"Reporting to Commander Lu! Wu Tiande, a captain of the Brocade-Clad Guard, has arrived to report for duty!"
The sudden voice interrupted Commander Lu's thoughts, saying, "Come in!"
As soon as Li Changfeng entered, he saw something black suddenly hurtling towards him. Li Changfeng's eyes narrowed, and he quickly stretched out his palm to catch the fierce object.
"Smack!"
A muffled thud was heard as Li Changfeng caught the object that was thrown at him. He felt a tingling numbness in his hand and took a step back, shattering the floorboards to dissipate the force!
Upon Commander Lu's eyes narrowed, and he thought to himself, "What domineering physical strength! It actually used brute force to withstand something that weighed no less than ten thousand pounds being thrown at me. It's truly remarkable!"
At this moment, Li Changfeng slowly examined the black object and found it to be a black medicine bottle. After slowly opening it, a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted out. Just smelling it immediately relieved the Latent Injury in his body, and the medicinal effect was quite powerful!
Li Changfeng exclaimed in surprise, "This... this is?"
Commander Lu smiled slightly, "This is the Meridian Cleansing Pill! It's the medicine you need to treat your Latent Injury!"
"You... you just gave it to me like that? Aren't you afraid I'll just run back to Shaolin?"
"Heh! I believe you wouldn't do that!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng gave Commander Lu a deep look, feeling extremely impressed with him. With his method of "not using those you doubt and not doubting those you use," he was able to win the hearts of many people!
"Commander Lu! Now that I've taken your pills, what do you want me to do in return?"
Commander Lu smiled slightly upon hearing this, "I want you to temporarily serve as the commander of a thousand households in the Brocade-Clad Guard!"
Li Changfeng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, "You... you're not joking, are you? Giving me such a high position right away!"
"Hehe! I have my reasons! From today onwards, you are Commander Thousand-Household Wu of the Brocade-Clad Guard Uniform Guard, and you will take orders from Princess Minmin!"
"To obey Princess Minmin's orders?"
"Yes! You can go to the Princess Manor to report now, and she will explain the situation to you!"
"Okay... okay!"
"Alright! Good that you understand. You may leave now!"
Li Changfeng was thus dismissed with a completely bewildered expression.
Princess Manor.
At this moment, Li Changfeng slowly arrived at the Princess Manor. He stood in front of the gate, cupped his hands, and said, "Thousand-Household Wu greets Your Princess!"
Princess Minmin, dressed in a black, close-fitting outfit, smiled faintly and said, "Little monk! Come in!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng's face immediately fell, and he thought to himself, "What little monk! I know he's a little older than her, yet he keeps calling me 'little monk' all the time!"
Princess Minmin noticed that Li Changfeng's expression wasn't good and chuckled, "What's wrong, little monk?"
Li Changfeng smiled and said, "Nothing much! It's just that I'm now under your command, Princess. What instructions do you have for me?"
"We'll talk about that later. What about the disguise manual you promised me?"
Li Changfeng was slightly surprised upon hearing this, as he had almost forgotten about it. "Okay! But what about what you promised me?"
Princess Minmin took out a disposable Jade Scroll and tossed it to Li Changfeng, saying calmly, "I've already given you the martial arts techniques. As for the weapons, I can send someone to get them now!"
"However, I suggest you have your sword forged into a powerful weapon. Weapons naturally absorb some of their owner's essence over time, making them easier to use and significantly more powerful!"
"So that's how it can be done!" Li Changfeng stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.
Then, with a whoosh, Li Changfeng drew a pale red longsword, which was his Li Changfeng sword named Qinghong.
Li Changfeng gently stroked the blade of the longsword with his fingers, then flicked his finger, producing a clear sword hum.
Princess Minmin praised, "What a fine sword! Although this sword is an ordinary item, it has been imbued with your aura. Every swing and slash carries your own power, adding to your strength!"
"Looks like you've killed quite a few people with this sword! The blade is stained a pale red!"
"Indeed! This sword has accompanied me through many battles, and the blade is already quite damaged. I can't bear to use it again!"
"Since that's the case, then you can hand over this sword to me!"
Li Changfeng slowly handed the sword to Princess Minmin, then suddenly seemed to remember something, "Wait! I also have a sharp golden knife here, can I melt it down and put it inside?"
"Of course! The more materials you add to this weapon, the better its quality will be. With just a few auxiliary materials, you can forge a top-notch weapon!"
"Haha! Then I'll hand them all over to you!"
Princess Minmin took it and smiled slightly, "You seem to have forgotten something!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng laughed loudly and took out a disposable Jade Scroll for Princess Minmin, saying, "This Jade Scroll can only be used once. Once you've used it, it's gone!"
Princess Minmin nodded upon hearing this, "Alright! Anyway, I don't want anyone to know about this secret manual!"
"Alright! Now that our transaction is complete, there's one more thing I need to tell you. Remember, don't act impulsively!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng said solemnly, "Princess Minmin! Speak!"
Princess Minmin nodded. "Old Mo! Please come out!"
Suddenly, a dark figure appeared in front of the two, startling Li Changfeng.
Then the dark figure suddenly laughed and said, "Jue Kong, kid! Long time no see!"
Upon hearing this voice, Li Changfeng was immediately startled and retreated hastily, his face extremely solemn as if facing a formidable enemy. "It's you!!! The Kitchen Monk!"
"Hehe! Actually, my name is Mo Dun, but you can call me the Kitchen Monk if you want. I didn't expect you to be so lucky, surviving my palm strike!"
"Hmph! It's all your fault that I'm covered in injuries! What exactly do you want from me!"
"Hehe! We didn't mean anything by it. I just came to apologize to you. If you forgive and forget, I can give you a very powerful and superior leg technique!"
"Heh! You beat me half to death, almost brought me back to life, and you think you can just fob me off with a single superior leg technique? You're dreaming!"
"Jue Kong, you're not dead yet! In fact, you've benefited from this misfortune and your strength has increased even more! If you agree to my request, I'll tell you a secret!"
Li Changfeng pondered for a moment, "Let's take a look at this martial art first!"
Old Mo tossed the martial arts technique directly to Li Changfeng and laughed, "You won't refuse!"
After examining the martial art, Li Changfeng exclaimed in surprise, "This leg technique actually transcends Superior Martial Skill and reaches the realm of Primal Chaos Martial Skill!"
"How was that, Jue Kong, kid!"
"You actually passed on such a valuable martial arts technique to me? You didn't actually need to pay such a price to make peace with me. There must be some hidden reason behind this!"
"Haha! I knew I couldn't hide it from you, kid! Actually, I'm just returning a favor!"
"If I'm not mistaken, the Shaolin Abbot knew all along that I was a spy, but he just didn't expose me. He would often discuss Buddhism with me, just like a close friend!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng was immediately shocked. "Then... then why didn't he just arrest you? And why didn't he come to my aid when you attacked me! There's no way he didn't notice!"
"I don't really understand what he did either. I only recently found out that he was actually letting me off the hook in secret,"
"Moreover, it seems like he has everything under control, even the fact that I injured you was probably within his expectations! That's why I'm using this martial arts technique to repay his kindness!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng was deeply shocked. "This... this is too unbelievable!"