Chapter 268 Escort Mission
According to the situation below, as early as a year and a half ago, a Qi-refining monk disappeared near Xiaohu City for no reason, but the number and frequency of disappearances were not high. It was not until recently that it suddenly surged, so no one paid attention to it at that time. Beard analyzed. Also a year and a half ago, the Zhenling Sect had no results in investigating the murderer. It temporarily gave up large-scale searches and issued a high-priced reward to collect clues of the murderer. After comparing the time between the two, the conclusion was much smaller. Beard was particularly confident.
The Taoist's meaning is that the one who killed the elder of Zhenling Sect and intercepted the cultivator of Qi Refining? Yuan Ming looked shocked, as if he had discovered some amazing secret. According to my speculation, the murderer wanted to attack the cultivator at the beginning, but he chose the wrong target and accidentally killed the elder of Zhenling Sect. He lurked for a while, and then turned to attack the cultivator of Qi Refining Sect. He was very cautious at the beginning. Later, he saw that no one could find him and became more and more arrogant, so he attracted attention again. He said with a beard and firm heart.
The analysis of the fellow Taoist is clear and convincing, but there is no empirical evidence. If the inference is wrong, wouldn’t it be a big deal? Yuan Ming said after hearing this. Haha, if I inferred it wrong, wouldn’t it be even more of a good thing? I also inquired in advance that the reward for the murderer set by the Cultivator was 3,000 spirit stones. As long as he could be caught, the three of us would be equally divided, and each of them would be one thousand, which was really a lot. The beard was very free and easy.
Yuan Ming smiled: Fellow Taoist said that, but I'm sorry, I'm not good at fighting with others. Fellow Taoist should ask Gao Ming for this task. He showed disappointment on his face and persuaded him a few more words. Seeing that Yuan Ming had decided, he stopped pestering him and turned around and left with his companions. Yuan Ming watched them leave, pondered for a moment, took out the task list and flipped through it. Sure enough, he found the reward task posted by Zhenling Sect. Find Gu Qiuming's whereabouts, and provided a reliable intelligence reward of 1,000 spirit stones, and three,000 spirit stones for the captain. Yuan Ming shook his head, but unexpectedly, Gu Qiuming was suspected by Zhenling Sect, and his value is not low now. He sighed secretly, and then looked for the mission of Shengye Sect that grandma mentioned. Zhenling Sect offered such a high reward, but failed to find Gu Qiuming for two years, which made him feel much more relieved.
Soon, he found the one that grandma said among many tasks. The escort mission, escort the disciples of Shengye Sect's Qi Refining Sect to collect spiritual medicines in the mountains of Zhao Kingdom. Five days later, the recipient must live in Xiaohu City for more than one year, and have a cultivation level above the foundation building stage, and the reward is two bottles of four spirit pills or equivalent spirit stones. Yuan Ming thought for a moment, and then called the guy again: I want to accept the task of escorting the disciples of Shengye Sect. OK, please leave your name and cultivation level, and I will help you record it. The guy took out a jade slip.
Hagong, in the early stage of foundation building, Yuan Ming applied for a pseudonym. OK, I have already recorded it for you for seniors. You have collected this token. Please go to the second floor of our association with the token in two days. Shengye Sect will evaluate the seniors there. The guy handed out a black token. Still need to be evaluated? Yuan Ming was slightly stunned. Yes, because it was a routine task of Shengye Sect, many monks had signed up in previous years, and because the escorts were their elite disciples, for safety, Shengye Sect had considerable requirements for the character and strength of the recipient, so he set up a special assessment to select. The guy explained.
How many people have registered now? Who are they? Yuan Ming asked curiously. Including the seniors, there are thirteen people in total, but according to the regulations, I cannot reveal their names to the seniors. Please forgive me. The guy said. Yuan Ming didn't care. He nodded and put away the token and turned away. Two days later, Yuan Ming came to the Free Cultivation Association at the end of Mao hour. After showing the token, a friend immediately took him to the second floor. The rooms on the second floor of the Free Cultivation Association were carefully designed, not adjacent to each other, and special sound insulation arrays were arranged to prevent anyone from eavesdropping and peeping.
The room set by Shengye Sect was located deep in the second floor. When Yuan Ming walked into the room, he saw eight monks waiting in the room. Among them were men and women, and they were of different ages. Yuan Ming didn't know them, nor did he mean to greet and politely, so he went straight to a chair and sat down, closed his eyes to rest. Then, three monks entered the room after Yuan Ming. Some of them met the monks who had come before, so they sat together and started talking in a low voice.
Not long after, Chen Hours arrived, and the door of the house was pushed open again, and a burst of medicine fragrance followed. Yuan Ming opened his eyes and saw two late-stage monks stepping into one after another.
The monk in the house was wearing a dark green gown, medium figure, and under his thick eyebrows, a pair of wide eyes looked like a tiger, and was extremely majestic. The monk following him was actually Bai Ye, an old acquaintance of Yuan Ming in southern Xinjiang. He was also a little surprised when he saw Yuan Ming, but soon, his eyebrows showed joy again and looked at each other and smiled.
I, Lu Shen, the elder of the Foreign Affairs of the Shengye Sect, according to the past practice, all the tasks issued by this sect only require living in Xiaohu City for a year. However, what happened in the city recently, you should have heard of. Therefore, for the safety of our disciples, this task can only be participated in the cultivator who has lived in the city for more than two years. The monk wearing a dark green gown glanced into the house and spoke. As soon as this said, some monks immediately expressed their dissatisfaction. Then why don’t you make it clear when you issue the task? It’s a waste of time! A short and fat Taoist priest stood up and left. Lu Shen was unmoved: Some fellow Taoists ran for nothing, and Lu felt very guilty. For this reason, I specially prepared some spiritual tea and took away one when I left. The short and fat Taoist priest just walked to the door at this time. When he heard this, his body suddenly stiffened, but it seemed that he couldn’t pull the door and left.
Although the other monks were also dissatisfied, they heard that there was spiritual tea compensation, so they were not angry anymore. They took the spiritual tea and left. Soon, except for Lu Shen and Bai Ye, there were only four monks left in the room, and Yuan Ming was among them. Four fellow Taoists met the conditions. This mission only requires two fellow Taoists to participate. Therefore, the four fellow Taoists will be invited to show their magical powers. I will select the two strongest ones to participate in the mission. However, they cannot be used in this room. Please follow me to move to the martial arts field to try your skills. Lu Shen made a gesture of invitation.
At this moment, Bai Ye suddenly said: I don’t have to go here. I have seen his strength with my own eyes, and it is not inferior to me. Elder Bai, it is related to the safety of our disciples. How can he ignore the rules because of human feelings? This fellow Hagong is only in the early stage of foundation building, how can his strength be above you? Lu Shen frowned and was a little unhappy. Brother Lu, what Bai said is true, if it weren’t for fellow Hagong to save him, Bai would have died in the southern border long ago. This fellow Taoist not only has outstanding strength, but also has good character. Don’t forget this mission, reliable character is the most important thing. Bai Ye said, seeing that Lu Shen still didn’t believe it, he quietly sent a message and said something to him.
Hearing Bai Ye's voice transmission, a trace of surprise flashed across Lu Shen's face. After pondering for a moment, he nodded: Elder Bai's words make sense. If you protect yourself like this, just this fellow Taoist. Hearing this, the expressions of the other three monks also changed, some were disdainful, some were surprised, and one of them had the intention of searching. However, since there was still one place left, they did not have the intention to compete with Yuan Ming. Seeing that Lu Shen didn't say much, they turned around and left the room, and followed them.
After everyone else left, Yuan Ming bowed to Bai Ye: Fellow Taoist Bai Ye, come here for good. After we parted in the southern border, we didn’t expect that we would meet here. You are also living in Xiaohu City now? Bai Ye smiled and said. Yes, the Biluo Cave incident, I have traveled all the way here, and I feel that this place is comfortable and suitable for me to practice. Is Fellow Taoist Bai a member of the Shengye Sect, why do you call you an elder? Yuan Ming is confused. Haha, my sect and Shengye Sect have always been in good terms. Every year, the two sects are often jointly organized. Now I barely serve as the elder in the sect and deal with these small matters. Bai Ye said modestly.
So that's the case. It's the first time I've done such a task. I wonder if there is anything that needs special attention? Yuan Ming nodded and asked. Don't worry too much. Although Elder Lu said so seriously, in fact, the places chosen by the disciples every year are not dangerous places. We secretly follow us in the foundation-building stage, just for insurance. We rarely encounter situations that need to take action. Bai Ye waved his hand and said without caring about it.
Yuan Ming nodded in a clear way, and then the two chatted for a while, and exchanged some of their situations and what they saw in the past few years. Soon, Lu Shen also returned to the house with the selected monks. This fellow Taoist is named He Wendao, who is particularly good at local techniques. He used the magical method of earth escape technique, and it is most suitable to protect disciples. Lu Shen introduced the Tao.
He Wendao is not old and has a white face. He looks a little delicate and has a mid-stage foundation building stage. He heard Lu Shen introduce him and hurriedly bowed to Yuan Ming and Bai Ye, which was considered to be acquainted. Seeing this, Lu Shen looked at Yuan Ming: I don’t know how fellow Taoist Hagong
What spells are you good at? I have some experience in controlling beasts. Yuan Ming said half-truely.
According to the situation below, as early as a year and a half ago, a Qi-refining monk near Xiaohu City disappeared for no reason, but the number and frequency of disappearances were not high. It was not until recently that it suddenly increased, so no one paid attention to it at that time. Beard analyzed. Also a year and a half ago, the Zhenling Sect had no results in investigating the murderer. It temporarily gave up a large-scale search and issued a high-priced reward to collect clues of the murderer. After comparing the time between the two, the conclusion was much smaller. Beard was particularly confident.
The Taoist's meaning is that the one who killed the elder of Zhenling Sect and intercepted the cultivator of Qi Refining? Yuan Ming looked shocked, as if he had discovered some amazing secret. According to my speculation, the murderer wanted to attack the cultivator at the beginning, but he chose the wrong target and accidentally killed the elder of Zhenling Sect. He lurked for a while, and then turned to attack the cultivator of Qi Refining Sect. He was very cautious at the beginning. Later, he saw that no one could find him and became more and more arrogant, so he attracted attention again. He said with a beard and firm heart.
The analysis of the fellow Taoist is clear and convincing, but there is no empirical evidence. If the inference is wrong, wouldn’t it be a big deal? Yuan Ming said after hearing this. Haha, if I inferred it wrong, wouldn’t it be even more of a good thing? I also inquired in advance that the reward for the murderer set by the Cultivator was 3,000 spirit stones. As long as he could be caught, the three of us would be equally divided, and each of them would be one thousand, which was really a lot. The beard was very free and easy.
Yuan Ming smiled: Fellow Taoist said that, but I'm sorry, I'm not good at fighting with others. Fellow Taoist should ask Gao Ming for this task. He showed disappointment on his face and persuaded him a few more words. Seeing that Yuan Ming had decided, he stopped pestering him and turned around and left with his companions. Yuan Ming watched them leave, pondered for a moment, took out the task list and flipped through it. Sure enough, he found the reward task posted by Zhenling Sect. Find Gu Qiuming's whereabouts, and provided a reliable intelligence reward of 1,000 spirit stones, and three,000 spirit stones for the captain. Yuan Ming shook his head, but unexpectedly, Gu Qiuming was suspected by Zhenling Sect, and his value is not low now. He sighed secretly, and then looked for the mission of Shengye Sect that grandma mentioned. Zhenling Sect offered such a high reward, but failed to find Gu Qiuming for two years, which made him feel much more relieved.
Soon, he found the one that grandma said among many tasks. The escort mission, escort the disciples of Shengye Sect's Qi Refining Sect to collect spiritual medicines in the mountains of Zhao Kingdom. Five days later, the recipient must live in Xiaohu City for more than one year, and have a cultivation level above the foundation building stage, and the reward is two bottles of four spirit pills or equivalent spirit stones. Yuan Ming thought for a moment, and then called the guy again: I want to accept the task of escorting the disciples of Shengye Sect. OK, please leave your name and cultivation level, and I will help you record it. The guy took out a jade slip.
Hagong, in the early stage of foundation building, Yuan Ming applied for a pseudonym. OK, I have already recorded it for you for seniors. You have collected this token. Please go to the second floor of our association with the token in two days. Shengye Sect will evaluate the seniors there. The guy handed out a black token. Still need to be evaluated? Yuan Ming was slightly stunned. Yes, because it was a routine task of Shengye Sect, many monks had signed up in previous years, and because the escorts were their elite disciples, for safety, Shengye Sect had considerable requirements for the character and strength of the recipient, so he set up a special assessment to select. The guy explained.
How many people have registered now? Who are they? Yuan Ming asked curiously. Including the seniors, there are thirteen people in total, but according to the regulations, I cannot reveal their names to the seniors. Please forgive me. The guy said. Yuan Ming didn't care. He nodded and put away the token and turned away. Two days later, Yuan Ming came to the Free Cultivation Association at the end of Mao hour. After showing the token, a friend immediately took him to the second floor. The rooms on the second floor of the Free Cultivation Association were carefully designed, not adjacent to each other, and special sound insulation arrays were arranged to prevent anyone from eavesdropping and peeping.
The room set by Shengye Sect was located deep in the second floor. When Yuan Ming walked into the room, he saw eight monks waiting in the room. Among them were men and women, and they were of different ages. Yuan Ming didn't know them, nor did he mean to greet and politely, so he went straight to a chair and sat down, closed his eyes to rest. Then, three monks entered the room after Yuan Ming. Some of them met the monks who had come before, so they sat together and started talking in a low voice.
Not long after, Chen Hours arrived, and the door of the house was pushed open again, and a burst of medicine fragrance followed. Yuan Ming opened his eyes and saw two late-stage monks stepping into one after another.
The monk in the house was wearing a dark green gown, medium figure, and under his thick eyebrows, a pair of wide eyes looked like a tiger, and was extremely majestic. The monk following him was actually Bai Ye, an old acquaintance of Yuan Ming in southern Xinjiang. He was also a little surprised when he saw Yuan Ming, but soon, his eyebrows showed joy again and looked at each other and smiled.
I, Lu Shen, the elder of the Foreign Affairs of the Shengye Sect, according to the past practice, all the tasks issued by this sect only require living in Xiaohu City for a year. However, what happened in the city recently, you should have heard of. Therefore, for the safety of our disciples, this task can only be participated in the cultivator who has lived in the city for more than two years. The monk wearing a dark green gown glanced into the house and spoke. As soon as this said, some monks immediately expressed their dissatisfaction. Then why don’t you make it clear when you issue the task? It’s a waste of time! A short and fat Taoist priest stood up and left. Lu Shen was unmoved: Some fellow Taoists ran for nothing, and Lu felt very guilty. For this reason, I specially prepared some spiritual tea and took away one when I left. The short and fat Taoist priest just walked to the door at this time. When he heard this, his body suddenly stiffened, but it seemed that he couldn’t pull the door and left.
Although the other monks were also dissatisfied, they heard that there was spiritual tea compensation, so they were not angry anymore. They took the spiritual tea and left. Soon, except for Lu Shen and Bai Ye, there were only four monks left in the room, and Yuan Ming was among them. Four fellow Taoists met the conditions. This mission only requires two fellow Taoists to participate. Therefore, the four fellow Taoists will be invited to show their magical powers. I will select the two strongest ones to participate in the mission. However, they cannot be used in this room. Please follow me to move to the martial arts field to try your skills. Lu Shen made a gesture of invitation.
At this moment, Bai Ye suddenly said: I don’t have to go here. I have seen his strength with my own eyes, and it is not inferior to me. Elder Bai, it is related to the safety of our disciples. How can he ignore the rules because of human feelings? This fellow Hagong is only in the early stage of foundation building, how can his strength be above you? Lu Shen frowned and was a little unhappy. Brother Lu, what Bai said is true, if it weren’t for fellow Hagong to save him, Bai would have died in the southern border long ago. This fellow Taoist not only has outstanding strength, but also has good character. Don’t forget this mission, reliable character is the most important thing. Bai Ye said, seeing that Lu Shen still didn’t believe it, he quietly sent a message and said something to him.
Hearing Bai Ye's voice transmission, a trace of surprise flashed across Lu Shen's face. After pondering for a moment, he nodded: Elder Bai's words make sense. If you protect yourself like this, just this fellow Taoist. Hearing this, the expressions of the other three monks also changed, some were disdainful, some were surprised, and one of them had the intention of searching. However, since there was still one place left, they did not have the intention to compete with Yuan Ming. Seeing that Lu Shen didn't say much, they turned around and left the room, and followed them.
After everyone else left, Yuan Ming bowed to Bai Ye: Fellow Taoist Bai Ye, come here for good. After we parted in the southern border, we didn’t expect that we would meet here. You are also living in Xiaohu City now? Bai Ye smiled and said. Yes, the Biluo Cave incident, I have traveled all the way here, and I feel that this place is comfortable and suitable for me to practice. Is Fellow Taoist Bai a member of the Shengye Sect, why do you call you an elder? Yuan Ming is confused. Haha, my sect and Shengye Sect have always been in good terms. Every year, the two sects are often jointly organized. Now I barely serve as the elder in the sect and deal with these small matters. Bai Ye said modestly.
So that's the case. It's the first time I've done such a task. I wonder if there is anything that needs special attention? Yuan Ming nodded and asked. Don't worry too much. Although Elder Lu said so seriously, in fact, the places chosen by the disciples every year are not dangerous places. We secretly follow us in the foundation-building stage, just for insurance. We rarely encounter situations that need to take action. Bai Ye waved his hand and said without caring about it.
Yuan Ming nodded in a clear way, and then the two chatted for a while, and exchanged some of their situations and what they saw in the past few years. Soon, Lu Shen also returned to the house with the selected monks. This fellow Taoist is named He Wendao, who is particularly good at local techniques. He used the magical method of earth escape technique, and it is most suitable to protect disciples. Lu Shen introduced the Tao.
He Wendao is not old and has a white face. He looks a little delicate and has a mid-stage foundation building stage. He heard Lu Shen introduce him and hurriedly bowed to Yuan Ming and Bai Ye, which was considered to be acquainted. Seeing this, Lu Shen looked at Yuan Ming: I don’t know how fellow Taoist Hagong
Chapter completed!