If I stay in the Hehuan Sect, I'll live off the pampered daughters of the Heavenly Pride Sect.

Chapter 375 Descending the Mountain to Red Maple Crossing

Elder Chen asked, "What is that?"

Mo Chengyue said earnestly, "I can't bear to give up a stable monthly salary."

Lin Wanqing burst out laughing.

Elder Chen was also amused.

"Promising."

Mo Chengyue bowed his head and signed his name.

After finishing his writing, he pushed his resignation letter back.

"Elder Chen, if the External Affairs Hall no longer needs me, will the Scripture Pavilion still accept me?"

Elder Chen put away the thin paper.

"It depends on your performance."

Lin Wanqing quickly said, "When my senior brother comes back, I can give him half of the table."

Mo Chengyue looked at her.

"Half a sheet?"

Lin Wanqing said earnestly, "The upper floors are cramped."

Mo Chengyue sighed, "When people leave, the tea grows cold, and so does the table."

Elder Chen said, "Shaopin, go to Qingquan Peak to see your master."

Mo Chengyue put the jade slip into his sleeve.

"Now?"

Elder Chen said, "She's waiting for you."

Mo Chengyue became even more vigilant.

"Master and the others are usually up to no good."

Lin Wanqing waved.

"Have a safe journey, senior brother."

Mo Chengyue walked to the top of the stairs and glanced back at her.

"Junior Sister Lin."

Lin Wanqing looked up.

"Um?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Don't remember anything about me from now on."

Lin Wanqing smiled sweetly.

I will try my best.

Mo Chengyue said, "The word 'as much as possible' is quite damaging."

Lin Wanqing held the broom upright in front of her.

"Senior brother, when you return from your mortal mission, remember to bring me some storybooks."

Mo Chengyue remained silent for a moment.

"Don't you like classical books?"

Lin Wanqing's eyes lit up.

"Storybooks are also folklore materials."

Mo Chengyue turned and went downstairs.

"I am very worried that the future of the library will be in your hands."

Qingquan Peak was languid in the afternoon.

Yan Chenyu leaned against the soft couch, a snow fox fur pelted on the floor, her black hair cascading over her shoulders, and a half-dish of candied plums beside her.

She saw Mo Chengyue come in and raised her eyelids slightly.

"You're back?"

Mo Chengyue bowed.

"Master, your duty has been suspended."

Yan Chenyu picked up a plum.

"Um."

Mo Chengyue said, "Aren't you going to offer some comfort?"

Yan Chenyu thought for a moment.

"It's good that it's gone."

Mo Chengyue looked up.

"Master, your words of comfort are laced with malice."

Yan Chenyu put the plum into her mouth, her cheeks puffing out slightly.

"The library can protect the books, but it can't protect you."

Mo Chengyue quieted down.

Yan Chenyu looked at him lazily.

Leng Yuexin said you confessed to Qin Suying.

Mo Chengyue said, "It wasn't my idea to confess."

Yan Chenyu said, "I know you've always been afraid of trouble."

Mo Chengyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Chenyu added, "But I'm never afraid of you when it comes to things around you."

Mo Chengyue was speechless.

Yan Chenyu raised his hand, and a jade slip flew to his face.

"The trials and tribulations of the mortal world are your own choice."

Mo Chengyue caught the jade slip.

"Master, can we not be picky?"

Yan Chenyu yawned slightly.

"cannot."

Mo Chengyue tentatively asked, "This disciple may continue in seclusion."

Yan Chenyu said, "If you keep closing your eyes, your heart will rust."

Mo Chengyue said in a low voice, "Rusty is better than broken."

Yan Chenyu opened her eyes, and the drowsiness in her eyes dissipated slightly.

"Chengyue".

Mo Chengyue immediately straightened up.

"Disciple is here."

Yan Chenyu said, "The magic you cultivate cannot be confined to the mountains."

Mo Chengyue looked at the jade slip in his hand.

Yan Chenyu continued, "In the human world, there are desires, resentments, and greed, but there are also life-saving meals and lamps for returning home at night."

Mo Chengyue didn't make any jokes.

Yan Chenyu pushed the empty plum dish to the side.

"You always try to hide yourself, but someone like Qin Suying won't stop just because you're hiding."

Mo Chengyue asked, "Does Master want me to lure her in?"

Yan Chenyu shook her head.

"It teaches you to see the shadow before she reaches out."

Mo Chengyue stroked the edge of the jade slip with his fingertips.

"What if they see it?"

The lazy smile on Yan Chenyu's lips faded.

"If you can kill, then kill; if you can't, then run; if you can't run, then call for help."

Mo Chengyue looked up.

"Who are you calling?"

Yan Chenyu resumed her sleep-deprived look.

"Your teacher, Leng Yuexin, Qin Wanzhuang, Jin Qiaoqiao, Lin Miaoyin, call whoever is closest."

Mo Chengyue remained silent.

"Master, isn't the list too long?"

Yan Chenyu said slowly, "Too much?"

Mo Chengyue lowered his head.

"I don't mind."

Yan Chenyu was satisfied.

"Choose a task."

Mo Chengyue unfolded the jade slip and read it for a long time.

"The name 'Qingshan County Wedding Dress Curse' sounds unlucky."

Yan Chenyu said, "Change."

Mo Chengyue said, "The case of the missing persons in Linjiang Prefecture is too complicated."

Yan Chenyu said, "Change."

Mo Chengyue said, "The White Deer Town Academy is a nightmare. There are too many scholars, and it's always full of gossip and trouble."

Yan Chenyu said, "Continue."

Mo Chengyue saw the last item.

"The legend of the Red Maple Ferry Ship goes that it is located in a remote area, involves trade routes, and that most of the missing are independent cultivators and boatmen."

Yan Chenyu asked, "Why did we stop here?"

Mo Chengyue said, "The waterways are busy and full of news. If the outer lines of Xuan Shuang Valley want to enter the southern region, the waterways are more convenient."

A hint of approval flashed in Yan Chenyu's eyes.

"Anything else?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Most of the missing are independent cultivators and boatmen, so the sects don't pay much attention to them. If the person behind the scenes wants to test the Hehuan Sect's reaction, this is the place with the lowest cost."

Yan Chenyu smiled.

"Then let's go with this one."

Mo Chengyue looked at her.

"Master, did you want me to choose this all along?"

Yan Chenyu buried her face in the soft pillow.

"I'm sleepy."

Mo Chengyue sighed.

"You always feel sleepy when you don't want to answer."

Yan Chenyu closed her eyes and said, "It's good that you know."

Footsteps could be heard outside the hall.

Qin Wanzhuang stood by the door.

"Master."

Yan Chenyu did not open her eyes.

"You accompany him to the Foreign Affairs Hall to register."

Mo Chengyue turned his head.

"Is Second Senior Sister going too?"

Qin Wanzhuang said, "I'll see you off at the registration office; I won't come along."

Mo Chengyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Wanzhuang looked at him.

"Are you disappointed?"

Mo Chengyue said, "No, I felt the weight of growing up independently."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "Don't even try."

Yan Chenyu turned over.

"Chengyue".

Mo Chengyue turned around.

"Master?"

Yan Chenyu's voice came from under the soft pillow.

"The mortal world is different from the sect; don't drink the wine offered by a beautiful woman."

Qin Wanzhuang's gaze fell on his face.

Mo Chengyue immediately replied, "This disciple will remember."

Yan Chenyu added another sentence.

"If you really have to drink it, test for poison first."

Mo Chengyue's expression was complicated.

"Master, are you advising me, or are you imparting your experience?"

Yan Chenyu said lazily, "It all counts."

Qin Wanzhuang turned around.

"Walk."

Mo Chengyue followed her, glancing back as he walked out of the palace gate.

Yan Chenyu had already slumped back onto the couch, her hair loosely tied up with a white jade hairpin. The afternoon light and shadow fell on her sleeves, and she seemed so lazy that she could sleep forever at any moment.

But Mo Chengyue knew that when the Red Maple Crossing Jade Slip came into his hands, his peaceful days would be over.

On the mountain path, Qin Wanzhuang asked, "Are you scared?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I'm afraid."

Qin Wanzhuang asked, "Are we going again?"

Mo Chengyue carefully put away the jade slip.

"Trouble will come even if you don't go."

Qin Wanzhuang looked at the distant clouds.

"That's an improvement."

Mo Chengyue smiled bitterly.

"Thank you for the compliment, senior sister."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "After I return, I will examine your sword."

Mo Chengyue slowed his pace by half a beat.

"Senior sister, you've already arranged for me to go back to work before I've even left the house?"

Qin Wanzhuang said, "So you don't forget."

Mo Chengyue gazed in the direction of the Foreign Affairs Hall, silently lighting a lamp in his heart for his leisurely life.

The moment I took off my badge from the Scripture Pavilion, I was assigned a mortal mission.

In the world of cultivation, he knows how to seamlessly transition between jobs even better than his boss in his previous life.