Tang San, Invite Your Mom Into the Banner for a Chat!

Xiao Wu, Su Lin, and Uncle Huang's illusions were lifted. Bai Yu had deliberately let the three of them kill the Black Panther within the Illusionary Realm, seamlessly connecting the illusion to reality.

Looking at the Black Panther that had long been dead, Su Lin thought they had just killed it and said excitedly:

"Great! This Black Panther can fetch at least two hundred Gold Soul Coins at the market!"

A Century Soul Beast could sell for around five hundred Gold Soul Coins if its fur, meat, and other parts were sold separately. This Black Panther was only sixty or seventy years old, but it could still fetch at least two hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Uncle Huang smacked his lips and said:

"What a pity it died outright. We're not far from the exit. If we'd left it barely alive, we might have been able to sell its Soul Ring too. The price would've at least doubled!"

Though he said that, two hundred Gold Soul Coins was already a huge sum. As a Soul Grandmaster employed by the Su Family, Uncle Huang earned twenty Gold Soul Coins a month. That was already quite a good salary.

But a Soul Elder earned two hundred a month, and that was only their basic income.

Uncle Huang looked at Bai Yu and Xiao Wu and said:

"I contributed the most to killing this Black Panther. Young Master Su and I take seventy percent, while you two take thirty percent. How about it?"

He was asking, not informing them.

However, impulsive Xiao Wu could not help wanting to speak, only for Bai Yu to pull her back.

Bai Yu smiled and said to Uncle Huang:

"That's a very reasonable division."

Uncle Huang let out a sigh of relief.

Dean Wu stood behind Bai Yu, and Bai Yu himself was a genius Support System Soul Master. If he had forcibly demanded more, Uncle Huang would have had no choice but to give in.

Yet Bai Yu had not done so. To remain calm and ungreedy in the face of wealth—his future was truly promising. Uncle Huang smiled and said:

"Your character is truly impressive."

Bai Yu only wanted to earn the Su Family's goodwill and build ties with Nuoding City's wealthy households, making his future actions more convenient. He did not care about a few dozen Gold Soul Coins.

Soon, Uncle Huang dragged the Black Panther's corpse out of the Soul Hunting Forest and set up a stall at the market to sell it.

Selling was not a simple matter. To maximize profits, the Black Panther's fur and various body parts had to be sold separately, which might take several days. Thus, Bai Yu and Xiao Wu returned to the academy first, while Uncle Huang would send someone to deliver the money later.

On the road, Xiao Wu grabbed Bai Yu and pouted unhappily.

"Xiao Yu, how can you trust that Su fellow and Huang fellow so much? What if they trick you, claim they didn't sell it, and pocket your money?"

They were not that foolish. Bai Yu smiled.

"Xiao Wu, don't worry. I trust them, and they trust me."

"But we could have earned more!"

"Xiao Wu, do I look like a greedy person to you?"

Bai Yu suddenly stared into Xiao Wu's eyes. His deep gaze made her heart race, and a blush could not help rising to her cheeks.

"B-but... f-forget it. Whatever you say goes!"

Xiao Wu folded her arms over her chest, turned her head away, and pretended to ignore Bai Yu.

Bai Yu smiled and began silently making plans.

For quite some time to come, I have three things to do.

First, Soul Refining. I'll often follow Nuoding City's wealthy households into the Soul Hunting Forest to explore. During that time, I'll try to find one or two Century Soul Beasts and refine them into Soul Pets to increase my combat strength.

Ah, it would be great if the Human Emperor Banner could summon Soul Pets in the future too. The Myriad Souls Banner can't be openly revealed. Perhaps I can buy one from the shop in the future?

Still, would it be a little forced for a Support-type Spirit to have summoned beasts? Probably not. Tang San was originally a Control System Soul Master, yet he awakened an assault-type soul skill like the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. What am I afraid of?

Second, accumulate Points—as many as possible. In the future, I'll buy soul skills, Spirits, Soul Rings, and nurture my subordinates.

Third, find a chance to visit Holy Spirit Village and invite Ah Yin into my banner for a chat. Hehe.

After setting these three plans, Bai Yu had thought there would be no chance to carry them out anytime soon. Who would have thought that just one month later, the opportunity would arrive!

That day, Bai Yu was walking through the academy when he saw a group of girls walking together in the distance suddenly scatter and run in every direction as though they had encountered some monster.

Bai Yu focused his eyes and saw Tang San walking out from behind them.

Hmm, it looks like Tang San has really become a rat everyone wants to beat. Bai Yu was about to pretend he had not seen him when Tang San's eyes suddenly lit up and he hurried over.

"Xiao Yu, I have something to discuss with you!"

Bai Yu stopped and smiled.

"What is it?"

Tang San got straight to the point.

"Xiao Yu, right now, I only trust you and my teacher. My teacher wants me to train in the Soul Hunting Forest and gain experience. He'll accompany me. I wanted to ask whether you have time to come with us."

Bai Yu fell into thought.

Tang San now went to work at a blacksmith shop in the city several times a week and did not spend much time at the academy. Now he wanted to train in the Soul Hunting Forest too. It seemed he was so hated at the academy that he could no longer stay there.

If Yu Xiaogang goes with Tang San, Tang Hao definitely won't be at ease. He'll certainly follow them too. Can I take this chance to collect Ah Yin?

Bai Yu asked Tang San:

"When are you leaving, and how many days do you plan to be gone?"

Tang San answered directly without any guard.

"Tomorrow morning. Two or three days, I suppose."

Two or three days were more than enough. Bai Yu looked at Tang San with an apologetic expression.

"Sorry, Little San. I don't have time. It's a shame I can't go with you."

Tang San looked disappointed.

"However," Bai Yu changed the subject, "with Great Master accompanying you, nothing will happen. You can stay in the forest a little longer. If you happen to find something valuable, you won't need to work anymore."

The longer you stay in there, the better!

Tang San felt somewhat grateful. Xiao Yu really does care about me!

After the two said their goodbyes, Bai Yu watched Tang San and Great Master leave Nuoding Academy early the next morning. Delighted inwardly, he too left Nuoding Academy, hired a carriage, and sped toward Holy Spirit Village.

By noon, Bai Yu had returned to Holy Spirit Village. However, he did not enter through the village entrance. Instead, he circled around to the back mountain and headed straight for the valley where Ah Yin's true body was located.

Bai Yu quickly arrived in the valley and reached the side of the waterfall.

"If I remember correctly, there's a mechanism on the cliff wall."

Amid birdsong, floral scents, and the gurgling of the stream, he summoned Little Green and had it climb the steep rock wall. It soon found the mechanism.

Bai Yu struggled for quite some time before climbing up the rock wall, opening the mechanism, and entering the true cave entrance.

The view suddenly opened up. Bai Yu walked down the passage, only to discover that aside from the damp cave entrance, the interior was dark and dry. There seemed to be a hole at the far end, allowing thin rays of sunlight to shine in, but it was still not enough to illuminate the place.

He had no choice but to bring out the Human Emperor Banner, which emitted golden light, to see the path clearly.

"Seriously, Blue Silver Grass is still a plant. There's no water or sunlight in this cave. Is Tang Hao really not slowly murdering Ah Yin?"

Bai Yu muttered a complaint, then walked to the end of the passage and entered a doorless stone chamber. At the center of the chamber was an extremely dry mound of earth, upon which grew a stalk of Blue Silver Grass with golden patterns.

Yet perhaps due to the dryness, its golden patterns were exceedingly dim, and the Blue Silver Grass looked somewhat wilted.

Bai Yu looked at it for a moment, then softly called out:

"Ah Yin?"