The Great Tang Dynasty: The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain, Starts by Being Deceived into Ma

"To be honest, this method isn't very effective; it's a bit troublesome."

While waiting for Wushe to return with the saltpeter, Lu Jinghe made preparations. He took two earthenware basins, one large and one small, placed the smaller one inside the larger one, and then poured some water into both basins.

When the water had filled about two-thirds of the earthenware basin, Lu Jinghe stopped.

At this moment, Wu She had already returned with a basket of saltpeter.

"Your Majesty, this is all we can get in the short term."

These were obtained by Wu She from the alchemist who refined elixirs of immortality, whom Li Shimin had found.

Aside from these people, there would be no one else who would collect saltpeter.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Hurry up and give it to Jinghe."

"Thank you very much, Eunuch Wu She. You were quite quick." Lu Jinghe took the saltpeter and thanked Wu She, whose clothes were soaked with sweat.

Lu Jinghe poured all the saltpeter into the large basin outside, and soon a faint chill rose up as the water temperature began to drop.

"Is...is this water cooling down?"

The basin of water that was sizzling and emitting white smoke immediately attracted the attention of the group. Li Shimin nodded, thinking to himself, "So that's how it is."

He felt he had discovered the truth; this was not some kind of magic. If it were magic, it should have appeared out of thin air like the flying earth dragon.

Instead of pouring saltpeter into water, you should divide it into two basins.

Li Shimin wanted to verify if his idea was correct, so he asked curiously, "Jinghe, is it true that pouring saltpeter into water will cool it down until it freezes?"

"Yes...no."

Lu Jinghe nodded, then shook his head, leaving Li Shimin bewildered.

"What does this mean? Does it mean it can't freeze?"

"It can freeze, but the conditions are very strict, and the process is very slow."

Lu Jinghe explained, "You can see that it cooled down so quickly because I used some tricks to change the environment around the pot."

"If my father-in-law wants to make ice using saltpeter, he can find some people to experiment with it."

Lu Jinghe said, "I will write down the methods for making ice with saltpeter and mirabilite, and my father-in-law can give the methods to the Ministry of Works to test them slowly."

Soon, the water in the basin began to freeze into shaved ice.

Lu Jinghe took out the small basin, soaked the handkerchief in it, and then took out some shaved ice and wrapped it in the handkerchief.

After finishing, Lu Jinghe strode over to Xiao Sizi. He first reached out and touched Xiao Sizi's head, then smiled and said, "Physician Zhang is quite capable. Although it's still very hot, it's much better now."

Now all we need to do is use physical cooling to lower the rhinoceros's body temperature, and the problem will be solved.

Then we can wait patiently for the little rhinoceros to wake up.

Lu Jinghe placed a handkerchief on Xiao Sizi's forehead, then said to Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun, "Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, please prepare some warm water to wipe the little prince's body. I'll be leaving now."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Gaoyang, accompany Jinghe for a walk around the palace."

Gao Yang nodded, took Lu Jinghe's hand, and went out the door.

Inside the room, Li Shimin told Zhang Cimo and Wushe to go out and wait, and then called in a few palace maids.

Unexpectedly, Empress Zhangsun stopped her. Looking at her beloved daughter with heartache, Empress Zhangsun said, "Let me do it. Sizi is weak. What if she gets hurt by the palace maid..."

"They dare!" Li Shimin roared. Who dared to harm his daughter?

"Hey, let's do it together," Li Shimin said again. He felt a little sorry for the little girl. How much pain must she have felt, with so many silver needles inserted into her body? She was still so young.

"Thanks to Jinghe today." Li Shimin sat on the edge of the bed and handed a wet handkerchief to Empress Zhangsun.

"Yes, if it weren't for him, that quack doctor would have surely killed Si Zi..." Empress Zhangsun said, her eyes sharp, "Second Prince... you must execute that quack doctor!"

"Hmph, I will certainly not let him get away with this! How dare he!"

They keep these imperial physicians around, but when it's time to use them, they don't do their best to treat patients. It was a young man who had just joined the Imperial Medical Academy who administered the acupuncture.

I really want to drag all these good-for-nothings out and chop them up!

"Alas, Guanyinbi, what about Jinghe's magic..."

"It's truly amazing. I've lived for so many years and never imagined that I would one day be able to fly in the sky, let alone ride on a dragon."

"What impact do you think this person will have on the future of the Tang Dynasty?"

Empress Zhangsun smiled and said, "Don't worry, Second Prince, it will definitely have a positive impact. With Jinghe, the Tang Dynasty will only become stronger."

Both of them knew that although Lu Jinghe had the ability to overthrow the Tang Dynasty, he had no such intention.

If he wanted to, he could have unified the world and become emperor long ago, thanks to his magical abilities.

But instead of doing that, he set up a chess stall in the market and tricked old men.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin smiled and said, "Our son-in-law is quite interesting. He clearly has the ability to calculate the affairs of the world, but he doesn't think about making any great achievements."

"On the contrary, they use all sorts of scheming methods to bully people in the marketplace," Empress Zhangsun replied. They had investigated Lu Jinghe on the day Li Chunfeng made the suggestion.

At first I thought this person was really good at chess, but now I think he was probably just using his unpredictable and ingenious strategy to bully others.

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Inside the palace.

Gao Yang pulled Lu Jinghe along, walking slowly and leisurely, pointing as they went, talking about this and that.

"Jinghe, Jinghe! Look at this lake, I used to love playing here the most."

"Mm." Lu Jinghe nodded and said, "The scenery is beautiful."

Lu Jinghe sat down on the ground, looking at the lake not far away, and said in a calm tone, "From now on, you will be my fiancée."

Gao Yang sat down beside Lu Jinghe, leaning slightly to the side and resting her head on his shoulder. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then... should I call you my husband?"

"Huh? Just call me Jinghe like before," Lu Jinghe quickly replied.

He was wondering why Gao Yang seemed so honest, unlike the spoiled and arrogant persona he'd heard about.

The way she called him "husband" just now made his bones melt. Gao Yang's original voice was already very pleasant to listen to, let alone the way she deliberately changed her tone.

How obsequious is that?

"I can't stand your tone of voice." Lu Jinghe tapped Gao Yang's forehead, somewhat helplessly.

"Hehe!" Gao Yang laughed happily and said, "Does my husband like it? If you do, how about I use this tone of voice often in the future?"

As she spoke, Gao Yang moved closer to Lu Jinghe and rubbed against his chest.

"I can marry you soon..."

Are you happy?

"Of course I'm happy. Putting aside the terrible future that the Grand Astrologer mentioned before, just looking at the present, I really like you."

Gao Yang blushed. She felt like she had messed up. What woman in this era would talk like that?

"That's right, your husband is loved by everyone, flowers bloom for him, cars gravitate towards him... cough cough, I'm getting off topic."

"So narcissistic."

Gao Yang made a comment and then closed his eyes.

Love at first sight, that's probably what it's like. The first step in falling in love and getting to know each other is always inexplicable.