Chapter 245 Xu Fengxiong

One hundred and twenty thousand people!

Zheng Yi could never have imagined that there would be so many minors aged 5 to 16 in the Gyeonggi region.

But after changing my mind, I soon figured it out.

Over the past decade or so, Dayu has been in constant turmoil, with millions of refugees alone.

Among these millions of people, most are strong men and women.

Among this group of people, a very small number joined Zheng Yi's various factories and worked for Dayu and Zheng Yi.

For these refugees, Zheng Yi not only built houses for them, provided them with food and assistance, but also gave them a job so that they could earn wages.

This kind of treatment is a great favor to them.

Today, the industrial park has more than 200,000 workers and has even formed two huge satellite cities outside the capital.

Almost every household has a statue of Zheng Yi in their room, which can be called a Buddha in every household!
The millions of refugees are also Zheng Yi's most staunch supporters.

Most of the new army's soldiers came from among them, and they were naturally very loyal to Zheng Yi.

It is not surprising that among so many refugees, the number of underage children aged 5-16 selected reached .

In fact, Zheng Yi was overthinking it. If he could postpone the date of the Spirit Testing Ceremony, he could let the news spread more.

By that time, the number of people rushing to the capital to participate in the Spirit Testing Ceremony will be more than 120,000!

Zheng Yi hesitated and asked, "With so many people, are there enough people to be tested?"

Originally, according to Zheng Yi's arrangement, the monks under his command would be divided into two groups to conduct tests on these participants.

Chen Liancang and Tian Xingzi tested the man.

Xuanjizi, Cui Xiabing and others were testing the women.

Such detection can ensure the identity and safety of Cui Xiabing and others to the greatest extent.

After all, they are all Zheng Yi's concubines, and it is not a good thing for them to show up in public.

And this method has another benefit.

That is, when Cui Xiabing and others are testing, they will pay attention to the women with excellent bones, qualifications, and especially those with excellent appearance and figure, and they will keep them and bring them into the harem.

Whether or not she would be conferred the title of concubine was also decided by Zheng Yi.

But unexpectedly, 120,000 people came in at once.

One person has to measure tens of thousands of people!
This……

I'm afraid it will take a long time to measure.

If it really doesn't work, we can only ask Cui Xiabing and several concubines to be assigned to the men's group for measurement?
Chen Liancang immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Taoist Tianxingzi has a solution for this matter."

"Oh? What's the method?"

"According to Taoist Priest Tian Xingzi, he can set up a spirit-testing array, and any mortal who passes through the spirit-testing array can be detected to see if he has spiritual roots."

Chen Liancang said: "Unfortunately, according to what Taoist Tianxingzi said, he only has five spirit stones in his hand, and can only maintain the formation for five hours."

"Five hours is enough to test 100,000 people."

"The remaining 20,000 people will be tested by us personally."

"Spiritual Stone?"

Zheng Yi's mind moved, and ten spirit stones appeared with a flip of his hand, which he threw to Chen Liancang.

"These are ten low-grade spirit stones. Give them all to Taoist Tian Xingzi."

"Tell him to set up the formation carefully and test it slowly to make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Spirit, Spirit Stone!"

Chen Liancang was also a little surprised, but he still said respectfully: "Old, old slave obeys your command!"

He had no idea where the ten spirit stones in Zheng Yi's hand came from, but his many years of experience as a shadow guard made him extremely convinced of Zheng Yi.

He didn't care where these spirit stones came from, as long as he faithfully completed Zheng Yi's orders.

Not to mention how shocked Tian Xingzi was when he saw these ten spirit stones, after the Spirit Testing Ceremony began, the Taihe Gate of the Imperial Palace opened, and the children who had been waiting for a long time to participate in the Spirit Testing Ceremony entered one by one.

Under the guidance of the palace guards, we walked along a passage.

The spirit-testing array is located in the square outside Baiyujing.

Sitting on the top of Baiyujing, Zheng Yi could see the crowd below clearly.

After entering from Taihe Gate, these participants will make a circle at Baiyujing, turn back from the west side, and walk out from Xihua Gate again.

The spirit-testing ceremony was completed silently.

Anyone with spiritual roots will be seen clearly by Zheng Yi and others in Baiyujing!
"Wow... this is the imperial palace!"

"Well, it's so big!"

“How majestic…!”

Countless people looked at the Taihe Gate slowly opening in shock, extremely shocked.

Inside the Taihe Gate, Liu Chengen stood at the door with his back straight and said in a deep voice: "Attention all those who are participating in the Spirit Testing Ceremony, follow the instructions and move forward. Do not whisper to each other or talk in a low voice..."

There are many notices and arrows on both sides of the road, guiding the many participants to move forward.

Liu Chengen repeatedly told people not to whisper or talk in low voices, but this still couldn't stop the excited crowd, and discussions could be heard from time to time.

For this soul-testing, ten people were lined up in a row and walked forward under the guidance of a special eunuch.

Uh, let the children aged five or six also line up obediently.

After all, their parents and relatives at home had repeatedly reminded them over the past month, and being precocious, they certainly knew what to do.

The first one to enter was a man.

Rows of children aged five or six entered one after another.

After that are children around ten years old, and even teenagers around fourteen or fifteen years old.

They opened their big curious eyes and looked around from time to time.

For 99% of these people, this might be the first and last time they enter the palace in their lives!
"Testing spirits, cultivating immortals...!"

In the crowd, countless young men looked up at Baiyujing in the distance, their eyes filled with excitement.

Even his walking pace became faster.

"I have heard from the elders in my clan that only one in ten thousand mortals has spiritual roots! I wonder how many of us can succeed?"

In the crowd, there was a group of young men who were obviously descendants of high-ranking officials, walking together and talking in low voices.

They were wearing gold and silver, and had a long breath, obviously possessing extraordinary martial arts internal strength.

Some people were elegant, with unsteady steps and the appearance of scholars. "I think our Master Xu still has the best chance, what do you think?"

"Hahaha, this young master thinks so too!"

"Master Xu, I have booked the Yellow Crane Tower for today. Would you mind doing me the honor?"

Several young men kept complimenting one of them with bright smiles.

The person being complimented was a young man with a determined look in his eyes.

He had sword-like brows and a divine light in his eyes, which showed that he possessed great internal strength.

Unlike others, he was not wearing a silk brocade robe at this moment, but a black training suit, which made his figure look more upright.

Xu Fengxiong is the grandson of the fourth branch of the Xu family. He is also the great-nephew of Xu Mujun and the nephew of Xu Qingluan.

With Xu Mujun's successive victories in the southern wars and his "self-degradation" behavior, the Xu family received many benefits and honors.

Of course, it also attracted countless criticisms and hostility.

Most of the Xu clan members were dazzled by Xu Mujun's achievements. Coupled with Zheng Yi's indulgence, most of the Xu clan members became arrogant and domineering.

Eating, drinking and having fun are all small matters, but there are also many members of the tribe who are uneducated, idle and behave in a dissolute manner, causing a lot of trouble to the city's security.

However, due to Xu Mujun's reputation and Zheng Yi's deliberate indulgence, no one in the court dared to intervene.

Even if a victim reported the matter to the prefect of Jingzhao, he would usually try to settle the matter peacefully.

This made the Xu family more arrogant and disrespectful, and they even dared to challenge the royal family.

There was even an incident a few months ago where a teenager from the Xu family named "Xu Zhanbing" got drunk and accidentally killed a passerby.

This incident caused a huge uproar at the time. Many people were eyewitnesses and the evidence was irrefutable.

But in the end...

The victim actually withdrew the lawsuit, and the prefect of Jingzhao was helpless.

He was only sentenced to exile in South Vietnam and disappeared halfway.

Some people even saw Xu Zhanbing appear in the capital again a few days ago, but he disappeared soon after.

For a time, the Xu family's reputation in the capital became increasingly polarized.

I admire you very much.

But those who hate it, hate it even more.

But there are still many sober people among the Xu family.

For example, Xu Fengxiong in front of us!

At the age of fifteen, he was already a first-class strong man, advancing rapidly. He was called the 'Xu Family's Young Phoenix' and was hailed as the future leader of the Xu Family.

Even Zheng Yi had occasionally heard of this man's reputation.

Facing the compliments from the people around him, Xu Fengxiong said calmly: "My goal in this life is to become a person like my uncle, to fight on the battlefield and for the country."

"If it weren't for the constant pressure from my clansmen and even my aunt's personal persuasion, I would not have come to this Spirit Testing Ceremony!"

These words again attracted a lot of compliments from people.

"what……!"

Suddenly at this moment, a cry of surprise was heard.

But a young man in brocade clothes was walking too fast and accidentally stepped on a child in front of him, and the child started crying immediately.

"A good dog doesn't block the road! Can't you see there are people behind us?"

The young man in brocade clothes immediately started cursing, and Xu Fengxiong frowned after taking a look.

Lu Yijun, a member of the Lu clan.

The child who was stepped on apologized quickly with his eyes red from crying.

"S-Sorry, Master. It's-it's that the car ahead suddenly stopped. I-I can't help it."

"Oh? Stopped ahead?"

"what's the situation?"

Several people looked at each other and tiptoed to look forward.

And Lu Yijun also hurriedly said: "Be careful, if you dare to block the way again, I will never forgive you."

"Yes, yes, yes, Master..."

Xu Fengxiong took a glance and paid no more attention to him. He was just an ordinary citizen and there was no need to offend the Lu family for this.

The team in the distance had already approached Baiyujing, and at this moment a colorful ribbon flew down from Baiyujing and penetrated into the crowd.

“Wow…~!”

This unexpected change shocked countless people.

"Then, what is that?"

"Immortal! It's an immortal!"

"Look! There's a person tied to that ribbon!"

"It's a child!"

"Spiritual roots! He has spiritual roots!"

"Oh my god... there really is someone with spiritual roots!"

"It's a child!"

Countless people exclaimed in surprise, and Xu Fengxiong also widened his eyes.

This……

Photographing people from mid-air?

This is the person who practices Taoism!
How does it compare to my uncle's innate strength?
I saw that at the end of the ribbon, there was indeed a little boy wrapped around it.

Amid the little boy's panicked cries, they suddenly returned to Baiyujing.

After a few breaths, an order came.

"The Spirit Testing Ceremony continues."

The team continued to move forward, but almost everyone's minds were no longer here. They were constantly looking at the top of Baiyujing, fantasizing that the ribbon would appear again.

"Spiritual roots?"

"That child has spiritual roots!"

(End of this chapter)