Chapter 320 Autumn Tiger

Li Xuan returned to Jingyang Palace at lightning speed, swinging the golden pig.

He just climbed over the wall and saw Yu'er slowly finishing her exercise and breathing with her eyes closed.

Yu'er slowly opened her eyes and saw Li Xuan coming back, she was stunned:

"Ah Xuan, is that the golden pig on your tail?"

"Huh?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but frowned, thinking that the golden pig should be easy to identify with its size.

He couldn't help but look back to confirm, and saw that the golden pig had rolled its eyes at this time, and the foam on the corners of its mouth was endless, which was spectacular.

"Meow, golden pig, are you trying to cheat me? You were fine just now, why are you going to die?"

Li Xuan was so scared that he loosened his tail and threw the golden pig directly to the ground.

As a result, the golden pig fell to the ground, just with a weak thud, without any struggle.

"Golden Pig, Golden Pig!"

"What happened to you?"

"Don't let anything happen to you!"

"How can I live without you——"

Yu'er slid over with a swishing sound, then held the Golden Pig's head and shook it, calling out in sorrow.

The Golden Pig seemed to have heard Yu'er's concern, and was moved to have more white foam flowing from its mouth.

"Meow?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but remind her from the side, and Yu'er remembered something, and quickly threw the Golden Pig on the ground and ran to get water.

"Ah Xuan, put the Golden Pig back in the tank, I'll go get some water."

Looking at Yu'er's figure going away quickly, Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh:

"The Golden Pig shouldn't be that fragile, right?"

He stared at the Golden Pig, then rolled up the Golden Pig's fish tail with his tail, and looked at the water tank not far away.

"At this distance, I'm still very confident."

He's a boy.

When no one is around, I always like to shoot the garbage into the trash can with a lazy and elegant movement to let my imagination fly.

As a little male cat, Li Xuan is no exception.

But he looked back at the half-dead golden pig, and finally softened his heart. He slowly took a few steps, jumped lightly to the edge of the water tank, and gently placed the golden pig in the water tank.

"My cat is too kind-hearted and can't bear to see others suffer."

If the golden pig knew what Li Xuan was thinking at this moment, he would probably be excited to thank his whole family.

After a while, Yu'er brought two buckets of water and poured them all into the water tank.

But as the two buckets of water were poured into the water tank, the golden pig did not regain consciousness immediately, but started to swim on its back.

Well, it can't be considered backstroke.

After all, the water tank is still relatively small for the golden pig, and it can't swim away at all.

Now the golden pig is at most lying on its belly, basking in the sun without moving.

Yu'er tried to correct the golden pig's swimming posture several times, but the golden pig still stubbornly chose the most comfortable posture for himself.

"What's the matter?"

"The golden pig has only been raised in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a few days, how can it be no longer!"

Yu'er asked Li Xuan anxiously, as if she thought that the miserable state of the golden pig was because the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not raise him well.

Li Xuan, who felt guilty, immediately showed a puzzled expression, and nodded repeatedly, echoing Yu'er's question.

But his little eyes could not help but glance to the side, and he did not dare to look at Yu'er.

But at this moment, the water tank suddenly splashed.

At some point, the golden pig's belly was hidden back in the water.

Seeing that the golden pig had regained consciousness, Yu'er was overjoyed.

"Golden pig, are you okay?"

"You really scared me just now."

"Don't be naughty in the future and scare us casually again."

Yu'er knocked the golden pig's head in annoyance, telling it not to pretend to be dead casually in the future.

The golden pig suddenly got hit on the head again, and his eyes became more confused.

But then the golden pig saw Li Xuan next to the water tank, and his confusion suddenly became a little resentful.

"Hey, this guy is quite vindictive."

"Isn't it said that fish have a bad memory."

Seeing the golden pig staring at him angrily, Li Xuan showed it a dangerous smile, which frightened the golden pig and made it hide under the water tank again, not daring to show its head.

At this time, Yu'er, who was relieved, said:

"Oh, I haven't seen you for a few days, and the golden pig is still so shy."

All along, Yu'er thought that the golden pig always hid under the water tank because of his introverted personality.

Little did she know that the big fat fish was bullied by the little cat sometimes.

After a while, the golden pig returned home safely.

Then, Li Xuan greeted Yu'er again and said that his cat brothers would come to Jingyang Palace for dinner later.

Yu'er had no objection to this, but immediately asked the eunuchs in flowery clothes in front of the door to continue to bring fresh meat from the Ministry of Internal Affairs every day.

Although there was an ice cellar in Jingyang Palace, it had been abandoned for many years and there was no ice in it at all.

Ice is a special material, so when Emperor Yongyuan gave gifts, he did not give it with the gifts.

But the hot summer has long passed, and autumn has quietly arrived, so there is no need for ice.

As a cold palace, Jingyang Palace has always been afraid of cold but not heat.

Of course, this has a lot to do with Princess Ankang's physique.

After dealing with these things, life in Jingyang Palace returned to its usual routine.

Li Xuan continued to practice, striving to break through to the next realm as soon as possible.

It's just that the process of Yin and Yang dual cultivation is too difficult, even if he is gifted, the progress is very slow.

In terms of practice, Li Xuan can only hope that some natural treasures suitable for him will appear as soon as possible to speed up his current practice speed.

As for Princess Ankang.

Since she didn't read much in the past seven days, she had to catch up with the progress next time, and strive to finish reading all the books she borrowed before returning the books next month.

But considering Princess Ankang's reading speed, this should not be a problem.

Yu'er continued to practice with Zhao Feng, striving to practice the three transformations of fish and dragon to the perfect state as soon as possible.

Everyone was on their own goal, taking their own steps slowly but firmly.

...

The next day.

The door of Jingyang Palace was knocked again.

Shang Zongguan came with the imperial edict and rewards.

It turned out that these were the prizes Princess Ankang got in the trial of the imperial garden this month.

The prizes given by Emperor Yongyuan were unusually simple and crude.

One hundred taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver.

The gold was all golden ingots, filling a whole tray.

And the silver was also symbolically placed on a tray, and the rest was all converted into silver notes.

In terms of Princess Ankang's performance, these prizes are already very good.

Moreover, after leaving the palace this time, the three little ones felt a little short of money.

Although Princess Yuan'an was a wealthy woman, Princess Ankang couldn't always eat and drink with her sister.

Although she, as an elder sister, also wanted to treat guests, because Jingyang Palace did not have a stable and continuous income, Princess Ankang had to carefully calculate every time she spent money, which really made her lack some of the generosity that a princess should have.

Now, with these gold and silver ingots in front of her, at least the next time she goes out of the palace, Princess Ankang will not have to feel so bad when she treats guests.

In the final analysis, it is because their monthly salary in Jingyang Palace is too little.

For two consecutive times, Emperor Yongyuan only gave some materials and silver money at one time, and did not adjust the monthly salary of Jingyang Palace.

It seems that the monthly salary problem is really not easy to solve.

Or, Emperor Yongyuan is deliberately hanging the three little ones.

Otherwise, if all the rewards are given at one time, so that they have no worries about food and clothing, Emperor Yongyuan will probably not know what to reward in the future.

After Shang Zongguan delivered Emperor Yongyuan's rewards, the three little ones stayed to drink a cup of tea.

Chief Steward Shang did not hesitate to chat with the three children in Jingyang Palace.

"Chief Steward Shang, I wonder who won the first place this month?"

Princess Ankang asked curiously.

She is now far ahead in points, and she still hopes that a strong competitor will appear as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if she wins for a few more months, the rest of the people will probably join hands to deal with her.

With the current strength of Princess Ankang and Jingyang Palace, it is not enough to support her to continue to lead the way.

Princess Ankang is also very clear about this.

In her opinion, even if she wins, it is best to win by a narrow margin in the end.

Otherwise, if she takes an absolute advantage too early, others will definitely unite to deal with her.

At that time, it will be even more difficult for her to hold on to the final victory.

Chief Steward Shang naturally sees Princess Ankang's thoughts clearly.

Chief Steward Shang also agrees with such a strategy.

There is no benefit for Jingyang Palace to go to the opposite side of other princes and princesses.

By then, even with the support of their Ministry of Internal Affairs, it would probably not be easy.

"The winner of this month's competition is His Royal Highness the Grand Prince."

"His Royal Highness the Grand Prince also received the most generous prize this month."

The three children immediately turned their curious eyes to Shang Zongguan, waiting for his next words.

They were really curious about what prize they missed this month.

Even the three children themselves did not realize that they now regarded the monthly prize as their own.

Sure enough, after winning a few times smoothly, both people and cats were inevitably arrogant.

In this month's competition, even if the three children showed their true abilities from the beginning and started investigating the case seriously, it would be difficult to beat the Grand Prince.

After all, the Grand Prince used the entire Zhang family's connections to solve the case in just one day.

Moreover, the evaluation criteria for this month is to look at the recorded process of solving the case.

It can be seen that Emperor Yongyuan recognized the way the eldest prince solved the case.

And this is something that Princess Ankang, who has no foundation in the capital, cannot replicate at all.

Even with Li Xuan and Yu'er helping, some things cannot be done after all.

Manager Shang kept it a secret for a while, took a sip of tea slowly, and waited until it was almost done before continuing:

"His Majesty rewarded His Royal Highness the eldest prince with a palace located in Changlefang."

Hearing this answer, the three children were stunned, and then looked at each other in surprise.

"Isn't this a bit too much?"

As the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face, and don't expose someone's shortcomings when scolding him.

Is Emperor Yongyuan a reward, or...

Seeing the reactions of the three children, Manager Shang knew what they were thinking.

I saw that Shang Zongguan continued to say:

"I heard that Concubine Zhang was extremely excited about this reward, and Qingshu Palace celebrated for a whole day."

"When I passed by just now, it was still lively inside."

Li Xuan couldn't hold it in anymore when he heard this, and he laughed.

Shang Zongguan is indeed a great eunuch. When he gets angry, he is more irritating than others.

If Concubine Zhang heard these words, I'm afraid she would fight with Shang Zongguan.

Concubine Zhang tried every means to make trouble, just to let the eldest prince who was about to come of age continue to stay in the palace and not go out of the palace to have a separate residence.

But now Emperor Yongyuan is so good that he actually directly rewarded a palace to the eldest prince.

No matter how luxurious this palace is, even if Xingqing Palace is given to the eldest prince as a palace, Concubine Zhang will not be happy.

She doesn't want to go out, but even her residence outside the palace has been arranged.

Emperor Yongyuan's intentions were obvious.

In addition, the rewards given to Princess Ankang when she won the competitions several times before were compared. This was an undisguised targeting.

When General Manager Shang saw Li Xuan laughing without any scruples, Princess Ankang and Yu'er also blushed. They were holding back their laughter in pain, and immediately comforted him with a smile:

"Your Highness, don't be too sad."

"You didn't perform well this time, so try again next month."

"The Imperial Garden Competition has been delayed for some time, so it will be the next month's competition in a few days. Don't let up."

After listening to General Manager Shang's words, it was true.

The Imperial Garden Competition this month was postponed for a few days, and they had been investigating the case outside the palace for seven days, so it was almost the end of the month.

So after a few days, it would be the Imperial Garden Competition next month.

Perhaps it was because this competition lasted for a long time, so it gave them the illusion that they would have to compete again soon.

"The intensity of this monthly competition is not small."

Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart.

At first, they thought the competition in the Imperial Garden was still very easy.

After all, it only takes one day a month, and the competition items are all relatively easy small games.

But as the competition in the Imperial Garden continues, their current competition items are gradually becoming more hardcore.

I don't know when the content of the competition began to involve murder.

Only then did Li Xuan begin to realize that Emperor Yongyuan had been guiding the princes and princesses to investigate the case since the incident in Juhan Palace.

At the beginning, Li Xuan thought the case was very simple.

But after Zhao Bugao was dug out, it was discovered that there was a huge dispute in the Ministry of Internal Affairs behind it.

Zhao Bugao, the adopted son of the current general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, secretly planned to take the throne, so he made a lot of things in the palace, and even involved the enemy country of Daxing.

Li Xuan now thinks that he still doesn't know who Zhao Bugao secretly raised the ice crystal frozen blood snake in the palace to harm.

Zhao Feng and Shang Zongguan only told Li Xuan a rough outline of this matter, and he was still unclear about the details behind it.

It seems that Emperor Yongyuan has been guiding his descendants from the beginning, slowly entering an invisible huge vortex.

"So, what is Emperor Yongyuan's purpose for going out of the palace to investigate the case this month?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but start thinking.

Only by understanding Emperor Yongyuan's purpose clearly, he felt that he could distinguish the pros and cons from it.

But thinking about it, Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a headache.

He still knew too little information now. Even though Zongguan Shang and Zhao Feng had a good attitude towards him, they were still Emperor Yongyuan's people.

As long as it was something that was not good for Emperor Yongyuan, these two general managers would never do it.

Therefore, it must be difficult to know the real purpose of Emperor Yongyuan from the mouths of these two general managers.

"We have to find a way to tie our interests together."

"In this way, Ankang at least has Emperor Yongyuan as a big tree to enjoy the shade."

Thinking about this, Li Xuan's eyes began to roll.

After chatting for a while, the three children escorted Shang Zongguan out of Jingyang Palace.

After Shang Zongguan left, the three children began to count the two trays full of gold and silver.

They had never seen so much gold and silver before.

When Shang Zongguan was here just now, the three children could still maintain their dignity.

But now that there were no outsiders, they immediately let themselves go.

Princess Ankang looked at the astronomical figures on the silver bills and suspected that she was dreaming.

This was a full 10,000 taels of silver!

It was enough for them to drink rock sugar honey dew in Cuihua Tower for a lifetime.

Yu'er held a silver ingot and a gold ingot in each hand, feeling the real and solid weight, and resisted the urge to take a bite and leave a tooth mark.

Yu'er hadn't picked up money for a long time, but the joy of picking up money made her relive it again at this moment.

"It turns out that the feeling of being rewarded is almost the same as the pleasure of picking up money."

"No wonder everyone in the palace hopes to be rewarded by His Majesty."

Yu'er seemed to have realized something.

Li Xuan was even more unrefined. He buried his body directly in the gold and silver ingots, slowly stretched his limbs, and swam in them.

"Although it's a bit uncomfortable, it's still quite comfortable."

Li Xuan squinted his eyes and enjoyed the pleasure of swimming in gold and silver.

At this time, Princess Ankang and Yu'er picked up the gold and silver ingots and rubbed them on Li Xuan's body.

"Ah Xuan, Ah Xuan."

"We use these gold and silver to rub you. Do you think it feels good?"

Li Xuan was gently rubbed on his sensitive little head by a gold ingot, and he immediately uttered an uncontrollable and refreshing moan:

"Meow~~~"

After playing with the gold and silver rewarded by Emperor Yongyuan for a long time, the three little ones stopped.

Princess Ankang asked Li Xuan to store all the gold and silver in the Emperor Hong bone ring, so that they would not be afraid of losing them.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er both carried loose silver on them in case of emergency.

There was no need to carry these large amounts of silver on them.

First, it was heavy, and second, it was also afraid of losing it.

Princess Ankang stroked Li Xuan's chin, and then said kindly:

"Ah Xuan, you can't run around in the future."

"Your worth is different now. If you run away, sister Yu'er and I will go bankrupt."

Li Xuan now has an additional identity as a mobile treasury, and Princess Ankang can't help but pay more attention to it.

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel more proud when he heard what Princess Ankang said. He turned his head and didn't even look at Princess Ankang, looking very arrogant.

"You damned Ah Xuan, you turned your face against me just because you have some money!"

"That was all given to me by my father. Now spit it out. I want to keep it for myself."

Princess Ankang said with a smile, and was about to grab Li Xuan's tail.

Li Xuan opened his mouth to bite, and Princess Ankang retracted her hand in a flash, and attacked from the opposite direction with the other hand.

But facing Li Xuan's speed, what's the use of Princess Ankang's sneak attack.

As soon as Li Xuan turned his head, he met Princess Ankang's other hand that was ready to attack, and he was able to defend it perfectly.

But Princess Ankang didn't give up, and attacked alternately with both hands, and faster and faster.

Li Xuan was not to be outdone and fought fast, and immediately shook his round little head out of the shadow.

One person and one cat, cooperated seamlessly, and actually used the legendary Japanese ninjutsu, Meow Tongya!

In the end, Li Xuan played with Princess Ankang until she was out of breath, and helplessly watched one of her hands being firmly held in Li Xuan's hand.

If Li Xuan wanted to bite Princess Ankang, he could have done so long ago.

But he pretended to be evenly matched with her, and only stopped playing with her when Princess Ankang was exhausted.

"Huff--"

"Ah Xuan, I can't do it anymore."

"Please spare me, I won't dare to do it again."

Princess Ankang panted heavily, and without any image, she grabbed Li Xuan's body, used his butt as a pillow, and lay down with her head.

Seeing that Princess Ankang admitted defeat, Li Xuan proudly let go of Princess Ankang's hand.

He didn't bite hard before, and there was no tooth mark left.

For Li Xuan, Princess Ankang's head was not heavy, and he also relaxed the muscles on his butt to make Princess Ankang feel more comfortable.

Yu'er, who had been resting her chin on the side and watching for a long time, saw that Li Xuan and Princess Ankang finally settled down, and immediately stood up happily and said:

"Your Highness and Xuan are tired, right?"

"I'll go prepare snacks and fruits for you."

After saying that, Yu'er jumped to the kitchen by herself.

Leaving Li Xuan and Princess Ankang lying on the stone table, enjoying the warm sunshine of early autumn.

It is already July now, and the autumn chill has not yet appeared, but the autumn heat has arrived as expected.

The weather these days is cool in the morning and evening, and hot in the afternoon, so the warmth of the sunlight is not inferior to that in summer at all.

But both Li Xuan and Princess Ankang have always liked to bask in the sun.

Therefore, they not only did not feel very sunburned, but also felt very comfortable. They just wanted to hug each other like this, basking in the sun so comfortably forever, and enjoying a peaceful life.

But when Yu'er brought a tray full of snacks and fruits, Li Xuan and Princess Ankang jumped up from the table as if they smelled something, and they did not forget to flatter and flatter:

"Sister Yu'er is the best~"

"Meow~"

Both the man and the cat rubbed their bodies against Yu'er and acted coquettishly, but their eyes were fixed on the food on the tray.

Princess Ankang has been playing with Li Xuan for a long time, and now she looks more and more like him.

Yu'er couldn't help but smile when she saw their interesting appearance.

She gently placed the tray on the table, then smiled and said:

"Hmph, you only remember me now."

Yu'er crossed her arms exaggeratedly, hugged them in front of her chest, and said proudly:

"When you two were having fun before, you didn't bring me along."

Princess Ankang blinked her eyes immediately, and then said mischievously:

"Oh, so Sister Yu'er wants to play with Ah Xuan."

"You should have said it earlier, and this disobedient little cat will be given to you."

"Leave these delicious foods to me."

As she said, Princess Ankang was about to hand over Li Xuan in her arms.

Of course, Li Xuan didn't do it, and kicked Princess Ankang in the face, then successfully got away, landed on the table and started eating directly.

"Stinky Ah Xuan, rude!"

Princess Ankang covered a small red cat paw print on her forehead and said dissatisfiedly.

But Li Xuan didn't care, and continued to eat non-stop, and all the exquisite snacks went into his stomach.

"Oh, sister Yu'er, look at Ah Xuan, he's starving like a ghost every day!"

"Leave some of this snack for me~"

Princess Ankang saw that if she didn't eat it, there would be nothing left, so she didn't bother to complain to Yu'er and hurriedly snatched the food from the cat's mouth.

She knew at a glance that Li Xuan was doing bad things again, and he was targeting her favorite snacks and making trouble.

Because she was afraid that Princess Ankang would have cavities, Yu'er was still strict about the daily snacks.

Now the conditions in Jingyang Palace have improved. In addition to the three meals a day, there are snacks and fruits to eat.

Li Xuan ate all the snacks that Princess Ankang liked the most. If she wanted to eat more, she would have to wait until tomorrow.

Princess Ankang was not willing to suffer this loss.

Seeing Princess Ankang start to snatch food from Li Xuan, Yu'er couldn't help but sigh.

Which princess would snatch food from a cat?

But then, Yu'er joined the battle and helped Princess Ankang snatch her favorite snacks from Li Xuan's mouth.

The three little ones were not quiet even when eating snacks and fruits, but they were enjoying themselves and immediately started laughing and meowing, so happy.

What seemed like stupid behavior in the eyes of others was a joy that no one could understand for them.

…

The days passed peacefully and happily.

On this day, Mao Ba and the other three had just finished their meal in the cat cafeteria.

At Li Xuan's request, they practiced the Ten Tiger Forms one by one.

Mao Ba and Fat Orange were already very proficient in this technique. They fought like a real person, without any awkwardness, as smooth as instinct.

Li Xuan checked the blood and qi in Mao Ba and Fat Orange's bodies, and they were about to reach the critical point and break through to the blood coagulation realm.

After breaking through to the blood coagulation realm, you can wash your marrow and cut your meridians to force out the excess impurities in your body, so that your physique can be strengthened to a considerable extent.

According to Li Xuan's previous progress, it was not enough to practice the Ten Tiger Styles alone to support them to the Blood Coagulation Realm, and they also needed the cooperation of the Blood-Slaying Tiger Claw.

But because Mao Ba and the other three had eaten some Mengyuan Dragon Fish meat before, their progress in practice was accelerated.

Therefore, it was the case that Mao Ba and Fat Orange practiced to this point by relying solely on the Ten Tiger Styles.

Therefore, Li Xuan thought that now Mao Ba and Fat Orange's Ten Tiger Styles have reached the right level, and if they continue to practice the Blood-Slaying Tiger Claw, they may easily reach the Blood Coagulation Realm.

Originally, Li Xuan just wanted to test the potential of Mao Ba and the other three, so he passed down the Ten Tiger Styles.

But now it seems that under various opportunities, Mao Ba and the other three have shown enough potential.

Therefore, Li Xuan plans to further train them to see how far Mao Ba and Fat Orange can go in the end.

As for the cow.

At the beginning, Li Xuan did not have much hope.

Today, he let it show its recent achievements, and it did not disappoint Li Xuan.

The cow stumbled three or four times in a set of ten moves of the Tiger Form Ten Styles. If it weren't for the reminder of the fat orange beside him, Li Xuan estimated that it would not be able to complete this set of skills by itself.

"This guy's talent is also very strong in a certain sense."

Li Xuan couldn't help shaking his head as he looked at the cow who was laughing foolishly because he had successfully completed the Tiger Form Ten Styles.

"Forget it, it's good enough that the cow can live well."

"Don't set too high expectations for it."

After making a decision, Li Xuan asked Maoba and the other three to wait in Jingyang Palace, and then he went out for a while.

Li Xuan went straight to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then came to the yard of Shang Zongguan.

Shang Zongguan was free today, trimming the garden in the yard, very comfortable.

"Retired big guys are so cool."

Li Xuan looked at Shang Zongguan's leisurely life and couldn't help but envy him.

But thinking that he was already a happy little cat, he immediately felt proud of himself.

"Whoever goes to work is miserable, anyway, it's not me."

Li Xuan thought of this and his mood suddenly became happy.

As soon as he climbed over the wall, Shang Zongguan immediately noticed Li Xuan's arrival.

"Ah Xuan, it's rare that you have the leisure to come and play with me today."

Manager Shang waved to Li Xuan, put down the scissors he was using to trim the branches, and touched his head.

Li Xuan also rubbed Manager Shang's palm twice, as a greeting.

Manager Shang put down his work first, then took Li Xuan to the stone table in the yard, poured two cups of tea, and sat down to rest.

The man and the cat drank a sip of tea, and then got straight to the point.

Li Xuan didn't say much, and spoke directly about his needs.

"Oh?"

"Ah Xuan, do you want some of the blood of the fierce tiger?"

"This thing is useless to you now, right?"

Li Xuan shook his tail and explained:

"I want to do some experiments to verify my guess."

Li Xuan didn't directly tell the story of the cat tyrants.

It's better to keep this secret if possible.

After all, these cat brothers are people that Li Xuan can fully trust, so the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Moreover, he was not sure whether what he wanted to do would succeed.

"Is that so."

Shang said so and took another sip of tea, obviously considering it.

But when Shang put the teacup down again, he had made a decision.

"Although the blood of the fierce tiger is precious, it does not have many other uses except for practicing the blood-killing tiger claw."

"Since Ah Xuan wants to use it, I can give you a jar."

"But if it is not enough, you may need to wait for a while."

"This thing is very important to our lineage and is a good thing for cultivating the younger generation."

"Wait until the end of autumn, someone will send a new batch of blood of the fierce tiger, and then I can give you a few more jars."

Hearing this, Li Xuan nodded his head in thanks.

It's great to get one jar.

Although Mao Ba and the others are three cats, it is absolutely impossible for them to absorb as much blood of the fierce tiger as Li Xuan.

One jar should be enough, and there may be some left.

After all, there was still a cow that was lagging behind in progress. Li Xuan thought that he had to keep this jar of fierce tiger blood for a long time before it could be used up.

After Li Xuan discussed the matter of fierce tiger blood with Shang Zongguan, Shang Zongguan went directly to get the fierce tiger blood.

Shang Zongguan asked Li Xuan to wait here, and then he went into the house for a while, and then took out a pottery jar, which was exactly the same as the one Zhao Bugao brought to Deng Weixian at that time.

Looking at the familiar pottery jar in front of him, Li Xuan couldn't help but feel close to it.

At that time, Li Xuan had not forgotten the days when he was happy to drink with these pottery jars at Deng Weixian's place.

Now when he saw these pottery jars again, Li Xuan had already broken through the lower three grades and started to practice the middle three grades. It was really a sea change.

Shang Zongguan put the pottery jar containing fierce tiger blood on the table.

"Here, this is it."

"If it's not enough, tell me again, I'll ask Zhao Feng if there are any extra ones."

Li Xuan grinned, nodded happily, and then put the pottery jar into the Emperor Hong bone ring.

After chatting for a while, Li Xuan learned that the eunuchs in the palace were divided into many factions.

Some factions have even been passed down for many years.

Originally, the palace was full of people without descendants, but relying on the tradition of adopting godsons, this branch can continue.

And each faction can survive until now, and they all have their own unique skills.

For example, Shang Zongguan and Zhao Feng's lineage, because they have the Tiger Form Ten Styles and the Blood-Slaying Tiger Claws, plus the channel of the tiger's blood essence, have become the most powerful faction in the palace.

Not only are they the strongest masters, but the number of basic warriors far exceeds that of other factions.

This is also the reason why the Ministry of Internal Affairs can continuously cultivate excellent flower-clothed eunuchs.

Li Xuan had tasted the benefits of these two techniques, and the speed of going from an ordinary person to a ninth-grade warrior was indeed quite fast.

And except for the pain when absorbing the blood of the fierce tiger, there were almost no side effects.

As long as there is a talent for cultivation, it is not a problem to train a batch of ninth-grade warriors.

You know, in this palace, you can live well with the strength of the ninth grade.

Even if you just do ordinary chores, it will be much easier than ordinary people.

If you go up, becoming a black-clothed eunuch or even a flower-clothed eunuch is not a dream.

In this palace, it is very realistic. It is as difficult as ascending to heaven for the helpless little eunuchs and palace maids to make a name for themselves.

Those who have the qualifications to practice martial arts will be selected by the eunuchs as soon as they enter the palace.

The remaining ordinary people can only rely on their own opportunism and flattery to get more benefits for themselves.

If you are more unlucky, you can neither practice martial arts nor have a mind, then you can only leave it to fate.

Of course, the qualifications for practicing martial arts cannot be seen at a glance.

Although the basic bones can be seen, it is not accurate.

Some people are born tall and strong, and they can't learn a basic martial art no matter how they are taught.

But some seemingly weak ones are like cheats, they can learn anything and make rapid progress.

Yu'er and Deng Weixian are the most typical examples.

So, you have to try to know your martial arts aptitude.

But trying comes at a cost.

Even the Imperial Household Department, which controls the most training resources, will not pass down the Ten Tiger Forms and the Blood-Slaying Tiger Claws casually.

Because just teaching them takes a lot of time and energy.

Moreover, these two skills are related to the foundation of the lineage of Shang Zongguan and Zhao Feng, so they must be more cautious when passing them down.

Although the most important Tiger Essence Blood is in the hands of the Imperial Household Department, we must always be prepared for the worst.

After Li Xuan got the Tiger Essence Blood, he said goodbye and left, eager to go back to conduct his own experiments.

When he returned to Jingyang Palace, he found that Princess Ankang and Yu'er were playing with Mao Ba and the other three.

After meeting several times before, Maoba and the others often came to the cat cafeteria to eat, and the two sides became more and more familiar with each other.

Except Maoba who was aloof, Fat Orange and Cow had long been familiar with Princess Ankang and Yu'er.

Especially Cow, because she was always silly, she could always make the two girls laugh.

And Fat Orange was plump and felt particularly good to touch.

If it was the previous Princess Ankang, she might not be able to hold Fat Orange.

Now, Princess Ankang is in good health, and it is not a problem to hold Fat Orange, but every time she can't help but exclaim, she is extremely surprised by Fat Orange's size.

Seeing Li Xuan coming back, the five little guys in the yard greeted Li Xuan one after another.

"Ah Xuan, where did you go to play after leaving the three of them here?"

Princess Ankang asked curiously.

Li Xuan gave Princess Ankang a sidelong look.

But just a glance made Princess Ankang understand his meaning.

"Do you think everyone is just playing around like you?"

Although this was true, Princess Ankang was still very angry. She slapped Li Xuan's butt hard and said indignantly:

"Stinky Xuan, don't you play around every day?"

Li Xuan scratched his itchy butt, then stretched out a paw and shook it firmly at Princess Ankang.

The next moment, he took out the pottery jar containing the blood of the fierce tiger from the Emperor Hong bone ring.

"What is this?"

Princess Ankang opened the lid curiously, but immediately covered her nose and hid aside:

"Well, it smells so bad."

Princess Ankang frowned beautifully.

After all, the blood of the fierce tiger is blood, with its unique fishy smell.

This smell is actually very light, but Princess Ankang still smelled it.

Yu'er also came over to smell it, but she didn't think it was bad:

"It smells cool and has a fragrance."

Yu'er couldn't help but sniff it a few more times.

Li Xuan looked at Yu'er's reaction and nodded. This was the reaction of ordinary people when they smelled the blood of the tiger for the first time.

The blood of the tiger does have a bloody smell, but it is very light and humans generally cannot smell it.

Because Li Xuan is a cat, he has a sense of smell far beyond that of ordinary people, so he can smell this smell.

But he didn't expect that Princess Ankang could smell the bloody smell of the tiger's blood as soon as she opened the pottery jar.

"Why didn't I notice that Ankang's nose was so good before."

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a little strange.

But he still had something important to do next, so he called Mao Ba and the others over and told them what was in the pottery jar in front of them.

When Mao Ba and Fat Orange heard that this was a natural treasure that could help them practice, their eyes lit up.

The cow's eyes naturally lit up, but this guy only heard Li Xuan say that the things in the pottery jar were edible and tasted very good.

Li Xuan had no idea what the cow was thinking, but he was a little puzzled to see that the cow was so concerned.

"This guy..."

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