Chapter 73 Do you understand the rules of the workplace?
Wandering souls pass,

Yang Ling sat cross-legged in a quiet, deserted courtyard, refining the Nine-Nine Soul-Dispersing Gourd in his hand day and night.

Over the past few days, he has successfully left his soul mark on the third restriction of the gourd. Although the progress is slow, it is steady and solid.

Refining spiritual treasures is a time-consuming process. Only when all restrictions are marked with one's own soul's imprint can the power of the spiritual treasure be truly unleashed.

Mr. and Mrs. Li Jing have not been idle these days.

At the invitation of Dou Rong, the deputy general of Youhun Pass, they helped capture General Xu and his followers. Those who were guilty of heinous crimes were all executed in public by slow slicing, using this torture to quell public anger.

Yang Ling did not ask about the aftermath of these matters. His mind at the moment was focused on refining the Nine-Nine Soul-Dispersing Gourd.

As more and more restrictions were branded, Yang Ling could clearly feel that the connection between the Nine-Nine Soul-Dispersing Gourd and himself was getting closer and closer.

When he used his soul to control this treasure, he didn't need to control it deliberately. He only needed a thought and the Nine-Nine Soul-Dispersing Gourd would perform various actions according to his wishes.

However, even though he had a "new love" called Jiujiu Sanhun Gourd, Yang Ling did not neglect his "old love" called Luobao Jinqian.

I squeeze out some time every day to refine the fallen treasure money.

However, refining a spiritual treasure requires full concentration, and his spirit is not strong enough, so he cannot operate on two lines and refine two spiritual treasures at the same time.

This also made him a little distressed.

It is really too exhausting to own two top-grade spiritual treasures after only a few years of practice!
……

A few days later, Li Jing and his wife finally dealt with the aftermath of Youhun Pass.

They found Yang Ling, with some fatigue on their faces, but more of a sense of relief.

"Brother Yang, everything has been arranged. Part of the money seized from the general's mansion has been distributed to the parents of the murdered children. In addition, the court has appointed General Dou to take over the post of the general of Youhun Pass..."

Li Jing explained the aftermath in detail, and then said, "According to what you said, Brother Yang, General Xu's cause of death was determined to be the backlash of the evil treasure."

Yang Ling nodded slightly.

He was not afraid of retaliation, he was simply afraid of trouble.

After all, although General Xu deserved to die, he was the general of the Shang Dynasty and a disciple of the Jiejiao. If he died at the hands of Yang Ling, someone would definitely come to investigate.

It’s not like now, where everything can be done with just one official document.

However, Li Jing and his wife did not think of this. They just thought that he was a low-key person and did not want to covet fame and fortune.

This is also more in line with their stereotype of Yang Ling.

"Now that we have settled the matter here, let's continue on our journey."

After Yang Ling finished speaking, he directly summoned the brand new Nine-Nine Soul-Dispersing Gourd, expanded it hundreds of times, and hung it horizontally in the air, like a giant treasure gourd ship.

Then he jumped onto the gourd first, sat cross-legged in front, and motioned Li Jing and his wife to come up as well.

This gourd looked extraordinary at first glance, but Li Jing and his wife now knew that he was no ordinary person, so they were not too surprised.

After the two men jumped onto the gourd and sat cross-legged behind Yang Ling, the Jiujiu Sanhun Gourd turned into a rainbow of light and shot straight into the sky, rushing towards the north.

"Too fast!" Li Jing exclaimed hurriedly: "Brother Yang, slow down... Shi Niang is still pregnant..."

"Don't listen to him!" Yin Shiniang said, "Brother Yang, go faster... yes, faster... yes, that's it, this feeling is so exciting..."

"It's better to go slow, it's safer!"

"Hurry up, it's exciting!"

"You two should stop arguing. If you continue, go to Flying Swords!"

"..."

The three of them rode on the Jiujiu Sanhun Gourd and headed north like a meteor chasing the moon, passing many mountains, rivers, lakes, cities and passes along the way.

Whenever they arrived at a place, Yin Shiniang would use her secret method to search for Yuan Hong's whereabouts.

However, this action was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and no useful clues were found. Instead, they encountered many evil monsters along the way.

There are nightmare ghosts that come into dreams to kill people, mountain spirits that block the road and eat people, and river spirits that disguise themselves as boat girls to lure people down the river...

Yang Ling didn't hesitate to throw them all away.

Just consider it as exceeding the daily task target.

Dozens of days later, the three finally arrived at Chentang Pass.

This place is located in the northeast corner of the Shang Dynasty, surrounded by mountains and close to the sea. From here to the southeast is the territory of Jiang Huanchu, the Marquis of Dongbo, and to the northwest is the territory of Chonghouhu, the Marquis of Beibo.

Chentang Pass has such a strategic location, and the imperial court was able to allow the Li family to guard this place for generations, which shows the trust it had in them.

After arriving at Chentang Pass, Li Jing and his wife began to prepare for their wedding, while Yang Ling bid farewell to them and continued to head north.

Without Yin Shiniang's secret technique of searching for demons, Yang Ling had no way of conducting a carpet search, so he simply increased his speed to the extreme, crossing mountains and seas, and soon arrived at the legendary paradise for cultivation where humans and demons mixed together - Chaoyang Valley.

According to the clues told to him by Lord Haotian and the deductions of Master Xuandu, it is very likely that Yuan Hong is hiding here.

Yang Ling put away the Jiujiu Sanhun Gourd, took out a golden talisman from his treasure bag, pressed it lightly, and a golden talisman immediately appeared in the void.

The next moment, the talisman turned into golden light, streaked through the sky, and shot away into the distance.

This talisman was given to him by the God Haotian, who said that with this talisman he could make all the heavenly soldiers and generals responsible for hunting down Yuan Hong obey his orders.

After activating the talisman, Yang Ling wanted to sit down and wait patiently, but after thinking it over carefully, he finally activated the "Xing" secret and followed the golden light.

……

Tens of thousands of miles away, the burly Tianpeng Zhenjun was like a mountain, his eyes firmly and sternly sweeping over the four divine generals in front of him.

His brows were furrowed, and his tone revealed unquestionable majesty.

"This time, the search for the Meishan demon fairy is related to the majesty of the Heavenly Court. You have been searching for several months, but so far there is no useful clue!
If His Majesty knew about this, he would definitely punish you!
Starting today, you must expand your search scope and be more meticulous. Even if it is just a fly, you must find out whether it is male or female!
I only want results! I don't want to hear any more excuses! Do you understand?"

The four generals received the order and were about to respond when suddenly a golden light streaked across the sky like a meteor and swooped down towards them. The generals subconsciously took a defensive stance, but soon realized that the golden light had no ill intentions.

The golden light hovered in front of Tianpeng Zhenjun and turned into a golden talisman.

Tian Peng Zhen Jun looked solemnly. He first clasped his fists respectfully and then reached out to touch the talisman.

The golden light on the talisman flowed and turned into lines of text that appeared in his mind.

His expression gradually became complicated, as if he was weighing something.

The God of Tianhai standing by raised his eyebrows. He recognized the origin of the talisman. It was an edict issued by the Emperor of Heaven, symbolizing the will and command of the Emperor of Heaven.

He took a step forward, looked at Tian Peng Zhen Jun and asked in a deep voice: "Marshal, does His Majesty have new orders?"

Tian Peng Zhenjun nodded and said to the four generals: "Your Majesty has ordered that the task of hunting down the Meishan demon fairy will be temporarily handed over to a cultivator from the lower realm named Yang Ling.

Now Yang Ling is calling us to obey his orders!"

Upon hearing this, the four generals looked at each other in surprise.

They all have great magical powers, otherwise they would not have been able to be conferred the title of divine generals. Now that they are suddenly asked to obey the orders of a cultivator from the lower realm, it is inevitable that they feel a little dissatisfied.

A trace of displeasure flashed across the eyes of Tianhai God General, he snorted coldly and said to Tianpeng Zhenjun: "Who is this Yang Ling?

He wants to take your position as Marshal right away. Could he be a relative of some star master?"

Tianyu Divine General also whispered: "Why does a casual cultivator who has never been heard of ride on our heads?"

The remaining two generals also echoed.

Faced with his subordinates' doubts, Tianpeng Zhenjun frowned even more tightly.

He was very dissatisfied with this sudden order. When he heard the instructions of several generals, he couldn't help but feel upset.

After all, he is the commander-in-chief of the heavenly army. If any cultivator from the lower world has to obey his orders, wouldn't that make people look down on his authority?

How will he lead his heavenly soldiers and generals in the future?
Thinking of this, Tian Peng Zhenjun said solemnly: "Since His Majesty has given the order, we must obey. However, since Yang Ling has come to our territory, we must let him know our rules!"

Before he finished speaking, a light laugh suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Then you have to tell me, what are your rules?"

Tian Peng Zhenjun was startled, "Who is it?"

"The people who take care of you."

Yang Ling took out the Heavenly Emperor's seal with a smile and waved it in front of Tian Peng Zhen Jun.

Looking at the Heavenly Emperor's talisman, Tian Peng Zhen Jun and others were all stunned.

The real culprit is right there, but they haven't noticed it at all and are still standing there ready to set rules for others!
Tian Peng Zhen Jun swallowed his saliva and whispered, "Are you the Yang Ling?"

"Do you understand the workplace rules?" Yang Ling said with a half-smile: "After all, I am your boss, can you just call your boss by his name?
At least you should call me...Sir, right?"

(End of this chapter)