city lord's intelligence too backward?
She was surprised when Xia Qingchen said leisurely: "Which prince is the city lord entrusted by to be a lobbyist?"
kindness?
Shangguan Yan was startled, and then he tasted the unusual meaning.
Duan Zhanlong didn't expect Xia Qingchen to react so quickly, and subconsciously defended: "You misunderstood."
Xia Qingchen stared at Duan Zhanlong quietly, making the latter look slightly unnatural.
"City Lord Duan, just tell me what you have to say." Xia Qingchen waved his hand.
Shangguan Yan stepped back knowingly and said: "Xiao Qing, Niu Hanhan, I have something good that I want to show you."
Duan Xiaoqing understood what he was saying and followed him, while Niu Hanhan rubbed his hands and followed him with a curious look on his face.
In the end, only Xia Qingchen was left at the scene.
There was no one around, so Duan Zhanlong finally smiled and said: "I still can't match Mr. Xia's discerning eyes. The name of Tianxing City's number one detective is truly worthy of his reputation."
Xia Qingchen made a gesture of invitation, invited him to sit down, and said: "City Lord Duan knew that I was in urgent need of realm, yet he handed the extremely precious cultivation scroll to someone else in front of me. Isn't it just to arouse my interest in order to serve as a speaker?"
Guest?"
Duan Zhanlong smiled and did not deny it.
He has been thinking about how to introduce Xia Qingchen to the eldest prince.
Based on his observation and understanding of Xia Qingchen, he is a person who focuses on martial arts and will never easily get involved in the struggle for imperial power and waste precious training time.
If you want to introduce such a person to the eldest prince, ordinary persuasion will be useless.
He could only use martial arts to seduce him, so he reluctantly gave out a training scroll to attract Xia Qingchen.
Otherwise, how could he throw away such a precious thing just because of Wen Xueying's few words?
The drunkard's intention is not in wine, but in Xia Qingchen.
Looking at it now, he succeeded.
Duan Zhanlong smiled: "Then you might as well guess which prince I am lobbying for?"
Xia Qingchen raised his eyebrows, his eyes flickered slightly, and said: "The eldest prince."
Duan Zhanlong laughed, but was not too surprised.
The power distribution of the dynasty is not a secret in the eyes of the higher-ups. There are many people who know that he is the eldest prince, and Xia Qingchen can find out if he is even well-informed.
It's no surprise that he guessed it right.
Xia Qingchen said: "First of all, it's not the prince. He wants to kill me, so it's impossible to ask you to act as a lobbyist."
"Secondly, I am by no means a prince of ordinary status. It is not completely clear whether I am the prince's person. Openly inviting me to join may be a provocation to the prince. Looking at the many princes in the dynasty, they are capable and courageous.
There are only a handful of people who openly confront the prince."
Duan Zhanlong was surprised. Co-author Xia Qingchen was not familiar with the distribution of power in the upper echelons of the dynasty. Is this a complete guess?
He didn't believe it and said: "The eldest prince is not the only prince who has the ability and the courage to challenge the prince."
Xia Qingchen smiled faintly: "However, there is only one person who can order you to be a lobbyist."
What an important position is the city lord of Tianxing City?
How could an ordinary prince have the right to order Duan Zhanlong to come and do something?
Unless Duan Zhanlong is extremely in awe of him!
And looking at the royal family, apart from the prince, the only one who can make Duan Zhanlong like this is the eldest prince who is second only to the prince.
Duan Zhanlong was really surprised. He stared at Xia Qingchen and had the urge to dodge.
He felt that those eyes were so terrifying, as if everything was difficult to hide in front of those eyes.
His expression became solemn and he said: "To tell you the truth, the eldest prince has indeed entrusted me to inquire about your intentions. If you are willing, you can join the eldest prince's command now."
"I reject."
Xia Qingchen said three words straightforwardly without any hesitation.
Duan Zhanlong was stunned for a moment, before he could realize that Xia Qingchen had made a decision so quickly.
"Don't think about it anymore?"
"Need not."
Xia Qingchen knew how troublesome it was to get involved in the political struggles of the dynasty. Once he joined, he would fall into a whirlpool of trouble from now on and drag down his martial arts practice.
Duan Zhanlong's eyes darkened and he sighed: "Your decision was not unexpected. I can only express regret for this."
After all, he still failed to fulfill the eldest prince’s instructions.
But at this moment, Xia Qingchen said: "However, you can tell the eldest prince that a cultivation scroll can do something for him."
When Duan Zhanlong heard this, he couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid this won't work, right? The eldest prince has countless capable people under his command, and there are countless people who are eager for cultivation scrolls."
"Would the eldest prince give the training scrolls that his subordinates are fighting for to an outsider for an empty promise?"
He shook his head secretly in his heart, no matter how hard he thought, the eldest prince would never agree.
You may even scold him for being confused and passing on such useless nonsense.
Xia Qingchen said calmly: "We have different visions and different ways of thinking about problems. Your views may not be those of the eldest prince."
Yeah?
Duan Zhanlong still thinks it’s impossible.
No matter how you look at it, it is impossible for the eldest prince to hand over the training scroll to Xia Qingchen.
After pondering for a moment, he sighed in his heart and said: "Okay, I will tell the prince for you now, wait a moment."
He got up and went outside, where he bravely contacted the eldest prince.
Soon the eldest prince's majestic body was projected into the sky signal device. There was a hint of surprise in the former's eyebrows: "Is it confirmed so quickly?"
Duan Zhanlong did not dare to look into the eyes of the eldest prince, and said bravely: "Reporting to the eldest prince, Xia Qingchen is determined in martial arts, and may not want to join the struggle for imperial power."
The surprise in the eldest prince's eyebrows disappeared, and his eyes showed a look of thinking. Soon he slowly nodded: "As expected, he is not the eldest prince's person."
"But he rejected you!" Duan Zhanlong said.
How do you know that Xia Qingchen is definitely not the prince's person?
The eldest prince curled his lips, showing a trace of disdain: "My imperial brother is a master who is good at calculations. If Xia Qingchen was really his man, he would have anticipated this day and ordered Xia Qingchen to join me as an internal agent.
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"If Xia Qingchen readily agrees to join me, then there is a problem."
Is that so?
Duan Zhanlong tasted it carefully and felt that it was very possible. The prince's palace was so heavy that it made people feel chilling.
"Since this person is not the prince's, you can use him with confidence." The eldest prince showed a smile: "You, at any cost, invite him to the imperial capital to meet me."
Duan Zhanlong was immediately embarrassed, his head bowed even further, and he said with difficulty: "Reporting to the eldest prince, Xia Qingchen asked me to tell you something."
"Oh?" The eldest prince looked curious: "Tell me about it."