Chapter 157: The New Soul Cultivator of the Bai Mansion, Xiao Hei and Xiaobai

Bai Mansion, Junzi Residence.

In the backyard, as soon as Luo Zijun returned, he began to earnestly flip through that cultivation manual.

Then, he could not wait to begin practicing.

On every page of the book, there was a drawing; every move was illustrated clearly, and at the same time, there were detailed explanations below the drawings.

After Luo Zijun earnestly flipped through it several times, he had memorized it all in his mind.

Then he began to practice in the backyard, one move at a time.

At the beginning, every move was very slow, requiring careful recollection, and there could not be the slightest error; sometimes he even needed to flip back to look at the drawings and explanations in the book.

After several repetitions, the moves began to gradually become proficient.

By the end, he could finish the first set very fluently without thinking or looking at the book.

However, the speed was still relatively slow.

Practicing like this, before he knew it, it was already evening.

At this moment, Luo Zijun felt the blood in his entire body gurgling and flowing, as if it were burning; his whole body was crimson red, and the temperature was extremely high.

As soon as sweat emerged, it was quickly evaporated away.

At the same time, he could clearly feel streams of hot Qi flowing rapidly within his bones.

After finishing the practice, his entire body's bones were scalding hot and incomparably sore.

Especially inside the bones, waves of soreness, numbness, and pain assailed him, one after another, as if ants were gnawing and as if needle tips were constantly pricking; it felt particularly unbearable.

This was the normal reaction to marrow refinement.

He immediately went to boil water, steeped the medicine, and then quickly entered the bathtub, immersing his body in the thick medicinal broth.

The soreness and pain eased slightly.

However, the effect of these medicines was clearly no longer sufficient.

After all, he was now at the fourth realm of the martial artist cultivation, and he needed higher-grade medicinal herbs for his Medicine Bath to achieve the best results.

He would just make do for tonight.

He prepared to go out to purchase more tomorrow.

This time, the duration of the Medicine Bath was quite long; he only got up from the bathtub after the medicinal broth in the tub had cooled for a long time.

Outside, the sky had already turned dark.

After tidying up, he bathed and went to the front courtyard to eat.

At this time, Zhiyuan told him: "Young Master, three days from now is the birthday of Miss Jia Xichun of the Jia Family. The Young Miss asked this servant to tell you that the Jia Family has already sent someone to extend an invitation, and they specifically invited you, Young Master. However, the Young Miss said that if you, Young Master, do not wish to go, you do not have to."

"Three days from now?"

Luo Zijun's gaze flickered, and he said: "Tell the Third Miss that I am free that day and can accompany her to go together."

Zhiyuan promised, saying: "Then this servant will go and reply."

Having said that, she immediately went out the door.

Luo Zijun pondered for a while longer before lowering his head to eat his meal.

Xiaohuan said happily from the side: "Young Master is so amazing now; even imperial relatives like the Jia Family are taking the initiative to invite you, Young Master, to attend a banquet."

Luo Zijun smiled slightly and did not speak.

That day at the Bowang Marquis Mansion, that Miss Tanchun had indeed risked the reputation of the Jia Family and the reputation of the Jia Family's Second Miss to help him.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to pay a visit in person.

Whether it was to express thanks or to offer an explanation, he had to go and clarify this matter himself.

By the way, he could also see for himself the luxurious life of the Jia Mansion and those classic characters he was already familiar with but had never met.

Of course, he could also take the opportunity to see that enemy.

With it being that kind of day and in the Jia Mansion, and with him being a guest personally invited by the master of the Jia Family, the other party naturally would not dare to do anything.

Safety should not be a problem.

Of course, even so, he would not be careless.

Zhiyuan soon returned and replied: "Young Master, this servant has already gone to tell the Third Miss. The Third Miss said that on that morning, she will come over personally to call for you, Young Master, to go together."

Luo Zijun nodded, finished the soup in his bowl, stood up, and said: "You all go to sleep early; I am going to read."

He returned to his room.

He locked the door, closed the windows, and lit the oil lamp.

He first faced the mirror and practiced the disguise technique for an hour.

Perhaps because of his advancement, his practice had become much easier, and the muscles and skin on his face quickly underwent some changes.

Next, the size of his facial features and the distances between them also began to slowly change.

Finally, his gaze, his demeanor, his facial expressions while speaking, and so on, also changed quietly.

He looked at himself carefully in the mirror and felt that he still looked somewhat familiar, but if one did not look closely, it was indeed somewhat unrecognizable.

If it were at night, it would be even harder to recognize.

This disguise technique was truly powerful!

Next, he still needed to practice changing the height of his bones and the thickness of his flesh to change his overall height, weight, and so on.

Of course, this final step of cultivation was not that easy.

Being able to change his facial features and temperament now, he was already very satisfied.

Seeing that it was already late at night, he put away his cultivation technique and rested for a while before continuing to practice the Soul-Shocking Technique.

This technique had also suddenly become much simpler.

The sound he now emitted from his throat was louder and more powerful than before.

If the other party's soul was already weak to begin with, a loud shout from him would likely be able to scare them silly directly.

It was the hour of the third watch.

He got onto the bed, performed Soul Out-of-Body, flew out from the roof, and continued to possess the black cat for Soul Cultivation.

While he was leaping between the willow trees by the lake, that white cat named Daidai appeared once again; it watched him from afar on the courtyard wall for a while, then jumped down and hid in the flower bushes below.

Luo Zijun pretended not to have noticed.

After finishing his leaps through the willows, he walked toward the flower bushes, and just as he was about to reach the white cat, he suddenly accelerated and lunged over.

"Smack!"

He swiped a claw directly at it. However, to his surprise, the other party reacted quickly this time; not only did it dodge immediately, but it also swiped a claw back at him.

Luo Zijun dodged in a panic, secretly astonished in his heart.

The speed and reaction ability of this white cat tonight seemed far stronger than before.

He had almost been struck by the other party.

"Whoosh—"

He immediately pounced again.

The white cat's eyes flickered, appearing somewhat fearful and wanting to flee, but it held back, immediately leaping upward to dodge his pounce, then turned in mid-air like lightning and took the initiative to pounce at him.

Just as Luo Zijun turned around, he immediately received a "smack" on the head.

He was secretly shocked in his heart.

How did this white cat suddenly become so powerful in combat?

"Meow—"

!

Having succeeded with one claw, the white cat let out a triumphant cry at him.

Luo Zijun looked at its azure eyes, suddenly felt something was wrong, paused for a moment, and his soul immediately flew out of the black cat's body and lunged at it.

"Swish!"

Who would have thought that just as his soul was about to get close, a dazzling light suddenly erupted from within the white cat's body, like a protective barrier, directly intercepting him on the outside.

Luo Zijun's soul felt as if it had suddenly collided with a solid barrier; his head buzzed with pain, and after being stunned for an instant, he immediately turned and flew away, returning to the body of the black cat.

"Meow—"

He immediately cried out to the white cat: "Who are you?"

Clearly, this white cat had also been possessed by some soul!

Within this Bai Mansion, there was actually someone else practicing Soul Cultivation!

He was shocked in his heart and immediately became vigilant.

The white cat watched him from the opposite side for a while, then also let out a soft cry: "Who are you?"

Luo Zijun said: "A small servant of the Bai Mansion."

The state of a soul is very blurry, and it is also wrapped in a layer of fluorescence on the outside, hazy and indistinct, so even though he had just exited the black cat's body, the other party could not possibly recognize him.

The white cat seemed to think for a moment and replied: "A Young Maid of the Bai Mansion."

Luo Zijun was somewhat skeptical: "Can a Young Maid also have the ability to practice Soul Cultivation?"

The white cat said: "If a small servant can practice it, why can't a Young Maid?"

Luo Zijun thought about it and felt it made sense.

Perhaps the other party, like him, had come to the Bai Mansion to take refuge for some unavoidable reason, and then, due to some opportunity, had entered the path of cultivation.

Luo Zijun said: "Then what is your name?"

The white cat said: "And you?"

Luo Zijun said: "Xiaohei."

The white cat said: "I... I am called Xiaobai."

Luo Zijun: "..."

Luo Zijun stared at her carefully for a while and said: "Have you also only been practicing for a short time? Have you been the one peeking at me on the courtyard wall these past few nights?"

Xiaobai: "Yes."

Luo Zijun was very strange: "Do you not need to practice after possessing someone every night?"

Xiaobai: "No need."

Luo Zijun said: "No need? Then how do you advance? Do you not know how to practice? In the Night Wandering realm, one can only advance to the Day Wandering Realm by practicing like I do."

Xiaobai: "I can advance directly."

Luo Zijun: "What do you mean? Advance directly?"

"Daidai... Daidai..."

At this moment, Fenfen's voice suddenly came from the direction of the circular gate.

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai immediately turned and jumped onto the courtyard wall, her figure flashing, and she had already disappeared on the other side of the wall.

While Luo Zijun was stunned, Fenfen suddenly saw him and immediately said: "Xiaohei! Did you see my Daidai? Did you bully her again?"

Luo Zijun ignored her, turned and left, giving her a cold and arrogant back.

He returned to the Junzi Residence.

He pondered secretly in his heart; he had originally thought that in this Inner City, apart from himself, there were not many soul cultivators, but who would have thought that one would suddenly appear in this Bai Mansion.

Perhaps, there might even be more than one.

It seems that in these noble families, besides those who practice martial arts, there are very likely those who practice soul cultivation. Generally, there are more men who practice martial arts, and as for soul cultivation, it is likely all women.

Who exactly is that Xiaobai?

Could it be that she is really just a Young Maid in the Bai Mansion?

If a Young Maid can practice soul cultivation, then those noble people very likely have soul cultivators among them as well.

Thinking of this, his expression suddenly became somewhat grave.

It seems that in a noble mansion like this, no one can be underestimated.

The Bai Mansion is like this, and the Jia Mansion, presumably, is the same.

I do not know if that enemy Lai Da is also a martial artist; even if he is not, he likely has many formidable figures gathered around him.

Do not be fooled by the fact that he is merely a head steward of the Jia Mansion; he was able to build a luxurious and exquisite Xiaoguanyuan, so he has likely embezzled quite a lot of wealth from the Jia Family over the years, and by relying on that wealth, he has raised many experts.

Going to the Jia Mansion in three days, although they cannot do anything to him, he must still be extremely careful.

Thinking this way, his soul had already returned to his body, and he lay down on the bed.

After pondering for a while longer, he finally closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and soon fell asleep.

Three days later.

In the morning, the sky was clear.

Luo Zijun got up early, and after eating breakfast, he went to the backyard and performed a set of Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Fist at a slow pace.

Just as he was about to perform it a second time, Xiaohuan suddenly ran over and shouted: "Young Master, Third Miss is here."

Luo Zijun immediately withdrew his fists, brushed the flower petals that had curled onto his body, and walked toward the front courtyard.

He suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to buy a gift.

Since it is the birthday of that Miss Jia Xichun, as a guest, he naturally needs to bring a gift.

(End of this chapter)