Mu Wanjun quietly watched Chen Ping'an, awaiting his choice.
The three items in the wooden box held a fatal allure for any ordinary Yamen Runner. She was very curious what choice the young man in front of her would make.
Chen Ping'an didn't make her wait long. He took out one item from the wooden box and respectfully said, "Thank you, sir. I choose this one."
Mu Wanjun's gaze fell on the item in Chen Ping'an's hand, which was the white paper.
"Good! Which item inside do you want to exchange for?"
Although she was a little surprised by Chen Ping'an's choice, she didn't find it particularly strange. After all, every item written on the white paper was not an ordinary item. They were considered high-grade items in the Nancheng Suppression Office's merit treasury.
"To answer you, sir, it's the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training!"
Chen Ping'an spoke of a martial Cultivation Technique from the white paper.
Upon hearing Chen Ping'an's choice, Mu Wanjun's gaze slightly narrowed. She looked at Chen Ping'an and didn't speak for a moment.
Of the more than twenty items on the white paper, Chen Ping'an's choice was beyond her expectation. She had thought that the most valuable among them should be the favor recorded within.
A favor from her, the Chief Warrant Officer of the Nancheng Suppression Office!
The next most valuable should be a hundred pattern blade, forged through a thousand refinements from hundred-forged steel, reaching the level of a sharp blade.
Only then came the martial Cultivation Technique, a blade technique she had chosen for Chen Ping'an. With the blade technique talent Chen Ping'an displayed, practicing this blade technique should yield good results.
But unexpectedly, Chen Ping'an didn't choose any of the top three. He actually chose this Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training.
The Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training belongs to the category of hard Qi Cultivation. It is an Advanced version of the widely circulated common Iron Cloth. If categorized by Cultivation Technique rank, it belongs to a Mid-Grade Cultivation Technique. When cultivated to an extremely profound level, one can easily achieve a body like gold and iron, impervious to blades and spears.
Although the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training is good, it is undoubtedly inferior to the three items mentioned above.
Choosing this martial Cultivation Technique would undoubtedly waste his martial talent in the Dao of the blade. She wondered what Chen Ping'an was thinking!?
However, the decision was Chen Ping'an's own, and although she felt it was inappropriate, she would not interfere.
Ultimately, he has to walk his own path in the future. He alone must bear the responsibility for what is right or wrong in the future! She was not anything to him, so there was no need to say more.
"Xiao Die, go fetch the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training."
Mu Wanjun looked deeply at Chen Ping'an.
"Thank you, sir, for your generosity."
Chen Ping'an's heart was filled with joy, and he cupped his fists in a bow.
He was currently practicing Flying Locust Stone and Gongmen Thirteen Blades, and according to his current cultivation progress, he would be able to Cultivate both Cultivation Techniques to Perfection in at most ten days.
Therefore, new martial Cultivation Techniques were still extremely important to him.
Given his current situation, it wouldn't be too difficult to get some Low-Grade Cultivation Techniques. But to obtain Mid-Grade Cultivation Techniques, that would undoubtedly be extremely difficult.
And Mu Wanjun's return gift right now was like sending a pillow when one was sleepy, solving a huge problem for him.
The most wonderful thing was that the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training was precisely an Advanced Cultivation Technique of Iron Cloth. And his Iron Cloth had already reached Perfection, so if he were to Cultivate the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training, it would undoubtedly yield twice the results with half the effort. Moreover, with the blessing of the Perfection-level Iron Cloth, the power he cultivated would be several points stronger than usual.
Thus, it was naturally Chen Ping'an's optimal choice.
As for the other blade technique, it was also good. However, the world was difficult, and no one knew when a master might suddenly appear to be his enemy, or when he might inadvertently offend some force.
If he cultivated an external hard Cultivation Technique, his self-preservation ability would undoubtedly be greatly enhanced.
Unlike others, he had the Golden Finger panel, and as long as he was given enough time, he would definitely rise and reach the Peak.
Therefore, self-preservation comes first in everything. As long as he was still around, everything was full of hope.
Chen Ping'an naturally paid attention to the sharp hundred pattern blade written on the white paper. For him, the sharp hundred pattern blade was the most unnecessary item. As long as he had strength, what good things wouldn't he have in the future? Not only this, the same logic applied to the Squad Leader token, which was the first of the three items. As long as he had strength, he would become a Squad Leader sooner or later. There was no need to rush.
Delayed gratification, delayed gratification, do you understand?
As for the Chief Warrant Officer's favor...
Uh!
As long as he had enough time, any Chief Warrant Officer's favor would be nothing to him.
Given time, he would surpass the Chief Warrant Officer without needing his favor. Perhaps, the Chief Warrant Officer would be proud to have his favor.
Chen Ping'an didn't wait long. The woman named Xiao Die returned with a book.
"This book records the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training."
Mu Wanjun said to Chen Ping'an indifferently.
"Thank you, sir."
Chen Ping'an took the book from Xiao Die's hand and said solemnly.
With the matter concluded, Mu Wanjun also lost interest.
"You can go back now. First, train well in Nanquan Lane, and when the time is right, I will transfer you to the Nancheng Suppression Office."
"Yes."
Chen Ping'an cupped his fists in a bow.
Under Xiao Die's guidance, Chen Ping'an left the room.
Looking at Chen Ping'an's back, Mu Wanjun showed a look of regret.
"If only I had discovered him a few years earlier! With his martial talent, especially his talent in the Dao of the blade, he might not have been unable to enter the Inner Qi Realm! What a pity..."
Mu Wanjun sighed and said no more.
For ordinary powerful Families and Gangs, giving birth to a martial expert of Qi Blood Fifth or Sixth Stage was already a cause for celebration. But for the Family behind her, not entering the Inner Qi Realm meant they could not become the backbone of the Family, at most only an Advanced henchman.
She had just entered Internal Energy into her body and sensed Chen Ping'an's condition. He was at the level of just entering the Qi Blood Second Realm. Given his current situation, without the guidance of good teachers and the nourishment of great medicines, even if his progress was faster at first, when he reached the Qi Blood Third Stage and Fourth Stage, especially when forging bones at the Fourth Stage, he would encounter an extremely difficult Bottleneck to overcome.
Some hurdles, a young man with undeveloped bone structure can easily cross. But as one's age increases, it is not necessarily so!
However, thinking more was useless. It was too late after all! What happens next can only depend on his own fortune!
What a pity, a martial Genius who was only two lines behind her was thus delayed by age!
......
"Brother Chang, then I'll take my leave!"
Chen Ping'an said with a smile to Chang Zheng.
After he left Mu Wanjun, he found that Chang Zheng had been waiting for him outside. Chang Zheng smilingly escorted him outside the Nancheng Suppression Office before stopping.
"No problem, Brother Chen, let's keep in touch when you have time."
"It should be so."
Chen Ping'an smiled, cupped his fists, and left the Nancheng Suppression Office. In his arms, he carried the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training.
The sunset was infinitely beautiful, yet still not as dazzling as the sunrise!