If this had happened in the past, they would not even have dared to think about it.
Uncle Xu and the others were both nervous and excited. Ever since they entered the palace gate, their chests had been beating so fast that they felt they couldn't see straight.
Gu Lingze was about to change his clothes. Eunuch Gao saw this and asked the young eunuch under his command to lead Uncle Xu and the others to continue visiting the Imperial Garden.
Gu Lingze changed into the Taoist robe with black clothes and jade belt and walked out of the inner hall.
A dark light flashed across Zhao Chengmo's eyes, and he went forward to meet him.
"How about it, handsome or not?" He opened his arms and looked at his boyfriend proudly.
Zhao Chengmo had never heard of the word handsome, but he could roughly guess the meaning of the word, so he nodded and said, "Handsome."
Then she hugged his slender waist and pecked him on the lips, "I don't want you to go out."
The two of them stayed together for a while, and as it was almost time, they held hands and walked out.
The people who received the most attention today were Jin Yanguo and his two companions.
Although Helian Yao was wearing a gauze hat, it still couldn't block other people's inquiring gazes.
"Master Imperial Master, Marquis Xuanyi has arrived—"
Following this loud shout, everyone in the hall looked towards the door.
The two men were wearing the same black clothes. One of them was wearing a narrow-sleeved python robe with the cuffs and corners of the robe embroidered with auspicious clouds in gold thread. He had a stern figure, sword-like eyebrows, star-like eyes, and clear edges and corners.
The other one was wearing a long robe with wide sleeves, a golden crown on his head, and a jade belt around his waist. His face was as white as snow and he was extremely handsome.
The two of them standing together seemed made for each other, extremely well matched.
"Greetings to the Grand Master, Lord Xuanyi."
Soon after the two men sat down, Emperor Jing arrived with the Queen and two princes.
Emperor Jing first said some polite words, then picked up the wine glass and faced the crowd.
"The wine in this cup today was brewed by the Imperial Master himself using spiritual water. You must drink three cups."
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly put the wine glasses in front of their eyes and examined them carefully, but after looking at them for a long time, they could not see any difference from usual.
At this time, Emperor Jing had taken the lead in drinking the first glass of wine, and the others also hurriedly drank it and savored it carefully.
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but everyone just felt that the wine today had a slightly sweet taste, and the aftertaste was longer.
On the low table in front of each person was a small jade pot, which contained about three times the amount of food.
Just when people from various countries were complaining that Qianyuan Kingdom was too stingy, Gu Lingze stood up.
"Spiritual water is extremely rare. It has the effect of cleansing the tendons and marrow and expelling impurities from the body. Drinking it regularly can prolong your life. It is a generous gift from His Majesty to you all."
After hearing this, everyone wanted to lick the remaining liquid in the cup clean, but they were reluctant to do so due to emotional reasons.
Everyone was thinking about the spiritual spring water and lost interest in the delicious food at the banquet.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Jing exchanged a look with Gu Lingze and ordered Gao Yi to take people to clear the banquet.
"I believe you have all heard the rumor that I took an elixir and became young again, but that is not true."
"The Queen and I have become so young because we ate the spirit fish meat from the Spirit Stream."
Gu Lingze took out the bag of stones that Wu Xuan had given him that day from his sleeve and said, "Everyone, please have a look."
After saying that, he threw the thing in his hand toward the middle of the road. A silver light flashed, and a narrow stream appeared in the hall.
There was a sound of gasps in the hall, and everyone stood up excitedly.
This idea was just thought of by Gu Lingze that day. He had been complaining that Wu Xuan was too stingy for only giving him a bag of Huaxi Stone, but he didn't expect that it would come in handy here.
"The spiritual fish was born in the spiritual stream and took five hundred years to form. Now the only one has been presented to Your Majesty and the Queen."
Everyone looked into the stream and saw that the water was so clear that they could see the bottom. Although they were clearly in the temple, the water was sparkling and dazzling.
"If you need spiritual water, you must use my Guiyi sect's secret method to extract it from the stream." Gu Lingze said as he walked, and soon he arrived at the stream.
He pulled out a dagger from his boot. The blade was extremely sharp. He then stabbed it into the stream at an extremely fast speed and then quickly pulled it out. In the process, a few drops of spiritual water were spilled on the ground.
Unexpectedly, the dagger and floor tiles were immediately corroded and turned into a charred black.
"If anyone here is willing, please come up and give it a try."
When this was said, some people shook their heads, while others were skeptical.
As a result, when these skeptical people tried it themselves, all their doubts were dispelled.
This is exactly the effect Gu Lingze wants. Even if you know it, you can’t take it away, and even if you take it, you can’t use it.
The thoughts of the various countries were immediately calmed down. Gu Lingze waved his hand, took back the Huaxi Stone, and the scene in front of them suddenly disappeared.
Even after watching it again, everyone still found it amazing, and at the same time, the same thought came to the minds of people from all countries.
How could a god like Gu Lingze end up in Qianyuan Country? If he were in his own country...
"As for the effects of spiritual water, it's not just what I just said. The spiritual water in the wine has been diluted. If you take it directly, the effect will be multiplied."
At this time, Helian Yao stood up directly, "And these."
After saying this, he stretched out two completely different hands. One hand was covered with scars from twisted branches, while the other hand still had scars, but they had faded a lot and could not be seen clearly without careful observation.
Everyone was amazed, and Gu Lingze bowed slightly to Helian Yao.
"Although it's not as miraculous as resurrecting the dead, it can also repair wounds and scars."
After such a long conversation, Gu Lingze sat back, took the teacup handed to him by Zhao Chengmo, and immediately took a big sip.
Emperor Jing saw that the fire was almost ready, so he stood up and said, "Today's banquet is to inform you that my Qianyuan Kingdom does not have any elixir of life, so you don't need to bother to find out."
People from all countries couldn't help but laugh and cry. The temptation of this spiritual water was no less than that of the elixir of immortality.
In the following days, the visiting cards piled up into a thick stack on Emperor Jing's desk, but Emperor Jing decided to sit on the sidelines for the time being.
After Xie Luocheng had made all the arrangements, one gold-stamped post after another was lined up and sent into the Siyi Pavilion.
"Invitation to an auction house. What is an auction house?" Qin Zhantian asked puzzledly as he looked at the invitation in his hand.
He was not the only one who had this question. Almost all the princes and envoys who received the invitation asked the same question.
But the responses we received were all very consistent, that is, the results will be known on the day of the auction.
Following Gu Lingze's suggestion, Xie Luocheng decorated the auction house in a style that was both noble and mysterious.
According to Gu Lingze's words, people who come in here must pour out money like water, so that all this effort will not be in vain.
Emperor Jing also personally named this auction house, Wushuang Pavilion. This spiritual water is unparalleled in the world, so this name is not abrupt.
After an anxious wait, all those who received the invitation finally welcomed the day of the auction.
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