Chapter 894: Chapter 0543: Escort_1 Chapter 894: Chapter 0543: Escort_1 Chapter 0543: Bodyguard
The cultivator responsible for recruiting entered the City Lord’s Mansion by lifting the Gold Statue; hence, he was exceptionally concerned about this task. He looked at Qi Tian slantingly, his deanor full of contempt. The onlookers also regarded Qi Tian with schadenfreude in their eyes—everyone was a competitor, and none of them wished to see Qi Tian successfully lift the Gold Statue. Moreover, they were certain that if Qi Tian failed to lift the Gold Statue before everyone, he would lose the qualification to compete with the others.
Qi Tian smiled, not wasting his breath. He strode straight to the Gold Statue, took a horse stance, his legs firmly rooted to the ground as if he had taken root. He reached out with both hands towards the Gold Statue.
Before Qi Tian’s hands could touch the Gold Statue, runes on the statue began to circulate, generating a repelling force to prevent Qi Tian from placing his hands on it.
The cultivator who had rushed in front of Qi Tian earlier had encountered great difficulty at this point. For such a simple action of extending his hand to place it on the Gold Statue, he took more than a minute, his face twisted, evoking anxiety on his behalf. At this mont, everyone widened their eyes, eager to see how much ti Qi Tian would waste.
Contrary to everyone’s expectations, Qi Tian didn’t exert much effort, casually placing his hands upon the Gold Statue. It was clear to see that when Qi Tian’s palms contacted the statue, runes were circulating, with the Gold Statue’s repulsion reaching its limit. Yet, Qi Tian’s hands remained steady as ever, as if not bearing the repulsive force of four thousand pounds.
Then, with a flex of his arms, Qi Tian lifted the Gold Statue with ease. He held it steadily over his head at a constant speed for about the duration of ten breaths before placing the Gold Statue back to its original spot.
The cultivator in charge of recruiting had been watching Qi Tian intently. Seeing that Qi Tian had gone through the whole process without breaking a sweat, he knew Qi Tian had held back, and nodding in satisfaction, he said to Qi Tian, “Lad, not bad, a bit stronger than I had anticipated. I’m a man of my word, and I’ll notify upward. Should you make a na for yourself in the City Lord’s Mansion, don’t forget the help I gave you today.”
“Certainly, certainly.” Qi Tian said with a smile, bowing to the recruiting cultivator.
Soon soone ca over and took Qi Tian away, bringing him directly into the City Lord’s Mansion to et the young master Xiang Bo.
Xiang Bo was dressed like a Daoist. When he t Qi Tian, he was sparriing with a few cultivators over sword-flying techniques. A sword with a chilling gleam danced flexibly under his control in the air, as supple as a fish. The other cultivators occasionally burst into praise, their expressions full of flattery.
In Qi Tian’s eyes, neither Xiang Bo nor the cultivators were any match for him; they all seed to be at the Foundation Establishnt Stage, with not a single one possessing the strength of the Gold Core Realm. For Qi Tian, he wouldn’t need to exert much effort to wipe them out in a very short ti.
“Young Master, this is the man who lifted the Gold Statue at the gates of the City Lord’s Mansion. The City Lord has ordered to bring him directly to you, to follow your arrangents,” said the servant.
Xiang Bo ford a spirit rune with his fingers, and the flying sword flew back, slipping flawlessly into the sheath on his back as the praising voices sounded again. Xiang Bo chuckled, obviously enjoying the adulation.
Xiang Bo glanced at Qi Tian and asked, “Did you lift the Gold Statue by following the path of a body cultivator?”
Qi Tian replied, “Yes.”
Xiang Bo’s brow furrowed imperceptibly. “We cultivators command the forces of nature, and body cultivation is the least esteed path, hardly likely to lead to greatness. But since you’ve lifted the Gold Statue, you’re sowhat qualified to be my bodyguard. There are so trivial tasks requiring soone like you, a body cultivator, to handle. Well, start as a third-rate bodyguard. Depending on your performance, we’ll decide whether to promote you or not.”
“Thank you for the recognition, Young Master. There’s just one thing though. When I ca to sign up, my identification plate got knocked out of my hand and got trampled into pieces. I would appreciate your understanding, Young Master,” as Qi Tian said, he took out his crushed identification plate.
Xiang Bo said indifferently, “That’s nothing. Now that you’ve beco a bodyguard of our household, you’ll no longer need that identification plate. When you need to handle matters, showing your Bodyguard Plate will be a hundred tis more effective than your identification plate.”
“Really?” Qi Tian, pretending to be naive, was all smiles.
“Could there be any falsehood in it? Go on, let soone take you to handle the procedures,” Xiang Bo gestured, indicating that the servant who brought Qi Tian should continue to guide him through the employnt process.
Not long afterward, at the accounting office of the City Lord’s Mansion, Qi Tian received a bodyguard uniform, a Bodyguard Identification Plate, and an additional key. The City Lord’s Mansion provided accommodations for every bodyguard; like Qi Tian, each bodyguard had a room to themselves, considering that Qi Tian was still a cultivator, so the bare minimum of anities had to be provided. Of course, the room wasn’t large, only about ten plus square ters.
Beyond these items, Qi Tian also received a jade slip. It was a rectangular palm-sized piece, about seven to eight milliters thick, and entirely snow-white. This was a communication tool from the Imperial Family Secret Territory. If Xiang Bo or others had any tasks requiring Qi Tian’s action, they would send commands directly to this Hundred-Mile ssage Butterfly. After receiving the commands, Qi Tian must complete the task within the set ti or report to Xiang Bo. The communication range of this jade slip was less than a hundred miles, making it a relatively low-end product among similar items, and Qi Tian’s Hundred-Mile ssage Butterfly could only receive ssages, unable to send any.
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