Sage of Humanity
Chapter 871 - 869: Below One Person, Above Ten Thousand People

The previous tasks were bearable; mostly they involved using local materials, with the most troublesome one being going to the nearby pass to buy wine. This time, she wants fish soup, and I have to rush back to the Righteous Blood Sect.

The rules of the Bingzhou guard are strict as a mountain; I can't resist, which makes me feel very frustrated.

"Do you think she's messing with you?" Shui Yuan asked.

"Isn't she?" Lu Ye said with a sullen face, "Although I don't know why, I always feel she's using this way to force me to leave Cangyan Mountain Pass."

"So you think that way..." Shui Yuan muttered to herself, "Alright, if it's as you say, she is messing with you. As for the reason... you can understand it as her revenge!"

"I've never provoked him!" Lu Ye frowned, "Besides, Second Senior Sister, you just said she has no enmity with our Righteous Blood Sect. So, who is she taking revenge on with such behavior?"

"Well, how should I say this?" Shui Yuan found it difficult, and after hesitating for a while, she said, "There was someone who messed with her in this way before, and that person was from our Righteous Blood Sect. So now she's dealing with you in the same way."

"Someone?" Lu Ye's heart moved, "Second Senior Sister, you mean..."

Shui Yuan nodded, confirming Lu Ye's guess.

"So that's the reason..." Lu Ye was slightly surprised, "So, she not only has no enmity with our Righteous Blood Sect but also has some connections?"

"Otherwise, how do you think you can stay at Cangyan Mountain Pass? Over the years, the Bingzhou guard has not assigned people there, but they were all driven away by her. Her reputation of holding a pass alone is not for nothing. She wasn't like this before, but she changed because of some things. However, you must remember, she has no malice towards you and won't harm you."

"I understand," Lu Ye nodded.

Finally, Lu Ye understood why Nian Yuexian knew about Blood Red Trout; it turned out she had some connections with the Righteous Blood Sect and must have eaten its fish many times before.

"Time is short. I'll go back now. Take care, Senior Sister." Lu Ye said, then looked at Pang Huanyin, "Palace Master Pang, take care!"

Pang Huanyin smiled and nodded, watching Lu Ye travel through the air and leave.

He came and left in a hurry.

Two days later, Lu Ye finally returned to Cangyan Mountain Pass.

From a distance, he saw the figure of Yiyi waiting for him in front of the bamboo building.

Although Second Senior Sister's words made Lu Ye understand that he probably misunderstood Nian Yuexian, he was still somewhat worried about Yiyi and Amber.

It wasn't until he saw Yiyi at this moment that he felt relieved.

"Nothing happened, right?" Lu Ye asked.

Yiyi shook her head, then proudly took out a guard token and shook it in her hand, "Look, I have one of these too."

She was a disciple of Righteous Blood Sect accepted by the sect master himself and had her own battlefield marking. In theory, she was qualified to become a Bingzhou guard.

However, she never appeared in front of outsiders, so she never thought about joining the Bingzhou guard.

But now, she had her own guard token.

"Where did you get it?" Lu Ye was very surprised.

"The Mountain Pass Chief gave it to me." Yiyi said proudly, then lowered her voice and whispered to Lu Ye, "Lu Ye, you might have misunderstood the Mountain Pass Chief. She's actually quite nice; she took good care of us while you were away. Also, she really likes Amber and took it everywhere with her these days."

A guard token with no significant use bought you over?

Lu Ye felt his heart ache!

"What position did she give you?"

Yiyi said proudly, "Walker before the Mountain Pass Chief of Cangyan Mountain Pass!"

Lu Ye frowned, "What kind of position is that?"

Although he wasn't particularly familiar with the various military positions of the Bingzhou guard, the name "Walker before the Mountain Pass Chief" didn't sound very serious.

"The Mountain Pass Chief said that the position of Walker before the Mountain Pass Chief at Cangyan Mountain Pass is second only to her and above all others!"

Lu Ye was amused, "Besides you and Amber, there are a total of only two people here, second only to one, above all others... wait, above me?"

Yiyi held back her laughter and nodded seriously, "Yes!"

Lu Ye suddenly felt targeted.

He felt inexplicably irritated. Initially, due to Second Senior Sister's explanation, he thought he had misunderstood Nian Yuexian. But now, it seemed he was too naive!

"Let's cook fish soup first," Lu Ye ended the topic that made him feel sad.

In the entire Cangyan Mountain Pass, there were two people, one spirit, and one tiger, and he ended up at the bottom.

The campfire was lit, steam rose, and the aroma of fish soup spread.

Nian Yuexian, like a noble lady, descended from the third floor of the bamboo building with Amber in her arms and sat down at the table.

Amber's tiger eyes were bright and teary, looking at Lu Ye with an expression that said, "Master, save me."

Being hugged by a Divine Sea Realm cultivator like this for days, Amber felt a lot of pressure and only saw a bleak future.

Lu Ye busied himself, serving a bowl of fish soup and placing it in front of Nian Yuexian, reluctantly saying, "Please enjoy, my lord."

Nian Yuexian nodded, picked up the fish soup, initially taking small sips, but soon she started drinking in large gulps. After finishing, she pushed the bowl towards Lu Ye.

Lu Ye understood and served her another bowl.

After three bowls, Nian Yuexian finally slowed down and started feeding Amber the fish bones she picked up.

I'm a tiger, not a cat!

Amber tried to struggle but in vain, resignedly chewing the fish bones with a bitter expression.

Seeing that Nian Yuexian seemed in a good mood, even with a faint smile, Lu Ye spoke up, "My lord, I have something to discuss."

"Hm." Nian Yuexian responded lightly.

Lu Ye said, "Can we not issue tasks like before in the future?"

"You're unwilling?"

Lu Ye shook his head, "I am, after all, a Bingzhou guard. As a guard, I obey the orders above, but if my lord needs something in daily life, just tell me. I won't refuse, but please don't use guard tokens to issue tasks."

Lu Ye wasn't sure how he earned battle merits from those tasks, but he knew continuing to earn merits this way wasn't sustainable, and it didn't feel right. Heaven's Augury is omnipresent; if everyone did this, battle merits would lose their value.

He faintly felt that continuing to earn merits this way wasn't a good idea.

Nian Yuexian was somewhat surprised by his words but understood his point.

"You want to do great things."

"Not necessarily, just hope my lord can assign tasks related to the Bingzhou guard."

To Lu Ye's surprise, Nian Yuexian readily agreed. She flipped her palm, revealing a guard token, and said, "Three tasks, choose one."

Lu Ye immediately took out his guard token to check.

It indeed contained three new tasks.

Checking the first task, Lu Ye was puzzled, "My lord, who is this Wan Zhanggang?"

The task was simple: kill Wan Zhanggang!

Nian Yuexian casually explained while feeding Amber, "An old enemy of mine. Thousands of miles away, there is a pass in Ten Thousand Demons Ridge, Guyun City, and he is the Mountain Pass Chief there, also the City Lord."

Upon hearing that Wan Zhanggang was an old enemy of Nian Yuexian, Lu Ye didn't want to listen any further.

Nian Yuexian is a Divine Sea Realm powerhouse, and her old enemy must also be in the Divine Sea Realm.

Indeed.

Sending a True Lake Realm cultivator to kill a Divine Sea Realm Mountain Pass Chief was simply a fool's dream.

Even if Lu Ye knew the merits for completing this task would be enormous, he had to pretend not to see it.

He then checked the second task.

Repair the various defensive structures at Cangyan Mountain Pass.

This task wasn't dangerous, since Cangyan Mountain Pass was their own territory.

However...

Currently, the pass only had him and Nian Yuexian. Even with Yiyi and Amber, there were only four of them. Those defensive structures were abandoned for years, and even if they fixed them, they wouldn't be functional.

It would be a waste of time.

He checked the third task: Patrol the surrounding of the pass to prevent intruders.

Lu Ye pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, I choose the third one."

As soon as he finished speaking, the first two tasks disappeared from the guard token, leaving only the third one.

"It's good to have ambitions, but being overly ambitious without the strength is futile. Many great achievements accumulate from small tasks." Nian Yuexian seemed to be teaching Lu Ye.

"You are right, my lord," Lu Ye nodded, but he still felt something was off.

"Starting tomorrow, the patrol around the pass will be your responsibility." Nian Yuexian spoke as she stood up and walked towards her bamboo building. After a few steps, she added, "By the way, since you are now responsible for patrolling, I'll give you another position."

With a shake of her guard token, Lu Ye immediately felt a change in his battlefield marking.

A closer inspection showed an update.

Position: Disciple of Righteous Blood Sect, Base Lieutenant Colonel of Cangyan Mountain Pass, Roving Lieutenant Colonel of Cangyan Mountain Pass.

Lu Ye found it amusing. Since coming to Cangyan Mountain Pass, he had gained two positions. Including Yiyi's Walker before the Mountain Pass Chief, that made three.

But... what's the use?

Having more titles didn't make them more impressive or scare away enemies.

Amber finally escaped Nian Yuexian's clutches and jumped into Lu Ye's arms, raising his chubby paw and whimpering, clearly complaining.

In the past few days, Nian Yuexian did nothing but stroke his fur and pinch his paws.

Man and tiger exchanged glances; Lu Ye sighed, "We are under her roof!"

Amber immediately seemed dejected.

However, despite the rushing back and forth, Lu Ye earned substantial battle merits this time, a total of ten thousand points!

Now Lu Ye's accumulated merits reached 59,870 points.

In other words, since coming to Cangyan Mountain Pass, he had earned nearly 20,000 points.

This way of earning battle merits was unsettling for Lu Ye.

Fortunately, it was over; he got himself a proper task. Nian Yuexian was right; to achieve great things, one must start with small tasks.

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