Lu Baichuan had his doubts and decided to take a closer look later.
These young Taoist priests were probably going to their evening lessons, and they were walking towards the main hall in twos and threes.
Lu Baichuan thought for a moment, then quietly followed them. There was still no movement from the alchemy room, so he decided to check the situation first.
Indeed, after class, when almost everyone had arrived, Daoping came out to speak.
They were talking about lofty and noble principles, all related to longevity, and Lu Baichuan kept yawning as he listened.
These young Taoist priests, however, were so excited that they couldn't wait to get up and start refining elixirs.
But that wasn't the end of it. Just when Lu Baichuan thought it was almost over, Dao Ping called over a few young Taoist priests who brought up several large boxes. They opened them one by one, and the boxes were filled with glittering gold and jewels.
"Wow!"
The young Taoist priests gaped and stood up one by one to watch.
"That's a lot of money!"
"Master, you're amazing!"
"We want to make a lot of money like our master!"
Lu Baichuan: ...
Daoping was still giving a passionate speech: "If you can learn these skills from your teacher, you will not only live a long life, but you will also earn this much money, or even more!"
The young Taoist priests enthusiastically echoed, "Learn from Master! Live forever, make a fortune!"
Lu Baichuan: ...
He was very suspicious, wondering if this was a Taoist temple or some kind of brainwashing place.
Moreover, judging from what these young Taoist priests just said, they should all be ordinary people of Beiyan. If they continue to be misled by Daoping like this, then Beiyan will truly become corrupt from top to bottom.
After Daoping finished his brainwashing and relaxation, he had two people help him carry his things away, and then let the young Taoists cultivate on their own.
Lu Baichuan quickly followed him out.
This place was quite busy late at night. After the brainwashing was over, they went to the reception room. There were no good places to hide around the room, so Lu Baichuan didn't dare to get too close and could only watch from a distance.
The other person was a man, dressed like an ordinary person, but from a distance, he exuded an extraordinary aura.
Lu Baichuan looked closely, but since they were far away, the receiver was useless. Lu Baichuan originally wanted to read their lip movements to see what they were talking about, but he found that they seemed to be speaking Dongting dialect, which he couldn't understand.
There was no other way, so Lu Baichuan could only memorize the person's appearance first, find an artist to draw it after they got out, and then send someone to investigate.
After a short conversation, the other person got up to take his leave. As he stood up, Lu Baichuan felt that the figure looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he wasn't quite sure.
Most men have similar body types, so it's normal to mistake one for the other.
Lu Baichuan was mainly there to administer the drug, so he didn't have much time to investigate the person. After Daoping saw the person off, he followed Daoping to the alchemy room.
The alchemy room was heavily guarded, and Lu Baichuan couldn't get in for the time being, so he could only hide outside and wait for an opportunity to go in.
Dao Ping was quite diligent in refining pills; once inside, he didn't come out. Lu Baichuan waited until late at night, when most people were almost asleep. He then took out the medicinal powder He Jiu Niang had given him from his bag, drugged all the guards, and easily entered.
Daoping also fell into a deep sleep. He knew a little about pharmacology, but he didn't notice at all when Lu Baichuan administered the medicine. He yawned and fell asleep.
Lu Baichuan came in, sprinkled the prepared powder on the pills, and then quickly left.
Without anyone noticing, tonight's mission was completed.
There were still brothers outside preparing for the rescue. Lu Baichuan sent them a small signal, and then they dispersed to go back to sleep.
Lu Baichuan lay in bed, recalling the news he had learned today, going over it in his mind again and again.
Who exactly is Lin Yiping? What roles do the Crown Prince and Prince Lin play in this? Also, who is the man Daoping is meeting tonight?
Thinking this way, his mind became increasingly clear and he couldn't sleep. These worries were temporarily unsolvable, so he stared blankly at the beams on the roof.
Currently, this residence in the capital has not been renovated much and remains in its original state. Previously, it was thought that no one lived there, but now we have to start considering it.
Although his family is all in Jingzhou, they might come to the capital for a short stay sometime, especially his wife, who is not one to settle for the status quo. Once their business in Jingzhou grows, she might move to the capital.
More importantly, the struggle for the throne among the princes is becoming increasingly fierce, and Prince Chen still has a good chance of winning. Once Prince Chen sits on that high position, he may have to go to the capital with him, and then it is really hard to know when he will be able to go back.
When the time comes, I will definitely bring my parents, wife and children over, so this courtyard must be repaired as soon as possible.
With that in mind, he decided to instruct the servants in his household to take care of it first thing tomorrow morning.
Two days after the pills were finished, Daoping immediately delivered them to the old emperor.
Having taken the pills for so long, the old emperor trusted Daoping completely. He even refused when the eunuchs around him tried to test them for poison, fearing that they might take too many pills and render them ineffective.
The old emperor swallowed the elixir, drank a cup of tea to help him swallow, and then let out a long sigh.
"I feel much lighter these past few days, all thanks to you, my dear minister!"
The old emperor looked at Daoping with a face full of admiration.
He had doubted what Prince Chen had told him before, but he had tested him and found that Daoping did not understand the Dongting language at all and did not know any Dongting people, so he still chose to believe Daoping.
Daoping is an old man who has lived for two hundred years, so why would he care about worldly power?
Normally, when he gives Daoping a gift, he has to refuse it for a long time before accepting it.
He did not deny that Dongting was ambitious, but that was definitely unrelated to Daoping. No matter what methods Prince Chen used to deal with Dongting, he could ignore them, but he absolutely could not touch Daoping.
"Your Majesty flatters me. I only wish to give Your Majesty a healthy body so as to prolong your life."
When Daoping spoke, he smiled slightly and nodded, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance, which captivated the old emperor.
The old emperor was so pleased that he was about to bestow a reward, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a mouthful of blood gushed out.
"Oh dear, Your Majesty!"
The eunuch beside him was terrified and quickly went over to support him, then shouted for the imperial physician.
Daoping was also startled by the sudden change and wanted to go forward to check, but was stopped by the eunuch's men.
"Master Daoping, the Emperor vomited blood after taking your elixir! You'd better stay away from the Emperor! Guards, seize Master Daoping!"
The young eunuch, who was in charge of the old emperor's care, still spoke with a certain amount of authority.
Daoping knelt down in a panic and begged for forgiveness: "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I had no intention of harming Your Majesty!"
The old emperor felt excruciating pain all over his body, making it difficult to speak, but seeing Daoping in this state, he couldn't bear it and said with difficulty, "Take...take him...lock him up in...the Taoist temple, and wait...await his fate!"
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