Recently, Zhang Xiaofeng felt that his cultivation was getting slower and slower, and it seemed that he had reached a bottleneck.

The Taiji diagram in his mind was still spinning, but the speed had obviously weakened, Zhang Xiaofeng observed for a while, and finally reluctantly confirmed the matter.

In this prosperous fox country with waterways, although there is no aura, and the fire luck is extremely thin, but the water transportation is almost the same for Zhang Xiaofeng, or for the Taiji that is constantly running in Zhang Xiaofeng's mind, this is the anti-heaven place of this round of Taiji, maybe others come here, there is no aura, and they really stare dryly.

But now Zhang Xiaofeng is not sure what kind of level his mana has reached, because he can't use his mana at this time.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Zhang Xiaofeng looked out the window, and saw that the sunlight was not bad, so he got off the ground and walked out of the house.

In order to wait for the trip to Shangqiulin in a few days, Zhang Xiaofeng has not been out of the house much in the past few days, and Hu Cheng sent Xiaoliu to deliver food, and he usually does not easily disturb Zhang Xiaofeng.

Walking out of the house, the sun shone on Zhang Xiaofeng, and a burst of warmth spread throughout his body.

Because of the prosperity of the waterways, the fox country is rainy all year round, and the temperature is controlled in a state of neither high nor low.

After thinking about it, Zhang Xiaofeng turned around and went back to the room, hung a bag of money on the table around his waist, and walked out of the general's mansion.

The money was sent by Xiao Jiu sent by Hu Cheng early in the morning, and even the food was packed on a plate.

Zhang Xiaofeng understood what Hu Cheng meant, and wanted him to go out for a walk and inquire about the big and small affairs of the Fox Country, so as not to expose any horses and feet after entering Shangqiu Forest, and then attract unnecessary trouble.

Walking out of the house, a sound wave instantly reached his ears, and Zhang Xiaofeng stood in place for a moment, still a little uncomfortable.

The general's mansion is very quiet, because there are few people in the huge mansion, especially during the day, maybe Xiaoliu's little girl can make some movements.

The General's Mansion is located in the most prosperous downtown street, go out a short distance, turn a street corner, you can see the most famous restaurants and all kinds of shops of all sizes in the capital of the Fox Kingdom.

Many eyes fell on the young man who came out of the General's Mansion, and everyone had a little curiosity in their eyes, as if they had never seen such a person in the General's Mansion.

Several young ladies who were traveling together from the official eunuchs looked at Zhang Xiaofeng's face and sturdy waist, and walked over here with a smile, as if they wanted to come and say hello.

The women of the fox country are bold and spicy, and there are not so many rules and regulations.

Zhang Xiaofeng naturally also noticed the group of women walking towards him, sighed helplessly, and swept his eyes behind everyone, seeing a scholar who seemed to be waiting for someone.

"Brother Chen, I'm really sorry for being late. Zhang Xiaofeng smiled at the scholar, and then walked over quickly, passing by a few girls from the fox country.

Stretching out his hand around the scholar's neck, he walked ahead with a smile and a smile.

The scholar was a little dazed, and was almost dragged by Zhang Xiaofeng to the corner of the street, until he couldn't see the group of women, Zhang Xiaofeng let go.

"I'm sorry to recognize the wrong person. Zhang Xiaofeng said apologetically.

"You, you, you, you ......" Scholar you you have been for a long time, and I didn't think of the right words to scold Zhang Xiaofeng, my face was flushed, and when I saw Zhang Xiaofeng looking at me with a smile, I flicked my sleeves and left angrily.

Zhang Xiaofeng breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that there was a restaurant on the side of the road, thinking about the pot of wine he drank last time, Zhang Xiaofeng pursed his lips and walked straight in.

"How many guest officers, are you alone?" the shopkeeper nodded towards Zhang Xiaofeng and greeted him.

Zhang Xiaofeng looked at the shopkeeper and nodded.

"A pot of wine, three side dishes, a little less chili, so be it. After Zhang Xiaofeng finished speaking, he squeezed towards the most lively circle not far away.

This is a VIP seat for eating melons.

Several people swept Zhang Xiaofeng, and saw that although he looked quite pleasing to the eye, he was dressed really ordinary, not like a rich boy, so they lost the interest in saying a few words.

Zhang Xiaofeng was so aware that he casually found a corner and sat down, and with everyone present, he looked at the lively people at the table in front of him.

The men were spitting and their faces flushed, and they were about to talk about it, when they slammed the table.

"Speaking of which, among the ten strongest young people who have entered Shang Qiulin this year, there must be a place for him from the Hu Er family!"

"Just blow it up there!" quipped a man at a table not far away.

The man immediately became anxious, stood up suddenly, and slammed his hand on the table with a loud bang, attracting the whole restaurant to look at it.

"You really don't look down on people, what's wrong with being young? Don't look at Hu Er's nouveau riche look, his son is really not bad!"

"Pull it down, dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, the son of a mouse can make holes, Hu Er's appearance, he can't teach any decent children. ”

The man's face turned red, and after a long moment, he took a deep breath.

"A while ago, Hu Er transported the batch of official food to Treasure Gourd City, have you heard of it?"

Everyone nodded.

This is not an uncommon thing, people with a little status in the capital almost all know that Hu Er has taken on such a job.

This is also the reason why Hu Er's reputation is so bad.

He started as a small trader by making a rice shop, and later relied on the whiskers to do the work of transporting official grain, from the city to the next city, the price of rice rose from three taels of silver to thirty taels of silver, a little bit, he also made a fortune, and even became now able to sit on an equal footing with some court officials, but then again, because this business is really not glorious, after all, in the end it is the silver in the hands of the common people, so it has also won the name of "the first black in the capital" among the people.

The man swept around the audience, looking at the way everyone was waiting for him to speak, and raised the empty wine glass in his hand rather proudly.

"Little Er, serve the pot of wine. Another person understood the meaning of this guy, and shouted to Xiao Er, who was also listening with his ears pricked up.

"Order, here it comes!"

A pot of wine came up, Xiao Er bent down to fill it, and the man took a sip, then narrowed his eyes and continued.

"In the past, Hu Er did this business, and he begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother to collect masters everywhere, and he also spent a lot of money for this. ”

Everyone nodded.

"But this year, Hu Er's youngest son was alone, and he sent this batch of official grain to Baohulu City intact, you can go to Baohulu City to inquire about this matter if you don't believe it. ”

"The little boy, with a few subordinates, walked in along the main gate of Treasure Gourd City, and every ordinary person on the street saw it clearly. ”

Hearing this, many of the people in the seats stopped talking.

Although the fox country can be called the country and the people, the people are also rich, but there are still countless ringing horses and robberies every year, although they are not strong, but they are really unable to stand up to the number of people, and there are still many cases of people or officials being robbed every year.

This kid is alone, and he is so young, he must have not entered the Shang Qiulin Comprehension Waterway, and he can defeat those thieves, and everyone still doesn't believe it, but when they see this person's determined look, they also begin to doubt it.

"Is it really as powerful as you say?"

The man snorted coldly.

"I'm afraid your mind will only think about the flower building you visited last night, the real genius, how can it be what you imagine. ”

There was a burst of laughter, but the man was not annoyed, took a sip of wine, and laughed along.

"I do know a little bit about Shang Qiulin this year. ”

Everyone looked at a rather handsome young man beside the man.

The man frowned, reached out and gently touched the young man's shoulder.

Zhang Xiaofeng looked at this scene with a smile, the two obviously knew each other, and looking at this posture, there was another fierce news breaking out.

The young man smiled as if he didn't feel the reminder of the man next to him, not very skillfully learning from the man next to him, enjoying the feeling of being noticed by everyone.

It wasn't until everyone was a little anxious that he opened his mouth and said lightly: "I heard that this year's disciples of the National Master will also participate in Shangqiu Lin's enlightenment. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar.

The national teacher is a very special existence for the fox country.

Because it's too mysterious.

No one knows which family the national teacher comes from, who his surname is, or even what he looks like, but in the eyes of everyone, the national teacher is still a god-like existence.

At that time, the fox country was almost wiped out, and all the masters were wiped out.

Since then, there have been a lot of uninvited guests, and overnight, various small countries have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the territory of the fox country has become smaller and smaller, until it is finally facing the exit from this land where the ancestors have lived for generations.

Just as all the people of the Fox Kingdom were about to leave, the emperor suddenly announced that the Fox Kingdom had a national teacher.

In the following 30 years, the national teacher issued more than 30 directives.

Since then, the Fox Kingdom seems to have suddenly become stronger, hundreds of wars, repeated victories, and the country has gradually grown, from the original one city, to the current sixty cities.

Later, people from Heavenly Court came, and the mana disappeared in this land, but according to legend, the national teacher found the messenger of Heavenly Court, and since then, the selection of Shangqiulin has begun every year.

In everyone's hearts, the national teacher is a god, and his status even vaguely surpasses that of the emperor of the fox country.

Now that everyone heard the news about the disciples of the national teacher, they were naturally shocked, and they all guessed how Tianjiao could enter the eyes of the national teacher.

Zhang Xiaofeng sat in his seat, took a sip of wine, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

For the national teacher that Hu Cheng feared the most, Zhang Xiaofeng had long been curious.

If nothing else, just talking about the style of the entire Fox Country, it is really no different from the Tang Dynasty.

It's hard to believe that there could be such a coincidence, so this matter has always been in Zhang Xiaofeng's heart.

After sitting for a while, the wine was drunk and there were some leftovers, Zhang Xiaofeng took out a round copper coin with a fox statue, threw it on the table, got up and left the restaurant.

It's noon, and the sun is shining.

Zhang Xiaofeng was rarely interested, and spent a tael of silver to run to the painting boat and asked the painter to bring him a portrait.

After sitting for a long time, seeing that the painter nodded to him, Zhang Xiaofeng stepped forward and took the painting.

Isn't it good, Zhang Xiaofeng smiled, folded the painting, and put it away.

Shuttling through the flow of people, Zhang Xiaofeng felt the prosperity of the streets and alleys, looking east and west, an outsider was not afraid of revealing anything.

The people of the fox country, whether they are men, women or children, look not bad, especially the young masters of some official eunuch disciples, who have not been exposed to any wind and rain, and their skin is white and tender like a seven or eight-year-old girl.

But like Hu Cheng, who has been tied up and practiced by his family since he was a child, he looks stronger, but he is more loved by the women of the fox country.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaofeng smiled, and several young women on the side looked towards Zhang Xiaofeng.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaofeng is wearing Hu Cheng's clothes, the style is like the clothes of men in the Tang Dynasty, but because of Hu Cheng's martial arts, the appearance of the clothes is a little simpler, which is convenient for daily activities, but it is precisely because of this that Zhang Xiaofeng seems to be more heroic than most men in the Fox Country, which may be the reason why these women always stare at themselves.

Passing by a shop, Zhang Xiaofeng had already walked over, but after thinking about it, he turned his head and walked back.

Selling pastries.

The smell is indeed a little more fragrant than the things in the restaurant that are called food.

Walked in, packed some pastries that looked okay, turned around and walked back to the General's Mansion.

The little girl was soaking her feet by the fish pond, and when she saw Zhang Xiaofeng, she grinned, and her feet, which had been fluttering non-stop, immediately stabilized.

Zhang Xiaofeng walked towards the girl.

shook the pastries packed in her hand, and the little girl's eyes instantly straightened.

"Did Engong buy it for me?" Hu Che's eyes were full of little stars, and he looked at Zhang Xiaofeng as if he was looking at a hero.

Zhang Xiaofeng smiled at her, then shook his head.

"It's not. ”

The little girl's smile gradually retracted, and she sighed helplessly.

"But you can eat together. ”

The little girl immediately stood up again, barefoot, carrying shoes, and followed Zhang Xiaofeng towards the pavilion not far away.

A bag of pastries is expensive, but the portions are pitiful.

Zhang Xiaofeng tasted a few bites, the taste was average, not as good as those in the mortal world with various flavors and seasonings, but compared to those in the restaurant, it was indeed a lot stronger.

The little girl is happy to eat.

After eating the green lotus leaf-shaped pastry in three or two clicks, he then pushed the rest to Zhang Xiaofeng, got up and ran away.

Still a little afraid of himself, Zhang Xiaofeng sighed, then finished eating the remaining pastries, and got up and went back to the wing.

With less than three days left before entering Shangqiulin, Zhang Xiaofeng sat cross-legged on the bed and continued to practice.

Although the progress is slow, Zhang Xiaofeng has indeed developed a habit, and it is difficult to change it for a while.

Shui Yun peeled away from the surrounding air and flew towards Zhang Xiaofeng's room.

The Taiji diagram operated, converting water transportation into mana, and flowing into the dantian along Zhang Xiaofeng's veins.

Zhang Xiaofeng tried his best, but he still couldn't perceive the existence of mana.

This piece of heaven and earth is like a cage, completely isolating mana, and Zhang Xiaofeng has actually been thinking about these things these days.

According to Hu Cheng's words, the people of the Fox Kingdom thought that it was the immortals of the Heavenly Court who threw down that mysterious thing and formed a mysterious realm, and absorbed all the aura of this space, which caused them to be unable to use mana, but Zhang Xiaofeng felt that it was not so simple.

Without aura, at most, you can't practice, how can you even completely cut off the mana in your body?

There are too many twists and turns in it, especially Zhang Xiaofeng's mind is not here, and he really doesn't know much about the Fox Country, so it is difficult to come up with any possible reasons.

And these have little to do with his current self, Zhang Xiaofeng is only thinking about becoming stronger now, and he is really not interested in these so-called secrets.

Many things, when you become stronger, it will naturally become clear.

Zhang Xiaofeng will always remember this.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Zhang Xiaofeng instantly came to his senses.

Looking up at the window, it was already evening, the sky was a little dark, and the sound of Hu Cheng and a few subordinates talking outside the window came from the window.

Zhang Xiaofeng got out of bed and walked towards the door.

Hu Cheng stood at the door, saw Zhang Xiaofeng come out, smiled, and said, "Brother Zhang, let's have a meal together, my father and mother are really too busy these days, and I haven't thanked you very much." ”

Zhang Xiaofeng was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, it is estimated that he has been here for half a month since he came, and he has indeed only seen them once.

followed Hu Cheng with a few polite words, and walked towards the dining room very sincerely.

The atmosphere in the room is quite harmonious, and Xiao Liu rarely made trouble in front of his father and mother, and he has a somewhat stable appearance.

Hu Cheng walked in with Zhang Xiaofeng, and the eyes of the two also looked towards Zhang Xiaofeng, with smiles on their faces.

"Little brother, don't blame, Cheng'er may have told you, his mother and I usually practice the army in the barracks, and we rarely come back to see, it's rare to take a break today, so I want to come back and have a meal together, and our husband and wife will thank the little brother well." ”

Zhang Xiaofeng has been in the officialdom for so long, and he will deal with any high-sounding things.

casually politely said a few words, giving the two of them enough face.

The meal was very pleasant, I have to say that the food in the General's Mansion is indeed a hundred times stronger than in the restaurant, Zhang Xiaofeng did not look pretentious at all, and ate a lot.

Father Hu Cheng looked at Zhang Xiaofeng with a little satisfaction in his eyes.

People who practice martial arts pay attention to a straight one, and he has never liked the twists and turns of pretending to be fake.

It's Hu Cheng Niang, who has been staring at Hu Che's face, not knowing what she is thinking, and the food in the bowl has not been touched much.

The meal came to an end.

Zhang Xiaofeng didn't mean to leave, he was waiting.

"I heard Cheng'er say that the little brother is from Heavenly Court?"

came, Zhang Xiaofeng sighed in his heart, still with a faint smile on his face, harmless to humans and animals.

Nodding.

"It's true, but it's just a little fairy who is not famous, and the power of the heavenly court who has been to the fox country before, the comparison between fireflies and the bright moon. ”

When the man heard this, he was a little surprised.

Then he burst out laughing.

"Little brother is really real. ”

Zhang Xiaofeng: "......"

"Don't worry, I've already done everything about Shang Qiulin, and the little brother can go directly, just don't use the fire path when the time comes, otherwise there will be some trouble. ”

Zhang Xiaofeng nodded, indicating that he was clear.

The atmosphere fell silent suddenly.

The man's gaze turned to the face of Hu Che, who had never spoken, and sighed deeply.

"What the little brother said before, do you still have to do anything about leaving with the little girl?"

"Do the math. ”

Hearing this, Hu Cheng and the little girl who had been immersed in eating also looked at Zhang Xiaofeng......