Chapter 17: Many Weird Tasks
If You Lianruo was there to protect him, he would certainly be worry-free.
But!
Doesn't she need to Cultivate herself?
"I'm afraid of wasting your time!" Lu Bai said truthfully.
You Lianruo thought for a moment, then replied, "I need to go to Songhe Country to deal with some matters recently. If you can get a mission there, I will be your Protector."
"Alright, I'll go back and check!"
Although You Lianruo's personality was erratic and her actions unpredictable, Lu Bai felt that only by interacting with her more could his little red heart increase.
And You Lianruo had a similar idea; she needed to unlock her Heavenly Profound Charming Bone!
The two hit it off immediately!
You Lianruo gave Lu Bai a 'mandarin duck fish' Magical Artifact for communication, keeping the other one herself. As long as the two Magical Artifacts weren't too far apart, they could communicate with each other.
Lu Bai returned to Xuanqing Sect, while You Lianruo stayed in Sangyu City, waiting for his news.
...
Su Tingyu sniffled, sniffing wildly at Lu Bai.
"A woman's scent!"
"Oh, you little Bai, you've gone bad! Going down the mountain to procure supplies, and you actually went to such an unclean place!"
"Do you know how important primal Yang is to a Cultivator? Every drop you waste now will turn into tears when you try to break through a Bottleneck in the future!"
His Master's wife stood with her hands on her hips, furious!
Lu Bai's forehead was covered in black lines!
"Master's wife, you've misunderstood. I just ran into You Lianruo, that's all."
"You Lianruo is also no good!" Su Tingyu said with a serious expression.
"Wait a minute, who did you say? Lian Ruo... she's fine!"
Lu Bai: "???"
How was she fine?
Your change was too fast!
Su Tingyu explained, "Yu Xiang Sect is a legitimate Dual Cultivation School. The more you get close to Lian Ruo, not only will there be no harm, but you will also gain a lot. I believe you've already experienced it, haven't you?"
After speaking, she winked at Lu Bai.
"..." Lu Bai chuckled inwardly, I do want to experience it, but unfortunately, I'm just one step away!
"Alright, Master's wife, I have something serious to discuss with you!"
"What is it?"
"I want to accept a Sect mission."
"No!" Su Tingyu immediately refused upon hearing this.
"I've said it many times, although our Chixiao Peak has declined, our dignity remains. We absolutely will not do those dirty jobs! If you don't listen, I'll break your legs!"
Lu Bai said helplessly, "The mission I want to do is not an internal Sect errand, but an external Sect mission!"
Xuanqing Sect missions were divided into two types:
One type was internal Sect chores!
Such as cleaning Yao Beast feces, planting Spiritual fields, helping Artifact Refining Elder forge, helping Alchemy Elder test medicine, and so on.
These could be completed without leaving the Sect, and aside from being dirty and tiring, there was no life-threatening danger, making them a benefit for the lower-level Disciple.
The other type was a real mission!
It required leaving the Sect to execute, with all sorts of varieties, but the danger was somewhat high. Serious injuries were common, and falling was not impossible.
Risk and reward were equivalent, and the remuneration for real missions was much higher.
Moreover, it could also earn contribution points, helping individuals and peaks compete for rankings and resources.
Chixiao Peak had only five Disciples.
Ye Chengfeng was a homebody to the extreme, basically never leaving the house.
Lin Mu was a simp, following Senior Sister Hang Qingyue of Qiuyue Peak all day, with no time for missions.
Lu Bai's Cultivation was too poor, and Chu Hongyu's intelligence was too low!
Doing missions was to solve problems, but they themselves were a problem!
Ultimately, Ji Fuyao alone bore the brunt of everything!
"External Sect mission?"
Su Tingyu frowned, "Little Bai, don't be too ambitious. You're only at Qi Training Stage Level Two. It's the right Dao to steadily improve your Realm first."
"Who will protect you when you do missions? Your Senior Brother needs to accompany Junior Sister to find a Foundation Establishment Opportunity soon. Your Second Senior Brother, forget it, don't mention that guy, he's almost become a person of Qiuyue Peak. Fu Yao isn't in the Sect either. Are you going to make me, your Master's wife, accompany you?"
"That won't be necessary!" Lu Bai waved his hand, "You Lianruo is willing to take care of me!"
Su Tingyu was stunned!
Then she smiled, "Good! Cultivation cannot be done in isolation. It must be combined with experience and actual combat, otherwise, it will become a castle in the air, collapsing at a touch."
Lu Bai: "???"
You didn't say that just now!
"Little Bai! If you ask me, your two-year agreement is purely redundant! How good would it be to just fall at Lian Ruo's feet? It's not shameful to be a kept man! Just look at your Master, he was nothing special back then, only after he hooked up with me, your Master's wife..."
"Hey! Little Bai, why are you running?" Su Tingyu chuckled exasperatedly.
...
Qinwu Hall.
Lu Bai squeezed in after a long time.
Today happened to be the day missions were updated. All completed missions were removed, and new ones were put up.
Half an hour later!
When it was Lu Bai's turn, he bowed to the Elder on duty and asked, "Are there any Level One Low Grade missions from Songhe Country?"
Missions were divided into four levels, corresponding to Qi Training Stage to Nascent Soul Stage respectively.
Each level was further divided into High, Medium, and Low Grade.
With Lu Bai's current strength, he could only accept Level One Low Grade missions.
"Let me see!" The Elder took out a Magical Artifact, moved his fingers on it a few times, and dense characters popped out.
"Sowing mission, willing to do it?"
"Raising Spiritual plants?"
Lu Bai thought this was good, not much danger, and he wouldn't even need You Lianruo's care.
However, he had never sown before and was afraid he wouldn't be up to the task, so he humbly asked, "How do I sow?"
The Elder glanced at him.
"It's very simple! Just make the mission publisher successfully conceive! I don't need to teach you how to do it, do I?"
The next generation born from union with a Cultivator had a greater chance of developing a Spiritual Bone! Therefore, many wealthy and powerful mortal women, or female Cultivators with low Realms, liked to hire people to sow!
Lu Bai: "..."
So, this 'sowing' was not that 'sowing'!
Xuanqing Sect even took on this kind of business?
"Are you going to do it or not?" The Elder saw Lu Bai procrastinating and couldn't help but urge him.
"No!"
Lu Bai decisively refused, "This Disciple knows his seed quality is not good, so I'll leave the Opportunity to a more excellent Senior Brother!"
The Elder 'hmph'ed and continued to search!
"What about plowing the field?"
"Uh!" Lu Bai weakly asked, "Is the plowing you're talking about literal?"
"Otherwise?"
"Oh! Then I'll take it!"
"Go back and find a farm beast, then you can set off." The Elder instructed.
"Still need a farm beast?"
"What, you want to pull the plow yourself?"
Lu Bai shook his head like a rattle drum, "I don't think this is suitable for me either. Elder, please find me another one!"
The Elder was starting to get annoyed!
"Catching ghosts?"
"Too dangerous!"
"Killing people?"
"Too bloody!"
"Treating illnesses?"
"This seems possible!"
"Take the Jade Slip, next."
Lu Bai was immediately pushed out by the people behind him.
He held the Jade Slip, speechless! My meaning was, this seems like something to consider, how did it become a final decision?
Forget it! Let's see what the mission is first!
Lu Bai pressed the Jade Slip to his forehead.