Chapter 252: The Flower-Plucking Demon of Linzhou (Part 2)

Jiang Ye smiled faintly:

"Victory and defeat are common occurrences; you are still young, and sometimes suffering some setbacks is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Perhaps in a few days, you will regain your True Transmission position."

Lu Tianhao nodded heavily: "Elder Jiang, then I will accept your auspicious words."

In fact, he had been accumulating strength these days, and once his Divine Qi reached perfection, he would challenge Jiang Chuxue and regain his True Transmission position.

Jiang Ye asked casually: "Little Lu, is there any Tungsten Gold in this Tianchu Hall?"

"Tungsten Gold?" Lu Tianhao pondered for a moment, then said:

"Yes, but the price is not cheap; it takes one thousand contribution points to exchange for half a tael. This thing is a heaven-and-earth wonder, and the sect's inventory is not large."

"So expensive..." Jiang Ye was startled, then relieved.

After all, this thing couldn't be bought with silver outside, so it was normal for it to be expensive.

He took out the token gifted by Zhu Junwen from his sleeve, "There are three thousand contribution points in this token; help me exchange them all for Tungsten Gold."

"Alright, Elder Jiang, wait a moment; Tungsten Gold is kept deep in the warehouse, so it will take some effort to retrieve it."

Lu Tianhao took the token readily and raised his hand to summon a servant disciple to retrieve the goods from the warehouse.

He wasn't a gossipy person and didn't ask what Jiang Ye was doing with the Tungsten Gold.

Immediately after, he chatted with Jiang Ye enthusiastically.

He had heard Lu Guizhou mention it many times.

This Elder Jiang was a strange person who could snatch six wisps of Primordial Qi from under the hands of three Primordial Realm martial artists.

Building a good relationship with him was definitely not wrong.

A moment later.

A deacon ran into the hall in a hurry and posted a brand-new task in the most central position of the bulletin board.

The next instant.

The entire Tianchu Hall boiled over as if the pot had exploded.

"The Flower-Plucking Demon has struck again!!!"

"This demon is too bold!!!"

"He actually dared to lay a hand on the Wang family, one of the five great families of Linzhou this time..."

"Good heavens, ruining the purity of the Wang family's young lady wasn't enough, he even abducted the Wang family's young master."

"Eating both men and women, huh..."

"This Flower-Plucking Demon is truly the demon of demons..."

"The contribution points for arresting this demon have risen from ten thousand to twenty thousand!!!"

"If one could complete this task, one would be rich instantly..."

"Gentlemen, who is willing to go with me to arrest this demon?"

"I definitely can't go; this demon eats both men and women, and I am so handsome, it's too dangerous..."

The hall was filled with clamor, and everyone's gaze was firmly captured by that new task.

"Flower-Plucking Demon?!"

Even Jiang Ye had a flash of strange color in his eyes.

From the noisy discussions of these disciples, he roughly pieced together the outline of the matter.

This demon had been plucking flowers in Linzhou Great City for half a year without being caught...

Wasn't this digging in the Upper Sect's backyard?

Lu Tianhao, seeing Jiang Ye lost in thought, took the initiative to explain:

"I heard that this flower-plucking demon is proficient in the art of disguise, possesses peerless light-body techniques, and is also skilled in using aphrodisiacs and poisons, making him extremely difficult to track!"

"Many experts from the Upper Sect have tried to arrest this demon before, but all have returned without success."

"However..."

He changed the subject:

"This demon dared to move against the Wang family, one of the five great families, this time."

"He should be not far from death."

"Xu Xu Shijie Wang, who ranks fifth among our True Transmission disciples, is a member of the Wang family."

"I estimate she might personally take action to eliminate the demon this time."

Jiang Ye nodded thoughtfully, his gaze lingering on the brand-new task board for a moment, then withdrew it.

He wasn't entirely uninterested in this task.

Twenty thousand contribution points were enough to exchange for quite a few good things.

However, the most critical thing right now was to quench and polish his Divine Qi to perfection as soon as possible.

He didn't have that much leisure time to chase after some Flower-Plucking Demon.

Just then.

A young girl stepped into the hall slowly.

As soon as she entered, the noisy sound waves in the Tianchu Hall quieted down strangely for half a beat, and then everyone's gaze involuntarily converged toward her.

Even Lu Tianhao, who had been chatting with Jiang Ye, stood still, his eyes shining slightly.

Jiang Ye followed his gaze.

He saw that the girl was wearing a light red dress, her waist was slender, and her chest wasn't particularly full—it had slightly more material than that little girl Zheng Hui—

Her hips weren't particularly perky, her stature was petite and exquisite, and her whole person exuded a sense of weakness like a willow in the wind.

As if a mountain wind blowing could blow her down.

Her features weren't the type that would make one's eyes shine at first glance, but rather the type that grew on you; a shallow smile hung on her cheeks, and two small dimples were quite attractive, seemingly possessing a natural affinity.

As she walked closer, a faint, faint medicinal fragrance drifted through the air, elegant and not cloying.

"Is she from the Danling Peak..."

Jiang Ye muttered to himself.

He was actually a bit surprised.

The girl's figure and appearance weren't top-tier among the beauties in the Upper Sect inner sect.

Compared to Liu Qingyu's peerless beauty and Wen Yueyao's bright and refreshing appearance, she was a cut below.

Yet as soon as she appeared, she almost pulled the gaze of everyone present.

This kind of appeal clearly didn't rely on appearance.

"Xu Xu Shijie Yin is here!!!"

The disciples in the hall let out excited cheers one after another.

Several disciples who had been selecting tasks in front of the bulletin board turned their heads one after another, their faces full of attentive smiles.

"Xu Xu Shijie Yin, are you here to accept a task today!"

"Xu Xu Shijie Yin, if there is anything you need help with, just speak up!"

The red-dressed girl faced everyone's enthusiastic gazes and responded with a shallow smile: "Yes, I have been on the peak for too long and wanted to come out for some air, and by the way, accept a task to practice."

She walked to the bulletin board.

She looked up at the task board that had just been posted in the center, then covered her small mouth and let out a low, soft exclamation, and the pair of shallow dimples rippled along with it:

"This Flower-Plucking Demon hasn't been caught yet..."

"How terrifying..."

Her voice was soft and glutinous; just listening to it made one develop a desire to protect her.

The disciples in the hall were instantly filled with righteous indignation, scrambling to express their loyalty:

"Xu Xu Shijie Yin, don't worry, we have already accepted the task!"

"We will arrest this Flower-Plucking Demon in a few days!"

"This demon won't be arrogant for long; daring to do evil in the Linzhou territory, does he really think there is no one in our Upper Sect!"

One by one, they were rubbing their hands, living up to the name of a group of self-proclaimed flower-protecting envoys.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ye had a flash of playfulness in his eyes and asked with some curiosity: "Which True Transmission disciple is this person, to have such appeal?"

Lu Tianhao withdrew his gaze and explained with a smile:

"Elder Jiang, this Junior Xu Xu Shijie Yin is not a True Transmission disciple."

"However, her status in the sect is truly not weaker than an ordinary True Transmission disciple."

"She is called Yin Qingqing, the personal disciple of the Danling Liu Fengzhu; her alchemy talent is peerless, and she is also proficient in pharmacology."

"The main thing is that she is kind-hearted and beautiful, often treating injured disciples without charge. Whether you are a True Transmission or an outer sect disciple, as long as you are injured and go to her, she never refuses."

"Among the male disciples in our Upper Sect inner sect, I'm afraid half of them are infatuated with her, and as for the other half..."

He paused, lowered his voice, and a shy, honest smile appeared on his face: "It's about the same."

Jiang Ye nodded slightly.

The personal disciple of the Danling Liu Fengzhu; this status was indeed extraordinary.

Plus a good medical skill and that natural affinity that made people let down their guard, it was reasonable for her to have such popularity.

He looked at Lu Tianhao's slightly flushed handsome face with some amusement and teased casually: "Little Lu, are you also infatuated with her?"

Lu Tianhao's handsome face instantly turned red, and he stammered, not having time to defend himself.

What was unexpected was.

Yin Qingqing suddenly turned around and walked toward Jiang Ye with light steps. ===== CHAPTER 253 =====