Film and TV: Starting from the marriage with Zhao Linger

These are all rare golden snakes!

If you want to make golden armor by peeling snake skin, you will need at least several sets of inner armor.

However, the environment here, coupled with the stench around him, made Li Shouxi give up this idea at that time.

An hour later, the flames inside were extinguished, and the stench disappeared completely in the fire.

At this point, all that's left is a piece of charcoal or some burnt spicy strips.

After Li Shouxi entered the cave, he felt a strong wind blowing all around him and an inexplicable chill came over him.

This is not malicious intent, but the feng shui of the cave.

"My Lord, there seems to be nothing inside?"

But just as Cao Shaoqing finished speaking, Li Shouxi cut open the surrounding rock walls with his sword.

Everyone saw a flash of gold on the surrounding mountain walls. Although it was very weak, everyone knew exactly what it meant.

Gold mine!

And it is an open-air gold mine. You should know that under normal alchemy conditions, one ton of gold ore will only produce one or two grams of gold.

That fleeting golden light is more than just one gram. It must be a large open-air gold mine, and a super gold mine at that!

"It seems that God blesses this king!"

Li Shouxi looked at the dodge in front of him. He could imagine that if this mountain was really a large open-air gold mine, the amount of gold refined every year might exceed one million taels.

That means the annual output exceeds 100,000 tons!

After all, he is not a person, but a prince, and he has plenty of manpower.

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

Although the income of Prince Yan's Mansion was calculated in tens of millions of taels of gold, it was just an account.

At least three years of granary storage, real estate in various places in Liaodong, and the supply and demand of 300,000 soldiers... In fact, the actual income of the Prince of Yan's Mansion in a year did not exceed one million taels of gold, and it was all settled in brass and silver, with very little gold!

The gold reserves in Prince Yan's Mansion do not exceed one million taels, and it is difficult to exceed one million taels.

Gold is the real trump card.

But now that this gold mine has been discovered, it means that the Prince of Yan's Mansion will have an endless supply of gold in the future.

"Shaoqing, go and get the deed to Zanglong Mountain and put it in the name of Prince Yan's Mansion."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Shaoqing immediately understood Li Shouxi's plan.

As soon as they leave, they will inevitably attract the attention of a group of noble families. The faster they act, the better. Even if the noble families find out, they can only suffer in silence.

No longer paying attention to the gold mine, Li Shouxi looked around carefully and soon found several special snake skins.

He was safe and sound despite the fire.

These snake skins appear to be burnt black, but the surface texture seems to be more delicate, more like carbon fiber of later generations.

The only difference is that the surface texture is densely packed with snake scales, and the texture is softer.

"Your Highness, there is something here!"

Li Shouxi came to Li Shentong and saw snake eggs about the size of quail eggs hidden under the charred ashes.

But unfortunately, no matter how great their motherly love is, the snake eggs are still cooked.

Shame? Guilt?

Li Shouxi peeled one and put it in his mouth to soothe his soul.

And under the snake eggs, there was a piece of stone similar to raw jade, with a little jade flesh revealed, which made Li Shouxi's eyes light up.

Although it is not clear what kind of jade this is, it must be a treasure found by the golden python to hatch snake eggs and reproduce the clan.

Although it is not to the point of sweeping the entire place clean, there are basically no fish that slip through the net.

When Li Shouxi came back, everyone stared at him curiously.

Black snake skin? Snake eggs? Stone?

"Your Highness, the snake meat is ready!"

On one side, with the help of Mei Jian and the other three girls, Saint Aunt and Zhao Linger, who had returned a long time ago, had already started today's lunch.

Each portion of meat weighed one pound. Under that huge mountain of meat, even if there were thousands of people, they could only eat less than one-tenth of it!

As for the barbarian slaves and Silla maids, they naturally did not receive such treatment and were only given dry food soaked in hot water to fill their stomachs.

Honey, spices, mushrooms, and MSG... plus the top-quality snake meat itself, the whole camp was soon filled with the rich aroma of meat.

"Miss Ling'er, eat more. You lost a lot of blood today. This meat is very nutritious!"

"Your Highness needs to replenish his nutrition because he fought with the giant python. Ling'er's injury is nothing."

Zhao Linger blushed when she saw Li Shouxi put the roasted snake meat in front of her.

Especially when I thought of the previous scenes of working side by side with Li Shouxi, a trace of sweetness flashed through my heart.

“Don’t worry Miss Ling’er, Xiao Wang has already taken Tongtian Pills before!

This pill is the most precious treasure of Haotian Daoism. One pill is a life. Before, Xiao Wang was entangled with the giant python and was seriously injured. His tendons and veins were broken and he was dying. Relying on Tongtian Pill, Xiao Wang not only recovered from his injuries instantly, but the extra medicinal power also pushed Xiao Wang's cultivation to the quasi-ninth level.

If Xiao Wang hadn't overdrawn most of the medicine's power due to his outburst, Xiao Wang would have reached the ninth level of martial arts by now!"

Thinking of Li Shouxi's sudden outburst of momentum before, everyone suddenly understood.

No one expected that Li Shouxi had such a magical item in his hand. Not only did it instantly heal the severe injuries of severed meridians, but the momentum he unleashed was at least that of a great celestial phenomenon, or even exceeded that of a great celestial phenomenon.

Finally, Li Shouxi's cultivation was raised to the quasi-ninth level.

"Tongtian Pill? I didn't expect there is such a treasure in the world."

“Taoists seek longevity.

Some Taoist masters who wanted to refine the elixir of immortality did not succeed in making the elixir, but they did make a lot of miraculous medicines.

It's a pity that there is only one pill, but it saved my life."

The loss of Tongtian Pills meant that Li Shouxi would no longer have a means to save his life.

As for other elixirs, Li Shouxi has no shortage of them, but Tongtian Pills are truly life-saving elixirs.

After all, even the Shaolin Dahuan Pill could not repair Li Shouxi's meridians in an instant.

"Li Xuanhu!"

"I am here, please give me your orders, Your Majesty."

Li Xuanhu walked forward, knelt on one knee, and looked solemn. Li Shouxi rarely had such a serious expression.

“I just discovered a gold mine in the Jiaomang Cave, and it’s a large open-air gold mine.

Tomorrow you will lead a thousand soldiers to guard this place, and command another three thousand barbarian slaves to mine gold here. From now on, no one is allowed to approach the Dragon Burial Mountain without my order!"

"Yes, Your Highness!

Li Xuanhu is here and will not let anyone get close to this place."

Upon hearing that there was a gold mine in Zanglong Mountain, even Li Xuanhu understood the value of this place, and even left the 3,000 barbarian slaves who came as tribute here.

Chapter 53: Brothers meet outside Chang'an City

Outside Chang'an City!

He left Chang'an at the age of fifteen and was not allowed to return unless summoned by the Emperor of Tang, so Li Shouxi had been away from home for six years.

During these six years, Chang'an has also undergone tremendous changes.

Although the major families and many high-level officials remained the same, the middle and lower levels were replaced by new ones. Especially after the rise of the Crown Prince, the King of Wu, and the King of Chu, it was inevitable to exclude dissidents and support allies.

This has led to a vicious cycle for Crown Prince Daliang and Prince Yu.

When Li Shouxi returned at this time, everyone was still wary even though they knew that he came to discuss marriage.

Compared with their strength in the court, this eldest brother is a real prince.

Especially after Li Shouxi defeated the thousand-year-old family, his influence in the court skyrocketed.

This also made several princes envious.

Although they have the support of aristocratic families, they do not have many ninth-grade masters at their disposal.

What's more, Li Shouxi himself is a sword immortal level existence.

"coming!"

When everyone looked over, they saw a line of 300 black cavalrymen rolling in like a steel torrent, leading them was a proud figure wearing a black brocade robe and riding a ferocious tiger.

At this time, Li Shouxi put away the Youlin Sword and replaced it with the 'Nine Dragon Sword' which was equivalent to the Nine Gifts. He wore a Nine Dragon jade pendant and a brocade sachet on his waist, a jade crown on his head, and a fox fur coat on his body... At first glance, he was a gentleman with unparalleled demeanor, which made the eyes of those who were watching brighten.

Is this the eldest prince?

He was not the burly, yaksha-faced man they had imagined, but a peerless young man with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and an elegant demeanor!

The most important thing is that this eldest prince is the lord of Liaodong, truly second only to the emperor.

Beside Li Shouxi, Li Shentong looked around to prevent anyone from suddenly attacking him.

Even though he didn't think anyone could kill Li Shouxi.

"I've met my brother!"

"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, brothers."

After Li Shouxi jumped off the tiger-shaped Kui, he nodded to the three princes and kings of Wu who were wearing python robes and looked excited.

As the eldest brother, he still has some authority.

However, in just a few years, those originally immature boys have grown up. They are still vaguely unfamiliar, but that is enough for Li Shouxi.

In his position, brothers are not meant to protect each other, but to defend each other, and even fratricide is not impossible.

There is no possibility of peaceful coexistence anyway.

But the necessary superficial work still needs to be done, at least Li Shouxi has to act like a big brother.

"By the way, brother, where is my sister-in-law?"

"Something went wrong on the way, and Miss Ling'er fell behind me. She arrived about three days later."

Because Li Xuanhu was guarding Zanglong Mountain, Cao Shaoqing personally led two hundred soldiers to escort the Silla maids and tribute. Therefore, Zhao Linger, who was with Mei Jian and the other four girls, also fell behind.

In this way, we can take care of each other.

"I heard that something happened to Big Brother's team at Dragon Burial Mountain. I wonder why? Even Father didn't mention it much."

Crown Prince Li Shouqian also knew about the incident on the road. Everything happened at Zanglong Mountain.

At the same time, the Dragon Burial Mountain also came into the public eye for the first time, so many aristocratic families knew that this might be the work of the Lu family of Fanyang, and that there were assassins or other means ambushing in the Dragon Burial Mountain.

“Nothing, I found a gold mine while taking a break.

So I ordered General Li Xuanhu, who was accompanying me, to leave behind a thousand armored soldiers to guard and three thousand barbarian slaves to mine, which delayed the trip a bit!"

Gold mine?

The brothers couldn't believe what they heard. They thought it was some major accident, but they didn't expect that a gold mine was discovered on the road?

This made the surrounding officials and people from aristocratic families look at each other in bewilderment, with a hint of astonishment and envy flashing in their eyes.

Li Shouqian, Li Shouke and Li Shoutai's hearts were pounding wildly.

I didn’t expect Li Shouxi’s luck to be so good.

"Oh, these are the gifts I brought for my brothers. They were originally included with the tribute, but because they are too precious, I carry them with me!"

After saying that, Li Shentong waved his hand and asked the nearest black-armored cavalry to take off a water bag on the saddle and hand it to Li Shouxi.

This made Li Shouqian and others show a hint of curiosity.

Even Li Shouxi could describe this treasure as precious. They had no doubt about its preciousness, because Li Shouxi had no need to put on a show.

"Brother, this is..."

"It's not convenient to talk about this here. We can talk about this when we get to the palace and see my father and the queen!"