Chapter 45: Killing

“So, Great God, you agree then?”

Mo Xiaobai nodded, and the girl could not help but cheer: “Great! Now I have a reason to persuade my master to move.”

“Are you feeling relieved?”

“That’s right. I really don’t want to stay in Juancheng right now. Great God, could you take my master with you and bring me along too?”

When Xiao Bai started talking, Mo Xiaobai stopped his hand: “You want to go to my Territory?”

“Yes, yes! I won’t stay at your place for free. I have money now~”

The girl said this and took out the Gold Coin she had put away earlier.

“My Territory does not welcome Players for now.” Mo Xiaobai shook his head. In the early stage of the Plane opening, he did not plan to open his Territory to Players.

“It’s okay. Just treat me as an NPC. I really don’t mind.”

“A Player is a Player. How can I treat you as an NPC?”

For Mo Xiaobai, everything else was negotiable, but not this. This was because Daming Village was not ready to be exposed to the eyes of Players yet.

“Tch, stingy.”

The girl pouted, but she did not insist further. Instead, she asked: “What about my master? Can he go?”

“If I don’t let you go, do you plan to let your master go to my Daming Village?”

“I’m me, and he’s him.”

Xiao Bai answered casually and then shrugged: “Actually, I can guess it more or less. My current mission has reached a bottleneck. If there is no experience in the city, the next step will probably be outside the city. At that time, I might not be able to follow my master around anymore.”

Mo Xiaobai raised both hands in agreement with the girl’s words: “Then you must prepare well. If you fail at the final stage of the mission, you might regret it for your whole life.”

“That’s why I need to settle him down beforehand. I don’t know if I found a master or took on an apprentice. It’s so troublesome.”

“Heh~ How about this? If you complete the entire mission chain, I can open access to my Territory for you.” Mo Xiaobai thought about the whole process of the Ranger Class Transfer and then said: “Of course, the premise is that your master is willing to go to Daming Village with me.”

“Don’t worry. I can handle my master.”

The girl was quite confident in herself. At the end, she took the opportunity to confirm again: “Great God, you said it yourself. After finishing the entire mission chain, let me into Daming Village. I haven’t been to a Player’s Territory yet. I’ve always wanted to see what the number one Plane, Daming Village, looks like.”

“Okay. I’ll give you permission then. Just don’t be disappointed.”

Mo Xiaobai nodded with a smile. It would take at least a month for Xiao Bai to finish the entire Ranger Class Transfer mission. After a month, the Territory would be fully on track, so there was no need to hide it anymore.

The two of them made up their minds and busied themselves with starting the fire, boiling water, and arranging the bamboo steamers.

On the other side, the middle-aged man who had no idea he had just been sold by his apprentice was still wrapping buns. The wrappers were thin and the fillings generous, neat and attractive. Even before they were steamed, Mo Xiaobai already knew the taste would be excellent.

When the two steamers of buns started steaming properly, Cheng Liya still did not stop. He poured out the remaining flour, cracked three more eggs, brought out a small stove, and actually started frying egg pancakes.

“Juancheng has this stuff too?”

Mo Xiaobai was somewhat stunned. It made sense that Great Han Dynasty NPCs could make buns, but what kind of thing was an egg pancake with green onions?

“Hehe~ My master taught me how to make this. I told him I wanted to eat it, and then he made it for me. I love eating this, and my master makes it very delicious.”

The girl beside him smiled proudly, explaining as she looked at her master: “Master, when are we moving?”

“Why do we need to move?”

“The butcher Lu said you are a pedantic scholar. The owner of the wine shop also said we can’t settle the bill monthly anymore for wine. Also, the cloth workshop, the rice market, everyone in the East Market talks about you. How can we continue to live here?” The girl babbled on, only lacking the words “Your own brothers don’t even like you anymore, and they don’t plan to invite you to the monthly account settlement.”

Yes, Cheng Family’s eldest brother was the Fatty boss of Cheng Ji Pharmacy.

“I see. But where can we move to? Even your master has no travel money for a long trip.” The middle-aged man remained calm, continuing to handle the egg pancakes with no anger at all, which was exactly what one should feel after being mocked.

“Go to Daming Village. Great God’s Territory is nestled by mountains and water. It must be much better than the East Market.”

Cheng Liya lifted his head at this moment and looked at Mo Xiaobai: “Does the Baron’s Manor need someone as lazy as me?”

Mo Xiaobai raised his eyebrows immediately upon hearing this: “My Baron’s Manor still needs a head chef. You only need to manage the three daily meals; you are free to do whatever you want the rest of the time. I can offer a generous salary. Food and accommodation are on me. Additionally, you will receive 1 Gold Coin salary from me every month.”

“1 Gold Coin? That is indeed a lot.”

Cheng Liya nodded. Meanwhile, Xiao Bai jumped in while the iron was hot: “Master, you should just agree. Didn’t you say many wild meats cannot be found in the city? Only by moving out will your obedient little apprentice have a chance to enjoy some good food.”

After using a whole combo of acting spoiled and cute, Cheng Liya suddenly stopped his work: “Moving is not impossible, but you need to pass my test. If you pass, I will leave with you. If you fail, our master and apprentice relationship ends here.”

“Master, please say it. I have been ready for a long time.” Seeing her master look like he was releasing a new mission, Xiao Bai patted her chest and replied.

As the number one mission expert in Juancheng, she still had this confidence.

However, contrary to the girl’s expectations, her always calm and steady master opened his mouth this time, making her heart jump:

“I want you to kill someone.”

Kill!

Xiao Bai had not expected that the last step of the mission would end up like this.

At this moment, she suddenly felt an impulse to refuse.

But thinking of the agreement about moving, Xiao Bai took a deep breath: “Master, please say it. Who do I need to kill?”

“Butcher Lu.”

Just three simple words, but this was someone Xiao Bai knew very well.

However, she was confused now. Was it because the meat-selling butcher often spoke ill of her master that her master wanted her to kill Lu?

This was not her original intention for moving!

“This is your own test. You cannot seek help from others.” When Cheng Liya said this, his gaze was fixed on Mo Xiaobai. No doubt, these words were meant for Mo Xiaobai’s ears.

Hearing this, Mo Xiaobai was taken aback. He had wanted to give a little reminder, but it seemed he could not do so now.

If the girl could not understand the trap and key points of this mission, she might easily get eliminated at the final stage of the Tier 1 Ranger Class Transfer due to failure.

“It all depends on you. I hope you are not just a little bit smart.”

Mo Xiaobai whispered in his heart. Fifteen years of life in this Plane in his past life made him clearly understand the key point of this mission. But Mo Xiaobai could not say it now; he could only send a blessing in his heart.

If Xiao Bai could figure it out, then relying on the current advantages, her future achievements would definitely not be low. But if this girl could not figure it out, Mo Xiaobai would not have any further interaction with her.

Female Players with only a little bit of cleverness were too common in this Plane world. Mo Xiaobai had no interest in wasting time on an ordinary Player.

It sounded very cruel and realistic, but this was exactly how the Plane world was.

Because his mind was full of thoughts about the mission, when the delicious buns and egg pancakes were served on the table, the girl barely took a bite. On the contrary, Mo Xiaobai ate with great enjoyment. He thought that even if the girl failed her Class Transfer, he would still find a way to get Cheng Liya to Daming Village.

Until the girl left in a daze, Mo Xiaobai continued to feast. While eating, he gnawed on his lips: “I can see that Mengde cares about her very much.”

“Why does the Baron say that?”

“Others do not know, but I am clear. You have hidden a large part of the content of the test to increase the difficulty.”

“The Baron’s words are too one-sided. I only hope that while she becomes a good sword, she also has a good scabbard.”

“What if she is not that talented?”

“Then let this sword break in my hands.”