I'm only one year old, what the hell is the counterattack system?

Chapter 72 Great Wei Tianjiao List (Subscription Request)
The disciples of the various branches of Taixu Taoist Sect do not always stay in the mountains to practice martial arts.

Starting from the age of ten, which is five years after most disciples have studied in the mountains, they will be asked to choose a hall to train.

That is, the sect's Law Enforcement Hall, Martial Arts Hall, Book Mountain and Monster Catching Hall.

The first three are all located inside the sect, and only the Monster Catching Hall is specially set up for disciples who go down the mountain for training.

The missions issued cover Jeju Prefecture and neighboring prefectures, and include not only slaying demons and evil spirits, but also escorting caravans and acting as temporary guards.

And after completing the task, the sect disciples can also get a part of the reward.

Chen Yi listened to Zhan Hongxiu's introduction, combined with Sun Zhengqiu's previous experience and the records in the "Taixu Dao Sect's Brief History", and asked:

"Senior Sister, if we encounter an enemy we cannot defeat while escorting the caravan, how should we deal with it?"

Zhan Hongxiu looked at him as if he were a fool and replied, "Of course I will run if I can."

"We are going to carry out the sect's mission, not to die."

"For a sect, if an accident occurs during a mission, at most they will have to pay some money as compensation. If they lose a few disciples..."

"Not worth it?" Chen Yi understood.

"Then it's not a matter of compensation. Instead, we need to make the person who issued the mission and the person who hurt us pay with blood together!"

Um, does the person who issued the task also need it?

Chen Yi suddenly felt that he needed to get to know Taixu Taoist Sect again.

All along, what he saw and heard in the mountains was that fellow disciples relied on each other and brothers were respectful to each other.

I have never heard about Taixu Taoist Sect’s attitude towards the outside world, or how outsiders view Taixu Taoist Sect.

From today's perspective, Taixu Dao Zong, as the second-ranked Taoist sect, may rely on more than just strength.

The practice of "blood debt must be paid with blood" mentioned by the senior sister is probably also an important means to maintain one's status.

"Junior brother, the people below the mountain are not as good as those on the mountain."

At this point, Zhan Hongxiu's expression became serious and she couldn't help but say a few more words.

"When you are on the mountain, you have your master, sisters and brothers to look after you, but when you are down the mountain, you must not act rashly."

"Many things cannot be solved by just using our Taixu Dao Sect identity."

"Especially when you encounter some people who have taken the wrong path, you should kill them if they should be killed, or run away if they should be run away. Dragging your feet will only hurt yourself."

Chen Yi looked at her thoughtfully.

I always feel that these words are the experience that Zhan Hongxiu gained after going through certain things.

Have you ever suffered a loss?
"Master sister, I will remember this."

"Let's go to the Demon Capture Hall first. Speaking of which, I've been back in the mountains for so long, it's time for me to go down the mountain and gain some experience."

"Of course, if a junior brother who is not weak can fight with me one or two games every day, it would be no problem."

Chen Yi heard the hidden meaning in her words, turned his head to look at the mountains in the distance, and pretended not to hear.

I have said that he is still young, so it is really inappropriate to do anything to him.

The two of them walked out of Jianfeng Mountain, followed the mountain path through Taixu Peak and Lunxun Peak, and came to a small peak behind Wangdu Peak.

The Monster Catching Hall is located halfway up the mountain, in a courtyard hidden among the trees.

It looks like a courtyard in a provincial capital, and its style is very different from the places where the various branch lines of the Taixu Taoist Sect are passed down.

"The elder who is in charge of the Monster Catching Hall now is from Taixu Peak. His name is Cao Abao, so fellow disciples call him Elder Abao in private."

"A Bao's last name is Cao..."

Chen Yi's mouth twitched slightly, and he felt like vomiting.

Why not just call Cao...?

"Don't call him that to his face,"

On the way up the mountain, Zhan Hongxiu reminded in a low voice: "Elder Abao, I really don't like this title."

"Once, a junior fellow was joking with someone and kept calling him Elder Abao. He happened to see it and the result was… miserable."

"How bad is it?" Chen Yi asked with a little curiosity.

"Master Zhan, I also want to know how miserable that disciple's fate was."

Before Zhan Hongxiu could describe the tragic scene behind her, she heard a somewhat helpless question from behind her.

Zhan Hongxiu looked in the direction of the voice, and couldn't help but reveal a wry smile on her face. She saluted and said, "Elder Cao, it's been a long time since we last met. You are still as elegant as ever."

Cao, Po?

After Chen Yi bowed, he looked at Elder Cao.

He was a middle-aged Taoist priest with a thin figure and a long face.

He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but the Taoist robe he wore was cleaner and tidier than any Chen Yi had ever seen, without even a wrinkle.

"Junior Brother Zhan, has your master not returned to the mountain yet?" Cao Abao did not mention the previous episode and asked instead.

Zhan Hongxiu nodded, "It will take some time for Master to come back."

"No wonder you show up here."

As he spoke, Elder Cao Abao passed the two of them and his voice continued to come.

"But you've come just in time. There just happens to be a mission in the Monster Catching Hall that requires a master like you on the Tianjiao Ranking to take action."

Zhan Hongxiu was startled and quickly signaled Chen Yi to follow.

"Master, what is the mission? How much is the reward? Is there anyone else to share the profits?"

"Let me make it clear first, I will only accept difficult tasks..."

Chen Yi followed behind the two of them, but he was thinking about it secretly.

Of course, what he was thinking about was not the mission of the Demon Catching Hall, but the "Prodigy List" mentioned by Elder Cao.

Unfortunately, he is very ignorant about this thing and has never heard of it before.

At least compared with "The Ten Greatest Fairies of Taoism", the so-called "List of Prodigies" is a bit niche.

I don't know if his name is on it...

……

Not long after, Zhan Hongxiu, Chen Yi and several other Taixu Taoist disciples left the Demon Catching Hall together.

Coincidentally, Sun Zhengqiu was among those disciples.

This made Chen Yi sigh in his heart that the Monster Catching Hall was really not very big.

However, compared to his indifferent attitude, when Sun Zhengqiu saw him appear, the big stone in his heart fell to the ground. With the young marquis and the senior sister of Jianfeng Mountain, he was much more confident about this mission.

Even if there are no casualties, at least the entire army will not be wiped out.

"I'm sure you've all memorized the mission content, so go back and pack your things and set off early tomorrow morning."

After several people left the Monster Catching Hall, Zhan Hongxiu didn't say much and asked them to go back and make preparations.

After all, this trip is to Jiangnan Prefecture, and it will take several days to go back and forth.

In addition, the mission is difficult, so we must be fully prepared.

Chen Yi thought about the instructions given by Elder Cao when he accepted the mission, and asked, "Senior Sister, this mission is difficult, right?"

"It's difficult, but it's not difficult either."

Zhan Hongxiu thought for a moment and said, "Do you remember the drought that swept Xijiang Prefecture and Jiangnan Prefecture three years ago?"

"remember."

Chen Yixin said that he more than remembered that time when the drought in the two prefectures caused a lot of uproar in Kyoto Prefecture.

The emperor even sent the left prime minister Xie Jing to personally go to the disaster relief.

It was later discovered that the drought was caused by a young drought demon.

"This mission is related to that drought."

Zhan Hongxiu's expression became a little serious, and she continued, "I also heard about Prime Minister Xie's call for heroes to go and get rid of the monster."

"But when I set out, the drought demon had already been dealt with by them and had gone to another place."

"I didn't expect that after killing Hanba, Xie Xiang and his men didn't burn his body, but sealed it up at various places as formation nodes."

"The original intention was good, but in the eyes of some unconventional people, the corpse of the drought demon is of great use."

Chen Yi wondered, "It's already dead, what's the use? It can't be patched up and used again, right?"

Unexpectedly, his joke made Zhan Hongxiu nod her head.

"You're right."

"The whole body of Hanba is full of treasures, especially the corpse evil bred in its body, which is of great help to those people in their cultivation."

“And this is where the difficulty of this mission lies.”

So, you want to kill someone?
Not only was Chen Yi not afraid, but he was eager to try it.

He killed so many demons, but this was only the first time he killed someone.

"Junior brother, I know you are quite powerful, but this mission is not to kill the demons, but to stop those evil ways."

"Remember not to run around during the mission to prevent them from defeating you one by one."

"Senior Sister, please rest assured..."

Chen Yixin said that he was very timid, so timid that he would feel "scared" even at the sight of the demon king's corpse.

……

The next day.

Chen Yi and Zhan Hongxiu left Jianfeng Mountain together.

Before leaving, Chen Yi did not forget to write a letter and asked Ning Xue to pass it to Lin Xueru.

"Thank you for the trip, Senior Sister. Tell Xueru that I will be back soon."

"Ah."

Ning Xue nodded. She wanted to say that you two have a good relationship, but she felt it was too abrupt.

Chen Yi didn't know what Mr. Ning was thinking, so he smiled and said:

"Also, let her practice well at Taixu Peak. I will check her progress when I come back."

Of course this is not the point. The point is that she should stay away from Xiao Xuanzhen to avoid being contaminated by his stupidity.

There is no need to say this, it is all written in the letter.

Soon, Chen Yi and Zhan Hongxiu arrived at the foot of Wangdu Peak together.

Sun Zhengqiu and others had already been waiting there, and horses had been prepared for them.

"Junior brother, can you ride a horse?"

"Probably...right." Chen Yi looked at the horse hesitantly and nodded.

He had ridden a foreign horse before, but this was his first time riding a Taoist horse.

"Then let's go!"

Zhan Hongxiu had no doubts. She called a few people, jumped on her horse, and galloped out of the mountain.

Chen Yi and the horse stared at each other for a while, then he mounted it.

"Good horse, I don't ask much of you, just don't fall into the ravine..."

It's nothing to sacrifice while going down the mountain to carry out a mission, but it would be too tragic to die in a fall off a horse.

Fortunately, what Chen Yi worried about did not happen.

Perhaps because he was born into a Wuhou family, the dangerous mountains and roads outside Taixu Taoist Sect did not cause any difficulties for him.

After a safe journey, they finally arrived at an inn outside the mountain and stopped to prepare some food.

At this time, Chen Yi thought of the previous problem.

"Senior Sister, what is the 'Heavenly Pride Ranking' that Elder Cao mentioned yesterday? How come I have never heard of it before?"

Before Zhan Hongxiu could speak, Sun Zhengqiu, who was feeding the horses, said with a smile:

"Junior Brother Chen, you may not know that the Prodigy Ranking is a new thing that has only recently emerged in the martial arts world."

"It is divided into two lists, the Heavenly List and the Earthly List. Most of the Heavenly List consists of geniuses with the potential to become Grandmasters. Senior Sister Zhan is one of them, and she is ranked fourteenth."

Have Grandmaster potential?

Chen Yi glanced at Zhan Hongxiu who quietly raised her head, curled his lips, and decided not to be a supporting actor.

"What about the Earth Ranking?"

"The Earth Ranking is for young geniuses with first-class potential, all under the age of twenty, and..."

At this point, Sun Zhengqiu was about to say that Chen Yi was likely to be on the list, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate and quickly changed his mind:
"We in the Taixu Dao Sect also have several Earth Ranking Prodigies..."

(End of this chapter)