398th year of the Great Qian Dynasty, June 12.

Qin Chuan sat by the window on the second floor of a restaurant in Jinling City, with a pot of sake, a plate of roast chicken, and two vegetarian dishes on the table.

Four days ago, after he sent the repair materials of those Spirit Gathering Arrays back to the Seven Star Sect, he has been staying in Jinling City, in order to be able to earn 10,000 taels of gold in a month, he can be said to have been taking tasks day and night these days.

In just over three days, he had already received twenty bounty tasks in the Demon Slaying Division, and it was not until noon today that he completed the last task.

Although he was very tired in the past three days, the effect was very significant, in just three days, he had almost earned a thousand taels of gold, and at the same time, his own experience points had accumulated to more than eight thousand points, as long as he made up enough ten thousand, he could break through the Qi Refining Realm.

But the number of tasks in the Demon Slayer Division in Jinling City was limited after all, and after frantically completing twenty tasks, he found that there were not many tasks suitable for him in the Demon Slaying Division.

Therefore, he definitely treated himself well first, and after he had eaten and drunk enough, he went to Blackwater City, which was the closest to Jinling City.

Blackwater City is a larger city than Jinling City, and the area it is located in is relatively chaotic, so there must be more tasks there.

"In the Lower Fog Hidden Sect Gongsun Keming."

Just as Qin Chuan was intently nibbling on chicken wings, a young man in white suddenly stood in front of the table.

Qin Chuan raised his head slightly, and found that this was a very handsome young man in front of him, the white clothes on his body were spotless, the folding fan in his hand shook slightly, and there was a spring breeze-like smile on his face, giving people a feeling that it was easy to get close to.

Behind him, there was a boy dressed as a small servant, who was not tall, but carrying a large chest with two swords stuck behind it.

"Is there anything you can do?"

Qin Chuan wiped the corners of his mouth, and his tone was a little stiff.

In his opinion, this handsome boy has signs of child labor abuse, so he naturally dislikes it.

Gongsun Keming also heard the indifference in his words, but he didn't take it to heart, he still spoke gently, and said: "I want to eat at the same table with you, I don't know if Brother Tai is willing?" ”

Qin Chuan raised his head, glanced around, and found that there were still many empty tables.

"Brother Gongsun, there are still many places here."

Although I didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was already obvious, there were empty tables next to me, and I didn't share them.

However, I don't know if there is something wrong with this Gongsun Keming's ears, when Qin Chuan's voice fell, the other party not only did not leave, but hugged his fists with a happy face.

"Thank you, brother, for being willing to eat at the same table with you."

Qin Chuan was stunned by him, and immediately wanted to drive people away, but before he could speak, he heard the boy behind Gongsun Keming shouting loudly.

"Little Er, give my son-in-law all the best dishes in your restaurant, and in addition, bring three pots of the best wine."

As soon as he heard this, Qin Chuan immediately dispelled the idea of driving people away, and the half-gnawed chicken leg in his hand was also thrown aside by him.

"Oh, Brother Gongsun, please sit down, being able to eat at the same table with Brother Gongsun is really a blessing that I have cultivated in the next three lives."

He warmly invited the other person to sit down, and then asked with a smile on his face.

"Brother Gongsun, you are really good-looking, dare to ask where is the high school?"

To be honest, this kind of thing is really not an easy thing for a person like him who has a somewhat withdrawn personality.

However, it doesn't matter, he just wants to rub the other party's meal, and he doesn't need to be close.

"Brother Tai, below is a disciple of the Fog Hidden Sect." Gongsun Keming was not angry because the other party had neglected him before.

"Oh, Fog Hidden Sect, it's really a long time to look up."

The Fog Hidden Sect is also one of the top ten sects, and Qin Chuan has naturally heard of it.

"Dare to ask what kind of sect Brother Tai came from?"

"I, I'm from the Seven Star Sect, have you heard of it?"

"Of course." Gongsun Keming shook the folding fan and said, "Although the Seven Star Sect has declined a little in recent years, it is still one of the top ten sects, and I have naturally heard of the prestige of your sect. ”

"Brother Gongsun is really good at talking." Qin Chuan shook his head amusedly, and said, "The Seven Star Sect has long existed in name only, and the disciples in the sect have long been separated, where else will there be any prestige?" ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Keming just smiled and didn't say anything.

At this time, the second child of the restaurant also began to serve food, with more than 20 dishes, filling the table in front of the two of them.

"Two guest officers, please use it slowly."

Looking at the table full of delicacies full of colors and aromas, Qin Chuan couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Good guy, crawling on the ground, swimming in the sea, flying in the sky, the sea, land and air are all together, compared to this table of food, and then think about the roast chicken that he ordered with a lot of determination before, he suddenly became sour.

"Brother Qin, please don't be polite, let's move chopsticks together."

Gongsun Keming picked up a glass of wine and saluted Qin Chuan from afar.

However, listening to his voice, Qin Chuan, who was still trying to prevent Harazi from flowing out just now, immediately became vigilant.

Because, he remembers, he didn't tell the other party his name just now.

And now, the other party accurately said his surname, which shows that this Gongsun Keming has long known himself.

Coupled with the fact that the other party deliberately approached him, this couldn't help but make him suspect this person's purpose.

"Brother Gongsun, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Qin Chuan straightened his body and sat up straight, he didn't dare to eat and drink the things on this table at will until he figured out the true purpose of the other party.

Seeing his vigilant look, Gongsun Keming put down his wine glass with a smile.

"Brother Qin is really keen, I didn't expect that just one accident was seen through by Brother Qin."

He does know Qin Chuan's name and Qin Chuan's background, and it is not a coincidence that he came to this restaurant this time, but he deliberately came to the door.

"Don't talk about it, let's talk about the purpose of looking for me first." Qin Chuan hugged his arms and said. 、

"In that case, then I'll tell the truth." Gongsun Keming accepted the folding fan and said straight to the point: "I can't hide it, I came to find Brother Qin this time because of a task." ”

"Mission?" Qin Chuan frowned, "You want to partner with me on a mission?" ”

"Yes."

Gongsun Keming nodded, but Qin Chuan shook his head and said, "Brother Gongsun said it's funny, I've seen all the tasks in the Demon Slaying Division, and I don't think there are any tasks that can make you, a master disciple of the Fog Hidden Sect, feel tricky." ”

After handing in the last task, he looked at all the tasks of the Demon Slayer Division, and there were almost only some small tasks left, and there was no difficulty at all.

"Hehe, it seems that Brother Qin still doesn't know enough about the Demon Slayer Division."

Gongsun Keming said with a smile: "The task of the Demon Slaying Division, in fact, there is a distinction between light and dark, all the tasks that are hung out in the Demon Slaying Division belong to the Ming Task, which we usually call the Ming Reward, and there are some tasks that will not be hung out, called the Dark Reward." ”

"Correspondingly, the tasks in the clear reward are relatively low in difficulty and have very little bounty, while the tasks in the secret reward are more difficult and have a high bounty."

Reward? Secret bounty?

Qin Chuan muttered to himself, and he had already believed most of Gongsun Keming's statement in his heart.

As an official institution of the imperial court, the credibility of the Demon Slayer Division is incomparable to that of other private institutions, and it stands to reason that there should be a lot of rewards.

But he looked at all the tasks that the demon slayer Zhang hung out, and only picked out those twenty that were relatively difficult, at first, he thought that there were too many people who had taken on the tasks recently, and took away those high bounties and difficult tasks, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Brother Gongsun, why have I never heard of such a secret reward as anyone else?"

Qin Chuan wasn't doubting this theory of light and dark rewards, he was just a little puzzled, the people and dragons in the Demon Slaying Division were mixed, and the theory of light and dark rewards should have been rumored a long time ago.

"Brother Qin doesn't know." Gongsun Keming explained with a smile: "The secret reward of the Demon Slaying Division, because it involves some secret things, is not open to the public, and only those who are recognized by the Demon Slaying Division can receive the tasks on the secret reward." ”

"Approved person?"

"For example, the disciples of the ten major sects, or the major cultivation families, as well as some small sects and sects that have no objection to the imperial court."

"I see...... That's not right, my Seven Star Sect is also one of the top ten sects, why don't I know about this secret reward? ”

Qin Chuan looked at Gongsun Keming puzzled, if according to the other party's statement, then he, as the contemporary sect master of the Seven Star Sect, should also be recognized by this Demon Slaying Division.

"Ahem......"

Gongsun Keming coughed dryly, hesitated, and said, "That, in fact, in the eyes of the imperial court, the Seven Star Sect has long existed in name only. ”

"If I hadn't investigated Brother Qin's identity, I wouldn't have known that the Seven Star Sect still has a disciple as amazing and brilliant as Brother Qin."

Hearing him say this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

That's right, since the death of Shizun Immortal, there is only one person left in the Seven Star Sect, in the eyes of the world, there is only one sect master of the Qi Refining Realm left, and the Seven Star Sect is equivalent to extinction, after all, whoever is up and down the whole sect will have a Qi Refining Realm, and there is no possibility of revitalization.

Such a sect, in the eyes of the Demon Slayer Division, will naturally not be recognized.

He now suspected that the ranking battle of the Ten Great Sects in four months later was very likely to be initiated by his Seven Star Sect.

After all, in the eyes of the world, your Seven Star Sect is gone, and it is not appropriate to occupy the top ten again, since this is the case, then let's quickly re-elect a new top ten.

Gongsun Keming also knew that in front of Qin Chuan, he said that the matter of the Seven Star Sect was a bit bad, so he changed the topic.

"Brother Qin, although the task I took this time is a bit tricky, the bounty is still very generous, if Brother Qin is willing to help me, I am willing to give Brother Qin sixty percent of the bounty afterwards."

"Sixty percent?"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned, the two cooperated to complete the task, how could they be divided equally, why did this Gongsun Keming give himself sixty percent, could it be that there was something greasy in it?

Seeing that he showed a suspicious look, Gongsun Keming explained: "It's not a secret, the person who issued this mission actually has something to do with me, and I can't find a suitable person for a while, so I ......."

He didn't say the latter words, but Qin Chuan understood, this task was more urgent, and he gave himself more of the one, which was an urgent fee for himself.

It's like in the previous life, if you sent a courier, and if you wanted the courier to arrive quickly, you had to pay a rush fee.

"It doesn't have to be like that, it's better to split it fifty-fifty."

Qin Chuan shook his head, and when he saw that the other party seemed to want to say something, he looked at the table full of delicacies with a smile, and said, "The delicacies of the mountains and seas on this table should be regarded as the one given by Brother Gongsun." ”

Gongsun Keming was stunned for a moment, and then showed a smile, but this time the smile was a little more sincere than his unchanged smile before.

Next, Qin Chuan was not polite to him, he had been working tirelessly to do tasks these days, he hadn't eaten much well, and the half-eaten roast chicken before was not hungry at all.

So in the face of this table of delicacies, he directly let go of his belly and stuffed himself wildly.

The ferocious eating appearance made the boy brought by Gongsun Keming look like his eyelids jumped wildly.

The heart said that this guy was a starving ghost who couldn't be reincarnated, how could he eat it so much.

And Gongsun Keming didn't have any feelings about his appearance, he just felt that this Brother Qin was a true person.

Compared with Qin Chuan's gluttonous general way of eating, Gongsun Keming is much more elegant, just picking up chopsticks, tasting each dish, and then stopping, truly interpreting what it means to taste shallowly.

Of course, he was not idle, taking advantage of Qin Chuan's meal, he briefly talked about the content of the task, and through his narration, Qin Chuan also knew why he was in a hurry.

According to Gongsun Keming, the initiator of the mission was a distant cousin of his, who was not in the Jinling territory, but in a suburban courtyard outside Heishui, and it was not until this time that Qin Chuan knew that this secret reward task actually included all areas within the entire Daqian Dynasty.

The mission said that in the courtyard of Gongsun Keming's cousin, there were always inexplicable children's crying at night a month ago, at first, everyone thought it was the cry of a female cat in estrus in the courtyard, until one night, a maid suddenly died mysteriously, and everyone noticed that something was wrong.

For the child's crying that night was particularly harsh, and in the days following the death of the maid, one after another, sometimes one or two, sometimes three or four, and at most, a whole ten people died.

And just three days ago, the mistress in the courtyard suddenly went crazy, saying that their dead child had come back to ask for his life.

And the exact time is given, the dead child will be killed on June 13, that is, tomorrow night, everyone in the courtyard.

Therefore, in order to avoid a tragic death, Gongsun Keming must rush to this courtyard outside Blackwater City by tomorrow night.

"Alright, I'm full, let's go."

After being full of wine and food, Qin Chuan stood up and patted his slightly bulging belly.

"Let's go."