Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

The person in front of me probably has ulterior motives.

Zuo Chang raised his hand and said, "Don't worry about who the real bow is. I have influence in the Azure Beasts group. If you need anything, just tell me."

Deputy Commander Ji looked at the young man without much wariness.

He said simply, “I’m here to inform you of something. The transaction of the Azure Beast is irregular. The person who put the Azure Beast up for sale was not the leader, but only the vice leader… In order to clarify the facts, please sign this document and temporarily relinquish your ownership of the Azure Beast. Our Chief Adventurer Team will handle this matter impartially and without bias. As for your rights, of course, we will also protect them.”

Upon hearing this, Zuo Chang's eyes immediately sharpened!

It’s time to say it or not.

The situation of the Azure Beast is indeed quite complicated.

Hao Yi put the Azure Beast up for sale primarily to pay for the leader's medical and funeral expenses.

The adventure party is the property of the leader.

With the consent of the regimental commander's family, Hao Yi's sale of the regimental commander's property to pay off the commander's debts was legal, compliant, and reasonable.

Zuo Chang had already registered with the Adventurers' Guild, and this group currently belonged to them.

But if things really come to a head, there's actually room for negotiation.

The biggest pain point is—

Who can prove that the regimental commander's family gave Hao Yi authorization?

If not, wouldn't that be selling it off without permission?

The patrol horse was aiming at this point; it didn't intend to devour the Azure Beast, it just wanted to stall for time.

As long as I can temporarily gain control of the Azure Beast, I can bring one more team into the Gift Game.

As for the future——

He doesn't care.

But he had a clever plan, and Zuo Chang had a way out.

Zuo Chang adopted a humble demeanor: "Excuse me for asking... Vice Commander Ji, how famous is your Chief Adventurer Group?"

Vice-Chancellor Ji was taken aback: "Are you talking nonsense! How could the Chief Adventurer Team not be famous?"

Zuo Chang then asked, "Your regimental commander, how prestigious is this Mr. Ma, the city patrolman?"

Vice-Chancellor Ji scoffed, "Are you asking for a beating? You know perfectly well what you're asking!"

Tang Yuan was worried that Vice-Chancellor Ji might actually make a move and offend the emperor, so he quickly said, "Mr. Patrolman Ma is the leader of the Mailbox Department's Chief Adventurer Team. He can be said to be a top expert in this world! His reputation is naturally not low."

it is good.

Ok.

Zuo Chang was constantly thinking about how to become an overnight sensation.

I never expected that something like this would happen to me!

He turned to look at Bai Lin and said, "We can't establish our authority without killing people. We've always had the means to kill, what we lack is an excuse to use force. The patrol horse has put in a lot of effort, willing to be our stepping stone... We can't let this kindness go to waste. Bai Lin, go, give Postbox City a little shock."

what?

Vice-Chancellor Ji was slightly taken aback, doubting what he had heard.

Bai Lin's face was as cold as iron as he suddenly stood up.

Instead of using the main entrance, he jumped directly from the window into the courtyard. With a slight surge of his magical power, a magic circle appeared in front of him.

"Moo-"

The sound of a cow appeared out of nowhere. In the center of the radiant magic circle, a strange beast resembling a cow, with colorful clouds on its shoulders and flowing fire on its feet, as strong as a mountain and as red as jade, suddenly appeared!

This is……

"What a majestic cloud-riding beast!"

Tang Yuan sighed.

With longing in his eyes, he exclaimed, "Only a paragon of knights could tame such a divine beast!"

Bai Lin leaped onto the ox and disappeared into the wind.

Deputy Leader Ji and the seven or eight members of the Chief Adventurer Team looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Zuo Chang looked at Ji Jilang: "Make tea for these brothers."

Tang Yuan stood up: "I'll go, I'll go."

He worked quickly and efficiently, boiling water and making tea. About fifteen minutes later, the hot tea was served.

During this time, the living room was silent.

Tang Yuan handed the tea to Vice-Chancellor Ji and said with a smile, "Mr. Ji, please have some tea. It's a top-quality tea called 'Cloud Mountain Mist,' which we don't have in 96511, so I brought it from the Upper Realm! Would you like to try it?"

what……

Oh.

As Vice-Chancellor Ji picked up his teacup, about to drink, a human head suddenly rolled over with a thud.

Bai Lin climbed back into the room through the window and said, "What patrol horses? They are no match for me."

Vice-Chancellor Ji looked down at his feet and saw that tea had spilled all over his trousers.

That head belonged to Ma Zhitou, the chief commander of the mailbox department!

Zuo Chang asked, "Was the body brought back? Feng Gu should be able to use it."

Bai Lin nodded: "I went back to the 'base' on the way and personally handed the body over to Director Feng. I came here after confirming that cutting off the head would not have any effect."

That's so thoughtful.

No wonder he was Zuo Chang's trusted subordinate.

Zuo Chang looked at Deputy Commander Ji and pointed at the documents on the table: "Do I still need to sign this document?"

Gulu.

Deputy Regiment Commander Ji stood up shakily, wanting to say something harsh!

dare not.

He remained silent for a moment, his expression changing repeatedly, before finally simply clasping his hands in a fist salute and leaving.

There should be one more update today. Probably.

Chapter 158 Planting Trees

Last night was a sleepless night for Mailbox City.

On one hand, countless people were running around, gathering, and having secret talks in the night, actively preparing for the upcoming Gift Game.

On the other hand——

The chief commander's patrol horse is dead!

It happened during the daytime. A knight arrived on a cloud, appeared in front of the patrol horses, and launched an attack without saying a word.

The patrol horses resisted with all their might, but only lasted for less than half a minute.

The knight pierced the heart with his sword, then carried the corpse away on the wind, disappearing without a trace.

The news spread like wildfire, reaching the ears of all the adventure team leaders almost instantly, and becoming common knowledge in just half an hour!

Opinions varied, but the main points of discussion boiled down to two points—

Who is that knight riding the cloud?

What did the patrol horse do to provoke him?

However, the Seed of Heaven does not have a fixed spawn location.

Zuo Chang didn't even look up: "The first phase of the Whispering Forest is a solo operation, so everyone is free to do their own thing."

A very young man asked the question.

Zuo Chang walked into the living room and found that everyone had already arrived.

Countless blue meteors, trailing tails, were also falling towards the ground.

The surrounding environment collapsed in an instant, and a strong wind rushed towards him. Zuo Chang found himself inexplicably high in the sky, enveloped by a ball of azure magic power, and plummeting towards the ground.

That was the son of the Three True Immortals, the Nine Luminaries Daoist.

Daoist Jiuyao is not yet twenty years old, but he is an outstanding genius. Not only did he easily break through to the seventh realm, but he also mastered his family's secret technique, "Five Thunder Orthodox Sect". His actual combat strength is...

The real person still couldn't accept it easily: "But..."

"Father, why do you sigh?"

can.

Zuo Chang landed on his feet in the forest.

"Please, please..."

The leader of the group was named "Triple Immortal," dressed as a Taoist priest, and carrying a whisk in his hand.

San Chong shook his head and said, "The upgraded world is clearly divided, with a distinction between the noble and the lowly. A dog in the upper realm is a dragon here! Look at us now—Lu Li, the chief of the Heavenly King Department, and Ma, the chief patrolman of the Mailbox Department, how prestigious they were! Now, they're all just bones! Sigh... I've been a commander for twenty years, and now I don't even know what to do!"

【Good luck.】

Each of these shooting stars represents a chosen one.

The three immortals shook their heads repeatedly.

[The Gift Game: Whispering Forest has officially begun, and you are one of the chosen ones.]

The following morning, inside the Azure Beast.

The Triple Gate Adventure Team is quite unique, as its adventurers do not wear armor but instead wear Taoist robes.

The old man in black robes hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "My surname is Mu, you can call me Old Man Mu. It's getting late, I'll go and rest now."

In the Whispering Forest, besides slaughtering everyone else, another way to win is to grow your "tree seed" to be the tallest and most lush before the game ends.

The "Forest of Whispers" can be entered by four people. Zuo Chang brought three people down, so there was one person short.