Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 187 Classification
Ren Yuan suddenly felt something in his heart, and with a sense of inner connection, he realized that Yang Zhong was coming without even looking.

He waved his hand gently, opened the door, and sure enough, he saw Yang Zhong walking in with a food box in one hand.

"Good morning, Brother Yang." Ren Yuan stood up and greeted him with a smile. They could already act more familiar with each other now.

"Good morning." Yang Zhong smiled naively and walked into the house and said, "I bought breakfast on the way to work. Let's have it together."

"Thank you. Brother Yang is such a good person." Ren Yuan said with emotion.

Then Yang Zhong took out one breakfast after another from the food box. The table was full, but he hadn't finished yet...

"Wow." Chen Baxian woke up after smelling the food. Seeing the dazzling array of breakfasts, he said happily, "Ah Zhong is really nice!"

"It's too expensive." Ren Yuan said softly.

"Yes." Yang Zhong said helplessly: "I don't want to spend money, but I can't control myself."

"The Gou Chen Si can even reimburse this?" Chen Baxian couldn't help but be fascinated: "What kind of divine job is this?"

"I bought this with my own money. How can a breakfast vendor give me a receipt?" Yang Zhong looked distressed. He picked up a bowl of steamed buns, took a sip and said:

"Hey, eat as much as you can. If you eat, it won't hurt, but it will hurt your blindness."

"Okay, okay." Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian rolled up their sleeves, opened their mouths to eat, and started eating with their cheeks wide open.

After a while, A Yao also came over, but she didn't need to eat for a long time. Only when she came across delicious food, she would not be able to resist trying it.

This kind of roadside breakfast was not enough to make her unable to resist...

After eating breakfast for almost ten people, Ren Yuanchen Baxian patted his belly and said, "I'm full."

"Don't stop, keep eating." Yang Zhong brought them each a bowl of Shuiyinbing.

"I really can't eat any more." Ren Yuan burped and said, "Buy less next time."

"Ah, do you think I don't want to? I hate wasting money the most in my life, but I can't control myself!" Yang Zhong slapped his hands fiercely and said hatefully:
“I really want to chop this hand off!”

"That's not the case..." Chen Baxian hurriedly advised: "Let your sister-in-law manage the money, and this problem will be cured."

"What do you mean?" Yang Zhong asked puzzledly.

"You have no money left, where are you going to spend it?" Chen Baxian said with a smile.

“Oh, no.” Yang Zhong smiled bitterly and shook his head, “This is the desire caused by the supernatural power. It must be released. Otherwise, it will only accumulate and cause great trouble.”

"Ah?" Chen Baxian was shocked and said, "If I learn ten or eight kinds of magical powers from it, won't I have all the five poisons and a lot of problems?"

"That's how it is, so each of us only practices one type of magical power." Yang Zhong explained: "For example, my natal god is 'Xuanwu', which specializes in defensive magical powers."

"Is that so?" The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, the fifth leader assigned you three to our A-Team. Deputy Zu asked me to take you to handle the formalities, so he won't show up. His mouth can easily offend people, and it would be bad if he implicated you." Yang Zhong added:
"After dinner, I'll take you around. When the chief clerk's office opens, we'll go and determine your ranks, and then we'll go to the Xuanji Tower to learn magical powers."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother." Ren Yuan blinked at Yang Zhong, knowing what he meant. They should have more public contact so that they can get 'familiar' with each other as soon as possible.

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After coming out of the room, Yang Zhong led the three of them to walk outside the camp. When they passed by the martial arts field, they saw the soldiers of Chongguang Chuang sweating profusely and strengthening their muscles.

"Supernatural powers are bestowed by gods. If your body is not strong enough, how can you contain the powerful divine power? Therefore, you must work harder to strengthen your muscles and bones." Yang Zhong introduced to the three people.

Ren Yuan and the other two felt a little uncomfortable listening to these words. In the Taoist view, all supernatural powers are cultivated by oneself, but Gou Chen Si said that they were bestowed by gods... However, it doesn't matter which hill you are standing on, so the three of them just listened silently.

After leaving the barracks, Yang Zhong took them into the Gouchensi Yamen. The structure of the Gouchen Yamen was not much different from that of an ordinary yamen, but it had two more tall buildings.

"The one on the east is called Hun Tian Tai, which is responsible for observing the night sky and predicting good and bad luck." Yang Zhong introduced: "All those who want to join the Gou Chen Division must first go to Hun Tian Tai for review, but you don't have to."

"Why?" Ren Yuan asked softly.

"Because the person in charge of the review is Miss Lingzhi." Yang Zhong whispered.

"It would be better if we go and see her." Chen Baxian said with a smile.

"Forget it. Miss Lingzhi rarely sees people. And it's better not to let others know about our relationship." Yang Zhong said softly.

"I was just joking." Chen Baxian smiled and didn't mention it again.

"The nine-story pagoda to the west is the Xuanji Pagoda." Yang Zhong pointed to another magnificent pagoda and said, "All the magical powers, elixirs, and magic tools are stored there."

"Why does this style look so much like a pagoda?" Chen Baxian looked at the pagoda carefully.

"I just joined last year, so I don't know much more than you do," Yang Zhong replied.

He took the three of them for a walk and came to the outside of the chief clerk's office. Seeing that the door was open, he went in and told the clerk.

The clerk went inside to report something, then came out and led them into the inner hall.

In the inner hall, the chief clerk Gongsun Lu sat behind a large case piled with files and glanced at the three people.

He had met Ren Yuan and his two companions in Zuoyin Garden before. They looked quite friendly then, but now they looked very businesslike. He lowered his eyelids and said, "Wait a moment."

After finishing the work at hand, he ordered someone to fetch the latest merit book, opened it and checked: "Ren Yuan, you have been awarded a great merit once, and have been awarded 12 merits. You can be appointed as a ghostwriter."

After a pause, he continued, "The same goes for Miss Yao."

"What about me?" Chen Baxian asked anxiously.

"Chen Baxian, you have been awarded a minor merit once and your meritorious service has been deducted by three times, which is still not enough to be promoted to the chief minister." Gongsun Lu said.

"What does it matter if I am older than you?" Chen Baxian smiled awkwardly and said with relief: "That's fine, it's because I have no merit."

"Uh," Yang Zhong suddenly seemed to remember something, and took out a note and said, "This is the reward he completed. Hun Tian Tai has agreed to pay him nine merits."

"Ah?" Chen Baxian was stunned. It took him a while to remember that this was the reward that the fifth owner of the building had completed in Taohuayuan. How could it be given to him?

Ren Yuan poked him lightly and told him to stop talking nonsense.

Gongsun Lu didn't care about their little tricks at all. After checking the note, he rewrote an official certificate and said, "Okay, you will also be promoted to a ghostwriter."

Then he opened the cabinet, took out the seal of the Gou Chen Si, and stamped the official credentials of the three people.

Ren Yuan knew that Gongsun Lu must be Chen Qianzhi's confidant, otherwise he would not have placed the seal directly with him.

"Here you go." Gongsun Lu smiled a little, handed the three people their gold-stamped official certificates and said, "You will need another great achievement to be promoted next time."

The three of them hurriedly took it with both hands and thanked him profusely.

"Go to the warehouse to get your badges and official uniforms." After Gongsun Lu finished speaking, he sat back behind his desk and continued to work.

(End of this chapter)