Fearing changes due to any delay, after coming down from Qingmang Mountain, the bigwigs pulled out their phones and started contacting people who could help.
âJunior Brother Ku Hai, come to Qingmang Mountain. Come tomorrow. Donât you know how to book tickets? Just find any disciples of the 18th generation, they all graduated from college.â
âMaster Mao, can you come to Qingmang Mountain? Whatâs the matter? Speak up.â
âFellow Daoist Liang, can you come to Qingmang Mountain? We have something to discuss.â
After the three bigwigs finished their phone calls, their gloomy faces didnât ease much. They called those people just in case, but the best outcome, of course, was for their hopes that the drought demon wouldnât wake up.
âAre you done with your phone call? Letâs eat if you are. The food is getting cold.â While the others were on the phone, Elder Wu was already half full.
âLetâs eat for now.â As the host, Shen Qingzhu took the lead in lifting the chopsticks and beckoned the two masters to eat.
Yan Chongming clipped a dish, looked at Elder Yan who was eating happily across the table, and couldnât help but ask: âHave you informed your disciple?â
Elder Wu had no time to speak, so he could only shake his head.
âFellow Daoist Wu, the rest of our fellow Daoists will gather at Qingmang Mountain tomorrow.â Shen Qingzhu said, âWhy donât you let the disciple come over tomorrow?â
âThatâs right. We havenât seen your apprenticeâs cultivation level yet. Itâs still a question whether we can support the Nine Cycle Profound Gate Array. Let her come earlier, so we can test her cultivation level in advance. If we canât, weâll find another way,â said Yan Chongming.
Shen Qingzhu and Master Ci Hai also thought that Yan Chongmingâs proposal was reasonable, so they echoed with a nod.
âDo you have other suitable candidates?â Elder Wu looked at them askance.
The three frowned and did not speak. If they still had suitable candidates, they wouldnât have risked agreeing to let Elder Wuâs apprentice come over.
Although they all had to admit that Wu Liâs cultivation level was the highest among them, even if his apprentice was more gifted, her cultivation time was still short after all. Hence, they were more or less uneasy.
âItâs not that Iâm not making the call. Iâm just afraid that sheâll be unwilling to come over,â Elder Wu explained helplessly.
âWhy is your disciple unwilling to come?â Grand Master Ci Hai asked in confusion.
âMy apprentice is money-loving. She never does anything for free.â Elder Wu said bitterly, âEven if I am her master, there is personal consideration to talk about.â
Why did they all feel that this was really in line with the style of the Luoshan Sect?
âIs it the tradition of your Luoshan Sect to see money?â Yan Chongming couldnât help but comment sarcastically.
âDonât you get paid for helping people catch zombies?â Elder Wu returned his dislike on the spot.
âYouâŚâ Yan Chongming was angered, but his eloquence was no match against Elder Wu.
âAlright, money is not a problem. Let your disciple come over.â At present, a huge disaster was at stake, so any problem that could be solved with money wasnât a problem.
âThen you go on the Metaphysics Network and post a mission. Set a higher bonus, and she will definitely take it.â Elder Wu inwardly praised his wit. Posting it on the Metaphysics Network would eliminate any chances of the others reneging on their agreement.
Although Elder Wu would help with the Qingmang Mountain affairs whether there was money or not, why not take the money that could be taken? Anyway, it would all be used to build roads and to improve the peopleâs livelihood.
Shen Qingzhu had a disciple working in the Metaphysics Network. After hearing Elder Wuâs suggestion, Shen Qingzhu immediately made a phone call to his disciple and asked him to post an S-Class mission on the website.
Elder Wu took advantage of him making a phone call and stealthily sentChen Yu a message: (An S-leve mission will be updated on the Metaphysics Network in a moment. Your call next.)
Chen Yu was in the evening study when she received this message. She curiously opened the Metaphysics website, and when she saw the S-Class mission that had just been updated and pinned to the top, she oohed and aahed and stood up from her seat. She then ran outside excitedly under the astonished gaze of the class.
âThird Brother, I can go to Qingmang Mountain.â As soon as Chen Yu left the classroom, she couldnât wait to call Lou Ming.
Lou Ming thought Chen Yu hadnât given up and wanted to go to Qingmang mountain alone. He was moved, but also worried. âShishi, I know you want to go to Qingmang Mountain, but didnât you promise me to wait for Master Mao to find out the reason?â
âNo, ah. Iâm not going to go there secretly. I can go openly and honestly.â Thinking of the mission she just saw, Chen Yuâs eyes glowed with excitement. âThe Metaphysics Network released an S-Class mission about Qingmang Mountain just now. The bonus is 50 million.â
Lou Ming was stunned. How could there be such a coincidence that a mission to Qingmang Mountain was released at this time?
âI have taken the mission, so I can not only go to Qingmang Mountain honestly and openly, but also can make money. Itâs a fortune. Itâs as much as what I earned in a whole year last year.â Eighteen long years had passed, and the old man was finally reliable for a moment. He even found her such a two-pronged errand.
When Lou Ming heard this, he felt that things could not be so coincidental. Thus, he asked uneasily, âWhat is the task about?â
âIt didnât specify. It only requires a Celestial Master with a high cultivation level,â Chen Yu replied.
Lou Mingâs hunch that something was wrong intensified: âThere is no specific information about the mission, but the bonus is so high. Shishi, you should not just take it.â
âItâs okay, itâs the Old⌠Grandpa who told me to take it, ah.â
âElder Wu?â When Lou Ming heard that it was Elder Wu who told Chen Yu to take it, he was a little confused. Those that could be posted as S-Rank missions on the Metaphysics website must be very dangerous missions, but there was no way that Elder Wu would let Shishi take the risk.
âThird Brother, I will go to Qingmang Mountain tomorrow. Whether the mission is successful or not, I will definitely bring back the spiritual artifact,â Chen Yu said with conviction.
A beep suddenly interrupted the phone call. Lou Ming glanced at it and said to Chen Yu, âShishi, Master Mao called me. Letâs talk later.â