Second Administrative Report: The Task Assigned by the Bifang Commandery Governor
Kong Wenxuan was quite pleased to have acquired three new servant Lineage.
After all, this is a good start. It is believed that as the Kong Household continues to operate and develop in "Peacock County", and their strength continues to increase and become more prominent, more "Bloodline Lineage" will surely come to join them and become servant Lineage of the Kong Household, thus strengthening the strength and influence of the Kong Household and Peacock County.
After arranging for a special Lineage member to handle the affairs of the Xiong, Quan, and Diao families, Kong Wenxuan, seeing that there was nothing else to do for the time being, did not delay any longer. He took out his "Magistrate of Peacock County" and began his second online government affairs report.
His mind and consciousness, following the flow of starlight, returned to the place where he had last reported on government affairs, and the surroundings looked just like the county government office of Bifang Commandery.
Here, he once again visited the "Bifang Commandery" and reported to him on the development and establishment of "Peacock County".
This time, Peacock County has been developed and established, but there is still not much work to report.
Regarding taxation, the Kong Household remained in a ten-year tax exemption period and did not need to pay taxes to the authorities.
While discussing the demon-slaying work, he also reported on his family's encounter with the Cuckoo Demon Race during their expansionist war.
As for defending the territory, the Kong Household had just expanded and conquered the vast land of Peacock County, so naturally they had nothing to report.
Therefore, Kong Wenxuan quickly finished his work report.
At this moment, the "Bifang Commandery" sitting at the head of the table nodded and said, "Magistrate Kong, congratulations to your Kong Household on successfully developing and establishing ' Peacock County '."
"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Kong Wenxuan immediately bowed in gratitude.
"Now that your Kong Household has completed the development and establishment of Peacock County, I have a task for you. I wonder if Kong Household would be willing to accept it?"
The Bifang Commandery, sitting at the head of the table, smiled and changed the subject, asking a question.
Upon hearing this, Kong Wenxuan did not immediately agree, but cautiously asked, "What kind of mission is it?"
"There is a secret stronghold of the Demon Race in the ' South Lake Mountains.' Our Bi Household previously swept through the South Lake Mountains and killed Fifth Tier Demon Race was undergoing tribulation. At the time, we thought that the Fifth Tier Demon Race's cave abode was the Demon Race stronghold and had wiped it out."
"However, you later reported that the Du Household had sided with the Demon Race, and many members had fallen into the Cuckoo Demon Race, which is now entrenched in the South Lake Mountains, constantly carrying out attacks and acts of destruction."
"This tells us that there must be even more hidden strongholds of the Demon Race within these South Lake Mountains."
"The task I've assigned to your Kong Household is to locate this hidden Demon Race stronghold within the South Lake Mountains."
"Would Magistrate Kong be willing to accept this?"
Upon hearing this, Kong Wenxuan's mind immediately raced with thoughts. His Kong Household and the Du Household had long been sworn enemies, Du Household's cultivators, who had fallen into the Cuckoo Demon Race Clan, had repeatedly attacked and disrupted their Kong Household's expansionist wars.
Even without this mission, he and the Kong Household would definitely have tried to find and kill all the Du Household cultivators and the Cuckoo Demon Race who had fled, eliminating them completely.
Otherwise, the Kong Household and Peacock County would probably not have been able to establish a stable foothold and develop in the South Lake Mountains area.
Therefore, he had no objection to the task, but he certainly couldn't just agree to it; he still had to fight for the necessary conditions.
Therefore, after feigning a moment of contemplation, Kong Wenxuan first asked, "My lord, is there a time limit for this task?"
The Bifang Commandery immediately said, "There's no need to rush. We just need to find this Demon Race stronghold within ten years."
Upon hearing this, Kong Wenxuan felt even more at ease and was willing to form a bond with the acquaintance.
However, he still hesitated, saying, "Finding the Demon Race's stronghold is not a problem, but I am worried that my cultivation and strength are too shallow, and I am no match for those Demon Race. If I delay your affairs, sir..."
"Hehe... Slippery!" Upon seeing this, the Bifang Commandery shook his head with a smile, then reached out and beckoned to the air.
Beep beep!
A cry of "Bifang" echoed from the sky. (The popular Xianxia novel rankings are updated weekly; click to see ranking changes.) A streak of azure-red starlight descended from the sky, passing through the palace and landing in his hand, condensing into a "Starlight Jade Token." He waved it to Kong Wenxuan, saying:
"When you arrive, carry this 'jade token' with you. As long as you find a Demon Race stronghold, even if you encounter Demon Race you can't defeat, this 'jade token' will protect you."
"At that time, you can use this 'jade token' to send messages. Our Bi Household will send people to meet you and clear out the Demon Race's stronghold."
Bifang Commandery had already gone this far, Kong Wenxuan naturally had no reason to hesitate or refuse any longer. He immediately bowed and accepted the "jade token," and said loudly, "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, my Lineage and I will do our utmost to find the stronghold of the Demon Race race in the South Lake Mountains South Lake Mountains and exterminate all the Demon Race entrenched there."
"Haha... Good!" Bifang Commandery nodded with a smile and said, "I await your good news."
Kong Wenxuan immediately bowed and took his leave, exiting the county government palace, his mind and consciousness returning to their original bodies.
Beep beep!
At that moment, he heard a cry of "Bifang". Kong Wenxuan looked up and saw the projection of "Bifang True Spirit Star" appear in the sky of "Peacock County" through the roof.
The "Bifang True Spirit," standing on one leg and engulfed in cyan-red Calamity Fire, raised its head and spread its wings above the star projection, casting down a cyan-red starlight.
Lili!
At this moment, the "Peacock True Spirit Star," which occupies the central position in the sky above "Peacock County," was also stimulated by the starlight bursting forth from the descending "Bifang True Spirit Star." It manifested in the sky, and the "Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit" raised its head and sang a clear song above the star, flapping its wings and striving to radiate Five-Colored Starlight in all directions, trying to contend with the starlight descending from the "Bifang True Spirit Star."
However, the gap between the two was too great. The "Peacock True Spirit Star" was only Ninth-Grade True Spirit Star, while the "Bifang True Spirit Star" was Sixth-Grade True Spirit Star, which was already a mid-grade star.
Even if the "Bifang True Spirit Star" is just an insignificant projection, and even if the starlight it emits has no intention of conflicting or clashing with the starlight emitted by the "Peacock True Spirit Star".
However, no matter how hard the "Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit" tried and how much or how strong the Five-Colored Starlight it emitted, it could not affect the cyan-red starlight that fell from the projection of the "Bifang True Spirit Star" in the slightest.
That streak of cyan-red starlight seemed to be detached from the world, unaffected in the slightest, and fell steadfastly, passing through the roof and landing in front of Kong Wenxuan, where it condensed into a cyan-red jade tablet, on which was carved the image of "Bifang".
The jade pendant that Bifang Commandery gave him was exactly the same as the one he had given him while reporting on government affairs online.
Beep beep!
After the jade tablet was delivered, the projection of "Bifang True Spirit Star" that appeared in the sky gradually faded away and disappeared after a Bifang cry.
Only the "Peacock True Spirit Star" remains, still high in the sky, with the "Five-Colored Peacock" raising its head and singing, spreading its wings and displaying a large expanse of Five-Colored Starlight.
Seeing this, Kong Wenxuan took a deep breath, then accepted the "Bifang Jade Token" in front of him, bowed respectfully towards the direction of Bifang Commandery City, and said loudly, "This humble official thanks the Prefect for his reward and will certainly do his best to complete the task assigned by the Prefect."
He didn't know whether the Bifang Commandery of Bifang's move was just a casual gesture or a deliberate attempt to demonstrate his strength and methods to him.
However, a single projection of "Bifang True Spirit Star" can ignore the influence of "Peacock True Spirit Star," descending at will and casting its starlight down at will. The starlight of "Peacock True Spirit Star" cannot even be blocked or affected in the slightest.
Such a huge gap undoubtedly shattered Kong Wenxuan's pride and satisfaction these past few days, which stemmed from his Lineage's successful expansion and establishment of Peacock County, the opening of the three-hundred-mile "Peacock Secret Realm," the addition of ten Foundation Establishment cultivators to his Lineage, and the acquisition of three new servant cultivator Lineage.
"Ninth-Grade Upper-Class True Spirit Star, the thousand-mile territory of Peacock County, the three-hundred-mile Peacock Secret Realm, Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak, seventeen Foundation Establishment cultivators, six servant cultivator Lineage..." Kong Wenxuan shook his head and sighed, "This is just the beginning. The road ahead is long and arduous. This is not the time to be complacent."