Chapter 119 Confiscating Offerings

Chapter 119 Confiscating Offerings

Wendao Sect, Martial Arts Arena.

The outer disciples practiced basic Five Elements spells, and five-colored spiritual light filled the morning air.

The elder who was transmitting the skills watched silently from the side, ready to intervene in case anything went wrong with the disciple.

"call out!"

A figure in turquoise swept across the sky, the whistling wind causing all the disciples to look up.

The figure spread its broad wings, its azure feathers shimmering with iridescent colors in the morning light. Its flight was fluid and graceful, like a beautiful painting.

"It's Elder Shi Hua's natal spirit beast, the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix! It's just as beautiful as the rumors say!"

"Wait, isn't there a female disciple on Qingluan's back?"

"How could that be? The Azure Phoenix is ​​aloof and arrogant. I once tried to touch its feathers and almost got pecked to death!"

"You're not wrong. Look closely if you don't believe me. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't!"

Lou Yuqing seemed to know the disciples' murmurs. She patted the soft feathers of the Azure Phoenix, signaling it to stop, and then waved her hand downwards.

"Ahhh, someone actually managed to win the favor of the Azure Phoenix. I really want to try what it's like to ride on it."

"You really dare to dream. The Azure Phoenix is ​​a Nascent Soul stage spirit beast, while you are just a Qi Refining disciple. You're better off dreaming."

Am I the only one who recognized the female disciple?

"Who is it? Who is it... Wow, I recognize it too!"

When the seven sects held their competition, all the disciples who were free went to watch and, naturally, heard Lou Yuqing's thoughts.

Therefore, without her knowledge, Lou Yuqing had already become a popular figure among the public, though this was all spread in private.

Today, Lou Yuqing appeared with the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix, once again stunning the disciples, who all looked at Lou Yuqing with awe and envy.

With a flash of blue light, Lou Yuqing's figure disappeared.

This is not something that can be achieved with simple teleportation techniques; it requires the power of space to produce an effect similar to instantaneous teleportation.

The disciples stared at the sky in astonishment, unable to recover for a long time.

The Transmission Elder thought to himself, "The rumors are true; the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix has indeed awakened its spatial abilities."

Enveloped in azure light, Lou Yuqing arrived at the Hall of Law Enforcement in an instant. She half-lay on the back of the Azure Phoenix and rubbed against its incredibly soft feathers: "Thank you, Qingqing, for bringing me here."

The Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix let out a clear and melodious cry. Since being healed by the Void Fortune Beast, it has become even more affectionate towards Lou Yuqing.

Seeing this scene, Si Nidie felt a little itchy to touch it. Although she had seen Qingluan picking up and dropping off her junior sister these days, she had never had the chance to interact with Qingluan.

If she could touch the feathers of the Azure Phoenix, she would be willing to go on a mission right away.

Lou Yuqing found it inexplicably amusing to see Si Nidie drooling with desire, and turned to her to ask, "Qingqing, can my senior sister touch your feathers?"

The Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix tilted its head, and the feathers on its head moved like flowing water: "Cheers."

Si Nidie nervously rubbed her hands together: "Junior sister, did Senior Qingluan agree?"

Lou Yuqing nodded: "Come on, senior sister."

Si Nidie placed her hand on the Qingluan's wings with almost reverence. The soft, cotton-like touch made her unable to resist reaching deeper, her palm sinking completely into the warm feathers.

Good heavens, she really touched it!

It felt even better than she had imagined.

Just as Si Nidie was lost in her reverie, Qingluan's eyes flickered slightly as she glanced at her.

Lou Yuqing immediately spoke up to remind him, "Ahem."

Si Nidie snapped out of her daze, awkwardly laughing as she withdrew her hand: "Haha, I'm sorry for my rudeness."

A smile flashed in the eyes of the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix, and with a glint of azure light, it disappeared before Lou Yuqing and Si Nidie's eyes.

"Junior sister, do you think Senior Qingluan will let me touch her again next time?" Si Nidie asked, still wanting more.

Lou Yuqing replied ambiguously, "Perhaps."

"Good junior sister, please." Si Nidie darted behind Lou Yuqing and massaged her shoulders solicitously. "Please mention me to Senior Qingluan and help me improve my standing."

Lou Yuqing's expression changed slightly as she felt a weight on her shoulder and twisted away from Si Nidie's clutches: "Senior sister, your strength is enough to kill someone, let's just forget about it."

Si Nidie scratched her head: "I recently practiced a palm technique and forgot to control my strength. But junior sister, you're already at the Golden Core stage, so my strength should be about the same as tickling you."

Lou Yuqing shrugged: "To be honest, after reaching the Golden Core stage, although my spiritual power and divine sense have greatly improved, my physical strength has only increased slightly."

“That’s true, we still need to train our bodies. Many disciples in our sect specialize in body techniques.” Si Nidie nodded in agreement after hearing her explanation.

The two walked into the Hall of Law Enforcement as they talked.

Si Nidie joined the ranks of the law enforcement disciples, while Lou Yuqing came behind Wei Houming and looked at the ranks ahead with him.

In a sense, Lou Yuqing is the newly appointed captain of the Law Enforcement Hall, but she currently mainly follows Wei Houming and does not hold the position of elder.

A moment later, it was time to clock in.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Wei Houming said, "This year, the tributes from various cities have been handed over to the sect one after another, and there is a shortage of manpower. I will arrange for you to go with the elders to receive them."

Lou Yuqing and Si Nidie were not surprised; they had known about this news for several days.

Kui Houming formed hand seals, and a stream of light flew out, forming a light screen in mid-air. The name of the team leader was displayed at the front, and the names of the disciples were displayed at the back, making it easy to see.

Lou Yuqing blinked; she had actually become one of the team leaders.

Kui Houming handed over the jade slip in his hand: "Xiao Lou, lead a team of disciples to Gushan City to collect the offerings. Inside is information about this city."

Lou Yuqing replied, "Yes, Captain!"

Kui Houming instructed, "This is your first time going out on a mission, so be careful in everything you do."

The group disbanded, with most members going to the square to find their respective team leaders. The remaining twenty members came before Lou Yuqing and said, "Captain Lou."

Haha, I got promoted.

Lou Yuqing suppressed her inner elation and calmly said, "Make preparations. We're leaving for Gushan City immediately. From now on, follow my orders and do not act on your own, understand?"

Si Nidie replied in a strong voice, "Understood!"

Si Nanren was a beat slow: "Understood!"

The others quickly followed suit: "Understood."

The fact that Si Nidie and her brother, who were acquaintances, were assigned to Lou Yuqing's team must have been partly due to Wei Houming's personal motives.

Lou Yuqing led the group towards the outside of the hall, where they bumped into Gao Xuexi, who was lingering at the entrance. Lou Yuqing glanced at her in surprise and then left.

"Fellow Daoist Lou, please wait a moment," Gao Xuexi said hurriedly.

During her stay at Wendao Sect, she tried every means to get in touch with Lou Yuqing, but since the other party was always escorted by the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix and stayed in the Law Enforcement Hall, she had no chance to get close to him.

Lou Yuqing stopped in her tracks and asked in confusion, "Fellow Daoist Gao, is there something you need?"

Gao Xuexi was speechless for a moment, unable to ask the question directly. She quickly came up with a solution: "Uh, where are you going? I'll go with you."

Si Nidie seemed to be deep in thought. A few days ago, she noticed that the other party was sneaking around outside the Law Enforcement Hall, showing no intention of exchanging cultivation ideas with the disciples of the Wendao Sect.

It seems that the other party is after my junior sister.

“We are going on a mission and it’s inconvenient to take you with us. If you would like to exchange ideas and learn from us, you can go to the sect’s training grounds,” Lou Yuqing politely declined.

Gao Xuexi is a disciple of the Suyin Sect. What's the point of them taking her out? If something unexpected happens, it will be hard to explain.

“Fellow Daoist Lou, I happen to be heading back to the Su Yin Sect. Why don’t you give me a ride? I won’t delay your mission,” Gao Xuexi assured him, patting her chest.

She knew her actions were somewhat shameless, but she had no choice. The only person who could answer her questions was Lou Yuqing, and she didn't want to miss out.

Lou Yuqing asked curiously, "But we are going to Gushan City, which is not in the same direction as the Suyin Sect."

Gao Xuexi immediately said, "It's alright, I've been wanting to enjoy the scenery of Gushan City for a long time. I'll return to the sect after I've finished sightseeing."

"..."

Gushan City is surrounded by mountains, rich in minerals. Would you like to go there to admire the piles of stones?

Lou Yuqing asked the law enforcement disciples behind her, "What do you have to say?"

Si Nidie and Si Nanren exchanged a glance: "We have no objection."

The others, considering the alliance between the two factions, also agreed.

Lou Yuqing flipped her wrist, and a beam of light flew out from her storage ring, transforming into a ten-zhang-long cyan boat. She was the first to board the boat: "Come on, I'll take you on the cyan jade boat."

The sect has distributed flying boats to all teams, which will be retrieved after the mission is completed.

However, Lou Yuqing had a flying boat given to her by her master, which was much faster than the sect's ordinary flying boats and could travel ten thousand miles in a day.

In mid-air, two figures watched as the jade boat disappeared from sight.

"Uncle-Master Zixiao, are you really going to the Black Barbarian Domain where the demonic cultivators reside?" Meng Zonghan looked at the figure in front of him, a look of worry appearing in his eyes.

The Purple Cloud Immortal Venerable said in a low voice, "The demonic cultivators have been making frequent small moves lately. I learned some clues from the Void Fortune Beast, and I must go and investigate."

He looked at Meng Zonghan and said, "During this period, you must strengthen the Law Enforcement Hall's supervision of the sect, and prevent anyone with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the situation."

Meng Zonghan bowed and said, "Nephew, I understand!"

When he looked up again, the Purple Cloud Immortal had vanished.

A hundred miles away, the jade boat cut through the clouds and sped towards Gushan City.

Lou Yuqing channeled spiritual energy into the jade slip, and a map appeared before everyone.

The white dot represents their current location, and the red dot represents the location of Gushan City. At this moment, the white dot is moving towards the red dot at an extremely fast speed.

In fact, although the Jade Boat was fast, the teleportation array was even faster. After a few teleportations, they could reach Gushan City in no time.

However, their task was not only to collect offerings, but also to inspect the territory within the Gushan City area to prevent the people below from concealing information from the sect.

Using a teleportation array could easily reveal your presence, so to avoid alerting the enemy, choosing a flying boat would be more convenient.

Lou Yuqing estimated: "We will arrive at Gushan City in about five days. We will form teams of four and take turns on duty every other day."

Everyone responded, "Okay."

Gao Xuexi couldn't sit still any longer after not receiving any assignments: "Fellow Daoist Lou, I also want to contribute. How about I team up with you?"

"It seems this fellow Daoist is determined to stick with his junior sister."

Upon hearing Si Nidie's telepathic message, Lou Yuqing smiled helplessly. She didn't know what Gao Xuexi was planning, but she didn't sense any malice from her.

She thought for a moment, then simply nodded: "Okay."

Gao Xuexi was thrilled; she had finally succeeded.