After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In
Chapter 84: So It Was Embezzlement

Chapter 84: Chapter 84: So It Was Embezzlement

Gu An looked at the person before him.

He felt there was some misunderstanding.

He was by no means fond of killing.

In fact, he was quite reluctant to kill.

But some people were targeting him, and the seeds of hatred had been sown.

If there was a chance to kill and he didn’t take it, it would be cruelty to himself.

This is a Cultivation Sect; anything can happen in the world of cultivation.

Weeds cannot be eliminated as they grow back with the spring breeze.

But these things naturally didn’t need to be explained: "What does Senior think about establishing authority? And what exactly is the mission?"

"The mission I know of. It involves subduing some Demon Beasts in a certain Forest Garden," Chu Meng said, gesturing for Gu An to pour her some water.

"As for establishing authority, what does that have to do with me? I’m not going to teach you how to handle your affairs.

Even though I am your superior, I will not coerce you.

Not every superior considers their subordinates’ feelings this way."

"Thank you, Senior." Gu An expressed his gratitude.

Chu Meng looked at the person before her, curious, "If you can enter the Inner Sect next year, which peak do you plan to go to?"

Upon hearing this, Gu An pondered for a moment, "Can I go to the Law Enforcement Hall?"

"No, you can’t. Neither the Book Collection Pavilion, the Merit Hall, nor the Law Enforcement Hall are options; they pick their own people," Chu Meng considered for a moment before saying,

"If your Token is complete, then you can get in."

Can it be completed in half a year? Gu An thought it was impossible.

There weren’t that many missions.

"Then which peak would be suitable?" Gu An asked.

"If you’re in the second batch, you might not have a choice and can only go to the worst one," Chu Meng sighed.

"By then, all you’ll have is logging, nothing but logging. The worst places are always the hardest.

So if you can avoid it, you’d better not go."

Hearing this, Gu An, who was eating pastries, paused for a moment, "Which peak is that?"

"Why should I tell you?" Chu Meng picked up a plate of peanuts,

"Wishing you blindly make the right choice.

Then you’ll end up old and poor, doing hard labor all your life."

You really have a way with words, Gu An thought as he watched her leaving figure.

"The mission is related to Demon Beasts?"

Gu An pondered for a moment, deciding to register the Big Eye Fish using this mission.

That would save him from being discovered by Chu Meng one day.

But beforehand, he needed to communicate well with Big Eye Fish.

To make sure Chu Meng hadn’t already discovered it.

That evening.

Gu An continued with his logging as usual.

After midnight passed, he sensed the activation of the Ring of Destiny.

He checked it.

[Yesterday morning, An Xinru returned to her living quarters feeling furious, thinking you had embarrassed her. Wouldn’t the Sect announce the missions in advance? Why did you have to verbalize it, letting others around laugh at her? She wanted to deduct your Spirit Stones, but thought better of it; not to sweat the small stuff for the greater strategy, deciding to not hold you to account for now—there’ll be a time when you weep.

What’s most important for her now is to use the embezzled Spirit Stones to buy Foundation Establishment Pills, and with that, Foundation Establishment will be no issue.

If anyone dares to make a fuss about it, they can’t blame her for being ruthless.]

"So I thought it was about cost-saving reforms, but it turns out to be simple corruption."

"That is to say, the Spirit Stones are still issued in advance, and she has already embezzled everyone’s one-month supply."

There are at least nearly two hundred loggers.

Six stones per person...

That’s over a thousand in one month.

What does that mean?

With her resources, it would take twenty years to accumulate that much.

Now she has done it in one month.

Gu An felt quite emotional.

People in the logging area work themselves to exhaustion for Spirit Stones, even to the point of breaking down.

Yet none of that compares to An Xinru’s one month of embezzlement.

She’s still not satisfied and wants to continue.

It’s like buying a good Magic Treasure.

Some save up Spirit Stones for a decade or more just for one good Magic Treasure.

Yet An Xinru can buy one or two every month.

Without dwelling on it, Gu An continued logging.

The next few days were mainly about preparing for the mission.

Two days passed quickly.

Very smoothly.

Gu An also obtained eight Spirit Stones.

The beginning of September.

Gu An received his resources and arrived at the Outer Sect task distribution area before the appointed time.

"You’re always this early?"

Chen Yue, who was tidying the bookshelf, couldn’t help but ask when she saw Gu An come in.

"I dare not delay." Gu An bowed his head in greeting.

"Qi Refining Eighth Layer?" Chen Yue asked while holding a stack of books.

Seeing this, Gu An went over to help take the books and nodded:

"Barely advanced."

Chen Yue stood beside the bookshelf, pulling out books one by one and placing them in Gu An’s hands.

Then she put them one by one on other bookshelves.

"You came over so early, is it because you want to hear some news about tasks?" Chen Yue casually asked.

Gu An nodded: "Senior Sister saw through me, my cultivation level is mediocre, I’m afraid it won’t be easy to complete."

Chen Yue finished tidying up the books and sat back down at her spot, saying:

"The task is in the Demon Beast Garden outside the Sect, where trees and Demon Beasts coexist.

Some Demon Beasts can be tamed, and those at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining are most likely to attract these Demon Beasts.

So your task is very simple, capture some young Demon Beasts, and make them willing to guard that garden.

Of course, if the number does not meet the standard, then the task will be a failure.

There are five people total for this task, each person’s success or failure is unrelated to the others.

Subdued Demon Beasts can also be snatched.

Additionally, apart from you, the rest are at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining.

Your chances of completing it are very low.

Unless you are familiar with the person in charge of the Forest Garden."

Gu An’s gaze lowered.

He had been in the Sect for just over half a year.

He had no real connections, but it wasn’t a big problem.

His cultivation at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining could be revealed.

For someone in his forties or fifties, it made sense to be at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining.

Hiding his cultivation, who couldn’t do that?

Seeing Gu An silent, Chen Yue continued reading her book.

When the appointed time arrived, others began to appear one after another.

"Senior Brother Zhong is highly regarded by the Inner Sect brothers, it seems that joining the Inner Sect is only a matter of time." Compliments were heard.

Gu An turned his head to look.

He saw that two of the people who came in were familiar.

The thirty-something man at the front had a smile and feigned humility: "Where do such words come from? Just being noticed a bit more by the Inner Sect brothers, you guys are not any less."

Zhong Bing.

Gu An was slightly surprised.

The one giving compliments was a thirty-something man.

His hair was slightly disheveled, and his exposed arms were about as slender as a woman’s waist.

Behind him were two women, one of whom Gu An recognized, Feng Mei, a Talisman Maker at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining.

The last one was a frail-looking woman, appearing to be in her early twenties.

Her actual age was hard to say.

When the four entered, they naturally saw Gu An as well.

Zhong Bing and Feng Mei were the most surprised.

"How come this Junior Brother is here?" Zhong Bing was the first to ask.

Gu An paid no attention to them, instead looking toward Chen Yue.

The attitude of the man before him caused Zhong Bing to frown.

He felt it was a bit affected.

Just as he was about to speak up, Chen Yue put down the book in her hand and said:

"Is everyone here? Then let’s talk about the task."

The sudden sentence caught the four off guard.

"Senior Sister Chen, are you saying he is the fifth person for this task?" Zhong Bing immediately asked.

"Is there a problem?" Chen Yue asked.

"He’s only at Qi Refining Six... Qi Refining Eighth Layer?" Zhong Bing was surprised but still said:

"It shouldn’t be easy for those at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining to complete the task."

"Then what?" Chen Yue retorted.

At that, Zhong Bing felt a sudden jolt in his heart and immediately said:

"Nothing, just curious."

But inside he felt quite displeased.

Why did this man qualify?

Older in age, weaker in cultivation, no apparent abilities.

How could he be worthy of joining them for the task?

It would directly lower their status among the four.

But he couldn’t show his dissatisfaction here.

He would address it later; there was plenty of time.