Chapter 31: The Election Conference

After a few days of traveling, Ling Zheng walked through several villages, nearly a hundred miles, except for the occasional few tea beaches on the way to rest, the road can be described as deserted. Walking on the wide road, Ling Zai held his head in his hands: "I didn't expect it to be so desolate, and the birds don't." He kicked the small stone in front of him and smashed it into the grass beside the road. "Huh, ............" A loud horse roar came out, and he was frightened, staggered and put down his hand, stabilized his body, and drooped his hands: "What is it!?"

When I turned around, I saw a huge convoy in the distance behind me, leaving a sky full of dust. Looking at the approaching convoy, Ling Zao scratched his head and smiled awkwardly: "Is this me saying that no one came?" A strong but very handsome man led by him, looking less than thirty, saw Ling Zai on the side of the road, and grabbed the reins, and the "Hu ......" convoy also stopped one after another. The man said, "Little brother going there??" Ling Zai smiled and said, "Go to the imperial capital." Looking at the empty-handed Ling Zai, the man got off the horse, stroked the horse and said: "This is a border area, sparsely populated, we are also going to the imperial capital, if the little brother doesn't mind, come with us!" Ling Zao looked at the long convoy, a large group of people and horses looked at him, anyway, they all went, so he agreed to the man's proposal: "Then thank you, I don't know what Mr. is called?" Hearing this, the man smiled and said: "What sir, a rough man, my name is Yao Yong." Ling Zao clasped his hands into fists and said, "Brother Yao, thank you!" Yao Yong listened and laughed heartily: "Haha...... Polite. He turned to another man and said, "Take him to the back car." The man nodded, dismounted and said to Ling Zheng, "You come with me." Ling Zai saluted Yao Yong and followed.

The man took Ling Zai to a carriage at the back of the convoy and said to Ling Zao: "You just sit here!" Ling Zai nodded and said, "Thank you!" The man shook his head and said, "Hey, it's nothing, let's go up!" Ling Zai got into the car, and as soon as he pulled the curtain, there was another person inside, looking gentle and elegant, and he was really handsome. Ling Zai smiled at him and sat down to the side, and the boy smiled at Ling Zao too, his hand constantly caressing the azure bird on his leg, and the two looked intimate.

The two were in the car, the man was having fun with the bird in his hand, Ling Zai sat on the side, feeling really uncomfortable, it was too embarrassing, finally, Ling Zao spoke: "That, what is your name?" The boy raised his head in surprise, looked at Ling Zao, and replied with a smile: "My name is Lingxiu, what about you?" Ling Zai also smiled: "My name is Ling Zai." This convoy is yours??" The spiritual cultivator smiled, "How is it possible, this is the first time I have come to human society. Hearing this, Ling Zheng felt very strange and asked, "The first time??" Lingxiu smiled and nodded. Ling Zai asked again, "Then where did you live before?" Ling Xiu put the bird on his lap on his shoulder, looked at Ling Zao and said, "Bamboo Garden." ”

"Bamboo Garden??" Ling Zai's thoughts flew in his mind: "It is recorded in the book that it is a heaven and earth spiritual land, and it is guarded by a high-level phantom beast, Jesni. "Oh!!!Why do you live there?Isn't that the place where the spirit beast Jesni guards?" Lingxiu was stunned for a moment, and smiled: "She's my mother!!" Ling Zheng said in surprise: "Huh??" Lingxiu retreated her smile and said, "She has taken care of me since I can remember, and then she told me that she found me on the edge of the bamboo garden, and she didn't find anyone else, so she took me back........." Saying that, Lingxiu's face became a little bad, Ling Zheng looked at it, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ask......"

The spiritual cultivator calmed down and exhaled, "It's okay. Ling Zheng thought about saying something else, and then asked, "Where are you going?" Lingxiu said: "I will go to the imperial capital to adapt to the life of the outside world." Ling Zai said happily: "Great, I also want to go to the imperial capital, I am also alone, why don't we get together and have a care, how about it?" Ling Xiu looked at Ling Zai with an expectant face: "Okay!" Hearing Ling Xiu's promise, Ling Zao looked happy, and looked at the bird on Ling Xiu's shoulder. Asked, "Is it?" Lingxiu looked at the little bird on his shoulder, touched it and said, "It's Qingling Bird, we grew up together since childhood, I call it Lan Ling." Ling Zheng thought for a while and said, "Qingling Bird is a descendant of the Ancient Wing Bird, and its body size should be very large!!" Lingxiu said in surprise: "Do you know that Qingling Bird? Lan Ling is different, Mother said that it has other bloodlines, so the body shape is like this." Ling Zao nodded: "I see!"

The two talked a lot along the way, and the convoy walked for a day, and at dusk, found an open place and set up camp. The bright moon in the sky slowly rose from the top of the mountain, the ground was silvery white, the two were talking around the fire, Yao Yong sat next to the two with a plate of mutton, handed the plate to Lingxiu, and said, "Let's eat some of them!" Lingxiu took the plate and said, "Thank you!" Ling Zheng also replied, "Thank you." Yao Yong saw the two of them and said with a smile: "You two don't have to be so polite. You're all there for the selection conference, aren't you?" the spiritual monk took the mutton and nodded, "Yes. Ling Zai looked stunned and asked, "The selection conference??" Lingxiu looked at Ling Zao and said in surprise: "Don't you know??" Ling Zai shook his head dumbfoundedly. Lingxiu covered his face with one hand, and said helplessly: "Lan Ling, you all know, I don't know ......... this."

Watching the two talk so harmoniously. Yao Yong smiled sincerely, "It seems that they get along well." "Ahem......" Spiritual Cultivator Ling Zheng looked at Yao Yong. Yao Yong said: "The selection conference is a conference held every year by the empire, which selects young and capable talents for the empire to cultivate, and if you can squeeze into the front ranking, you can get a lot of rewards and cultivation resources." The rewards are abundant every year. Ling Zheng listened and said with a serious face: "Then you can go and have a look." The spiritual cultivator listened: "Go and see? Do you know how many masters there are in the final battle of the conference? You may not be able to win even if you are serious..."

Yao Yong looked at the two of them and smiled: "Okay, rest well, we have to hurry early tomorrow." "Thank you, Brother Yao. The two saluted Yao Yong in unison, and Yao Yong waved his hand, leaving the two to eat by the fire. The two of them fell asleep by the fire, and the flames gradually grew smaller.

When the two of them were eye-catching again, the convoy had already packed their things, and Yao Yong shouted, "You two, it's time to go." Ling Zheng and Ling Xiu waved their hands: "Come ......" After a few days of hurrying, the convoy came to a larger city, Yao Yong looked at the city, and said to the two: "From here, we will change the remaining beasts to ride, and then you have to go by yourself." Ling Zao hugged his fists and said: "Thank you Brother Yao for taking care of me all the way." Yao Yong shook his head: "It's nothing, there are still two months left for the conference, you have to prepare well." "Hmm!" the two returned. "Goodbye then. Yao Yong turned to leave, and Ling Zheng and Lingxiu beckoned, "Goodbye." ”