At the same moment, in Jun Xiaomo's room, the eldest prince Rong Ruihan stood quietly by the window, behind him half-kneeling a man wearing black tights with a complicated pattern on the cuffs.
If Jun Xiaomo were present at this time, she would definitely recognize that the pattern was exactly the same as the pattern she saw in Senior Jiang Yutong's cave.
"You mean... the imperial master is about to leave seclusion?" Rong Ruihan looked across the crowded town and into the distance, his eyes cold and sharp.
In this direction, there is the capital of Lieyan Kingdom, as well as the Lieyan Kingdom's royal palace, which has raised him for more than twenty years but has never given him a day of warm memories.
"Yes, my subordinates have repeatedly confirmed that the news is true." The man in black lowered his head and said with a solemn look on his face.
"Oh, that old fox is really rare. More than a thousand years have passed and he still can't bear to give up the power in his hands. I'm afraid he got out of seclusion early because he heard some rumors, right?"
The eldest prince sneered coldly, layers of frost slowly gathering in his eyes.
Outsiders think that Situ Cang, the national master of Lieyan Kingdom, has been held high on the altar by the royal family of Lieyan Kingdom because he set up a great formation to protect the country. However, they only know one thing and not the other.
In fact, from the beginning of the founding of the Lieyan Kingdom to the present, among the generations of emperors, almost more than 90% of the emperors were directly selected by the imperial advisor, rather than appointed by the previous generation of emperors.
The National Preceptor will select the young ones he likes from the sons of each generation of emperors, and then select them as his apprentices. In the end, the "apprentice" selected by the Imperial Preceptor will often directly become the next leader of the country.
However, it would be a big mistake to think that the Imperial Master chooses his apprentices based on talent and talent - he chooses good people to be his apprentices. Of course, if the prince's mother and concubine can win the favor of the Imperial With the favor of the master, the possibility of the prince becoming the apprentice of the national master will increase by a few percent.
This country is not so much controlled by the royal family of Lieyan Kingdom as it is controlled by the national master alone. Even the selection of concubines by each national master is not within the scope of their own wishes.
Among the current princes of Lieyan Kingdom, in terms of talents, the second prince can recite poems at the age of three, compose poems at the age of five, propose tax system reform at the age of twelve, and lead troops at the age of fifteen. The eldest prince killed everyone on the battlefield;
In terms of talent, although the second prince reached the tenth level of Qi training at the age of twenty-three, it was still the result of constantly pouring out the panacea, while the eldest prince reached the twelveth level of Qi training at the age of twenty-two. At the top of the level, you can tell which one is higher or lower at a glance;
In terms of character, the second prince likes beauty from the time he knows about people, regardless of gender, and will "eat" the one he likes regardless of whether the other person is willing or not, but the eldest prince is very self-sufficient, even if he doesn't even have a maid in the same room...
However, precisely because the eldest prince is so outstanding, the Imperial Master cannot tolerate him even more. The Imperial Preceptor only needs an obedient puppet, not a thoughtful and courageous emperor. What's more, the eldest prince's mother is the legitimate daughter of a large family that cultivates demons. Even if this family has been destroyed, the Imperial Preceptor will still be afraid. .
Therefore, after the eldest prince returned from a victorious battle when he was fifteen years old, the king became suspicious of his son under the instigation of the imperial master. In addition, the pursuit of the Jiang clan members back then also made him uneasy. The king found an excuse to take back the military power of the eldest prince, and only allowed him to be an idle prince and not allowed to enter or leave the court.
It was from then on that Rong Ruihan understood the truth of "the trees that are beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind".
Rong Ruihan did have the intention to get rid of the Imperial Preceptor and take back the rule of Lieyan Kingdom into his own hands, but before he grew up, the better he performed, the more likely he was to be killed by the Imperial Preceptor. .
Therefore, over the years, Rong Ruihan has become more and more low-key. He wanted to secretly develop his own power by keeping a low profile, but unexpectedly, he accidentally ate the core of a demon wolf. The core violently collided in his body, not only causing him to lose all his sanity, but also almost exploding his body. And died. One of his secret guards was bribed by the second prince, and informed the second prince of the matter, which gave the second prince an opportunity to take advantage of him, and the design made him guilty of "patricide" - even though Rong Ruihan was against the current president. Even if the king is dissatisfied, he will not foolishly assassinate the other party at this moment. There will be no benefit at all, but it will give the second prince an advantage.
If he could stay rational all the time, it would actually not be difficult to solve this matter. Unfortunately, he would go crazy from time to time. In order to avoid being killed by the second prince when he lost all reason, the eldest prince could only leave the palace temporarily and flee. Got here.
"Master, why don't you go back to your clan? The second prince's spies are here, and the Imperial Master will be leaving the country soon, so it will be a big disadvantage for you." The man in black raised his head and advised.
The eldest prince waved his hand and said: "Ignore the matter of returning to the clan for the time being. If I lose my mind and run around randomly in the clan, I may expose the location of the clan members, and the gain outweighs the loss."
The "tribe place" that the man in black refers to is naturally the place where Jiang's surviving family currently lives. Many years ago, the Imperial Master thought that he had slaughtered all the Jiang clan, but he did not expect that another clan member escaped from birth and found an opportunity to contact the eldest prince again.
Rong Ruihan did not intend to directly kill his father to avenge his mother and concubine, because sometimes, death is not a punishment, but a relief.
What he had to do was to pull down all the people who were in charge back then, one by one, and let them experience the feeling of a rat crossing the street. Naturally, this included Situ Cang, the national preceptor of the Lieyan Kingdom.
The most important thing for him now is to completely absorb the core of the demon wolf in his body and use it for his own use. Otherwise, he will not be able to control his own reason at all, let alone vindicate himself.
Rong Ruihan spent half a stick of incense explaining some clan affairs. When he heard the footsteps getting closer and closer outside the door, he waved his hand and told the man in black to step back.
The man in black bowed to the eldest prince and disappeared into the room.
The moment Rong Ruihan's men disappeared, Jun Xiaomo opened the door and walked in. She saw Rong Ruihan by the window, raised her eyebrows and said, "Hey, I thought you were meditating."
Rong Ruihan said calmly: "I'm thinking about some things, so I won't meditate for the time being."
Jun Xiaomo took out a breakfast from the storage ring, put it on the wooden table, and said to Rong Ruihan: "Eat it, I packed it back easily."
There was a very shallow wave in Rong Ruihan's eyes, which was fleeting.
"Thank you." Rong Ruihan walked to the table, picked up a hot bun, and slowly ate it into his mouth, his actions were elegant and noble.
In fact, he also has enough Bigu Pills in his storage ring. Even if he doesn't eat these things, he won't be hungry.
However, it was rare that this "little boy" could still remember the fact that he didn't have breakfast, so Rong Ruihan naturally wouldn't brush off the other party's kindness. In fact, he didn't expect the "little boy" to bring him breakfast at all.
After all, they only have a transactional relationship of interest.
The warm breakfast entered his stomach, which made Rong Ruihan's usually cold expression relax a bit.
"No need to thank you, just remember to pay back the money." Jun Xiaomo said with a smile.
Rong Ruihan made a move and glanced at Jun Xiaomo with his deep black eyes without any hesitation. If it were anyone else, he would probably be frightened by these sharp eyes.
But this did not include Jun Xiaomo. She opened her eyes wide and pretended to be "surprised" and said: "Did you think it was free?! I provide a place to live and food for free. This deal is too cheap. Alright?!"
Rong Ruihan: "..."
He took out thirty high-grade spiritual stones from the storage ring, threw them into Jun Xiaomo's hand, and said, "Take it, you will be responsible for the future meals."
Jun Xiaomo accepted it with a smile and said, "Princes are indeed very generous."
These thirty high-grade spiritual stones can cover the food and lodging expenses of an ordinary family for a year, so the transaction is indeed a worthwhile one.
Rong Ruihan looked at the "little boy" who looked like a money-crazed man. He was silent for a moment, looked away calmly, and silently retracted the unnecessary little touch that had arisen in the previous moment.
After breakfast, Rong Ruihan continued to meditate, while Jun Xiaomo followed Ye Xiuwen out to practice swordplay. Ye Xiuwen watched Jun Xiaomo close the door and walk toward him. He walked up to her, put his arm around her shoulders, and glanced lightly at the closed door.
"Don't worry, it's okay." Jun Xiaomo understood that Ye Xiuwen was worried that the guy inside was not safe, so he patted the back of his hand.
Ye Xiuwen tightened his hands, knowing that it was useless to dissuade him, so he left with Jun Xiaomo.
After lunch, as agreed yesterday, Ye Xiuwen and Jun Xiaomo came to the auction house again to join the other disciples of the Xuyang Sect and the Second Prince's group.
After what happened yesterday, Jun Xiaomo thought that the second prince's enthusiasm for her would fade a lot, but he didn't expect that two of the other three sentences would contain frivolous teasing.
Jun Xiaomo really doubted whether the leader of Lieyan Kingdom was out of his mind and actually left the future of Lieyan Kingdom in the hands of such a person.
After getting in touch with the eldest prince, Jun Xiaomo felt that Rong Ruihan was much more reliable than his second prince brother, even if the other prince went crazy from time to time.
Jun Xiaomo decided to ignore the second prince and pay serious attention to the situation in the auction house.
She still hoped to find some of the spiritual herbs used to treat the injuries on Ye Xiuwen's face at the auction. Even if the possibility was extremely slim, she wanted to try her luck.
Unexpectedly, today's luck was really good. When the auctioneer took out the third item to be auctioned, Jun Xiaomo's eyes lit up and he immediately straightened up. He couldn't wait to lean forward, wanting to see more. Be careful.
Sure enough, it was actually Xuanyue Grass, one of the most important spiritual herbs!
Jun Xiaomo's heart beat violently.