Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 519 The Uncanny Valley Effect
"Well, if you keep being polite, it will be dawn soon."

It was rare for Old Ye to take the initiative to speak, interrupting the mutual praise between Chief Steward Shang, Zhao Feng and Imperial Physician Xue.

"It's time to go back now."

As soon as Mr. Ye said this, Chief Steward Shang and Zhao Feng immediately saw him off respectfully, and Imperial Physician Xue also followed suit and bowed.

"Zhao Feng, calm down and comprehend your Tao."

"These few days may be the most important moments in your life."

"If there is any way, let's put aside what we are doing."

After giving Zhao Feng a few words of advice, Mr. Ye turned around and walked into the shadows and disappeared.

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Ye!"

Zhao Feng thanked Ye Lao in the direction where he disappeared.

The sky in the distance was already turning pale, and the few people dispersed.

But today, Zhao Feng successfully healed his old injury and made further progress. Zhao Feng and the monk steward were so happy that they couldn't sleep.

When the father and son left, they were planning on going back to have a drink to celebrate and staying up all night.

Before leaving, they also forcibly abducted Li Xuan back.

It's no use letting a kitten meow.

And that night, they were not the only ones who couldn't sleep.

……

The Prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

King Zheng and Bilge met secretly here again.

"Your Highness Prince Zheng, it seems that now is not the time for us to cooperate."

Even though he became a prisoner, Bilge did not lose his demeanor, and he still maintained an equal conversation attitude when facing the most powerful prince in Daxing.

King Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a moment of silence, he responded:
"That's really a pity."

Bilge smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness Prince Zheng, I hope you can understand us, too."

"After all, the timing is not right and conflict is not the outcome we expect."

"But since it cannot be avoided, the Wolf Court can only put its own interests first."

King Zheng couldn't help but frown and asked in confusion, "Aren't you afraid that my nephew really thinks that Damao is afraid of him?"

Bilge remained calm and replied with a smile: "The ability of the Emperor of Daxing is far beyond our imagination. I believe his vision is not that short-sighted."

Even with King Zheng's self-control, his expression couldn't help but stiffen when he heard this.

But King Zheng was King Zheng after all, and he immediately smiled freely and said, "After all, he has fought with me for so many years, so he should have learned something."

"Ambassador Bilge, since the time has not come yet, I hope that when the time comes, the desert can still make the right decision."

"It won't be too far before we meet again."

"Of course, hopefully next time it will be in a better place."

After saying this, King Zheng put on the hood of his cloak, turned around and left, leaving only a brief back view for Bilge.

Bilge looked at the direction where King Zheng left, and seemed to be thinking about something.

The situation in Daxing was much more complicated than he had expected before his mission.

In particular, the performance of Emperor Daxing far exceeded his expectations.

"It's true that seeing is believing."

"It seems that the fight between Emperor Yongyuan and Prince Zheng is not so one-sided."

"If we, the Great Desert, rashly intervene, it will actually promote the unification of Daxing."

"The best strategy is to keep the troops in place. We need to let Daxing maintain internal friction so that Damo can continue to gain stable development time."

Bilge kept making deductions in his mind, and maps of the neighboring countries around the desert began to emerge one by one.

He silently concealed the direction of Daxing, leaving only a few other directions.

"This mission to Daxing has yielded a lot of results. I must give advice to the Wolf King when I return."

"This is a rare opportunity that only comes once in a thousand years, and the desert will definitely seize it!"

In the dark prison of the Ministry of Justice, Bilge, who was held in solitary confinement, did not feel bored at all. Instead, his eyes were shining with brilliance as he silently deduced every possibility of the future.

……

"The army is about to set out?"

"The preparations for war are over?"

When Li Xuan got the news, he looked at the two stewards in front of him in surprise.

"They are just 100,000 advance troops, but they are also the main force this time. If all goes well, the follow-up troops don't even need to assemble." Zhao Feng said casually.

"It's inappropriate to set out in the middle of winter, isn't it?"

Now that the New Year is approaching and the temperature is extremely cold, if the soldiers are asked to rush to the front line at this time, I am afraid they will be very emotional.

"Wow, I didn't expect Ah Xuan knew all this." Manager Shang teased Li Xuan.

Li Xuan rolled his eyes at Manager Shang, and he could tell that he was making fun of him.

Zhao Feng explained to Li Xuan: "If it is an ordinary army, it is indeed not suitable to march to the front line now."

"But the troops dispatched this time are the elite troops stationed in the capital. The weakest soldiers are all entry-level warriors. They are traveling lightly, and all logistics have been prepared along the way."

"Get to the front line as quickly as possible. If anyone slacks off during the battle, the generals have the right to kill him first and report later."

"I don't think there are so many officials who are willing to risk their lives to decide whether these military commanders are in a good mood or not."

After Zhao Feng finished speaking, he couldn't help but smile.

Civil officials have always been the most violent before a war, but after the war begins, they all become as obedient as quails.

How could those nobles who were eager to make achievements have a good temper when they met someone who dared to stand in their way of becoming rich and powerful?

Especially now that the imperial power has been granted, things are even more unscrupulous.

I'm afraid that the officials along the way are already trembling with fear, fearing that they will not serve well and suffer misfortune.

Li Xuan listened to Zhao Feng's explanation for a long time, and then he wrote with some doubt:

"That is to say, the preparations for war have been successfully completed and the battle can be fought smoothly."

"Really no more questions?"

This matter has been delayed for too long. Since the Desert Diplomatic Group was arrested and imprisoned, a lot of trouble has occurred.

"Ah Xuan, you helped His Majesty solve a crucial logistical problem. Without the money you earned, I'm afraid the advance army wouldn't be able to set out this year."

"Your Majesty sent out the advance troops first to show your attitude to the court."

"This conflict with the desert is inevitable!"

Manager Shang spoke word by word.

Yes, once you get started with the most difficult part, inertia will start to build up.

The expedition to the desert that the nobles had been looking forward to day and night had finally begun. Even if the civil officials were still influenced by King Zheng, they had to think more about it at this moment.

If a serious mistake was made in a foreign war, Emperor Yongyuan would have sufficient reason to punish him severely.

At that time, we will play the Nine Clans Elimination Game and see how many of the officials in the court still feel that their families are too big and their relatives are too numerous.

"So does this mean we won the game this time?"

Li Xuan asked happily, wagging his tail.

Li Xuan had no idea what the situation was before, but since he had cooperated with Emperor Yongyuan, it seemed to be the first time that he had dealt such a heavy blow to Prince Zheng's conspiracy and made him suffer a setback.

"It's just one game, not even close."

“But there is definitely a slight advantage.”

Ever since Zhao Feng attained enlightenment, he has been in high spirits, and his whole temperament has changed greatly.

Although Zhao Feng used to smile often, he was always in a high position, so he inevitably gave people a sense of authority without anger. But now his temperament has become much kinder, and the smile on his face seems more sincere, and he is becoming more and more like Shang Zongguan.

Although he looked the same as before, Li Xuan always felt that Zhao Feng was much younger than before.

It seems that healing old injuries has really had a big impact on him.

"But don't be too happy too soon. King Zheng will not allow this war to continue for too long."

When Manager Shang saw that the man and the cat were so proud of themselves, he immediately poured a basin of cold water on them to calm them down.

"Prince Zheng will certainly try to facilitate peace talks between the two countries as soon as possible. Once the court and the people start to mobilize, it will probably be a big trouble for Your Majesty."

"King Zheng is not a man who is willing to accept his fate."

A look of worry appeared on Chief Steward Shang's face, and it was obvious that he had a deep understanding of King Zheng.

Li Xuan and Zhao Feng looked at each other silently.

They also knew that Manager Shang wanted them not to be too proud and complacent.

It's just that it's rare to achieve some results, so it's inevitable to celebrate.

Zhao Feng secretly raised his eyebrows at Li Xuan, just like an old child.

"By the way, Duke Hu suggested to His Majesty yesterday that we invite several of your highnesses to participate in the Cuju competition in the army. This will boost morale and deepen the relationship between the royal family and the army."

"Duke Hu mentioned His Royal Highness Ankang's name at the time, and he will most likely go along."

Butler Shang suddenly brought up this matter.

"Aren't we leaving soon?"

“Do you still want to do this kind of activity?”

Li Xuan asked with some confusion.

"It's indeed a bit strange, but Duke Hu's proposal was unanimously approved by the other dukes. I'm afraid he has other intentions."

"But you can rest assured, Xuan. Duke Hu and his men probably have no ill will towards His Highness Ankang."

Li Xuan thought about it and remembered something.

On the night of the Double Ninth Festival banquet, Duke Hu did mention to Princess Ankang that he wanted to invite her to the army to exchange ideas and play a Cuju game.

But since it was never mentioned again, Li Xuan thought that Duke Hu was just being polite.

I wonder what Duke Hu means by issuing an invitation at such a sensitive time.

"Butler Shang, you just said that Duke Hu invited several princes. Besides Ankang, who else is there?"

Chief Steward Shang thought for a moment, then answered, "They are all the princes who have always had contact with the army, such as the Third Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Ninth Prince."

"In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and others were also mentioned."

"Duke Hu seems to have mentioned all the princes who are approaching adulthood, but the ones he wants to win over the most are probably the Third Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Ankang Prince."

After hearing this, Li Xuan's eyes rolled around, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Is he paving the way for Old Eight?"

"But if that's the case, the other dukes should object, right?"

"At least the Third Prince's family would definitely not agree."

The Third Prince was kicked in the ass by Li Xuan at the last Chongyang Banquet, so Duke Hu invited him to play football together, which was really meant to flatter him.

If the Third Prince still had some respect, he would be unlikely to go.

Otherwise, his deeds would have spread among the army.

Will the third prince still be alive in the future?
Li Xuan nodded, indicating that he had taken note of the matter, and stayed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a while.

Zhao Feng has been much more free recently, and the matters he has on hand have been handled by Manager Shang for a while.

During this period of time, I spent some time in the Imperial Household Department to digest the "Tao" that I had previously comprehended.

Such an opportunity is rare, so Li Xuan naturally would not miss it. As soon as he had time, he would come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to see how Zhao Feng digested it.

After several days of observation, Li Xuan also gained some understanding of Zhao Feng's "Tao".

The specific manifestation of Zhao Feng's "Tao" is the breeze.

It is quite consistent with his true energy attributes and personality, and can harm people without them being seen.

The breeze that seems harmless can produce terrifying killing power silently.

In the past few days, Zhao Feng's control over the breeze has also increased dramatically. Li Xuan once saw with his own eyes a huge rock turned into powder by a light touch of the wind.

The most important thing is that even the fluctuations of true energy are very weak.

If it weren't for Li Xuan, other warriors would probably find it difficult to detect. Its concealment is almost as good as that of Ye Lao's shadow.

And what Zhao Feng called digesting insights was nothing more than sitting cross-legged in meditation, without moving.

But the breeze around him would keep changing, and the snowflakes in the yard would dance according to his will.

Li Xuan lay on the side with his paws in his pockets, watching the magical scene in front of him.

To be honest, he didn't quite understand it, but he was deeply shocked.

The wind power between heaven and earth is always responding to Zhao Feng's every call.

As long as Zhao Feng's true qi is slightly activated, the wind attribute force in the outside world will change accordingly.

Li Xuan was able to use the Yin-Yang Qi to evolve various attributes, but this subtle change, and the way in which the heaven and earth responded to him, was completely beyond his understanding.

To give an inappropriate example, Zhao Feng only needs to mobilize one unit of wind-attribute true qi to attract one hundred units of wind-attribute power in the world to respond to him.

This kind of qualitative change is incomprehensible to warriors of the middle third rank.

Based on this efficiency, a third-grade master could easily beat a dozen or even dozens of fourth-grade masters.

Although the methods displayed by Zhao Feng's current breeze are still relatively monotonous, they are far from being as varied as those of General Manager Shang and Old Ye.

But in time, as long as Zhao Feng has a deeper understanding of his "Tao", I'm afraid such a day will not be far away for him.

The snow in the yard kept dancing in the breeze, turning into different shapes.

Suddenly, the snow condensed into the shape of a kitten, which was about 70% similar to Li Xuan in size and appearance.

"This old Zhao..."

Li Xuan was sweating and was speechless about Zhao Feng's behavior.

But that’s not all. The snow sculpture of the kitten actually jumped very stiffly towards Li Xuan, and it was obvious that it had no good intentions.

Sure enough, the kitten snow sculpture whooshed and crashed into Li Xuan with the breeze, but Li Xuan dodged it in time.

"Meow~"

Li Xuan meowed with disdain.

Sometimes, even without saying specific words it is enough to express emotions, this is the charm of tone.

But in fact, Li Xuan was also a little frightened, because when the kitten snow sculpture accelerated towards him, he did not notice the specific changes in the breeze.

Furthermore, the snow sculpture of the kitten does not look like an animal at all. It is just a stiff sculpture with no signs of movement at all.

Li Xuan could only rely on his eyesight and instinct to dodge accordingly.

"Honestly, it's too sinister to attack without any warning like this..."

Li Xuan was secretly complaining in his heart, and he began to understand what kind of "Tao" Zhao Feng had comprehended.

Next, two cats, one black and one white, in the yard began to chase Zhao Feng, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, frantically, and slowly turned into two afterimages that were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

Li Xuan became furious after being chased, so he turned around and roared, attacking with the Dragon-Tiger Wind Roar.

As a result, the white cat snow sculpture returned to its original state after it dispersed and reassembled, without suffering any damage at all.

Looking at the dull expression of the white cat snow sculpture, Li Xuan couldn't help but suffer from the uncanny valley effect. He felt scared and immediately fled the courtyard and disappeared.

It was not until Li Xuan ran a long way that he heard Zhao Feng's hearty laughter.

"Hahaha……"

When Li Xuan heard such laughter, he felt even more indignant.

"Damn it, Old Zhao, I will definitely come back!"

(End of this chapter)