The ancient road wound on, autumn grass reaching to the knees.
Several cold crows perched atop withered branches, occasionally letting out a few hoarse cries.
Jiang Yuechu stopped in her tracks.
She silently took out the Sky-Patrol Token from her sleeve, sinking her divine sense into it and carefully distinguishing the contents that surfaced upon it.
A moment later.
She raised her eyes somewhat helplessly and looked out over the boundless wilderness ahead.
There were indeed quite a few convenient assignments around Lingwater Commandery.
The dossiers sparsely recorded several rampaging demons and evils. With no roots and no backing, they were the finest nourishment for accumulating Dao Cultivation.
Only...
This place was barren and desolate. There was not even anyone to ask for directions.
The Nine Provinces were vast, and place names were even more numerous and complicated.
The dossier only marked an approximate direction. Trying to find those demons' hiding places in these deep mountains and old forests was no different from fishing for a needle in the sea.
Without someone to lead the way, this assignment was truly difficult to handle.
Just as she was considering whether to return to the city first and ask around.
A frantic call suddenly came from behind her.
"My lady, my lady..."
Sensing the movement, Jiang Yuechu turned back.
She saw a tiny old man barely three feet tall standing in the grass a few steps away, awkwardly waving at her.
Noticing the demonic aura rising from him, an undisguised viciousness suddenly flashed through Jiang Yuechu's eyes.
But in the next instant, that murderous intent turned into disappointment.
There was no need to think too hard about it.
Though this place was remote, it was still within the territory governed by the Heavenly Court.
For a weak demon to swagger out in