But I'm a male fox

Their eyes met, and both the fox and the dragon girl felt the friendship in each other's eyes.

Then......

Li Cheng was dragged to the bed.

"Uh...I still want to practice for a while."

"Msanggong was joking, there is no better way of cultivation than double cultivation!"

The candles were blown out, and it was another night of tumbling for the Paofulong.

A thousand words are omitted thereafter.

The next morning, Li Cheng started to prepare to leave.

On the one hand, he went to Lan Ya for advice on cultivation and the spells available at the fourth rank, in order to improve his level as much as possible.

On the other hand, he went to visit Tang Qian, and bought a large number of talisman papers, pills, spirit stones, and some magic weapons of good quality without excessively betraying her appearance (the excessive standard can be judged by Duguzhi's expression next to her) .

These things have little effect, but they are by no means too much.

In addition, Li Cheng also newly arranged a lot of organs and formations in Liuyun Pavilion, and even replaced all the tiles with fine steel that can forge magic weapons.

Combined with the original Xuanwu map, the current Liuyun Pavilion can be said to be as solid as gold.According to Grandma Fox's words, even if a third-rank master comes, he won't be able to break it for a while.

Half a month later, the agreed time was almost up.

Although the foxes in Liuli Cave are reluctant to leave, Li Cheng takes Dugu Zhi to bid farewell to everyone.

...During the period, Lan Xiaoyu also tried to follow Xiaolongnv like Xiaolongnv, and even followed her secretly, but Li Cheng found out that her strength was not in the third grade, and she had to walk up the stairs, so she had no choice but to give up.

In this way, under the blessings of everyone, the fox and the dragon girl sat on Liuyun Pavilion and returned to Rushui Province.

But unlike a few years ago...

Today, this large province in the Central Plains is no longer the world of Daqian...

Chapter 280 IX The Mountain Is So Lively

Now, Potian's territory is much larger than Zhu Chongxiu's. Counting all corners and corners, there are two provinces more, half of which were conquered by him, and the other half were surrendered in anticipation.

And Rushui Province is the core of this territory.

Considering that there might be a master of the Xuansha Cult here, in order to avoid trouble, Li Cheng descended to the Liuyun Pavilion as soon as he entered the provincial border, and together with Dugu Zhi, changed Zhang Pingping's unremarkable face, concealed his breath, and walked forward.

In this way, the speed will inevitably slow down, but Li Cheng is not in a hurry.

After all, Chen Youxi hasn't come up with a specific plan yet, he just needs to rush to the nearby area and wait for orders.If the speed is slower, it will be slower, just to learn more about the current situation in the piercing sky territory, so as to prepare for things in the future.

With such a goal in mind, he visited eight or nine villages, towns and cities along the way.

The experience of the whole process... can only be said to be quite chaotic.

On the whole, because the rebel army is relatively low in corruption, and Popotian also played the banner of equalizing the land and paying less food, the life of the people under its rule is much better than that of Dagan.

However, compared to Zhu Chongxiu's side, this favor is very uneven.

In some places, the local officials are honest and honest, and the requirements are strict, so the governance is not bad.And in some places, the managers indulged themselves. After dividing the fields of the tyrants, they secretly took more than half of them and became the new landlords and tycoons.

Even in two villages, the parents and officials were the same group as the Daqian. After the surrender, half of the people did not change. It became a fake trick to pretend that the land was less and the grain was paid less.

In addition, Li Cheng also discovered that in most of the yamen, the military officers are basically in charge of affairs, taking care of everything big and small, and the civil servants have little room to speak.

He even witnessed with his own eyes that a military officer led troops into the Yamen and beat up the civil servant who was trying to judge the case.

How should I put it, it is quite prosperous.

The fox memorized all these phenomena, and after a few days, he finally rushed to the foot of Qin City with the Dragon Girl - it is said that Po Tian and a group of cronies are currently in this city.

When he revisited his hometown, he was filled with emotion.

It's a pity that the two brothers of the Wang family have no way to revisit their old places...

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However, because the time was not set, it was already dark when Li Cheng reached the gate of the city.

Without knowing how many monks there were in the city, Li Cheng did not dare to climb over the city wall for fear of being regarded as a spy.

So he turned around resolutely, and brought Dugu Zhi up to the Qin Mountain beside him, intending to spend the night in the mountain.

Compared with the grand occasion of the many sect competitions, Qinshan looks deserted tonight.

As for the Qin Shanzong, which was originally deep in the mountain, because they didn't want to choose sides between the imperial court and the Potian, they simply closed the mountain not long ago and closed their doors.

This can be regarded as the traditional way for most cultivating sects to deal with the change of dynasties.

Of course, he just closed the door, not blind, so Li Cheng didn't plan to spend the night under his nose.

Anyway, Qin Shan was very big, so he headed east all the way and came to another branch that he hadn't visited before.

Walking and walking, there is a clear pool in front of you, and there is a bamboo forest beside the pool. Under the moonlight, the bamboo leaves rustle in the wind, like the sound of rain, very elegant.

"Let's stay here tonight."

"Sir, wait a moment, look over there..."

Under Duguzhi's reminder, Li Cheng didn't take out the Liuyun Pavilion immediately, but swept across the bamboo forest by the pool with his spiritual sense.

Sure enough, he found several small huts inside.

Those who live in these houses are not all hunters and woodcutters. On the contrary, there are a few serious scholars dressed up, either holding books and reading at night by candles, or tinkering with spiritual herbs beside the alchemy furnace.

After thinking for a moment, Li Cheng understood the identities of these people.

They are hermits.

It's a pretty old "profession"...

Out of curiosity, Li Cheng planned to knock on the door to see if he could stay at this group of people's house for one night.

As soon as he took a step, his ears trembled, and he heard a deliberately suppressed conversation from the relatively large thatched hut on the right...

"Master, this poem is too difficult, I can't recite it..."

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and memorize!"

"Can't we use the song from Qi Nanshan?"

"No, I've used that poem too much, it's useless, and I can't catch anyone."

"But I really can't remember!"

"Well then, I'll give you more money..."

"No problem, master! The villain promises to memorize this poem tonight!"

"Hmph, look at your virtue... Remember, you have been chopping firewood at the foot of the mountain these days, and when you see someone coming, you must read this poem aloud! If anyone asks, you must Naturally speaking, this is a poem written by Mr. Bai..."

"Okay, isn't it just the one from Nanshan? I'm familiar with it! I promise to lure you to all those noble people who are eager for talents!"

As soon as the words fell, an old man in civilian clothes who looked like a woodcutter came out of the hut, weighed the money bag in his hand repeatedly, and happily walked down the mountain.

Li Cheng blinked, pondered for a moment, and felt that he seemed to have stumbled upon something he shouldn't have seen.

The people in that room, I'm afraid they want to take a shortcut?

...To put it bluntly, it means that they want to live in seclusion in the mountains on the surface, but in fact they want to accumulate reputation, so as to attract curious rulers and take shortcuts to win official positions.

interesting......

"This brother."

Because Li Cheng didn't deliberately hide his figure, the people in the hut spotted him and came out to say hello.

Li Cheng turned his head back and saw that this man was about 30 years old, with a slender figure and a face like a crown of jade. Whether he should say it or not, at least he looked like a hermit.

It's just strength... Although there is some spiritual power in the body, it is a little stronger than ordinary people, and it is not even ninth grade. It is probably obtained by taking medicine.

The other party was also observing Li Cheng, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

There is no other reason. Although Li Cheng has changed his appearance to an ordinary level, but should I say it... he is still slightly taller than ordinary people.

There is no way, the fox family is naturally beautiful and hard to hide.

"May I ask where you come from, Xiongtai? Why did you come here late at night?"

"My Li Wumiao, this is my wife, Duguqing. We are all doctors. We travel around together, learn medicine and compile books. Now we happen to pass by here. We hope to find a place to stay for a night."

"Haha, it's a coincidence that there is still a vacant room in my burrow. If the two of you don't dislike it, you can make it for one night."

"So, thank you, brother."

After entering the house, the man made tea for the fox and the dragon girl and introduced himself.

His surname is Bai and his name is Chu. As Li Cheng guessed, on the surface he is a cynical hermit who doesn't care for fame and wealth.

Just as Li Cheng was curious about him, he was also very interested in the handsome and beautiful "husband and wife" in front of him. While drinking tea, they chatted about many topics.

Then Li Cheng found out that without mentioning Bai Chu, his tongue could be said to be quite neat.

Up to the imperial palace, down to the streets and alleys, to the grasslands in the north, to the Shiwan Dashan in the south, there is almost nothing this person can't say!And he speaks clearly and convincingly on almost every topic!

The reason for using "almost..." is because Li Chengzhen had been to the Hundred Thousand Mountains and used this as a breakthrough. Only then did he realize how much bragging there was in Bai Chu's words.

This is probably a super enhanced version of the Beijing taxi driver.

But should I say it or not, being able to boast to this extent is considered a talent...

"Brother Li, Miss Dugu, when it comes to the Way of Qi and Huang, I have a little opinion..."

While talking, Bai Chu was about to talk about medicine with Li Cheng.

Li Cheng frowned, feeling bad.

After all, he and Dugu Zhi are not real doctors, and the conversation about this aspect was 100% revealing.

so......

Just use charm to solve the problem!

In case of indecision, use spells!As long as the spell is strong enough, there will be nothing that cannot be solved!

Under the influence of the demon power, Bai Chu forgot what he wanted to ask Li Cheng, and instead laughed heartily to himself, as if he had really experienced a wonderful conversation.

He even started to introduce Li Cheng as his confidant, and talked about his ideals.

There is no surprise in this regard, a very simple word, begging for an official.

From Bai Chu's point of view, there is a mixed bag of good and bad people under Pie Po Tian's command, and there is an urgent shortage of talents. Rushui Province has always said that there are hermits and masters in Qinshan, so as long as he prepares here in advance, he will definitely get an official position.

It was difficult for Li Cheng to comment on Bai Chu's thoughts.

It's just that he thinks that with this old brother Bai's eloquence, he can just come to the door and recommend himself, there is no need to wait in the mountains...

By the end of the night, both parties were a little tired from chatting - the main reason was that Bai Chu had already wiped out all the money of his family under the circumstance of being seduced.

Seeing this, Li Cheng got up to say goodbye, and took Duguzhi to the side room to stay.

"Xiang Gong~"

As soon as she entered the house, Xiao Longnv beamed with joy.

She had no interest in Bai Chu's stories at all, she kept silent and pretended to be dumb since she first entered the room, and now she couldn't wait any longer.

"You...be quiet, his bed is not durable."

"Hee hee, don't worry, Mr. Xiang, I promise not to bring down the house~"

"...Is this considered a small movement?"

Midnight... no words.

It was almost morning.

Li Cheng, who had just finished his physical labor, suddenly heard a strange noise outside the house.

It seemed that someone was running and shouting. It was far away, and it should have come from deeper in the mountain.

"Azhi?"

"Sir, I heard you."

Reluctantly, Duguzhi got up from the bed, and together with Li Cheng, she quietly opened the window.

Including Baichu, the people in the nearby huts were all ordinary people, they couldn't hear too small sounds, and they were sleeping soundly, so they didn't notice the fox's departure.