Fairy cage

After Yu Lie left the courtyard, he walked in the damp and cold shanty town, thinking about where he should go to find a suitable shelter.

However, he took a look at the sky and quickly gave up this idea, because the sky was dark, and in an hour or two, the town's Yamen responsible for managing Taoist boys and handing over tasks would close.

Yu Lie had to hurry up. He could only get the talisman money from the yamen first and hand over the task of subduing the demons. He would not be penniless and would have the talisman money to rent a new residence.

Walking quickly, Yu Lie came to the street. He found that the pedestrians on the street did not become sparse because of the darkening of the sky, but instead became more numerous.

Yu Lie didn't take it seriously.

Different from the nine-to-five working hours of the yamen, the Taoist boys in Heishui Town prefer to go out for activities in the evening and night. During the day, they like to stay in their respective residences to rest and strengthen their bodies. .

This living habit has a lot to do with the Heishui River, because the black snake fish in the Heishui River are most active in the evening and at night.

You can rely on mountains to eat mountains, and you can rely on water to eat water.

Black snake fish generally have demonic aura and are full of flesh and blood, but their sizes vary.

The small black snake fish are far less powerful than the real ferocious beasts. In addition, they live in the water, so once they go ashore, the threat to humans will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, even a mortal Taoist boy, as long as he is lucky, can catch black snake fish from the black river and earn valuable fortune.

But the black snake fish is only a specialty product with a radius of hundreds of miles. The entire Blackwater River flows for thousands of miles. There are many aquatic species in the river, as well as many monsters. Occasionally, ferocious eighth-level beasts and even seventh-level spirits will jump out of the river. On the shore, they prey on Tao Tong.

Such ferocious beasts can only be hunted down by the powerful Taoist boys and Taoist disciples in the town!

Therefore, fishing in the Blackwater River, even on the cliffs near the town, is not that easy and safe.

What's more, Yu Lie is walking on the street.

He casually glanced at the pedestrians and clearly saw that any Taoist boy carrying fishing tools must be carrying a variety of murderous weapons, such as axes, axes, hooks, guns, crossbows and armor, and cold light splashed everywhere!

Some people carried iron cages for holding fish in their hands, but they did not carry other fishing tools. Instead, they carried most weapons and other items.

These people are often in groups of three or five, with hawks and wolves watching, and their faces are ferocious.

Once night falls and the Taoist boys and disciples in the yamen get off work, the town's restraint on the Taoist boys will naturally weaken.

It's fine if you're on the street or in a residential area, but if you're anywhere else, even within the town, it's not safe.

And in Blackwater Town at night, the most dangerous thing is often not the beasts and monsters, but people, living people!

As Yu Lie walked along, he glanced at them for a few times and then looked away from the passers-by.

The town of Heishui was not big, so he quickly arrived at the office of the Yamen.

Taoist boys one after another walked in and out of the wide doorway of the Yamen, looking either worried or happy.

The town's yamen is not a place used to resolve cases. Not a single case in Heishui Town comes to the yamen for judgment every year. Its main purpose is to provide a place for government-run rewards and to accept tasks.

Together with the yamen, there are also separate government-run alchemy rooms, government-run butcher shops, government-run bookstores, Taoist courtyards, etc.

Yu Lie blended into the crowd, and not long after, he walked out of the Yamen lobby again.

Yu Lie was very lucky. During the time he was practicing in seclusion, people had already visited several places where he had eliminated demons and verified his results one by one.

After leaving the Yamen, Yu Lie's pockets were enriched. He had a large amount of money, which was enough for him to live comfortably for a period of time.

This surprised Yu Lie.

The reason why he accepted the task of exterminating monsters in the first place was just to obtain traces of vicious beasts and hunt them. In fact, he didn't care too much about the rewards after completing the task.

Only now did he realize that although the rewards were not comparable to the money he spent to slay the demons, at least he still got back half his money.

An unexpected joy is a good time to celebrate.

However, when Yu Lie stepped out of the yamen, he found that because he walked quickly, there was no long queue to receive the reward. It was still early when he came out, and it was not dark, and the entrances to the halls next to the yamen were all open.

So Yu Lie thought about it, thinking that two trips would be better than one trip, so he turned around and walked towards the Taoist Courtyard next to him.

The Taoist Courtyard is a place under the Taoist court that is responsible for assessing Taoists, promoting them, teaching etiquette, etc. It is roughly similar to the household registration courtyard dedicated to Taoists, and it also has many other responsibilities.

For example, a remote and small town like Heishui Town is also responsible for arranging residence, distributing salary, allocating positions, etc. to the new Taoist boys.

The building of Daoluyuan is not big, but it is different from the stone structure in other places. It is a pure wooden structure. Although they are all logs, they are not even painted. Only the outermost periphery is coated with a layer of scarlet powder, which barely creates a... It looks like a temple with red mud and pink walls.

But when Yu Lie walked in, he still felt as if he had left the rough and rude Blackwater Town and arrived at a real monastic place.

It was getting close to the end of work, and there was only one old Taoist boy sitting on the stage in the main hall of the courtyard, and there were several immature Taoist boys in gray robes waiting, all of them nodding and bowing, flattering the old Taoist on the stage.

Yu Lie was at the back of the team, and he could clearly see that the hands of the gray-robed Taoist boys were more or less carrying fish and meat, large and small bags.

The old Taoist boy on the stage stared at him with cloudy eyes, and without even raising his eyelids, he dismissed the waiting Taoist boys one by one.

"Qingling sea bass? This is rare in this town, but it's a pity that it stinks. Do you want to go to the farm to plant meat? No, no, the fish is too smelly. You either have to be a tenant farmer without land or take the fish back first."

"You want to work in the Taoist Temple? No matter how much money you give, it's useless. I'll try again when I'm about to die."

"Tiger meat? Since it's a gift, at least bring a tiger whip. Without the demonic aura, it can still be a bit slutty. I am short of this. Do you have it? Will it be delivered tomorrow? Then come back tomorrow."

This fish-eyed old Taoist boy is the official responsible for allocating various positions to the Taoist boys who come to receive their positions.

Taoist boys who have just arrived in Blackwater Town will not only be able to stay for free for the first three years, but the town also promises to provide an opportunity to learn cultivation skills, including alchemy, weapon refining, and talisman formations, which will ensure the survival of the Taoist boys in the first three years.

The big and small bags held by the Taoist boys in the Taoist Courtyard are all used to bribe old Taoists with fishy eyes in the hope of getting a better position.

Because just like the free-of-charge miscellaneous hospitals, the positions provided by the town also have numerous hidden pits. If you are not careful, your life will be lost.

Yu Lie patiently waited until it was his turn.

The dead fish-eyed old man on the stage asked: "Name?"

"Yu Lie."

"Well, I found it. There is no position yet, and the qualifications are not used. Are you here to get a job?"

"Is there a position in the alchemy room available recently? It's safer."

When Dead Fish Eye heard this, he still stared and said without raising his eyelids: "Yes, Medicine Slave, Corpse Slave, Medicine Gathering Slave... which one do you want to choose?"

When Yu Lie heard these choices, he frowned subconsciously.

The medicine slaves test medicines, and everyone knows that the end will be miserable; the corpse slaves use their own yang energy to nourish corpses; the medicine slaves are responsible for going out of town to collect medicines...

Every position mentioned by the old man is a position with a short life span! The first two will definitely die, and the third one may not necessarily die, but it often dies the fastest and leaves no bones left.