After two days, Qin Chuan visited Jinling City again.

Compared with the Seven Star Sect, which was full of loneliness and loneliness, this city, which was less than thirty miles away from the Seven Star Sect, was extremely prosperous and lively, and there was a comfortable vitality everywhere.

The shouting of street vendors, the smell of wine in time-honored wine shops, and the children chasing Uncle Sugar Gourd, this is the place where people should live.

Staying in the Seven Star Sect Library all day long, learning those boring spells, Qin Chuan was already impatient.

In today's Seven Star Sect, there is only one commander of the light pole, and he no longer has to work hard for those bullshit things, and he can finally relax.

Of course, he didn't come to Jinling City to play this time.

After all, even if he is the only one left, he still has to eat and drink, and he has to spend silver to eat and drink, and he has a hundred taels of silver left, so this time he is also going to go to the county government to see if there is any suitable demon removal task for him, so as to earn a little bounty.

After strolling around the lively street for a long time, Qin Chuan appeared outside the Jinling County Ya with a string of sugar gourds.

This county government is a place specially opened up in Jinling City, which is specially used to issue some tasks to slay demons and eliminate demons, and anyone who wants to receive a bounty must first collect the task here.

At this time, the county office was a little deserted, and only three or two people were looking at the task board hanging inside.

"Uncle Wang, are you eating?"

Qin Chuan stepped in and greeted a middle-aged man inside who was sucking noodles.

The middle-aged man's name is Wang Qing, who is the steward of this county office, it is said that he was the most famous head catcher in Jinling City when he was young, and I don't know how many monsters died under his big knife, but unfortunately he was seriously injured in a mission later, and his cultivation was gone, so he took over here.

"It's Xiao Qin." Wang Qing swallowed the noodles in his mouth and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, has your master's funeral been arranged?" ”

He is also very familiar with Qin Chuan's master and apprentice, and he often came to him to pick up tasks some time ago.

"It's all arranged." Qin Chuan nodded, glanced at the room and asked, "Uncle Wang, I remember that when I came with Shizun before, it was overcrowded every time, why is there only such a small number of people today?" ”

In the eyes of ordinary people, although the demons and monsters are terrible, but in the eyes of some people, the demons and monsters are gold and silver that will shine, every time he came here before, it was a crowded scene, if you don't have some strength, you can't grab any good tasks at all.

But there are only so many people here today, which is obviously abnormal.

"It seems that you must have not paid attention to the notice at the gate of the city."

Wang Qing smiled and said, "Just yesterday, the imperial court set up a special demon slaying department, and all the cases and tasks involving demons and monsters were transferred over there, and I only have some small tasks left here that are not eye-catching over there." ”

"Demon Slayer?"

Qin Chuan felt that the name of this yamen was quite appropriate.

"Then Uncle Wang, if I want to take on the task in the future, I have to go to the Demon Slayer Division?"

"It depends on what kind of task you want to take." Wang Qing drained the noodle soup in the bowl in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and said, "Don't look at me, although they are all small tasks here, but some tasks, the bounty is not more than that over there, and even for some reason, the bounty is higher than that over there." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to Qin Chuan's task board above his head, "Just like this task above my head." ”

Qin Chuan looked up and saw that the task board read, "Content: Looking for people, location: Zhao Mansion in the east of Jinling City, bounty: negotiable." ”

The content on the task board is still very concise, nothing different, the only difference is the bounty, after all, every task here is clearly marked with a price, and the amount should be written directly.

Looking at these two words, he can't help but think of those recruitment information in his previous life, usually, this kind of negotiable is generally some technical or management positions, and people will give relevant prices according to your own value.

In his previous life, because he had no technology and no management experience, he saw that this kind of negotiable thing was directly skipped, because he knew that with his own conditions, he might not even be qualified to negotiate with others.

Seeing that Qin Chuan seemed to be thinking about something, Wang Qing smiled and said, "How is it, seeing the Zhao Mansion in the east of the city, does it remind you of something?" ”

Qin Chuan knew that the other party had misunderstood, shook his head and said, "Uncle Wang, although I have come to Jinling City a lot of times, but this is really the first time that I have heard of this Zhao Mansion in the east of the city, is it difficult to have any reputation here?" ”

"Also, the Zhao Mansion in the east of the city has always been low-key, and you don't live in the city, it's normal that you haven't heard of it." Wang Qing nodded and explained: "This Zhao Mansion in the east of the city was moved to Jinling City by his family twenty years ago, and the master of the house, Zao Wou-ki, Old Man Zhao. ”

"It is said that when Mr. Zhao was young, his ancestors were also from Jinling, and later moved to other places because of business, and later as Mr. Zhao grew older, he missed his hometown, so he moved his family back to Jinling."

"You know, in this world, everyone who is a layman has a lot of net worth, and the old man Zhao is a business wizard, it is said that the money saved by his old man can build ten Jinling Cities."

"So rich!"

Qin Chuan's mouth opened wide in shock, you must know that Jinling City is a big city covering an area of hundreds of miles, you don't have to think about it to know that if you want to build such a big city, it is impossible without tens of millions of gold and silver.

And now, just one family has the money to build ten Jinling Cities, so how much gold and silver does this Zhao family have, I'm afraid they are piled up together, and they can't be counted.

"Uncle Wang, since this task was issued by the Zhao family in the east of the city, why is this task card still hanging here?"

In addition to being surprised, Qin Chuan couldn't help but wonder, since it was a task issued by the Zhao family, the bounty must be indispensable, and the task of a high bounty has always been coaxed and robbed, how can it still be hanging here now, this is not scientific.

"Hehe, of course it's because this task was just delivered, and the guys who grabbed the task in the past all ran to the Demon Slayer Division."

Wang Qing grinned, with a gloating smile on the corner of his mouth.

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be happy, it seems that he is going to pick up a big bargain today.

But then, he couldn't help but be curious: "Uncle Wang, why didn't the Zhao family hang this task on the side of the Demon Slayer Division?" ”

It stands to reason that the Demon Slaying Division is a full-time demon slayer and demon slayer, and it should be more professional than here, if he needs to release any tasks, he will definitely choose the Demon Slaying Division first, there is no reason to choose here.

"This brings us to another regulation of the imperial court." Wang Qing explained: "In order to better divide the powers, the imperial court divided the task into two parts, the official task is on the side of the Demon Slayer Division, and the task released by the private is on my side. ”

Hearing him say this, Qin Chuan immediately understood, just like those official institutions and non-governmental institutions in his previous life, if they were mixed together for a long time, it would be easy to abolish officials for personal reasons.

"Uncle Wang, I took this task."

Qin Chuan took down the task card.

Wang Qing opened the registration book, found the task number of the task card, and added Qin Chuan's name and what year and month below, so far, this task belongs to Qin Chuan, unless Qin Chuan takes the initiative to give up the task, or he dies in the task, this task will be hung up again.

"Good luck with your mission."

After Wang Qing registered, he closed the registration book.

"I promise you."

Qin Chuan smiled and waved his hand, and left with the task card.

......

East of Jinling City, Zhao Mansion, backyard.

Zao Wou-ki, who was full of gray hair, was sitting in a pavilion in a courtyard, his body was thin, and his body was no one or two flesh, but the whole person sat there, like a green pine rooted in the cliff, standing tall.

In the pavilion, there are also a man and a woman, his son Zhao Li and daughter-in-law Liu Qingmei.

At this time, Zhao Li was like an ant on a hot pot, walking around constantly, while Liu Qingmei was sitting on the stone bench in a daze, her eyes were red and swollen, her face was haggard, and she knew that she had just cried.

"Dad, why hasn't anyone taken the task yet, why don't I send someone to take a look?"

Zhao Li looked at Zhao Wouji with an anxious face, the latter raised his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Since you have sent someone to send out the task, then sit here honestly and wait, if someone picks it up, it will naturally come over in a while, if no one picks it up, what can you do even if you send someone to see it?" ”

"But ......"

"But what!" Zhao Wuji turned his head and said sternly: "How many times have I told you, no matter how big the matter is, you can't mess around, you must stay calm, only in this way can you better deal with any sudden situation in the future." ”

Zao Wou-Ki has always been strict with his son, but when he was angry at this time, Zhao Li immediately didn't dare to continue, "Yes, Dad, the child knows it's wrong." ”

Seeing this, Zao Wou-Ki nodded and withdrew his gaze.

In fact, don't look at him so calm on the surface, but in fact, he is also very anxious in his heart, after all, the grandson of the three generations of single transmission is lost, it is impossible for him not to be anxious, but he has seen too many storms and knows that at this time, he can't mess up, if it's messy, no one in this family can hold on.

After a long time, just when he was about to lose the anxiety in his heart, the housekeeper Lao He led a young man over.

"Master, this is Qin Shaoxia, he took over the task we issued."

Lao He led Qin Chuan and came to Zhao Wouji.

Zhao Wouji's eyes lit up, he hurriedly stood up, and arched his hand: "Qin Shaoxia, old man Zao Wouji, you are polite." ”

Qin Chuan turned sideways slightly, avoiding this salute.

The other party's age can be his grandfather, and he doesn't dare to accept the other party's courtesy.

"Kid Qin Chuan, I've seen Master Zhao." Qin Chuan returned the favor.

Seeing that the other party called himself a kid, Zao Wouji's eyes brightened.

is so polite, at first glance, it is from a famous and decent family, and it is by no means one of those boundless wild roads that is dragged by a little cultivation.

It seems that his grandson is saved.