"Chengying wanted to see me? And there was also a gathering of Zhejiang Province family descendants?" Youye looked at Wuping curiously upon hearing this. He could understand the former—among the Swordsoul spirits, he had helped Bai Yun'er turn over a new leaf—but the latter had little to do with him, didn't it? He was not a descendant of a Zhejiang Province family. Even if he were a guest, he believed Bai Yun'er would be brought to his shop rather than inviting him over.
"Yes," Wuping confirmed.
After speaking, she noticed Youye's confusion. She glanced at Sheng Ning and Ouyang Yanyan, then hesitated briefly before continuing, "Miss received word that, aside from the Dark Duelist who came today, quite a few forces and families are preparing to cause trouble for you, Senior. She intends to tell you the information she has obtained."
"I see. Then that's fine. I'll go tomorrow," Youye agreed after thinking it over.
"Since you'll be going to the Bai family tomorrow, Senior, if possible, you can decide on the shop's layout after you return home and have Munin send it to our Inspector Bureau tonight. Then our Inspector Bureau can help renovate it tomorrow. It will take no more than three days to finish the repairs," Sheng Ning respectfully suggested the moment Youye agreed.
"Oh? Only three days?" Youye had no objections to the suggestion, but wasn't that speed a little too fast? Even the country he had lived in before transmigrating, renowned for its infrastructure, had not been that fast.
Unlike Youye's surprise, the other three women looked at him in astonishment. Wuping was the first to react, smiling as she explained, "Senior, you may not know this, but family and official renovations are generally handled by spirits at night or in sealed-off areas."
"On the spirits' side, as long as a spirit's rank is not too high, an Earth Rank Duelist can summon it into our world. For higher-ranked spirits, a Heaven Rank Duelist is needed. If the spirit has the rank of a god, like the God Card, then even a Heaven Rank Duelist cannot summon it."
"I see! I'll think it over when I get back tonight, then I'll leave the renovations to you." Youye nodded, then seemed to recall something and instructed Sheng Ning, "There's no need to rush, but make sure it's done well. It only needs to be completed before I participate in our Hangzhou competition. Quality matters more."
"Rest assured, Senior. We will definitely accomplish what you've instructed," Sheng Ning said seriously with a nod.
"Then goodbye, everyone. I'll head home first and plan things out properly." Youye nodded and left with Munin.
After saying goodbye to Wuping, Sheng Ning also left with Ouyang Yanyan.
Wuping watched the two women leave, her gaze settling on Ouyang Yanyan. Her eyes flickered constantly, as though she were pondering something.
A little after eight the next morning, Youye took the drowsy Munin and prepared to head for the Bai family. The moment they stepped outside, Munin began complaining, though her body honestly remained at Youye's side.
"Youye, do we really need to leave this early? Don't forget that you made me do that kind of thing at dawn yesterday!"
Youye: .#
"You were obviously terrible at it, yet you still dragged me along and kept making me do it last night."
Youye: .##
"When you got tired in the end, you even made me get on top!"
Youye: ╰_╯-#
"Could you explain clearly that it was because my drawing skills were poor, so you asked me to teach you how to draw, and when my drawings were still too awful, you had me draw them instead? Then, after we finished, I took them to the Inspector Bureau?"
Watching Munin stray further and further off topic, Youye rubbed her hair and reminded her.
After returning home last night, Youye first asked Munin a few questions about spirits before starting to sketch out the future layout of his shop. Perhaps heaven had opened a door for him while closing a window—his drawing skills left much to be desired, and he could barely recognize what he had drawn himself.
With no other choice, he had Munin give it a try. To his surprise, Munin was quite skilled at drawing, so he asked her to teach him. After two hours, his skills were still worrying, so afterward he described the layout while Munin drew it out. They worked until two in the morning before finishing, and once it was done, he had her make a trip to the Inspector Bureau to deliver the blueprints.
"It's fine. I like every version of Youye." Munin did not care at all that Youye had messed up her beautiful hair, answering with sleepy eyes.
".Stop making dirty jokes. The people here to pick us up have arrived." After walking only a few steps, Youye spotted Wuping standing respectfully beside a luxury car, looking as though she had been waiting for quite some time. He reminded Munin.
"What dirty joke? I'm telling the truth! If your physical condition weren't only Yellow Rank, Youye, and you were at least Earth Rank, I wouldn't be this well-behaved!" Munin huffed.
"Fine. I'll look forward to it in the future." Youye nodded with a smile, not taking it seriously.
"Good. I recorded that, Youye. Remember what you said today." Munin pulled out a phone from who knew where, her eyes filled with hearts as the black wings behind her fluttered slightly.
Youye nodded with a wry smile, still not taking it seriously. In his eyes, spirits were spirits. Although there were Urban Legends about humans and spirits getting together.
It was an Urban Legend, so it obviously couldn't be true!
However, he did not know that Munin was serious at that moment—and the Urban Legend was true as well.
In this world, spirits and humans could form relationships. However, this had to wait until after reaching Earth Rank. Before Earth Rank, a Duelist's body was far too fragile compared to a spirit's. Even if their relationship had progressed far enough, all kinds of problems could easily arise, and quite a few Duelists had even died in the process.
After all, it was consensual and did not constitute harm, so the Dueling Rules would not forcibly initiate a duel.
Moreover, those capable of having relations with spirits generally possessed a talent like Sheng Ning's, one with relatively high affinity with spirits. If such genius Duelists were lost because of this, it would be a loss to the dueling world.
Therefore, official organizations led by the Duel Association and the Inspector Bureau had turned the matter into an Urban Legend while also giving young people something to look forward to.
Naturally, Wuping heard Youye and Munin's conversation from not far away. Yet her expression remained unchanged. Once Youye approached, she respectfully opened the car door and said, "Please," before returning to the driver's seat and driving toward the Bai family estate.
After Youye and Munin got into the car, Munin, who had been drowsy just moments earlier, did not fall asleep. Instead, Youye leaned against her shoulder and fell asleep shortly after sitting down.
Looking at the sleeping Youye, Munin gently laid the wings behind her over him and quietly watched his sleeping face.
Seeing this through the rearview mirror, Wuping slowed the car and drove even more steadily. She also chose a route with slightly fewer people to avoid waking Youye.
Two hours passed before Youye woke up, and Munin withdrew her black wings. By then, they had entered the Bai family's villa district. Just as he was about to ask something, Wuping's voice came from the front. "Senior, we have arrived. Please get out."
As she spoke, the car door had already opened.
The moment the door opened, Bai Yun'er, wearing a white dress, appeared before him. Besides her, there was also a white-haired girl dressed in a clerical cosplay outfit.
Unlike the delighted Bai Yun'er, the white-haired girl beside her looked at Youye in confusion. Then she turned to Bai Yun'er and asked for confirmation, "Yun'er, is this the Senior you mentioned?"
"Yes. Senior is amazing. He knows every Archetype extremely well. Thanks to him, my Swordsoul has become this powerful," Bai Yun'er confirmed with a nod.
After pondering briefly, the white-haired girl bowed slightly. "Senior, my name is Ye Lingling. I know this is presumptuous, but your dueling knowledge is simply unbelievable. Please forgive me if I offend you."
Youye looked at the polite Ye Lingling before him and understood her doubts. He smiled faintly. "I can answer ordinary questions, but deckbuilding requires an additional fee."
"Thank you!" Ye Lingling raised her head slightly before asking, "Senior, how many Saintesses are related to the Dogmatika Archetype, and what are their names?"
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