Is it difficult to evolve your beast?

Chapter 117 Waiting

Jiang Feng stroked the ball, then looked at Fang Zheng beside him: "Are you sure there won't be any problems with this?"

"Ji Zhang was seriously injured because of its breakthrough, but because of the contract between them, Ji Zhang should be able to restrain it."

Fangzheng wasn't entirely sure either, but this was the best approach at the moment.

If Red Horn continues its rampage and is discovered by the ferocious beasts, they may launch a plan to exterminate it.

"For now, it's alright." After Fang Zheng finished speaking, he looked at the ball that Jiang Feng was holding in his arms.

Inside the ball, the dragon was curled up in a pitiful ball, letting the smelly grass drape over its body.

Then, after grinding its teeth, it ate them one by one: "Mmm~".

Jiang Feng could feel that the ball in his arms suddenly no longer had that strong feeling of wanting to break free.

"It seems to have quieted down." I don't know if her judgment is correct.

Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "It's good that you've calmed down."

"When you're in a bad mood, those energies will constantly disrupt the stability of the body's internal energy. Once you calm down, those few bad energies will naturally be rejected by the body's internal energy."

"Moreover, the environment within this space can also protect it from absorbing those things again. Now, calm down, and once the advancement is complete, the body will naturally undergo a new energy cleansing, at which time those things will be completely cleared away."

Jiang Feng breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this and poked the ball in his arms with his finger.

They quickly arrived at the military region's garrison outside the city wall, where Zhao Jiao was already waiting for them. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the ball in Jiang Feng's arms.

Where is Ji Zhang?

"His condition is also very bad; his breathing is chaotic and irritable, and he looks like he's on the verge of a mental breakdown."

Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng took a deep breath, and a serious expression appeared on his face.

Jiang Feng pursed his lips, glanced at Zhao Jiao, then at Fang Zheng, and finally lowered his head to look at the ball.

It should be fine, right?

"His mental state was already in very bad shape," Fang Zheng said with a sigh after a long while.

"By forcibly breaking through when he shouldn't have and contracting a phantom beast, his spiritual sea was unstable from the very beginning."

Jiang Feng raised his head upon hearing this.

These words were probably meant for her.

"However, once Chijiao successfully advances, his illusion power and mental power will be able to break through again, and his mental sea will be able to stabilize."

In other words, Chijiao's successful advancement is extremely important for Ji Zhang at this point.

If Akakane fails...

Did Red Horn fail in his previous life?

Or perhaps, in his previous life, General Ji's death was due to Chijiao's failure to advance.

"Don't worry." Fang Zheng placed his hand on Jiang Feng's head. "Even if Chi Jiao fails to advance, at most his mental sea will be damaged and injured. He will recover slowly afterward."

"Is he awake now? Should we release Red Horn?"

"No need to release him, just keep him by his side." Fang Zheng sighed again after saying that. "Our business ends here. Let's go, I'll take you back."

Jiang Feng looked into the room, where Ji Zhang was sitting in a meditative posture, seemingly oblivious to everything happening outside.

"Xiaofeng, put your things inside. You've spent a lot of time coming out, and you still have to go to school tomorrow. Go back and rest."

"Don't worry, I'll tell the general about the situation after he wakes up, and I'll also have him send you a message."

Zhao Jiao stood to the side and spoke to Jiang Feng.

"Okay." Jiang Feng walked into the room, thought for a moment, placed the ball next to Ji Zhang, stood there for a moment, looked at it, and then took out the nest he had bought for Chi Jiao and placed it under the ball.

Well, Chijiao left in such a hurry before that he didn't have time to go home and take this with him. Jiang Feng originally planned to come to find General Ji to talk about the phone and give this to Chijiao, but he didn't expect to encounter something like this again.

So, is there any need for her to mention the phone issue?

If General Ji is injured, Jinyang City will likely be in a state of war, leaving no time to investigate this matter.

Jiang Feng stood up and sighed.

Let's wait and find another opportunity to talk about it later.

Jiang Feng got into the car with Fang Zheng again. They didn't encounter many people along the way, and Jiang Feng noticed that all the car windows were covered.

"You'd better not be seen by too many people, so I asked Zhao Jiao to clear the area when you arrived and when you left, to make sure no one would recognize you."

"Jinyang City has now begun preparations to meet the upcoming attack of the mythical beasts."

"However, you beast tamers who are still in training should not be among those conscripted, unless this attack is too much for the current beast tamer force to handle."

The latter possibility was immediately ruled out by Founder.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng was not particularly moved.

Jinyang City faces attacks from mythical beasts every year, especially during the summer vacation.

The people living in the North District had gotten used to it. During the worst times, everyone in the North District was moved to a safe place, and many places in the North District were trampled by the phantom beasts.

However, Jiang Feng's home was alright. Although his home was in Mingshan District, it wasn't particularly close to the city gate.

The home does not need to be rebuilt.

"If the ferocious beasts start their attack, there will be fewer teachers in the school. Although you won't be going to the front lines, I don't know if your competition can still be held as scheduled."

After Fang Zheng finished speaking, a hint of regret appeared on Jiang Feng's face.

The final week of competition is the best opportunity to test the results of their training during this period.

Only through actual combat can one discover their own shortcomings and know where they have made progress.

The battle with the ferocious beasts was too intense for them, but competing with their classmates was perfectly acceptable.

"However, there's no need to worry too much. They shouldn't be able to defeat them within a week. As long as Ji Zhang wakes up within a week, the ferocious beasts won't spend too much energy and time in Jinyang City. It'll just be a routine attack."

"Just like phantom beasts, ferocious beasts also need to defeat opponents to grow stronger."

"Similar to accumulating experience points."

This is one of the reasons why ferocious beasts organize teams to attack human cities every year.

Internal fighting is clearly not in line with the laws of development. Unlike humans, ferocious beasts do not know how to control their strength when attacking, and there are very few ferocious beasts with the ability to heal.

Therefore, the only option is to set the target on humanity.

If they die in battle, it saves resources. The ferocious beasts that survive the battle will become stronger, so it's not a bad thing for them.

Humans do not want such a war to happen. Although they can become stronger quickly in the battle with the ferocious beasts, it also causes a lot of casualties and even... harms the people they have been protecting.

"Alright, we're home." The car stopped in front of Jiang Feng's door.

The gray wolf sat by the door, wagging its tail incessantly and circling around. Even Aunt Zhang couldn't stop it from coming over.

Seeing the car approaching, Gray Cloud Wolf instantly squatted down and opened its mouth to exhale.

The moment Jiang Feng got out of the car, the Gray Cloud Wolf pounced forward and circled around him.

"It's alright, it's alright," Fang Zheng said with a smile to Gray Cloud Wolf.

Jiang Feng reached out and patted the gray cloud wolf's head: "Uncle Wolf, let's go back first. It's getting late, time for dinner."

I had lunch when I came back, but after that trip in the afternoon, it was getting dark.

After saying that, Jiang Feng looked at Fang Zheng and asked, "Uncle Fang, would you like to have dinner together?"

"No need, I still have some things to do, you should go back now."

As he spoke, he reached out and patted Gray Cloud Wolf's head, then turned and got into the car without saying anything more.

Jiang Feng waved at his car from behind, a look of confusion on his face, before being nudged into the house by the Gray Cloud Wolf.

It was lunchtime, so Jiang Feng didn't go to the front to disturb Aunt Zhang. Instead, he went directly to the back yard, entered the kitchen, and found Aunt Zhang's husband.

"Xiao Feng is back. After you left in that car this afternoon, Xiao Hui was so worried and sat at the door waiting for you."

Aunt Zhang was responsible for all the things related to running the restaurant, such as cooking, while her husband was responsible for doing odd jobs, carrying things, or doing heavy work like chopping vegetables.

"Yes, I'm back. I left in a hurry and forgot to tell Uncle Wolf what I was going to do. I didn't get some of my Beast Tamer certificates sorted out, so my teacher took me to get them replaced."

Jiang Feng made up a random excuse to avoid worrying her family.

After all, the timing was quite sensitive; she was picked up shortly after the tremor.

"Oh, I see. It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright."

"Are you hungry? I'll ask your aunt to make you a couple of dishes. You and Xiao Hui can eat first."

As he spoke, he wiped his hands on his apron.

"No, no need, I'll just have some fried rice with egg."

"Okay, Uncle will make it for you." He might not know how to cook, but he could easily make fried rice, something that didn't require much skill.

"Okay, thank you, Uncle."

"Let me take these out for you." There were some vegetables and meat that had already been prepared. Jiang Feng said as he picked up the plates and walked outside.

"Hey, kid, just leave it there."

As soon as he said this, Jiang Feng picked up the things and walked outside: "It's okay, Uncle, I'm much stronger than you, it's on my way."

After saying that, he went outside. Inside, the oil in the wok was already heated, and two eggs were cracked into the wok.

Aunt Zhang was busy in the kitchen outside. When she saw Jiang Feng come out, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Auntie, I'll put your things here."

"Good, it's good that you're back. Little Grey was so worried."

As he spoke, Gray Cloud Wolf wagged its tail, and then Jiang Feng patted its head.

"I had some things left unresolved, and the teacher noticed, so she took me to take care of them."

He repeated the same excuse he had just used.

"Your teacher will be picking you up this afternoon!"

"Yes, the teachers at school who teach us."

Jiang Feng's words made sense; Fang Zheng was their teacher after all. However, the matter was complicated, and one issue was that they couldn't tell anyone.

Another reason is that I don't want my family to worry.

"That's good. I thought something was wrong."

"Come on, take some vegetables to the back to eat. These braised vegetables were just made this afternoon, they're very fresh."

After saying that, Aunt Zhang got busy again.

Jiang Feng took the food, first picked up a piece of meat and put it into the Gray Cloud Wolf's mouth, and then ate a piece himself.

At this moment, Aunt Zhang's son ran out with his textbooks and looked at Jiang Feng.

"Sister Jiang Feng, could you help me reduce this? I don't know how."

"sure."

Jiang Feng smiled and pulled him to the table next to the courtyard.

After dinner, Jiang Feng took the Gray Cloud Wolf upstairs, lay down on the bed, and then picked up his phone.

My phone already has a lot of messages.

Among them, there were many messages tagging Yao Yue in their dormitory group chat.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Feng immediately replied:

I went to the market this afternoon and didn't check my phone much.

The fact that there was a problem with Chijiao was something that couldn't be known to anyone else.

Even if those people are her good friends, it's still not okay.

[I'm so glad you're okay. I couldn't reach you all afternoon, I was so worried.]

Yao Yue had already been to Jiang Feng's house and saw Gray Cloud Wolf at the door, so she knew that Jiang Feng was not home.

Originally, Jiang Feng wanted to say that he was cultivating when he saw the message, but seeing the time Yao Yue tagged him, he knew that Yao Yue must have already come to his house to visit.

If you're at the market, aren't you very close to the northern city wall? What happened there?

[The message on my phone says that General Ji's phantom beast is breaking through, is that right?]

We saw a lot of people standing on the city wall, much more than when we went out before.

Jiang Feng thought for a moment, then typed it in one character at a time.

The market in the northern district is close to the city wall, so you can see what's happening on the wall.

Uncle Wolf hasn't fully recovered yet. I wanted to go to the market to see if there was anything suitable for him to eat, but I couldn't find anything.

After Jiang Feng finished speaking, there was not much conversation in the group.

I'm glad you're alright.

The three of them sent the message at the same time, and Jiang Feng smiled when he saw it.

After washing up, she sat down at her desk, bent down to open the cabinet below, and took out the cell phone that Zhang Ran had given her.

She turned the phone on after she got it. Although she was a little flustered that night, she was also afraid that there might be something on the phone that could be discovered if it wasn't turned on.

However, after turning it on, it was immediately turned off.

She used this phone for many years in her previous life without any problems until she went to college and got a new one.

Jiang Feng sighed, put his phone away, turned his chair around, and looked out the window.

I don't know when I'll have another chance to bring this up.