The Entrance Test

"Riding the wind?"

Xu Longyun stood at the window with her hands behind her back, gazing at Lin Bai as he strolled leisurely through the air. Her eyes were calm. "He really is no ordinary man. With such a flamboyant way of doing things, I wonder which sect he belongs to?"

"The City of Incompleteness? Are those sects trying to take shortcuts to save the world too?" Watching Lin Bai disappear from sight, Xu Longyun shook her head, a smile brushing her lips. "Someone, attend me."

The door opened at her call.

An attendant in blue stood in the doorway. "Your orders, City Lord?"

"Relay my orders. Notify the heads of the Luo, Song, Zhu, and Gu families, along with the city's various artisans' associations, to come to the City Lord's Residence at a quarter past nine to discuss matters," Xu Longyun said.

"Yes." The attendant answered, bowed, and withdrew.

There were few people about in Jiamao City in the early morning.

Even the early risers were mostly busy rushing about. Who had nothing better to do than look up at the sky?

With no one disturbing him, Lin Bai rode the wind through the sky, thoroughly enjoying his flight.

At that moment, he was in excellent spirits.

With the city lord won over, apart from his disappointing disciple and the newly emerged Divine Physician System, the remaining four systems could all run themselves.

An automated task-processing assembly line.

Super nice!

Throughout the entire night, Lin Bai's Negative Emotions points had never stopped coming in. Some came from the city lord, some from Zhou Jiang, some from Deng Libuduo, and even more came from names he did not recognize.

Alongside the Negative Emotions points supplied by those unfamiliar names came pleasure points from Luo Congwen and his two companions, as well as Song Jinnan's family.

The steadily increasing numbers proved that the three wealthy young gentlemen were running the haunted house business quite well.

At the very least, they were having a blast!

In the early hours of the morning,

The growth of Negative Emotions and Incompleteness Points gradually stalled.

Only [Deng Libuduo] persisted in supplying resentment.

It seemed his prospective disciple was not very satisfied with his current circumstances.

Still,

for a player to keep singing and dancing at the restaurant entrance without giving up,

and spend two days working as a doorman, his patience was already quite impressive.

Modern life moved so fast that people wanted every swing in a game to deal 999 damage. Unless it was true love, who would willingly sing in a game for an entire day and night without getting any rewards...

As dawn approached, Song Jinnan and his family retreated into the cracks between the Spirit Realm and this world.

Without ghosts to liven things up, the Haunted House lost its purpose. After partying all night, Luo Congwen and the others went home to rest.

Bored out of his mind and with nowhere to go, [Deng Libuduo] carried out a table and sat alone by the entrance, pouring himself drinks while cursing Lin Bai in his heart and contemplating a hundred ways his master could die.

But when he saw Lin Bai flying back through the sky, draped in the Morning Glow, all the resentment in his heart vanished in an instant. Only one thought remained: no matter how bitter or difficult it was, becoming Lin Bai's disciple would be worth it.

Lin Bai landed.

[Deng Libuduo] immediately stood at attention, plastering a smile across his face. "Master, you're back."

"I'm back." Lin Bai nodded. "Everyone's gone?"

"Yes, Young Master Luo and the others just left. After working all night, I finally sat down to get something to eat." [Deng Libuduo] deliberately yawned and forced a smile.

What the hell are you pretending for?

All those people grinding levels through the night at the City Lord's Residence weren't tired.

And you're tired?

"Thanks for your hard work." Lin Bai patted [Deng Libuduo] on the shoulder. "Why not get some sleep inside?"

"The smell in there is too strong." [Deng Libuduo]'s expression shifted slightly, and he gave an awkward smile. "We sold quite a few pairs of trousers last night. We're airing the place out!"

"..." Lin Bai was speechless.

"Don't worry, Master. It won't affect business during the day. Young Master Luo sent over plenty of incense." [Deng Libuduo] smiled and continued, "Young Master Song transferred cooks and servers from his family's winery. They should be here around daybreak. Young Master Zhu found someone to compose a tune for our restaurant song, and he said he'd bring a few dancing girls over today to welcome customers at the entrance. With those young gentlemen handling things, our restaurant is finally on the right track."

Whoa!

Rich people really were a different breed.

Lin Bai smiled. This time, he really could be a hands-off boss.

Earlier, he had considered recruiting another player to pair up with [Deng Libuduo]. It seemed there was no need now.

His Golden Finger really delivered.

Who could have imagined that less than ten days after transmigrating, he would already have money, leisure, and connections!

"Master, now that the restaurant is fully staffed, what should I do?" Deng Libuduo rubbed his hands and asked with an ingratiating smile. "Can I start learning Martial Arts from you?"

"You want to learn Martial Arts?" Lin Bai asked.

"Yes." [Deng Libuduo] nodded eagerly. "Master, I promise to hold every word and action of mine to the virtue of a gentleman."

"How about this? Go into Jiamao City today and do ninety-nine different good deeds. For each deed, ask the person you helped for one copper coin." Lin Bai pondered for a moment before saying, "When you return tonight, if you've collected ninety-nine copper coins without getting beaten up, I'll accept you as my disciple."

"..." [Deng Libuduo] froze, then tried to bargain. "Master, doing good deeds is easy, but isn't asking for money afterward a bit much?"

"Not at all." Lin Bai glanced at him with a smile. "You've been with me for two days now. Count how many good deeds I've done, then look at how much money I've earned."

Have you done any good deeds?

[Deng Libuduo] was utterly exasperated. Then he suddenly remembered that his master's moral standards were different from everyone else's, and for a moment, he could find no words to refute him.

"Xiao Deng, this is our sect's most basic entrance requirement." Lin Bai let out a wistful sigh. "Back when I studied under my master, I challenged the highest level straightaway."

"What's the highest level?" [Deng Libuduo] asked.

Lin Bai glanced at him and said casually, "Do ninety-nine good deeds for a villain in a single day, while requiring him to be deeply grateful and not lay a hand on me. Do you know how much I suffered to pass that advanced entrance test?"

That was all too easy to imagine!

[Deng Libuduo] could not help swallowing. He asked timidly, "What happened to that villain afterward?"

"He achieved complete enlightenment and eventually became a monk." Lin Bai sounded infinitely moved.

Holy fucking shit!

What the hell kind of sect was this!

Images flashed through [Deng Libuduo]'s mind: Qingfeng Daoist, who had been forced to become a shareholder, and Song Jinnan's family, who were deeply grateful to Lin Bai and willingly earned money for him.

A fine layer of sweat beaded on his forehead.

His once-unshakable confidence that he could kill his master suddenly began to waver.

"Would you like to try?" Lin Bai asked. "After I passed the test, my master declared me the most gifted person in the sect. Even without learning martial arts, I could roam the world."

"Better not." [Deng Libuduo] shook his head frantically. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said sheepishly, "The most basic test will be enough for me."

He hesitated, then asked, "Master, do you learn different things depending on whether you pass the basic or advanced entrance test?"

"There's no difference!" Lin Bai said. "What a master teaches his disciple depends entirely on his mood."

Uh!

What a bizarre sect!

The corners of [Deng Libuduo]'s mouth twitched twice. "Master, if there's no difference, why have different entrance tests?"

Lin Bai glanced at Deng Libuduo, then looked up at the sky, revealing an enigmatic smile. "Because our sect's greatest strength isn't Martial Arts, but an invincible heart. The greater your heart, the greater your stage."