Chapter 141 Rejecting the Elixir of Immortality
"Brother, Brother Gao, you're finally back... What's this?"
Yi Xiaochuan, who rushed out to greet them, stared at the little Qilin perched on Gao Yao's shoulder.
"Xiao Chuan, why are you always so loud and boisterous?"
Feeling like he'd been tricked, Xiang Shaolong didn't dare ask, and remained depressed the whole way. Yi Xiaochuan happened to arrive and became the target of his complaints.
Yi Xiaochuan ignored him, and shakily stretched out his hand, pointing at the little Qilin, "What is this?"
"Don't you think I can't see it? Haven't you seen the mythical beast Qilin before?"
Since they'd already gone through with the plan, Xiao Liu spoke arrogantly, tucking in his belly, puffing out his chest, and rolling his eyes at Yi Xiaochuan.
"Now I've seen it."
Yi Xiaochuan muttered to himself, then looked at Gao Yao with admiration: "As expected of my brother Gao, he can even subdue a Qilin."
"Wait, wait," Xiang Shaolong said, questioning his own existence, "You just accepted it so naturally?"
"Is there a problem?" Yi Xiaochuan sighed at Xiang Shaolong, his face saying, "How can you be so ignorant?"
Xiang Shaolong was speechless, and gave him a thumbs up, "You have a really big heart."
Yi Xiaochuan glanced at him, then looked at Gao Yao, and pulled him inside: "Brother, you have no idea what big thing has happened in the manor."
"What's the big deal?" Xiang Shaolong peeked out from the side.
"What does the business of our Imperial Preceptor's Mansion have to do with you?" Yi Xiaochuan remained wary and refused to speak.
Seeing his expression, Xiang Shaolong, who was initially only a little curious, was now extremely curious.
"Given my relationship with Lao Gao, Lao Gao's business is my business. Why should I distinguish between you and me?"
Speechless, Yi Xiaochuan glanced at the extremely shameless Xiang Shaolong and then turned to Gao Yao. Receiving his look, Gao Yao slowly said, "It's alright, we're all family."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Shaolong raised an eyebrow at Yi Xiaochuan with a smug look.
Yi Xiaochuan, not wanting to be bothered, decided not to hide anything since Gao Yao had already said so. He excitedly exclaimed, "After you all left today, Xiao Wu reverted to its ancestral form, turning from a white cat into a white tiger!"
It's possible that he teased the cat too much, angering Xiao Wu and causing his spiritual energy to surge and revert to its ancestral state.
"What...what is that?"
Xiang Shaolong rubbed his ears, wondering if he was hallucinating. But when he saw the familiar white tiger leaping into Gao Yao's arms in the courtyard, Xiang Shaolong felt that he had used up all his acting skills to control his expression today.
Looking at the white tiger and qilin, who were clearly meeting for the first time but were now playfully fighting, and glancing at Gao Yao beside Hanxiao, Xiang Shaolong tried his best to remain calm.
Is this some new kind of staged accident scam? He felt like he was the one who had staged the accident twice.
Looking at Yi Xiaochuan, who was grinning foolishly to the side, Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but complain, "How did you come up with the idea of a white cat reverting to its ancestral form and turning into a white tiger?"
"Have you forgotten your basic scientific knowledge? They're all felines, so why can't a white cat be a white tiger at some point?"
Yi Xiaochuan spoke with conviction, while Xiang Shaolong was utterly dejected. Where was the science in all of this?
"I now believe that you haven't been out of college for very long."
"Huh?" Yi Xiaochuan didn't understand why Xiang Shaolong suddenly said that, but felt it was a bit strange. "Did you insult me?"
"No," Xiang Shaolong shook his head with a fake smile, "I was just praising your purity."
"Alright, that's all for now. I won't keep you for dinner," Gao Yao said with a smile as he saw him off. "Go back now."
Xiang Shaolong complained, "Old Gao, you've changed. Now you won't even give me a meal?"
Gao Yao smiled enigmatically, "Not just you, I won't spare your son either. Remember to take Xiang Yu with you."
"Hey, brother, how did you know Xiaoyu was here?"
"Isn't Xiaoyu on duty?"
Yi Xiaochuan and Xiang Shaolong's voices collided, and the two exchanged glances. Xiang Shaolong felt a strange sense of guilt. So what was his son doing at the Imperial Preceptor's residence without his knowledge?
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"How's your body-strengthening technique going lately?"
After seeing off Xiang Shaolong, who was looking for his son, Gao Yao led Yi Xiaochuan into the inner room, with the two little ones following closely behind.
"Great! Give me another half month, and I'm sure I can master all thirty-six moves!" Yi Xiaochuan said confidently.
Xiao Wu lay on the table and complained, "They've only practiced up to the twelfth move, how dare they say they can finish in half a month?"
Yi Xiaochuan looked at Xiao Wu with embarrassment and annoyance: "You're really disrespecting me. Now that you know how to talk, you're trying to undermine me, aren't you?"
"I'm just telling the truth."
The white tiger swished its tail, turned around, and faced him with its rear end. The qilin next to it followed suit and turned around as well.
"Hey," Yi Xiaochuan said speechlessly, "Xiao Wu, don't corrupt the new Qilin. By the way, bro, does Qilin have a name?"
Gao Yao nodded, "Yes, his name is Xiao Liu."
Yi Xiaochuan couldn't help but twitch his lips, and gave a dry compliment: "It's really simple and easy to understand. It sounds like something you raised, brother."
Gao Yao accepted the praise without changing his expression, and then took out a familiar jade box.
Do you remember Cui Wenzi?
Yi Xiaochuan nodded, "That alchemy maniac who goes back and forth between his bedroom and alchemy room all day long, of course I remember him. I took Xiao Wu to wait for him for five days, but we still didn't see his face."
Xiao Wu's wagging tail froze. What a treacherous fellow! How could he expose himself? He couldn't help but quietly move to the side and pretend to be asleep.
Noticing his subtle movements, Yi Xiaochuan grinned mischievously. He glanced casually at the jade box on the table. "So this is a pill refined by Cui Wenzi? Some kind of chemical compound?"
Gao Yao nodded, "That's right, this is the elixir of immortality that Cui Wenzi refined."
"What?" Yi Xiaochuan exclaimed in shock, "An elixir of immortality? Really?"
Gao Yao raised an eyebrow. "Would I lie to you?"
"Of course not!" Yi Xiaochuan answered without hesitation, then looked embarrassed. "He really is an alchemist. I thought he was some kind of magician like Xu Fu... Brother, you nominally had him refine elixirs, but actually you had him research gunpowder..."
"You think about a lot of things."
"Haha..." Yi Xiaochuan chuckled dryly, "Isn't that how it's written in novels..."
Feeling embarrassed, Yi Xiaochuan quickly changed the subject: "May I take a look at this elixir of immortality?"
"See?"
Gao Yao nodded. Yi Xiaochuan held his breath and carefully opened the box. A strange fragrance wafted out, and the spiritual energy was overwhelming. With just one glance, Yi Xiaochuan knew that this was definitely a treasure, and he couldn't help but swallow.
"Want one? I'll give you one?" Gao Yao said casually.
Yi Xiaochuan immediately closed the box and sat back down. "Brother, don't tempt me. I can't resist temptation. How could we not give such a good thing to His Majesty?"
Gao Yao tapped the jade box lightly with his finger, his voice clear and alluring. "Your Majesty doesn't need it, so these three elixirs of immortality are entirely under my control. If you want one, I can give it to you."
"Why doesn't Your Majesty want it?" Yi Xiaochuan frowned. In the past, he had seen people's comments online every day, wanting to feed Qin Shi Huang a piece of Tang Monk's flesh. After seeing so many of these comments, Yi Xiaochuan's first reaction was also that Qin Shi Huang should get one.
Gao Yao pulled out a familiar booklet and repeated his speech to Ying Zheng.
"Soon, this star-gazing technique will be promoted throughout the Qin Dynasty. Once you have mastered the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Tempering, you can learn this technique."
Yi Xiaochuan suddenly realized why Brother Gao had suddenly asked him about his progress in Body Tempering Technique. "Then I'll choose Body Tempering Technique too. You can keep this medicine, Brother Yao. I don't want it."
Are you sure?
Yi Xiaochuan nodded, full of confidence: "I can actually encounter something like time travel, so I think I must be a cultivation prodigy. Stargazing is a piece of cake for me. Of course, the most important thing is that things I obtain little by little are the most reassuring."
Gao Yao nodded, a strange smile on his face. "Then I hope you won't regret it later."
"I, Yi Xiaochuan, will never regret it!"
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