Chapter 557 There Must Be an Antidote Within Five Steps
After the last month's Imperial Garden competition, the three little ones all relaxed.
Although the monthly competition is not too hard, it is always a matter to be dealt with.
Without this monthly routine, while the mood is relaxed, they can't help but look forward to the next month less.
Although there is still a New Year's Eve dinner to look forward to, what about after the dinner?
The gathering in the Imperial Garden will most likely continue, after all, it is a rule set by Emperor Yongyuan.
But it is not certain whether there will be a competition.
Originally, this competition was to make the princes and princesses in the palace calm down and kill their excess energy.
But with this year's competition, Princess Ankang swept all the way to win the championship.
Next year, the eldest prince will come of age and leave the palace. I am afraid that even if there is an Imperial Garden competition next year, everyone's enthusiasm will not be very high.
On this day, the three little ones came to Qianxing Pavilion to read.
As the Imperial Garden competition always has different deadlines, the days they come to Qianxing Pavilion to read are gradually not so fixed. Anyway, it is enough to go once a month.
Sometimes, if you don't have time to return the book, you can ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs for help, which saves the three little ones a lot of trouble.
Today, Princess Ankang rarely read books in Qianxing Pavilion, but in the yard outside Qianxing Pavilion, she was decorating the wooden statue of Concubine Xiao, which had been carved for several days, according to a wood carving atlas.
Princess Ankang held a small carving knife in her hand, the blade was almost as big as a needle tip, and it was specially used to repair details.
The wooden statue of Concubine Xiao has been carved almost. Although it was the first work carved by Princess Ankang herself, the image of Concubine Xiao was lifelike, and her face was almost the same as the portrait given by Emperor Yongyuan. It was just that Princess Ankang made some modifications to the lines of her face according to her vague memory, and the carving was softer.
Now Princess Ankang was adding some beautiful decorative patterns to the base of the wooden statue of Concubine Xiao according to the wood carving atlas.
At this time, Li Xuan was busy discussing the problems of cultivation with Old Ye, so Princess Ankang could only use the carving knife sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Speaking of which, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had sent a complete set of tools before, but Princess Ankang still used Li Xuan's cat claw until she was almost done. Today was her first time using this carving knife.
At first, Princess Ankang was not very comfortable using it, but soon she got used to it and carved the patterns faster and faster.
Judging from her progress, she will probably be able to completely complete the final base decoration today, so that she can catch up with the anniversary of Concubine Xiao's death in a few days.
Yu'er was reading books related to alchemy in Qianxing Pavilion.
Under the guidance of Doctor Xue, Yu'er's alchemy level improved by leaps and bounds, but Yu'er was completely clueless about many of the medical theories.
Although Doctor Xue deliberately chose the quick-learning path for Yu'er, it could not resist Yu'er's own curiosity.
And judging from Yu'er's self-study speed, I'm afraid she will not be able to catch up with Doctor Xue's progress for a long time in the future.
This is also why Doctor Xue did not prohibit Yu'er from self-studying medical theories.
Li Xuan and Mr. Ye were studying cultivation issues, but not his own cultivation, but Princess Ankang's.
As Princess Ankang showed the power of coldness in the duel with the third prince that day, Li Xuan could no longer hide this secret.
Before that, only Doctor Xue knew that Princess Ankang had coldness in her body.
Others, even the two stewards, were not very clear about it.
Although the two stewards had some doubts about Princess Ankang's physique getting stronger day by day, Jingyang Palace had Doctor Xue as a shield to the outside world, which revealed too much flaw.
After all, Doctor Xue's reputation as the world's number one doctor was still very useful in the palace.
Especially at the level of the two stewards, they knew Doctor Xue's ability even better.
Saying that Doctor Xue found a way to control Princess Ankang's worsening condition was actually the most reasonable explanation for everyone.
However, with Princess Ankang's performance of freezing the ring with one punch, the truth was finally revealed.
After the third prince was injured that day, Concubine Zhao Shu asked Zhao Feng to invite Doctor Xue to treat his injury. Zhao Feng secretly consulted Li Xuan's opinion and saw the trick. He was afraid that the third prince's injury would leave some evidence that was unfavorable to Jingyang Palace. He wanted to see Li Xuan's attitude before deciding whether to invite Doctor Xue.
Later, Li Xuan personally cured the third prince's injury, and there were no other unnecessary troubles.
After all, even Doctor Xue was unable to solve the injury caused by the cold.
After weighing the two, Li Xuan chose to expose his healing ability at that time.
Now their strength is no longer the same as before, so they don't have to be as cautious as before when they were still in the development stage.
Otherwise, Li Xuan, who was not even at the level of the middle third grade before, would not dare to have such confidence and still had to rely on others.
Now that Li Xuan has gone to the northern border and understood the level of his strength in this world, he is much more confident.
There are definitely many masters of the upper third grade in this world, but Li Xuan's strength can be said to be the best cat under the third grade.
Most of the masters in the palace are on good terms with the Jingyang Palace. With the support of Emperor Yongyuan, the legitimate emperor of Daxing, they don't need to be as cautious as before.
In the Daxing Dynasty, the only ones who can still threaten the three little ones are Prince Zheng and the Wu family.
The Wu family has not yet reached the point of tearing their faces apart, and there is even a possibility of cooperation.
But Prince Zheng has reached the point of fighting to the death.
In the past, Li Xuan could not clearly see the situation he was in, so he could only be careful and try every means to escape from the whirlpool of disputes.
But now as his strength continues to grow, Li Xuan's thoughts have also changed.
If he hadn't been in this dispute, he would never have been able to make such rapid progress.
In less than a year, he grew from an ordinary kitten to a great auspicious person, cultivated the yin and yang energy, and became the first beast race destiny person to be recorded in history.
Although Li Xuan's strength has not yet reached the top of the world, he believes that as he continues to become stronger, those things that he once couldn't ask for will be within his reach.
Freedom, freedom, and security.
When the three little ones could feel safe wherever they were in the world, Li Xuan felt that maybe his dream could be achieved.
A sense of security, just three words, is Li Xuan's lifelong pursuit.
As Princess Ankang's situation was exposed to the House of Internal Affairs, Li Xuan also brought up the issue of Han Qi for discussion.
Among them, Li Xuan attached great importance to the opinions of the old monk Ye, the general manager.
They are all masters who have been promoted to the third level for many years. They have a deeper understanding of Tao and have their own unique insights into the laws of heaven and earth.
Li Xuan was previously afraid that someone would make a fuss about the chill in Princess Ankang's body, or use it as a breakthrough to assassinate Princess Ankang.
But now the Ministry of Internal Affairs has long been one of its own, and Jingyang Palace usually relies on the protection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Now it's just that Zhao Feng, Manager Shang, Ye Lao and others know about Han Yi's situation.
Of course, if they know, Emperor Yongyuan must also know.
However, Li Xuan has not been summoned by Emperor Yongyuan in the past few days. I don't know whether he doesn't care about Li Xuan's concealment or whether he is busy with other things recently.
"Axuan, there is no power that comes for free in this world."
“Everything has a price.”
"The only difference is whether we can see it or not."
Mr. Ye looked solemn and couldn't help but glance at Princess Ankang who was sitting in the yard carving wooden sculptures.
Li Xuan also understands this truth.
As his understanding of the five elements of heaven and earth deepened, he also understood that the world here is an endless cycle.
The heaven and the earth are infinite, and the yin and yang rotate due to each other.
Therefore, the chill in Princess Ankang's body must have a source.
Otherwise, no power will appear out of thin air, which violates the laws of heaven and earth.
But in daily contact, Li Xuan did not feel that Princess Ankang had any signs of absorbing external forces.
On the contrary, the chill in Princess Ankang's body seemed to be sealed. As Princess Ankang's physique continued to grow stronger, the seal became looser, causing more and more chills to erupt every time.
But this situation is not very reasonable.
If there is really a large amount of chill in Princess Ankang's body that has been sealed by unknown means, how could Princess Ankang withstand such terrifying power with her previous weak constitution.
After much thought, Li Xuan couldn't get a definite answer.
But I never thought that the guesses of Manager Shang and Mr. Ye were also very different, and it was difficult to tell the situation of Princess Ankang.
"It's just that now it seems that your hard work has not been in vain."
Mr. Ye affirmed Li Xuan.
"Otherwise, His Highness will not live for more than a few years, as Doctor Xue judged before."
"Now, at least there's more hope."
Li Xuan could hear Mr. Ye's consolation and nodded gratefully.
"Mr. Ye, do you think this has something to do with the cold wave in Beiliang?"
Li Xuan had already made this guess, but he had always lacked the opportunity to verify it.
The last time, he followed Zhao Feng and saw the outside of the cold wave, but he didn't see any clues. He only felt the terror of the cold wave.
Especially the mental-corrosive snow madness made Li Xuan temporarily give up the idea of taking Princess Ankang and Yu'er to explore the cold wave.
Li Xuan had a premonition that the disaster of the cold wave might be related to the coldness in Princess Ankang's body. At worst, he might be able to find some clues in the cold wave.
This may feel wrong, but judging from the current situation, this is one of the few options worth trying.
After all, isn't there a saying in his hometown?
"There must be an antidote within five steps."
Although they are more than five steps away from the cold wave, they always seem to be somewhat related.
"I don't know much about the cold wave either."
"The people in the world who know the cold wave best are the people of Beiliang, followed by the desert who have been competing with Beiliang in the north for countless years."
After hearing Mr. Ye's answer, Li Xuan couldn't help but feel embarrassed and muttered:
"Desert?"
Then, Mr. Ye continued to add: "Even in the desert, not just anyone can know this kind of secret. I am afraid that only the inheritance of the Wolf King or some ancient families will have records."
Li Xuan sighed silently. He knew that this matter would be difficult to find out, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult to find out.
He couldn't kidnap the Desert Wolf King and ask him about the cold wave.
However, those ancient families in the desert are a more suitable breakthrough point.
"Axuan, was there anything unusual after His Highness used the chill in his body last time?"
Regarding Mr. Ye's question, Li Xuan shook his head.
He later carefully inspected Princess Ankang's body and found that there was no abnormality and was exactly the same as usual.
But the more this happens, the more abnormal it is.
When Princess Ankang and the Third Prince were fighting, they broke the fighting platform and froze a thick layer of frost.
Even for a fifth-grade master, such a move would always cause some consumption, but Princess Ankang was fine.
Li Xuan saw some problems by observing the Third Prince's injuries.
The fire-type true qi in the Third Prince's body was completely consumed, and even the red-scaled soft armor on his body was seriously eroded and almost directly destroyed.
As for the Third Prince's damaged meridians, it is not to mention that Li Xuan was present, otherwise the Third Prince's arm would be useless.
The injuries caused by these coldness are in line with Li Xuan's usual impression of coldness.
Violent and domineering.
Li Xuan's meridians have been damaged by this coldness for several rounds, and he has long been accustomed to it, which has led to his extremely abnormal tolerance for pain and his incomparable will.
Li Xuan had not realized this before, but Zhao Feng pointed it out when he followed Zhao Feng out this time.
"In any case, be cautious and ask His Highness to use less force."
"Otherwise, if this power gets out of control, it will be troublesome."
Old Master Ye raised his concerns.
Li Xuan also wrote this down.
"By the way, Old Master Ye."
"I remember that Ankang's eyes had a faint light shining, which made her eyes look bluer. Do other martial arts societies have similar situations?"
Li Xuan thought of a detail. Although the faint light only lasted for a moment, it was still captured by Li Xuan.
Elder Ye thought for a moment and then answered:
"Many martial arts can cause such physical reactions."
"This reaction is different from the induction of true qi. It is a change from the inside."
"But most of them are because of the induction of extremely pure heaven and earth energy."
Elder Ye looked at Li Xuan and gave an example:
"Your yin and yang qi or the extreme of a single attribute may have such anomalies."
"But generally it appears in martial artists with high cultivation."
At the end, Elder Ye added:
"If the yin and yang qi is not so special, then only those upper third-grade martial artists who have a deep understanding of their own Tao can do it."
Princess Ankang is definitely not an upper third-grade martial artist. In that case...
Li Xuan blinked his eyes, and he never thought that the source of this cold seemed to be much greater than he expected.
"Come on, Xuan."
Elder Ye touched Li Xuan's head and encouraged him.
Even if he had lived enough years, it would be hard to imagine how heavy such pressure was on a kitten who was only over one year old.
"No wonder Ah Xuan is so smart."
Old Ye sighed.
The more you think, the wiser you will be.
Being sensible always comes at a price.
Li Xuan didn't know that Old Ye had so many ideas, but was just worried about how to go to the desert to get information about the cold wave.
"The two sides are fighting, it seems that we have to solve the problems one by one."
Li Xuan understood that if he wanted to go further, he needed a rear without worries.
It seems that the internal problems of Daxing need to be solved as soon as possible.
At this time, someone walked in from outside Qianxing Pavilion.
It was Zhao Feng with a smile on his face. It seemed that he had something good to say.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations, Your Highness."
"The first place in this last month is also yours!"