son, don't mess around

Outside the Prince Lin’s Palace, in the alleys of East Street.

There is a wine shop here.

The winery just opened about a year ago. It is not big and its location is very hidden, so very few people know about it.

Although the wine shop is small, there are spies all around. Outside the gate, there are two guards guarding it strictly.

When Lin Jiangnian led Li Piaomiao into the alley, the aroma of wine hit them in the face.

Li Piaomiao followed behind him, expressionless. But when she smelled the aroma of wine, she raised her eyes slightly and looked forward, with a hint of doubt in her beautiful eyes.

"Your Highness!"

The guards at the door hurried forward to greet him.

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand: "Go and do your thing, I'll just come over to take a look."

After dismissing the two guards and letting them retreat, Lin Jiangnian looked back at Li Piaomiao, gave her a look, and stepped into the winery.

Li Piaomiao looked up at this strange winery, frowned slightly, but still said nothing.

As I stepped into the winery, the aroma of wine became stronger and stronger. When I inhaled it, it seemed as if all my internal organs began to churn.

Li Piaomiao glanced around and saw several figures busy at work. Several wine-making masters were carrying out the process in an orderly manner.

She saw it all, and the doubt in her beautiful eyes grew stronger.

But Lin Jiangnian ignored her and went straight to the wine shop. When the masters in the wine shop saw Lin Jiangnian, they immediately became respectful.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, you are back!"

The master's tone was respectful and joyful. The news that His Royal Highness the Prince of Lin had returned home yesterday had already spread throughout Linjiang City.

"How's the wine brewing?"

Lin Jiangnian walked around the winery twice and asked.

"Your Highness, I have brewed two jars of wine according to your instructions yesterday. Would you like to try some?"

The master brought two jars of wine, opened them, and the aroma of wine filled the air. He poured a bowl of clear water, and Lin Jiangnian took a sip and smacked his lips.

"Not bad, but not pure enough!"

The taste is good enough, but the texture is still a little off.

"Your Highness, forgive me!"

The faces of several masters changed immediately, and they quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand to stop them: "You have done a great job. You have improved your skills in this year when I was away. Keep up the good work."

Seeing that His Highness did not blame them, the masters felt relieved and said quickly, "We will do our best and will never let His Highness down next time."

"Okay!"

Lin Jiangnian interrupted them and pointed at the two jars of wine on the table. "Send someone to deliver it to your house. I'll need it later."

"Yes."

After finishing all this, Lin Jiangnian turned around and saw Li Piaomiao standing in the yard, looking at him quietly.

She is stunning in white clothes and has an outstanding temperament.

Very eye-catching!

"What are you looking at?"

Lin Jiangnian walked up to her and chuckled.

Li Piaomiao retracted his gaze and glanced around: "You did it?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Then, this wine..."

Li Piaomiao sniffed lightly and found a strong aroma of wine in the air, which was different from the aroma of the wine outside.

As a member of the royal family, Li Piaomiao had naturally seen a lot of wine. She had also tasted a lot of wine that was tributed to the royal family by foreign countries. However, there were very few wines that could make one's pores relax just by smelling them like this one.

This wine is strong!

Strong and fragrant!

"Of course it was brewed by this prince."

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "How many would you like?"

Li Piaomiao was silent for a moment: "No need."

"This wine is very fragrant and strong. You must have never tasted it before. It is different from what you have tasted before..."

Lin Jiangnian recommended it enthusiastically, intending to let the princess experience the charm of distilled liquor.

"Next time."

Li Piaomiao refused, looked at him again, and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"You just came back, come and see this prince's property?"

Lin Jiangnian was talking nonsense. A year ago when he was still in Lin Wang Mansion, he learned that the old senior Li in Ruyi Tower loved fine wine, so he secretly cooperated with Xu Lan and opened such a winery in the city.

The winery was opened in the name of Xu Lan's Xu family. Lin Jiangnian had no intention of opening the winery to make money, so he did not promote the wine to the market.

After all, the Lin Wang Mansion is rich enough to rival a country, so there is no need for him, the prince, to think of ways to make money.

Li Piaomiao obviously did not believe Lin Jiangnian's nonsense. She stared at him quietly without saying a word.

"Okay, stop standing there like an idiot!"

In the past, Lin Jiangnian would never dare to speak to the princess like this. But after the two of them got to know each other, Lin Jiangnian became more and more unbridled in front of Li Piaomiao, and his words became more and more unscrupulous!

As for Li Piaomiao, hearing Lin Jiangnian's arrogant and offensive tone, she just frowned slightly and didn't take it too seriously.

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "Don't you want to go to Ruyi Tower? Let's go!"

"I'll take you!"

"..."

Linwangfu.

Located at the foot of the continuous mountain range, it is surrounded by the peaks of the back mountain in sight, with spectacular scenery. There is a waterfall between the two peaks, flowing down and into the lake at the foot of the mountain.

The lake is crystal clear and you can vaguely see fish of various colors swimming around. The sunlight shines on the lake, creating waves and reflecting colorful colors.

The lake was calm and peaceful, with lush branches and leaves by the lake. Thin willow trees hung low into the water. Right in the center of the lake, there was a towering attic!

Majestic and spectacular!
The attic is exquisitely designed with antique decorative style. The corners of the attic have clear patterns. From a distance, it looks like a mountain range suspended above the lake.

Looking from a distance, it is extremely shocking!

Ruyi Building!
The huge treasure house that claims to have collected half of the treasures in the world has attracted the attention of countless heroes, and countless masters want to enter the area to explore. It is located on the lake, surrounded by empty space, clear sky and clouds, and the wind and clouds remain unchanged.

Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao appeared by the lake.

When Li Piaomiao, who was dressed in snow-white clothes, saw the attic, her expression, which had been calm all along, finally changed.

The calm eyes became deep, as if a gleam of light flashed.

Then, everything returned to calm.

"Spectacular, right?"

Lin Jiangnian's voice sounded from the side, and he said, "There are countless masters in the world who want to come here to take a look. Ruyi Tower has collected the hard work and martial arts secrets of various sects and families in the world over the years."

"Even if a person has average martial arts talent, as long as he enters here, within three to five years, he will definitely become a master!"

Hearing this, Li Piaomiao remained silent and did not question Lin Jiangnian's words.

The path of martial arts is very cruel, and talent often determines the upper limit. In the face of absolute talent, all efforts are in vain.

For example, Li Piaomiao is the best proof of talent! In front of absolute talent, so-called hard work and bottlenecks are all jokes.

But on the other hand, in addition to talent, background determines a person's lower limit!
No matter how poor one's talent is, as long as one has enough martial arts resources, martial arts secrets at one's fingertips, and guidance from top martial arts masters, even if one cannot become a top master, one's achievements will definitely not be low.

Even if he's a fool, if you keep feeding him like this, something will come out of him!
This is the terrifying thing about the background!
Although Lin Jiangnian is not a fool, the martial arts resources he has access to since he started practicing martial arts are something that others can hardly hope to obtain in several lifetimes.

A year ago, he was weak and had no martial arts skills. But a year later, he was completely different.

At this moment, Lin Jiangnian is about to enter the realm of a third-grade master!
This is a terrifying speed, from having no foundation to the third level of martial arts in one year. It is true that it is due to Lin Jiangnian's extraordinary martial arts talent, but more importantly, it is also related to the inexhaustible martial arts resources in the Linwang Mansion!
Both are indispensable...they are what you must have to become a top master!

From the very beginning of learning martial arts, Lin Jiangnian was accompanied by masters such as Zhiyuan, Liu Su, and Senior Li to guide and train him, so he avoided taking detours that others might have to take for many years.

With such careful instruction, and the personal guidance and imparting of knowledge by Zhiyuan and Liu Su, it would be hard for Lin Jiangnian to make slow progress.

Especially now, since he had the guidance of this enchanting princess, Lin Jiangnian's progress and growth rate was visible to the naked eye.

This is the foundation!
This is why most of the masters come from big families and famous sects!
However, compared to the Ruyi Tower, which is coveted by most of the masters in the world, this place does not have much appeal to Li Piaomiao.

She looked at Ruyi Tower with a cold gaze, then retracted her gaze to Lin Jiangnian and the two jugs of wine in his hands.

"Let's go."

Lin Jiangnian carried the wine, stepped onto the arch bridge over the lake, and came to the Ruyi Tower in the middle of the lake.

The lake was silent and deserted.

Lin Jiangnian came to the door of the first floor, pushed it open and walked in unobstructed.

The attic was filled with the smell of ink, like the fragrance of books.

On the first floor, all the intelligence from all the major sects, court officials, and various forces were displayed. Detailed and densely recorded here. The intelligence network of the Linwang Mansion almost thoroughly investigated the entire Daning Dynasty.

These materials are the most confidential things in the Prince Lin’s Mansion!
But it is placed here so openly!
As for Li Piaomiao, she didn't care about this. She just glanced at it indifferently and then looked away.

Look up and look towards the second floor!
"What exactly are you looking for in Ruyi Tower?"

Lin Jiangnian turned his head to look at her and asked again.

This time, Li Piaomiao did not remain silent: "Herbs and pills."

"What are you looking for these things for?"

"Help."

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes slightly, his sight fell on Li Piaomiao, and he looked at him for a few times: "Whose life are you saving?"

Li Piaomiao was silent.

Lin Jiangnian realized that he had asked a sensitive question, and asked, "What specific herbs and pills are you looking for?"

"do not know."

"..."

Obviously, Lin Jiangnian overestimated the eldest princess!
She traveled all the way from the capital to the Prince Lin's Mansion, but she didn't even know what she was looking for?
Lin Jiangnian asked her, "How can you be sure that Ruyi Tower will have what you want?"

"Got to try."

Li Piaomiao looked calm.

"Okay, now that you've said that, follow me."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her, didn't ask any more questions, and led Li Piaomiao directly to the sixth floor.

The sixth floor is where rare medicinal herbs, elixirs, and various medical techniques are stored in Ruyi Tower.

"All the herbs and elixirs in Ruyi Tower are stored here. Feel free to look around and take whatever you like."

The air was filled with the rich aroma of herbs. Lin Jiangnian stood at the stairs, looking at Li Piaomiao who was searching and observing carefully in the attic not far away.

It's rare to see the eldest princess looking so serious!

Come to think of it, she came all the way to Ruyi Tower to find medicine to save people. This person must be very important to her.

only……

In this world, how many people can make this princess care so much?

And coincidentally, that person might not live long?
A figure quickly emerged in Lin Jiangnian's mind... He gradually narrowed his eyes.

……

Seeing that Li Piaomiao stayed on the sixth floor for a long time and would not leave for a while, Lin Jiangnian stayed on the sixth floor for a while and then went downstairs with the wine.

Fourth floor.

In the quiet attic, the lights were dim, and there were neatly arranged books around. At the innermost part of the attic, an old man in a gray robe appeared, sweeping the dust in the attic.

The light from outside the attic fell on him, bathing him in a golden glow!

"Elder Li!"

Lin Jiangnian stepped forward quickly.

The grey-robed old man paused for a moment, turned around, and when he saw Lin Jiangnian appear, a hint of joy suddenly appeared on his old face: "It's Jiangnian?"

"When did you come back?!"

"Just got back yesterday!"

Lin Jiangnian walked over with a smile on his face and asked, "Mr. Li, how have you been this past year?"

"pretty good."

Old Li looked at Lin Jiangnian with satisfaction and said with a smile, "It's rare that you still have the heart to come and see an old man like me!"

"That's right, I'm coming to see you right away, right?"

As he spoke, Lin Jiangnian raised the wine in his hand and said, "I brought you some good wine!"

"I'm going to try this!"

When Mr. Li heard that there was wine, his eyes lit up immediately. He took the wine from Lin Jiangnian, opened the jar, and took a big gulp. Then he closed his eyes and savored it carefully, and then a happy expression appeared on his face.

"This is the taste. I've been thinking about it for a long time!"

Mr. Li recalled the memory with emotion.

"Since you left, I haven't had this good wine for a while."

"How could that be? Don't I always have people delivering wine to you, Mr. Li?" Lin Jiangnian looked puzzled.

"Not everyone can enter Ruyi Tower!"

Mr. Li shook his head.

Lin Jiangnian pondered for a moment and quickly understood...it turned out that Mr. Li himself didn't want to go out!
Outsiders were strictly prohibited from approaching Ruyi Tower, so it was naturally impossible for servants to bring in wine, unless Mr. Li went out to get it himself.

Thinking of this, when Lin Jiangnian was about to say something, he saw Mr. Li suddenly seemed to be stunned, his eyes looked behind him, and his hand holding the wine paused.

Lin Jiangnian realized something and turned back subconsciously.

A figure in white appeared in sight.

"Why did you come down?!"

Wasn't Li Piaomiao on the sixth floor looking for elixirs? Why did he come down here?

When Lin Jiangnian was about to speak, he saw Li Piaomiao's gaze fell on Old Li, and a strange light emerged in his originally calm eyes.

It's as if I've found some truth!
When Mr. Li, who was standing by, saw Li Piaomiao, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized.

The princess in white slowly approached and stopped beside Lin Jiangnian. She stared at the gray-robed old man in front of her, lowered her eyes and spoke softly.

"Piaomiao, meet the Emperor's uncle!"

"???"

"..." (End of this chapter)