I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 79 - 74: The Royal Residence (Seeking Subscriptions)

Tian Lin wasn’t surprised that the sect would offer Spirit Stones as rewards for posting missions.

As the Blood Sect’s menacing presence grew, for the stability of the sect’s domain, it was inevitable for the sect to decree its disciples to leave the sect and slay the enemy.

But if there were only decrees without promises of benefits for the disciples within the sect, who would be willing to go?

To motivate these disciples, intimidation alone was not enough; thus, the only option left was to offer rewards.

By noon, after Tian Lin had his meal, he pulled out a dagger and scraped off the stubble from his chin.

He changed into a simple disguise and finally, with sword in hand, made his way towards the ’Ghost Market’.

When the Yao Yue Sect didn’t hold markets, the so-called Ghost Market was always deserted.

For this mission distribution, they put the idle Ghost Market to use.

It was Tian Lin’s second time entering the valley of the Ghost Market. In the somewhat empty valley, there was now a lively store.

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Tian Lin remembered that this shop used to belong to the Wang Family, but now the signboard had been changed, replaced by a piece of cloth that served as a canopy, with the words ’Sign Room’ written on it.

Entering the Sign Room, he found that there were quite a few Outer Disciples, who were not commonly seen, gathered here.

These people were all crowded around a wall, opposite which was an L-shaped counter. Behind the counter sat a middle-aged man who looked somewhat familiar to Tian Lin.

Of course, Tian Lin recognized him as Zhuang Buzhou, an elite Disciple from the Medicine Peak and a formidable twelfth-tier Qi Refining practitioner.

He had accidentally used the Wind Walking Skill after consuming the Spirit Pearl and ended up trespassing in Zhuang Buzhou’s garden on Medicine Peak.

Fortunately, Liu Yunjiu was present at that time, so Tian Lin was not punished.

Now, Liu Yunjiu had gone to Quzhou to risk his life, yet Zhuang Buzhou was still in the sect which somewhat surprised Tian Lin.

"You, with your second-tier Qi Refinement cultivation, also want to take on a mission?"

A voice rang out, and Tian Lin knew it was Han Yue without looking back.

Sure enough, Han Yue was still clad in her green attire, holding a wooden token in her hand.

Tian Lin glanced at the wooden token in Han Yue’s hand and explained, "I have reached the third-tier Qi Refinement level by now, so I want to try venturing out and earning some Spirit Stones."

"High or low cultivation does not necessarily indicate a person’s strength—if you practice Low-grade Techniques, even at fourth-tier Qi Refinement, you might not be able to defeat someone at second-tier who practices Mid-grade Techniques;

Or if you are at fourth-tier and you have a Magical Treasure capable of contending against Foundation Establishment ancestors, even someone at twelfth-tier Qi Refinement might not be your match."

She had seen Tian Lin climbing the mountain and knew how much difficulty he had even with the first step.

It wasn’t hard to predict how weak Tian Lin’s combat abilities must be.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister Han. I dare not aim too high and will just pick some easy tasks to earn some livelihood Spirit Stones."

As soon as Tian Lin finished speaking, an Outer Disciple beside him chuckled:

"You’re late. Are there any easy tasks left now? What’s left are all dangerous and not easy tasks."

The man wasn’t mocking Tian Lin; he was part of the group that had arrived late as well.

Tian Lin looked up at the wall and also merged into the crowd of people.

He scanned over the wooden tokens on the wall, and his gaze finally rested on the four characters for ’Lin’an County’.

Someone noticed Tian Lin’s gaze and said to him:

"This task isn’t easy. First of all, Lin’an County has a large population, so it won’t be easy to find the Devil Path practitioner who committed the crime in the city of Lin’an County; second, it’s very unclear how many people from the Blood Sect are involved and what their cultivation levels are. Most importantly, if the Blood Sect’s Devil Path practitioners don’t make a move, it’s difficult for us to identify whether they belong to the Blood Sect or not."

A thought struck Tian Lin, and he suddenly remembered the terms he saw when he was in the illusion, killing Manager Qiao and those red-robed men.

In the illusion, the blood of Blood Sect’s Devil Path practitioners would display a term for ’Hemostatic Powder’ upon bleeding.

Where normal people—at least those below Foundation Establishment Qi Refiners, as far as Tian Lin had seen—don’t have the words ’Hemostatic Powder’ appear when they bleed.

"Heh, dangerous, difficult? It’s come to this point, and it’s not your turn to be picky."

As he spoke, a large hand reached out and snatched the token from the wall.

Tian Lin looked at the comer, recognizing him as Qian Ping.

But Qian Ping didn’t look at Tian Lin, only saying to a few Outer Disciples:

"No matter whether you can complete the mission, accept it first to prevent it from being taken by someone else."

No sooner had his words fallen than Zhuang Buzhou from behind the counter said coldly, "If you accept a mission, you must complete it. If you fail to complete it, then you will be dealt with according to the sect rules."

Qian Ping’s face changed at the words, his lips quivered as he put on a weak and helpless appearance.

At this moment, Zhuang Buzhou shifted his tone, "This task has a reward of ten Spirit Stones. If you can’t do it alone, you can ask others for help."

Qian Ping’s face then looked somewhat better. He put on a smile and said to the surrounding Outer Disciples:

"Fellow brothers and juniors, is there anyone willing to join me in earning these Spirit Stones?"

Those few Outer Disciples clearly knew the rules of having to complete a task once the token was taken, and thus they felt somewhat schadenfreude.

They laughed and said, "Brother Qian is quick to act. You seem well-suited to complete this task alone. The rest of us better not take advantage of Brother Qian and drag you down instead."

Qian Ping gave a wry smile and made a bow to each of them, saying:

"Fellow brothers, please don’t make fun of me. Once this task is completed, I’ll host a table of drinks, then you can make fun of me all you want."

Those Outer Disciples, while enjoying Qian’s predicament, were only teasing to a point.

Being from sect families, over the years, these families had formed matrimonial ties and were therefore still quite close.

"Fine, let’s join forces and ask our families for help when the time comes. Lin’an County is not that big; can’t we find a few people from the Blood Sect?"

One of the Outer Disciples finished speaking, and another laughed and said:

"As long as Brother Qian isn’t afraid of us sharing his Spirit Stones, why not do the mission together?"

In a few words and in the blink of an eye, they had formed a group.

After registering their names with Zhuang Buzhou, they left the assignment room in twos and threes, and the room was soon empty.

Tian Lin frowned as he looked at the remaining few tokens on the wall, his brow furrowing ever tighter.

After a while, he turned to Han Yue and said, "Didn’t Sister Han just pick up a mission?"

Han Yue shook her head and said, "I just came to settle the account after completing a mission. I plan to take on another one since it’s still early."

"Do you have a particular mission in mind, Sister Han? Do you need a junior brother to help out?"

Tian Lin trusted Han Yue’s character and would rather earn fewer Spirit Stones if it meant he could work with her.

But Han Yue obviously did not think highly of Tian Lin’s cultivation; she shook her head and said:

"No need, I have already made plans with Sister Xiao to do a mission together. Even if I don’t mind you slowing us down, she might think you’re taking advantage of us."

Tian Lin’s smile nearly broke; he hadn’t expected Han Yue to be so ’frank’ in her words.

Then, Zhuang Buzhou behind the counter began to laugh. When both Tian Lin and Han Yue looked at him, Zhuang Buzhou said:

"I think you two should wait a little longer. I reckon the people from the Law Enforcement Hall will issue new missions soon. Perhaps among the new tasks, there will be some suitable for you."

Tian Lin and Han Yue nodded and thanked Zhuang Buzhou, but just as the other Outer Disciples had ignored Tian Lin, Zhuang Buzhou ignored Han Yue as well.

After all, the Outer Disciples looked down on Tian Lin, who came from a background of performers.

But in the eyes of someone like Zhuang Buzhou, a ’son of an elder,’ how much more noble could the so-called sect families really be compared to a performer?

At that moment, the three people in the room were from three different strata, resulting in a silence so profound that the assignment room, previously buzzing with activity, became exceptionally quiet.

Tian Lin meditated for about half an hour until he finally heard footsteps.

A tall figure appeared in the assignment room; Han Yue and Tian Lin hurriedly stood up, and even Zhuang Buzhou, who had always been cold-faced behind the counter, stood up and greeted the newcomer: "I pay my respects to Brother Xing."

Xing Shanping glanced at everyone in the room, eventually his gaze resting on Zhuang Buzhou as he said:

"You, a disciple in charge of a peak, are hiding here playing manager; are you not ashamed?"

Zhuang Buzhou’s face flushed red, but he kept his head down and remained silent.

Xing Shanping snorted coldly, his eyes sweeping past Han Yue and directly falling on Tian Lin.

Tian Lin felt puzzled. He wasn’t a disciple in charge of a peak, just a little cultivator at the second tier of Qi Refining. Surely, Xing Shanping had no reason to scold him as he did Zhuang Buzhou for being ’cowardly,’ right?

"A cultivator at the second tier of Qi Refining should not lose his life over a few Spirit Stones. Going out this time is not like the last when you escorted people from the Wang Family."

At this mention, Tian Lin felt amused.

The last time he escorted the Wang Family people back to the Yao Yue Sect seemed like a mere errand, but the danger involved was clear to the discerning eye.

And yet to this day, Xing Shanping seemed to think that escorting a few Qi Refiners with suspected ties to the Blood Sect was an easy job.

"Thank you for the reminder, senior brother. I shall certainly act within my limits," Tian Lin responded with an unchanged expression, thanking Xing Shanping, who hung several tokens on the wall.

He was not willing to stay long in the room, but before leaving, he turned to Tian Lin and said:

"The mission at the ’Wang Manor’ is the most suitable for you. I’ll repeat what I said: don’t lose your life for a bit of Spirit Stone."

Tian Lin looked up with a moved expression and thanked Senior Brother Xing: "Thank you for your advice."

He waited for Xing Shanping to leave before immediately reaching for the token marked ’Wang Manor.’

Below the token hung a piece of parchment detailing the mission.

At this time, Han Yue came over and after a glance, frowned and said:

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"This mission is located in the county town, indeed lighter work—but, it is indeed more suitable for one person."

Indeed, because this mission was only worth one Spirit Stone.

If two people did it, not only would it be a waste of manpower, but the division of the Spirit Stone would also present an issue.

"This is an escort mission. It seems that in Brother Xing’s eyes, I’m only fit for this kind of escort and protective work."

Tian Lin smiled, took the wooden token, and hesitated before looking again at the wall for other tasks related to the county town.

One Spirit Stone was actually of considerable value to him at the moment.

But if he could conveniently complete two missions, Tian Lin naturally wanted to earn as much as possible.

He was considering county town tasks when Han Yue picked one for herself.

Before she left, she gave Tian Lin a glance and said: "Junior brother, do not be greedy. Brother Xing’s words have merit. As this is your first mission, it’s wiser to be cautious."

Tian Lin thanked her with a bow and, after some thought, decided not to take on another task.

He didn’t trust the Yao Yue Sect’s intelligence work; who knew if behind these seemingly simple tasks lay grave dangers.

It would be unfortunate to accept two tasks and end up unable to complete either.