Chapter 1 The Beginning

　　Wei Yuan's directness left Zhou Yi momentarily silent.

　　Then she looked at Wei Yuan and said frankly, "I hope Curator Wei can join us."

　　Zhou Yi reached out and took out two documents, placing them on the table and pushing them towards Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan saw that one belonged to Zhou Yi, and the other was blank, both from the Divine Province Special Incident Investigation Bureau.

　　When Wei Yuan showed abnormalities in Jiangnan Province, he was somewhat mentally prepared.

　　He got two cans of Coke, handed one to Zhou Yi, and then asked:

　　"Why?"

　　Zhou Yi gently rubbed the edge of the Coke can with her fingers and said:

　　"Curator Wei, you are not an ordinary person, so we can keep it simple."

　　"More than a hundred years ago, the spiritual energy that had been dormant for nearly a thousand years began to recover. At first, the Daoists and Buddhists discovered that their cultivation methods began to work, and the magic spells treasured in their sects also had miraculous effects. At that time, many schools wanted to curry favor with the Great Ming Dynasty."

　　"But along with the possibility of cultivation, other anomalies also began to appear."

　　Wei Yuan pondered: "Monsters?"

　　Zhou Yi nodded: "To be precise, it's all recorded mysterious events. At that time, people knew very little about demons and ghosts, which initially caused considerable chaos and casualties. In order to minimize the impact on the lives of ordinary people, a branch of the Jinyi Wei (embroidered uniform guard) was responsible for suppressing these monsters."

　　"Later, the chaos of the Onmyoji in Sakura Island broke out. For various reasons, the Great Ming changed its name to Hua, and the Jinyi Wei was disbanded, leaving only that branch, which is the predecessor of the Special Operations Team."

　　"Originally, we could still suppress strange events."

　　"But now the speed of spiritual energy recovery has suddenly accelerated, and the frequency of demons appearing in the world is getting higher and higher."

　　"Curator Wei, you are very strong, and we hope you can join us."

　　She looked at Wei Yuan and stretched out her hand: "Let's work together to subdue demons and eliminate evil."

　　…………

　　While Zhou Yi was negotiating with Wei Yuan.

　　There were also some people who were reviewing this matter through the equipment pinned on Zhou Yi's zipper.

　　As an organization responsible for suppressing all the monsters and demons on the land of Divine Province, the Special Operations Team has very high authority, and the requirements for members joining the team are extremely strict. Many monsters and gods have the ability to change their appearance. Once they are allowed to mix into the Special Operations Team, it will bring devastating consequences.

　　A total of five people sat at the table, watching the screen.

　　Two men and three women.

　　In the middle was the gray-haired elder of the Tianshi (celestial masters) Mansion.

　　The reason why they agreed to Zhou Yi's proposal to absorb outsiders into the organization was a photo in his hand. When Xuan Yi was unconscious under the impact of the ghost realm collapse, the equipment in his hand fell to the ground and was in the on state.

　　That was a time-lapse photography device for spiritual bodies.

　　It is a product of the fusion of technology and the spiritual energy system, capable of photographing spiritual bodies.

　　The elder of the Tianshi Mansion lowered his head to look at the photo.

　　No matter how many times he looked at it, a feeling of emotion would emerge in his heart.

　　The dilapidated theater, the dry lotus pond, the decaying trees, the youth in modern clothes sitting cross-legged on the bluestone, playing the sword, and the red-clothed girl, who was a fierce ghost, lowered her eyebrows and fluttered her water sleeves.

　　People, ghosts, past and present, are presented in a very impactful way.

　　No matter who sees the scene presented in this photo for the first time, they can't help but lose their minds.

　　The old man put down the photo and looked at the screen.

　　Each of them also had a file in their hands, which was Wei Yuan's file record from childhood to adulthood. There were no problems. He looked at the four people around him and said:

　　"I think this child is fine, and we can absorb him."

　　The remaining people looked at each other.

　　"No objection."

　　"Okay."

　　"Agreed."

　　"Good."

　　The middle-aged man with a sword in his arms looked at Wei Yuan, with a different look in his eyes, and said:

　　"When he enters, hand him over to me, and I will personally teach him swordsmanship."

　　The old man stroked his beard and sighed with a smile:

　　"It would be best if you are willing to accept him as a disciple."

　　……………………

　　Wei Yuan looked at Zhou Yi and said, "...Jinyi Wei?"

　　Zhou Yi nodded:

　　"Our line absorbs Daoist and Buddhist disciples, monitors the world, and slays demons and eliminates evil."

　　"In the Great Ming, we are the Jinyi Wei, in the Song, we are the Imperial City Division, in the Great Tang, we are the Bul良ren (Bad Guys), in the Sui, we are the Sili 台 (Sili Bureau). Tracing back to two thousand years ago, starting from the Han Dynasty Wolong Xiaowei (crouching dragon commandant), whenever there are strange and chaotic things, there will be people like us."

　　She smiled and joked, "Of course, we certainly don't have the authority of the Jinyi Wei."

　　"Curator Wei..."

　　Wei Yuan put down the Coke, picked up the sword next to him, and handed it over.

　　Zhou Yi's expression changed slightly.

　　Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Officer Zhou, for making another trip."

　　"It's just a pity that I'm just an ordinary museum curator."

　　"As for joining the Special Operations Team, I think I'll pass."

　　Zhou Yi was speechless for a moment.

　　The five people who were watching the situation also lost their composure and were stunned.

　　Rejected?!!

　　How could a cultivator reject the invitation of the Special Operations Team?!

　　The middle-aged man with the sword in his arms sneered coldly.

　　He was angry.

　　Where is there an ordinary person who can defeat a ghost king?

　　Are you taking everyone else for fools?!

　　Zhou Yi came back to her senses, did not take the Eight-Sided Han Sword, but reached out and pushed the sword back, and said: "This is a reward for the life-saving grace before, and it has nothing to do with my invitation to join the Special Operations Team. Please accept it."

　　"I just didn't expect you to refuse."

　　Wei Yuan thought of Qi Niang's experience, the helplessness of having to personally send Qi Niang on her way, and the previous experience of the Red Embroidered Shoes coming to the door, he smiled and said: "I may still prefer a peaceful and ordinary life. Running around in the entire Divine Province and slaying demons and eliminating evil is not suitable for me."

　　Zhou Yi was disappointed for a while, and then cheered up.

　　She only put away her own certificate and handed another certificate to Wei Yuan.

　　"This is a cold weapon usage permit."

　　She smiled.

　　"With your strength, it would be a pity if you encountered a demon or ghost but couldn't draw your sword due to secular rules. Of course, if you use this to do evil, the punishment you receive will be a level higher than that of ordinary people."

　　"Also, this is my number. If you encounter any trouble, you can call me."

　　Zhou Yi gave Wei Yuan a concise business card.

　　…………

　　After chatting casually for a while, Zhou Yi left on her motorcycle.

　　The motorcycle with mechanical beauty and barbaric power roared onto the driveway. Zhou Yi raised her hand and pressed the stud on her ear, exhaled, and said calmly:

　　"He refused."

　　"Well, it's okay. Judging from the last experience, he is basically harmless."

　　"The cold weapon usage permit is one of the certificates that can be applied for in accordance with the regulations for those who have made great contributions to defeating the ghost king disaster. It is in line with the regulations and is completely legal and compliant."

　　"We'll talk about the other things when we get back."

　　"Well, the search and rescue team has already taken the people back? Very good, I'll wait for me to go back."

　　The roar of the motorcycle increased, and the speed suddenly increased.

　　……………………

　　Quanshi (Spring City) Police Department · Special Operations Team Office.

　　Two people were sitting on the chairs, wrapped in quilts, their faces were exhausted, and their eyes were a little distracted.

　　Obviously, they had just experienced something and had not yet recovered.

　　The roar of the motorcycle approached and stopped.

　　Soon, Zhou Yi, wearing a leather jacket, walked in resolutely, holding the information in her hand.

　　She originally set off from the capital this time to solve a certain task, and now the victim happened to be from Quanshi, which was a mistake.

　　She flipped through the information in her hand and had a little idea about the missing case.

　　Looking at the two people opposite, one was a man in his forties, and the other was a thirty-year-old man with fair and delicate skin and glasses. Zhou Yi withdrew her gaze and said:

　　"Hello, I'm Zhou Yi, who is in charge of this case."

　　"Can you introduce yourselves and what happened this time?"

　　The man in his forties was a little dull. After recovering, he said:

　　"My name is Wu Shan, and I initiated this mountain climbing trip."

　　The other fair-skinned man stared at Zhou Yi's face without moving.

　　Zhou Yi frowned and said:

　　"This gentleman?"

　　The man was called back to his senses, noticed his gaffe, quickly retracted his gaze, and said embarrassedly:

　　"Sorry, officer, I was a little distracted. Your skin is so good."

　　He raised his head, adjusted his glasses, and said with a smile:

　　"By the way, my name is Fang Cheng."

　　"The cheng (accomplishment) of being a failure."

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