96: Do you look down on my alchemy skills?

Chapter 96: Do You Look Down on My Alchemy?

Gao Gong froze, then allowed Li Yunshu to take the jade talisman.

At this moment, a message came from within the jade talisman.

“How many times have I told you, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't ask 'are you there?'”

“...”

Without asking, Li Yunshu already understood what message Gao Gong had just sent to the Heavenly Demon Sect Leader.

After a moment of thought, he replied with the jade talisman.

‘There is a very important matter that I must report to the Holy Master in person.’

After sending the message, Li Yunshu's gaze was fixed on the jade talisman, his heart beating a little fast.

If he could lure out this Heavenly Demon Sect Leader, he would surely have accomplished a great deed.

After a long while, he finally received a reply from the other party.

“Tonight at midnight, I will wait for you at Yue Lai Teahouse.”

Li Yunshu clenched his fist. Success!

He turned to look at Gao Gong, who was beside him, and instructed.

“Tonight at midnight, go to Yue Lai Teahouse to meet the Holy Master.”

Gao Gong respectfully replied.

“Yes.”

Li Yunshu, holding the jade talisman, immediately left the Capital Magistrates Office and headed straight for the Imperial Palace... the Pill Refining Room.

Pei Xuanji was at a critical moment in her Alchemy when Shangguan Shuangyue walked in.

“Your Majesty, Li Yunshu requests an audience.”

A bead of sweat trickled down the Empress's forehead; she dared not be too Divided Soul.

“Let him in.”

A moment later, Li Yunshu quickly walked into the Pill Refining Room. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the Empress engaged in Alchemy and swallowed the words that were on his tongue.

He glanced at Shangguan Shuangyue, who was guarding the room, cleared his throat, and said.

“Commander, your subordinate has an important matter to report to Your Majesty.”

Shangguan Shuangyue's gaze turned to the Empress. Seeing that the Empress remained silent, she then discreetly exited the room.

She truly couldn't understand what was so special about Li Yunshu that he could earn such trust from the Empress.

Before this person appeared, all of the Empress's affairs were entrusted to her.

But now, it seemed her position as a trusted confidante had been replaced.

Seeing Shangguan Shuangyue leave the room, Li Yunshu took a small step forward, his gaze fixed on the Pill Furnace where the fire danced.

He turned his head and only then realized that the sweat on the Empress's forehead had already trickled down her cheek.

Looking at the Empress, who was laboriously performing Alchemy, Li Yunshu subconsciously pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.

Pei Xuanji's eyes shifted slightly, looking at the handkerchief gently wiping her cheek, and at Li Yunshu beside her.

For some reason, her heart inexplicably quickened.

She knew this was a critical moment for Alchemy and she shouldn't be Divided Soul.

However, the more she tried to control it, the faster her heart beat.

So much so that, whether it was from the heat of the furnace or not, her face felt a little flushed.

Li Yunshu had originally thought that refining this Azure Illusion Pill would not be difficult, but he hadn't expected it to be so strenuous and mentally taxing.

Seeing the Empress so exhausted, he, on the contrary, didn't understand why she had agreed so readily.

Although the Empress said she wanted him to agree to a condition, she had already agreed in her heart.

Otherwise, when he brought the bleeding blue to the Pill Refining Room, why would the Empress have already prepared the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the Azure Illusion Pill?

Whenever the Empress had an order, he would always state his conditions first.

And as for his request, the Empress—

Bang!

Just as Li Yunshu was lost in thought, a loud bang came from within the Pill Furnace.

Immediately following, a puff of black smoke emerged.

Li Yunshu stared blankly at the Pill Furnace. Although he didn't know much about Alchemy, he knew that this was what was called a 'furnace explosion'.

He immediately looked at the Empress beside him, a hint of concern in his tone.

“Your Majesty, is your Dragon body unharmed?”

Pei Xuanji's jade hand clenched, and she snatched the handkerchief from Li Yunshu's hand.

“If you weren't here getting in the way, I wouldn't have blown up the furnace!”

Li Yunshu blinked. If her skill was poor, it was poor. Why was she blaming everything on him?

“Your subject merely saw Your Majesty working so hard and felt deeply ashamed that I could not share Your Majesty's burdens.”

“Why were you so eager to see me? What is the matter?”

After wiping the sweat from her face, Pei Xuanji began to regret letting Li Yunshu in.

If she had made him wait outside, she might have succeeded.

However, just hearing that this fellow requested an audience, she somehow became possessed and immediately agreed.

Li Yunshu wanted to retrieve his handkerchief, but the Empress actually threw it directly into the Pill Furnace.

He looked outside the room, and after confirming no one was there, he stepped slightly closer and whispered.

“Your subject has discovered the whereabouts of the Heavenly Demon Sect Leader.”

Pei Xuanji's gaze slightly narrowed, and a hint of interest arose.

“Really?”

“Absolutely true.”

“Who is this person?”

Regarding the Heavenly Demon Sect Leader, Pei Xuanji had also been secretly sending people to investigate.

After all, there was a rumor in the Heavenly Demon Sect that one could achieve Ascension after nine Reincarnations, and she paid attention to anything related to Ascension.

However, the Heavenly Demon Sect Leader was in her ninth Reincarnation, and no one knew who her Reincarnation body actually was.

Even after investigating for so long, there had been no clues.

Li Yunshu shook his head.

“Your subject does not yet know who this person is, but it can be revealed tonight.”

“Tell me in more detail.”

Li Yunshu took out a jade talisman he had snatched from Gao Gong's hand and slowly began to speak.

“Gao Gong is a member of the Heavenly Demon Sect. Your subject obtained this jade talisman from him, which can contact the Heavenly Demon Sect Leader.

The other party agreed with Gao Gong to meet tonight at midnight at Yue Lai Teahouse.

If Your Majesty goes personally, you will surely be able to capture this person.”

After hearing Li Yunshu's words, Pei Xuanji reached out and took the jade talisman.

“How do you know Gao Gong is a member of the Heavenly Demon Sect?”

Uh... Li Yunshu hesitated for a moment, then explained.

“Your subject has someone in the Heavenly Demon Sect.”

He had originally wanted to take the opportunity to ask for some benefits, but seeing how exhausting it was for the Empress to refine the Azure Illusion Pill, he opened his mouth but ultimately felt too embarrassed to mention any benefits.

Pei Xuanji looked at the jade talisman, then threw it back into Li Yunshu's arms.

Actually, although she was curious about the Heavenly Demon Sect's nine Reincarnation method, after discovering the Sword Sect's altar, her interest in that Reincarnation method had waned.

She was of the Demon Race; once Reincarnated, it would mean leaving her Demon Race body.

Moreover, the time required for nine Reincarnations was too long; she didn't want to wait that long.

However, the identity of this person who had always been hiding in the shadows did make her somewhat curious.

“I will go tonight to see who this person truly is.”

Li Yunshu had already scouted the location.

“Opposite Yue Lai Teahouse is conveniently Yuan Lai Inn. Your subject has already booked a room, and Your Majesty can wait there to catch the rabbit.”

“Hmm, you handled this matter well.”

Li Yunshu's gaze involuntarily turned to the Medicinal Pill from the exploded furnace.

“Your Majesty, this Azure Illusion Pill...”

Other medicinal ingredients were easy to find, but a ten-thousand-year-old bleeding blue was rare.

The bleeding blue outside the room was no longer visible; he didn't know if the Empress had used all the bleeding blue in that one batch of Medicinal Pills.

If that were truly the case, wouldn't his Azure Illusion Pill be gone?

“Don't worry, I divided the bleeding blue into three portions of original liquid. There are at least three chances.”

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshu subconsciously blurted out.

“Then what if all three attempts fail—”

“Do you look down on My Alchemy?”