Chapter 66 Temporary Worker: Would You Like to Work Here?

Praying for a good harvest.

Upon hearing the name, Xiao Jiu's eyes lit up instantly, just like a cat hearing the sound of opening a cat treat package.

He shouted excitedly, "Year after year!"

Xie Chuanfeng was also taken aback by the shout.

After a long while, the man, who was several beats slower to react, suddenly widened his eyes: "You know the Lord of Qinian City!?"

Because he was so excited, he subconsciously took two steps forward, and the next second he felt a pain in his neck.

Fu Yu had appeared behind him without him noticing.

This boy, who usually seemed the most harmless, was now clutching an irregularly shaped red strip in his right hand. The strip was crimson in color and reflected golden fragments of light, like solidified blood.

Its tip pressed against Xie Chuanfeng's carotid artery, its sharp edge already grazing a small patch of skin on the side of his neck.

If Fuyu had just moved forward a little more, it could have immediately severed Xie Chuanfeng's neck.

Fu Yu said coldly, "Don't move."

Even though he could be decapitated in the next second, Xie Chuanfeng still didn't react at all.

He looked down at Xiao Jiu and asked expressionlessly, "May I ask how you came to know the Lord of Qinian City?"

Xiao Jiu nodded, and then, not very fluently, recounted how she met Xiao Qinian back then, and how she later met the grown-up Qinian.

Xiao Jiu's way of speaking was still a bit different from her normal vocabulary and word order at this moment, and sometimes you had to guess to understand her. But Xie Chuanfeng was so engrossed in listening that he forgot to blink.

It wasn't until Xiao Jiu recounted the time he said goodbye to Qinian in that secret realm that Xie Chuanfeng murmured, "So that's how it is..."

Because Xiao Jiu was also concerned about Qinian's situation, after hearing Xie Chuanfeng's mutterings, he asked, "What's wrong with Nian Nian?"

Xie Chuanfeng looked a little more like a living person now, but unlike a normal living person, he was completely indifferent to the fact that he had a weapon held to his neck.

He only sighed: "It is said that Senior Qi almost lost his life in a trial back then, which should have been in the Chenxuan Secret Realm you just mentioned."

Xie Chuanfeng said that because Qinian's experiences before she challenged the twelve sects were shrouded in mystery, there were many rumors about her.

Some say Qinian is the heir cultivated by a reclusive family, some say he is actually a reincarnation of an old monster, and others say he is an evil cultivator—the list goes on and on.

Most people just listen to it and don't take it seriously.

Among these rumors, there is one that is slightly different.

That rumor is slightly more credible, and its content is about the Chenxuan Secret Realm.

The Chenxuan Secret Realm is a low-level secret realm that can only be entered by cultivators below the Golden Core stage, and it opens once every twenty years.

The most powerful demon beast inside is only at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Because the concentration of spiritual energy is average and the opening intervals are short, the terrain and layout of the secret realm will not change much.

In addition, both the sect and the spirit market have maps of the Chenxuan Secret Realm, so as long as you don't deliberately court death, you can come out after entering, at most you will be injured.

Therefore, it is a very suitable place for novice disciples to train for various sects.

However, a thousand years ago, a major accident occurred in this seemingly safe Chenxuan Secret Realm.

It is said that 90% of the disciples of a certain sect who went in for the trial died, and the few who survived were driven insane by fear and were no longer able to continue their path of cultivation.

Another sect disappeared from the cultivation world not long after the trial ended, presumably having been wiped out.

Rumors say that both of these events are actually related to Qinian, the city lord of Wanyao City.

The reason this rumor is considered slightly more credible is that someone obtained the communication talisman that the survivors hid back then.

However, the transmission talismans are all one-time use, and that person accidentally activated them, so without any preparation, they only had time to record the tail of the transmission content.

The man said he heard a cry for help coming from the talisman, saying that Qinian was accompanied by a humanoid spirit beast, which swallowed his senior brother whole.

However, the talisman that was continued contained only a series of noises and sounds of soldiers fighting, which could not be used as evidence at all.

The heretical cultivators of several hundred years ago did know how to search souls, but back then no one knew such a treacherous trick.

So this matter can only remain a rumor.

However, whether it was due to someone secretly interfering, as the rumors spread, more and more versions emerged, claiming that Qinian was originally an evil cultivator who slaughtered two righteous sects because his identity was exposed. There were even seven or eight versions that were more offensive.

The description was so vivid, it was as if the person telling the story had seen it with their own eyes.

However, no matter what the rumors became, Qinian never paid any attention to them from beginning to end.

But as the rumors became increasingly offensive, the residents of Wan Yao City couldn't stand it anymore.

They were indignant: weren't these people just taking advantage of their city lord's good temper and young age? Why don't they make a list of the twelve sects?

Later they discovered that many people still couldn't stand the fact that Qinian was a woman and habitually made sarcastic remarks.

The residents of Wan Yao City were furious.

So what if she's a woman? A woman can still beat the twelve sects to a pulp!

In the cultivation world, strength speaks for itself. Why should gender be considered first when it comes to women?

The Lord of Qinian City is broad-minded and doesn't hold grudges, but that doesn't mean that all the residents of Wanyao City have such a good temper.

于是当那些爱传谣的、喜欢嚼舌头的人被揍得满地找牙时，人修们才发现，万妖城里元婴期以上的高手竟然会有这么多！

Those female demon cultivators who were secretly mocked for being burly and lacking "charm" could take half a person's life with just a single punch, even without weapons!

And the female cultivators who are naturally petite are not objects they can covet at will.

They couldn't match the speed, agility, or combat acumen of their opponents. If they used their weapons with more force, most of their opponents would be reduced to bones.

What's the point of fighting?

Hurry up and kneel down to beg for mercy.

Those who spread rumors and jokes may have survived, but they all felt a lingering fear.

Even ordinary demon cultivators in the City of Ten Thousand Demons possess such strength. What if the city lord, Qinian, were to make a move?

As a result, gossipy people have learned to control their tongues.

In this world, strength speaks for itself.

Over the next thousand years, the influence of the City of Ten Thousand Demons grew ever greater.

As more and more cultivators flocked to the city, the scale of the Ten Thousand Demon City gradually expanded. A thousand years later, the entire city was even more magnificent than the former number one sect in the cultivation world.

Forged from gold, silver, and black iron, and adorned with pearls, jade, and precious stones.

With a steady stream of cultivators, ordinary residents live and work in peace and contentment.

The City of Ten Thousand Demons became everyone's dream.

"The Lord of Qinian City is a legend."

Xie Chuanfeng's eyes almost shone with light: "I want to be like her, able to protect the weak and hold up the sky on my own!"

"But I..."

His eyes suddenly dimmed, returning to their previous stagnant state.

Xie Chuanfeng closed his eyes, his right hand clenched so tightly his whole body trembled: "I can't do it."

Xie Chuanfeng was the last disciple of the Qinglin Sect.

His master, senior brother, and senior sister all died in battles against demons.

The city of ten thousand demons, which Qinian had spent a thousand years building, was destroyed and collapsed along with the killings within its walls in just two days.

Xie Chuanfeng's lineage has ceased to exist.

He had nowhere to go back to, so he killed those monsters day and night without eating or resting, day after day.

Until that day, he dragged his mutilated body and killed the monster leader. He thought he had won, but he never expected that the monster had two heads.

As the head on its back leaped up with its last bit of strength and snapped at him, a gust of wind, seemingly from nowhere, swept him up.

When Xie Chuanfeng opened his eyes again, he found himself in an endless darkness.

Xiao Jiu and the others knew what happened after that.

Xie Chuanfeng bowed with one hand and apologized to Xiao Jiu: "I was very rude to you before."

After tilting her head and trying to understand the meaning of the sentence for a while, Xiao Jiu turned back to Qian Chuan for help.

Qianchuan immediately understood: "He means that he was wrong to attack Xiao Jiu before."

Xiao Jiu understood and said to Xie Chuanfeng, "Xiao Jiu is fine."

Even after hearing all that, Fu Yu remained vigilant until the system nodded and said, "He wasn't lying," at which point Fu Yu withdrew his hand.

Because of the goodwill towards the year, Xiao Jiu and Xie Chuanfeng's feelings for each other are rising rapidly.

When Xiao Jiu took two steps forward, the system and Taotie followed, but at least they didn't stop her.

Xiao Jiu happily pulled Xie Chuanfeng along and talked about Qinian for a while, until Xie Chuanfeng subconsciously tried to raise his hand to gesture, at which point Xiao Jiu suddenly noticed his left arm, which was now only half intact.

Xiao Jiu: "Xiao Jiu's right hand also disappeared before!"

After only two seconds of stunned silence, Xie Chuanfeng replied, "I see."

Xiao Jiu scooped up the system beside her and exclaimed, "System, you're amazing! You bought back my hands!"

Xie Chuanfeng looked at the system, his tone completely unchanged: "I see."

No matter how absurd Xiao Jiu's words were, such as flowers having eyes or dogs meowing at flowers that could run away, Xie Chuanfeng would only say four words expressionlessly.

"I see."

system:"......"

Is this person really not a broken record?

At first, the system and Taotie all thought Xie Chuanfeng was just giving a perfunctory answer, but after realizing that he was seriously listening to every word Xiao Jiu said, they were helpless.

If Xie Chuanfeng was just playing a prank on Xiao Jiu, it would be fine; they could just take action. But this time, things are a bit more complicated.

Just as the system was thinking about how to best deal with this human, Xiao Jiu suddenly said, "Xiao Jiu, buy an arm for Feng."

system:! ! !

System: "Host!"

Xiao Jiu looked at the system that jumped in front of him with a puzzled expression: "System, what's wrong?"

The system felt like it was going crazy.

This human has nothing to do with them. This arm is worth over a million now. How can they just give it away so casually!

But seeing the bewildered look in its host's eyes, the system was speechless.

After a long while, it sighed: "However, since these points were accumulated by everyone, you'd better ask for everyone's opinion, host."

Xiao Jiu nodded: "Okay, Xiao Jiu will go."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xiao Jiu, carrying Taotie in one arm and Qian Chuan in the other, ran to Fu Yu and Suanni, who were not far away.

Once Xiao Jiu left, the system naturally stopped trying to talk to Xie Chuanfeng, and the area immediately became quiet.

But Xie Chuanfeng suddenly spoke up: "May I ask you what Senior Xiao Jiu meant by that?"

When the system looked up and saw Xie Chuanfeng's expressionless face, its first thought was: You can speak normally, huh?

It shook its head to dismiss the thought, then looked at the other person and said, "I'm not going to tell you any more details; it involves my master's secrets."

Xie Chuanfeng nodded to indicate that he understood, and then returned to his standby robot state.

A few meters away in front of the dried flower tent, Suanni said directly, "I disagree. There are so many points involved."

Fu Yu nodded: "Well... he is, after all, a human. If he says he wants to leave later, we can't just take his hand off, can we?"

This place is not suitable for human habitation. Even cultivators cannot survive here for long without replenishing their spiritual energy.

Taotie: "I don't care, as long as Xiao Jiu is happy."

Then it became two votes against Suanni Fuyu, two votes in favor from Xiao Jiu System, and Taotie remained neutral.

The next second, they all turned to look at Qianchuan.

Qian Chuan, who was suddenly being stared at, was taken aback for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "How about we ask him if he's willing to earn points himself?"

He said, "In addition to the points for the arm, we also need to include the points for the price increase of the next item after the item is redeemed. If he agrees, I will sign a contract with him."

Qianchuan is already level 89. In a few days, he will be able to reach level 90 by eating a few special food blocks around mealtimes.

According to the system's level benchmark, level 90 is roughly the level close to ascension.

Therefore, unless that human ascends to immortality on the spot, he would have no chance against Qian Chuan of this level.

At the same time, Qianchuan can also transfer some spiritual energy to the other party through the contract, so as to prevent Xie Chuanfeng, who is human, from dying after exhausting the last of his spiritual power in this place.

Suanni and Fuyu exchanged a glance: "Alright."

So, half a minute later, when Qian Chuan asked Xie Chuanfeng, "Are you willing to work here?" the system, which was watching from the side, was very confused.

system:"......"

System: "...Huh?"

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Author's Note: In the past...

Everyone: Huh? Huh? Huh?

Everyone: System, are you crazy?

Now

system:? ? ?

System: Are you guys crazy?