Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 560 Ci'en Temple

Rumor has it that there is a snow pond deep in the north.

The snow pool never freezes all year round, but the water in it is chilly enough to freeze your heart.

If an ordinary person dares to touch the water in the snow pool, all the water he touches will be frozen, and he will not even feel much pain, as if he is just brushing off the snow that has fallen on his body.

But even in such a terrible snow pool in the north, there is still life surviving.

The Arctic Supreme Shell is the most famous one among them, and it is also a rare treasure from heaven and earth.

If you can absorb its power well, you will not be afraid of most severe cold, and you can cope with it comfortably even in a harsh environment like the North. It is extremely magical.

If a warrior happens to have cultivated water-attributed true qi, it is possible for him to use the power of the Arctic Supreme Shell to transform the attribute of his own true qi into ice.

Generally speaking, there is no absolute superiority or inferiority among the five elements, only mutual restraint.

However, the mutated attributes generally have extremely distinct characteristics, generally more violent lethality, such as ice, thunder, and wind.

Natural treasures that can transform the properties of one's own true qi are rare in the world.

Unexpectedly, Wei Zhen and his men got it this time.

Princess Ankang was attracted to this item not because of its ability to transform the properties of true qi, but because of the ability of the Arctic Supreme Shell to make people not afraid of the severe cold.

She herself has been suffering from the cold all year round and has been physically weak all year round. Although her health is getting better and better with the help of Li Xuan, she still has to actively practice martial arts every month to make the cold in her body burst out.

Princess Ankang thought that eating the Arctic Supreme Shell might have some effect.

Even if it had no effect on the cold, she wanted to gain the ability to travel freely in the North.

Princess Ankang could never let go of the cold wave from Beiliang.

Ever since she learned about the misfortune in her mother's hometown, she has never stopped thinking about it.

She hoped the cold wave would end and that she would have the chance to visit her mother's hometown.

Li Xuan carefully looked at the effects of the Arctic Supreme Shell and immediately understood Princess Ankang's thoughts.

He did not raise any objection to this.

This was Princess Ankang's own competition prize, and she should have chosen what she wanted.

However, Li Xuan would definitely ask Princess Ankang to be cautious in how to use the Arctic Supreme Shell.

This thing also looks like it has icy properties. It might react with the coldness in Princess Ankang's body, and create an icy version of adding fuel to the fire.

After Wei Zhen confirmed Princess Ankang's choice, he nodded immediately:
"Your Highness, now that you have chosen the prize, it will be delivered to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in a few days."

"Just be sure to communicate with the Ministry of Internal Affairs when using this Arctic Supreme Shell."

"This natural treasure is a bit overbearing. If you take it improperly, it will be life-threatening."

Wei Zhen fulfilled his duty and explained the situation about the Arctic Supreme Shell.

Princess Ankang nodded, indicating that she had taken note of it.

In this way, Princess Ankang's selection of prizes was finally settled, and she just had to wait for them to be delivered to her door in a few days.

By then, they can ask Doctor Xue to study it and refine some kind of elixir, and there should be no problem.

At worst, it would be a good idea to ask Zhao Feng to ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some sashimi for him to enjoy.

Li Xuan licked his lips, which aroused the gluttony in his stomach.

I don’t know if this natural treasure, the Arctic scallop, can taste better.

After the prize selection was completed, Wei Zhen put the list away and talked about another matter.

"Your Highness, we were in danger in the North before, and it was fortunate that your beloved pet helped rescue us."

Wei Zhen said sincerely.

"I met with His Highness today, and I also wanted to repay his kindness, so we specially prepared a gift."

"Of course, Your Highness can rest assured that this item belongs to us privately, and is not the trophy of the hunting officer. You don't have to worry about anything."

When Li Xuan heard this, he immediately became interested. He didn't expect that he would receive a gift from the hunting officer today.

Wei Zhen winked at Yan Shang and others standing by, and they immediately took out several bags of different sizes, containing quite a few things.

"Your Highness, I heard that you were in poor health before. These are some ingredients that can replenish your body. They are all specialties of the North."

“These are our personal gains and can be distributed as we wish.”

"We, the hunting officers of the North Team, have come together to show our appreciation. Your Highness, please do not despise us."

Wei Zhen looked like a bandit leader, but he was very well behaved in front of Princess Ankang and spoke politely.

Princess Ankang immediately made some polite remarks, saying that it was all Li Xuan's own credit and had nothing to do with her.

After some refusal, he finally couldn't resist Wei Zhen and accepted these things.

"Then Your Highness should accept it on behalf of Doctor Cat and cook it for him in the future."

"These are all very nourishing foods. They are also very good for Dr. Cat's health."

Wei Zhen said with a smile.

"Then follow what Captain Wei said."

"I thank you on behalf of Xuan."

Princess Ankang returned the greeting.

Wei Zhen waved his hand and said, "Thank you, Doctor Mao."

Then, they chatted briefly for a few more sentences, and Yan Shang and other young hunting officers also had the opportunity to introduce themselves to Princess Ankang.

The other three hunting officers were about the same age as Yan Shang, and their strength was at the sixth rank, which was not bad. They were named Su Wan'er, Guo Xiao, and Qin Shi.

The two men and one woman, three young hunting officers and Yan Shang, stood behind Wei Zhen. They all had extraordinary demeanor and were obviously from prominent families.

Considering their last names, Li Xuan somewhat understood why Zhao Feng had said that the three of them were the ones who could not afford to make any mistakes in the North Team.

Most likely he is a direct descendant of one of those families and is likely to be valued by the family.

It would indeed be a pity if any mishap happened to these outstanding young generations.

If he did not die in the line of duty during a hunting mission but was assassinated by an enemy country, Emperor Yongyuan would have no way to explain to these families.

After all, this kind of thing is considered intelligence negligence, and the Imperial Household Department cannot escape blame, and Emperor Yongyuan will also be affected.

After they expressed their gratitude to Princess Ankang and Li Xuan, they presented them with gifts of thanks.

Princess Ankang put all these things into her Ice Moon Bracelet.

When both sides have said everything they need to say, it is time to get up and leave.

They left the teahouse together and then went their separate ways at the door.

It seemed that Wei Zhen still had some hunting officer affairs to handle with Yan Shang and others.

The three little ones and the eighth prince took a carriage to Ci'en Temple.

On the way, the Eighth Prince couldn't resist his curiosity and wanted to see the thank-you gifts from the hunting officers.

Princess Ankang was not stingy either. She took out the bags given to her by the hunting officers and opened them one by one.

Inside are ingredients placed in boxes of various materials. The portion of each is not large, but there are many varieties.

After opening all the packages, they opened the lids of the boxes one by one, and the ingredients inside were all kept very fresh.

After checking, Li Xuan found that these boxes containing food ingredients were just better sealed and there was nothing special about them.

I think when the food was brought back, it should have been put into the storage magic weapon.

Li Xuan then thought of a detail. When he met the hunting officers in the northern border before, they did not have any obvious cargo on them.

But now he brought back all the harvest from the northern border in the past year. It seems that he has a special storage magic weapon to store these things.

As Li Xuan came into contact with higher and higher levels, he found that although this storage magic weapon was rare, it seemed that it was not impossible to get it as long as he was willing to spend money. However, there should be very few that could compare with Li Xuan's Emperor Hong Bone Ring in terms of performance.

The Ice Moon Bracelet on Princess Ankang's hand was a treasure presented by Beiliang in the past, but its storage space was only about the same size as the smallest space in the Emperor Hong Bone Ring.

But you have to know that Li Xuan's Dihong Bone Ring has ten storage spaces, which are divided into six small and four different sizes.

In other words, the storage space of Princess Ankang's Ice Moon Bracelet is only similar to the small space of Dihong Bone Ring.

Moreover, it is unable to hold living things, and the range of its intake is much smaller than Li Xuan's. It has to get almost close to it to take the things in.

Judging from this performance, the Dihong Bone Ring really lives up to its origin.

The Eighth Prince could recognize some of the ingredients in front of him, and many of them were very valuable.

Moreover, the question of whether these ingredients are expensive or not is not a question of whether they can be obtained or not.

The hunting environment in the North is already harsh, so these ingredients are rare in the market. As soon as they come out, people will reserve them at high prices early. If you want to buy them, you need to have connections.

Even the Eighth Prince does not have such an opportunity, after all, the hunting officers work hard for their father, the emperor.

No matter how much they are royal descendants, they cannot control the hunting officers and ask for benefits from them.

"what?"

"Why is there this?"

The eighth prince picked up a long and thick ingredient and was extremely shocked.

"Ankang, you probably won't be able to use this thing, why don't you sell it to Bage?"

"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any loss."

The Eighth Prince said with his eyes shining.

"what is this?"

"Why can't I use it?"

"Besides, it would be embarrassing if I turned around and sold the thank-you gift given to Xuan."

"Don't you think so? Xuan."

Li Xuan looked at what the Eighth Prince was holding and thought awkwardly:
"Uh……"

“This can be sold.”

The Eighth Prince is right. Princess Ankang really has no use for this thing.

And is this thing actually considered an ingredient?
Although Li Xuan was confused, he immediately expressed his opinion and gave the Eighth Prince the things he liked without taking a penny.

"Myna, why don't you thank Xuan?"

"He said he gave it to you for free."

After Li Xuan finished writing on the back of Princess Ankang's hand, Princess Ankang pointed at Li Xuan proudly and said to the Eighth Prince.

"Really?"

“This thing is not cheap on the market.”

"Do you keep your word, cat?"

The Eighth Prince looked at Li Xuan and said in surprise.

Seeing that the Eighth Prince still doubted his words, Li Xuan immediately gave clear instructions to Princess Ankang.

After Princess Ankang understood, she smiled and said to the Eighth Prince:

"Myna, Xuan said he keeps his word."

"But I have one request. I hope you can do your best to facilitate our matter when you arrive at Ci'en Temple later."

The Eighth Prince was stunned after hearing this and looked at Li Xuan deeply. At this moment, he couldn't help but envy Princess Ankang.

Li Xuan had teased him many times before, so he knew that Li Xuan's intelligence was not low, but he didn't expect it to be to this extent.

The Eighth Prince had some experience in animal taming. Although some beasts were smart, they were wild and difficult to tame, and it was rare to find such thoughtful pets for their masters.

Li Xuan is not only smart, but also considers Princess Ankang in every way. This kind of thing is almost impossible.

Those who are loyal to their masters are generally not that smart, and those who are smart are often selfish.

The Eighth Prince had been with Princess Ankang for such a long time that he already knew that she did not have any magical skills in taming animals, but she just treated her little black cat sincerely.

The Eighth Prince also figured out some clues about the way the man and the cat communicated. He knew that Li Xuan was always secretly writing on Princess Ankang's body to communicate.

It was for this reason that he was not surprised that Princess Ankang was able to convey Li Xuan's exact meaning.

The Eighth Prince had long understood that Li Xuan's intelligence was beyond his imagination.

But he was not stupid. He did not make any rash statements and just played dumb.

After suffering several losses, the Eighth Prince knew that Li Xuan's skin was not as evil as his heart.

The Eighth Prince was afraid that Li Xuan would harm him, so since Princess Ankang and Li Xuan did not tell him the secret between them, he pretended to know nothing.

"Entrusted by others, loyal to others."

"I will do my best in this matter, you can rest assured."

In order to avoid being silenced by Li Xuan in the future, the Eighth Prince seized every opportunity to improve Li Xuan's favor.

"I accepted the gift, but I also remember the favor."

Seeing that the Eighth Prince spoke seriously, Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

The Eighth Prince seems to act unruly, but he is not stupid. Instead, he has a very clear mind.

Li Xuan believed in his promise.

Moreover, Li Xuan didn’t believe that the Eighth Prince was not afraid of him at all.

Li Xuan grinned, which gave the Eighth Prince a fright.

After a while, they arrived at Ci'en Temple in Jinchangfang, south of the city, by carriage.

This place is under the jurisdiction of Wannian County. There are many temples around it, and the several surrounding markets are all places with a strong Buddhist atmosphere.

Ci'en Temple is located almost in the southeast corner of the capital.

Going a little further south, you will reach Qixia City, which leads out of the capital.

Generally, the several markets under the city gates are slums, and the public security and morals are not very good.

But because there are many temples nearby, and the monks in the temples often give out porridge and preach the scriptures on weekdays, the atmosphere in these slums is not as bad as in the others.

Especially in the markets near temples, since the public security is particularly good, many people are willing to live and work here.

But because of this, the land price here is a little expensive, but still within the acceptable range for ordinary people.

The biggest wish of many lower-class people is to move out of the markets with poor public security and settle in markets near temples.

When the three little ones came to Ci'en Temple before, it was the time of the Mid-July Buddhist Festival.

At that time, the streets were bustling with people celebrating the Buddhist event, and these everyday scenes were not to be seen.

Today, the three little ones got to see what the nearby market looks like on weekdays.

Along the way, they indeed found that the people nearby were much more peaceful and not as impetuous as those in other towns and cities.

There are many small stalls on the roadside, selling incense, candles, flowers, bracelets, Buddha statues and other Buddhist peripherals, and their business is pretty good.

When you arrive at the gate of Ci'en Temple, you can smell the strong smell of burning incense and candles, which makes you feel calm and peaceful. You can even see the smoke curling from afar.

"Come on, I'll go in and take you to see Master Chenghai."

As soon as the eighth prince got off the carriage, he took the lead without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)