Chapter 1273: Obsessed with the Dao of Alchemy

Outside the cave, a young man in his twenties was cooking.

Seeing three strangers, especially when they all held the hilt of the knife, the young man could not help but be alert.

"Who are you?"

The young man asked the captain of the guard in front loudly.

"I am the captain of the guard of Hanzhong Hou, and these two are the servants of Hanzhong Hou's mansion."

"This time I came here in the name of Hanzhong Hou to meet Duke Wei!"

The captain of the guard stopped and said loudly to the young man.

When the young man heard that the captain of the guard and the two servants were from Hanzhong Hou's mansion, his vigilance was immediately eliminated.

"It turned out to be the captain of the guard and the servants of Hanzhong Hou's mansion. You wait here for a while, I will ask the master to come."

Then the young man said to the captain of the guard and the three, and then turned and entered the cave.

In the cave, Wei Boyang was refining pills in front of a barrel tripod.

In addition to some basic daily necessities, the rest of the cave was all kinds of pottery jars filled with gold, stone and rare herbs.

These are the materials Wei Boyang used to make elixirs.

Wei Boyang was already over seventy years old, with white hair and beard.

However, his eyes were still bright and his complexion was still ruddy, giving people a sense of immortality.

"Master, there are people from Hanzhong Marquis' Mansion outside who want to see you. They said they came to visit you on the orders of Hanzhong Marquis."

The young man was Wei Boyang's disciple. After he came to the cave, he whispered beside Wei Boyang.

"Well, I know."

"Xiaocheng, go entertain the guests, prepare tea for them, and ask them to wait."

Wei Boyang carefully controlled the fire under the copper tripod while instructing his disciples.

"Disciple understands, I'll do it right away."

The disciple named Zhen Cheng took the tea set and came to the outside of the cave.

The captain of the guards saw Zhen Cheng coming out of the cave, but did not see Wei Boyang, and he was a little unhappy.

After hearing the legend about Wei Boyang's ascension to immortality, and then personally coming to the cave where Wei Boyang refined the elixir, the captain of the guards and the two servants of the Hanzhong Marquis' Mansion no longer respected Wei Boyang as much as they did in the past.

Before he refined the elixir to become immortal, the legend about Wei Boyang's ascension to immortality spread.

The captain of the guards couldn't help but think that this legend was made up by Wei Boyang himself.

Maybe he is also a person who seeks fame and reputation!

If he and a group of servants traveled through mountains and rivers and finally found that the alchemist they were looking for was a person who sought fame and reputation, the captain of the guards really wanted to kill him.

"Master is at a critical moment in refining the elixir now, and can't come to see you now."

"Please sit down and have a cup of tea and rest for a while, and wait for the master to finish refining this batch of elixirs."

Zhen Cheng came to the outside of the cave and smiled at the captain of the guards.

The captain of the guards nodded upon hearing this, and signaled the two servants behind him to leave one behind. He and the other servant came to the stone pier outside the cave and sat down to rest.

"Thank you, we have plenty of time."

Then the captain of the guards said to Zhen Cheng.

After learning that Wei Boyang was refining pills now, the captain of the guards' displeasure disappeared a little.

Since he was refining pills on weekdays, even if he was a person who was seeking fame, he should have some real skills.

After bringing Wei Boyang back to Hanzhong, it would not disappoint the Marquis of Hanzhong too much.

The captain of the guards thought in his heart while waiting to meet Wei Boyang.

An hour later, Wei Boyang in the cave finally completed the refining of this furnace of pills.

After taking out the refined pills and observing them for a while, Wei Boyang put the pills into the porcelain bottle prepared in advance.

Then he came to the outside of the cave.

After seeing the captain of the guard and the servants around him, Wei Boyang smiled and said:

"I am Wei Ao, I have kept you waiting for a long time."

After seeing the real Wei Boyang, the captain of the guard and the servants felt that if there were auspicious clouds around Wei Boyang at this time, he would really be the immortal in the legend.

"Greetings, Lord Wei!"

The captain of the guard was stunned for only a moment, then stood up and clasped his fists to Wei Boyang.

"What is the captain's name?"

"My surname is Liu and my name is Yong."

The captain of the guard replied to Wei Boyang.

"Captain Liu and this little brother, you are welcome. The little brother in the distance, come and rest together."

After hearing this, Wei Boyang said to the captain of the guard, the servants around him, and the servant who was on guard in the distance.

"The beasts in this mountain will not easily approach my cave, Captain Liu, don't be nervous."

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Wei, but I have been cautious over the years."

Captain Liu Yong of the guard did not signal the servant in charge of the guard to come over.

"We are here to pay a visit to Duke Wei on the orders of the Marquis of Hanzhong, inviting Duke Wei to be a guest in Hanzhong."

"The Marquis of Hanzhong has something important to ask for your help."

Then the captain of the guard Liu Yong said directly to Wei Boyang.

Wei Boyang was a little surprised when he heard this.

He didn't know how Bai Feng could let the captain of the guard and the servants of the mansion come to this deep mountain forest to invite him to Hanzhong.

"I have been obsessed with refining pills in the mountains. I wonder if there is anything I can do to help the Marquis of Hanzhong."

"Can you please tell me in detail, Captain Liu, why did the Marquis of Hanzhong ask me to come down the mountain?"

To be honest, Wei Boyang didn't want to go to Hanzhong. Refining pills and practicing in the mountains was what he pursued.

Asking Bai Feng about the purpose of asking him to go to Hanzhong was also to find a suitable reason to refuse to go down the mountain.

After hearing this, the captain of the guard Liu Yong said to Wei Boyang according to Bai Feng's instructions:

"Hanzhong Hou invited you to Hanzhong to do a great thing that benefits the country and the people. This matter cannot be done without someone who is proficient in alchemy."

"During the time when we came to find you, Duke Wei, Hanzhong Hou has invited alchemists to go to Hanzhong to join in the event!"

Bai Feng certainly would not tell Wei Boyang about the nitration/glycerin explosives directly.

Everything will be clear after the meeting.

After listening to the words of the captain of the guard Liu Yong, Wei Boyang was even more confused.

A great thing that benefits the country and the people?

It must be done by an alchemist?

There are many alchemists in Hanzhong now?

For a while, many questions popped up in Wei Boyang's mind, and the disciples around him were also confused when they listened to the conversation between the master and the captain of the guard Liu Yong sincerely.

"I am old and have been practicing in this mountain for a long time."

"The way of alchemy is endless, and I have devoted my life to it."

"Please tell Hanzhong Hou that my life is coming to an end and I am afraid I can't help Hanzhong Hou much."

"What's more, Hanzhong Hou has invited alchemists from all over the world. Among them, there must be geniuses who are more accomplished in alchemy than me and younger."

Even after listening to the reasons relayed by the captain of the guards Liu Yong, Wei Boyang still chose to refuse to go down the mountain to help Bai Feng.