Xu Yan paced back and forth in the room, thinking in his heart, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was strange - what the hell was going on with him?

Breaking the discipline of confinement?

This doesn't seem right, I haven't eaten pork and seen pigs run away, although Xu Yan has not been a soldier for a long time, but he also knows some common sense, officers who violate discipline and are confined have confinement rooms in the army, and there is no reason to put themselves in the old hotel in the scenic area to entertain them with such delicious food and drink.

So, if you are not confined yourself, what is your current situation?

Xu Yan recalled the TV he had watched, on the screen, when the ** elements were arrested, there were always a few staff members with solemn expressions appeared in front of him, showing their work cards and solemnly telling him: "We are from the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Comrade XXX, according to the decision of the Provincial Party Committee and the Commission for Discipline Inspection, please explain the relevant issues at the specified time and place." Then, this unlucky brother was taken to a remote hotel or guest house, and was guarded to explain the problem - Xu Yan felt that he was very similar to his current situation, but the problem came again: when he was brought over, Director Liu didn't declare shuanggui to himself? Such an important program, the other party should not have forgotten it, right?

Xu Yan recalled it repeatedly for a while, and finally confirmed: No! He can be sure that during the whole process of Liu Shanming's conversation with himself, he did not declare shuanggui to himself, nor did he say that he would be confined to himself, but only let himself recuperate here for a few days, and write down the whole process of his trip to Japan - during the whole process, the other party did not announce that he had taken any measures against him.

Thinking of this, Xu Yan's heart suddenly relaxed, and he vaguely guessed that including Liu Shanming, the deputy director of the political department, the other party was afraid that he was also very inward. They don't really dare to do anything about themselves, they just scare themselves. If you are intimidated by the other party, confused, and really explain a bunch of problems, then the other party is only afraid that the scare will turn into a real move, and you are only afraid that you will really have to be locked up or "explain the relevant problems at the specified time and place".

Figure out the other person's mind. Xu Yan was a little strange: the other party's plan is very superficial, it stands to reason that this is the Ministry of Intelligence, and the people who serve here are all shrewd, how could the other party come up with such a clumsy plan? It's weird.

In fact, this is also Xu Yan's own difference - generally speaking, officers who can get the rank of lieutenant colonel in the army like Xu Yan have at least ten years of military life experience. Such an officer. The discipline of the army has long soaked his body and mind, and he pays the most attention to the superiority and order, and has long developed the inertia of obedience to his superiors. After receiving the order of the political department, he would not doubt it at all, and he had obediently obeyed the orders of his superiors a long time ago and went to write materials honestly.

Only an officer like Xu Yan, who became a monk halfway, did not have the consciousness of "a soldier takes obedience to orders as his duty" at all, and he did not have the inertia of obedience at all. I love to think about everything, and. He also has the hidden identity of a cultivator, and he has this hole card, so his thoughts can be unscrupulous, and he has no sense of awe for his superiors, so he can see through the other party's plan - if he changes to another lieutenant colonel officer, he sees the political department coming. Just if this is the decision of the organization, I don't dare to guess that this plan will succeed.

Now that he has thought it through, Xu Yan suddenly felt relieved - since he knew that the other party had no hard means, he couldn't do anything about himself. Then I'm still afraid of him! With this idle effort to accompany them to talk nonsense, I might as well take this opportunity to cultivate well!

He made up his mind, relaxed, and resumed his daily cultivation.

That night, Xu Yan practiced in his guest room with peace of mind, and practiced for a week until dawn the next day.

After returning from Japan, Xu Yan could clearly feel that his cultivation had made great progress. Within his own meridians, the aura is more cohesive and powerful. Even if he doesn't move, the meridians inside his body can operate automatically, and the expression on his body is that his energy is more vigorous, his thinking is clear, his body is abundant, his eyes are clear, his body becomes majestic, and an abundant power fills his whole body.

Every moment, Xu Yan could feel that he was getting stronger and stronger.

Xu Yan has a strong feeling that those hotel walls that are indestructible in the eyes of ordinary people can easily shatter with one blow under his own fists - in order to avoid frightening the world, of course Xu Yan will not break a hole in the wall of other people's hotels casually, but he has a very real and reliable intuition, he knows that if he swings this punch, he will definitely be able to smash the cement wall in front of him.

Back then, when he encountered the monster of the Demon Clan in Jincheng Wanhe Shopping Mall, Xu Yan felt very frightened, but now, he felt that the monster monster back then, its real combat power was only Erer - its strength and speed were nothing more than that, stronger than ordinary people, but compared to his current self, it was still average. If he encounters this kind of monster again, even if he doesn't use a firearm or a sword with his bare hands, Xu Yan is sure to kill it with his fists!

Even Wang Zhongmao, who was possessed by the monster spirit, almost forced Xu Yan to death at that time. And now, Xu Yan is also sure that even if he doesn't need the help of other comrades-in-arms or modern weapons, if he and Wang Zhongmao fight fairly and hand-to-hand one-on-one, he can make a draw with it - if it is pure strength and speed, he is no longer under Wang Zhongmao at the beginning!

With his own progress, those powerful enemies in his eyes at the beginning can now face them with a level or even a downward gaze.

At this moment, Xu Yan really felt the strength of being a cultivator.

Now, he was only a beginner cultivator in the Qi Channeling Period, but he was already able to touch the threshold of that huge power. He gradually understood Zhu Youxiang's mentality at that time - as an individual with great force, standing above the world, this will indeed make people feel that they are two completely different species from humans. Now, Xu Yan gradually understands why Zhu Youxiang is so ruthless, when it comes to ordinary people, she is a "mortal", and she doesn't see the other party as the same kind at all.

Then. Xu Yan was still a little emotional, feeling that Zhu Youxiang was too cold and arrogant. But now, Xu Yan has gradually understood: Zhu Youxiang's mentality, this is the inevitable result - this is the inevitable mentality of a cultivator.

Billionaires don't make friends with poor people, and normal people don't think of bed bugs that can be pinched to death as the same kind. In the eyes of those cultivators who had mastered great power and had a long lifespan, mortals were too fragile and insignificant. Even if it is a prominent power, the wealth of a rich country, and a world-famous reputation, but these things, in the eyes of cultivators who have great power, are not worth mentioning at all - since cultivators can wipe out the other party from the ** at will, how can a person with such "hard power" care about what kind of "soft power" the other party has?

Thinking of this, Xu Yan couldn't help but sigh: Looking back now. As an intermediate cultivator, Zhu Youxiang was able to accept himself, regard himself as a friend, and bring himself on the road of cultivation, what a rare opportunity!

It's just that Xu Yan can't understand why Zhu Youxiang is so good to a "mortal layman" in her eyes, with blue eyes, and gives special care?

Now Zhu Youxiang is gone. No one explained this problem to Xu Yan. He can only sigh with emotion, the interaction between people and people. It's really about fate. People who are destined to meet each other immediately have an indescribable sense of familiarity and tacit understanding. It's like when a magnetic field hits the right one, it can burst out in an instant. I met Zhu Youxiang, although I only got along for just three months, but this memory is unforgettable. Unforgettable to death.

Xu Yan meditated on the bed and practiced peacefully for the night.

By the time he finished his cultivation, a glimmer of morning light had already appeared on the window. He jumped out of bed, stood in front of the window, opened the curtains, looked at the rising sun, and looked at the silhouette of the mountains and the Great Wall in the distance. Be in a good mood.

Yesterday, when Director Liu coaxed him into a remote hotel and locked him up, he was very angry. But now, after a night of cultivation, I can look at the scenery calmly and without being impatient, which is a huge improvement.

Xu Yan's peace of mind is because of the sense of superiority brought about by the growth of strength - anyway, after he came back from Japan, it didn't matter. The scenery here is good, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the aura is abundant, and there are people who eat and drink, this is really a good place to cultivate-Xu Yan even felt that as long as he could guarantee this kind of treatment, it would not be a problem for him to stay here for a year and a half.

But obviously, some people would not want Xu Yan to relax here so well. In the morning, after a few orderlies came early, Xu Yan was eating millet porridge for breakfast, but he heard a knock at the door.

Xu Yan shouted: "Come in!" ”

The door was pushed open, and several people appeared in the doorway. Xu Yan glanced up, but saw that the person who was the first was still an acquaintance, the deputy director Liu Shanming. However, he was wearing a formal military uniform today, with a shining rank of three stars on his shoulders, and the two officers who followed him were also wearing formal uniforms, both with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and the three officers walked in at the same time, looking quite imposing.

Although he was dressed formally today, Liu Shanming's attitude was not strict, and when he came in, he still had a smile on his face, and greeted Xu Yan very kindly: "Heh, Xiao Xu is still eating breakfast...... We came too early to interrupt your appetite, did we? ”

Xu Yan glanced up at him, and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that Director Liu came, he just came up early-Director Liu and these two comrades, have they eaten breakfast?" Do you want to use some together, this millet porridge and fritters are really good. ”

Before coming here, Liu Shanming expected that Xu Yan, a fledgling young officer, was suddenly put under house arrest by his superiors at a high-spirited age, and at this moment, his mood should be very angry and frightened, he should be suffering from gains and losses, and fidgeting - just like when he was announced to write an explanation yesterday, wasn't Xu Yan's expression very angry?

Director Liu is a very experienced political work cadre, and he knows that the first reaction of cadres who have just been retained by the organization is often anger and strong resistance. At this time, talking to them often leads to nothing. Always have to dry him and let him stay alone for a day or two, and after a night, the other party's feelings should have calmed down, and then it is good to talk to the other party about serious things.

As an experienced political cadre, Liu Shanming has come into contact with many officers who have made mistakes. Before coming here, he had imagined Xu Yan's various reactions: he might be angry, he might speak coldly, he might be angry, he might be noisy, he might not say a word, he might fight with silence, or he might seem very frightened, he might just promise - only Xu Yan's natural and calm attitude now was something that Director Liu didn't expect - looking at Xu Yan's natural aura, this is the tone of the censor treated by the subject of censorship, this is simply like greeting an old friend who is familiar and informal.

Xu Yan's attitude was too peaceful, which surprised him beyond Director Liu's expectations. But fortunately, Director Liu is a veteran political worker after all, and he smiled: "Oh, thank you, we already had breakfast before we came." Xiao Xu, you eat slowly, don't be in a hurry, when you finish eating, we will talk about something. ”

As he spoke, he had already found an empty place for himself, sat down on the sofa, and looked at Xu Yan with blazing eyes.

In Director Liu's heart, what he said, "Eat slowly and don't be in a hurry" is actually just a polite sentence - as a normal officer, seeing that his superiors who are examining him are already waiting in the house, thinking of the fate of his unservant, who still has the heart to continue eating? At this time, even if there are delicious mountain and sea delicacies on the table, I am afraid that they will have no appetite.

Therefore, Director Liu thought that next, Xu Yan would quickly finish the bowl of porridge three times and two times, and then everyone quickly got to the point.

But he miscalculated again, and saw Xu Yan nodding for a while: "Okay, Director Liu, two comrades, then please wait a while, and I'll talk about it after I finish eating." ”

"Hehe, Xiao Xu, please take care of yourself."

So, under the noses of Liu Shanming and the two officers of the political department, Xu Yan ate the porridge slowly and methodically, slowly eating one spoon after another, chewing slowly, as if he was tasting the taste of the porridge - just a bowl of millet porridge with oil strips, Xu Yan ate it so slowly and methodically, and ate it for more than half an hour, and there was still a small half bowl of porridge.

Liu Shanming is nothing, after all, he is older, he has enough self-cultivation and patience, even if he guesses that Xu Yan is deliberately drying himself, he is not good at attacking. Moreover, because he said it himself just now, it doesn't matter if he lets Xu Yan eat slowly, he is embarrassed to break his promise and go back on his word - it's just an internal review, you can't stop giving people food, right?

In contrast, it was clear that the two lieutenant colonel officers did not have that kind of patience. Seeing a subject of censorship eating so slowly and swaggeringly in front of them, they all clearly showed impatience and frowning, and sat in their seats and twisted their bodies, looking very awkward.

Several officers of the political department waited and waited, and waited for more than an hour, Xu Yan's bowl of porridge was finally drunk, they were relieved, and they were about to speak, but they saw Xu Yan pick up the bowl and shout at the soldiers guarding the door: "This porridge is good, add another bowl - two more fritters!" (To be continued......)