Longevity: Never leave the mountain until you are invincible

Imperial Capital.

Transfer Pawnshop.

After Lv Qinghou was thrown into the Heavenly Prison, Chu Chen intended to change the name of the pawnshop, but because the name of the Transfer Pawnshop was so deeply rooted in people's hearts, when people mentioned this pawnshop, they would naturally think of the name of the Transfer Pawnshop.

Over time, Chu Chen was too lazy to change it.

Because of this name related to Lv Qinghou, he was once questioned by the Jinyiwei.

The Jinyiwei just asked a few simple questions and did not embarrass Chu Chen.

Secret room.

"Squeak~"

When the little white mouse saw Chu Chen stand up, he hurried to Chu Chen to ask for the beast-repelling pill. After a few years, the little white mouse did not look old, but was as energetic as before.

The lifespan of ordinary mice is about one to three years. The little white mouse is different. Chu Chen feeds the beast-repelling pill for a long time and nourishes the body with true qi from time to time.

Most of the medicinal materials left by Pei Zhixuan in the cave entered the stomach of the little white mouse.

Most of the medicinal properties of these herbs have been lost, so letting the little white mouse swallow them is to make the best use of them.

Under the influence of various factors, the little white mouse lives much longer than ordinary mice.

"Maybe I can raise a rat demon?"

Sometimes Chu Chen would have a sudden idea to see if he could cultivate a rat demon.

Of course, he did not do it deliberately, but did it as he pleased.

It would be the best if it could succeed, but it would not be a big loss for him if it could not succeed.

"Squeak~"

After eating the beast-repelling pill, the little white mouse patted his belly contentedly, ran to the small nest beside him with a "whoosh", and found a comfortable position to sleep.

For some reason, the little white mouse likes to sleep recently, just like hibernating, but it is obviously the midsummer season outside. Chu Chen speculated that maybe the little white mouse is transforming.

Chu Chen has read many books that record strange stories in Dayan. Some of them have talked about wild beasts becoming demons. Although they are weird and have no factual basis, they are mostly imagined by others.

But some of the records are not unreasonable, and some details can coincide.

For example, a beast may need to go through many tribulations and transform itself before it can become a real monster.

After confirming that the little white mouse was fine, Chu Chen left the secret room and opened the door for business as usual.

Nothing happened that day.

Until the evening, no customers came.

"Shopkeeper, wait a minute to close the door."

Just as Chu Chen was about to close the door, a luxurious carriage suddenly stopped at the door of the pawnshop, and the coachman jumped off the carriage and called Chu Chen.

Then, surrounded by several guards, a young man walked out of the carriage.

The boy was only eleven or twelve years old, wearing a light yellow silk robe, with delicate eyebrows and beautiful eyes. His every move revealed a sense of commanding, and it was obvious that he had a good status.

"Hmm?"

Chu Chen's expression condensed, and his eyes fell on the guards.

The foreheads of these guards were slightly raised, their breathing was long and continuous, their spirit was far beyond that of ordinary people, and they all had the cultivation of the Bone Refining Realm. One of the men in his forties even had the cultivation of the Marrow Refining Realm.

"Jinyiwei?"

Seeing this man, Chu Chen's eyes flashed.

This man was Song Chongshan, the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, and his status in Jinyiwei was second only to Xue Haichao.

The reason why Chu Chen knew so well was that after Jinyiwei came to inquire, he had put on a hidden talisman and followed these Jinyiwei who came to inquire into the Jinyiwei headquarters.

At the Jinyiwei headquarters, Chu Chen had met Song Chongshan.

At the same time, taking this opportunity, Chu Chen learned about Jinyiwei's attitude towards him.

In fact, the abnormality of him or the pawnshop had long been noticed by Jinyiwei.

Jinyiwei monitored the world, was in charge of prisons, and had the power to arrest and interrogate. If they could not even grasp what happened in the imperial capital, Emperor Hongguang would not re-establish Jinyiwei.

However, because of the help of Zhao Changlin and the others to cover it up.

Jinyiwei only knew that the pawnshop was not simple, and there might be a strong man named Jie Evil Hero living in seclusion in it, and they knew nothing else.

But Jinyiwei still did not dare to neglect it, and sent a lot of people to monitor the pawnshop, such as the shopkeeper and waiter of the teahouse opposite, who were Jinyiwei.

Of course, Jinyiwei did not dare to make other moves. After all, there might be a great master ranked tenth on the Earth List in the pawnshop, and he had been living in seclusion in the imperial capital for more than 20 years. Jinyiwei could not test it casually.

After learning about the attitude of Jinyiwei, Chu Chen did not completely move out of the pawnshop.

And at this moment.

Song Chongshan suddenly visited the pawnshop, which made Chu Chen feel puzzled.

More importantly, Song Chongshan took the initiative to lag behind the attitude of the boy.

"Who is this boy?"

Chu Chen was surprised.

You must know that Song Chongshan is the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, and his status and official position are not low, but he is so respectful to a boy of eleven or twelve years old.

Considering the nobleness of this young man, it is easy to guess that this young man is from the royal family of Dayan.

"A royal family member of eleven or twelve years old? It seems that there is only one in the entire royal family of Dayan now."

Chu Chen's thoughts turned.

Since Emperor Hongguang ascended the throne, he has taken in many concubines and given birth to many heirs, but most of them are princesses. There are only two princes, one of whom is the legitimate son of the current queen, who is exactly eleven years old.

Prince Wu.

Prince Wu was doted on since birth, and his mother took the position of queen in one fell swoop because of her son's status.

Emperor Hongguang loved Prince Wu very much and cultivated him wholeheartedly. It is rumored that he has natural talent. Many ministers in the court of Dayan regard him as the candidate for the next crown prince.

Even some ministers have petitioned to make Prince Wu the crown prince, but they were rejected by Emperor Hongguang on the grounds that Prince Wu was young.

Two years ago, Concubine Yun Guifei gave birth to a dragon son, which added another element of uncertainty to the fight for the crown prince.

"What is Prince Wu doing in the pawn shop?"

Chu Chen frowned, unsure of the purpose of Prince Wu and others.

"A few guests came to the shop, why?"

Although Chu Chen didn't want to receive Prince Wu and others, he still had to show off when Prince Wu and others came to his door.

"Be presumptuous, see the palace..."

When the guards beside Prince Wu saw this, they were about to scold Chu Chen coldly, but were stopped by Prince Wu.

"The boss is not to blame if his subordinates are ignorant."

Prince Wu had a gentle smile, without the arrogance of ordinary members of the royal family.

"You're welcome, sir."

Chu Chen looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, but he seemed to hear nothing.

"I came here to redeem something."

Prince Wu did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"I wonder what the guest wants to redeem?"

Chu Chen's expression did not change.

"I heard that Lu Qinghou, the former Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, once pawned a jade pendant with the shopkeeper. The thing I redeemed was this jade pendant. I wonder if this jade pendant is still there?"

Prince Wu asked.

"The jade pendant pawned by Lu Qinghou? I'm afraid the guest will be disappointed. This jade pendant was redeemed by a strange customer ten years ago."

Chu Chen's expression moved slightly, but on the surface he shook his head calmly.

"It was redeemed by someone. Does the shopkeeper still remember what the person who redeemed this jade pendant looked like?"

Prince Wu asked quickly.

"Forgive me, shopkeeper. I like that jade pendant very much. Please let me know."

Prince Wu seemed to react and coughed lightly.

"I'm sorry, guest, it's been such a long time, I've long forgotten what that person looked like back then."

Chu Chen smiled apologetically.