Uncle Xu was moved, after twenty years of mediation, although the women in the family still didn't like their nephew, the relationship between the younger generations was still good.

Uncle Xu took the sleeping baby from his daughter's arms and comforted her, "Ning Yan has come out, everything is over."

Xu Lingyue didn't believe it.

Uncle Xu persuaded her, but she still half-believed and half-doubted, looking at her second brother.

Xu Xinnian said lightly, "It's just a small matter."

Xu Lingyue believed him.

Someone as proud as her second brother wouldn't lie about such a big matter.

The county magistrate closely followed the aftermath of the incident and rushed over after hearing the news from the officials.

"How did you resolve Zhou Gongzi's matter?" the county magistrate asked, surprised and doubtful. Unless Zhou Gongzi gave up on his own, he didn't think it was possible.

"I asked my teacher." Xu Xinnian said.

That's how it was...the county magistrate suddenly realized, but he also felt that something was wrong. The bigwigs in the court were all from the National Academy, and it was well known that the National Academy and the Yunlu Academy were at odds.

Even if Xu Xinnian's teacher was a great scholar, Minister Sun of the Ministry of Justice could not release someone so easily. There would be a lot of arguing and it wouldn't be easy to handle the matter.

"And Mr. Li Mubai." Xu Xinnian added, "And the White Robes of the Bureau of Astronomy."

"What?!" The county magistrate was shocked, his expression becoming cautious and his attitude much more formal. "Like father, like son."

"Congratulations to Mr. Xu, your son is talented and not only has the attention of the Yunlu Academy, but also has connections with the White Robes of the Bureau of Astronomy. His future is unlimited. Having such a son is enviable."

Xu Lingyue immediately looked at Xu Xinnian when she heard that her second brother knew the White Robes of the Bureau of Astronomy, feeling a strong sense of security.

For ordinary women, they rely on their father at home and their husband after marriage - showing two forms of dependence.

At home, they rely on their father and elder brother.

Xu Xinnian shook his head, "Mr. Li Mubai is not someone I invited, it's my eldest brother's relationship. As for the White Robes of the Bureau of Astronomy, I don't know them either. They were also brought by my eldest brother."

When did Xu Ningyan meet Li Mubai of the Yunlu Academy? Perhaps it was because of Xu Xinnian's matchmaking. But how did the White Robes of the Bureau of Astronomy know him, a mere official?

The county magistrate was stunned, with "impossible" written all over his face.

Xu Ningyan had been working under him for some years, always a quiet and introverted little transparent person. His relationship with his colleagues was not bad, but it wasn't to the point where they would bare their hearts to each other.

He didn't have any special abilities, except for being good at fighting.

But recently, he had suddenly become witty and slick, becoming brothers with Wang the Catcher and having a good time with his colleagues.

But no matter what, he wouldn't have won the appreciation of a great scholar, or have the friendship of the White Robes of the Bureau of Astronomy."If that's the case, Xu Ningyan's status and position are not to be compared with, even I have to be polite to him... Wait until he reports tomorrow, I'll test the situation and see what's going on." County Magistrate Zhu thought to himself.

Xu Lingyue widened her Cardinaleyes, somewhat incredulous.

But her clever mind immediately made an association. Was it the poem? The farewell poem that Big Brother wrote for Second Brother, which was appreciated by the great scholar, so he agreed to help mediate.

However, how did the immortals of the Bureau of Astronomy know Big Brother... Big Brother was really becoming more and more mysterious.

...

Xu Qi'an followed Song Qing along the corridor, and beams of light shot out from the air holes in the right wall, bringing light.

There were no windows in the Observatory Tower, and Xu Qi'an was somewhat regretful that he could not gaze at the scenery from afar.

Before long, they arrived at a secret room. Song Qing took out the key, opened the door, and lit the candles in the secret room.

There were all kinds of strange things in the secret room, some were weapons such as bows and crossbows, and some were completely unrecognizable.

Xu Qi'an looked at them one by one like he was browsing a clothing store, and suddenly he was startled by something.

"What is this?"

It was a huge glass bottle, filled with clear water, and a strange creature was floating in the water. Its appearance was like a cat, but its body was covered with wood patterns, and even had wooden knots on its abdomen.

What was even stranger was that it was alive, and the protruding wooden knot was like a heart, slightly undulating.

"This is a great experiment," Song Qing said in a deep voice. "Its original form is a cat. I tried to fuse it with trees, allowing it to have the ability to regenerate limbs. In fact, I was close to success. Even if you cut off its head, it will grow back within three days. The only weakness is its heart."

"But I also failed because it has completely turned into a tree, unable to move or think, and can only be kept in water."

...Are you a devil? Xu Qi'an's eyes changed when he looked at him.

"What do you think of my idea?" Song Qing asked in a probing tone, seeing Xu Qi'an's eyes were not right. He frowned, somewhat disappointed. "Do you think there's a problem with it too?"

Xu Qi'an maintained a calm expression and shook his head. "I just think you're going in the wrong direction, because I have also thought about alchemy in this area, but I call it hybridization technology."

Hybridization technology... Song Qing chewed on the word, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"We can start with small things, hybridize species of the same kind, such as two different breeds of cats, and let them give birth to a completely new species." Xu Qi'an said.

"What kind of species will they give birth to?" Song Qing asked eagerly."I don't know, maybe it will produce a completely new and excellent variety, or maybe it will be the opposite." Xu Qi'an said, "But that's the charm of alchemy, don't you think?"

"You just mentioned alchemy, you just mentioned alchemy!" Song Qing suddenly became excited.

"What's wrong?" Xu Qi'an's heart sank, suspecting that he had said something wrong.

"I believe that alchemy is not limited to lifeless objects. I think living beings are also within the field of alchemy. So I changed this cat, but my teacher disagreed. He said that life is not within the realm of alchemy. For this reason, he even imprisoned me for a long time."

The Lord Supervisor did a great job... Xu Qi'an said with a straight face, "Whether it is or not, time will tell."

After thinking for a moment, he continued, "If you want to refute the Lord Supervisor but don't want to be imprisoned, I have a suggestion."

"You tell me." Song Qing already regarded Xu Qi'an as a fellow practitioner.

"You can start with plants." Xu Qi'an said, "Plants are also life, but their nature is much milder. I have read in an ancient alchemy book a kind of alchemy that coincides with your idea..."

He didn't continue.

"You can tell me." Song Qing was so uncomfortable that his puffy eyes stared roundly.

"The things here in Senior Song's place are quite good." Xu Qi'an hinted, "The unchanging principle of alchemy..."

"I understand. I can give you three gifts. With your current level of refining, I think this item is suitable for you." Song Qing immediately understood Xu Qi'an's meaning and did not object to the principle of equivalent exchange.

He even appreciated it.

"The material of this crossbow was refined by me by chance. It is harder and more resilient than ordinary iron tools, but because of the difficulty in refining, it cannot be mass-produced. The string is made of the silk of the six-eyed poisonous spider from the Southern Wilderness and the silk of the seven-colored silkworm. In a surprise attack, it can break through the true qi protection of a martial artist in the Qi Refining Realm, not including those in the Peak of Qi Refining Realm."

"Its most precious feature is that this military crossbow is inscribed with a formation. The formation can enhance the power of the arrow and pose a threat to experts in the Divine Refining Realm. But it can only be used three times, after which the formation will dissipate."

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Xu Qi'an thought to himself, "Is this a magic weapon?"