Ying arrived, and another pair of chopsticks and bowls appeared on the dining table.
Although Ying, as a martial artist, couldn't cook, she was actually quite greedy.
With delicious food available now, why would she let such an opportunity pass?
However...
The bowl Ying was holding was one Ling Feng had used.
Ling Feng wanted to remind her, but seeing Ying eating with great relish, he dared not disturb her. He sat cautiously on the other side, carefully eating his meal.
Zhen watched all of this with a smile that was neither a smile nor not a smile.
After the three finished lunch, they continued their journey.
With Ying present, Ling Feng and Zhen did not hide. They swaggered and flew towards Inazuma City.
An hour later, at Tenshukaku, Ling Feng and the other two descended from the sky.
"Narukami-sama, General-sama."
Upon seeing Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei, the Shogunate soldiers immediately bowed respectfully.
In fact, only the Shogunate soldiers knew there were two Generals. But to distinguish them,
Narukami-sama was the title given to Raiden Makoto by the people of Inazuma City, as she handled internal affairs.
And General-sama was the title for Raiden Ei, and the reason for that needed no explanation.
"Eh, Ling, why aren't you surprised?"
Zhen, who had been expecting Ling Feng to be shocked upon hearing their true identities, was puzzled by his calm expression.
Ling Feng chuckled softly.
"When I met General-sama, I had already guessed a bit. After all, General-sama is so powerful. If she weren't a powerful figure in one region, it would be problematic."
"So that's how it is."
"Alright, esteemed ladies, we shall part ways here."
Ling Feng bowed and prepared to leave.
His purpose in coming to Inazuma City was to find a place to stay, find a job, support himself, and secretly become stronger.
At the very least, he needed the ability to protect himself.
"Ling, wait."
Seeing Ling Feng turn to leave, Zhen suddenly called out to him.
"What is it?"
Ling Feng turned back with a look of confusion.
"I have something I want to discuss with you. Let's go to Tenshukaku."
Ling Feng suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. His intuition told him he should leave immediately.
But looking at Zhen's adorable expression, Ling Feng thought, "Oh no."
Tenshukaku
Ling Feng blinked, looking at the pile of case files stacked in front of him.
That's right, he'd been tricked!
A few minutes ago, Zhen had asked Ling Feng to be her assistant and help her with governance.
When Ling Feng first heard this, he immediately wanted to run away.
With his abilities, he could easily find any job in the city to support himself.
Wouldn't it be better to live a peaceful life?
Inazuma City was newly established, and during the Archon War, there were many matters. He didn't want to spend his days looking at case files and rushing around.
With that time, why would he give himself a headache instead of resting?
So Ling Feng shook his head like a rattle drum.
He claimed he had no experience and was not good at such things.
After saying that, he tried to escape.
But then Ying caught him single-handedly. There was nothing he could do, as he couldn't win.
Finally, with Zhen's persistent coaxing, Ling Feng agreed.
And all of this was because he talked too much on the way, discussing some matters with Zhen, and mentioning some knowledge about governing and administering the country that he had learned from Keqing.
And then it turned into this.
Staring blankly at the mountain of case files in front of him, Ling Feng felt like the sky was falling.
"Ling, please."
Beside him, Zhen clasped her hands together, looking at Ling Feng with anticipation.
"Alas, I cannot guarantee that my decisions will be correct."
Since he couldn't escape, he could only join.
It's just a pile of case files. I'm a peak Golden Core cultivator now, am I afraid of these?
As he spoke, Ling Feng began to busy himself. Seeing this, Zhen smiled happily and sat at the head of the table to handle the case files.
Five hours later.
Ling Feng lay listlessly on the circular tatami mat.
Five hours!
A full five hours!
The mountain of case files had only decreased by one-fifth.
Ling Feng felt like he was about to collapse.
Inazuma City was newly established, and many aspects were incomplete, with a plethora of matters. Ling Feng's mind was aching from strategizing.
In areas he didn't understand, he specifically consulted the "encyclopedia" of the future for advice on how to handle them, and then he learned.
His brain had been working non-stop for five hours, and Ling Feng felt like he was about to pull all his hair out.
Ling Feng finally understood why programmers tended to go bald.
"Ling, are you tired?"
Zhen appeared beside Ling Feng at some point and gently massaged his shoulders.
"Zhen, you don't need to."
Ling Feng quickly dodged. Men and women should not touch. He and Zhen had only known each other for a short time, and he was still somewhat hesitant to accept such actions.
"Lord Ling, would you like a cup of tea?" the tea master Gushan, who was by Raiden Makoto's side, inquired softly.
"Please do."
"It's no trouble. Please wait a moment."
Then, Gushan went to prepare the tea.
"Ling, how are these being processed?"
Zhen, sitting upright on the side, picked up a completed case file from Ling Feng and glanced at it.
"Regarding the regulations for city security..."
"Wow, you can do it like this? Ling, you've considered everything so thoroughly."
With a brief glance at the regulations and security measures Ling Feng had written, Zhen's eyes lit up.
The security regulations written by Ling Feng were comprehensive, covering solutions for all sorts of situations.
During the war, too many people had sought refuge, and the city, due to accepting so many, had experienced significant security problems.
This had also caused her a great headache.
Unexpectedly, with Ling Feng's arrival, her workload had been reduced by more than half.
Seeing Zhen like this, Ling Feng sheepishly scratched his head.
These security regulations were copied from China's knowledge base from the future.
He then removed what was unnecessary and wrote down what was needed.
Soon, Gushan approached with a cup of tea and handed it to Ling Feng. Ling Feng put down his case file, accepted the tea, and only then noticed that Gushan's eyes were blind.
"Your eyes..."
"I apologize, Lord Ling, for making you laugh. My eyes have been like this since birth."
"It is I who should apologize for bringing up your pain."
"No, no, Lord Ling, I am already accustomed to it."
Seeing Gushan like this, Ling Feng felt a bit of pity.
Ling Feng suddenly remembered that he still had some three-star healing pills, which might be able to cure the man's eyes.
"Here, this is a healing pill I made myself. It has a chance to heal your eyes."
Ling Feng first placed the teacup on the table, took out a healing pill of the best quality, and placed it in Gushan's palm.
"This... medicine that can heal eyes must be very precious."
"I am just an ordinary tea master. Such precious medicine should not be used on me."
"Lord Ling, please give this medicine to those soldiers fighting on the front lines whose eyes were injured."
Upon hearing Gushan's words, Ling Feng couldn't help but feel a little touched.
Gushan's actions reminded him of China during wartime, when people gave their good things to the Eighth Route Army, and the soldiers who fought for liberation.
They all gave the best to others, and their own needs were unimportant.
"Don't worry, I have a lot of these medicines, so you don't need to worry."
"That's right, Gushan, try it."
Zhen also persuaded him.
Although she didn't know how effective Ling Feng's pill was, from the time she had known Ling Feng, she felt he was very reliable.
"Since Narukami-sama said so, I, a humble servant, will not refuse."
Gushan slowly swallowed the pill.
A few seconds later, Gushan slowly removed the bandage from his eyes and slowly opened them.
A ray of light broke through the darkness.
Gushan found that he could indeed see. He saw the man and woman in front of him and thanked them profusely with excitement.
"I can see, I can see! Thank you, Narukami-sama, thank you, Lord Ling."
"It's nothing, Gushan. I'm also very happy that your eyes have recovered."
Zhen smiled sweetly.
...
The next day, in Ling Feng's room in Tenshukaku.
As an assistant, Ling Feng also had a private room in Tenshukaku.
Because morning was golden cultivation time, Ling Feng specifically requested a room facing east from Zhen.
In the room, Ling Feng arranged several spirit stones to form a spirit gathering array.
"All done."
With the enhancement of the spirit gathering array, his cultivation speed would greatly increase.
Ling Feng sat in the spirit gathering array, basking in the sunlight, circulating the Yuan Ling Art.
With the assistance of the eight energies: wood, metal, water, fire, earth, wind, light, and darkness, along with the initial breathing technique, his cultivation speed was almost 20 times faster.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into Ling Feng's body like a tide from all directions.
Two hours later, Ling Feng's cultivation had reached the peak of the Golden Core realm.
"My cultivation has reached the peak of the Golden Core. Now, I should go out for a walk and see what Inazuma City is like."
As he decided, Ling Feng left his room and walked outside Tenshukaku.
Shogunate Army Training Ground.
Although Ling Feng's current identity was Zhen's assistant, his publicly announced identity was that of an administrative officer.
The Shogunate soldiers were all training very diligently.
However, Ying's training style seemed to be beyond the capabilities of the Shogunate soldiers.
One was an Archon, and the others were ordinary people with different physiques.
Ying also taught them her martial arts.
The result was predictable: very few could learn it.
Ling Feng shook his head as he watched.
Ying also noticed Ling Feng, the chef she had kidnapped. He seemed to question her training methods.
"Ling, I remember Zhen saying you are also a martial artist, so let's spar."
Done!
Ling Feng inwardly cursed his misfortune.
"General-sama, excuse me, I just remembered I haven't collected my clothes yet. I'll be leaving now."
With that said, Ling Feng intended to run away.
But before he could take a step, a purple light flashed past him.
"Let's fight."
Ying appeared before him at some unknown time, her tone cold, as if she wouldn't let him go without a fight.
Since that was the case, there was nothing he could do.
"I shall show you my humble skills!"
Ling Feng clenched his fist in the air, and the God of War Blade appeared in his hand, emanating a strong aura of battle intent.
Ying suddenly felt Ling Feng's aura change. She smiled faintly. Sparring with martial artists was one of her interests.
From the aura Ling Feng exuded at that moment, she could tell that his martial arts were by no means ordinary.