While the two were talking, Xueling's voice sounded outside: "Sir, miss, a servant from the palace is here."
"What's the matter?" Xiao Shi said.
Xueling said: "I'm here to give you a waist badge."
"Just let him put down his credentials," Xiao Shi said.
"Yes." Xueling responded and stepped back.
Xiao Shi snorted: "I can't wait, as if I'm afraid you'll regret it!"
Chu Li smiled and said: "This shows that the emperor values me."
"Humph, everyone is uneasy and kind-hearted!" Xiao Shi rolled his eyes at him: "With this badge, you can enter the palace directly."
Chu Li raised his eyebrows.
Xiao Shi said: "You can even see the emperor directly with this badge."
"Your Majesty..." Chu Li pondered: "What does he look like?"
As he spoke, he activated the Great Round Mirror to see the scene in Xiao Shi's mind.
Suddenly, a handsome middle-aged man appeared in front of him, with a gentle smile on his face, a kind and easy-going person who felt like spring breeze.
Chu Li was thoughtful.
The emperor seems to be an ordinary person who does not know martial arts, similar to himself. Could it be that he, like me, can use the sky and the sky as his Dantian?
Xiao Shi curled her red lips and hummed: "Your Majesty? You can tell he is a hypocritical guy at a glance!"
"Hypocritical..." Chu Li laughed.
Xiao Shi snorted: "Anyway, he is definitely not a good person."
Chu Li nodded: "For the emperor, there is no difference between good and bad people."
Light footsteps sounded, and Xue Ling curled in. With both hands, he presented Chu Li with a small purple lacquer box, which was about the same size as a jewelry box and had a dark luster.
Chu Li took it and opened it. Inside was a dark round sign the size of a palm.
He took it out and looked at it carefully.
The round card is as light as nothing in the hand, a bit lighter than wood, like a piece of feather, with a few small words engraved on the front: "Secret Guard Chu."
On the other side is a huge mountain carved in the shadow.
At first glance, it seemed that only a few carvings were made, and the knife was used concisely. After careful observation, I found that this mountain seemed to exude an inexplicable momentum. The more I looked at it, the closer I felt to it.
Looking further, the mountain becomes towering and towering, blocking out the sky and the sun, and is slowly falling down, threatening to fall on top of me.
At this time, anyone with any sense would be able to throw away their cards and run away.
Chu Li narrowed his eyes slightly and carefully felt the majestic momentum coming from his belt.
"Is there anything weird about this badge?" Xiao Shi asked curiously after seeing him staring at it.
Chu Li took the waist card away, shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't know which master's handiwork it is."
"It seems to have been carved by the emperor himself." Xiao Shi said: "To show the importance to the secret guards of the forbidden palace, and also to serve as a warning to them. Oh, now it's time to talk about you."
"In this way..." Chu Li nodded slowly.
From this point of view, as expected, the spiritual power of the masters of the gods is extraordinary, far beyond the comparison of the masters of the heavens.
"What's so weird?" Xiao Shiyu looked around and snatched it from his hand.
Chu Li looked at her with a smile.
Xiao Shi looked at it for a few times, turned it over and over, and finally shook his head: "It's just such a dark sign, what's there to see?"
Chu Li smiled and said, "Just stare at that mountain for a while."
Xiao Shi turned over the badge and stared at it for a while. After taking a few breaths, she raised her head and said, "Is there anything strange? The technique is very average, much worse than yours!"
She still thinks about the jade statue of Jiutian Xuannv carved by Chu Li. It is really unique. The mountain is just a few strokes. Although it has a vague appearance, it is far different from Chu Li.
"...The key is not the technique, but the momentum." Chu Li said: "I'm not as good as you."
Xiao Shi hummed: "What momentum is there?"
Chu Li smiled.
He understood that the power of this mountain needs to be touched by someone. The stronger the cultivation level, the more people can feel it. This is similar to the existence of formations.
Xiao Shi threw the sign to him: "Keep it well, this sign is not ordinary."
Chu Li smiled and said: "Is it true that the secret guard of the Forbidden Palace recognizes cards but not people?"
"That's what you're saying." Xiao Shi snorted: "If a stranger is to hold the badge of an acquaintance, will the secret guard of the Forbidden Palace regard him as that acquaintance?"
Chu Li said: "That's true. If I take this sign to the Secret Guard Mansion, they won't take advantage of the situation and kill me, right?"
Xiao Shi pursed her lips and smiled: "Are you scared?"
"I think it's very interesting." Chu Li smiled and said, "Let's see how they react."
"The more arrogant a person is, the stupider they will gradually become." Xiao Shi chuckled: "Don't underestimate the stupidity of the secret guards of the Forbidden City. They are really capable of doing what they do, so be careful."
Chu Li nodded and smiled: "I can't wait to see it."
Early the next morning, after Chu Li finished practicing his martial arts, he left the palace, walked west along the street, and came to a mansion.
Most of the rich and noble people in the divine capital are concentrated here. Each house is several meters deep, with deep courtyards and grandeur.
The mansion in front of Chu Li looked no different from the surrounding houses. It had a tall gate, a red lacquer door with shining copper nails. There were two guards at the door, both young men in their twenties, standing with swords in their hands and a fierce momentum.
As soon as Chu Li approached, the two of them took a step forward and glared at him fiercely: "Who are you? You are not allowed to trespass here!"
Chu Li took out his waist card from his arms and threw it into someone's hand.
The round-faced young man unsheathed his sword vigilantly and raised it across his belt.
The sword was brought to him with the belt attached to it, and he looked at it carefully for a few times, then sheathed the sword, caught the belt, measured it again and again, and finally raised his head, looked at Chu Li up and down, and snorted disdainfully:
"Are you the new Chu Li?"
Chu Li also looked at him and said calmly: "I am Chu Li, my belt is true, right?"
"It's true." The round-faced young man said coldly, "I heard that you are very powerful. Are you a first-class person?"
Chu Li said: "Yes."
The round-faced young man chuckled and said: "No matter how high your rank is, if you join our secret guard of the Forbidden Palace, you will have to start from scratch. You are a newcomer, not a first-class person. Do you understand?"
Chu Li smiled: "Do the secret guards of the Forbidden Palace still have such rules?"
"Not bad!" the round-faced young man hummed: "Listen, my surname is Dong, my name is Dong Qifei, this one's surname is Yang, and Yang Zongwen is your predecessor!"
"Dong Qifei..." Chu Li chuckled.
Dong Qifei hummed: "Do you know what the first thing a newcomer should do?"
Chu Li said: "I would like to hear the details!"
"Stay on duty here!" Dong Qifei pointed to his feet: "Let's do it this way. Don't go in. Just stand here. I'll go in and say something to you. It's like a nod."
Chu Li smiled.
Dong Qifei frowned: "Why are you laughing!"
Yang Zongwen, who had been silent all the time, had a long face, a slender and straight figure, and an elegant air. He shook his head and said solemnly: "Old Dong, don't go too far. Let him go in and have his breasts clicked. Let's talk to the commander before we talk."
"Why are you meeting the commander!" Dong Qifei snorted: "The commander doesn't want to see him at all!"
Yang Zongwen said: "It is the commander's business whether he wants to see you or not. We cannot make the decision without authorization."
"Lao Yang, you're the good old man!" Dong Qifei glared at him dissatisfied and said, "I still don't believe it today. Even a newcomer can't cure it, so why are you hanging around in the Secret Guard Mansion?"
Chu Li smiled: "Who instigated you?"
He thought it was ridiculous that he had the nerve to use such a cheap and superficial trick, but he really had nothing to say but laugh.
"Oh, what a loud tone!" Dong Qifei chuckled: "You sound like a commander!"
Chu Li looked at him.
Dong Qifei was furious at what he saw, but he became angrier and sneered: "Chu, this is not the royal palace, nor the Duke's palace, but the secret guard's palace. Understand, you are nothing here!" (To be completed!)