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The Female Captain sized Su Mo up.

Su Mo was also sizing her up.

The favorability progress bar above his head was still there, still red at -20%!

There was no yellow exclamation mark.

The Female Captain wore white inside and a red cloak outside. Her aura was cool and peerless, just as stunning as the first time he saw her outside the City God Temple!

She was one of the two most beautiful women Su Mo had seen since arriving in this world.

He involuntarily compared her to the young widow.

It was hard to say who was more beautiful.

The Female Captain was too tall, almost as tall as him. She wasn't Su Mo's type.

Su Mo liked petite and delicate women.

But he had to admit, a figure like this was more attractive to most men!

Even more crucial was the Female Captain's status!

Everyone knew how great it was to have an official girlfriend!

The attractiveness bonus that came with a sixth-rank high-ranking female official of the court was immense!

Even if her beauty was only eighty, it could instantly be boosted to over ninety.

Not to mention a character beauty who was already ninety-eight points or more!

Anyone would choose the Female Captain over the young widow.

Of course, this wasn't something you could choose if you wanted to, unlike those stupid videos you encountered in your past life!

Su Mo's gaze involuntarily drifted downwards.

Su Mo felt his self-control was already quite good.

A normal man seeing this Female Captain would definitely not notice her world-shattering beauty first!

Because other advantages were too prominent!

Just as Su Mo's gaze shifted downwards, the Female Captain's pretty face suddenly sank.

Without any warning, she extended a slender jade finger and pointed it at Su Mo from mid-air.

Su Mo's scalp tingled instantly.

In his vision, the jade finger rapidly enlarged, as if it encompassed heaven and earth. A cold and terrifyingly powerful killing intent filled the entire side hall, making him feel as if there was no way to dodge!

Su Mo felt like he was going to die under the pressure of the jade finger in the next second!

Is this the terrifying power of an immortal cultivator?!

Su Mo suddenly had this thought!

Although he didn't know why this Female Captain suddenly wanted to kill him.

But Su Mo was not the type to surrender meekly, nor was he a fool who believed a ruler's command to die meant one must die!

Even if the Empress Saint wanted to kill him, he would still rebel 100%, let alone someone who was just a sixth-rank Captain!

He took a deep breath.

He gathered all his strength into his right fist and slammed it fiercely towards the jade finger!

The Demon Subduing Pestle at his waist suddenly released a heat flow several times stronger than before, surging into his right arm, giving Su Mo the illusion that he could smash a mountain with one punch!

Unfortunately, an illusion was just an illusion.

Therefore.

Su Mo's fist throbbed with pain, and an immense force struck him, sending him staggering back several steps until he hit the wall and stopped!

Stopping himself, Su Mo shook his fist, his expression grim!

Lin Moyin's expression, which never changed, showed a hint of surprise.

She clearly hadn't expected Su Mo to take her finger unharmed.

The Mysterious Jade Finger, while not an immortal path killing divine ability, was still a top-tier martial arts technique.

She had over ten years of mastery with her fingers.

With one finger strike, she could kill a fierce tiger!

Even using only ten percent of her strength, she was confident she could teach this lecherous subordinate clerk a harsh lesson!

The result was beyond her expectations!

"You're from the Heavenly Mother Cult!"

Lin Moyin suddenly said coldly!

Su Mo was stunned when he heard this, but he still stared at Lin Moyin with a displeased expression: "What Heavenly Mother Cult?"

"Is that why you want to kill me?"

Lin Moyin's pretty face showed no expression.

Her tone shifted slightly as she spoke indifferently, "Do you know why I summoned you here today?"

"If you can guess, I'll spare your life."

"If you can't, you die here."

Su Mo cursed under his breath.

So what if she's high-ranking? So what if she can cultivate?

Alas, circumstances were beyond his control!

Su Mo wasn't sure if she was bluffing!

He had expected her to ask about the Golden Lock first.

But she wasn't playing by the usual rules!

Su Mo narrowed his eyes and stared at the Female Captain without restraint.

Since it's come to this, what do I have to fear? Death at worst!

When he saw that the favorability progress bar above the Female Captain's head hadn't changed at all!

Su Mo suddenly realized something was wrong!

"This isn't right!"

"The favorability hasn't changed, which means she didn't suddenly make a move because I saw something I shouldn't have!"

"Any man would glance at her when they saw her!"

"She can't possibly kill every man she sees!"

Countless thoughts flashed through Su Mo's mind in an instant.

Finally, his gaze landed on the Strongman reward waiting to be claimed on the mission panel!

"She's testing me!"

With that thought, Su Mo no longer hesitated and said in a deep voice, "You want to recruit me into the Imperial Guard!"

Lin Moyin suddenly smiled.

Her smile, like a winter plum blossom blooming in the ice and snow, was breathtakingly beautiful, completely unlike the fearsome Imperial Guard Centurion she was known to be!

She looked at Su Mo with amusement, "Why do you think I would recruit a mere yamen Subordinate Clerk into the Imperial Guard?"

She paused, then asked, "Also, you refer to yourself as 'this humble one' in front of others."

"Yet you dare to call yourself 'I' in front of me?"

Su Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The system hadn't lied to him!

Lin Moyin was indeed just trying to scare him.

Thank goodness I graduated from Xiamen University!

He raised his eyebrows and said with apparent sincerity, "I don't know either, I just had that feeling."

"Just like when I accidentally found the Golden Lock under the persimmon tree, I felt that the Golden Lock carried the aura of an adult, and I was certain the Golden Lock belonged to the Captain!"

"When I was persecuted by the Magistrate's Clerk earlier, I sent the Golden Lock in a desperate attempt to seek the Captain's intervention!"

"As for the second question, I don't think it needs an answer!"

As soon as he said this, Lin Moyin's expression suddenly turned strange.

She had actually wanted to ask that question all along!

In her opinion.

Su Mo had deliberately sent the Golden Lock in a mysterious way, likely anticipating her question.

And he had already prepared his answer.

Lin Moyin was not about to be led by the nose by a mere handyman as Su Mo wished.

Hearing Su Mo bring it up voluntarily, Lin Moyin nodded, then said indifferently, "It seems you have many secrets hidden within you!"

"However, I don't care about that!"

"The Imperial Guard only recruits those who have value and can be used by the Imperial Guard!"

"It doesn't matter if they are from noble families, fallen scholars, street vendors, or even notorious criminals and wicked villains!"

As she spoke, she raised her slender hand, and a dark shadow flew towards Su Mo: "For now, go back and continue to be a yamen runner!"

"If there's anything, I will send someone to inform you!"

Su Mo caught the dark shadow and looked closely.

If it wasn't an Imperial Guard Badge, what else could it be?

The Badge was made of wood and looked ordinary.

One side was engraved with "Imperial Guard Strongman Su Mo!"

The other side was a large number code—Zero Seven Two Eight!

Su Mo didn't know what Zero Seven Two Eight meant, but at least it wasn't Nine Five Two Seven.

At the same time, the mission panel sent a real-time notification.

[Imperial Guard Strongman reward has been issued!]

[You have passed the Imperial Guard Centurion Lin Moyin's test, favorability increased by 15%!]

Su Mo hadn't expected such an unexpected gain!

His favorability was now only -5%, and becoming a regular was just around the corner!

Tiredness appeared on Lin Moyin's face, and she waved her hand, signaling Su Mo to leave.

Su Mo was just about to turn and go.

Suddenly, he froze.

What the heck!

A yellow exclamation mark suddenly popped up above the Female Captain's head again!

Had the NPC female official's quest refreshed?

[I don't think I've ever tried asking for votes and data before? It's all main story, not a single wasted word? The authors in the group say I'm stupid. According to standard procedure, shouldn't I be asking all my brothers and sisters for monthly votes, follow-up reads, and other data to prove I'm not a stupid author?]