Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land
Chapter 125 - 32: The Reward Delivered to the Door

Chapter 125: Chapter 32: The Reward Delivered to the Door

Just moments ago, a small team of mercenaries, all of whom achieved Dark Earth Realm cultivation, escorted several carts of gifts and stopped outside Lie Family Mansion.

The leader was an old mercenary who spoke humbly and politely. It is known that the highest cultivation within Lie Family Mansion is only Lie Changshun, who has achieved Great Success in Dark Earth Realm. The news that a team of Dark Earth Realm mercenaries surrounded the Lie Family Mansion shocked all the members of the mansion, young and old alike.

The group arrived outside the mansion. The fiery "Rebellion Mercenary Banner" captured everyone’s attention.

Standing at the door were Old Teluo, Feng Buhui, and others.

"This must be the master of Lie Family Mansion, my name is Teluo. This is Shalman, the Quartermaster of the Rebellion Mercenary Group," Old Tro stepped forward and introduced himself.

Yongchun Hall also had some dealings with mercenaries, and the name of the Rebellion Mercenary Group was well-known on the Eastern Continent. Lie Changshun returned the greeting and was about to inquire about the purpose of Old Teluo’s visit.

Old Teluo then walked up to Yue Jinghua; the approximately fifty-year-old Old Teluo bowed his head respectfully and bent at the waist. The remaining ten plus mercenaries also saluted in unison, "On behalf of the honor of Rebellion, we thank Alchemist Yue for the great support this time." The simultaneous salute of more than ten men, all with Dark Earth Cultivation, was so loud that it caused pain in the ears and a buzzing sound.

"This..." Yue Jinghua was still unsure of what was happening.

This time the mercenary mission was a failure, right?

"Thank you, Master Yue, for finding the Devil Crystal," Feng Buhui stepped forward.

The Devil Crystals that Yue Jinghua gave to Ni Qianjun, following her instructions, were distributed among the brothers of the mercenaries who died in this mission.

The portion of the Devil Crystals given to Feng Buhui, he eventually decided to give to the Rebellion Mercenary Group, "This is my last time defending the honor of Rebellion." Feng Buhui raised his remaining left hand, clenched it into a fist, placed it on his chest, with a proud smile on his pale face.

"These are the tributes from the Rebellion Mercenary Group for Alchemist Yue’s efforts on this mission," Old Teluo waved his hand.

"A towering coral from the South Sea, Fifth-level thorn rabbit fur, a Jade Bi Bow made from a hundred-year-old ice of Cangshan Erhai, a hundred Fourth-level Dark Pills, seeds of ten types of Spiritual Rank Spiritual Grass," the gift list was reported item by item, all of great value.

Yue Jinghua was skeptical that just a few Devil Crystals could earn such a substantial reward, even if Ni Qianjun had manipulated things secretly, the astute and over-smart captain of the Rebellion would not have agreed.

As for the other people at Lie Family Mansion, they all bore the absurd expression of "how is this possible".

"Rest assured, Alchemist Yue, these are the tributes promised by the captain," Old Teluo swept away the gloomy mood he had on board the Fire Dragon, his face glowing with excitement.

Just as Feng Buhui presented his piece of the Devil Crystal, the Mercenary Guild dispatched an investigation team to the Dan Demon Tomb, and the guild confirmed the presence of traces of a Holy Beast in Dan Demon Tomb.

A Holy Beast?! To all the mercenaries and Dark Practitioners of the entire Eastern Continent, this was an existence as elusive as the clouds.

It was precisely because of these slight traces of the Holy Beast’s presence that the Mercenary Guild reevaluated the difficulty of this Blue Diamond Task. Considering the losses of the Poison Scorpion and Blue Crystal, this mission jumped suddenly from the Blue Diamond to the Red Diamond position. It had been many years since a Red Diamond mercenary mission appeared on the Eastern Continent.

Not only did the Rebellion Mercenary Group finally receive their reward as desired, but their mercenary level also jumped to rank third on the continent, only behind the three famous old-brand Super Mercenary Groups.

"All these things happened after Alchemist Yue left, and due to the ’coordination’ of Vice-Captain Ni Qianjun, has led to Old Teluo’s visit to present gifts today," after completing the gift presentation, Old Teluo and his mercenary team left Polo City,

Feng Buhui had already left the Rebellion Mercenary Group. This time he came to Polo City to bid farewell to Yue Jinghua. Moreover, he also brought a "letter" from Ni Qianjun.

"Captain Ni Qianjun’s handwriting is not very elegant, so, he asked me to give you something else," Jimi took out a ring.

"The Heart of the Berserk Lion King?" After learning the significance of the Heart of the Berserk Lion King, Yue Jinghua returned the ring to Ni Qianjun.

"It is also a Sixth-level Dark Pill," originally, Ni Qianjun had intended to give the Heart of the Berserk Lion King to Yue Jinghua from the very beginning.

After receiving the Heart of the Berserk Lion King, Yue Jinghua handed it to Shalman.

Old Teluo and others did not stay any longer, only Feng Buhui, who did not leave Polo City immediately under Yue Jinghua’s cordial persuasion. That evening, at a dinner hosted in honor of Feng Buhui, Yue Jinghua introduced Hongling to him, hoping that Feng Buhui could teach Hongling archery skills.

Despite losing his left hand, Feng Buhui was still an outstanding crossbow archer. At a young age, he had already been a mercenary for nearly eight years, and his crossbow skills were more practical and effective compared to Hongling.

Furthermore, Yue Jinghua picked out a Jade Bi Bow made from Erhai embryonic iron from the rewards sent by Ni Qianjun and gave it to Hongling.

The Jade Bi Bow was only half a person tall, delicately textured, and its entirety was as clear as ice and snow. It is a Mid-level Spiritual Artifact requiring no arrows; it uses Dark Energy as arrows, shooting out unstoppable arrows capable of defeating invisible enemies.

Upon leaving the mercenary group this time, Feng Buhui planned to return to his hometown, unable to use the crossbow as before, and in his heart, wished to find a successor to inherit his skills.

After careful observation, he noticed that Hongling indeed possessed some talent in archery, so he taught her all his years of experience with the crossbow and various Dark Techniques.

All feasts must come to an end, and seven days later, Feng Buhui packed his luggage and came to bid farewell to Yue Jinghua.

"Miss Hongling is quite talented, I’ve imparted all my skills to her, and her ’Snow Stepping Three Styles’ is already taking shape," Feng Buhui was very pleased with his disciple, Hongling.

"Feng Buhui, you’ve given me a capable assistant, and now I’ll also give you a hand," Yue Jinghua said with a smile, taking out an item.

"This is?" Feng Buhui was taken aback upon seeing the item in Yue Jinghua’s hand.

That was his crossbow, no, it didn’t quite look like his crossbow.

But indeed, it was his crossbow.

With a similar design and almost the same size, it only weighed half as much as the original crossbow, it was a well-crafted hand crossbow.

Before leaving, Old Teluo secretly handed this crossbow to Yue Jinghua.

He knew that Feng Buhui listened to Yue Jinghua.

Yue Jinghua, after receiving the crossbow, subtly modified it without telling Feng Buhui right away.

Considering Feng Buhui had lost his right hand and couldn’t wield the crossbow as before with his left, Yue Jinghua added a groove on the crossbow, embedding it with a Third-stage Flying Profound Beast, Lan Que’s Dark Pill.

With this Dark Pill, the crossbow’s weight was reduced by half compared to before. She then made some adjustments to the trigger mechanism, allowing it to be operated with the left hand and shoulder strength to shoot.

All these modifications were based on modern weaponry, but these changes paled in comparison to the complex patterns engraved on the crossbow.

Those patterns were copied from the "Cloud Gathering Sword." The violence of the Cloud Gathering Sword, to a large extent, lay in the strange patterns on its blade.

After all adjustments were made, Yue Jinghua then handed the crossbow to Feng Buhui.

Ever since Feng Buhui lost his right hand, God knows, he dreamed of wielding a crossbow again.

However, each time he remembered his absent right hand, he no longer had the courage to pick up the crossbow.

"I apologize, I’ve done my utmost. This crossbow has been tempered with fire several times, its precision has improved, and its quality can now match that of a Mid-level Spiritual-grade Spiritual Artifact. This crossbow is called the ’Pan Crossbow,’ symbolizing the phoenix’s rebirth. It’s equipped with a hundred crossbow arrows, ten of which are poisoned," Yue Jinghua winked.

Feng Buhui’s eyes moistened as he took possession of the Pan Crossbow.

"Miss, can you make another Pan Crossbow for me too?" Hongling was also very interested in the ingeniously designed Pan Crossbow.

"That Pan Crossbow, only Feng Buhui can truly unleash its potential," Yue Jinghua did not explain, but in fact, the Pan Crossbow was just her prototype, its most terrifying aspect was not the poisoned arrows but the Demon Marks etched from "Lianyun" on the body of the crossbow, which ordinary people would find difficult to control, perhaps only someone who truly cherishes crossbows as much as Feng Buhui could handle it.

"Isn’t a Jade Bi Bow enough to satisfy you? Hongling, you’re becoming more and more greedy," Yue Jinghua teased Hongling.

"Miss, stop joking with me," Hongling spat lightly, then her expression became more serious, "I came to tell you, the Lady is looking for you."