The first clash with the Demon-Suppressing Bureau (double-length chapter, monthly ticket bonus 8/8)

"Chen Bai?"

Chen Miao was "practicing" his paper-mounting skills when he suddenly heard someone call him.

He turned toward the doorway. It was none other than Xu Jin.

"Young Master Xu, what brings you here?"

Xu Jin laughed at the question.

"All that paper effigy making was making me dizzy, so I decided to wander around the underground palace. Somehow, I ended up here." "How's your paper mounting coming along? Any problems? Ask me if there's anything you don't understand. I'm not busy anyway."

Chen Miao looked at Xu Jin, sensing the faint goodwill coming from him, and wondered what was going on.

"The notes Master gave me are very detailed. They cover pretty much every problem I might run into."

Xu Jin nodded.

"Good. Come find me if there's anything you don't understand. I'm not far from the room where we used to turn the mill."

"Thank you, Young Master Xu."

When Xu Jin still showed no sign of leaving, Chen Miao asked, "Was there something else, Young Master Xu?"

Xu Jin smiled. "Well, although we've both become Master's disciples, we've never settled our seniority..."

Chen Miao finally understood where all this goodwill had come from.

He immediately cupped his hands. "Eldest Senior Brother, what is there to discuss? Whether it's experience or paper effigy making, you're unquestionably the best of the three of us!" Being called Eldest Senior Brother brought a beaming smile to Xu Jin's face.

"Haha, you flatter me! Master did say that with your talent, Junior Brother, you'll go further as a Paper Effigy Maker." Chen Miao shook his head.

"Talent is just talent. Until it becomes actual ability, it means nothing."

Xu Jin was even more pleased to hear that.

"By the way, Junior Brother, what do you think about the seniority between you