Chapter 488: The Gift
“The expert in white clothes... isn’t that just a child?” a Jin Pao Shi Nu whispered softly.
“When has anything the Young Lady said ever been wrong?” Her companion, upon hearing this, immediately retorted in a low voice.
“True,” the Jin Pao Shi Nu said, full of confidence. “What she says might be delayed, but it always proves to be true in the end.”
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The two of them whispered to each other as they walked towards Bai Mo.
As they walked, besides attracting numerous curious glances, they also garnered many gazes of reverence. Wherever they went, others promptly made way, and a path immediately cleared through the crowd.
Anyone familiar with the Lu family knew that these two girls, dressed in the Lu family’s internal servant attire, were undoubtedly the confidantes of their Second Young Lady. Their sudden appearance here now certainly meant something important had happened.
“Sir,” they said, bowing gracefully towards their target, a young man in white, “our Second Young Lady requests your presence.”
Even before they set off, Bai Mo had already realized that their target was himself. He pondered for a while, considering whether he should meet the Lu family’s Second Young Lady.
Things like the jianbing guozi and tanghulu in this world were almost regional cultural symbols back on Earth. A brief investigation by Bai Mo revealed that their origin lay in the small shops run by the Lu family.
However, these snacks were simply too easy to copy. After becoming popular, they quickly spread through various channels, becoming everyday food hawked everywhere in the streets and alleys.
There was no patent protection here. The recipes for a few mere snacks, even for common folk who barely knew how to read, as long as they had been cooks for two or three years, could be imitated with 70 to 80 percent accuracy after a few days of tinkering.
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But ultimately, Bai Mo had no essential need to meet this fellow Earthling.
Unlike Lu Yuesheng, he could return to Earth anytime he wished. It was like when an ordinary person traveled abroad and discovered a fellow countryman there – it was entirely a matter of whether he chose to meet them or not.
“This is our Young Lady’s meeting gift,” one of the internal servants said. “She said that whether you wish to meet or not, please accept this token of her regard first.” Without waiting for Bai Mo’s reply, she took out a stack of silver notes from her sleeve.
In this world, the common currency circulated among the populace consisted of three types of metal currency: Profound Gold, Profound Silver, and Profound Copper. They were collectively known as Profound Coins.
However, some powerful large merchants would also privately issue acceptance drafts, promising that holders could exchange the notes for equal face value Profound Coins at any of their branches.
The stack presented by the Lu family now was precisely silver notes from their own commercial firm.
“She hasn’t even discovered my identity yet, and she’s willing to throw so much money to curry favor. It seems the entanglements here are not simple. Is she eyeing my power?”
Bai Mo reasoned that even if it were a reunion with an old acquaintance in a foreign land, a normal person wouldn’t immediately offer a gift worth millions upon meeting. Especially given the sensitive nature of a transmigrator’s identity, the other party surely had a request.
“Hmm.” He accepted the silver notes handed to him by the Jin Pao Shi Nu, but did not state his position.
Originally, such an indifferent attitude would have been considered an offense to the Lu family by many. Yet, neither the onlookers nor the two Jin Pao Shi Nu representing the Lu family seemed to pay any attention to Bai Mo’s actions.
Even the most foul-mouthed ruffians said nothing, because everyone’s “hostility” had been unconsciously erased.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, after being yelled at by the soldier at the city gate, he simply activated an emotional dampening aura.
Within the aura’s radius, all living beings weaker than the Third Tier, even if they witnessed Bai Mo personally slaughter their entire family, would be practically unable to feel hostility towards him.
Of course, once they stepped out of the aura, those who should be angry would still be angry. But as soon as they re-entered the aura’s range, any hostility they had just gathered would instantly dissipate like smoke.
Bai Mo guessed that the other party, like the old man selling tanghulu he had encountered earlier, had also sensed something unusual about him, which was why she chose to show such deference.
This also made him curious, what kind of ‘medicine’ that transmigrator was selling in her gourd, to be willing to spend so much money on him.
“Where shall we meet?” he asked next.
“The Young Lady has already set a banquet on the top floor, awaiting your presence, Sir.” At this moment, the Jin Pao Shi Nu suddenly switched to a telepathic message that only he could hear.
Upon hearing this, Bai Mo thoughtfully gazed at the girl who was still speaking eloquently on the stage.
Those who could become internal servants of the Lu family were all exceptionally skilled at reading expressions. Seeing Bai Mo’s gaze, they immediately understood, and quietly sent him a telepathic message: “The one on stage is the Young Lady’s body double.”
Because of the existence of supernatural powers in this world, as long as sufficiently powerful experts were dispatched, even an unarmed assassination attempt still had a success rate that was not too low.
Therefore, many wealthy individuals with enemies everywhere, who cherished their lives but lacked impressive combat skills, were willing to spend vast sums to cultivate body doubles, specifically to attend public occasions where a visible presence was required. This was also a semi-open secret within the circles.
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Following the graceful, lithe steps of the two internal servants, Bai Mo slowly disappeared into the second floor aboard the ancient elevator.
As for the matter of the Lu family’s internal servants seeking out a young man in white and stuffing a large sum of money into his hand, after being discussed by the onlookers for a while, it was quickly drowned out by wave after wave of promotional information bombarding them from the stage.
After all, gossip had nothing to do with them, but everyone had a chance in the Luwei Fang’s promotional giveaways and lotteries.
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The ascent speed of this wooden elevator was no slower than elevators on Earth. The sudden rush of air from its ascent mischievously lifted a corner of the two Jin Pao Shi Nu’s long skirts.
Following their mistress’s instructions, they cautiously kept an eye on Bai Mo behind them throughout the journey.
“His expression didn’t change in the slightest. To remain so unflustered, the Young Lady was right: he truly wasn’t an ordinary young man.”
Aside from their wondrous Second Young Lady, this was the first person they had ever seen who showed no hint of panic when riding this ‘elevator’ for the very first time.
During its operation, the elevator would experience a certain degree of overweight and weightlessness. This wooden ‘elevator’ was even more pronounced in this regard, with little buffer between acceleration and deceleration.
And if one suddenly experienced weightlessness without prior warning, a normal person would often feel a sense of unease. However, as a modern person, Bai Mo, how could he not be aware of an elevator’s overweight and weightless effects? RAN0B@ЕS
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