"I don't dare, I don't dare." Xu Feng hurriedly returned the greeting, secretly delighted: "I didn't expect to meet the mayor as soon as I entered the town. It seems that I have encountered a hidden mission!"

Xu Feng suppressed his excitement and said in a deep voice, "I wonder what you want to do to stop me?"

The hidden task can be triggered, but whether you can actually obtain it depends on how you deal with it. If you don’t deal with it well, you can only watch the hidden task slip through your fingers.

In his previous life, Xu Feng missed a great opportunity because of this. Now when he thinks about it, his heart still aches and he feels extremely regretful.

"Haha, good news, good news!" The mayor said with a big smile on his face, "My last name is Qian Ruhai, and I am honored to be the mayor of this town. Judging from your clothes, you must have made some achievements, right?"

Xu Feng suddenly realized that it seemed that it was the skin he bought with his own money, no, his identity that triggered this hidden task.

"No wonder it costs so much as one or two taels of gold. It seems to be worth the money!" Xu Feng said to himself.

In his previous life, Xu Feng had only entered the Qingfeng Town Secret Realm once with a free identity, and he didn't know that the identity purchased with gold could trigger hidden tasks. If he had known this earlier, most students would probably have paid to enter the secret realm in the future.

"I am ashamed, ashamed." Xu Feng replied, "I have studied for two years and was lucky enough to pass the imperial examination. I do have the title of scholar."

Xu Feng's identity at that time was a scholar, so he dressed like a scholar, which was completely different from the poor identities of his other classmates.

Hearing Xu Feng admit that he had the title of scholar, Mayor Qian's smile grew even wider, and he quickly bowed and said, "Excuse me, it turns out that you really are a scholar!"

The mayor sounds like a very high-ranking official, but in fact he is just a village elder, not an official. He is usually under the jurisdiction of the county government. Although scholars are the lowest class among the literati, they are already considered members of the ruling class. Even when they meet the county magistrate, they have to bow and greet him. However, when Mayor Qian meets the county magistrate, he has to kneel down and kowtow.

"I have prepared some wine and food in the tavern in front and would like to invite you to a banquet. Would you do me the honor?" Mayor Qian said with a smile.

"I dare not refuse the elder's gift. I would rather obey your command respectfully." Xu Feng said with a smile and bowed.

It was still the tavern where Xu Feng bought the Qingfeng Yuye. He and Mayor Qian went to the second floor. The wine and food had already been prepared. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Mayor Qian put down his wine glass and sighed deeply.

Xu Feng thought to himself that it was time, so he put down his glass and asked with a smile, "I have seen that in Qingfeng Town, every family has surplus food, everyone has new clothes, and everyone is rich and happy. This is all thanks to the mayor. I wonder what is on the mayor's mind and why he is sighing so long?"

Mayor Qian shook his head and said, "Although the town is rich, the literary culture is weak. The children in the town have no place to listen to the teachings of the saints. This is all my fault!"

Xu Feng nodded. Although Qingfeng Town is small, all businesses are thriving. The only regret is that there is no private school. If one wants to go to school, one must leave the town and go to the county town dozens of kilometers away.

"The mayor wants to open a private school in the town?" Xu Feng said softly.

"That's right. If you can open a private school in this town, you don't need to impart advanced knowledge, as long as you can enlighten the children in the town." Mayor Qian said quickly, "Every month, the town is willing to give you five taels of gold and silver and ten kilograms of fine rice. As for the tuition fees given by other students, no matter how much, they will all belong to you."

"The conditions are indeed generous..." Xu Feng showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and said: "However, I came here just for sightseeing and cannot stay for a long time. I am afraid that I have failed the mayor's trust. I am really sorry!"

In the secret realm, anything promised must be completed. If Xu Feng agrees to become a teacher in the town, he may not be able to leave the secret realm after the thirty-day deadline.

And there is a high possibility that I will be trapped here for the rest of my life. Even if I can resign in the future, it will probably be a few years later.

"I understand, I understand!" Mayor Qian nodded repeatedly and said, "Sir, you are probably traveling to prepare for the provincial examination next year, so that you can pass the examination and become a juren. I naturally dare not delay your examination! One month is also fine. I have already reported to the Qingfeng County Office, and the county magistrate promised to send a teacher to the town within a month. You only need to serve as a teacher in the private school for one month."

"One month..." Xu Feng pondered. In fact, before entering the secret realm, Xu Feng had already planned to use this month to practice drawing talismans in the void.

Xu Feng has now fully mastered the healing talisman, and has no problem drawing the talisman on paper or in the void. However, the soul fire talisman and the evil-suppressing talisman are different, and are more difficult to master.

If the Soul Fire Talisman is used to draw a paper talisman, eight or nine times out of ten can be successful. However, the success rate of drawing a void talisman is greatly reduced. Things change rapidly in a battle. Once the void talisman fails and is counterattacked, it is tantamount to becoming a piece of fat meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

But for the profession of talisman master, the power of paper talismans and the power of void talismans are simply incomparable. On that day, Xu Feng used up two paper talismans of soul fire talismans to put Lin Dong into a near-death state. If he had used void talismans instead, he would only need one strike to kill Lin Dong instantly.

Using paper talismans, the profession of talisman master is at most equivalent to an A-level profession. Only by using void-drawn talismans can it be a true S-level profession.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Xu Feng originally planned to use a month in this secret realm to practice the Soul Fire Talisman's Void Drawing Talisman, preferably so that he could use it in battle. However, if he took on this task, most of the month would be spent teaching his students, and he would probably not have much time and energy to practice the Void Drawing Talisman.

Seeing Xu Feng hesitate, Mayor Qian was delighted. Since the other party was already interested, as long as he made a little more effort, maybe this would be successful.

"Sir, you only need to take over for thirty days. The town is willing to pay you three taels of gold as a reward!" Mayor Qian held up three fingers and said through gritted teeth.

The next moment, a translucent screen popped up in front of Xu Feng, with several lines of light blue fonts appearing on it.

[You get a hidden mission, the mayor's plea. Mission content: temporarily take over the duties of a teacher in Qingfeng Town for 30 days, and get the approval of Mayor Qian. Mission reward: 3 taels of gold/1 point of understanding, choose one of the two rewards. Mission failure penalty: Qingfeng Town reputation is reset to zero, and you are expelled from the town.]

"A little understanding!" Xu Feng opened his eyes wide, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face, and then turned into ecstasy.

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(End of this chapter)