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Chapter 37: Being an official, a general, and having a big boss

After Xu Hao asked for some more relevant information, he turned around and ran towards the Pacification Office.

The Pacification Office is still busy at this moment.

Xu Hao was wearing a royal guard robe, which attracted a lot of people's attention.

Especially the strong men from the Pacification Division who participated in the operation last night, all looked at Xu Hao with strange eyes when they saw him coming.

A royal guard was actually able to chop off the head of an Earth-level warrior from Demon Ridge. Even though the latter was seriously injured, he was still an Earth-level warrior after all!
Xu Hao smiled and after asking for the location, he ran directly to the Merit Hall of the Pacification Office.

"You're here, wait a moment!" In the Merit Hall, Tang Wan'er was checking the files in her hand.

After waiting for almost half an incense stick of time, Tang Wan'er put down the file in her hand, stood up, and walked to Xu Hao, "You did a good job last night!"

"Thank you for the compliment, sir!" Xu Hao smiled kindly.

The first level of officialdom crushes people to death.

After all, it is the Pacification Office, so the proper etiquette should be observed.

"Hmm! Huh?" Tang Wan'er nodded, and when she was about to move, her expression suddenly froze, and she turned her head to look Xu Hao up and down again.

"Lord Tang?" Xu Hao frowned.

Tang Wan'er did not answer immediately. Instead, she walked around Xu Hao, feeling his body breath.

She investigated Xu Hao.

Xu Hao is a playboy from Shuangqing Prefecture. He usually has a special liking for Wu Yanyan, a government official, and gives her money and resources. As a result, he has few resources for cultivation, and his cultivation has been difficult to advance.

Although he had restrained himself somewhat after becoming a palace guard, it didn't have much effect. She had always thought that Xu Hao would sink into depravity. However, when she found out that Xu Hao showed human-level cultivation for the first time and became a small flag guard, she was very surprised.

Logically speaking, Xu Hao should not be at the human level, but Xu Hao actually reached it. This is why she wanted to investigate Xu Hao in depth and see his luck.

Although Xu Hao's luck often fluctuates now, sometimes it is really unexpected.

For example, now, Xu Hao's cultivation is even stronger than when she investigated. He has even started to practice blood at this moment. This is the breath energy that only a fourth-level human-level strongman should have.

You know, last night, Tang Wan'er hadn't felt a trace of the energy of the dissipated qi and blood from Xu Hao.

But now, she felt it.

This means that Xu Hao should have been promoted to the Blood Refining Realm last night.

Such luck.

This made Tang Wan'er even more surprised and shocked, because she remembered that Xu Hao was practicing the Taotie method.

A small businessman who often used resources to please Wu Yanyan, but now his cultivation level has skyrocketed, as if there is no bottleneck. This does not make sense no matter how you look at it.

Could it be that Xu Hao was hiding something from the very beginning?

Is everything superficial?
Or was it just luck, or was Xu Hao blessed with divine assistance?!

Especially after careful feeling, Tang Wan'er did not sense any negative energy from Xu Hao.

This is a very orthodox breath of qi and blood.

Tang Wan'er gathered her thoughts and asked seriously, "You, have reached the Blood Refining Realm?"

"Ah?" Xu Hao was stimulated by Tang Wan'er's sudden question, but he soon reacted and his heart sank slightly.

Has my cultivation level been discovered?

Because he had reached the pinnacle of cultivation and had perfect control over himself, he tried his best to suppress his own Qi and blood, but he didn't expect that Tang Wan'er still saw through him.

Is this because everyone can see through it, or is it because Tang Wan'er is special? After all, she can distinguish between truth and lies.

"The human stage is about refining the body: skin, flesh, bones, blood, organs and marrow. The first three stages are about strengthening the body. The aura is not obvious and nothing can be seen. But from the fourth stage onwards, one's own blood and qi will be deliberately amplified. If there is no special means to conceal it, it will be easily felt by others!" Tang Wan'er explained, as if she saw the doubt in Xu Hao's heart, and explained,
"Of course, not everyone can feel it. It's mainly because I have some special abilities, and we are very close!"

Xu Hao took a deep breath, his heart slightly tense.

I didn't expect that I was still one step behind.

I should have read more about cultivation earlier. Although I can't blame myself because Tang Wan'er is special, my cultivation level can no longer be concealed now.

What should I do?
Lie and make up excuses? But Tang Wan'er has a special ability to distinguish truth from falsehood. Xu Hao thought of many plans in his mind for a moment, but soon he reacted.

Why should I be afraid!

I am now a palace guard, and I am registered with the Pacification Division and the Daxuan Dynasty.

As long as he doesn't do anything that harms the Great Xuan Dynasty, he will be in the same group as Tang Wan'er and others.

Although he had lied last time, he had handled it calmly in front of the Ninth Princess Xuan Qingxiao, so why should he be afraid of Tang Wan'er's questioning?

Moreover, he had originally intended to make in-depth contributions to the Imperial Palace Guards, and sooner or later he would have to demonstrate his strong cultivation and strength.

Anyway, he has already had some rifts with the White Lotus Sect and the people from Demon Ridge, so he might as well just be straightforward and hold on to the crumbling tree of the Great Xuan Dynasty first.

After Xu Hao figured it out, he raised his head and stared at Tang Wan'er seriously, nodded and said, "Yes, when I went back to practice last night, I advanced to the Blood Refining Realm!"

"You have a lot of secrets, and you even lied to me last time, but that's okay. Everyone has secrets, and I do too! But I want to remind you..."

Tang Wan'er glanced at Xu Hao calmly and continued tapping, "You must recognize your position and know what you should and shouldn't do."

Xu Hao felt relieved when he heard Tang Wan'er's words.

As expected, they were in the same camp, and he had also been investigated by the Ninth Princess Xuan Qingxiao. As long as he didn't make any mistakes in principle, he shouldn't be thrown into prison.

"Don't worry, sir. I am a member of the Daxuan Dynasty while I am alive, and I will be the soul of the Daxuan Dynasty after death!" Xu Hao immediately patted his chest and guaranteed.

Xu Hao is good at shouting slogans.

"Yes!" Tang Wan'er nodded, not hearing the hypocrisy in Xu Hao's words. Then, without hesitation, she pulled out a letter of appointment from the side and handed it to Xu Hao, "Well, this is your reward!"

At first, she planned to give some cultivation resources to Xu Hao, but now that she felt that Xu Hao had reached the fourth realm, she immediately made a change.

Because in this way, not only can Xu Hao be compensated, but Xu Hao can also be brought into the camp of the Ninth Princess's lineage.

Xu Hao didn't know what Tang Wan'er was thinking, so he quickly took the reward order from her.

He looked at the content above and his face suddenly brightened with joy.

He became an official.

In the appointment letter, his position was promoted from a small flag to a general flag.

This is too much to give. You can get such a big reward in one go. Aren’t you afraid of causing criticism from others?

"Tang Wan'er has taken a fancy to me, why does she give all the benefits to me?" Xu Hao was a little confused, but since things had come to this, he was happy to accept it.

Although it was just a small promotion in status, it was of great help to him.

Because the small flags are just clerks, while the general flags are real officials.

Xu Hao never thought that by stopping the strong man from Xiemo Ridge, he could become an official.

Being an official has many benefits, for example, he can go to the Dharma Pavilion of the Zhenfu Division again to obtain two sets of martial arts techniques.

He had been coveting the Five Tiger Soul-Breaking Sword for a long time, and he also wanted to obtain a technique that could allow him to conceal his own aura.

This time, Tang Wan'er saw through Xu Hao's cultivation level at a glance, making him feel extremely insecure.

Of course, this is only the apparent benefit. The hidden benefit is that with this identity, the search range of his opportunity divination panel will be greatly increased. By then, he may be able to find many opportunities in the palace without leaving his home.

Moreover, the improvement of status is not only about surface distance, but also about spatial distance. Perhaps there is an opportunity to search for some relics and spaces sealed under the palace.

"Go ahead and do a good job!" Tang Wan'er waved her hand and ordered them to leave.

"I'm leaving!" Xu Hao quickly clasped his fists in return.

Xu Hao said goodbye and left, running towards the Dharma Pavilion with excitement.

Tang Wan'er looked at Xu Hao's departing back, pondered for a moment, and immediately ran to the residence of the Ninth Princess Xuan Qingxiao. She had to report the situation here.

Someone who practiced Taotie Method and reached the fourth level of the human rank in just a few days, this luck is a bit weird and terrifying...

(End of this chapter)