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She found an inn to stay for the night and got up early to search around. After asking some passersby, a kind person informed her that there was a recruitment point in Daliang City. In these chaotic times, wars frequently broke out among the Seven Kingdoms, and each capital had a permanent recruitment point.
San Chun clarified the direction and changed her appearance. This time, she applied a yellow ointment on her face, and the scar was removed and reattached to her forehead, making her look like a disfigured person with a waxy yellow complexion.
The soldiers of Wei Kingdom enjoyed generous treatment, which was the best among the Seven Kingdoms. Therefore, every year many people joined the army in Wei Kingdom, even some citizens from other countries who could not find food would come to Wei Kingdom to enlist for a meal. This was also one of the reasons why the combat effectiveness of Wei Kingdom's army was strengthened. However, with so many recruits, it was inevitable that some spies from other countries would mix in, so the scrutiny at the recruitment points was very strict. They generally asked about three generations of ancestors.
By the time San Chun arrived, there was already a long line at the recruitment point.
On the left side was a group that had already passed the screening, while on the right side was a group that had not yet been screened, and it was obvious that this group was much longer than the other.
She stood in the line for unregistered screening and waited for a long time before it was her turn.
The registrar glanced at her and asked, "How old are you?"
She counted on her fingers, "Eighteen." Or maybe seventeen or twenty; she couldn't quite remember.
The registrar noted it down and looked at her stature. Before he could speak, she said, "I have martial arts skills, excellent swordsmanship, strong and resilient, and... may I ask a few questions first?"
It was rare for soldiers to have swordsmanship skills, so the registrar became interested and nodded, "You may ask."
She looked around and leaned closer to him to whisper:
"Who am I?"
"Who is my father?"
"Who is my mother?"
"Where do I live?"
...
A series of questions turned the registrar's previously smiling face dark with anger. He slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "That's what I should be asking you!"
San Chun smiled and cupped her hands in greeting, "Then please ask."
The Registrar coldly ordered someone to take her down, wondering where this crazy person had come from, as she was clearly just causing trouble.
Being dragged away by two burly soldiers, San Chun felt that she was indeed causing chaos, but what could she do? After all, she couldn't answer most of their questions.
The two soldiers tossed her onto Main Street, and once they left, she turned back around. This time, she encountered another group that had already completed the screening and was ready to receive their military uniforms. She noticed that everyone in this group wore an identification tag, likely received from the Registrar earlier, similar to the one she had but with different engravings.
There were too many people at the recruitment center for anyone to notice that she had returned. She looked around and pondered for a long time but couldn't figure anything out; she just waited for her turn to hand over her tag and let the officials help her identify herself.
This group of people was clearly much rougher than the previous one. In the sweltering heat, they were impatient with the paperwork, each one stripping off their shirts, banging on the tables, and shouting for those behind them to hurry up.
San Chun felt that one must have presence as a person; the imposing demeanor of these soldiers was enough to intimidate any enemy. She wondered how long she would have to be in the army before she could acquire such presence? Of course, if Qing saw her like this, he would probably scold her for not being feminine enough.
She overheard someone say, "This is the Flying Wolf Army."
San Chun didn't know what the Flying Wolf Army was, but judging by the admiration on the faces of these future soldiers, they must be quite impressive.
When it finally came to her turn, San Chun placed her identification tag on the table. The rough men who had been lounging immediately jumped up as if someone had kicked them from behind.
A taller man shouted, "It's the Flying Tiger Army! You’ve already joined the Flying Tiger Army; what are you still doing here?"
San Chun exclaimed in surprise; she noticed there was a tiger head engraved on her tag. So it turned out to be the Flying Tiger Army. She asked naively, "What is the Flying Tiger Army?"
Everyone knew that Chengyang Jun had four elite armies: Flying Dragon Army, Flying Tiger Army, Flying Bear Army, and Flying Wolf Army—these were the strongest forces of Wei Kingdom. It was precisely because of these four elite armies that Chengyang Jun could look down upon others without anyone daring to challenge him.
In principle, newly enlisted soldiers could not possibly join one of the four elite armies; only those who had gone through rigorous selection and achieved military merit would have that opportunity. How could someone who didn’t even know what the Flying Tiger Army was possibly be a member of the military?
Several soldiers began cursing at her; some rolled up their sleeves as if they wanted to hit her, while others shouted, "Is this person a spy from another country?"
San Chun blinked in fright and hurriedly explained that this was her identification tag and that she had lost her memory during battle and couldn’t remember who she was.
But how many people would believe such a story? A few soldiers came over and grabbed her; this time they didn’t throw her out but instead bound her tightly to take her to see the responsible Military Officer here.
In Wei Kingdom, official ranks were divided into twenty levels. This Military Officer was a Sergeant of the Four-Horse Chariot, a low-ranking Military Officer at level seventeen responsible for soldier registration and record-keeping.
He ordered his men to search through the military records but found no one named "Chun" in the Flying Tigers. Later, while checking through the list of casualties from battles, he finally found her name in the death roster from the Battle of Yan and Wei.
In spring, a person from the Wei Kingdom, aged twenty-three, was a Centurion of the Flying Tiger Army.
He remembered that two years ago, Lord Jun had sent five hundred Flying Tiger soldiers on a special mission, and none of them returned. Even now, Lord Jun still felt a knot in his heart, prompting searches for the soldiers from that year. Unexpectedly, today, the dead soldier had come to him.
Looking at this person, he did not seem like a spy. Which spy would be foolish enough to come here pretending to have amnesia? Moreover, this matter was extremely important; as a Sargeant of the Four-Horse Chariot, he could not make the decision alone. He hurriedly ordered someone to send a message to Fengling Duke's Residence, while San Chun was locked up in the barracks, waiting for Lord Jun's orders on how to handle the situation.
San Chun did not expect things to turn out this way. Hearing that someone was going to report to Lord Jun made her somewhat anxious. Would Chengyang Jun recognize her at first glance?
Thinking about meeting Zhong Xue made her feel a bit of a headache; she seemed to have a fate with this important figure, as she could see him wherever she went.
At this moment, Zhong Xue was troubled by the assassination incident at Wei Palace. Fortunately, the Crown Prince of Qin was unharmed and only needed to put on a show; there was no need for any major actions.
He was really curious about who this assassin was. Someone bold enough to attempt an assassination on the Crown Prince should not be an ordinary person. However, if he wanted to kill, he should have succeeded; failing to do so was rather uninteresting. He initially considered whether to lend this person a hand, but if something happened in Wei Kingdom because of him, he would also be held accountable, so he decided against it.
He ordered people to search all four cities in Daliang but found no one, which was within his expectations.
As for Shen Yuan, finding one would suffice; he would leave the rest to the people of Qin State. If they wanted to turn Daliang City upside down, they were free to do so.
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