If you were asked to identify an item, would you choose to extract magical powers?

Chapter 41 Blood Sword Dance, Level 4

An order from the government office?
Shen Bai felt a little strange.

Normally, when Zhou Qing came to see him, the two of them would mostly chat about family matters.

In Shengyun County, Shen Bai has only one good friend, Zhou Qing, and Zhou Qing is the same.

But now Zhou Qing showed a rare serious expression, and Shen Bai felt that this matter was not simple.

It was indeed easy to be eavesdropped when chatting outside. After thinking about it, Shen Bai took Zhou Qing into the pawnshop and closed the door.

Shen Bai poured a cup of tea and handed it to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing took it and drank it in one gulp.

Before Shen Bai could say anything, Zhou Qing spoke.

"Old Shen, you must remember this: if anyone comes to your place to pawn unusual items these days, after you've apprehended them, immediately have Zhang Chaofeng report this to the government."

Shen Bai took a sip of tea and said, "What on earth is going on? Why is it so mysterious?"

As the owner of a pawnshop, Shen Bai knew the tricks of the pawnshop.

I often receive strange and bizarre things.

Zhou Qing looked around with a mysterious look on his face. "The Ministry of Astronomy has issued an order that all shops in Shengyun County should be on the lookout. If anything strange appears, report it immediately. If you think it's strange, the government will reward you handsomely."

When Shen Bai heard this, he suddenly understood.

If it were any other time, Shen Bai would not have been able to guess it, but after meeting Huaishu and his group, especially the news Wuhua told him, Shen Bai knew the reason.

"This matter may be related to the strange object lost by the Tianshi Division." Shen Bai thought to himself.

Aren’t strange and weird things what weird creatures are?
It is estimated that the Tianshi was afraid of causing unrest, so he spoke in a rather obscure way.

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will tell the government office as soon as I encounter it."

This is the situation, and of course Shen Bai will cooperate with all his strength.

He needs something strange, but he doesn't need any trouble, so Shen Bai will also weigh the pros and cons.

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "That's good. I still have things to do at the government office. Old Zhou, I'll be leaving first."

Due to the recent busy official duties, the Shengyun County Government has become unusually busy.

Shen Bai asked, "Old Zhou, the people from the Heavenly Supervisory Department are coming soon. What are you thinking?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Qing's body suddenly stopped.

After a long moment, Zhou Qing smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not going this year."

Shen Bai was slightly surprised: "Entering the Tianjian Division has always been your dream. Why don't you want to go?"

Every year, the Astronomical Observatory would recruit personnel from various government offices and have them pass various assessments before entering the department.

Shen Bai knew Zhou Qing, and Zhou Qing's dream was to enter the Tianjiansi.

But now he suddenly said he couldn't go, which made Shen Bai very confused.

In the past few years, Zhou Qing took the assessment almost every year. The closest he came was last year, when he was just a little bit away from entering the Tianjian Division.

Zhou Qing sighed: "I'm still at the Daozang realm, and the difficulty of the assessments increases every year. There's no need to waste time."

Shen Bai frowned: "Old Zhou, there is no need to lie between you and me."

Zhou Qing gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "Give up a place. This year, the county magistrate's nephew entered the county government office, and the county magistrate hopes that we will give up the place."

"His nephew originally studied in another county, hoping to pass the imperial examinations, but he failed every time. So he came to Shengyun County, hoping to use the title of county magistrate to overcome some difficulties."

"I'll...take the exam again next year."

After hearing this, Shen Bai finally understood what was going on.

"Do you need my help?"

Zhou Qing was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "Old Shen, don't mess around. You're just an ordinary person and don't know the difficulties of this industry. It's okay. I'll just wait another year."

In Zhou Qing's mind, Shen Bai has always been an ordinary person.

He and Shen Bai are good brothers, and he has always not wanted Shen Bai to participate in the circle, so he rarely mentions it.

After all, if an ordinary person participated, it would be a bad thing. This was Zhou Qing's protection for Shen Bai. Even now, Zhou Qing was still considering Shen Bai's safety.

"Old Shen, I have to leave. I'm really busy."

Having said that, Zhou Qing did have something to do and it was not convenient for him to stay here for long, so he turned around and left the pawnshop.

Shen Bai looked at Zhou Qing's back, touched his chin, and seemed to be thinking about something.

"It seems that Shengyun County is not peaceful. Let's wait and see when the people from the Tianjiansi arrive."

"It's more important for me to improve my strength first."

"However...there's still a way out for Old Zhou. Let's see what happens next."

Shen Bai was also unhappy about Zhou Qing being asked by the county magistrate to give up his position.

He treats others the way they treat him.

Zhou Qing treated him as a brother, and of course he did the same.

However, there is still some time before the next assessment of the Tianjiansi, so Shen Bai will hold back for now and see what happens when the time comes.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai sat in the pawnshop and started his day's business.

……

Time passes slowly in regular life.

For Shen Bai, the recent period can be described as calm and peaceful.

There was nothing strange, no enemies, no one came looking for him, and no trivial matters.

Shen Bai had plenty of time and was immersed in the Liver Blood Sword Dance every day, falling into a state of obsession.

He does business during the day and performs the Blood Sword Dance at night. Apart from eating and doing business, Shen Bai devotes almost all his attention to the Blood Sword Dance.

During this period, Zhang Chaofeng asked someone to pass on a message, saying that he encountered a landslide on the way back and would need to wait for some time before returning.

It has been a rainy season recently, and the pawnshop hasn't had much business recently, so Shen Bai agreed.

This kind of regular life made Shen Bai more and more intoxicated.

He suddenly felt that if the golden finger did not require evil spirits and identification, Shen Bai could even find a corner and work hard until he became invincible before coming out.

It is worth mentioning that after Wuhua returned to Xuanxin Temple, he wrote him a letter.

Xuanxin Temple knew Wuhua's background, so they asked Wuhua who helped him.

When Wuhua asked Shen Bai for his opinion in correspondence, Shen Bai thought about it and agreed.

He needs connections.

The golden finger requires evil spirits and strange things. Shen Bai cannot stay in Shengyun County forever, so Fenglinzhou is a very good choice.

Xuanxin Temple is a famous and upright sect, and Shen Bai thinks it would be a good thing to make friends with it.

Later, Wuhua wrote again, saying that if Shen Bai went to Fenglin Prefecture, Xuanxin Temple would welcome him.

Shen Bai is not in a hurry in the short term, as he has enough proficiency to cultivate.

In this way, Shen Bai spent this period of time very easily.

Shen Bai also gained corresponding rewards from his hard work during this period.

"Finally... Level 4."

Shen Bai looked at the smoke in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief.

Before my eyes, the words made of smoke are gradually becoming real.

Blood Sword Dance, level four!

The attributes of the Blood Sword Dance gradually emerged.

When Shen Bai saw this line of text, his eyes lit up.

"This attribute is quite interesting."

(End of this chapter)