Chapter 28: Miscellaneous Duties

Among the purple, black, white, and red, Black Robes represented extremely high strength. He could not see through the other party's cultivation, so he respectfully said, "Wang Lin greets Senior Brother Zhang, congratulations on your promotion to Black Robe."

The Black-Robed Youth glanced at Wang Lin, his expression softening slightly. He said, "I successfully entered the fifth layer of the Qi Condensation stage last month. Speaking of which, it has some relation to you. If I hadn't discovered that Wind Eye while looking for you, I wouldn't have been able to achieve a Breakthrough so quickly."

Wang Lin was startled and asked, "Senior Brother Zhang, can that suction Wind Eye on the cliff face also aid in cultivation?"

The Black-Robed Youth nodded and said, "When you reach the Peak of the fourth Qi Condensation layer, you can go there to start the Incantation for the fifth layer. You will naturally know the effect then." After speaking, he glanced at Wang Lin and continued, "Junior Brother Wang, your talent is mediocre, which is unavoidable, but since you are already an Inner Sect Disciple, you need to work harder to Cultivate. I see that you currently have no Spiritual Qi inside your body, clearly not having even reached the first Qi Condensation layer. You should know that among the current Inner Sect Disciples, I fear you are the only one who hasn't reached the first layer."

Wang Lin was startled internally, but he forced a bitter smile on the surface and said, "I will keep Senior Brother's teachings firmly in mind, and I will redouble my efforts to Cultivate." After saying this, he subtly changed the subject, asking, "May I ask why Senior Brother Zhang has come here?"

The Black-Robed Youth chuckled lightly and said, "It's nothing major. A Named Disciple from the Miscellaneous Duties Office has gone missing. Someone saw you visit there that day, so I came to ask about it."

Wang Lin's expression was calm. He smiled openly and said, "I recall this matter. I don't usually go to the Miscellaneous Duties Office, but I passed by half a month ago. That Named Disciple spoke disrespectfully to me, so I taught him a slight lesson. Perhaps he couldn't handle it, feared me causing trouble for him, and left the mountain himself."

Senior Brother Zhang nodded slightly, giving Wang Lin a half-smile, and said, "An annoying Named Disciple is of no great consequence. I came today for another matter. After discussion between the Sect Leader and several Junior Martial Uncles, it was decided that the Miscellaneous Duties Office should not be managed by Named Disciples. An Inner Sect Disciple needs to be assigned there to take charge, but none of the Inner Sect Disciples are willing to go, as they are all busy Cultivating."

Wang Lin gave a bitter smile and said, "I understand. This is assigning the job to me."

Senior Brother Zhang smiled and nodded, saying, "Pack your things and go over there today. The Miscellaneous Duties Office is currently in chaos. You need to properly reorganize it once you arrive."

After speaking, he clasped his hands toward Wang Lin, stomped his foot, and a crystal-clear Small Sword immediately appeared, carrying him away as a long rainbow, vanishing instantly.

A look of helplessness appeared on Wang Lin's face. He did not want to go to the Miscellaneous Duties Office; it was crowded and complicated, making it easy for his secrets to be discovered. Moreover, the daily workload would certainly be heavy, severely affecting his cultivation time. However, he couldn't refuse now, so, filled with frustration, he returned to his room, packed his belongings, and headed to the Miscellaneous Duties Office.

Upon arriving, he made a decision: he absolutely could not stay at the Miscellaneous Duties Office for long. The only way out now was to completely mess up the affairs of the Miscellaneous Duties Office, forcing all the Named Disciples to request the Sect Leader replace him.

With a plan in mind, Wang Lin tidied up the room belonging to the Youth Surnamed Liu. In the end, everything useless was thrown into the courtyard, leaving only a bed and a table in the room.

While he was doing this, several Disciples arrived at the Miscellaneous Duties Office one after another. They had learned the news of Wang Lin taking over the place, and they were all uneasy. The few who had been the most aggressive in mocking Wang Lin were even paler, their hearts pounding nervously.

They wanted to step forward and help Wang Lin clean up, but after Wang Lin glared at them, they obediently stood in the courtyard, trembling with fear like cicadas in the cold.

Once finished, Wang Lin unhurriedly took out a chair and sat down, coldly observing the dense crowd of over a hundred Named Disciples before him. He knew the Hengyue School had many Named Disciples, and these were only a portion; more Named Disciples would return daily in the following days to hand over their duties.

"You! From now on, your job is chopping firewood, 500 catties every day!" Wang Lin pointed casually at one person. He remembered this person had secretly mocked him before.

The man was stunned. He immediately put on a mournful face and said, "Senior Brother Wang, I… I used to work in the Mess Hall. I only know how to cook, not chop firewood."

Wang Lin rolled his eyes, snorted through his nose, and said, "Increased quota! 1,000 catties every day!"

The man immediately plopped onto the ground, wailing loudly. He sobbed, "Senior Brother Wang, please be merciful! I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have mocked you, but don't hold a personal grudge against me! How… how can I finish 1,000 catties? How about 500 catties instead?"

The surrounding people looked at each other. They had expected Wang Lin to make things difficult, but they never imagined this wasn't just making things difficult—it was blatant malicious revenge.

Several Named Disciples in the crowd immediately shouted in dissatisfaction, "Don't listen to him, everyone! Let's go find the Elder and ask him to uphold justice! This Wang Lin is too much of a bastard!"

"Exactly! Let's go find the Elder and have them replace him with another Inner Sect Disciple! If they don't switch him out, we will kneel until we die!"

"That's right, let's go! Everyone stop staying here! This Wang Lin clearly has the look of a villain who has achieved his goal. Doesn't he realize how shameful it is that he only entered the School by relying on a suicide attempt!"

The noise grew louder and louder. Finally, eighty or ninety people noisily left the courtyard while cursing, their faces full of grievance. They walked toward the Main Courtyard, shouting along the way that they demanded justice and that Wang Lin wouldn't let them live.

Wang Lin leaned back leisurely in his chair without stopping them. He was quite hopeful that these people would succeed, so that the Sect Leader would get angry and definitely replace him with someone else, allowing him to Cultivate in peace.

The remaining dozen or so people hesitated, wanting to leave but fearing that if the matter failed, leaving now would completely offend Wang Lin.

Wang Lin was not anxious; he waited for the result from the Main Courtyard. Before long, the Named Disciples who had left earlier returned, crestfallen. This time, they were no longer shouting; instead, they were silent, their eyes filled with despair.

Seeing their expressions, Wang Lin knew the plan had failed and felt quite disappointed. He thought to himself that he needed to make the situation even bigger. Thinking of this, he curled his lips, glanced at the crowd, and said, "Listen up, all of you who secretly mocked me back then. Your Young Master here came today specifically for revenge. If you're dissatisfied, go find the Elder. I'll even thank whoever manages to kick me out of this Miscellaneous Duties Office."

"Senior Brother Wang, you are a great man, please spare us." A Disciple immediately begged for mercy.

"That's right, Senior Brother Wang, our dog eyes were blind back then, please forgive us! I… I'll kowtow to you."

"Senior Brother Wang, they all spoke ill of you back then, but I never did! I even defended you at the time, I…"