"Those two old men gave me a very strange feeling, especially their eyes..." Xu Yue sent a message to Meng.
Liao Meng also narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at the two old men behind Bingfeng.
"Their eyes are indeed a bit strange. They are completely white inside, and you can't even see the pupils... I have never seen eyes like this. Are they practicing some weird technique?" Liao Meng frowned. Transmission Road.
"I don't know, but I seem to feel a very faint aura of the zombie family in them..." Xu Yue hesitated.
Before Meng and Xu Yue could think about it, Bingfeng walked forward at a fast pace.
"Then who does this brother belong to?" Bingfeng looked at Xu Yue and asked.
"Xu Yue is from Putuo Mountain." Xu Yue said in a deep voice.
"Oh, hahahaha, it turns out to be a fellow Taoist from Putuo Mountain. I'm so disrespectful." A trace of panic flashed across Bingfeng's face for an instant, but it was quickly covered up by him. At first glance, it seemed that it was just because of surprise. That’s all.
However, this scene in Xu Yue's eyes made him doubtful.
At this time, the two old men behind Leng Feng stepped forward at the same time.
"I'm Bingri."
"I am Bingyue."
"Little friend Lingmeng, we are the guardian elders of the Ice Lotus Sect. Seeing that you are extremely talented, I wonder if you have any idea of joining our Ice Lotus Sect?"
Bingri and Bingyue stood next to Meng without leaving any trace, and began to release an invisible sense of oppression.
"Liao Meng thanked the two elders for their kindness, but I still like to be free and loose. I'm afraid I'm not suitable to join your Ice Lotus Sect." Liao Meng declined.
Bingri added, "Looking at you, you must be preparing to come to Fenghuang Ancient City to watch the ceremony of Phoenix Yu Fei. Although there is indeed extremely pure cold energy in this secret realm, which can temper the body. But if you want to absorb them, you have to There must be appropriate exercises. And the better the exercises, the better the efficiency and effect of absorption."
"Our disciple Leng Feng is slightly older than you, and he is now at the beginning of the sixth level. But after this Phoenix Yu Fei ceremony, he is sure to reach the middle level of the sixth level." Bingyue said, "If you are willing Follow me back to the Ice Lotus Sect today. I can make the decision. At this time next year, you will surpass Leng Feng and become the number one disciple of my Ice Lotus Sect. And at the next ceremony of Phoenix Yu Fei, you will definitely be able to attend on behalf of my Ice Lotus Sect. "
Bingfeng also smiled at this time and said, "I can see that your talent is stronger than mine. How about returning to the Ice Lotus Sect and fighting with me? I have accepted countless genius monsters as followers in my sect. If you can defeat me, If so, I can also become your follower and follow you around."
At this time, the people around were shocked. They did not expect that Bingfeng, who had always been aloof and arrogant, would say such things and actually admit that his talent was not as good as others. Moreover, the two elders of Ice Lotus Sect were also Bingfeng's guardians. Who would actually think so highly of this young man?
"This person has a calm aura, and his cultivation is unfathomable. I'm afraid he is not a disciple taught by some hidden master, but he has been trained in the world, right?"
"A person who can be treated like this by the Ice Lotus Sect must be a unique genius. Didn't you see that there was a monk from Mount Putuo next to him? Maybe even Mount Putuo saw it.
I have found this genius and want to take him back and train him well so that he can support Mount Putuo in the future. "
"You're laughing me to death, Mount Putuo? Now that Emperor Zhou has sent General Yan Mo to conquer the six rebellious states, it's still a question whether Mount Putuo, which occupies Jingzhou, can be preserved! How can there be any chance to cultivate geniuses?"
"But I think the name of this dream sounds a bit familiar. I seem to have heard it somewhere..."
"This man actually rejected the olive branch offered by the Ice Lotus Sect. I don't know if he is arrogant or just plain brainless. He has ruined the Ice Lotus Sect's reputation, and his good harvest will be enjoyed in Jizhou."
"I heard that the leader of the Ice Lotus Sect, Bing Aotian, has made great progress recently. He fought against the leader of the Ice Dragon Sect, Jiao Wudi, and actually crushed him a few days ago. Jiao Wudi said that Bing Aotian is about to break through to the seventh level."
"Once Bing Aotian breaks through the seventh level, the Ice Lotus Sect will be able to become the first of the three major sects in Jizhou, because the heads of both the Ancient Phoenix Sect and the Ice Dragon Sect are only at the peak level of the sixth level, and Jizhou's state pastor is also It’s just the seventh level realm.”
"No wonder the Ice Lotus Sect has dared to act so arrogantly recently. I thought they wanted to provoke the Jizhou Prefect and seek their own death! It turns out they are confident."
"Isn't that right? I heard that someone reported the Ice Lotus Sect's forcible recruitment of warriors to the Jizhou government a while ago. As a result, the government did not have any follow-up measures and suppressed the situation. I heard from people inside the government, The people who suppressed this matter were the people from the State Shepherd’s Office.”
"Could it be that Zhou Mu also thinks that it is certain that the head of the Ice Lotus Sect will become the seventh grade, so he is not willing to offend them too much?"
"How can Zhou Mu watch a seventh-grade opponent appear on his own territory? This...isn't he trying to compete with him for territory?"
"Who knows? A new seventh-level master, even if he can't beat Zhou Mu, will at least be qualified to be on an equal footing with Zhou Mu."
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Jizhou Prefectural Mufu.
In the quiet hall, the sound of the piano slowly flowed, and Zuo Pengyue sat alone on the table, quietly stroking the guqin.
After a while, there was a faint sound of footsteps. An official came over holding the book, but when he reached the door, he stopped and lowered his head to listen to the sound of the piano silently.
The sound of the piano is long and distant, as if a wise man is reading and writing calmly, making the whole world seem empty, peaceful and free from the world.
However, officials who know Zhou Mu's temper know that the quieter and peaceful the music is, the more it means that Zhou Mu is in a bad mood, and he is using the music to relieve his boredom.
At this time, if someone who doesn't understand the rules comes up to cause trouble, it will lead to serious misfortune, and Zhou Mu will not show mercy.
Finally, this piece of piano was played. When the music of the piano paused, the official pursed his lips, twisted his sore neck, and stepped into the hall.
To say that the Zuo Pengyue Prefect can be considered a strange person is the unanimous judgment of all the officials in the Prefecture.
Because this Zuo Pengyue seems not to be doing his job properly at all. If other state pastors leave all the big and small matters to their officials to manage in order to concentrate on enjoying a luxurious life or to pursue the Tao, then this Zuo Pengyue is the same. not taking.
Not only did he clear out all the servants in the mansion,
People, and they also set up a barrier in the mansion. Anyone who wants to be brought in must wait outside first, waiting for him to open the barrier and let them go.
Moreover, ordinary things are not allowed to disturb him, and ordinary people cannot come in at all.
Originally, the Jizhou Icefield was smooth and smooth, and there were no major issues to deal with. As for someone who wanted to make some small moves, they couldn't touch a seventh-level warrior. It was because of the recent war that Zuo Pengyue finally walked out of the house and came forward to explain. Military aircraft affairs, and smoothly arranged the ceremony of Phoenix Yu Fei.
As for the reason why this official came here, it was because he was recently entrusted with a mysterious task.
That is to bring people to report everything about Ice Lotus Sect's recent deeds to Zuo Pengyue.
"What's going on?" Zuo Pengyue pressed the strings and asked without raising his head.
The official said tremblingly, "Today, the two elders of the Ice Lotus Sect, Bingfeng and Bingri Bingyue, stopped a group of people on the street and asked them to join the Ice Lotus Sect. It is said that the reason is that there is a peerless genius among this group of people. At a young age, he has reached the sixth level of cultivation, and he is also very accomplished in formations. He casually mentioned the formations of the Phoenix Ancient City's defense formations, saying that they were in the secret realm on Phoenix Mountain."
"Oh? Have you found out the details of those people?" Zuo Pengyue asked, as if he didn't care about the city protection formation.
"Well... my men only found out that most of those people seemed to be coming back to Phoenix Ancient City for the first time. The others were brothers led by a private escort named Li Qingfeng. By the way, those two were favored by the Ice Lotus Sect. Among the people, one is from Mount Putuo, named Xu Yue, and the other is from no family and no sect, named Meng."
"Huh?! Are you sure you heard clearly? Is this a dream?" Zuo Pengyue raised his head, his eyes emitting a light that could shock the mind.
This frightened the official to the point where he immediately knelt on the ground and stammered, "Sir... Your Excellency, everything my subordinates said... is the truth. They were all obtained from inquiries by my subordinates. If you don't believe it, you can tell me in person Then I went to the streets and asked around. I found out that those people were at the other end of the West Market. The vendors on the road should all remember them. By the way, I also found out that after hearing the news, the Bingjiao Sect also rushed there immediately. It seemed like this Think back to trying to thwart the Ice Lotus Sect.”
"Hmph, do they all think that I, the state shepherd, am easy to bully? I'm scrambling to cause trouble in Phoenix City... That's all, let me go and have a look too!" Zuo Pengyue raised his hand and the guqin on the table instantly changed. Small, and finally turned into a stream of light and flew into Zuo Pengyue's sleeve.
Zuo Pengyue took one step forward and flew out of the hall in an instant.
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Fenghuang Ancient City is divided into an inner city and an outer city.
The outer city is mainly a place for ordinary people to live, and it is also a consumption place for many people who cannot afford, or do not want to pay, the huge fees required to enter the inner city.
The inner city is mainly built around Phoenix Mountain. There are 10,000 elite soldiers stationed inside, who can react at any time if there is a situation and quickly suppress the rebellion.
Anyone who wants to enter the inner city needs to pay a huge fee based on the number of days they want to stay in the inner city, and then get a token. The token is engraved with a unique formation, which will automatically record the number of days they stay in the inner city. , once the fee is not paid for a certain number of days, the token holder will be greeted with a huge fine or even jail time.
