Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 191: Testing
"The exciting nightlife is about to begin."
As night fell, the two people on the high building perked up.
For prey, night means danger, rest and dormancy; but for hunters, it is a time for hunting and feasting, a rich and colorful time.
The young man in the opposite room was obviously an excellent hunter.
"It's coming out."
"He finally came out of the room."
The man in black robe had expectant and slightly excited eyes. You could always see a different side of people at night.
Hunters love to wander around in danger.
20 minutes later, the fire in their eyes went out. They saw Xu Shen eat a sumptuous dinner, then returned to the room again, and then continued to pick up the sword.
Numbness appeared on their faces.
It was not until late at night that I saw Xu Shen finish his sword practice and go to bed.
An ordinary day of sword practice ended just like that.
Does he really...have no entertainment at all?
The two of them sat on the roof, feeling the cold wind blowing. They felt that they were wronged and had to suffer here.
No words were spoken that night.
The next day.
As soon as Xu Shen woke up, he heard the voice of the communicator. He picked it up and saw that it was Xue Haining, whom he had just met not long ago.
"I'm free today, when can we meet?"
Xue Haining spoke straight to the point.
Xu Shen thought about what he had promised her before, and then looked at his combat uniform. The combat uniform for the personal guards had not been delivered yet, but he estimated that even if it was delivered, it would be inconvenient to wear it when doing work sometimes.
"Wait two days, I have something to do these two days." Xu Shen said.
He didn't want this anti-internal army organization to know too much of his information, including the people he came into contact with, his hobbies, the areas of his activities, etc.
"Humph, you were selected as a personal guard. Someone tried to win you over, right?" Xue Haining seemed to have guessed Xu Shen's situation and said indifferently, "Only strength is the foundation. Don't waste too much time on these trivial matters."
Xu Shen naturally understood these principles, but only after he suffered losses did he realize that this was a typical "thug mentality". Just like many people in jobs, they believe that they can get ahead and be appreciated if they do their work seriously, but the reality is not so.
Even if you are talented and capable , you will not be able to display your talents as stated above. Even if you do, your credit will be taken away by others.
One's own ability is like a sharp knife, and relationships are like a spider web. The knife must be extremely sharp, so that it can cut through the spider web, break through obstacles and ignore everything, but this is like using a large amount of force to move a small amount of force.
But a spider web is able to achieve great results with little effort.
In reality, weaving a spider web is not encouraged. After all, someone has to be the busy wheel, otherwise it will be a castle in the air and will inevitably collapse.
"You are so capable, why weren't you selected as a royal guard?" Xu Shen didn't argue with Xue Haining on this question, but instead curiously inquired about it.
"You have a good eye. With my ability, if I were to be a personal guard, I would definitely be the captain of the Riban Team." Xue Haining's words revealed calm confidence, and he said, "But my goal is to become a king. If my resume records that I once served as the Queen Ant's personal guard, it will be a stain on me."
You have too many baggage... Xu Shen shook his head slightly. The other party is too mysophobic, a perfectionist.
But in fact, when you really succeed, even if there are stains, they will be covered up and obscured by the light.
Moreover, after success, the low period is instead a medal of honor, which makes one even more extraordinary and is often brought out to be talked about and shown off.
"Isn't it disrespectful to the queen ant to say that?" Xu Shen said.
Xue Haining snorted coldly: "Why, are you going to tell on me?"
"Of course not."
"That's it." Xue Haining said, "It doesn't matter even if you tell on me. The queen ant knows my personality and won't blame me."
Those who are favored are fearless... Xu Shen shook his head and smiled. He didn't say much to her. He made another appointment and ended the call.
Afterwards, Xu Shen went downstairs to have breakfast. Seeing that the two people in the high-rise building opposite were still there, he didn't care and continued to practice sword after returning to the room.
Practicing sword skills is just to maintain the feel of the hand. It is extremely difficult to make further progress and has basically reached a bottleneck .
But Xu Shen discovered that when practicing the secret art of overlapping waves, the second stage of the control of overlapping waves of Xuli could also be used on sword wounds.
The secret of overlapping waves lies in the repetition of words.
Continuous and overlapping, maintaining uninterrupted force.
Xu Shen tried to speed up again while swinging the sword so that the two swords overlapped.
During the initial practice, the movements looked quite strange, but as Xu Shen gained more proficient control, the sword force gradually drew closer and stretched out like waves.
When it extends to the extreme, it becomes overlapping.
Outside the high-rise building.
Jiaoyue's figure leaped back to the black-robed man. When Xu Shen was communicating earlier, she quietly approached the wall outside Xu Shen and eavesdropped on his conversation. Considering Xu Shen's keen perception, she did not get too close, but her excellent hearing still allowed her to easily capture Xu Shen's conversation.
After learning that they were just chatting about other things and had not mentioned their anti-internal army organization, he quietly returned.
She confirmed that there was no code in the conversation, it was just a normal conversation.
"No secrets were leaked, right?"
The man in black robe asked.
Jiaoyue shook her head and looked at the figure practicing sword in the room. She couldn't help but feel a headache again.
They were too lazy to watch Xu Shen's sword-practicing postures, which were monotonously repeated over and over again and were not at all entertaining.
"It seems that he is sensible and has no intention of telling the secret." The man in black robe nodded slightly.
"It's hard to say. Don't be careless." Jiaoyue said, "Maybe he is trying to paralyze us. He might realize that we are here to supervise him."
The man in black robe wanted to say it was impossible, but when the words came to his lips, he thought about the resume of the person in front of him. He climbed to his current position in just one year. It was impossible to say that he had no scheming.
Three days passed quickly.
The black-robed man and Jiaoyue both looked a little depressed. They felt incredible, extremely speechless, and a little bit admiring.
For three whole days, Xu Shen actually practiced sword in the room every day.
There was no entertainment and no relaxation.
They could more or less understand why Xu Shen's combat power could improve so quickly.
"Let's go and ask. Once we get the reply, we can be relieved." The man in black robe stretched his muscles. Compared to lurking around other two-states or big shots to investigate information and being in danger all the time, he felt that this supervision mission was more difficult. Although there was no danger throughout the process, it was... boring.
"etc."
Jiaoyue stopped him and said, "Don't just go there like that. Let me test his ability to see if he is really that sharp."
The man in black robe whispered, "This is not a good idea. If he agrees, he will be a member of our organization."
"So what? Since he is a member of our organization, there is nothing to hide." Jiaoyue said.
The man in black robe thought about it and didn't say much.
The two of them immediately walked out of the ruins. From a realistic perspective, it was like they were crossing the street and walking in mid-air, but in reality, this was a piece of ruins soil.
Soon, the two arrived in front of Xu Shen’s small building.
The man in black robe failed in his last attempt to ambush and did not get close this time.
Jiaoyue used her ability to come to Xu Shen's window.
"Um?"
Xu Shen, who was practicing swordplay in the room, noticed the figure outside the window and was surprised. What did this person want to do? A sneak attack?
Today is the third day, and I should come here to ask for the answer...but if I want to ask, shouldn't I go through the front door?
Xu Shen was confused, but he didn't think much about it or pay any attention to it, pretending to be immersed in practicing swordsmanship.
That's all... Jiaoyue saw that Xu Shen was completely unaware of her, and a hint of contempt appeared in her bright eyes. If she had known this, she would not have had to stand so far away.
Perhaps the opponent's ability just happened to restrain the man in black robe, but it was ineffective against her.
She walked in through the window and took a look at Xu Shen's room. It was extremely simple, without any luxurious furnishings, and was plain and unpretentious.
There were various boxes piled on the floor beside the bed, among which were gifts sent by their anti-internal army.
She walked around the room, then came in front of Xu Shen, with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
She suddenly reached out and slapped Xu Shen on the head.
But Xu Shen didn't react at all.
Her palm also stopped immediately.
He really isn't pretending... Jiaoyue raised her eyebrows slightly, didn't test it any further, turned around and left through the main entrance.
She didn't notice at all that when she turned her back to Xu Shen, Xu Shen was looking at her back deeply with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Did she just...want to die?
Outside the corridor of the small building, the man in black robe was in the ruins. The real walls could not block his sight and it appeared illusory. When the bright moon disappeared from his sight, he knew that the other party was lurking beside Xu Shen.
Just looking at Xu Shen, there was no reaction, obviously he didn't notice.
Not long after, Jiaoyue appeared in front of the man in black robe.
"You are still the best." The man in black robe sighed. He and Jiaoyue have different shadow abilities, but Jiaoyue has a higher status in the organization. He was a little unwilling to accept it at first, but now he has to accept it.
He really does have that ability.
Jiaoyue didn't comment and said, "I walked around his room and he didn't notice anything. I guess he just targeted you. Let's go and ask him what he thinks."
In response to Jiaoyue's comfort, the man in black robe just smiled bitterly, appeared with her, and went upstairs from reality.
Knock knock.
There was a knock on the door.
Xu Shen was prepared. He put away his sword and opened the door. He saw the two people who had been waiting for him in the tall building opposite for three days. He asked in surprise, "Who are you?"
"Do you remember me?" the man in black robe said, "I came to deliver a letter to you earlier. Can you come in and talk?"
Xu Shen thought about it and let them enter the room.
"You already know about our organization, right?" Jiaoyue asked, a clear .
Xu Shen saw that the two men's faces were mostly covered by hoods, and only their chins could be seen. He said, "I know. Your organization's idea is very good."
The man in black robe lowered his voice to hide his true tone: "So what does Mr. Xu mean?"
"I'm sorry, my ability is limited and I can't complete such an important task with you." Xu Shen said tactfully.
The two looked at each other, and their faces turned gloomy.
"Mr. Xu should know the background of our organization. Are you afraid of the inner city?" Jiaoyue said.
"Yeah." Xu Shen nodded.
There was a hint of coldness in Jiaoyue's eyes as she said, "Mr. Xu, you are the captain of the Xumi Bureau and the Queen Ant's personal guard. Don't you have the courage? Don't you want to change the bottom city?"
"In no mood."
