Chapter 76 Imperial Family Affection

It took Lan Bingchen a long time to react. He did not expect that Nie Tian would reject him so straightforwardly.

Lan Bingchen was a little embarrassed by Nie Tian's reaction. He glanced at Jin Mingxin, obviously asking for help.

Jin Mingxin deliberately avoided Lan Bingchen's eyes. At this time, he did not want to interfere with Nie Tian's decision, and he felt that he could not interfere.

Nie Tian was obviously not the kind of person who would easily change his decision.

"Your Highness, please stand up. I will not accept you as a disciple." Nie Tian said lightly.

"Is it not possible to be a registered disciple?" Lan Bingchen looked up at Nie Tian with great disappointment. This was the first time he had suffered such a big blow since he grew up.

Nie Tian said: "If you really want to be my disciple, then prove your talent to me."

"How to prove it?" Lan Bingchen stood up and became energetic.

Everyone has the spirit of not admitting defeat. You say I can't do it, but I want to show you.

Lan Bingchen was in this mood at the moment.

Nie Tian couldn't help but smile, thought for a while, and said: "Have you ever refined Tongmai Dan?"

"Yes." Lan Bingchen nodded and said: "Tongmai Dan, a second-level spiritual pill, can help warriors dredge the fine meridians throughout the body and improve the physical fitness of warriors."

"Very good." Nie Tian smiled slightly and said: "I will now tell you another recipe for refining Tongmai Dan. If you can refine Tongmai Dan within a month, I will accept you as a registered disciple."

"Are there other recipes for Tongmai Dan?" Lan Bingchen was stunned for a moment.

"Of course." Nie Tian smiled faintly and said: "Purple Ganoderma, Heavenly Lotus, Clover, Golden Bud, Second-level Wood Attribute Magic Core. This is the recipe. You can determine the proportion of various medicinal materials and the order of refining by yourself. Is it okay?"

"No problem." Lan Bingchen nodded confidently.

What Nie Tian said was a very simple recipe, but it was a great test of the patience of the alchemist. The proportion of various medicinal materials and the order of placement must be verified after countless attempts.

"Okay, then I wish you good luck." Nie Tian smiled faintly. He only gave Lan Bingchen one month.

"Mr. Nie, I'm leaving." Lan Bingchen failed to become a disciple and didn't want to stay too long, so he bowed and said.

Nie Tian nodded slightly, and Jin Mingxin hurriedly said, "Farewell, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"No need." Lan Bingchen seemed a little disappointed, nodded, and turned to leave.

The guards waiting at the door followed Lan Bingchen and left.

Only until Lan Bingchen's figure completely disappeared did Jin Mingxin let out a long breath.

The three returned to the lobby and sat down.

"Dad, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never had much contact with our family. Why did he suddenly appear this time? Did he come here specifically to become a disciple?" Jin Dabao couldn't hold his breath and asked.

Jin Mingxin took a sip of tea, turned his gaze to Nie Tian, ​​and said, "Lan Bingchen came to the Jin Mansion this time for Mr. Nie."

"He really came here to become a disciple!" Jin Dabao screamed, "I thought he came here for the bet."

The bet between Jin Dabao and Qin Yuhu spread throughout Lanyun City in less than a day, and almost everyone knew about it.

Nie Tian shook his head and said, "Lan Bingchen's apprenticeship should have a deeper meaning."

Jin Mingxin asked, "Mr. Nie, what do you think the Crown Prince means?"

Nie Tian looked up, thought for a while, and said, "If I guess correctly, Lan Bingchen should hope that I can defeat Prince Bingye and get the Rookie King."

"No way!" Jin Dabao shouted, "The Crown Prince and Prince Bingye are brothers, doesn't he want his brother to win?"

Jin Mingxin took a sip of tea, smiled slightly, and said, "Dabao, you are still too naive to think about things. The Crown Prince and Prince Bingye are indeed brothers, they are both members of the royal family, and logically, they don't want to see the face of the royal family damaged. However, if there is a conflict of interest between the two people, and the interest is big enough, the brotherhood seems less important."

"They are both members of the royal family, what conflict of interest can there be?" Jin Dabao still didn't understand.

Nie Tian understood a lot, and said: "Mr. Jin means that Prince Bingye is a threat to the crown prince's throne, and the crown prince does not want Prince Bingye to be too famous. Is that right?"

Jin Mingxin nodded solemnly and sighed: "The family affection of the emperor is the most indifferent. Especially between brothers, each wants to compete for the throne. If Prince Bingye is a mediocre person, then he is the crown prince's good brother, but if he is a genius, and happens to be an ambitious genius, then he is the crown prince's biggest enemy."

"I know, Prince Bingye also wants to compete for the throne. His Royal Highness is afraid that his reputation is too great and threatens his position as the crown prince, so he wants to use the eldest brother's hand to suppress Prince Bingye's limelight." No matter how stupid Jin Dabao is, he should understand it now.

Lan Bingye once said that the king never jokes, and his ambition was exposed at that time.

Jin Mingxin smiled slightly, relieved that his son was not too stupid.

"Mr. Jin, do you think I should compete for this new king or not?" Nie Tian asked with a faint smile.

Jin Mingxin also smiled and said, "The bet between Dabao and Qin Yuhu looks like a joke between children on the surface, but if you look deeper, it is a contest between the Jin family and the Qin family. If you look deeper, it is actually a competition for the throne between the crown prince and Prince Bingye."

Speaking of this, Jin Mingxin sighed softly and continued, "Whether it is the Jin family or Mr. Nie, we are all involved in this competition for the throne unintentionally. It is impossible to withdraw now. I just hope we are not on the wrong side."

"Dad, which team are we on?" Jin Dabao asked excitedly.

Jin Mingxin smiled bitterly and said, "You have made a bet with Qin Yuhu, do we have any choice? We can only support the crown prince."

"Dad means to let the eldest compete for the newcomer king?" Jin Dabao smiled. He was really afraid that Jin Mingxin would stop Nie Tian from competing for the newcomer king.

"Fight!" Jin Mingxin suddenly stood up and said, "I can't give my Jin family's Yipinju to the Qin family."

Nie Tian nodded and smiled faintly.

Inadvertently getting involved in the prince's battle for the throne was not what Nie Tian wanted.

But since he was already in it, he was not afraid.

Nie Tian's stone had the power to change the direction of the river.

Jin Mingxin suddenly glanced at Nie Tian and said, "In fact, there is another reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to worship Mr. Nie as his master."

"What's the meaning?" Nie Tian asked.

Jin Mingxin nodded solemnly and said, "The reason why the Crown Prince wants to worship Mr. Nie as his master is to win over the Alchemist Guild."

"Win over the Alchemist Guild?" Nie Tian was slightly stunned.

"Yes." Jin Mingxin nodded and said, "Mr. Nie is already the teacher of Master Zhang Yifeng. Zhang Yifeng has a high status in the Alchemist Guild. The next president of the Alchemist Guild is most likely to be Master Zhang Yifeng. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince takes Mr. Nie as his teacher, he will not only get Mr. Nie's support, but also become a fellow apprentice with Master Zhang Yifeng, and naturally he will get the support of the Alchemist Guild."

"It must be said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made a good move, but it's a pity that Mr. Nie is even more powerful and doesn't take him seriously at all."

Jin Mingxin couldn't help but smile bitterly when he said this. Even he didn't expect Nie Tian to refuse Lan Bingchen's apprenticeship.