Cannon fodder and female supporting role, a match made in heaven

Lu Jin led them to the next room, but when they were almost at the door, his pace slowed down.

Shen Zhaozhao was originally walking at the end, but when she saw Lu Jin coming to find her, she guessed that he might have something to say, so she slowed down her pace.

After keeping some distance from Chu Yu and Jiang Jinyan, Lu Jin lowered his voice and asked, "Master Shen, last time we parted in a hurry, you asked about my brother Xie's whereabouts. Did you run into them later?"

Seeing Lu Jin's dejected face and the look as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, Shen Zhaozhao raised his eyebrows.

I think his real intention was not to ask them whether they had met Xie Yanshu, but to ask about the recent situation of some people.

"Yes, we met them. My senior brothers and the others also went to look for medicine. However, we have already separated from Gu Qianmeng." Shen Zhaozhao looked at Lu Jin.

Lu Jin nodded casually, obviously not caring that much, and then continued to ask: "What about sister Miaoyi? Is she okay?"

"She's very good. She loves to eat and laugh. She talks a lot. She's very lively and cute." Shen Zhaozhao smiled innocently. "She has someone who treats her like a treasure. How could she not be good?"

After hearing this, Lu Jin's face turned pale and his body swayed a few times, as if he had been hit hard. It took him a long time to recover.

Seeing him like this, Shen Zhaozhao laughed in his heart.

Yes, she did it on purpose.

The belated affection is cheaper than grass. If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?

"Is... is it Brother Xie?" Lu Jin spoke with difficulty, a faint mist appeared in his red eyes, as if tears were about to fall in the next second.

A grown man was almost brought to tears by what she said.

Shen Zhaozhao still felt a little reluctant, so she just nodded and waited quietly for him to calm down, without saying anything more.

"Prince, is there anything wrong?" Chu Yu walked over and glanced at the two of them, interrupting the somewhat weird atmosphere.

He didn't like Shen Zhaozhao being out of his sight, especially with someone else.

"Nothing." Lu Jin lowered his eyebrows and fixed his gaze on the marble, hiding the lost emotion in his eyes.

He pursed his lips, said nothing more, and went straight to the side room.

Turn the vase on the bookcase and a secret door will open.

Everyone in their mansion has become a thorn in the side of the current emperor. At this critical moment, he has to act with extreme caution. In the secret room, the Taoist priest can focus on waking up his father.

Shen Zhaozhao and Chu Yu walked side by side towards the wing room.

She tugged at Chu Yu's sleeve and shared with him what she had just done: "I just stabbed Lu Jin in the chest, and he looked like he was about to cry."

After all, they still need Lu Jin's help, so it's a bit unethical of her to do this.

But when she thought of Lu Jin's bad attitude towards Yu Miaoyi at that time, she couldn't help but want to hurt him a few times.

Chu Yu stretched out his jade-like hand to hold Shen Zhaozhao's. He curled the corners of his lips slightly and said nonchalantly, "I think you did the right thing."

He didn't care about Lu Jin, he only cared about Shen Zhaozhao's closeness to him.

In the secret room, the two incense sticks burning in the purple gold incense burner emitted fragrant mist curling into the sky. The indescribable smell made Shen Zhaozhao couldn't help but frown slightly.

It's not that it smells bad, it's just a little weird and has a strong smell, which is definitely not an effect that can be achieved with just two incense sticks.

There was a man in the room dressed as a Taoist priest. When he saw Lu Jin, he quickly stepped forward to report the progress.

"Sir, Taoist He and Taoist Fang have already fallen asleep."

Lu Jin suppressed his restless thoughts, fixed his gaze on the two figures on the low couch, and nodded slightly.

There are countless alchemists in the world, and many of them have only learned a little bit of knowledge and then come out to cheat people. However, the few who stayed in the Anyuan Marquis Mansion are the real deal.

It took Lu Jin quite some effort to find them.

The incense brought by these Taoists can enter the dreamland. As long as you put it on the nose of Marquis An Yuan and yourself for a while, you can enter Marquis An Yuan's dream.

The Taoists tried for many days, but to no avail.

The incense burned out and the illusion came to an end. They came out of the illusion, but still could not find a way to bring An Yuanhou out of the dream.

"How many incense sticks are left?" Lu Jin asked in a deep voice.

"There are two left." The Taoist priest bent slightly with a flattering smile on his face.

Now, the son of Marquis Anyuan is his bread and butter. The high bounty has not yet been received, but the incense is almost used up. If Marquis Anyuan still cannot wake up, they will probably have to leave like the previous ones.

Fortunately, the prince was very generous, and even if they returned empty-handed, he would still give them a generous reward.

"What did Marquis Anyuan dream about?" Shen Zhaozhao glanced at the person on the bed, smiled at the Taoist priest, and asked curiously.

The incense burner was full of ashes. Presumably, these Taoists had tried to enter dreams many times before they came.

The Taoist priest had noticed them a long time ago and looked at them secretly. His eyes fell on the gourd on Jiang Jinyan's waist. He smelled the scent of elixir in it and immediately became alert that his business was being robbed.

However, the three people in front of him had childish eyes and eyebrows, and seemed to be young. They probably didn't have any special abilities, so the Taoist priest felt relieved instantly.

He looked at the person who spoke. The girl had red lips and white teeth, and was not wearing any makeup. Her smiling eyes were lively and could easily make people let down their guard.

Looking at her pair of black and watery eyes, the Taoist thought that she was a young lady from a noble family brought by the son of Marquis Anyuan, and that she came here only because she was curious about them.

He straightened his back and replied, "The Marquis's illusion is what happened to him when he was young. The Marquis has regrets in his heart and has been having the same dream over and over again, so he is trapped in the illusion."

Chu Yu looked around the room calmly, then walked to the lacquered table, opened the lid of the incense burner on it, and ground a little incense ashes with his fingertips.

Lu Jin walked over and said, "This is the spice that Empress Chen gave to make father sleep. It has been burned out."

Chu Yu's dark eyes were gloomy, and he flicked the ashes gently.

"Then what is your identity in the illusion?" Shen Zhaozhao asked the Taoist priest.

The Taoist patiently explained to her: "After we enter, we become things in the Marquis' memory, and they are not specific. Sometimes they are animals, sometimes they are dead things. Maybe we are one person in the last second, and another person in the next second. Sometimes we can control our own bodies, but most of the time, we are trapped in our bodies and watch what happens."

Shen Zhaozhao was silent for a moment, then said shamelessly: "If the two Taoist priests still can't wake up the Marquis, can you lend me your incense?"

She thought about it and realized that these Taoists had tried to enter many times but failed to extradite An Yuanhou who was trapped in the illusion. She was afraid that it would be useless to try a few more times.

If possible, she would like to give it a try.

"You? Girl, can you do it?" The Taoist priest's whole body showed his disbelief in her.

Even these Taoist priests couldn’t wake up Marquis Anyuan, so how could a delicate girl do it?

"Master Shen, thank you for your help." Lu Jin said bluntly, with a hint of undignified tone in his voice.

Shen Zhaozhao frowned, not used to his tough tone.

The Taoist priest's face has a lot of expressions.

Shen Zhaozhao said: "If it's inconvenient, forget it."

She just wanted to negotiate and didn't intend to force the sale.

"Master?" The Taoist was surprised, but the point he grasped was a little different.

Jiang Jinyan chuckled and said, "She is a disciple of Qingwei Sect."

"What about you?" The Taoist looked Jiang Jinyan up and down.

When introducing himself, Jiang Jinyan was a little embarrassed and said with a cupped hand: "I am from Biyun Mountain."

The Taoist priest was somewhat surprised and clenched his fists excitedly.

Qingwei Sect and Biyun Mountain are both well-known sects for cultivating immortals, and he was fortunate enough to meet these disciples.

Without waiting for Lu Jin's instructions, he directly handed over the remaining two incense sticks.

Under the Taoist's admiring gaze, Jiang Jinyan took the incense quite uncomfortably.