Chapter 26 I Got a Job
Shi Yuan used an exclamation in her voice, but spoke very softly, afraid that making a loud noise would scare away the Three-Life Flower.
Who understands her cautiousness?
Every time she touched her forehead, pondering what the Three-Life Flower's true form was, images of those mutated plants that dominated their respective regions in the apocalypse would appear in her mind, ultimately settling on the super-grade man-eating flower that reigned supreme over the three northern provinces, making humans tremble in fear.
Nobody knows how a carnivorous plant, which should grow in tropical rainforests, managed to take root in the north.
The government once offered an exorbitant reward to eliminate the man-eating flower.
The reward was incredibly tempting, and Ji Ying was extremely interested in the man-eating flower. Shi Yuan had even sneaked into the north to see if he could pick the man-eating flower.
The result, of course, was...
"What is it?" Huan Ni asked in a low voice.
Shi Yuan cleared her throat and mumbled, "Just like that." She then grinned, probably recalling the exhilarating beating she received from the man-eating flower.
"What? Tell me!"
Shi Yuan glanced around and changed the subject: "I always thought the Three-Life Flower was even more powerful than the Man-Eating Flower."
Imagine how majestic and awe-inspiring it would be if a single flower covered the entire area around the Reincarnation Platform!
The mysterious and distant underworld, the reincarnation platform symbolizing the future, and the majestic and intertwined Three-Life Flower next to it—what a perfect match!
Who would have thought that the Three-Life Flower is actually a tiny plant that is almost transparent and has drooping branches!
That doesn't make sense!
Just as Shi Yuan was about to whisper her feelings to Huan Ni, she heard a "drip" sound, and a drop of crystal-clear dew condensed at the heart of the drooping Three Lives Flower and dripped into the soil.
Her attention was immediately drawn to it.
Shi Yuan tugged at Huan Ni's tail feathers: "This voice doesn't sound right."
The soil underground is soft, and water droplets falling into soft mud would definitely not make this sound!
The surprise in the eyes of the man and the beast that met their gaze was almost overflowing!
Shi Yuan gently rubbed her hands together and said that she had some kind of halo around her after her time travel!
There's a one-in-three chance she'll still choose the Demon Root Cave, which is one of the remaining options!
She's destined to have this extraordinary treasure!
Suppressing her excitement, Shi Yuan carefully dug away the soil at the spot where the water droplets from the Three Lives Flower had fallen.
Time to decrypt!
Let her reveal the true nature of the extraordinary treasure that our ancestors so deeply cherished, which they traced back their entire lives but dared not explore, adhering to their precepts!
Is the moon beneath the shallow layer of soil?
It's not the moon!
It is a round disc shaped like a full moon, emitting a soft, moon-white color; well, it's also quite small.
Shi Yuan pulled out the disc and looked at Huan Ni with a puzzled expression: "Is this the Reincarnation Platform? The Empty Spring that the Ancestor mentioned?"
This? Like the Three-Life Flower, it's a bit disillusioning.
Just as Huan Ni was about to speak, a moon-white halo suddenly flew into her brow.
The Three-Life Flower slowly rose, emitting a soft white light.
Soon, a newborn cub appeared in the white light, illuminated by seven-colored divine light. Its left eye was as clear as glass, and its right eye was as deep as an abyss. Its fur was scaly, as if it were wearing soft armor, and it was unbelievably beautiful.
Shi Yuan subconsciously looked at Huan Ni, and knew without guessing that this was Huan Ni's original appearance.
The white light quickly went out, and Shi Yuan felt a little regretful that she couldn't see Huan Ni's three lifetimes in the white light.
"I have no three lifetimes." After the white light faded, Huan Ni opened her eyes. "We divine beasts are blessed by heaven and earth and are born extraordinary."
"But there is no past life or reincarnation, only this life."
"This is the way of Heaven, and everyone must abide by it."
These words, though heavy, were also insightful; Huan Ni had never said them to Shi Yuan before.
“That’s pretty fair,” Shi Yuan said sincerely. “You can wear me down to the end, and you can even dance on my grave. I won’t be lonely after I die.”
"Well, if you want to find me in your next life, let's continue to keep each other company."
Huan Ni:......
Huan Ni rolled her eyes so hard they were practically flying off. That guy, Shi Yuan!
She let out a sigh of relief. Oh well, this girl isn't even a fraction of her age. She forgave her!
Immediately, her expression turned serious: "Just now, the Reincarnation Platform gave me a message."
"Huh? What?" Shi Yuan looked at the Three-Life Flower, which had drooped its head again, and asked in confusion, "Huan Ni, I feel like there's something wrong with this Three-Life Flower."
"He seems to be a bit" dead?
Huan Ni turned her gaze away from the Three-Life Flower and stared intently at Shi Yuan: "The message the Reincarnation Platform just sent me is: When the Three-Life Flower withers, the Reincarnation Platform will disintegrate!"
Shi Yuan: ...!
Shi Yuan carefully and gently placed the reincarnation platform back in the distance, then tiptoed back several steps before saying with an embarrassed smile, "It's not my fault, I didn't do it!"
After she finished speaking, she subconsciously looked up, feeling as if lightning was about to strike her on the head any second!
Huan Ni said helplessly, "You don't have that ability!"
Shi Yuan approached Huan Ni: "Really? It has nothing to do with me?"
Huan Ni nodded: "Remember when I told you about that catastrophe?"
"hold head high!"
"They should have perished in that catastrophe as well."
Huan Ni paused here, then changed the subject: "Do you know why the Heavenly Dao left a trace of pure energy in the Underworld?"
"Huh?" "You're asking me that question?"
Huan Ni sighed: "I didn't ask you, I just wanted you to answer!"
Shi Yuan nodded and was about to speak when Huan Ni said, "Never mind, just shut up and listen." This was to avoid hearing anything she didn't want to hear, which would interrupt her storytelling.
She continued, "The rebirth platform, as understood by the world, is the place where ghosts leap before being reincarnated."
Shi Yuan nodded, and indeed did not speak.
"In fact, even without a rebirth platform, ghosts in the underworld can be reincarnated."
Shi Yuan opened her eyes wide, her whole face saying, "So that's how it is!" But she still didn't say anything.
"The most important function of the Reincarnation Platform is reincarnation!"
Shi Yuan looked blank, clearly not understanding, but she still didn't speak.
Huan Ni sighed deeply and said helplessly, "Ask away, hurry up!"
Shi Yuan then asked, "Isn't reincarnation the same as being reborn or being reborn into another body?"
"no."
"Let me put it this way, for example, your Ghost King uncle."
"Huh? It's not really appropriate to use an acquaintance as an analogy," Shi Yuan said weakly.
"Then let's use that damned demonic plant as an example!"
Shi Yuan nodded vigorously and made a fawning "please".
Huan Ni rolled her eyes at her and said, "For example, what if we killed the demonic plant?"
Shi Yuan nodded. That was a good example. If needed, she could immediately go back and kill the demonic plant.
Demonic Plant: ...What did I do to you?
"After a demonic plant dies, the underworld will determine what it will be reborn as in its next life based on its deeds in the human world."
"If a demonic plant eats a person, it will be tainted with evil."
"Humans are favored by Heaven. Anyone who has taken a life will be thrown into the eighteen levels of hell to be punished after the underworld judges the case."
"We've gone off on a tangent." Huan Ni brought the topic back on track. "After the demon plant is cleansed of its sins, the underworld will allow it to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation."
"Her next life might be a chicken or a dog," Huan Ni said seriously. "But without a reincarnation platform, she can only be a plant for all eternity!"
Shi Yuan understood; she seemed to understand why Gu Linyuan and Fengcheng were searching for the Reincarnation Platform.
"But does 'Reincarnation Platform Powder' mean it can't be used anymore?" Shi Yuan asked in a low voice.
Huan Ni nodded, her eyes blinking as she looked at Shi Yuan, which frightened Shi Yuan.
"Shi Yuan!" Huan Ni stretched out her wing and patted Shi Yuan's shoulder. "Heaven has bestowed upon you a great responsibility!"
"No!" Shi Yuan instinctively refused. She couldn't take on this task; the responsibility was immense. Besides, she had an elderly mother to support, and she couldn't die.
"What are you thinking?" Huan Ni said, speechless.
"Isn't that how it's always written in novels?"
"The female protagonist sacrificed herself to resurrect the last god, thus ending the war between all realms."
"Either the female lead sacrifices herself to repair the divine weapon, and the male lead wields the divine weapon and becomes invincible, eventually unifying the world."
Shi Yuan's decision to perish together with the zombie king was tantamount to sacrificing himself in exchange for the safety of the city's inhabitants.
She never wanted to experience that excruciating pain again.
You're overthinking it.
"Don't try to comfort me." Shi Yuan had her own judgment. "I am the one destined for the Reincarnation Platform and the Three-Life Flower!"
She had just had her Soul Jade recognize her as its master a couple of days ago. Coincidentally, the Reincarnation Platform and the Three-Life Flower had once projected a wisp of their phantoms into the Soul Jade. In a way, she had now established a connection with the Reincarnation Platform and the Three-Life Flower.
Now that the Three-Life Flower has withered and the Reincarnation Platform has crumbled, hasn't she become the perfect vessel for reactivating the Three-Life Flower and the Reincarnation Platform?
She won't do it!
Everyone dies eventually, so why should she cover after-sales service?
"Who told you to make a sacrifice? Who!" Huan Ni jumped up and down in anger. "What kind of books does your friend read? All sorts of nonsense!"
"No sacrifice required?" Shi Yuan asked.
"That's not true!"
"Not have to die?"
"Absolutely not!"
"We are all legitimate divine beasts and legitimate divine artifacts, we don't do such things!" Human sacrifice is something only evil cultivators do.
But those evil cultivators who did that were eventually struck by lightning and reduced to ashes. If it weren't for that catastrophe, those ruthless evil cultivators would still be in the eighteenth level of hell right now.
"Then what can I do?" Knowing it wasn't a sacrifice, Shi Yuan was willing. Things that benefit others without harming oneself were much easier to do.
"Remember the essence of the moonlight you absorbed before?" Before Shi Yuan could answer, Huan Ni continued, "Extract the essence of the moonlight and infuse it into the Three Lives Flower."
"This?" Shi Yuan hesitated for a moment. "The essence of the moon has been transformed into my superpower."
If it's all drained, where will she find gold in the short term?
"Don't worry, I won't touch your special ability." Huan Ni reassured Shi Yuan, "You have excess lunar essence stored in your forehead."
Shi Yuan was relieved upon hearing this. She raised her right index and middle fingers and lightly touched her forehead, drawing out wisps of moonlight essence into the Three Lives Flower.
The transparent Three-Life Flower gradually revealed the clarity and fullness of the finest crystal. The essence condensed in the flower's heart and sprinkled onto the Reincarnation Platform. A faint green light flashed and disappeared, adding a touch of divine charm to the Reincarnation Platform.
As Shi Yuan continued to output the essence of the moon, the Three-Life Flower condensed more essence, and the eerie green light of the Reincarnation Platform gradually appeared, enveloping the Three-Life Flower and the Reincarnation Platform.
Shi Yuan was confused, and since Huan Ni didn't tell her to stop, she continued to output Moon Essence.
Finally, the Three-Life Flower and the Reincarnation Platform transformed into a round jade pendant with the Three-Life Flower pattern, which flew into Shi Yuan's hand.
Ah, this...
"Don't worry, don't worry, they won't cling to you!" Huan Ni quickly explained, "They are too weak right now and need a huge amount of moonlight essence, but they can't drain you dry, so they turned into jade pendants to follow you."
“You absorb the essence of the moon every day and then transfer it to them, and wait for them to recover to the point where they can operate on their own.”
Huan Ni quickly added, "At that time, they will give you the purest essence of moonlight."
"In this way, your strength will be significantly improved!"
"It's a win-win situation."
Shi Yuan nodded; she understood.
She gloriously served as the charger in this grand ceremony of the resurrection of the underworld artifact. Afterwards, the artifact will upgrade the charger or something, which would be great!
"Huan Ni, do you know what the Soul Jade is used for and how to use it?" Shi Yuan genuinely suspected that the projection of the Three-Life Flower onto the Reincarnation Platform by the Soul Jade was preordained countless millennia ago.
Later, the Soul Jade fell into the hands of the Shi family patriarch and became her master...
Oh no, I have a feeling that I've been set up!
However, if the benefits are significant, she would be willing.
Huan Ni stammered, "Well, even the most powerful beings won't be able to see the problems with your soul anymore."
"And then?" Shi Yuan asked. "Since it recognizes me as its master, what can it do for me?"
"Ah, this is because once the matter is accomplished, it will give you the purest essence of moonlight!" Huan Ni felt a little guilty, as it seemed that apart from stabilizing her soul, there really was no other benefit.
but!
"A stable soul is also very important!"
Shi Yuan chuckled twice and vigorously ruffled Huan Ni's bird head: "We're contractors, we're the ones on the same side!"
"Where is your elbow pointing?!"
Huan Ni:...!
Yes!
She should consider the interests of the people! They are from the same country!
"Don't worry, don't worry!" Huan Ni quickly said, "The artifacts have spirits. Once they recover, I'll communicate with them and ask them to give you other benefits!"
"Okay! It's a deal!"
"Wrapped!"
"Can this jade pendant be hidden?" Shi Yuan asked, "What if it gets lost?"
Before she could finish speaking, the jade pendant emitted a moon-white light that entered her forehead.
Shi Yuan involuntarily lowered her head, touched her forehead, and felt her head become heavy.
Once this matter is settled, Shi Yuan and Huan Ni will walk back together.
This time, neither of them had the mood for joking or teasing. Huan Ni was thinking about what benefits she could get for Shi Yuan in the future.
Shi Yuan absorbed too much information at once and needs to catch her breath.
Also, now that she's found a rare treasure, what is she going to say to Gu Linyuan and Fengcheng?
She believed in their character and that murder and robbery would never happen, but how could she explain it?
To lay everything out?
That's impossible. Some things are better known by as few people as possible. This has nothing to do with trust. Shi Yuan has always believed that secrecy leads to success.
The very act of absorbing the essence of the moon every day is shrouded in mystery, and she has no interest in being watched by others.
Moreover, the Wu family had been rooted in Beicheng for generations and were once renowned fortune tellers, which led them to befriend countless powerful figures and people from all walks of life.
Well, although those powerful and wealthy people might be cleaning toilets now, all sorts of people are probably struggling to make a living.
But it's inevitable that the Wu family has extensive connections.
Judging from Wu Xingzhou's words, Wu Guanhai is now doing very well in the military camp.
In recent years, which of those who practice feudal superstitions hasn't kept a low profile?
Take Zhu Zhishan as an example. He was a well-known figure in Qingzhen who offered a bounty when Zhu Xiangyun was in dire straits. And now? He lives next to the public toilet in the west of the town!
More than a decade ago, Wu Guanhai was a well-known feng shui and fortune-telling master in Beicheng. The fact that the Wu family was able to survive in such a tense situation and that Wu Guanhai was able to secure a place in the military camp demonstrates the deep foundation of the Wu family.
Shi Yuan hates the Wu family. If it is proven that the passing of the elders of the Shi family was related to the Wu family, she will fight them to the death.
But she never looked down on the Wu family.
Who knows if the Wu family might have bribed someone to keep an eye on her?
She doesn't like unnecessary complications.
When she walked out of the Demon Root Cave, Gu Linyuan and Feng Cheng had not yet come out.
Indeed, if she hadn't found the treasure, she would have walked all the way to the end of the Demon Root Cave, afraid of missing out on something.
With the sunlight shining, Shi Yuan and Huan Ni felt much more relaxed. After such a long and intense battle, and with their emotions soaring because of finding the treasure, Shi Yuan was quite tired.
She simply sat down cross-legged and closed her eyes to rest. In any case, they had already thoroughly searched the valley, and there were no demons or monsters to be found.
Shi Yuan sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
There's no way around it; it's a habit I developed after the apocalyptic war. Otherwise, even with superpowers, continuous combat would prevent my body from collapsing, but my mind would feel like dying.
Effective sleep, even if it's just a quick snatch of sleep, can greatly soothe the mind and quickly restore physical energy.
Shi Yuan hadn't told Huan Ni any of this.
So, seeing that Shi Yuan had fallen asleep peacefully next to the demon plant, Huan Ni was deeply moved.
Shi Yuan wasn't someone who felt very secure. When they first formed a contract, Shi Yuan would patrol the neighborhood several times every night before going to bed.
She can fall asleep when she lies down, but she wakes up at the slightest sound or disturbance, and then she patrols everywhere.
For countless nights, she watched Shi Yuan fall asleep and wake up.
Unexpectedly, Shi Yuan fell asleep right there in the wild, with unpredictable monster plants around.
That shows how much they trust her!
Her companion, sleep well, Huan Ni will definitely protect you!
Huan Ni kept her eyes and ears open for a while, but then lost patience.
She knew people needed sleep, so she obediently didn't bother Shi Yuan. The demonic plant was shrouded in dark clouds, so she couldn't find fault with it.
So Huan Ni approached the Eagle.
"Hey, let's chat for a bit," Huan Ni said in a low voice. "Keep your voice down, or I'll kill you if you wake someone up!"
Eagle: ...Did I provoke you?
"You've lived for a very long time, haven't you? Tell me about what you've seen and heard, like where there's buried gold around here, or where there are any monsters that have become spirits. Hurry up!"
Eagle rolled his eyes, not really wanting to pay attention to Huan Ni.
Just as Huanni said, it had lived for a long time, so it knew that an animal like it, which was still some distance from becoming a spirit and had caused trouble, was of no value. The best outcome was to be killed, and the worst outcome was to be eaten.
So, as its life was about to end, it just wanted to be quietly emo and didn't want to talk to anyone about things it wasn't interested in.
But after Huanni spat out a long golden needle, the eagle spoke up: "I don't know where the gold is buried, and I don't like to dig up the soil."
“But I know my owner loves to turn over the soil, so she probably has a lot of treasures hidden away.”
Huan Ni's eyes lit up, and Shi Yuan opened her eyes. The two of them looked at the eagle together.
The trapped demonic plant: ...***&%@！ ！ ！
You damned eagle, you damned little bird, you damned human!
It wasn't enough that they beat her half to death, or made her take back her roots, or even confiscated her magical treasures; now they're going to tear her apart and not even spare her private stashes!
I'll fight you to the death!
Fighting is out of the question; at this point, the only way to risk everything is to self-destruct one's demon core.
Having studied the "moon" for so many years, she could sense something from it.
When she first came into contact with "the Moon," she was just a wildflower that hadn't developed any intelligence. If she hadn't managed to cultivate "the Moon," she would have withered and flourished countless times over.
She knew that if she self-destructed and lost her demon core, she would be reincarnated as a wildflower, and then she might be eaten by birds, chewed by cows, or left to fend for herself, withering and flourishing year by year.
But she will never be so lucky again to have her treasure regain its sentience and achieve enlightenment.
Therefore, she didn't want to die.
Thinking of this, she quickly spoke up.
The eagle is genuinely afraid of its master, even though its master is currently in dire straits and would never dare to cause it any more trouble.
“My master said that she told you where her secret stash is, and you should put in a good word for her and spare her life.”
“They are all living beings, and it hasn’t been easy for her to cultivate to this point.”
"She said she can dance for you guys in the future, she's a really good dancer."
Shi Yuan looked at the mess on the ground and remained silent for a moment. What kind of dance was that? Was it a chaotic dance of demons?
Perhaps because she had absorbed the essence of the moon from this demonic plant, she was able to understand its ghostly cries!
"Don't waste your energy." She bypassed the two translators and spoke directly to the demon plant, "You ate a person, so your fate is already sealed."
"Who ate people! Who! I didn't!"
Shi Yuan looked at the eagle, whose eyes were blank. Its owner had eaten it.
"I didn't eat it!" the demonic plant said anxiously. "Why would I eat a person? It won't increase my energy. I wanted to eat that peach blossom demon!" Uh! Is this something I can say?
Yao Zhi weakly added, "The eagle was disobedient and brought back a dead body. I swallowed it in front of it as a threat. If it doesn't obey, I'll eat it!"
"After the eagles left, I threw up!"
"It's hanging on that tree on that hill over there!"
Shi Yuan: ...
After Gu Linyuan and the others came out, she told them what had happened.
The seventh section has explicit regulations on the handling of ghosts and spirits, among which those who have killed people must die.
If what Yao Zhi said is true, Shi Yuan could help relay the message.
Because she had come up with a way to avoid sitting in the courtyard every night to absorb the essence of the moon.
Gu Linyuan and Feng Cheng, having returned empty-handed, nodded to indicate that they understood and instructed Gu Linfeng to find Sun Guangyao's body.
Gu Linfeng reluctantly agreed, but did not leave immediately.
Sheng Yunhua, disregarding her loss of composure, grasped Shi Yuan's hand and asked, "Shi Yuan, have you found the treasure?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Linyuan and Feng Cheng looked at Shi Yuan, while Gu Linfeng remained suspended in mid-air. Everyone was waiting for Shi Yuan's answer.
Shi Yuan had already thought about this. She didn't intend to hide it because of the special nature of the Reincarnation Platform and the Three-Life Flower. She might need the Seventh Bureau's help in the future, so she nodded frankly.
"However, it is severely damaged and cannot be used for the time being."
With a "whoosh," Gu Linfeng flew to Shi Yuan's side and circled around her.
Shi Yuan probably understood what Gu Linfeng meant. She smiled and said two words: "Don't worry!" At the same time, she looked at Fengcheng.
Feng Cheng nodded to her and pulled the emotionally charged Sheng Yunhua into his arms.
Gu Linfeng flew up and down like he was on drugs, and finally "whoosh" he flew off to search the mountain.
"After Sun Guangyao's body is found, will you investigate the cause of his death?"
"Of course we will," Gu Linyuan explained patiently. "Even if they are demons, we will try our best to treat them fairly."
"What do you do with the demons that haven't done anything evil?"
“Letting them run wild is definitely not an option.” Gu Linyuan drew a line first, and then said, “The Changbai Mountains are covered with snow all year round and are rarely inhabited. When the seventh site was first established, several seniors joined forces to set up a barrier there.”
At this time, Huan Ni had mentioned it briefly: those who were unruly and couldn't be killed were suppressed there.
Gu Linyuan chuckled: "You could say that."
"What about those who are under supervision?" Shi Yuanyi glanced meaningfully at the black cloud, which remained as quiet as a chicken, clearly waiting for Gu Linyuan's answer.
Gu Linyuan glanced at Shi Yuan, a slight smile playing on his lips, and replied, "It's a two-way choice. The spirit can choose to exile itself to Changbai Mountain and move freely within the barrier."
"Or serve in the seventh unit in exchange for relative freedom."
"Choosing the latter means entering into a contract with humans and being bound by them."
“The people in the Seventh Division have the right to priority contracts,” he added.
Finally, Shi Yuan and his group, along with the beasts, ghosts, and demons, returned to Qing Town with Sun Guangyao's corpse.
Well, Shi Yuan didn't search the land for the demonic plants' hidden stash. What if she found them and they were confiscated? She also wanted to see if there was any gold inside!
Gu Linyuan first contacted Qi Zhang and asked him to find a forensic doctor to autopsy Sun Guangyao to determine his cause of death. Then he called the town health center to confirm He Tian's condition.
After doing all this, he invited Shi Yuan and the others to have tea in his office.
Shi Yuan roughly knew what he was going to say, and readily agreed and sat down.
Gu Linyuan's tea-making posture was pleasing to the eye. Shi Yuan took a sip from the teacup and thought, "Mmm, it smells delicious too."
Gu Linyuan stroked the edge of the teacup, pondered for a moment, and then asked seriously, "Shiyuan, I want to know when that treasure can be used."
"Lin Feng has waited too long." These words carried an indescribable bitterness, making one's heart ache upon hearing them.
Feng Cheng grasped Sheng Yunhua's hand: "We've been waiting for a long time too."
Shi Yuan's eyelids twitched, hoping that the "they" Feng Cheng mentioned were not what she imagined.
Sheng Yunhua smiled wryly: "It's just as you imagine."
"I've lived for many years, neither human nor ghost, and I've forgotten what it feels like to be human."
Shi Yuan recalled what Shi Ling had said about Sheng Yunhua being shot and going missing more than ten years ago. She glanced at Feng Cheng, who was looking at her with pity in his eyes, and could roughly guess what had happened back then.
She was also curious about the situation of Gu Linyuan's brothers.
But that's someone else's privacy. It's best not to be too forward with someone you don't know well. She shouldn't ask unless they bring it up themselves.
All she could say was, "They are severely damaged and will require a considerable amount of time to repair."
“But I guarantee you with my integrity that I will inform you as soon as they are functioning properly in the first world.”
Gu Linyuan and his group believed this.
Otherwise, Shi Yuan wouldn't have had to admit that she had obtained the treasure. Although they had many abilities to make people tell the truth, the Seventh Division also had constraints on them. They couldn't use extreme measures against ordinary people.
Of course, Shi Yuan is definitely not an ordinary person, but she has not committed any crimes, so she is protected. Unless they want to be suppressed in Changbai Mountain, they would not dare to easily make a move against Shi Yuan.
They were very grateful for Shi Yuan's honesty.
At the same time, Shi Yuan also became the object of their joint protection.
Putting aside the camaraderie forged in battle, Shi Yuan's safety is crucial to whether Gu Linfeng and Sheng Yunhua can be successfully reincarnated in Fengcheng!
Gu Linyuan pondered for a moment and asked Shi Yuan, "Are you willing to join the Seventh Division?" He offered a tempting offer, "If Captain Qi confirms that Sun Guangyao's death was unrelated to the demonic plant, and we also confirm that it did not violate the Seventh Division's demonic rules."
"So."
"It can be contracted by the members of the seventh unit."
"Of course, this is usually a two-way selection process."
When one is enlightened, it seems that there are many other similar situations.
Shi Yuan did indeed want to take the demonic plant away, so that it could absorb the essence of the moon every night, and then she could absorb the demonic plant's essence.
This will save her a lot of trouble.
But if taking the demonic plant is contingent on joining the Seventh Division, then forget it.
She doesn't want to carry heavy burdens in her life.
Shi Yuan didn't rush to reply, but smiled and took a sip of tea.
Gu Linyuan paused slightly as he stroked the rim of the cup.
They were all intelligent people, and he could tell that Shi Yuan had no intention of joining the Seventh Division.
He thought for a moment and continued, "There is a position in the Seventh Division that does not require office hours or being dispatched."
"There's such a position?" Shi Yuan became interested, put down her teacup, and put on an expression of listening attentively.
Gu Linyuan brought the teacup to his lips, concealing the smile on his face: "There is a book called 'Record of Strange Demons' in the seventh location, which records in detail the situation of the strange demons that have been subdued."
"But there have always been omissions in the information inside."
"A few years ago, the Seventh Division intended to recruit a powerful individual to collect detailed information on the strange demons in this world."
He glanced at Huan Ni as if casually, and continued, "It would be best if you were knowledgeable and could supplement the records with some exotic demons and immortal beasts that have long been extinct."
"There has never been a suitable candidate for this position."
"Comrade Shi Yuan, on behalf of the Seventh Division, I sincerely invite you to become a demon recorder. Your salary and benefits will be the same as those of other employees."
Shi Yuan was somewhat tempted.
Seeing this, Gu Linyuan added, "It's enough to input information on two kinds of exotic demons and immortal beasts per year. Inputting one more will be paid extra as overtime pay and bonuses."
Shi Yuan was very tempted!
She and Huan Ni exchanged a glance. Huan Ni's eyes were shining brightly, practically screaming, "Let her have it!" She had that in her head all too often!
Shi Yuan then stepped forward, picking up her teacup and lightly clinking it against Gu Linyuan's: "Director, you've worked hard. Please guide me in the future!"
Shi Yuan felt that Gu Linyuan was really working hard, having to make up a job position to openly give her money, and not too outrageous. Really, as expected of a department head, his mind works so fast.
Gu Linyuan replied seriously, "We'll be colleagues from now on, so let's guide each other."
The phone rang, and Gu Linyuan nodded slightly, got up, walked to his desk, and picked up the receiver.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you."
The call was quickly disconnected. Gu Linyuan said to Shi Yuan and the others, "The forensic report confirms that Sun Guangyao's cause of death was excessive shock and cardiac arrest. The external injuries on his body were caused by post-mortem impacts."
“So what Yao Zhi said is true,” Shi Yuan replied. Once she accepted the employment letter, she would be an employee of the Seventh Division, and participating in such a conversation was her duty, so there was nothing wrong with it.
Gu Linyuan nodded: "The department will send someone to visit the brigade near where the demonic plant appeared to prove that no one has been killed by the demonic plant, and then we can proceed to the next step."
Shi Yuan understood, but she didn't know if the demonic plant was willing to form a contract with her.
If she wanted, she wouldn't tear up the grass in the valley, leaving it some private space; if not, its hidden treasures would be compensation for her.
Shi Yuan unilaterally decided on the ownership of Yao Zhi's private stashes, hoping that Yao Zhi would be sensible.
A few days later, Gu Linfeng came over with great interest to deliver a message to Shi Yuan and also to visit Huan Ni.
Shi Yuan looked at the note that had been stuffed into her hand, and then at Gu Linfeng turning into peach petals and fluttering around Huan Ni, and shook her head with a smile.
She firmly believed that Gu Linfeng's visit to deliver the letter was just a side thing; his real purpose was to play with Huan Ni.
The note was written to her by Gu Linyuan, saying that it had been confirmed that the demonic plant had not done anything wrong, and the specific time of Sun Guangyao's death had also been revealed. Based on the time when the town's residents saw the black shadow, it was estimated that he died from excessive fright after being caught by the eagle and taken into the air.
The note also said that the letter of appointment had been prepared and asked Shi Yuan to come to his office when she had time so that he could formally give her the letter of appointment.
Shi Yuan told Shi Ling what was going on and then went to town.
She wasn't in a hurry to get the employment letter; she was more eager to form a contract with the demonic plant.
For the past few nights, she has been sitting cross-legged on the roof, absorbing the essence of the moonlight with her palms facing upwards, and she sits there all night long.
However! The results were minimal!
The essence of the moonlight seemed to block her out; she could only absorb a few drops in one night.
If this continues, she'll develop bowlegs from sitting like this, and this little bit of moonlight essence won't do her any good.
As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise, so this job should be left to the demon plant!
After accepting the letter of appointment, Gu Linyuan took the initiative to tell Shi Yuan about the demon plant's choice: "It is willing to form a contract with the members of the Seventh Division."
He smiled at Shi Yuan: "New members have priority in selection."
Shi Yuan accepted Gu Linyuan's offer with a smile, hoping that the Reincarnation Platform and the Three-Life Flower would be restored sooner, and that Gu Linfeng could be reincarnated sooner, a win-win situation!
When the demon plant heard that it was Shi Yuan who wanted to form a contract with it, it was very unwilling. What happened to the mutual selection?
It doesn't want to make a contract with this fierce woman!
Following the procedure, Shi Yuan asked Yao Zhi with a smile, "Are you willing to form a contract with me?"
"I'm a pretty generous person, and I allow contracted demonic plants to have their own private savings."
Yao Zhi, thinking of the treasure hidden in the valley, was "moved" and agreed to make a contract with Shi Yuan.
Yao Zhi: ...Waaah! She's sacrificed so much for her private stash!
After thanking Gu Linyuan, Shi Yuan went home.
Huan Ni had no objection to Shi Yuan's contract with the demonic plant, mainly because Shi Yuan was straightforward and had discussed the matter of contracting with the demonic plant with Huan Ni.
More importantly, Shi Yuan kept Huan Ni by his side every night when he absorbed the essence of the moon.
To paraphrase Shi Yuan, there might still be the essence of the moon at this moment, and perhaps even the Emperor's nectar?
What if? Huan Ni has stumbled upon a tremendous opportunity!
Huan Ni chuckled, saying that the appearance of the Moon Essence was due to various coincidences and opportunities, but the Emperor's Dew was descended by the Moon Goddess!
The Moon Goddess has been dead for millions of years, do you think there's still any Emperor's Dew?
Shi Yuan, even if he himself didn't get a good night's sleep, wouldn't let her sleep either!
She deserved to be unable to get off the roof because her legs were numb!
But life couldn't go on like this, so when Yuan and Huanni discussed finding a professional and efficient way to absorb the essence of the moon, Huanni almost wholeheartedly agreed.
To be honest, she was unhappy when Shi Yuan expressed her intention to contract with the demonic plant in Gu Linyuan's office that day.
What is her identity? What is that demonic plant's identity?
She was so lewd that even in her prime, no one was worthy to carry her shoes!
But life always requires compromise. Oh well, it's not a big deal. She'd rather get a good night's sleep.
Just as Shi Yuan and her mother were enjoying a more and more comfortable life, a minor incident occurred in the northern part of the city.
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