Bai drove her to an inn.
This inn is built in a unique style, and it's quiet with few people.
Seeing that Bai Jiang hadn't left, the cat asked him, "Is there anything else?"
Bai Jiang nodded. He was a man of few words and rarely spoke unless prompted. He took a book from his pocket and carefully placed it on the table, saying, "This is the 'Essential Techniques of Taihan' from the Yaomen sect. It was left to me by my master and is now yours."
The cat picked it up and looked at it, reading the words on the cover: "The Essential Techniques of Taihan".
This is probably something just as important as the "General Principles of the Shock Gate".
The cat smiled and said, "So it wasn't the 'Dog-Beating Stick Method' after all."
Bai's lips twitched. The joke didn't seem to tickle his funny bone. The "Essential Techniques of Taihan" was sacred to him.
The cat said, "Let me look into it."
General Bai still hasn't left.
Cat looked up at the person standing there. Bai Jiang was only twenty-one years old, two years younger than her! The same age as Jiu Yebai.
However, Bai Jiang looks much more mature, which may be related to his experience. But if you only look at his face, he is still the type that older women like, with a touch of creaminess.
He used to be just a disciple carefully cultivated by the old sect leader, but after the old sect leader left, he had to take on the responsibility of the sect. Although he was young, he was quite skilled and had even developed a detached and indifferent attitude towards the world.
But the cat didn't like this transcendence, as if the end of this transcendence... was just those bland and boring gods sitting under the Queen Mother of the West.
The cat said, "Why aren't you leaving yet? Are you waiting for me to finish reading 'The Essential Techniques of Taihan' before returning it to you?"
Bai Jiang's expression stiffened for a moment; of course, that wasn't what he meant! "Sect Master, you will be in charge of keeping the 'Essential Techniques of Taihan' from now on, and how you dispose of it is your business. I won't take it back."
Cat said that on purpose. Bai Jiang is a very obedient person. When the old sect leader was around, he listened to the old sect leader. Now that Cat is the sect leader, he listens to Cat.
The sect currently has six direct followers, and the most obedient one is undoubtedly Bai Jiang, because he has chosen Maomao as the sect leader and is willing to risk his life for him.
After being told by the cat, Bai Jiang quickly said, "On the twelfth of this year, the Eight Gates will have a magical contest, and the leaders of the Eight Gates will also personally appear. This is the only formal meeting of the Eight Gates every twenty years. Each of them will use their own sect's magic. Leader, do you... need my help?"
The cat's first reaction was to immediately calculate the time. December 12th is the lunar calendar date, which is almost the end of the year. There are still four months left! That's good.
She then realized what Bai Jiang meant. Was she afraid that she, as the sect leader, would show weakness? Was she afraid that she wouldn't be able to defeat the other sect leaders?
Cat casually tapped the "Essential Techniques of Taihan" with her fingers. "Don't worry, Cat won't lose to a bunch of... mortals."
Cat wanted to say "ants," but then she remembered that Ah Jin was a member of the Fengmen sect, so she stopped herself.
Bai nodded trustingly.
However, the cat asked curiously, "Does this battle happen every year?"
General Bai nodded.
The cat then asked, "What about the 'Gate of Wonder'? Has anyone participated in it?"
Bai Jiang glanced at the cat subconsciously and shook his head. "Never. There have been those who impersonated the Jingmen, but they could never get past the Fengmen. The Jingmen is the head of the Eight Gates, and there's no reason for it to be weaker than the other seven. In the previous battles between the Eight Gates, the Fengmen presided over them."
The cat looked at the white-clad general and asked, "Who is the leader of the Wind Gate?"
Bai Jiang said, "Ten years ago, he was still Madam Mu's husband, Mr. Mu. However, Mr. Mu has passed away. Every twenty years is a cycle, which is also to allow the Eight Gates to communicate with each other. In this cycle, the leaders of the Eight Gates will definitely have changed."
The cat rested its chin on its hand, tilted its head, and thought for a moment.
So, in another four months, the mysterious Eight Gates will be unveiled and we will be able to see the whole picture!
This is a big deal.
Thinking for a moment, the cat asked, "Is there anything else? Are you a frog? I'll poke you and you'll jump?"
Bai shook his head awkwardly.
The cat said, "Then you can go."
This time, Bai was decisive and turned to leave.
After he left, Maomao reopened the book "The Essential Techniques of Taihan". She carefully flipped through it and found a blank space. This must be the secret technique of the sect, which was also sealed away.
...
The next day, Bai stood at the cat's door and knocked.
"Come in," the cat said.
When Bai entered the room, he saw Maomao sitting cross-legged on the sofa with "The Essential Techniques of Taihan" on her lap, and she was munching on a peach that looked bigger than her fist.
Bai Jiang subconsciously swallowed.
He had eaten two peaches like that, and he would never forget them.
He took a few steps and soon saw it: a pile of those... peaches on the table, and several fruit pits in the trash can...
Bai paused for a moment, barely managing to keep a straight face, and walked over as if nothing had happened.
When the cat arrived, she came empty-handed, only with her phone, and not even a bag.
Did these peaches just appear out of thin air? Oh, maybe they really did!
He seemed to have glimpsed something extraordinary.
Noticing that Bai Jiang had sat down, the cat, while eating a peach, mumbled, "You eat too."
Bai Jiang couldn't resist the temptation and took a peach to eat. He understood why the cat wasn't eating; with such a divine fruit, it was indeed impossible to eat mortal food.
After the cat finished eating the peaches in its hand, it also put the "Essential Techniques of Taihan" aside.
She got up, took a teacup from the room, placed it on the table, then formed a hand seal, making an inverted triangle shape, and cast a spell!
She squinted slightly and said with a hint of amusement, "This is quite an interesting spell! It was cast last February in a small town in the south... Do you have anything interesting on you? Let me see."
Bai Jiang paused for a moment, then handed over the string of beads in his hand, his eyes fixed on the cat.
Cat used the same spell again, making an inverted triangle shape with both hands, and then looking through the middle of the triangle, said, "So your string of beads is also a family heirloom. The material is huanghuali wood. It was polished by a wandering craftsman three hundred years ago and bought by a beggar. This beggar was the head of the Yaomen Sect at that time."
Upon hearing this, Bai was so shocked that he could hardly close his mouth.
He choked for a moment, then quickly finished the peach he considered incredibly precious, wiped his mouth, and asked, "Sect Master... did you learn this last night?"
The cat nodded. "Yes."
Bai was so shocked that his already limited facial expressions completely froze. After a while, he managed to say with difficulty, "This spell is called 'Mirror Flower Water Moon.' It's a skill that's essential for making a living. It can see through the authenticity of an object and even the details of its creation."
The master craftsman can tell the difference between real and fake, as well as the year and place of origin. I'm pretty much the same.
But my master said that if this spell is used to its fullest potential, it can actually see the real scene related to the object itself. My master couldn't do this, and he regretted it until his death...
But sect leader... you can, right?"
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