Chapter 166: Chapter 121: Maniacs on the Most Wanted List
Liou Yuan and Pan Yang exchanged a smile, recognizing the same thought in each other’s eyes, and stepped onto the second floor one after the other.
After just a cup of tea time, Liou Yuan and Pan Yang came back down in a hurry, both showing a look of uncertainty on their faces.
"It’s terrifying, those creatures on the bounty list are all sorts of demons and ghosts, all of them Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators who’ve committed heinous massacres."
"That old monk with bones, he slaughtered an entire county city, and killed two Foundation Establishments."
"And then there’s that Jiuli scattered scholar, whose Divine Sense can kill invisibly, ten steps taking a life, without moving a finger, Qi Cultivation cultivators fall like grass."
"He single-handedly wiped out a small sect in Jiuli State."
Liou Yuan detailed the two characters he saw on the bounty list, already feeling his scalp tingle.
Pan Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiling wryly, "We’d better abandon any idea of gathering information about them, otherwise we’d die without knowing how."
"Mr. Pan speaks wisely," Liou Yuan agreed deeply.
The two, with tacit understanding, went up then lowered their heads as they walked out of the Wind Chasing Hall’s bounty hall.
Then Pan Yang handed the portrait of Ji Jie to Lao Xiuyuan, who was responsible for registration.
"Show your token," Lao Xiuyuan said expressionlessly, recording the information.
Clearly, Lao Xiuyuan wasn’t as easygoing as Wei Miaomeng; he took Liou Yuan and Pan Yang’s tokens, confirmed their identities, and continued in a hard tone, "Those villains on the bounty hall aren’t easy to deal with."
"Don’t underestimate Ji Jie just because he’s only Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer. He’s already killed seven or eight at that level."
"If you two die in Lingjun County, don’t blame me for not warning you."
"Thank you for your kindness, brother," Liou Yuan smiled warmly, cupping his hands to Lao Xiuyuan, "We understand the risks."
Lao Xiuyuan gave a cold smile, saying no more.
Suddenly, his hand holding Liou Yuan’s token paused slightly as he noticed the characters ’Liou Yuan’ engraved on it.
His expression transformed to one of careful consideration, as he looked deeply at Liou Yuan and seemed to recognize his identity, asking, "Are you the brother of Mr. Liou?"
Liou Yuan maintained his outwardly respectful demeanor, nodding and responding, "My elder brother, Liou Zhen."
The words ’my elder brother, Liou Zhen’ had an immediate soothing effect on Lao Xiuyuan’s face, visibly softening his expression as he continued, "The time frame for capture is three months; whether successful or not, you must return by then."
"Additionally!"
Lao Xiuyuan spoke, his tone shifting to one of caution.
"There’s a rule for undertaking bounty missions at our Wind Chasing Division. Whoever takes a portrait must bring back the person’s head, or there’s punishment."
"It’s a rule established by the sect from the very beginning."
"If you want to change your mind, you still have time to put the portrait back, and I’ll pretend I didn’t see it."
Lao Xiuyuan’s words were directed solely at Liou Yuan, completely ignoring Pan Yang.
Pan Yang wisely kept silent, wearing an embarrassed smile.
He could clearly see that Lao Xiuyuan was doing this entirely to show favor to Liou Zhen.
Otherwise, who could make such a top ten Outer Sect cultivator say so much?
The same realization came to Liou Yuan as he recognized the benefits of his brother’s reputation, adopting a serious demeanor, cupping his hands and saying softly, "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Lao, but my elder brother has always taught me that the path is long and cultivators should bravely strive forward."
Although Liou Zhen had never actually said this, coming from Liou Yuan’s mouth made it highly believable.
"What bravery and striving forward," Lao Xiuyuan’s eyes glinted upon hearing this.
The typically languid young man showed a smile for the first time.
"I wish you success, Mr. Liou," he said.
With that, Lao Xiuyuan handed over Liou Yuan and Pan Yang’s Outer Sect disciple tokens, along with a silver token engraved with the character ’Discipline.’
"This is our Disciplinary Hall’s token. When you reach Lingjun County, find the shopkeeper at Yunlai Inn."
"He’s our Disciplinary Hall’s undercover contact and will offer help within his capacity."
Pan Yang had never heard of a bounty mission issuing a Disciplinary Hall token.
Staring at the token presented by Lao Xiuyuan, his eyes widened, exclaiming the importance of background.
Liou Yuan, taking on his first Disciplinary Hall bounty mission, assumed the token was standard procedure, thanked him, and took it casually.
Both then left under Lao Xiuyuan’s watchful gaze.
Leaving behind Lao Xiuyuan smiling to himself, whispering, "Consider this preserving Mr. Liou’s gratitude."
