Chapter 966, A Task
Chapter 966, A Task
Translator: Jon
Translation Checker: Silavin
Lu Ye had no idea what Tang Yi Feng was like in the past, but he could venture a guess by looking at the state the Crimson Blood Sect was in now.
If Tang Yi Feng had been assertive, the Crimson Blood Sect wouldn’t have suffered a downfall.
In the past, he wouldn’t have the intention of killing Liu Yuemei, but he determinedly made a move this time. If it weren’t for the fact that Liu Yuemei had the Destructive Lightning Spear with her, she would’ve lost her life.
Since Tang Yi Feng was assertive now, it was beneficial to his Sect’s disciples.
Although what he had done couldn’t stop some ill-intentioned people from coming up with devious plans, it was intimidating enough.
No one would dare to break the rules and brazenly harm the Sect’s disciples again.
“The Sect Master is in a tight spot as well…” Xiao Xinghe let out a sigh.
“By the way, I have something wonderful for you, Senior Brother.” Lu Ye suddenly recalled something and fished out a bead from his Storage Sphere before passing it to him.
“What’s this?” Xiao Xinghe took it.
“It’s the inheritance of a Sect’s Blade Technique. I acquired it from a Hidden Realm. The three moves stored inside should be helpful to you.”
It was the inheritance of the Tyrant Blade Technique. Since Lu Ye could comprehend it, Xiao Xinghe naturally could do the same. As for what Xiao Xinghe could get out of it, it depended on his intelligence.
Xiao Xinghe’s interest was piqued when he realised how valuable the item was. He took the bead and examined it. “Such an inheritance item is rarely found. Have you comprehended all three moves?”
Lu Ye shook his head. “I comprehended the first move when I was in the Cloud River Realm and the second move when I ascended to the Real Lake Realm. I can’t get my head around the third move. I suspect that I can only do that when I make it to the Divine Ocean Realm.”
Xiao Xinghe was surprised. “It’s indeed a wonderful thing.”
Although there were only three moves, the Blade Technique spanned from the Cloud River Realm to the Divine Ocean Realm, which showed how abstruse it was. It could be said that this thing was not inferior to the inheritances of the top Sects in Jiu Zhou. It was even useful to those top Sects. If any one of them acquired this item, they could probably establish a new branch within their Sect.
Naturally, Xiao Xinghe wouldn’t turn him down. He carefully kept it and said, “Little Junior Brother, if you need to comprehend this thing in the future, just tell me at any moment. Just take it that I’ve borrowed the item from you.”
Suddenly, Lu Ye tilted his head as a snowball skirted past his face and struck the wall behind him before it came apart.
When he turned around, he saw Yi Yi rolling some snow into a ball, ready to throw it at him again.
Lu Ye laughed and remained in the same spot as he tilted his head again. Much to his surprise, when the snowball was 30 centimetres away, it changed directions and struck his face.
The snowball fell apart and revealed Amber, who had been hiding inside it. Presently, the tiger was clinging to Lu Ye’s face with its paws.
Lu Ye lifted his hand and took the tiger away from his face before glowering at it. Amber donned an innocent expression.
“Hahahaha!”
Loud laughs of Yi Yi and Lin Yinxiu could be heard coming from the courtyard.
Lu Ye lifted his head and glared at them. “Alright. You asked for it!”
A moment later, snowballs flew around in the courtyard. The atmosphere was lively as Yi Yi and Lin Yinxiu kept exclaiming.
When Cheng Xiu arrived, he saw a domineering Lu Ye shooting snowballs with both hands. His moves were staggering. On the other hand, even though Yi Yi and Lin Yinxiu had joined forces, they still weren’t a match for Lu Ye as they kept dodging the snowballs.
“I can see you’re having some fun here, Brother Yi Ye.” Cheng Xiu let out a dry laugh.
Lu Ye threw the last two snowballs at them before he fished out a Storage Bag and passed it to Cheng Xiu, who examined it and gave Lu Ye another Storage Bag.
“Is the Commander around?” Lu Ye asked.
Cheng Xiu replied, “I think so. I didn’t see him leaving the Ministry in the past few days.”
Lu Ye nodded.
After taking the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones, Cheng Xiu soon left the place.
“Keep on playing,” Lu Ye told them and activated his Spiritual Power to dry his damp clothes. Then, he shot into the sky and headed towards the Ministry of Laws.
Yi Yi and Lin Yinxiu exchanged glances and pouted, for they were displeased with losing the snowball war.
Meanwhile, Lu Ye entered the hall with his saber after getting permission.
A seemingly busy Qian Wudang was seated behind a desk. He always looked like this every time Lu Ye came to see him. It was a wonder what he was busy with.
“Sir!”
“Alright,” Qian Wudang replied nonchalantly. “What’s wrong?”
“Sir, why haven’t I received any task after such a long time?” Lu Ye directly told him his purpose for the visit.
A speechless Qian Wudang glanced at him. “Have you come here just to get a task from me?”
Lu Ye frowned and asked, “What’s wrong with that?”
Qian Wudang replied, “I don’t give out any tasks.”
Lu Ye was surprised. “You’re the Commander of the Ministry of Laws. Who else can give out tasks if not you?”
“Who told you the Commander of the Ministry of Laws is responsible for giving out tasks? If I have to personally handle such a small matter, what’s the point of having this Ministry?” Qian Wudang put down the document and leaned against the chair before putting on a meaningful smile. “I was wondering why you didn’t have anything to do after such a long time. It seems that you know nothing about it.”
[What am I supposed to know?] Lu Ye had a feeling that he got something wrong, so he remained silent and waited for Qian Wudang to explain.
“Within the Ministry of Laws, the place where tasks are sorted and assigned is called the Hunting Pavilion. After you step out of the door, just turn right and walk for 300 metres. Just go there every time you receive and complete a task. There’s no need to come to me. Certainly, I’ll personally assign the tasks if they’re special. What’s wrong? Didn’t Yinxiu tell you about it?”
Lu Ye remained silent.
Lin Yinxiu had been busy building snowmen, so she didn’t tell him anything.
After giving it some thought, he realised he couldn’t blame Lin Yinxiu. It was common sense, after all. Anyone who had worked for the Ministry of Laws for a while should know about it. Moreover, Lu Ye had been on a retreat as of late. Lin Yinxiu didn’t have a chance to tell him anything.
Not long after he stepped out of the room, he came to the Ministry of Laws. If he had asked Lin Yinxiu about it, he would’ve gotten the answer already.
“However, your team still lacks some members. Aren’t you supposed to enlist all the members first before carrying out a task?” Qian Wudang asked.
“I’m waiting for some people,” Lu Ye replied. “Can’t a team of three members take on a task?”
“You can.”
“I’ll take my leave, then.”
After Lu Ye was gone, Qian Wudang hurriedly sent a message to someone.
Upon leaving the hall, Lu Ye turned right and walked across 300 metres. He indeed saw a building with a plaque that read ‘Hunting Pavilion’. A cultivator happened to step out of it. He was supposed to be a member of the Law Enforcement Hall. It was a wonder if he had just accepted a task or was there after having completed the task.
Lu Ye stepped into the hall and scanned his surroundings.
The interior was simple with only a desk, behind which a chubby old man was seated. He seemed to be busy with something.
Lu Ye sauntered forward and gently knocked on the table. The old man glanced at him in surprise. “I have never seen you before. Are you a newbie?”
In response, Lu Ye nodded. “Yes.”
Although it had been a month since he joined the Ministry of Laws, he was still a newbie.
“Are you here to take on a task?” asked the old man.
“Yes.”
“Have a look,” the old man said and displayed several jade slips before him.
Lu Ye randomly picked up one and sank his soul into it. Soon enough, he found out about the content. He then looked into other jade slips and realised something.
Every piece of jade slip contained a task. The information included the targets, what rules they had broken, their current cultivations, backgrounds, and so on. Some jade slips even included information such as when and where the targets were last seen.
The information was in detail. With such information, it shouldn’t be hard for anyone to capture the targets.
However, Lu Ye was puzzled as to why the tasks seemed too simple. The targets recorded in the jade slips were pretty weak. The strongest was in the Fourth-Order Real Lake Realm. Most of them were in the First-Order or Second-Order Real Lake Realm.
“Are there other tasks?” Lu Ye asked.
“No.” The old man shook his head.
Lu Ye thought that it was better than nothing. Xiao Xinghe lacked battle points. The rewards for these tasks were probably not handsome, but it would be a considerable amount when all the rewards were combined. Although these tasks weren’t rewarding, it was easy to complete them.
Just as he was ready to take on the task which contained the information about when and where the target was last seen, another person stepped into the hall. He seemed ferocious, and his clothes were caked with dried blood. It seemed that he had just gone through a battle. He passed the jade slip to the old man and said, “We’ve completed the task.”
The old man kept the jade slip and asked with a smile, “Do you need to take on a new task?”
“That’s for sure.”
The old man nodded and suddenly summoned a lot of jade slips before placing them in front of the man. He didn’t even take a careful look. He randomly picked up one jade slip and looked into it before saying, “This one, then.”
Following that, he turned around and determinedly left the place.
As soon as the man left the place, Lu Ye extended his hand towards the jade slips, but he caught nothing. The old man didn’t seem to have made a move, but all the jade slips were retrieved.
“Didn’t you say there were no other tasks?” Lu Ye glanced at him.
The old man replied with a smile, “Tasks that are suitable for others might not be good for you. Those tasks were already the best for you.”
Lu Ye squinted his eyes. “Did Qian Wudang talk to you?”
The old man only smiled in response.
Lu Ye instantly understood what was going on and scoffed. It seemed that Qian Wudang was concerned about Lin Yinxiu’s safety, which was why he only allowed him to choose from some simple tasks.
“You don’t have to reason with the Commander. All new members have to go through some training. Young man, you have to keep in mind that you have to start small before you can achieve anything great.” The old man gave him some guidance. “If you want to take on more difficult tasks, why don’t you start with these simpler tasks? If you perform well, the Commander will understand that you’re truly capable.”
After giving it some thought, Lu Ye dipped his head. “You have a point, Senior.” Following that, he picked up the jade slip he had chosen. “This one, then.”
The old man glanced at him with gratification. “Not many young people are willing to heed the advice of old people these days. You may go now. By the way, don’t forget to contact a local Nightingale when you arrive.”
“Nightingale?” Lu Ye was puzzled.
“It’s an intelligence unit under the Ministry of Laws. They’re a group of capable young people. They’re responsible for collecting information and keeping an eye on the targets. With their help, it’ll be easier for you to complete your tasks.”
Upon hearing his explanation, Lu Ye replied, “Thanks for the tip, Senior.”
He thought that there were many things he had to learn. It seemed that he had to ask for Lin Yinxiu’s opinions whenever he came across a difficulty. She had been by Qian Wudang’s side for a long time, so she was more familiar with the affairs in the Ministry of Laws.