16: Jinyiwei, with henchmen in hand!

“Imperial Guards!”

Qin Yang’s eyes lit up, and he decisively chose the Benevolent Ruler option.

【You have gained the professional skill, Imperial Guards.】

“It gave me a reward directly?”

Qin Yang was a little surprised.

He had thought he needed to investigate the entire matter before he could obtain the “Imperial Guards” skill.

It seemed there were two types of options.

One was an attitude, and the other was a task.

Attitude options gave rewards directly after selection, while task options required completion before rewards could be obtained.

The previous ‘Find a troublesome commoner to test skills’ was a task option.

Qin Yang pondered, and opened the details of “Imperial Guards.”

【Professional Skill】: Imperial Guards.

【Introduction】: Summons an Imperial Guard. The Imperial Guard can shuttle through shadows to gather intelligence, collect information, search for targets, and execute targets for you.

【Imperial Power Consumption】: 50 points per hour.

【Note】: The Imperial Guard’s Agility is 10 times your base Agility and enjoys 5 times equipment bonus. Other attributes are 5 times your base attributes. For every 100 points of base Agility, the Imperial Guard’s limit increases by one.

A smile played on Qin Yang’s lips.

He was just worrying about how to investigate the case.

And now, a summon that was perfectly suited for the job appeared!

With an Imperial Guard, what evidence couldn't he get?

Click!

A shutter sound rang out.

Qin Yang looked up, only to see Lan Ruotong secretly taking pictures of him with her phone.

Qin Yang frowned and asked, “Did you turn on the beauty filter?”

“Hehehe…”

“Young Master Qin doesn’t need a beauty filter…”

Lan Ruotong laughed, her eyes hazy with drink.

She had just had some wine with Qin Yang and was feeling a bit tipsy.

Her already beautiful face showed a hint of charm unique to a young girl.

“I want to use your photo as my wallpaper, is that okay?”

Lan Ruotong propped her head up, admiring the photo she had just taken.

While admiring it, she also talked to her phone.

“They all say you’re uneducated and unmotivated.”

“I think they’re just jealous of you!”

“Good-looking, strong, and with a good personality…”

“Besides being a bit lazy, you have almost no flaws!”

“Emmmm… Perfect!”

With that, her head slowly moved closer to the phone.

“Sister… please compose yourself…”

Lan Ruoxin thought her sister was going to lick the screen, but Lan Ruotong instead slammed her head onto the phone, completely drunk.

At this point, the late-night snack also ended.

After getting a room for the Lan Sisters, Qin Yang directly teleported home.

Back in his room, he whispered, “Imperial Guards.”

As the skill was activated, a phantom figure emerged from the shadows of the bedroom.

He walked towards Qin Yang step by step, his ethereal body gradually solidifying, as if his transparency had been pulled from 0 to 100.

3 seconds later… an Imperial Guard, dressed in a flying fish robe, with an Embroidered Spring Blade at his waist, a flying saucer helmet on his head, and a silver fish-scale mask covering his face, knelt before Qin Yang.

“Long live my Emperor.”

Unlike the chilling wind that accompanied the appearance of the Imperial Guard.

The Imperial Guard appeared completely silently, as if he had always been by your side, and you had only just seen him.

“Rise.”

Qin Yang said softly, checking the Imperial Guard’s attributes.

【Summon】: Imperial Guard (Lv.1).

【Rank】: Level 10.

【Strength】: 320.

【Agility】: 650 (+225).

【Physique】: 450.

【Spirit】: 460.

【Skills】: Disguise (Lv.1), Absolute Stealth (Lv.1), Agonizing Torment (Lv.1), Embroidered Spring Blade Technique (Lv.1).

“As expected of a terrifying secret agent.”

When Qin Yang saw the skill “Agonizing Torment,” he knew how terrifying the Imperial Guard was.

Agonizing Torment was a skill that dealt no damage but could inflict extreme physical and mental pain.

Lu Hao, the Level 100 powerhouse known as the “Mad King,” was driven insane by this skill.

Such a terrifying skill,

was mastered by his own summon.

Qin Yang felt a full sense of security.

He ordered the Imperial Guard: “Go and monitor Qin Feng’s every move.”

The Lan Sisters could collect clues about the fake medicine at Bai Cao Tang (Hundred Herbs Hall).

With the Imperial Guard’s strength, he could investigate from the source.

Recalling the experiences of Qin Feng and Qin Chuan, Qin Yang did not believe his second uncle had problems, but he still made him the primary target.

“As you command.”

The Imperial Guard’s eyes flashed with cold light, he cupped his hands, and retreated into the shadows, disappearing without a trace.

“Holy cow, is this what it feels like to have loyal subordinates at hand?”

After the Imperial Guard retreated,

Qin Yang couldn't help but clench his fists.

The Imperial Guard only gave him a sense of security.

But the Imperial Guards gave him a sense of control over life and death.

It was as if with a single command, the Imperial Guard could bring him anyone’s head.

After taking a bath, Qin Yang lay in bed, scrolling through his phone.

A local post caught his attention.

It was a post by Su Chenxing.

A staged photo, accompanied by a piece of text.

In the photo, Su Chenxing stood by the lake, looking at the opposite bank.

His body was covered in scars, but his gaze was firm.

In his hand, he held a uniquely shaped longsword.

Caption: My life is like walking on thin ice. Do you think I can reach the other side?

Qin Yang was uneducated, but his knowledge was decent.

He recognized the origin of the weapon in Su Chenxing’s hand at a glance.

This was the Green Maple Sword, a weapon dropped in the Level 1 to 5 beginner Secret Realm, Demon Wolf Forest.

To equip this weapon, one needed to reach Level 5.

Clearly… Su Chenxing was telling everyone that he had reached Level 5.

Subtle bragging was the most deadly.

Still walking on thin ice, huh… Mr. Thin Ice, are you?

Qin Yang felt embarrassed for him through the screen.

After Su Chenxing awakened a T0 Excellent Rank profession,

the academy heavily promoted him.

And Su Chenxing understood traffic.

Using the academy’s promotion opportunity, he launched a “Level 5 in one day” challenge on his social media account, continuously updating with carefully staged photos.

The content of the photos was largely similar, focusing on three key elements.

A battle-damaged state, a resolute gaze, and a tall, straight posture.

This strategy was indeed quite effective.

Within a day, he achieved the feat of gaining 100,000 followers.

This post had only been up for 10 minutes, and it already had over 10,000 likes.

The comment section was an even larger scene of people acknowledging him as their father, full of excitement.

“I kneel! Divine Su really reached Level 5!”

“Divine Su seems to be injured, is he okay? I’m so worried!”

“Men are most charming when they’re fighting for their lives!”

“Sigh! I also fought for my life for a day and only killed 7 monsters. Is this the difference between a regular profession and an excellent profession?”

“Don’t blame the profession if you’re weak. If Divine Su had a regular profession, he’d still be stronger than you.”

“It’s a pity he still didn’t break Luo Fan’s record.”

“It can’t be helped. If Divine Su had Luo Fan’s profession, he could probably reach Level 10.”

“Didn’t you just say not to blame the profession if you’re weak?”

“Why are you arguing here? I dare say if Luo Fan had an excellent profession, he wouldn’t even reach Level 5!”

After reading the comments, Qin Yang felt like he was back home.

He actually saw the familiar fan culture in Su Chenxing’s comment section.

Any comment unfavorable to Su Chenxing would be collectively attacked.

Even… someone who merely asked “Who is this” would have their entire family tree insulted.

Qin Yang just treated it as a joke.

What was there to brag about reaching Level 5?

He himself reached Level 10 in a day, did he brag about it?

Tsk, he really should have bragged a bit.

Returning home wealthy without showing it was like wearing fine clothes at night.

But how could he brag without leaving any traces?

He wasn't very good at this… Ding dong!

As Qin Yang was pondering, his phone vibrated.

【New message: Lan Shou Xiang Gu @ you.】

“Lan Ruotong?”

Qin Yang guessed who was @ing him as soon as he saw the ID.

He clicked in and immediately laughed.