"You...you rebellious son!"
The shopkeeper's face flushed with anger. He raised his hand, looked at the young man's face that looked so much like his own, and silently repeated "my own son" several times before lowering his hand. He sighed and said, "I've been smart all my life, so how could I give birth to a son as stupid as you?"
The young man immediately became unhappy, "Dad, I'm so handsome, and my cultivation progress will soon surpass yours... Besides, I think I'm quite smart."
The father and son chatted and no longer talked about Lan Zhi and others.
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The other side.
Jun Weihe successfully passed the ten tests set by the City Lord's Mansion and became a staff member.
Every month, he only needs to complete two tasks, and the rest of the time is free, and he doesn't have to go to the City Lord's Mansion every day.
But unfortunately, just as he passed the assessment, the City Lord's Mansion issued a task that required ten staff members to complete together.
Jun Weihe thought, there isn't even a single playboy bullying men and women on the streets of Mulin City. The cultivators in the entire city seem to be living and working in peace and contentment, without any worries. What kind of dangerous mission could there be?
However, the staff member next to him had a look of despair on his face.
If only one or two aides were like this, Jun Weihe would not be afraid, but except for himself, the other nine aides all had ugly expressions and looked very reluctant.
Jun Weihe couldn't help but ask the staff member closest to him, "What's wrong with you?"
This aide had an extremely handsome appearance, dressed elegantly in white, and had the temperament of a modest gentleman, as gentle as jade. However, the expression on his face was the most desperate, as if he was not going to carry out a mission, but to die.
He turned to look at Jun Weihe and asked, "Are you new here?"
"Well, my name is He Wei..." This is the fake name Jun Weihe gave himself.
The young staff member waved his hand and said listlessly, "I'm not interested in knowing your name. After all, every mission is very dangerous... Last time I went on a mission, I was the only one who survived out of ten people. Some missions have even higher mortality rates. Ten out of ten people will die..."
At this point, his mood became even more depressed, and he sighed, "Even if I know your name now and get to know you, what can I do? Maybe you will turn into a cold corpse in no time."
Jun Weihe didn't care that he was being rude, but asked, "What is the mission? Why is it so dangerous?"
The young aide shook his head and said, "You'll understand when the time comes. We've all signed a contract and cannot reveal anything related to the mission."
Jun Weihe pondered for a moment and said, "Can I send a message to my family?"
At this time, the person who had been standing in the front said, "No need to send a message. The people from the City Lord's Mansion have already informed your family for you. If anything happens to you on this trip, we can help raise and protect your wife and children."
Hearing this, Jun Weihe frowned. If he hadn't gotten married, he would be willing to go on the mission, but now he had a family and his children were still so young, so he was unwilling to take the risk.
"Is it too late for me to quit now?" Jun Weihe asked.
The young staff member shook his head and said, "No, from the moment you become a staff member, you must carry out the mission... Think carefully about the tenth test you passed. Can you recall the specific content of the test now?"
"Of course..." Before he could utter the word "can", Jun Weihe was surprised to find that he seemed to only remember the contents of the first nine tests. As for what the tenth test was, he had completely forgotten.
At this time, the young staff member said, "In the tenth test, a mark will be placed on your body. If you do not complete the mission, your soul will gradually wither away... We have no way back, we can only keep looking forward, but there is no hope at all..."
This young aide spoke a little more, but the rest of the aides all looked numb, as if they had already accepted their fate and were unwilling to say more.
Jun Weihe was having doubts in his heart. He originally thought that no matter how dangerous the mission was, he would be fine. After all, he had many life-saving cards on him and the blessing of the Orchid God Flower. However, the attitudes of these Chengyuan Realm practitioners were too negative, which made Jun Weihe feel heavy.
Jun Weihe said, "I just came to Mulin City from another place. I saw that the cultivators and the people were living and working in peace and contentment. The whole city had a good atmosphere. Why are you so decadent? It's like you are from a completely different world..."
The young aide said, "What you see is just the surface. The emperor wants everyone to become a cultivator. This is actually a conspiracy."
"Conspiracy?" Jun Weihe wanted to ask in detail, but the City Lord's Mansion had already prepared a teleportation array and urged them to set off quickly.
The staff members obediently lined up and walked in, because their souls were branded. Even if the City Lord's Mansion did not arrange it, they had to do two missions a month, otherwise they would die.
I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well make my death more valuable. By sacrificing myself in the mission, my family will have a better life in the future.
Jun Weihe walked last. Before entering the teleportation array, he took out a white paper crane from his sleeve and asked the paper crane to help convey a message to Lan Zhi, saying that the place he was going to was quite dangerous and it might take a few days for him to come back.
The people from the City Lord's Mansion did not stop them and watched Jun Weihe and others disappear into the teleportation array.
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Lan Zhi and her group returned to the small courtyard, and soon a Qingyuan realm cultivator dressed as a servant knocked on the door.
Lan Zheyu opened the door and asked, "Who are you?"
The servant said, "I'm from the City Lord's Mansion. Lord He Wei has been assigned as a staff member and has been sent out on a mission. He may not be back today."
"Okay, I understand." Lan Zheyu nodded. Everyone had agreed to use fake names when going out this time.
Junweihe is "Hewei", Lanzheyu is "Yuzhe" and Lanzhi is "Zhilan", which are easy to remember.
As for Bai Humber and the two children, their names remain the same and do not need to be changed.
Lan Zhi was a little worried. "Why are you going on a mission right after arriving in Mulin City?"
Lan Zheyu said, "Perhaps the city lord wants to test the ability of his new staff, so he casually gives my brother-in-law a task."
"It's possible." Lan Zhi felt that what her brother said made sense. A moment later, a paper crane flew into the yard.
The paper crane spoke, and Jun Weihe's voice came out: "Azhi, this mission may be a little dangerous. If I don't come back in a few days, you will go find daddy."
"Looking for daddy?" Lan Zhi was stunned. Her own father had died long ago, and Jun Weihe's father was the emperor of Da Rui. If she wanted to find him, she would have to travel thousands of miles back to Da Rui...
This shows that the mission Jun Weihe was going to undertake was not "a little dangerous" at all, but "very dangerous". Jun Weihe himself was not sure that he could come back alive, so he sent a message to Lan Zhi to find her father. The subtext was to let Lan Zhi leave Mulin City as soon as possible.
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