All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

Hundreds of salt workers moved back and forth among the white salt-drying griddles, while Li Chang'an, disguised as a merchant, strolled among the salt fields.

He was accompanied only by Zhao Gao and ten shadow guards, including Xing Yusen. The other shadow guards followed his doubles and walked in the open.

Discovering talent among the lowest classes of people, such as beggars, porters, farmers, salt workers, and miners, has been Li Chang'an's main task in the past two years, in addition to his cultivation.

Because these people have basically no hope in life, if someone suddenly says that he is very talented and is willing to train him, most of them will be very enthusiastic.

Knowing that their fate could be changed, these people were very eager and proactive.

These discovered talents are now being trained in various local networks.

During the scanning of the salt workers, Li Chang'an suddenly spotted a familiar face, a burly man with a thick beard.

Name: Fan Wujiu (Fan Jin)

Age: 30 years old

Realm: Lower Eighth Rank

Talents: Martial Arts (Rank 8), Classics and History (Rank 7)

Skills: Classics and History (Eighth Grade), Salt Production (Sixth Grade), Poetry and Prose (Fifth Grade)

Emotion: 50

Anyone in the world who loves poetry and literature has an emotional value of around thirty for Li Chang'an.

Fan Wujiu, who went straight to fifty, can be considered a fervent lover of poetry and literature.

"Classics and history" refers to the ability to analyze and discuss classical historical texts, which, to put it bluntly, is the same as the system used in the imperial examinations. Fan Wujiu was a top student in his time.

After the Second Prince became the whetstone, he recruited eight generals: the four great generals Gan, Liu, Xie, and Fan, and the four great gentlemen He, Zhang, Xu, and Cao.

Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu are the strongest in cultivation and also the most individualistic.

Accompanying Li Chang'an was a salt merchant surnamed Liu, whose net worth should be around ten million taels of silver.

Although Li Chang'an could obtain salt permits, he certainly wouldn't do business with him; he only did so to facilitate the recruitment of talent from his salt fields.

Behind this salt merchant surnamed Liu were ten seventh-rank masters, showing that the other party was on high alert.

"Liu's sea salt is among the top three in Suzhou, and its reputation is well-known throughout Jiangnan Road!"

The group walked slowly, gradually passing by Fan Wujiu.

"Step aside!"

One of the guards of the salt merchant surnamed Liu kicked Fan Wujiu, who was blocking the way, into the salt water.

The instant Fan Wujiu fell to the ground, Li Chang'an keenly sensed that Fan Wujiu's true energy had been activated.

A glint flashed in Zhao Gao's eyes, but Li Chang'an gestured for him not to act rashly.

Li Chang'an and Fan Wujiu didn't know each other at all, and the Second Prince hadn't even recruited him yet, so his target shouldn't be Li Chang'an.

Sure enough, Fan Wujiu pulled a sharp dagger from the salt water and stabbed at the salt merchant surnamed Liu with lightning speed!

His eyes were bloodshot and his face was contorted with rage, as if he harbored a deep-seated hatred!

The salt merchants' guards were all seventh-rank officials, and they were completely caught off guard by Fan Wujiu's intervention.

Li Chang'an and his group did not make a move, and Fan Wujiu was not stopped. His swordsmanship was superb, and he rushed out quickly!

A blinding flash of light appeared as Fan Wujiu easily severed the salt merchant's throat with his short knife dipped in salt water!

Blood spurted out, and the salt merchant surnamed Liu clutched his throat as he fell heavily into the salt water, writhing and thrashing in agony!

At this moment, Fan Wujiu's figure had already floated to the edge of the salt field, and a roar came from his mouth.

"The one who killed the salt merchant is the deadly scholar Fan Wujiu!"

The sound seemed to come from hell, and the wealthy merchant's writhing in the salt water gradually stopped, making it all the more terrifying!

Just then, more than a dozen figures sprang out from the nearby woods, and the wealthy merchant's guards immediately surrounded them.

"The deadly scholar has already assassinated three salt merchants!"

"Fan Jin, the failed scholar! We've finally caught you!"

"The salt merchants of Jiangnan are offering ten thousand taels of gold for your life. Finding you is no easy feat!"

Chapter 51 Sixteen Years Old, Ninth Rank! The Past of Fan Wujiu!

Fan Wujiu moved extremely fast, but he was still surrounded by more than twenty people, including an eighth-rank expert.

The swords flashed and the sound of true energy breaking through the air was frequent; two of the attackers died instantly.

In the original drama, Fan Wujiu was a skilled fighter recruited by the Second Prince, who was devoted to reading Confucian classics. It seems that there is a story behind this.

Fan Wujiu is skilled in both literature and martial arts, and he values ​​loyalty highly, which is something Li Chang'an values.

People who value loyalty are easier to win over, making it easier to get Fan Wujiu to work for you than to subdue the scheming Wang Qinian.

"Old Zhao, it turns out that the deadly scholar Fan Wujiu is the same Fan Jin who failed the imperial examination three years ago."

Wherever Li Chang'an went, the local government would report all the major events of the past year to him, making it easier for him to search for talent.

Li Chang'an came to the vicinity of Suzhou for two reasons: firstly, to conduct a talent search, and secondly, to visit Xia Qifei, the seventh young master of the Ming family.

Xia Qifei is currently known as Ming Qingcheng and is on the run from Ming Qingda, the eldest son of the Ming family. He is about to join the underworld.

Discovering Fan Wujiu was a completely unexpected and delightful surprise.

Zhao Gao replied, "It should be true. This man gathered the candidates to cause trouble back then, and was imprisoned, ruining his future."

A few years ago, the Suzhou provincial examination in autumn caused a mess. After the results were announced, the top two scorers were both sons of a wealthy salt merchant.

The two were notorious for their idleness, lack of education, and profligate lifestyle.

Anyone with eyes could see that the major cheating that occurred in this provincial examination was due to salt merchants buying the exam questions.

A large number of candidates who failed the exam gathered together and caused a disturbance in Suzhou. They changed the plaque of the examination hall to "Sold Out" and moved a clay sculpture of the God of Wealth to the entrance of the examination hall to satirize the examiners for selling exam questions and cheating.

The Suzhou prefect acted swiftly, not immediately investigating the cheating, but instead imprisoning several students who had led the disturbance, including Fan Jin.

Fan Jin, having already reached the seventh rank in martial arts, managed to escape.

However, with a criminal record, one can forget about ever participating in the imperial examinations again.

"Old Zhao, have you found out the identity of that Suzhou prefect?"

Zhao Gao said methodically, "The prefect of Suzhou is named Guo Zheng, a distant relative of Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Rites. Because he has connections in the capital, he quickly suppressed the matter."

"Last year, Guo Zheng finished his posting to a post outside the capital and went to the Censorate in the capital to serve as a fourth-rank Vice Censor-in-Chief. With his connections, he should be able to be promoted to Vice Censor-in-Chief."

Li Chang'an is almost certain that this Guo Zheng is the Minister of Rites who succeeded Guo Youzhi in the original drama.

If he could pass the provincial examination in autumn, he would be able to go to the capital to participate in the metropolitan examination in spring. Therefore, Fan Wujiu was obsessed with the metropolitan examination in spring.

Logically speaking, Fan Wujiu shouldn't have died now, because he would later be recruited by the Second Prince and become one of the Eight Generals.

However, Fan Wujiu's condition is not optimistic; he has already suffered several injuries.

Zhao Gao lowered his head and said, "Young master, should this old servant go and rescue this person?"

Li Chang'an said, "I'll go by myself. The more I fight with others, the more I can understand martial arts, and the faster I can improve."

Li Chang'an, now sixteen years old, has just broken through to the ninth rank, and he has done a lot of things himself along the way.

Name: Li Chang'an

World: Joy of Life

Age: 16 years old

Realm: Lower Ninth Rank

Cultivation Techniques: Northern Darkness True Qi (Mastery), Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand (Mastery), Tianshan Six Yang Palms (Minor Mastery), Six Meridian Divine Sword (Minor Mastery), Lingbo Steps (Perfect).

Su Hui: A person with keen insight and a photographic memory.

Abilities: Poetry (Rank 9), Painting (Rank 9), Calligraphy (Rank 9), Chess (Rank 7), Palace Intrigue (Rank 8), Social Skills (Rank 8), Political Maneuvering (Rank 8), Medical Skills (Rank 8), Poison Skills (Rank 8), Management (Rank 7), Espionage (Rank 9), Tracking (Rank 7), Disguise (Rank 7)...

Red Dust: 1000 points (cumulative 3 points)

排名：权势12、财富18、武力18、风流1万+、文艺4

Li Chang'an has now mastered the Northern Darkness True Qi, allowing him to absorb the true qi of others and refine it for his own use.

All three offensive martial arts techniques have made considerable progress, and overall abilities can only be described as developing steadily, since the main focus of the past two years has been on cultivation.

As the Luo Wang network grew, Li Chang'an's covert power surged, and with the enforcement authority granted by Emperor Qing's "Zhenwu Order," his power ranking rose to 12th.

They also ranked among the top 20 in terms of wealth, making them one of the richest people in the world.

Because Shen Wansan's assets belonged to Li Chang'an, and now his net worth has exceeded 20 million taels.

Although the Imperial Treasury monopolized the production of many high-profit products, there was still much potential in the service industry, which Shen Wansan excelled at.

It can be said that progress has been made by leaps and bounds in all aspects, and Li Chang'an estimated that the system's next settlement time was approaching.

Those who besieged Fan Wujiu felt they had victory in their grasp, believing that Li Chang'an and his group were just ordinary merchants.

"Fan Jin, who himself can never participate in the imperial examinations, is still encouraging candidates to complain to Prince Yong!"

"You're really asking for it! Let's see where you run to today!"