Working with the best of the new generation disciples of the Luo family... It sounds pretty good.
Luo Qingqing is not only capable, but also looks good. With such an outstanding woman by her side, her future work will surely be extra interesting, right
"Hey, what are you giggling about?" A voice full of disgust interrupted Xia Fan's thoughts.
"Well," he came back to his senses, scooped up another spoonful of broth and brought it to the fox demon's mouth, "I'm thinking about the future... What do you think of Gyeonggi?"
Thanks to the fact that few people set foot in Qingshan, the hunting team gained a lot in one afternoon. Under the leadership of "Brother Yan" who was born as an Orion, they not only brought back more than ten hares and deer, but were also lucky enough to catch a pair of mountain deer, which lasted for hundreds of years. Dinner for several candidates. This bowl of ground venison stew was specially prepared by him for the recovering fox demon. Considering that the other party had difficulty moving and eating on his own would easily tear the wound, he ignored Li's protest and simply fed the other party one bite at a time.
The fox demon grinned after touching the spoon, looking like it was burned.
"Ah... I'm sorry," Xia Fan took it back and blew it again, "It should be fine now."
Unexpectedly, Li's eyes looked at him even more strangely, as if he was looking at an abnormal person. After a while, she slowly drank the broth and asked, "Why do you suddenly ask about Shangyuan?"
Shangyuan City is the capital of Qi State, and it is also what people call an important place in the capital.
"It's nothing, I just wonder what will happen if I go there in the future." Xia Fan stirred the minced meat in the bowl, "Someone told me that the candidates with the highest rankings in the civil service examination will be assigned to the Privy Council Office in Gyeonggi Province, but As the royal capital, there should be very few evil spirits there, right? There are a large number of alchemists, so everyone is usually idle?"
"I've never been there, but I heard from my master that Shangyuan seems grand and prosperous, but secretly it's full of dangers. The alchemists who can take root there are not simple."
"Danger?" Xia Fan said in surprise.
"You don't think that the Privy Council House is specially used to deal with evildoers?" Li said with a sarcastic smile, and this expression seemed familiar - Xia Fan vaguely remembered that she mentioned before that "the Privy Council House is far better than you" It's the same smile when you imagine how terrible it is. "Yes, there are no mass graves in big cities, and the order is much better than in small places. But as the place where Daqi's power is concentrated, how can Shangyuan be peaceful? According to my master, there are not only many alchemists there, but also There are many talented people from other places, such as Bible seekers from across the ocean, missionaries from the West Pole, and visiting missions from neighboring countries... Just monitoring them is enough to make the Privy Council anxious. .”
"What's the meaning?"
"When the enemy uses magic to plot evil, if the superior is not prepared accordingly, wouldn't it mean that there is no room for resistance?"
Xia Fan couldn't help but be stunned.
"It would be too wasteful to have power that ordinary people don't have, but only use it to deal with evil spirits." Li narrowed his eyes and said, "It is a fact that monsters harm people, but the number is only a fraction. The ones who really kill more people are always you. Human beings themselves, but you still don’t know it. Since the alchemist can become a sharp blade, isn’t it a very simple principle to use the weapon as usual and how to use it now? "
"You didn't have time to ask me how I got hurt before, so I'll tell you now." She told the complete story of her fight with Ba Xingtian, "This person is the 'weapon' I said, I can feel him The strong evil aura on his body means that the number of lives lost in his hands is not a thousand, but hundreds. And this person is only a guard of the Privy Council, and the blood stained by the alchemists who are above him is probably more than He has more. As for how many evil spirits have been killed, do the officials sitting in Shangyuan City really care? Let me tell you... "
Li suddenly paused, because Xia Fan had already brought a new spoonful of soup to her mouth.
She glared at him angrily, and finally opened her mouth obediently.
"What I just thought was indeed a bit simplistic, but this situation should not be treated as the norm." Xia Fan defended his tribe, "People always want to live a good life. As long as someone takes the lead, the world will always change." It will get better and better. By then, even if you have a powerful weapon in your hand, you will not be able to use it easily because of restraint."
Nonsense. Although the fox demon thought so in her heart, the inexplicable confidence revealed in the other party's words made her take back the words. In the end, she just snorted softly, "It sounds like you have seen him before."
"Didn't we all come here like this? If there was no progress, humans would still be growing on trees and drinking blood."
"I hope you can still think like this in the future." Li shrugged disapprovingly.
"If I go to Gyeonggi..." Xia Fan paused, "Will you go with me?"
The fox demon was silent for a moment, then shook his ears, "Don't worry, I don't have the habit of defaulting on my debts. Although the risk there is very high for the demon, the opportunities are also not small - if there is a place that is most suitable for detaining a Qingjian, I'm afraid There is only the Privy Council House in Dadu. It’s just..."
"Just what?"
"Do you really think you can be among the best in the military examination?" Li rolled his eyes, "With all due respect, with your strength, I can knock you down with just one tail before I get hurt. I can't destroy the Evil Night just by speaking eloquently." I told you not to force yourself and wait another three years, but it turned out that you didn’t run away, and you also wanted to get the first place? Think about how to save your life in the wild night first!"
…
By the time Xia Fan fell asleep, it was already past midnight.
But Li didn't fall asleep - this was the first time she spent the night in a small room with a human being while she was awake.
The other party laid out a new set of blankets and quilts on the floor, so they didn't interfere with each other, but considering that she was a demon, such a small distance was incredible.
Li doesn't care about the red tape of human beings. It's all seriousness whether men and women accept or not kiss each other. The key lies in the identity difference between her and the other party. The master didn't mind her approaching because of the difference in strength between the two parties. However, the person in front of him did not have the strength to stabilize his own end, but he slept quite peacefully, which was simply incredible.
But when it comes to being incredible, how can she be the same? Determined to take revenge on the Privy Council, he found himself in the same room as an alchemist who was determined to be admitted to the Privy Council, and openly accepted his care.
What exactly went wrong
She was puzzled for a moment.
When the moon outside the window shone on the empty bowl of porridge, the fox demon's eyes froze.
What came to mind was the scene of Xia Fan blowing into a spoon.
Can anyone really do this to a demon
No... no one would do this unless the other party didn't treat her as a monster or an alien.
An answer suddenly emerged in Li's heart.
She was surprised to find that from the first time she met Xia Fan until now, he didn't seem to show any sense of rejection, as if he was not fundamentally different from her.
This was also the reason why she felt that the other party was "abnormal" at that time - even the master would not do this. At least she could feel that in the eyes of her master, she was still a foreigner, a subhuman, and completely different from humans, so she repeatedly taught herself not to get close to other people easily.
But Xia Fan didn't. The look he looked over was always ordinary. This "ordinaryness" even gave Li the illusion that he was being ignored, so that he temporarily ignored its own irrationality. When she thought back, she realized how rare it was.
It seemed that this was not the first time that the other party had been with a demon, but that he had experienced similar scenes thousands of times.
But in his mouth, he was clearly the first demon he saw.
You have never been exposed to it, but you are used to it. This is somewhat similar to knowing it from birth. It's just...does such a thing really exist in the world
…
Two days were not a long time. At noon on the seventh day, the remaining candidates had gathered in the center of Qingshan Town, preparing to face the last difficulty of the examination.
Xia Fan climbed to the top floor of the hotel - the number one room here had an excellent view, so it was converted into a "defense command post". Standing by the window, he could have a panoramic view of the town.
It was almost six o'clock at this time, just as the sun was setting, and its red-orange afterglow had dyed half of the sky red. The green hills that stretched as far as the eye could see were no longer lush and green, and large shadows were scattered at the foot of the mountains, as if reminding the arrival of night; coupled with the birds returning to their nests in the distance and the chirping of insects, everything seemed to be the same as usual.
"Looking at this peaceful beauty, sometimes I really feel that my inference is wrong." Luo Qingqing was the first to notice Xia Fan's arrival, put down the file in his hand and walked over and said.
He always felt that since his speech that day, the Luo family's genius had become much more proactive in his attitude toward him.
"Isn't it better to be wrong? Holding the source of spiritual fire is equivalent to passing the test. Just wait until tomorrow with peace of mind." Xia Fan pretended to be relaxed and said, "As for this town - with the power of the Privy Council, it should not be Shall we compensate for the demolition losses?”
The so-called normal does not include the town itself.
After some renovations, the inner circle of Qingshan Town has been integrated. Compared with ordinary fortresses, it does not even have a "city gate" - the only entry and exit channel was completely sealed after the hunting group completed the last hunt. Theoretically, it eliminates the possibility of enemies swarming in. Of course, from another aspect, it also eliminates the idea of candidates running away from the battlefield.
The houses in the outer circle were demolished in pieces, and it would be an exaggeration to describe them as a mess.
Luo Qingqing couldn't help but smile when she heard about compensation for losses.
"I have to admit, your plan is very good." Following Luo Qingqing was Fei Nian. As the leader of the Fei family, his attitude towards the stay-at-home plan was completely different from that of the Fang family - perhaps because the other family was the first to do so. Dissatisfied with occupying the shaft, or wanting to show the strength of the Fei family in front of the invigilator, he not only actively participated in defense decisions, but also took on many defensive tasks. "Although the shaft will restrict evil spirits, it will also restrict us. Now that it is placed on the ground, not only can everyone take advantage of the location from a high position, but they can also flexibly rotate and attack the strong. In every aspect, it is better than huddled underground. many."
"You can wait until tomorrow to praise me," Xia Fan smiled, "I have some experience in arranging for everyone to repair some things, but leading the team to face the enemy is not what I am good at. Whether I can survive until tomorrow morning, the key is Look at the two conductors."
"Don't worry, this is what the Fei family is good at." When Fei Nian was about to say something more, a short exclamation interrupted the conversation between the three of them.
"Look in the direction of Qingshan!"
This reminder immediately drew the attention of everyone in the wing to the window.
Xia Fan is no exception.
I saw layers of white mist rising from the mountains at some point, just like the water vapor rising from the woods after a heavy rain - but it didn't feel light at all, nor did it reflect the afterglow of dusk, as if it had nothing to do with the world.
As the mist spreads, the outline of the green mountains quickly becomes blurred, followed by dense forests, mountain roads, thatched houses and streets in the distance.
In just a few quarters of an hour, the area around the center of the town was completely white, and even the dilapidated houses a hundred steps away became looming.