With Lin Ya's approval, Yun Jin called for Yu Songnian, and the two of them went to the Mission Hall.
The missions in this Mission Hall, except for those of the Holy Lands, were shared among other sects.
At a glance, they were densely packed.
The types ranged from helping to find lost children to exterminating Demon Clan strongholds, everything was included.
Of course, missions of different difficulty offered different rewards.
Seeing Yun Jin, the disciple at the Mission Hall hurriedly put on a smile, "Junior Sister Yun is planning to take on a mission? Do you have specific requirements? We can help filter here."
They could filter?
Yun Jin was a bit surprised.
But thinking about it, that's only appropriate.
If they couldn't filter, with so many missions, it would take until who knew when to find one.
"Ones near Lin City," Yun Jin said.
"Lin City?" That disciple froze for a moment. He operated a jade slip in his hand for a while, then showed a surprised expression, "Junior Sister Yun, that place is actually quite some distance from Tianxing Sect. Just the journey alone will take six or seven days. Is Junior Sister sure about taking on a mission there?"
Yun Jin was a newcomer, and this was also her first time taking on a mission.
Generally, choosing a nearby mission was the best choice.
Lin City…
Hearing this name, Yu Songnian couldn't resist glancing at Yun Jin.
Yun Jin smiled, "It has to be near Lin City."
The disciple nodded, operated for a bit, and then the missions went from tens of thousands to only fifty or sixty.
A mission screen floated in front of Yun Jin.
The disciple explained, "These missions are all ones that Junior Sister can accept in the current realm. Some missions restrict the level of those who take them, so they're not shown."
Yun Jin nodded, then began looking from highest to lowest reward.
"1. On Luo Hua Mountain near Lin City, suspected demonic cultivators have appeared. Many people entered the mountain to explore and have all gone missing. Among the missing, the highest cultivation is at Nascent Soul Stage. (This mission is dangerous. It's best for disciples at Soul Transformation Stage to accept.) Reward: Demon-Destroying Alliance points +50, ten top-grade spirit stones."
"2. A ferocious beast seems to have appeared at Mirror Lake in the wilderness near Lin City. Someone needed to eliminate it. The beast's level is tentatively Nascent Soul Stage, but it is extremely ferocious. Those below Soul Transformation Stage are advised to go in teams…"
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"23. A farming household on the outskirts of Lin City has had livestock repeatedly stolen…"
One mission after another, simply all sorts of strange things.
"Third Senior Brother, which mission shall we take?" Yun Jin asked Yu Songnian.
She's taking a mission mainly to find a pretext to go to Lin City, she didn't care much about the specific mission.
Yu Songnian hesitated, then asked, "Little Junior Sister, why Lin City?"
Yun Jin blinked, "Is there a problem with Lin City?"
Yu Songnian wanted to say something, but didn't know how.
He's truly conflicted.
As for that place Lin City, ever since he fled like a stray dog, dazed and panicked, he had never returned.
Only in dreams did he keep thinking of that place.
In his dreams.
Sometimes, he lifted the petrification curse and cultivated to the highest realm. He returned to Lin City and made those people of the Yu family kneel at his feet.
Sometimes, he dreamed of those years when he became a waste, endless ridicule and suppression beat down on him like a raging storm. He thought he wouldn't be able to endure, yet he survived anyway.
Living on as a waste, or simply dying like that, he didn't know which ending would be better.
Now.
Little Junior Sister wanted to go to Lin City to do a mission.
With the Yu family being the largest cultivation clan in Lin City, the two sides would inevitably cross paths. After many years, Yu Songnian for a moment couldn't imagine what his reaction would be facing the Yu family again.
"Little Junior Sister, can't we change to another place?" Yu Songnian asked hesitantly.
Yun Jin winked at Yu Songnian, "But Master said there's a grand event in Lin City, perfect for me to broaden my horizons."
Yu Songnian froze, "The Sword-Testing Conference?"
Yun Jin was delighted, "Third Senior Brother, you know too?"
Yu Songnian couldn't help looking helplessly at Yun Jin.
By now, what did he not understand?
Yun Jin clearly intended to go to the Yu family on purpose.
Was she… planning to get justice for him?
Yu Songnian's mood was complicated for a moment.
Then he thought of how Yun Jin had just mentioned Master.
Could it be Master who told Little Junior Sister to do this?
While Yu Songnian was hesitating, Yun Jin turned around and directly accepted the highest-paying Luo Hua Mountain mission.
"Senior Brother, let's take this one. The mission time limit is three months, right? I'll return on time to submit it."
Yun Jin said cheerfully.
Yun Jin directly took the most difficult mission, yet the disciple wasn't surprised at all. He said, "Junior Sister, this mission's reward is issued by the Demon-Destroying Alliance. When the time comes, you can directly go to the local Demon-Destroying Alliance hall to submit it."
"Okay." Yun Jin responded.
Yu Songnian hadn't recovered yet before being pulled out by Yun Jin.
He looked at Yun Jin, wanting to speak but stopping.
Yun Jin took the initiative, "Third Senior Brother, isn't the Yu family's Sword-Testing Conference an invitation to swordsmanship prodigies of the world? I'll just go join in the fun."
Yu Songnian looked a bit helpless, but faintly understood.
Little Junior Sister going to 'join in the fun' was a lie.
Wanting to seek justice for him was probably the truth.
"Actually, I've already forgotten what happened back then," Yu Songnian said.
"I'm just going to watch the fun. What do those past events matter to me?" Yun Jin's main tactic was to refuse to admit anything.
Yu Songnian gave her a helpless look, but he also knew that Yun Jin had never failed to do the things she wanted to do.
Since Master had also agreed, it seemed she was set on going to Lin City.
He had grown up in Lin City and knew more about the area than Yun Jin. This time, no matter what, he would accompany Little Junior Sister.
"Let's go, let's go. Third Senior Brother, teach me what to bring for a long trip…" Yun Jin didn't give Yu Songnian much time to think, pulling him along as they left.
When they had almost finished packing.
Yun Jin formally called the people of Heavenly Sword Peak and bid them farewell. In private, Yun Jin especially said a few words to Si Wanning, asking Second Senior Sister to keep an eye on Ye Danxia and Yang Yun.
If anything strange happens, report to her immediately.
In the book, during this period of time Yang Yun mainly lay low and then recovered his strength. The plot focused more on Yang Yun and Ye Danxia's sweet romance.
Now that the plot had changed beyond recognition, they couldn't have that romance, but they could sweetly farm together.
At present, Yang Yun's cultivation was also restrained by her. Theoretically, no mischief should occur.
With Second Senior Sister watching, it should be foolproof.
As for Si Wanning possessing memories of her past life, no one else knew besides Yun Jin.
It wasn't that they were deliberately keeping Lin Ya and the others in the dark. It's just that the previous life was too tragic, and Si Wanning didn't want them to worry.
As for Little Junior Sister.
Si Wanning had always felt like Little Junior Sister probably also possessed past-life memories. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so different from before.
The matter of past lives was a little secret between her and Yun Jin. Si Wanning also clearly knew why Yun Jin entrusted this matter to her.
Only she knew that Yang Yun was not simple.
He's a demon!
Si Wanning made up her mind. While Little Junior Sister was away, she would keep a death grip on Ye Danxia and Yang Yun's situation and never give that demon a chance to bring chaos to Tianxing Sect.