From doomsday survival to fast-forward daily life

Chapter 165: The Reappearance of the Alchemist

The princess did have some skills. Not long after Tian Yu came up with the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao, the bandit problem in the southwest suddenly became serious.

After the imperial physician visited Chen Shengze several times and said that his illness required half a year of recuperation, the emperor finally let go of his worries.

The bandit problem in the southwest concerned the salt route and dignity of the imperial court, and was naturally much more serious than the border turmoil that was made into a fuss.

At the border, General Chen assembled his army and was about to march south.

He looked far into the direction of Shangjing and knew that someone was making a difference in that prosperous city.

At this moment, Tian Yu was sitting in the garden feeding the fish.

Yesterday, a secret report reached Tian Yu, saying that General Chen had already set out for the border. It also mentioned that the emperor's narcolepsy seemed to be more serious, and even many morning court sessions had to be cancelled.

The strangeness of this illness had always been a problem for Tian Yu. She originally thought that it was the eldest princess's doing, but looking at the expression on her face, she didn't know why.

"It's strange." Tian Yu always felt that this disease that changed the story line might have a deeper meaning.

Unconsciously, summer had passed. Tian Yu carefully looked at the things in his safe house. The flow rate of this copy seemed to be faster than that in the system.

Since it wasn't her own body, she wasn't in a hurry.

When the first snow of early winter fell, Chen Shengze finally couldn't hold it in anymore in his mansion, so he pulled his brothers and sisters to have a snowball fight.

He has not left the house since he pretended to be sick. Now the only connection the Chen family has in the court is Chen Shenghe, who passed the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy.

Just when everyone's shoes and socks were soaked, several letters from home were brought into the house.

Tian Yu warmed his frozen hands and feet by the fire, and then opened the letter addressed to him.

This letter was naturally sent back by General Chen. He has arrived in the southwest, the war is going well, and he is expected to return to Beijing to report on his work in the early spring of next year.

In addition, he also mentioned that he met an alchemist by chance in the southwest. The alchemist's magic was so amazing that he could even develop powerful weapons.

When the alchemist heard that the emperor in the capital had fallen ill with a strange disease, he was about to come to see him and seek treatment.

Weapons? Alchemist?

Tian Yu felt uneasy.

Qiu Niang was transformed into an immortal state that was neither human nor ghost because of the alchemist's spices.

The weapon mentioned in General Chen's letter sounds a lot like gunpowder.

Are there any other players in this copy?

Tian Yu sat up straight. If there were still players, why didn't the system give any prompts or even any tasks related to them?

Could it be that the system has dug a hole for itself again?

Not daring to take the news lightly, Tian Yu decided to take the initiative.

Since this alchemist is coming to the capital, let him never come back. As for his identity, I can naturally find out a way.

Tian Yu wrote to the eldest princess for the first time, informing her that the alchemist was going to Beijing to treat the emperor.

The communication between the two was simple, relying entirely on the secret guard who had been killed by Tian Yu.

Tian Yu had been speculating about the identities of these secret guards for a long time, but when they killed Qiu Niang, the eldest princess was obviously no longer alive.

Why they wanted to kill Qiu Niang was something Tian Yu could never figure out.

The eldest princess' reply came quickly and the content of the letter was brief, with only four words - leave it to you.

After reading the reply, she couldn't help but smile bitterly.

What to do?

There are no people, no props, no rights, what can you rely on? Just courage?

On a sunny day, the snow on the ground melted a little, making people's shoes inevitably muddy.

Tian Yu was walking towards the long street in Shangjing.

The Chen family controlled many of the shops there. Tian Yu came here this time with Madam Li's token to do some work.

Today she was collecting the bills, but after looking at the items in each store, she would hand out a note.

"If you see someone who fits the description above, report to the General's Mansion immediately. If the information is correct, you will be rewarded with fifty taels. If you catch this person and hand him over to the General's Mansion, you will be rewarded with five hundred taels."

Tian Yu dressed up as a maid and left the same note and words in every shop of the Chen family.

The eyes of the masses are sharp, and sometimes the results may be as expected.

After doing all this, Tian Yu still felt it was not enough, and took out a sketchbook from his clothes.

From this day on, the most famous storyteller in Shangjing suddenly started telling a new story.

The title of the book is "That Bastard Alchemist", and the main content is about how a bastard alchemist cheats and defrauds others of their money in the name of medical treatment.

The list is very detailed, even the common words used by the alchemists are clearly written.

Tian Yu spent a lot of effort writing this storybook.

When the eldest princess got it, she was so excited that she laughed out loud.

She glanced at the somewhat dull secret guard standing beside her and tugged at the corner of his clothes.

"Jinrong, don't you think she is very interesting?"

The secret guard took a look at the smiling princess and said in a serious tone, "She was very decisive and her sword went straight to the vital points. She was like an experienced killer."

The princess curled her lips and said, "What a spoilsport. What does it matter what her skills are? What I want is someone with a long life to serve me..."

If Tian Yu was present, he would definitely recognize the voice of the man named Jin Rong.

A Taoist priest in white finally entered Shangjing City before the New Year.

He didn't have much money on him, but fortunately he had some prescriptions left by immortals.

On the day the Taoist priest entered the city, he discovered that the people in Shangjing City would start looking at him constantly with strange looks when they saw him.

At first he didn't take it seriously, he just felt that his attire was indeed different from when he went to Beijing.

But when more people came to see him and he turned back from time to time to chat with his companions, he realized something was wrong.

He set up a stall on the street in Shangjing City, but within half an incense stick of time he attracted the patrol.

In desperation, he had to go to the most prosperous street in Shangjing to try to find a way to make a living.

As far as he could remember, this was the first time he had lived such a hard and miserable life since being blessed by the immortal.

When he arrived at the long street of Shangjing, the people here were particularly enthusiastic towards him. There was a spark in their eyes when they looked at him, which made the Taoist regain some confidence.

He had just drunk the water handed to him by the boss in the pharmacy and was about to thank him when he felt his hands and feet go weak and his head dizzy.

Before the alchemist fainted, he only saw the pharmacy owner's small eyes staring at him intently.

"Five hundred taels..." He seemed to hear what the other party said, and then he lost consciousness.

"Wow--"

A bucket of water was poured on the Taoist's head, and his drowsy brain suddenly became clear and he finally woke up.

In front of him stood a petite woman in black.

"Pa!" A slap hit the Taoist priest in the face.

Tian Yu recognized this face; she had seen it before in the props' memory.

"Does it hurt?" Tian Yu asked. She had used a lot of force in that slap.

"It hurts..." The Taoist answered subconsciously

"It's normal to feel pain. If it hurts, it means you haven't been drugged yet."

The system notes appeared on the interface in front of Tian Yu.

"I ask questions and you answer them." A familiar interrogation that hasn't been done for a long time.

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