Cultivation in the city

Although Zeng Ping was full of doubts in his heart, he still inserted the wooden stick into the formation according to Duan Xiaolou's instructions.

Because of too much tension and force, his hand holding the wooden stick was covered with veins, which looked a little scary.

However, the powerful strength he expected did not appear. Although the wooden stick obviously felt resistance when it entered the formation, that kind of strength was really not worth mentioning for a supernatural being like him.

He didn't dare to relax and continue to concentrate on observing the formation and the situation of the wooden stick, but apart from the slight reduction in the length of the wooden stick, nothing unexpected happened.

Zeng Ping was still a little worried, and he signaled his deputy to call Duan Xiaolou's phone number again.

"The wooden stick is shrinking? Of course the wooden stick will shrink, and it is not made of diamond. Of course, it will continue to wear and tear after high-speed wood rubbing. If I hadn't blessed it with runes, this stick would have been worn down to nothing but the handle." Do you see if the operation speed of the formation has slowed down?" Duan Xiaolou's nonchalant voice came from the other end of the phone, which greatly relieved the tense nerves of everyone present.

Hearing Duan Xiaolou's words, Zeng Pingren noticed that the speed of the formation had increased.Just now because they were too nervous and all focused on the wooden sticks, they hadn't paid attention to the formation. Now after careful observation, they found that the formation seemed to be much slower than before.

Zeng Ping remembered Xiao Jiayi's notes saying that once the formation is in operation, it will automatically absorb the power of space, and the speed of operation will only become faster and faster until it breaks the barrier of space, but now the formation is obviously slower than it was at the beginning Not a lot!

Everyone's hearts were filled with enthusiasm, and they wanted to cheer loudly, but they were worried that it would affect Zeng Ping, so they could only restrain their emotions and show uncontrollable smiles.

"Mr. Duan, this stick is very effective!" Zeng Ping said excitedly.

"As long as it is useful, I will make a few more here. You don't need to save money. Remember to stop all the formations that destroy the space barrier. In addition, although the formations have stopped, the damaged space still needs to be repaired. , so the next task is not easy, you have to continue to send people to guard near the damaged space barrier." Duan Xiaolou urged.

Naturally, Zeng Ping hurriedly agreed.

With this method of stopping the formation, the people in the ability group finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although this is just the beginning, it is obviously much better than the initial bewilderment.

The work of the ability group seems simple, but it is not easy.They have to find the exact location according to the location provided by Duan Xiaolou, and then send people to guard nearby for a long time. Even if the formation of destroying the space barrier stops, they still cannot evacuate because the space cannot be repaired temporarily.

The most frustrating thing is that the distribution of these formations is completely irregular, and the farthest is even in the deep mountains and old forests on the borders of neighboring countries.The only good news is that with Duan Xiaolou's assistance, they found all the points and successfully controlled the whole situation.

At this time, Duan Xiaolou's pressure dropped sharply, and he finally didn't have to devote himself to research without sleep like some time ago.

Because of caring about his family and considering that the restoration of the space cannot be completed in a short while, Duan Xiaolou and his party decided to return to Zhongzhou before the Chinese New Year.

Although Zeng Ping and others were a little worried, they saw Duan Xiaolou's hard work and dedication, and they were really embarrassed to refuse his request. They only asked him to take time to study during this time, and strive to repair the damaged space barrier as soon as possible.

"By the way, I always forgot to ask, what are the people from the Xiao family doing now?" Duan Xiaolou was bored in the waiting room, and suddenly thought of the Xiao family, so he asked Zeng Ping who had come to see him off.

"Xiao Chuan and his daughter Xiao Jie were brought under control on the grounds of corruption and treason. However, Xiao Shen was not involved, so he was only implicated and not actually punished." Seeing Duan Xiaolou's indifferent expression, Zeng Ping was worried that he would be dissatisfied with the light punishment given to the Xiao family, and added, "However, a second generation ancestor like Xiao Shen would not be a big deal without the protection of his father and sister. Even if Xiao Shen is not punished, it will not be easy."

Duan Xiaolou nodded in agreement, but his expression didn't show any emotion. Obviously, this matter didn't mean anything to him, he just simply said "I know".

Seeing this, Zeng Ping stopped talking about this topic, and instead talked about space barriers.

At the same time, Xiao Shen who was mentioned by them was sitting opposite his ex-wife in the coffee.

Looking at the man with a haggard face and red eyes in front of him, Jing Wenya felt that the world was really unpredictable.

She didn't know how to speak for a while, but Xiao Shen waited for a long time without seeing her speak, and spoke first: "I heard that you are going to marry Zhong Xu from the Zhong family soon, I don't know Guoguo..."

"Guoguo agreed." Jing Wenya said, probably feeling that her tone was a little urgent, and worried that Xiao Shen would not believe her, so she paused her voice and added, "Xiaoxu is a pediatrician. It’s no different, but it’s because of our influence. His health fluctuates from time to time. Xiao Xu’s hospital is near our community. Once he comes and goes, he becomes familiar with Guoguo. It may be because his father is not around, and Xiao Xu is like that again. With a patient and meticulous personality, Guoguo unconsciously brought him into the identity of a father. I never thought of remarrying so soon, but..."

"But he is so nice to you that you can't refuse, right?" Xiao Shen said with a wry smile.

Wen Ya looked at Xiao Shen. Although the other party's voice was not loud, there was sarcasm in his tone.

She shook her head and smiled helplessly: "What capacity are you asking me these words now? I remarried and I need to explain to Guoguo and my parents, but I don't need to explain to you. The reason why we can still sit and chat in the coffee shop so calmly is that I see you as Guoguo's father to save face for you. Otherwise, what do you think?"

Perhaps it was because Wen Ya's words were too cold and hard, and it was far from the appearance in Xiao Shen's memory, and his expression looked a little dull.

"That's not what I meant..." Xiao Shen said with his head bowed.

"Zhong Xu is very good. He has a good appearance, a tall stature, is considerate, and has no bad habits. Although he is busy with work, he always finds a way to spend time with me and Guoguo. Even if people around him say that he can't think about it, why? If a first marriage insists on looking for me, a second marriage with children, he will stand on our side without hesitation and say that he has made money. Apart from being busy, I can’t think of any shortcomings in him. What's more, weren't you very busy back then?"

The word "very busy" is emphasized, with unspeakable irony.

At that time, Xiao Shen was busy with work, entertainment, and extramarital affairs, so how much time did he devote to his family?

Xiao Shen was speechless by Wen Ya's words.

He thought of countless times when the two met again and sat down to chat, but he never imagined that they would be at war like they are now.

But if you think about it again, what's so strange about it?

He cheated first, and the other party remarried later. Although they still have a child, what is the difference between them and strangers?

It seemed that he was aware of Xiao Shen's depression, and when he thought about the rumors he had heard recently, he felt somewhat unbearable.

Jing Wenya couldn't help slowing down her tone, and asked: "Everything is fine here, you don't have to worry, I won't stop you if you want to see Guoguo if you have time, just call ahead... I heard, if there is anything that needs help, I will try my best

for. "

Xiao Shen raised his head suddenly, and seeing Jing Wenya's serious face without any sarcasm, he was stunned for a moment, and finally smiled at himself, and said: "Thank you. For what my sister and my father have done, I respect you." There is nothing to justify, but the matter was caused by me after all, and I can't stand against them and belittle them like other people. It can be said that the Xiao family is declining now, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although I am down and out, it is not so low that I need to reach out to my ex-wife for help."

Jing Wenya wasn't angry when she heard that, she just gave him a fixed look and said, "Take care."

Then got up.

Xiao Shen waited for Jing Wenya to leave completely, and then he slumped on the chair.

The bitter water in his heart could not be stopped, as if it was about to overflow, but who was to blame for all this?

He always felt that when the two divorced, he already understood how important he had missed.But it seemed that he didn't understand until now what kind of treasure he had lost.

This realization made him regret it, but he felt ashamed.

There are still three days before the new year. At this time, the taste of the new year is getting stronger. There are office workers who have no intention of working. Everyone is counting the days and counting the arrival of the holiday.

However, among this group of people, there is a group of poor people who are also counting the days and counting the arrival of the final exam. They are the students of Duan Xiaolou—a group of poor bastards who are studying the space formation technique.

Originally, Duan Xiaolou didn't take the end of the term seriously, but who said that it happened so coincidentally that he happened to be researching the method of repairing the space barrier recently?

Duan Xiaolou, who is in a bottleneck period, desperately hopes to get some inspiration, and the source of this inspiration can only be found from the students who are currently studying the space formation.

In order to better tap everyone's potential, Duan Xiaolou sent various punishments or rewards to the group, and asked everyone to vote for the reward they like the most and the punishment they hate the most.

Not to mention, since there are all kinds of eye-catching rewards and all kinds of weird and frightening punishments, everyone's efficiency has indeed increased a lot, and there have been more whimsical ideas. The Broncos are gone forever.

Duan Xiaolou is happy to see the success of this. To put it bluntly, what he wants is not a standard space object, but a space work full of personal characteristics.

In such an enthusiastic research atmosphere, Duan Xiaolou's first final exam as a teacher finally arrived.

The author has something to say: Women are always easy to soften their hearts, but when it is time to be decisive, they should be decisive.

It’s almost over, to be honest, every day I write, I hope to finish it soon _(:зゝ∠)_, I especially want to write that interstellar entertainment article, I really tend to like the new and hate the old 〒▽〒