Chapter 9: Provocation
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and early in the morning, the palace personally sent someone to pick up Zhang Xiaofeng into the palace.
General Fox and Mrs. Fox were not there, the two escorted several princes and court officials to Tianquan Temple to participate in this year's national sacrifice and prayers, Fox Cheng sat in the military camp to suppress the formation, so the huge general's mansion, there were some subordinates, and only Zhang Xiaofeng and Hu Che were left.
Pushing open the door, Zhang Xiaofeng asked Hu Che to find a place to hide first, after all, for so many years, the General's Mansion has always claimed to the public that the little girl is frail and sick, and she is sick in bed.
Hu Cheng also specially explained a while ago that when people came to the imperial court, they categorically couldn't let them see Xiao Liu, and he was afraid that some people would talk too much in front of the emperor and cause unnecessary trouble.
Xiaoliu listened to Zhang Xiaofeng very much, for fear that Zhang Xiaofeng would not be satisfied, so he left him and left, and hid in the wing room very obediently, and he didn't dare to come out.
There was a sound of conversation in the courtyard, and Xiao Liuxiao secretly lay at the door, pricking up his ears to listen.
"Why don't you kneel down to take orders?" a man glanced at Zhang Xiaofeng and asked with a frown.
Yesterday, Zhang Xiaofeng was above the famous hall, and he didn't kneel in front of the civil and military officials, and today everyone came to pick up Zhang Xiaofeng, and also brought him a little bit of dismount and flattered today's saints.
But I didn't expect this young man to be so ignorant.
"Ministers, don't delay any longer, the envoys of the Tengsnake Kingdom will be here soon, let them wait for me, it is inevitable that they will not pay much attention to etiquette. Zhang Xiaofeng looked at this group of people and had no intention of leaving, so he could only say with a little helplessness.
The leaders were completely stunned.
What followed was a chill in the heart.
Where is this? It's in the General's Mansion, does that Zhang Xiaofeng's attitude mean the General's Mansion?
A few people didn't dare to think about it anymore, hurriedly read out the emperor's oral will, and then quickly left with Zhang Xiaofeng.
After entering the palace, Zhang Xiaofeng had a headache after a few twists and turns.
When he came to the main hall specially used to meet guests, the person who came with Zhang Xiaofeng greeted the guards at the door, and Zhang Xiaofeng walked in directly through the side door.
The atmosphere in the room almost dropped to freezing, and Zhang Xiaofeng's appearance instantly became an outlet for the atmosphere, and everyone in the room looked at him.
Zhang Xiaofeng looked calm, stepped forward, stood in the center and bowed to the emperor of the fox clan, then walked to the empty position on the side and sat down.
The envoy of the Teng Snake Country happened to be sitting opposite Zhang Xiaofeng, and when he saw this scene, there was an instant smile in his eyes.
The emperor's face was a little unpleasant.
It doesn't matter if he didn't kneel yesterday, as the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, he naturally wants to show his generosity, but he doesn't kneel today, in front of this envoy, especially in front of the envoy who has just insulted him, Zhang Xiaofeng is still so rude, and it makes people laugh.
The emperor was a little angry, and the old eunuch who had followed him for many years could see it most clearly.
The atmosphere became even more deserted with the emperor's displeasure.
The ambassador of the Teng Snake Country and the Fox Country are indeed old acquaintances, and as one of the twelve protectors of the Teng Snake Country, his status is not low.
The six young people sitting next to him, both male and female, were slightly inferior in appearance compared to the young people on the fox clan's side, but their temperament was extraordinary, and several masters present looked at the bearing of these young people of Teng Snake Country, and they were all secretly frightened.
They are all geniuses who can not be encountered.
So at this point, the purpose of Teng Snake Country's visit to Fox Country this time is also obvious.
It is precisely because of this that the emperor is unhappy, and the young people of the fox country also feel that they have been suppressed, and they all look at the young people of the Teng Snake Country defiantly, but they don't want the other party to even look at themselves, and instantly have a feeling of punching on the cotton.
Really aggrieved.
The ambassador and the high-ranking officials of the Fox Country chatted with each other, most of them were trivial matters, and everyone could see that the emperor wanted to end this meal as soon as possible.
The emperor seemed to have something on his mind, and although he tried his best to suppress it, he could still see that he was a little absent-minded.
The eunuch on the side understood, made eye contact with several ministers, and someone stood up, ready to end this meaningless meal.
The envoy of the Teng Snake Country suddenly smiled and waved his hand at the minister who stood up, his attitude could not be described as contemptuous.
"Don't worry. After speaking, he glanced at the young people beside him, and the smile in his eyes was even stronger.
"Before coming, the saint of my country specially instructed me to bring a few of our unsuccessful young people to ask the fox clan for advice, so that he can suffer a little loss, have a long insight, and let us appreciate the great power of the fox country, what do you say?
The envoy looked directly at the Emperor of the Fox Kingdom who was on the highest position, and the corners of his mouth were a little contemptuous.
"I don't think there's a need for this..... a minister stood up, and just as he wanted to refuse to the other side, a prince stood up directly, arched his hand towards the minister who got up, and then looked at several young people from the Teng Snake Country on the opposite side.
"Who wants to come and play with me?"
The smile in the messenger's eyes grew thicker, and he nodded to the emperor and the minister who had eaten.
"Okay, it's worthy of the fox country, and the young people all have a kingly demeanor. β
"You guys, if you want to go up and get a lesson, go ahead? I'll collect the body if someone kills me. β
A few young people laughed along, as if they were listening to some big joke.
A young man who didn't look very old stood up and nodded towards the prince of the fox clan, his expression soft as soft.
"Well, come on. He stepped forward and stood where he was, and his edge was instantly revealed.
The prince also stepped forward.
Several young people from the fox clan looked at the prince with their fists clenched, and I have to say that the prince's hand did step on a little bit, and instantly bought the hearts of all the young people present.
The feeling of being crushed by someone is really uncomfortable.
Especially since they had just comprehended water transportation, and the strongest of them had directly comprehended the third order of the water channel, what kind of concept was this? If they were stronger, they could even directly enter the candidate seat of the palace elder group.
The prince still dared to rush out with confidence.
He comprehended the level of the second order of the waterway, and had the confidence to beat a group of peers.
The two clenched their fists at each other.
The next moment, the prince directly used the waterway, without giving the other party any chance to attack.
Seeing this scene, the emperor, who was originally squinting and about to slam the door and leave, sat down steadily.
Yes, I haven't fought yet, how can I know that this group of young people in my country is not as good as this group of people in Teng Snake Country.
The thick water transport condensed from heaven and earth to the palace, and finally attached to the hands of the prince, and a huge thing similar to a water balloon was slowly born, and the power condensed in it gradually increased.
The young man from the Teng Snake Country on the other side didn't even move, he seemed to be a little bored, quietly waiting for the prince in front of him to completely condense the offensive in his hand, with a bit of banter in his eyes.
"Huh. Naturally, the prince also saw the arrogance of the young man opposite, and sneered, speeding up the speed of the condensation technique.
At a certain moment, the prince directly threw the water balloon in his hand towards the other party.
This offensive looks soft, but the power contained in it is indeed much more terrifying than it seems.
The young man of the Snake Nation stood in place, not moving.
The water balloon surrounded the young man, and the emperor narrowed his eyes directly.
There is only one thought for everyone.
Did this baby forget to bring his brain before he came?
This seems to be too big, how can the full force of the second-order waterway be able to withstand it?
The next moment, the mist in the hall gradually dissipated.
Everyone's eyes were staring directly at the direction of the young man of the Teng Snake Country.
The next moment, there was a dead silence.
The young man of Teng Snake Country stood in place intact, looking at everyone in the Fox Country with a smile on his face, and the contempt and ridicule in his eyes were almost undisguised.
"That's it...... This?" the young man asked with a puzzled look on his face.
The prince was completely stunned.
How to fight?
The other party used his body to withstand his strongest blow, is there any need to fight?
But young people don't seem to mean to end there.
"So, I'm here?"
Without waiting for the prince to speak, the young man of the Teng Snake Kingdom instantly moved in front of the prince, and his hand was dressed as a knife, and he slashed at the prince's left shoulder.
"Presumptuous!" Several elders in the hall who guarded the emperor stood up and ran in the direction of the prince.
That's a prince, if there are three elders and two shorts here today, these elders will really become a joke.
The moment the elder moved, the envoy of the Teng Snake Kingdom also moved.
A huge thunderbolt slowly condensed on him with a power that almost destroyed this space, and he blocked the path of several elders, looking at them with a smile.
"Children compete, we old guys who are half-cut into the ground, don't join in the fun. β
Several elders narrowed their eyes, ready to fight, but the earth-destroying power on his body really made people feel palpitations.
Thunder Dao, Fire Dao, Yin Yang Dao, can be called the strongest offensive Sanmen Dao.
Always the two sides have also comprehended the degree of the fifth order of the Great Dao, but the Thunder Dao is stronger than the Water Dao.
Zhang Xiaofeng sat in his seat, without the slightest sense of existence, he silently looked at the messenger, feeling the momentum on his body, and the corners of his mouth grinned.
It's too strong.
It seems that the matter of comprehending the Thunder Dao really has to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
At this moment when the two sides were at a stalemate, the hands of the young man of the Teng Snake Country had already fallen on the shoulders of the prince.
One arm was instantly separated from the body, and there was silence for a moment, and blood instantly spurted out of the wound.
The ground was stained with scarlet blood.
Several elders had a calm face, but finally snorted coldly, waved their sleeves, picked up the broken arm on the ground and the prince who was completely stunned, and rushed out of the main hall.
Silent.
The young man of the Teng Snake Country stood in place, smiling and looking at everyone present, especially the original position of the prince, his eyes swept over the remaining nine people one by one, and the meaning of contempt was self-evident.
"Brother Hu!" several people's eyes turned to the person closest to the two princes.
He was the first boy in the space to successfully comprehend the waterway, and finally stopped at the third order, and he was also the son of the nouveau riche Hu Er in the mouth of everyone in the restaurant, Hu Chen.
Imitated by Fox Cheng.
At that time, Hu Er was happy to have a noble son, and Hu Cheng was the most dazzling one who entered the Shangqiu Forest that year, and he was honored in the capital, so he gave the child this name, hoping to become the second Hu Cheng.
It's kind of ridiculous.
Hu Chen frowned, seemed to have made his own calculations in his heart, and finally stood up.
"Hu Chen. He walked up to the young man of the Teng Snake Country, clasped his fists at the other party, and said coldly.
The other party glanced at him, and reluctantly hugged his fists, still looking lazy.
Hu Chen didn't speak again, and instantly used the waterway, allowing him to slowly gather strength behind him, and the next moment he ran towards the young man of the Teng Snake Country opposite.
He fought in the ring one after another, so his martial arts were naturally not comparable to those two princes.
Seeing that the other party took the initiative to attack, the young strongman of Teng Snake Country sneered disdainfully, and then he also made an instant move.
His speed was so fast that it was almost impossible to see his figure, and Zhang Xiaofeng could see it clearly from the side.
This should be a very powerful body technique, but because this person has not practiced at home, he can still gain the upper hand in the competition with his peers, and if someone is stronger than him, he can find the loophole in his body technique in an instant.
Hu Chen couldn't see the other party's figure, but he was calm.
He stood still, the waterways behind him gradually gathering momentum, always on guard against attacks from all sides.
Suddenly, a black silver needle similar to sword light shot towards Hu Chen, and Hu Chen immediately resisted the position of the silver needle, and the waterway operated, instantly wrapping the two silver needles in it, and then suddenly reflected back in a certain direction.
Two crunchs.
The young man of the Teng Snake Country reached out and caught the silver needle, and then stopped his body.
Looking at Hu Chen in front of him, the contempt gradually gathered in his eyes.
The people in the fox country breathed a sigh of relief, but they heard the person opposite say lightly: "Very good." β
"But it's not enough. β
A power that had just appeared on the envoy suddenly surged up on this young man's body at this moment, although it was not as powerful as the envoy just now, but compared to the power of Hu Chen's waterway, it was indeed stronger.
Thunder Dao Third Order.
So young.
Several young people in the fox country suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.
This seems to be the youngest of the few people in the Teng Snake Country, even he is so strong, so how can the rest compare?
Or is there any need for comparison?
Several people had strong unwillingness and grievances in their hearts.
Hu Chen frowned, stared at the young man in front of him, felt the momentum of the thunder, and finally said very simply: "I admit defeat." β
No one will laugh at him.
On the contrary, the emperor and the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.
In their eyes, Hu Chen already faintly has a bit of the momentum of the strongest among the ten young people, they are really afraid that Hu Chen will not be able to hold his breath, if he is really injured by the foundation, then the future Fox Country will definitely have one less strong person.
It's not worth it for a while.
But fortunately, Hu Chen's choice did not disappoint them, but appreciated this young man even more.
Zhang Xiaofeng watched from the sidelines, only thinking it was interesting.
The previous prince desperately wanted to become famous and establish his status, and in the end he was beaten like a dead dog, and the person in front of him looked cold, and he didn't have any intention of being in the limelight, but in the end he really walked into the eyes of the emperor.
After going out from here, Hu Chen's position was stable.
The royal family will spare no effort to cultivate him, because his qualifications are indeed very strong.
Zhang Xiaofeng smiled helplessly, reached out and picked up a crispy jujube on the plate on the table, and threw it into his mouth, which was quite sweet.
The person sitting next to him looked over, and when he saw this scene, he frowned fiercely, and did not hold back his voice at all, and scolded directly in front of everyone: "Waste." β
Everyone's eyes turned to him.
Seeing Zhang Xiaofeng, everyone took their eyes back boredly.
In their hearts, Zhang Xiaofeng can be regarded as non-existent, he has not even comprehended the waterway, what is the value in the eyes of everyone?
Zhang Xiaofeng only felt a little speechless.
If you eat a fucking date, you have to be scolded.
Then he only felt a little naΓ―ve, shook his head, and stopped talking.
"The young man of the Fox Country seems to be a little .....," said the young man of the Teng Snake Country, who was standing in the middle of the main hall.
The faces of the ministers of the Fox Country were pale, but they couldn't find a point to refute.
It's true that the skills are not as good as people.
"Go, Hu Cheng called. The emperor suddenly said to the eunuch beside him, his voice was not small, and everyone could listen to it.
Hu Cheng is indeed the most dazzling person in the capital among his generation.
At the age of ten, he entered Shangqiu, and when he came out, he was the third step of the waterway, and his son inherited his father's business, and entered the military camp with his father.
So the emperor immediately thought of him.
It seems that all I can think of is him.
There is not much age difference between him and this group of teenagers, and he seems to be the only one who can win.
The eunuch walked out.
Zhang Xiaofeng looked at the back of the eunuch leaving, and the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually retracted.
The people of Teng Snake Country returned to their seats, and several people were talking and laughing, which was in stark contrast to the desertion on the side of the Fox Country.
The emperor was not in a hurry, he sat there and waited quietly for Hu Cheng.
He once had high hopes for this young man, and even if Hu Cheng was willing, he would suggest to the national teacher and accept Hu Cheng as a disciple, but unfortunately Hu Cheng was too human and willing to go to the military camp to waste his life.
A few sticks of incense.
Zhang Xiaofeng heard a very steady step, which was unique to people who practiced martial arts, and Zhang Xiaofeng could hear it every morning.
Fox Cheng is here.
See Holy Lord. Hu Cheng knelt down towards the emperor and respectfully bowed.
A slight smile crossed the emperor's face.
"Flat. β
"You are in the barracks on weekdays, and no one may be able to give you a hand exercise to exercise your muscles, but today, it is a good opportunity. β
The ministers on the side echoed one after another.
Hu Cheng didn't say anything, he stood directly in the middle of the main hall and looked at the few young people opposite.
Obviously, when he came, the eunuch should have told him everything that had happened.
Zhang Xiaofeng looked at Hu Cheng's back and sighed helplessly......