The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 39 Lightning Thunder Fist

Although the Ning and Rong mansions were of such high rank, no head of the Jia family was ever awarded the Qilin robe.

Not to mention that Li Jingxiao was followed by 14 Jinyiwei who had changed into Feiyu uniforms and had Xiuchun swords hanging around their waists.

The promotion of Zhao Junming from a minor flag to the general flag, and the promotion of his five strong men to minor flags, was simple.
Shen Boping directly issued an appointment at the Daoluo Division, Li Jingxiao signed it, and then a copy was made at the Daoluo Division, and it was considered approved.

Li Jingxiao was also a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. One general flag and five small flags were just a transfer of units, and his official position remained unchanged, so naturally no one said anything.

Taking Liu Hongshi and the other two into Zhenwu Temple, Jia Heng served them tea and they chatted for a while.

Li Jingxiao then realized that the three of them were not only brothers, but also peers who had entered Maoshan to study Taoism at the same time.

Although they have different masters, they grew up together and have a good relationship.

Otherwise, Liu Hongshi would not have called them here.

This time he came to me not only to keep an appointment, but more importantly, he wanted to find a job for himself.

This made Li Jingxiao think of Uncle Jiu in the movie.

Although Maoshan is very famous, the people there don't live very well.

The main source of income actually comes from feng shui reading for people.

Exorcising demons and monsters is often a losing business.

Fortunately, as more good deeds are done in the world and more demons and monsters are caught, the underworld will record the merits and achievements in a small notebook.

When you die and enter the underworld, it is easy to get a good job.

Uncle Jiu is the bank boss in the underworld, that is, the manager or the shopkeeper.

However, Taoism has always been suppressed during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Liu Hongshi was able to be the manager of Tongzhou Charity House, which was considered to be a good result among his fellow apprentices.

At least there is a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and you don’t have to worry about three meals a day.

It’s just that Li Jingxiao used to be an official in the Daoluosi, in charge of Taoism and Buddhism in the world. The three Taoists followed him, and their professions and business were also relevant to his.

Now that Li Jingxiao has been appointed as a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, things are a bit difficult.

The three brothers still had some concerns about acting as lackeys.

It is the duty of the three brothers to capture criminals and eliminate demons.

They were afraid that they would have to arrest those officials who cried out for justice, or even have their homes confiscated. This would be a hot potato for the three Liu Hongshi brothers and would reduce their merits.

Although Liu Hongshi's refusal was very tactful, Li Jingxiao still understood it.

I'm not angry. It's normal for a monk to be unwilling to join the Jinyiwei and get involved in too many grudges.

Li Jingxiao thought about it for a moment and realized that it was impossible to let go of the people who were delivered to his doorstep.

An idea soon came to my mind.

He smiled and said, "I am also the official of Daoluo Si You Yuanyi, so why don't you three Dao brothers serve under me first?

As a clerk and inspector, he was responsible for supplementing the list of Taoist priests reported by various prefectures, states, and counties, and regularly inspecting the strange things happening in the twenty-four counties under the capital.

I will apply to Lord Shen for a monthly salary of 1 tael of silver and 3 dan of rice.

I will give you an additional 5 taels of silver as a stipend for the three of you, the Taoist brothers, who need to patrol the capital to see if there are any strange things going on."

One stone of rice per day would be about 154 kilograms in future weight.

If sold, the price of one stone of rice would fluctuate between 4 and 6 coins of silver, depending on the annual grain production.

In addition to 1 tael of silver and 3 shi of rice, Li Jingxiao applied for an additional subsidy of 5 taels of silver from the Daoluo Division.

Not to mention feeding a family of four, even 10 people can have enough to eat.

Moreover, although the clerks were only clerks, the inspectors were actual ninth-rank military officers.

Of course, there are some differences between patrol inspectors and patrol inspectors. Some government offices have patrol inspectors who are officials of the seventh rank.

We can also recruit a dozen soldiers. If we collect some empty salaries, we can get at least five or six stone of grain every month.

So Shi Delong and Lin Yi chose to inspect without hesitation.

Only Liu Hongshi had the lowest Taoist ability among the three brothers because he was not well-versed in martial arts, so he had to choose to be a clerk.
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The next morning, Li Jingxiao thought about his promotion and decided to visit his future father-in-law.

But I have the emperor's order. If the emperor and the emperor emeritus knew about it, it would not be a good thing for either me or Qin Ye if I ran to my father-in-law's house first.

He gave Jia Heng 10 taels of silver and asked him and his mother to buy some gifts and send them to the Qin family.

He said that he had the emperor's order and dared not delay, so he could only send his servants to deliver the gifts first.

When I have free time, I will visit you in person.

Jia Chenshi had worked as a cook in Ningguo Mansion, and she was in charge of the purchasing for the mother and son. In addition, she was actually better at etiquette than Li Jingxiao.

The mother and son nodded hurriedly.

If you have the opportunity to meet the future mistress in advance, you would be a fool not to take it seriously.

Li Jingxiao took three Maoshan Taoist priests and soldiers to the Taoist Records Office first, so there was no need to ask Shen Boping for this matter.

Go directly to Yu Fubao and give him the appointment on the spot.

The clerk is not even an official, and the ninth-rank inspector is not the eighth-rank or seventh-rank inspector.

No one really cares about this military officer who is so insignificant.

Moreover, Shi Delong and Lin Yi were authentic Maoshan masters hired by Li Jingxiao, and they were specifically responsible for investigating strange events around the capital.

Not to mention Yu Fubao, even Shen Boping and Rao Guangxian would agree wholeheartedly.

When Shi Delong, Lin Yi and Liu Hongshi put on their military uniforms and civil servant robes, they had bright smiles on their faces.

Not everyone can devote themselves to Taoism, and Maoshan is also being severely suppressed. Sending three disciples here may be a way out.

Only if you make more contributions to the court will the emperor and civil and military ministers recognize you.

Not only did the three of them pay their respects to Li Jingxiao, they also took the initiative to present him with a book on the cultivation technique called "Lightning Thunder Fist".

When Li Jingxiao saw the secret book, he was reminded of the eldest brother in Uncle Jiu’s movie who could rub lightning with his hands and had extremely high combat power.

He hurriedly took it and asked the three of them to sit down first.

Then he opened it and took a look.

After reading it, the prompt "Lightning Thunder Fist Introduction (1/200)" appeared in the skill panel.

In the eyes of Shi Delong and the other two, their master had only been reading the secret book for a stick of incense, but faint electric wires appeared in his hands.

Shi Delong, who specialized in this technique, was stunned.

Liu Hongshi and Lin Yi were so shocked that they stood up.

This technique is not the most difficult to practice among all the techniques, talismans, and secret arts of Maoshan.

But it is ranked in the top five in terms of difficulty, so there is no problem at all.

And once it is mastered, its power can be ranked among the top three.

Seeing that Li Jingxiao had gotten started after just reading the secret book once, the three of them looked at each other with shock and envy in their eyes.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.

When Li Jingxiao came to his senses, the three of them hurried forward, clasped their fists and bowed, congratulating him, "Congratulations, sir."

Li Jingxiao put away the secret book, laughed a few times, and looked at Liu Hongshi and the other two. He became more and more satisfied the more he looked.

(End of this chapter)