On the Road

Azure Wave City Guardian Hall.

Study.

Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao sat facing each other.

Chen Ruhai took off his shoes and rubbed his feet together under the table, looking quite content.

He was especially pleased when he saw the helplessness in Fan Tiantiao's eyes. So he rubbed even more diligently, creating a pile of foot skin on the ground.

Fan Tiantiao looked distressed.

He always felt that his parents giving him such a sorrowful face from birth must have been prescient, knowing that he would work with Chen Ruhai when he grew up, and specially created it for him, right? Being with this guy is simply too torturous, and he can't leave, giving him a headache every day.

Did I really commit a heavenly transgression to be punished like this?

"Any intelligence?" Fan Tiantiao sighed.

"Fang Che has left Azure Wave City with Shadow. It seems he really treats Shadow as a confidante maid," Chen Ruhai said.

"Wouldn't that be perfect?"

"Yes, we finally used this opportunity to successfully plant Shadow, and Fang Che is talented enough that there will definitely be more intelligence in the future, so Fang Che's safety cannot be compromised along the way," Chen Ruhai said.

Now the two of them have abandoned their original plan of 'letting Shadow train by Fang Che's side for a while before using her for other purposes'.

And they also withstood the pressure from the Dark Department for personnel.

This side is very important! Can't leave! This made the higher-ups of the Dark Department curse: You guys said she would come back after a few months of training! Now you're changing your mind as soon as she gets there, you're simply inhuman.

"Yes, Fang Che's safety cannot be compromised, I will personally follow him in secret."

Fan Tiantiao stood up immediately.

Being in this hall, facing Chen Ruhai every day, he was about to collapse, so he quickly found an excuse to leave.

"You're going personally?"

Chen Ruhai was taken aback: "Isn't that a bit much?"

"It's fine."

"Fang Che is involved in the Su Family's huge fortune. In Azure Wave City, he can naturally be safe, but once he goes out alone, there will definitely be constant storms, after all, the benefits are already large enough to be worth taking risks for."

"That's inevitable. Fang Che is setting off alone, going to White Cloud Continent, he will definitely be carrying a lot of wealth. It's normal for someone to have designs on him, but it shouldn't be enough to make you, the Deputy Warden of the Guardian Hall, personally go, right?"

"Hehe..."

Fan Tiantiao said with extreme disgust: "I'll come back when your problem is cured."

Chen Ruhai raised his stinky foot, emitting hot air: "Are you talking about this?"

"...Ugh!"

Caught off guard, Fan Tiantiao took a breath, his face changed drastically, and he rushed out the door.

With a bang, the door closed.

Chen Ruhai laughed heartily, then, the laughter stopped, he looked at his feet and sighed.

On the other side.

Within the One Heart Sect.

"The Night Demon, with his maid, has already embarked on the road to White Cloud Continent, leaving Azure Wave City."

"The journey isn't very far, less than two thousand miles. But the road involves crossing many mountains and ridges, with numerous treacherous places."

"The Night Demon's safety must not be compromised!"

Yin Shen Gong made a decisive decision.

If he dies, where will I find someone to intercept those geniuses? "How about Qian Sanjiang, you take a trip?"

"Alright."

Qian Sanjiang immediately agreed.

He was very happy with this assignment. Ever since the last Initiation Baptism, Qian Sanjiang realized that Fang Che, this Night Demon, had his name registered with the Sect Leader.

Waiting only for his cultivation to rise, his future prospects will definitely not be limited to the One Heart Sect!

Building a good relationship now, and in the future... hehe...

"I will set off immediately."

"Good."

Two days had passed.

Fang Che had leisurely traveled three hundred miles.

Night Dream, under Fang Che's tutelage, had successfully evolved from 'an ordinary person' into a 'Martial Apprentice'; and now already had a cultivation of 'Martial Apprentice Level Three'!

Great progress!

It could already be considered the speed of a genius.

Mainly because she ate a Heavenly Vein Vermillion Fruit, she had to improve. And it had to be fast, so as not to arouse Fang Che's suspicion.

So Chen Ruhai and Fan Tiantiao made a decision: to advance!

The faster the better, since Fang Che wanted to cultivate a helper, only a higher cultivation level would allow her to be of greater use to Fang Che.

So Night Dream was acting very diligently.

Very progressive.

But Fang Che was still not satisfied: "Why are you so slow? How can your brain be so stupid?"

"Too useless!"

"Get out of the carriage and walk! Practice your skills while walking!"

"Cultivation hasn't improved, and you still want to ride in a carriage! Only thinking about enjoying yourself, when will you ever be useful?"

"Young girls like you, how can you grow into a qualified vase without suffering?"

"In the future, you'll not only warm my bed, but also protect me, fight for me, take care of all my daily needs, and be beautiful... In short, I have high expectations for you!"

"If you don't

Along the way, countless Martial Academy instructors were secretly following; if there were any cheaters, no matter how talented, they would not be admitted.

Scores below thirty meant no qualification to enter the Martial Academy.

Between thirty and one hundred points required paying a fee and undergoing a simple cultivation test to enter the Martial Academy for study. Above one hundred points, no cultivation test was needed. In other words, if you wanted to break the rule that 'only Martial Warriors can enroll,' if you had the ability to get above one hundred points, a Martial Apprentice could also pay the fee to enroll, because you had combat talent and Sixth Sense talent.

Above two hundred points meant free admission without testing, followed by martial arts competitions.

From the Martial Champion down to the top one hundred, there were corresponding rewards.

And this reward was the common goal of all new students. Not only were there benefits, but also honor and qualifications.

As a top-tier Martial Academy, graduating from White Cloud Martial Academy meant a different future than graduating from ordinary Martial Academies.

However, the scope of employment after graduation was also determined based on Martial Academy credits, honors, and qualifications.

Therefore, Martial Academy honors and qualifications were very important.

Generally speaking, Martial Academy students had three options after graduation. First, they could enter various levels of government, be included in the national official list, punish evil and eliminate wrongdoing, and govern a region, such as constables, head constables, or criminal departments. They could also hold official positions at various levels, depending on their abilities.

The second option was to join the army, entering the country's military departments, local armies, or border armies. From then on, they would rise step by step based on military merits.

But choosing the first two paths meant that basically, one's life would be spent muddling along within the framework.

The third path was to enter the Guardian Army, starting from low-level positions and seeking promotion. This was the Warden ranks, such as the Guardian Hall in various places.

This was different from normal national official and military positions, belonging to a special category. [If you don't understand, you can refer to the guoan bureau; or abnormal affairs processing bureau, etc.].

From then on, they would endlessly fight against various Demonic Sects.

Within the Warden ranks, those who made outstanding contributions, and whose own cultivation had also reached a certain level, could apply to join the Guardian ranks if they were willing.

Once one became a Guardian, the responsibilities and pressures, and the enemies and dangers faced, were at another level.

And the title of Guardian generally represented the strongest combat power on the continent.

Fang Che's previous life was a Guardian, although only a low-end combatant in the Guardian ranks.

There was no right or wrong in how to choose; but the Warden path allowed one to continuously advance towards the supreme peak of martial arts.

Although the degree of danger was many times higher than the other paths.

And Fang Che's goal in this life was to become a Guardian—a peak Guardian who could completely erase the Sole True Sect from the world.

The starting point of the three choices was greatly related to Martial Academy honor and performance qualifications.

Everyone had to do their best to seize any opportunity.

Therefore, many new students, from the beginning of the road, were constantly looking for various demon beasts.

Searching with red eyes, carpet-style.

Fang Che had his own plans in mind.

Starting to find and hunt demon beasts now was really an unwise move, because he had just left home, which meant he was still near densely populated areas.

Even if there are mountains and forests in this kind of place, how many demonic beasts could there be?

This is a typical case of being thankless, with twice the effort for half the result.

[After a journey of 1,500 miles, ahead lies the Ten Thousand Spirits Mountain Range, stretching for 30,000 miles. Crossing through it, it's only seven or eight hundred miles. The opportunity to gain points should be here.]

Fang Che took out his Martial Academy nameplate, calmly cut his finger with a small knife, and smeared the blood on it.

The nameplate glowed slightly.

A line of words appeared: Azure Wave City, Fang Che.

On the originally complete nameplate, a small hole appeared, and below it was a blank frame.

"The blood and crystal cores of demonic beasts are placed here, and then the points will be displayed."

Fang Che was quite amazed.

Six hundred years later, there has indeed been a lot of development. This form was almost unimaginable six hundred years ago.

I really don't know how they made it.

Outside, Night Dream's groaning sounds could be heard.

Obviously, the little girl was deliberately showing that she was very tired from practicing, using her actions to tell Fang Che: My cultivation is really low.

Fang Che stuck his head out of the carriage window: "What are you groaning about? What level of Martial Apprentice have you broken through to?"

"Still... still the third level," Night Dream said, startled and stammering.

"Waste! You're only good for making fertilizer! If you can't break through to the fifth level of Martial Apprentice before reaching White Cloud Continent, I'll sell you into a brothel!"

Fang Che said angrily.

"Wuwu..."

Night Dream sobbed, "Young Master, spare me... This servant, this servant will try my best..."

Fang Che snorted and said, "Trying your best is not enough, you must achieve it!"

Even the coachman couldn't bear to listen: "This young master, aren't you being too harsh on your servant?"

"What do you know?"

Fang Che said, "She's my bodyguard. Have you ever seen a bodyguard weaker than the employer?"

The coachman was dumbfounded: "I've really never seen that before."

Bodyguard? This delicate and beautiful woman is actually a bodyguard?

That doesn't seem right...

This young master from a wealthy family is indeed not a good person; he doesn't even speak a word of truth.

"Did you hear that? Fifth level! Fifth level of Martial Apprentice! Otherwise, you're sold into a brothel!"

"Yes..."

Night Dream's tears were about to fall.

Happily.

The more you push me, the faster and more completely I will recover my strength! But I also feel sorry in my heart.

Such a genius as Fang Che actually joined the One Heart Sect; it's such a pity.

Along the way, Martial Apprentices were constantly passing by, either in groups of three or five, in pairs, or alone.

At most, they were shocked by Night Dream's beauty, took a few more glances, and then hurried on.

Surprisingly, no one came up to flirt or tease her.

This made Fang Che a little puzzled.

Are people's morals so good these days?

After passing many people, Fang Che stuck his head out and said, "You're so ugly, yet you can walk on the road without anyone teasing you. I doubt you'd fetch a good price even if you were sold to a brothel. Don't you think you should seize the time to practice and improve? What else can you hope for?"

Night Dream was so angry that her chest seemed to have grown a size.

Pouting and puffing out her cheeks, she stubbornly refused to speak, stomping her feet as she hurried on her way.

It's my fault that no one teases me? If I wasn't doing this for intelligence, for undercover work, I'd slap you back to Azure Wave City, believe it or not! Just then, two people suddenly burst out of the forest ahead. The one in front rolled his eyes and said, "Stop!"

He had a knife in his hand, its blade gleaming.

The tip of the knife pointed at the carriage, a mocking smile on his face. "Fang Gongzi, the chivalrous and righteous one, come on down?"

[Taking advantage of the fact that it hasn't been put on the shelves yet, I'm adding these things that need to be explained to the regular chapters, trying to explain them all at once. That's why this chapter has a few more words.

Another point is that in this book, the struggle between the Guardian's continental camp and the Sole True Sect is not a battle between good and evil, but actually a battle of life and death, or rather, a battle of star systems; whether the Flying Bear Star System is ultimately replaced and devoured by the Heavenly Centipede, or whether the people of the Flying Bear Star System succeed through their own self-salvation, both are inevitable processes that will lead to the extermination of each other.

In a war of survival, the victor survives forever, and the loser is completely destroyed. There can be no exceptions. It's just that each side has used the hands of the original natives to complete this process. The difference is that a god who is alive can provide divine power, while one who is dead can only rely on the natives themselves. So it's basically obvious at a glance.

But what I don't understand is why many people comment in the chapter reviews that the protagonist is disgusting, taking the resources of the Sole Sect, and worshiping their master while constantly thinking about killing them, which is ungrateful...

I basically can't understand it. Did I not write it clearly enough? It's like a modern person going to the Anti-Japanese War period and entering the ranks of the Japanese. Can they change their camp just because the Japanese are good to them, right?

If these things are added to the book at any time, it's really too much filler. So I'll just explain it to everyone clearly in the early stages. That way, there won't be any confusion in the future, right?]

Seven days since the book was published, with 90,000 words updated.

That's a bit much.

I'm also revising the following plot, and tomorrow's updates will be changed to morning and afternoon.

11:30 AM.

Around 5:30 PM.