I was originally the Crown Prince, why can't I contend for the throne?

The Devil Sect enters Jing City?

Jiang Changsheng wasn't worried, but instead asked, "What's Ghost Eye Evil King's ranking within the Devil Sect?"

Chen Li replied, "Besides the Sect Master, the Devil Sect has two Vice Sect Masters, followed by the Seven Great Evil Kings and the Eighteen Envoys. Ghost Eye Evil King is at least in the top five. When he attacked Dragon Arising Temple previously, he was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison and suffered severe injuries. His strength is actually less than half of his peak. Even martial arts experts can hardly endure the methods of the Heavenly Prison."

So, he's in the top five?

Jiang Changsheng began to look forward to the Devil Sect's arrival. Of course, he wouldn't take it lightly when facing experts from the Devil Sect.

He must go all out and not develop a lazy attitude. He must kill any enemy as quickly as possible.

Jiang Changsheng warned himself in his heart, his eyes becoming firm.

Seeing the change in his eyes, Chen Li thought he was afraid and said, "If you're worried, you can stay at my Chen family's residence temporarily. No matter how strong the Devil Sect is, they wouldn't dare to attack the High Official's mansion."

Jiang Changsheng shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but for the sake of Dragon Arising Temple, I have to stay. Don't worry."

Chen Li stroked his beard and laughed, "Indeed, you were able to kill Ghost Eye Evil King four years ago. How strong are you now? Tsk tsk, unimaginable."

Jiang Changsheng responded modestly, and Chen Li began to talk about other topics.

First, he talked about the affairs of the martial world. At the beginning of this year, a young genius emerged in the martial world. At the age of sixteen, he cultivated divine skills and entered the ranks of top talents. Now, he has even become the leader of a sect, which has been renamed the Returning Origin Divine Sect!

The Great Jing Dynasty values martial arts, so such a young talent would naturally be favored by the powerful officials of the court. It is said that more than ten clans have already sent people to win over the leader of the Returning Origin Divine Sect.

Chen Li said contemptuously, "In my opinion, the real young genius is you, Changsheng. Any genius pales in comparison to you."

Jiang Changsheng shook his head and smiled, "I don't want to be any genius. I just want to experience a peaceful life on the mountain."

"A peaceful life... what a peaceful life!"

Chen Li exclaimed in admiration. Ever since Jiang Changsheng had a horsetail whisk in his hand, he felt that this young man was becoming more and more detached from the world, even more so than Qingxu Taoist Priest. If there were young immortals in the world, they should be like this.

As they chatted, Chen Li began to criticize the current political situation again, frantically complaining about the emperor.

Jiang Changsheng even suspected that he was going to rebel.

Although Jiang Yuan had treated Jiang Changsheng unfairly, this world belonged to the Jiang family, so Jiang Changsheng would naturally not help others overthrow his own family's empire.

After chatting for half an hour, Chen Li bid farewell and left. Before leaving, Jiang Changsheng took out a few pieces of paper with various medicinal herbs written on them, hoping that Chen Li could help him find them. Chen Li directly accepted and said that he would do his best.

Jiang Changsheng was preparing to refine the Youth Preservation Pill and the antidote to the Devil Sect's poison. The Second Prince Jiang Ming had sent a lot of medicinal herbs before, but it was far from enough.

Alchemy combined with the Spring and Autumn Medical Canon is truly a perfect match. There are many prescriptions in the Spring and Autumn Medical Canon, but there are not many that involve cultivation, only a few, including the Youth Preservation Pill.

Jiang Changsheng didn't want to grow old while living a long life.

As night fell, Jiang Changsheng continued to practice his skills.

White Dragon climbed to the windowsill, quietly watching the moon. Under the moonlight, its snake body emitted a faint fluorescent light.

The next day, the two Daoist boys whose memories had been tampered with by the Illusory God Eyes came. Jiang Changsheng felt guilty towards them, so he taught them the Qi Finger.

Although the Qi Finger was a martial art of the Chen family, Chen Li did not forbid him from passing it on.

In this way, these two little Daoist boys often came to visit Jiang Changsheng, and Jiang Changsheng even gave them names, the boy was named Wan Li, and the girl was named Ming Yue.

Another autumn arrived.

Because the Emperor has left, Jing City has become more bustling than before, with more merchants and biao teams coming and going, and of course, more cases.

Chen Li, who recently went to the Jing City Yamen to work, feels very tired. He is not yet thirty years old, but he has the vicissitudes of life of a man in his forties, mainly reflected in his hair, which is more than half white, and his brows are full of worry.

Jiang Changsheng is very worried that he will die suddenly, but there is no way to persuade him.

"The Yang Family and the Hong Family are fighting openly and secretly, each trying to win over civil and military officials, and even Jianghu experts. It seems that a dispute is about to break out in Jing City. Perhaps the Devil Sect was brought in by them, using the excuse of the Devil Sect's revenge to take the opportunity to kill their opponents."

Chen Li sighed, worried.

Jiang Changsheng said, "Then the Chen Family must be careful."

Chen Li shook his head and said, "The Chen Family has not taken sides, and the head of the family is the High Official of the Ministry of Revenue. Who dares to touch the six High Officials? They are only moving the pawns of various factions."

Jiang Changsheng felt that it made sense, so he didn't remind him again.

This time Chen Li came mainly to help him deliver medicinal herbs, hundreds of kinds of medicinal herbs, each with nearly ten portions, which were carried up the mountain in two large boxes. Chen Li had prepared 90% of the prescription he gave, which showed his dedication.

Chen Li quickly left after talking about the undercurrents in Jing City.

Jiang Changsheng then began to count the medicinal herbs. The medicinal herbs for the Youth Preservation Pill were complete, but as for Qingxu Taoist Priest's antidote, he had to carefully examine his injuries.

Afterwards, Jiang Changsheng left the room and went to visit Qingxu Taoist Priest.

Qingxu Taoist Priest rarely shows his face on weekdays. He has completely handed over all matters, large and small, to Meng Qiushuang. He has been staying in his quiet courtyard, sitting quietly under the tree, not knowing whether he is practicing or comprehending life.

Jiang Changsheng came to him, bowed and saluted, and said, "Master, recently this disciple has gained some understanding of medical skills and Alchemy. Would you like this disciple to check your injuries?"

Qingxu Taoist Priest did not open his eyes, but raised his hand and pulled open his cuff, revealing a terrifying arm. The entire forearm was completely black, and the blood vessels, like long worms, began to turn purple.

Jiang Changsheng stepped forward and carefully examined it.

Qingxu Taoist Priest opened his mouth and said, "Changsheng, has Chen Li's conversation with you recently been intentional?"

Jiang Changsheng replied, "No, every time he comes, he either brings gifts or talks about some trivial matters. He doesn't teach this disciple to do things, nor does he ask this disciple to act for him."

Qingxu Taoist Priest hummed and continued, "The Chen Family has a complicated background and is not recognized by various factions in the court. This is why this teacher allows him to contact you, but the Chen Family is a double-edged sword. If you don't grasp it well, you may be taken to the abyss by them."

"This disciple knows that they were officials in the previous dynasty and has a sense of proportion."

"It's good that you have a sense of proportion. From childhood to adulthood, this teacher has not specifically taught you anything, but looking at you now, this teacher is very gratified. The two Crown Princes have failed to win you over. It seems that you already have your own ideas, rather than simply exploring the truth."

Qingxu Taoist Priest showed a smile, which seemed so kind.

Jiang Changsheng stared at him and couldn't help asking, "Master, can you tell me about your old stories with His Majesty?"

Hearing this, Qingxu Taoist Priest was silent.

Although the conversation between the master and apprentice was not completely broken, they already knew each other well.

"Alas, back then, this teacher had not yet become a Taoist, and the Emperor was not yet the Emperor. We were fellow villagers. The city was breached, and our families were brutally slaughtered. Only he and I escaped. The world only knows that I saved him, but they don't know that before I practiced martial arts, he had always been protecting me..."

Qingxu Taoist Priest opened his eyes, looked at the leaves above his head, and fell into infinite nostalgia.

Jiang Changsheng listened carefully, wanting to understand what kind of person Jiang Yuan was.

In Qingxu Taoist Priest's story, Jiang Yuan was brave and righteous. Facing desperation, he dared to take a gamble. He was also a very charismatic person. No matter where he went, he could always gain a group of loyal followers. After obtaining the support of the Yang Family, Jiang Yuan completely rose to power.

However, when Jiang Yuan established the country and became emperor, he changed.

"That day, he stood on the Tongtian Platform in the imperial palace, overlooking the civil and military officials and the vast army below, as if he were overlooking all living beings, fully displaying the domineering aura of an emperor. I noticed the change in his eyes in the crowd. He had changed. His eyes changed from pride and joy to worry and fear. At that time, I knew that Jiang Yuan was gone, and in his place was the Kaiyuan Great Emperor, who wanted to be higher than the sky."

"Since ancient times, emperors have been lonely men, and this point is also reflected in the current Emperor. His vision is not the current state of affairs, and his expectations for the Crown Princes are by no means ordinary father-son relationships. What he wants is the world, and what he is fighting for is ten thousand years."

When Qingxu Taoist Priest said this, a strong sense of admiration was revealed in his tone.

Jiang Changsheng heard the implication of his words.

The old Taoist priest was speaking up for Jiang Yuan!

Speaking of which, in the eighteen years since his birth, Jiang Changsheng had only seen Jiang Yuan once and had never really been in contact with him.

Qingxu Taoist Priest shook his head and smiled: "Everyone wants to be an emperor, but who knows the difficulty of being an emperor? Disciple, if you were to be an emperor, what kind of emperor would you be?"

Jiang Changsheng shook his head and smiled: "Disciple doesn't know how to be an emperor, and doesn't want to be an emperor."

Qingxu Taoist Priest gave him a meaningful look.

The story was over, and Jiang Changsheng had finished his examination, so he got up to say goodbye.

Qingxu Taoist Priest watched him leave, seemingly wanting to see through his heart.

Jiang Changsheng turned his back to Qingxu Taoist Priest, the corners of his mouth raised.

Emperor?

It is indeed fascinating!

I was originally the Crown Prince, why can't I fight for this throne!

The crazy idea in Jiang Changsheng's heart began to sprout.

Jiang Yuan has thousands of reasons and positions, but he cannot fool his life!

"Since you can deceive the heavens, then I will too, let's see who has the better means."

Jiang Changsheng thought silently.

The third level of the Dao Follows Nature Skill can easily kill top experts, and the fourth level can at least fight evenly with Tongtian experts. Because he has never seen a real Tongtian expert, Jiang Changsheng must overestimate his opponent.

When I reach the fifth level, I will go and meet the Tongtian experts in the imperial palace!

During the transition between late summer and early autumn, Jing City suddenly became bleak, due to the outbreak of a plague. Those who contracted the disease all had weak limbs and became irritable. If they argued with others, they would easily become angry and attack their hearts, causing their internal organs to rupture and die in pain.

The disease broke out extremely quickly. Jiang Changsheng had been busy refining Youth Preservation Pills and Qingxu Taoist Priest's antidote during this period and had not left the temple until Qing Ku told him that he knew about the plague.

Dragon Arising Temple has been closed and no longer receives guests.

Jiang Changsheng didn't think much about it, it would be good to get through it. He even began to look forward to the survival reward after the plague.

On this day, he finally developed three Youth Preservation Pills. He took one, and from then on, he would stay young forever, maintaining the appearance of an eighteen-year-old.

He didn't know how long the Youth Preservation Pill would last, but if it started to change, he would just take another Youth Preservation Pill.

Qingxu Taoist Priest's antidote was a bit troublesome. According to the prescription in the Spring and Autumn Medical Canon, there is currently one medicinal material missing, but he is not in a hurry, there are still three years.

The introduction is just a gimmick and a general introduction. The introduction cannot describe what can happen in three hundred years, but the descendants must be the descendants of the protagonist, and you will know if you read on!

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