Chapter 246: My humble uncle
The top floor of Baiyujing.

Zheng Yi sat on the dragon throne, looking with interest at the huge team approaching from a distance.

The spirit-testing array is located in the square in front of Baiyujing. It is about twenty meters long and five meters wide.

As long as these participants step into the spirit testing formation, those with spiritual roots will react.

At that time, Tianxingzi and Xuanjizi, who are controlling this formation, will sense it immediately.

On the left side of Zheng Yi sat Queen Lu Lin'er.

On the right are Imperial Concubine Cui Xiabing and Imperial Concubine Xu Qingluan.

As for Concubine Yang Huan, she has not participated in such activities for several years.

Next came Yuechan, Zhuang Yuheng, Yang Liuqing, Jieer, Yuer and others.

Sitting next to Jie'er Yu'er was Tian Xingzi's granddaughter Su Xi.

It seems that she is living well in the palace. Her originally small face has now become chubby, and she looks very cute.

After all, they are all monks and are very interested in this matter.

"Giggle..."

"Come and chase me!"

"Sister, slow down, chase me..."

"Prince, be careful..."

On the other side, more than ten wet nurses and palace maids were playing with the princesses and princes.

Among them, Zheng Yuxia, Zheng Yuhuan and others are about eight years old. They are also very cute and pretty.

The oldest prince, Zheng Chengji, was over four years old at this time, and the others were mostly around two or three years old. More than a dozen brothers and sisters were having a lot of fun playing.

"Your Majesty~!"

Lu Lin'er asked in a low voice: "Ji'er is almost five years old, I wonder if I can let my sister test his spiritual roots?"

Cui Xiabing on the side said: "Sister Queen, according to common sense in the world of cultivation, the innate energy in a mortal's body will dissipate when he is five years old, and then the spiritual roots will appear."

"There is a high probability that the test will not be able to detect it at this time."

"is it?"

Lu Lin'er's pretty face was full of suspicion, and she said curiously, "It's only a few months apart anyway..."

Cui Xiabing smiled and said, "Since sister insists so much, then when the spirit-testing ceremony is over and the other princesses are tested, I will also test Ji'er. What do you think?"

"Thank you, sister."

Lu Lin'er smiled and said, "Yu Huan also has spiritual roots. She has already successfully drawn Qi into her body. She is now a Qi training level three cultivator."

"If Ji'er also had spiritual roots, it would be great if both the siblings could always follow His Majesty~"

Zheng Yi frowned and said, "If Ji'er also has spiritual roots, it would be a good thing for our royal family."

"but……"

He looked to the right again. Among the dozen or so princes and princesses, Zheng Yuhuan was the one having the most fun.

At this moment, she was riding on a eunuch and playing a war game with other sisters, having a lot of fun.

"It has been more than three years since Yuhuan's spiritual roots were detected at the age of five, how come her cultivation level is still only at the third level of Qi training?"

"Yuyao is the same age as Yuhuan, only a few years older, but Yuyao has already reached the sixth level of Qi training!"

"As a mother, how do you educate your children?"

Yes.

Zheng Yi's eldest daughter, Zheng Yuyao, has now reached the sixth level of Qi training!
The speed of cultivation is faster than his!
After all, it is a dual attribute of earth and wood, a top-grade spiritual root.

Moreover, he was in a place like the imperial palace, which is full of spiritual energy. This is enough to be called an amazing talent!

As for Zheng Yuhuan, although her attributes are fire, gold and earth, in theory, as long as she practices hard, her speed will not be much slower than Zheng Yuyao.

Unfortunately, until now, Zheng Yuhuan’s cultivation level is only the third level of Qi training.

I have to say...it's still too slow!

Lu Lin'er said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."

"I just saw that Yuhuan is still young and likes to play... She won't do that anymore. I will urge Yuhuan to practice martial arts in the future..."

Zheng Yi said in a deep voice: "He is already eight years old, not young anymore."

"So, after this spiritual testing ceremony is over, I have ordered people to build a palace named 'Yuelong Palace'."

"At that time, all children with spiritual roots will enter to practice, and will be taught by the two seniors Tianxingzi and Xuanjizi."

"From now on, Yuhuan will go there to take classes."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Ok?"

"I obey the decree!"

Lu Lin'er glanced in Yu Huan's direction, her heart filled with pity.

Just then, Tian Xingzi came over.

"His Majesty."

"Come, take a seat."

"No need, Your Majesty. I will just say a few words and leave. After all, the spirit-testing array cannot do without people."

"Okay, what's the matter?"

"About the Questioning Heart Formation."

Tian Xingzi said: "Thousands of years ago, when the sects in the cultivation world opened their doors to recruit disciples, they would set up the Heart-Searching Formation or other similar tests."

"The disciples we recruited are all very solid in both their cultivation and their aspirations to the Dao. Why are they now..."

Zheng Yi smiled faintly and said, "Master, you want to ask why I don't set up a self-examination array?"

"Yes……"

"The people of Dayu are all my subjects. How could I belittle myself?"

Zheng Yi said: "Besides, the path to immortality is now cut off and no one can ascend."

"But now, my Great Yu has been granted the destiny of heaven. Only the capital area in the entire Great Yu has abundant spiritual energy. I should return this gift to the people."

"Ask your heart, ask your heart... I am asking about the people's desire to seek the truth, but isn't it also about my care for the people?"

"But Your Majesty..."

"No need to say more, Taoist priest." Zheng Yi said, "There will be no examination of conscience in this spiritual testing ceremony."

"At least, not right now."

"When I have more monks in Dayu, I will ask you about your conscience."

"This... I obey your order."

"Spiritual roots!"

At this moment, Xuanjizi, who was controlling the spirit-testing array in the distance, suddenly exclaimed, attracting everyone's attention.

She made a hand gesture and a scarf flew out of the storage bag and fell downwards.

Even Zheng Yi looked over in surprise.

The spiritual roots were detected so quickly?! Tian Xingzi also turned around quickly and walked over.

Soon, Xuanjizi flew onto the platform carrying a young man.

"Wow wow wow..."

A burst of crying was heard, and the child actually started crying loudly, causing several people to burst into laughter.

"Who's crying there?"

Suddenly, Zheng Yuhuan and her men rushed over, stared at the crying little boy with wide eyes, and said teasingly: "Shame on you! You're so old and still crying, hahahaha..."

The little boy was stunned for a moment, staring stupidly at the radiant Zheng Yuhuan in front of him, not knowing what to say.

"Sister, come and play with us~"

"Who is he, sister?"

"I don't know him either! But it's so annoying to hear him crying here all the time~"

The little boy was stunned again.

One after another, cute little girls appeared beside him. His original fear turned into inferiority. His little hands subconsciously pinched the corners of his clothes, lowered his head, and could only glance at Zheng Yuhuan and others.

"Okay, bring him here."

After Zheng Yi spoke, Zheng Yuhuan turned around and ran.

"Hmph! That's boring~!"

The little boy was brought over by Chen Liancang, and the spirit testing ceremony continued.

Zheng Yi looked at the little boy and comforted him, "Don't be nervous, little brother. Tell me what your name is? Where do you live? What do your parents do?"

"I, I... pay my respects to His Majesty! Long live His Majesty...!"

The little boy was so excited that he fell to his knees and shouted loudly.

"Oh? You know I am the emperor?"

"Know, know!"

The little boy said quickly, "I, my family has your portrait enshrined in our home. My father and mother kowtow to you every day before eating!"

"Oh?"

Zheng Yi became interested: "Are your parents workers in my factory?"

"Yes, it is!"

The little boy said quickly: "My parents are both employees of the Second Glass Factory. My father said that the food we eat and the house we live in are all given by Your Majesty. We will never be able to repay your kindness in our lifetime..."

"Hahaha……"

Before the little boy finished speaking, Zheng Yi burst into laughter.

This little boy was obviously influenced by his parents.

But...it's also a good thing.

"What's your name? And what are your parents' names?"

"My name is Shi Xiaofeng."

Shi Xiaofeng whispered: "My father's name is Shi Daniu, and my mother's name seems to be Cai Niang~"

"Go, bring in his parents."

"Yes!"

A shadow guard left quickly, and Zheng Yi ordered: "Shi Xiaofeng, right? You stay aside for a while and wait for the other brothers and sisters, okay?"

"well……"

Shi Xiaofeng quickly stood up and subconsciously looked in the direction where Zheng Yuhuan and others were playing.

"Go, take him to play with the princesses and princes."

Shi Xiaofeng's face suddenly became excited, and a palace maid behind him immediately whispered: "Yes!"

Tian Xingzi asked curiously, "Your Majesty, why don't you test his spiritual root attributes?"

"Let's wait until everyone has been tested."

"Yes!"

The testing continued, with team after team of participants walking through the square under Baiyujing.

More than ninety-nine percent of the people had no spiritual roots, and they couldn't help but look a little sad.

Some people are still reluctant to leave and want to stay in the formation for a few more seconds, perhaps there will be a reaction.

Most of these people are royal relatives and members of prominent clans.

On weekdays, they run rampant in the capital and no one dares to stop them.

But now, this is the imperial palace!
With the help of many palace guards and imperial guards, this group of people were all driven out.

At this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the real hair in the square in front of Baiyujing.

"Glowing!"

“He glows!”

"Spiritual roots! This person has spiritual roots again!"

With a "whoosh" sound, the crowd surged again, and many people looked at the young man in the formation in surprise.

Beside him, several young men in fine clothes opened their mouths in shock.

"Xu, Xu Fengxiong! You, you really do have spiritual roots!"

"Fuck! It's Xu Fengxiong! Someone from the Xu family!"

"The Xu family is going to be prosperous again! There is Xu Mujun, and here is Xu Fengxiong, who actually has spiritual roots!"

The chaos in the formation soon attracted the attention of Tianxingzi and Xuanjizi from Baiyujing.

Tian Xingzi made a hand gesture and a leaf-shaped flying magic weapon suddenly flew down and landed on Xu Fengxiong.

"Young man, come up."

Amid the envious gazes of many of his peers, Xu Fengxiong frowned slightly, but still shook his head, tapped the ground with one foot, jumped up quickly, and landed steadily on Ye Feizhou.

The flying boat took off quickly and brought Xu Fengxiong to the platform.

"I am Xu Fengxiong, your humble servant, honored to see your majesty!"

"Oh?"

Zheng Yi looked at Xu Fengxiong with interest and asked, "Do you hold an official position?"

Xu Fengxiong hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, I hold a rank of cavalry captain in the imperial army."

"Ok?"

Zheng Yi frowned and said, "Qiaoqixiao? That is a rank only for the elite cavalrymen in the army. How can you have this rank when you are less than sixteen years old?"

Xu Fengxiong said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I am Xu Fengxiong."

"Xu Mujun is my humble uncle."

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "So that's how it is..."

(End of this chapter)