But Huangfu Yi didn't let him go, instead, he grabbed the soldier and pulled him to the front.

"Oh brave man, spare my life! Spare my life!"

The soldier's shoulder was about to break from the grip, crying out in agony and pleading for mercy.

Huangfu Yi glared at him and pointed at the yellowing recruitment notice on the city wall,

"I want to join the military, where is the military leader."

"Eh, eh? Join the military?"

The soldier, seeing how formidable this man was, had to point to the tall building inside the city,

"Probably in the city mansion, the tall one is there..."

"Clang!"

Suddenly, a metallic sound broke forth, a flash of light, and a long knife was suddenly thrown down from the tower, slashing straight down at Huangfu Yi!

Huangfu Yi, with quick reflexes and without hesitation, flung the soldier forward. In the shimmering light came a "whoosh!", it turned out to be a long knife that spun mid-air, slicing the soldier in half, killing him instantly. Hot blood splattered on the street, with intestines and meat smeared all over.

Huangfu Yi didn't waste words; he drew his bow, unleashing the power of Gang Fist Ten with an angry roar, and shot an arrow straight at the gate tower!

"Ha! Some strength! Climb up here!"

The person on the tower laughed aloud, recalling the long knife.

Huangfu Yi was undaunted, leaping up and using both hands and feet to climb into the city by navigating the gaps between bricks.

On the tower, several vassal guards stood with knives, and an old general with a full face of stubble, belly like a general, was sitting and eating dog meat. The long arrow, snatched barehanded, lay by his side; the long knife rested on his knee.

"Join the military? What's your background? Where did you learn your skills?"

"A rural commoner, family-taught martial arts."

Huangfu Yi swung his fist, as big as a sandbag, letting the old general gauge the foundation of his Gang Fist skills.

"The foundation is quite solid."

The old general nodded and looked again at the arrowhead stained with demon blood,

"An arrow from Gen Kingdom's Border Guard, whose military leader were you with before?"

Huangfu Yi's expression remained unchanged,

"My father died, I don't know."

The old general glanced at the wolf skin in Huangfu Yi's hand,

"Did you hunt it?"

"On the north bank of Ju River, a large group of demons are entrenched..."

Seeing that the old general was focused on the dog meat, uninterested in demon extermination, Huangfu Yi didn't waste words and threw the pelts to the ground,

"For you! In exchange for a background!"

Only then did the old general slowly break into a grin,

"Hahaha! Good, good... take down this Yanmen spy for me!"

The armored trusted aides on both sides drew their knives to chop, but Huangfu Yi was prepared, dodging left and right, sidestepping behind one of them, stomping to break the aide's ankle, causing the man to grimace in pain. Caught off guard, Huangfu Yi stretched his long arm, using a wrestling technique to take him down, holding him as a human shield.

However, the other one, undeterred, swung a knife that cut the aide in half, almost slicing Huangfu Yi's fingers. Furious, Huangfu Yi threw the two halves away, and as the other side chopped the bodies into pieces, he stepped forward, suddenly inserting his palm through the gap in the chest armor and helmet, with an inch punch, shattered the person's Adam's apple in one blow.

Seeing him defeat two trusted aides with two moves, the old general contentedly wiped his mouth, raised his hand to stop the surrounding soldiers, and tossed over a dog leg.

"Huh, you've learned quite a few tricks from the military, I get it, your father used to be a Colonel, wasn't he?"

Huangfu Yi didn't respond, just gnawed at the dog leg in his mouth.

The old general nodded, patted his belly,

"Give him a knife. With such skills, first serve as an Eagle Patrol for three years."

Hence, Huangfu Yi, following suit with the nearby trusted aides, saluted with folded arms,

"Sir!"

Used the three demon skins to gain the military leader's promise, recruited as a soldier of the Lingwu Army, and was led by the trusted aides to the warehouse to collect his knife.

Of course, not just the steel-cast horizontal knife, but also a set of Lingwu soldier's attire, a turban to tie the hair, trousers, cowhide war boots, a great cloak to block the wind, a grinding stone, blanket, tent, pot, enough wheat food for three days, a monthly distribution of one stone of millet, seasonal payment of one string of coins, and three pieces of cloth.

Previously, the Nine Borders guards had supplies from the Three Constellations, and a military officer could even receive a custom-made Radiant Carapace; now, of course, that's gone. As for convenient weapons like crossbows, Infantry Glaives, and Step Spears, either you saved up to buy them yourself or took them from the dead. Each soldier could receive fifteen arrows, but once used up, you had to pay for more.

But Huangfu Yi's intention wasn't genuinely to join the military; he was after these items. With the Lingwu Army's attire and waist card, after learning their signal commands, and stealing a horse, Huangfu Yi was confident he could navigate Genzhou unimpeded and infiltrate the Gen River. As for what to do afterward — seek help from the ancestor or ask aid from the Sword Immortal — he hadn't decided yet.

Nonetheless, there was no need to rush, having traveled far, first take a rest and get to the Central Plains before deciding.

Moreover, Jiuquan Village had been secluded for sixty years; who knew what the current world situation was, and that Daoist was also mysterious, without clear words. Huangfu Yi didn't even know where exactly the Nine Yin Mountain was; where to seek immortality or inquire about the Dao...

So Huangfu Yi decided to temporarily reside within the Lingwu Army, grabbing some meals and attempting to discreetly ask local traders and workers about the Central Plains situation.

"Old Mr. Feng, new recruit, you're assigned to it."

"A new recruit serving as an Eagle Patrol?"

"Ordered by the Military Commander."

The trusted aide left Huangfu Yi on his own, and after a while, an old soldier, wrapped in a felt gown, crawled out of the tent, seemingly waking up from sleep not long ago.

"I am Bai Yi, learned fist techniques from my father for a few years, joining the army to make a life."

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