Heavenly Dao Formula

Xia Fan's eyes met Yu Yi's.

It was an unremarkable middle-aged man, with beards of different lengths visible on his cheeks and chin. Obviously, he did not follow the secular rules of his parents. He often cleaned his beard by himself, but it was a pity that he shaved The craftsmanship is quite rough, which makes him look a lot of vicissitudes.

Also, those drooping bags under the eyes and the long face make him look more like a down-and-out quack warrior than a first-rank Yuyi of the Privy Council.

"Ahahaha, when can't you say the introduction? Why do you have to be so serious? You see, the atmosphere has become stiff!" The other party moved over and took Xia Fan's arm to sit down, and then patted him on the shoulder, "You step in The master should have taught you when you were at the gate of the Privy Council Mansion, the mansion doesn’t care much about etiquette, so relax. This is just a dust-cleaning banquet, you can eat as you usually eat here!”

This feather coat really feels a bit... familiar.

Xia Fan sat up straight, and cupped his hands towards the crowd, "I am Bairen of the Jinxia Mansion, Xia Fan. My nickname..." He thought for a while, "I am known as the Nine Heavens Thunder Envoy."

"Pfft—" Yu Linglong burst out laughing, "Jiuxiao... Heavenly Thunder Messenger? Haha...hahaha, this is really a mighty nickname."

Madam Wei also raised her hand, covering her lips indistinctly.

Fei Nian coughed twice in embarrassment, "Xia Fan, this title...you don't have to force it. When you become a core member, someone will remember your background in a few years."

"Are you a shock?" Qian asked, "How good is your shock technique?"

"It shouldn't be too bad." Xia Fan said modestly.

"Then why not this title?" Qian waved his hand indifferently, "It doesn't matter whether it was created by others or by yourself, whether it can be passed on depends on personal ability, in this case, it's better to get one yourself first. It's coming!"

"I think so."

"That's right, you have much more potential than Fei Nian." Gan repeatedly nodded and said, "Alchemists are by no means a simple matter of feeling angry. The stronger the ability to accept things, the more they can take the lead in the competition. I I already have a hunch that this time the Privy Council will add another capable officer!"

"My lord, you'd better wait for the envoy to come back before making a decision," Bai Zhan said coldly at this time, "If the envoy says no, it will only make people happy in the end."

Angel? Xia Fan's heart skipped a beat, what kind of job is this? Shouldn't the official position in the Privy Council be suspended at the time of Yuyi?

"I said it was a hunch, why do you bother with these details, no wonder it's just a green sword now." Gan haha ​​smiled, "Look, this little friend probably can surpass your achievements in a year or two .”

Bai Zhan turned his head in disgust, as if he didn't want to talk to Yuyi anymore.

The one who interrupted Gan's chatter was the servant who served the food——as the Lantern Feast officially started, Gan finally stopped chattering with him, and picked up the flagon to drink to himself. "If you want to drink with me, fill up the cup, and if you don't want to drink, you can eat vegetables! Fei Nian, remember to take good care of your classmates!"

"In short... Lord Gan is like this, you don't need to take it to heart." Fei Nian switched to Xia Fan's side, "Since the departure of Qingshan Town, your performance really surprised me. You trust me so much, I thought she was mistaken, but I didn't expect that I underestimated you."

"It's human nature to underestimate it. After all, you are a disciple of the Fei family."

Only then did Xia Fan have the time to look at the remaining three. Layman Yunshang looked to be around twenty-seven or eighty-eight years old, and he was well-groomed, and even the corners of his eyebrows could be seen to have been specially trimmed. He was dressed in a cloud-pattern robe with a white background and blue border, which was elegant and tasteful. Compared with Qian, he seemed to be a person from two worlds.

The woman named Yu Linglong was also observing him, and when her eyes met, she stuck out her tongue deliberately. In terms of age, the other party may be comparable to him... In other words, to be able to become a guard before the age of twenty must have something extraordinary in himself.

The last person is Wei Huang, and her dressing style is very personal. Although she is dressed as a woman with a high bun on the top of her head, her clothes are not restrained at all. Bright red was her main hue, and the gown was fitted almost to her figure, completely framing her breasts. The gown was sleeveless and cut off at the shoulders, exposing her white arms. A snow-white suede scarf was hung around his neck, which looked luxurious and dignified.

She is also the least dressed one in this cold season.

With one Yuyi, two green swords, and one guard, the Gyeonggi Privy Council really has a solid heritage. Xia Fan thought to himself, luckily Luo Qingqing didn't choose to go directly to the palace at that time. Although the fairy dragon scale is strong, she is only one person after all.

"What Fei family disciple..." Fei Nian laughed at himself, "Sanmen may be envious of this status, but in the General Mansion, status is the most meaningless thing."

"Is this the only table for the alchemists who come to participate in the Lantern Festival?"

"How come, at least there are seven or eight tables. There are more guests like you invited by the Privy Council. I guess there are about ten tables."

"So many? Who are they?" Xia Fan asked curiously.

"There are everyone. Overseas businessmen, alchemists, upper-class nobles, wandering royal families... as long as they are useful for future plans, the Privy Council will deal with them." Fei Nian paused, "But you are a special one, Xin I should have already said that the second prince should have personally entertained the people attending the grand ceremony."

"What exactly is the Grand Ceremony?"

He shook his head, "I am a participant in the ceremony just like you. Before it started, no one except the core members knew the details of it."

"Then this meeting..."

"It's just to let everyone get acquainted with you. For you, it's an out-and-out cleansing banquet." Fei Nian laughed, "The Privy Council of Gyeonggi is very mysterious, but not as mysterious as you think. The method is basically the same as that of the Ministry of Rites."

Well, it seems that this trip is really a special meal for the palace, and by the way, I can get acquainted with the core alchemist members.

At this moment, there was a commotion in the square.

Xia Fan noticed that the number of torches on the palace wall suddenly increased by two or three times.

"Here comes the most boring part." Gan put down the flagon and stuffed a piece of winter bamboo shoots into his mouth, "Listening to him is worse than listening to night crows."

he?

Probably seeing the doubt in Xia Fan's eyes, Fei Nian took the initiative to explain, "It's the current crown prince, His Highness Ning Weiyuan."

"No matter how hasty you are, His Royal Highness is still the rightful heir." Bai Zhan said calmly, "If someone who cares about you sees your attitude, I'm afraid it will hurt us, so please restrain yourself."

"There are no outsiders here." Qian looked at Xia Fan, "I said...you should have no respect for secular authority, right?"

Is this a test?

Xia Fan frowned slightly, "Why do you ask that?"

"Because you are an alchemist, and you are an alchemist recognized by the list." Gan raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes were full of confidence...you could even say proud, "The more potential qi sensers, the more so-they believe in There is only one thing, and that is your own strength."

He remained silent. No matter whether he agreed or denied at this time, it was not a good choice.

The torches on the palace wall were separated into two rows, and a man wearing a golden dragon robe came out of the night and stood in the center where he could overlook the crowd inside and outside the wall at the same time.

He should be Ning Wanjun's elder brother - Ning Wei is far away, Xia Fan thought to himself.