I'm a demon cultivator

Chapter 38: The Demon Cultivator Who Knows How to Serve as an Official
Tan Shuchang's meeting with the Grand Master of Qitian Pavilion ended very quickly. They did not part on bad terms, nor did they have a good conversation. Even after leaving, Qiu Junlin would occasionally look at Tan Shuchang with a strange expression, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

So Tan Shuchang said sympathetically: "Just say whatever you want to say."

"You are actually a Taoist general?" When Qiu Junlin said this, his tone was filled with a sense of amazement. As the son of the Grand Master, even if he didn't care about the affairs of Qitian Pavilion, he knew very well what the position of Taoist general meant.

Although the third rank may not sound very impressive at first glance and seems to be neither good nor bad, but if it is placed in the local area, it is without exception the existence of the pinnacle of power.

Senior officials in frontier areas are usually at this level.

When Qiu Junlin went to the Black Heart Mountain in Yuezhou, he also asked people to collect some information about Tan Shuchang, so he was quite confused. This man had his entire family executed by the emperor, and then he was summoned by the emperor to be an official?

In fact, there is nothing wrong with summoning him to be an official. Similar things have happened before. The main purpose is that the emperor wants to show off and make his name for benevolence go down in history.

But a third-rank official of this rank is truly the first of its kind in history.

Because at this level, one can already start a rebellion of some size.

"Look, the imperial edict is here, do you want to see it?" Tan Shuchang said this, but as he said this, he had already taken out the imperial edict from his sleeve and threw it to Qiu Junlin.

When Qiu Junlin saw the imperial edict, he showed no respect at all and just took it and opened it to read.

After a few breaths, Qiu Junlin had finished reading the imperial edict. He couldn't help but grin and said, "I remember that drafting the imperial edict was the prince's job, but the fact that this imperial edict was successfully issued must have been the emperor's intention. What do you think this father and son in the palace want to do?"

Qiu Junlin couldn't help but say this, mainly because the reason for the imperial edict to confer the title was too ridiculous, saying that he couldn't bear to waste his talent and knowledge in the countryside, so he was specially summoned back to the court and appointed as the Sword Master of Qitian Pavilion...

Judging from the information he collected about Tan Shuchang, saying that it was because this kid killed the black-hearted old man is more reliable than this reason.

"You don't know?" Tan Shuchang was a little surprised.

"Know what?" Qiu Junlin looked confused, then he turned to look at his follower: "Is there anything related to this Tan recently?"

This follower was the young man who came to Black Heart Mountain with Qiu Junlin that year. When the young man heard Qiu Junlin's question, he thought for a while before answering: "I have heard from several uncles that Tujian Mountain found a whetstone for their son of destiny. I think this whetstone should be Tan Daojiang, right?"

"What is this century-long plan of theirs?" Qiu Junlin finally reacted.

"Sir, it's a righteous plan, not a hundred-year plan." The young follower corrected him quickly.

"You want me to tell you? I just forgot about it." Qiu Junlin scolded unhappily, and then, in order to save some face, he turned around and looked at Tan Shuchang again, only to hear him say in a shocked tone: "Tu Jianshan uses you as the whetstone for their son of destiny, isn't this too much of a bully? Is this a whetstone? I think it's a stepping stone that was split in half?"

In the information he collected, it was clearly stated that this man named Tan had only been practicing for three years.

Even though the child of destiny should have been found not long ago, given how much importance Tu Jian Mountain attaches to this child of destiny, he may only need to practice in Tu Jian Mountain for a few months to gain the cultivation skills of 10 to 20 years.

Moreover, Tujian Mountain is a holy place for sword cultivators, which means that the son of destiny must be a sword cultivator.

If a swordsman with 10 to 20 years of practice could get a top-grade flying sword that could wield a magical spiritual tool, all those "uncles" in his family would be killed in one second with just one sword strike!

When the Grand Pavilion Master was young, he disguised himself as a knight and became sworn brothers with many like-minded people. Later, when the Grand Pavilion Master showed his cultivation level, he could no longer stay in the mortal world, so he simply took these sworn brothers with him on the path of cultivating immortals.

The sworn brothers of the Grand Pavilion Master knew that they were where they are today thanks to the Grand Pavilion Master, so no matter what they did, they would always follow the Grand Pavilion Master.

Therefore, over time, these people became the confidants of the Grand Master.

As for these people, Qiu Junlin called them "Uncle".

"What did you do to deserve to offend Tujian Mountain and be made a stepping stone... or whetstone for the son of destiny?" Qiu Junlin asked curiously.

Because he was in a "begging for help" situation right now, Qiu Junlin restrained himself and tried to speak as tactfully as possible.

"Speaking of this matter, it's my mentor's fault." Tan Shuchang sighed.

"Your mentor..." Qiu Junlin nodded subconsciously, but as soon as he said this, he realized something was wrong. He stared at Tan Shuchang with wide eyes without saying a word. Although he didn't say anything, Qiu Junlin's meaning was very clear - how can you have the nerve to say the word mentor? And so naturally?
"Yes, my mentor." Tan Shuchang said naturally. If you put aside the facts, the black-hearted old man did do him a favor.

"You continue..." Qiu Junlin motioned Tan Shuchang to continue, because he suddenly understood what a demon cultivator was.

"Master was chosen by Tujian Mountain to become an extremely important part of their righteous plan. As a result, after Master and I completed the excellent inheritance of the Holy Sect..."

"Wait a minute, the excellent inheritance of the Holy Sect?" Qiu Junlin couldn't help but interrupt Tan Shuchang's narration.

Because it really sounded wrong to him.

"What's wrong?" Tan Shuchang asked naturally and with a little surprise.

Qiu Junlin was confused by Tan Shuchang's calmness, so he frowned and asked, "Excuse me, what is the excellent inheritance of your Saint Sect?"

"Of course it's betraying your teacher and ancestors! What else is it?"

Qiu Junlin: “…”

If this Tan wasn't already a third-rank Taoist general, he would have ordered his men to lock up Tan in the Chenlong Valley in the forbidden area of ​​the Twelve Zodiac Signs to calm him down!

However, after Tan Shuchang's explanation, Qiu Junlin also completely understood: "Because you killed the black-hearted old man, Tujian Mountain has such an arrangement."

"I think so." Tan Shuchang did not answer directly.

“Then Tujian Mountain’s plan will most likely fail.” Qiu Junlin laughed at this time, and before Tan Shuchang could speak, he pointed at the three words “Xizhou City” on the imperial edict and said, “Xizhou City is now the territory of the Ning family, and the Ning family is now completely different. One of them became the son-in-law of the Dong family of Chuzhou Tianjian Mansion, and the other became a disciple of Master Wangyue and became the last disciple of this peerless swordsman.”

"You mean, if I go to investigate, I will definitely die?" Tan Shuchang instantly understood the implicit meaning of Qiu Junlin's words.

Qiu Junlin nodded, and then said with a smile: "I don't know who reported the Ning family, they really don't know how to die..."

"I reported it."

Before Qiu Junlin could finish his words, Tan Shuchang satisfied his curiosity.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Qiu Junlin looked at Tan Shuchang with sympathy: "Tell me, what color of paper money do you like? What are your requirements for burial objects? For the sake of our acquaintance, I can help you bury you with honor."

"Wouldn't it be better if I didn't go?" Tan Shuchang looked puzzled.

Did he have to go?
"Not going?" Qiu Junlin was stunned.

"Yup!"

"Then how will you explain to the emperor?"

"Just copy down the information you just said and send it to the emperor." Tan Shuchang said calmly.

"..."

Qiu Junlin was silent again, but he couldn't help but rant: "How can you be an official like this?"

"Aren't all officials like this?"

"..."

Qiu Junlin was silent for the third time, then he turned around and left without even looking at the man named Tan!

(End of this chapter)