Visitor

"How come it's you?"

Wen Lujia was startled to see Xiao Wang opening the door.

Xiao Wang was equally surprised to see that the visitor was Wen Lujia.

Wen Lujia was dressed casually, looking like she had just come from home, and she was not carrying her Tang saber.

"Captain Wen, don't tell me you've been following and investigating me?"

"Then tell me, what about you is worth following and investigating?"

"Definitely nothing. I told you already, I'm a law-abiding citizen. Since you're not investigating me, why are you here?"

"Would you believe me if I said I came specifically to see you?"

"Take a guess."

"Didn't you want to ask me out? I'm here now. Aren't you happy to see me?"

"Huh? Captain Wen, let's get this straight. I never said I wanted to ask you out."

Just as they spoke, Wei Zhongxing's voice came from inside the courtyard.

"Is Jiajia here?"

"Mm, it's me."

Wen Lujia called back loudly. Then, smiling, she glanced at Xiao Wang and walked past him into the courtyard.

Xiao Wang: ???

Jiajia?

That was awfully affectionate.

What was that supposed to mean?

They knew each other?

Puzzled, Xiao Wang closed the gate and turned around to see Wen Lujia walking briskly up to Wei Zhongxing. She respectfully clasped her hands in salute. "Teacher."

There was a lightness in Wen Lujia's voice, and with her naturally childlike tone, she sounded even more affectionate.

"Teacher, how have you been lately? I've been rather busy and haven't come to see you in a long time."

"I'm doing fine. It's not like I'm sick or dead. What's there to visit?"

Wen Lujia handed what she had brought to Cheng Hu beside her: two pounds of pork and two pieces of pork liver.

"I brought these especially for Teacher and my senior brothers."

Cheng Hu happily accepted them. "Thank you, Captain Wen."

"I've told you, just call me Junior Sister or Jiajia. Why keep calling me Captain?"

Cheng Hu smiled, took the pork and liver, and went into the kitchen.

Xiao Wang looked at them.

Teacher?

Junior Sister?

While he was still wondering, Wen Lujia turned to look at Xiao Wang and asked Wei Zhongxing, "Teacher, why is he here?"

"From what you two were saying earlier, you already know each other?"

"More or less, but why is he here?"

"He's Teacher's newest disciple. He's studying martial arts here in preparation for the Mount Yuan Martial Arts Academy entrance exam." Linghu Ke explained from the side. "How do you two know each other?"

"Us? We..."

Wen Lujia briefly explained how the two of them had met.

"I see."

Xiao Wang looked at them curiously. "Captain Wen is Teacher's disciple too?"

"Not a disciple." Linghu Ke explained. "She was Teacher's student back when he still taught at Mount Yuan Martial Arts Academy."

That cleared things up for Xiao Wang.

He walked over and stood beside Wen Lujia. A faint fragrance of perfume drifted over.

"Captain Wen, I didn't expect you really would become my Senior Sister."

"What? You don't like it?"

"I like it, I like it. Of course I do. Besides, would I dare not to?"

"I'm not going to eat you. Oh, and you still owe me a meal. You can make it up later."

"Huh? Cap... Senior Sister, when did I owe you a meal?"

"At the entrance to the Patrol Bureau that day, didn't you say you'd treat me to a meal? Did we eat?"

Xiao Wang: ???

Could that work?

"We didn't, but didn't you say you didn't want to eat?"

"We didn't eat, so that settles it. Keep it on the tab. When I'm free, I'll contact you and let you treat me."

Xiao Wang: ???

He hadn't realized this child-voiced Senior Sister was so assertive.

He really did not want to treat her to a meal now.

With the Senior Sister connection, he did not need to waste money on a meal to gather information from her.

At that moment, Cheng Hu came out of the kitchen doorway. "Junior Sister, are you staying for dinner? If you are, I'll cook more rice."

"I am. I hadn't planned to, but now I have to stay. Cook more rice. Thanks, Senior Brother."

"It's no trouble. What are you thanking me for?"

As Wen Lujia spoke, she moved over a stool and sat by the main hall doorway beside Wei Zhongxing.

"I heard you'll be promoted to captain soon?" Wei Zhongxing asked.

"Mm, probably soon. That's also why I came."

"Because of that? Is there a problem with the promotion?"

"Not exactly. It's just that after I'm promoted to captain, our Fourth Squad will have an opening. I wanted to ask whether my two senior brothers might be interested."

"Why not just ask them directly if they're interested?"

"Even if they were interested, Teacher, you would have to approve first."

"I don't concern myself with such trivial matters. If they want to go, they can go. Ask them yourself."

Wen Lujia turned to Linghu Ke. "Second Senior Brother?"

"I'm not interested. I said it before—I prefer this free and easy life. I don't want a life where I have to report to work at a fixed time every day. No need to ask Eldest Senior Brother either. He probably won't go. He hates a life of fighting and killing most of all."

"Second Senior Brother, why not think about it again? It comes with a fixed salary. Isn't that better than making ends meet by delivering goods?"

"One delivery feeds me for a month, and I get at least ten days off on top of that. Which do you think is better?"

"Fine. I was going to arrange positions for you two, but if you don't want them, forget it. I'll give them to someone else."

"Isn't there still one more?" Wei Zhongxing pointed at Xiao Wang with his chin.

"Him? Can he do it?"

"Why not?"

"He's a little young. That's not even the main issue. The main issue is that he hasn't even gotten into Mount Yuan Martial Arts Academy yet, let alone whether he can graduate. It wouldn't convince anyone if I arranged for him to get in."

"Mount Yuan Martial Arts Academy is practically within his grasp now. In a few months, won't he have gotten in? You can arrange an internship for him first. In any case, let him hold the spot. After he graduates, if he meets the standards, make him permanent."

"An internship?"

"Exactly."

"I suppose that could work. How strong is his martial arts cultivation?"

"Ask him."

Xiao Wang had remained silent as he listened. He realized this might truly be an opportunity to enter the Patrol Bureau.

If he could really join the Patrol Bureau, it would be a win-win situation in several ways.

Not only would it bring him closer to Hu Guangzhong, making it easier to gather information and carry out an assassination, it was also a good job in itself. For an ordinary resident of the outer city, it was practically the best path available. And with that identity, he would gain a little more bargaining power when dealing with Aries.

"Junior Brother, how about a match with your Senior Sister?" Wen Lujia asked Xiao Wang. She wanted to test just how capable he was. If he met the standard, arranging an internship would not be impossible.

"Senior Sister, you've already broken through the first martial arts limit. If I fight you, won't I just get beaten up one-sidedly? How about I spar with Second Senior Brother while you watch?"

"I'm not fighting. If you want to fight, fight yourselves." Linghu Ke immediately refused.

"Junior Brother, I've come all this way. Aren't you going to let me personally test your abilities?"

As Wen Lujia spoke, she had already stepped into the middle of the courtyard and beckoned Xiao Wang over.

"Come on."

Xiao Wang looked at Wen Lujia and had no choice but to walk to the center of the courtyard, standing opposite her.

"Come. Attack me with everything you have."

Wen Lujia stood where she was and spoke casually.

Xiao Wang knew Wen Lujia was a martial artist who had broken through the first martial arts limit, completely different from everyone he had fought before. On top of that, he had seen her make a move that night. He knew he was certainly no match for her.

"Senior Sister, go easy on me. Don't hit too hard."

After speaking, Xiao Wang lunged forward and charged at Wen Lujia. He was extremely fast, his steps powerful, without holding anything back. At the same time, he unleashed Tiger Guard Fist, every strike carrying traces of spiritual essence.

Wei Zhongxing and Linghu Ke watched from the side, both startled.

They had not expected Xiao Wang's "spirit" to improve so much again in just a few days.

Xiao Wang rapidly closed the distance. Wen Lujia remained standing where she was without moving, and even her expression did not change in the slightest.

Xiao Wang knew Wen Lujia was not underestimating him. She truly had that kind of strength.

"Senior Sister, take this punch."