After the criminal law list was announced, most of the teams received reward and punishment orders and left the Reward and Punishment Hall.
"Quick Hand" Wang Rui and "Flying Crane" Huang Heyun received second-class tasks.
"Thunderfire" Cao Zhen received a third-class mission.
The higher the level of the task, the more serious the matter is, the more difficult it is to handle, and the greater the reward.
When the three ghost officials left, they all came to greet me, as if I knew them all. But I greeted them with a smile.
Soon, only a few ghost officials were left in the Reward and Punishment Hall.
At this time, Zuo Weiran had also noticed me.
After seeing me, Zuo Weiran's eyes showed a bit of surprise and confusion.
Soon, Zuo Weiran walked towards me with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Yang, why are you here at the Reward and Punishment Hall? Donating blood to Madam Magu's daughter is very exhausting. You should pay more attention to rest!"
I smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Steward Zuo. It's just donating some blood. It's no big deal."
I didn't hesitate and stated my request directly.
"Butler Zuo, to be honest, I came to the Reward and Punishment Hall to receive some tasks in exchange for some useful things. I wonder if Butler Zuo could be helpful and issue me a reward and punishment order as well?"
I was very excited and my eyes were fixed on Zuo Weiran.
Zuo Weiran was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
He came up to me and patted my shoulder.
He smiled and said, "Young Master Yang, you are kidding, right? The Reward and Punishment Hall is where our Support Pavilion issues tasks to ghost officials. The purpose is to clear out the ghosts that are causing trouble in the wilderness. Another thing is to find something for the ghost officials to do."
"I'm afraid it's not a good idea for you to join in?!"
Before I could say anything, Zuo Weiran spoke again: "Mr. Yang, are you in any trouble? If you have any difficulties, just tell me, I will definitely help you. After all, you are the guest of the Pavilion Master, and we in the Support Pavilion will not ignore you!"
As he spoke, a small cloth bag appeared in Zuo Weiran's hand.
Then, he took out a shiny funerary object from the small cloth bag.
The underworld weapon was a short knife, covered with a layer of gray, and the blade looked quite sharp.
But I can see that this underworld weapon is not a valuable thing at all. It is far inferior to the underworld weapons that Zuo Weiran distributed to the ghost captains before.
Zuo Weiran introduced himself, "Young Master Yang, this underworld weapon is called the Snow Steel Knife. The blade is sharp and contains underworld energy. When it is activated, it can cut iron like mud. Brother, I see that you are also a ghost-catching Taoist priest, so I'll keep this Snow Steel Knife for you. When you return to the world of the living, you can use it to catch ghosts and exorcise monsters."
Oh my god, Zuo Weiran wants to send me away!
But giving me a broken knife and wanting to send me away is really looking down on me, Yang Tianyi. Besides, I don't accept rewards without merit, and I don't feel happy when I am given something for no reason.
I smiled slightly and pushed Zuo Weiran's hand back.
"Butler Zuo, you misunderstood! I came here because I really want to join the Reward and Punishment Palace, not to ask for anything from you. Although you treat me well, I dare not accept such a valuable thing directly!"
I hinted at Zuo Weiran with words, deliberately saying that the snow steel knife was valuable.
Zuo Weiran is not a fool, so he naturally understood the meaning of my words.
He frowned slightly, then relaxed again.
He said with a smile: "Since Young Master Yang doesn't like this snow steel knife, forget it. Come to think of it, our Reward and Punishment Hall is also very poor, and we really can't come up with anything good.
Things, to honor Young Master Yang... Otherwise, Young Master Yang, you can go back first, and I will send you something good when I have it."
Damn it, the soft approach doesn’t work, now they’re trying to use hard tactics on me and they’re trying to drive me away directly.
Do you think of me as a beggar
I was angry and said unhappily, "Butler Zuo, I think you really misunderstood me. I didn't want to get any benefits from you. I just have been bored recently and want to practice my skills and do something for the Gongyang Pavilion. Since you look down on me, I have no choice but to go to the Pavilion Master."
"I think, Lady Magu, she might agree to let me join the Reward and Punishment Palace!"
After hearing what I said, Zuo Weiran's smiling face immediately fell.
Zuo Weiran said in a cold voice: "Mr. Yang, you are the guest of our Pavilion Master. There are some things I shouldn't say, but since you have forced me to this point, I have to say it."
"You are a guest, but your skills are not that high in the Reward and Punishment Hall. Compared with those battle-hardened ghost officials, you are probably a little worse."
"So, for your comfort, I advise you to stay in your room. As for the affairs of our Reward and Punishment Hall, you don't have to worry about it!"
Damn it, it seems like Zuo Weiran is a stubborn guy.
"Okay, okay... Butler Zuo, you are still the best!"
I gritted my teeth and prepared to leave.
What I didn’t expect was that at this moment Zuo Weiran suddenly called me.
"Mr. Yang, wait a minute, wait a minute... I take back what I just said. I agree that you can join our Reward and Punishment Hall. You can also accept the mission and receive the reward and punishment order!"
Sometimes he goes east, sometimes he goes west. I really can't figure out what Zuo Weiran is trying to do.
But when I turned around, I suddenly realized.
Zuo Weiran was holding a ghostly instrument that could transmit sound in his hand.
It was a small mirror with a lid, a bit like a makeup box from the Republic of China period.
On the mirror above the "makeup box", the shadow of Magu appeared, and she was instructing Zuo Weiran about something.
Zuo Weiran nodded repeatedly, like a mouse seeing a cat.
Only after Magu finished giving her instructions did Zuo Weiran breathe a sigh of relief.
He came to me again with a smile.
"Brother Yang, I'm really sorry for what happened just now. I didn't think it through. How about this, since you want to join our Reward and Punishment Hall, then as the chief captain of the Reward and Punishment Hall, I will allow you!"
Zuo Weiran looked calm.
He probably thought I didn't see the shadow of Magu in the mirror. He spoke fluently, taking all the credit for himself. And he allowed me to join the Reward and Punishment Hall? It was clearly arranged by Magu.
I can see that Zuo Weiran is not only eloquent, but also very thoughtful. No wonder he was valued by Magu and became the steward of Gongyang Pavilion. A ghost official like Zuo Weiran is more cunning than a monkey when he gets involved.
I didn't expose Zuo Weiran. I smiled and clasped my fists to him and said, "Thank you very much, Butler Zuo!"
Zuo Weiran stroked his beard and replied, "It's okay, it's okay, these are just trivial matters! ... Let's go, Master Yang, let's go to the stone platform, I'll assign you a task."
"good!"
Nodding, I followed Zuo Weiran and walked towards the stone.
At this time, there were not many ghost officials left under the stone platform, only about twenty or so.
There was anxiety on those people's faces. When they saw Zuo Weiran finish talking to me and walk towards the stone platform, a few sharp-eyed ghost officials walked up quickly.
"Master Zuo, we don't have any missions yet. Please give me
Let's arrange some suitable tasks!"
"My team leader Huang Jingbin is dead. Sir Zuo, we need a new team leader. What do you think of me?"
"Master Zuo, I haven't received a suitable mission for several weeks. Please, give me a mission."
Zuo Weiran might still be angry about what happened to me just now.
He glared at the ghost officials who had gathered around to talk, and shouted unhappily, "Stand aside, don't bother me, or get out of the Reward and Punishment Hall!"
Those ghost officials immediately wilted like eggplants hit by frost!
Seeing that I followed Zuo Weiran onto the stone platform, the ghost officials standing below said all kinds of things.
Some of the ghost officials know me, while some do not.
After climbing onto the stone platform, Zuo Weiran raised his hand to interrupt the discussions of those ghost officials.
"Okay, shut up, I have another task to announce..."
When they heard that there were more missions, those ghost officials who had not received any missions immediately showed excitement on their faces.
All the previous missions were taken by stronger teams or individuals, and there was no suitable one for them. Zuo Weiran had already put away the scroll of the criminal law list, and they thought there were no more missions.
Now that they have a mission, they are naturally full of expectations.
Zuo Weiran directly announced the mission:
"The next mission is to investigate the robbery of the money and food sent by the 'Provision Pavilion' to the 'Ghost Realm Castle' on the way. The mission is very simple, you need to find out what is causing the trouble. You don't need to risk your life, just get some good news!"
There was a lot of discussion below.
"Isn't this mission too easy? It seems that someone else has received this mission before! Sir Zuo, otherwise, let me go!"
"Just let me go, Master Zuo!"
"Master Zuo, I am in good health and have strong qualities, please let me go!"
Zuo Weiran looked at me and a smug smile appeared on his face.
Then he turned his head and said to the ghost officials, "This character is indeed very simple. I decided to award it to the guest of our Gongyang Pavilion, Yang Tianyi, Master Yang!"
As soon as Zuo Weiran finished speaking, the noise below continued.
Damn it, Zuo Weiran is obviously trying to embarrass me. Giving me such a simple task is indirectly saying that I am incompetent. Giving me a task in front of so many ghost officials who have no tasks is obviously trying to make me angry.
I thought to myself, you bastard, Zuo Weiran, I haven’t done anything yet and you’re bringing trouble to me.
"Master Zuo, you can't do this! Yang Tianyi, no... Master Yang, although he is a guest of our Support Pavilion, he has nothing to do with our Reward and Punishment Hall. I won't accept it if you give him the task!"
"Yes, Lord Zuo, you are the most fair. How can you let Young Master Yang do the mission? Otherwise, let us do it. Besides, the mission is so simple that any ghost official can complete it."
"I don't accept it, Master Zuo. Young Master Yang is a guest, but he is not capable. If something happens, we can't afford it. Otherwise, give the task to me and I will complete it for Young Master Yang."
These bastard ghost officials said all kinds of things to me, calling me "Young Master Yang" all the time, but they insulted me in their words. I am just that unpopular!
Zuo Weiran ignored the shouting ghost officials and directly stuffed a palm-sized black sign into my hand.
"Master Yang, take it. This is the reward and punishment order! It is marked with 56, which proves that this is the 56th task, and also the last task for today."
(to be continued)
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