on the carriage.

Jiu Tang and Lin Shishi sat next to each other.

Jiu Tang mysteriously took out a small red bag from the storage space. Unwrapping the red thread wrapped around it, a huge... elixir was revealed - if the big round ball in front of him could be called an elixir.

"Sister, are you serious?"

Lin Shishi looked complicated and didn't know what to say. It took a long time before she asked.

Forgive her lack of knowledge, but she has never seen one pill that is more powerful than three pills - it is no exaggeration to say that the pill in front of her is not even much smaller than the baby's fist.

The spiritual power in it is not strong, it is light, and it smells like a slightly bitter medicinal fragrance.

Jiu Tang was very confident: "Sister, didn't you say that the public alchemist from Ruli Kingdom is very strong, so the elixir that can scare him must not be ordinary. This is specially developed by me, so there must be no problem! "

I didn't want to take it out so quickly. But as soon as Lin Shishi left the Lin Mansion, she kept looking worried. In order to keep her ears clean, Jiu Tang could only take out the things in advance.

Lin Shishi took a deep breath.

With his eyes closed and his heart wide open, he put a large piece of elixir into his mouth as if he was dead. She tried to swallow, her face turned red for a moment, and the elixir got stuck in her throat. Looking around, he quickly grabbed a glass of water and drank it in one gulp.

He took a deep breath before swallowing the elixir with difficulty.

After a long moment of silence, Lin Shishi regained her composure.

"Sister, to be honest... this is really stuck in my throat." Lin Shishi took a deep breath and looked a little better. There was still a blush on his face that he had just choked on.

Jiu Tang smiled and helped her calm down: "Otherwise, how could it be effective? This is how it is. Hey, look, I just said that this elixir is different. It has an effect as soon as you take it. Otherwise, my sister is screaming People come in and take a look.”

Lin Shishi touched her face unconfidently: "Really...? My appearance has changed?"

"Yes! This elixir is a super-improved version that can change your appearance and hide your cultivation. That's why it's so big." Jiu Tang said seriously.

In fact, this is just an ordinary big jelly bean. She coated it with a layer of ordinary elixir powder that strengthens cultivation, so it smells like elixir.

If she hadn't learned magic before, she might have actually used pills. But now that I have studied it for so long, I have to put it to use.

While Lin Shishi wasn't paying attention, Jiu Tang's fingertips emitted a faint light and then disappeared.

"Xiao Cui! Come in." Lin Shishi called out to the carriage.

A little girl stuck her head out, lifted the curtain with one hand, and came in half-bent. First, he looked down and saw a pair of light blue boots, and recognized them as belonging to his young lady.

"Second Miss, your name is...me?" Xiaocui looked up and saw Lin Shishi's face clearly, and was stunned for a moment.

"Who else am I calling you?" Lin Shishi looked a little dissatisfied at the expression on the always smart maid, "Look at how this lady is different from before."

"Second...Second Miss?" Xiao Cui stared at the person in front of her and asked again uncertainly. Although the person in front of me spoke, his voice was exactly the same. But she really couldn't believe it.

The person in front of me has an average appearance, small eyes, single eyelids, and a few inexplicable pimples on her face. She is unrecognizable in a crowd... Is she really the original second lady?

"Back to the second young lady, you look nothing like before." Not only has your appearance changed, but the second young lady's cultivation has also dropped a lot from before. It's really incredible.

Jiu Tang took out a small round mirror and handed it to Lin Shishi.

Lin Shishi looked into the mirror.

"My mother!" Lin Shishi shouted when she saw her own appearance in the mirror.

"Sister, this is... this is too... ordinary." Lin Shishi still didn't want to admit that she was ugly.

"But...this is really..." Lin Shishi paused.

"That's great! I love you so much!" Lin Shishi hugged Jiu Tang. Looking like this, unless the prince is really blind, there is no possibility of him entering the palace.

After all, those who can enter the Prince's Mansion are first-class beauties, and he is so honorable. There's really no reason to be chosen.

Eryuan Country is not far from Ruli Country, and their carriages are very fast. It had been more than a day since the group set out, and they had already covered more than half of the journey.

The group of people found an inn to rest for a night. At dawn, they hurried on the road again. After all, the group came out a little late to attend Lin Xiaoxiao's wedding. It would be bad if he really didn't catch up and was regarded as contemptuous of the royal family.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage traveled for another day. At dusk, the group could already initially glimpse the towering walls of the imperial city of Ruli Kingdom.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jiutang also used illusions to cover up his original appearance. She looks somewhat similar to Lin Shishi after the disguise, just as ordinary and inconspicuous. The two stood together like a pair of ordinary twin sisters.

The closer they get to the imperial city, the more carriages carrying girls there are, and they all flock towards the imperial city in dense numbers. Occasionally, a few girls opened the curtains and looked outside. However, these people rarely show expectant looks on their faces. Many people said nothing, with some sadness in their eyes.

It's no wonder, after all, everyone knows that the prince's reputation is not very good. Most people will not send their favored daughters to participate in the selection of concubines. Those who come are also those who are not favored and not taken seriously in the family.

Some girls' faces are not sad, but filled with a bit of expectation. It can be clearly seen that their clothes are more refined and their overall complexion is better.

Some people were deceived by their families into coming here without hearing about the situation here, thinking they had found a good home; there were also people who were already in a difficult situation at home and asked to come out, hoping to give it a try now. Maybe there's still a chance of survival.

After all, the crown prince's concubine from a second-class country, even if she is not favored, still occupies a vacant position. With this level of status outside, she is respected by others. In the future, she will still be the imperial concubine, which is much higher than her status in the original family.

What's more, they even imagined that they were the person destined by the prince, and that after entering the palace, they would be favored alone, and they would rise to heaven in one step.

It's almost dusk now, and the bleak autumn wind brings a bit of coolness. The leaves on the tree slowly fell, swirling in the air, and then slowly fell to the ground.

The clothes worn by the group were a bit thin, but everyone was a monk, and the maid with the lowest level of cultivation among the group was in the middle stage of consecration, so the coolness was naturally nothing.

Lin Shishi got out of the carriage, looked at the increasingly gloomy sky, rubbed her hands, stood outside and watched for a long time, and then returned to the carriage.

Jiu Tang quietly held a soup pot with some herbs in it, exuding bursts of warmth and the pleasant smell of hay.

Jiu Tang felt a little awkward secretly, always feeling that this trip to Ruli Country would not go smoothly.

Lin Shishi returned to the car and sat down, and the maid thoughtfully handed her a Tang Pozi to warm her hands.

Lin Shishi looked a little sad and said: "I was thinking yesterday that when I got here, I would play around in the city first. Looking at the weather now... why don't we quickly find an inn to rest for the night?"

This weather makes people feel a little depressed. The mood to play is gone.

Let's wait until the concubine selection is over and choose a good day.

It's a long way from the city gate to the outside of the city, and there are no less than a hundred carriages lining up in a long queue. The servant from the Lin Mansion drove a car and waited in line for a long time before arriving at the city gate.

"Stop!" The guard at the door shouted loudly, and the boy driving the horse quickly got out of the carriage with a flattering smile on his face.

The two guards in front of the door held long guns in their hands and stood steadily in front of the door. They looked at the carriage behind the boy and asked, knowingly: "What are you doing?"

"Brother guard." The boy nodded and bowed, not wanting to get into trouble here, and took the initiative to hand over a small token - this was a pass specially issued by the royal family to girls participating in the selection of concubines.

There are so many girls participating in the concubine selection that it is obviously unrealistic to interrogate them one by one, so this token was created. Those who hold this token can avoid interrogation and enter the city smoothly.

But obviously, today doesn't seem to be going well...

"Huh. Don't you understand the rules?" The guard didn't even look at the token, his nostrils turned upward with a look of disdain.

Looking at the carriage in front of me, there are no decorations or carvings on it. I guess it came from the small place below, and I don't have any eyesight at all. The brothers have been standing all day and suddenly feel tired. Since I feel uncomfortable, I naturally have to find ways to embarrass these people in front of me.

If the two brothers don't let them go, none of the people in front of them will be able to get in. When the authorities find out, it will be these people who despise the emperor's power. No matter what, they cannot be blamed.

"This...but this token was issued by our king himself, and it is absolutely true." The boy obviously didn't understand what the person in front of him meant, and thought the guard suspected that the token was fake.

After all, he had been observing for a long time when he was behind them, and the carriages in front showed their tokens to the two guards before letting them go.

Why did something go wrong when we got to them?

"My brothers have been standing all day and are a little tired. This mood is not good. When you are in a bad mood, it is easy to see things clearly. For example, when I look at your token, it seems... .It doesn’t seem real.”

"Yes, yes, the two guards have worked hard." The boy dug into his pocket and took out a small bag of crystal stones. "Just treat this small amount of money as a little thought. I'll trouble you two brothers to buy some wine later." .”

Listening to the commotion outside, Lin Shishi was a little angry and just wanted to rush out to ask for an explanation - why did she start collecting money when she arrived at their place? There were so many carriages coming in but none of them were like this.

Jiu Tang calmly pulled her back. This is not Biyuan Country. The group of people are new to this second-class country, and they are here to choose a concubine. Still keep a low profile and try not to attract attention. If these two guards just want some money, just let them be.

One person took the bag and weighed it in his hands. He smiled heavily and showed a satisfied smile. If I had known better, I would have collected tolls from the beginning, otherwise I would have made a lot of money by now.

The guard next to him grabbed the bag, opened it, and his face instantly darkened.

He slammed the money bag to the ground with a loud bang.

"Younger Green Class? Are you sending beggars away?" A sharp voice sounded, and both of them looked dissatisfied. I originally thought that to honor the two of them, the worst I could do was to be a young person, but I didn’t expect that it turned out to be this kind of thing!

The noise at the city gate quickly attracted the attention of everyone behind.

"I remember that the king has an order to select a concubine for the prince in these two days. Anyone who shows the order can directly enter the city. If you two insist on blocking it like this, are you violating the order above?"

Lin Shishi opened the car curtain with a sharp tone.

The two of them were stunned for a moment. After seeing Lin Shishi's face clearly, they looked at each other and burst into laughter:

"Just you? Hahahaha, are you trying to make us happy on purpose? If you look like this, how can you still have the courage to come out and embarrass yourself? I think you don't want to enter the city, just go back to where you came from."

"What are you arguing about!" A man walked out of the city, he looked to be in his thirties or forties. His eyes were sharp - he had been standing guard in the city, watching the incoming carriage. Although those who show the token can enter the city without inspection, in order to prevent anyone from sneaking in, he still has to keep an eye on the city at all times.

But since the last group of people entered, no new people have entered the city for a long time. He was a little confused at first, but he happened to hear the noise, so he came out to take a look.

"You two? What are you doing!"

The captain of the city guard glanced around and naturally understood what these two people were doing. But they are all his brothers, so as long as they don't do anything excessive, he doesn't want to punish them.

He just said calmly: "There is no problem with the token, just let it go."

The two guards reluctantly put away their spears and let Jiutang and his party in.

Suddenly a guard said loudly to another guard next to him:

"Haha, look at the captain's cowardly look. He's no different than a bastard in a turtle shell, and he's pretending to be something all day long. I despise such a person the most. Bah!

When I finally get the appreciation from above, I will send this grandson away first! "

The guard standing next to him nodded vigorously: "Yes! I think so too! You simply spoke my heart, brother!"

The captain was stunned for a moment, then shouted loudly and punched one of them away.

He said angrily: "Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Lin Shishi opened the curtain of the carriage with a look of disbelief on her face: "Are these two people... losing their minds and going crazy?"

How could anyone be so bold!

I don't understand, I really don't understand.

Just now, after Lin's carriage drove into the city gate, Jiu Tang blinked.

The two guards at the door suddenly forgot that they were standing guard now, and fell deeply into the illusion. In the fantasy, the two of them were having fun drinking one bottle after another in a restaurant.

One of the guards didn't know why, but the captain's face suddenly appeared in his mind. They have always been a little jealous of their captain. Why did he become the captain at the same age, while they were still ordinary guards?

After drinking to the point of excitement, the emotions pent up in their hearts burst out. This was the scene just now.

After being punched far away, the two rolled on the ground several times. Suddenly woke up from the illusion and realized what he had just said.

Before he had time to repent, he heard the captain's angry voice:

"Disobeying the emperor's order and using power for personal gain. A hundred lashes!"

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