"You should know his evaluation if you're taking him under your command," Wei Yuan's tone was gentle. "But don't think too much about it, and don't care too much. Just keep a calm mind. Of course, remember not to spread it around."

The first sentence was fine, but the second sentence left Li Yuchun confused.

What did Wei Gong mean? Keep a calm mind and don't care too much… Does that mean Xu Qi'an's evaluation is too low, and I shouldn't feel annoyed or disdainful towards him because of it?

But why warn me not to spread it around? With Wei Gong's status, shouldn't he protect a small copper gong like Xu Qi'an? Li Yuchun furrowed his brows slightly, unable to guess the eunuch's intentions.

At this moment, Wei Yuan opened the household register and pushed it towards the edge of the desk. "Take a look for yourself."

Li Yuchun's gaze followed and landed on the register, seeing the bright red words: First Class!

...Li Yuchun almost lost his composure, shocked. "Wei Gong?"

First Class!

How is that possible?

I've been working in the Nightwatcher organization for over ten years and have never seen anyone with a First Class evaluation, even for the Gold Gongs, their qualifications are only First Class.

What does First Class mean?

No wonder he warned me to keep quiet. If this were to spread, it would be like promoting Xu Qi'an.

Who among the Nightwatchers would believe it?

At the same time, Li Yuchun also noticed something wrong. The qualification test had three stages: "intelligence," "strength," and "heart."

Xu Qi'an was at the Refining Qi realm, and his combat power was not eligible for testing.

In other words, he only passed two tests and received a First Class qualification evaluation.

So, if his talent in cultivating Qi was also taken into account, would his evaluation be higher? He had already broken Wei Gong's evaluation system, right? Would Wei Gong give a new evaluation, or keep it the same?

Thinking of this, Li Yuchun's heart began to burn slightly.

Wei Yuan closed the household register and said casually, "Remember to keep your mouth shut. If you have anything to report, come to me."

Li Yuchun breathed a sigh of relief and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I have already opened the Heavenly Gate for Xu Qi'an. According to the rules, I charged him four hundred taels."

Wei Yuan said, "Return it."

Talented people with a First Class qualification already have resources tilted towards them. If they still have to pay to open the Heavenly Gate, then what's the point of the evaluation?

Li Yuchun nodded.

Wei Yuan glanced at him and smiled. "Your talent is not bad. Did you find your Qi sense in a few weeks?"

The soft and gentle man and Yang Yan, who found his Qi sense on his own after three weeks, were interested in this and stared at Li Yuchun.

"One week," Li Yuchun said, scrutinizing the faces of the three high-ranking officials.

The expressions of the three were all different. Yang Yan's unchanging face showed a rare expression of shock.

The soft and gentle man walked into the tea room from the lookout tower, his cold eyes scanning Li Yuchun, and he sneered, "Impossible."

His reaction was the most intense.Wei Yuan, who had always been elegant and gentle, was momentarily stunned.

Li Yuchun silently lowered his head, extremely satisfied with the reactions of the three.

"You may leave now!" Wei Yuan watched Li Yuchun leave, then looked at his two adopted sons. "What do you think?"

Yang Yan pondered for a moment. "Do we need to pay special attention?"

Wei Yuan shook his head. "No need to rush things. Let's just observe for now."

Then, he looked at the androgynous man and smiled. "You are not much older than him. But he can't compare to you now. Who knows what will happen in the future? It's good, it will motivate you."

The handsome man with a soft and gentle temperament nodded.

Li Yuchun came out of Haoyi Tower and met several Nightwatchers along the way.

"Master Li, why are you smiling like that?"

Li Yuchun subconsciously touched his face and realized that his smile almost reached his ears.

"It's nothing, it's nothing..." Li Yuchun waved his hand, laughing as he walked away.

...

Xu Qi'an entrusted someone to bring a message to his family and stayed at the Nightwatcher's yamen, repeatedly practicing his breathing and moving his qi.

He clearly felt the benefits that the movement of his qi brought to his body, making his cells more active and his spirit more vigorous.

His physique and strength were both in a pleasantly surprising state of rapid growth.

This state continued until dusk, then stagnated. It meant that the benefits of entering the qi cultivation stage had ended.

"I feel like I can fight ten of my former self in my current state. Uncle Er was never serious when we sparred before, pretending to be serious. If he went all out, I'm afraid I would die on the spot..."

Xu Qi'an casually punched a few sets, his movements were vigorous and his state was unprecedentedly good.

He gathered his qi in his fists, lowered his waist, and hung in the air above the ground.

Bang!

The ground made a muffled sound, cracking like a spider web, with dust filling the air.

...

Xu Mansion.

Xu Xinnian paced back and forth in the back hall with a furrowed brow. Xu Pingzhi sat calmly in a chair, saying nothing.

Auntie Xu glanced at her eldest daughter, who was twisting her skirt and had red eyes with her delicate eyebrows tightly furrowed.

Sensing her mother's gaze, Xu Lingyue pouted and cried out with a sob in her voice, "Mother..."

"Don't walk around, you're making my head hurt." Auntie Xu scolded her son irritably, then probed, "Master?"

"Let's wait for news. Doing nothing is the best choice when being taken away by Nightwatchers." Xu Ershu said in a deep voice.

Auntie Xu bit her bright lips, suddenly stomped her foot and said angrily, "You should go and use your connections instead of just sitting here."

Xu Xinnian frowned. "What connections? We don't even know why Big Brother was taken away by Nightwatchers. It's not time to do anything yet."

"You always cause trouble, you always cause trouble." Auntie Xu scolded.

Her hand, hidden in her sleeve, clenched into a fist.At this moment, the gatekeeper Lao Zhang rushed in. Before he even entered the hall, his voice could be heard saying, "Master, the eldest son has sent a message."

Xu Xinnian was the first to greet him, and the whole family stood up from their chairs.

Xu Lingyue rushed to the door with her skirt flying, anxiously staring at Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang stood on the steps in front of the hall and said, "The eldest son said he has become a Nightwatcher and won't be coming home tonight. Don't worry about him."

"Became a Nightwatcher..." Xu Pingzhi and Xu Xinnian looked at each other in confusion.

...

Accompanied by his two colleagues, Squinty and Poker-Face, Xu Qi'an received an ill-fitting uniform, a waist badge, a copper gong, and a standard long sword at the yamen's office.

"The fitting uniform will take about two days... This copper gong is a unique tool for Nightwatchers," said Song Tingfeng, chewing on a candy bean.

"It has two functions: first, it can act as a shield when tied to the chest, protecting vital areas. It can withstand a full strike from a Lian Shen realm expert. Second, by striking the gong, it can produce sound waves that can shake the enemy's spirit, causing dizziness, headaches, and other negative effects."

It sounds mediocre. The protective glasses that Song Qing gave me can withstand three attacks from a Lian Shen realm expert, and once from a copper-skinned and iron-boned expert... Hey, isn't this an enhanced version of the copper gong?... Xu Qi'an thought to himself, "Is it produced by the S天监?"

"Of course, only the four-grade array masters of the S天监 can refine tools," said Song Qing.

"Be on time tomorrow morning. The boss said you'll be following us from now on. The Nightwatcher team consists of at least two people and up to four people, guarding different areas of the capital. Usually, we rotate every three days, with us and Guang Xiao finishing the night watch. The next three days will be day watch."

"What areas do we guard?" Xu Qi'an was a bit reluctant. Working night shifts was more inhumane than working 996.

"The areas are temporary and will be randomly assigned each time we rotate to avoid Nightwatchers with ill intentions who might steal or commit crimes," said Song Qing with a smile.

"Stealing money or flowers. Of course, such examples are rare, but we must be cautious."

Xu Qi'an nodded. "There are always bad apples in every department."

At this moment, a clerk hurried over and said, "Master Song, Master Zhu, Li Yuchun wants to see you."

Spring Brother is looking for us... Xu Qi'an followed his two colleagues to Li Yuchun's office.

Each Yinchung had a separate office called a "hall," and sitting in the office was called "sitting in the hall" in this era.

When you're just trying to make great content at pawread.com .

Yinchungs usually don't go out on patrol. This is the job of small policemen with copper gongs.

Li Yuchun's office was called Spring Breeze Hall.The room was neat and odorless...the documents were neatly arranged...the blue and white pattern on the two cups faced the same direction...the placement of the potted plants was also the same...Brother Chun was really a refined old man.

Xu Qi'an glanced at Chunfeng Hall.

In the spacious hall, Li Yuchun sat in front of the desk and pushed a scroll to the edge of the table.

"There have been traces of monsters in Dahuang Mountain in Taikang County. They have eaten a lot of people. You guys go check it out and if the monster's cultivation is not too high, kill it on the spot. The six branches of the prefecture yamen will cooperate in the investigation. The people are already waiting outside the yamen."

"Okay, Xu Qi'an, you go too. Accumulate some experience. You didn't take the 'combat power' test, right? This can be considered a real battle."

Monsters eating people...encountering this kind of thing just after taking office?!

Am I lucky or unlucky?