Chapter 47 Playing a Game
Oscar couldn't help but interrupt Bai Yu, asking with a conflicted expression, "Bai Ge, you said you wanted us to see blood. You're not going to make us kill these people, are you? These guys sound like tough nuts; can we even do it?"
The others also looked solemn, not knowing what Bai Yu was thinking, actually wanting a few youngsters to deal with such murderers.
Bai Yu raised an eyebrow, glanced sideways at Oscar, and continued walking forward.
"Don't worry, just go for it. I'll Parasite my Spirit onto you guys to back you up. At most, you'll get injured; you won't die."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Yu Xiaogang's eyes flickered as he remembered something and asked doubtfully, "Bai Yu, I recall that outsiders can't accept Spirit Hall's missions, right? How do you plan to accept the bounty?"
Bai Yu flipped his hand, took out an item, and tossed it behind him. Zhao Wuji caught it. Everyone looked up to see a golden token with a wing carved on one side and a sword on the other.
"A Spirit Hall Enforcement Token! And a golden one at that!"
As the Holy Maiden's boyfriend back then, Yu Xiaogang knew a lot about Spirit Hall's items and immediately recognized it as a golden token only held by an Enforcement Team Captain!
"You're from Spirit Hall? No, that's not right. Aside from the Elder Palace's offerings, everyone in Spirit Hall has their own missions. How could you have been wandering outside all this time?"
Listening to Yu Xiaogang's incessant nagging, Bai Yu said impatiently, "Why so many questions? I got the token from home. I wanted to hunt down evil Spirit Masters when my hands were itching for a fight, and a token makes it convenient."
Everyone's expressions were odd, their hearts complex. How truly willful! He specifically asked for a golden token just because his hands were itching to kill. What exactly is your identity? What's your family's relationship with Spirit Hall?
After finding a hotel, Bai Yu went alone to the Spirit sub-branch in Silves City, showed his token, and went to the archives to select a mission.
"Your Highness, Saint Child? Why are you here?"
A questioning greeting came. Bai Yu looked up to see the Red-robed Bishop stationed there, looking at him with surprise.
"Oh, it's Bishop An Feng. It's been over five years. How have you been recently?"
An Feng quickly walked over, bowed respectfully to Bai Yu, and replied with a solemn expression.
"Red-robed Bishop An Feng greets Your Highness, Saint Child. Your subordinate is well. I did not know of Your Highness's arrival and failed to greet you. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
Bai Yu waved his hand, a helpless expression on his face, and clicked his tongue, saying, "You people aren't unaware that I don't like this, yet you still insist on this formality. I'm here to see if there are any evil Spirit Masters in the direction of Heaven Dou City. I plan to take a mission."
An Feng breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he wasn't here to cause trouble. Then, he secretly scoffed at Bai Yu's words. Are you kidding? If someone saw this and reported it, wouldn't I be put in a difficult position?
As a direct descendant of a family with an offering in the Elder Palace, An Feng didn't really need to care too much about the Supreme Pontiff Palace's Saint Child. But Bai Yu was different; his words carried weight in both the Supreme Pontiff Palace and the Elder Palace!
"Why trouble the Saint Child with such a small matter? I will find someone to select them. The Saint Child can wait!"
Bai Yu didn't care. He hadn't intended to reveal his identity, but since he was discovered, it would save him some trouble.
In less than a quarter of an hour, An Feng walked over with two scrolls.
"Your Highness, Saint Child, there are only these two in the direction of Heaven Dou City. One is a Spirit Ancestor and a Spirit Elder."
"The second one was sent this afternoon. There are six people: one Spirit Ancestor, four Spirit Elders, and one Spirit Grandmaster. Because they kept killing people in remote villages, they were only discovered when Spirit Hall sent people to awaken Spirits."
Bai Yu raised an eyebrow, took the scroll, and began to read it, motioning for An Feng to continue.
"After investigation, this group has massacred three villages and some scattered Spirit Masters. The local Spirit Hall branch reported it and requested the Enforcement Team to take over."
Bai Yu nodded, stood up, and said to An Feng, "Alright, this is the one. I'll take the scroll with me. Thank you for your help, Bishop."
An Feng bowed as he saw him off, saying, "It's nothing. Please take your time, Your Highness, Saint Child."
Watching Bai Yu's retreating figure, An Feng murmured to himself, "Your Highness, Saint Child, who hasn't returned to Spirit City for several years, how did he come here today? Should I report it? Forget it, Spirit City didn't care, so it's not good for me to meddle!"
The next day, everyone tidied up early, finished breakfast, and gathered to look at the scroll Bai Yu had brought.
"Bai Xiaozi, will this work? Although there aren't many of them, their ranks are much higher than the Little freaks. They won't be easy to deal with."
Flender looked a little worried. These people were all skilled killers. Dealing with them was different from Soul Dueling. If they weren't careful, they could be killed.
Bai Yu tapped the corner of the table with his finger, saying with a smile, "I chose them precisely because they're not easy to deal with. How else would I watch the show, bah! How else would I achieve the training effect! Am I right?"
Everyone's eyes were wide. If they hadn't misheard, he said he wanted to watch the show, right?
Liu Erlong looked at Bai Yu with disdain, cursing inwardly, "I knew this dog wasn't a good person!"
"Bai... Bai Ge, you just said you wanted to watch the show, right? What does that mean? How about we don't take this bounty and just go to Heaven Dou City?"
Bai Yu clicked his tongue, waved his hand at the seven of them, and said, "Tsk, don't mind these details. With so many of us, your teachers and I, watching from the side, nothing will happen."
"As the saying goes, life and death are destined, and wealth is in the heavens. Just go for it!"
Hearing him say this, Tang San and the others' eyelids twitched, and their bad premonition grew stronger. However, they didn't object, after all, Bai Yu was right; with so many teachers watching, how could anything go wrong?
Led by Bai Yu, the group set off to find this gang. Because they were constantly on the move, it wasn't until close to evening that Bai Yu and the others finally cornered them in front of a desolate mountain.
"You are the Spirit Hall Enforcement Team? So many people, what a grand gesture!"
The fallen Spirit Masters looked extremely ugly, their mouths bitter, wishing they could scream. Is it necessary? I just said, is it necessary? For a bounty of a few coins, so many people came?
Bai Yu walked up to them, looked at the seven fallen Spirit Masters, and blinked. How come there was one more Spirit Ancestor?
He then shrugged indifferently and said to them, "We are not the Enforcement Team. We just want to find someone to kill and gain experience. We happened to choose you. Later, we'll play a game."
"If you survive the game, I'll find someone to send you to Slaughter City. You'll still have a glimmer of hope. Don't think about escaping; we have four Spirit Saints alone. You can't run away!"
The seven people opposite cursed inwardly, "Your freaking mother! How unlucky! This must be some big family bringing their juniors out for training."
The extra Spirit Ancestor's face was even more ashen. He was the Spirit Ancestor from the other bounty that An Feng mentioned. He had barely managed to escape one wave of pursuit by letting a teammate die, and now he was caught again!