Yin Yang Soul Searcher

It's worth mentioning that Bai Jueming's house in the outer city is also within the patrol range of Zhengshan Hall, but under normal circumstances, the people of Yin Yang Hall are too lazy to go to the outer city.

However, there's one thing: Onmyoji must patrol the streets at night within the inner city, since those within the inner city have a much higher status than those outside the outer city...

Class is everywhere.

"Let's go." Han Xueshan stood up briskly.

"Miss Han is so kind. I'll treat you to a meal to repay your kindness in protecting me." Bai Jueming touched the money in his pocket. He had earned one tael of silver from being punched yesterday, and it cost him twenty coins to buy two strings of candied hawthorns. It was more than enough to treat him to a meal at a roadside stall.

"That's a fair suggestion. Then please invite me to Fumanlou." Han Xueshan was the first to leave the room.

After leaving Zhengshan Hall, Bai Jueming led Han Xueshan towards the outer city. It wasn't time for night duty yet, so they didn't need to stay in the inner city. He wanted to check if his older sister's job was reliable first, and also let her know he wouldn't be home tonight because he was on night duty.

"Fu Man Lou is in the inner city, why are you going to the outer city? What do you want to do?" Han Xue shouted, a peach wood sword hanging from her waist. She had changed into a black outfit and stood up straight.

Forget about Fu Man Lou; the little silver I have isn't even enough for a single cup of wine there...

Bai Jueming smiled and said, "Of course I want to show my sincerity by treating you to a meal. Fu Man Lou doesn't have much good food. I'll take you to the outer city to try some local specialties."

"Really? The food in the outer city is even better than in the inner city?" Han Xueshan asked with a hint of doubt.

Before long, the two arrived at a noodle stall in the outer city. The stall owner was a dark-skinned middle-aged man with a towel draped over his shoulder. The soup in the pot was boiling hot, and white steam was rising from it.

After Bai Jueming took his seat, he also gestured for Han Xueshan to sit down: "Miss Han, don't just stand there, sit down quickly. Boss, bring two large bowls of meat sauce noodles."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Bai Jueming explained, "This is a unique attraction in the outer city; you can't find this kind of delicious food anywhere else."

Han Xueshan sat opposite Bai Jueming with a dark face. That bitch never utters a word of truth.

"It's just a noodle stall, what's so special about it? You cheapskate, you only come here to eat because you're broke."

You know I'm broke, yet you still made me treat you to Fu Man Lou. You're doing this on purpose! Of course, Bai Jueming didn't dare say this aloud, so he could only put on a smiling face and say, "Miss Han, please understand. I'll treat you to something nice when I get my salary."

While they were talking, the boss brought over two bowls of meat sauce noodles.

Bai Jueming first sprinkled chopped green onions and cilantro into his bowl: "Adding these two is the essence of this noodle dish."

Just as I was about to add some to Han Xueshan's bowl, she shook her head: "I don't want it."

"You don't eat cilantro either?" Bai Jueming had no choice but to add the chopped green onions and cilantro to his own bowl.

After finishing their meal, Bai Jueming led Han Xueshan toward the "Cao's Silk Shop" in the east of the city.

"Judging from your purposeful look, what exactly are you going to do?" Han Xueshan poked Bai Jueming with her peach wood sword.

"My sister went to the silk shop to look for work on her first day. I'm going to see if she's there and let her know I won't be home tonight. We'll go back to the inner city for night patrol after I'm done," Bai Jueming explained.

"Alright," Han Xueshan nodded, having no objection.

Before long, the two arrived at the entrance of Cao's Silk Shop. They happened to see a beautiful young woman leading a delicate, porcelain-doll-like girl out of the shop, and the two girls waved goodbye to the people inside.

"Sister," Bai Jueming called out from afar.

Is this woman the bitch's sister? She's so pretty, and that little girl looks so well-behaved.

Bai Wanfang turned around upon hearing this: "Moyu? What brings you here?"

Bai Jueming stepped forward, and Han Xueshan followed silently beside him.

"Big sister, I've come to see how your talks went." Bai Jueming picked up Xiaotang.

"And who is this?" Bai Wanfang glanced at the woman behind Bai Jueming. She was dressed in a black outfit, with a high ponytail, and her spirited face smiled at her. Bai Wanfang returned the smile.

"This is Miss Han, she's by my side and responsible for my safety," Bai Jueming explained casually. "Oh, by the way, sister, I just wanted to let you know that I'm not going home tonight; the Yin-Yang Palace needs me on night duty."

After hearing her brother's explanation, Bai Wanfang suddenly seemed to realize something, and a look of surprise appeared on her beautiful face: "Could this be...?"

"Ahem," Bai Jueming suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly interrupted his older sister, "Big sister, how's the job negotiation going?"

Han Xueshan glanced at Bai Jueming with a hint of doubt, only to see him instantly regain his serious expression. A question arose in her mind: what did this bastard say to her sister?

Bai Jueming turned his head and frantically winked at his older sister, signaling her to stop talking.

As expected of a family, Bai Wanfang seemed to understand her brother's meaning. Mo Yu seemed to have told her that this girl had even used connections to enter the Yin Yang Palace in order to protect and pursue him.

You can't expose someone's true feelings in front of them. Girls are already shy, and if you expose her for pursuing your younger brother, how will she save face?

Thinking of this, Bai Wanfang smiled gently at Han Xueshan, liking her more and more as she looked at her.

He then stepped forward and took Han Xueshan's hand, gently reminding her, "Miss Han, you've worked hard. Please be careful to protect yourself while you're protecting Moyu."

"Sister, please be careful." Little Sugar poked her head out and obediently imitated her sister's words.

Han Xueshan was taken aback by the sisters' sudden enthusiasm, looking at the two gentle faces before her. She could only nod somewhat confusedly, "Yes, thank you for your concern, elder sister. And thank you, little sister."

Bai Wanfang laughed even harder, ignoring Bai Jueming, and pulled Han Xueshan home.

On the way, Bai Wanfang said it was getting late and she hadn't prepared dinner yet. She wanted to take Han Xueshan out to a restaurant, but Bai Jueming said he had already eaten noodles outside and was scolded by his older sister for being inconsiderate.

Looking at her older sister scolding Bai Jueming, Han Xueshan found it hard to believe that this was the same woman who had just been so gentle with her.

"It's all my fault for not educating him properly. Next time you come to our house, I'll have Moyu tell you in advance, and I'll cook you some of my signature dishes."

Bai Jueming: "..."

Bai Wanfang continued to pull Han Xueshan home, and only then did she have time to reply to her younger brother: "The owner of the silk shop is nice. He agreed to let me bring Xiaotang to work here. It's two taels of silver a month, and they even provide lunch."

Han Xueshan listened silently to the siblings' conversation, and couldn't help but think, "How can this wretched woman be so poor? The Yin-Yang Palace's monthly salary of twenty taels of silver is more than enough to support a family, if not a life of luxury. Why does she need her sister to work and earn money?"

This scoundrel doesn't seem like the type to squander money. When he treats me to a meal, he only gets the cheapest noodles, and he won't even add an egg when the owner asks if I want one. Han Xueshan wanted to ask him about it, but then she thought it was their family matter, and as an outsider, she shouldn't pry.

"The boss is not bad," Bai Jueming commented.

"Yes, if I earn more money in the future, it'll be good for you too..."

"Cough cough," Bai Wanfang was interrupted by Bai Jueming's coughing sound, which sounded like he was about to cough up blood, before she could finish speaking.

Bai Wanfang immediately fell silent and smiled gently at Han Xueshan.

Han Xueshan gave a stiff smile; she couldn't understand what the siblings were saying.

As Han Xueshan approached Bai Jueming's house, she saw a vendor selling candied hawthorns and suddenly remembered that the scoundrel had asked her for money yesterday, apparently to buy candied hawthorns for his sister.

He glanced at the well-behaved little girl in Bai Jueming's arms, then excused himself to leave for a moment and went to buy a few candied hawthorn skewers to give to Xiaotang.

Little Tang's innocent face lit up with surprise, and she obediently said, "Thank you, sister." She didn't accept the money, and instead looked at Bai Wanfang.

Bai Wanfang smiled gently: "Take it." She couldn't help but think to herself that this Miss Han was quite cunning in her pursuit of Mo Yu, and had already begun to show affection to Xiao Tang.

After thanking her again, Xiao Tang accepted the candied hawthorn. Han Xueshan witnessed everything and couldn't help but admire how polite Bai Wanfang's sister was; this bitch was an exception.

It was already dark when they arrived at the door. Bai Jueming was about to return to the inner city for his night patrol. Han Xueshan politely declined Bai Wanfang's invitation to come inside.

"You've worked hard protecting Moyu. Next time you come, make sure Moyu tells her sister in advance, okay?" Bai Wanfang said earnestly, holding Han Xueshan's hand.

Han Xueshan nodded and smiled in response.

Bai Wanfang smiled, then pulled Bai Jueming aside and repeatedly instructed him to treat the girl well. Bai Jueming readily agreed.

"There's one more thing. Hongfei wrote home saying he'll be back in two days. He also mentioned in the letter that he's going to travel the world this time." Bai Wanfang's face was filled with worry.

Bai Jueming nodded: "This is a good thing, it means his cultivation has improved."

"Sigh, I didn't expect this day to come so soon..." Bai Wanfang sighed, somewhat reluctant.

Bai Jueming could only offer a few words of comfort to his elder sister, which made her feel much better.

As they parted, Bai Wanfang gave Han Xueshan a gentle smile.

Han Xueshan also smiled in response, looking puzzled.

.......

The two hurried towards the south gate, which was about to close. Although their status as Onmyoji meant they weren't afraid of the curfew, it was always better to avoid trouble. They entered the inner city before the guards closed the gates.

After entering the city, Bai Jueming suddenly saw a pair of armored soldiers with sharp weapons walking towards them from across the road, their armor fluttering in the wind.

The leader was a tall and imposing figure, clad in silver-white armor with a scarlet cloak draped over his shoulders. A sword hung at his waist, and he walked with a commanding presence.

It was already late, and the people on the streets were gradually heading home. Only the two who had just entered the city remained within the city gate area.

The leader stopped and looked at the two people standing by the roadside with a serious expression. The woman was dressed in a black, close-fitting outfit, while the man wore the Yin-Yang Palace uniform and had a token hanging from his waist.

The man's gaze swept over the token at Bai Jueming's waist, then he nodded to the two of them in goodwill. He did not drive them away.

Then Bai Jueming saw a general dressed in the same attire emerge from the guardhouse next to the city gate.

The general who had previously nodded to the two suddenly surging with qi, his cloak fluttering wildly. Then, a powerful pressure swept across the entire area as he revealed his cultivation level to the general opposite him.

Bai Jueming felt a chill run down his spine as he was swept by this oppressive aura. This person's strength was definitely not low.

Han Xueshan, who was standing to the side, was swept away by the oppressive aura. She narrowed her eyes, then quietly sensed it for a moment before whispering to Bai Jueming, "Fourth Rank!"

"Fourth rank?" Bai Jueming was a little surprised. Even a fourth-rank martial artist was being so polite to him. Bai Jueming reached out and shook the Yin-Yang Palace token at his waist. This thing was really powerful.

Bai Jueming certainly noticed that the general only showed goodwill after seeing his token. Of course, the general didn't deliberately hide it either.

After demonstrating his cultivation level, the general in front said to the general in front of him, "Change shifts."

With such a large commotion, Bai Jueming thought something serious had happened, but it turned out to be the guards changing shifts, and the night shift was starting...

The two then headed toward their assigned areas.