The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 207 - 179: The Heir of Prince Rui’s Test

For Chu Huaixu, any killing that aligns with the system’s determination can garner Experience Points.

Rounding up, it’s quite similar to how Evil Cultivators advance in their realms.

During lunch, he mentioned the matter of going down the mountain to hunt demons to Han Shuangjiang.

"I’ll go with you, so we can watch each other’s backs," she said.

"Alright, then let’s check out the Disciple Courtyard later to pick a suitable task," Chu Huaixu replied.

He didn’t take this matter too seriously, treating it as a mere formality.

After their meal, the two headed to the Disciple Courtyard together.

A man and a woman walking side by side, somehow felt different from usual.

After breaking through that unspoken boundary, even just walking together felt like there was an unusual aura spreading.

It seemed that even the weather was exceptionally bright today.

Given their current fame, as soon as they arrived at the Disciple Courtyard, they attracted everyone’s attention.

"Oh, the Profound Yellow Leader is here to take on a sect mission too?"

For the Disciple Courtyard, Chu Huaixu was indeed a rare guest.

The Outer Sect’s demon-hunting tasks are relatively simple, and there aren’t many choices.

Generally, these tasks are led by an Outer Sect Steward or Inner Sect senior brother or sister, who act as mentors.

After all, Outer Sect Disciples are like rookies from a novice village and it’s easy for things to go wrong.

It would be bad if the demon hunt ends up feeding the Evil Cultivators instead, empowering them greatly.

For the Outer Sect Stewards and Inner Sect Disciples, leading such missions is like mentoring newbies.

This type of work actually offers quite a lot of Contribution Points.

However, one must be meticulous and patient; otherwise, it’s easy to lose one’s temper.

Chu Huaixu took a look and finally set his eyes on a task named "Exorcism of Chi Xi Stream."

He focused on it because the leaders were old acquaintances.

"Liu Tianfeng and Mo Qingmei."

The former contributed pieces of the Pill King Token to Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang, indirectly offering them the Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill.

The latter seems to have some ambiguous relationship with Old Niu.

These kinds of rumors about the Outer Sect’s management were widespread in private.

Chu Huaixu had heard a bit about it.

But he couldn’t quite understand: "That thick-browed, big-eyed Old Niu, how could he have a romantic scandal?"

"What does Steward Mo see in him?"

More absurdly, after being rejected by Niu Yuanshan, she hasn’t found a Daoist partner and remains single.

Seems rather infatuated.

"It’s to the extent that because we are close with Old Niu, her attitude towards us is much kinder, like an elder from our own family."

"Seriously! Why is Old Niu so special?" Chu Huaixu couldn’t help but mutter in his heart.

This undercover agent sent by the organization unexpectedly has a beauty to win over in the Daoist Sect.

Just not sure if he ever felt anything towards her.

For Chu Huaixu at this stage, he was openly siding with the Heir of Prince Rui.

He speculated that Old Niu might also have understood his stance by now.

Chu Huaixu wasn’t sure what Qin Xuexiao and Niu Yuanshan would do.

Given these circumstances, he felt it was beneficial to befriend Steward Mo, as a form of self-protection.

"Let’s go with this one," Chu Huaixu said to Han Shuangjiang, pointing at the "Exorcism of Chi Xi Stream."

"Okay."

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Medicine Mountain, an elegant little courtyard.

Qin Xuexiao called Niu Yuanshan over under some pretext to meet him.

He, being a distinguished guest, had Old Niu consistently managing his reception duties, allowing the two to communicate conveniently.

These days, Niu Yuanshan hadn’t been sleeping well.

He was even somewhat on the verge of collapse.

——A traitor has emerged among us!

Such an outcome was something he could never accept.

Niu Yuanshan had watched Chu Huaixu grow, placing great expectations on him.

The grand endeavor of the organization seemed poised for him to make significant contributions!

For Old Niu, if Chu Huaixu were ever in danger, he would willingly die for him.

Both publicly and privately, this was the case.

He regarded him as both a child and a key figure for the "organization’s" future.

"But why did it turn out this way?"

If Chu Huaixu had become a double agent, a double-crossing traitor, he might have felt better.

But he’s taken such a firm stance now!

"Moreover, he seems way too confident..."

Compared to the Heir of Prince Rui, Niu Yuanshan was much more prone to overthinking.

He even wondered: "Maybe Chu Huaixu’s identity had been exposed to the Daoist Sect’s upper echelons long ago?"

"But he’s so outstanding, a worthy bird chooses the right tree, perhaps the Daoist Sect accepted him?"

"That’s why he’s so confident."

Niu Yuanshan couldn’t understand, feeling a splitting headache.

He felt a sense of a collapsed Daoist heart, deeply wounded, and appeared somewhat dejected.

The Er Lang Wine that Chu Huaixu gave him during the Mid-Autumn Festival hadn’t been completely consumed yet.

On the day Chu Huaixu won the East Continent’s leadership, he only drank half a jug by himself, feeling especially content.

It felt as if by bringing Chu Huaixu into the Daoist Sect, his life was complete.

At this moment, he walked into the little courtyard to face Qin Xuexiao.

The other Guest Minister surnamed Qin and Eunuch Li were guarding outside.

"Your humble servant pays respects to the Young Master," Niu Yuanshan greeted immediately.

Qin Xuexiao, facing away from him, neither spoke nor told him to rise.

Old Niu remained bowed, not daring to lift his head.

"Mu Bingjiu, when Mu Bingjiu and Huo Dingyi encountered these incidents, did you notice anything beforehand?" After a while, the Heir of Prince Rui said.

But he still didn’t let him rise.

"Reporting to the Young Master, looking back now, indeed there were signs in many places," Niu Yuanshan replied.

Many things, you don’t think much of daily, and indeed, they might not mean much. But once you look back with a predetermined result, everything seems wrong.

"Is that so." Qin Xuexiao remarked nonchalantly.

Only at this moment did he turn around and face Niu Yuanshan.

Still bowing, Old Niu glanced at his shoes.

"Were you truly unaware, or did you knowingly fail to report?" Qin Xuexiao asked coldly.

"I..." Niu Yuanshan opened his mouth, finally only saying: "Your humble servant never imagined it."

He immediately added: "Your humble servant is guilty!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Niu Yuanshan heard Qin Xuexiao raise his voice, loudly exclaiming: "You certainly are guilty!"

Niu Yuanshan immediately knelt on the ground, his face showed no fear, just a resolve to accept whatever comes.

"Your humble servant is guilty! Please punish me, Young Master!" he said while kneeling.

Qin Xuexiao sat on a chair, giving him a cold glance.

"Do you understand the gravity of this situation?"

"This is no longer a mere matter of your ’organization’; the position of Profound Yellow Leader involves many issues, with significant interests, and even Your Majesty is highly concerned."

"You people of your level naturally don’t understand; it’s not just an empty title!"

"On a larger scale, this is even related to the strength of the nation!"

"You’ve made a grave mistake!"

He would never have doubted the loyalty of people within the ’organization.’

After all, of all things, you shouldn’t doubt these Death Warrior-like people.

But then, there was the exception of Chu Huaixu!

Plus, Qin Xuexiao was naturally a bit suspicious, leading him to develop a slight distrust even towards Niu Yuanshan.

Thus, he decided to test him and suddenly said:

"Mu Bingjiu, take your own life."

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