“Now that I’ve broken away from the Hunter Team and made things clear with Yun Mo, it’s time to leave.”
Bai Nian sat on the Sofa, staring at the neon lights of the night view in the distance, lost in thought.
She didn’t turn on the lights.
The room was silent, with only the faint glow of her phone screen reflecting off her stunningly beautiful face.
The Reward for this Mission was to upgrade a Prop into a Growth-type Item, the value of which went without saying.
Items of this level were extremely rare.
Take the Rank 3 Drunk Dream Flute, for example; if it were a Growth-type, its value would at least quintuple.
“The point is, I don’t have any other Props to choose from anyway, do I?”
Bai Nian said helplessly, eventually choosing the Flute in her hand.
As a flash of green light flickered, the System completed the upgrade.
The appearance of the Flute hadn’t changed much from before, but an additional entry had appeared.
[Name: Rank 3 Growth-type Item (Drunk Dream Flute)]
[Strengthening Core: 0]
[Effect: Kinetic Energy Conversion and Release (0%), Indestructible]
[Indestructible: Non-rule-based Props cannot leave any marks on this item or destroy it.]
“Indestructible?”
Bai Nian held the end of the Flute and swung it around a couple of times.
“Doesn’t this just make it a Dog-Beating Staff?”
Just as well; she could occasionally use it as a weapon.
“It’s already eleven o’clock. It’s so late.”
Bai Nian sighed.
“Shanshan should be asleep by now. I’ll contact her tomorrow.”
She took off her clothes, walked into the bathroom, and bathed herself in cold water.
Bai Nian closed her eyes and began to recall the series of events that had occurred since she arrived in this world.
Enrollment, Awakening, becoming a Professional, joining the Hunter Guild—up until now, she was already a Professional with four Divine Marks.
And the time it took for these changes was only a few short days.
There wasn’t much in this large apartment that belonged to her.
Since she was leaving, she might as well terminate the lease and treat everything else as trash to be thrown away.
Thinking this, she lay on the bed and soon fell into a dream.
Ever since she became a Hypnotist, she no longer suffered from sleep anxiety.
***
The night passed in silence.
Early the next morning, Bai Nian contacted the Landlord and apologized repeatedly.
After all, she hadn’t lived in this apartment for more than a few days.
After deducting a few hundred in liquidated damages, the Landlord lady readily agreed, and Bai Nian began packing her clothes.
By noon, Bai Nian was sweating profusely from the heat.
As she picked through her things, she couldn’t even tell which ones she should throw away anymore.
She sat on the Sofa to rest, fine sweat covering her neck while her face flushed slightly.
“It’s almost twelve o’clock.”
“Shanshan should be eating.”
She took out her phone and started a video call, which was quickly picked up by the other party.
A dim environment appeared on the screen, as if thick Curtains had been drawn over the windows during the day.
The camera was also shaking, and Yuzi Shan’s heavy breathing could be heard from time to time.
“Huff… huff…”
Bai Nian: ???
“Shanshan, you aren’t…?”
Even though we’re good sisters, you don’t need to share this kind of thing with me, hey!
“Mm, good noon, Nian Nian. I’m… I’m exercising.”
she explained.
However, the explanation seemed very weak at this moment.
Soon, she also realized something was wrong and grumbled flirtatiously, “Wait, Nian Nian, what were you just thinking?!”
“Eh?”
Bai Nian was stunned.
As the other person’s camera moved, she saw that Yuzi Shan was indeed working out.
“This is our Mission. A Close-Combat Profession has to train their physical fitness. There’s no other way.”
she explained proactively.
After another ten minutes, Yuzi Shan finally finished her Mission and collapsed straight into a chair, looking like she had no more will to live.
“I’m exhausted…”
“Nian Nian, why do you look so hot too? Don’t tell me you’re working out as well?”
She suddenly leaned toward the screen with a mischievous grin to interrogate her.
“No, I’m packing my luggage.”
Bai Nian said with a dark expression.
“The Bai Clan has been making a lot of big moves lately. You should be able to see the news on your end, right?”
“You mean the Bai Family Manor explosion?”
Yuzi Shan turned serious.
Because the Bai Clan Main House was located in Di Du, she had heard about the affairs of this branch family, especially since it was in her hometown.
Bai Nian nodded, but Yuzi Shan didn’t connect this incident to her.
After all, in her eyes, Bai Nian was just a Hypnotist who had been lucky enough to get one Divine Mark.
“Mhm, I plan to move out of Tianmu City, but I don’t know where to go.”
Bai Nian said.
“Come to Di Du and find me!”
Yuzi Shan blurted out, but then she felt it might be inappropriate.
“The cost of living in Di Du is too high…”
“Money isn’t an issue. Mostly, I’m afraid the Bai Clan will continue to target me.”
Bai Nian replied with some concern.
“That won’t happen. The Bai Clan doesn’t even care about Bai Ling’s high Gift. I heard she only came to Di Du because she wanted to earn the qualification to join the Main House.”
Yuzi Shan explained.
So that’s how it was. It seemed they would care even less about someone like her who had already quit the Bai Clan.
This was for the best; she could go to Di Du without worry.
Bai Nian thought this and looked at the person on the screen again.
“Then it’s perfect. I’ll go to Di Du to find Shanshan.”
“Really?”
Yuzi Shan’s face lit up with joy.
Upon seeing Bai Nian nod, she jumped up happily.
“Hurray!”
“Then once Nian Nian arrives, I won’t live in the dorm anymore. The two of us can move out together, and then every day we can…”
She began her moment of fantasy, her mouth curling up as she started to drool.
“Hehehe…”
“Can you stop acting like such a pervert? I’m scared…”
Bai Nian always felt like she was going to fall into a demonic trap.
But other than Yuzi Shan, she didn’t have any other friends outside of the city.
As for Bai Ling, that wouldn’t work.
If Bai Tianyi accidentally found out, he would run all the way from Tianmu City to Di Du.
“Nian Nian, I’m going to take a shower. Look at how much you’ve sweated. Let’s do it together?”
Yuzi Shan made a shocking request.
Bai Nian was stunned.
What kind of outrageous request was this?
She was about to refuse, “No—”
[Face the gap bravely!]
[Daily Random Task: Take a video bath with your best friend]
[Reward: Promote from the first letter of the alphabet to the second]
[Punishment: Maybe Yuzi Shan will be unhappy.]
Damn it.
I swear, it’s purely because I don’t want Yuzi Shan to be unhappy.
“Fine…”
Bai Nian sighed.
She had to take a shower anyway.
Of course, it wasn’t the first time the two of them had done this, though it was the first time for the current Bai Nian.
Yuzi Shan entered the bathroom, completely indifferent to her gaze as she removed her clothes on her own.
In contrast, Bai Nian was still a bit bashful, trying her best not to let the camera capture too much on the screen.
The moment she saw the other’s figure, she finally understood what the System meant by the “gap.”
Is this what a Great Emperor is like…
Her waist was very thin, just like Bai Nian’s, but because of the contrast from above and below, it was even more noticeable.
Her well-proportioned figure revealed graceful curves in the dim environment.
It wasn’t until the other girl removed her final layer of clothing that Bai Nian realized they were actually wearing the exact same thing.
“Why do you keep staring at me?”
Yuzi Shan’s somewhat shy voice came from the other side of the screen.
Even though they had bathed together several times before, being stared at so intensely by the other person still made her feel embarrassed.
Hearing this, Bai Nian instantly snapped out of it and hurriedly continued.
Soon, the sound of flowing water echoed from both bathrooms, separated only by their screens…