The Young Master Had Arrived

Bibi felt annoyed. She wanted to go out and stretch her legs, but she had no choice but to put up with Tang Qinghe's constant hovering.

The only way the two of them could communicate during their body swap was through the note book inside Bibi's Spirit Essence storage device.

To make communication more convenient, Tang Qinghe had placed a notebook in his own Spirit Essence storage device as well.

After looking over Bibi's character profile and learning what had happened to her earlier that day, Tang Qinghe pretended not to know anything and asked the girl before him, "Who are you?"

"Bibi!" Bibi was no longer putting on an act. She gave her name and asked, "How did you end up like this yesterday?"

Tang Qinghe replied, "I don't know. It seems our bodies switched!"

Bibi asked uncertainly, "Our bodies switched?"

Tang Qinghe rubbed his eyes. "Probably..."

Bibi asked nervously, "Then will I be stuck like this forever?"

Tang Qinghe answered with an unusually serious expression, "There are gods in this world. Perhaps this is the work of some god. Let's wait until the time is right. Things should work out then."

Gods? Could he mean angels?

Bibi thought the only angels she knew were the ones worshipped by the Spirit Hall. Somewhat reassured, she asked, "Then what should I do?"

Tang Qinghe said, "Just keep cultivating as usual. I'll cultivate while you control my body, and you'll cultivate while I control yours. For now, don't tell anyone, and try to avoid contact with other people. Otherwise, if you get involved in something with Spirit Hall's Concubine, trouble could spell disaster for a commoner like me."

Bibi thought it over, then agreed. "Fine. From now on, don't touch my chest again. And you don't need to use my body to bathe, either. I'll wash myself when we switch back tomorrow."

Tang Qinghe: "..."

For the next seven days, the two of them continued to live with their bodies swapped.

Bibi went from being terrified at first, to accepting it, and eventually looking forward to it.

After all, in a dangerous place like Spirit Hall, the only time she could relax was when she was in Tang Qinghe's body. While the two of them used their notebooks to chat, Bibi could finally let her guard down.

And almost every time she and Tang Qinghe swapped bodies, they used his body to soak in the hot springs.

That was also why she'd gained quite a bit of Spirit Essence during the time she spent in the hidden space.

"Tomorrow, it looks like we'll be going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for your second Spirit Ring. Don't worry. I've almost completely mastered your White Tiger Martial Spirit, and I can use its Spirit Skills freely now. I won't let anything dangerous happen to your body."

That day, Bibi left him a sentence in the notebook. She seemed very happy.

"The Star Dou Great Forest lies beyond the city. Once we've obtained the Spirit Essence, we'll need to spend some time outside."

Tang Qinghe looked a little troubled at that.

Fortunately, his luck had been good. Not long after entering the Star Dou Great Forest, he encountered a century-old Man-Faced Demon Spider. With Bibi controlling Tang Qinghe's body, she released the White Tiger Spirit Skill, launched herself into the air, and slashed down with a tiger-palm strike. The blow killed the approaching Man-Faced Demon Spider in a single hit.

Bibi sent a voice transmission to Tang Qinghe, saying that she had deliberately left its abdomen intact.

Tang Qinghe drew his blade and successfully absorbed his second Spirit Ring. His Spirit Power rose to rank twenty-one. He also gained a Spirit Skill called Tiger Blade. When he activated it, he could swing both hands and unleash a tiger-shaped blade of energy powerful enough to cut a man in half.

It was a pretty decent Spirit Skill.

After absorbing the Spirit Essence, Bibi told Tang Qinghe she had been in the Star Dou Great Forest for a long time. It was time for them to leave this dangerous forest.

They set off toward Heaven Dou City.

They stopped to rest when they reached a densely wooded spot along the way.

While Tang Qinghe was resting, Jade Yuan Ming finished a day of cultivation using Bibi's body.

Just as Tang Qinghe, exhausted in both body and mind, was about to doze off, someone appeared. He had been watching from the shadows as Bibi finished her last lesson with Concubine and saw the two of them part ways. The newcomer's appearance jolted Tang Qinghe's weary, sleep-laden eyes wide open.

"Concubine, I've come to deliver today's student profile."

The speaker was a gray-haired man who looked about the same age as Bibi. He was short, just over five feet tall, with an ordinary face, a sturdy build, a broad mouth, thick lips, and small, close-set eyes. He radiated confidence, and his eyes gleamed with shrewdness and ambition.

System introduction: [Antagonist Jade Little Sister—male, age seventeen, rank thirty-three Spirit Master. Spirit Power: rank twenty-nine (his rank rose thanks to Jade Yuan Ming's daily infusion of Spirit Power and the high-grade Spirit Body; his Spirit Power has temporarily stopped increasing). Favorability: 80 (profit and admiration).]

"So that really is Jade Little Sister? With favorability at eighty, he must respect Bibi a lot. I wonder if he can be won over with a few carrots."

Tang Qinghe sized Jade Little Sister up. The man had only just arrived, but the most striking thing about him was the blue book he held. On its cover were the words: "The Ten Core Strengths of Martial Spirits."

"Who are you?"

Tang Qinghe had no intention of taking the materials from Jade Little Sister. He sat down in front of Bibi's small dressing table. He was already worrying about how to find the antagonist, and since the other party had come right to his door, he might as well use him.

"Concubine, I'm Jade Little Sister. I joined Spirit Hall three months ago as an assistant instructor. I was ordered to help teach, and I've come to deliver the student profiles."

Unlike the other Spirit Hall staff, who were respectful toward Bibi, Jade Little Sister spoke as though he were her equal.

Since arriving in Martial Spirit City, he had noticed the young Concubine before him.

For some reason, Bibi had seemed a little different over the past few days. But that was only based on what he had observed in the weeks before.

Bibi was an orphan. If she were merely some low-ranking servant, she wouldn't have attracted his attention.

More importantly, he had used his position as Bibi's staff member to get close to the core secrets of Spirit Hall, and had found a way to break through his bottleneck at rank thirty.

So he had deliberately chosen today's opportunity and brought along the "Ten Core Strengths of Martial Spirits" that he had been "researching."

Tang Qinghe had no idea what Jade Little Sister was thinking. But since he had spent two weeks swapping bodies with Bibi, no one in Spirit Hall had treated him with as much respect as she had—not even the most senior Spirit Masters. Jade Little Sister, on the other hand, had actually shown him contempt.

Perhaps it was because Bibi had been so haughty for so long that, when Jade Little Sister suddenly appeared as someone who wasn't afraid of her, she found him amusing and took an interest in him. Maybe that was why she had been subtly drawing him in?

That really might work.

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