Chapter 1 Unsatisfactory

　　"That's a lot of difference..."

　　Zhou Ge sat in front of the gate, fiddling with a small copper mirror, feeling a little disappointed.

　　More than two hour ago, As was customary, the city's master arrived at the Windy Academy to inspect the trainee police officers' progress in their training.

　　As usual. No matter how good their skills were in the "Flying Swallow Sword" or "Four-edged throwing weapon", the teacher's evaluation of him was "a little bit short".

　　Six years ago, he was chosen to enter the academy, among the six apprentices, he was the least favored. As the days passed by, and seeing that he still had a few days to join the police force in the city of Binri.he still hadn't changed his evaluation and it was worrying.

　　"I should have more training time." He thought.

　　At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out of the academy. Zhou Ge recognized him immediately - he was the oldest apprentice in the academy.

　　"Senior Brother Sheng, why did you come out too?" He was concerned.

　　Sheng Huan shook his head and said, "The teacher is too strict, I still can't do it..."

　　"What did he say?"

　　"He said I didn't have the talent to learn sigils."

　　"It's time for the final exam in sigils, the old man is ruthless."

　　"He's always like this. Come on, go inside and prove that our new team of the trainee police officers' has people who can learn sigils."

　　And they came to the courtyard, and saw an apprentice holding a copper mirror and trying to activate the Binding Spirit Stanchion Rune Magic. As the name suggested, there were two spirit stakes on it.As soon as the spell starts, an evil spirit with two hands holding a lock will appear on the stake, they could help to capture criminals.

　　Zhou Ge watched from a distance for a long time, but only saw the copper mirror reflecting the sun and did not see the auxiliary evil spirits. Obviously, he had failed.

　　On one side of the scene, City lord Zhao Jing looked at them and seemed disappointed. On the other side, an old man in a long robe with a white beard stood expressionless.

　　The old man looked at them and said, "Zhou Ge, it's your turn now; everyone else, pay attention and learn."

　　Zhou Ge walked over and introduced himself, then took out two small copper mirrors. The mirrors were very small, about the size of a fist.

　　It seemed like one side of the copper mirror recorded the image of the binding spirit stake. When he tapped the two mirrors together, two evil spirits appeared.

　　The old man nodded with satisfaction, among all his disciples, only Zhou Ge had learned this technique,"Is it okay to do without the spirit stake? You have a great talent for sigils. ”

　　City lord Zhao smirked: "Liang Ran mirror master, his best results."

　　Liang Ran shook his head slightly,”Zhou Ge have some talent in sigils; overall, he performance is the worst. His leg strength is outstanding, as for the final choice or not to choose, it will depend on City lord Zhao's decision."

　　Everyone looked at Zhou Ge, which made him a little unwilling.

　　"Teacher, I'll do something else."He said.

　　"Oh? What else can you do?"

　　"I can make the evil spirits practice the Flying Swallow Sword." Saying that, he sat down cross-legged and placed both hands flat on the ground with the copper mirrors in his hands.

　　Then they watched as the evil spirits changed their shapes and started to practice sword moves like humans, using techniques that were just like those used in the Flying Swallow Sword technique. The way they moved their arms and legs was exactly like humans.

　　The apprentice who couldn't use the stake sigil was stunned at the sight. As a teacher of knife, dark tools,sigils Liangran was also surprised, to know that he took nearly five years to get the pile spirits to fight each other.

　　"It's a talent, it's a genius." Liang Ran said.

　　In fact, he didn't know that Zhou Ge didn't know any sigils at all.

　　Zhou Ge's current achievements are all due to the teachings of his mother. Since he was thirteen years old, his mother had taught him the five types of witchcraft: Summoning, Conjuration, Spirit Possession, Strike The Soul, and Servitude Drive.

　　Displaying evil spirits belongs to the calling, and he was able to do such tricks at the age of fourteen, not to mention his ability to send evil spirits to practice Flying Swallow Sword.

　　However, in the Xiyue Kingdom, there are 141 cities that prohibit witchcraft, so he cannot openly claim to use witchcraft. Instead, he only said that it was sigils.

　　"Can I be admitted to the team?" Zhou Ge asked anxiously.

　　Zhao Jing thought of the past, the heart is very happy.One less witchcraft policeman, and cultivating a magic policeman is not a loss at all. If the witch is still around, the city of Binri will be safe for decades.

　　Zhao Jing was pleased, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he pretended to be reluctant and said, "There are no major cases inside or outside the city, and the police can handle it. The position of the sigils policeman is difficult to determine. Please consider it carefully."

　　Liang Ran understood his meaning. Even in the royal city of Jiangxiao, there were no major cases that needed to be dealt with. Having a magic policeman was somewhat redundant. However, he didn't want his pupil's talents to be buried. He quickly said, "Something is better than nothing，Lord Zhao, please consider it carefully."

　　"Liang Ran's students deserve consideration" Zhao Jing replied.

　　After everyone had presented their skills, they went back to wait for news.

　　Zhou Ge walked dejectedly, feeling like his legs were dragging him towards home.

　　He noticed something different about his house today. The front door was open, and there were two baskets of rice by the wall. There was also chatter inside the house.

　　Usually, if there were guests, his mother would greet them and close the door. He didn't know what was going on today.

　　As he approached the inner courtyard, the chatter stopped. In the small garden, two women were facing each other, silent.

　　One of them, slightly short, with a round face, a wooden hairpin in his head and a blue streamer tied to his hair, dressed in an ordinary woman's dress, was his mother Tang Ji.

　　The other woman was taller and had a beautiful face. She had a wispy bun and was wearing an elegantly decorated yellow robe with the symbol of a lantern on the back. She seemed to be of the same He ethnic group as his mother.

　　He walked quietly forward: "Mother, who is this?"

　　Tang Ji continued to stare at the woman opposite her: "Patient."

　　The woman turned her head and frowned when she saw him.

　　In front of her stood a young man with a round face that was slightly chubby and intelligent-looking; he had short hair tied into a bun and was wearing a short green tunic and gray pants. He was average looking but not unattractive, and he was slightly shorter and thinner than most people his age.

　　"Ah... you're Zhou Ge?"

　　"Oh... yes, I am. And you are...?"

　　"How old are you?"

　　"Nineteen."

　　"Ah... Quite a bit worse...... Clan sister, I'm going to take back a basket of rice."

　　Zhou Ge heard "Quite a bit worse" feel very awkward, out of politeness, ignored her.

　　Tang Ji was angry and stood up: "What did you say?"

　　"Do you see many men like him on our island? They're all tall and strong. What can he do? He's useless."

　　"Who said my son was coming back to the island with you? This is Binri City. We have to follow Binri City rules. Here, your daughter is getting married. The custom of finding a husband on the island doesn't work!"

　　The woman's face was expressionless: "Clan sister, marry or multiply offspring. Zhou Ge was thin and short, and could only collect a basket of rice. What man on the island is like him?"

　　"What's wrong with being short? A short knife can still slaughter pigs and sheep, drawing blood with a single strike; a tall bamboo pole is hollow and snaps easily. Besides, have you considered my son's status? He'll be a police officer in Binri City in just a few days. And what about your daughter? She might not even have her next meal after eating the last one. You even had to take back half of the two baskets of old rice? Pathetic. If only I hadn't been so young and ignorant back then, I never would have agreed to this engagement with your family. Oh, how I regret it!"

　　Zhou Ge was taken aback. He had never heard of this arranged marriage before. His mother had never mentioned it.

　　"Mom, what the hell are you talking about?"

　　"Come here, child." Tang Ji motioned for him to come closer. "Tell him what happened at the demonstration today and when you will take up your position."

　　"Ah..."

　　“Frankly speaking.”

　　"This... the city's lord said... said... there are no major cases in the city, so the position of the Sigils policeman is difficult to determine and needs more consideration."

　　Tang Ji sighed heavily after hearing this.

　　The woman nearby hid her face and smiled, and after a while, she also stood up.

　　"Zhou Ge, your mother and I made a wish when we were young. If we had children in the future, boys would become brothers and girls would become sisters. If we each had a boy and a girl, we would let them get married. But according to the customs of He gu Island, you would be responsible for the heavy work such as planting rice, clearing land, building houses, and hunting, while my daughter would be responsible for..."

　　"What does your daughter have to do with my son? Go away and do what you should be doing. There's no food for you at the Zhou family," Tang Ji interrupted her.

　　The woman didn't want to say too much: "Anyway, it's settled. Don't think about going back on it."

　　With that, she slowly walked towards the gate, not forgetting to carry a basket of rice on her back before leaving.