Heavenly Dao Formula Chapter 76: Bargaining Chips

　　The meeting was held in the bedroom.

　　 only when Shangguan Cai walked into the room, Xia Fan almost didn't recognize her.

　　 She seems to be a completely different person, and her facial features are no longer the same as before, but are much more exquisite and smaller, making her look one or two years younger. It can be seen that the freckles and raised cheekbones on her previous face were all camouflaged. The only thing that remains unchanged is the pair of willow eyebrows and the raised eyes-or after the change in appearance, her eyebrows are more energetic than before.

　　 But it feels... also shorter.

　　 But thinking about her identity and her performance on the back mountain, Xia Fan decided to keep these thoughts in her heart.

　　 "How, my bedroom is still comfortable?" Shangguan Cai spread her hands, "especially the bed, I tried, and it is not worse than the palace."

　　This opening remark made him pull the corners of his mouth, "...Is that your bed?"

　　 "Don't worry, I have more than one bed. It doesn't matter if you lie down."

　　 "Are you really a princess?"

　　 "Bold!" The maid who walked in with her scolded, "How dare you speak to your Royal Highness like this--"

　　 just hadn't finished speaking, and was interrupted by Shangguan Cai's cold gaze.

　　 "So...should I get up and salute first?" Xia Fan sighed.

　　 "No, you are hurt, and I can see that you don't like the red tape." Shangguan Cai sat down opposite him, "As for your question - yes, I am indeed Qiguo. Third princess, Shangguan Cai is also a pseudonym. How about, do I pretend to be an alchemist?"

　　 "...invulnerable."

　　"Thank you for the praise. My real name is Ning Wanjun, but if there are no outsiders, you can continue to call Shangguan by the name. Honestly, I really like the identity of the Eight-Rank Alchemist."

　　 The surname of the current royal family, Xia Fan has still heard of it, and most people dare not call themselves this surname.

　　"Why did Your Highness pretend to be an alchemist and even disguise his appearance?" He asked puzzledly, "I don't think it's possible to come here specially for Gaoshan County, right?"

　　 Of course he will not take the other party's politeness seriously, in any case, it is not wrong to call your Highness.

　　 "Of course not. Before you investigated this matter, I didn't know anything about Gaoshan County. My reason for coming here is simple-this is my fief."

　　The fief... or is it for the princess?

　　 Xia Fan was surprised.

　　 "The canonized administrative order should have reached the boundary of Shenzhou, I just sneaked out of Gyeonggi a month in advance." The princess said relaxedly, "The news in the palace is strict, so there are only a handful of people who know my whereabouts."

　　 "Your Highness!" the maid reminded in a low voice.

　　 "If you are so free, why don't you go make us a cup of tea?" She waved her hand.

　　The latter can only helplessly lower his head, "Yes."

　　 "The purpose of sneaking is to visit the micro server privately, to inspect the true appearance of his territory?" Xia Fan's curiosity also came up.

　　 "What's so good about that, from a personal point of view, it is also a blinding, like an ant peeping at an elephant, it is not much better than being coaxed." Shangguan Cai-or Ning Wanjun shook her head and said, "I want To truly understand a place, the only way to completely dominate it. I don’t have so much time to waste, so before coming to Jinxia, ​​I went to Qingshan Town."

　　 Xia Fan was stunned, "Qingshan Town?"

　　 "I watched an examination and selected an alchemist as my substitute in the Privy Council." She stretched out a finger and pointed at Xia Fan, "And that person is you."

　　 "I know you want to ask, why are you — in fact, the reason is not that complicated. Your performance is outstanding enough, and you come from a casual family, you have little involvement with aristocratic families, and your origins are clean. This is the basic condition."

　　Ning Wanjun didn’t wait for him to speak, and said, “But that’s not enough. If a person is content with the status quo and even enjoys the convenience and benefits of alchemist status, he will sooner or later. I will stand on the side of the Privy Council. So I replaced a new alchemist and watched your words and deeds up close-no one can do it for this part, I only believe in everything I see."

　　 "And your performance is beyond my expectations."

　　 At this time, the maid also brought up the brewed tea.

　　 Xia Fan took the lead in holding a cup of tea, and also ate the maid’s hidden eyes.

　　 "Is it good or bad?"

　　 "If it is bad beyond my expectation, you have died at the prefect of Gaoshan." Ning Wanjun raised her mouth, "You are really bold, and your temper is extraordinary."

　　 Xia Fan’s Yu Guang glanced to the side and Li also nodded.

　　"I appreciate what you have done. Not everyone has the courage to fight against the Privy Council. In addition, I must thank you. After all, not long after you came to Jinxia, ​​you removed an ugly one from my territory. Harm. If you are in the Privy Council, I will undoubtedly feel more at ease in the future."

　　 Xia Fan couldn't help frowning, thinking about it now, isn't it because the words she said at the time... are all tests in disguise?

　　"You didn’t arrange this, right?"

　　"Since the arrangement decades ago? I don't have the ability to predict. It's just that as a royal family, I have more channels to understand the Privy Council, and naturally I think further."

　　 This rhetoric coincides with Li's words-"I don't know the situation in Gaoshan County, but I know the Privy Council."

The princess 　　 paused, "Don’t doubt your own role, Xia Fan. If I discover this after I officially arrive at Jinxia City, it will probably continue for many years. Because I can’t directly let the alchemist take orders from me. ."

　　 "Even if you can go to Shikao to choose someone in advance?"

　　"That’s right, I can’t let the second and third rank alchemists return from Gyeonggi to the local Privy Council. What's more, every action of those people will be followed by a lot of eyes~ IndoMTL.com~ I adjusted the next rank slightly and picked one for me. Newcomers are the limit."

　　 In other words, my ranking was not at the beginning.

　　 "Do you want to control the Privy Council?" Xia Fan asked.

　　 "I want to control everything in my own territory." She said without shy, "You just mentioned the true appearance of the territory, only then can you really know it. As you can see, Jinxia City is not rich. There are only a handful of people I can bring. If I don’t do this, I will only be an empty shell for a long time, and let the real authority play with it. In."

　　 But the canonization is not a disguised decentralization? After all, the East is not like the West, and the fiefdom is comparable to that of China. Staying away from the court means staying away from the center of power, just finding a remote place, and enjoying the rest of your life with peace of mind. This is the state that the banned person should have.

　　Why does she want to truly take the fief as her own?

　　 The specific reason is still unknown to Xia Fan, but one thing Xia Fan knows very well is that the other party is ambitious.

　　 It’s normal for people from the royal family to have ambitions, but it’s not a good thing for him.

　　 Fighting for power at this level is often a fight between the gods, and in this era, there is no need for human rights protection. He does not want to be a victim of political struggles at all.

　　 "Thank you, your princess, for showing her love, but I think I am embarrassed by the task——"

　　 "Don't rush to refuse, you haven't heard the reward yet?"

　　 Xia Fan is unmoved, and the reward is nothing more than high-ranking officials, but the premise is to enjoy it.

　　 Ning Wanjun took a sip of tea calmly, "What if I let you do whatever you want?"

　　 He couldn't hold back for a moment, and sprayed out water.

　　Li also raised his tail.