Stuck in a Chinese novel - Chapter 324

Chapter 324: Line of work?
Chapter 324

“Take a seat.” The sect master said to Wei Jun who was looking at Liu Yu, the woman who just greeted him, addressing him as her husband. She sat across the table from the sect master who was pouring something piping hot into a ceramic cup. It didn’t look like it was tea or something else but whatever it was, it was so hot that even the cup was a little crackling.

[It’s made from an herb called Xiutang]

[It’s very beneficial for you since you cultivate yang Qi]

Wei Jun nodded and took his seat next to Liu Yu who was all smiles since the moment he entered the room. Wei Jun could tell there was nothing true about that smile. All of it was as fake as the word itself. Still, the chilling presence around her was as intense as ever.

She wasn’t a grandmaster from the looks of it but she was surely very strong for a master ranked cultivator. Still, Wei Jun wasn’t worried. He was sure that she wouldn’t try anything and even if she did, Wei Jun had many insurances in place to get out of her assault alive.

[Why not make up with her and rail her for the rest of your life?]

[Your progress would be astonishing]

‘Shut it,’ Wei Jun said to the system which was always suggesting such things, and turned to the sect master as he asked, “You called for me, sect master?”

“Yes. I have some matters to discuss with you. But before we get to them, how about we discuss matters that concern both of you first?” The sect master asked, or rather ordered before he said to Wei Jun, “Consummate your marriage with her.”

Crackle! Liu Yu’s cup suddenly cracked but no tea or whatever it was spilled out of it. What did spill out was the chilling presence from before. The entire room now felt as cold as ice but neither the sect master nor Wei Jun was concerned by it.

However, it wasn’t like Wei Jun liked the idea of doing so. No matter how beneficial, he wouldn’t sleep with a woman he didn’t like, who hated him which would make it less than favorable to both, and last of all, he was worried…

[She could freeze it when it’d be inside her]

As his worst fears came true, Wei Jun gulped down hard and said, “If I would be so presumptuous to say it but could the sect master stay out of our matter? It’s a personal matter between us.”

Wei Jun was more afraid of losing his precious by having it frozen than the sect master so while his tone was respectful, his words were anything but so. Liu Yu’s eyes widened at his words though. He was going to that extent just for her.

Her heart couldn’t help but be warmed and a smile couldn’t help but plaster her face.

‘Hah! Dumba*s. Die.’ Though her internal monologue was anything but warm. Disrespecting the sect master was akin to a sin that wouldn’t be simply dealt with simply punishment. The punishment for this sin was considered worse than hell. Or at least the version of hell Liu Yu was familiar with.

“Is that so?” The sect master asked, making Liu Yu more confident that today would be the last day of his on the earth, “Then deal with it on your own. For now, I have a task for you two.”

“Huh…” Liu Yu dumbly let out a strange sound when she saw that the sect master didn’t even mind his words let alone get angry over them and punish Wei Jun. Wei Jun ignored the strange sound and so did the sect master.

Wei Jun asked, “What do I have to do?”

“Go to the Shannau city for me. There’s someone you need to take care of.” The sect master said.

Shannau city. A name Wei Jun hadn’t heard for a while but he was well familiar with. He was there for only a day but in that time, he gained an ally and destroyed almost half of the city. Even now whenever he would remember that day, a smile would creep up on his face, just like now.

A smile that gave chills even to the chilly Liu Yu next to him.

“Take care of who?” Wei Jun asked. Wei Jun was the only one paying attention because Liu Yu was too occupied with calming her heart after witnessing the smile on Wei Jun’s face.

“Someone has betrayed me. You will know when you see him.” The sect master said as he handed over a piece of paper. On the paper was a strange drawing that resembled a goat head but the horns were abnormally bigger.

“It’s somewhat of an evil cult that has taken roots in the Shannau city. He leads that cult. Find him and kill him.” The sect master ordered.

“What about his followers?” Wei Jun asked.

“The followers are called followers for a reason, are they not?” The sect master asked but there was no need for any more words. Wei Jun stood up and said, “I will see to it that he dies in the worst way possible.”

“I have no doubt you will. See Ling Hua outside. She will give you the resources you need for this mission.” The sect master said before he turned to Liu Yu and said, “I don’t have to stress that your personal matter wouldn’t affect this mission, do I?”

A chill passed through Liu Yu only this chill was the chill of death and although Liu Yu hadn’t experienced death before, she felt like she now knew exactly what it was.

“It—It won’t, esteemed sect master.” Liu Yu with a great stutter and tremble in her voice. The sect master nodded and said, “You’re dismissed. Return only when you’ve succeeded.”

With that, the short and uneventful meeting came to an end. Outside the door, the same woman who led Wei Jun there stood with the same expression on her face. The woman, who Wei Jun suspected to be named Ling Hua, opened her mouth and said, “Follow me to the treasury.”

Wei Jun and Liu Yu followed the woman wordlessly. Wei Jun didn’t even look at Liu Yu and she did the same. As they arrived outside another door, the woman before them opened the door.

As the door opened, Wei Jun realized he was sorely mistaken when the woman had said treasury. He thought that it would be the traditional treasury where swords and items related to missions or wars would be kept but inside of this treasury was somewhat… modern.

Operators on computers in the sect uniform were seated behind a glass panel while on the other side, a large LCD displayed the data of whatever was currently happening. Wei Jun could read some names and then some amounts but he couldn’t figure out the system in such a short time because the woman urged them to follow her once again.

They arrived before an operator who asked, “Nature of the mission?”

“Black.” The woman said. The operator raised her head to look at Ling Hua to confirm if she hadn’t been mistaken but when she saw who it was, she returned her attention back to the computer and began to type something.

After about five minutes, she was done and pulled out two envelopes from the drawer where some sort of printer was connected. Once she pulled those envelopes out, she checked their contents one by one and handed them over to Ling Hua.

Ling Hua took the envelopes and handed them over to Wei Jun and Liu Yu. The envelopes were quite fat so Wei Jun was curious about their contents.

“You will find all the information you need about your mission inside. You will be provided with everything you need upon your arrival in Shannau city. Your plane leaves in three hours. Your check-in time is two hours. You will find your passports and tickets inside.” Ling Hua explained everything she needed to and left Wei Jun and Liu Yu there.

Once she was gone, without looking at Liu Yu, Wei Jun opened the envelope and looked inside. Inside, there was a passport with his picture on it but the name wasn’t his.

Not only that, there were other documents of the same identity and some credit cards. It was like a completely different identity and even Wei Jun was surprised how such flawless work had been done in such a short amount of time.

[Or maybe it was done before and only given to you now]

‘Also a possibility.’ Wei Jun replied but he still had to admit that the work was pretty thorough.

‘Not so sure about the job though.’ Wei Jun said as he looked at his job description. As he turned to Liu Yu who had a very nasty expression on her face, he concluded she didn’t like her job, just like him.

“Why…?” Liu Yu said as she looked at her job. Wei Jun chuckled but he wasn’t in a position to make fun of her. After all, he got the same job as well.