What Did Green Light Represent?

Three days of patrolling passed by in this way. That night, Xu Qi'an, Song Tingfeng, and Zhu Guangxiao formed a team, dressed in black uniforms and short cloaks, with gongs hanging on their chests and swords at their waists, and walked easily through the streets of the inner city.

As night falls and the air grows cooler, fallen petals turn to frost.

The capital city was silent at night. In the early winter, there were no chirping insects or birds. The quiet made Xu Qi'an feel as if he were in the leisurely countryside.

Occasionally, one can hear the sound of synchronized footsteps and the clattering of nail plates.

Those were the Imperial Saber Guard the city.

After patrolling the streets for half an hour, Song Tingfeng, along with two colleagues, leaped to the top of a small building and looked down at the crisscrossing streets.

"Patrolling the streets is the Imperial Saber Guard's job; we mainly deal with those who can scale walls and leap across rooftops." Song Tingfeng stood on the rooftop, squinting against the night wind.

"Only use the rooftops for lookout purposes. Unless you encounter a major case, don't recklessly scale rooftops. The capital is a dangerous place, teeming with countless experts, both overt and covert. If you wander onto the rooftops carelessly, a sword might fly from some hidden corner and kill you."

He paused, then added, "Of course, the Nightwatchers will definitely avenge you, collect your body, and provide compensation."

"How much is the compensation?" Xu Qi'an asked.

"The gong costs three hundred taels of silver," Song Tingfeng said. "That's quite reasonable, isn't it? Three hundred taels of silver is enough for my wife and children to live a comfortable life."

However, three hundred taels of silver can only buy you five times the chance to sleep with Fuxiang, whose value has skyrocketed. Xu Qi'an joked, "Yeah, then your wife will remarry, and other men will spend your money, sleep with your wife, and even beat your son."

Song Tingfeng stared at him silently for a moment, then choked out, "I'm suddenly glad I haven't settled down and started a family yet."

Zhu Guangxiao nodded silently.

The next day at noon, Xu Qi'an, who had only slept for five hours, got up feeling refreshed.

I dipped a boar bristle toothbrush in tooth powder and squatted under the eaves to brush my teeth.

Tooth powder is the ancient version of toothpaste, containing nine Chinese medicinal herbs: ginger, soapberry, cimicifuga, rehmannia, eclipta, sophora japonica, asarum, lotus leaf, and rock salt.

In addition, there is an ingredient that Xu Qi'an had never encountered in his previous life, called a descaling pill.

This product elevates the cleaning, whitening, and breath-freshening effects of toothpaste to a whole new level.

Toothpaste from the past is nowhere near as good as tooth powder from this era.

Without a doubt, this is the work of Alchemist from the Bureau of Astronomy.

The existence of Alchemist made life more convenient and healthier for ordinary people.

They are actually very powerful, but the Warlock System has a relatively short history and has not developed a comprehensive theoretical teaching system.

Xu Qi'an's chemical theory perfectly filled the gaps in the Alchemist ' knowledge.

By the time they climbed over the wall to the main house, their aunts and sisters had already eaten lunch.

This afternoon, I'll be practicing breathing Qi Refinement and contemplating the "One Slash to Heaven and Earth" technique, so I won't be listening to music or eating at the brothel. Xu Qi'an had the kitchen reheat the leftovers and hastily ate something to appease his stomach.

Instead of immediately engaging in cultivation, he went to the inner courtyard to tease Xu Lingyin while, and then chatted with his seventeen-year-old sister, who had an oval face, big eyes, and delicate features, about Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

"I'll write some novels for my sister later, as her bedroom reading material," Xu Qi'an said with a smile.

"Is it another love story like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai?" Xu Lingyue smiled radiantly.

"No, it's more exciting than those two."

"What is it?" Xu Lingyue blushed when she heard the word "exciting".

"A sincere love between two young people with white hair."

"It's a pity my writing isn't good, and I can't remember many details from the novels I read in my past life. Otherwise, I'd be making a fortune from erotic fiction by now," Xu Qi'an sighed helplessly.

Passing by Xu Cijiu room, I heard the sound of reading aloud coming from inside.

"Cijiu, aren't you at the academy?" Xu Qi'an asked, standing by the window.

"I was just looking for my elder brother." Xu Cijiu took a booklet from his desk, walked to the window, and handed it to Xu Qi'an:

"This was asked to me by the teacher, Mr. Mubai, and Mr. Youping to give to my older brother. You were still asleep when I came back this morning."

Xu Qi'an curiously opened the booklet, flipped through a few pages at random, and found the contents to be quite strange.

Some are text, some are image collections, like a hodgepodge of things forcibly pieced together.

Xu Xinnian explained quietly, "This book records the ultimate techniques of various cultivation systems. The three great Confucian scholars pieced together the Law Technique they had collected and gave them to you."

I seemed to smell a sour odor. Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up.

Xu Xinnian continued, "The sixth rank in Confucian School is called 'Confucian Scholar.' The core of this realm is 'learning,' which means being able to record any Law Technique one has seen on paper. My elder brother can ignite the paper with his qi and then perform the Law Technique recorded on it."

Confucian School is simply an invincible support! Xu Qi'an controlled the corners of his mouth, suppressing his joy, and nodded. "Thank you. Please convey my message to the three great Confucian scholars. I will pay them a visit another day to express my gratitude and discuss poetry with them."

The saying goes, "gifts should be exchanged in kind," so there must have been a reason why the three Confucian scholars sent gifts without any apparent cause.

Xu Xinnian grunted in agreement and waved his hand, "Brother, go ahead. Don't disturb my studies. I'll go back to the academy tomorrow."

Don't be jealous Cijiu, your older brother still loves you!

Xu Qi'an left happily.

At dusk, Xu Qi'an changed into his Nightwatchers's uniform and hurried to the yamen without stopping.

Before the inner city gates closed, I arrived at the yamen (government office) and met with my two colleagues, Song Tingfeng and others, and began my night shift as a corporate slave.

The night in the inner city was quite peaceful. Until late at night, Xu Qi'an and his two companions only managed to catch two petty thieves who had managed to escape the Imperial Saber Guard ' patrol.

According to Song Tingfeng, such a small achievement would only be worth five qian of silver at most.

Xu Qi'an stood on the roof of a restaurant, overlooking the capital city under the night sky.

Song Tingfeng chewed on some fried beans and asked, "Ningyan, what is your special skill, and what are its characteristics?"

Xu Qi'an truthfully replied, "It's very practical in combat, and its explosive power is even stronger, but it's not very durable... Well, after I unleash a strike, I will enter a brief period of weakness."

Nothing in this world can't be cut off with a single blow. If it can, then run away... At first, Xu Qi'an thought the author was just being cheeky.

Unexpectedly, these are golden words of wisdom. The essence of this ultimate technique is to become a true man in a second, and then you're completely exhausted after using it.

The advantage is its explosive power; Xu Qi'an suspects that if one cultivates to a high level, one can kill people of higher levels.

After exchanging a few words, he took advantage of Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao's inattention to take out the booklet given to him by the great scholars from the jade mirror and tore off a page.

The paper depicts a pair of clear, bright eyes, and the corresponding Law Technique is the Bureau of Astronomy's Qi-Watching Technique.

There are many such low-level Law Technique; they are auxiliary Law Technique and are relatively not that valuable.

Xu Qi'an planned to have some fun and familiarize himself with how to use the booklet.

"Laugh!"

The gas ignited the paper, and flames instantly lit up the paper, attracting the attention of Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng.

Xu Qi'an felt a sharp pain in his eyes, and all sorts of colors appeared in his vision, as if the whole world had turned into a richly colored oil painting.

White is the most abundant and densest color, spreading out in wisps. Next is red, ranging from light red to bright red; followed by purple.

A reddish-purple hue; a light purple; a deep purple. The last one comes from the direction of the imperial city.

This is Qi. The Qi that exists in all things in heaven and earth. Xu Qi'an suddenly understood.

At that moment, he saw a peculiar color in the direction of the imperial city; it was a magnificent color, like that of a rainbow.

"A kaleidoscope of colors. Completely different from the purple qi representing royalty, yet residing in the imperial city, the Golden Lotus Daoist Master said that I would have a connection with the woman riding in the royal carriage. And the Daoist Master's assessment of that woman was: 'Her aura is magnificent and unparalleled, rarely seen in the world.'"

"Pure Qi. It's also in the direction of the imperial city. I remember Caiwei saying that Pure Qi represents Confucian School or Daoist School. Hmm, is that the Human Sect?"

"Huh, why is the color of the Imperial Academy of Music) emerald green? Many of the women there are family members of disgraced Imperial Academy of Music. I guess I'm overthinking it. I'll ask Caiwei later what the green light represents. Huh, it's gone?"

He saw a wisp of emerald green energy in the Imperial Academy of Music, flicker for a moment, and then disappear.

Finally, he turned his gaze to the Bureau of Astronomy, the Star-Gazing Tower overlooking all the mountains below.

"Ah!" Xu Qi'an suddenly screamed and fell off the roof of the restaurant.

He was writhing on the ground in pain, covering his eyes and screaming in agony.

Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng were terrified. They jumped off the roof, one drawing his sword in preparation, while the other went forward to investigate.

"What's wrong?" Song Tingfeng asked anxiously.