Speaking of Zhang Yi, he had some connections with Shanhai City. The commander of the First Division of the Leopard Tao Corps, Wei Zhang, had once been a minister with Zhang Yi and had a good relationship.
Due to this, Ouyang Shuo had the confidence to convince Zhang Yi.
But Wei Zhang was still fighting outside and could not reminisce. Ouyang Shuo could only hint to Wei Ran, who was in charge of receiving them, to leak the news to Zhang Yi. He had to keep Zhang Yi.
As for settling down and becoming an official, that could be discussed later.
August 2nd, Shanhai City.
As Shanhai City was preparing for the meeting, Song Jia had already quietly returned to Shanhai City.
From start to finish, it had not even been five days.
Along with Song Jia were Cui Tianqi, Ban Xia, and the other ten disciples. Speaking of which, Tian Qi and the others had left the mountain to train for more than a hundred days. They were about the same as Song Jia.
Real combat could really sharpen people.
The ten young disciples had dark faces. They had lost their childishness and were much more mature. Especially Cui Tianqi, who was leading the group. As the eldest senior disciple, he had taken care of his juniors and matured quickly.
The young swordsman back then had the air of a chivalrous warrior.
Ouyang Shuo also noticed that the sword at Tian Qi's waist had been changed to the [Azure Edge Sword].
The Azure Edge Sword had been given to Song Jia by Ouyang Shuo. After Song Jia obtained the divine weapon Chun Jun Sword, the Azure Edge Sword had naturally been replaced. The fact that Tian Qi obtained this sword was enough to prove Song Jia's recognition of him.
It seemed that Song Jia had taken good care of this disciple she was proud of.
Ouyang Shuo was injured but his senses were as sharp as before. He could faintly smell the scent of blood coming from Tian Qi and the others. It seemed that the training at Five Finger Mountain had not been easy.
The ten disciples were probably all wounded.
One of them had his calf bitten through by a wasteland beast and was crippled for life.
Practicing martial arts was not as beautiful as it looked. Being injured was a common occurrence. Not to mention them, even Song Jia had returned from the Five Fingers Mountain with injuries all over her body.
This training had a great impact on Ban Xia and the other girls.
In Ban Xia's eyes, there was less arrogance and more fear.
Ouyang Shuo frowned indistinctly when he saw this.
This was not a good thing. Why did she become so timid after this training?
Ouyang Shuo didn't say anything. Presumably, Song Jia was aware of this in her heart.
"Greetings, Marquis!"
Inside the side hall, the ten disciples saluted Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and gestured to his personal guard.
Then, two guards carried a heavy wooden box into the hall.
The guards carried the wooden chest to the center of the hall and opened it on the spot. Inside the wooden box, there were ten swords and ten sets of training clothes neatly arranged.
The swords were forged by the weapons workshop, and all of them were of rare quality. The training clothes were sewn by Qing 'er. Not only did they look exquisite, but they also had their own attributes.
Wearing the training clothes could increase the speed of cultivating inner force by 5.
Although the increase wasn't huge, it was still a very impressive number after accumulating for a long time.
The training clothes were made of extremely rare materials. Otherwise, Ouyang Shuo would have sold them in large quantities. These ten sets were made by Qing 'er.
The cost of the materials naturally came out of Ouyang Shuo's pocket.
After being scolded by Ouyang Shuo, Qing 'er had been concentrating on studying the Tailoring Skill. Ying You also felt sorry for this younger sister of hers, so she entrusted the Cui Merchant Group to purchase a large amount of tailoring blueprints for Qing 'er to study.
The training clothes were her proudest work.
The first set of training clothes was naturally given to Ouyang Shuo by the little lass like a treasure.
Towards Qing 'er, Ouyang Shuo loved and hated her at the same time.
From the birth of the training clothes, it wasn't difficult to find out that Qing 'er's natural endowments, especially her talent in Tailoring, was truly heaven defying. As long as she put in some effort, her achievements would be limitless.
But this lass had walked the wrong path and fell into the eye of money.
If it wasn't for Ouyang Shuo's ruthless words, who knew when this lass would come to her senses.
It's never too late for a prodigal son to repent.
Presumably, it wouldn't be long before Qing 'er would be able to advance to a Grandmaster Tailor.
Ouyang Shuo, this elder brother, was also worried to death.
Having been together for many years, Ouyang Shuo's feelings towards his two sworn sisters, Ying You and Qing 'er, were naturally heavier. Until now, it was already very difficult for him to treat the two of them as a pile of data.
In his eyes, the two of them were living people.
In the future, Ouyang Shuo would definitely bring the two of them to the real world.
They were already Ouyang Shuo's true family.
Not only Ouyang Shuo, but Bing 'er probably thought the same. Besides Ouyang Shuo, this little girl liked Ying You and Qing 'er the most, especially Qing' er.
The two of them were not very different in age, and their relationship was even closer than that of real sisters.
Seeing the disciples drooling over the treasured swords in the wooden box, Ouyang Shuo came back to his senses and said with a smile, "This is the gift that I prepared for you. Each of you get a set. Take it yourselves!"
"Thank you, Marquis!"
Cui Tianqi took the lead to express his gratitude, and the disciples were all excited.
After the equipment was distributed, Ouyang Shuo then said, "Everyone, the training is over. Now, I'll give you two choices. One, return to the sect to continue cultivating. The other, join the Protectorate of Southern Border. Whatever you choose, it's all up to you. Your Sect Leader, including this Marquis, will not interfere or force you. "
Regarding this matter, Ouyang Shuo had already discussed it with Song Jia, so it wasn't considered overstepping his authority.
The so-called joining the Protectorate of Southern Border was actually a preparation for the establishment of the Security Bureau. The future Security Bureau would be responsible for intelligence investigation and capturing important criminals.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo had to choose a group of martial artists to join the Security Bureau.
Was there anyone more suitable than Cui Tianqi and the others?
Of course, everyone had their own aspirations, and Ouyang Shuo wouldn't force them. After all, once they joined the Security Bureau, unless they died, they would never be able to leave the yamen.
The disciples looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.
Only Tianqi didn't even think about it. He immediately stepped forward and knelt on one knee, saying, "Reporting to Marquis, Tianqi has chosen to join the Protectorate of Southern Border." There was a faint trace of excitement in his expression.
Seeing that Eldest Senior Brother had taken the lead, another four disciples also stepped forward and chose the Protectorate of Southern Border.
The rest of the disciples, including Ban Xia, chose to return to the sect.
Finally, there was the crippled disciple. After asking for his opinion, Ouyang Shuo ordered Zi Su to find him a position in the Protectorate of Southern Border.
Naturally, the disciple was moved to tears because of his grievance. The moment he was crippled, he almost lost all hope. For a martial artist, a crippled leg was worse than death.
Qu Yepin was already prepared to be abandoned, but he didn't expect such an ending. Being a steward of the Protectorate of Southern Border was a glorious position in the outside world. Too many people lost their minds but couldn't find a way out.
"Thank you, Marquis!"
Qu Yepin knelt on the ground. He was a tough man, but he actually cried.
"Get up!"
Then, Ban Xia returned to the sect with her three junior sisters. Cui Tianqi and the other four disciples stayed behind. Among the five of them, there was only one female disciple.
First, Ouyang Shuo arranged for them to go to the Special Operations Training Base on the outskirts of the city for training. Naturally, they wouldn't receive any combat training, but training in intelligence, disguise, interrogation, and other aspects.
Only those who passed the training and had outstanding results could join the Security Bureau.
Ouyang Shuo ordered a guard to lead Tianqi and the others to the Special Operations Training Base. Only he and Song Jia were left in the side hall.
To be honest, Ouyang Shuo was a little surprised that Song Jia could come back so quickly.
Of course, he was also very touched.
Song Jia must have been worried that the poison in his body would act up. That was why she was so efficient. He wondered how much this girl had suffered in the Five Fingers Mountain before she found the King Ironback.
Ouyang Shuo was about to comfort Song Jia when a guard came in to report.
"Marquis, the divine doctor Bian Que is waiting outside the hall."
He didn't expect Bian Que to be so efficient.
"Let him in."
"Yes, sir!"
Bian Que bowed to Ouyang Shuo as soon as he entered.
Song Jia took out a small box and a rhinoceros horn from her storage pouch. Inside the box was the King Beast's internal alchemy.
Bian Que took it and looked at it excitedly.
For a doctor, it was a blessing to see all kinds of herbs that they had never seen before.
"How is it?"
Song Jia was even more nervous than Ouyang Shuo.
"Top-grade, top-grade."
Bian Que exclaimed after a moment of observation.
Song Jia breathed a sigh of relief.
Bian Que carefully closed the box and looked up. "Sir and Madam, please don't worry. The elixir will be ready in three days. I guarantee that the disease will be cured."
"Thank you!"
Bian Que got up and excused himself.
After Bian Que left, Song Jia took out some scales from her storage pouch. They were the scales of the King Beast. She said with a smile, "Blockhead, look. These are top-grade scales."
Ouyang Shuo took a piece. The texture of the scales was fine and very tough. He tried to pull it but it didn't budge. He was shocked.
One should know that he had the strength of three bulls. Even though he didn't use his full strength, it was still extraordinary.
The scales were indeed of the highest quality.
"Try inserting some Ethereal Force into it."
Apparently, the secrets of the scales were more than that.
When Ouyang Shuo heard this, he directed a strand of golden Quintessence into the armor. The Ethereal Force flowed inside the scales but couldn't damage the internal structure.
"What?"
Ouyang Shuo was shocked.
Song Jia nodded in satisfaction after seeing Ouyang Shuo's reaction. She said with a smile, "The scales are not only tough but also hard to damage with internal force. It's a top-grade material for internal armor."
Ouyang Shuo nodded in agreement.
Other than that, the scales had other magical properties. He had a feeling that the toughness of the scales could be even stronger if he used Ethereal Force to wash them.
"How did you kill the King Beast?"
Ouyang Shuo looked at Song Jia in confusion.
It was easy to imagine how powerful the King Beast would be with the protection of the scales. Back then, Ouyang Shuo had been beaten black and blue when he killed an ordinary Iron Armor Beast.
The Ironback Beast paled in comparison to the Beast King.
"It's a secret!"
Song Jia smiled but didn't mention it. (To be continued.)
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