For ten whole days, Lin Bai remained within his residence, cultivating the "Black Water Divine Thunder Skill" and the martial techniques and divine powers within it. After ten days, he had made some minor achievements.

On this day, Lin Bai exited the secret chamber to get some fresh air.

Just in time to see Ban Ye and Uncle Fatty sitting in his small courtyard drinking wine, seeing Lin Bai emerge from seclusion, they laughed and shouted: "Brother Lin Bai, come over and drink with us!"

Lin Bai walked over with a smile, looking at the table full of delicious dishes, and said with a laugh: "Wow, it looks like all these dishes are the top-grade ones from the Celestial Immortal Tower!"

Uncle Fatty took a sip of wine and said excitedly, "Indeed, this table of dishes costs over a thousand merits! I don’t know where Ban Ye got rich, but he’s treating himself so well!"

"Brother Lin Bai, I’ll tell you a secret. Ban Ye used to be so stingy, stingy to the point he wouldn’t even buy himself a new piece of clothing and still couldn’t find a wife."

Uncle Fatty laughed heartily.

Ban Ye, hearing Fatty mention his past embarrassment, blushed and smiled wryly, saying softly: "I didn’t get rich; it’s just that on the day the Sword Demon battled the Beast, I placed some merits down."

Hearing this, Lin Bai and Uncle Fatty both looked at Ban Ye in surprise.

Uncle Fatty exclaimed in surprise: "My goodness, why didn’t you tell me about this? Seeing you throw money around now, did you bet on the Sword Demon? How much did you bet?"

Lin Bai was also curious, looking at Ban Ye.

Ban Ye gave a shy smile: "Not much, not much, 35,000 merits!"

Fatty’s eyes widened, exclaiming: "My goodness, 35,000 merits, that’s probably your entire savings from years of saving, isn’t it? You’re so bold, daring to bet it all on the Sword Demon!"

But after careful thought, Fatty said: "Ban Ye, this isn’t typical of you. You usually wouldn’t even spend money on a decent set of clothes for yourself, yet you dared to stake your entire fortune on the Sword Demon, whom nobody favored!"

"Speak! Do you have inside information?"

"Oh, you had inside information and didn’t tell me, causing me to bet 10,000 merits on the Beast!"

"You wagered 35,000 merits on the Sword Demon, let me calculate how much you won!"

Fatty carefully calculated and exclaimed with shock: "With the odds at the time, your 35,000 merits multiplied tenfold!"

"You won 350,000 merits!"

"No wonder you could afford to treat me to a feast at the Celestial Immortal Tower!"

"If I’d known you had so much money, I wouldn’t have held back; there are plenty more dishes I want to try, but I was scared of eating you into bankruptcy!"

Fatty prattled on endlessly.

The more Fatty talked, the more excited he seemed.

Fatty and Ban Ye had been good friends for over ten years. They had come to Black Water together to make a living and joined the Tang Family as guest officials, as close as family, inseparable.

Upon hearing that Ban Ye had made so much in merits, Fatty was genuinely happy for him and not envious.

Because Fatty knew that Ban Ye had indeed been saving for the "Black Water Divine Thunder Skill" for many years.

Lin Bai also smiled and said: "Congratulations, Uncle Ban Ye. If I’d known, I would have placed a little on the Sword Demon too. But who would’ve thought the Sword Demon would defeat the Beast!"

Ban Ye smiled slightly.

Fatty’s eyes gleamed as he said: "Ban Ye, do you have any inside information? Tell your brother here. Let’s make money together!"

Ban Ye laughed: "I didn’t have any insider information; it was just a feeling that the Sword Demon could win!"

"Stingy..." Fatty pouted and said: "Next time you bet, call me. Whoever you bet on, I’ll bet on too!"

Ban Ye frowned and said: "Did you lose your stash again? Do you have merits left?"

Fatty’s expression changed, and he said seriously: "Keep it down; aren’t you afraid your sister-in-law will hear?"

"Hahaha!" Seeing Fatty like this, Lin Bai and Ban Ye both burst into laughter!

Just as the three were chatting in the courtyard, the sound transmission token in Lin Bai’s storage bag went off.

Lin Bai made an excuse and went to a secluded place, taking out the sound transmission token from his storage bag. Madam Yang’s voice came through.

Madam Yang said: "Sword Demon, we have already chosen your next opponent for the competition!"

"The time is five days from now!"

"Your opponent is the Great General of the Tang Family, named Moon God!"

"You should be careful; although this Great General has not many victories in the Fighting Arena, her strength is extremely terrifying. Almost none of the warriors she has faced have lasted a hundred moves against her!"

Madam Yang said.

Lin Bai nodded and said, "Alright! Arrange the next martial arts competition as soon as possible. I can’t stay in Black Water City for much longer."

Madam Yang laughed: "Don’t rush, eating hot tofu too quickly can burn you!"

Lin Bai nodded slightly and put away the sound transmission token.

When Lin Bai emerged from the shadows and returned to Ban Ye’s courtyard, at that moment, he saw Ban Ye and Fatty both looking excited.

Especially Ban Ye, whose gaze lingered on Lin Bai after his return.

"What’s going on?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

Fatty exclaimed excitedly: "Brother Lin Bai, we just got news from the Fighting Arena that there will be a match in five days between the Sword Demon and the Tang Family’s Great General, Moon God!"

Ban Ye looked at Lin Bai in astonishment, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Lin Bai laughed and said: "Moon God? Is she strong?"

Fatty widened his eyes at Lin Bai and said: "Strong? Brother Lin Bai, let me tell you, Moon God is one of the Tang Family’s strongest Great Generals. In the Fighting Arena, she has only fought in a dozen or so matches, but these few matches have earned her the title of Great General!"

Ban Ye quickly followed up: "To be precise, Moon God has participated in a total of fifteen matches!"

Lin Bai was amazed: "Just fifteen matches, and she became a Great General. This person’s strength is indeed exceptional!"

Ban Ye said solemnly to Lin Bai: "The most frightening part is... no warrior who has fought against Moon God has lasted over a hundred moves in her sword skill!"

Lin Bai was astonished: "A Sword Cultivator?"

Fatty laughed and said: "Not only that, she’s not just a Sword Cultivator, but also a woman. Judging by her figure, she must be quite a beauty too!"

Ban Ye said: "This is our Tang Family’s Great General, but every family’s Great General has another identity, so we don’t know who the Tang Family’s Great General really is!"

"And this time, it’s said that Moon God voluntarily requested to challenge the Sword Demon!"

Lin Bai found this strange and asked: "Moon God voluntarily wants to challenge the Sword Demon? Why?"

Ban Ye replied: "Perhaps it’s related to the Black Water Divine Thunder Skill. Moon God has also cultivated the Black Water Divine Thunder Skill!"

"That day in the Martial Arts Competition Arena, the Black Water Divine Thunder Skill displayed by the Sword Demon was seen by everyone. All the warriors could tell that his cultivation of the Black Water Divine Thunder Skill was more powerful than anyone else’s!"

"Maybe that’s why Moon God wants to challenge the Sword Demon!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Hearing Ban Ye’s explanation, Lin Bai’s eyes flickered slightly.