Seekers Without Bounds

"Since you want to report to the Palace Master, it must be a big deal. I can't delay your future, brother. But don't do this again next time. At least have a meal before leaving." Mu Renqing said warmly while embracing Wuxie.

"Of course, he is a ground vein. I'd like to trouble you to take care of him regarding his cultivation." Wuxie said.

"Needless to say, Brother Wuxie's descendants are closer to me than mine. How could I treat him badly? You should be very sincere to me." Mu Renqing said with a serious face, patting his chest.

After sending Wuxie to the door and returning to the inner hall, Mu Renqing sat in the camp owner's seat and asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Shi Xunfei."

"Although Wuxie brought you in, don't be happy too soon. My mercenary camp doesn't accept good-for-nothings. With your earth vein qualifications, you can only go to the chores room. If you can't even do chores well, it's useless for anyone to bring you here. You'll be kicked out sooner or later. Someone take you to the chores room and get some clothes from the warehouse. There is only one Windwhisperer in my mercenary camp. If he wants to accept you, you'll be his apprentice. If he doesn't want to accept you, you'll be his follower."

With just a few casual instructions, Mu Renqing arranged Shi Xunfei.

Guard Mu Renqing took Shi Xunfei down to make arrangements.

"Shi Xunfei, Xunfei, you are a stone but you want to fly. What kind of fool deserves the name?" Mu Renqing teased Goudan's name.

Shi Lingfei was first taken to the warehouse to pick up clothes. He looked here and there along the way and found them very curious.

"Don't look around. Remember the path you have walked. Odd jobs cannot move around casually." Looking at Shi Lingfei who was lost in thought, the personal guard who led the way reminded him.

"Also, according to the time you entered the camp, anyone who entered the camp earlier than you, regardless of age, should be called senior brother or sister. The people in the chores room will teach you the other rules." The leading warrior ordered.

"Yes, senior brother."

Shi Xunfei received the clothes and badge in the warehouse. The badge was green with a sacred tree engraved on the front.

"The blue waist badge is exclusive to the Shenshu Temple Mercenary Battalion. You can only move within the blue area shown in the diagram and cannot cross the border. Those who cross the border will be punished according to the temple rules." The warehouse manager warned Shi Xunfei.

Soon, the camp owner's personal guards led Shi Xunfei to the utility room.

The camp owner's personal guard brought someone to the general affairs room, which startled the general affairs room manager. The personal guard briefly explained a few words and left. The general affairs room manager was young, with narrow eyes and a thick body, and looked ordinary.

"Your name is Shi Xunfei."

"Yes, senior brother." Shi Xunfei replied quickly.

"What senior brother? Who taught you this rule? I'm the manager of the general affairs room. My surname is Zhou and my given name is Xin'an. You have to call me Manager Zhou." Manager Zhou explained.

"Yes. Captain Zhou."

"Yes. Yes, like a piece of wood, where did such a stupid boy come from? Report your badge and talent to me." Manager Zhou took the badge.

"Stretch out your right hand."

Shi Xunfei obediently stretched out his right hand, only to see Zhou Xin'an's fingertips transformed into a knife.

In an instant, Shi Lingfei's five fingers were cut, and blood dripped onto the waist badge. The waist badge emitted a faint light, and the tree on it seemed to begin to grow.

Zhou Xin'an picked up Shi Xunfei's waist badge and slid his fingers quickly. One side of the waist badge still had the sacred tree, and the other side had changed to the word "Xin".

"Here, from today on this is your personal badge, and it's proof of your identity."

After getting Shi Xunfei's badge, Zhou Xin'an looked at his qualification report again and almost dropped his jaw in shock.

Talent is Wind Whisper, aptitude is Earth Vein level, entry level is the upper limit.

I'm afraid this guy is a guy from some underground family and got in through the back door.

But Yunchuan doesn't seem to have a prominent family with the surname Shi. Feng Yu, who is still unpopular in talent, has very poor qualifications.

I guess his family changed his surname for fear of shame, and secretly sent him to the sacred tree to learn some skills so that he could return and become a minor official?

"Who sent you here?" Zhou Xin'an asked

"I was sent here by the disciples of Zi Teng Pavilion." These words were said by Shi Lingfei of Wuxie Sect.

If anyone asks him, he should answer like this and never mention his name.

When Zhou Xin'an heard this, his guess was mostly confirmed and it was delivered by the camp owner's personal guard.

Lingxiao Pavilion is home to the most gifted warriors in the Shenshu Palace, while Ziteng Pavilion has mostly people with distinguished family backgrounds in addition to their talents.

Since they were brought by disciples of Zi Teng Pavilion, they must be children of noble families.

But seeing how timid this kid is, he doesn't look like a kid from a noble family.

He must have been neglected at home, without the talent of the sacred tree.

The unpopular Wind Whisper talent is also at the Earth Vein level, which already has original sin.

With just one sentence, Shi Lingfei was defined by the "superior intelligence" Zhou Xin'an as a young man from an aristocratic family with very low talent who went to the mercenary camp to gain experience.

It's not strange to come to the mercenary camp, but it is strange to come to the utility room.

"Shi Xunfei, how old are you this year?"

"8 years old!"

"Damn, who would send an 8-year-old kid to the utility room? I'm really impressed." Zhou Xin'an muttered to himself.

"If we want to learn the ability to speak wind, there's only one old madman in the entire mercenary camp who knows how to do it. We can just hand it over to him as the camp owner asked, and we'll have less worries." Zhou Xin'an had an idea after rolling his eyes.

It is not easy to assign a little brat from a noble family to a task in the chores room.

It would be reasonable to hand it over to another Wind Whisperer Warrior. Even if something happens in the future, it will not be closely related to me.

Zhou Xin'an asked some more questions about Shi Xunfei as per routine, and then took him to the only Wind Whisperer in the mercenary camp.

The Wind Whispering Warrior, Shi Xunfei felt happy just thinking about it.

Under a tree trunk, Zhou Xin'an and Shi Xunfei looked up.

I saw a little old man with gray hair lying half-drooping on the tall tree trunk.

His face was covered with a rag, he was sleeping soundly with a large bamboo broom in his hand.

Zhou Xin'an looked at him and thought: This old madman is lying there sleeping so early in the morning. Let me see how I'm going to deal with him.

He concentrated silently, and a cluster of small branches slowly stretched out from the side of the tree trunk and slowly approached him, and suddenly pushed him.

The old man was sleeping so soundly that he didn't notice and was pushed down.

The old man was startled and fell down instantly. When he was about to hit the ground, he poked the ground with the broom in his hand and bounced up, standing up again the moment he hit the ground.

"Who is this blind bastard who disturbs my sleep?" the old man started cursing.

"You're hiding here and being lazy, and you think you're right." Zhou Xin'an scolded.

"It turns out to be Captain Zhou. Most people don't have the courage to wake me up." The old man said with a smile.

"You old lunatic, don't say that I didn't take care of you. I found an apprentice for you when you came here today." Zhou Xin'an said.

"Is it just this silly boy?" the old man asked Shi Xunfei.

Zhou Xinan reported Shi Xunfei's talent to the old man. The old man's face, which was already full of wrinkles, almost knotted when he saw the back of the report.

"No, what use would I have to you for giving me a piece of garbage from the earth veins? No, no, I definitely won't accept it." The old man said with a look of rejection.

Shi Xunfei's heart sank to the bottom when he saw the old man's attitude. What should he do?

"Old Zhang, please don't be so picky. My Yunchuan country doesn't have the Wind Whispering Spirit Vein. It's not easy to produce a Wind Whispering Earth Vein."

Zhou Xin'an's face darkened. If old man Zhang didn't accept it, Shi Xunfei would have a hard time finding another buyer.

"At the earth vein level, there is no need to practice. You are giving me a burden. Do you think I am a garbage collector?" Old man Zhang said while holding the broom tightly.

"You're just a sweeper. I finally found you an apprentice, but you're taking advantage of me?" Zhou Xin'an was a little annoyed.

But then he thought that Old Man Zhang was a well-known stubborn person. If he really refused to accept Shi Xunfei, things would be very troublesome.

"Old man Zhang, come here, let's talk in detail." Zhou Xin'an asked Old Man Zhang to talk in private.

"Let me tell you, this kid is the descendant of Jin Xuanwu, otherwise how could he be able to join our mercenary camp at his level of earth veins." Zhou Xin'an began to fool Old Man Zhang.

"Really, don't lie to me." Old man Zhang was delighted to hear Jin Xuanwu's name.

Jin Xuanwu is a Red Maple Warrior from the Jinhuo Camp who is of similar age to Old Man Zhang, and neither of them is married.

Although there is a big difference in their levels, it does not prevent Jin Xuanwu from becoming old man Zhang's dream lover.

"Captain Zhou, you are framing me again. Jin Xuanwu's last name is Jin, and the silly boy's name is Shi Xunfei."

Old man Zhang's tone was already a little uncertain. Even if Captain Zhou lied to him, he was still willing to believe the lie.

"Are you stupid? The Jin family is of such high status that it is not glorious to send a stupid boy from the underground veins to my mercenary camp. Why would they use their real names? This matter is extremely secretive. Otherwise, if I trust you, old man Zhang, I would tell you. It's because I see that you have been in love with me for so many years, so I give you a chance." Captain Zhou said it in a very serious manner, and old man Zhang believed it without a doubt.

The image of a bright future with Jin Xuanwu, which he would realize with the help of Shi Xunfei, naturally came to his mind.

"I'm telling you, how could Captain Zhou treat Old Zhang badly? No problem, no problem. Even if he's really a piece of stone, I can make him bloom into a flower." Old man Zhang patted his chest and boasted.

"Everyone knows that you, old man Zhang, are the number one wind whisperer in the mercenary camp. No, you are the number one wind whisperer in the God Tree Temple. It would be amazing if you could show up."

Captain Zhou then went on to praise Old Man Zhang. How could the only Wind Whisperer not be number one?

Old man Zhang's wrinkled face blossomed into a smile.

"Silly boy, why don't you come and become my disciple?" Captain Zhou said to Shi Xunfei.

Shi Xunfei was overjoyed by the 180-degree change of old man Zhang, who had just been aloof from others.