When Zuo Feng followed Su Yan to the bottom of the bare mountain, he could already see from a distance that this place was unusual.
It is said that this is a small town, but it actually looks very prosperous. It is a bit like the west area of the city where Zuojia Village first settled in Yancheng.
Although most of the houses are one-story buildings, and there are only two two-story restaurant-like buildings facing the street, the overall look is still very lively and prosperous. And from a distance, the houses are painted with colorful colors.
It looks like a large canvas has been transformed into a small town.
Su Yan was very chatty at this time, pointing to the colorful roofs and said: "The medicine selection competition in the Xuanwu Empire is more lively than the Chinese New Year, because the New Year Festival happens once every year, but the medicine selection competition only happens once every three years.
And on other festivals, everyone just eats, drinks and has fun, but when it comes to choosing medicine, you can see many young people with good qualifications climbing to higher positions."
Zuo Feng, who was following Su Yan step by step, frowned and asked doubtfully: "Isn't it said that this drug selection competition is a game among super aristocratic families? How can you say that ordinary people also have the opportunity to rise to the top?"
Pointing to his head, he smiled mysteriously without makeup and said: "My young master Shen Feng, use your imagination."
After saying that, she jumped towards the entrance of the village like a little girl. She saw many tables and chairs placed at the entrance of the village. The tables were filled with all kinds of exquisite food and fruits. Suyan grabbed a piece of noodles without any politeness.
Xiaobing grabbed a piece of fruit at the same time and walked away without paying.
Staring at Su Yan's behavior, Zuo Feng immediately fell behind in embarrassment. Su Yan did not look back at Zuo Feng, but turned to look at another table and said at the same time: "Don't treat me as a thief, my Shen
Young Master Feng, the food here is for free. Have you thought of the answer to the question you just asked? If you can't think of an answer, your position in my mind will be greatly reduced."
Zuo Feng, who was suddenly stunned, also grabbed a piece of pancake without politeness and stuffed it into his mouth. Zuo Feng, who had his mouth full of food, said slurred: "Without any hint, just let me
Just making random guesses out of thin air, you think I am a god."
Pouting her little mouth, she turned back and glared at Zuo Feng. After hesitating for a moment, Su Yan spoke again: "I can give you some tips. The key point is that there is a Yaozi competition held every three years. As long as you don't get the title of Yaozi, at thirty
You can still register before the age of 18.”
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Zuo Feng paused for a while, then ate the pancake in his hand again, muttering to himself: "Well, not to mention the food here is really good, overall it seems to be good in all aspects
A lot better than Ye Lin. It seems that the food in the Land of Chaos has absorbed more of Xuanwu’s cooking skills. Could it be that as the medicine refining skills improve, the level of cooking will also rise!"
"Hmph, if you can't guess it, just admit it readily. Stop chatting here. This is not in line with your usual style."
She gave Zuo Feng a fierce look, and when she saw Zuo Feng turning the topic to food, she was very dissatisfied and said something. After escaping from Xinjuncheng, she seemed to be in a particularly good mood without makeup today.
At this time, Zuo Feng had already stuffed the remaining pancakes in his hand into his mouth, mumbling vaguely: "Is this something difficult to guess? You have already made it so clear, doesn't it mean that
You told me the answer."
Looking at Su Yan's unwilling eyes, Zuo Feng sighed helplessly, hammered his chest twice with his hand, and finally swallowed the food in his mouth, and then said slowly: "You have said that you have been participating for three years.
Once you select Yaozi, you can continue to participate as long as you don’t have the title of Yaozi and you are not thirty years old. Isn’t this the answer?”
Realizing that Su Yan was still staring at him, Zuo Feng finally said angrily: "You think I'm a fool? Those who show their talents in the selection will naturally be taken away by some larger forces for training. Although some
The small family has lost its talents, but it will naturally receive corresponding compensation, and at the same time, the people who were taken away will naturally receive better resources. Doesn't that mean it opens a door for upward promotion?"
In just a few words, Zuo Feng clearly stated the true meaning of the competition. Although he already had a high opinion of Zuo Feng's wisdom, Su Yan still liked to see Zuo Feng talking like this.
Even she herself didn't realize that the way she looked at Zuo Feng was completely different from before.
After getting along with each other for this period of time, Su Yan's attitude toward Zuo Feng completely changed without realizing it. Although the two of them were still noisy on the surface, Su Yan no longer got really angry because of Zuo Feng's cynicism, and would occasionally use
He stared at Zuo Feng with adoring eyes.
As they spoke, the two of them walked into the town. The town only had one main street when they entered the village. Although there were side streets on both sides, it was very difficult for ordinary carriages to enter. There was a square in the center of the town.
, this square looks a bit like the martial arts arena in Zuojia Village in the past.
In the center of the square, a newly built high platform stands in front of you. On the platform, which is about three feet high, several old men are chatting.
Su Yan raised her hand and pointed upward, saying: "That's the registration place here. Remember not to tell them that you are from Ye Lin. Just say that you are a person passing by and want to see it."
Waving his hands casually, Zuo Feng stepped towards the high platform. Several old men on the high platform immediately noticed a young man wearing a bamboo hat approaching, and they all looked over at the same time.
Facing the gazes of the three old men on the high platform, Zuo Feng looked calm and walked up step by step slowly. When Zuo Feng stepped onto the high platform, the three old men all saw clearly that the person who came up was a fifteen-year-old man.
A six-year-old boy is a bit reluctant to call him a young man.
When the three of them saw Zuo Feng being so young and dressed like a boatman, they all showed contempt. However, an old man suddenly said in shock: "In the early stage of bone refining, this person's cultivation level is pretty good."
Not bad."
The speaker was an old man with gray hair, who looked to be over sixty years old. Although his cultivation level was the highest among the three, he had only reached the fifth level of the tendon tempering stage. The other two old men were slightly younger.
, he is only about fifty years old, and his cultivation level looks like the second or third level of the tendon tempering stage.
After the white-haired old man reminded him, the two of them saw clearly that Zuo Feng's cultivation level was indeed impressive for reaching the bone refining stage at such an age, and the two of them immediately put away their contempt.
The gray-haired old man slowly said: "Little friend, I don't know why you are here. We are holding a registration ceremony for medicinal herbs here. If you don't mind the food below, feel free to use it."
The three of them all looked at Zuo Feng with some doubts, because at Zuo Feng's age, he really didn't look like he was here to sign up for the competition. Zuo Feng said with a smile: "As for Xiang Shengfeng, I originally planned to participate in this year's competition, but... I don’t want to register early this time, so I plan to register in Guibao.”
The white-haired old man turned to look at the two people beside him, but they both saw the smiles in each other's eyes, and the mocking meaning was undoubtedly obvious. This expression looked very awkward, Zuo Feng frowned slightly, and He said again: "Why, isn't it possible?"
The gray-haired old man shook his head with a smile and said: "My little friend may not know that our Tushan Town is also famous in Linshan County. I think it will only be a waste of time for you to sign up for the competition here. I think little My friend, you are still young, why bother destroying your confidence to the point where you are just trying to gain experience."
The words of the grizzled old man sounded like they were well-intentioned, but upon closer inspection, apart from boasting about the excellent water quality of their town, there was only cynicism towards Zuo Feng. Zuo Feng just smiled indifferently. , said: "Since your Tushan Town is so great, then I have to come and experience it."
One of them, an old man in his fifties, snorted coldly and said: "I see you are so young, why are you so ignorant? This is the person in charge of the selection of medicines in Tushan Town. His advice is best for you." Listen carefully to avoid being embarrassed in the end."
Zuo Feng nodded slightly, but the expression on his face became serious, and continued: "Now that I'm here, of course I won't leave just now. I have to participate in the competition anyway. As for whether it is embarrassing or not, I will have to test it out to know. Bar."
The fifty-year-old old man who spoke just now glanced sideways at Zuo Feng, and then turned to look at the old man beside him. Of these two fifty-year-old old men, one was wearing a dark green robe and was tempering his cultivation. At the third level of the tendon stage, he was the one who had been talking to Zuo Feng. The other person was wearing a water blue robe and his cultivation was at the second level of the tendon quenching stage.
Regardless of their cultivation or character, Zuo Feng definitely disliked seeing these two people. However, Su Yan said that he could only sign up here, and Zuo Feng could only suppress the anger in his heart.
The old man at the second level of muscle tempering stage was wearing a dark blue robe, and the top of his head was very sparse, almost the same as the bare mountain next to him.
The old man said in a slightly calm voice: "Since you want to register, our registration fee is ten gold coins. If you are eliminated in the first round, all your gold coins will be confiscated."
Zuo Feng frowned slightly. Money was not much to him, but the other party had never told him about the rule of not wearing makeup. But Zuo Feng did not hesitate, and put his hand into his arms, ready to pay. When the three old men saw Zuo Feng, he frowned slightly. Feng Du was ready to pay without hesitation, and couldn't help but subconsciously widen his eyes.
"Wait a minute, why does your Tushan Town have such rules? The empire selects medicinal herbs every year, and the more low-level you participate, the lower the registration fee. To register in a town like yours, you only need ten copper coins at most. How can you use so much ten gold coins?"
As the words fell, a pretty figure appeared on the high platform. It was Su Yan who had brought Zuo Feng all the way here.
