There is a fake demigod in the East Palace

Ever since Princess Anyang fought with the crown prince that night, both the East Palace and the Princess Mansion fell silent.Rong Rong calmed down and recuperated behind closed doors. For the time being, Rong Zheng didn't have the energy to pursue Rong Rong's previous evil deeds, and devoted himself to the R&D center.

Rong Zheng stayed on site every day to preside over the overall situation, and the rebuilding process of the laboratory was very fast.Although the experiment in the last stage was violently destroyed, all the data were preserved.Now that Wei Ran has returned safely and will be discharged from the hospital soon, it can be said that everything is ready, the only difference is——

"Is there really no other machine that can replace it?" Rong Zheng asked the researchers in front of him, flipping through the blueprints laid out on the table.

The researchers shook their heads helplessly.

Rong Zheng stood up straight and walked towards the office: "Understood, I'll think of a way."

But the solution was not so easy to think about, before Rong Zheng could figure out what to do, Yan Tian excitedly opened the door and walked in.Master Yan didn't know what good things happened to him today, he even walked with wind.

"Your Highness, the matter is settled!" Yan Tian came to Rong Zheng happily, and put a document on his desk: "I have already put in place the equipment that is currently in short supply, and the equipment can be sent to the office as soon as tomorrow." !"

"Really?" The good news came so suddenly that even Rong Zheng was a little surprised: "Where did you get the equipment?"

"Royal Institute of Technology!" Yan Tianxi said with a smile: "Their central laboratory installed a machine last year, because the research has not officially started, so there is no public report."

Since Yan Tian had agreed to Ye Zhaoling that day, there was no reason not to do it, so he went to the Royal Institute of Technology with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Who knew that a blind cat met a dead mouse, and there really was this machine in the school's laboratory.

Now that the machine is in place, the focus of the next work is to find a way to borrow it.Yan Tian spent the whole night researching the character background of the person in charge, drafted several plans, and made thorough preparations for a tough battle the next day.

Unexpectedly, things went very smoothly. As soon as Yan Tiangang came to the door, the school heard that the prince wanted to borrow equipment, and immediately showed a gesture of cooperation of 12 points, gathered relevant school leaders in the laboratory, and approved all of them in just one afternoon. process.

Yan Tian borrowed the equipment effortlessly.

After listening to Yan Tian's description of the ins and outs, Rong Zheng praised sincerely: "That's right, this matter was done beautifully, and there is a reward."

Yan Tian scratched his head embarrassingly, and said, "I don't dare to take credit for it. In fact, it was Lord Hou who reminded me that I wanted to try my luck."

"Ye Zhaoling?" Knowing that there is such a reason, Rong Zheng was a little surprised: "How did he know that the Royal Institute of Technology has this equipment?"

Yan Tian remembered what Ye Zhaoling said that day, and said uncertainly: "Probably Hou Ye heard it from others accidentally."

"There is one more strange thing." After calming down, Rong Zheng faintly felt that something was wrong: "The Royal Institute of Technology has always been managed by Zhong Yu, whether it is the principal of the school or the director of the central laboratory. The one he promoted."

When Rong Zheng said this, Yan Tian already knew what he meant next.The borrowing of equipment from the Royal Institute of Technology was a little smoother.

"Your Highness, what do you mean, what's wrong with this?" Yan Tian turned serious.

"I don't know." Rong Zheng himself wasn't too sure, he thought for a moment, and said to Yan Tian: "You will be responsible for the handover of the equipment this time, so be careful not to make any mistakes."

The equipment problem has been solved, and there are basically no obstacles to research restarting.After Yan Tian left, Rong Zheng was still thinking about it.

For an ordinary person, they usually don't even know the names of scientific research instruments, let alone remember which schools introduced which machines at what time.

Ye Zhaoling told Yan Tian that Zhong Yu's school had the equipment he needed. Is this really just a coincidence?

Although there are still many doubts, but now there is only one choice, even if it is a trap, he has to bite the bullet and jump into it.

Thinking of this, Rong Zheng couldn't help thinking of Ye Zhaoling. He hadn't had a chance to meet him for several days, and he didn't know what he was doing.

**

The most secluded area within the second ring is undoubtedly the Yuqing Palace of the National Teacher.Although Yuqing Palace is a century-old Taoist temple, a national historical and cultural relic protection unit, and a world cultural heritage, it has so many names that there are not enough walls to hang it, but it has never been opened to the public.From the gate to the temple where the national teacher lives and practices daily, there are many checkpoints along the way.

Some people say that this place is even more tightly guarded than the imperial city, and no one can enter without permission.This may sound exaggerated, but it is not false at all. Many old people who have worked here for many years do not know what it is like inside Yuqing Palace.

The national teacher doesn't like to keep people around, but there are still a few confidants.A Taoist boy who looked eighteen or nineteen years old passed through layers of security without hindrance, and stood still in front of a gate.

He came at a trot along the way, before he could catch his breath, he bent down and bowed towards the hall through the door, and said anxiously: "My lord, there is something wrong with the pill furnace, please go quickly! "

It's a pity that his nervousness didn't infect the national teachers inside. The boy's voice fell for a long time, but there was no response from the hall.

But he didn't dare to raise his head, and still kept his salute posture, waiting for the next instruction from the national teacher.

About a quarter of an hour later, the palace door opened from the inside, and Zhong Yu walked out from the door.As soon as the national teacher showed up, a gust of cold wind rushed towards his face. The temple was empty and lifeless, like a snow cave, not a place for people to live at all.

"What happened?" Zhong Yu asked calmly.

Dao Tong bravely glanced at the national teacher, then lowered his head again and said: "Everything is normal today, but just half an hour ago, the pill furnace suddenly started to tremble, and we tried various methods but couldn't calm it down. , I have no choice but to come here to disturb the adults to clean up."

What is being refined in the pill furnace is the Queen's Longevity Pill. This is the most important task in the Yuqing Palace at this stage, and no mistakes are allowed.Besides, alchemy is a very risky thing. There are many reasons that may cause changes in the alchemy furnace. If it is not resolved in time, there is a danger of the alchemy being destroyed.

Even Zhong Yu couldn't ignore such a thing.He stepped out of the threshold and said to the boy, "Go and have a look first."

The national teacher has been in seclusion for more than a year, and in the few times he showed up, he was always haunted by a lingering sickness.The boy has been with the national teacher for many years, and he has never seen him in such a state.

Daotong looked at Zhong Yu's back dully, and before his head could react, he had already said what he wanted to ask: "My lord, are you alright?"

Zhong Yu had already floated down the steps, his steps were very light, and the body under the Taoist robe seemed to be about to fade away soon.

"It's okay, let's go." Zhong Yu said.

The national teacher is worthy of being a national teacher. After coming to the alchemy room, he just used a talisman to calm down the manic pill furnace.

Seeing the crisis resolved, Dao Tong finally put his heart back in place.Recently, the relationship between the national teacher and Yaoqing Palace is tense, even a little boy like him can see it.In order to make the teacher happy, he picked a piece of good news and reported it to Zhong Yu: "A letter from the university, saying that the things you explained have been properly arranged."

The national teacher didn't seem to take this matter to heart, he didn't respond to the boy's words.Zhong Yu walked around the alchemy furnace, came to the northwest corner of the alchemy room and stood still, and suddenly asked: "How long can the qi drawn this time last?"

The tripod in the Yuqing Palace is forged from brass with a gilt surface and is more than six meters high.In order to facilitate alchemy, an emperor hundreds of years ago built a two-story building outside the alchemy furnace, which was called the alchemy room in later generations.

On the first floor of the alchemy room, there is a device called "Hua Chi", which is mainly used to provide firepower for alchemy.The fuel has also evolved from the earliest firewood to the more efficient and clean natural gas. The matter of "entraining air" can be simply understood as filling the alchemy room with fuel.

Because the size of the fire in the furnace needs to change exactly with the process of alchemy, there are special personnel on duty by the Huachi 24 hours a day, and there must be no negligence.

Daotong recalled the time of the last entrainment, made a simple calculation, and replied: "It can last for about two months."

Zhong Yu nodded slightly, looked up at the white smoke constantly coming out of the cauldron, and said, "After the cauldron is extinguished this time, let's seal the Huachi, so there is no need to burn it again."

Hearing Zhong Yu's words, the boy's first reaction was to be happy, because guarding the Huachi is hard work, and everyone in the Danfang complained endlessly.

But he quickly realized the deep meaning in Zhong Yu's words, and was stunned: "My lord, are you going on a long trip?"

The fire of alchemy is like the old stew in a stewed vegetable shop, the longer it burns, the better.The Danding in the Yuqing Palace has been burning for 500 years.In the past 500 years, the mountains and rivers have been shaken by wind and rain, but the fire here has never been extinguished.

Zhong Yu heard the boy's words, but did not answer.He put his hands behind his back, counted silently, and asked, "Have you put away the box I gave you?"

Daotong remembered that the national teacher had given him an encrypted box not long ago. He didn't know what was in the box, nor did he know what it was for. He only knew to keep the box safe according to the national teacher's arrangement.

Daotong patted his chest, and said confidently: "It has been moved to a safe place, it is absolutely safe, sir, don't worry!"

"very good."

Zhong Yu nodded, turned around and looked at him, then suddenly stretched out her hand and pointed at him.Daotong felt a chill in his lower body, and the identity token hanging around his waist snapped in two.

Looking at the half token on the ground, the boy's small face turned pale with fright. If the national teacher's hand feeling was a bit weak just now, it would not be the wooden token that was broken into two pieces now.

Zhong Yu hooked his hand, and the half token fell into his palm as if it had grown wings.He put the badge back into his sleeve, and said to the boy who hadn't recovered from the fright: "That box will be your life-saving talisman in the future, if someone comes to you with this half of the token in the future, you can take it with you." Give him the box, remember?"

The boy didn't know what the national teacher meant by this move, so he had to imitate the national teacher and put away the token, and nodded ignorantly.

That night, there was news that the main hall was on fire from Yuqing Palace.The fire burned for three hours, and the Yuqing Palace shrine that had stood for a hundred years was burned in this fire.

Fortunately, the fire did not spread to the main hall of the national teacher's retreat, and no casualties were caused.

The author says:

Zhong Yu: Everything is ready and ready to be sold out at any time.

Prince: Think beautifully.