Little White Bridge, a Tight Embrace

After listening to Third Master, I merely smiled.

I used the same words I had used to reject Luo Jianhua to reject Third Master's proposal as well.

I had only just started out.

Though I possessed some abilities, they were still far from enough.

I felt it was nowhere near the time for me to graduate from my apprenticeship.

Nor did I like the idea of being controlled within the system. I could make money as things stood, enough to cover my expenses.

Most importantly, I did not want to leave this place or be far away from Xiao Yu.

And I did not want to give up my position as a surgeon at the psychiatric hospital.

That had been my dream of practicing medicine since childhood.

Though the path I was on now had veered off course a little...

After hearing my refusal, Third Master simply smiled and said nothing more.

Because of what had happened at Nine Corpse Tower, Third Master did not say much else.

Even though I still had many questions, I could only wait until I saw Xiao Yu and ask her properly.

Since the next year or two would be a peaceful period,

I had to make good use of that time to improve myself.

Aside from finding the next vicious corpse to fill Nine Corpse Tower, I also wanted to see

just what kind of extraordinary person the "tower breaker" Third Master had mentioned really was.

If I ever entered Nine Corpse Tower again,

I definitely could not end up in such a sorry state as before...

By the time Third Master and I finished dinner, it was already past nine at night.

I got up to bid Third Master farewell.

Third Master nodded and saw me to the elevator.

After leaving the