Chapter 19 The Saint Arrives
"The emperor has orally ordered that Shen Qingzhou, the Zhaowu school lieutenant of the border city garrison, be given a set of bows and arrows for repelling the powerful enemy of Northern Qi and strengthening the military power of Daqing. This is the emperor's decree."

After listening to the oral instruction, Shen Qingzhou straightened his back. Fortunately, it was not an imperial decree, otherwise should he kneel or not?
It sounds incredible. In this feudal society, Shen Qingzhou has never kneeled down.

Shen Qingzhou took a bow and arrow from the eunuch. It looked very luxurious, but it was just an ordinary bow and arrow. Shen Qingzhou complained, maybe he just gave it to the eunuch because he saw something at hand.

This bow and arrow is different from ordinary bows and arrows. The bow body is gold and red in color. With a little force, it can become a stone bow. Emperor Qing is not a grandmaster, so why would he use such an ordinary bow? It can only be said that he really doesn't want to be exposed, even if it is a reward.

Shen Qingzhou looked at the bow and arrow, speechless. He didn't get any benefit at all. The bow and arrow was a reward, but you had to keep it. You wouldn't really use it, would you?

However, he knew that it didn't matter what the gift was. The main point was that there should be no threshold for him to be promoted to a military general. The imperial edict had leveled the way for him.

Shen Qingzhou listened to his colleagues in the Privy Council telling him what happened in Kyoto, and realized that Haitang Duoduo's identity had not been exposed.

After defeating Cheng Jushu, all the border troops knew about this colleague with super combat power. Anyone who could defeat an eighth-rank master must be an eighth-rank master or even higher.

An eighth-rank master is already a very high-end combat force and deserves everyone's respect.

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After the battle with Cheng Jushu, Shen Qingzhou was bored for nearly two years and had no chance to meet anyone who could help him gain skill points.

He has gained twenty-three skill points in the past two years, plus the remaining seven hundred points after meeting Cheng Jushu, which are all his skill points.

When I met Cheng Jushu, he gave me one thousand points. I spent three hundred points to upgrade my horsemanship to the top level, and it couldn't be upgraded any further.

Now Shen Qingzhou can say bluntly that in terms of equestrianism, he has never met anyone better than himself, and he is too talented.

But he was quite curious about why all skills reached the maximum level of three, or why the skills he acquired were relatively basic. However, he knew that with the system, he would definitely be able to break through.

However, he now only has skill points but no ability to use them. He has also thought about practicing sword, gun, and light work. He feels that he also knows the routines of the first two, but he just doesn't have the skills. He has given up hope for light work, which requires the use of true energy.

He thought about using blood and energy instead of true energy, but as soon as he used blood and energy, his legs swelled. The speed did not increase, but the destructive power increased. He had to find a way.

Shen Qingzhou thought about it, since he was so strong now, should he run around to gain skill points? But later he felt that it was not safe yet, as he had a 100% chance of not being able to beat a grandmaster, and it would even be very dangerous if he met a ninth-grade master, so he gave up.

In the past two years, he encountered a ninth-rank master once. A master directly entered his military tent. Although there was no communication, he had nothing to do in recent years but to recall the TV series "Joy of Life". The other party was He Daoren, Cheng Jushu's master.

The battle was quick. Shen Qingzhou was hit by three swords from He Daoren and then was scared away. Shen Qingzhou made a lot of noise during the battle.

That incident also made Shen Qingzhou realize that he still had to work hard to realize his talent. Of the three swords, the first two were fine as they left bloody marks, but the third sword almost cut off Shen Qingzhou's flesh.

This was the first time someone had broken his defenses, and it was so severe that he felt insecure.

Shen Qingzhou didn't know, but He Daoren was even more shocked. Although he only used three moves, he knew that he couldn't do anything to Shen Qingzhou in a short period of time. Knowing that Shen Qingzhou was a master of horizontal training, he didn't underestimate the enemy. He used 80% of his true energy in the third sword. It seemed that the defense was broken, but it was not that serious.

If they continued to fight, Shen Qingzhou would only be exhausted to death. However, there was no time. The entire military camp had woken up. If he didn't run away early, he might have to stay.

But he was just wishful thinking. He had no idea how abnormal Shen Qingzhou's endurance was. If he knew, he would not have thought of such a mess, and he might have been exhausted to death.

After leaving the military camp, he released a pigeon. This was a secret report to the Supervisory Council. He was originally a pawn of Chen Pingping, and this time he came with the intention of testing Shen Qingzhou. Of course, if Shen Qingzhou was not helpful, he would die.

Chen Pingping watched Shen Qingzhou get up, and naturally wanted to know about his current situation and whether there was anything hidden.

Taoist He is the best person to test the waters. He is Cheng Jushu's master, and it is a sufficient reason for him to avenge his disciple.

After receiving the letter from Taoist He, Chen Pingping was not surprised. He had known for a long time that Taoist He would not be able to succeed. Shen Qingzhou lived a reclusive life and rarely went out. Unless he could kill him directly, as long as he could fight back, a lot of people would come after hearing the news.

It was also this sudden attack by Taoist He that made Shen Qingzhou feel that he needed to calm down a little more. Okay, the main reason was that he had no navigation and didn't know the way. After he ran away, Fan Jian and Chen Pingping might let the Tiger Guards kill him openly.

He was not stupid and knew clearly that he came to the military camp for no reason, which must be related to Chen Pingping or Fan Jian. At the beginning, there was also Fan Sizhe. Later, when he had enough military merits and did not have the option of leaving the cannon fodder camp, he realized that this might not be something Fan Sizhe could do.

In the military camp, there is actually a layer of protection. Although things might be fine after leaving, he is not very happy about looking for someone while being chased.

The closer it gets to this stage, the more Shen Qingzhou doesn't want to make mistakes. He is indeed not afraid of death, but now he has reached the top of the military force. It would be a shame if he went back.

Once people have achieved some success, they start to think too much. They want to be the best in the world so as to bring the whole world back to reality.

"Lao Xu, I'm leaving in two days, so you better keep a low profile then." Shen Qingzhou said to Lao Xu while eating hot pot. It is only natural to pay for meals. He paid, so naturally his brothers had to pay.

But he knew that after he left, some of his brothers might become rebellious.

"Master Shen, I know." Old Xu was quite emotional. Such a good man was going to fight the barbarians again. It was time for Shen Qingzhou to change guard and go to fight the Hu people again.

"Lao Xu, add some seasoning." Suddenly, his eyes changed, and then he didn't care anymore. He said to Lao Xu. Lao Xu was a little nervous, and even some soldiers were like this. But Shen Qingzhou waved his hand, and everyone felt relieved.

"What? The Saint dares to come and see me directly?" Shen Qingzhou looked at Haitang Duoduo, who was dressed like a country girl but was obviously much more beautiful than ordinary women. He remembered that she seemed to have the temperament of a country girl in the original novel, but celebrities must be much better than ordinary people.

"I heard that you are leaving?" Haitang Duoduo said.

"That's right, you can't bear to leave?" Shen Qingzhou is a person in the real world after all. Plus, now that he has become more powerful, he has recovered some of his behavioral habits from his previous life.

"I'm already at the ninth level. Although I'm still not very sure, I may have to take action." Haitang Duoduo said.

(End of this chapter)