Chapter 494

Crown Prince's Special Envoy, wasn't he sent by the Emperor and his son? Why ask him such a question?

Jiao Yu intervened from the side. "The Special Envoy just arrived in our country and doesn't know many inside stories." The connotation of this was deep, and Xiang Yan couldn't speak for a while, his belly full of solving riddles.

He Lingchuan laughed. "I am not a Chiyan person; originally, it's better to have one less thing than one more thing, but Fu Shanyue begged me to handle this case."

Xiang Yan was stunned.

The Crown Prince actually delegated a foreigner to be a Special Envoy to investigate the case; this, this, this, this case was very deep.

After a long while, he said, "Under heaven, only Lingxu City can refine the Elixir of Immortality."

"So the Elixir of Immortality in the hands of various demon kings is also bestowed by Lingxu City?" He Lingchuan understood. "They then bestow it upon their meritorious subordinates?"

Xiang Yan nodded.

"Then where do these refining raw materials come from?" He Lingchuan said before he could open his mouth. "Old Xiang has been in Lingxu City for more than ten years; you must have heard some street rumors, right?"

Xiang Yan opened his mouth, and after a good while, he smiled bitterly. "How can this be spread and talked about randomly? Once the source of the rumor is found, it will be a beheading."

"Haven't you heard even a little bit of wind?"

"I only heard that some raw materials for the Elixir of Immortality are bought from abroad. Specifically, I really don't know." Xiang Yan said softly. "Such a supreme treasure as the Elixir of Immortality is very precious even in Lingxu City, and only a few officials can enjoy it; I am lucky to take it because I made contributions and was appreciated by the Heavenly God back then, otherwise there would be no such blessing. You can ask General Jiao; among the civil and military officials, how many have taken the Elixir of Immortality?"

He Lingchuan looked at Jiao Yu, who shook his head. "In the past hundred years, the Emperor has only bestowed thirty-nine pills."

In more than 160 years since the founding of the country, how many officials has the Chiyan Kingdom had? Yet only thirty-nine people have taken the Elixir of Immortality.

The preciousness of this medicine went without saying.

No wonder this old man was full of self-satisfaction. Being lucky enough to take the Elixir of Immortality and ranking among the thirty-nine was a great honor!

"Why so few?"

"I heard that the medicinal materials are hard to come by."

He Lingchuan remembered what the great alchemist Helian Chen of Panlong City had said; the Elixir of Immortality had an extremely precious primer: Divine Blood.

This might be hard to get.

But even if other medicinal materials were hard to come by, couldn't the power of Beijia get them? Eight out of ten, it still responded to those few words:

Hoarding for a high price.

The effect of the medicine was so good, the quantity was so small; wouldn't those who wanted it fight to the death?

He Lingchuan's eyes rolled. "Then, who holds the prescription for the Elixir of Immortality?"

"Naturally, it is the Heavenly God." Xiang Yan said as a matter of course. "Lingxu City offers medicinal materials, the Heavenly God refines the Elixir of Immortality, and bestows it personally."

He Lingchuan was lost for a moment.

If only the Heavenly God could refine the Elixir of Immortality, then what was the mastermind behind this case collecting pulp pearls for? Furthermore, this seemed a bit different from what Helian Chen said.

However, Xiang Yan hesitated and said, "However, I heard a small piece of gossip when I was in Lingxu City."

He Lingchuan's spirit was lifted; finally, there was some proper inside information to listen to, right?

"Please speak, please speak."

"The source of the news, I can't tell you, but there seems to be such a saying; it's just a saying, okay."

"Mm, mm, it's all empty wind; you say it casually, I listen to it casually." This old man could really patch things up.

"It is rumored that the Heavenly God originally released the prescription for the Elixir of Immortality, but Lingxu City entrusted it to the wrong person, causing it to flow out. The Heavenly God was furious and took back the right to refine the elixir, and since then, only the finished elixir is allowed to be bestowed, and refining in the human world is not allowed."

He Lingchuan had heard this for the second time. "Then this leaked prescription?"

"The Emperor of course investigated strictly, and set a final deadline for surrender; those who were found again after the deadline would be executed to the ninth degree."

He Lingchuan remembered the encounter of the descendants of the Yuan Kingdom and knew that the Demon Emperor of Beijia never softened his heart when killing.

That kind of big demon, how could there be a trace of pity for human life?

"How many people were killed before and after?"

"Not clear."

"Eh?" He Lingchuan wondered. "How could you not even know how many people were killed?"

"Even if the prescription flowed out, there were very few people qualified to see it. So, very few people were killed by the Emperor because of this." Xiang Yan mocked himself. "Vassal officials like me couldn't touch it at all."

That was a high-end game; these low-level officials and officials from vassal demon countries didn't even have the qualification to enter the game.

Want to be killed because of this? No way.

"During that period, no one was executed to the ninth degree?"

"I don't know about this; at least it's an old matter from two or three hundred years ago, and it's just a rumor itself, so I don't know where to verify the truth."

He Lingchuan said "Mm." "It's easy to handle if it flows out."

Xiang Yan said carefully, "Do you think this case is related to the prescription that was lost back then?"

He Lingchuan looked at him, smiling but not smiling. "That's what you said; I didn't say it."

Xiang Yan hurriedly waved his hands in panic. "No, no, no, the old man is talking nonsense; you didn't hear anything."

"Exactly." He Lingchuan laughed loudly. "I didn't hear anything either."

He saw the thin sweat on Xiang Yan's forehead.

"Then, what is the experience of taking the Elixir of Immortality?" It was time to change to a relaxed and happy question.

Xiang Yan was indeed much more relaxed.

"After taking it, the internal effect is immediate, such as a light body, nimble legs, improved appetite, and old illnesses cured without medicine. However, broken hands and feet couldn't grow back. I heard that some demon generals took the Elixir of Immortality, but they couldn't heal their old wounds either."

He Lingchuan nodded. It seemed that the effect of the Elixir of Immortality was mainly to prolong life.

"Does this distinguish between internal and external effects?"

"External effects, not obvious." Xiang Yan laughed. "I was fifty-two when I took the medicine, and my appearance almost didn't change, and I didn't go back thirty years. But in the thirty years since taking the medicine, I have almost always maintained the appearance of fifty-two."

So it was a slow-release elixir?

He Lingchuan now had a rough understanding of pharmacology, and with A-Luo often roaring in the ears of team members, he knew that so-called good medicine was valuable for being stable and lasting, allowing the medicinal effect to be released gently, continuously, and long-term, which was most beneficial to the human body.

Not to mention anything else, the Emperor's Dew had this effect, so it was the king of all medicines.

"So it's inaccurate to call it a Rejuvenation Pill?"

"Calling it a Beauty-Preserving Pill or Longevity Medicine might be more appropriate."

He Lingchuan stood up. "Thank you, Old Xiang; this intelligence is very useful. I have disturbed you a lot today."

"Just a chat between friends, what intelligence is there?" Xiang Yan smiled kindly. "Will the Special Envoy stay for a meal?"

He was just being polite, but He Lingchuan responded happily. "Good, I heard from General Ling that the white-cut chicken in your mansion is exceptionally smooth and tender, and has a secret recipe."

"..." Xiang Yan had to smile even more happily. "Come, come, come, please this way."

What is wrong with that old sheep! It's a sheep, so it should eat grass; why recommend people to eat chicken!

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At the same time, the inn where He Lingchuan was staying.

The guest was not there, so He Lingchuan's room was naturally empty.

The door suddenly opened, and a shop assistant slipped in, scanning the room, and after confirming that there was no one in the room, he turned around and gently covered the door.

He went straight to the wooden bed.

The funds allocated by Fu Shanyue to the Special Envoy were very sufficient, so the inn where He Lingchuan stayed was also top-tier in Baishajuan, and he had booked the upper rooms for several days in a row.

There was a hall, a master bedroom, and even an extra guest room, and the layout was very elegant. Even the bedding prepared for guests was made of yellow pear wood, known as a hundred-work bed.

As soon as the shop assistant reached the bed, he bent forward, eyes wide open, looking for things on the pillow.

"Where is the hair?"

This inn used soft pillows, and this distinguished guest had stayed here for several days in a row; how could there be no fallen hair on the pillow?

However, there really wasn't any; the shop assistant looked for a long time and found nothing.

If he took the pillow away directly, he was afraid it would alarm the guest, so that wouldn't work either.

He walked around the room twice to find a way.

Even if he could find fallen hair in other parts of the guest room, it was useless; it might not be this guest surnamed He's. After all, this was an inn, and this suite had received many other guests before.

Only bedding was changed for each guest.

After all, this was a high-end inn.

Then, how could he get He Lingchuan's exclusive items?

The shop assistant's gaze still fell on the screen.

Behind that was the chamber pot.

How about?

This was a very smelly idea, which scared the shop assistant himself.

The inn changed chamber pots and poured night incense for guests every day; calculated by time, it should be two hours later.

Do it? Don't do it?

He really didn't want to do it, but someone gave too much money.

The shop assistant didn't sway for long before walking behind the screen, holding his nose, and lifting the lid of the chamber pot!

No matter how dirty the work, as long as the money is enough, someone will always do it.

But he was stunned the next moment: the chamber pot was empty.

No, it should be said that it was dry and there was nothing.

To say that a person doesn't lose hair when sleeping, that's still reasonable.

Does this guest not need to go to the toilet all day?

An absurd thought arose in the shop assistant's heart:

Could it be that this distinguished guest is guarding against others at all times, even going to the public toilet outside for the cycle of five grains?

What to do?...

The next day, He Lingchuan went to the government office to find the Baishajuan county magistrate.

County Magistrate Tian came out with two large dark circles under his eyes, and He Lingchuan was slightly surprised. "What's wrong with County Magistrate Tian?"

He had been tossing and turning for several days, and the culprit was still asking him what was wrong? "No matter, wild cats were calling outside the window for half the night." County Magistrate Tian could only endure yawning in front of He Lingchuan to avoid disrespect. "What instructions does the Special Envoy have today?"

"There is something I want County Magistrate Tian to handle, but do it quietly."

"Oh?" The Baishajuan county magistrate understood the meaning of "quietly." "Is it not to let the Inspection Envoy know?"

"That is a must." He Lingchuan went further. "It's best if no one else in the city knows."

"You say, you say."

"Find a maintenance team."

"Ah?" The magistrate was a bit confused, not knowing if he hadn't slept enough last night, feeling that his brain couldn't turn. "Repair what?"

"Chaohu Tower."

"Oh... good, this is a small matter."

"But I have requirements." He Lingchuan whispered two sentences in his ear, then said, "Before starting work, don't let anyone in the city know; can you do it?"

(End of chapter)