27: Promoted to Night Watchman, I want to live in your house

Speechless.

Winning big.

Old Liu felt like he was truly winning big lately.

As the saying goes, 'Man at home, merits from the heavens.'

The annihilation of the Black Tiger Gang caused quite a stir.

While Lu Ming became incredibly famous, it also allowed Old Liu to gain a lot of recognition.

Now, which Jiangcheng resident doesn't know that 'the conscience of the empire' was a soldier he, Old Liu, trained?

Thinking about how Widow Wang suddenly invited him to play mahjong at her place tonight, Old Liu couldn't help but sing, "Suddenly, I hear the drums and the horn'sshock—"

Suddenly, the office door was pushed open.

It was Lin Qiming.

That old man's face carried a hint of schadenfreude.

"Oh, Team Leader Liu, you're truly leisurely. Didn't you say you hadn't closed your eyes for seven days and seven nights? Why haven't you gone back to rest?"

"None of your business. If you have something to say, say it quickly." Old Liu had an ominous feeling.

Lin Qiming smiled even more brightly.

He slowly strolled to the desk and placed the conscription order on it.

"A conscription order from the Night Watch Division. Director Zhao specifically requested Lu Ming to report to the Night Watch Division."

Pfft!

Old Liu spat out a mouthful of strong tea.

Damn it, someone's trying to snatch my golden thigh!

But Old Liu had, after all, seen many storms, and he knew that the Law Enforcement Team was too shallow a pond to keep a true dragon like Lu Ming.

He just didn't expect it to be so soon.

He quickly regained his composure, his expression a bit dejected, "Got it, got it. I'll inform him in a bit."

Satisfied!

Lin Qiming looked at his appearance and felt completely satisfied.

He almost let this old geezer live a good life.

But this is good too. A jinx like Lu Ming, I can't afford to provoke him. Let him suffer a bit in the Night Watch Division!

..."You want me to report to the Night Watch Division tomorrow?"

After hanging up Old Liu's call, Lu Ming didn't feel much joy.

The plan had gone a bit beyond expectations.

He never thought that the mysterious Director Zhao would transfer him to the Night Watch Division with a single order.

As the highest law enforcement agency personally established by the Great Xia Empress.

The threshold for the Night Watch Division was ridiculously high.

Besides requiring a minimum strength of Transcendent Third Realm, one also needed to possess a three-star or higher combat or support talent.

With Lu Ming's documented strength and talent, he wouldn't even catch the eye of the Night Watch Division.

What exactly was Director Zhao up to?

Wang Yaowen and Lin Haowen's eyes widened when they heard the news.

"Team Leader Lu... he's already promoted to the Night Watch Division?"

Although they had a premonition, this was simply too fast.

How many days had he been with the Law Enforcement Team?

However much they wished Lu Ming would leave before, that's how much they were reluctant to see him go now.

Following Team Leader Lu meant eating nine meals a day.

This morning, Team Leader Lu merely asked them to help clean up at the Black Tiger Gang, and they still received 200 contribution points.

Adding the previous 300 contribution points, a total of 500 contribution points worth of resources thrown in, even a pig could break through to the Kaiyuan Realm.

Unfortunately, such a powerful backer was about to leave.

But it's important to know oneself. Wang Yaowen and Lin Haowen exchanged glances and appropriately took their leave.

"Congratulations, Team Leader Lu! We'll take our leave now! If you ever need anything in the future, we're at your beck and call."

Lu Ming patted their shoulders: "Good. Thank you both for today's matter as well. If you encounter anything you can't resolve in the future, you can find me at the Night Watch Division."

Their eyes immediately lit up: "Thank you, Team Leader Lu!"

After the two left, only Lu Ming's family of three and Zhao Li remained in the room.

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.

A hint of unnaturalness flashed across Zhao Li's cool little face: "Since that's the case, I'll take my leave too."

Lu Ming suddenly called out to her: "Wait a moment, Sister Li, there's something I'd like to ask you."

Zhao Li's foot, which she had just lifted, returned to its original position. She turned around, her gaze at Lu Ming becoming even more unnatural.

She knew perfectly well why Lu Ming was suddenly transferred to the Night Watch Division.

Because last night, she had chattered excitedly to Zhao Qingge about Lu Ming's extraordinary qualities.

Like how he could tell Li Mo had problems with just one look.

And how everyone wearing gold-rimmed glasses was a bad person.

All the shock Lu Ming had given her, she had spilled out to Zhao Qingge.

She clearly remembered Zhao Qingge's gossiping expression at the time.

Did my aunt misunderstand something? He's a married man!

Seeing Xu Youyou and Xu Lulu's questioning gazes, a faint blush quietly appeared on Zhao Li's earlobes.

She tried hard to keep her face straight, picked up the water glass from the table, and took a sip. The collar of her moon-white shirt subtly swayed with the movement, revealing her smooth skin.

"Is there anything else?"

Lu Ming glanced at her suddenly tensed toes and instantly understood many things.

Regarding Director Zhao's strange actions, it was almost certainly due to this older sister's influence.

He just didn't know why a 'second-generation official' like her would condescend to work in a small Law Enforcement Team.

Lu Ming's gaze lingered on her tense, pretty face for a moment, then he suddenly smiled: "No, I just wanted to ask, Sister Li, what's been happening at the Night Watch Division recently?"

Zhao Li subconsciously avoided Lu Ming's gaze, feeling a bit disheartened.

She knew she couldn't hide anything from this almost demonic genius.

Zhao Li gave a wry smile and counter-asked: "Whether it's the cultivation techniques or martial arts we usually practice, do you know where they come from?"

Lu Ming shook his head.

Zhao Li's gaze suddenly turned to the window: "They're from ruins!"

"Three hundred years ago, spiritual energy revived, and the mountains and terrain of the entire continent changed. Countless ancient ruins appeared. Qi practitioners obtained ancient inheritances from these ruins, and after nearly a century of summarization and improvement, we have the flourishing cultivation era we see today."

"A month ago, while tracking the Nether race, the Night Watch Division discovered an ancient ruin in the Youhai Mist Zone. But after the message was sent back, they completely lost contact."

"The Night Watch Division sent out several rescue teams, and they, too, successively followed in the footsteps of the pioneering team, completely losing contact."

"The Youhai Mist Zone is shrouded in Yin energy all day, which greatly suppresses ordinary transcendent beings. Director Zhao should know that you have a special immunity to Yin energy, so..."

Zhao Li dared not continue. The secret that Lu Ming was immune to Yin energy was something she had personally told her aunt.

That day, out of curiosity, she specifically watched Lu Ming's video from the trial tower and discovered this secret.

She didn't know what her mentality was, but after deleting the backup video, she specifically brought it up to Zhao Qingge.

After listening, Lu Ming was speechless.

Me? Go deal with the Nether race?

He took a deep breath, turned to Xu Youyou and Xu Lulu, and said: "Youyou, Lulu, go pack your things. We'll be living at Sister Li's house from now on."

"Right, Sister Li, your Zhao Family is a big and wealthy household; you should have spare rooms, right?"

She suddenly looked up at Lu Ming, her cool face filled with astonishment, the faint blush on her earlobes spreading down her neck, even making the collar of her moon-white shirt appear to be tinged with a delicate pink.

"Live... live at my house?" Her voice became hoarse.

Lu Ming's expression was calm.

Otherwise? He had so many enemies.

The Xiao Family, the Myriad Gods Sect, which one wasn't a tough opponent?

Was there any place safer in Jiangcheng than Director Zhao's home?

If you want me to risk my life, you'll have to pay something, right?

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