Chapter 296: Chapter 144: Divine Hundred Miles, Transformation

Going by his Divine Power progression, Shen Bai’s next step was to grind the Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill.

’Time to grind,’ Shen Bai thought. ’This Divine Power can protect me from the sneak attacks of treacherous bastards. Plus, its Poison Attachment attribute will boost my combat power and my injury recovery rate. It’s the perfect choice for a defensive Divine Power.’

With this in mind, Shen Bai didn’t let Amber emerge from his body. Instead, he circulated the Qi within him.

A green light materialized in Shen Bai’s hand. As he circulated his Qi, the Skill Level in his vision began to tick upward.

[Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill +2+2+2...]

The Skill Level continued to rise, and Shen Bai became increasingly engrossed in the process.

The night was long, but for Shen Bai, it passed in a flash.

As for the many trivial matters that followed, Shen Bai had long since forgotten them for the time being.

...

Gradually, the night passed.

「The next day.」

As the first rays of morning sun streamed in, Shen Bai released the green light in his hand and let out a long breath.

After a full night, with the help of Amber’s double Skill Level bonus, the Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill had increased significantly.

And with the increase in Skill Level, Shen Bai was in high spirits.

"Come on out. Time for Dianmao," Shen Bai said.

A white light flared on Shen Bai’s body. Amber emerged from within him, gave a yawn, and landed in his arms.

Although Liu Wufeng had used his influence to grant Shen Bai a good deal of peace and quiet lately, the daily Dianmao was still required. At the very least, it would stop people from gossiping.

Shen Bai, of course, understood this.

After a quick wash, Shen Bai carried Amber and headed for the streets outside.

...

After eating, Shen Bai first went to Long Yan’s registration room for Dianmao. After some extreme flirtatious banter with the voluptuous young madam, he then headed over to Elder Mu’s place, planning to have a chat. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

His plan for the day was to finish his chat and immediately go grind the Skill Level for his Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill.

But unexpectedly, before Shen Bai could even get close to Elder Mu’s resource room, he saw Huang Guang rushing over in a hurry.

Huang Guang had been doing quite well for himself recently.

He and Kong Fang spent their days, aside from completing their missions, frequenting the Music Bureau.

One day, Shen Bai’s curiosity got the better of him, and he tagged along.

As it turned out, after meeting the girls of the Music Bureau, Shen Bai decided that the life of a Gan Di was far more interesting.

Though he had to admit, the experience at the time had been quite a shock.

Those calls of "Young Master" were much more elegant than the shouts of "Big Bro" from his past life.

And their skills with wind, string, and percussion instruments were truly that—they were masters of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

In short, if not for their social status, every one of those girls had what it took to make a man stay for good.

Fortunately, Shen Bai’s will was firm. He found the rising numbers of his Skill Level more appealing than the girls of the Music Bureau, so he didn’t end up wasting his time in their beds.

Now, seeing Huang Guang rushing over without even stopping to chat with Kong Fang about the Music Bureau, Shen Bai grew suspicious.

Before Shen Bai could speak, Huang Guang hurried closer and blurted out.

"Lord Shen, there’s someone outside looking for you. He’s dressed in white and has a longsword hanging at his waist."

"Landlord Mu said he doesn’t want to go out, and he wants you to go deal with the person and send them away."

"He said it’s part of an agreement between you two."

An agreement?

Shen Bai thought for a moment. Connecting the dots with the longsword at the visitor’s waist, he was fairly certain of the man’s identity. It had to be the disciple of Elder Mu’s junior martial brother.

"I’ll go right over," Shen Bai said.

Since he had promised Elder Mu, he naturally had to go.

As Elder Mu had said, it was just a matter of sending the person away. It wouldn’t take much time.

With that thought, Shen Bai followed Huang Guang’s lead and walked toward the main gate of the Observatory.

...

At the gate, the man in white stood politely outside, his hand resting on the longsword at his waist. He didn’t even step inside.

A token from the Observatory also hung from the white-clothed man’s waist.

It was precisely for this reason that the members guarding the gate hadn’t driven him away.

Nevertheless, the two members remained vigilant, because this man in white was here to see Lord Shen.

In the Observatory, who didn’t know about Shen Bai—the Ding Shou of the Observatory, the new rising star of Fenglin State, the Six Extremes Young Master?

Furthermore, even with such a lofty status, Shen Bai remained humble and treated everyone with respect, winning the goodwill of many in the Observatory.

The two members were even thinking that perhaps they should find an excuse to apprehend this person.

That way, they wouldn’t cause trouble for Lord Shen, nor would they offend a colleague from another state.

As this thought occurred to them, the two guards became conflicted.

Fortunately, their indecision didn’t last long.

In just a short while, Shen Bai and Huang Guang walked out.

It wasn’t just Shen Bai; many other members of the Observatory were also watching secretly from inside.

The members had naturally seen what was happening outside and were curious about the situation.

They all knew the man in white was looking for Shen Bai, but they didn’t know why.

As Shen Bai walked out of the Observatory gate, the white-clothed man’s gaze slowly turned to rest on him.

He met Shen Bai’s gaze. His eyes, originally as placid as still water, blazed like a raging fire the moment he saw the longsword at Shen Bai’s waist.

"I can feel a powerful aura from this sword," the man in white said calmly. "It’s like the full moon in the sky, yet it also exudes an incomparably strong, righteous energy."

Shen Bai looked at the man in white, sensing his aura. ’Why is everyone from Elder Mu’s lineage like this?’