Chapter 457 Bald Mountain Town

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 in reality it looks very prosperous. It is a bit like the west area of ​​​​the city where Zuojiacun first settled in Yancheng.

Although most of the houses are one-story buildings, with only two two-story restaurant-like buildings facing the street, the overall look is still very lively and prosperous. And from a distance, it looked like the houses were all painted in colorful colors, as if a large canvas had been painted on the town.

Suyan was very chatty at this time, pointing to the colorful roofs and said: "The competition for medicinal herbs in the Xuanwu Empire is more lively than the Chinese New Year, because the New Year Festival happens once every year, but the competition for medicinal herbs only happens once every three years. And during other festivals, everyone just eats, drinks and has fun, but during the competition, 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 medicine competition is just 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 skipped towards the entrance of the village like a little girl. There were many tables and chairs at the entrance of the village, and the tables were filled with all kinds of exquisite food and fruits. Su Yan unceremoniously grabbed a piece of plain pancake, 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. Suyan did not look back at Zuo Feng, but turned to look at the other table and said at the same time: "Don't treat me as a thief, my young master Shen Feng, the food here is for free. What you mentioned just now Question, have you thought of the answer? 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, whose mouth was full of food, said with some slurred words: "Without any hint, just let me Just making random guesses, you think I’m 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, 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, let alone 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 Chaos Land has absorbed more of Xuanwu's cooking skills. Could it be that the cooking skills will improve as the medicine refining skills improve?"

"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 hard look, and when she saw that Zuo Feng had turned the topic to food, she was very dissatisfied and made a quick remark. After escaping from Xinjuncheng, it seems that I am 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, and mumbled vaguely: "Is this something difficult to guess? You have already made it so clear, isn't it already the same thing? 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. If you choose Yaozi in one competition, you can continue to participate as long as you don’t have the title of Yaozi and are not over 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. At the same time, the people who were taken away will naturally get 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 talk like this. Talking about it. 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 even realizing it. Although the two of them were still noisy on the surface, Suyan no longer got really angry with Zuo Feng's cynicism, and would occasionally stare at Zuo Feng with admiring 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 is a square in the center of the town. This square looks a bit like the martial arts venue in Zuojia Village.

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, and said: "That's the registration place here. Remember not to tell them that you are from Ye Lin. Just say that you are someone passing by who wants to see it."

Waving his hands casually, Zuo Feng walked 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 saw clearly that the person who came up was a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old. It was 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 couldn't help but look down upon him. But an old man suddenly said in shock: "In the early stage of bone refining, this person's cultivation level is quite acceptable."

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 a little younger, only about fifty years old, and their cultivation level seemed to be at the second or third level of the tendon tempering stage.

After the white-haired old man reminded him, the two of them also saw clearly that Zuo Feng's cultivation was really impressive for being able to reach 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 confusion, 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: "In Xiang Sheng Feng, I originally planned to participate in this year's competition, but I didn't want to register early this time, so I planned 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 clearly revealed. This expression looked very awkward. Zuo Feng frowned slightly and 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, but 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 to destroy your confidence to the core just to see something."

The grizzled old man's words sounded like they were well-intentioned, but upon closer inspection, apart from bragging about their town's excellent reputation, all that was left was cynicism towards Zuo Feng. At this, Zuo Feng just smiled indifferently and said, "Since your Tushan Town is so great, then I have to come and see 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 Yaosi 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: "Since 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 man who spoke just now glanced sideways at Zuo Feng, and then turned to look at the old man beside him. Of these two old men in their fifties, one was wearing a dark green robe and was at the third level of the tendon-tempering stage. He was the one who had been talking to Zuo Feng. The other person was wearing aqua blue robes and was at the second level of the tendon tempering stage.

Regardless of their cultivation or character, Zuo Feng should not like to see these two people. However, Su Yan said that he could only sign up here, so 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 sign up, 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 this rule. But Zuo Feng didn't hesitate, he put his hand into his arms and was ready to pay. The three old men couldn't help but subconsciously widen their eyes when they saw that Zuo Feng was ready to pay without hesitation.

"Wait a minute, why do you have such rules in Tushan Town? The empire selects medicinal herbs every year, and the lower the level you participate in, 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.