As soon as the next day dawned, there were many beast envoys and civilians waiting near Qianpu Lake, especially the next day, the people around who heard the news came quickly, so today's competition will undoubtedly be more intense.

The battle for the second day was even more chaotic, and there was no way to occupy a place like on the first day, which could only become a target, and the new beast envoys who kept coming in kept coming, so that the battle continued to happen.

And the next day's things were obviously better, so every time the spirit object appeared, it would trigger a stronger fight. Therefore, Xia Ji only participated in the competition in the morning, and the competition became more intense at noon, and Xia Ji did not go out at the inn in the afternoon.

But I can keep hearing all kinds of news,

"Shen Ziqian of the Shen family obtained a demon plant seed. According to reliable sources, it turned out to be the seed of the Void Grass. ”

"Xiao Youqing of the Xiao family successfully captured a ninth-level demon beast Tianshui leopard crocodile. One step further, it's the Commander Rank. ”

"I heard that the bottle of pill obtained by Ma Jia Ma Ji seems to be a reborn pill!"

......

From time to time, there is news of who has won the treasure.

"Childe, the fish tide only comes once a year. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity cannot be wasted. Luo Feng heard that Xia Ji had been staying at the inn, so he specially ran over to persuade him.

Xia Ji was unmoved, people should not be greedy, Xia Ji was ready to digest the receipt, classify the spiritual materials in his hands, collect them one by one, and give them to Xiaoyin and Xiaoyun now if they can be used, and leave them to prepare for exchanging the resources they need.

"It's okay, it's too fierce right now, I think I've gotten enough. By the way, how are you preparing for your birthday?" Xia Ji smiled and asked Luo Feng how he was preparing. The fifteenth birthday is an important day, and if there is a coming-of-age ceremony held by the family, some small families will invite friends and relatives to celebrate together.

Luo Feng listened, touched his head, and showed a shy look, "Grandpa Li, they are helping me arrange it!"

"Then can I go over and have a look?" Xia Ji asked.

"It's... It hasn't been arranged yet, it may be messy, so why don't you wait!" Luo Feng dissuaded.

"Okay then! You go get busy first! I'm going to eat when it's time, don't stop me!" Xia Ji quipped.

"Okay, definitely. Luo Feng left after speaking.

Xia Ji didn't have the heart to stay at this time, and he didn't want to go out to fight, so he just walked around the city.

Although they were all busy, but their faces were full of harvest joy, Xia Ji was also infected and showed a smile.

But after a long time, looking at the people who were still busy, Xia Ji felt an inexplicable sense of irritability in his heart, and felt that the air was full of an impetuous atmosphere, and he unconsciously walked towards a place with few people.

When I passed by a small alley in the middle of nowhere, I was suddenly stunned, but it was not a big deal, but I saw an old man with gray hair concentrating on wood carving under the locust tree at the entrance of a courtyard.

He held the root of the tree in his left hand and the carving knife in his right hand, his expression was focused, and his heart was not distracted, as if the statue in his hand was his life, and every knife in his hand was the whole of his life.

This kind of concentration attracted Xia Ji, so he was stunned, and a sentence suddenly appeared in his heart: A man who concentrates on work is the most attractive.

The carving knife fell, the bark fell, and there was only the sound of the carving knife and the rustling of the ground nearby, which seemed peaceful and pure.

This kind of natural quietness, this kind of pious concentration, infected Xia Ji, at this moment he seemed to be far away from the troubles of Hongchen, and his heart was quiet all of a sudden.

So, he simply stopped, stopped beside him, and finally found a place to sit down and quietly watched the old man carving.

The old man focused on carving, Xia Ji focused on watching him carve, neither of them spoke, an indescribable silence slowly rippled, and the impatience and recklessness of the recent battles and spiritual objects were slowly smoothed out.

Hongchen is worried, and my heart is at ease outside Hongchen...... Xia Ji suddenly realized this, and his soul seemed to wash away the dust and became brighter.

At this time, the gray-haired old man also completed the wood carving, a vivid dragon, with a lazy expression, but it seems that he will come to life in the next moment, and it is definitely a boutique.

At this time, I noticed that there was a person squatting beside me,

"Little brother, is there something wrong with you?" the old man raised his head and looked at Xia Ji with a little surprise.

His facial features are ordinary, and he has a few wrinkles, which is no different from ordinary Lao Suo, but because of that concentration, in Xia Ji's eyes, the whole person has a different temperament, a temperament that calms people's mood.

Xia Ji smiled: "It's nothing, I'm sorry to disturb my father-in-law." I don't know if my father-in-law's carving can sell me one. "There are already several completed carvings under the tree, including beasts, weapons, and human forms, all of which are fine.

The old man was stunned for a moment and said, "It's not worth a few dollars, I'll give this to you!" handed the statue he had just completed in his hand to Xia Ji.

"Thank you, sir. After taking the statue and thanking him, Xia Ji slowly got up and left the alley with ease.

Looking at his back, the old man was stunned, then shook his head, picked up a piece of wood again, and carved it again with no distractions.

At this time, the dusk shines through the branches and leaves of the locust tree, sprinkling mottled shadows on the ground, enveloping the figure of the old man.

......

It was already late when I walked out of the alley and saw that the sun was about to set, and I didn't know how long I had been waiting in the alley, surrounded by people going home.

Looking at this scene, Xia Ji's feeling was different from when he came, and now he was relaxed and could treat all this with peace.

If there is any change, in fact, there is no change, it is like experiencing more and seeing everything more openly.

Xia Ji found a fruit shop and dim sum shop that was about to close and bought some dim sum, sold a pot of good wine and walked in the direction of Luo Feng's house.

Luo Feng's home is relatively remote, but it is not small, with the size of 100 square meters, but it may lack repair and cleaning, and several houses look a little dilapidated.

When Xia Ji arrived, there was no table inside, but there were already a lot of guests.

There were three tables in total, and all the people who were familiar with him were invited because he had no relatives here.

"Squeak", Xia Ji pushed the door open, the old door lacked lubrication, making an ugly sound, and the people inside looked at it, if it was a ghost movie, this scene would be scary enough.

However, the atmosphere here is obviously not suitable for ghost movies, so the embarrassment becomes Xia Ji.

But soon someone relieved him, and a young girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, with the gentle temperament of the water town, greeted him and said, "You are the son of Xia Ji invited by Brother Luo Feng! I have been hearing Brother Feng mention you recently." ”

Xia Ji nodded, and the people around him withdrew their gaze.