Eternal Immortal Dynasty: Starting as a Petty Official

翌日清晨，天光微亮.

Zhao Xian still got up early as usual, went out of the house, washed up briefly, and began his daily morning exercise without fail.

It's still twenty repetitions of "Pine and Crane Nourishing Yuan Fist" and ten repetitions of "Chasing Wind and Slaying Spirit Blade".

After my morning exercise, two messages immediately came to mind.

"Pine Crane Nourishing Vitality Fist Proficiency +20!"

"Wind Chaser Spirit Slayer Blade Proficiency +10!"

Holding his breath and concentrating, a golden light screen entered Zhao Xian's eyes.

Owner of the cauldron: Zhao Xian

[Qi Yun: Floating White]

[Spiritual Root: Fire Root (丙中火)]

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 4]

[Lucky Golden Pearl: 0]

【技艺】：六阳诀（精通：6966/10000）、基础箭术（精通：9973/10000）、松鹤养元拳（精通：3756/10000）、追风斩灵刀（精通：53/10000）

"After practicing shooting a few dozen more arrows tonight, my basic archery skills will advance to the next level!"

Suppressing his excitement, Zhao Xian wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead, picked up his sword, and returned to the house.

When he came out again, he had changed into a long robe. He had been serving in the village for more than three months, and Zhao Xian's face showed more composure.

"Bo Zhang is truly a man of both literary and martial talents!"

Liu Mao happened to come out of the house, looked at Zhao Xian, and praised him repeatedly.

"My shallow skills are unworthy of such praise!"

Zhao Xian modestly replied, and the two walked together toward the front yard.

After breakfast, the four of them did not ride horses. Instead, they summoned two village soldiers to carry bamboo boxes and headed towards the village pavilion.

Inside the bamboo box were registers of land and population from previous years.

According to the laws of the land survey, the head of the village or the head of the neighborhood must accompany the surveyor.

Zhao Xian and his group of four met up with Liu Zhuo, the head of the township pavilion, and then headed to the first village, Yandeli.

Yandeli is a village with about a hundred households, all of whom are surnamed Yan.

When the group of five arrived at Yandeli, the village chief was already waiting at the village gate.

"Greetings, Mr. Liu!"

"Greetings to all the gentlemen of the village!"

Yan Deli, the village chief, bowed to the group in turn.

After exchanging greetings, the group, led by the village chief Yandeli, headed towards Yandeli's fields.

Before long, they arrived at the fields, where the people of Yandeli were already waiting.

When surveying the fields, it is necessary to count the people, so it is necessary to gather all the people from the villages and neighborhoods in the fields.

Liu Zhuo, the head of the township, has been in office for more than half a year. He is fair in his dealings with people and is approachable and responsible, and has long been respected by the people of the township.

Upon seeing Liu Zhuo arrive, the people of Yandeli also bowed and paid their respects.

"From this, it can be seen that Liu Zhuojun is very popular with the people!"

Upon seeing this, Liu Mao immediately praised him.

"Liu Zhuojun is the nephew of Liu Jian, the former county bandit official; such family traditions have always been the case!"

Seeing Liu Zhuo smiling as he returned the greetings to the Daoist people, Zhao Xian also spoke up in praise.

Then, with Yan Deli, the village chief, leading the way, Zhao Xian and his party began to carefully check the population of the village and the fields owned by the villagers.

Although the people of Yandeli were of the same clan as Yan Heng's family, many of them were poor and only owned a few acres of meager land.

The Qian law states: "Anyone who conceals land shall have their land confiscated and shall be subject to an additional five times the land tax upon discovery."

Furthermore, they encouraged the Daoist people to investigate each other, and since poor Daoist people had no one to rely on, they naturally dared not hide their land.

The group of four, consisting of over a hundred Daoist households in Yandeli, also spent the entire day busy.

After the investigation was completed, Zhao Xian observed that there were very few changes compared to previous years.

As the sun set, the group returned to their village home.

.......

After finishing his evening meal, Zhao Xian carried his bow and arrows and headed out of the village.

After leaving the village, walking a mile or two, you will arrive at the main market.

By this time, all the vendors in the market had dispersed, and no one lingered there.

Looking around and seeing no one, Zhao Xian took out a cloth banner and hung it eighty paces away.

He drew his bow, nocked an arrow, held his breath, and aimed, a fleeting crimson glint in his eyes.

"Snapped!"

The bowstring trembled slightly, the arrow left the bow, and shot towards the beast head painted on the cloth.

"Pfft!"

With a soft thud, the arrow fletched violently, and the arrowhead struck the beast's head squarely.

"Snapped!"

The second arrow has already been fired!

"..."

Before long, the beast's head was covered with arrows, densely packed together.

At the same time, a message entered my mind.

"Basic archery proficiency +28!"

"Basic Archery (Mastery: 1/100000)!"

In that instant, a sense of enlightenment welled up in my heart, and the world fell silent.

A moment later, Zhao Xiansu woke up, his hand gripping the bow tightened involuntarily, and he turned to walk away.

After retreating about twenty steps, Zhao Xian stopped and turned to look at Bu Hou in the distance.

He took a deep breath and drew his bow again.

"Whoosh!"

With a sudden whooshing sound, the arrow flew over a hundred paces and struck the beast's head squarely!

"call!"

With a long sigh of relief, Zhao Xian put away the iron bow, and a smile finally appeared on his face.

He went forward to collect the arrows and the clown, and then returned to his village house.

......

In the following days, Zhao Xian and his group of four, accompanied by Liu Zhuo, the head of the township pavilion, and the heads of each village, checked the land and population of each village in turn.

When it came time to investigate the land holdings of wealthy households in the township, Zhao Xian finally understood what true flattery was!

The Song family of Qiandeli was considered one of the most prominent families in Wohu Township, second only to the three most prominent families in the area.

The family owned vast fertile lands and had dozens of servants and retainers. There were even rumors in the village that the Song family had hidden sacred lands.

Spirit fields are of paramount importance in the investigation compared to ordinary fields!

Seven or eight years ago, a prominent family in the village hid in the spirit fields, and in the end, the entire clan was wiped out!

All the officials in the village were also stripped of their posts and imprisoned.

Zhao Xian could not ignore such rumors and had to investigate them thoroughly.

The son of the head of the Song family is named Song An. He practiced archery in the village a month ago and came in third place. He is also a disciple of Elder Shen, one of the three elders of the village.

When Zhao Xian and his party arrived at the entrance of Qiande Lane, Song An and the head of Qiande Lane stood at the gate to greet them.

"Greetings, Mr. Liu!"

Song An bowed respectfully to Liu Zhuo, the head of the village pavilion, then looked at Zhao Xian and stepped forward with a smile, saying, "Song An greets Lord Zhao!"

"Greetings, Lord Song!"

As the saying goes, one shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Zhao Xian naturally returned the greeting with a smile.

"Zhao Jun achieved a perfect score in archery, hitting the target ten times out of ten. His skill is truly divine, and Song An is filled with admiration!"

"It's a pity our fate was too short; I've never been able to meet Mr. Zhao."

"Now that Mr. Zhao has arrived in Qiande, our family will certainly treat him with the utmost hospitality!"

Seeing Song An's enthusiasm, Zhao Xian was quite flattered and immediately smiled, saying, "Inspecting the fields has kept me very busy. Thank you for the invitation, Lord Song!"

The implication was that he was politely declining.

"Haha, it's alright. Since Lord Zhao himself has come to inspect the fields, our family will naturally cooperate fully!"

Song An disregarded Zhao Xian's polite refusal and continued speaking.

Seeing this, Zhao Xian was about to refuse again, but unexpectedly, Liu Mao suddenly stepped forward, gently tugged at Zhao Xian's sleeve, and said with a smile, "Song Jun's kindness is appreciated, Bo Zhang, why don't you accept!"

"In that case, I'll trouble Lord Song!"

Zhao Xian understood the situation and immediately agreed to the matter.

There were also more than a hundred households in Qiandeli. The group searched until nightfall, but there were still a few households left to be searched.

"Bozhang, let's go to the Song family's banquet first. We can investigate the remaining households tomorrow!"

Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Mao also spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xian readily agreed, and the group followed Song An toward Qiande Lane.

All day today, Song An accompanied Zhao Xian and his entourage to inspect the fields.

Whenever there was something to do, Song An would send his household servants to do it, which saved Zhao Xian and the others a lot of trouble.