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Chapter 28 Box
Hiding until late at night.

After making sure the surroundings were safe, Chen Sanshi blended into the night and returned home before dawn.

Without disturbing Lan Jie'er who was sleeping soundly, he quietly took out the box from the bed and looked at it carefully.

On the surface, it looks like an ordinary sandalwood box. There is no decorative pattern on the surface. It is completely bare except for a strange-shaped keyhole.

They called this thing "immortal treasure".

What do you mean?
Could it be a treasure left behind by gods?

Chen Sanshi is very curious.

He didn't have the key, so he tried to pry the box open, but it didn't budge.

He easily pulled the strength of two stone bows, and after mobilizing his qi and blood, he was completely helpless.

But after all, it is wood, so it can definitely be smashed open.

But Chen Sanshi wouldn't be stupid enough to actually do that.

There's no guarantee that there might be some mechanism hidden inside, and if you force it, the "magic treasure" inside might be damaged.

He had no choice but to put the things away first, planning to find an opportunity to figure out what the mechanism of the box was and what could be used to open it.

"call……"

Chen Sanshi let out a long breath.

This night was quite busy.

But now that Qin Feng has been eliminated, his Qi and blood have also been trained first, and he will be promoted to a small flag and qualified to be selected as a striker. Life should be a little more comfortable, right?
As his mind wandered, he hugged Gu Xinlan as if she were a soft pillow, pressed her under him, and fell into a deep and comfortable sleep.

The next day.

Chen Sanshi got up early and went to the military camp.

Before he even entered the door, he heard everyone in the military settlement talking about what happened last night.

"You didn't go last night, so you don't know how chaotic the city was. I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Even Xiang Qianhu took action personally, cooperating with the masters of the three martial arts schools, Tianyuan, Tailei, and Zhao, to block the barbarian assassin in an abandoned yard."

"Just when we were about to capture the barbarian alive, a group of masked killers showed up again!"

"Although their faces are covered, judging from their martial arts skills, they should also be barbarians, and they are very powerful. Each of them is a master above the bone training level! There is even one who can even fight with Xiang Qianhu."

"They beat and injured the Tailei Martial Arts School Master, and then led the assassins out of the city gate to kill them."

"Of course, more than half of them died."

"..."

Listening to their discussions, Chen Sanshi realized that there must have been a fierce fighting in the city last night.

And something didn't sound right.

The assassin was rescued?

Then how could he be seriously injured and die?

Could it be that the masked killer also came for the "immortal treasure" and they started fighting again after leaving the city.

The barbarian assassin managed to escape, but was seriously injured and died. Did he just happen to meet him?
In this case, is it possible that the box cannot be opened because the key to unlock it is in the hands of the other group of people they mentioned?

This matter is really complicated.

When Chen Sanshi arrived at the military camp and found that Wang Zhi had not arrived yet, he prepared to practice for a while in the martial arts field.

"Chen Sanshi."

As soon as he picked up the plum blossom spear, someone called his name.

Turning around, he saw Song Yan's second uncle, Captain Luo Dongquan.

Captain Luo smiled and waved at him, "Come here."

"Lord Luo."

Chen Sanshi held the iron spear upside down and stood still: "If you have anything to say, just say it here."

"it is good."

Luo Dongquan was not angry either. He put his hands behind his back and said, "I have something to ask of you."

He is a centurion, what can you ask him for help?
Chen Sanshi did not speculate too much, and asked: "Captain Luo, please feel free to speak, but I am of low status and I am afraid I can't help you much." "You have great talent, the best I have ever seen in my martial arts training."

Luo Dongquan sighed: "My nephew can't compete with you, but don't get me wrong, I don't mean to embarrass you. If you are not as skilled as others, you have to admit defeat.

“I want to ask you to give the opportunity to select a striker in the first half of next year to Yan’er, and you can participate in the second half.

"Of course, I'm not asking you to do something without any reason."

He took out a silver note and said, "This is a silver note of 100 taels. It can help you buy a lot of blood-replenishing soup and beast meat to increase your cultivation speed. It's only half a year later, so it should be a good deal, right?"

There are two forward selections every year, once in the first half of the year and once in the second half of the year.

Each thousand-household unit can only send out one person at a time.

It sounds like a half-year delay isn't a big deal.

But why didn’t he let his nephew delay the birth by half a year?
Only a fool would believe it.

Chen Sanshi would not let this little bit of money delay him: "Thank you Captain Luo, but I don't think it's necessary. Song Yan has good talent, and there will be no problem for him to participate in the selection of forwards in the second half of the year."

Captain Luo kept smiling: "Okay, even if the deal doesn't go through, we still have friendship. Since you don't want to, forget it. Don't take today's incident to heart..."

"Lao Luo, you are such a nice person!"

A fat hand suddenly flashed by and snatched the banknote away.

Wang Zhi came up to him quietly without knowing when, grinning from ear to ear: "You are planning to give Sanshi a gift, right? Good fellow, one hundred taels, so generous? You are the richest man!"

"The surname is Wang!"

Luo Dongquan reached out and tried to snatch the banknote back.

Wang Zhi was so quick that he stepped back repeatedly, putting the banknotes into his arms while talking: "How can I take back a gift?
"Or are you, Lao Luo, not giving gifts, but trying to coerce or bribe them?
"Should we let Xiang Qianhu know about this?"

"you……"

Luo Dongquan was speechless for a long time. Finally, he sneered and turned away.

Chen Sanshi was stunned.

Captain Wang is very capable. With just a few words, he got a hundred taels of silver!

"What does Luo want from you?"

Wang Zhi looked at Luo Dongquan's back and spat.

Chen Sanshi told the truth.

"You have such a bad heart."

Wang Zhi sneered and said, “Do you know why he wants you to participate in the second half of the year?
“Rumor has it that Commander Sun is getting old, and the first half of next year will be his last year to recruit his own disciples.

"Starting from the second half of the year, someone else will teach!"

Chen Sanshi was not very surprised.

"Okay, don't bother with Luo anymore."

Wang Zhi said, "Stand and wait. Captain Xiang and County Magistrate Zhang are here. They will soon blow the assembly call to gather all of you for inspection."

He explained the process.

When selecting the vanguard, usually only the newest soldiers recruited that year are chosen.

People who show talent in a short period of time have high ceilings and are worth training.

In a moment, Qianhu Xiang Tingchun will personally check his cultivation, and then the county magistrate in the county government will confirm the time of joining the army and whether there is any favoritism or fraud.

After verification, report it to the Liangzhou Military Governor's Office.

After that, the Governor's Office will send a special selection officer to personally confirm whether it is fake after a while.

Finally, he went to the Eight Camps of Liangzhou to participate in the real selection to confirm his future status and position in the Eight Camps.

"Om-"

Captain Wang finished speaking.

The assembly call just happened to be sounded.

(End of this chapter)