Demon Sword Immortal

"Alright..." he said weakly, "I paid the service fee for you... someone has already posted your job ad in the recruitment office, you don't need to do anything, just wait for news..."

"Just displaying the information shouldn't cost much, right?"

"I even set up a 'collect points' task for you." Yu He gritted his teeth and said to her, word by word, "Not our points, but your social career points from the job recruitment!"

"Someone will register all the small prey they've collected under your name! This way, you can quickly get past the beginner stage! You won't get stuck when you go deeper into the jungle later!"

That's more or less.

Bai nodded.

“Now that we’ve given you the benefits, shouldn’t we talk about our obligations?” Yu He coughed, then changed his expression, rubbing his hands together as he peered at Bai Xiang.

It's a real shame that someone with that sleazy demeanor isn't an actor.

"Tell me what I need to do." Bai turned off the screen and looked at him.

She certainly knew she would have obligations.

Obligation, in some overly conservative situations, is equivalent to power. Rather than saying she joined for the benefits offered by those above, it's more accurate to say she agreed precisely because of the power she wielded.

“Simple.” Yu He quickly said after making sure no one was around: “There are secrets hidden in the laboratory of Qingyun Pharmaceutical. Lord Fang suspects that they may be conducting some forbidden experiments. The so-called new medicine for cultivating and nourishing the body, ‘Marrow Cleansing Pill,’ may have huge hidden dangers. However, he currently has no evidence to report this matter. We need to find evidence and bring it to him for his use.”

“The New Affairs faction wouldn’t dare to do that.” Bai Xiang saw it clearly. “This is the Emperor’s will. What use is Lord Fang’s opposition?”

"The imperial family wouldn't dare go too far..." Yu He said this in a very low voice.

Do you know what I mean...?

"Now we're in a free environment... not just here, but there are still many eyes watching us from outside..."

Oh ~

Bai thought it through.

It's nothing new: the imperial family cares about its reputation.

If evidence can be found that Qingyun Pharmaceutical colluded with a foreign company to "poison" the drugs, and this evidence is made public, even if it's just for the sake of their own face and prestige, the imperial family will have no choice but to eat back the shit they spit out.

Just thinking about this vivid description made Bai Xiang feel much better.

She asked Yu He, "When will we make our move?"

"Wait for further instructions." Yu He nodded. "This time it will involve a lot of people. Your Aunt Tao will also be involved—the entire Qizhou Demon Suppression Division will cooperate. We'll sneak in after we've diverted their attention."

That means there's still time to handle personal matters.

Hey.

My new phone suddenly vibrated twice.

Bai wanted to unlock it, but saw that Yu He's job posting had already yielded results.

Not only were there results, but there were quite a few. This is all because Bai Xiang is now a celebrity; as soon as her information is posted, many security consulting companies will frantically send her invitations.

This is a living advertisement.

Even if we just bring them in and keep them here, they won't lose anything even if they do nothing.

Bai was mentally prepared for this, browsing through the invitation messages one by one, ignoring all those promising "easy work".

After reading the whole thing, she was somewhat disappointed.

None of the local security consulting companies in Qizhou were sincere. The only two companies that seemed relatively serious were one in Zezhou and the other in Luezhou, both of which required her to stay there for an extended period.

This will definitely not work.

With no other option, she could only browse the job postings in the recruitment hall through the remote window sent from the other side, hoping to see if she could take on a few tasks as an individual.

Ok?

Halfway through reading, Bai wanted to squint.

She saw a commission from "Chilong Jinshui Construction Company" with the details "Unknown, to be discussed".

The following is the compensation: two million yuan.

Two million, that's definitely a huge commission—don't think it's small, you should know that the commissions that are posted in the lobby are basically aimed at individuals and small teams.

For projects worth millions or tens of millions, security consultants are usually approached directly; it's rare for such opportunities to be leaked.

The phrase "ominous, negotiable" is also a running joke; without exception, any commission marked in this way involves the Demon Pool.

This task has been pending for a while now. The history shows that the client has raised the price seven times. The initial reward was only 100,000, and it has been gradually increasing over time.

Bai wanted to follow it, not because of its mysterious content or high reward.

Instead, it was this "Chilong Jinshui Construction Company"—if she remembered correctly, the unfinished building that Bai Shengju wanted to take over belonged to their family.

Chapter Thirty-Five: Ghostly Shadows

Click 'Interview' under this commission, settle the remote agency payment, and Bai Xiang hailed a taxi, giving the destination name 'Jinshui Construction'.

He heard the sound of a door closing behind him. Without turning around, Bai Xiang knew that Yu He had shamelessly followed him.

With the driver present, neither of them spoke. It wasn't until they stopped the car near the company building that Yu He approached Bai, wanting to point him out to join 'their group'.

The method to join the group is for Yu He to verbally describe a code, which you then enter into the search results, click to apply, and you're immediately approved.

Bai Xiang pulled up the member directory and glanced at it; there were fewer than ten people.

The names are also bizarre, some are called "Breaking the Sky Sword", some are called "Five Hundred Condensed Forms", and others are called "Fairy Asks to Step on Head" and "Heaven and Earth are in perfect harmony, don't let the big head control the small head".

Bai Xiang saw a name called "Tao Zhi Yao Yao" on the list, and she estimated that there was a 90% chance that it was Tao Shuo Hua.

So, which of these IDs below belongs to Yu He?

"I am this one—Breaking the Sky Sword." Yu He proudly introduced himself, gesturing for Bai to pay attention to the hat icon after his ID.

"The red hat represents a senior member who is qualified to invite others. You should thank me for getting in so quickly."

【桃之夭夭】(Group Owner): Oh, you've already brought Xiao Xiang'er in so quickly? @All members, come out and welcome the newcomer! Don't play dead!

Then a string of messages immediately popped up.

[Five Hundred Condensed Phases] (Administrator): Welcome, newcomer.

[Whisper]: Welcome.

[Fairy Asks to Step on My Head]: Is this Fairy Shenming? Fairy, I have a favor to ask, and I beg you to grant it!

System announcement: [Fairy Asks to Step on Head] has been muted for ten minutes by [Five Hundred Condensed Images].

[Whisper]: How embarrassing.

[Whisper]: Don't say you know me anymore.

【Peach Blossom】(Group Owner): You young people always manage to come up with something new and interesting.

【桃之夭夭】(Group Owner): @Five Hundred Ningxiang, Cao Chuan, please change your name back later, it looks weird.

【Peach Blossom】(Group Owner): @Heaven and Earth in perfect harmony, don't let the big head control the small head, and you too! Hurry!

System announcement: [Fairy Asks to Step on Head] has been unbanned by [Peach Blossom].

[Fairy begs to be stepped on]: Aunt Tao, I admire you!

System announcement: [Fairy Asks to Step on Head] has been banned from speaking for one day by [Peach Blossom].

[Whisper]: LOL.

【Breaking the Sky Sword】: LOL.

Ok?

Seeing Yu He speaking below, Bai Xiang turned to look at the old man and found him staring at the screen with a silly grin on his face.

The allure of water... but isn't the Great Yu Dynasty still primarily a feudal society?

Bai Xiang frowned as he stared at the screen, momentarily lost in thought.

The internet can so quickly change people's speaking habits. The contrast between the two always gives her a sense of disconnect, making her feel like reality is a dream.

However, she noticed the key point: they all seemed to know who was behind this newcomer.

“This is the internal group of our state government,” Yu He whispered to Bai Xiang. “No one is qualified to enter unless they reach the Ningxiang level.”

Bai Xiang understood: "So they all know me."

“You are qualified to join based on your cultivation level alone.” Yu He nodded. “We also thoroughly investigated your character and stance before making this decision.”

“Oh, right.” He reached out and tapped Bai Xiang’s screen lightly, “Here… you can change your name by clicking on it. You can think of it as a code name for when you’re traveling the martial arts world.”

"Is it like the one in the group chat?"

"No... You can change your name in the group as you like, but once you set your code name, you can't change it. You'll be taking on internal committee work under this name, so I advise you to be careful."

Bai looked at it and saw that the current ID of her contact phone was a string of numbers '10544'.

After a slight hesitation, she typed 'Bai Zhixing' into the field and clicked confirm. Her ID then became [Bai Zhixing] (10544).

Yu He watched her actions the whole time, and his gaze toward her was somewhat strange.

Bai Zhixing, this code name seems strange at first glance, but Yu He can certainly tell that it is meaningful. It should be the 'character' that Bai Xiang gave himself.

One very important aspect of the Yu ritual was that men could be given a courtesy name after reaching adulthood.

There are generally four ways to choose characters: synonyms, antonyms, related meanings, and generational order.

The synonym method involves taking characters and names that share similar meanings.

Antonyms are words and names that have opposite meanings and complement each other.

The method of association means that the characters and names can be completely different, but they can be associated.

For example, Yu He's given name is "挽舟" (wǎn zhōu), which can be connected with the character for "river" (河) and the character for "wǎn zhōu".

The generational ranking method is the most brainless; just rank them as 'uncle something,' 'elder brother something,' and so on.

And this is just wishful thinking—

'芷行' is equivalent to '执行' (execute).

'Execution' is the opposite of 'Thinking'.

This is the standard antonym method.

According to the rites of Yu, women were not allowed to have courtesy names. Bai thought this practice was traditional, but upon closer examination, it was perhaps a bit...

Why should I care so much?

Yu He slapped his forehead.

It's not like it's actually chosen—it's not written in the official register, it's just a screen name, why make such a big deal out of it?

Meanwhile, Bai Xiang, having chosen his code name, did not speak in the group chat. He stuffed the communicator into his waist pouch, then gripped his longsword and headed towards the Jinshui Company building.

Yu He quickly followed.

This guy is shameless... The security guard at the gate looked disgusted at his tattered clothes, but he remained calm and leisurely followed behind Bai Xiang, as if he were the real hermit.

Thanks to Bai Xiang's image, the two were not stopped along the way. After registering at the front desk, they took the elevator directly to the third floor and were guided into a narrow office.

"welcome……!"

The man sitting behind the table was on the phone and writing a letter at the same time, looking very busy, but he still quickly stood up to greet the two of them when he saw them come in: "Excuse me... just one minute!"

He was tall, over 1.9 meters. He wore a Western-style shirt and suit, but his tie was undone, and even two buttons on his shirt were undone.

Bai Xiang noticed a nameplate on the table that read: [Production Safety Department Manager]: Zheng Kang

Manager Zheng is a very punctual person; he said one minute and he finished the call in a minute, almost timing it perfectly.

“I’ve seen your… Ms. Bai’s resume.” He raised an eyebrow at Bai. “Before we proceed, I’d like to ask Ms. Bai—do you know what ‘ominous’ and ‘negotiable’ mean?”

Bai Xiang nodded: "I know."

"Although Miss Bai's age is not up to par, I have no doubt about her abilities."

Zheng Kang also knew Bai Xiang, and sighed, "Since that's the case, then I'll tell you the specific details."

"Several of our construction sites were simultaneously attacked by demons."

After Zheng Kang explained the situation, Bai Xiang and Yu He finally understood what trouble Jinshui Company was facing.

"At first, many workers said they could see shadowy figures when they were working at night."