It was too late to return to Dingmingsi, and the monster was sent to the government, so there was no need to ask further questions.
Jing Yu slumped down on the chair. This should be considered a solution. He hoped that the person who sent the letter would not go back on his word.
Just as I finished thinking about it, the second letter arrived.
"Please arrive at the martial arts field in the outer city at three quarters tomorrow, where your second assessment will be held. Congratulations to both of you for passing the first assessment. I have decided to grant Jing Yu the official position of the fourth rank. Starting today, , you are Dingming Si Sicheng, you have all the fourth-grade officials, and the salary is the same. As for Qiao Xu, I hope you can stay here, and you must be kind and cooperative with others. I will just talk to your father about the rest. .”
Qiao Xu didn't have any position, not even a salary, and what happened to her father, these questions hovered over Jing Yu's head.
"I'll go to the weapons inspection and order something else." Jing Yu went out again, "Just stay here and don't move. I'll bring you something to eat when I come back."
Once I heard that the weapons inspector could buy weapons for free, the more the better.
The officer in the Ordnance Supervision looked at this acquaintance: "Does the knife I gave you work well?"
"Not unsheathed." Jing Yu looked embarrassed.
"Then what do you want?"
"Is there any convenient and powerful magic weapon? I don't know how to practice. I hope I can protect myself." Jing Yu asked, rubbing his hands.
"Oh, yes. In recent days, we have developed a particularly powerful magic weapon that can carry multiple copies at a time." The official took out a stack of yellow paper from the box in the warehouse.
"What is this stuff?"
"This object is called talisman paper. You only need to draw it according to the talismans in the reference book, and you can exert the spiritual power in the talisman paper."
Jing Yu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Then I'll be disrespectful." He happily put away a pile of talisman papers and walked out of the weapon inspection room in a swagger.
The market on the street was very lively. Jing Yu looked around and couldn't figure out Qiao Xu's taste. He should have asked in advance. However, Wufu needed to supplement his protein, and he happened to have some spare money. He wanted to change his taste, so he bought a roasted pork belly.
It's a pity that Jing Yu underestimated Qiao Xu's appetite. She ate all the pork belly in three bites by herself, and even looked at Jing Yu with pleading eyes.
"Don't you know? I can eat this pork belly for one meal, but you finished it in three bites. What do you want me to eat?" Jing Yu looked at the empty plate in front of him.
"But there's really very little pork belly. I used to eat four strips." Qiao Xu's voice became quieter as he spoke.
"I'll have to dig into the national treasury to support you." Jing Yu's face was full of black lines.
Qiao Xu was speechless.
The next day, the martial arts arena was empty. There was an iron cage in the center, with two wolf monsters locked inside.
When Jing Yu and Qiao Xu came here on horseback, he found that the martial arts arena was not like a ring, but more like the Colosseum in the previous life. Do the people in the Central Plains also have a hobby of watching people beat animals?
Without thinking much, Qiao Xu had already entered on horseback, followed closely by Jing Yu. For today's task, he specially drew a bundle of talisman papers, which it seems will be used soon.
As soon as the two entered the room, they found the iron cage in the center, and the wolf demon inside roared angrily. After they saw the two humans coming in, they became even more excited. They wanted to rush out and tear them apart before tasting human flesh. One of the wolf demons even salivated.
According to the order discussed in advance, Qiao Xu took the lead first. Jing Yu took the opportunity to figure out the wolf demon's attack routine, and then prepared talismans to deal with it.
Jing Yu couldn't find anyone, so he raised his hand to the highest point.
Soon a soldier came, he unlocked the iron lock, released a wolf demon, and quickly closed the iron cage.
Qiao Xu moved his muscles and bones, showing a ferocious look on his face.
The wolf demon first paced left and right, exhaling hot air from its nose, and then streaked through the air like lightning. Qiao Xu simply crossed his arms and stood in front of him, easily blocking the wolf demon's charge. Then came the time when Qiao Xu really used martial arts skills. She drew Qi from her Dantian and wrapped her fists with Qi, forming an erratic fist. She took a step back and punched out. The powerful Qi crushed the wolf demon. After only two breaths of flesh and blood, the wolf demon lost its vitality.
Jing Yu watched from a distance. It was obvious that this wolf monster was particularly weak and far inferior to the large tiger-like monster they found in the village outside the city.
He went on the field next. It was inevitable that he would be a little nervous in the first battle, but his trembling legs were something he didn't expect.
Qiao Xu laughed out loud when she saw this scene. Jing Yu glanced at her coldly.
This wolf demon also had some experience, at least it would not give the opponent a chance to release his true energy, so he rushed towards Jing Yu the moment he came out of the cage.
Jing Yu only felt a gray-white figure flash in front of his eyes, and then there was no living thing anymore. His hair suddenly stood up. The wolf demon had reached behind his neck and planned to kill him with one blow.
There happen to be a few talisman papers in my hand that are suitable for this scenario.
Jing Yu tremblingly pulled out a piece of talisman paper, and before the wolf demon bit it down, he crouched on the ground, dodged the blow, and then released the spiritual power of the talisman paper, which was a ball of fire. After all, it was not his own magic power. The fireball was so hot that Jing Yu had no choice but to throw it towards the wolf demon.
The wolf demon sensed the danger and just flicked its tail to avoid the fireball.
Whispering, multiple sounds of breaking through the air were heard. Jing Yu gradually entered the state and threw out three fireballs, blocking the wolf demon's retreat.
Then he rolled to the back of the wolf demon. As long as the wolf demon managed to avoid the three fireballs, Jing Yu planned to release another talisman - the thunder talisman. The thunder talisman was more powerful than the fireballs, but the release speed was slower. Once If you are entangled, you will only be electrocuted to death. Even the second-level pure Qi realm will be injured.
As expected, the wolf demon hesitated for a moment and dodged the fireball. It did not see the human being, but the look of thunder and lightning was reflected in its eyes.
Jing Yu also passed the test successfully. The soldier just now took the two of them outside the martial arts field and got into a carriage.
What comes into view is a towering building, square and square. I don't know how many laborers the court hired and how much money it spent to build this building.
Jing Yu climbed up the stairs to the top. There was a small table in the middle with two teacups on it. A handsome scholar in a Confucian shirt sat on the futon, sipping tea and looking at the two people happily. guests.
"Sit down and drink tea if you're thirsty."
Jing Yu stretched out his hand to stop Qiao Xu who was about to sit down, pulled up the futon himself, and sat down without touching the teacup, just watching the scholar drink tea one cup after another.
When Qiao Xu saw Jing Yu seizing the spot, her pink mouth pouted and she casually leaned against a pillar nearby.
"Who are you?" Jing Yu asked cautiously.
"Puch, hahaha, you are very interesting." The scholar patted his thigh and laughed.
But he suddenly became serious: "I am the only demon official in Dalin - Gu Danqing."
Qiao Xu and Jing Yu blurted out almost at the same time: "Monster clan?"
"Don't make such a fuss. It's normal for the demon clan to produce a few ambitious young people."
"I think you are a young man with a mole."
The scholar slapped the two pieces of paper on the table and asked mysteriously: "Jing Yu, if I let you choose, who would you like to cooperate with?"
Jing Yu took a closer look and saw two portraits on the table. One was of a shrewd and capable policeman, and the other was of a demon who drove thunder and lightning.
"Am I qualified to ask a question?" Jing Yu glanced at him and said.
The scholar raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect the man in front of him to say this: "It's okay, just ask."
"Which one has the strongest business ability?"
"Of course it's the catcher, he has five years of experience." The scholar said without thinking.
Jing Yu picked up the piece of paper with the demon on it and said, "I am willing to follow him."
"Why?" The scholar stopped drinking water.
Jing Yu smiled mischievously and replied: "Because his spells are more handsome."
"Sure enough, I read you right. Dingmingsi is simply a yamen tailor-made for you." The scholar raised his head and said to himself.
Jing Yu swallowed the tea in the cup in one breath, and the bitter and sour taste came to his tongue. He choked a few times and asked first: "Did you send the letter? Are you the person in charge of the Dingming Division? What was the answer to the question just now? thing?"
“There are so many questions and I only answer half of them.”
Gu Danqing stretched out a finger: "I am the head of Dingming Division, and it is my job to test you."
Then he stretched out his second finger: "I want to tell you the purpose of Dingmingsi: to calm the world and distinguish right from wrong. If you want to truly join Dingmingsi, you must understand the connection between humans and demons, but you have passed my last test. . To eliminate demons and demons, we are never exterminating demons. What really needs to be eliminated is the evil in the world, and demons do not equal evil."
"See you off." Gu Danqing waved his hand, and the two of them were teleported to the first floor of the tower. Everything just now was as unreal as a dream.
"This guy seems to have said something but not yet. It's like he's telling a riddle. Do you want me to guess?" Qiao Xu suddenly spoke with the tone of a person in the world.
Gu Danqing watched the two people leave in a carriage, smiling and saying nothing.
Jing Yu was not in the mood to stay in the car, so he said a few words to the groom and dragged Qiao Xu out of the car. There happened to be a restaurant not far away.
"Are you going to take me to a restaurant for dinner today?" Qiao Xu happily touched Jing Yu's shoulders.
"What? Are you paying for it?" Jing Yu pushed her hand away angrily.
Qiao Xu lowered her head and kicked away the pebbles with her feet: "Why are you so fierce?"
There seemed to be a flash of blue light in the middle of the road, and a drunken swordsman walked out of the restaurant with steps that he didn't recognize.
"Song Qian! Give me money, or you won't be able to leave today!" Several cooks chased him out of the back kitchen of the restaurant, carrying kitchen knives in their hands.
This suave swordsman named Song Qian smiled slightly and swung his flying sword from behind. With just a flash of cold light, all the roof pillars of the restaurant were cut off. The original two-story restaurant collapsed instantly and turned into ruins.
Jing Yu's heart surged when he saw this fierce sword intent.
"Today... uh... even if the King of Heaven comes... he can't stop me... uh." Song Qian said while hiccupping, retracted the flying sword, and staggered away.
The shopkeeper of the restaurant survived the catastrophe, and his face turned red with anger: "Chase me! If you can't catch me, report it to the official. This thief will die!"
Jing Yu felt that this person was a talent that could be developed, and if he was recruited into the Dingming Division, he would definitely be helpful, so he activated the talisman, turned Song Qian and Qiao Xu into a ball of smoke, and fled away.
Back at Dingming Division, Jing Yu threw Song Qian to the ground.
Song Qian seemed to be awake, and the pain in his head made him squat on the ground for a long time, unable to stand up.
"Drink some sugar water." Jing Yu handed over a white porcelain bowl.
About a quarter of an hour later, Song Qian regained his composure and sat on a chair: "Thank you two for your rescue. Song will never forget it."
He frowned, as if he was recalling something, and then suddenly gave up.
"How much have you drunk? Are you broken?" Jing Yu covered his mouth and nose to block the strong smell of alcohol.
"Only five or six jars...forget it, I don't drink alcohol on the mountain. I may have overestimated my alcohol capacity."
When Jing Yu saw that the other party did not speak again, he explained: "This is Ding Ming Division. I am Ding Ming Division Chief. My name is Jing Yu. If you have any questions, you can come to me."
"Seimeiji? There was no such place a few years ago."
"The new one established by the imperial court is said to be to eliminate demons."
Song Qian looked at the surrounding environment: "It's okay. I came to the capital this time to find someone, but I couldn't find him. If you can help me, I can stay for a while."
"That's what I have in mind. To be honest, the Dingming Division is in short supply of people. It's just Qiao Xu and I. It would be great if you could come and join us." Jing Yu wanted to take the opportunity to win over.
"I can't be an official, but I can help you. Just think of it as returning a favor, and then you can help me find someone."
"It's a deal." Jing Yu held Song Qian's hand. (To be continued)
