Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 264 - 56 Lots of Money, Few Troubles, Close to Home [Request for Monthly Ticket!]_1

Chapter 264: Chapter 56 Lots of Money, Few Troubles, Close to Home [Request for Monthly Ticket!]_1

The popularity of the second day’s spirit pet fighting competition wasn’t as high as the first day. After all, conflicts between demon beasts weren’t as thrilling as those between cultivators.

The entire Shu Mountain didn’t have many spirit pets registered for the game, only dozens or so. Hence, there were no preliminary rounds and it went straight to the knockout rounds until the very end.

All the spirit pets had already been taken away by the deacon disciples. Only the spirit pet owners were gathered in one place, with a tense atmosphere hanging in the air.

Only in a corner, a little girl sat alone, shivering violently.

"Eh?" A burly man with a fierce appearance turned around, and seeing her asked: "Little girl, weren’t you selling food yesterday?"

"Ah, that was me." Liu Xiaoyu shivered and straightened her body immediately, looking very tense.

Today, Empress Feng was attending the meeting as the Peak Master, and Chu Liang had suddenly gone out for some matters. She had become the temporary Peak Master of Silver Sword Peak and had the significant task of accompanying the temporary vice Peak Master, Golden Fur Beast, to participate in the competition.

The little girl was indeed scared to death.

This competition was entirely different from a Mahjong competition. In that competition, she only had to hold the small blocks, placed them in a line, and then knocked them down - simple as that.

But this was about fighting!

Although she wasn’t personally involved, she and Golden Fur Beast had become good friends already. If its adorable head was to be injured, she would feel sad too.

"Hehe, don’t be afraid." Seeing her look scared, the burly man immediately said: "I’ve got your back here. Don’t be nervous."

"Thank you!" Liu Xiaoyu nodded vigorously.

"What spirit pet do you have?" The burly man looked at Liu Xiaoyu’s appearance and guessed: "A small butterfly? Little bee? Flower fairy?"

"It’s a very cute little spirit beast, it’s called..." The little girl was about to reply when she heard a disciple calling from the other side.

"Huang Jingzhu from Iron Sword Peak, Liu Xiaoyu from Silver Sword Peak, prepare to enter the ring!" someone shouted loud.

"Here it is!" Liu Xiaoyu, upon being called, immediately sprang to her feet and hurried over with short steps.

The two of them climbed onto the ring and stood on the two sides.

The burly man who followed laughed, "So I got matched to fight against you? Haha, what a coincidence."

Liu Xiaoyu looked at him, her expression instantly pitiful.

This man looked so fierce, his spirit pet must be ferocious too. She wondered if Golden Fur Beast would be bullied.

"Hey, don’t cry later." The burly man hurriedly said: "I’ll make sure my spirit pet holds back a bit. I promise not to kill your spirit pet. Don’t worry."

"Roar——"

While they were speaking, a roar echoed.

A huge black bear, the size of a small mountain, climbed onto the platform with a growl. Its blood-red eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty light, indeed matching the temperament of the burly man.

A peak fourth realm Black Mang Bear!

"Too scary..." Seeing the black bear’s appearance, Liu Xiaoyu immediately pouted, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

"You..." The burly man was thinking about how to comfort her and was wondering how to show mercy during the match, when he saw her spirit pet released by the deacon disciple... but his words died in his throat. "You must be kidding, right?"

In his eyes, a large, lazy-looking golden spirit beast appeared. It was several sizes larger than his black bear. Its body was shrouded in a spiritual light, and it seemed to suppress a fierce nature, like a sleeping volcano. But wait, what is it chewing on? Is it a metal chain?

Silver Sword Peak, no wonder it sounded familiar.

He had heard that a Golden Fur Beast had come to the Silver Sword Peak on Shu Mountain a while ago. Could it be this very one?

Was this lovely little girl the one who owned it?

There must be some kind of a mix-up, right?

Touching the fur of the Golden Fur Beast, Liu Xiaoyu said sorrowfully: "Little Golden, please don’t get hurt."

Shouldn’t you say those words to my Little Black instead?

The sturdy man was completely shocked.

Now, he isn’t expecting his spirit pet not to get hurt, only hoping it won’t die.

...

Arriving at that corner of Zhennan Region’s Mountain, Chu Liang and his company saw the same black tree they bumped into last time.

It was Liu Sen again.

He had previously recommended the three of them to the Loyalty Hall, but he did not participate in the operation of the Black Dragon Secret Realm last time and narrowly avoided disaster. After the death of the Black Feather General, everyone in the Loyalty Hall disbanded and entered into other halls.

Now, he has finally found a foothold again.

"I didn’t expect you all to survive." He was somewhat surprised to see the three of them alive. "The last exploration of the Secret Realm resulted in total annihilation, even Black Feather General did not return."

"We were at the edge at that time, and responded swiftly, barely saving our lives," Chu Liang said, his tone revealing a hint of lingering fear. "Later we heard that something happened in the White Bone Mountain, and we couldn’t find our way back, so we hid for a while."

"Yeah, the siege by the Three Immortal Sects last time dealt a heavy blow to White Bone Mountain." Liu Sen vented some of his resentment as he brought it up, "Daoist Yan killed more than a hundred of our brothers with a single sword, and White Bone Mountain hasn’t fully recovered yet. The Palace Master has asked us all to scatter and hide, preparing for a big event in a few days."

"What big event?" Chu Liang asked.

"I’ll take you to meet my new Hall Master first, and he will explain it to you then." Liu Sen stood up and said, "I have now joined the Ghost Face Hall, the Hall Master’s temper is unpredictable, not as good as the late Black Feather General’s, you have to be careful."

"Got it." The three of them replied.

They galloped off once again, but this time they did not go to White Bone Mountain, instead, they came to an inn located in a small city.

Inside a superior room of the inn, they met a man with a terrifying face.

The man was dressed in black, standing high and broad, his face covered with burn scars, like a thick layer of black poisonous bugs crawling all over his face.

No wonder it’s called Ghost Face Hall.

"Hall Master, these are the brothers I mentioned to you, we used to be in the same hall, and now they want to join under your banner." Liu Sen introduced them as he stepped forward.

"Good, it’s just the right time for getting more hands on board." The man with the scarred face laughed, "My comrades call me Gui Lian’er, you can roll with me from now on. Perform well this time, and one day you might have your own seat."

Although this man looks strange, he is more reasonable than the Black Feather General when it comes to business, at least he does not practice any blood oath rituals.

The three of them immediately said, "We are eager to serve!"

"The reason for the recruiting is because we have a major operation coming up soon." Gui Lian’er said, "You come at just the right time and can participate in it. The rewards are very generous."

"Oh?" The three of them raised their heads.

He continued, "The Palace Master conveyed that each brother who participates in this operation can receive 1,000 Vermilion Bird Coins. If you show outstanding performance, you can get an additional 500 per head you kill. If your contribution is significant enough, there will be demonic weapons as rewards."

The Orthodox Immortal Sects reward disciple’s missions with Spirit Stone Coins, the more materialistic Demon Sects are no different. If there’s no interest at stake, people would be less willing to take part in the sect’s operations as time goes.

However, every realm in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands has its own Spirit Stone Coins, but it’s quite challenging for the Demon Sects to implement their currency. After all, they operate in the shadows and can’t interchange with other Spirit Stone Coins. If the Underworld King Sect introduces its Underworld Coins, even their own people wouldn’t support it.

So they’re using the Four Images Coins from Taotie City.

But giving out 1,000 Vermilion Bird Coins for a single task... this is simply too generous. The Shu Mountain tasks have never been so rewarding. This is only what you get in your hands, estimates are the Hall Master would take a portion, so the original reward even higher.

The underworld people are so generous.

"May I ask, Hall Master, what kind of operation is it?" Chu Liang asked.

"I can’t tell you about the specific action yet. For now, all you have to do is settle down in the southwest, stay put and be ready." Gui Lian’er threw over three Jade Talismans, "It’s a bit inconvenient to gather during this special period , take these Tailing Jade Talismans, I will notify you when it’s time to meet here."

Chu Liang caught the jade talisman and laughed silently in his heart.

1,000 Vermilion Bird Coins for a single operation...and not doing anything for the time being...just settling down in the southwest, which is practically at the doorstep of Shu Mountain and it is very convenient to come over anytime.

Earns a lot, work little, and close to home.

The purest ideal job.