Chapter 4 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Wang Qiang brought everyone to the small path they had walked on yesterday. On one side was a dense forest, and on the other side was a tall stone wall. This dirt road was at least over a kilometer long.

Previously, Wang Qiang had received Yang Xiu’s message. He expressed that he had high hopes for Lu Yu, so he asked Wang Qiang to arrange a good patrol time and patrol position for Lu Yu.

The patrol time and patrol position were quite crucial to their stamina. For example, it was usually the best to patrol in the morning and evening. There was no need to wake up before dawn or stay up late in the night. Moreover, there was still sufficient time for cultivation.

Next was the patrol position. In some places, there were too many people and too many things to do, so it was tiring to patrol at those places. While in other places, it was empty and unfrequented, so one could just check the surrounding on one spot without walking too far.

Under Yang Xiu’s instructions, Wang Qiang arranged for Lu Yu’s team to be on the outer wall of the west courtyard’s side gate. This side was the side of the Han family’s compound that was close to the forest. Usually, no one would come here, so the patrol team only had to be on guard against wild beasts running out of the forest. Basically, they did not have anything to do.

Standing at the courtyard’s entrance, Lu Yu could see the entire patrol route. He could see the end of it at a glance. His shift was simply too easy.

Moreover, his shift was arranged in the morning, which was closed to noon and not long before lunch. Early in the morning, there was time for him to cultivate. When he was tired from cultivating, he could go out for a walk. After that, they could eat. How comfortable!

However, the other people’s patrolling tasks were not too different. After all, they were only temporary courtyard guards. They were not the official courtyard guards of the Han family. They could only walk around the outermost perimeter of the Han family compound.

Even the straw shed that everyone lived in was located at the periphery of the Han family compound. Even the martial arts practice field that everyone cultivated in was still located at the periphery. The Han family disciples, and the inner court guards had other places for cultivation.

Lu Yu and the others were left to patrol on the spot. Wang Qiang told them that when someone came to take over the shift, they could leave for the canteen to eat. Then, he would take the others and leave the place.

Wang Qiang also gave each of them a whistle. In case of emergency or danger, they could blow the whistle, but they could not blow it carelessly. If they were caught for misusing the whistle, they would be severely punished.

Among the four-man team, the other three recognized Lu Yu as the person who had never been beaten up during the fist technique practice. For some reason, the three of them were obviously closer to each other while isolating Lu Yu.

Lu Yu did not have any intention of getting close to them. According to the requirements of the mission, he just needed to patrol on this dirt road. The three of them followed behind Lu Yu and whispered to each other. No one knew what they were talking about.

Just when Lu Yu was feeling a little hungry, the person who was going to take over the shift finally appeared. He was wearing a dark green embroidered Han character suit with a short knife on his waist. He should be the official courtyard guard.

The four of them ran towards the person delightedly. The three of them asked him if he was here to take over the shift. The person ignored them and walked directly to a tree. With a strong leap, he jumped four to five meters high and easily landed on a thick branch.

Then, he lay on the tree and began to sleep. He looked like someone who was looking for a place to sleep.

The three of them saw that he did not respond to them. After muttering to themselves for a while, they all agreed that this person was the person to take over the shift. Therefore, they all left together and went to the cafeteria to eat.

Lu Yu saw that the few of them had left, but he did not follow them. He stayed where he was and looked as if he was still waiting for the shift replacement.

After a while, the person on the tree said, “Why don’t you go with them?”

“Because the person that take over the shift has not come yet. I can’t leave.”

“Am I not here to take over the shift? You can leave now.”

“No, you’re not the guy.”

“I am here to take over the shift!”

“Alright, I’m leaving then.”

Lu Yu turned around and left. He walked so fast that the person on the tree did not have time to react. By the time he reacted, Lu Yu had already walked some distance away.

“Eh, wait, you are interesting!” The person jumped down from the tree and landed in front of Lu Yu, blocking his way.

“Tell me! What did you mean by what you said just now?”

Seeing that the man stopped him from leaving, Lu Yu had no choice but to explain to him.

“You said it before, ‘Am I not here to take over the shift?’ This is a question. It can be understood as you are here to take over the shift, or you’re not. So, I refuted your words.”

“Then you explicitly said that you are here to take over the shift and told me your identity. Then I believed that you are here for the next shift, and not the examiner who was sent to check if we were patrolling properly.”

“Aren’t you afraid that I’m a disguise while letting me off so easily?” that person asked.

“It’s your clothes that tell me that you’re a member of the Han family. There’s a circle of exquisite dark green embroidery around the word ‘Han’ on your chest. That should be the symbol of the Han family’s inner court guards’ clothes.”

“I’ve seen it on Instructor Yang’s clothes. If an outsider can obtain this cloth and disguise himself to enter the Han family’s courtyard, then his strength must be far greater than mine.”

“Just like how you can directly jump down from a tree eight to nine meters away to block my path. If such an expert wants to kill me or wants to sneak into the compound without me knowing, it’ll be as easy as flipping a hand. I won’t have any chance to resist or stop him.”

“Hahaha, a beautiful deduction, you’ve passed! You can go back and eat now. In the future, I’ll be in charge of taking over this path. The others will all be fakes.”

In fact, the most important thing was that when that person said, “I’m here to take over the shift”, Lu Yu received the game message that the mission was completed. That was why Lu Yu was sure that he was the real one.

Part of the subsequent deduction was based on his previous guess. Another part was based on the process of deducing the answer, or rather, an explanation.

That person threw a wooden token to Lu Yu and returned to the tree to continue sleeping.

When Lu Yu brought the wooden token to the canteen, there was already a row of people standing outside. They were all punished for leaving early and not completing the handover of the patrol mission.