The nearly twelve-year-old Long Haochen was different from how he was a year and a half ago. His originally pretty, somewhat delicate face now had more rugged lines, turning his prettiness into handsomeness. His well-proportioned and slender figure, combined with his shoulder-length black hair, was almost perfect, without any flaws.

Li Xin, what’s wrong with you? He’s your younger brother, eight years younger than you! You don’t want to try to act like an old cow eating young grass, do you? She scolded herself inwardly, and her emotions finally stabilized. But she felt even more affection for Long Haochen. She was the youngest child in her family and had always longed for a younger brother. Although she hadn’t spent much time with Long Haochen, Li Xin felt an unusual closeness to this younger brother.

“Eh, little brother, I remember your eyes weren’t this color before! They should have been sapphire blue. How did they turn light gold?”

Long Haochen came back to his senses, scratched his head, and said, “After my father performed the Sacred Awakening on me, they changed like this.”

Li Xin was taken aback. “Sacred Awakening can cause the eyes to change color? I’ve never heard of that. Ah! You’ve already undergone the Sacred Awakening? Does that mean your spiritual power has already broken through two hundred? Tell your sister, what’s your inner spiritual power level?”

Long Haochen shook his head and said, “Sister, I don’t want to lie to you, but my father doesn’t want me to say.”

Suddenly, Li Xin seemed to have realized something. She covered her mouth with one hand and murmured in a low voice, “Heavens! A third-rank knight before the age of twelve. Come on, I’ll take you to see Uncle Nalan. He’ll be shocked by you.”

“What could possibly shock me?” A teasing voice sounded, and Long Haochen and Li Xin turned around to see Nalan Shu walking down the stairs.

Seeing Long Haochen, Nalan Shu was also surprised, but his gaze instantly became eager. He quickly came in front of Long Haochen, looking him up and down, and couldn’t help but ask, “That day… was that your teacher…?”

Long Haochen was slightly stunned, but he quickly understood what he was asking. He nodded with pride and admiration.

Nalan Shu took a deep breath, and a fiery look of worship appeared in his eyes. “I knew it, I knew it.”

Li Xin asked疑惑fully, “Uncle Nalan, what riddle are you two playing?”

Nalan Shu’s face darkened, and he said, “Why haven’t you gone to cultivate yet? You’re already a seventh-rank knight. Whether you can break through to Grand Knight before the Demon Hunt Squad selection is crucial to whether you can become a member of a Demon Hunt Squad. Hurry up and cultivate. I’ll take care of Haochen.”

Li Xin stuck out her tongue and said to Long Haochen, “Little brother, I’ll go cultivate first. Your sister will give you a welcome feast tonight, I’ll treat you to a big meal. Hehe.” As she spoke, she turned and ran off.

Nalan Shu said somewhat helplessly and with a touch of indulgence, “This child, she’s almost twenty years old, and she’s still so crazy. Children from ordinary families would be getting married at this age.”

Withdrawing his gaze, Nalan Shu looked at Long Haochen and nodded to him, saying, “Haochen, come with me.”

Long Haochen followed him back to Nalan Shu’s office on the second floor. After Nalan Shu closed the door, he could no longer suppress his excitement. “The Godly Throne of Doom and Slaughter! Haochen, do you know that the demons were originally planning a major operation this time? But it was your teacher’s action that scared away five demon legions that had infiltrated the Alliance. Where is your teacher? Can you let me meet Lord Xingyu?”

Long Haochen shook his head and said, “Hall Master Nalan, he’s gone. Here, for you.” As he spoke, he took out the letter left by his father and handed it to Nalan Shu.

Nalan Shu eagerly tore open the envelope and looked at it. A hint of surprise quickly appeared on his face. After reading the contents of the letter several times, he looked at Long Haochen again with disbelief. “You… you’re actually Lord Xingyu’s son. But, why does Lord Xingyu want you to follow me to learn Guardian Knight skills? Why not Retribution Knight? Lord Xingyu is the number one Retribution Knight in our Knight Alliance!”

Long Haochen said, “Hall Master Nalan, my father doesn’t want me to say much. If he didn’t tell you in the letter, then I can’t say either.”

Nalan Shu took a deep breath, carefully put away the letter, and pondered for a moment. “Okay, no matter the reason, I can’t disobey Lord Xingyu’s order. From now on, you are truly a member of the Haoyue Branch Hall. I will do everything I can to cultivate you. Lord Xingyu instructed in the letter that you should participate in the Demon Hunt Squad selection in a little over two years.”

“Yes, I will listen to your arrangements.” Long Haochen straightened his back and gave Nalan Shu a standard knight’s salute.

Nalan Shu patted him on the shoulder and said, “From now on, you can call me Uncle Nalan like Xin’er. Frankly, I’m a bit apprehensive about teaching you knight skills. However, I believe that in the near future, you will definitely become the greatest glory of our Haoyue Branch Hall. Come, let me take you around our branch hall first and arrange a place for you to live.”

“Thank you, Uncle Nalan.”

The Haoyue Branch Hall covers a very large area, not just what Long Haochen saw. Behind the main hall, there are large areas. It is mainly divided into three parts: the Jing She where the knights rest, the knight square for cultivation, and the knight hall for imparting knowledge and skills.

Centered on Haoyue City, nearby villages and towns will select a group of Squire Knights to Haoyue Branch Hall for assessment every two or three years. Only those who can pass the Squire Knight assessment can stay in Haoyue Branch Hall for learning and cultivation. If they can break through to Tier 3 Knight within five years, they will become true members of Haoyue Branch Hall, as well as formal members of Knight Temple. Otherwise, the future of these Squire Knights will be to join the army or do some other things for Knight Temple.

Therefore, what Long Haochen had seen before was just the facade of the Haoyue Branch Hall. The real Haoyue Branch Hall is actually behind. Nearly a hundred knights and more than two thousand Squire Knights live here. According to Nalan Shu’s introduction, in addition to him, Haoyue Branch Hall also has a Earth Knight and seven Grand Knights. All those who can advance to Grand Knight will go to Knight Temple to be conferred and rearranged.

According to different levels, the living conditions are naturally different. Squire Knights all live in a Jing She with four people. Knights already have one room per person.

The place Nalan Shu arranged for Long Haochen was next to Li Xin’s. After taking him to dinner, he told him to rest first. He will arrange for him to cultivate tomorrow.

At the third-tier level, no matter which temple it is, the treatment is quite good. Because, in the battle with the demons, they are the main force against the demons.

The Jing She where Long Haochen lives is on the third floor of the Knight Building in the Jing She area. It is a suite, one for rest, one for meditation and cultivation, and a separate bathroom for convenience and washing. There is a simple magic circle in the meditation room, inlaid with several magic crystals of light-attribute magic beasts. The light attribute in the meditation room is significantly stronger than the outside world, which has a certain auxiliary effect on the cultivation of inner spiritual power.

Unaffected by the excellent environment, Long Haochen took out his personal belongings from the Don’t Forget Me ring and simply sorted them out. Then he went into the meditation room and began to cultivate.

Time always passes quickly during cultivation, and an afternoon passed quickly. It wasn’t until dusk that a crisp knock on the door broke the tranquility of the Jing She.

“Who is it?” Long Haochen woke up from his meditation.

“Little brother, it’s me.”

Long Haochen opened the door and saw Li Xin standing outside, charmingly and prettily. At this time, she was not wearing the previous soft armor, but had changed into a white sportswear. She seemed to have just taken a shower, and her pink hair was still a little wet and hanging on her shoulders. She had a bit less heroic spirit but more amorous feelings.

“Come with me, Uncle Nalan asked me to take you to test your spiritual power, and then your sister will take you out to have a look around and have a good meal to welcome you.”

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