Free Web NovelChapter 291: Chapter 170: Wifey, Please Don’t Transform
Jiang Huai, the Central Guard Thousand Households of the Southern Town Patrol Department, had thought he could just coast through the third round of assessment.
After becoming a Mansion Guard at the Zhao Mansion, it would be easy to gather more intelligence on Lu Yuan and complete the mission assigned by the Commander-in-Chief.
Jiang Huai stood before the crowd, looking at the people who had been chosen. They were all his own subordinates.
Not a single outsider was among them.
This... this was clearly a premeditated, targeted setup.
Jiang Huai could rack his brains all day and still not figure out how Lu Yuan had discovered their identities.
If he hadn’t discovered their identities, then this was just too much of a coincidence.
Lu Yuan was laying his cards on the table with them, not even bothering to keep up the pretense.
’He could have at least picked a few outsiders to maintain the disguise.’
Little did he know, Lu Yuan had specifically designed the rules for this third round of assessment just for them, the Jinyi Guard.
The Jinyi Guard thought that by not challenging Lu Yuan, they could secure a spot in the Zhao Mansion without any trouble.
Lu Yuan had already identified this group of Jinyi Guard; he just hadn’t said anything.
Lu Yuan had simply activated the Multiplication Factor identification function in his system.
Lu Yuan observed the applicants on-site, and most of them had numbers like 2, 3, or 4.
The higher the number, the more advantageous they were to him.
But above the heads of Jiang Huai and his group of Jinyi Guard was the text: [Multiplication Factor: 0]. fгeewebnovёl.com
Lu Yuan naturally understood that keeping this group would be a disaster.
This was why Lu Yuan had changed the rules for the third round of assessment, which he had already planned.
What Lu Yuan needed to do was eliminate this group!
Standing beside Lu Yuan, Su Liyan looked at the people he had called out.
One was a Grand Celestial Master, and the rest were all Celestial Masters and Spirit Binders.
Su Liyan could sense that this group’s strength placed them among the best of the candidates.
Su Liyan leaned close to Lu Yuan’s ear and said, "Brother, why did you pick such a troublesome bunch?"
Lu Yuan held his wife’s hand and said, "I have my own plans. I’ll explain everything to you later."
After hearing this, Su Liyan replied, "Brother, you have to be careful."
Lu Yuan nodded and entered the field, holding the Celestial Master Sword he had prepared in advance.
The Celestial Master Sword was too large to pull out of his system in front of everyone.
He couldn’t possibly hide the Celestial Master Sword in his robes, so he had prepared it beforehand.
’If I were to pull out the Celestial Master Sword in the middle of a fight... ’
’How would that be any different from pulling a bomb out of my pocket?’
’Wouldn’t that just make everyone’s jaws drop?’
The first opponents Lu Yuan chose to fight were a few of Jiang Huai’s Hundred Households.
They were also some of the most capable among the dozens of men, the pillars of the group.
Lu Yuan had a good guess that these people with [Multiplication Factor: 0] were most likely Jinyi Guard sent by the Court.
The one with the power of a Grand Celestial Master must be their leader.
It was true that to catch bandits, you should first catch the king, but Lu Yuan was afraid that fighting this Grand Celestial Master would consume too much of his stamina.
Afterward, he would have to face a gauntlet of opponents.
Therefore, Lu Yuan’s strategy was to first eliminate the other powerful individuals, saving the Grand Celestial Master for last.
Once he was warmed up, he would then fight the Grand Celestial Master.
Taking down a few of the powerhouses would also serve as a show of force to Jiang Huai.
Jiang Huai thought that Lu Yuan was afraid of his strength and would save him for the final opponent.
At this moment, Jiang Huai was still confident that, by then, he would surely defeat the exhausted Lu Yuan.
Standing in the dueling area, Lu Yuan looked at the wart-faced monkey summoned by the Spirit Binder.
Although this wart-faced monkey was a relatively strong Xingzi, its specialty was a grappling takedown move.
If the wart-faced monkey got ahold of your upper body, you could easily be slammed to the ground and knocked unconscious.
Having already observed the wart-faced monkey’s fighting style, Lu Yuan naturally had a way to deal with it.
Even though the wart-faced monkey was older than the white-faced monkeys from Changliu Village, it was no match for them.
’I have no idea why my mother-in-law raised so many powerful Da Xingzi,’ Lu Yuan wondered.
The wart-faced monkey leaped up and down, looking for an opening.
Lu Yuan knew that monkeys were hot-tempered creatures; provoke them just once, and they’ll bare their fangs, ready to bite.
So, Lu Yuan decided to play a psychological game with this wart-faced monkey.
Lu Yuan held the Celestial Master Sword before his chest in a defensive stance, its tip pointing skyward, and watched the wart-faced monkey leap about. ƒrēewebnovel.com
No matter how the wart-faced monkey provoked him, Lu Yuan refused to initiate an attack.
The wart-faced monkey saw that Lu Yuan was rooted to the spot, holding his sword, and absolutely refusing to strike.
The wart-faced monkey grew anxious, scratching its ears and cheeks, then suddenly leaped to a spot two meters away from Lu Yuan.
The monkey feinted an attack, trying to force Lu Yuan to reveal an opening.
Seeing the wart-faced monkey charge at him, Lu Yuan swung his sword.
The Spirit Binder who had summoned the wart-faced monkey was overjoyed.
Lu Yuan’s hasty swing had left his chest undefended by the sword, creating a huge defensive opening for the wart-faced monkey.
From two meters away, the sword couldn’t possibly reach the monkey.
The wart-faced monkey wanted to rush forward, give Lu Yuan a huge grappling takedown, and slam him unconscious!
But before the wart-faced monkey could even reach Lu Yuan, it collapsed to the ground.
Everyone was utterly astonished.
’Is this some kind of joke?’
’The performance is so obvious, the acting is terrible.’
Lu Yuan’s sword clearly hadn’t touched the wart-faced monkey just now, so why had it suddenly gone limp on the ground?
Jiang Huai stared at the Celestial Master Sword in Lu Yuan’s hand. A moment ago, it had emitted a faint purple glow.
Under the sunlight, it wasn’t very noticeable.
Moreover, the purple glow was fleeting; you wouldn’t have noticed it if you weren’t looking closely.
Jiang Huai thought to himself, ’Don’t tell me Lu Yuan can actually unleash Sword Qi?
’Isn’t Sword Qi something only people tempered in the army can produce?’
Gu Ziye’s four Personal Guards were masters who had crawled their way up through the army, and they too could unleash Sword Qi with their blades.
