Learn one small skill every day

But Bai Miao did indeed recognize this face.

A few years ago, when Bai Miao happened to draw a skill related to classical music, he did think about becoming a classical music master in the future.

This stuff makes money pretty quickly.

Then, after learning about classical music, Bai Miao was shocked by the expensive tuition fees.

This is the level where all their savings couldn't even cover half a semester's tuition.

At the same time, Bai Miao also saw some news about classical music, one of which said that a star was rising in the classical music world.

That person was the musician.

At just 10 years old, he showed extraordinary talent in composing music and was able to independently compose symphonic movements.

His family background is also quite good; both his parents are professors at a music academy, with formal training and impeccable political background.

The musician's real name was Yue Shi. The surname Yue was quite rare, so Bai Miao paid more attention to it.

Based on the timeline, the musicians today would be around 14 years old.

"It's you? You're so young, and you've already become a door knocker?"

Bai Miao didn't know whether the musician was lucky or unlucky.

"So you do know me. Then hurry up and take off your mask so I can see who you are. Are you from the Chen family or the Zhong family?"

"You wouldn't know me. I just wanted to study music and looked up some information online. I happened to see the news about your talent, so that's how I got to know you."

Bai Miao poured cold water on the musician.

"..."

The musician lowered his head and stood up after a long while.

"Genius...Do you also think I'm a genius?"

It's less like an interrogation and more like a rhetorical question.

"Everyone who is inferior to me uses my genius as a shield for their incompetence, as if classifying me as a genius makes their failure seem justified."

The musician looked at Bai Miao with tears in his eyes: "And you? You think I'm a musical genius, but how much effort have you put in yourself?"

Bai Miao hadn't expected the musicians to react so strongly to the word.

So Bai Miao comforted him, "Don't misunderstand, I don't care if you're a genius or not, because a genius can't compare to a cheat code."

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, I'm not part of your music industry. I've never even read sheet music since I was a child."

The musician frowned: "Are you kidding me? You've never even seen the score, how could you possibly point out the problem with it right away? Even if you have perfect pitch, you can only tell the pitch, not the optimization."

"That's what cheating means, I have no reason to lie to you. Let's not dwell on this anymore. Here's my advice: if you really want to join my team, the first thing you need to do is learn to listen to me, understand?"

The musician stared intently at Bai Miao, as if trying to see through the mask to make out Bai Miao's appearance.

"Sneaky. But you've beaten me, so you're in charge."

"Okay, now you go home and get some sleep. Don't worry about things here."

"I...okay."

The musician hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to compromise.

After seeing the musician walk down the stairs alone, Bai Miao sent a message to Gao Qiangsheng: "Boss Gao, I won, it's time to step aside."

Looking down from the edge, Li Milin was still confronting Gao Qiangsheng's men.

But Gao Qiangsheng didn't give any instructions, so they didn't dare to act rashly.

"You are indeed very powerful, able to defeat the Aleph-level holder from Chuancheng. Alright, I'll give you face then, the ticket is yours."

Do you know what I'm thinking right now?

"what?"

"I'm wondering why some people would be so ungrateful."

Bai Miao hung up the call and jumped from the fourth floor, landing between Li Milin and Gao Qiangsheng's men.

Bai Miao stretched his shoulders: "I didn't get enough of a good fight just now, and your boss was too rude, so I'll have to teach you a lesson first."

Bai Miao's figure transformed into a ghostly figure, rushing into the crowd. With nimble hands and feet, he knocked down nearly a dozen knockers and dozens of henchmen in just a few breaths.

"Boss Gao, your men are too weak. Why don't you come out and try it yourself?"

"White! What do you mean by this?!"

Gao Qiangsheng was both shocked and furious. He hadn't expected his men to be so easily defeated.

Although none of them are core members, there are still many people knocking on the door!

"What do you mean? Have you gotten too used to being a mob boss and think everyone should follow your lead in negotiations?"

Bai Miao strolled among the groaning crowd, occasionally kicking one to vent his anger.

"What do you mean by 'give me face, the ticket is mine'? You're implying that the ticket should have originally been yours?"

"You make me fight a fight I don't want to fight, and in the end you act like I owe you something. Are you out of your mind?"

Bai Miao walked up to Li Milin. Li Milin saw Bai Miao descend like a god, taking down so many enemies in an instant, and secretly rejoiced that he had found such a powerful ally.

However, Bai Miao grabbed Li Milin by the collar with one hand and lifted him up.

"Give me the ticket."

Li Milin panicked: "Boss...didn't you want me to join your team? Why are you stealing my tickets?!"

"I was just kidding, don't take it too seriously, but I can guarantee you won't die. You've been captured by Gao Qiangsheng's men, so death is the best outcome. Does thinking about it that way make you feel a little better?"

Bai Miao threw Li Milin into the crowd: "Go ask them, see if they'll kill you in the end."

Li Milin actually asked honestly.

"Just answer honestly, or I'll twist his head off and use it as a ball."

Since Bai Miao had said so, this group naturally meant that after capturing Li Milin, they would definitely torture him before killing him.

A look of despair crossed Li Milin's face. Bai Miao patted him on the shoulder: "Are you happy now that you don't have to die?"

"So...happy..."

Li Milin forced a smile: "The ticket... is yours. Use it to bail me out."

"make a deal."

After receiving the second ticket from Li Milin, Bai Miao said to Gao Qiangsheng, "He didn't kill any of your people, so you don't need to kill him. It would be against the natural order. A beating is enough. If Li Milin complains to me, I don't mind contacting the authorities to launch a crackdown on organized crime."

Bai Miao already disliked Gao Qiangsheng, who rose from the underworld, and now that Gao Qiangsheng was putting on airs in front of Bai Miao again, Bai Miao naturally wouldn't give him a friendly look.

Ultimately, if Gao Qiangsheng hadn't wanted to wipe them out, Li Milin wouldn't have fled to Chuancheng and hidden so well, making Bai Miao search for him for so long.

Li Milin knew in his heart that if he was captured by Gao Qiangsheng, he would only have two choices: one was to hand over the ticket and die a quick death, and the other was to refuse to hand it over and be tortured to death, or even tortured to the point of not being allowed to die.

Li Milin was willing to exchange his boat ticket for White's protection.

This time, Gao Qiangsheng could only swallow his anger and suffer in silence.

Revenge? To get back at someone?

That's courting death!

Having come this far, Gao Qiangsheng knows who he should apologize to and who he should kill.

Bai Miao clearly belongs to the former category.

After getting the boat ticket, Bai Miao's mind was no longer on Li Milin. As long as no one died, any future grudges could be resolved.

It was getting late, and Bai Miao planned to take a bus back to Jiangcheng the next morning and stay at the Chuancheng Hotel for another night.

Bai Miao didn't use the boat ticket immediately; instead, he planned to use it in the same spot after returning to his room.

After using the ticket, a door will open at your location. Bai Miao is unsure whether there are any hidden dangers in having this door open in various places.

Ideally, they should all be located in the same spot.

"Professor Wang, do you have the resources to help me collect information about Yue Shi? You mean Yue Shi, the one who was hailed as a rising star in classical music a couple of years ago?"

On the other hand, Bai Miao also asked Wang Xiang to investigate Yue Shi's background.

As I said before, once you know the other person's identity in real life, everything becomes much easier.

"Okay, this name... have you found the true identity of that Aleph-level person in Chuancheng?"

"Correct."

Although Wang Xiang didn't know how Bai Miao went to Chuancheng to find a boat ticket and incidentally obtained the Aleph-level identity on the other side, collecting other people's information was not a difficult task for Wang Xiang.

When do you plan to come back?

"Come back tomorrow. I might need a boat ticket when I get back, but I'm not sure."

Bai Miao wondered whether he should wait until the Lock of Zero was fully charged before using the ticket.

This way, you can get an extra hint from the future timeline before using the ticket.

If there is any news in the future, it means that this trip has inevitably had a great impact, or at least a negative one.

If there's no news, at least it means that you should do what you're supposed to do after you're inside.

When the Zero Time Lock is at full durability, it functions as a notification.

Even not receiving a message can be considered a notification.

"Sigh... I should ask other people for their opinions when I get back..."

This ticket may be the last chance to enter Noah's Ark.

Chapter 219 The Journey to the West

Bai Miao returned to Jiangcheng at noon the next day.

I'll just go to Wang Xiang's place and freeload some lunch.

Bai Miao told Wang Xiang not to rush to find information about Yue Shi, and to take his time.