I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 58

Li Xiaobai looked indifferent.

[Attribute Points +1…]

[Attribute Points +1…]

[Attribute Points +10…]

The damage is kinda low.

The guys in front of him were just a bunch of rookies. This young master of the Xia Family, Xia Liu, seemed to only be at the Foundation Establishment Stage of cultivation, while the rest of his thugs hadn’t even reached that level and couldn’t even scratch his own fur.

It looked like the cultivation levels of these family descendants weren’t up to much either.

Feels like I’ve entered Novice Village.

“Who… who exactly are you?”

Xia Liu’s complexion greatly changed; he originally thought the other was just a fish on the chopping board, but now it seemed likely that their positions would have to be swapped.

“I am Ye Liangchen. Situ Yanyu is not someone you can afford to provoke, understand?”

Li Xiaobai raised his eyebrows slightly and spoke indifferently.

After putting on the Human Skin Mask, his temperament had changed dramatically, and even his personality had undergone a slight shift—all these were the abilities of the Human Skin Mask.

Luckily, he had set his temperament based on his third senior brother; such a posture was not easy to lose out with in the outside world.

“Are you threatening me? Don’t think that just because you have some cultivation, you can do as you please. My Xia Family has been a great clan in Ancient Moon City for hundreds of years; we are not someone you can afford to offend.”

Xia Liu was frightened and furious; the woman who should have been his had run off with another man, and this man was more handsome than him, had more presence, and was even stronger than him—he was completely defeated.

“Liangchen does not like to talk nonsense.”

“If you think you have the strength to play with me, Liangchen doesn’t mind accompanying you to the end.”

Li Xiaobai stood with his hands behind his back, his face full of disdain.

“You just wait!”

Xia Liu, along with his lackeys, ran off with their tails between their legs, not even having the time to take the white horse with them.

Li Xiaobai couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly; this mask was really useful. Wearing the Human Skin Mask, even his thoughts seemed much clearer.

Details he would not have noticed before were all clear in his mind now—it was like a cheating Divine Artifact. He would not have to worry about being duped by others ever again. The only drawback was that the Human Skin Mask was a bit too arrogant.

The way “Ye Liangchen” spoke, it seemed like he was always picking fights; he never expected that modeling it after his third senior brother’s personality would turn out so flamboyant.

But still, it felt pretty good, hehehe.

Mounting the horse, it would be a shame to just leave such a fine steed here.

“Hey, horsey, your owner doesn’t want you anymore, let me take you out for a stroll.”

On the streets,

the townsfolk saw Xia Liu and his group exiting with ashen faces and were all amazed.

When they saw Li Xiaobai riding out on the white steed, looking happy, they were even more astounded.

“Damn, I’ve truly seen a ghost today, did you see that?”

“I saw it. I didn’t expect that even the arrogant Xia Family would have such a day; this young master must be someone you wouldn’t want to mess with either!”

“Hehe, that’s none of my business, but seeing the Xia Family young masters getting put in their place sure does cheer me up!”

“It’s truly delightful!”

“Who’s to say it isn’t…”

Li Xiaobai rode his horse and wandered around the street; it seemed that the city’s folks didn’t hold much affinity for the great clans.

There were many street vendors, rice wine houses, tea houses, and shops selling Spiritual Artifacts—the street had everything. However, Li Xiaobai had yet to see a single bathhouse.

It seemed this world had no concept of a bathing culture.

The sign on a small tea shop next to a tavern read, “Store for Sale or Transfer”.

Li Xiaobai’s eyes lit up; found it!

The tea shop was located next to the tavern, a pretty decent spot with a guaranteed flow of people.

“Shopkeeper, are you selling this shop?”

Li Xiaobai led his horse into the courtyard in front of the tea shop.

“Indeed, I am indeed preparing to sell the tea shop. Do you wish to buy, young master?”

The gaunt middle-aged man hurriedly ran out; there was a problem with the location of his shop—since the tavern provided all sorts of teas and drinks, no one would come to his tea shop for tea.

Over time, he had not made a single penny, but instead had put a lot into it. Naturally, he couldn’t continue such a loss-making business.

“This tea house is well-located, name your price.” Li Xiaobai said.

“Five hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones!”

The middle-aged man’s eyes rolled around chaotically—he could tell that anyone who recognized this spot as a good location was undoubtedly a novice and could be swindled.

“That’s too expensive, how about fifty stones?” Li Xiaobai said indifferently.

“Young master is surely joking. This tea shop is located next to the Moon Watching Tower, and the Tower is among the top restaurants in the city, with a daily customer flow of thousands. Opening a tea shop next to it is a surefire profitable business.”

“It’s just that there are some matters at home, and I have no choice but to give up the tea shop.”

The shopkeeper’s face showed difficulty, his eyes full of sincerity.

“Opening a tea shop next to the tavern, how would it get any guests, shopkeeper—are you joking?”

“You clearly have all your business taken by the tavern and can’t keep going, which is why you’re selling. Don’t try to deceive me; sixty Lower Grade Spirit Stones, not a single one more.”

Li Xiaobai had a mask, which allowed him to instantly analyze that the boss was trying to cheat him.

The shopkeeper was also startled, having come across someone who knew the trade.

“Sixty is indeed too little, I won’t lie to the young master anymore. A fixed price, two hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones!”

“Seventy.”

“One hundred fifty—the lowest I can go!”

“Eighty.”

“One hundred stones, and if the young master agrees, I will immediately present the deed!”

“Deal!”

The shopkeeper was on the verge of tears. When he acquired the shop, it cost him a hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones, and he hadn’t expected to leave without having made a single profit.

He seemed to not have the aptitude for business and better consider a career change soon.

The shop was moderate in size, not too big, but still spacious enough to build a large bathhouse.

He took out the vacuum and sucked away all the furniture and fixtures in the room, leaving behind an empty space.

Li Xiaobai began to modify the layout of the room. This was his first time constructing a real bathhouse.

Using building materials, he divided the bathhouse in the middle into two sections for men and women, leaving just one door in between, so the first thing one saw upon entering was the men’s bathhouse, and then by pushing open the door, they would enter the women’s bathhouse.

It shouldn’t be a big deal if male cultivators got seen while naked.

Yep, that should work.

It might even promote the marital happiness index of male and female cultivators in the city!

In both sides of the bathhouse, a reception desk was set up to sell some tea, snacks, and the like. Just like that, a fully-equipped bathhouse was constructed.

He immersed his body in the water.

In front of him, the attribute value panel flickered.

[Attribute Point +30…]

[Attribute Point +30…]

The effect was decent. Although the bathhouse was still a bit rudimentary, it was much better than the ones belonging to the Situ Household. In the future, Situ Yanyu would be in charge of managing the hospitality of the women’s bathhouse.

With Situ Yanyu’s good looks, she should be able to attract quite a few male cultivators.

Yep, it’s a joyfully settled decision!