Chapter 579
“Now, I should go meet one of Xiao Chen’s women, Dongfang Qingwu. She’s the best hostage to threaten Xiao Chen, hehe …” Ouyang Tiande stood up from the dragon throne and laughed sinisterly. Then, he walked out of the main hall with large strides. His other two personal guards, Hei Bao and Hei Xiong, naturally followed behind him.
Royal Palace’s backyard, Crescent Pavilion.
Crescent Pavilion was the place where Princess Royal Ouyang Yufeng resided. It was made up of three parts. A five-story exquisite pavilion, a two-story elixir refinement pavilion, and a garden-like courtyard.
It was daytime now, but there was no sun. The weather was very gloomy, as though it was an indication that something bad was going to happen. Two guards at the third level of the Purple Elephant Realm stood at the entrance of the Crescent Pavilion. Only the royal palace would have such a grandeur to use two experts at the third level of the Purple Elephant Realm as guards.
Actually, in the entire royal palace’s backyard, other than Ouyang Tiande, only Ouyang Yufeng had this kind of treatment. Ouyang Yufeng was both the Princess Royal and the Medicine Saint. With such an honorable status, it wasn’t an exaggeration to assign two experts at the Purple Elephant Realm as guards.
Ten days ago, the princess was kidnapped in the royal palace. Ouyang Tiande ordered to strengthen the royal palace’s defense. Now, the royal palace’s defense had increased by several times. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it was an impenetrable fortress. On the surface, there were only two guards in the Crescent Pavilion, but it was unknown how many experts were hidden in the dark.
There was a huge elixir refinement room on the second floor of the elixir refinement room. In the middle of the elixir refinement room, there was a purplish-red alchemy furnace. Beside the alchemy furnace, there were two stunning beauties. One was noble and elegant while the other was pure and flawless. They were Ouyang Yufeng and Dongfang Qingwu.
Dongfang Qingwu was taken in as the last disciple of Ouyang Yufeng, and she was also the only disciple. Her status suddenly rose by a lot and couldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as before. At this moment, she was watching Ouyang Yufeng refining a third-grade elixir. Originally, when a novice was refining elixir, they had to start by refining the simplest first-grade elixir. However, as the disciple of an ordinary alchemist, Dongfang Qingwu was the disciple of the Medicine Saint, so it was a different story.
A few days ago, Ouyang Yufeng taught Dongfang Qingwu the basic medicinal ingredients and the basic principles of alchemy. As a result, she discovered that Dongfang Qingwu was extremely intelligent and had a photographic memory. In less than three days, she had memorized thousands of basic medicinal ingredients, hundreds of high-grade medicinal ingredients, and dozens of top-grade medicinal ingredients. Moreover, she also had a very good talent in alchemy. In just two hours, she had comprehended the basic principles of alchemy.
Regarding Dongfang Qingwu’s amazing memory and talent in alchemy, Ouyang Yufeng was incomparably happy. She knew that she had picked up a treasure. She didn’t expect that the disciple she had casually taken in with Xiao Chen in a fit of pique would actually have a good aptitude to become an alchemist. Thus, she liked Dongfang Qingwu even more.
“Qingwu, listen carefully. In alchemy, in addition to the quality of the alchemy furnace, the quality of the medicinal ingredients, and other factors, the most important thing is the control of the alchemy fire. Every type of alchemy requires a different temperature. If the temperature is too high, the alchemy will be destroyed. If the temperature is too low, the success rate will be very low, and the quality will not reach the standard …”
Ouyang Yufeng skillfully adjusted the temperature and controlled the fire of the alchemy furnace while leisurely imparting Dongfang Qingwu her alchemy experience, especially the control of the alchemy fire. She had the appearance of an alchemy grandmaster. In fact, as an Alchemy Saint, she was also an alchemy grandmaster.
Dongfang Qingwu watched her master, Ouyang Yufeng, how to use the alchemy furnace and how to control the alchemy fire. She looked very interested. Her beautiful ears pricked up, listening to Ouyang Yufeng’s words, remembering every word Ouyang Yufeng said in her heart.
“His Majesty has arrived!”
At this time, the guard’s loud voice came from outside the window, reminding Ouyang Yufeng that His Majesty, Ouyang Tiande, had arrived.
“His Majesty?
What is Brother Wang doing? ”
Ouyang Yufeng’s alchemy process of imparting to Dongfang Qingwu was interrupted. A trace of displeasure appeared on her pretty face, but she was curious why Ouyang Tiande came to New Moon Pavilion.
In the past, Ouyang Tiande almost never came to disturb Ouyang Yufeng. Even if there was something, he would ask the eunuch or the guards to inform her. He would not come personally. Today seemed to be an exception. Either there was something wrong with Ouyang Tiande’s head, or Ouyang Tiande really had something very important to do.
Dongfang Qingwu was also surprised. She immediately revealed an expectant gaze and a trace of a smile appeared on her face. She asked a little anxiously, “Master, did Brother Xiao save the princess?”
“You ask me? How would I know?
Master, I am not a god. Hehe, let’s go out and have a look. Won’t we know? ”
Ouyang Yufeng saw Dongfang Qingwu’s anxious look and found it a little funny. So she said a rare humorous sentence and took the lead to the stairs.
“Yes, Master.” Dongfang Qingwu felt a little embarrassed. Her pretty face was slightly red, and she followed Ouyang Yufeng’s pace.
Ouyang Yufeng and Dongfang Qingwu walked out of the Alchemy Pavilion. At a glance, they saw Ouyang Tiande coming from the gate of the courtyard. They found that there were no other people behind Ouyang Tiande except for two personal guards. Where was Xiao Chen and the princess Ouyang Tiande?
Dongfang Qingwu did not see Xiao Chen, but she saw Ouyang Tiande’s expressionless face. She could not help but look disappointed, but in her heart, a feeling of uneasiness appeared. She did not dare to look into Ouyang Tiande’s eyes. Instead, she subconsciously hid behind Ouyang Yufeng.
“Qingwu, don’t be afraid. As long as Master is alive, no one in the Wilderness God Continent will dare to touch you.”
Ouyang Yufeng felt that Dongfang Qingwu was a little afraid of Ouyang Tiande. She slowed down a little. She turned back and comforted Dongfang Qingwu in a voice that only the two of them could hear. Then she turned back and continued to face Ouyang Tiande who was getting closer. She said such strong words, it was clear that no matter what happened, she would look after her beloved disciple. It could be seen that the Princess Royal, who was also a medicine sage, had unparalleled courage and energy.
Ouyang Tiande saw the two peerless beauties in front of him. His eyes swept over Dongfang Qingwu who was behind Ouyang Yufeng without leaving a trace. Finally, he looked at Ouyang Yufeng and squeezed a smile on his stiff face. He said kindly from two feet away, “Sister, I have come to see you.”
“Your Majesty, what wind blew you here today?”
Ouyang Yufeng’s words were very sharp and sarcastic. From her indifferent tone, it seemed that she and Ouyang Tiande did not have any sibling relationship. They were a bit like a pair of hypocritical politicians.
“Eh …” Ouyang Tiande didn’t expect that Ouyang Yufeng would be so cold to him. She didn’t give him any face at all. He was slightly startled, but soon after, a smile blossomed on his face. He continued to cordially say, “Royal sister, I am very busy every day and rarely come to visit royal sister. I hope that royal sister can understand.
“No need!”
Ouyang Yufeng rudely interrupted Ouyang Tiande and said coldly, “Your Majesty, if there is something, just say it. If there is nothing, then please go back.”