Martial Master

In the royal family of the Great Wei Dynasty, although there were court alchemists led by Master Fei Leng, their numbers were not many, mainly serving prominent members of the royal family like Liu Xuanrui.

The entire royal family had many personnel, and the consumption of medicinal pills daily was astronomical.

Therefore, the medicinal pill needs of many other palace members were actually procured through the Alchemy Pavilion.

Even for some high-level medicinal pills needed by Liu Xuanrui and other royal officials, which could not be produced by the court alchemists, they were also customized through the Alchemy Pavilion.

This collaboration had continued for many years without any slip-ups, so how could such a thing suddenly happen?

"I don't know either. Today, the people from the Alchemy Pavilion came and directly informed me about this situation. I wanted to ask more, but they ignored me completely, not even giving me a chance," Fei Leng said, feeling frustrated.

Liu Xuanrui's expression grew serious; the actions of the Alchemy Pavilion were highly abnormal. It seemed something must have happened; otherwise, the Alchemy Pavilion wouldn't simply do such a thing.

Furrowing his brows, he wondered, "Is it possible that your court alchemists offended the Alchemy Pavilion?"

Fei Leng's face looked pained as he replied, "Your Majesty, you know me; is that possible?"

"That makes sense."

Liu Xuanrui nodded.

Although Fei Leng was the leader of the court alchemists, he was a citizen of the Great Wei Dynasty and had served in the Alchemy Pavilion for some time.

Furthermore, the previous master of the Alchemy Pavilion had taken a liking to the young Fei Leng and had guided him for quite a long time, so one could say there was a mentor-student bond between Fei Leng and the Alchemy Pavilion.

If it were anyone else who offended the Alchemy Pavilion, Liu Xuanrui might believe it, but he could not imagine Fei Leng doing so, even under duress.

"I have met the Pavilion Master Zhuo Qingfeng of the Alchemy Pavilion twice. He comes from the Northern Sky Region's Alchemy Pavilion, hence he looks down on our Great Wei Dynasty a bit, appearing somewhat arrogant. However, he is not a bad person. Moreover, no matter how strong he is, he is still serving in our Great Wei Dynasty now. It’s impossible for him not to care about our dynasty’s attitude; if he were to target us for no reason, that would clearly be impossible. It’s likely that we have offended them in some way."

"With that in mind, Master Fei, your relationship with the Alchemy Pavilion is not bad. You can communicate with Pavilion Master Zhuo Qingfeng about this matter. If there’s something we did to offend them, we should discuss it and apologize; let’s not engage in any petty disputes."

"Of course, if it’s the Alchemy Pavilion causing trouble for no reason, our Great Wei Dynasty is not something they can just trample on."

Liu Xuanrui said with a serious tone.

"Alright, with your Majesty's directive, I feel assured. I will take my leave now," Fei Leng calmly replied, cupping his hands, and was just about to turn and leave.

"Your Majesty, something big has happened!"

At that moment, an anxious voice came from outside the palace.

"Who is making a racket outside?"

The old eunuch raised his brow, angrily shouting with a shrill voice.

What’s going on today? Can’t they see the Emperor is resting? Are they tired of living?

"Reporting to Head Eunuch, it’s Lord Qi from the Ministry of Works urgently seeking an audience with Your Majesty."

A young eunuch hurriedly stepped in, speaking in a frightened tone.

"Lord Qi?"

Liu Xuanrui frowned and immediately said, "Summon him!"

Qi Heng was the head of the Ministry of Works in the Great Wei Dynasty, responsible for all matters concerning the ministry.

The Ministry of Works mainly managed the weapons for the army and the royal family, so it was a crucial part of the dynasty.

Only those most trusted by the ruler could be appointed as head of the Ministry of Works, and Qi Heng was personally promoted by Liu Xuanrui, being one of his trusted aides.