Fenfu seemed to lack the words to praise him. After praising him, he clasped his hands again and said softly: "It's time for you to go. If you stay any longer, you will have nightmares tonight."

Xie Mao, who had just "caught a fish", asked in confusion: "Why?"

"Well... Shukaku is not comfortable living in my body. He will spread a lot of negative emotions to the surroundings through chakra and hurt your spirit, so don't stay too long."

Fenfu said softly and gently, just like a kind old grandfather: "If you have any questions, let's talk about it next time."

"This..." Qian Qingya looked at Xie Mao, the one who could make up his mind, and was curious about his choice.

Xie Mao thought that he could last longer in such an environment, so he wanted to stay for a while, but after seeing Fenfu's eyes as clear as a child, Xie Mao swallowed what he wanted to say and packed up silently.

The cards are ready to leave.

"What's the name of this deck of cards?" Fenfu asked suddenly. When Xie Mao looked over, he smiled a little embarrassedly, "Shukaku asked me to ask."

"The earthly branch card of the scorpion." Xie Mao showed the sketch of the scorpion on the back of the card.

"Thank you, walk slowly." Fenfu closed his eyes.

Xie Mao did not hold back, and left the cave with Qian Qingya, who was shrinking and hugging his chest. It was not until the sun shone on them again that Qian Qingya put down his hands comfortably and complained: "It's so cold inside."

"It's psychological." Xie Mao could feel the coldness, but not to the point of shrinking up to keep warm.

"It's really cold!" Qian Qingya emphasized, but her attention quickly shifted to another thing. She asked curiously and expectantly, "Your divination is so magical. Can you calculate my age?

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"If you want to try it, it's not impossible." After Xie Mao finished speaking, he thought about asking for a meal later, so he said to Gan Qingya who was eager to try, "In this way, when you have dinner later, I will tell you all your fortunes."

Try it."

"Well, okay!" Qian Qingya agreed readily.

"How many people do you have?"

"We work in two shifts, there are seven of us in total." Gan Qingya said quite simply and honestly, not trying to hide anything from Xie Mao.

Xie Mao was stunned for a moment: "Two classes, seven people?"

"Yes, there are three people in a class, and Mr. Ye Cang will come over sometimes." Qian Qingya explained.

It turns out that Ye Cang is responsible for my security... Xie Mao nodded to express his understanding: "In this case, another class will be invited tomorrow. You can tell Ye Cang today and invite her on my behalf."

"You have to call me Lord Ye Cang or Senior Ye Cang!" Qian Qingya always felt that the guy next to her who was much younger than her lacked awe.

But she quickly forgot about those things and said greedily: "Can I come again tomorrow?"

"...Okay." Xie Mao felt that his wallet was still thick enough, and Chiyo was very kind to him in terms of material things.

Qian Qingya chuckled and immediately raised his hand to sign a few signals. The next second, two figures appeared next to Xie Mao.

These are ninjas who are in the same class as Gan Qingya, and they are all responsible for protecting Xie Mao.

This mission is temporarily classified as C-level, but as soon as an enemy actually appears, it will immediately be upgraded to B-level or above.

Sunagakure Village does not mind exposing these ninjas to dissuade the assassins, so that Xie Mao can feel more secure before the Chunin Exam.

"Let's go and cook!"

Qian Qingya happily raised her hands in the air, and her companions immediately raised their hands in celebration as well. It was completely the same style, and Xie Mao really couldn't join in.

After eating, the ninjas who were also amazed by Xie Mao's divination escorted Xie Mao home and then hid themselves.

After accepting the feedback from these ninjas, the digestion progress has increased slightly, but it is still far from 100%.

On this day, Xie Mao continued his cultivation plan, and [Father] and [Mother] became more and more agile in his hands, catching up to the realm of "Scorpion" in the past.

By the way, the age of Ganqingya is 13, with two "zi" in the right position.

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When the early morning sunlight shone on Xie Mao's face through the window, he who was still sleeping immediately woke up alertly and squinted to avoid the sunlight.

"I forgot to close the curtains last night..." Xie Mao frowned and got up and closed the curtains, then sat back on the bed.

He practiced till late yesterday, so he was so exhausted that he even forgot to close the curtains.

Since he woke up so early, Xie Mao had no intention of going back to sleep. He sat cross-legged and began today's meditation.

It's already the fourth day, and in three more days, he will have to be dragged into the task of taking the chuunin exam... Xie Mao thought distressedly.

Even with the supervision and protection of candidates, Xie Mao is not 100% safe. If he encounters an insidious enemy, the examiner will not have time to protect him.

It would be better to say that if you leave the village to do a task, everyone is likely to die. It is not impossible for Xie Mao and the examiners to be wiped out together.

These are all things that a ninja must face, and today's Xie Mao is no exception.

You can only try to increase your strength as much as possible.

When the meditation was over and the servant who made breakfast had not yet arrived, Xie Mao simply went to the backyard to continue practicing. Neither Chiyo nor Ebizo came to disturb him.

After practicing, after breakfast, Xie Mao continued practicing for nearly three hours. After his whole body felt a little overwhelmed, he chose to rest and headed towards Fenfu's place of imprisonment.

Today we have to finish what we left unfinished yesterday.

This time there was no Gan Qingya or anyone else to lead the way. Xie Mao, who had already memorized the route, quickly came to the cave again and met the two ninjas he had met yesterday who were responsible for guarding Fenfu.

"It's you again?" One of the guarding ninjas frowned, "You are too close to that monster."

Xie Mao continued walking forward calmly.

Another older ninja stretched out his hand to stop him. He met Xie Mao's eyes and said slowly: "Although Lord Kazekage has not limited the number of visits you can make, you still don't come so frequently. This is for your own good.

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"Thanks, but no need."

Xie Mao bypassed the blocking hand and continued forward. He was the first to speak. The beardless ninja said angrily: "Senior, whatever you say is whatever it is, get back here!"

As he said that, the ninja stretched out his hand to push Xie Mao, but Xie Mao had to take a step back and waved his left hand to ward off the opponent's hand.

"What do you mean, you are determined to stop me?" Xie Mao felt the clear malice, and his expression turned completely cold.

"Sell me a favor." The older ninja said.

Xie Maomo glanced at him and said flatly: "You have no face with me."

After that, Xie Mao continued to move forward.

The young ninja without a beard looked at the leader beside him. After the leader nodded slightly, he decisively approached Xie Mao and wanted to teach Xie Mao a small lesson.

Although the other party is the grandson of Advisor Chiyo, they should not go too far and really hurt Xie Mao, but it is not a big deal if they can capture Xie Mao.

Don't you want me to go in so much... Xie Mao looked at the young ninja who was close to him without any panic. When the opponent was about to punch, he waved his arm and pulled the chakra line on his left hand, controlling the young ninja's arm to punch in the opposite direction.

Go and hit the opponent in the face.

Bang!

Caught off guard, half of the young ninja's face was deformed, his approach was distorted, and he fell hard next to Xie Mao.

When Xie Mao just blocked the opponent with his left hand, he took the opportunity to attach the chakra line to it. Ninjas with average perception would find it difficult to notice the slender chakra line. They would not be able to react until Xie Mao took action.

"This!" The leader on the side narrowed his eyes in surprise.

"asshole!"

The young ninja who had been slapped in the face was furious and was about to stand up and fight back, but found that Xie Mao had already walked forward on his own, even leaving his back to him.

"I'll leave this place to you." Xie Mao dropped these words and walked into the cave.

"???" The two guarding ninjas turned around suddenly, and were shocked to find that there was a person standing silently behind them.

If Xie Mao hadn't stayed behind, they wouldn't have noticed it at all.

Looking at this female ninja with strange-colored hair, a good figure, and a very mature look, the guarding ninja said with difficulty: "Yakura...sir."

Ye Cang, who has the limit of blood inheritance, is powerful and is valued by Kazekage, is a well-deserved representative of the new generation of Sunagakure Village. Even though he is very young, his status is already much higher than that of many seniors.

Ye Cang stared at the two people in front of him indifferently, and slowly smiled cruelly: "They violated the rules and attacked their companions, and they attacked the children arbitrarily. These two seniors are really capable."

Xie Mao ignored the series of apologies behind him and walked alone in the cave.

They didn't come for me, they just wanted to stop me from going in to see Fenfu... What did they do to Fenfu? Thinking of this, Xie Mao's heart tightened, and he immediately quickened his pace and went deep into the cave. When he saw the prison, he clasped his hands and looked calm.

There are residual stains on his face and beard.

On the ground, there were overturned porcelain bowls and scattered food, mixed with sand and gravel.

Xie Mao frowned and approached and asked, "What happened?"

Fenfu opened his eyes in surprise, as if he didn't expect that his second meeting with Xie Mao would be so soon.

Facing Xie Mao's gaze, Fenfu was silent for a few seconds and said slowly: "...It's just a little fun."

Just kidding... Xie Mao lowered his eyes and his mood became heavier.

The jinchūriki's treatment was worse than he imagined and he was despised. Fenfu, who was not yet thirty years old, was prematurely old. While losing his freedom, his personality and dignity were trampled on.

"My child, don't feel sorry for me."
Chapter completed!