Fire Monster

Chapter 239: Prayer Mission
"Brother, next time you go into seclusion, remember not to stay in seclusion for more than a year. It is bad for your health and can easily lead to unnecessary trouble."

After Zhao Guanshan had a deep talk with Liu Yuwei and Xiao Chengyun, Xiao Chengyun couldn't help but warn him again.

"Don't worry, this was purely an accident."

Zhao Guanshan grinned, "Okay, you guys go and do your own things, I'll go out for a walk."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chengyun wanted to say something but stopped.

"Why, Junior Sister, do you have anything else to do?"

"I have accepted a blessing mission in the Taoist Palace. I originally wanted to take you, senior brother, with me. The reward for this mission is a 90th-grade marrow cleansing elixir." Xiao Chengyun looked over eagerly.

Liu Yuwei smiled and said, "Zhao Guanshan, Junior Sister Chengyun has only done two things in the past six months. One is to go to the Dao Palace to accept missions and earn the Marrow Cleansing Pill. The other is to come back and wait for you to come out of seclusion in front of your Imperial Seal Bunker. You, stop nagging. How about accompanying her to do a mission?"

"No, senior sister. I just thought the blessing mission was fun. My senior brother just came out of retreat, so I took him out to get some fresh air and relax." Xiao Chengyun said as he looked over hopefully.

Seeing this, Zhao Guanshan nodded happily, "Okay, I just wanted to take a breath, but this blessing mission doesn't require me to go to the Taoist Palace, right? After all, my last name is Zhao, and I am not welcome in the Taoist Palace."

"No, the blessing mission is very simple, just go to Linjiang Mansion. Let's go, Senior Sister, please take good care of the house!"

Xiao Chengyun happily pulled Zhao Guanshan onto a level three imperial seal chariot, and with a flick of her tail, she turned into a spirited racing girl.

It is worth mentioning that over the past year, the number of level three imperial chariots in the new city has been upgraded to thirty, so even Xiao Chengyun and Liu Yuwei have their own exclusive vehicles. But then again, this is really convenient!

Xiao Chengyun drove the chariot at a speed of 500 kilometers per hour, and arrived at the foot of the Imperial Seal Great Wall in a moment. In the past, Imperial Seal chariots were not allowed to enter the city and had to be parked outside and go through a series of complicated procedures and inspections before entering the city.

But now, more than a year later, a huge gate with eight lanes in both directions has been opened on the Imperial Seal Great Wall.

The whole process only requires two tests before being released.

Of course, all the soldiers in charge of the inspection were Level 2 Qi Refiners...

"Sister, do you want to enter the city?"

When the car door opened, a sweet and familiar voice sounded. Zhao Guanshan leaned over and saw, wow, what a familiar face, it was Xiao Chengyun's former junior sister, what was her name, she used to be a military supervisor and Qi-refining master in the Shanhai Camp of the Demon Suppression Bureau, the one who would run to the Second Pioneer City to get Demon Heart Testing orders whenever she had nothing to do.

Now she is still a level 2 Qi Refiner, but Xiao Chengyun is already a level 4 Qi Refiner.

Now, the Demon Suppression Division has adopted a model without military supervisors, and the thousands of second-level Qi Refiners who graduated from the Taoist Academy are directly unemployed, so they are placed here.

After an inspection, the imperially-sealed chariot passed smoothly, and Zhao Guanshan asked one more question about this matter.

Xiao Chengyun replied indifferently,
"The Dao Palace will provide a guarantee. Now every Level 500 Qi Refiner can get 500 Dao Palace Contribution Points every month. At the same time, the Demon Suppression Department will give Merit Points every month, and the Provincial Administration Department will give big coins every month. If you don't consider practicing, you can still live a carefree life."

"What if you consider practicing?"

"Then we have to go to the front and fight hard. Some Level 9802 Qi Refiners choose to be content with the status quo and practice slowly, but some Level Qi Refiners form small teams. Remember the Dao Palace's Order No. , all qualified Qi Refiners can form a team and go to the front."

"So there are often some second-level Qi Refiners who band together, buy themselves a third-level imperial seal chariot, and then hire some retired martial artists to fight on the front lines. Overall, it's a good thing."

"However, these Qi Refiners have no good feelings towards the Demon Suppression Division. I'm afraid this situation will only get worse as time goes by."

"Alas, since the Dao Palace adjusted some policies, although some old problems have been solved, some new problems that have never existed before have also arisen."

"Do you know, Brother, during this period, many craftsmen in our new city want to leave because the conditions outside are better. However, my brothers and sisters in the Taoist Academy are contacting me, hoping to join our new city."

"It seems that overnight, Qigong practitioners are no longer so respectable and are so high and mighty."

"I don't know how to describe this increasingly bizarre Linjiang Mansion."

"Then why don't you agree?" Zhao Guanshan asked curiously. This is a Qi Refiner, who could not be invited in the past.

Xiao Chengyun turned around and glanced at Zhao Guanshan.

"Can you afford it? Qi cultivators are not ordinary people. They need spiritual energy. Every day's daily practice starts with ten portions of 99th-grade marrow cleansing spiritual fluid. Do you know why I am so diligent in accepting tasks? It's because I want to support you, brother!"

"Don't worry, Junior Sister. I will support you in the future."

Zhao Guanshan laughed.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to support me."

Xiao Chengyun also laughed, but then he became serious, "In fact, I really considered recruiting a few Qi Refiners, at least to fill the positions of Five Elements Qi Refiners! But there is no rush for this matter, we have to look at their character first, and then their potential, there is no rush. Speaking of this matter, I still trust your vision, how about this, you help me choose later."

"What? Aren't we going to do the blessing mission?"

Zhao Guanshan was confused.

"By the way, the location of this blessing mission is in the east of the city, not far from the Taoist temple. After we're done, let's go to the Taoist temple. It's settled."

Xiao Chengyun looked like he had arranged everything, what else could Zhao Guanshan say? The chariot was driving in Linjiang Prefecture, not very fast. The road seemed to be newly built, with eight lanes in both directions, and there was a layer of demon-suppressing net covering the lanes to prevent pedestrians from accidentally entering.

It can be seen that the Chief Secretary is also going to make some big moves. If he wants to get rich, he should build roads first, right?

Half an hour later, the Imperial Seal Chariot drove out of the Demon-Suppressing Road and then stopped on the side of the road. This was because after leaving the road, there was no space suitable for the Imperial Seal Chariot to run in the remaining urban area of ​​Linjiang Prefecture.

"Brother, look, I didn't lie to you, it's really next to the Taoist temple."

After getting off the car, Xiao Chengyun pointed at the buildings of the Taoist temple not far away and smiled, while Zhao Guanshan's eyes fell on the tall statue of the female immortal.

Then, he knelt down and bowed reverently.

Xiao Chengyun watched from the side, not surprised, but did not pay homage, because she would only pay homage to the immortal who bestowed the Qianjin Taoist Talisman. This was already the default rule.

After Zhao Guanshan finished his worship, he felt that the imperial seal oil lamp in his arms suddenly became very hot, as if he had suddenly made a large sum of money.

Wow, just one visit and she gave so much in return. This female fairy is really generous.

Zhao Guanshan remained calm and thanked him again. The imperial seal oil lamp was heated again. Coming again?

He blinked and bowed again. Want more?

Forget it, three times the limit, that’s it.

Zhao Guanshan stood up and turned around, pulling Xiao Chengyun, who didn't know what was going on, away quickly. He knew that there must be something wrong when things were abnormal.

Of course, this couldn't be the fairy lady greeting him, nor was it the statue blessing him.

There must be other reasons. Perhaps it is a kind of resonance or a warning of crisis.

In short, he had to pay attention and try to investigate.

Or after returning, ask Xiao Chengyun to investigate.

"Isn't this prayer organized by the Dao Palace?"

Seeing Xiao Chengyun walking towards a rather luxurious residential area next to the Taoist temple, Zhao Guanshan asked.

"Of course not. The initiator of this blessing task is a fifth-level Qi Refiner in the Dao Palace. One of his direct descendants is about to be born, so usually he, as the elder, will pray for the blessing. However, he did not have the time and did not want to show up in front of all the descendants, so he issued this commission."

"Look, have you seen this residential area? It doesn't look like anything special from the outside, just an ordinary third-level civilian area. In fact, this is the old residence of the Qin family. Four or five hundred Qin family members live here. The Zhang family we dealt with before is nothing compared to such a big family."

"The Qin family? Is that the Qin family from Qin Wuyuan?"

Zhao Guanshan was stunned.

"Yes, it is the Qin family. They are relatively low-key. Currently, they have two level six Qi Refiners and four level five Qi Refiners in the Dao Palace. The one who was Qin Dong is also from the Qin family. There are more than a hundred Qi Refiners in their family. However, the one we accepted the commission for this time is only a branch of the Qin family."

As he was speaking, Xiao Chengyun had already led Zhao Guanshan to a third-level imperial seal house. The house had three floors, two above ground and one underground. Although there was no courtyard, the total indoor area was at least 1,200 square meters. There was a third-level imperial seal array outside, and a second-level imperial seal array built into each room. In Linjiang Prefecture, it was considered a real mansion.

At this time, the Qin family had already been waiting outside to greet them, with a very respectful and humble attitude.

Among them were an old man in his fifties or sixties, two middle-aged men in their thirties, and three teenagers about the same age as Zhao Guanshan. They were all men and there were no female relatives.

Undoubtedly, this is three generations of a family. According to the rules of Linjiang Prefecture, five generations can live together, but the sixth generation must separate.

Of course, this is only available to people of status; ordinary people don’t have the chance to live with five generations under one roof.

"Thank you for your hard work, Taoist Priest!"

Everyone from the Qin family came forward to greet them. Xiao Chengyun returned the greeting indifferently without introducing Zhao Guanshan. He went straight into the house without giving everyone from the Qin family a chance to exchange greetings.

"You all know the rules, right? Men line up at the door, older women stand aside, pregnant women stand aside, and virgins stand aside!"

After Xiao Chengyun finished speaking, she signaled with her eyes that Zhao Guanshan should find a place to sit down and wait here. Then, she went upstairs, led by two female relatives.

The one who needed to be blessed was a pregnant woman, so it was certainly not appropriate for him to follow her.

Moreover, it was just a prayer, and Xiao Chengyun, as a fourth-level Qi Refiner, would definitely be able to handle it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Guanshan remained silent. He sat there, staring at the men of the Qin family, feeling a little awkward.

However, he soon felt that something was not right, because the Qin family members were vaguely worried, although they concealed it well.

No way, it’s just a prayer, why are you worrying so much?
Unless there has been something abnormal with your granddaughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, or your own wife recently, so you want to ask the ancestors of the Taoist temple to pray for blessings?
But as soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Zhao Guanshan suddenly remembered the unusual changes that occurred when he was worshiping the statue of the female immortal just now.

The female fairy is not a female Bodhisattva, this is too generous!
It works as soon as you worship, and you are blessed as soon as you worship. If it is just him, it may be explainable, but if ordinary people and ordinary Qigong practitioners go to worship, will they also receive benefits?
When he thought of this, Zhao Guanshan was so frightened that his hair stood on end!
Oh no, something must have happened!

(End of this chapter)