Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

If Yu Hualong hadn't gotten up late that day and hadn't had time to eat breakfast, and had gone into battle on an empty stomach, Chu Wuji would have almost beaten him out of his wits!

Shang Liangzheng thought of the time he went to apologize yesterday, and immediately he slammed the armrest in anger, saying:

"You ruined my plans and made me offend the Minister!"

What was even more infuriating was that Chu Wuzhi had been absent for the past few days. Shang Liang was trying to get rid of him but failed, and he couldn't find anyone to scold him.

If you don't curse when your boss curses, you will appear disloyal. The deputy coach knows this very well and curses along with him:

"You ungrateful brat, is this the one for you? It's not yours, don't touch it!"

As the two were talking, an apprentice came running over and said:

"Head coach, deputy coach, Chu Wuji is back and at the training ground."

Upon hearing this, Shang Liangzheng quickly walked to the martial arts training ground. Seeing Chu Wuzhi lazily performing his moves there again, he walked up to Chu Wuzhi with a dark face.

Shang Liangzheng adjusted his thoughts and did not lose his temper unreasonably. Instead, he gave a well-reasoned reprimand:

"Wu Ji, don't blame me for humiliating you in front of so many fellow disciples. You just won a small sword fighting championship, and you're already so arrogant?

I haven't seen him for a few days. He's neglected his martial arts and I can't find him. Is he gambling dice or visiting a brothel? "

Chu Wuji was expecting him to get angry. He was absent for several days without saying a word. He really deserved a scolding. He nodded and accepted it, explaining briefly:

"My mother is ill and needs care. I can't get away."

Shang Liangzheng frowned, his face still dark, and he continued to scold:

"Is it important to take care of a sick mother? If your mother knew that her son's future was ruined because of her, she would only feel more guilty and upset!"

Chu Wuji was not happy to hear these words, and they even sounded a bit critical. He raised his eyes and met the head coach's gaze.

"The head coach thinks taking care of my mother is unimportant because I don't have a mother...does she need you to take care of her personally?"

The martial arts apprentices in the training ground had strange expressions on their faces when they heard this, and some of them almost laughed out loud.

Junior Brother Chu's subtle pause changed the meaning of the entire sentence, as if he was talking about the head coach's biological mother being dead. Yet, the coherence sounded fine.

With the position of head coach, servants are responsible for taking care of things, so why does he need to do it himself?

After Chu Wuji finished speaking, he continued to meet the head coach's gaze, not at all intimidated.

He was not afraid of being expelled. His mother had woken up at home, so he could go back and accompany her. If his mother had not said, "Try to get a pill as a backup," he would not have bothered to come back.

In the martial arts training ground, the atmosphere was extremely solemn for a moment, making people dare not breathe.

The assistant coach was sweating, anticipating that the head coach would be furious.

But surprisingly, Shang Liangzheng's face darkened to the point of his brow, but he didn't curse. He said coldly:

"A warrior should have the responsibility to eliminate harm for the people, and you, the champion warrior, should be even more so!

Wuji, since you've been absent these days, I'll punish you by making amends for your absence and sending you to the capital to help with a difficult case. You must train diligently and don't embarrass your fellow disciples in the next two rounds of competitions!"

......

Chu Wuzhi confirmed that there was nothing else, turned around and left, heading to the government office in the capital to check the situation.

The two coaches returned to the tea room. The deputy coach made tea again and asked in confusion:

"That kid just spoke rudely. Why did the head coach forgive him once and not disqualify him from the subsequent competitions?"

Among the disciples of the martial arts academy, who can participate in the "Three Swords Competition" depends on the words of the head coach.

Without Shang Liangzheng's nod, any disciple of the martial arts academy who wanted to register privately would fail the review of "master's origin".

If Chu Wuzhi is allowed to continue participating in subsequent competitions, won’t he beat people up indiscriminately?

The deputy coach saw clearly that Chu Wuzhi was indeed not someone with a foundation in martial arts. This guy was simply a strong man with no special moves in his fighting style. He was even a bit despicable and shameless, without any martial ethics.

In the last finals, Yu Hualong was still preparing for the match, but Chu Wuji rushed over without a word and elbowed him...

If he is given the opportunity to continue participating in the competition, this "one sword champion" will probably become the "three sword champion".

Shang Liangzheng blew away the hot steam from the tea bowl and said with a disdainful smile:

"Xiao Qin, there are many tricks involved. You still need to learn more."

"Could you please give me some advice, Head Coach?" The Deputy Coach saluted with his fists.

"That difficult task at the government office is related to a demonic act. Although it's not serious, it's very exhausting."

The assistant coach understood a little, "Are they going to make Chu Wuji run around and tire himself out before the competition, draining his energy and preventing him from training?"

This is actually an old trick from the past. There are so many disciples in the martial arts academy, there must be a few outstanding ones. It is not safe to let these people fight fake matches in private!

If one day these disciples go out for a drink and tell the truth after drinking, revealing these secrets, they will be asking for trouble.

Besides, there are those martial arts sects outside. How could these people be willing to give up their leader?

Shang Liangzheng has found a more reliable method over the years - manipulating the draw!

The person who is destined to win the championship will be placed in the rookie group, which is equivalent to being sent to the finals.

Those who can fight are put into the same group and let them fight each other fiercely. After several rounds of fighting, the doctors are withdrawn, delaying the opportunity to treat their injuries.

In this way, those who advance to the finals can basically defeat their opponents smoothly.

Over the years, Shang Liangzheng has hardly ever failed, and he has become very proficient in this routine.

The assistant coach already knew it, but he still pretended to understand it and said admiringly:

"Brilliant! But... wouldn't it be safer to just not let this kid participate in the competition?"

Shang Liangzheng shook his head and continued:

"You don't understand this. Can Chu Wuji get the title of leader for nothing?

If Master Yu then avenges his previous defeat and wins the championship, wouldn't that make it even more significant? He could also explain his previous defeat by saying it was because he was not in good shape, which allowed Chu Wuji to take advantage.

"high!"

......

On the other side, Chu Wuji rode his horse at full speed and rushed to the yamen to inquire about the situation.

"I'm Chu Wuji, an apprentice at the Martial Academy. I've been assigned to assist with a case. I heard it's very difficult. Who are we going to fight? Where's the address?"

The clerk in the yamen is an old man. In the past, when there were many rangers active, his job was similar to that of an NPC who distributed tasks.

The clerk looked at Chu Wuji in surprise and reminded him:

"It's related to sneaky demons, it's not easy!"

Chapter 7: There's a cat girl?!

Chu Wuji's eyes lit up, and he was curious: "Fairies and ghosts? What do they look like?"

Seeing the calm reaction of the yamen official, he guessed that the situation was not too dangerous, otherwise he would not be in such a state without any sense of urgency.

The clerk added, "To be specific, it's a cat demon."

...Cat demon, is there a cat girl?

Chu Wuji has been in this world for so long, but he has never seen such a rare existence. He is a little impatient:

"A human-shaped cat demon with two cat ears on its head?"

"No, it's just a simple cat that has transformed into a monster and comes out to scare people from time to time. If a monster like the one you described that can transform into a monster really appeared in the capital under the feet of the emperor, the imperial guards would be the ones who would be worried."

"..."

Chu Wuji did not hide his disappointment. He thought he could see the cat fairy with his own eyes, but it turned out that the cats were ghosts that turned into ghosts after their death.

He took the case file, reviewed the contents recorded therein, and gained a general understanding of the case.

A merchant's home in the west of the city has recently been disturbed by a cat spirit. The cat spirit often screams in the morning, evening, and in the middle of the night, which is very creepy.

Although the cat spirit has not harmed anyone so far, it has disturbed the merchant and his neighbors.

Chu Wuji didn't quite understand why such a small case that didn't hurt anyone was so difficult?

"Mr. Clerk, I forgot to ask what your name is."

"hole."

"Kong Shuli..."

"Just call me Uncle Kong. You want to know what's so difficult about this case?"

"Old ginger is always wise. Uncle Kong saw it before I even said it. Please give me some advice!" Chu Wuji said admiringly.

"The difficulty of this case lies in the fact that it's not a big deal, but it takes time and energy to deal with. The government has already sent detectives to catch the little cat spirit once, but it didn't take long for this situation to happen again."

So this case has been handled once?

Chu Wuji was puzzled: "What's going on?"

Uncle Kong sat back in his chair, playing with the purple clay teapot, and explained:

"That merchant was in the reselling business, and they were disliked for making dirty money, taking advantage of the farmers' prices. Last time, the government dealt with the cat spirit, but a few days later, someone sent a cat spirit into their home and started harassing them again.

Even if you, the leader of the martial arts academy, came, the result would be the same: you would have to run around repeatedly, wasting your energy and energy, and be blamed for not doing things thoroughly... Did you offend the head coach, Shang Liangzheng?"

Chu Wuji was stunned. When he introduced himself just now, he only said that he was an apprentice. How come Mr. Kong knew everything?

The clerk looked gloating, but he had no ill intentions towards Chu Wuji. He did not keep the secret:

"Back when the Lihuo Jianghu was turned into a stage for show, I, Old Kong, was once known as the 'Two Swords Champion'!

I didn't want to play those dirty tricks with that jerk-official brother Shang Liangzheng to curry favor with the high officials, so I was brought here to work."

Uncle Kong's experience back then was similar to Chu Wuzhi's. He was first assigned to handle some trivial and difficult cases, and these were cases that were impossible to handle at all.

Because he failed to handle the follow-up properly, he was blamed and received an evaluation of incompetence, and was marginalized and sent to this government office.

Otherwise, with Uncle Kong's experience, he could have gotten a position as a coach in a martial arts academy.

Chu Wuzhi won the championship a while ago, and Uncle Kong had heard something about it. This young man had just been the champion for a few days when he was called to the yamen to assist in handling the case. Uncle Kong knew what was going on at a glance.

Chu Wuji didn't expect to hear such an interesting story, and suddenly said:

"So that's how it is. When Mr. Kong saw me, it was like seeing his younger self?"

"That's not the case. Back then, I was the 'Dual Sword Champion', and you're only the 'One Sword Champion'. You're still a little naive!"

After Mr. Kong finished boasting, he sighed regretfully and patted Chu Wuji on the shoulder:

"Young man, if you don't want to end up like me, either leave Lihuo or admit your mistake to that bastard Shang Liangzheng.

After you take on this case, just go to the west side of the city every day to show up and pay your respects. Don't waste your energy; you'll be treated badly anyway."

Chu Wuji thanked him:

"Thank you, Mr. Kong. I'll give you one of my big fish someday! Then I'll go to the west of the city for a walk. I've never seen these monsters and ghosts in my life!"

Uncle Kong laughed and scolded:

"You're trying to catch a big fish, but can you? You'd be better off giving me a jar of wine!"

Chu Wuji's old face flushed, and he said stubbornly:

"Why can't I catch any fish? I'm an experienced fisherman. I've never missed a single one in all these years... By the way, how does the government deal with those goblins and ghosts?"

"Most of them can be killed with swords. What's the difference between monsters and fierce beasts in the mountains and forests?"

"But what if we encounter ghosts and evil spirits? Swords and knives may not be able to touch them."

"You can set it on fire, or use this blessed peach wood weapon to deal with it, but if you really encounter a vicious one, you still have to find a master who has practiced magic to deal with it."

That being said, the security in Lihuo Country is stable, the national strength is decent, and the fortune is good, so there are rarely any evil spirits causing trouble in the country.

Chu Wuzhi took the peach wood knife and the gourd filled with talisman water thrown to him by Uncle Kong, and then rode the martial arts academy's mare to the west of the city.

......

The capital city was very big. Chu Wuzhi rode to the west of the city and searched the streets according to the address on the file. It took him half a day to find the location of the house of the merchant named Li.

Chu Wuji looked up at the sky and sighed:

"It's past dusk, and it looks like it's getting dark. Should we go back first? Anyway, we've already stepped on it..."

He had originally planned to go back home to have dinner with his godmother in the evening, but now he was a bit delayed.