Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 290: Immortal Cave, Prince's Master
In ancient times, there were immortals who built huts to seek immortality.

This cave should be the immortal cave in ancient times.

"No wonder there are such things as spirit-testing stones."

Li Rui immediately became interested.

Since we have the spirit-testing stone, maybe we have missed other treasures.

'Try your luck.'

Started searching immediately.

The fairy energy level is higher, so it is impossible to search with the spiritual eyes, and the efficiency is low, so he asked the little white dragon to look for it together.

Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu looked at the man and the snake searching for something, and were confused for a moment.

The cave couldn't be brighter.

What can you find?
"Brother."

Just as Ning Zhongtian was about to speak, Li Rui suddenly picked up a palm-sized stone covered in dirt and shouted, "Found it!"

Hear the words.

Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu's attention were both attracted.

"what is this?"

Tan Hu blinked his eyes as big as copper bells, full of confusion.

"Hmm, an extraordinary stone."

This is what Ning Zhongtian judged.

The corners of Li Rui's mouth slightly raised. If it weren't for the system prompt, he would have no idea that this thing was the legendary spirit-testing stone.

Yes.

In this cave, he found another spirit-testing stone.

Apart from this, there was no other gain.

He thought this was normal.

If you can encounter amazing treasures by simply entering a cave, that is the template of the protagonist.

Li Rui guessed that the reason why he could find the spirit-testing stone in the cave was probably because the spirit-testing stone was not a valuable thing.

This can also be verified from the ancient books of the Imperial Observatory.

Any small sect with some fame will have a lot of spirit-testing stones. They are precious to mortals, but just trifles to those who have achieved success in cultivation.

Perhaps it is precisely because it is not precious that it can still exist after passing through thousands of generations.

This is probably the same as the bowl used for eating thousands of years ago, which can become a treasure in later generations.

Li Rui put the spirit-testing stone into his arms.

He was originally thinking about finding a way to improve his spiritual roots.

With the spirit-testing stone, we can better determine whether those methods are really effective.

The joy of accident!

It must be because the situation was urgent at the time, so Xu Chuan and the Black and White Devils did not notice that there was actually a spirit-testing stone in the cave.

Got the spiritual stone.

Li Rui felt so good, as if he had suddenly made money while walking on the street.

The matter of testing the magic stone is too mysterious.

Moreover, now that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is dissipating, it makes no difference whether the spiritual roots are tested or not.

I didn’t tell Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu for the time being.

Li Rui himself was just guessing.

early morning.

The chirping of unknown birds rang in my ears.

Li Rui woke up in a gorgeous house, the gentle morning light shining on his face through the window.

I stretched comfortably.

Then get out of bed.

After washing up, he pushed the door and walked out.

It is the season of clear and crisp autumn weather, and you can see the Shiwan Mountains just around the corner at a glance.

'Is this the joy of vacation?'

Not bad.

He is still in Qinghe Paddock, or rather, he has always been in Qinghe Paddock.

After surveying the terrain, the construction workers of Qinghe and Anning Prefecture came to Qinghe enclosure. Li Rui simply became the supervisor again. In just half a month, he built a small circle of "resort" on the large grassland.

As the chief officer here, I want to ensure that Lord Yuan can sleep peacefully and comfortably.

Li Rui reluctantly tried to sleep in Lord Yuan's room.

Not bad indeed.

At this time, Ning Zhongtian's lazy voice sounded beside him: "Brother, good morning."

Li Rui turned his head and saw Ning Zhongtian walking out of another independent wooden room.

Said hello.

Then he saw Tan Hu practicing not far away.

Everyone gathered together and had breakfast.

Li Rui was about to go back to practice martial arts when a fast horse galloped into the camp. Then he saw a soldier of An Ning Guards jumping down, trotting to Li Rui, and saluted:
"Master Li."

Li Rui recognized that this man was a messenger of An Ning Guard.

"Get up, what's the matter?"

The messenger then stood up and said, "Master Li, Master Cao said that the Marquis has already left, and ordered me to ask you to return to the camp."

Li Rui nodded:

"it is good."

In the past, Cao Wei would have kept it a secret and gone to meet the Marquis alone, but now his mind has changed and he even sent someone to inform Li Rui.

Of course, even if Cao Wei didn't say it, Li Rui actually planned to return today.

He said a few words to Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu.

He rode on the magic horse and headed straight for Qinghe.

Outside Qinghe City, in front of the reception pavilion.

People with outstanding temperament and extraordinary power stood in front.

The front one.

Of course, they are the four fifth-rank officials of Qinghe.

Cao Wei and Li Rui represented the military and stood on the left, while Jia Qi and Yan Zhongxing represented the government and stood on the right.

Behind the four people.

They are the elders of each major sect.

The ceremony was quite grand, of course it was to welcome Lord Yuan.

This time, Lord Yuan traveled by land instead of by water, so they were waiting at the reception pavilion early.

The proper rules.

Ten miles to meet you.

Otherwise, does Lord Yuan have to walk into the city by himself?
That would be a violation of etiquette, and even if Lord Yuan didn't care, the officials accompanying Yunzhou would still make a note of it and report it to the prefect and the general.

Every one of them will suffer.

The atmosphere was solemn, without any noise, except for the occasional chirping of birds along the official road.

Waited for about half an hour.

Small black dots appeared at the end of the official road.

It's a convoy.

When they saw the convoy, especially the huge flag of the Annan Marquisate with the word "Annan" embroidered in black and gold and fluttering in the wind, everyone was shocked.

'coming. ’

After a while.

A magnificent convoy appeared before everyone.

Li Rui and the other four Qinghe officers took two quick steps and came to the most magnificent carriage in the center of the motorcade.

"I am honored to meet you, Lord Marquis."*4
The young coachman lifted the curtain and Annan Marquis Yuan Dingting got off the carriage first, followed by a woman holding a boy about three years old.

Li Rui raised his eyebrows.

The wife and youngest son of Marquis Annan also came.

"I heard that the Marquis' wife is the daughter of a wealthy family. She fell in love with Marquis Yuan at first sight when he was still a nobody. The family disagreed at the time, but the Marquis' wife was very strong-willed and would not marry anyone other than Marquis Yuan."

'Now that Lord Yuan has become powerful, it has become a good story. '"If Lord Yuan did not have the support of his wife's family, it would be difficult for him to soar to the sky and become a great military saint."

The Marquis's wife was naturally extremely beautiful, dignified and elegant, a model of a woman from a wealthy family.

She held a boy in her arms.

It has big, watery eyes, and is white and plump. You can tell at first glance that it is well-fed.

Yuan Dingting got off the carriage and waved to Li Rui and the other three: "No need to be polite."

Li Rui and three others just stood up.

Just as I stood up, I heard Yuan Dingting's words:

"Go straight into the city without stopping."

Hear the words.

Although Cao Wei and the others were surprised, they immediately responded, "Yes, Lord."

Li Rui was about to turn around.

Yuan Dingting stopped him and said, "Lord Li, please get in the car with me."

Upon hearing this, Cao Wei, Yan Zhongxing and Jia Qi's faces froze, and then they turned around and looked at Li Rui with envy.

Get on the Marquis's carriage.

What a blessing!
Don’t you look at who is sitting in the carriage, the Marquis, the Marquis’s wife, and the young master.

No more!

Once you get on the car, it becomes a private matter, just like you have truly stepped into the threshold of the Marquis' Mansion, and only then can you become a real member of the family.

Even though there are so many people in the Marquis's fold, there may be only a few who can get on the Marquis's carriage.

Li Rui is on the verge of soaring into the sky.

How could they not be envious.

Li Rui was also surprised.

But Lord Yuan had already asked him to get in the carriage, so of course he couldn't refuse. He could only nod and wait until Lord Yuan and his family of three got into the carriage before he followed.

Not only Cao Wei and the other two, but also the elders of the major sects in front of the reception pavilion were all jealous.

That’s among the top ten in the world!

Especially He Wanchun from Guiyun Sect, his eyes widened.

Li Rui is no ordinary retainer.

He was extremely grateful that he did not offend Li Rui too much, otherwise Li Rui would have just said a few bad words about Guiyun Sect to Lord Yuan in the carriage.

The Guiyun Sect is fine, but the Qinghe branch will definitely not be able to continue.

His hope of taming beasts was also extinguished.

'Don't offend this person again.'

Li Rui lifted the curtain and got into the carriage.

The carriage was very large, and was more than enough to seat ten people. It seemed a little empty even with only Lord Yuan's family of three and Li Rui. The decoration was gorgeous and elegant, fully displaying the aristocratic heritage.

"Master Hou."

The carriage moved slowly and Li Rui bowed.

Yuan Dingting smiled, "Mr. Li, please take a seat."

Li Rui sat down.

Yuan Dingting then continued, "Have you received the gift of apprenticeship, sir?"

"Thank you, my Lord. I have received your letter."

Yuan Dingting nodded.

At this time, the Marquis's wife Cui Chuxue smiled and said, "Everyone in this carriage is a family member, sir, there is no need to be polite. My husband always says that you are steady and calm in doing things. If Hu'er has half of your character, he will definitely be a good Marquis of Annan in the future."

Li Rui also smiled: "Madam Hou, I am embarrassed."

Cui Chuxue is indeed a girl from a prominent family. She treats people with a warm and friendly manner, making people feel close to her.

"Sir, there is no need to be modest."

Then he patted the boy in his arms on the back and said, "Tiger, call me master."

The prince Yuan Wenrui, nicknamed Hu'er, called out in a childish voice, "Sir."

Li Rui felt that the three-year-old prince probably didn't understand the meaning of the word "sir".

I heard the prince call me sir.

Yuan Dingting smiled more, and Cui Chuxue hugged the young master even tighter out of affection.

The whole family is enjoying themselves.

As an outsider, Li Rui naturally follows his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.

The Marquis was willing to ask him to get on the carriage, even if it was for his young son to pay homage to the teacher, it was a great honor given to him. But if he really considered himself a member of the Marquis's family, it would be an act of usurpation.

In the end, he couldn't even keep his identity as a teacher.

The little prince in Cui Chuxue's arms looked at Li Rui curiously, blinking his big eyes.

'This gentleman doesn't seem to be as fierce as the other two gentlemen?'

'Mr. Cui hits my palms every day, and Mr. Liu always asks me to lift weights.'

"This gentleman is the best."

Yuan Dingting and Cui Chuxue certainly had no idea what their children were thinking.

Half an hour later.

The Marquis's convoy slowly drove into Qinghe City and finally stopped in front of an elegant courtyard on the bank of Qinghe River.

This was specially prepared by Magistrate Jia for Lord Yuan.

Send the Marquis and his family into the mansion.

Then he brought Yunzhou's entourage to the most expensive inn in Qinghe and stayed there.

According to the plan.

Lord Yuan will stay in Qinghe for three days, mainly to wait for people from other prefectures in Yunzhou to arrive in Qinghe.

In addition to the people from the Marquis' Mansion, the elders and talented disciples of Yunzhou's major clans and families will also participate in the Autumn Hunt to demonstrate the abundance of Yunzhou's martial virtues.

Given Lord Yuan's status, there would certainly not be a large-scale banquet.

Only a few close relatives will be invited.

But most of Yunzhou's upper class people gathered in Qinghe, so there would certainly be a lot of private banquets. It can be predicted that the business of the Jiaofangsi would be particularly good.

"Brother Li, long time no see."

Li Rui had just sent the people from Yunzhou into the inn when Wang Li came up to him.

"Brother Wang."

Seeing Wang Li, Li Rui called out with a smile.

Wang Li chuckled twice: "Brother Li, I have helped you so much, if not good food, you should at least have a glass of this good wine."

Li Rui had expected this and patted his chest:

"Don't worry, there is plenty of good wine. If you have nothing to do, why don't you come with me to the guard post and have a seat."

"Right on my mind."

Wang Li readily agreed.

This trip to Qinghe has always focused on making friends with Li Rui, apart from the autumn hunt.

After a while.

The two old men sat opposite each other at the stone table in the courtyard of the Military Officer's Mansion.

"Brother Wang, this is food from Qinghe Zuixianlou. I specially ordered it. It won't be easy to buy it tonight."

Li Rui said as he poured wine for Wang Li.

"Then I'd like to have a good taste."

Wang Li picked up a piece of fish fillet as thin as a cicada's wing and chewed it carefully, then praised: "It tastes really good."

Li Rui: "I'd say it's good."

Although Wang Li was born into a prominent family, he was only from a side branch and was not well-received.

I heard that he offended a big shot in the family.

As a result, he was depressed and frustrated, and failed to even pass the imperial examination to become a scholar.

After wasting most of his life, it was only after he entered the Marquis' Mansion that his talent was able to be revealed.

This kind of person is actually worth making friends with.

Li Rui raised his glass:

"Brother Wang, let's not go home until we are drunk tonight!"

(End of this chapter)