“My parents have always been very loving. I admire a love like theirs.”
Cai Lin said with a smile.
He slowly walked over to Bai Nian, then suddenly kicked his leg out, stepping forward with his left foot in a confident courtship stride, while tossing his bangs to one side.
At this moment, the gangsters nearby all pretended to be greatly shocked, faces filled with fear.
“That’s the man, the young master of the Cai family!”
“Is this the devoted and loyal man who loves all women deeply?”
“Not only is he handsome and rich, but he’s also an all-around talent in every way!”
Bai Nian’s face turned dark as she listened, goosebumps rising all over her.
Cai Lin, meanwhile, continued his act, “Now that you know it’s me, why aren’t you burning with excitement!”
As soon as he finished, he lowered his head and met Bai Nian’s deep gaze.
The next second, he fell straight backward.
“Young Master!”
The surrounding thugs rushed forward, checking on him.
“What did you do to our Young Master…”
Pa!
A crisp snap of fingers sounded, and everyone immediately collapsed to the ground, falling into a deep sleep.
Bai Nian glanced at them speechlessly, then turned and left the scene.
She had already noticed the strengthening of her abilities: now, she no longer needed to deliberately hint to hypnotize a target, and could even mass-hypnotize those with low resistance.
Only after two divine runes had been added to her professional skill did it barely resemble an auxiliary profession.
“Sigh.”
Bai Nian sighed.
If not for the system’s enhancements, she’d still be a frail girl easily pushed over.
At least now, ordinary people were no match for her.
Arriving at the Professionals’ Association, Bai Nian had not even entered when several members of the Tianchao Jiuzhou surrounded her.
“Hello, Miss Bai. We suspect you’re connected to a murder case. Please come with us.”
What had to come, came after all.
Bai Nian didn’t resist and cooperated as they escorted her to the vehicle.
Killing in the wild wouldn’t concern them, but in the city, everything had to be handled by the Alliance’s laws.
Very soon, the car arrived at the Security Bureau, and Bai Nian was brought to the interrogation room.
“Name.”
“Bai Nian.”
“Gender.”
Bai Nian looked up at the questioner, “Female.”
“You’re a Hypnotist. How did you counter-kill those three criminals?”
“Hypnosis.”
Bai Nian replied blandly.
There were few traces of struggle at the scene, all of the kills were one-shot.
Even if someone wanted to investigate, there was nothing to find.
“Captain, Bai Nian is a Fifth Rank Gate psychological counselor at the Professionals’ Association, and has divine runes.”
A member whispered from the side.
“No wonder.”
The captain nodded, then turned to Bai Nian, bowing in apology:
“Your actions constitute legitimate self-defense. On behalf of Tianchao Jiuzhou, I deeply apologize for the attack you suffered. We will strengthen our defenses to prevent such incidents from happening again.”
The Tianchao Jiuzhou naturally knew the situation with the assassin organization.
There was really no suspense to this sort of case.
They even knew Bai Nian was targeted because of the Bai family, but without evidence, there was nothing they could do.
In less than two hours, the whole matter was resolved, and Bai Nian left.
Before she could return to the Professionals’ Association, her phone rang.
It was Li Qian calling.
“The captain obtained a First Rank divine rune. We’re preparing to challenge the Third Rank Gate. We might have to stay in the wild for a while this time, so remember to stock up on supplies.”
On the other end of the call came her reminder, and Bai Nian’s face lit up, “Okay.”
The two chatted a bit more, then hung up.
Bai Nian changed her destination and headed to the supermarket to buy supplies.
Frequent entry into the Calamity Gates not only let her avoid risks, but also helped her quickly accumulate funds to reach her goals.
All morning, Bai Nian prepared a mountain of outdoor necessities: compressed biscuits, tents, fire sources, flashlights, and so on.
In the afternoon, the four-person team gathered again in a private lounge at the Hunters’ Guild.
As soon as she entered, Bai Nian saw Zhang Kun showing off the divine rune on the back of his hand.
“Two and a half years of hard work, finally graduated from the First Rank Gate!”
“Sometimes, all you need is just a bit of luck.”
Shigao shared his view.
Li Qian, the team’s professional stickler, immediately retorted, “Luck is also a part of strength.”
“Congratulations, Captain.”
Bai Nian also congratulated.
“Alright, everyone’s here. Shigao, tell us about this mission.”
Zhang Kun spoke.
Shigao pulled out the information about the Calamity Gates he’d copied from the Hunters’ Guild and began explaining to the group.
“This time, the Third Rank Gate is codenamed Tianmu 0315. It’s a multi-variable open level. It was downgraded from Fourth Rank just yesterday, and no team has gone yet. The No. 15 Gate is 328 kilometers from Tianmu City, passing by a Second Rank No. 5 Gate, which is also one of our targets. That Second Rank Gate is also multi-variable, and intelligence describes it as a battle scenario. The bounty for both Gates totals 300,000, and we expect to be in the wild for about a week.”
After speaking, Shigao produced several files—information provided by survivors who had failed previous attempts; as for the Third Rank Gate, no one knew anything yet.
“Take a look, everyone. We set off early tomorrow morning.”
Zhang Kun addressed the group.
This bounty was particularly tempting; even split four ways, each of them would get over seventy thousand.
If they managed to clear it, Bai Nian might even have enough to move to a new city and start over.
After reviewing the info, everyone dispersed.
Back at her apartment, Bai Nian finally packed a few changes of clothes, took a shower, and lay on the bed, bored, playing games.
As soon as the game started, the system’s voice sounded.
[Take good care of this pure friendship!]
[Today’s random task: Chat with your bestie in the nude]
[Reward: Mastery of all cold weapons]
[Penalty: You don’t want your nudes to be seen by your group chat, do you?]
As expected, the system’s tasks never disappointed her.
This time, Bai Nian wisely didn’t curse at the system.
She quit the game and video-called Yu Zishan.
The call was picked up instantly, and the screen showed her exquisite face, currently lying on the bed with a face mask.
“Ah, my Nian Nian, are you missing me?”
Yu Zishan had just finished speaking when she noticed Bai Nian’s exposed shoulder on the screen.
Her gaze dropped lower, seeing a field of snowy white with nothing covered.
“Wow wow wow, Nian Nian, are you seducing me?!”
“Just finished showering.”
Bai Nian said, eyes avoiding her gaze.
Also: what kind of seduction is this, there aren’t even any grapes on the screen.
She complained inwardly, then quickly changed the topic, “How’s college life? Met any handsome guys?”
“What are you saying? Classes haven’t even officially started yet. Only us freshmen are here.”
She explained, “But the campus is pretty nice. As for handsome guys, not interested.”
Not interested?
You aren’t… that way, are you?
Bai Nian only dared to think it, not say it.
“How about the trial? How’d it go?”
“Passed! I’m now an official professional! Super cool, the school is taking us to clear a First Rank Calamity Gate.”
She raised her little chin, looking smug.
“So fast, Shanshan, you’re amazing.”
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