Donglin County is located in the middle of Daqian County and is a large county. Similarly, Heyang Prefecture is also one of the largest state capitals in Donglin County. There are countless trades and transactions, making it very prosperous.
After Gu Cheng arrived at Heyang Mansion, he first found an inn to bathe and change clothes before going to Jingyesi to report.
The Jingyesi branch is very conspicuous in Heyang Mansion. No matter what the Jingyesi buildings look like, they are all pitch black. What is placed in front of the door is not a stone lion, but a black statue of Tingting.
When Gu Cheng found Jing Yesi and handed over the paperwork, he was immediately taken to a living room.
After a while, a middle-aged man in his forties came out of the hall. He was wearing Jingyesi's black black armor. His face was red, his figure was a little fat, he had a general's belly, and he always had a look on his face. A smile, like that of a kind middle-aged uncle.
Before leaving, Tie Tianying told Gu Cheng about the Jingyesi Division of Heyang Prefecture, so Gu Cheng immediately recognized that this was Cui Zijie, the commander-in-chief of Jingyesi Division of Heyang Prefecture, the "Great Ziyang Hand".
Although this person seems kind and harmless, his cultivation level is stronger than that of Tie Tianying, and he has reached the sixth level of martial arts, blood gushing realm.
"I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty."
Gu Cheng stood up and saluted Cui Zijie.
Cui Zijie waved his hand: "Gu Cheng, right? Tie Tianying wrote to me a long time ago to tell me about you, but why did you come so late?"
"There were some accidents on the way and we were delayed for a while."
Cui Zijie nodded: "Nothing, you came at the right time, as our Jingyesi Department of Heyang Prefecture is short of manpower.
Tie Tianying has already given you the martial arts summary. Judging from your appearance, you have reached the ninth level. According to the rules, I will transfer you to a night watchman as a Xuanjia guard, stationed in Heyang. Among the county towns below the government.
Do you know about Jingyesi’s hierarchical responsibilities?”
Gu Cheng nodded: "I know a little bit about it."
Tie Tianying briefly told Jingyesi about his profile and level before he came.
Jing means to pacify, so the meaning of Jingyesi's existence is to pacify the demons and demons in the dark night.
The highest person in charge of Jingyesi is the Grand Governor, followed by the Commander, who is responsible for assisting the Grand Governor and commanding and controlling the four directions.
Below is the town governor, who is responsible for guarding a county.
Then there are generals like Cui Zijie, who are responsible for guarding a state capital.
Next are the night watchmen, who are responsible for guarding a county and a city. Of course, they can be dispatched at will when there are tasks.
At the bottom is the Xuanjia Guard.
There is also a special position called the Supervisory Envoy, which is sent by the Jingyesi Headquarters in the capital to monitor the activities of local branches. The position is between the town governor and the general commander, but because he is directly responsible to the Jingyesi Headquarters in the capital , so the status is very high.
"It's good to know that there are fourteen counties under the jurisdiction of Heyang Prefecture, and the eight largest counties have night watchmen stationed there. There are also two night watchmen stationed in the state capital all year round to assist me.
You were recommended by that guy Tie Tianying, I will choose a stronger boss for you and let him take care of you."
"Thank you, sir, but sir, is our Heyang Prefecture's Jingyesi Division very short of people? Why are there only eight night patrols in fourteen counties?" Gu Cheng slightly asked with some confusion.
Cui Zijie touched his general's belly and said: "It's not a shortage, it's a great shortage. Although there are a lot of new people joining every year, more people die if they can't bear it.
Besides, every year, the Jingyesi headquarters in the capital recruits elites from the counties below, so our number seems a bit insufficient.
That guy Tie Tianying could have taken over as the deputy commander of Jingyesi of Heyang Mansion, but instead he decided to go to the capital to be a small black armor guard. I don’t know what that guy was thinking."
Gu Cheng nodded, but at this moment he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
The capital is very dangerous, but it seems that Yasushi is not safe either, with more people dying than new ones joining.
"According to Jingyesi's rules, the ninth-grade official Xuanjia guard can receive two techniques. Come with me and choose.
After that, every time you advance to a level, you can choose two exercises, or if you complete the task and make merit, you can also use the merit points to apply with the above and redeem the exercises."
Cui Zijie led Gu Cheng out of the hall, walked through the long and narrow corridor, and walked deep into Jingyesi.
The tone of the entire Jingyesi building is black, and it looks a bit cold even in broad daylight. Gu Cheng even heard some faint sounds of ghost cries.
Seeing the change in the expression on Gu Cheng's face, Cui Zijie said: "Don't worry, that's my night watchman 'Ghost Face' Song Chengxun refining ghosts. It's better to listen to these ghosts crying and howling in broad daylight than at night."
Gu Cheng was surprised and said: "But shouldn't refining ghosts be a low-level evil method? I, Jingyesi, can also practice it?"
Cui Zijie said: "Refining qi in the upper ninth level is the most difficult. Talent, opportunity, understanding and perseverance are indispensable. The middle ninth level martial arts also requires a certain amount of talent and perseverance. Only the left side of the lower ninth level is the fastest, and the strength is the fastest.
I, Jingyesi, don’t pay much attention to what I do, as long as the results are achieved, I don’t care about the process.”
As he spoke, Cui Zijie led Gu Cheng to the deepest part, opened an iron door guarded by two Xuanjia guards, and stepped into the basement.
This basement is like a treasure house, with shelves and shelves containing books, porcelain bottles that seem to contain elixirs, and various weapons and other random things.
Cui Zijie took out a booklet and handed it to Gu Cheng: "This is the list. The first few pages are marked with ninth-grade exercises. You can choose at your will.
By the way, I can recommend you what type of exercises you are good at."
After saying this, Cui Zijie slapped his head: "I almost forgot, Tie Tianying said that you don't seem to have the foundation of a practitioner."
Gu Cheng hesitated at this time and said: "Actually, my subordinates know some low-level left-handed secret techniques. Because someone in the family was targeting me, I had no choice but to practice them to save my life."
From the very beginning, Gu Cheng struggled with this issue, whether he should expose his ability to control ghosts or not.
After thinking about it, I realized that this kind of thing cannot be hidden no matter what, and there is a risk of being exposed as long as you do it.
Just now, he had also seen Jingyesi's attitude towards this low-grade and heretical secret technique, so there was no harm in telling him about it himself.
Cui Zijie shook his head gently: "It's not surprising that the noble family all have this kind of virtue.
However, it is always difficult for a low-level side sect to become a great weapon. Only by practicing martial arts can one reach the peak. You'd better know what you're doing."
Gu Cheng nodded, looked through the roster, and chose two techniques. One was a sword style called "One-Zi Yanyang Sword."
The spell-breaking sword he got from Han Ting was not the whole book, but only a part. Although the power was good, it was biased towards the basics of swordsmanship and lacked explosive power.
On the other hand, Gu Cheng chose a Qigong practitioner's technique called "Yin Meridian Sutra".
Gu Cheng didn't want to become a Qi practitioner, but he doubted whether the power he gained after killing ghosts was what Qi practitioners call 'Qi'.
Cui Zijie was a little surprised when he saw that Gu Cheng actually chose the Qi Master technique, but he didn't say much.
He found these two exercises and gave them to Gu Cheng. There were actually two talismans on the exercises.
"This talisman is a restriction made by the Taoist priests of Taixuan Taoist Sect to prevent the leakage of the skills. After tearing the talisman, it is forbidden to enter the body. Once the skills are spread out, you will have a splitting headache."
Gu Cheng nodded and tore off the two talismans. The two talismans burned strangely and instantly. Two needle-like sensations rushed into his mind. They were very subtle and disappeared in an instant.
"Okay, let's wait in the side hall first, and I'll arrange your whereabouts."
"I will obey your orders."
After taking Gu Cheng to the side hall, Cui Zijie went to the back hall of the Jingyesi branch and knocked on the door of a closed room.
"Meng Hantang, has your sword been repaired?"
The person in the room was probably in his thirties, with a square and cold face. When he saw his boss Cui Zijie coming, he did not show the slightest smile, but said solemnly: "The quality of the cold iron sent from above this time is very good.
, after the repair, the introduction of Qi is even smoother than before.”
Cui Zijie shook his head: "You are so stubborn. Your merit points are enough to exchange for a better weapon."
Meng Hantang also shook his head: "My Baishuang saved my life."
Cui Zijie knew this guy's stubborn character, so he didn't continue to dwell on this issue with him.
"A new person from the capital wants to join our Heyang Prefecture, Jingyesi, and I'm going to arrange it for you."
Meng Hantang frowned: "Another prince's son came in through connections? I don't want it, let's put it with someone else."
Cui Zijie said: "This time it was sent by Tie Tianying. He once saved your life when he was in Heyang Mansion. You don't want to give him any face?"
Besides, one of your men just died. You were still asking me for someone before, but now I’ve given it to you, and you’re still not happy. How can you ask for so much?”
After a pause, Cui Zijie chuckled twice and said: "And the person I gave you this time is not here to hang out. I can feel that he has seen blood and killed people in his hands."
Hearing what Cui Zijie said, Meng Hantang paused and then nodded in agreement.
Taking Meng Hantang to the side hall, Cui Zijie pointed at Meng Hantang and said: "This is Meng Hantang, the night watchman of Luo County. From now on, you will follow him."
Gu Cheng stood up, raised his hands to Meng Hantang and said, "My subordinate, Gu Cheng, has met your Excellency."
Meng Hantang looked at it for a moment and said calmly: "Let's go."
With that said, Meng Hantang walked straight out of the door.
Gu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then followed Meng Hantang out and touched his chin.
This boss seems to be very difficult to get along with.
Meng Hantang didn't say a word along the way, and Gu Cheng couldn't even ask questions.
Luo County is not far or near from Heyang Prefecture, and it took the two of them a day on horseback to get there.
The county seat is definitely not as prosperous as the state capital, but Luo County is a large county under Heyang Prefecture and its area is not small.
Jingyesi has no branch in Luo County, it can only be regarded as a stronghold. Several houses are surrounded by several houses, which are also pitch black, but there is no statue of Ting Ting in front of the door.
Taking Gu Cheng into the courtyard, several Xuanjia guards were sparring in the central open space. When they saw Meng Hantang coming back, they all stopped and called "Sir" and looked at Gu Cheng curiously.
"Where's Xiao Yi?"
"My lord, I am here."
An extremely young Xuanjia guard ran over. From Gu Cheng's perspective, he seemed to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a handsome and sunny face.
Meng Hantang pointed at the young man and said: "This is Zhang Xiaoyi, and Xuanjia Wei is in a group of two. From now on, you will be in a group with Xiao Yi. If you don't understand anything, just ask Xiao Yi."
After saying that, Meng Hantang left just like that. Compared with Cui Zijie's attitude, this person's attitude was like ice and fire.
At this time, Xiao Yi said with a smile: "Mr. Meng has a cold face and a warm heart. This is his character. In fact, every time something happens, he is always at the forefront.
Big brother, just call me Xiao Yi, what do you call me?"
Gu Cheng raised his hand and said, "My name is Gu Cheng, and I come from the capital."
Xiao Yi shook his head and sighed: "I haven't been to the capital yet. The biggest place I've been to is Heyang Mansion.
Brother Cheng, come with me first, and I will arrange a place for you to live."
With that said, Xiao Yi led Gu Cheng to a room and said, "All the rooms in Jingyesi, Luo County, are the same. I live next door. Brother Cheng, you can live here."
You can practice with each other in the school grounds, and there is a specially built quiet room behind the house for practice, so you don't have to worry about being disturbed."
Gu Cheng nodded and asked, "By the way, how many people do we have in Jingyesi, Luo County?"
"Not counting adults, there are twenty-eight people in total now."
"Then what do we do on weekdays? Patrol the streets?"
Xiao Yi shook his head and said: "Of course not, patrolling the streets is what the police do. Using our Jingyesi's Xuanjia Guards to patrol the streets, wouldn't it be an indignity of talent?"
On weekdays, we mainly practice cultivation. Of course, we can also hang out and relax, but once there is a mission, we must gather immediately.
Because Jingyesi of Heyang Prefecture is short of manpower, if there is a problem in other counties without Jingyesi guarding, or if the state capital needs manpower, we will be transferred."
Gu Cheng nodded understandingly.
"By the way, there is one more thing."
"whats the matter?"
"Can you please change your title from now on? Don't call me Brother Cheng."
"Why?" Xiao Yi was a little confused.
"Because where we are, the name Cheng Ge is not very auspicious."
Xiao Yi scratched his head in confusion, feeling that people in the capital were just different and very particular.