Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 575 Appreciation?

sunset.

Bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, Fish Belly Valley possesses a hazy, dreamlike beauty when viewed from afar.

However, the demon corpses outside the valley were still piled up like mountains, and the mottled bloodstains on the city walls were shocking to behold.

"Brother Xu, what are you doing here?"

Gao Can carried a huge tiger demon corpse on his shoulder and held a bull hoof in each hand. He still walked briskly, but suddenly stopped when he passed the city gate.

Xu Jin looked at him, tears welling up in his eyes: "Gao Can, I'm finished, my life is over."

Gao Can scratched his head: "Why do you always say things that are incomprehensible to people, just like Ma Wu?"

"Forget it, I can't explain it to you."

Xu Jin looked dejected.

"Oh."

Gao Can turned his head and casually said, "Then I'm going to get to work. Director Hu said that the person who does the most work can eat meat in large quantities."

"Don't!"

Seeing Gao Can about to leave, Xu Jin panicked and grabbed his arm, refusing to let go: "Can, you know I've always treated you like a younger brother. You can't just stand by and watch him die!"

"You're not dead."

Gao Can didn't care and continued forward, pulling on the cow's hoof. Xu Jin, unwilling to let go, ended up hanging on Gao Can's arm.

"Gao Can, you heartless bastard, all the care I've given you is for nothing."

Xu Jin grabbed Gao Can's arm desperately to keep himself from falling over, all the while cursing under his breath.

Unexpectedly, Gao Can had already reached his destination. With a flick of his arm, the bull demon's corpse was flung away and landed in the distance with a loud "boom".

Caught off guard, Xu Jin was also affected by this tremendous force and plunged directly into the stinking pile of corpses.

"Bah bah bah!"

Xu Jin scrambled to his feet and cursed, "Gao Can, you bastard, I curse you to always fall flat on your face in every fight..."

Xu Jin continued to hurl insults, his language becoming increasingly vulgar.

Gao Can listened, but his face showed no anger. Instead, he smiled shyly and said, "Ma Wu used to curse me like that too. I haven't heard it in a long time! Brother Xu, you're wrong. You should also curse my family."

Xu Jin froze for a moment, then slumped to the ground, utterly exhausted: "You win. I, Xu Jin, give up."

"Just say what you have to say."

Seeing that he was indeed dejected, Gao Can sat down with him.

Seeing this, Xu Jin sighed, "You have all returned to the Demon Suppression Camp and have your own positions, but I am the only one who hasn't. Hall Master Li must be complaining that the information I gave you was wrong."

After a pause, Xu Jin smiled wryly and said, "But I really didn't know the Yan family had a Foundation Establishment cultivator! Gao Can, you've met Yan Xianlin, do you know his cultivation level?"

"I know."

Gao Can picked his nose.

"you know?"

Xu Jin raised his voice instantly and stood up excitedly: "Do you know why you didn't tell me?"

"You didn't ask."

Gao Can put his hand down, wiped it on his clothes, and casually said, "Grandpa Yan wasn't deliberately hiding his cultivation level, was he? He even praised me for being strong and healthy."

Gao Can rattled off a whole bunch of things, and Xu Jin listened with a blank stare.

Yan Xianlin did not conceal his cultivation level, but Yan Fuzhao did!
In fact, if the Yan family had been willing to hide it, it would have eventually been exposed. After all, Sifang Valley is only so big, and Yan Xianlin is not deliberately avoiding the world.

The problem is that this group of people was sent by Master Liaoshen to observe the movements of the monsters near Mount Luyang, and did not stay in Sifang Valley for long.

The only ones who actually had extensive contact with the Yan family were Master Shen and, at most, Gao Can.

Xu Jin, Xu Jin, how could you be so stupid!
Since Master Liaoshen became the son-in-law of the Yan family, he would definitely want to protect the Yan family and would not take the initiative to reveal Yan Xianlin's cultivation level.

As for Gao Can, he's heartless and doesn't consider the Yan family's strength at all.

How can you take the one-sided opinion of Yan Fuzhao and his wife as the answer and tell Master Li without having obtained solid information?
The more Xu Jin thought about it, the more dejected he became.

Just a few careless words, and he ruined the future he had worked so hard for in the Li family for so many years. How could he not regret it? "Xu Jin, what are you still doing here?"

Just then, Zhou Miao arrived with a young man to collect materials from the demon beasts. When he saw Xu Jin, he looked surprised.

"Chief Zhou!"

Xu Jin quickly stood up and said with an awkward laugh, "I wasn't assigned any tasks by the camp, so I came to take a look and figure out what to do."

"Who said you weren't assigned any tasks?"

Zhou Miao frowned: "You're a subordinate of the Merit and Appraisal Department, what are you doing wandering around our Trace Department's territory? Why don't you go report to the Merit and Appraisal Department right now?"

"Honor Appraisal Department?"

Xu Jin looked confused, then realized what was happening and hurriedly ran forward, stuffing two spirit stones into Zhou Miao's hand: "Commander Zhou, what's the background of this Merit Appraisal Division? When did the Demon Suppression Camp get a division?"

Zhou Miao coughed lightly, discreetly slipping the spirit stone into his waistband, and replied, "The Merit Appraisal Division is a subordinate agency of the Support Hall, responsible for reviewing merits and awarding battle merits. Its function is very important. You've heard of the Support Hall, right? It's directly led by our Alliance Leader. You're doing well, kid. You won't have to go to the battlefield anymore, and you'll have frequent opportunities to see Hall Master Li. I heard it was Master Shen who specifically recommended you; otherwise, your position should have been taken by scions of aristocratic families like the Luo or Xu families."

Xu Jin stood there, frozen in place.

It took him a while to react, and he excitedly grabbed Zhou Miao's arm: "Brother Zhou, are you saying that not only will I not be punished, but I will also gain the favor of Hall Master Li?"

"Be punished?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Miao exchanged glances with Li Jiyan beside her, then replied, "I think it's a good thing, but I don't know the specifics. You can ask Xu Siniang for details. She's the head of the General Command of your Support Hall, and all matters, big and small, of the alliance must go through the General Command."

Xu Si Niang?
A gentle and quiet woman flashed through Xu Jin's mind, and his heart couldn't help but flutter.
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"Alliance leader?"

"Come in."

Xu Zhilan pushed open the door and saw the green robe on the futon. She bowed and said, "Fourth Sister greets the Alliance Leader! The Luo family and Lingwu Sect have both decided to join the alliance. These are the conditions they have offered."

As she spoke, Xu Zhilan presented a wooden tray with a jade pendant placed on each side.

"Which piece belongs to the Luo family?"

Li Xiangming glanced at it and asked.

Xu Zhilan quickly replied, "The one on the left."

Li Xiangming waved his sleeve, drawing the jade pendant from the left side to his brow.

After a while, he frowned and took the remaining jade pendants to examine them.

Seeing that Li Xiangming's expression was still not very good, Xu Zhilan said cautiously, "All the negotiations revolved around the bottom line you set back then. The two families not only agreed to the alliance fee of 10,000 spirit stones, but the Luo family also promised to send 40 cultivators to the Demon Suppression Camp, while the Lingwu Sect was willing to send 20 people to fight!"

Li Xiangming put down the jade pendant and fell into deep thought.

After leaving the Yan family in Sifang Valley, he incorporated the former members of the Demon Suppression Camp under Master Shen into the Yanji Division where Hu Qidao worked.

Currently, the Yanji Division has more than 80 members, almost returning to its peak, and has also become the largest and strongest force in the Demon Suppression Camp.

As for Master Shen himself, he kept him by his side.

He initially wanted to arrange for Shen to be the chief of staff. Although this big monk sometimes seemed a bit eccentric, he was actually a meticulous person and quite skilled at dealing with people.

Furthermore, Ryoshin is very responsible.

He always felt that Liao Shen was more suited to a management position than to strategize, especially a job like the General Headquarters, which was full of complex and complicated matters!

However, he has already promised the position of commander of the General Headquarters to the Xu family.

Xu Zhilan is a woman who is just as capable as any man, and she manages the General Headquarters very well. He can't possibly let Shen become Xu Zhilan's follower, can he?

Finally, he temporarily assigned Liao Shen to the newly established Supervisory Department as its director.

As the name suggests, the Oversight Department is responsible for monitoring all kinds of misconduct within the alliance, and only with a trusted confidant like Shen in charge can he feel at ease.

The alliance of Gushe is in its initial stage and there are still many areas that need to be improved.

But the most important thing is to recruit new members!

Li Xiangming spent only a small amount of time on the Demon Suppression Camp and the Support Hall, while focusing most of his energy on Luo Wanlin and Xie Jun, who had come from Dangui Mountain.

However, the two seemed to sense his importance and put on airs, reluctant to reveal their hand.

Li Xiangming was furious. He simply handed the negotiation over to Xu Zhilan and went to cultivate in seclusion.

Three days have passed, and Xu Zhilan has finally reached an agreement with the Luo family and Lingwu Sect.

(End of this chapter)