Newbie Mission, Lu Family Retaliation

The Lu family's revenge came even faster than Lin Baichuan had imagined. While Yang Zhan was still brainstorming with him, shouts suddenly erupted from outside the courtyard.

"Lin Baichuan, come out and accept your mission..."

Inside the courtyard.

Lin Baichuan and Yang Zhan's expressions changed simultaneously. Yang Zhan gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, it must be the Lu family. Otherwise, our beginner mission shouldn't be today. Baichuan... don't go out, I'll find someone right now..."

"No, it's no use finding someone. They're acting within the rules. If I don't accept the mission, I'll be violating regulations, which will only give them something to criticize and a handle to hold over me." Lin Baichuan immediately stopped Yang Zhan and said in a deep voice, "Let's go out and see first."

As he spoke, Lin Baichuan strode towards the outside of the courtyard.

Seeing this, Yang Zhan quickly followed.

At the courtyard gate, five young men and women were standing. The leader was a young man dressed in Senior Demon Slayer attire. The remaining four were three men and one woman, all likely Intermediate Demon Slayers.

The young Senior Demon Slayer saw Lin Baichuan and Yang Zhan emerge and then asked in a deep voice, "Who is Lin Baichuan?"

"I am!"

Lin Baichuan took a step forward and cupped his fists towards the three.

"Lin Baichuan, I am Li Da, captain of the Seventh Battalion, Thirteenth Team. From today onwards, you are part of our Seventh Battalion, Thirteenth Team. Captain Song Gang has ordered that there are demons causing trouble in Yunshan County, and he has instructed our Thirteenth Team to go and eliminate them. We depart immediately. Pack your things and come with us quickly..."

The Senior Demon Slayer glanced at Lin Baichuan, then took out a scroll and handed it to him, saying, "Take a look for yourself. This is the transfer order."

Lin Baichuan didn't stand on ceremony. He took the transfer order and scanned it. It indeed ordered him to join the Thirteenth Team and follow Li Da to Yunshan County to slay demons.

Below it was also stamped with the seal of the Cangwu Demon Suppression Division.

Lin Baichuan put away the scroll, his eyes slightly narrowed. After glancing at Li Da and the other four team members behind him, he said in a deep voice, "Captain Li, please wait a moment. I'll go pack my things."

With that, he immediately took Yang Zhan, who still wanted to say something, and went into the room within the courtyard.

"Baichuan, this must be the Lu family's doing. From what I know, that Song Gang is very close to the Lu family..."

As soon as they entered the room, Yang Zhan quickly said, "You can't go on this mission, it's too dangerous. The Lu family definitely wants to get rid of you this way. These Li Da and the others are probably all from the Lu family. Or they're acting on Song Gang's orders to deal with you."

"This transfer order has the Great Seal of the Cangwu County Demon Suppression Division on it."

Lin Baichuan shook his head slightly and handed the transfer order in his hand to Yang Zhan, saying, "If I don't go, I'll be disobeying orders, and you know the consequences very well. So I have no choice."

"But..."

Yang Zhan was anxious.

"Don't worry!"

Lin Baichuan patted his shoulder and smiled slightly, "It's not that easy for the Lu family to take my life. Hmph... Since I know there's something wrong with Li Da and the others, I'll naturally be careful. You can rest assured! I'll be fine."

Lin Baichuan naturally couldn't refuse this mission. Firstly, it was due to regulations, which did not allow him to refuse. Secondly, he himself was unwilling to refuse, because he needed to kill demons to gain more Merit to improve his strength.

And this mission was a demon-slaying mission, which was exactly what he wanted.

As for whether Li Da and the others were ordered to attack him, he also had his own speculations. Even if Li Da and the others were ordered by that Song Gang to deal with him, they would most likely wait until they arrived in Yunshan County and use the demons to kill him, not personally attack him.

So he was still relatively safe for now. He would act according to the situation after arriving in Yunshan County.

No matter what, the best way to deal with any change is to adapt, and moving forward is the right path.

"You... I..."

Yang Zhan was speechless and sighed, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't taken you to Tianyin Workshop last night, none of this would have happened."

"It's happened now, why say these things? Don't worry! I'll be fine, trust me..."

Lin Baichuan chuckled, patted Yang Zhan's shoulder again, and said, "Alright, I'm going out now. When I finish the mission and come back, we brothers will have a good drink."

With that, Lin Baichuan simply packed his belongings, picked up his Battle Saber, and left the courtyard.

"Let's go!"

At the courtyard gate, Li Da saw Lin Baichuan emerge and didn't waste any words. He simply said something and immediately got up and headed out of the Demon Suppression Division's base.

Watching Lin Baichuan and the others leave, Yang Zhan stood at the courtyard entrance, his expression cold, and growled through gritted teeth, "Lu Changkong, you bastard, don't let me get the chance..."

A cold killing intent appeared in his eyes. Lin Baichuan's departure was fraught with danger.

The chance of him returning alive was less than one-tenth.

Yang Zhan knew this clearly, but he was powerless. The Lu family used open schemes, respectable on the surface, with no flaws to be found. He had some background, but not enough to change Lin Baichuan's transfer order.

His own Yang family had the influence to do so, but the problem was, the Yang family didn't listen to him.

Yang Zhan knew very well that the people in the family would absolutely not offend the Demon Slaying Captain Song Gang, or even the Lu family, which was similar in strength to the Yang family, for the sake of a mere Lin Baichuan.

On the other end.

After Lin Baichuan left the residential area with the five people led by Li Da, he didn't rush to leave the Demon Suppression Division's base. Instead, he first went to the Beast Taming Hall to borrow six Unicorn Horses.

This world was extremely mysterious. Not only were there demons in the world, but also various exotic beasts, spirit beasts, and fierce beasts.

The Unicorn Horse was a low-level spirit beast, resembling an ordinary warhorse with a single horn on its head. Although its attack power was not great, its speed was very fast, capable of traveling three thousand li a day, making it an excellent means of travel.

The Demon Suppression Division valued this point, so they captured a large number of Unicorn Horses for domestication and breeding.

When the Demon Slayers of the Demon Suppression Division went out on missions, they basically used Unicorn Horses for travel.

The Great Xia Dynasty had vast territories, with a county alone spanning tens of thousands of li. Yunshan County, where Lin Baichuan and the others were heading, was remote, located tens of thousands of li away from Cangwu County City. At the speed of the Unicorn Horses, it would take more than three days to travel at full speed.

After borrowing the Unicorn Horses, the group wasted no time and headed straight out of Cangwu County City, traveling north.

Meanwhile!

Just as Lin Baichuan left Cangwu County City with Li Da and the others, inside the city, in a restaurant. A young man dressed in fine brocade robes was chatting and drinking with a middle-aged man sporting a full beard.

If Lin Baichuan were present, he would have immediately recognized the young man as Lu Changkong.

"Captain Song, that Lin Baichuan..."

After Lu Changkong poured a cup of wine for the bearded man opposite him, he seized the opportunity to ask.

"Young Master Lu, rest assured. That brat is as good as dead. I sent him to Yunshan County, and I guarantee he won't be coming back."

The bearded man was Song Gang, a One-Star Demon Slaying Captain of the Demon Suppression Division. He smiled, took a sip from his wine cup, and chuckled softly, saying, "Some country bumpkin who luckily joined the Demon Suppression Division, he doesn't know his place.

This time, I'll let him know that some matters are not for him to meddle in, and some people are not for him to offend.

Since that person has spoken, I, Song, will naturally handle things properly.

Young Master Lu, just wait in the city. In a few days, you'll hear the news of Lin Baichuan's death..."