After being reborn, the villain comes with a spoiler tag.

The prefectural government office of Zhuque City is located on Xianqian Street in the north of the city. People come and go at the gate, including uniformed yamen runners and constables as well as people dressed as commoners.

Outside the main gate of the government office were two walls, one on each side, covered with various notices. Whenever the government had any important matters to inform the people of the city, they would post them here.

Recently, the biggest event has been the announcements related to the Thousand Candles Ceremony.

The government office was divided into the main hall, which was open to the public, and the offices of the Records Office, the Observation Office, and the Prison Office, which were off-limits to the common people. On the left and right sides were the six departments of Personnel, Revenue, Rites, War, Justice, and Works, which handled different government affairs.

After returning from outside, Guan Fengyue did not linger for a moment and went straight to the Foundation Establishment stage senior brother on duty.

Fifteen minutes later, Guan Fengyue slowly stepped out of the back hall, only to encounter someone at the door.

This person had skin as white as snow, like solidified cream, and almond-shaped eyes that were full of affection and radiant with charm. It was none other than Su Yixuan.

She was supposed to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator stationed at the government office this time, but in order to seize the perfect opportunity to win over the protagonist, she asked a senior brother to take her place.

Under the influence of her charm, her senior brother readily agreed and eagerly accepted the task almost before she finished speaking.

Therefore, Su Yixuan was able to free up her time to meticulously plan the grand scheme of first seizing the spiritual herb and then taking the initiative to apologize.

She came to the government office this time because she had new plans in mind.

After returning home yesterday, a new idea for conquering the protagonist came to her mind. However, this idea needed a little external push, which is why she thought of this senior brother.

She didn't pay much attention to Guan Fengyue, who had just come out of the back hall. After all, there were countless Qi Refining stage disciples in this government office.

She has never liked to have too much entanglement with these lower-ranking disciples, so she has never taken the initiative to come here for her turn.

Guan Fengyue, seeing that she was a Foundation Establishment stage senior sister, quickly bowed respectfully and greeted her.

Su Yixuan simply waved her hand lightly, without lingering, and brushed past her, walking straight into the back hall.

Guan Fengyue waited until her figure disappeared behind the door before slowly raising her eyes, her gaze following the direction she left, lost in thought.

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Meanwhile, Long Yucheng was still racking his brains about how to get to know the Eighth Prince.

There's a reason why Long Yucheng suddenly became so obsessed with the Eighth Prince.

While listening to Guan Fengyue speak, he casually tidied up his task list and was surprised to find that he had accumulated as many as eight tasks.

Main Quest: Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment. Reward: Primordial True Fire.

[Important Task: Get to know the Eighth Prince. Reward: 10,000 points.]

[Important Task: Get to know Suzaku. Reward: 10,000 points.]

[Important Mission: Spend a pleasant night with the key female supporting character, Murong Yu. Reward: 10,000 points.]

Side Quest: Join the Zoroastrian Cult. Reward: Supreme Abyss Reincarnation Scripture.

Side Quest: Participate in the Thousand Candles Ceremony. Reward: 20 points.

Side Quest: Absorb the Vermilion Bird Sacred Flame. Reward: The Method of Unifying the Twenty-Three Flames.

Side Quest: Unravel the mystery of Shadow Peak. Reward: Mind Control Technique.

Apart from the main quest and the side quests at Shadow Peak, all other quests are intricately connected to Vermilion Bird City.

Especially those side quests, apart from the one that seemed to be just there to make up the numbers with twenty points, the other rewards sounded more and more impressive than the last.

Long Yucheng checked the system shop and found that, apart from the "Supreme Cave Abyss Reincarnation Scripture" being marked as an important reward and not sold in the shop, the other two powerful-sounding cultivation techniques were priced at 10,000 points and 5,000 points respectively.

Since acquiring the Crimson Flame Sword, Long Yucheng had noticed his quest log frequently popping up with "fire"-related quests and rewards, which reminded him of something:

The main quest initially requires him to obtain the Thunder Dragon's legacy.

So it's because he didn't obtain the Thunder Dragon's inheritance that the system switched to guiding him to cultivate fire?

But after glancing at the task requirements, Long Yucheng still felt that he couldn't force himself to do so now.

Compared to those fiery and blazing events, what Long Yucheng coveted most were the three important tasks, all of which offered the same reward: 10,000 points.

The amount of 10,000 points is quite subtle, exactly equal to the amount he owed the system when he previously purchased the "Record of Spiritual Objects of Izumo Kingdom".

Moreover, not only do these three tasks offer the same reward, but they also all have important follow-up tasks, which made Long Yucheng's thoughts wander a bit:

Will choosing different tasks trigger different subsequent task chains?

If his guess is correct, assuming the ultimate mission in the Vermilion Bird Kingdom is to unravel a mystery, then the key figures closely related to this mystery are the Eighth Prince, Vermilion Bird, and Murong Yu.

These three people may represent three positions and three perspectives, but no matter which one he chooses to start with, he will eventually delve deeper into the core of the mystery.

What he simply couldn't understand was:

Why is it that among these three people, only Murong Yu's trigger condition is sleeping...?

Why doesn't this garbage system let him sleep with the Vermilion Bird or the Eighth Prince?

Long Yucheng cursed the system a few more times in his mind, then realized what he was thinking and felt a chill. He quickly banished those terrifying images from his mind.

However, Long Yucheng was indeed envious of those 10,000 points, which could be said to be completely controlled by the garbage system.

In addition to the 10,000 points, he was also very interested in the subsequent tasks and rewards.

Of course, the system didn't say that these three tasks conflicted with each other, and he could also get 30,000 points at once. However, he had his own principles and a clear understanding of his own abilities.

After carefully weighing the difficulty levels of the three tasks, he cautiously decided to start with the Eighth Prince.

However, judging from the information obtained from Guan Fengyue, it was clear that getting to know the Eighth Prince would not be easy...

Just as Long Yucheng was frowning and racking his brains about how to sneak into the palace and announce his name to the Eighth Prince, the door of the inn was suddenly pushed open.

Immediately afterwards, a disciple dressed in Zoroastrian attire strode in, his eyes sharp and his gait exuding an air of undeniable arrogance.

The newcomer walked straight to Long Yucheng and Huo Yu's table, and without being invited, pulled over the chair opposite Huo Yu and sat down. His movements were so swift and decisive that it was as if this were his territory.

"?"

Long Yucheng looked at the uninvited guest with a look of astonishment, wondering if he was an old acquaintance of Senior Brother Huo.

Just as Long Yucheng was filled with doubts, the newcomer spoke, his tone full of provocation:

"So you're the one that Junior Sister Su can't forget? Hmph, nothing special."

"..."

Huo Yu didn't even raise his head.

Long Yucheng's gaze darted back and forth between the unfriendly-looking man and Huo Yu, who was sipping his tea with his head down. His mind was filled with questions, but he still subconsciously spoke up for Huo Yu first:

"Who are you? We don't know any of this Su you're talking about..."

Halfway through his conversation, Long Yucheng suddenly remembered what had happened here not long ago. They might actually have met this "Junior Sister Su".

Just then, the "Junior Sister Su" the man had mentioned rushed into the inn. Her face was slightly flushed and her breathing was a little rapid, indicating that she had come in a hurry.

"Senior Brother Sun, you've misunderstood. He and I..."

Su Yixuan deliberately acted as if she had rushed over, and before she could catch her breath, she hurriedly explained. However, when she saw Huo Yu sitting opposite the cultivator surnamed Sun, her expression froze instantly, and her carefully disguised mask of weakness almost cracked.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Zoroastrian male cultivator interrupted Su Yixuan's explanation, pointing directly at Huo Yu, his tone filled with unquestionable arrogance:

"No need to say more, is this just a pretty boy with no substance? Here's a thousand spirit stones, get out of this city right now."

"..."

The other three people present were stunned by these remarks.

Hearing these standard, cheesy CEO lines, Su Yixuan almost thought she had traveled back to her first modern world. After holding back for a while, she couldn't help but complain to the system:

【Seriously, is this person crazy?】

Just then, Long Yucheng, who hadn't been able to get a word in edgewise, quietly raised his hand:

"You might have misunderstood. I'm the pretty boy. Do I really have a thousand spirit stones?"