I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

Bai Feng never knew that the South China Sea was so big, oh, I almost forgot, he, a little phoenix who lived in the inland since he was a child, has limited knowledge of the ocean, and he can't even imagine how big the ocean is. The smell has exceeded his imagination.

The home of the Feng Clan is a huge island outside the South China Sea.The distance from the inland to the land of the Feng clan is all Bai Feng knows about the South China Sea, and Bai Feng has never been to the sea outside the land of the Feng clan.Because he is a white son, in fact, Feng Clan doesn't welcome him very much, and Bai Feng doesn't want to be annoying, so even the number of times he comes to the clan land is very few.

When the elder personally summoned him, Bai Feng was not in the clan area at all. He had already returned to the land at that time, and the elder said that he had an important task for him.The Feng Clan doesn't want to see Bai Feng, and Bai Feng actually has no sense of belonging to the Feng Clan, after all, he didn't grow up in the Feng Clan.The Great Elder of the Feng Clan asked him to do a task when he came up, but Bai Feng refused in his heart.Just as he was thinking of finding a reason to reject it, the Great Elder of the Feng Clan, who seemed to be a prophet, added that after the matter was accomplished, he would be allowed to enter the Nirvana Pool once.

As long as there is a large enough interest, nothing is impossible.The Nirvana Pool of the Feng Clan, taking the meaning of Nirvana and rebirth in Buddhism, is actually a spiritual pool that can improve the quality of blood.It is not an easy thing to improve the bloodline, and it is almost unheard of in the world of comprehension, and only veteran forces like Phoenix have this kind of secret method.Of course, even if there is such a secret method, not every member of the Feng clan can enjoy this kind of benefit. How can it be so easy to improve the bloodline level.The Nirvana Pool is located in the tomb of the Phoenix family. Only the most dazzling and powerful Phoenix of an era can be buried in the tomb of the God. Therefore, there are rumors that these Phoenix people are the sacrifices of the Nirvana Pool.

Because of the preciousness of the Nirvana Pool, it is guaranteed that it will not dry up, so the Feng Clan cherishes it very much.Only the best of the new generation under the age of one hundred can use the Nirvana Pool, and most of the time, most of the Feng clan who can use the Nirvana Pool can be buried in the tomb of the gods after death, which can be regarded as a cycle.If it weren't for this opportunity, how could a marginalized little phoenix like Bai Feng touch the door of Nirvana Pond, and the lack of complementing the bloodline is undoubtedly a huge attraction for Bai Feng.As Baizi, he is a stunted alien in the eyes of others, born inferior to other phoenixes, now that he has the opportunity to get rid of this situation, how could he not be willing.

When Bai Feng returned to the Feng Clan, the Great Elder told him that his task was to accompany Shenjun Mengzhang to Nanshan to find Suzaku and protect the safety of the two gods.

Although the Feng family considered Bai Feng's strength and gave him a lot of magic weapons.But from Bai Feng's point of view, with his small stature, he was definitely asked to be the bodyguard of the two gods instead of holding them back?The Great Elder must be old, and his brain is not working well. If you can't pick anyone, you have to pick him!

Of course, regardless of whether the Great Elder is convulsed or not, Bai Feng does not intend to remind him to change.Just kidding, he is reluctant to give up the opportunity to enter the Nirvana Pool to others. The two gods are so powerful, so why should he be afraid.Moreover, the Phoenix clan respected Suzaku so much, but it was a little relieved to think that he, a white boy, would welcome him back.

Full of enthusiasm, Bai Feng followed Shenjun Mengzhang on the road. Instead of flying by themselves, they took a flying boat provided by the Feng clan.After all, the road is so far, and I can't fly to death.The flying boat is driven by spirit stones. As long as there are enough spirit stones, it will be fine for thousands of miles, not to mention thousands of miles a day.

In the first few days, Bai Feng was quite excited and could imagine the future.As the surrounding scenery is always the same as the blue sea, blue sky, and islands are rare, Baifeng feels more and more boring.And the other person in the flying boat has been sitting cross-legged in meditation, even though he knew that he was not really practicing to control the flying boat, Bai Feng didn't dare to disturb him.There was no one to talk to, Bai Feng really felt uncomfortable, so he just fell into samadhi.

When he woke up from samadhi, he didn't know how many days had passed, but the temperature around him dropped so much that even his exhaled breath could turn into white mist.Although Bai Feng has a cultivation base to protect his body, he also felt the chill at this time, and decisively took out a thick cotton coat from the storage bag and put it on.

He walked out of the cabin, looked at the outside environment, and found that they had actually arrived in a world of ice and snow.There are large pieces of ice floating in the sea, and some white islands or huge glaciers can be seen around.The cold wind was blowing like a knife on Bai Feng's face, he hurriedly retreated into the cabin, shivering.

"Where are we now, Qinglong? Why is it so cold?" Bai Feng asked Meng Zhang who was meditating. It was really abnormally cold here, and the winter on land was never as cold as this.He has feathers to keep him warm, and he can wake up from trance, which is really unheard of.

"We have just entered the extreme south." Meng Zhang did not open his eyes, but turned his face to Bai Feng's direction.For a monk with his level of cultivation, his eyes don't have that much effect on him. Even without eyes, he can see more and farther places. This uses the so-called divine sense.

"Doesn't it get hotter as you go south? Why is it so cold in the extreme south?" Bai Feng took a breath, and felt that the air inhaled into his nasal cavity was also so cold.

According to his experience, from the inland to the South China Sea, it is indeed warmer as you go south.In winter, it doesn't even snow in the south, and it won't be cold even if you wear unlined clothes. This is all Baifeng's own experience.

"This should be the so-called extremes must be reversed." Meng Zhang was not sure, it was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and he had never been to such a southern place before.

Bai Feng nodded. According to this, there might be a big furnace at the end of Beihai.The four spirits of the sky palm the four directions, and it turns out that they also generate and restrain each other.

Just thinking about it, Meng Zhang stood up suddenly and walked out of the cabin.Seeing this, Bai Feng put another coat on herself, and followed him closely.

After such a short time, the flying boat traveled again for an unknown distance, and there was no sea water around. Because the weather was too cold, the sea water was all formed into a thick layer of ice, connected together, and as far as the eye could see were all white ice fields .

"This is..." Bai Feng opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth, looking at the scene in front of him in surprise.

The huge iceberg is like the most transparent crystal, standing on the ice field, towering above the clouds, and the smooth ice surface reflects the dazzling light.Among the icebergs, a huge bird can be clearly seen.It has fiery red feathers, and its wings seem to be flying. The wings are like clouds hanging from the sky, but the feathers are less glamorous.The neck is raised high, and it seems to be screaming. It looks like a huge piece of amber, beautiful but sad.

When Bai Feng came back to his senses, he found that tears were streaming down his face, and when the cold wind blew, he turned into ice edges, hanging on his face so funny.

Meng Zhang pursed his lips, his eyes were gloomy, "It's the basalt crystal."

"What?" Bai Feng froze for a moment, did he hear wrongly.Xuanwu crystal, that is Xuanwu's unique skill, no one else can use it.Among the icebergs was Suzaku. Could it be that Xuanwu harmed Suzaku?In an instant, Bai Feng imagined a big scene of brothers turning against each other. It turns out that the relationship between the four spirits of the sky is not so harmonious. Since Xuanwu is the enemy, what about Qinglong?

Bai Feng couldn't help observing Meng Zhang, and Meng Zhang frowned. As far as he knew, although Xuan Wu and Suzaku had opposite attributes, they had no personal grudges.On the contrary, the relationship between the two is quite good.Meng Zhang couldn't believe that Suzaku and Xuanwu would fight each other, but what happened to this Xuanwu crystal.Could it be that something happened to the two of them during the ten thousand years of retreat before him?

"Stay here, I'll go take a look."

As he said that, Meng Zhang stopped the flying boat, and flew out of the boat in the form of a huge green dragon, rushing towards the iceberg.

--split line--

Ji Zihe warmed his books at home for more than a month, and finally waited for the notice from the imperial court that the imperial examinations had resumed, and this year's autumn exam and next year's spring exam can be carried out as usual. This is really a great joy for scholars all over the world.

When the notice arrived in Zhaoyuan County, Ji Zihe was so happy that he couldn't sleep.Although he had heard a lot of rumors before, he still had no idea in his heart. Now that the official document was issued, he finally let go of the stone in his heart, but he fell into another kind of anxiety, commonly known as exam anxiety.

When he thought that it was less than a year before tomorrow's spring, he became very anxious.He was always worried about not doing well in the exam, always thinking about studying a little more, reading one more book, maybe he would be better than others. With this thought, he started to stay up all night again.His eyes were burning red, but his spirit was getting more and more excited, his mind was very clear, he didn't have the slightest desire to sleep, and he only wanted to study.

After staying up for a few days, my bones were frightened by his hard work in learning.He felt that Xiao Hezi had already worked hard enough on weekdays, but now he was learning like crazy.

Old man Ji threw the book in his hand angrily, dragged Ji Zihe out of the study, and put him on the bed in the bedroom, letting him rest.

Without the book, Ji Zihe still couldn't sleep, with his eyes closed, he was still reciting the book, and he had already memorized the contents of the book.The old man Ji stared at him and blocked his mouth.Unable to recite the book in his mouth, Ji Zihe's fingers were still scratching.Old man Ji is worried, he can't be tied up, it's so uncomfortable to fall asleep.

Helpless, old man Ji had no choice but to find a doctor and prescribed a soothing decoction for Ji Zihe.After drinking a bowl of decoction, Ji Zihe's hyperactive brain finally stopped functioning and fell into sleep.

Ji Zihe slept for two whole days.After waking up, Ji Zihe opened his eyes and stretched his waist, "This sleep is really comfortable, hey, why are you here?"

"Master, you've finally woken up. You've been asleep for two days." Xiao Jiu looked at Ji Zihe resentfully with dark circles under her eyes.Ji Zihe couldn't wake up, he was here to take care of him, and he couldn't sleep well.

"Really, why did I sleep for so long?" Ji Zihe asked a little puzzled, obviously, he had already forgotten about his frantic study.

Xiao Jiu couldn't answer him either, so he said to go to Old Man Ji first.Old man Ji is old after all, it is impossible to stay here to accompany him all the time, so he will go to rest now.Xiao Jiu went to call him, and he hurried over with his clothes on.

The old man Ji said, Ji Zihe must have been stunned, otherwise how could he fall into a bewilderment.Ji Zihe didn't have the slightest impression, but seeing his grandfather worried, he felt a little more guilty.Fortunately, Ji Zihe was stunned just once, and never studied so frantically again.Although learning is good, life is more important.

Not long after, news came from Jingzhou that Ning Caichen had helped Ji Zihe find a place to live and asked him to come to Beijing to prepare for the exam in advance.Ji Zihe settled down at home, bid farewell to his grandfather and aunt's family, rode his little donkey, took the book boy Xiaojiu and Bones, and set foot on the road to Jingzhou City.