Han Shun's soul was forcefully dragged back to the cave by the mysterious man in a black-golden robe. 

'NO! RELEASE ME! I WILL SHOW YOU THAT BAI GEGE WILL NOT REPLACE ME!' Han Shun screamed frantically to no avail. The mysterious man laughed dryly, looking at desperate Han Shun.

'I can only bring you there. I have my limitations, of course,' the mysterious man said, which Han Shun didn't believe at all. He knew the man in the black-golden robe was capable of doing much more. He was almost like a god because he could buff Han Shun's power by just giving him those marbles. 

'I will leave now. If you want to meet your Bai Gege and seek the answer yourself. You should cultivate until you reach your golden core. You need to make it fast, though. Who knows what kind of activity they're doing right now?" The man taunted Han Shun even more. 'Bai Shijue is fully restrained at you, but maybe he will unbind himself when he sees that kid. Maybe they're already embracing each other right now, HAHAHAHAH!'

'DON'T BE RIDICULOUS, YOU SICK BASTARD!' Han Shun screamed. 'BAI GEGE IS NOT A DEPLORABLE PERVERT!'

'We will see…' the man in the black-golden robe disappeared from Han Shun's mind, leaving the young man on his own, screaming frantically inside his mind as he couldn't stop overthinking about what happened between Bai Gege and that new kid. 

'No, Bai Gege is not that pervert. He is a pure immortal!' Han Shun tried to convince himself. 'But… what about that kid? Bai Gege is so handsome. What if that kid got attracted by Bai Gege's face and tried to seduce Bai Gege?'

'Maybe he will try to put something in Bai Gege's drink, and… and….' Han Shun got even more distressed when he created a scenario in his mind. 

'No! I— I need to finish my cultivation as soon as possible! I don't want that kid to touch my Bai Gege!' 

…

Baishe saw that Han Shun's body was engulfed with bright light once more, 'Did he have another spring dream with Master Bai?' She asked.

She looked down at Han Shun's crotch and saw no lump there, and Han Shun was frowning. He seemed to be in distress. 

'Hm… what is happening here? Why is he in so much distress?' Baishe asked. She wanted to wake Han Shun up. She tried to splash water on Han Shun's face, but the water evaporated right before it touched his face.

Baishe's brows creased, she summoned a water ball in her hand and threw it to Han Shun, but the water evaporated right before it hit Han Shun.

"His emotion is in such a tumultuous state right now. What is he thinking?" Baishe mumbled. But she knew that it was unwise to wake Han Shun at this point. He was in such a deep trance right now, so the only thing Baishe could do was to guard him while he cultivated. 

**

Months passed since he met Han Min. Bai Yunyu returned to the residence after helping those youngsters sold to prostitution. It had become a habit, though he only took Han Min in his home. 

"Master, welcome back!" Han Min greeted Han Shun, who suddenly appeared in the courtyard. He didn't know what kind of power Master Bai had, but he was definitely not a normal person. 

"Master, I've cleared the house today!" Han Min reported. 

"That's good," Bai Yunyu smiled and ruffled Han Min's hair. "Have you practiced the move that I taught you last night?"

"Yes! It's difficult for me, but I will keep trying, Master Bai!" Han Min said with full spirit. Master Bai started teaching him martial arts about a month ago because he said that a man needed to have a way to defend himself.

So far, Han Min had shown good progress. He was a very obedient kid who would accept everything Bai Yunyu gave, much to Yunyu's satisfaction.

His body also started to fatten up, and he wore better clothes after getting his size measured by the tailor. 

[He is very different than Han Shun. He has no intention of rebelling or taking over something. He will be a good man in the future and would probably marry a good wife as well since I will give this residence after my departure with Han Shun.]

[Pupa: Well, he is just a regular human in the end, unlike Han Shun, who has the soul of God Han Ye.]

[That's true….]

Speaking of Han Shun, Bai Yunyu and Pupa visited the cave a few times, and he saw Han Shun in such a bright aura around his body.

Unfortunately, Baishe said that Han Shun was in such a focused state right now. It would be unwise to distract Han Shun with anything, including food. Han Shuns shouldn't be eating anything that might've given him the imagination of Bai Gege.

Baishe said this was the stage where Han Shun needed full focus, so Bai Yunyu could not deliver food daily until Han Shun broke through the bottleneck and achieved his golden core. 

Which would be in four years… or 3 years if he was super talented. 

Bai Shijue nodded and left the cave. Now he could only guard outside the cave every morning until it was lunchtime. He would go to teahouses across the country to help the kids and then return in the evening to teach Han Min some martial arts and have dinner with the kid.

Bai Yunyu was eating dinner with Han Min and Chinchin right now. Han Min glanced at Master Bai and commented, "Master, you've been looking at Young Master Han Shun's courtyard for a while."

"Really? I didn't realize that," Bai Yunyu said. "Maybe I just missed him a lot…."

"Unfortunately, I can't meet him now because he needs to train in that place…." Bai Yunyu said.

"I can't wait to see Young Master Han Shun!" Han Min said. "Master Bai keeps saying that he is such a handsome and willful young man. I hope he is not surprised to see me."

"Haha, Han Shun can be jealous at times, but he is not irrational. I'll introduce you to him after he finishes his cultivation."