Yefutidaolu

Chapter 44 Sima
Thinking of this, Gao Jian led Zou Long and followed Sima of the Demon Suppression Division away.

He walked a very long distance, and he didn't use any magic or martial arts to speed up, he just walked normally.

Along the way, he was also chatting with Gao Jian: "Gao Jian...right? You have also seen what Cangzhou looks like, why do you still want to stay and be an official?"

Gao Jian replied, "I killed He Bo and offended the Baishan River tribe. If I don't become an official, I will have no choice but to flee."

Sima asked again: "What's wrong with escaping? At least you are free."

Gao Jian shook his head: "I can run, but I'm afraid I'll be implicated if I kill the people that He Bo saved. If I'm an official, the Baishanjiang tribe will only look for me. They probably won't pay any attention to those little shrimps."

Sima was a little surprised: "You are... quite heroic. Aren't you afraid of offending the Baishanjiang tribe?"

Gao Jian smiled and said, "Sima, did you know that I was ambushed on the road before I came here? There was a second-level archer with a dragon bone bow and dragon tooth arrows, but luckily I killed him."

Sima also smiled: "Are you offering sacrifices to Zuo Lang at the temple?"

"I didn't say that." Gao Jian shook his head.

Sima also said: "This person is in charge of the city gods, land gods, and mountain and water gods of various places. He is well-informed. Moreover, because he is in charge of the mountain and water gods, he has the closest relationship with the Baishanjiang water tribe. The Zuo family's family traditions and various collections are good at worshiping and communicating with ghosts and gods. They... the entire family has a good relationship with ghosts and gods. They have been in charge of the position of ancestral worship for about five or six generations, for more than 1,500 years."

"Thank you, Sima." Gao Jian stopped and bowed to express his gratitude.

"I am just introducing you to your future colleagues. Why should you thank me? Let's go quickly and talk to my yamen." Sima of the Demon Suppression Division said with a smile.

The two of them stopped talking and walked all the way from the inner city to the outer city, and then from the outer city to a hilltop about sixty miles outside the city.

Looking in from here, Gao Jian can see two mountain ranges with a valley in between.

There are many outposts stationed on the mountains to prevent the enemy from climbing the mountain. The outposts are connected to each other to form a formation. The two mountains are connected to the earth's energy to form a large formation.

I don't know how high your vision is exactly, but he opened the Danzhong point, not the Yuzhen point. Your vision can only see more than ten miles away. If you are farther away, you will disappear.

If the Yuzhen point is opened, your hearing and eyes will be sharp and your senses will be sharp.

It is said that if you open the Yuzhen acupoint and tie a louse with the hair from a cow's tail, and look at the louse from a mountain distance, the louse will be as big as a wheel and you can clearly see the hair on the louse's body.

However, the Yuzhen point is not within Gao Jian’s consideration for the time being.

It’s not that he has a route to enlightenment. In fact, there is no fixed route in “The Song of the Great Dao of Xuanhua Tongmen”.

As a martial art designed to be practiced by everyone, it is different from other martial arts in that it has no preset routes for passing levels.

Like Bai Ping, their skills are all based on the characteristics of the skills. They first select people to make sure your talent is suitable for this practice, and then you practice. In this way, the order of opening up and breaking through levels can be planned in the practice, and you can practice step by step.

But the "Song of the Great Dao of Xuanhua Tongmen" is not like that. It only introduces the characteristics of each acupoint in it. After a certain acupoint is opened, it can help the opening of the following acupoints. Then each practitioner chooses the order of opening the acupoints according to his or her own characteristics.

However, it is difficult for ordinary people to make their own decisions even if they have learned "The Song of the Great Dao of Xuanhua Tongmen", because there are too many combinations and ways to open the mind. Ordinary people have no idea what to do and have to rely on teachers for advice.

This is also the method envisioned in "The Song of the Great Dao of Xuanhua Tongmen", because it is planning to open a large official school so that everyone can practice, and naturally there will be teachers to help students with advice.

Unfortunately, under the influence of the aristocratic family, this method was shelved and the official school failed to promote it. But Gao Jian was different from ordinary students.

It has been said before that when Gao Jian fully comprehended the first level of practice in "The Song of the Great Dao of Xuanhua Tongmen" through Shen Yun, he had already gained insights from his predecessors through Shen Yun.

That is the perception and understanding of one realm left behind by three thirteenth realm earth immortals, ten twelfth realm grand masters, and the founders of more than eighty sects' skills.

Gao Jian had said before that in terms of understanding of one realm alone, Bai Ping was not as good as him.

Therefore, Gao Jian's plan was that after settling down, he would take some time off to carefully study his own path to enlightenment.

Fortunately, we should be able to settle down soon.

He continued to follow Sima, crossed the mountains and came to the canyon.

The entire two mountain ranges, plus the canyon in between, is the location of the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Gao Jian looked around the military camp, which was similar to the Demon Suppression Division he had imagined.

He had heard of the Demon Suppression Division and had some common knowledge about it.

The chief officer is called "Sima", and his official rank is the fifth rank, which is the same level as the prefect. In theory, he is not under the jurisdiction of the prefect, but is in charge of all affairs of the state's demon suppression department, big and small. He has independent finances and personnel rights. It is not a problem to say that he is an independent warlord armed force that only obeys the central court.

The reason why they are called warlords is because of the special structure of the Demon Suppression Bureau.

The Demon Suppression Division is divided into the Demon-Exterminating Guards and the Yellow Springs Guards.

The Demon-Slaying Guards are a genuine army that excels at legionary combat. They usually serve as a basic force to encircle and suppress demons, and are also the place where 90% of the Demon Suppression Division's forces gather.

Most of the people in the Demon Suppression Bureau will serve in the Demon-Exterminating Guard. From officers at all levels to the soldiers below, this entire set of configurations is designed to prepare for a legionary war with large-scale demon forces. The members of the Demon-Exterminating Guard are also called demon hunters or exorcists. If a monster appears, they usually go out in groups to deal with it. Hundreds of people form a formation. It can be said that ordinary monsters would never dare to challenge them lightly.

It can be said that Sima of the Demon Suppression Division was a genuine independent warlord.

In Ningtai County, Gao Jian had seen them finishing their work after a battle, but they should have been defeated at that time. Unfortunately... now it seems that they were actually manipulated by Gui Liu and became his blood food.

Thinking of this, Gao Jian suddenly said to Sima of the Demon Suppression Division, "Sima, I have seen hundreds of soldiers of the Demon Suppression Division die in battle in Ningtai County, but their deaths seemed strange. They were manipulated by the local Ghost Willow, who deliberately sent them to die, using the corpses of the Demon Suppression Division as blood food for the Ghost Willow."

However, Sima's answer surprised Gao Jian.

He said calmly, "It happens often."

"Often?" Gao Jian frowned.

"The Demon Suppression Division is not well-received by local government offices. The civil officials are annoyed by us, but cannot control us. Therefore, we are an isolated army. The emperor also requires us to be an isolated army, even if the casualties will be heavy." Sima said softly.

Gao Jian suddenly recalled that day and the demon slayer's indifferent attitude towards the street vendor.

Maybe... that's not indifference.

(End of this chapter)