Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1267 The Four Great Masters of Zhenxi

Lin Feng nodded: "This escort agency has considerable power and its background is probably not simple. Moreover, its headquarters is in the capital city, so it shouldn't be difficult for them to get some things out of the city."

Ye Liangcai took a deep breath and stopped talking. He realized that his boss had planned this all along, and that he was still too inexperienced.

Before long, it was Lin Feng's turn. The middle-aged scholar in charge of registration held a pen in his hand and looked up at Lin Feng.

"Name, age, hometown, past occupations..."

Ye Liangcai quickly replied, "We are three brothers. This one is Lin Da, I am Lin Er, and this one is Lin San. We are from Zhenxi, and we have a reputation in the area as the Four Wonders of Zhenxi."

The middle-aged scholar frowned and asked, "How come you three brothers are the Four Masters?"

"The ultimate blade, the ultimate sword, the ultimate staff, and the ultimate life-or-death technique."

As Ye Liangcai spoke, he raised the sword in his hand and waved it.

The middle-aged scholar glanced at the weapons in the three men's hands and saw that Lin Feng was holding a knife, while the enormous Qiao Jushan was leaning on a thick stick.

He nodded and began to write.

Without even looking up, he said, "Alright, go wait over there."

Because Qiao Jushan was huge, had a stubble beard, and looked fierce, no one dared to approach him easily.

After a long commotion, a middle-aged man in martial arts attire finally came over, greeted the waiting people, and led them out of the market.

The group followed them to a gatehouse, where a golden signboard hung, which read: Hongsheng Escort Agency.

Upon entering, there is a spacious training ground with a paved surface and weapon racks placed around the perimeter. A few men are practicing their swords and spears in the area.

The middle-aged man in martial arts attire shouted loudly.

"I am Yue Xiaohai, a bodyguard from Hongsheng Escort Agency. Everyone who hears my name called, come and take the test. Those who pass my test can become porters, and those who pass the second test can become bodyguards. Now, I will call out your names."

As someone shouted out a name, one of the people stepped forward.

Yue Xiaohai's test was very simple: each person only needed to make one move, and the weapons in both hands would only collide once. Whether it was successful or not was up to him to decide.

Lin Feng could tell that Yue Xiaohai judged his opponent's strength and physical coordination by the clash of their weapons.

He must have done this kind of work often, so he has a keen eye, is skilled, and makes accurate judgments.

Those who passed the test were waved to the left by him, while those who failed simply shook their heads, pointed to the door, and said nothing more.

Lin Feng and Ye Liangcai also stepped forward and clashed weapons with him, and unsurprisingly passed the test.

When it was Qiao Jushan's turn, Yue Xiaohai looked up at him, then waved his hand, telling him to wait on the left.

In other words, Qiao Jushan passed without even needing to use his weapons.

In less than half an hour, all the people who entered had completed the assessment, and more than thirty of them passed.

Yue Xiaohai waved to the crowd: "Anyone who wants to be a bodyguard, come over here."

Everyone wants to be a bodyguard; it pays two taels of silver, has a high status, and you don't have to do any chores.

So, more than thirty people followed and ran over there.

Lin Feng glanced around and saw many people dressed as bodyguards standing outside watching.

Five or six people stood on the high steps in front of the hall, watching the assessment from afar.

On the other side of the training ground stood four people: three burly men and a petite woman.

In this era, it was rare for women to serve as bodyguards, but it wasn't particularly strange either; on the contrary, everyone knew that they must possess extraordinary abilities.

Yue Xiaohai gestured to the four people.

"These are four intermediate-level bodyguards from Hongsheng Escort Agency. Anyone who can withstand even one of their moves can pass the test and choose their own opponent."

After speaking, he raised his hand to signal the people next to him to call out the names.

These four individuals are exceptionally skilled; very few can withstand even a single move from them.

When it was Qiao Jushan's turn, he picked up a thick stick, stepped forward, and specifically chose the tallest man among the four.

When the man saw Qiao Jushan stride over, he grinned, knowing that this man must be incredibly strong.

The man also held a long stick, waiting intently for Qiao Jushan to make his move.

The others stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Qiao Jushan's assessment.

Without further ado, Qiao Jushan strode forward and swept his stick out horizontally.

To avoid appearing too shocking, Qiao Jushan had replaced his iron rod with a wooden stick, only much thicker than other wooden sticks.

The tall, burly man raised the stick in his hands and blocked it with all his might.

With a muffled crack, the tall, burly man was swept away by Qiao Jushan's stick, staggering back three or four steps before regaining his balance.

With the momentum gained, Qiao Jushan took another step forward, raised the large stick in his hand into the air, and was about to smash it down.

The tall, burly man immediately shouted, "Stop! Stop! You've gone too far!"

Qiao Jushan stopped, chuckled, and strode to the side.

When it was Lin Feng's turn, only the woman was idle.

Lin Feng intended to wait for the others, but then he saw the woman raise her hand and beckon to him.

"You, come over here."

Lin Feng looked around and, seeing that he was the only one there, reluctantly walked towards the woman.

The woman sneered, "Use your full strength, or you'll be the one who suffers."

After saying that, without waiting for Lin Feng's reply, he flashed his long sword, and a cold light quickly streaked through the air, aiming straight for Lin Feng's throat.

Lin Feng held a steel knife in his hand, not drawing it. He slightly moved his body to the side to avoid the blade, then lunged forward. The sheathed steel knife had already touched the woman's throat before he withdrew it.

The two passed each other, then froze, the woman's face showing surprise and confusion.

In an instant, Lin Feng sheathed his steel knife and smiled and nodded at the woman.

The woman, being sensible, sighed and waved for Lin Feng to wait over there.

Their movements were quick and went unnoticed by others.

However, the people standing on the steps in the distance all looked surprised.

These men were well aware of this woman's abilities, yet they were defeated by her in just one move.

They haven't even drawn their swords yet.

With such skills, why would someone work as a bodyguard at a security escort agency?

The job of a bodyguard is hard, the pay is low, and it is very dangerous.

Especially in this chaotic world, not only are there wars everywhere and bandits are rampant, but once you leave the city gate with your valuables, there are threats to your life everywhere.

While the group was still in shock, they were met with another surprise.

Ye Liangcai followed Lin Feng's example, without drawing his longsword, and with just three moves, he pressed the scabbard against his opponent's throat and easily passed him.

At this moment, an old man standing in the middle of the steps spoke in a deep voice.

"Go and get the registration information for these three people."

Someone answered and quickly ran towards the center of the field.

The assessment ended quickly, and Yue Xiaohai selected ten people from the qualified candidates to become bodyguards and fifteen people to become escorts.

These individuals still need to undergo a final selection process by the higher-ups at the escort agency before it can be decided whether they will become one of the seven escorts.

More than twenty people were led to the steps in front of the training hall to await the announcement of the final decision.

The old man standing on the steps held a stack of lists in his hand.

"Lin Da..."

He read out a name and looked up at the crowd.

Qiao Jushan strode to the front of the crowd, head held high and chest out.