Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 63 Reconnaissance Mission
It was already afternoon when Zhao Yifu returned home.

When he pushed the door open, he saw the loyal servant busy cleaning the house with a group of cats.

It's magical to say. Wu Zhong only needs to point to a certain place, and immediately a cat will come over with a rag and rub it with its two paws.

It actually feels like I've tamed a cat into a servant.

Of course, these are all well-behaved cats, and some naughty ones are playing with their new toys.

It was a mouse being kicked around like a ball.

A mouse with all its limbs hanging down and looking broken, and a look of despair in its small eyes.

This is the rat demon that Zhao Yifu caught that night. Now it has completely become a toy for the cats.

After returning home, Zhao Yifu ate something casually, wrote and drew for a while, practiced his pen to calm his mind and adjust his state, and then sat cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation.

As a result, when he was practicing, Yiyi, who had grown a little bit older, sat beside him with her eyes narrowed and motionless, as if she was also practicing.

Not only it, many cats also do this.

Aside from a few cats following Wu Zhong around to clean the house, and one standing sentry on the wall, the others were just doing the same normal things...

Zhao Yifu actually felt that there was something strange about the litter of cats he raised, because when he was refining his Qi, he could clearly feel that there were more than a dozen cats around him that were also absorbing and exhaling the source of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

He knew that these cats were also practicing.

He didn't know how these cats thought of practicing. Even the cat population at home was expanding. It seemed that all the wild cats in Moyang City were slowly gathering around.

But so many cats did not become a problem for him, because the cats were all very well-behaved. One by one they started to help Wu Zhong with housework. How could they not be well-behaved?
The only bad thing was that he thought something strange had infiltrated the cat colony and was turning his cats into spirits...

Zhao Yifu himself was wary of such things.

But the problem was that he couldn't find out what the problem was.

Maybe there's something wrong with the cats in this house, or maybe there's something wrong with the stray cats that have been coming in recently.

He couldn't find the source, so he had no choice but to use a "stupid method": touch every cat!
No cat could escape his touch, because no cat could resist it.

No matter how wild a cat is, once he rubs it, it will soon become the shape he wants...even the wild cat meows will be suppressed.

As long as he was sure that these were all his cats, what was there to be afraid of?

Zhao Yifu became bolder and decided to practice with the cats.

This kind of group practice actually had an unexpected surprise, which was that it could form a small spiritual energy vortex, attracting the surrounding spiritual energy to gather here... It could be considered a "small spiritual gathering formation".

If you continue to practice breathing exercises in this way, the efficiency of refining Qi will be increased by more than double.

Zhao Yifu was just preparing to accumulate true energy to officially open the remaining Foot Yin Que Meridian and Foot Taiyin Meridian, but at this moment, a paper crane flew in gracefully from outside the courtyard wall.

Immediately, a cat jumped up from the wall, intercepted the paper crane in mid-air, and then carefully held the paper crane in its mouth and came to Zhao Yifu.

Zhao Yifu reached out and touched the cat's head as a reward. The cat's eyes narrowed comfortably, and then it opened its mouth and let the paper crane drop.

Unfolding the paper, Zhao Yifu saw a line of words written on it...

[Your Majesty, trust my followers. We cannot leave the Midnight Kingdom alone. I need you to find the location of the Midnight Kingdom and investigate as thoroughly as possible about these rat demons.]

It was just a simple line of words, but it made Zhao Yifu's scalp tingle.

He thought that Liang Zhongzhi was bored and wanted to use his apprentice for fun!

What's the idea behind letting him go alone to scout the place where the monsters gather?
Zhao Yifu found this difficult, but then he thought about it and suddenly felt that maybe it shouldn't be a big deal.

Now that his five senses have been enhanced, he only needs to take a look from a distance and then draw the distant view of the Midnight Kingdom, right?
Thinking this in his mind, Zhao Yifu felt that there was no problem.

That night, he had a good meal, then changed into a dark Confucian robe and prepared to go out with a small backpack.

But Yiyi clung to him and wanted to go with him. Zhao Yifu stood at the door and said helplessly: "Yiyi, be obedient. I'm going to do some serious work and I really can't take you with me."

"Meow~"

Yiyi cried out in dissatisfaction, as if to say: I can help you.

Zhao Yifu seemed even more helpless. After trying to persuade her for a long time, he finally took Yiyi with him reluctantly.

Think about it, Yiyi is very well behaved, and in some aspects she is even quicker than him, so it should be okay to bring her along, right?
It was completely dark and there was a curfew outside, so Zhao Yifu gave his loyal servant some instructions and went out.

This time when he went out, Zhao Yifu no longer walked on the ground, but started the "flying over the eaves and walking on the walls" mode.

Now that you have learned Qinggong, how can you not show off?
He jumped onto the roof of the house next door, took two light steps, and then jumped onto another roof.

As for why they don't live in their own house? What if the tiles are broken?

The biggest advantage of having light body skills is that you can walk in a straight line in the city.

He still arrived at the dock. The three gates of Moyang City were closed at this time, and only the dock was open.

But this is also the focus of the city guards' night patrols.

Zhao Yifu's body was quickly hidden in a thick fog, and then completely blended into the darkness.

I have gradually become proficient in the secret art of Mirage, and at least it is no problem for me to make myself completely invisible in the night.

This is also the reason why he felt that he should be able to complete his master's reconnaissance mission.

At the dock, he looked at the route of the city guards and quietly put a piece of wood into the water.

Then he jumped lightly onto the wooden board, and with a little momentum he moved quickly on the water.

It's like surfing.

He smiled, and now he finally experienced the charm of Liang Zhongzhi that day.

It’s a pity that he is the only one who is happy when he walks in the night in gorgeous clothes.

Xianren Lake itself is not too big, but because it meets a tributary of a large river, it has a large water area.

At this time, Zhao Yifu was going to a swamp located southwest of Xianren Lake.

According to the information obtained through previous torture, the Midnight Kingdom will be temporarily stationed here.

Zhao Yifu quietly entered, his body hidden in the fog that blended into the darkness, and no one could find him.

This is a complex swampy hilly area with large trees growing sparsely on the hills, surrounded by swamp waters.

The view here is not wide, and it is not easy to find the location of the rats.

But at this moment, Yiyi, who was squatting on his shoulder, suddenly stretched out her claws and scratched behind Zhao Yifu's ear.

Zhao Yifu quickly stopped and listened attentively...

After a while, some movement was heard.

He carefully distinguished it, then looked around and suddenly jumped up.

I've recently started practicing leg skills, and I can't help but show off my jumping ability.

But this choice was right. After he reached the top of the tree, with the help of his improved eyesight, he finally saw the fence built between the swamp hills.

Looking at the crude buildings that were even worse than a mountain stronghold, Zhao Yifu felt that these rat monsters were so bold as to dare to call themselves a "country".

(End of this chapter)