It took less than an incense stick of time for him to go out and receive Yin Jiu and come back. How come the wild beast egg that was originally placed on the table disappeared?

Could it be that a thief broke in? But the general's mansion was heavily guarded. What kind of petty thief could get in?

At that moment, Luo Tian searched everywhere. Unexpectedly, he soon found clues. Some broken wild beast eggshells were scattered on the ground. Following these wild beast eggshells, he searched all the way and led Luo Tian into the garden.

"Guji, guji..."

A strange sound came from the bushes in the garden. Luo Tian picked up the last eggshell fragment, and the bushes in front of him kept shaking.

Luo Tian frowned, concentrated his body and mind, and the spiritual energy began to flow between the meridians and acupoints. He was afraid that the Yuan family was here to cause trouble. If it was true, Luo Tian would not be polite.

At this moment, a black figure suddenly jumped out of the bushes, scaring Luo Tian. The spiritual energy condensed in his hands was about to be released, but in a flash, Luo Tian found that it was a strange black bird that jumped out of the bushes.

The black bird, with wet feathers and about the size of a palm, fell to the ground after a few flutters. It looked skinny and looked as if it had just been born. Even after falling to the ground, it was struggling to get up. Its tender face was facing Luo Tian, ​​and its cry seemed to be calling Luo Tian.

Luo Tian frowned and could feel that the black bird in front of him was not ordinary. It exuded a faint smell of wild beasts. Could it be that it was hatched from an ancient wild beast egg?

He walked over slowly and held the black bird in his hand. The newly born young wild beast had no ill intentions. Instead, it nestled in Luo Tian's palm, and looked at Luo Tian pitifully with its round eyes.

"Haha, I'm so lucky. The ancient beast eggs have all been hatched?" Luo Tian smiled and stroked the young bird.

But he felt something was wrong. Not to mention that the probability of successful hatching of ancient beast eggs is less than one in ten thousand, even if it is an ordinary beast egg, the hatched baby should be very strong. Luo Tian had seen some beast eggs hatching in the sea of ​​corpses and ghosts. The newly born beasts showed a ferocious nature and were very strong. Some beast cubs with strong bloodlines could stir up a storm as soon as they were born, and even kill some ordinary beasts.

But why is this ancient beast cub so weak, even weaker than ordinary beasts?

Is it congenital deficiency? This thought popped up in Luo Tian's mind, and he subconsciously probed the spiritual energy into the black young bird's body. This probe just verified Luo Tian's guess. The black young bird lacked blood and qi inside its body, and had a great congenital defect. It is estimated that it had used up all its strength when it broke through the eggshell and was born. It was lucky to survive.

"Born to suffer, no wonder it can't even fly." Luo Tian gently stroked the wild beast of unknown race. The black young bird seemed to like him very much, or it might be tired, and it was drowsy in his palm.

Looking at the black young bird struggling to survive, Luo Tian sighed and said, "Well, since you and I are so compatible, I will raise you in the future. Since you are born black, I will call you Xiao Hei in the future."

I don't know if this young wild beast can really understand, but it nodded slightly at this time and then fell asleep.

Leaving the black young bird to be taken care of by the maid, Luo Tian and Yin Jiu signed a contract. Yin Jiu had a huge appetite and ate two liters of rice in one meal.

"The contract is settled. I will arrange for you to stay, and I will find a place for you in the forging workshop when the time comes."

While talking, the housekeeper led a group of people dressed in palace clothes in.

"This is what the Seventh Princess asked me to bring to you."

The package was opened, and it was the special pass to the Sihai Wu Pavilion that the Seventh Princess promised to give Luo Tian.

At dusk in the Sihai Wu Pavilion, there were few noble children coming to see the martial arts at this time. Guan Wengzhi drank tea and glanced at the door.

"What are you doing here so late?" Guan Wengzhi asked coldly.

The person who came in at the door was Luo Tian. Luo Tian took out the special pass, but Guan Wengzhi didn't even look at it and whispered, "Don't disturb me while I rest."

Luo Tian nodded, saluted, and went up to the upper floor.

Although the Samsara Sutra was a fragment, it made Luo Tian look forward to it for a long time. He officially opened the fragment and saw a row of small words on the title page.

"My disciple, remember this is the ancient method of the Chan Sect. When practicing, you must concentrate and calm down, put aside all distractions, so as not to fall into the devil's way and there is no turning back. Master Yuanshi left a message."

Luo Tian read out this line of words in a low voice, and then muttered strangely: "Is it the master's words to his disciple? Who is Yuanshi? Did he create this method?"

Although he was full of doubts about this line of words, the most urgent thing was to hurry up and practice the wonderful method in the Wheel of Reincarnation.

There was only one method for running a small Zhoutian in the incomplete version, but it was still very difficult to practice. As soon as Luo Tian entered into a state of concentration, he began to circulate the spiritual energy in his body according to the method in the Wheel of Reincarnation, but problems soon arose. The process of refining spiritual energy was like Yugong moving mountains. After a whole night, the amount of refined pure spiritual energy was pitiful.

Even so, Luo Tian was still very tired. He wiped the sweat from his head, and the sun shone in from the glass window on the top of the Four Seas Martial Pavilion.

"Has a night passed?" He was surprised and felt that time passed too quickly.

There were voices coming from below. It was probably the sons of wealthy nobles who came here to practice. Luo Tian didn't want to expose the special pass, so he hurriedly put the reincarnation formula back to its original place and went down to the bottom of the tower.

"Senior, I'll come again tonight." Luo Tian said after getting the special pass back.

Guan Wengzhi squinted his eyes and ignored him. When Luo Tian turned around and walked out, he said intentionally or unintentionally: "A good method is like moving mountains. It's hard to achieve it overnight."

Luo Tian was startled, then nodded slightly and left the Sihai Wu Pavilion.

A few days passed in a flash. The Yuan family didn't come to cause trouble these days. It's not that they let Luo Tian go, but the whole Dawang City was busy with a top priority these days, that is, the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony.

Yunshan is a small country on the mainland. It is said that it was invaded by foreign enemies at the beginning of its establishment. The gods came to protect it, so the city-state did not fall. To this day, Yunshan has been established for 300 years. The monarchs of all dynasties have regarded the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven as a top-level event. At that time, the princes, nobles, doctors and generals must participate, and foreign guests will also attend. It can be said that the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven is the top priority of Yunshan in a year.

As the general of Yunshan, Luo Kun should have attended the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven, but the war in Cangli City was tight, so Luo's mother made an exception and brought her family to participate.

Before Luo Tian was exiled, he was the most reluctant to attend the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven. First, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven was dull and boring, and he had to stand under the sun for several hours. Second, there would be martial arts performances at the ceremony every year, and as a notorious waste in Yunshan, Luo Tian was inevitably ridiculed.

"I don't want to participate." Luo Tian said to Luo's mother directly.

"No, your father won't attend this year, and you, as the eldest son, have to represent the face of the entire Luo family." Luo's mother refused.

"That won't work either. I might as well go to the Moon Palace Pavilion for a drink instead." In fact, Luo Tian wanted to go to the Four Seas Martial Arts Pavilion to practice martial arts, but he said the opposite.

"There is no room for negotiation on this matter. Besides, Yanran will attend even if she is sick. You are in good health, so what are you afraid of? I know you don't want to face those rumors from outsiders, but you have to remember that you are the eldest son of the Luo family and will take on the responsibility of the entire family in the future. This matter is settled, and there is no room for negotiation."

Luo's mother made up her mind. No matter how reluctant Luo Tian was, he could not turn back.

On the Temple of Heaven in the Imperial Palace of the Great King City, the site for offering sacrifices to the sky has been built. After several days of rushing work, a huge ritual platform surrounded by six dragons appeared on the Temple of Heaven.

On the day of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, all residents in the Great King City had to stand outdoors and kowtow towards the altar. On that day, the families invited to participate in the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony were either rich or noble. Even in Yunshan Country, many small and medium-sized families were proud to participate in the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony.

"Young Master, you must remember these etiquettes and don't mess around..." The housekeeper chased Luo Tian and told him tirelessly.

Outside the General's Mansion, a luxurious carriage was waiting. Luo Tian stood at the door, thinking about what to do if he had a conflict with the Yuan family today.

At this moment, a group of people came over from the lobby. In the middle of the crowd, a single sedan chair covered with black gauze was carried out by four porters.

"Brother, cough cough..." Luo Yanran's health was still not very good. Today was particularly sunny, but it was painful and tormenting for her.

Luo Tian gently leaned over, held Luo Yanran's cold hand, and said with a smile: "Brother is here, don't worry."

The Luo family's team officially set off, marching through the streets and entering the high walls of the palace. On the Temple of Heaven, in the center of the Six Dragon Altar, the mysterious national teacher was sitting cross-legged.

"National teacher." Yuan Changkong, wearing gorgeous clothes, walked to the national teacher and saluted.

The national teacher said coldly: "Today, the Eastern Yu Kingdom delegation is visiting. The Yu Kingdom's Tianjiao may challenge you. Are you ready?"

Yuan Changkong smiled grimly and said: "I knew about this a long time ago, but the person who fought with the Yu Kingdom's Tianjiao should not be me, but that waste of the Luo family..."