CH 12

Gu Mansion.

A white shadow was tossing left and right in the martial arts arena- it was Gu Qing’an.

She was practising a basic sword technique.

Swish!

The silver-white sword light flashed, and a cut mark appeared on the stake in front of Gu Qing’an’s eyes. Then, the stake above the cut mark slowly fell to the ground.

A smile appeared on Gu Qing’an’s face, it was not difficult to cut off the stake. She could swing the sword with all her strength, but she only used 50% of the force for this sword attack.

“That’s the power of skill, it’s more efficient.”

Elegant girl would kill with skill.

The light of the sword flashed vertical and horizontal, and the blood was all over the ground. She was dressed in white, but not a drop stained her.

It was cool to think about.

The sword on her waist had been replaced.

After Gu Qing’an returned to the house, she deliberately chose a sharp longsword as her own weapon in the treasure house at home.

She put the sword into the sheath and walked to the edge of the martial arts field. The little girl Yue’er hurriedly came over with a hot towel. Gu Qing’an took it, and wiped the sweat from the martial arts practice.

“The eldest miss is really a prodigy in martial arts. She can chop off such a hard ebony stake in just a few days.” Yue’er looked adored.

This little girl was the maid arranged for her by Gu Yongning. She was very cute and smart.

After wiping off her sweat, Gu Qing’an changed out of her training clothes, put on a strong white dress, and walked outside the martial arts arena.

It had been five days since she returned home.

“Tomorrow, it will be the recruitment screening of the Jingyao Division.” Gu Qing’an thought silently.

Jingyao Division was set up by the Imperial Court. It was a department dedicated to fighting demons.

With the Demon Hunting System in hand, she would inevitably have to deal with demons in her life. Joining the Jingyao Division, she would not only be able to easily kill demons, but also receive the teaching of true martial arts.

“True martial arts!” Thinking of this, Gu Qing’an felt hot in her heart.

After she was willing to join the Jingyao Division, Gu Yongning helped her to make up for the common knowledge in this world in the past few days.

This world was called Heavenly Realm, and there were two main Transcendence Paths , namely martial arts and Taoism.

The road of martial arts was to hone the physical body with the strength of dragons and elephants, temper the mind, nourish the mind, and spirit. The strong martial artist could destroy mountains and ridges, overturn rivers and seas, and they could change the weather with a single thought.

It was worth mentioning that the path of martial arts today was the original path created by the Taizu of the Dacheng Kingdom. Before that, there was only Taoism in the entire Heavenly Realm.

Whether it was the An Dynasty before the Cheng Dynasty, or the Yun Dynasty going forward, they were all Taoist countries that respected Taoism.

Gu Qing’an thought about these things and walked to Gu Yongning’s room.

Dong! Dong!

“Come in.” Gu Qing’an pushed open the door and entered, and saw Gu Yongning sitting upright.

Gu Yongning smiled at her. “In the past few days, your swordsmanship has improved well, and I can rest assured.”

In the past few days, Gu Qingan used the pretext to familiarise herself with martial arts, asked her family for this sword technique, and slowly showed some of her strength.

This also gave Gu Yongning a lot of peace of mind. After all, even if she entered Jingyao Division through the back door, she would still be assigned a mission, and it could risk her life.

Gu Yongning said, “Today, I will talk about the recruitment process of Jingyao Division tomorrow, but you don’t need to worry about it, Qing’an, just go and walk through the scene tomorrow. Your quota has been set.”

Gu Qingan listened to Gu Yongning’s serious and responsible explanation for her, and the resistance to this family in her heart eased a little.

She could feel Gu Yongning’s concern for her daughter.

…

Day two.

Ten miles outside the city, one of the station of Jingyao Division.

Black River’s Jingyao Division had two stations. One was located in the city and the other was there.

At that time, the station outside the city was already full of people.

Several tables were placed together, and several people in grey robes sat behind the tables and waited for the flow of people to move forward.

Line up, register, perform basic physical tests, bone age, meridians, health.

Those who meet the conditions could enter the station for further testing.

Some of the people who were brushed down were pale, and some wept bitterly.

After all, joining Jingyao Division meant joining the Imperial court, gaining not only having the opportunity to practise true martial arts, but also enjoying the best resources for cultivation.

It was just that there were too many people and few spots. In the face of limited positions, it was necessary to brush off most of the people.

At that time, a carriage drove to the front of the station, and the driver showed a token to the grey-robed man of Jingyao Division, and drove directly into the station.

“Tsk tsk, it was the Gu family’s carriage just now, the big family is good.” Someone was angry.

A young man in yellow felt aggrieved. “The big family doesn’t need to be tested, what’s the reason?”

He was dressed in brocade, his skin was white and tender, and he looked like a wealthy family son.

It was a pity that the grey-robed man didn’t even bother to care about him.

He thought to himself, ‘Idiot, that token is Inspector Lin’s mark.’

Seeing that the grey-robed man was silent, the young man wanted to make a theory. Not far away, the man who seemed to be his servant suddenly became anxious, and hurriedly approached to stop him.

Unfortunately, it was a little late.

“Noisy.” He saw the grey-robed man sitting in the middle uttering coldly, and suddenly jumped up, stretched out his hand to grab him.

The youth in yellow was directly grabbed by the collar and fell heavily to the ground.

“You are dismissed.”

“I…” The yellow-robed youth lay on the ground with eyes full of horror, unable to speak.

Among the crowd, a girl in plain linen saw this scene, and couldn’t bear it. She wanted to stand up and say something.

Behind her, a hand grabbed her sleeve. “Wanbai, don’t be impulsive.”

“But, grandpa…” The maiden was a little hesitant to say anything.

“Wan Bai, with your qualifications, you will definitely be able to get a real martial arts quota. Don’t make extravagances, you are the hope of our Li family,” The old man beside the girl said sternly.

“Don’t forget your father’s last wish. He fought with his life just to give you this opportunity.”

Father… Thinking of the situation at home, Li Wan Bai lowered her head and whispered.

“oh, I understand now.”

…

Gu Qing’an was naturally unaware of this small disturbance outside the station.

The carriage drove all the way to a wide martial arts field and stopped, “Miss, we’re here.”

Hearing this, Gu Qing’an stepped out of the carriage.

“Miss, I can’t go in there anymore, I’ll wait for you outside.”

“Well, thanks for hard work.” Gu Qing’an encouraged her casually, and stepped into the martial arts arena.

The martial arts arena was bright and clean.

She looked around and saw that there were a lot fewer people here, probably less than a hundred people.

As soon as Gu Qing’an entered the arena, she became the focus of everyone’s eyes.

“She’s so beautiful…” Someone had peach blossoms in their eyes.

Someone looked solemn, “Gu Family…”

Gu Qing’an turned a deaf ear, and calmly waited for the next test.

People came in one after another in the arena, and about half an hour later passed.

Ding!

A faint light curtain rose outside the martial arts field, isolating the inside and outside.

A young black armoured man descended from the light curtain and hovered in the air.

He calmly said, “Hello everyone, I’m one of your invigilators for this assessment, Fang Jashi.”