Hire little monsters in your dreams every day

Chapter 125 The Immortal Realm
The uncles and elders, dressed in long robes and wearing celestial official hats, pondered for a moment, then grinned from ear to ear.

"Hahaha."

"Hey Hey."

"It was we who were short-sighted."

“Apart from the yamen runners, celestial soldiers, and guards, no one in the celestial realm would learn those fighting and killing skills. We subconsciously assumed that the mortal world didn’t need them either.”

"It seems that's not the case."

"Ha, even the lowly officials in charge of dredging Leichi are rolling up their sleeves and getting into a fight."

“Even the imperial censors had to personally carry out the killings.”

"The situation in the human world is very different from that in the immortal realm."

The head of the family sat in the high hall, deep in thought.

"Chen Xieguo's position is still too small, and his cultivation is still too shallow. He is not fit to hold a high-ranking official position."

"The strongmen who guard the house, the night watchmen who keep watch at night, and the constables of the county god are all officials of the ninth rank."

He pulled out two registers from his pocket: one was a tattered, sewn book, which was the register of the county's city god's officials; the other was a red brocade book with gold and jade threads, which was the register of the Chen family's officials.

Chen Xie's eyes lit up!
I've got a combat class!
He had long suspected that these so-called censors, ghost messengers, and divine bloodlines were not combat professions, but rather that they were forcibly fighting each other in the human world.

Now that he has a combat class to choose from, wouldn't he be much safer in the future?
He subconsciously looked at his closest uncle, the thirteenth.

"Which of these three is right for me?"
Which one has the strongest survival ability?

The patriarch smiled and first opened the family register.

"I'll give you all three. You can figure it out for yourself."

"But remember, even if you have a powerful weapon, don't confront a strong person head-on."

"If you encounter any celestial army officers or captains, or any curtain-raising generals or sword-bearing boys who serve celestial lords, you must stay far away!"

"These people are the true killing gods of the immortal realm!"

……

Blah blah blah...

Heavy rain fell on the barrier of dark clouds.

Wu Yun sat below, holding a book, frowning as he read.

The next day, the Ministry of Rites sent me the clothes of the second-ranked scholar.

I asked them if they had delivered the wrong item.

"Am I not the top scorer?"

They said I was right, I was the second-place scholar, and the top scholar was the unicorn of the Hu family, named Hu Ren.

[I said yesterday the results were released, and it clearly stated on the big red paper that I was the top scorer!]

The Ministry of Rites said that Hu Ren, the young master, arrived late for the imperial examination and took a make-up exam last night. His essay outshone all the other scholars in the country, so he naturally became the top scholar.

The people from the Ministry of Rites spoke lightly, but to my ears it sounded like utter nonsense.

[In the 300-year history of Chongming Kingdom, with its 80th imperial examination, there have been stories of scholars arriving late and being unable to enter the examination hall, regretting it for the rest of their lives.]

[But I've never heard of a late-arriving scientific expedition being allowed a make-up exam?]

The official from the Ministry of Rites laughed and asked if I had heard of the supplementary examination, and if so, whether I had heard of the Hu family.

Of the three hundred kingdoms, large and small, in Ji Province, there is only one Hu family!

The Chongming Kingdom has a history of three hundred years since its founding, but the thirty-eighth head of the Hu family took office five hundred years ago and is still in his prime.

The young master of the Hu family was willing to become the top scholar in the Chongming Kingdom not to take advantage of the Chongming Kingdom.

On the contrary, the Ming Dynasty is truly climbing the social ladder!

"what?"

Wu Yun held the booklet and looked at this part with slight surprise.

No wonder that group of people only mentioned their families and not their country.

It turns out that in the immortal realm, no matter the level, family is greater than nation. [So, being second in line isn't such a bad thing after all.]

He is the son of a high-ranking celestial official family, while I am a country bumpkin from a mountain village. For me to be able to attend the Qionglin Banquet with him is an honor for me.

But when I arrived at the Qionglin Banquet, I discovered two things.

First, he did not attend the Qionglin Banquet.

Secondly, the princess who was originally betrothed to me was instead betrothed to him as his thirty-eighth concubine.

The Qionglin Banquet ended hastily, and I, dressed in the red robe of the second-ranked scholar, saw the whole country celebrating. Every household was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and drums and gongs resounded in the streets and alleys, celebrating the princess's upcoming marriage.

I laughed too. I was just as happy, just as honored, and just as joyful as everyone else.

But I remember in my heart that this high and mighty immortal disciple stole the princess who should have belonged to me.

Reading this text, Wu Yun felt a sense of unreality, as if in a trance.

"A family of celestial officials, are they really that powerful?"

He looked at his hands and recalled the Liu family members who had died at his hands.

"What level is the Liu family?"
"Is it several levels lower than this so-called Hu family?"

This young master Hu Ren built a huge mansion in Chongming Kingdom, even more magnificent and imposing than the imperial palace.

The princess then moved in with her thirty-seven other sisters to serve Prince Hu Ren.

Rumors gradually spread throughout the country that this young master Hu Ren was not the prodigy of the Hu family at all, but merely a good-for-nothing illegitimate son from a collateral branch of the Hu family.

But that was no longer relevant to me. I received orders to serve as the Registrar of the Criminal Division in Yue County, Chongming State, and immediately took up my post, thus beginning my life of ups and downs in officialdom.

Over the decades, I moved through various officialdoms, serving in more than a dozen places and holding more than a dozen positions. Finally, due to my outstanding performance, I was promoted to the position of county head.

Although it's just Ji County, the poorest and most difficult one, Chongming Kingdom only has five counties in total, so I guess I'm a regional governor, hahaha!

That year, I was forty-eight years old.

Ten years later, the Chongming Kingdom experienced several floods and locust plagues, as well as several wars and coups. Meanwhile, I remained firmly in power. In fact, Ji County, under my rule, enjoyed years of favorable weather and abundant harvests. I also eliminated bandits and opened up trade routes, gradually transforming it into the most prosperous county in the Chongming Kingdom.

Upon seeing this, Wu Yun sighed with emotion.

"This guy is actually quite capable."

That year, I was fifty-eight years old.

[For ten years, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the county, working tirelessly day and night, leading the people of the county out of poverty and towards prosperity, benefiting countless families, and accumulating immeasurable merit.]

I've heard that the Heavenly Palace of the Void senses the weather on Earth and elevates mortal officials who bring blessings to their regions to the rank of City God, thus placing them among the immortals and receiving incense offerings!

I wonder if my ten years here have been enough?

Soon, the emperor issued a decree transferring me from the position of magistrate of Ji County to the position of county lieutenant of Ji County.

That's right, it wasn't a promotion, it was a step down for me.

The person who replaced me as magistrate was none other than an old acquaintance from back then, Hu Ren.

A month later, an angel from the Heavenly Palace of the Void descended to assess the merits of the magistrate of Ji County and bestowed upon Hu Ren, the magistrate of Ji County, the title of County Commandant of the City God of Ji County, Ji Province, a ninth-rank official.

After donning the celestial official's hat, Hu Ren returned the county magistrate's position to me and went back to his enormous mansion.

Wu Yun held the booklet and gave a slight smirk.

"This……"

It seems that even within the celestial official families, there aren't that many official positions available!

This guy must have been robbed of his things by Hu Ren time and time again, so he must have been feeling really bad.

"But how did he get involved with Qidan?"

After serving as magistrate of Ji County for another five years, I am now sixty-three years old, with gray hair and failing eyesight. I can no longer continue as magistrate.

Deep down, I knew I would probably never have the chance for revenge in this lifetime.

He then submitted a letter requesting to resign.

(End of this chapter)