Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 223: Chapter 151: Questioning

"So you are the esteemed disciples of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect. You’ve all arrived late. The danger of the Tier Five Demon Tide has already been resolved."

Luo Yuxuan said with a smile.

"Resolved?"

The leader’s face showed surprise. "Could it be that your intelligence was wrong? This Demon Tide wasn’t Tier Five?"

"No, the intelligence was correct. It was indeed Tier Five."

Luo Yuxuan said, "A full three Tier Three Demons..."

"Wait."

The leader interrupted Luo Yuxuan. "Zhao Poni, the Governor of the Wuling City Taiping Bureau, is only at the Peak of Rebirth Realm. Even he is no match for a Tier Three Demon.

What’s more, he isn’t even here. How did you resolve a Tier Five Demon Tide?

City Lord Luo, you wouldn’t be fabricating a report and making this all up, would you?"

The True Disciples from the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect all stared at Luo Yuxuan with suspicion.

A Tier Five Demon Tide with three Tier Three Demons was simply not something Wuling City could handle.

Forget Wuling City; even they wouldn’t be certain of victory against three Tier Three Demons.

"City Lord Luo, where are the bodies of the Tier Three Demons?"

A True Disciple from the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect asked.

The reason they had agreed to the State Governor’s request to come to Wuling City and deal with the Demon Tide was firstly that the State Governor’s reward was substantial, and secondly, they came for the demons’ corpses.

Many parts of a demon’s body are excellent materials for alchemy.

"Well—"

Luo Yuxuan’s expression stiffened slightly. "Their bodies were all incinerated. Not even bones remain."

As he said this, Luo Yuxuan had a bad feeling.

’They slew three Tier Three Demons, but no bodies were left. How could they prove Wuling City really did it? What if they say the whole city saw it? That would still be hard to believe. It could be argued that the entire city colluded to lie.’

Luo Yuxuan had been so immersed in his joy that he had forgotten about this problem.

Now, being questioned by the True Disciples of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect, this old fox of the officialdom immediately realized the issue.

"Are you saying that not a single trace of the three Tier Three Demons’ bodies remains? City Lord Luo, surely you’re joking with us?"

The leader said with a frown, "We didn’t rush over from the state capital just to listen to you tell jokes."

"I appreciate you all rushing here to help."

Luo Yuxuan said in a deep voice, "But those are the facts, and I don’t need to explain anything to you.

You have all come from afar and had a long journey. Please, rest in Wuling City for a few days. I will certainly not let you leave disappointed."

The Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect was a major sect, and its True Disciples held respected positions, but Luo Yuxuan was no ordinary person either. He was the Wuling City Lord, a fourth-rank high official of the Da Xuan Dynasty. He had no need to be servile to the disciples of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect.

When Luo Yuxuan put on the airs of a City Lord, the expressions of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect’s True Disciples instantly turned ugly.

The leader’s eyes narrowed slightly.

’Truth be told, we are guests from afar. Although we came to provide aid, the crisis has already been resolved, and we didn’t have to lift a finger. Besides, Luo Yuxuan made it clear he would compensate us. This should have been a win-win situation. But we didn’t come all this way just for some small handout from Wuling City.’

"City Lord Luo is right. As for whether it was a Tier Five Demon Tide, or if Wuling City truly killed the Tier Three Demons—it is true that you have no need to explain such things to us."

The leader said slowly, "Since Wuling City’s crisis is resolved, we can take this opportunity to deal with a private matter."

"A private matter?"

Luo Yuxuan said, "If there is anything Wuling City can assist with, please don’t hesitate to ask."

"We won’t need you to do anything, City Lord Luo."

The leader said, "It’s just that our business has something to do with the Wuling Taiping Bureau. Since Governor Zhao Poni is not here, I wonder who is in charge of the Wuling Taiping Bureau right now?"

"The one presiding over the Wuling Taiping Bureau is Taiping Captain Wan Qing. If you have any business, you can discuss it with Captain Wan."

Luo Yuxuan replied directly without much thought.

In the Da Xuan Dynasty, local Government Offices rarely dealt with major sects like the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect. Usually, the Taiping Bureau would handle such matters.

The Taiping Bureau was the martial arm of Da Xuan, and intimidating the sects of the Jianghu was one of their duties.

Luo Yuxuan also knew that the Taiping Bureau and the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect were cooperating to refine the Blood Strengthening Pill, so it was normal for these True Disciples to be looking for the Taiping Bureau.

"In that case, we will take our leave."

The True Disciples of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect rose and walked out without another word.

After the True Disciples from the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect had left, the smile on Luo Yuxuan’s face vanished, replaced by a pensive expression.

He needed to think carefully about how to report the merit of repelling the Tier Five Demon Tide and how to prove what happened to the three Tier Three Demons that had been annihilated without a trace.

Being an official wasn’t easy. Sometimes, it wasn’t enough to just get things done; you also had to learn how to frame the story well.

Repelling a Tier Five Demon Tide was a great merit, but if he couldn’t tell the story right, that merit might not necessarily be credited to Wuling City.

...

「Wuling City. The Taiping Bureau.」

Wan Qing sat in his chair, looking at the True Disciples of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect opposite him.

His previously lowered eyelids snapped open, his murky gaze instantly turning sharp.

"Are you questioning the Taiping Bureau?"

Wan Qing said coldly, "The Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect. What a grand reputation!

But if you think you can come to the Taiping Bureau and run wild, you’re not qualified!"

"You!"

One of the hot-tempered True Disciples from the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect jumped up, pointing his finger at Wan Qing, about to erupt in anger.

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