These past few days had been the most comfortable days Jiang Yuechu had experienced since her Transmigration.
She woke up naturally every day, and upon opening her eyes, there was hot medicinal soup and fine rice porridge waiting for her. She didn't know what was added to the medicinal soup, only that drinking it made her whole body feel warm.
Her physical injuries were also recovering at a pleasing speed.Wei Qing was a good girl with gentle features, a soft voice, and always carried a pleasant scent of herbs.
She would patiently blow on the porridge to cool it down before handing it over, meticulously wipe the corners of her mouth, and like a neighbor's older sister, chatter on about interesting tidbits from Liangzhou Prefecture.
"Your skin is naturally so good, you just don't take care of it enough."As Wei Qing combed her long hair, she said with heartache, "Once your injuries heal, I'll take you to the best shop in the city to buy some rouge and powder. As a young lady, you really must dress yourself up." Jiang Yuechu pursed her lips and didn't respond.
"By the way, you must be eighteen this year, right?" Wei Qing seemed to recall something and covered her mouth, giggling. "Once you gain a firm foothold in the Demon Suppression Division, if you wish to find a good marriage, there are plenty of young talents here in Liangzhou Prefecture." Jiang Yuechu drank her porridge silently, but the warmth in her stomach seemed to have changed flavor.
How good it would be if she were still a man.Relying on her skills, she could build a career in this strange world and make a fortune.Then, marry dozens of wives.No, not dozens, just seven or eight like Wei Qing would be enough.
Living a life of wild abandon, waking up to wield the sword of slaughter, and falling asleep on the lap of a beauty.With a life like this, what more could one ask for?
What a pity.She lowered her head, looking at her reflection in the soup bowl.
Her features were delicate and pretty, her lips red and teeth white.Would she marry in the future?
This question swirled in her mind for the first time, so clearly.Since her Transmigration, she had been struggling just to survive.The pressure of survival had made her subconsciously ignore the changes brought about by this body.
She still thought in the way of a man, using the most direct and brutal methods to solve all problems.But this world reminded her at every moment.
You are a woman.
An unprecedented feeling of irritation welled up from the bottom of her heart.No matter how strong a Demon is, she could just kill it with one strike.But how was she to break free from this deep-seated sense of displacement?
"What's wrong? Is the porridge not to your taste?"Seeing her motionless for a long time, Wei Qing asked with concern.
"No, it's delicious."Jiang Yuechu snapped back to reality, drank the remaining porridge in the bowl in one gulp, and swallowed those messy thoughts along with it.
Forget it.
Thinking about these useless things, would it result in anything?
She, Jiang Yuechu, was not a sentimental person.When the cart reaches the mountain, there will surely be a road.
Anyway, she didn't need to consider these things right now. At worst, if anyone dares to force her to marry in the future, she would just cut them down with one strike.Just as she handed the bowl back to Wei Qing, the door was pushed open.
Wei He walked in, still wearing his black casual clothes, his steps steady.As soon as he appeared, the cozy atmosphere in the room instantly vanished.
"Brother."Wei Qing quickly stood up to salute.
Wei He nodded, his gaze falling on Jiang Yuechu, looking her up and down."Your complexion is much better." He never spoke any unnecessary words."It seems it is time for you to earn back the money for the medicine you've consumed."
Jiang Yuechu raised her eyebrows.This way of speaking...Although it was a fact, it sounded a bit strange. While she thought this in her heart, she remained calm on the surface."I await your orders, my lord."
"Hmm." Wei He was very satisfied with her attitude. "Since your injuries are healed, it is time to report for duty. Go to the Demon Suppression Division, state your name, and someone will guide you through the necessary procedures."
"Yes, my lord."She agreed, not being ambiguous, and immediately prepared to get out of bed."
"Hey, slow down." Wei Qing quickly supported her, and couldn't help but complain to her brother, "Brother, her injuries haven't fully healed yet!"
"She won't die." After Wei He finished speaking, he turned and left.
Wei Qing sighed helplessly and took down a brand new set of black, red-patterned martial attire from the side."I will help you put it on." As the cool fabric touched her skin, and the waist token and horizontal sword were hung at her waist.
Jiang Yuechu looked at the heroic-looking young girl in the bronze mirror, and the irritation in her heart dissipated by more than half. The person in the mirror had a high ponytail, cold eyes, and a straight back.
"When working at the Demon Suppression Division, be careful in everything," Wei Qing stuffed a pouch embroidered with green bamboo into her hand. "This is a safety charm I prayed for; keep it close to you." The pouch felt warm in her hand and carried a faint body scent.
Jiang Yuechu squeezed it, feeling the exquisite embroidery on it, and her heart stirred.She raised her head, looking into Wei Qing's eyes full of concern, and asked a question on an impulse."Miss Wei, if a woman... never marries in her whole life, what will happen?"
Wei Qing was stunned, clearly not expecting her to ask this.She thought for a moment and said seriously, "If you don't want to marry, then don't. As a woman, relying on yourself, you can live just as well."
After she finished, she mischievously blinked. "Besides, later on, when your merits are great and your official position is high, perhaps you can even learn from Princess Anle in the capital and keep a few male concubines."
Jiang Yuechu She silently tucked the pouch into her bosom, said thanks, turned around, and pushed the door open to leave.
----------------------Demon Suppression Division.---------------
On the tall flagpole, the black-based, red-patterned Demon Suppression banner snapped in the wind.Everywhere one could see Demon Suppression Guards dressed in martial attire, with horizontal swords at their waists, all with cold and stern expressions, walking in a hurry.
Jiang Yuechu reported her name to a Demon Suppression Guard guarding the main gate, and after twists and turns, arrived at a side hall.
"Old Wang, the person is here." The old clerk heard the sound and reluctantly raised his head, his cloudy eyes glancing at Jiang Yuechu without any emotional fluctuation.
"Name.""Jiang Yuechu.""Age.""Eighteen?""Native place.""..." Jiang Yuechu paused for a moment.The old clerk seemed to have known this for a long time and began to write on his own."Jingzhao Prefecture, Chang'an native."As he wrote, he said without raising his head, "Once you enter the Demon Suppression Division, everything from the past is in the past; don't think too much about it."
"The lowest rank of the Demon Suppression Division is the Ninth-Rank Demon Suppression Guard. Killing a Demon earns you merit. Killing a Hearing the String Demon alone earns ten merit points, and a Ming Gu Great Demon earns one hundred merit points. Accumulating one hundred merit points allows you to promote to an Eighth-Rank Squad Leader, leading a team of Demon Suppression Guards..."
The old clerk's speaking speed was not fast, but very clear.Jiang Yuechu listened silently, and she had a rough idea in her heart.That is to say, she could get promoted by killing one Ming Gu Great Demon?
"This is your official appointment document, keep it safe.From today, you are a Demon Suppression Guard of the Xuan Battalion of our Longyou Circuit Demon Suppression Division. Go out; your Squad Leader is waiting for you outside."The old clerk threw a document stamped with the Demon Suppression Division's official seal onto the table.
Jiang Yuechu raised her eyebrows.Waiting for her outside?
But she clearly didn't see anyone outside when she came in?