City Guard Centurion - Wang Tieshan!

Everyone present looked at Fan Tao and Chen Han with envy in their eyes.

Since they were all people of the county yamen, they naturally knew that Lu Feng had a good relationship with these two. With Lu Feng arranging things this way, none of them dared to raise any objections.

Thus, everyone expressed their agreement. Seeing this, Lu Feng carefully divided the day and night shifts among the personnel.

Then, the ten men of the day shift followed Fan Tao to leave the county yamen and patrol East Street and the East Gate.

Qinglu County had four main gates in total, located in the east, south, west, and north directions.

The daily defense of the four gates was mainly handled by the county guards. However, County Magistrate Wang Lichuan had assigned the defense of the East Gate to Lu Feng yesterday, so that gate would now be guarded by him and the soldiers together.

To understand the situation at the East Gate, Lu Feng personally went to inspect it.

As soon as he approached the East Gate, he noticed that the number of guards stationed there had doubled compared to before.

Previously, each gate had only four guards, but today there were eight.

When Lu Feng neared the gate, one of the guards immediately noticed him, quickly walked up, and cupped his hands, saying, "May I ask if you are Constable Lu Feng?"

Lu Feng sized the man up and found he didn't recognize him. "Yes, this humble one is Lu Feng."

The guard's eyes lit up, and he continued, "Constable Lu, Centurion Wang is already waiting for you at the East Gate Tower. This way, please!"

The Centurion Wang this guard mentioned was likely the military officer in charge of defending the East Gate.

"Alright, then please lead the way."

With that, Lu Feng followed the guard up to the East Gate Tower.

Once on the tower, the view widened considerably, and the situation outside the city became completely clear.

At that moment, a sturdy man clad in armor with a long saber at his waist stood on the tower.

Although Lu Feng didn't know this man, he could tell from his military uniform that he was Centurion Wang, the one guarding the East Gate.

Just then, the guard cupped his hands to the man and said, "Sir, Constable Lu has been brought."

The sturdy man turned to look at Lu Feng, gave him a once-over, then waved for the guard to leave. He cupped his hands to Lu Feng and said, "Constable Lu, I am Wang Tieshan, a centurion of the City Guard. I failed to welcome you in person—please forgive my rudeness!"

Lu Feng smiled slightly. "Lord Wang is too kind. Lu has been ordered by the County Magistrate to assist with the defense of the East Gate. As a newcomer, I ask for Lord Wang's guidance."

"Heh, 'guidance' is too strong a word. The County Lieutenant informed me of this yesterday. Regarding the defense of the East Gate, we can discuss and decide together."

Hearing this, Lu Feng's doubts were finally resolved.

The man was clearly a military officer, yet he had been so polite upon meeting him. It turned out the County Lieutenant had already given him a heads-up.

"Since that's the County Lieutenant's intention, Lu will respectfully comply."

After that, the two chatted further about the patrol and defense work at the East Gate. It turned out that only fifty City Guard soldiers were responsible for guarding this gate, divided into four shifts, each shift lasting three hours.

But the current situation was different from before, so the higher-ups had ordered that every person entering the city be thoroughly checked.

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At the same time, the gate's defensive strength had to be reinforced, which doubled the number of City Guard soldiers stationed there.

Speaking of this, Wang Tieshan suddenly showed a helpless expression. "Constable Lu, most of the City Guard have been transferred to the townships below. Now I only have fifty soldiers under my command. Could you send some constables to help us defend the East Gate?"

Lu Feng didn't agree immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment before replying, "Sending men to assist in defending the East Gate is indeed Lu's task. However, I don't have many constables under me, and I'm also responsible for patrolling East Street. So the number of men I can spare is very limited."

Wang Tieshan naturally understood what Lu Feng meant, so he continued, "Constable Lu, in that case, how about arranging ten men? What do you think?"

Lu Feng stroked his chin, thinking briefly. "Ten is a bit too many. I can give you at most eight, and they'll have to be split into day and night shifts."

Although assisting in the defense of the East Gate was also one of his tasks, the other party was asking for too many men. He couldn't disrupt his own deployment, so he had to say this.

Wang Tieshan sighed but finally nodded. "Alright, eight it is. I'll thank Constable Lu in advance. Once this incident is over, I'll set up a table at Hongman Tower to properly thank you for your help."

"Heh, Lu is only doing his duty. Lord Wang need not be so polite."

After finishing his conversation with Wang Tieshan, Lu Feng returned to the county yamen and informed Chen Han and Fan Tao of the matter, telling them to arrange for four men from each shift to assist in the defense of the East Gate.

Then, he went back to his own room alone to continue cultivating the Cloud-Dispelling Palm.

Time flew by, and three days passed quickly.

During these three days, no enemy scouts appeared in Qinglu County.

Even the townships and villages under its jurisdiction showed no suspicious activity.

And in these three days, Lu Feng had trained the proficiency of the Cloud-Dispelling Palm to nine hundred and eighty points.

According to his calculations, once the Cloud-Dispelling Palm's proficiency broke through again, his Martial Realm would also break through accordingly.

A minor realm breakthrough meant little to him, but breaking through from Martial Artist to Martial Master was a major realm breakthrough, which surely involved many things to pay attention to.

So he decided to first go and consult Chief Clerk Lu Yan, and only break through after understanding the situation.

Having made up his mind, Lu Feng walked slowly to the Chief Clerk's room and knocked on the door. "Lord Lu, your subordinate Lu Feng requests an audience."

Soon, Lu Yan's voice came from inside the room. "Mm, come in and speak."

Hearing this, Lu Feng pushed the door open and entered, cupping his hands. "Lord Lu, your subordinate apologizes for the disturbance!"

"Heh, have a seat." Lu Yan smiled and poured him a cup of tea, then asked, "So, Constable Lu, what business do you have with this official today?"

"Your Honor, the reason I've come today is to seek your advice on a matter."

Lu Yan glanced at him again and said, "Then let's hear it."

"Your Honor, what I wish to ask about are the key points to note when a Martial Artist breaks through to the Martial Master Realm, as well as the difference in strength between the two."

Lu Feng stated his thoughts directly. Since his transmigration, he had only fought against those in the Martial Artist Realm, and he had no idea how formidable a Martial Master Realm expert truly was.

Hearing this question, Lu Yan raised an eyebrow. "Oh?! You suddenly ask about this? Could it be that you're about to break through to the Martial Master Realm?"

Lu Yan's counter-question startled him slightly—the man was indeed quite perceptive.

But his face remained calm. "Your Honor, I'm not nearly as impressive as you think. It's just that the County Magistrate mentioned earlier that enemy scouts are all Martial Master Realm experts, so I asked out of curiosity."