Chapter 27: Ten Miles of Fragrance
Early the next morning, Ling Chen left the courtyard and headed to the Deacon's Hall .
As usual, the Deacon Hall was still very busy, with disciples accepting and handing in tasks everywhere.
Without stopping for long, Ling Chen walked directly into the hall.
"Ling Chen."
Just as Ling Chen was about to enter, a beautiful figure blocked his way. It was Xu Ruoyan.
"It's you."
Ling Chen stopped and frowned, "What's the matter?"
"I have accepted a mission and would like to invite you to team up with me to complete it."
Xu Ruoyan showed a very touching smile on her beautiful face, "I have gathered all the others, except you."
As soon as he finished speaking, two men and one woman appeared behind Xu Ruoyan. They were all over 20 years old. They should be the so-called teammates mentioned by the other party.
"Not interested in."
Ling Chen is used to being alone. When he teams up with others, he cannot trust others, let alone people he is not familiar with.
"This guy actually doesn't give Senior Sister Xu face."
The female disciple said with some dissatisfaction.
"That's right. Does he think he is still our young master? Why is he putting on so much airs?"
The male disciple with her also looked unhappy.
"Okay, all of you shut up."
Xu Ruoyan glanced at the two of them, then quickly caught up with Ling Chen and grabbed him, "Hey, I haven't even told you the content of the mission, and you said you're not interested. Isn't that a bit too much?"
"Then tell me."
Ling Chen knew that the other party would not give up, so he simply gave up and listened to what the woman had to say before making a decision.
"This is the mission list."
Xu Ruoyan took out the notice and handed it to Ling Chen.
Ling Chen opened the list and took a quick glance, then roughly understood the details.
The mission is to go to a place called "Yuncheng" 500 miles away from here to capture a flower thief named "Shili Liuxiang".
This "Ten Miles of Fragrance" had committed crimes more than ten times in Yuncheng, specifically targeting beautiful ladies from wealthy families. This had caused panic among the entire Yuncheng population, and many powerful families and wealthy businessmen had fled Yuncheng one after another. The Yuncheng City Lord had no choice but to send the task to the Shenyi Gate.
"This flower thief is no simple person. He has committed so many crimes, but no one has ever seen his true face. He has also killed many strong men who went to capture him. It can be seen that this person is very difficult. This task may be more difficult than one silver star. I think it is better to change another one." Ling Chen returned the list to Xu Ruoyan and said solemnly.
"That won't work."
Xu Ruoyan's pretty face turned cold, "This flower-stealing thief is extremely evil and has brought disaster to the people. As a disciple of the Divine Will Sect, how can you be so reluctant just because the mission is difficult? If you are like this, can you still be considered the leader of the righteous path, the son of the Supreme Tianyu?"
"Forget it, you are not needed for this mission."
Xu Ruoyan looked extremely disappointed.
"etc."
Ling Chen walked forward and took back the mission list. "I just asked you to reconsider it. I didn't say you won't go."
"Very good, then let's agree on a plan of action."
A cunning look emerged on Xu Ruoyan's face. It seemed that she had to bring up the reputation of Supreme Tianyu in order to have any effect on this stubborn guy.
Just as a group of people left the Deacon's Hall area, another group of people walked out of the Deacon's Hall.
Among this group of people, there was someone Ling Chen was familiar with, Yun Tianhe. However, he was not the leader of this group of people. The leader was a burly young man in gray clothes, carrying a silver spear on his back, looking quite majestic.
"Brother Song, they have accepted the mission of 'Ten Miles of Fragrance' and seem to be leaving for Yuncheng."
Yun Tianhe spoke in a slightly respectful manner to the green-robed young man in a low voice.
The green-robed young man in front of him was his direct senior brother, named Song Hailan, and ranked third among his fellow disciples.
"Don't worry. The flower thief from 'Ten Miles of Fragrance' is no ordinary character. Even I don't dare to provoke him. If these people dare to accept this mission, they are courting death."
Senior Brother Song smiled coldly.
"That flower thief, is he so intimidating?"
Yun Tianhe was a little surprised. He was just a flower thief, how could he be so powerful?
"Anyway, just wait and see. This flower thief is very powerful. Otherwise, he would have been eliminated long ago. How could it have dragged on until now?" Song Hailan said with great confidence.
"It's a pity that such a beautiful lady like Xu Ruoyan will be buried with this boy Ling Chen." Song Hailan's face was full of regret.
Hearing this, Yun Tianhe also grinned, with a hint of grimness in his eyes, "That's perfect, let them become a pair of dead ghost mandarin ducks, so that they will never be separated. But Brother Song, what if they escape from the hands of the flower thief ? We will lose a good opportunity."
Ever since Yun Tianhe was defeated by Ling Chen, all he thought about every day was how to avenge himself. And the best way to avenge himself was undoubtedly to kill Ling Chen, so that he could completely eliminate the hatred in his heart.
"Junior Brother Yun, I know you really want to kill Ling Chen, but you have to know that we have plenty of opportunities. With several senior brothers and sisters here, are you still worried that you won't be able to avenge your defeat?"
Song Hailan patted Yun Tianhe on the shoulder and said, "Actually, what Master meant is that he hopes you can defeat Ling Chen with your own hands and kill this inner demon, so that you can completely break through your martial arts bottleneck."
"Haven't you noticed? Ever since you lost to Ling Chen, your spirit and temperament have been much worse than before. If you continue like this, you will probably lose the title of one of the four genius disciples and go from being a genius to being mediocre. You will fall from grace and no one will be able to save you."
These words pierced Yun Tianhe's heart like a sharp spike. The other party was right. Ling Chen had become an obstacle to his martial arts practice. Even if someone else killed Ling Chen for him, it would not be able to break the obstacle.
"I understand. I will definitely kill Ling Chen with my own hands."
Yun Tianhe said in a decisive tone.
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At this moment, Ling Chen, Xu Ruoyan and a group of five people had already left Shenyi Gate and rushed to Yuncheng.
Five hundred miles away, Yuncheng.
A magnificent mansion.
In the inner courtyard of the mansion, a man and a woman could be seen. The man was a young man wearing a green robe, and he looked very handsome, almost evil, and it was hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman. The woman was wearing a bright red dress embroidered with phoenixes, sitting in the middle of the pavilion, with her hair in a high bun, three golden hairpins inserted in her hair, a pair of bright eyes, crimson lips, and delicate skin that was only covered by a layer of gauze, mostly exposed.
The woman looked to be about 27 or 28 years old, and she exuded an alluring charm.
"Sir, if you like a woman, you can just send someone to your house to propose marriage. Why bother to create a 'ten-mile fragrance' and cause a stir in the city?"
The woman walked up to the handsome young man and sat down in front of him.
"Some women just don't know how to appreciate it. If you give them face, they will push it even further. It's not that I haven't given them opportunities, but in the end, I still have to use the simplest and most brutal method to get them."
The mature woman's face flushed with excitement, but she still managed to hold it back, and then said, "It is said that the Lord of Yuncheng has already sought help from all quarters. I'm afraid that it won't be long before another expert comes to investigate the case."
"Investigate the case? What can they find out ?"
The handsome young man showed a hint of sarcasm on his face, but he sped up his movements, and his eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "I want to see who is not afraid of death and dares to meddle in my business."
