Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 84 Receive Reward
Qizhou City, North Gate Verification Office.

"Okay, take it. I didn't come today."

"Hey... I want to see who is so generous?"

"That's all I can do. Come back tomorrow."

"But my master has something to tell me tomorrow..."

The younger boy was interrupted by a man in a green robe before he could finish his words.

"Here he comes!" The man in green robe said as he looked at the handsome young man in the distance, with a bit of joy on his face. Then, he lowered his head to pack something.

"What's coming?"

The younger boy's tone was obviously a little depressed, and he asked the question immediately, but he seemed a little nonchalant.

"Well, the person you've been waiting for is here." The man in green robe stood upright in front of the table, but without raising his eyes, he answered with a serious tone.

The younger boy, who looked to be about ten years old, followed the green-robed man's gaze upon hearing his response.

"Which one?" There were many pedestrians in the area where his eyes were looking, and the younger boy looked around, but it was really hard to identify him.

"It's the one that looks pretty good." The man in green robe still didn't look up, continued to tidy up the papers on the table, and answered lightly.

The younger boy turned around and pulled the sleeve of the man in green robe. Just as he was about to ask the man in green robe to point something at him, the "pretty good-looking" boy in the distance walked up.

"Excuse me, can I collect my reward for hunting the beast now?"

The man in green robe and the younger boy heard the pleasant voice and quickly raised their heads, but were stunned.

Jiang Xuan saw the green-robed man and the boy about ten years old staring at him in a daze, and suddenly remembered something, and said, "Oh, I almost forgot." Jiang Xuan smiled brightly, took out a note from his arms and handed it over.

"You are..." The younger boy was about to ask his question when he was interrupted by the man in green robe.

When the man in green robe heard the question from the younger boy next to him, he immediately realized his impoliteness, and then changed his dull expression and looked away from Jiang Xuan's face.

The man in green robes took Jiang Xuan's note and smiled sheepishly, saying, "Don't be offended, Junior Brother." He placed his hand on the shoulder of the younger boy beside him. "This is my Junior Brother. I heard that a warrior used the inner core of a first-rank fierce beast in exchange for a reward for a fierce beast hunting mission at the City Lord's Mansion. I thought it was quite interesting, so I came along to take a look."

Jiang Xuan nodded, but the smile on his face did not diminish.

"By the way, junior brother, you can collect your reward now. My senior brother has already made instructions." The man in green robe said gently.

"Senior Brother?" Jiang Xuan was a little confused.

"Oh, it's the senior brother who had an exquisite long sword hanging around his waist and was wearing the same clothes as me. I also saw him that day." The man in green robe pointed to his waist, and then waited for Jiang Xuan's answer with an expectant look.

Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment and remembered the green-robed man who looked to be about 27 or 28 years old. He nodded quickly and said, "So it's that senior brother!"

Satisfied with the answer, the green-robed man replied, "Well, my situation is special. The original reward for hunting a first-rank ferocious beast was between two hundred and five hundred taels. According to the City Lord's Mansion's appraisal, you should have received four hundred taels. However, the evidence you submitted to the City Lord's Mansion was the ferocious beast's inner elixir, and once registered, it cannot be retrieved. So, I explained my situation to the City Lord's Mansion's ferocious beast hunting office, but the officials there only had a budget of two thousand taels that didn't need to be reported. Any more would have to be reported for review."

The green-robed man changed his tone and continued, "But Junior Brother, you should have heard that something has happened in the City Lord's Mansion recently, and they are extremely busy. I cannot tell you the specifics of what has happened, but except for a few necessary departments that need to operate normally every day, all other departments have suspended all affairs. Therefore, Junior Brother's compensation cannot be reviewed further. I hope Junior Brother understands."

"After all, Junior Brother handed over the inner elixir of a fierce beast, so Senior Brother helped Junior Brother apply for the highest level of hunting fierce beasts. This can be regarded as trying to gain more for Junior Brother and make up for some of the losses."

"If you choose to claim your reward today, you can receive 2,500 taels, which will be your reward for this mission. If you're not in a hurry, you can wait until the City Lord's Mansion resumes normal operations and apply again on your behalf. You'll receive more, but the timeframe is uncertain, so it might take a while." "Let's do it today," Jiang Xuan said without hesitation. He clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Thank you very much, Senior Brother! Please also convey my gratitude to my other Senior Brother."

The man in green robes quickly supported Jiang Xuan's arms and said, "Junior brother, you are too polite. As fellow warriors, you must know the hardships of hunting ferocious beasts. Even so, you still suffered a loss."

"It's not a loss. I got to know several senior brothers through this trip, so it's a gain!" Jiang Xuan answered brightly.

"Let me formally introduce myself. My name is He Yun, and I'm a disciple of the Qizhou Martial Arts School. That senior brother's name is Qiu Yi, also a disciple of the Qizhou Martial Arts School, and he's my senior brother."

"My name is Jiang Xuan, from Yingzhou. I've been staying at the Yunchen Inn in Qizhou City for the past few days."

Seeing the two men clasping their fists and exchanging names, the younger boy beside them pressed their arms down and said, "Why are you all so polite?"

The younger boy cleared his throat and straightened his expression, but his cheerful tone remained unchanged: "You forgot about me, didn't you? My name is Yan Zhen, and I'm also a disciple of Qizhou Martial Arts School."

"This junior brother is actually a warrior too!" Although Jiang Xuan was surprised by this, his tone was very gentle, and he spoke in a flattering manner like coaxing a child.

"Of course! I am a heavenly-level warrior, not someone who got in through the back door!" Yan Zhen straightened up and said with some pride.

Jiang Xuan couldn't help but feel surprised when he heard Yan Zhen's words.

Logically speaking, as someone who had seen Guard Xu, Jiang Xuan should not be surprised to see a warrior who was younger than him but had a higher level of martial arts. However, when the ten-year-old child in front of him said that he was also a heavenly-level warrior, he was still stunned for a moment and his heart sank.

Before Yan Zhen revealed that he was a Heaven-level warrior, Jiang Xuan only thought that Yan Zhen might have entered the official martial arts school through some special means. However, he never expected that Yan Zhen entered the official martial arts school with his own strength. This was really beyond Jiang Xuan's expectations, and he once again felt that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Qizhou City.

Jiang Xuan collected his thoughts and praised sincerely, "Junior brother, you are amazing!"

Children are children. When they heard Jiang Xuan's praise, the smile on their faces could not be hidden and bloomed immediately.

"Then Junior Brother Jiang, please wait here for a while. I'll be back soon." When He Yun heard that Jiang Xuan was from Yingzhou, he wanted to ask casually, but when he thought that they had just officially met today, it was not convenient for him to pry into other people's private affairs. He just said this and took the note that Jiang Xuan had handed him earlier to the desk to write and draw.

At this time, Jiang Xuan and Yan Zhen were left alone, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Yan Zhen looked at Jiang Xuan from left to right, and finally expressed his confusion: "Brother Jiang, what happened to you?"

He Yun heard Yan Zhen's question and held his forehead in frustration. He hadn't expected that he couldn't stop this "little ancestor" from asking. But since things had come to this point, He Yun didn't care any more and continued to focus on collecting the mission reward.

He Yun felt it was rude to ask this, but Jiang Xuan didn't care.

"Oh, that's what you're talking about." Jiang Xuan pointed at the mud on his body. Seeing Yan Zhen nod, he continued, "On my way here, I encountered a group of people passing through the market without slowing down. They almost hit a child. I hurriedly snatched the child from under the horse's hooves, and that's how I got some mud on myself."

"You know, the water on the road hasn't dried up yet." Jiang Xuan pointed to a puddle on the road and added to Yan Zhen.

"Brother Jiang is amazing!" Yan Zhen then lowered his voice and whispered in Jiang Xuan's ear, "That's probably the City Lord's personal guard."

The atmosphere between the two was very mysterious, and no one except Jiang Xuan could hear what Yan Zhen said.

"Junior Brother Jiang, it's done. Please sign here." He Yun smiled and waved at the two of them, waiting for Jiang Xuan in front of the desk.

……

"Keep it a secret! My brothers told me not to say anything."

(End of this chapter)