These assessment projects are naturally easy for Zhang Feng, who has been practicing martial arts on Wudang Mountain for many years. However, it's strange to say that except for the guardians of the mountain, the masters and seniors who cultivate their skills diligently, everyone else is guided by reason, with the goal of nourishing life, and considers combat techniques as secondary learning...

  In daily life, Da Yu mostly studied scriptures, talismans and spells. Qingxuzi Daozhang had never taught Zhang Feng too much, except for the necessary literacy and the two parts of "Tao Te Ching", nothing else was taught. On the other hand, most of the Wudang martial arts were imparted to Zhang Feng, possibly Qingxuzi Daozhang also understood that Zhang Feng would eventually leave the mountain and needed a skill to rely on.

  Zhang Feng arrived at the registration place under the leadership of Da Han after passing the assessment.

  The clerk at the registration office took a look at Zhang Feng, then turned his head to glance at the guard who had just given him instructions. Seeing that the guard nodded slightly, he understood that this was indeed the person favored by the two thousand-household officials. Since he had entered the eyes of the thousand-household officials, it seemed that this person would surely rise to prominence.

  The little official turned over the idea in his mind and immediately showed a smile, flattering: "This young brother is extraordinary, I'm sure he must have achieved excellent results during the examination."

  The big man who led Zhang Feng here thought to himself, "It's not just good, I'm afraid most of the hundred officials can't compare to this round-faced young man."

  "Come, come, this is your wooden plaque. Take it to the back and you can receive two sets of clothes." The petty official handed over a wooden plaque with "Yan Mountain Middle Guard Thousand Households Office" engraved on the front and "Small Flag" on the back. It was indeed the position of Small Flag Officer under the Yan Mountain Middle Guard Thousand Households Office.

  The big Han beside him glanced at the tooth plate and said to Zhang Feng, "You're a talented person, brother. With your abilities, even if you can't be a hundred households as a newcomer, you should change to a general flag."

  Zhang Feng didn't care, whether it was a small flag or a general flag, as long as he had the opportunity to kill Yuan people, it was fine. The little official saw Zhang Feng not speaking and thought he was dissatisfied, wiped his non-existent sweat and looked back at the guard, seeing that the guard didn't respond to him, so he forced himself to say:

  "I know this is an injustice to you, sir, but the position of Grand Flag has already been filled. For now, would you be willing to temporarily take on the role of Small Flag?"

  "It doesn't matter, even if I start from being a soldier, it's nothing." Zhang Feng replied indifferently.

  "That's good, that's good. I'll register you as an adult then." The small official let out a sigh of relief and smiled as he registered Zhang Feng into the military roster of the Thousand Households Guard in Yanshan.

  Dahan was still slightly dissatisfied, but he was just a general flag and had no power to say much, so he continued to lead Zhang Feng to the warehouse.

  The little official saw the two men go far away and turned back to salute the guard: "Liu Baihu, look at this matter..."

  "Not bad." The hundred households with the surname Liu coldly replied and turned to leave, leaving the small official who was also relieved. It turned out that according to Zhang Feng's comprehensive performance during the assessment, he was more than qualified to be a general flag, but the two thousand households observing from outside decided to cultivate him well and temper his youthful temperament, so they sent Liu Baihu over to let the small official pretend to say that the general flag had no shortcomings, and forcibly suppressed Zhang Feng by one level. However, these two thousand households were wrong, as Zhang Feng had been cultivating his spirit and calming his mind on Wudang Mountain for many years, and did not have the arrogant temperament of other 16-year-old boys. Even if Zhang Feng knew about it, he wouldn't care, what difference would it make to him?

  Zhang Feng received his clothes, shoes and socks, then was informed by the big man that he should report to the west city's large drill ground at 7 o'clock the next day. Because there were many new recruits this time, the commander planned to concentrate on training the new soldiers for a month before conducting daily drills with the old soldiers.

  The next day, Zhang Feng sat in the inn early to meditate and regulate his breath. This was a habit he had developed on Mount Wudang, where one rises with the rooster's crow and rests with the sunset. After finishing his meditation, he practiced Wudang Neijiaquan again. This fist emphasizes using stillness to control movement, using softness to overcome stiffness, and moving like flowing clouds and water, continuous and unbroken. It is a secret transmission of Wudang, capable of bringing out one's hidden potential, opening up one's wisdom, filling one's spirit, and strengthening one's body. Zhang Feng had started practicing this fist at the age of five and had continued for eleven years without interruption, and now he was fully immersed in it, having formed his own unique style.

  After boxing and having some breakfast, Zhang Feng wore the clothes he had picked up yesterday and headed to the West City Arena.

  At that time, Zhang Feng checked the ID card at the gate and entered the school field. There were already many people in the field, some of whom were chatting in groups of three or five, while others were alone by themselves.

  "Hey, Brother Zhang is finally here." It turned out to be Chen Hua, the big Han who supervised Zhang Feng's exam yesterday. Chen Hua was a general flag, and two new small flags had just been added under him, one of whom happened to be Zhang Feng.

  "Zhang, this time we can be considered sworn brothers. Come on, come on, I'll take you to meet the other brothers."

  Zhang Feng didn't expect things to coincide like this, and without saying a word, he was pulled by Chen Hua towards the side of the school field. There were more than 40 people gathered here, and Chen Hua directly walked over with Zhang Feng in tow.

  "Everyone come over, I'd like to introduce you to our new brother Zhang Feng. Brother Zhang's skills with his hands are exceptional, it would be a waste for him to just hold a flag under me." Chen Hua enthusiastically told the other newcomers about Zhang Feng's performance at yesterday's martial arts gathering, causing everyone to exclaim in surprise one after another.

  "Director Chen is being polite, but still help me introduce these brothers."

  "See, now we're familiar with each other, just call me Brother Chen from now on."

  "Come, this is Lao Gu. He was previously demoted to take care of horses due to a mistake, but with the recent troop replenishment, I've called him back for retraining." Chen Hua pointed at a mature and steady old soldier in his forties, Lao Gu had a slightly hunched back, his uniform was somewhat outdated, and there were still a few strands of horse feed stuck in his hair. Ma Liu glanced at Zhang Feng and nodded to him.

  "This is Ma Liu, he's the youngest in our squad, four years younger than you." This time Chen Hua was referring to a youth with a tender face and a slender build.

  "You can call me Xiao Liu Zi, I'm the only one left in my family, had no choice but to join the army, listen to me..."

  "Go, go, go, you little boy talks too much. This poor kid's father went hunting in the mountains and was bitten to death by a tiger. His mother was so worried that she followed his father...” Chen Hua sighed and said. Zhang Feng listened to Ma Liu's experience and suddenly had some good feelings towards him, because they were both orphans, and if you count the two siblings from Xiangyang, the Wang brothers of Zhengwu Escort Agency, there are many orphans in the world...

  "This is Li Niu, we call him Big Cow, he has incredible strength, lifting the stone lock is nothing to him compared to Zhang Laoxiong."

  A big and tall man with a round waist, a typical rural Han Chinese, Big Cow smiled and touched his own head, hearing the team leader praise him, he looked very embarrassed.

  "My sister said I was too good at eating, so she let me join the army and exempt my brother from paying rent to support me." Big Cow said foolishly. Then Chen Hua introduced the rest of the people to Zhang Feng one by one. Among the dozens of people here, except for Old Gu, they were all new recruits. Chen Hua also carefully explained the training content for this month, emphasizing that the final competition among the new recruits would greatly determine their future prospects in the Thousand Households Regiment.

  "Hey, isn't that Zhang Feng? I heard you guys are short-handed, so much so that even the stable boy is being pulled in to make up the numbers?" Just as Zhang Feng was getting familiar with them, a piercing sarcastic remark came from the side.

  A man with a pockmarked face led a group of people over, his expression arrogant and his eyes scanning Zhang Feng's group without restraint.

  "Pshaw, Sun Ma Zi, aren't you just the brother-in-law of a trial hundred households? Look at how smug you are." Chen Hua said disdainfully.

  "Hmph, my brother-in-law will be able to fill the vacancy of the hundred households next month. You're just jealous, you'll always be a low-ranking officer in this life." Sun Ma Zi said with a pointed voice and a curled lip:

  "Look at you, a bunch of useless people, not even worth training. When the rankings come out, your team will definitely be at the bottom. You've disgraced the face of Master Bai, isn't that right?"

  Sun Ma Zi and the people he brought with him burst out laughing, Ma Liu and Da Niu couldn't bear it anymore, stood up wanting to reason with them, Lao Gu shook his head without saying anything. Chen Hua was about to open her mouth to scold when Zhang Feng couldn't help but ask in a cold voice:

  "You mean our flag is inferior to yours? Dare you make a bet with me?"

  "Oh? Chen Hua, is that what you mean?" Sun Ma Zi turned sideways to look at Chen Hua, who hummed in apparent agreement.

  "So tell me, what's your comparison method?" Sun Ma Zi rubbed his chin and looked at Zhang Feng.

  "It's simple, we'll compare the scores of our new recruits after training. The loser will go outside the school gate and shout 'I am a dog' three times in the middle of the street. How about it, dare you?"

  Sun Ma Zi took a look at Chen Hua's new recruits and then looked at Zhang Feng in front of him, not seeing anything unusual about him, so he made up his mind.

  "Dare? What's there to dare about? I'm just afraid you'll lose and then refuse to admit it."

  Zhang Feng smiled and said: "When the time comes, it will be clear who is right or wrong. I just hope that Sun's hundred households won't lose face because of you, brother-in-law."

  "Hmph..." Sun Ma Zi let out a cold snort and left with his men. Chen Hua hastily stepped forward, saying:

  "Zhang, you don't know that Sun took advantage of his brother-in-law's power to gain an upper hand in selecting new soldiers. Your proposal for a bet just fell into his trap."

  "Then why didn't Brother Chen stop me just now?" Zhang Feng asked.

  "Alas, I... never mind, let's take it one step at a time." Chen Hua helplessly waved his hand.

  "Director Chen can rest assured, after this month's training is over, everything will be clear." Zhang Feng smiled and patted Chen Hua's shoulder, as if he had already won.

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