Chapter 262: Seeking the Scriptures and Asking for the Way

Chapter 262: Seeking the Scriptures and Asking for the Way

Chapter 262: Seeking the Scriptures and Asking for the Way

"Please wait here for a moment. The real person is meeting with the envoys from Beiming Province and will meet with you later."

Xiao Jie and the other two sat in the side hall of Xiaoyue Palace, looking at the scenery outside the window in amazement. Xiaoyue Zhenren's palace was located at the top of a giant tree. Outside the window, they could see floating clouds and flying birds, as well as tree houses and city walls under the towering trees.

Looking down from a high place, the scenery is indeed beautiful.

Xiao Jie couldn't help but take screenshots of a few pictures, and felt that they could all be used as wallpapers. This was a habit he developed when he was playing games in the past.

I have to say that in terms of scenery alone, the magnificence of Giant Wood City far exceeds that of Howling Wind City.

Although Howling Wind City is also majestic, it seems ordinary compared to the Giant Wood City which is built on a towering tree.

After waiting for a long time, it was finally the three's turn.

When the three of them walked into the outer hall, they happened to see an NPC walking out from inside.

Wang Anguo (Special Envoy of Beiming State): Level 36. HP: 2000.

Wang Anguo was very arrogant and said to the guards at the door: "I am taking a rest in the embassy. If your governor has made a decision, just come and inform me." After that, he walked away with a swagger.

Xiao Jie looked at him curiously, wondering who this guy was, so cool? He didn't know what he talked about with Master Xiao Yue.

At this moment, in the inner hall——

Master Xiaoyue was discussing the recent conversation with the ministers around him.

"Humph, that northern barbarian Long Wushang really thinks he can boss people around just because he is of the Dragon Emperor's bloodline. He actually wants my Canglin Province to support him in rebuilding the Longhua Empire? Do you really think my Canglin Tianyu Army is just a decoration?"

The minister advised gently, "The Dragon Emperor has fallen for a thousand years, and the Longhua Empire is a thing of the past. Although Long Wushang is a descendant of the Dragon Emperor, he is not a legitimate descendant, but just a side branch. He relied on his brute courage to seize the position of governor of Beiming Province, and perhaps it is because of this that he became arrogant.

Why should a real person get angry with that foolish person? It is just the wishful thinking of some ignorant people. Just brush it off."

"Well, the war in the south is more urgent right now, so let's just tolerate him for now. Once we've wiped out those bastards in the Monster Star Tower, we'll come and settle the score with him. Who do we want to see next?"

"It's a messenger from Sirius City."

"Call him in."

Xiao Jie was waiting when the door of the inner hall suddenly opened, and a beautiful woman in pink clothes appeared in front of the door.

Hey, the minister of Canglin Prefecture is actually a woman.

The pink-dressed lady-in-waiting said gently, "Come in."

When the three of them walked into the inner hall and saw the people in the hall, they were all shocked.

Xiao Jie was surprised to find that this Master Xiao Yue was actually a woman?
He had an extremely handsome face, eyes as cold as stars, skin as white as jade, and was wearing a suit of silver armor, lined with a wolfskin robe with fur inside, and a crescent crown on his head. A pearl was embedded on the top of the crown, emitting a faint spiritual light, which shone on the silver armor, emitting a cold glow. In his murderous aura, there was a bit of inexplicable coldness.

On both sides of the throne, there were two giant demonized wolves lying down, and their size was about the same as that of Dong Lingzi.

Master Xiaoyue (Canglin Prefecture Governor): Level 59 faction leader. HP: 6600.

When Master Xiaoyue saw Xiao Jie, he nodded slightly at first, and was about to ask a question when he suddenly frowned.

He actually stood up, slowly walked down from the throne, and came close to Xiao Jie.

The guards around were a little surprised to see the governor's behavior.

What surprised everyone even more was that Master Xiaoyue actually came close to Xiao Jie and sniffed him.

Xiao Jie was also shocked and wondered what was going on.
But Master Xiaoyue smiled coldly, "Humph, you smell like that old dog all over. Did Kaiyang send you here?"

Xiao Jie was startled, thinking, what the hell? Why does it feel like this guy and Kaiyang Xingjun are not just good friends?

There is so much resentment in these words.

It's unpredictable that these two people may have past events that they dare not look back on.

Damn, this is what happened. Don’t let yourself get caught in the trap.

Xiao Jie hurriedly said, "I was sent by Linghu Ping, the guard of Tianlang City, to deliver a letter, but before I set out, I did meet Kaiyang Xingjun."

The face of Master Xiao Yue improved a little, and he sat back in his seat. "Tell me, what are you doing here?"

"The monsters around Tianlang City are restless, constantly attacking villages and towns and slaughtering civilians. Linghu Ping has few soldiers and it is difficult to fight them, so he specially wrote a letter and asked me to bring it to the real person. I don't know what it says, maybe he hopes to get the real person's guidance."

Then he right-clicked to hand in the quest item [Linghu Ping's letter of recommendation]

The Immortal Xiao Yue took it and looked at it, then sighed, "Another request for reinforcements. Those monsters really don't know what's good for them. If it weren't for the intense war in the south, I would have to go over there and teach them some moral principles. The letter said that you saved an orphan on the way here - very good. The world is in turmoil now, and it's rare to have a few good people in the world."

She casually handed the letter to the female official in pink beside her.

"I already know about this matter. I will make arrangements later. Do you have anything else to do?"

Although it was a question, the tone was very affirmative.

Xiao Jie said with a stiff face: "Besides that, I do have a little private matter that I would like to ask of you, Master."

"Well, tell me, what's the matter? For the sake of that old dog, if it's not too much, it won't hurt to help you."

Fortunately, although there is resentment, it seems that the relationship between the two is still very deep.

"I would like to request those three volumes of heavenly books to read and study, so as to cultivate my mind and dispel the hostility in my heart."

Master Xiaoyue suddenly laughed, but fortunately it was not a sneer this time.

"Haha, you made a good excuse. You want to dispel the anger in your heart... I think you want to dispel the evil spirit in your heart. Unfortunately, you can't hide it from me. The smell of those monsters on your body is too obvious. Did you practice some evil skills? You are actually contaminated with so many evil spirits' resentment?"

Xiao Jie said quickly: "Master, you are wise. I have often fought with monsters in the past and obtained several monster inner pills. Sometimes, in order to improve my strength at the critical moment of life and death, I had no choice but to eat a few monster pills, which affected me."

However, Xiao Jie did not dare to mention the ancient Qigong technique, because this thing could make one become immortal. What if Xiao Yue Zhenren knew that he had a magic weapon like the Immortal Gourd, and he tried to snatch it from him?
After all, when it comes to things like becoming an immortal, it’s better not to test human nature.

Naturally, Kaiyang Xingjun, as an immortal, wouldn't care about this, but Xiaoyue Zhenren is not like that.

Fortunately, what he said was reasonable.

After all, eating the monster's inner elixir will indeed have various miraculous benefits.

The Immortal Xiao Yue shook his head and said, "You are really cruel, but how can you eat the inner elixir of the monster so easily? The inner elixir of the monster is where the original spirit is placed. Even if the body dies and the soul is destroyed, the remaining demon spirit power in the original spirit still exists. You have eaten so much, and you are lucky not to turn into a monster yet.

These three volumes of heavenly books can indeed help people cultivate their character and get rid of evil spirits, but these books were given by immortals and should not be passed on lightly.

Even if it's for that old dog's sake, I'm afraid it won't be so cheap."

Xiao Jie thought to himself, damn, you can’t even give face to the immortal?

This Kaiyang Star Lord is really a bit too confident. He even says that with his magic seal he can help with anything.

Well, I guess I still have to do the task.

"But what special task needs to be completed?"

“That’s right. Originally, I would never allow a mortal like you to practice, but for the sake of this old dog… well, if you really want to practice, it’s not that I can’t give it to you, but I can’t give it to you for free.

How about this, I will give you three tasks. If you do well, I will naturally grant you the Book of Heaven. Let me think about what tasks I should assign to you?"

Xiao Jie thought to himself, are you trying to make things difficult for me because of Master Kaiyang? The pink-shirted female official beside him said gently, "Master, there are evil spirits everywhere in the north of Canglin Prefecture, and there are thieves everywhere. You can't get away from it, so why don't you--"

Immortal Xiao Yue's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this. "This is exactly what I want to say. Boy, I have already issued an edict to recruit civilian warriors to exorcise demons. There have been some results in the past six months. If you are interested, you might as well take this job.

Kill three monster leaders for me and bring their heads to me. In addition to the reward, I will also grant you the Heavenly Book."

"Which three leaders are they?"

"Whatever. There are so many monsters causing trouble. Just kill three of them."

Xiao Jie was sweating in his heart, wondering how many monsters were causing chaos in Canglinzhou? Why did it feel like there was war everywhere?

“However, there are some rules for these three monster leaders. The three volumes of the Heavenly Book correspond to beasts, birds, and aquatic creatures respectively. In this case, you must kill one of these three monster leaders.

There are beast monsters on land, river monsters in water, and even a flying bird monster - if you kill a monster leader, I will grant you the corresponding heavenly book, what do you think?

Yu'er, what do you think of my idea? "

The pink-shirted female official beside her smiled and said, "The master really has thought it through."

"Hahahaha, of course - what do you think, kid, are you willing to accept this mission?"

Xiao Jie thought to himself that he had no choice but to answer the call.

Fortunately, there are no strict requirements. As long as it is a monster BOSS, you can go back and look for it on the bounty order.

Then the range of options is much larger and the operability is much higher.

"I am willing to accept it."

System prompt: Accept the mission [Canglinzhou Demon-Subduing Operation].

Mission description: There are many monsters causing chaos in Canglin Prefecture. Xiaoyue Zhenren, the governor of Canglin Prefecture, has entrusted you to help kill three monster leaders and bring their heads to her.

Mission objective 1: Kill the leader of the beast monster. Mission reward: "Qilin Zhengqi Sutra".

Mission Objective 2: Kill the leader of the flying monsters. Mission Reward: "Phoenix Heart Sutra".

Mission Objective 3: Kill the leader of the water monsters. Mission Reward: "Shenlong Haoran Sutra".

After accepting the task and walking out of the palace, Xiao Jie couldn't help but think of the crazy Taoist's divination.

[There will be many twists and turns in this journey, and there will be many tests in seeking scriptures and teachings. ]

I was given three tasks right at the start, there are so many tests.

I also don't know what the following two sentences mean: [It is difficult to avoid the evil star, so don't force it, it doesn't matter if we have different paths but the same destination.]

Is it inevitable that I will become a monster? Even if I practice the three heavenly books, I will still become a monster?
Thinking about this, I couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

I want to become an immortal. "Brother Feng, what should we do now? It's no use for the three of us to defeat the BOSS."

Ye Luo said: "Maybe we can find Qianlong Wuyong to form a team together?"

I Want to Become an Immortal said, "That's not enough. There are only four of us. The BOSS in Canglin Province is so fierce. We must form a group of ten, right?"

Xiao Jie said: "Don't worry, I have some connections here, and I have already called someone. Look - isn't that coming?"

The three of them turned around and saw a lynx sitting at the foot of the steps of Xiaoyue Palace. Who else could it be but An Ran?

Xiao Jie had told An Ran in the QQ group a long time ago that he was coming to Canglin Prefecture. An Ran, as a host, told him to contact her if he needed help.

Now, of course, there is no way to escape this matter.

"safely!"

Xiao Jie felt relieved when he saw the lynx. It was the first time he saw An Ran in the game, but he recognized the lynx at first sight.

Peaceful Dream (Witcher): Level 33. HP: 720.

"Wow, you're already 33?"

An Ran said: "That's right, you leveled up pretty fast, you're already level 21, these two are your friends."

"Yes, this is me, Yuchengxian, and this is Yeluo. They both came out of the Novice Village with me." Xiao Jie introduced the three of them to each other.

Wo Yuchengxian and Ye Luo also breathed a sigh of relief. Now they finally had an expert to help them.

Xiao Jie talked about his mission.

An Ran was surprised and said, "What? Three boss-level bosses? You've taken on quite a few missions like this."

"Yes, how can you help?" Xiao Jie asked, feeling somewhat nervous, as this matter was indeed a bit difficult.

An Ran laughed and said, "Haha, it's not a big problem, it's just a side job, but you have to do your part in this matter. I know a few friends, and we usually fight BOSS together, brush elites and so on, and we have also fought against leader-level BOSS.

But friends are friends, this game is about equal exchange, the most I can do is to bring you into the group, whether you can get the quest items at that time depends on your own strength. "

Xiao Jie thought to himself, "How do you distribute the spoils in your team?"

"Gold talks in the gold group. All the goods will be auctioned after they are shipped. So if you want to get the quest items, you'd better prepare more money. Come on, I'll introduce you to it first."

As An Ran spoke, he turned into a lynx and led the way, and the three hurriedly followed.

Soon they arrived at a restaurant and went to a private room near the window, where several people were already waiting.

Drunken Swordsman: Level 34 swordsman.

Haomie: Level 35 Martial Saint.

Fondant Steamed Cake: Level 33 Beast Tamer.

Zishan: Level 32 Spirit Tamer.

Plus An Ran Yi Meng: Level 33 sorcerer.

As expected, birds of a feather flock together. It turns out that An Ran’s friends are all masters.

Xiao Jie looked at the five people in front of him and thought that this time he had a sure win.

"An Ran, who are these people?"

"They are all my friends. This is Yin Yue Sui Feng. He just accepted a mission to defeat several bosses on the bounty list. I thought since we have nothing else to do and need to defeat bosses to get equipment, why not just do it together?"

An Ran gave a brief account of what happened.

After hearing this, the others discussed it with each other.
The Drunken Swordsman said, “It’s not impossible, but rashly recruiting new members will easily affect coordination. Besides, their level…”

Although he didn't say the whole thing, the meaning was very clear - a newbie in his early twenties, don't try to challenge us masters.

"How about this, you name a price, and we'll fight the BOSS, and then you can just sit back and wait for the boss to die. As long as the price is right, you don't have to do anything and just wait for the kill."

(End of this chapter)