"After completing the previous mission, which was fraught with twists and turns, I've accumulated a little over sixty points so far..." Bai Ruqi spoke honestly, her forehead already slick with sweat. This was probably the hardest chance she had ever had to speak the truth, yet she had to tell it honestly to win the other party's trust.
"Hehe, a ninth-grade qi plate only needs a hundred points for a year's allowance. I never thought Official Bai would soon have enough for an entire year. Congratulations." Tang Qiaoyu sneered. His implication was that he found Bai Ruqi extremely suspicious. After all, any reasonably normal immortal would not accept such a dangerous mission. The amount of the reward represented the mission's difficulty!
"Other than Official Bai's Dao Body still being ninth-grade, the rest of your circumstances have already reached the threshold for promotion to an eighth-grade official. I truly admire you, Official Bai. As for this mission, please look after us a little. After all, once you finish this mission, you may be promoted to eighth grade, right?" Ji Heqi said sarcastically.
"How could that be..." Bai Ruqi hurriedly waved her hands. I frowned. It seemed that the three of them had joined forces against us this time.
Chen Lang also fell into thought. But after glancing at Tang Qiaoyu and Ji Heqi, he said to us, "Official Bai, I'm the captain this time. Regardless of your current merits or situation within the boundary, I hope you can act according to my arrangements. Is that all right?"
Bai Ruqi nodded, and Chen Lang continued, "Follow behind us. I hope you won't leave the sight of the three of us. Can you do that?"
"Yes." Bai Ruqi answered hastily, afraid of leaving them with an arrogant impression. Chen Lang nodded, then signaled