"Why should I talk to you? You don't have a sweetheart!"

Wuyouzi was so angry that he laughed.

"I got up from my bed in the dead of night to see your beloved!!!"

He flicked his sleeves and turned his head away.

"This sincerity was misplaced after all!"

"Oh, you're still feeling wronged? Then can you return the letter to me?"

Wuyouzi's expression changed immediately.

"How could that be true? I am just remembering the friendship between you and me for many years. Even if a knife were to fall from the sky, I would come immediately to serve you at your service and stand by your side at your command!"

With a fake smile on his face, he pressed back Xiao Yuqi's hand that was stretched out to ask for the letter.

"Your Majesty, a man of such power and majesty, would never do such a shameless thing, right?"

...

...

"I will personally serve as your messenger. You are the only one in the world who has this honor."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have no way to thank you for your sincere love for me. Tomorrow morning, I will personally present the hundred-year-old snow lotus and thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum to Your Majesty. Please accept them!"

This sincerity...

Xiao Yuqi was satisfied.

"As long as you are willing to give it up."

"If you are willing to give up, you will naturally give up!"

Anyway, they were all taken from his master, so why would he be reluctant to give them up?

Wuyouzi used his master's things as a favor.

And it's as it should be.

Little did he know that his master, in Yaowang Valley, saw the storehouse being emptied by his own apprentice, and was so angry that fumes were coming out of his head!

"Unfilial disciple, unfilial disciple!"

The old pharmacist was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

The little pharmacist who followed him was so frightened that he rushed forward and supported the old pharmacist who was almost fainted from anger.

"Master, Master, please calm down. Master didn't do it on purpose."

The old pharmacist covered his chest and trembled with anger.

"Yes, he didn't mean it. He did it on purpose. If this brat dares to come back again, I will throw him into the medicine furnace and boil him into medicine residue to use as medicine fertilizer."

I don’t know if it was because of the old pharmacist’s words that worked.

When Wuyouzi turned around to leave, he couldn't help but feel the itch on his nose.

“A-choo!”

A heavy sound.

Su Jianyue, who was sleeping, was frightened and suddenly woke up from her dream.

Xiao Yuqi immediately leaned over and hugged her.

The familiar smell soothed Su Jianyue's fright.

Xiao Yuqi turned around immediately.

He glared fiercely at Wuyouzi, who covered his mouth with his hands and looked frightened.

Su Jianyue woke up from her dream.

I opened my eyes hazily.

Perhaps the calming incense took effect. Although her eyes were open, she was still very sleepy.

She rested her dizzy head on Xiao Yuqi's shoulder.

"Mr. Wuyouzi is here? Did you receive Nian Nian's letter?"

Xiao Yuqi's big hand soothed Su Jianyue's back.

"You don't need to worry about him, just take a rest."

Originally, Su Jianyue still had some flesh on her body.

Now, she is like a hibiscus that will break if it is pricked.

Xiao Yuqi just wanted her to have a good rest.

She put Su Jianyue down again.

Su Jianyue turned over and fell asleep again.

Xiao Yuqi took Wuyouzi to the outer room.

Duofu knelt beside the kotatsu and made tea.

Xiao Yuqi and Wuyouzi sat opposite each other.

Sorghum noodle soup is enhanced with pine nuts and preserved fruit.

The thick soup in the teapot was bubbling and steaming.

Duofu scooped a cup of tea for Xiao Yuqi and Wuyouzi respectively.

After the tea was poured into the cup, he added some osmanthus jam to suit Xiao Yuqi's taste.

For Wuyouzi, bright red wolfberries are added.

"Your Majesty, Master Medical Immortal, please have some tea."

Wuyouzi was writing a recipe for food supplement in front of the candlelight.

"Miss Su's health has long been poor. Although the dietary supplement method is mild, it requires years of persistence. Your Majesty needs to pay more attention to this aspect."

Has there been a deficit already?

Xiao Yuqi lowered his eyelids.

He only knew that Yue'er had a bad relationship with her family.

She is a jewel in a noble family, yet she is discarded like a worn-out shoe.

In the early years…

What happened to her?

He... never knew.

Xiao Yuqi's heart suddenly felt a tingling pain.

"Select one of your apprentices to enter the palace and be responsible for Yue'er's diet."

Wuyouzi blew dry the ink on the bamboo slips.

Gladly agreed.

"Yes, I will arrange for someone to come over when I return."

Duofu cleverly put the bamboo slips aside.

Wuyouzi took two sips of tea and nodded with satisfaction.

"I am going to the palace today and have something to ask you."

Xiao Yuqi motioned for him to speak.

"Is Tao Zhou really reliable?"

Wuyouzi has been with Xiao Yuqi for many years.

I know that it is not easy for Your Majesty to be where he is today.

The current situation is much better than before.

But there are still tigers and wolves all around.

Don't let your guard down at all.

"You asked me to cooperate with Qin Zhong in his research on gunpowder. It is extremely powerful. If he has any rebellious intentions and this secret gets out, the country... will be in danger!"

Such a powerful thing made people like Qin Zhong extremely excited.

Qin Zhonghe and he, Your Majesty, know each other well.

A friendship of life and death.

Natural and credible.

But Tao Zhou is not.

He had just joined the Ordnance Battalion.

Xiao Yuqi allowed him to participate in such an important research.

The more I see the power of gunpowder.

The more uneasy they felt.

"Do you know where he came from?"

Wuyouzi shook his head.

"I hope Your Majesty can help me understand this."

"He is the only surviving direct descendant of the Jinzhou Tao family."

The expression on Wuyouzi's face at this moment was more intense than when he first experienced the power of gunpowder.

"Whose family is it?"

Wuyouzi slapped his forehead.

He didn't even think of it.

"However, the Tao family has been in seclusion for many years. Since he is a direct descendant, shouldn't he obey the ancestral order and stay out of the court?"

"A family that was once so prosperous and dazzling is now retiring. Do you really think that everyone thinks this way?"

"It is a taboo for noble families to harbor their own ulterior motives. If people's hearts are scattered, their ambitions are high, and their desires are insatiable, how can they coexist peacefully and remain calm for thousands of years?"

After hearing this, Wuyouzi understood why Xiao Yuqi made such a choice.

It can allow the eldest son of the Tao family to come out and join His Majesty to show his attitude.

This shows that the civil strife in Tao has reached a serious stage.

That guy Tao Zhou looks sloppy and unreliable.

In fact, he was very cautious in doing things.

He is completely different from his appearance.

"Just cooperate with his research until you can fully control gunpowder. This is the key to victory in the battle between Liaoyuan Pass and the Northern Hu."

The road is long and difficult, so you need to take each step steadily.

"Yes, I will convey your majesty's intention to Qin Zhong, but..."

After finishing the serious business, Wuyouzi complained to Xiao Yuqi with a resentful face.

"Can you talk to Tao Zhou and ask him to stop setting up the soul-summoning array in the middle of the night? I have had nightmares for five consecutive days. The people in the ordnance camp are also complaining. We... are in trouble!"

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