The Ming Dynasty's henchmen, working from nine to five

Chapter 15 He's so amazing

"What's so special about it?" Princess Jing'an asked hurriedly.

"Commander Zhou said they were all martial arts masters who had achieved the highest rank!"

"Excellent martial artist..."

Princess Jing'an nodded thoughtfully, then asked:

"What is meant by 'entry-level'?"

The guard broke out in a cold sweat and explained, "The way of the warriors is divided into nine ranks, with the first rank being the most honorable and the ninth rank being the lowest."

"Entering the Rank refers to just breaking through to the Ninth Rank."

Princess Jing'an nodded slightly, then frowned and said, "A ninth-rank official... isn't that impressive!"

"This..." The guard was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Princess Changning came to his rescue, saying, "Mother, you can't calculate it like that."

"Among ten thousand martial arts practitioners, it is extremely rare for one to reach the highest rank."

"Isn't the Embroidered Uniform Guard impressive? In reality, many of them are still in the ranks of centurions, and can only be called martial arts masters."

After saying that, she added in a soft, melodious voice, "Lord Shen is a rank-9 martial artist, and possibly even higher."

Princess Jing'an's eyes widened: "He's only just reached twenty, yet he's so capable?"

Earlier, she had been amazed by Shen Lang's intelligence, but now she learned that his strength was also astonishing...

She wanted Shen Lang to come back to work immediately!

Princess Changning anticipated her thoughts and didn't give her a chance to speak:

"Lord Shen is exceptionally talented, and is in no way inferior to the most outstanding talents in the capital."

"Mother, don't anger Lord Shen, otherwise if he doesn't come again, we'll have no one to rely on!"

Princess Jing'an's imposing manner faltered instantly, and she became pitiful, muttering softly:

"Let it be a free pass; I'll just sleep it off and tomorrow will be here anyway."

Princess Changning smiled gently, her eyes crinkling: "Is that so? Then I'll go back to my room to rest. Mother, you should also get some rest early."

The princess bowed slightly, performed a curtsy, and walked away gracefully.

Princess Jing'an sighed helplessly as she watched her retreating figure, then called Li Zhong over:

"Have the guards in the manor been arranged properly?"

"Reporting back to the Princess, the defenses have been fully adjusted according to the deployment map provided by Lord Shen."

"That's good. Tell them to cheer up."

"If Shen Lang hadn't come today, I wouldn't have known the situation had deteriorated so much..."

Princess Jing'an became increasingly terrified as she spoke.

When they first approached Zhou Xiong, they relentlessly pestered him to arrange for the Imperial Guards to serve as bodyguards in the Prince's mansion, simply to save face and make their situation as an orphan and widow seem less pathetic.

Unexpectedly, this turned out to be a lucky accident; on their very first day, they discovered a hidden crisis!

Princess Jing'an felt a wave of fear. If it weren't for Shen Lang, she would have thought the palace was very safe.

Maintaining three thousand guards would cost a lot of money; looking across the entire capital, no one else could afford such a sum.

Unfortunately, it wasn't very useful.

"Three thousand guards are no match for Shen Lang alone. It's truly a case of having a large number but not enough quality; we should seek out the best."

Princess Jing'an was filled with emotion.

after awhile.

"Li Zhong, have you hired an artist for tomorrow's painting?"

"Shen Lang might not be available, so proceed as planned!"

"Yes, Your Highness, this old servant will contact them immediately!"

......

[Check-in successful. Eight hours worked today. Skill point +1]

[You refused to be tamed, teaching the NPD leader a lesson. Skill points +5]

……

Xuan Nan Fang.

Near the city wall, there is an ordinary residential house.

As soon as Shen Lang pushed open the courtyard gate, he saw the grey parrot arguing with Qin Erniu in the inner room.

It tilted its head, one foot on the wooden pole, the other on Qin Erniu's shoulder, and said in a serious tone:

"I have high expectations for you because I have high hopes for you!"

"I can't even be bothered to curse other people!"

"Get out!"

"Lift your head up!"

"Shut up!"

"I'm talking to you, look me in the eyes!"

"Get away from me!"

Qin Erniu waved his hand impatiently, shooing the grey parrot aside.

But a moment later, the grey parrot flew back and said, "Are you sick?"

"Go see a doctor, what are you afraid of?"

"Treat minor illnesses, or you'll die!"

Qin Erniu was exhausted. He scratched his hair and pulled his clothes over his head.

Out of sight out of mind.

"Sang Biao".

Shen Lang called out from afar.

The grey parrot immediately flapped its wings and flew to his shoulder: "Boss Shen, you're back! You didn't work overtime today, did you?"

Shen Lang smiled and said, "No, don't worry."

"Brother Lang, are you really going to cash out your points at the appointed time?"

Qin Erniu stood up to greet him, his expression first brightening, then turning to worry.

"I made a special inquiry and found out that Princess Jing'an is notoriously unruly and shrewish."

"He is extremely petty, vindictive, and very difficult to get along with."

"You absolutely mustn't offend someone like that!"

Shen Lang teased the parrot a few times, then took off his sword and sat down in a chair.

After hearing Erniu's explanation, he chuckled and said, "It's not that exaggerated."

"Don't listen to their nonsense. Princess Jing'an is a very kind person. She even gave me a portrait."

As he spoke, he spread the autographed drawing out onto the table.

Qin Erniu curiously leaned closer, exclaiming in surprise, "This is the Princess Consort of Jing'an?!"

"She's really beautiful; Wei Linrong isn't exaggerating at all!"

"What about the princess? Do you have a portrait of her?"

He was more interested in this legendary beauty than the princess.

Shen Lang said, "I'll take you to your palace to meet him when I have the chance."

Qin Erniu asked, "Brother Lang, has the Princess agreed to let you only work four hours a day?"

Shen Lang thought for a moment and nodded, "I guess so."

When he left, Princess Jing'an didn't say anything. Not objecting meant she agreed, so there was nothing wrong with that.

"That's good." Qin Erniu breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Lang said, "I haven't even asked you yet, how come you got back earlier than me?"

"Ugh, don't even mention it!"

Qin Erniu shook his head and sighed, "Brother, you have no idea, that elephant house is no place for a human to stay!"

"How so?"

"Elephants smell so bad!"

Qin Erniu's face scrunched up in a frown.

"All they do all day is poop!"

"One pot after another, I feel like I'm being completely inhaled by the smell!"

Shen Lang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Qin Erniu added, "Fortunately, Commander Jin Chuan, considering that I was new here, allowed me to leave half an hour early, saying that he wanted me to have a few days to adjust."

"Brother, let me tell you, this Commander Jin is no ordinary man."

"I heard from his colleagues that he broke through to the fourth rank as early as last year!"

"Fourth rank?" Shen Lang looked surprised. "With such strength, how could he be assigned to the elephant training camp?"

Qin Erniu shook his head: "Then I don't know."

"My colleagues also said that every morning, Lord Sengoku would personally lead us in martial arts practice."

"This is the first time I've met such a kind and benevolent official."

How many people work in the elephant training camp?

"Two or three hundred, I guess."

Shen Lang seemed to be deep in thought.

"What's wrong, bro?"

"It's alright, this is a rare opportunity. You should learn well from Commander Qianhu."

"That's a must. I'll go there first thing tomorrow morning and try to make a good impression on the adults!"

Shen Lang thought for a moment, then added, "Just focus on learning martial arts; don't get involved in anything else."

"knew!"

Qin Erniu responded and picked up the spatula to cook.

Shen Lang fed the grey parrot some food and said with a smile, "I'll take you to work with me tomorrow."