Chapter 600

Inside the Hundred Flowers Sect, the beautiful woman He Ying leaned against the window, her brows carrying a bit of loneliness and resentment that could not be dispelled.

Li Chen had been away for many days, saying he was going to the Qinglin Kingdom to pick someone up, but this trip had really taken too long.

She couldn't help but complain to Xuan Ji, who was standing quietly beside her: "Sister Xuan Ji, why hasn't Young Master Li come back yet? Is it possible that he is so happy with Sister Rumeng that he has forgotten to return?"

Xuan Ji glanced at the "mobile phone" in her hand that only Tian Ce people could understand, which had a short message from Li Chen saying that his identity had been revealed in the Qinglin Kingdom and he needed to stay for a few more days for "guidance."

Having followed Li Chen for a long time, Xuan Ji knew too well what kind of fragrant and extravagant scenes were behind that so-called "guidance" after the Emperor's identity was exposed.

She knew that Li Chen would never come back until he had played to his heart's content, so she replied calmly: "Sister He Ying, don't worry; the Young Master has his own sense of propriety and will return after handling things."

He Ying couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked again: "I've always wanted to ask, what exactly is Young Master Li's identity in Tian Ce? Everyone seems to hold him in awe."

Xuan Ji smiled slightly and sold a mystery: "When you get to Tian Ce, you will naturally know, Sister. Isn't it more interesting to keep a bit of mystery for now?"

Seeing that she wouldn't say it clearly, He Ying had to sigh lightly: "Alright."

In the courtyard, there were quite a few other female relatives who were about to follow, and beauties from Eternal Day like Ophelia and Isabella were gathering together, nervously learning the etiquette and customs of the Tian Ce Empire, fearing that they would make mistakes and lose favor if they didn't understand the rules when they got there.

Ophelia's plump body was slightly tense due to nervousness, and she asked Xuan Ji in a low voice: "Sister Xuan Ji, will Tian Ce reject us foreign women?"

Xuan Ji comforted her: "You don't need to worry; Tian Ce embraces all rivers and has extremely strong inclusiveness, and the Young Master is even more, um, treats everyone equally."

She thought to herself, the Emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem; let alone various countries and races, even beauties from deep-sea alien races and some alien races with special bloodlines are not uncommon. Your worry is completely unnecessary.

At the same time, in the capital of the Qinglin Kingdom, Li Chen was invited by the Dean of the Heaven Monitoring Institute to visit this pillar institution of the country.

The Empress Dowager and the Empress followed closely on the left and right, both dressed in gorgeous phoenix robes symbolizing their noble status, yet they followed step by step, with lowered brows and submissive eyes, in that respectful and obedient posture.

If it weren't for their robes showing their status, others would almost think they were stunning maids brought by Li Chen.

Although in essence, it was not much different.

The Heaven Monitoring Institute had a high status, and most of the disciples and officials in the institute had seen the Empress Dowager and the Empress, and in the past, they all admired and feared them.

Seeing these two most noble women of the empire following behind a young man in such a humble posture, they were shocked beyond measure, but no one dared to show the slightest abnormality.

Since Li Chen's identity as the Tian Ce Emperor had been made public, wherever he passed, everyone knelt down in a panic, not daring to raise their heads.

The Dean led the way in person and introduced diligently: "Emperor, my Heaven Monitoring Institute has been responsible for observing celestial phenomena, deducing calendars, and warning of disasters since ancient times. At the same time, it also refines alchemy and medicine and cultivates disciples. In recent years, according to the will of the successive Emperors of the Qinglin Kingdom, it has also added a Department of Investigation to study some alchemy techniques."

He carefully weighed his words.

He could speak casually with his own Emperor, but not with this one; he had to pay attention to propriety in every word.

"Alchemy?" Hearing this, Li Chen became interested, "To what extent has the alchemy you study reached?"

Seeing that he had aroused his interest, the Dean hurriedly led the way: "Please follow me, Emperor."

He took Li Chen to a heavily guarded workshop, where the furnace fire was raging, and the craftsmen were busy melting and purifying various ores to obtain some metal ingots that shimmered with strange lusters.