Things to Do When You Arrive on Luofu

"Um, Ah Sheng, I'm sorry. Grandpa Tail didn't mean to target you. I'm really sorry!"

Huohuo hadn't expected Grandpa Tail to be so hostile towards Bai Sheng right off the bat. She didn't want to lose a friend she had just made because of this.

Bai Sheng just smiled and patted Pandora. "It's fine, I have plenty of ways to deal with guys like that. But is it okay for this guy to be on your tail? I don't remember you having this thing on your tail back then."

Bai Sheng pointed at the talisman on Huohuo's tail. He could feel that the yellow paper was meant to suppress something, likely that Suiyang.

"He, his name is Grandpa Tail. Not long after we returned from Kasantiya, I found him in a patch of grass. He was just a tiny ball of fire then, looking like he was about to go out. I felt sorry for him, so I put him on my tail.

But who knew he'd eat my tail whole? Afterwards, people from the Ten Lords Bureau came and sealed him onto my tail with a talisman.

Ever since then, we've been like this. Um, Ah Sheng, you don't mind, do you?"

Huohuo said cautiously, while Bai Sheng tilted his head and asked, "Mind what? That Suiyang called Grandpa Tail? Look at him, does he dare to come out? If I'm guessing correctly, under normal circumstances, if you introduced him like this, he'd immediately jump out to stop you, right? What about now?"

After speaking, Bai Sheng quietly looked at the greenish-blue tail behind Huohuo.

"Hey, hey, hey! Kid, don't think I'm easy to bully. If you have the guts, tell that little coward to take off the talisman, and I'll show you how I beat you up!"

Grandpa Tail said indignantly from inside the tail.

"Oh? I can't handle you? Huohuo, take off this talisman, and I'll let him taste the harshness of society!"

Provoked, Bai Sheng's temper flared.

"No, no, that's not allowed. Lord Xueyi said I can't take it off."

"Alright then."

Since there were rules, Bai Sheng didn't want to put Huohuo in an awkward position alone later.

"By the way, does your Ten Lords Bureau still hire child labor?"

"Child labor? Huh? No, the Xianzhou has clear laws prohibiting minors from working in the Six Bureaus."

Huohuo said earnestly.

The tail behind her couldn't stand it and burst into laughter, "Hahahaha, you little coward, didn't you hear? This kid is obviously talking about you! Hahahaha, and you're talking about laws, hahahaha!"

"Shut up, Grandpa Tail."

Bai Sheng took out Pandora, and the tail instantly stopped laughing. It definitely wasn't because the scythe could directly harm energy beings, it was just that this old man...

"What? I'm already an adult."

Huohuo pouted, looking incredibly cute.

"Jingle bell..."

Huohuo's Jade Message rang. Huohuo took it out and looked at it, then said sheepishly, "I'm sorry, Ah Sheng. Lord Xueyi is calling me, I have to go."

After speaking, Huohuo bowed apologetically to Bai Sheng, her fluffy ears twitching.

"It's fine, it's fine, you go ahead. We'll chat again when you have time."

"Mhm, I still have to repay a debt of gratitude, hehe, Ah Sheng, bye~"

"Bye."

Huohuo left the barbecue shop with a happy expression. Seeing this, Bai Sheng put away Pandora and stretched. There weren't many people in the barbecue shop during the day. He could just work his shift and find someone to watch the shop after he learned from Jing Yuan later.

"Excuse me, is anyone here?"

The wind chimes at the door jingled as the door opened.

"Are you here for barbecue? It's rare for people to come here at this hour."

Bai Sheng looked towards the door. It was a young man, not tall, and looked young. But after the previous lesson from Fu Xuan, Bai Sheng no longer dared to casually judge the age of Eternals based on their appearance and height.

He wore a blue robe and jacket with bronze armor decorations, arm guards, a string of bells on his left hand, and a longevity lock around his neck. He had messy yellow hair and a blue sword behind him.

"Hello, I'm looking for Bai Sheng. Is he here?"

The young man asked politely, cupping his hands.

"I am. What's up?"

Bai Sheng was curious. Could it be another case like Huohuo's? But he hadn't heard of any races other than the Foxian having a tradition of repaying kindness.

"You're Bai Sheng! Let's have a spar!"

It seemed like shooting stars flashed in the young man's eyes, and he exuded boundless fighting spirit.

"A spar? Did I offend you?"

Bai Sheng asked curiously. It seemed Huohuo's situation was rare.

"No, the General said you are very strong, and Yan Qing wants to challenge strong opponents to hone himself. Please, you must accept my request!"

After speaking, Yan Qing bowed a standard ninety-degree bow.

"Hey, hey, hey, no need for that. Let's go, I've got nothing else to do anyway. You're Yan Qing, right? Tell me the time and place, and I'll be there."

Jing Yuan called him? Could this be the disciple he mentioned on the phone before?

To be honest, Bai Sheng was also itching for a fight; it had been a long time since he last threw a punch.

Although he had been training diligently, he still felt that itch. His Path energy, drained by Beleria, had recovered about half its amount, but that was enough for Bai Sheng to handle most situations.

"Yes, if you have time, you can head to the Cloud Knights' training grounds with Yan Qing right now."

Seeing Yan Qing's persistence, Bai Sheng accompanied him out, closed the shop's door, and then followed Yan Qing toward the training grounds.

Chang Le Tian was still quite a distance from the training grounds, so to get there faster, the two hailed a Taxi Star Rail.

"Driver, to the Cloud Knights' training grounds."

"You got it. Are you in a hurry, folks?"

"Yes!"

Yan Qing was already eager to spar with Bai Sheng, whom the General had described as being no less capable than the General's own personal guards.

"Then you just watch! I'm an old Star Rail driver, I guarantee we'll get there at top speed!"

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"So... you called me here to spar, and you don't have any money?"

Bai Sheng looked at Yan Qing speechlessly, while the latter just lowered his head in embarrassment.

"I'm terribly sorry. Every month, as soon as Yan Qing gets his salary, he goes to the sword shop to buy swords, and before he knows it, all his money is gone. Don't worry, when I get paid next month, I'll pay you back immediately."

Yan Qing clasped his hands together, saying apologetically.

Who knew the sword shop would suddenly release new products this month? It was unavoidable that he'd run out of money.

Yan Qing thought to himself.

"Alright, alright, let's go. You don't need to pay it back, it's not a lot of money. Just come by my barbecue shop more often in the future and support my business."

"I will!"

Yan Qing said earnestly.

"Lord Vanguard, you've arrived."

A Cloud Knight said respectfully to Yan Qing.

That's quite a good rank, Cloud Cavalry Vanguard?

Bai Sheng thought to himself.

"Yes, open the entrance to the training grounds. I want to spar with a friend."

"Understood."

The Cloud Knight quickly opened the entrance, and the two entered the training grounds