As for the puppy, it disappeared as soon as it entered the dicine garden.
Bai Ziyue didn’t need to think to know that it must have snuck into his room, clutching the spirit dye stone tightly.
After swallowing his smaller spirit dye stones, the puppy began to covet Bai Ziyue’s head-sized spirit dye stone.
Glancing at the sky, Bai Ziyue quickly left the Cyan Mountain dicine Garden, and without stopping, he managed to return before the city gates closed.
However, when Bai Ziyue arrived at the Sunburst Gang, he found the Internal Affairs Hall empty, with only a few miscellaneous disciples cleaning the rooms.
Helplessly, he had no choice but to leave.
The next morning, Bai Ziyue went out and soon appeared at the entrance of the Sunburst Gang.
Entering the Sunburst Gang, Bai Ziyue made his way to the Internal Affairs Hall with ease.
After explaining his purpose, Bai Ziyue was led by a disciple of the Internal Affairs Hall into a room. His expression turned slightly strange as he saw the familiar office.
Sure enough, in this office, Bai Ziyue saw a familiar figure.
It was the steward who had assigned him a position last ti and claid to have received a ssage from soone. If he rembered correctly, his surna should be Xuu?
Apparently, his senior brother Tang Zhanfei intended to pull the sa connection through this steward Xuu.
"Oh? It’s you? What, have you made up your mind? Didn’t you say that position was great?"
Steward Xuu rembered Bai Ziyue, thinking he was there for a job change, he couldn’t help but mock him.
"It is indeed great. I’m here for sothing unrelated to the position."
Bai Ziyue chuckled lightly, then continued, "I rember the gang has a rule that if there are any significant discoveries, reporting them will earn contribution rewards. I wonder if that’s true?"
"Of course, it’s true.
What, did you discover sothing noteworthy in that godforsaken Cyan Mountain dicine Garden?"
Steward Xuu spoke with a hint of disdain.
"Does the appearance of Nine Seals Sect disciples in Cyan Mountain count as valuable?"
Bai Ziyue spoke in a steady tone.
"Nine Seals Sect disciples? How many people? Where are they?"
Steward Xuu’s expression changed, finally becoming serious.
Cyan Mountain was within the Sunburst Gang’s territory, and the dicine garden held imnse value, not tolerating any loss. Nine Seals Sect was a hostile force, having disciples near Cyan Mountain was a matter worth serious concern.
"How much contribution would my information earn?" Bai Ziyue countered.
"The value of information varies, and it needs validation. Only once verified can we determine the contribution you should receive.
Moreover, so information is ti-sensitive. If the opportunity passes, the contribution could be lower."
Steward Xuu explained calmly.
"They should still be around in the next day or two."
Bai Ziyue roughly estimated the Golden Spirit Fruit’s ripening ti and continued, "So far, I’ve discovered a total of nine people, not guaranteeing if anyone else has remained undetected.
They all seem to be elite disciples of the Nine Seals Sect, not weak in strength.
Two middle-aged n are extrely alert, with sharp eyes, and there’s an old man who is certainly not simple. I estimate these three have Inner Power Realm and above strength. The old man may even be attempting to penetrate the Twelve Main ridians as a Third-class Expert.
If the gang plans to act, I advise sending experts above Third-class to lead the charge for safety."
Bai Ziyue hesitated for a mont before deciding to divulge the information.
"Alright, I’ve recorded the information. By the end of today, soone will be sent to investigate. You might be asked to lead the way, so prepare yourself.
If verified, contribution rewards will follow naturally."
Steward Xuu spoke as he had Bai Ziyue sign a form, then entered a record in Bai Ziyue’s Contribution Record Book, completing a voucher with his seal before saying, "If there’s nothing else, you may leave."
"Sure!"
Nodding, Bai Ziyue then walked out of the Sunburst Gang.
Steward Xuu glanced at the task information, smirked coldly, and with a slight stroke of his pen, remarkably reduced the strength Bai Ziyue described.*
Directly altering from two Inner Power Realm, one Third-class Expert, to two Peak Inner Cultivation, and one Inner Power Realm.
Afterward, he called out, quickly a disciple from the Internal Affairs Hall approached and respectfully said, "Steward Xuu!"
"Go post this task information."
Steward Xuu said as he handed over the docunt.
"Yes!"
The disciple responded and walked out.
...
Returning to the Cyan Mountain dicine Garden, Bai Ziyue no longer paid attention to matters concerning the Nine Seals Sect.
If those in charge valued it, it would naturally be best, but if they didn’t, he would suffer no loss.
Even without the Golden Spirit Fruit, he was confident that with his current Martial Arts Realm at the Inner Cultivation Limit, plus one Qi Storage Pill, he could cultivate Inner Strength and cross the barrier that countless Peak Inner Cultivation Martial Artists couldn’t surpass.
"Leader Bai, you have returned. Manager Zhang was here earlier and asked about you. When he didn’t find you, he seed a bit displeased."
Zhou Wei had just returned from his patrol and, seeing Bai Ziyue, quickly spoke up.
"Yes, I understand."
Bai Ziyue furrowed his brow slightly, then asked, "Is Manager Zhang still around? I happened to plan on seeing him."
Although he didn’t care about positions, when a superior visited and asked about him, he naturally had to go and greet them.
"He left only a short while ago, didn’t you cross paths?"
Zhou Wei asked with slight surprise.
Beside him, Elder Qian also nodded, as they had seen Steward Li accompany him all the way to the door.
Bai Ziyue blinked, a bit puzzled, and said, "Did I miss him?"
However, if he had just left, from the path between the Cyan Mountain dicine Garden’s trade route and the official road, they should have encountered each other, right?
"By the way, Leader, here is the Exotic Beast Flesh you entrusted to sell yesterday, totaling three hundred taels of silver. Here’s your two hundred seventy taels."
Imdiately, Zhou Wei quickly handed a money pouch to Bai Ziyue and said.
"Yes!"
Bai Ziyue suppressed his doubts, made a quick count, and then returned to his room.
...
Wujiang County, at the city gates.
Gongg Xinghuo hurriedly ran into a tavern, soon reaching a window seat on the second floor, and excitedly lowered his voice to say, "Uncle Huang, there’s been a discovery.
Soone sent a ssage to the Internal Affairs Hall early this morning saying a group of Nine Seals Sect mbers was found near Cyan Mountain, and here’s the credential from the Internal Affairs Hall."
"Let see it quickly."
Upon hearing this, Huang Guangzhao’s face imdiately showed a trace of excitent, and he eagerly took the docunt.
Soon, divine light flashed in Huang Guangzhao’s eyes, and he exclaid, "Notify the others, we leave imdiately."
"Where to?"
"Cyan Mountain dicine Garden!"
...
Smoothly dispersing power at the Dantian position, Bai Ziyue exhaled deeply.
*"A day’s energy cultivation has likely reached completion. I’ll inform Steward Li for so days off to prepare well for the breakthrough.
Perhaps I can still participate in the youth martial gathering with my fellow brothers after the breakthrough."*
Bai Ziyue contemplated, feeling both fulfilled and eager.
He would cultivate Inner Strength to reach the Inner Power Realm.
*At this mont, he felt a bit unreal.*
*Was he really about to reach the Inner Power Realm so soon...*
As he mused, a knock ca from outside the bamboo pavilion.
Then, Wang Erniu’s voice followed, "Leader Bai, soone is looking for you outside."
"Soone looking for ?"
Bai Ziyue wondered aloud, his mind stirring, and quickly rose to go out.
Seeing several martial artists in vigorous attire standing outside, alongside Wang Erniu, Bai Ziyue raised a brow and said, "You’re here about the discovery of the Nine Seals Sect mbers, aren’t you."
"That’s right. I’m Steward of the Law Enforcent Hall, Huang Guangzhao, and these are a few of my subordinates. We need you to guide us to their specific location, so we’ll need you to accompany us."
Huang Guangzhao glanced at Bai Ziyue and spoke lightly.
"Just you few?"
Bai Ziyue looked at the people behind him.
Even though their physiques weren’t the sa, Bai Ziyue’s keen eyes roughly gauged their strength.
"What? Is there a problem?"
Behind Huang Guangzhao, a young man’s face showed disdain as he looked at Bai Ziyue.
Through conversations with Wang Erniu and others, he had learned of Bai Ziyue’s esteed position as an elite disciple.
"Of course there’s a problem, a rather large one.
If you take on this task, you should be very clear about the information I illustrated above.
A Third-class Expert, two Inner Power Realm Martial Artists, and five to six Elite Inner Cultivation disciples—I don’t think you can handle them."
Bai Ziyue frowned and said.
He naturally sensed Gongg Xinghuo’s hostility, although puzzled, he chose not to address it,* *valuing success of the venture over others’ disdain, never gambling with his own life.*
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