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Chapter 195 - 19 In the evening with the beautiful aunt at the safe house... (Please subscribe)_2

Chapter 195: Chapter 19 In the evening with the beautiful aunt at the safe house... (Please subscribe)_2

"Of course not, she had already entrusted me with these matters before she went into retreat. Come with me," Gu Yue Ming said, then, with a sway of her hips, led the way forward, heading not to the Gu Family residence, but towards the Star Tower below—the Supervision Bureau.

Xu Shu had never before set foot inside the inner offices of the Supervision Bureau.

Although he had entered the Star Tower previously, it had only been the Star Tower itself, not the extensive complex of buildings around it.

So, he followed Gu Yue Ming rather closely, a bit too meekly and obediently.

Seeing Xu Shu be so amenable, almost like a well-behaved child, further aroused the maternal instincts within Gu Yue Ming.

She found Xu Shu particularly agreeable and, as they walked, she enthusiastically introduced him to some of the departments they passed.

Xu Shu, thirsty for knowledge, took note of everything.

Walking through the long corridor, Gu Yue Ming led Xu Shu, much like a mother guiding her ignorant son through a museum, meandering along the path and even kindly bought him snacks sold on the periphery, allowing Xu Shu to nibble and observe simultaneously.

Xu Shu was pleasantly overwhelmed by this favor, and, naturally, his affection for her grew; he became more friendly towards her, changing how he addressed her from Mrs. Gu to Auntie Gu—Xu Shu originally felt it would be better to call her sister, seeing as Gu Yue Ming appeared to be under thirty, calling her sister wouldn’t make her seem old.

However, Gu Yue Ming insisted that this would not do, adamantly defending her seniority, and Xu Shu did not argue; Auntie it was, it made no difference after all.

The issue of the school admission proof was also settled during their snack-filled tour.

There were seven parts to the "Promotion Network Grantee Supplement Agreement," and with Gu Yue Ming’s patient guidance, Xu Shu signed and stamped each of them, entered his identity card information.

And the part where Gu Pan should have personally signed, could naturally be signed by Gu Yue Ming, her mother in a legal sense.

By the time they had visited five departments, the sky had already darkened.

Tasks complete, they could no longer meander the streets together.

Before leaving, Gu Yue Ming, seemingly out of nowhere, produced a small bag.

Upon Xu Shu’s expectant gaze, she opened it to reveal neat bundles of cash, all in 1000-denomination notes, looking very fresh and carrying a pleasant ink fragrance.

Gu Yue Ming said, "This money..."

"Don’t worry, Auntie, I trust in the way you handle things, no need to count it!"

Merely by a glance and weighing it in hand, Xu Shu, who had already estimated its value accurately, accepted the money with a hearty gesture.

Seeing this, Gu Yue Ming nodded; she had initially wanted to mention that Gu Pan had put in quite an effort for this money, but after a second thought, she chose not to elaborate further.

He spoke pleasantly and handled matters cleverly, truly a newcomer out of the ordinary: he grasped things with a single touch, possessing talent, and at such a young age, he had made it onto the Qingyun List, surpassing that haughty Gu Jiangming, the Sword Master whom Gu Pan had originally drawn by lot—his superiority knew no bounds.

"How wonderful it would have been if such a good boy were my son-in-law..." She grew fonder and fonder of Xu Shu the more she looked at him, the more she liked him.

And in Xu Shu’s eyes, a flash of joy disappeared quickly.

Laundering the origin of the Promotion Drive, that was a small matter but also significant; from this point, he had no more concerns in the city.

Moreover, he had finally saved up enough money; with the several hundred thousand he had on him, plus this sum, he could take care of the exorbitantly priced medicine needed for his foster father that very night.

Upon this thought, a heavy stone in his heart had at last been lifted!

Thinking of something, Xu Shu stood up and said to Gu Yue Ming, "Auntie, I have some important matters to tend to at home. I should be going first. You..."

Gu Yue Ming waved her hand and said, "Go on, go on, mind your business. Don’t worry about me. Next time I’ll bring Panpan to your house for tea."

"Absolutely, next time for sure!"

After bidding farewell and rising to his feet, Xu Shu left beneath Gu Yue Ming’s almost "affectionate" gaze.

With the money in hand, he did not rush to the hospital but instead headed to an office window beneath the Astronomy Association.

Now that his identity as a Transcendent had been made public, and was somewhat linked with the Gu Family’s Judgement Department’s external influence, he could naturally go to exchange Lu Bingwei’s reward at the Astronomy Association with full legitimacy.

"Exchange a bounty reward? Ah, please follow me." The female attendant, after a brief pause, got up, signaled to a few guards, and led Xu Shu into the interior of the Astronomy Association.

The inside of the Astronomy Association had quite a distinctive vibe, with a vast and spacious hall with tiered platforms built against the outer side of the building.

One could see at the windowed sections on the upper floors, numerous long and short cannons, and from time to time, men and women dressed like scholars, walking on the upper galleries, observing through telescopes, and writing and drawing on paper with their pens.

Throughout the hall, there was first and foremost the sounds of various melodious musical instruments echoing throughout, the flutes, harps, suonas singing, the erhus, kongs, and xiaos chiming, as if entering a battlefield of traditional folk instruments.

And every few steps, there were pairs of chess players immersed in their games on the floor, who didn’t even glance up as Xu Shu passed by, as if their entire beings were absorbed into the chessboards.

One could occasionally come across individuals resembling schoolteachers, surrounded by groups who sat in silence, listening intently as the teacher expounded on esoteric concepts, Xu Shu heard from afar the phrase, "The Master said: speak not of strange powers and chaos..."

Even more so, at the very front of the hall, there was a scholar that one could tell was tremendously learned at a glance, standing before a massive blank canvass in silent contemplation, as if a single stroke of his brush could produce a world-altering masterpiece!