Chapter 459: Differences between Empires

Zuo Feng's spiritual ears twitched twice. He didn't pay much attention to the cynicism from the people around him, but his attention was focused on the three old men in the stands.

The old man surnamed Lin, who claimed to be the city lord, first spoke: "Is Gao Gao's decision unconscionable? This young man dares to agree to participate in the competition, and the girl is willing to give a gold cake as a bet, I look at the matter It’s not that simple.”

Only then did Zuo Feng know that the old man in green robe was named Gao. The old man in green robe hesitated for a while and then said: "This kid doesn't know how high the sky is. That girl seems to have a lot of background, but she is only a third-level cultivator in the bone refining stage." How big of a stir can it cause? Moreover, in this competition in our town, three masters from the same discipline as the city lord are participating. If this kid dares to sign up here, he is obviously going to give me money."

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at the old man surnamed Lin. The old man hesitated for a moment and then said: "I feel more at ease with the three of them. The three people I invited to participate in the competition, in total, They are indeed my sect members, and I’m afraid I’ll still call them three uncles.”

At this time, Zuo Feng had already walked off the platform. While he was listening carefully to the conversation between the three old men, his eyes suddenly drifted towards the crowd. However, in this crowded place, Zuo Feng could not grasp the specific location where he felt something.

"It's mental fluctuations. It seems that he has good spiritual cultivation. He should be the person invited by those three old guys."

Just when Zuo Feng was confused, Ni Feng's voice sounded in his mind, and Zuo Feng understood that the feeling he just felt was not an illusion. Although Zuo Feng can't send his mental power out of his body to explore his surroundings, he can still be keenly aware of other mental powers.

To be evaluated like Nifeng, it seems that these three opponents who have never met before must indeed have good abilities.

During this process, Zuo Feng had been following Su Yan closely. At this time, he had walked out of the crowd, and the conversation on the high platform gradually became indistinct.

However, Zuo Feng didn't care too much about this. The person who made the bet was Su Yan, not him, and I heard that the selection of medicines was done in full view of the public. Even if these three old guys had any evil intentions, they probably wouldn't dare to do it. Used under everyone's nose.

Suyan and Zuo Feng left the town amidst the laughter of everyone and headed straight for the river. Amber had already docked the boat at a small pier on the shore. The waterway the few of them took belonged to a tributary of the Ye Xuan River. There were no conditions for large ships to travel on this river, and some were only small fishing boats and cargo ships.

In addition to Amber's boat, there were more than ten boats on the pier. Seeing this scene, Zuo Feng and Su Yan looked at each other. Understanding the meaning of the old man's words, it seems that people from many villages and towns from far and near have indeed come here to participate in the competition, which is why there is such a lively dock in front of them.

Amber saw Su Yan and Zuo Feng coming from a distance, and found that they had no intention of getting on the boat, so he tied the boat and jumped out of the boat.

Amber did not hide her own cultivation, and her strength from the late bone refining stage to the tendon quenching stage was fully displayed in front of everyone. This immediately aroused the side glances of countless people at the dock. Amber didn't care about other people's eyes, but went straight to Zuo Feng and the other two.

"Why have you been here for so long? Could it be that signing up for a competition to choose medicine didn't go well?"

Amber had a half-joking tone when he spoke. He knew Zuo Feng's strength. In such a small town, it would be difficult to find a warrior who could compete with him, so how could he encounter any trouble.

Suyan did not answer his question directly. Zuo Feng whispered: "We are talking in another place. It is not convenient for there to be so many people talking."

Amber was too sensible and didn't ask anything else. The three of them left the dock temporarily and walked towards the small woods on the side.

"Our ship is parked at the dock, nothing will happen."

The three of them came to the woods and saw that there was no one around. Zuo Feng looked at the dozen or so small boats at the dock from a distance and said.

Amber said confidently: "You can rest assured about this. If you have high cultivation here and strong fists, no one will dare to cause trouble for you. I just deliberately left in such an eye-catching manner to warn them not to attack our ship." idea, so the ship has nothing to worry about.”

Zuo Feng nodded slightly, then turned to Su Yan and said: "Why do you want to put more bets on the competition? It seems like you are going to make things worse."

Shrugging lightly, he spread his hands without makeup and said: "To put it simply, it's because those three old guys are too bullying and I can't stand it. If you have to dig deeper into the reasons for what I did, it should be basically the same as Amber Hair's. "

Zuo Feng narrowed his eyes slightly as he listened to what Su Yan said, and then Su Yan continued to say: "That City Lord Lin is obviously on the same side as the other two old guys. No matter what, you will offend them after passing the competition, then Let’s just teach them a lesson and let them know that we are not afraid of offending them.”

These words made Zuo Feng frown. Although what Su Yan said was not entirely unreasonable, Zuo Feng was not the kind of person who was willing to cause trouble. To be fair, many of the things that happened to Zuo Feng were out of his control, and he almost always solved these problems passively.

From Zuojia Village experiencing great changes, to everyone reluctantly settling in Yancheng. Later, his sister Zuo Tiantian disappeared, and the commander Zhang Yu and others were always in trouble with Zuo Feng and others. All these troubles came to him.

It's just that Zuo Feng is the kind of person who doesn't stir up trouble, but will never back down even if trouble comes. And his own tough character also creates the characteristic of him moving forward more courageously the more he encounters setbacks.

However, although the matter at hand is a bit troublesome, Zuo Feng does not want to intensify the conflict. At least before the other party does not show too much malice, Zuo Feng still hopes to pass the preliminary stage of the competition smoothly.

Zuo Feng was a little dissatisfied with his bare makeup, but now that the matter had reached this point, Zuo Feng didn't want to dwell on it any longer. After a moment's hesitation, Zuo Feng said: "The old man named Lin Huoyuan is only at the fifth or sixth level of the tendon tempering stage. How can he become the lord of a city at this level? Are all the city lords of the Xuanwu Empire such a child's play? No."

Just now, without makeup, I had noticed that Zuo Feng's face was not good-looking, and naturally I also understood that he had some problems with me. At this moment, Zuo Feng took the initiative to change the topic, and she swallowed back what she wanted to explain.

With a shallow smile, Su Yan explained: "This is the Xuanwu Empire, so it is naturally different from Ye Lin in many places. I remember that Ye Lin seems to be one county with four to five main cities under it. It is organized in this way Manage a large area.”

Seeing Zuo Feng nodding silently, Su Yan continued: "The management of the Xuanwu Empire will be much stricter, just like the two old guys in green robes and blue robes in the Tushan Town you just went to. It is also obvious that the two should be the mayors of the two formations, and they are both appointed by the Xuanwu Empire."

Zuo Feng became even more confused after hearing this. He asked how he could explain that it was the city lord named Lin who had two mayors. Moreover, it would be very confusing for two mayors to manage a town.

As if he had guessed that Zuo Feng would have this question, Su Yan continued to explain: "The Xuanwu Empire is in a very special situation. Like other empires on the mainland, it advocates force, but at the same time, it also attaches great importance to refining medicine. The two mayors One is responsible for warrior affairs, and the other is responsible for refining medicine. Unless it is a competition that takes place every three years, there is no overlap between the two.

The so-called city lord named Lin is very different from the main cities in Ye Lin. It is just a small town that is much larger than this town. Compared with ordinary big cities, it is just a drop in the bucket. That is why people with the strength of the middle stage of tempering can also become city lords. Besides, the city lord surnamed Lin should be responsible for dealing with medicine refining matters. "

Although Su Yan went through such a roundabout way to explain, Zuo Feng did not show the slightest impatience. Instead, he listened to Su Yan's introduction very seriously. Although it has been a while since I entered the Xuanwu Empire, I was either staying on the ship to recuperate from my injuries, or I was busy inquiring about the Cheng family mansion in Xinjun and the shop at Pier 13.

Only now did Zuo Feng have the energy and time to learn more about the Xuanwu Empire he was in now, an empire famous on the mainland for its alchemy skills.

"Then how many categories are the cities of the Xuanwu Empire divided into, or how are they classified?"

Suyan talked without hesitation, and said like a treasure: "The empire is from top to bottom, including the imperial capital, prefectures, main cities, towns, and villages. The above ones are not much different from Ye Lin, but the more they go I will be more detailed next time, because..."

"The empire has not given up on any remote village and ensures that any small village can be protected by the empire."

Before Su Yan finished speaking, Zuo Feng spoke in a deep voice. Su Yan was slightly startled at first, but then she looked at Zuo Feng with admiration. She was obviously impressed by Zuo Feng's ability to see the key points so quickly.

Zuo Feng sighed in his heart. He didn't know whether the Xuanwu Empire's management was good or not, but during Su Yan's explanation, Zuo Feng had already thought of a key issue.

His own village and a dozen surrounding villages were all destroyed by bandits and people from the Fengtian Dynasty. The fundamental reason was that the Yelin Empire abandoned these villages. The places managed by the Ye Lin Empire can only reach major cities such as Yancheng, Pengcheng, and Licheng at the farthest.

There are also some towns under these main cities, but they are also not protected by the empire. The differences in management between the two empires caused the original Zuojia Village and several villages to be completely destroyed. Zuo Feng now has some people who envy the Xuanwu Empire. Even if they live in remote villages, they can still receive the blessing of the empire.