Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Astonishing Reward Mission

Song Biyao had a mind to ask what the bounty was.

But there were many people around, and she worried that if she asked, it might reveal Jiang Fan’s situation and provoke envy.

So she only tentatively asked, “Is the bounty reward high?”

The implication being, if it’s not high, then forget it.

To avoid encountering Yi Lianxing.

Jiang Fan weighed the bundle containing the Black Lotus head and said, “Not bad.”

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Seeing Jiang Fan determined to enter the Spirit Beast Sect, Song Biyao could not stop him any further.

“All right, Wenjun, you take Junior Brother Jiang to the Task Hall.”

“Xiangyang, you go inform Junior Sister Yuan that Jiang Fan has arrived.”

Song Biyao was a close friend of Yi Lianxing and a hometown companion of Junior Sister Yuan.

It was difficult for her to help either side.

So she chose not to help either.

Jiang Fan expressed his thanks and, along with the two women, followed the female disciple named Wenjun into the Spirit Beast Sect.

Before long.

“Junior Brother Jiang, up ahead is the Task Hall, I will not accompany you further.”

As she was a person of Song Biyao, naturally, she too had to remain impartial like Song Biyao.

Jiang Fan clasped his hands in thanks.

He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Sects with many women truly had many small cliques.

“Please wait for me, Junior Sisters, I’ll be right back.”

Jiang Fan stepped into the Task Hall.

He found quite a few people, all female disciples of the Spirit Beast Sect dressed in colorful clothes.

They were all there to hand in the sect’s regular tasks.

Seeing a male disciple from the Outer Sect, they all showed surprise.

“How can there be an Outer Sect disciple in our Task Hall?”

“When did our sect offer bounties to outsiders?”

“Did he enter the wrong place?”

Facing the stares of the female disciples, Jiang Fan remained calm and lined up at the end of the queue.

After a cup of tea’s time.

The female disciples in the front of the line finally finished submitting their tasks.

As it was Jiang Fan’s turn to step forward, suddenly, three female disciples entered from outside the hall.

The one in the lead had fair skin, was tall, and had an air of cold aloofness.

As she walked, the female disciples in the hall made way for her.

No one dared to block her path.

She walked straight to the task counter.

She then noticed a male disciple in Outer Sect attire present and furrowed her brows:

“Who are you?”

“What are you doing in our Task Hall?”

Jiang Fan glanced at this imposing female disciple and briefly said, “Submitting a task.”

Saying this, he placed the bundle on the counter.

He addressed the deacon responsible, “Deacon, please check this first.”

The stoic woman’s two female attendants frowned.

One of the pretty female disciples spoke discontentedly:

“Step aside and wait until our senior sister finishes submitting her task.”

As she stepped forward to push him away.

The stoic woman glanced at the bundle Jiang Fan submitted, faintly seeing blood seeping out.

She couldn’t help but be curious.

Could this be a human head?

When did the Spirit Beast Sect issue a task to hunt a human head?

Out of curiosity, she stopped her attendant, “Do not be rude.”

“Remember to maintain your image in front of an Outer Sect disciple.”

Although she was domineering within the sect.

With an outsider present, she had to be mindful, to avoid giving the impression that Spirit Beast Sect’s female disciples were domineering.

The rebuked female disciple reluctantly stepped back.

In a room full of female disciples, all cast curious glances at the bundle.

Even the deacon showed an expression of surprise, “This Outer Sect disciple, are you sure this is our sect’s task item?”

As the deacon of the Task Hall, she knew the Spirit Beast Sect tasks thoroughly.

They were mostly about finding various beast eggs, young beasts, or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures related to spirit beasts.

When did they start requesting human heads?

Jiang Fan said, “The deacon will know upon inspection.”

Hearing this, the deacon grew more puzzled.

With suspicion, she opened the bundle.

An eyes-wide-open, blood-stained human head with a grimace appeared.

Despite being mentally prepared.

Several female disciples screamed in shock.

“It really is a human head!”

“Whose head is this?”

“When did our sect start requesting human heads?”

The deacon also showed great surprise and could not help but step back a little.

It took her some time to calm down and examine the head’s appearance.

The longer she looked, the more familiar it appeared.

She immediately pulled out a yellowed task book from the corner.

It contained all the various tasks over the years with detailed descriptions and illustrations.

She flipped through it for a while.

Finally, she found an illustration with a human face.

Comparing it to the head in front of her, she was shocked: “This task actually exists!”

“Let me check the specifics of the task…”

The stoic woman and many female disciples were equally astonished.

When had the sect issued such a task?

Why did they have no memory of it?

Thinking deeply.

The stoic woman suddenly recalled a task from several years ago.

That was to exterminate the Black Lotus Bandits entrenched at the Spirit Beast Sect’s border.

But once issued, no one took up the task.

Eventually, it was forgotten by people.

But those were the Black Lotus Bandits!

Even a slightly weaker elder would struggle alone with them.

How old was Jiang Fan?

He was just a new disciple.

How could he kill the Black Lotus?

Yet, the deacon, after examining the task details, exclaimed loudly:

“Oh my! This is the Spirit Beast Sect’s number one task!”

Learning it was the number one task, the female disciples in the Task Hall were all astounded.

“The number one task? Our Spirit Beast Sect has only had three number one tasks in the past decade!”

“Did I hear right? Isn’t the number one task something only an elder can complete?”

“This Outer Sect disciple, can he complete a number one task?”

The stoic woman’s beautiful eyes trembled as she quickly stepped forward and asked, “Is this task about exterminating the Black Lotus Bandits?”

The deacon’s voice became excited.

“Yes, it’s the Black Lotus Bounty Order!”

“It’s been five years, and someone finally completed it!”

Realizing it was indeed the Black Lotus Bounty Order.

The stoic woman looked incredulously at Jiang Fan and asked, “This… junior brother, may I ask which master’s disciple you are?”

Jiang Fan didn’t want his reputation to cause trouble.

He said, “Green Cloud Sect, surname Jiang.”

Then he urged, “Please, deacon, verify the task item quickly.”

The deacon recovered and meticulously checked the head again.

After thorough comparison, she showed joy, “This is indeed the head of Black Lotus.”

“According to the task requirement, bringing the head of Black Lotus counts as completing the task.”

“You have perfectly completed the task!”

“However…”

The deacon showed an apologetic expression, “The rewards for the Black Lotus Bounty Order are very valuable.”

“We need the Sect Master’s permission to issue them.”

“Please wait a moment, Outer Sect guest, while I report to Sect Master.”

This would even alert Gong Caiyi?

He was somewhat afraid to face this extremely enthusiastic Sect Master.

But as it was the rule, he had to comply.

Sweeping around, he prepared to find a place to sit.

The stoic woman smiled, “Hua Yun, get a seat for Junior Brother Jiang, will you?”

Upon hearing this, the faded-haired female disciple quickly brought two stools.

She respectfully gave one to Jiang Fan and one to the stoic woman.

“Please sit, Junior Brother Jiang.” The stoic woman sat down, eyes full of curiosity:

“I heard that Black Lotus was a powerful Martial Artist at the Ninth Layer Foundation Establishment, yet Junior Brother Jiang managed to kill her.”

Jiang Fan casually sat down and humbly said, “Just luck.”

Luck?

The stoic woman also thought that Jiang Fan might have been lucky.

She considered that facing a heavily injured Black Lotus, even with her cultivation at the Eighth Layer Foundation Establishment, she could kill her.

After all, the gap between the Eighth and Ninth Layers was not that big.

Jiang Fan most likely took advantage of such a situation.

Thus, she probed, “Junior Brother Jiang is modest, but senior sister wants to know if the fight with Black Lotus was dangerous?”

Female disciples around also looked curiously.

They all wanted to know how strong Black Lotus’s combat power was.

But Jiang Fan remained concise, “Not really, the process was quite smooth.”

Smooth?

The stoic woman became even more convinced that Jiang Fan had taken advantage.

Black Lotus’s ferocity was something one could imagine with even a toe.

Killing her should have been extremely difficult.

Thinking it was smooth, Black Lotus must have been severely injured or already dead, and he just cut off her head to take advantage.

Thinking this, she couldn’t help but feel a bit jealous.

It’s unbelievable how some people could be so lucky.

To take advantage of such a massive opportunity.

Whirr, whirr, whirr——

At this moment.

A pigeon suddenly flew in, carrying a note in its beak, which it placed on the deacon’s counter before flying away.

None of the female disciples dared to read it casually.

The stoic woman, being used to acting strong, said, “It’s probably a message from the disciple who is traveling outside to the deacon?”

“Let me see.”

She casually took it, opened it, and showed a surprising look:

“It’s from Senior Sister Zhang Xuemou.”

“It’s about the Black Lotus Bandits.”

However, when she read the contents clearly.

It was as if she were struck by lightning; she suddenly stood up from the chair.

Her beautiful eyes stared in horror at the youth sitting beside her.

That calm and composed figure!