After a long while.

Chen Yuan slowly opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing within them.

Finally,

he had thoroughly refined the muscles and bones of his entire body.

Now, everything was ready except for the Tai Xuan Scripture. With it, he could attempt to absorb Qi and advance to the Ning Gang Realm.

And from the time he stepped into Bone Refinement, exactly one month had passed.

If people knew that Chen Yuan had refined the muscles and bones of his entire body in just one month, they would be shocked. The entire Jianghu would hardly find a few examples.

Of course, the disciples of the top sects were an exception.

Chen Yuan was able to improve his strength so quickly not only because of his own efforts, but also because of the help he received from Zhao Nanshan and Su Ziyue. Without the Snow Jade Paste and the Xuan Ling Pill,

Chen Yuan would have been delayed for a long time.

Especially the Snow Jade Paste, a spiritual medicine that Chen Yuan had never heard of before. Its help to Chen Yuan was not just to speed up his cultivation. Chen Yuan could even feel that his physique was gradually strengthening since he absorbed the Snow Jade Paste.

Without the Snow Jade Paste, Chen Yuan could not have swallowed pills so recklessly, without fear of pill toxins.

Standing up, Chen Yuan put on the neatly folded clothes beside him. Three months was equivalent to several years of cultivation for ordinary people. Chen Yuan's current strength was enough to dominate a county.

Since his strength had reached his expectations, Chen Yuan did not delay any longer and immediately whipped his horse towards the direction of the Prefecture City.

The journey was peaceful and uneventful.

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Nanling Prefecture City was very large. From a distance, it was at least ten times larger than Ping'an County. At a certain city gate, the flow of people coming and going was endless.

Chen Yuan followed the crowd into the Prefecture City. He did not go to the Sky Patrol Division immediately, but instead took a rough tour of many places to gain a preliminary understanding of Nanling Prefecture City.

After all, if nothing unexpected happened, he would be living here for a long time to come.

Perhaps because of the market, Nanling Prefecture City was particularly lively today. Some places were even a bit crowded, and Chen Yuan could occasionally see constables in uniform dispersing the crowd.

Chen Yuan watched quietly like an outsider for a long time.

Before long, he headed towards the Sky Patrol Division.

The Sky Patrol Division was an independent yamen, not located in the same place as the Prefectural Yamen, but the distance was not far, both located in the central district, which was also the safest area of the four districts.

Few people dared to cause trouble here.

When Chen Yuan saw the Sky Patrol Division for the first time, he was actually a little surprised, because he had thought that the powerful Sky Patrol Division must be very grand.

But after seeing it with his own eyes, he realized that he was completely overthinking it.

The Sky Patrol Division was not large, about the same size as the County Yamen, or even smaller.

In front of the gate, there were two Sky Patrol Guards in black uniforms standing guard, their bodies straight, staring ahead with extremely indifferent eyes. Passersby would often quicken their pace when passing by, so as not to be targeted.

From this, one could also see the majesty of the Sky Patrol Division.

Although inconspicuous, no one dared to underestimate it.

Chen Yuan led his horse forward.

"Sky Patrol Division, no idlers allowed!"

The Sky Patrol Guard at the gate spoke indifferently, glancing at Chen Yuan.

"Under the order of Patrol Envoy Zhang, I am here to report for duty."

Chen Yuan cupped his hands and said.

"Lord Zhang?"

The two Sky Patrol Guards exchanged glances, seeming to reveal a hint of reverence.

"Do you have proof?"

The Sky Patrol Guard who spoke before did not dare to be as arrogant as before, and also cupped his hands.

"Proof?"

Chen Yuan frowned slightly, thought for a moment, as if he had thought of something, took out the transfer order from his arms, and showed it to the two:

"Can this serve as proof?"

"Ping'an County Constable, Chen Yuan..."

The two Sky Patrol Guards carefully looked it over and nodded:

"Yes, you come with me."

One of them said.

"Chen Yuan!"

Just as Chen Yuan was about to follow him in, a somewhat familiar voice came from behind. Chen Yuan turned his head and smiled:

"Brother Yue, long time no see."

Yue Shan walked quickly forward, punched Chen Yuan in the chest, laughed, and said:

"Don't call me Brother Yue, just call me by my name from now on. I thought something had happened to you for not coming for so long. If it wasn't for some recent tasks, I would have gone to Ping'an County to look for you."

Yue Shan's attitude towards Chen Yuan was very kind, mainly because Chen Yuan's acting skills were too good before, so that Yue Shan regarded Chen Yuan as a good official who cared about the people.

He did not hesitate to approach himself in order to inform himself about the affairs of the Wusheng Sect.

Such a person, indeed, did not make people feel any ill will.

"Some trivial matters delayed me. Lord Zhang..." Chen Yuan asked in a low voice.

Yue Shan: "Don't worry, the Lord is open-minded and won't say much. Come, I'll take you to see the Lord."

"So this Constable Chen... Chen is Brother Yue's friend."

The two Sky Patrol Guards said very politely.

"Yes, I'll take Chen Yuan to see the Lord. Is there a problem?" Yue Shan looked at the two.

"No problem, no problem, Brother Yue, please go ahead..."

The two said quickly.

"Let's go."

After Chen Yuan and Yue Shan left, the two Sky Patrol Guards discussed:

"Is that Chen Yuan the one personally invited by Lord Zhang Xuan?"

"I heard that this Chen Yuan is highly regarded by Lord Zhang, and he gave up his position as a constable to join our Sky Patrol Division. Tsk tsk tsk... With Lord Zhang's attention, his future is limitless."

"Don't speak so confidently. Before he shows his strength, who knows what this Chen Yuan is really like? Maybe Lord Zhang made a mistake."

"You, don't be sour."

"Am I being sour?"

"Aren't you?"

Looking at Chen Yuan's somewhat puzzled look, Yue Shan said in a low voice:

"Chen Yuan, you don't know, they can only be regarded as reserve members of our Sky Patrol Division. Every official Sky Patrol Guard must reach Bone Refinement cultivation.

Only in this way will they be assigned to a patrol envoy's command..."

Chen Yuan nodded. After listening to Yue Shan's explanation, Chen Yuan understood that each patrol envoy commanded several to a dozen official Sky Patrol Guards, forming an independent team.

They could independently complete the tasks assigned by the superiors.

And these Sky Patrol Guards could also command a larger number of reserve personnel.

And these reserve personnel or Sky Patrol Guards were selected from constables or the military. If they failed to advance to Bone Refinement within three years, they would be sent back.

It could be said that every Sky Patrol Guard had decent talent.

Moreover, there was a rigid rule within the Sky Patrol Division that if Sky Patrol Guard members could not advance to Ning Gang within ten years, they would also be forced to leave the Sky Patrol Division.

Generally, they would be arranged as constables in the county areas below.

Chen Yuan thought this was quite humane. If they could not break through after ten years of honing in the Sky Patrol Division, it would be better to be assigned to the lower levels to enjoy themselves.

On the way to Zhang Xuan's place, Yue Shan told Chen Yuan a lot of information.

Although Chen Yuan would know these things in the future, there was still a difference between knowing them sooner and later.

Zhang Xuan had a high position in the Nanling Prefecture Sky Patrol Division, and had a separate official yamen to handle matters. People like Yue Shan under his command also worked here.

After about half an hour, the two saw Zhang Xuan.

"Subordinate Chen Yuan... greets the Lord."

Chen Yuan's expression straightened when he saw Zhang Xuan, and he immediately cupped his hands.

"After so long, you've finally come..."

Zhang Xuan said calmly.

"Lord, please forgive me. This subordinate has been delayed by cultivation these days, so I..." Chen Yuan quickly explained.

"No need to be like this. You haven't reported for duty yet, so it's nothing. But in the future, remember not to do this again."

"Subordinate obeys."

"Yue Shan."

"Lord..."

"Go and help Chen Yuan get his identity token and official uniform."

"Yes."

"Sit down first..."

Zhang Xuan pointed to the seat in front of Chen Yuan and said.

Chen Yuan cupped his hands and did not decline, sitting directly below Zhang Xuan.

"Now everyone in the Sky Patrol Division knows that this envoy values you very much. Some people want to see this envoy make a fool of himself, and may try to trip you up. You must be careful."

Chen Yuan nodded solemnly.

Wherever there are people, there is Jianghu; wherever there is Jianghu, there is struggle. This was nothing.

"Actually, being a constable in the county yamen is not bad, but it will wear down people's hearts. But since you have chosen the Sky Patrol Division, you must remember one sentence: caution."

"The Sky Patrol Division has great power. Outside, it is called the 'Extermination Division', and it is not without reason, because the Sky Patrol Division has a very important authority:

Patrolling the Heavens on behalf of the Emperor, kill first, report later!"

"Do you know what this means? It means that without any evidence, you can take action against all forces within your authority, but... there must be sufficient evidence afterward."

"Of course, this right cannot be used recklessly; it is limited. It's not good for you to know too much now. When you reach my position, you will naturally understand."

"Thank you for the Lord's guidance."

Chen Yuan's expression was solemn.

"Of course, I have to give you some guidance. There are many people outside waiting to see this envoy make a fool of himself, to see what abilities the person this envoy personally invited has.

I hope you don't disappoint me."

Zhang Xuan looked at Chen Yuan directly.

"This subordinate will definitely not let the Lord down."

Zhang Xuan looked at Chen Yuan with a smile that was not a smile, and suddenly said:

"Very good. In that case, this envoy will not give you any time to adapt. It just so happens that a new case came up yesterday, so I will hand it over to you."

"Lord, please give your orders."

Although he complained in his heart that this was even more ruthless than 996, not giving him any time to adapt, since Zhang Xuan had already said this,

then he could not refuse.

"Very good. This time, take it as your first task when you come to the Sky Patrol Division, and let me see if your abilities are worthy of this envoy's attention."

Zhang Xuan said lightly.

"Lord, please speak."

"In a case that this envoy investigated before, the chief culprit has been executed, but the confession mentioned the Yang family. There may be some connection between them, and much of the embezzled money has not yet been recovered.

Coincidentally, someone in the Yang family died strangely last night. You can use this as an excuse to investigate thoroughly."