Chapter 36 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

Watching as Xue Chuang and his group passed her by, Bai Ru’s expression darkened in an instant.

This scoundrel. Are you mocking me? Humph. I was duped, but did you really manage to find a genuine master?

Bai Ru looked towards Chen Hao and said, “Master Chen, look at that guy with the crew-cut. Is he really an expert?”

Chen Hao smiled. “He indeed has true capabilities.”

Bai Ru’s countenance changed. “Master, are you sure?”

Chen Hao said, “No need to worry. The Stream Mountain problem isn’t a small one. Although this fellow seems to have some capabilities, I feel that he might not necessarily be more formidable than me. We don’t know who’s going to win yet.”

It was only upon hearing this that Bai Ru’s countenance improved. Together with Chen Hao, she entered the building.

At this moment, Xue Chuang who first entered the building looked at the crew-cut expert and said with a smile, “Master Long, my colleague invited someone to help. This wasn’t our company’s decision though, she simply refuses to admit defeat and wants to get involved in everything. This time when the company ran into trouble, she went everywhere looking for experts and has already been duped twice. So please don’t take offense. It’s not because we have no faith in you, Master.”

The crew-cut guy said with a hint of a smile, “That fellow isn’t simple either. At least, the cat he’s holding is no ordinary cat.”

Xue Chuang paused, taken aback.

He hadn’t expected Bai Ru to have really invited someone extraordinary. It was just that… no matter how he looked at that person, he seemed like a loser to him. Is this what they mean by “don’t judge a person by his looks”?

At this moment, Xue Chuang’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly grew alert.

A moment later, Xue Chuang and Bai Ru came to a large office. Bai Jinglong and Xue Longqi had been waiting for a long time, and upon seeing them, they got up and revealed a smile at him.

Xue Chuang was the first to go up. He enthusiastically introduced Master Long to his father and Bai Jinglong.

Bai Ru naturally wouldn’t let Xue Chuang beat her to it. She smilingly introduced the two of them to Chen Hao, heaping him with praises while doing so, to the point that Chen Hao felt embarrassed.

But what really caught Chen Hao’s attention was that crew-cut expert.

This fellow who didn’t seem like he was pretending to know his stuff exuded a green-colored aura. This aura was above board and upright, with a strong yang energy. This aura made the black cat suffer an agitation—it was now slumped in Chen Hao’s arms, not even daring to move.

Is this Dharmic power aura? He didn’t seem that powerful. His aura seemed much weaker compared with the power of incense he obtained from the Spring Temple. Clearly, even if this Master Long had true capabilities, his Dao Attainment couldn’t be that high.

“Hur hur, you two masters are experts. It’s just that a freak combination of factors resulted in you two coming together. To give up on either of you would be showing disrespect to the one being given up. How about this? You two masters can check out the Stream Mountain construction site matter together. We’ll follow the advice of whoever has a better solution. What do you think, Masters?” Bai Jinglong spoke in a genial and smiley manner.

Xue Longqi agreed. “The Stream Mountain construction site problem concerns Stone City’s future development. The Shuanglong Group is under great pressure. It’s our honor to have your help. Please be reassured that whoever’s advice we choose to follow, we will compensate the other one adequately as well.”

After the two in-charge expressed their attitudes, Xue Chuang and Bai Ru looked at the respective master they each invited.

Chen Hao smiled. “I’m okay with that. I wonder what your thoughts are on this, Master Long?”

Master Long smiled. “There are fewer and fewer people cultivating these days. To meet a fellow cultivator is something to be happy about too. If we check out the place together, we can also exchange our views. This trip would not be wasted then.”