NFBE Chapter 4 is fine, but I have one condition.
Chapter 4 is fine, but I have one condition.
In the end, Zhao Kongcheng, unable to produce anything impressive, was defeated.
However, he did not give up on recruiting the two men to the Night's Watch.
Although Lin Qiye had already gone home first, Li Jie showed no intention of leaving.
Looking at the handsome young man who was resting with his eyes closed, Zhao Kongcheng was overjoyed. Could it be... that there was a chance?
That brat's gone, but he's still here; it's obvious he's interested in the Night's Watch.
How about... Lao Zhao, I give it another try?
"Why aren't you leaving yet? Are you planning to join the Night's Watch?"
"No, I just haven't found a place to stay yet, and I don't know where to go."
"........."
Uncle Zhao Kongcheng, who had been pretending to be dismissive and ready to take advantage of Li Jie, was so embarrassed that he almost dug his toes into the floor.
It turns out I was just being delusional...
The handsome old Zhao stood up dejectedly, smoothed out the wrinkles on his cloak, slung the black box containing the Star Blade over his shoulder, and left the room with a sigh.
Li Jie watched Zhao Kongcheng walk out of the room and silently recited in his heart.
3, 2, ...
Before he could even count to one, Old Zhao cautiously poked his head out from outside the door again and tentatively said...
"Why don't you come over and sit with us for a while?"
"After all, the soundproofing here isn't very good, and it's easy to get too excited to sleep at night."
Upon hearing this, Li Jie stood up and walked towards the door. Zhao Kongcheng looked at Li Jie, who had passed by without saying a word, with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong with me?"
Where are you going? Why don't you just sleep here?
Hey! Don't wander off! What will we do if we can't find you?!
"You brat! Say something, will you?!"
Li Jie stopped and looked at Lao Zhao, who was still leaning against the door of the "Sexy and Dynamic King Room," and replied.
"Didn't you say you wanted me to come over and sit with you? Aren't you going to lead the way?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kongcheng quickly closed the door, ran to Li Jie's side, put his arm around his shoulder, and said with a grin.
"Hey young man, let me tell you, our captain's cooking is amazing..."
"I'm on a diet."
"........."
...........
Along the way, Zhao Kongcheng talked incessantly about his teammates to Li Jie, his face full of pride.
But Li Jie, who was standing next to him, didn't listen to a word he said.
He was just wondering how he could get a look at higher-level weapons.
According to the system's explanation, when I was studying the Star Blade, I was just one step away from obtaining my own exclusive weapon.
So who possesses a weapon more powerful than the Night's Watch's standard weapon, the Starblade...?
Forbidden item? Lingbao Tianzun? Baili...Fatty!
Now, Li Jie had a reason to join the Night's Watch.
After all, only by entering this training camp can Li Jie come into contact with the true self of Lingbao Tianzun's reincarnation, Baili Tuming.
Although he had already made up his mind to join the Night's Watch, he still had to get some benefits from Squad 136...
Before long, a small shop located at the head of the bridge came into view.
The Peace Office, this is the headquarters of the Night Watch's 136th Squad in Cangnan City.
As Zhao Kongcheng led Li Jie into the room, the members of Squad 136 were reviewing the operation to eliminate the masked men.
Wu Xiangnan, who was in the lead, watched as Lao Zhao led Li Jie to the sofa with a smile and asked him a question.
"Old Zhao, what's this?"
Zhao Kongcheng patted Li Jie on the shoulder and proudly introduced him to his teammates.
"So this is the owner of the mysterious forbidden realm who fought those fleeing masked men... What's your name again?"
Li Jie: Weren't you the one who was going to introduce me? Come on~
The handsome young man nodded to the curious members of Squad 136 who were looking at him, and began to speak.
"Li Jie".
The red-haired girl, leaning back on the sofa, looked at the handsome Li Jie as if she had discovered a new continent.
He's so cute! (≧?≦)~
Then came the tedious stage of checking household registration information.
Hongying: "Brother Li Jie, where did you come from?"
Li: "Hmm, the South?..."
Hearing the questioning tone in Li Jie's reply, Wu Xiangnan silently walked into the room.
The owner of this mysterious forbidden realm, whose origins are unknown, is going to check Li Jie's information in the archives.
If their background is clean, that's fine... but if they have connections to the Church of the Ancient Gods...
Thinking of this, his eyes gradually turned sinister. He glanced at the wounds on his hands and sighed helplessly...
Forget it, let's figure out where this Li Jie came from first.
Li Jie glanced discreetly at Wu Xiangnan, who turned and walked into the house.
He probably went to check my information...
It's good to check, since my records are as clean as can be, practically a blank sheet of paper.
The fact that they couldn't find anything was Li Jie's bargaining chip in making a deal with them.
The members of Squad 136 exchanged glances, realizing what their vice-captain meant, and tacitly refrained from asking any further questions.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room became somewhat strange.
Just then, the old door of the Peace Office creaked open.
A man wearing a dark red cloak and with traces of blood on his face walked in. His heavy footsteps made a thumping sound in the quiet living room.
The members of Squad 136 immediately stood up and greeted the man respectfully as he entered the living room.
"team leader!"
Chen Muye gestured for everyone to sit down, then took off his blood-stained cloak, pulled over a small stool, and sat down against the wall.
Si Xiaonan was about to step forward to help him check his wounds, but Chen Muye stopped her.
"I'm fine, it's just that the Ghost-Faced King escaped..."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the members of Squad 136 became even more solemn. The fact that this Ghost King could escape from Chen Muye in the Sichuan region meant that it was at least of Sichuan region strength.
He took a breath and pointed to Li Jie sitting on the sofa.
"What's going on?"
The other four all looked at Old Zhao, who was standing to the side.
"Captain, this is Li Jie, the owner of the mysterious forbidden ruin that I reported on the walkie-talkie."
Just as Chen Muyi was about to ask something, Wu Xiangnan opened the door and walked out with a blank look on her face. The two exchanged glances from time to time.
Chen: What's going on? Why are you hiding inside when guests are here? (￣.￣)+
Wu: This boy is a bit strange. Not only is the Forbidden Ruins unknown, but there are no records of him either. It's as if he appeared out of thin air... (o?v?)ノ
Chen: Can't you find any information at all? Not even your place of birth?
Wu: I searched for ages, but couldn't find anything. I practically turned the entire archive upside down, but it was still just a blank sheet of paper...
Chen: This is outrageous... How could someone have absolutely no records? Unless... he's not human?
Li Jie interrupted the two men who were exchanging glances.
"Um, are you two a couple?"
Um? ?
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Zhao: You know what, you really have to admit, there was a hint of affection in their eyes when they looked at each other.
Red: So the captain and vice-captain are gay...
Wen: Look, look, these two are getting anxious, their faces are frighteningly pale...
Leng Xuan: Click! Let's take a picture to remember this moment!
Si Xiaonan: Who is a couple with whom?
Chen Muyi withdrew his gaze, coughed lightly, and asked Li Jie with a livid face.
Why did you come to Cangnan? What is your purpose?
"No purpose."
"What are your forbidden realms and abilities?"
"do not know."
"Do not......"
When Lao Zhao saw Chen Muye, who had also suffered a setback at Li Jie's hands, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Li Jie looked at Chen Muye, whose face was ashen, and spoke calmly.
“I don’t think you can find out what my Forbidden Ruins ability is either. Even the Night Watch’s vast database can’t find it, so how could I possibly know what my Forbidden Ruins ability is? You agree, right, Captain…”
Indeed, Chen Muyi couldn't understand why the form of his forbidden ruin wasn't recorded in the archives. It would be understandable if it were a newly observed divine ruin descended by a god, but based on Lao Zhao's report, this forbidden ruin wasn't a blessing from a god, but more like something he had awakened on his own. Could it be that there are still extremely dangerous forbidden ruins that humans haven't observed for over a hundred years?
"Putting all that aside for now, what I'm more interested in is, which side are you on?"
Li Jie chuckled inwardly; they'd finally taken the bait...
"Captain, why don't you just ask me if I want to join the Night's Watch?"
Upon hearing Li Jie's words, Chen Muye was visibly taken aback. He pondered for a moment. If Li Jie were truly an undercover agent sent by hostile forces and the Outer Gods, there would be a record of him in the files no matter what. There had never been a person who was completely a blank slate before. Bringing him into the Night Watch was not out of the question. Even if there were really problems, with the strength of my Chuanjing, I could easily suppress him.
"Alright, then I'll ask you a different question: would you like to join the Night's Watch?"
Li Jie nodded.
"Sure, but I have a few conditions."
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