The two young eunuchs beside Eunuch Liu stared at Yan Liqiang with wide eyes. One of them opened his mouth in astonishment, while the other rubbed his eyes, as if he couldn't believe that the kite with a broken string had anything to do with the arrow shot by Yan Liqiang.
If one can shoot through the thin kite string at this distance, then killing someone else would be just as easy.
The two young eunuchs were a little suspicious, but with Eunuch Liu's keen eyesight, he saw it clearly.
After shooting an arrow, Yan Liqiang put away his bow and clasped his fist towards Eunuch Liu, "Excuse me for showing off my poor performance!"
"Pah... pah... pah..." Eunuch Liu clapped his hands and laughed, looking very happy, "Not bad, not bad, it's indeed the third level of archery. Looking at the entire Imperial Mabu Division, there are more than one people who have reached the third level of archery, but there are only a handful of people who have such eyesight and hand strength. You came to our house at the right time. This Deer Garden was originally the place where the emperor practiced archery. The emperor is the monarch of the world, and he values and likes battlefield skills the most..." As he spoke, Eunuch Liu turned his head and looked at the little eunuch next to him, "Xiao Chunzi, go into the house and take out the box that Eunuch An sent yesterday..."
"Yes!" The eunuch named Xiao Chunzi heard the words, trotted into the house, and then came out in the blink of an eye holding a one-foot square wooden box. Eunuch Liu signaled with his eyes, and Xiao Chunzi directly held the wooden box in front of Yan Liqiang and handed it to Yan Liqiang.
"Father-in-law, this is..."
"Hahaha, you'll know when you open it..."
Yan Liqiang opened the wooden box. Inside the box was a set of dark red clothing. The clothing was the uniform of an officer of the Imperial Mabu Division, with boots, a belt, and other items. A palm-sized bronze metal waist badge was placed on the clothing. Right above the waist badge was a soaring eagle. To the left of the eagle was a line of text that read "Imperial Mabu Division", and to the right of the waist badge were four characters that read "Eagle Captain"...
As soon as he saw the uniform and the badge, Yan Liqiang understood it all at once. Although Yan Liqiang had been prepared before, he still couldn't help feeling a little excited when he actually saw the badge.
"Thank you, Eunuch Liu..." Yan Liqiang bowed deeply to the old eunuch who was squinting at him.
"No need to thank me, no need to thank me. This is all Eunuch Xue's idea. Besides, according to the military rules, your third-level archery skills are outstanding. Plus, you have escorted Lord Sun to kill those Black Wind Bandits. It is reasonable for you to be an Eagle Captain. When you put on this uniform in the future, you will be an officer of the Imperial Cavalry and Infantry Division. You must remember that the Imperial Cavalry and Infantry Division is the emperor's personal guard. We will listen to the emperor's words and do things. Except the emperor, we don't recognize anyone else. Do you understand?" Eunuch Liu looked at Yan Liqiang with a meaningful look.
"Don't worry, Master Sun and I have come all the way from Ganzhou to the Imperial Capital. We have experienced many hardships along the way. I know which side I am on..."
Eunuch Liu was very satisfied with Yan Liqiang's answer. "In the future, you can be a foreman of the archery range in the Deer Garden. The duties of the foreman of the archery range are also easy. You are responsible for patrolling the archery range in the Deer Garden. Outsiders cannot enter the Deer Garden. The emperor has come less frequently since he took power, so this position is an easy job. If you get bored of staying in the Deer Garden, it's no big deal to change into casual clothes and go to the Imperial Capital for a walk occasionally. What do you think of this position?"
Yan Liqiang was extremely satisfied with this position. To put it bluntly, this position was just for getting paid without doing any work. He could just stroll around the Deer Park every day and that would be considered doing his job well. The rest of the time, he had plenty of time to practice or do whatever he wanted. If he had been able to get such a position in a government agency in his previous life, he would probably wake up laughing in his dreams.
"Everything will be arranged by my father-in-law!" Yan Liqiang immediately said obediently.
"Well, you work hard. If you have free time, you might as well work harder on cultivation. As long as you have the ability, you will not worry about not being reused in the future..."
"Yes, I will definitely live up to my father-in-law's expectations!"
"Little Li, take Captain Yan down for a look. This is Captain Yan's first time in the Deer Park and he doesn't know the rules here yet. You can tell him!" Eunuch Liu said, and then turned to Yan Liqiang, "If there is anything you don't understand, just ask Little Li!"
"Father-in-law, I have one more thing..."
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
"I have a dog that followed me all the way from Ganzhou to the Imperial Capital. This dog is very human-like. It has performed meritorious services on the road before, discovering the hidden Black Wind Bandits and saving me when I was in danger. I wanted to bring the dog in just now, but the guard at the entrance of the Deer Garden would not let me. I would like to ask for your permission to bring the dog in. I can assure you that my dog will never cause any trouble in the Deer Garden!"
"There is such a dog that follows you all the way from Ganzhou to the capital?" The old eunuch was surprised. Even if Yan Liqiang said that someone followed him, he would not be surprised, but a dog, that would be considered a strange thing.
Yan Liqiang nodded.
"This dog is so loyal that it has come all the way with you. It's rare. Tell the guards of the Deer Park that I allow you to bring this dog into the Deer Park. Don't make things difficult for me!"
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
"Alas, in this world, many people are worse than dogs. They don't even know how to write the word loyalty. How could I embarrass such a loyal dog?"
Seeing that the old eunuch lay down on the recliner again, Yan Liqiang did not disturb him. He took the wooden box and left the courtyard where Eunuch Liu was with the eunuch named Xiao Lizi.
"May I know what this young eunuch's name is?" Not far from the yard, Yan Liqiang took the initiative to speak with a smile. Although this little Leo's current status seems to be low, Yan Liqiang's habit is never to despise or look down on these people of low status. On the contrary, he respects these people even more.
“I don’t deserve to be addressed as such by Captain Yan. Captain Yan, just call me Little Li Zi…” Little Li Zi was startled and quickly shook his head at Yan Liqiang. You have to know that Yan Liqiang’s current status is much higher than his.
"It's okay, it's okay. We all come from poor families. It's fate that we have the opportunity to meet here. Let's help each other in the future!"
Yan Liqiang's words seemed to touch Leo's heart, making him happy all of a sudden...
(End of this chapter)