Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 584-594: Then join the Northern Underworld Army!

"Everyone, stand at attention!"

The team leader's voice instantly drowned out the chatter and conversation of the crowd.

He walked into the crowd with a gloomy expression and picked up the loudest people like chicks.

He was tall and burly, while the people who had just migrated to Luozhou were generally thin and small, so the difference in their physiques was quite obvious.

"Have you forgotten what I told you at the beginning? In my team, you have to follow my rules. Even if you're out doing the simplest task, you have to take the most rigorous approach."

“You leaders, your workload will be increased by 30% today, otherwise you will be considered as failing to meet the target.”

As he spoke, the burly leader put the group down.

As a retired veteran of the Northern Dark Army, the task force he led always had strict rules. Because of the trouble caused by some newly relocated people, the leaders of these teams who went out of the city to do tasks were extra careful and strict.

After giving a stern warning, the team leader seemed to want to ease the tension, so he let out a sigh of relief.

"I don't know who flew over us just now, but if you want to become like them, then join the Northern Darkness Army."

He looked up towards Wangfeng City, feeling a pang of melancholy.

If he hadn't violated military regulations back then, he would still be a member of the Beiming Army, and perhaps one day he could also be chasing the stars and the sun, becoming a carefree immortal in the world.

After all, the things in the Northern Underworld Armory were real, though unattainable for a lowly soldier like him, at least there was a glimmer of hope in front of him.

On the vast land, the figure in the sky was seen by many people, who looked up at it as if it were a god, their eyes filled with longing.

At the same time, a figure appeared outside Wangfeng City.

Her figure was tall and slender, her long black hair swaying gently in the wind, and her coarse clothes could not hide her cool and beautiful face.

Huang Shifu raised her eyes to look at the huge city gate of Wangfeng City, blinked her long eyelashes, and uttered a soft sound from her thin lips.

"finally reached!"

After wandering east and west, just as she was about to reach Luozhou from Longzhou, she changed direction to follow Lin Beixuan's location to Liangzhou. However, after she arrived in Liangzhou, she heard that Lord Beiming had gone to Changzhou.

So she finally chose a direction, no longer chasing after Lin Beixuan's location step by step, but instead came to Luozhou.

The procedures for entering the city are not complicated; you only need to verify your identity.

Because Luozhou has been actively engaging in commercial trade with other states recently, many merchants from Shunzhou or Bingzhou have entered the city.

Upon entering the city, Huang Shifu immediately noticed that Luozhou differed from other cities in that it employed a novel urban management system.

What shocked her even more was the enormous tower standing in the center of the city.

Mission Tower!
This kind of thing, which only exists in novels or games, unexpectedly appeared in the secular world. It's like two completely different things being mixed together, giving people a sense of absurdity and strangeness.

Watching the people coming and going from the mission tower, Huang Shifu shook his head and smiled slightly.

Just then, a snow-white rabbit poked its head out from the bag behind Huang Shifu.

"Are we there yet?"

"We've arrived!" Huang Shifu nodded.

As she spoke, she strode toward the city lord's mansion in Wangfeng City.

Upon arriving at the city lord's mansion, just as they reached the gate, two guards wielding long spears stepped forward and blocked their path.

"No unauthorized personnel are allowed inside the City Lord's Mansion," the guard on the left said in a deep voice, his eyes scanning Huang Shifu up and down warily.

Huang Shi stopped and explained his purpose.

The guard frowned upon hearing this, exchanged a glance with another guard beside him, and then put away his spear: "Please wait a moment."

After the guards went in to announce the arrival, Hu Miao came out shortly afterward, dressed in a scarlet robe.

She stared at Huang Shifu for a long time before speaking softly, "You said you are a friend of the Prefect?"

Huang Shifu also looked at Hu Miao in front of her. Although the other party had the appearance of a fox, she was graceful and had an extraordinary demeanor in every move. She had completely broken away from the category of the monsters she had seen before.

"But as far as I know, none of the Lord's friends seem to be from Longzhou."

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, Hu Miao's eyes narrowed and her gaze focused on Huang Shifu's face.

"Unless... you are the Lord's friend from another world."

Huang Shifu smiled upon hearing this and extended a hand: "Hello, my name is Huang Shifu, and Lin Bei... Lord Beiming is my shopkeeper."

Seeing Huang Shifu's strange gestures and words, Hu Miao's last doubts were dispelled.

"Please come in!"

Hu Miao led Huang Shi through the corridor, and the rabbit hopped onto her shoulder, staring at her with its big, red eyes.

It sniffed the air and said, "What a pure and rich incense smell! Moreover, the spirits in this mansion don't even have any demonic aura, which means they are cultivating the most orthodox spiritual methods."

The rabbit, like a country bumpkin just witnessing the prosperity of the city, made a series of exclamations of amazement.

Huang Shifu covered his forehead in embarrassment, reached out and grabbed the rabbit's long ears, and whispered in its ear, "You better behave yourself."

But the rabbit was completely oblivious, and even slapped Huang Shifu's hand away to refute: "Shifu, you don't understand. The incense here is so pure, it's even more refined than the incense in the Rabbit Goddess Temple. A monster can cultivate here for a day as well as cultivate outside for ten days."

Huang Shifu didn't sense any changes; she only felt that the mansion was very peaceful and the environment was elegant, which quickly calmed her mind.

Previously, Huang Shifu had always stayed by her mother-in-law's side. Although she was a commoner, she had basically never ventured out into the world.

She had encountered many dangers on her journey from Longzhou, but now that she had received the inheritance of the Rabbit, she had one foot in the Immortal Realm and no one could harm her.

She has witnessed some of the cruelty of the mundane world, but in essence, her heart remains the same as that of the world, unpolluted by worldly affairs, carrying a touch of purity and naivety.

The rabbit she brought with her might appear to outsiders as just a pet, but it was actually a temple beast under the Guanghan Immortal Lord. Its role was similar to that of the Five Rats who had mistakenly entered the realm and appeared in the real world, responsible for burning incense and adding oil to the Guanghan Immortal Lord's temple.

Hu Miao couldn't help but smile as she listened to Huang Shifu whispering to the rabbit.

It wasn't that she intentionally wanted to listen to the other person, but rather that the rabbit made no attempt to hide anything from Hu Miao, speaking in a very casual and unrestrained manner.

Hu Miao then explained, "Wangfeng City was the first city that the Lord of the Prefecture built in Luozhou after defeating the Xuanhuang Hungry Ghost. Most of the original temples of the common gods in Luozhou were also built in this place, making it the place where incense from the entire Luozhou converges."

"There are seventeen shrines in the city lord's mansion, and each shrine possesses the spirituality of a mortal god. Therefore, the air is filled with more incense, divine energy, and spiritual energy than the outside world."

"So what this white rabbit girl said is not wrong. This city lord's mansion is indeed an excellent place for spirits to cultivate."

"Xiao Bai has rarely left the temple before and doesn't know much about the outside world. Thank you for your explanation, Lord Hu." Huang Shifu smiled at Hu Miao, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"No need for thanks. Although Miss Huang looks travel-worn, she has quite an extraordinary background."

Meeting Hu Miao's deep gaze, Huang Shifu slightly raised her eyelids, met Hu Miao's gaze frankly, and smiled. "To have come all the way from Longzhou, you are certainly not an ordinary person. I am here this time to help the store manager."

Hu Miao was taken aback upon hearing this, then clasped her hands together and respectfully bowed to Huang Shifu.

The city lord's mansion was very large, as it contained the shrines of more than a dozen mortal gods. After walking for a while, the two arrived at the central hall.

Huang Shifu glanced at the person sitting in the hall. Like Hu Miao, he was a fox-headed human with an extraordinary demeanor.

When she was in Liangzhou, she heard that the Lord of the Northern Underworld had a mortal chief steward who had been by the Lord's side when he rose to power and held great power in the Northern Underworld army.

Hu Miao walked up to the Fox Spirit God: "Ancestor, I have brought the person."

Fox Spirit glanced at Huang Shifu and waved gently.

Seeing this, Hu Miao stepped back. As he brushed past Huang Shifu, a smile appeared on his face, and he said softly, "The Ancestor has a very good character. Do not deceive the Ancestor with your words."

Huang Shifu nodded in response to Hu Miao's kind reminder.

In fact, the Fox Spirit God is not someone you can just see whenever you want these days.

Now that the Beiming Army has reached its current size, most of the external decisions are made by the younger generation, such as Hu Miao, Shu Langjun, Shen Tingmiao, and so on.

Mortal gods like the Fox Spirit God usually appear in important events; otherwise, they are either cultivating or taking time to handle the tasks assigned by Lin Beixuan.

As Lin Beixuan's chief steward, the Fox Spirit God has slightly more responsibilities than other mortal gods like the Yu God, and is involved in decision-making matters in Liang and Luo prefectures. That's why he often resides in the city lord's mansion.

"Greetings, Fox Spirit God!"

Huang Shifu bowed respectfully to the fox spirit, then stood up and stared intently at the other party.

Fox Spirit God stopped writing, first glancing at the snow rabbit on Huang Shifu's shoulder, then his gaze fell on Huang Shifu's face.

She stepped out from behind the desk and came to Huang Shifu's side.

“Hu Miao has already told me about your situation. Longzhou is over a thousand miles away from Luozhou, and it will take a lot of time to get here.”

"Thank you for your hard work!"

With a gentle wave of her hand, Fox Spirit God Huang Shifu found that the surrounding scenery had instantly changed, and the two of them were standing on a mountain peak, surrounded by clear air and clouds.

"Please sit down!"

Fox Spirit gestured for Huang Shi to sit down on the stone bench next to them. There was a stone table between them with steaming hot tea on it.

"I'm sorry, but the Prefect has not returned since he went to Changzhou."

Huang Shifu looked somewhat disappointed upon hearing this. She didn't touch the tea on the table, but instead cupped her hands in a gesture of respect to the Fox Spirit God: "I'm sorry to have bothered you!"

Seeing that she was about to leave, the Fox Spirit shook her head: "Don't rush, why don't you wait here a little longer?"

Huang Shifu was somewhat puzzled by the Fox Spirit God's actions, but still sat down on the stone bench to the side.

The snow rabbit on her shoulder seemed completely unafraid of the Fox Spirit God. It jumped onto the stone table, picked up the teacup with both hands, took a sip, and praised, "This tea is good. Although it can't compare to my mistress's tea, it's still a rare spiritual tea."

The fox spirit looked at the snow rabbit in surprise: "Which mortal deity or immortal is your mistress?"

Snow Rabbit glanced at Fox Spirit God, its rabbit face arrogant: "Don't use mortal gods and immortals to describe my lady. These mortal ranks are not even worth a hair on my lady's head."

"Thank you for the tea."

"By the way, if Lin Beixuan comes back, please let us know. Your aunt needs to talk to him."

Hearing Xue Tu repeatedly mention Lin Beixuan, Hu Lingshen was not annoyed at all; she had already roughly guessed who was behind Huang Shifu.

As soon as Huang Shifu entered the City Lord's Mansion, she sensed a divine aura that she had never seen before. This aura seemed to come from the polar snow mountains, carrying a chill that penetrated to the bone.

During the initial exploration, the Fox Spirit God was shocked by this divine aura, which is why Hu Miao personally went to fetch Huang Shi and helped her to her side.

Based on what Xue Tu had just said, she was now basically certain that Huang Shi Fu and the person behind Xue Tu were some kind of mortal master.

That's why the Fox Spirit God personally brewed tea for him, and even though the Snow Rabbit spoke rudely, he remained polite.

The twelve zodiac gods are mortal deities, and these minor mortal gods are indeed no match for even a hair on the other side.

The fox spirit said, "The Lord is indeed out and hasn't returned, but I just did a divination, and he's already on his way back. He shouldn't be back in Wangfeng City for long."

"You fox can tell fortunes?" Snow Rabbit's eyes lit up, and it jumped in front of Fox Spirit God: "It's good that you can tell fortunes, my lady can too."

The Fox Spirit God smiled faintly: "This humble god is no match for the being behind you; I merely amuse myself when I have nothing else to do."

As she spoke, the fox spirit paused, then looked up at a certain spot: "The Lord of the Underworld has returned."

Upon hearing this, Huang Shifu raised his head and followed the gaze of the Fox Spirit God. He saw that the clouds in front of him suddenly surged violently, and a figure slowly emerged from the clouds.

Upon seeing that familiar figure, Huang Shifu's bright eyes trembled slightly. When the person was fully in front of her, she stood up and said softly, "Manager."

Upon hearing these two words, Lin Beixuan, who had just returned, raised an eyebrow and looked past the Fox Spirit God to Huang Shifu.

If it weren't for the word "store manager," he almost wouldn't have recognized Huang Shifu at first.

The reason was that Huang Shifu was now very different from the last time he saw her. Although the girl in front of him was dressed in coarse blue clothes, her appearance was even more stunning than in the present world. She had an undeniable pure and refreshing spiritual aura, and her long black hair fell down like a proud snow lotus on an extremely cold snow mountain.

"Why are you here?" Lin Beixuan asked, landing on the mountaintop with a hint of surprise in his voice.

He went back to the mortal world last time specifically to look for Cheng Guohao and Huang Shifu, but he couldn't find them.

Cheng Hao was alright; they had met before the war started. But Huang Shifu hadn't seen him for a very long time.

“After I left my mother-in-law’s place, I had nowhere to go, so I thought I’d come south to find you…” Huang Shifu said softly.

As the two were talking, the Fox Spirit God discreetly withdrew.

Lin Beixuan talked with Huang Shifu for a long time before his gaze shifted from her to the snow rabbit.

His perception of aura was more acute than that of the Fox Spirit God. The Fox Spirit God thought that the aura of the mortal master came from Huang Shifu, but in reality, the source of the aura was the rabbit in front of him.

At this moment, the snow rabbit was completely different from the lively person it had been in front of the fox spirit god. Its gaze was fixed on Lin Beixuan's face, which even Huang Shifu found a bit strange.

"Xiaobai, what's wrong with you?"

Huang Shifu tried to reach out and touch the snow rabbit's head, but was immediately bounced away by a wall of air.

Then, an extremely cold will descended upon the snow rabbit. The snow rabbit looked at Lin Beixuan and spoke in a cold and lonely tone.

"You seem to have killed a Wuchi?"

(End of this chapter)