Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Seeing the performance of Wan Qifeng's personal disciples, Xia Yulan estimated that Wan Qifeng's generation was doomed.

They all bow down for petty gains; they don't act like true disciples at all!
Ying Ling'er, Shen Tiantian, Xi Tianyue, and even all the direct disciples of Wanqi Peak, only wanted to express:
Xia Yulan, as the hall master and a powerful cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, it's easy for you to talk without understanding the difficulties. Naturally, you wouldn't care about those spirit stones!

"Ying Ling'er, out of respect for you being Uncle Shen's eldest disciple, I'll give you two hundred and fifty mid-grade spirit stones a month!"

Cao Meng thought Ying Ling'er was worth 250 yuan.

The extra hundred mid-grade spirit stones were only given to me because I accidentally used up all of the other person's blood.

"Four hundred!"

"three hundred!"

Ying Ling'er felt that 250 was a bit low, so she started to bargain with Cao Meng.

"Two hundred and fifty, take it or leave it!"

Cao Meng didn't even bother to reply to her. Did a Golden Core cultivator have the right to negotiate with him?

"Fine, Cao Cao, you win!"

Cao Meng was so unyielding that Ying Ling'er had no choice but to agree to pay him 250 a month.

After careful consideration, Ying Ling'er realized that 250 mid-grade spirit stones could be exchanged for at least 25,000 low-grade spirit stones, which was indeed much more worthwhile than taking on a mission!
"Senior Sister Ling'er, your backbone is worth a hundred more mid-grade spirit stones than ours!"

Shen Tiantian, Xi Tianyue, and even the other disciples of Wanqi Peak all looked down on Ying Ling'er, their senior sister, with utter contempt.

The other party kept talking about backbone, but in the end, it was all for a hundred more mid-grade spirit stones.

The main problem is that Ying Ling'er only asks for prices for herself and doesn't help her fellow junior sisters ask for prices. It's simply inhumane!
"Lord Cao, what about our monthly salary?"

Xia Yulan and the female demon's men also began to inquire about Cao Meng's monthly salary!

"Fellow disciples, the monthly stipend for those at the Golden Core stage is 150 mid-grade spirit stones, and the monthly stipend for those at the Nascent Soul stage is 350 mid-grade spirit stones!"

After Cao Meng finished speaking, he gestured for them to register their names with Min Xue and finalize the matter.

As soon as Cao Meng finished explaining the situation, the great demon Xia Yulan dragged him into the room.

"Lord Cao, since you're so wealthy, how much will you pay this young lady a monthly salary if she comes to guard the city for you?"

The great demon mocked Cao Meng in a sarcastic tone, knowing that the price this spendthrift offered was basically five times the original price!

You must know that Cao Meng is Xia Yulan's man, so Cao Meng's spirit stone is also her spirit stone!
You know, even if you don't give these people spirit stones, they still have to obediently work. At most, they'll just complain in their hearts!
Cao Meng giving these people such high monthly salaries is simply being a spendthrift!

My spirit stone!
My spirit stone!
"Master Xia, you are not suited to defend the city, after all, you always greet people with linings of people!"

Cao Meng grinned mischievously. In his memory, the great demon had never refused!

"Screw you!"

When Xia Yulan saw that Cao Meng was being irresponsible when she was talking about serious matters, she gave him a roasted chestnut as a slap.

"Cao Meng, why do you give them such high monthly salaries?"

"Don't tell me you feel sorry for Shen Aoxue and want to help her raise her disciple so that Ying Ling'er and the others will accept you as their master-father-in-law!"

The great demon stared intently at Cao Meng, thinking that if he answered incorrectly, he wouldn't be surprised if she treated him to roasted chestnuts.

"As the saying goes, when poor, one should be cautious in one's own conduct; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven. One should widely spread justice and shelter all the poor and needy so that they may all be happy!"

Cao Meng spoke with righteous indignation, appearing quite dignified.

"Speak like a normal person, stop talking nonsense, what exactly are you planning?"

If Xia Yulan hadn't known Cao Meng for so long, she would have truly believed what Cao Meng said.

That little bastard is a swindler. All that talk about helping the world when you're successful and sheltering the poor is utter nonsense!
Clearly, the other party had other ideas and was planning something else.

"Uncle Xia, what do you think the people under Aunt Nie Xuan would think if they knew about the monthly salary I'm giving them?"

Cao Meng gave Ying Ling'er and the others such high monthly salaries, naturally in order to deal with Nie Xuan.

"So this is what you were thinking!"

After Cao Meng's explanation, Xia Yulan finally realized what was happening and understood everything.

"You little rascal, you're putting Nie Xuan in a very difficult position!"

"Your trick is so despicable, aren't you afraid Nie Xuan will come after you and fight you to the death!"

Xia Yulan felt that Cao Meng's move was a bit too much and might push Nie Xuan to the brink.

"If she dares to cause me trouble, I'll crush her in no time!"

Work hard!

Cao Mengren did not believe that Nie Xuan, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator at the third level, was qualified to fight him to the death.

Once a defeated opponent, always a defeated opponent.

"I'm just afraid that she'll really go against you then, what will you do then?"

Xia Yulan knew that Cao Meng had offended quite a few people. Among the eight peak masters, Han Sijing, Song Yafei, and Yuwen Jing had already openly become enemies with Cao Meng.

Pei Xu, the master of Qingcha Peak, is also Nie Xuan's senior sister!

If these four people support Nie Xuan, she might actually be able to go toe-to-toe with Cao Meng in terms of financial resources.

"It doesn't matter, I have a way to get spirit stones anyway, I just don't know what methods she has?"

Cao Meng was not afraid at all, since he had recently started to increase the production of the Supreme Yang Pearl and the Immortal Inquiry Machine, and he was making a lot of spirit stones every day.

……

As Cao Meng and Xia Yulan left the room, Ying Ling'er and the others became somewhat nervous.

They probably guessed what Cao Meng and Xia Yulan had said in the room.

Now they are somewhat afraid because Cao Meng has changed his mind about the monthly salary he promised.

"Fellow disciples, don't worry, the monthly salary will remain the same as before!"

Cao Meng knew what Ying Ling'er and the others were worried about, so he gave them the answer they expected.

Upon hearing that their monthly stipend remained unchanged, Ying Ling'er and the others breathed a sigh of relief; their spirit stones were safe.

"Now that registration is over, I, the city lord, will begin making arrangements!"

Cao Meng glanced at the group of people, then said:
"Spring Breeze City needs someone on duty at all times, so from now on, you will be divided into three shifts to take turns on duty."

Spring Breeze City is a protective city for sects, and with the arrival of the Corpse Yin Sect's branch, the flow of people will inevitably increase significantly in the future.

Therefore, the city needs people to be on duty around the clock.

Each person's workload is four hours a day, and only by working in three shifts can this be managed.

Everyone readily accepted Cao Meng's order to take turns on duty day and night.

To put it bluntly, they could accept the monthly salary Cao Meng provided, even if it meant working day and night.

Xi Tianyue, the questioning young girl, raised her doubts with Cao Meng:

"Junior Brother Cao Meng, what if you are in seclusion or unable to perform your duties due to other matters?" This was a question that Xi Tianyue was concerned about, and it was also a question that everyone else was concerned about.

As human beings, we all have to deal with things sometimes, and cultivators are no exception.

Moreover, cultivators eventually have times when they need to go into seclusion, refine weapons, or refine pills, and thus cannot be on duty on time.

Therefore, they must clarify this matter in advance to avoid disputes later.

"Time is something that can be used flexibly and rationally!"

"In case of emergencies, you only need to report it in advance. You can make up for the absence with rest time later, or the monthly salary corresponding to the absence will be deducted!"

Cao Meng's main point is to make flexible and reasonable use of time. As for work hours, as long as you do enough, there is no need to make things too difficult for others.

"Junior Brother Cao Meng, you are simply too good!"

At this moment, Cao Meng was a savior in the hearts of Xi Tianyue, Shen Tiantian, and everyone else!
You should know that in the past, if a disciple of the Hehuan Sect was absent from guard duty in the city without a valid reason, he would be fined his monthly salary or even punished.

As for making up the time later, dream on!
Cao Meng's skillful and reasonable use of time was simply indescribably humane.

If it weren't for Xia Yulan, the main character, being here, all those other women would have wanted to offer themselves to her.

Seeing her fellow disciples so full of admiration for Cao Meng, Ying Ling'er angrily rebuked them:
"You actually surrendered to that traitor Cao Cao! You have no backbone, you're a disgrace!"

Ying Ling'er really didn't know why all her junior sisters were blind and had screws in their brains.
To actually admire and submit to the traitor Cao Cao is utterly spineless!
"Senior Sister Ling'er, do you have any backbone?"

"Third brother, eldest sister certainly has backbone, but her backbone is worth a hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

Xi Tianyue and Shen Tiantian's mockery of Ying Ling'er was not directed at her, but rather because Ying Ling'er had betrayed them first.

This woman only asked for an extra hundred mid-grade spirit stones for herself, but wouldn't give any to her fellow disciples. She's practically a traitor.

A traitor, yet he dares to act like the senior sister? Dream on!
"If any of your friends want to come and defend Spring Breeze City, you can recommend them!"
However, there are two conditions: first, one's cultivation level must not be lower than the Golden Core stage; second, loyalty is required!

Cao Meng planned to use these people to pass on messages.

After all, letting them spread this kind of message is much more effective than posting it directly in a large group chat.

"Cao Meng, we have given you such high monthly salaries. If you dare to disobey us and secretly collude with foreign enemies..."

You all know the consequences, so I won't go into them!

Although these people were from the cafeteria, the female demon faction, and Wan Qifeng, Xia Yulan couldn't guarantee that Han Sijing and her group weren't among them.

With everything arranged, Cao Meng handed over the task of scheduling to Min Xue.

Min Xue was on the verge of tears. She was only managing Xuantian Pavilion on behalf of Cao Meng.

Now that Cao Meng has become the city lord, it seems that she has another job, namely, the city lord's assistant!
It's tough being paid one monthly salary while doing two jobs!
The great fairy Xia Yulan noticed the unusual behavior of her informant and said to Cao Meng:

"Cao Meng, from now on, Min Xue will be your assistant to the city lord. Her monthly salary will be changed to one thousand low-grade spirit stones, and you will be responsible for paying it!"

Xia Yulan knew that Cao Meng was now the city lord and often had to be in Chunfeng City to oversee the city!

Min Xue, his informant, is of utmost importance.

This little rascal has so many spirit stones; he'd be better off using them to cultivate his own spies than to feed those scoundrels.

Using Cao Meng's spirit stones to raise his own spies and monitor Cao Meng, he was truly a brilliant strategist!

“Uncle-Master Xia, I have always seen Elder Min Xue’s contributions. We will do as you say and give her a monthly stipend of one thousand mid-grade spirit stones!”

Although Cao Meng appeared to be all smiles, he was actually quite unhappy inside.

Cao Meng already knew that Min Xue was Xia Yulan's spy.

The great demon Xia Yulan actually used her own spirit stones to support the undercover agent she placed by her side. It's simply despicable!
Min Xue was overjoyed when she saw that Cao Meng had agreed to Xia Yulan's suggestion to increase her monthly salary to one thousand mid-grade spirit stones a month!
That's a thousand mid-grade spirit stones!

"Uncle Xia, hurry up and take them back to help me spread the word."

"Also, keep an eye on Song Yafei's little tricks for me; I suspect she's up to something!"

Cao Meng gave Xia Yulan some instructions, and Xia Yulan didn't think much of it. She nodded and left with her men.

No sooner had Xia Yulan left than Yu Rui arrived at Xuantian Pavilion with Hong Qi in her arms.

Yu Rui immediately handed the red silk to Cao Meng.

Hongqi felt incredibly humiliated as she was passed around from one person to another.

Her great Princess Hongqi is now going further and further down the path of pet beasts!
Cao Meng, holding Hong Qi and playing with her large tail, instructed Yu Rui:
"Yu Rui, from now on, when I'm not around, you will guard Spring Breeze City for me!"

Yu Rui's combat power is comparable to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage. Moreover, she possesses the ability to transform corpse fragrance into dreams, as well as the ability to modify the memories of living beings and control and nourish corpses!

Cao Meng remembered that when he first met Yu Rui, she controlled three fifth-tier corpse demons and a large number of fourth-tier corpse demons.

After a while, I'll get some corpses and have Yu Rui form a zombie city defense legion!
Cao Meng felt that it was most appropriate to let Yu Rui guard the city.

"Master, I obey!"

Yu Rui bowed to Cao Meng. Now that her life was in Cao Meng's hands, what could she say?
We have no choice but to go along with it!

Hongqi guessed what Cao Meng was going to say and quickly spoke first:
"Cao Meng, don't expect me to defend the city for you. I won't!"

Princess Hongqi is an incomparably noble being, yet she is capable of doing things like guarding the gate and protecting the house.

Dogs are good at guarding the house!
Princess Hongqi is a fox spirit, so naturally she cannot do such a thing.

"Wait a minute, if you smell anything or sense any demons in the city, remember to let me know!"

As soon as Cao Meng finished speaking, he picked up Hong Qi and began patrolling personally.

Cao Meng knew that Hong Qi had some special abilities, such as her sense of smell, which allowed her to detect rare and precious herbs.

Hong Qi's bloodline is relatively high among the demon race, and she can sense some demon beasts with lower bloodlines than her!
Therefore, Cao Meng planned to use Hong Qi to conduct a thorough investigation of his territory!

"Cao Meng, is this how you treat someone you need from Hu?"

Hongqi was very dissatisfied with Cao Meng's attitude.

"Pink-haired fox, haven't I been able to 'train' you lately, are you planning to rebel again?"

Cao Meng felt that Hong Qi had become arrogant again. He even suspected that she was not a fox spirit, but a rebellious spirit, with rebelliousness in her entire being!

……

Thanks to Xia Yulan's efforts, the news of Cao Meng's high salary for defending the city spread in less than half a day!
Many people were shocked when they learned of the high salary Cao Meng offered.

Because the monthly salary for guarding the city is frighteningly high!
They felt it was a false rumor; with such a high monthly salary, it was hard to believe it was true.

If this is true, they went to defend the city too. As for working themselves to death taking on missions, to hell with it!

……

Inside Han Sijing's palace on Huanhua Peak, besides Han Sijing, the host, the three peak masters, Mengshi, Qingcha, and Baihua, were all present.

The four peak masters gathered at Illusion Painting Peak to discuss a grand plan and work together to deal with the traitor Cao!
This meeting was organized by Song Yafei and hosted by Han Sijing.

"Cao Cao, that was a truly vicious move of yours!"

When Han Sijing learned that Cao Meng was offering high salaries to recruit people, she immediately saw the murderous intent behind it!
Despite Han Sijing's towering height and strong physique, as someone who almost became the sect leader, she naturally possesses considerable wisdom! (End of Chapter)