Immortal Cage - Chapter 20 Off Work On Duty
On the day he cultivated the toxic technique, Yu Lie was overjoyed, even Bage enjoyed a good meal.
But on the second day, just as the sky was getting light.
Yu Lie, dressed in a plain gray Daoist robe, tightened his robe and emerged from his stone house.
Living alone in a house, cultivating, even though the house was dark and damp, with snakes, insects, and corpses everywhere, Yu Lie still slept soundly at night. He thought about resting for another day to reward himself.
Unfortunately, as usual, before dawn, he woke up.
So Yu Lie could only shake his head, clutching the copper token given by the old Daoist with dead fish eyes, he stepped out of the courtyard and hurried towards the office building.
After being assigned duties, Dao disciples did not need to report the next day, they could delay it for a month. However, the earlier they reported, the earlier they could receive their salary. Yu Lie, now cultivating the toxic technique, was short of money. Moreover, he was looking forward to working in the office building.
In the alley.
Yu Lie had just taken a few steps when he realized that his neighbor next door was also up early, so he subconsciously turned to look.
As a result, he heard a coquettish voice saying, "Sir, come play again next time!"
The bell-like voice rang out, a charming and flirtatious mature woman, swaying her figure, walked out of the neighboring courtyard, accompanied by a handsome male Daoist.
The man and woman met Yu Lie's gaze, flirting with each other, their bodies touching.
The courtyard next door was also red, with ambiguous red lanterns hanging, the light as sweet as red syrup, looking very alluring.
Yu Lie immediately understood that it was not his neighbor who was up earlier than him, but that his neighbor was just getting off work now.
The female neighbor was seeing off a client, and when she saw Yu Lie passing by, she noticed his youthful appearance and bright eyes, and didn't want to end her work just yet.
She looked at Yu Lie, smiling and said, "Oh! Where did such a handsome young man come from, come over and play."
The female neighbor leaned over, wanting to hold Yu Lie's arm, but he avoided her.
Yu Lie was surprised by his neighbor's actions, he had no intention of visiting her early in the morning and having a drink of broth.
Yu Lie hurriedly bowed to the neighbor and passed by.
The female neighbor missed Yu Lie, could only stop her actions, leaning against the red door, looking at Yu Lie with a resentful look, showing a hesitant expression, very seductive.
Yu Lie didn't understand the flirtatious behavior, didn't even look at her, and disappeared at the end of the alley.
As he walked, Yu Lie pondered whether to change his place of residence. He felt that he might have been cheated by the landlord... Fortunately, he had only rented for ten days, and it was almost time to renew.
The rest of the journey was uneventful.
Yu Lie didn't even have breakfast, he hurried to the gate of the office building.
Upon arrival, he found that he was still considered late, there was already a crowd of people in gray Daoist robes gathered outside the office building, looking no different from livestock.
As it was his first time, Yu Lie hadn't reported yet, he had no idea about the process in the office building, so he just went with the flow and mingled with the crowd at the end.
After waiting for half an hour, a barking dog and giggling children's voices were heard.
The gate of the office building slowly opened, like a beast opening its mouth, swallowing each person squatting outside the gate.
Entering the backyard, on a corridor, the sleepy-eyed office building Dao disciples were waiting.
As Yu Lie walked past, before he could ask, the drowsy Dao disciple opened his eyes and squinted at Yu Lie, saying, "Newcomer?"
Yu Lie stopped in his tracks and nodded.
The office building Dao disciple yawned, pointing to a place, instructing, "Newcomer, go wait over there."
Yu Lie complied and left the crowd, standing against the wall.
There were about ten people who had been called out before him, already standing against the wall, looking numb and lifeless.
Yu Lie stood discreetly among them, seeing that there was nothing happening, he decided to take a nap. Since there were many people around, he could hear if anything happened.
But not everyone was as calm as him. Next to Yu Lie, there was a Dao disciple with chubby cheeks and a bulbous nose.
Seeing Yu Lie closing his eyes, the Dao disciple couldn't help but whisper, "Hey, newcomer! Don't close your eyes, that guy has sharp eyes. He can sleep, but we can't. Otherwise, we might end up in trouble, be careful of your life!"
Yu Lie was surprised by the words, he opened his eyes and saw the Dao disciple with the bulbous nose gesturing towards the Dao disciple who was dozing off by the corridor.
The Dao disciple with the bulbous nose saw Yu Lie looking up, and said with a hint of pride, "We are all newcomers in the same batch, it's fate. Listen to me, and I guarantee you can smoothly enter today."
The other newcomers heard this and their eyes lit up, leaning in to listen, some even moved closer to ask quietly.
With nothing else to do, Yu Lie joined in the conversation, listening to the bulbous-nosed Dao disciple talk about the rules in the office building.
To his surprise, the bulbous-nosed Dao disciple was not highly regarded, and he wasn't even voluntarily chosen to share his experience, he was assigned.
Although Yu Lie didn't understand the rules of the office building, he knew that positions like medicine slaves, corpse slaves, herb collectors, etc., if not decided early in the morning, would often be randomly selected from these assigned individuals.
Sure enough, the bulbous-nosed Dao disciple continued to talk, not about any secrets of the office building, but about how to please the Dao disciples in the office building, and how to get along with the other seniors once inside, to avoid being assigned to tasks like medicine slaves, corpse slaves, etc.
For example, avoid unnecessary movements, but be observant, have emotional intelligence. If you can't handle it, stay calm, speak less and make fewer mistakes!
He even used Yu Lie's recent nap as a typical example, making everyone alert, not to slack off, or they might not even know how they died.
This made Yu Lie feel a bit embarrassed, but what the bulbous-nosed Dao disciple said seemed reasonable, so Yu Lie continued to listen with one ear.
After the discussion, Yu Lie had learned quite a bit.
As more people gathered, the bulbous-nosed Dao disciple stopped talking as if he was afraid, urging everyone to stand properly, not to attract the attention of the office building Dao disciples, and he fell silent.
This action made the atmosphere among the newcomers tense and worried, some even wanted to pay the bulbous-nosed Dao disciple to continue sharing his experience.
Ignoring them, the bulbous-nosed Dao disciple just snorted, letting everyone continue to stay calm.
After a cup of tea.
They finally endured until the office building Dao disciples finished their rounds, and the sleepy-eyed Dao disciple by the corridor finally woke up and remembered Yu Lie and the others.
The office building Dao disciple waved from a distance, signaling everyone to come over.
Upon hearing this!
About ten newcomers quickly stepped forward, afraid of falling behind and leaving a bad impression on the office building Dao disciples.
The bulbous-nosed Dao disciple ran over, even bowing, and greeted, "Greetings to this Dao brother! You are very kind."
Seeing everyone so respectful, the office building Dao disciple also showed a satisfied expression on his face. He glanced at the bulbous-nosed Dao disciple and casually said, "It seems that this group of newcomers understands etiquette."
Upon hearing this, the bulbous-nosed Dao disciple's eyes lit up with joy and pride. The others also hurried to bow, bending lower and lower, almost prostrating on the ground.
The office building Dao disciple was surrounded by flattery.
But the next moment, a dark green copper token was presented:
"Newcomer Yu Lie, greetings to this Dao friend."
The gaze of the office building Dao disciple immediately shifted from the flattering crowd and landed on the copper token, his words also stopped.
With a friendly smile, he pushed aside the crowd and walked towards a certain person.
The others stood frozen in place, as if time had stopped. The bulbous-nosed Dao disciple was also surprised, he turned to look and was instantly stunned.