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Huh?
City Lord Duanmu frowned slightly. This action made Pei Ling subconsciously hold his breath and focus. He could not help but touch the saber hilt at his waist.
Fortunately, the City Lord’s brows relaxed the next moment as he said slowly, “That’s true. You came from afar, so you can’t return empty-handed… How about this? After all, you juniors encountered these things in my territory. In that case, I’ll take over this mission.”
He instructed his subordinates, “Serve Little Friend Pei well.”
He barely finished speaking when he turned into a cool breeze and disappeared.
After a few minutes, the City Lord returned and threw two bloody demon beasts in front of Pei Ling, “Little Friend Pei, on the left is a peach blossom demon, and on the right is a purple-eyed mink. Can you check if that’s correct?”
Pei Ling gulped and forced a smile. “City Lord, I’m just a new disciple at the fourth stage of Qi Refinement. I don’t know anything…”
“It’s fine, it’s fine.” The City Lord smiled charmingly and said, “Just check the nameplate and rum a test. If there’s a mistake, I’ll make another trip.”
Pei Ling was extremely unwilling, but under the gaze of this Foundation Establishment cultivator, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take out the nameplate.
However, after taking out the nameplate, he did not know what to do.
“Young friend, take the demon beasts’ blood and apply it on the nameplate. You will know if it is needed for the mission.” City Lord Duanmu saw his hesitation and reminded him.
However, after Pei Ling took the blood of two demon beasts and smeared it on the badge, there was no reaction!
He was delighted and hurriedly said, “City Lord, it seems to be a mistake. I don’t dare to trouble you to make another trip. It’s better for me to go alone!”
“How could that be?” City Lord Duanmu was stunned when he heard this. He had asked Pei Ling to check just now, but it was actually just for show. After all, as the City Lord of Spiraling Mountain City, he knew better than anyone else about the demon beasts that were close to him.
It was impossible to make a mistake even with his eyes closed.
At the thought of this, he frowned and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, he thought of something. “Little Friend Pei, did you not accept a mission?”
“Accept a mission?” Pei Ling asked blankly. “How do I accept a mission? Senior Brother Chen had always said that I should tag along with Senior Sister Chen and that the mission was to send you letters and peach blossom demons.”
City Lord Duanmu sighed and said, “As expected! Little Friend Pei, you’ve just entered the sect. No wonder you don’t understand. The Holy Sect’s missions all have to have the nameplates accepted on the spot by the Miscellaneous Committee. Only then can the reward be settled. For someone like you to
come out without doing anything, unless you specially make a trip to the General Affairs Hall upon your return, it won’t count.”
At this point, he looked puzzled. “I think Little Friend Chen and the rest treated you well, and you were very respectful to them. By right, they were veterans on missions. Why didn’t they warn you?”
Why?
Because those bastards were here to take my life. Why would they waste their time?
Pei Ling was clear about this, but he played along with City Lord Duanmu. He said blankly, “That’s right, why is that?”
“Perhaps it was because they were too anxious to refine the Soul Summoning Banner.” City Lord Duanmu smiled when he heard that and said slowly, “After all, the consumption of the Soul Summoning Banner was huge, and it required more souls and flesh. Even for a young talent like Little Friend Pei,
you would need at least dozens of people for the Soul Summoning Banner to become a high-grade talisman artifact… Perhaps it’s because of this that they were in a hurry to complete their mission and did not have the time to tell Little Friend the details.
Anyway, it’s not too troublesome to go back and do some paperwork.
Now that Little Friend Chen and the others are no longer around, Little Friend Pei can make a trip to the General Affairs Hall by yourself.”
“… Yes.” Pei Ling pondered for a moment. His face showed shock, astonishment, deep thought, realization, anger, relief, melancholy, and other emotions. His tone quickly fell. “Thank you for your guidance, City Lord!”
City Lord Duanmu smiled amiably. “You and I are both disciples of the Holy Sect. We are family. There’s no need to be so polite.”
As he spoke, he pointed at the two demon beasts in front of him. “Then Little Friend Pei should quickly bring them back to the sect. Don’t forget to report this matter to the Disciplinary Hall immediately after you return. Then go to the General Affairs Hall to fill in the paperwork.”
“City Lord.” Pei Ling really did not want to go back and face the families of Li Siguang and the other two at this time. He hesitated for a moment, then summoned up the courage to reject him tactfully again. “Tl have to trouble City Lord to do it for me, but… although Senior Brother Chen had been killed by
the beast, the other senior brothers and sisters… might still be outside the city? Since we came out together, should I wait for them? Who knows, we might have news of them tomorrow, the day after, or in a few days?”
Duanmu City Lord fell silent.
Pei Ling forced himself to be calm. “If I’m disturbing the City Lord too much, I’ll go to the inn…”
“What are you talking about?” City Lord Duanmu suddenly laughed and interrupted him. “I’ve already said that we’re family. How can you not stay in the City Lord’s huge guesthouse but instead stay in an inn? I’m just thinking that I have been negligent in this matter. How about this? I’l give the order later
to get the guards of Spiraling Mountain City to leave the city to search for the rest of the juniors. If they are injured or in danger, we can help. How about that?”