"Wrath lion fur, bone-eating bird claws, blood silkworm chrysalis... everything."
At Jin Nanfeng's command, Tu Nian's three senior brothers each picked up their swords and went to work, leaving her alone. She flipped through a stack of brown paper from beginning to end, but didn't see a single name. She stood on the street with Bo Qiu, staring at each other.
Although the entry-level bounties at the Bounty Pavilion rarely involve people, and are mostly for goblins and monsters, it can't be such a coincidence that all the easy ones fall into my hands, right?
"Your senior brother loves you very much." Bo Qiu teased.
"Sometimes good, sometimes not." Tu Nian leaned against him and closed her eyes.
The advantage is, of course, that she can save herself the trouble. The disadvantage is that she can only watch her senior brothers busying themselves, which makes her eyelids feel heavy.
"Why are you sleeping? Are you tired?"
Chu Qiurong had just returned from defeating a Qi-cultivating demon. Seeing that she looked drowsy, he called out to her.
Tu Nian stood up straight with a start, blinked his eyes and perked himself up, then saw that he was wrapping the ten white fingers of a certain demon into the brown paper of the bounty order.
"To do this, we have to keep evidence like this?" She yawned to express her shock.
Being protected like a greenhouse flower, she probably won't be involved in fighting and killing for a while, but even if she doesn't have to, she still has to learn for the future. After all, the price of the high-level bounty is still very tempting to her.
"Not really."
After wrapping the man's severed finger, Chu Qiurong explained to her, "Generally, for a bounty on a life, you only need to use the photo stone as evidence."
"But there are also rewards that come with additional requirements because they're seeking revenge."
He used a magic trick to remove the bloody smell from his hand and glanced at the newly wrapped brown paper. "This one says he stole all the money from his family to keep him alive, so he wants his severed finger."
"Is this okay?"
Tu Nian sighed at first, then smacked his lips, a trace of regret on his face, "What a pity."
Chu Qiurong was puzzled, "What's a pity?"
Tu Nian said sincerely, "It would be better if the Bounty Pavilion's business was more extensive."
That way, she could save up money and then put a bounty on the tongues of Yuzhe and Su Youzhi, the adulterous couple. Just thinking about it made her feel good.
Chu Qiurong smiled and agreed, "Who says it's not? It's a pity that the people in the Bounty Pavilion are all old-fashioned. Before the change of dynasties, it probably wouldn't be possible."
Tu Nian shrugged nonchalantly, thinking the topic was over, but then Bo Qiu's voice unexpectedly came from her mind.
"If you really want, I'll help you with this once my cultivation recovers a bit."
Light and breezy, yet very determined.
Looking up to meet his eyes, Tu Nian's heart skipped a beat. When he sent a message back, he was also joking, "Do you know what I'm going to do? Just bragging like that."
"Bullying." Bo Qiu thought for a moment and asked, "Is it Su Youzhi?"
Tu Nian curled his lips, "Just remember the beauties, right?"
Bo Qiu raised his eyebrows, "So you're still thinking about my master."
Tu Nian didn't say anything, thinking depressedly, how come this guy's brain works so quickly.
Seeing that she was silent, Bo Qiu smiled and nudged her shoulders. "How come you dare to think about it, but are so scared when it comes to actually doing it?"
Tu Nian could accept being called a wimp, but he definitely wouldn't accept being called a coward. He immediately retorted, "Is this a matter of me being a coward or not? It will take forever for your cultivation to recover. If I take your words to heart, will it be recorded on my tombstone?"
"How can it be that difficult?" Bo Qiu teased her, "It can't be more difficult than taking care of a drunken female hooligan."
Who is the hooligan!
After hearing this, Tu Nian glared at him in feigned anger and ignored him, but she took note of it with great satisfaction in her heart.
Seriously. If your ancestors were powerful, don't treat them too well.
The demons prefer shade, and many of them hide during the day and come out at night. The sudden appearance of a few people in the snow and their frequent entry and exit of residential areas soon attracted the attention of some wandering demons nearby. While the three of them were waiting here, the number of demons around them gradually increased without them knowing.
"They seem to have noticed us." Tu Nian said in a low voice.
Chu Qiurong secretly glanced at the surrounding demons and made a quick decision, "Let's wait somewhere else."
The other two agreed.
After leaving the first street, Tu Nian and his companions finally decided to find a corner to hide and wait for people, so as to avoid wandering around the streets and causing unnecessary trouble.
It is worth mentioning that, except for Tu Nian's roll of kraft paper which was specially screened, the bounty orders received by the other three people including Ji Xue were indeed random.
Chu Qiurong was undoubtedly the luckiest one. She found both of her tasks in the slums in a short time. Although Jin Nanfeng was not so lucky, he also returned to the team before dawn. So only Xu Ziqiao was left.
He was probably tripped by something. A few hours passed and Tu Nian even took a nap, but it was almost dawn and he still hadn't returned.
"Nothing will happen, right?" She glanced at her two brothers hesitantly, "How about I use the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission to ask?"
Chu Qiurong looked at Jin Nanfeng.
After a moment of silence, Jin Nanfeng said, "Wait a little longer."
Tu Nian had no choice but to put the talisman he had picked up back.
Fortunately, hard work pays off. At dawn, everyone finally saw Xu Ziqiao running. However, at the same time, they also found that what they were waiting for seemed to be not just Xu Ziqiao.
The first one jumped up from the ground. Tu Nian nervously pointed in the direction where Xu Ziqiao was running, "What's that thing behind Third Brother?"
Chu Qiurong activated her eyesight and stood up with a serious expression, "People, lots and lots of people. And I think they are all from the demon clan."
After swallowing, Tu Nian said, "Do you think they are here to welcome us?"
“…”
Chu Qiurong was silent and thinking, but before she could speak, Xu Ziqiao, who was running over and about to meet up with the others, shouted.
“Run!!!”
While running for his life, Xu Ziqiao's shout was already his limit. You have to know that the one chasing him was not an ordinary demon, but a demon guard with aristocratic blood!
Tu Nian didn't even think about it, and his legs, which had been ready for a long time, ran out with a "thump".
With her leading the way, the other three followed immediately. Xu Ziqiao, who was far behind, gritted his teeth and sped up, and finally met up with them near the intersection.
"Why are you causing trouble again?"
While running wildly, Chu Qiurong held her breath and shouted at Xu Ziqiao who had just caught up with the team.
"The bounty information was her mother's fault! The person living in that house is not a bloodthirsty fallen demon, but her mother's guard leader!"
Xu Ziqiao cursed as he ran, his entire mind in a frenzy. "I just don't understand why the f*cking chief of the guards would have to live in such a hellish place, and why the f*cking time I got this kind of shitty bounty!"
The speed did not slow down, and the curses became louder and louder.
Although Tu Nian was running very hard, she could still tell that her stupid third brother was really devastated.
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