Although Baiyi could change his appearance as he pleased, there were still three forms that he used most often.
The first one was the Squash Hairstyle and Emoticon Mask, which he used most often in front of the Voidwalkers and his cronies because he was used to it.
The second one was a magnificent and majestic armor that shone with golden light. It looked domineering and cool. This was the image that he used in front of the public.
The third one was an elegant and mature middle-aged man. He looked like a rich, cultured, and handsome uncle. This was the image that he used in front of his family and old lovers.
For Bai Yin, she definitely liked the third type of daddy the most. The second type was not too bad, but the first type was the one she was most afraid of. That was because when her daddy had beaten her, he had turned into this type. It felt like he was fully armed and beating his own daughter, and it had left quite a psychological scar on her.
However, the thugs did not know that Baiyi was such a playboy, so they started to laugh at his appearance.
"Where did this antique come from?"
"Hey, hey! Don't wear a suit of armor in the middle of the night! You're so stupid!"
"Don't tell me you think this is a power suit?"
Baiyi ignored the thugs and stared at the white shadow that was hiding behind Anshin. He asked coldly, "Are you going to come over yourself, or do you want me to go over?" He waved the feather duster in his hand.
"Ugh ~" The white shadow let out a pitiful whimper and reluctantly left Anshin's side. It slowly wriggled towards Baiyi.
"Hey! Don't you dare ignore us! " One of the alchemy apprentices bellowed. At the same time, he swung the meteor hammer in his hand, ready to give the tin can a taste of his can opener.
However, just as he pulled out his weapon, he suddenly fell to the ground as if his soul had been sucked out of his body.
The other thugs suffered the same fate. As the white shadow approached, they all fell to the ground without a sound. Anshin, who was watching from the side, had no idea what was going on.
Only from their own point of view could they barely see what was going on. When they were about to attack the strange man in classic armor, time suddenly slowed down. Then, they felt their heads being grabbed by a pair of huge hands and slowly lifted up. In the darkness in front of them, a darkness that was even darker than the pitch black gushed out. Like a thick fog, it condensed into a ferocious ghost face in front of them. It opened its huge mouth that seemed to lead to the abyss, revealing a hideous expression.
The ghost carried the criminals and slowly brought them to his eyes. He looked at them carefully, as if he was tasting their taste. Even though these people had used all their strength to struggle, their bodies seemed to be out of control and could not move at all.
In the end, the ghost face bit down on their heads, and the thugs' consciousness fell into darkness …
When they woke up, they noticed that they seemed to have been imprisoned in an icy cold cage. They couldn't even see their own fingers when they stretched out their hands, nor could they feel their own limbs. However, their five senses were completely awake. They could sense the time, the cold, and the pain, but besides silently enduring it, they actually didn't even have the right to scream miserably.
Some of the thugs suddenly realized what this was. This seemed to be the scariest torture in the empire that the major media had publicized — Void Banishment. Only those who had committed terrible crimes would suffer this extreme punishment, which was even crueler than the death penalty! The scariest thing was, according to the severity of the crime, there was a possibility that the criminal could be released. However, as long as they had experienced this torture, they would often be left with a very serious psychological shadow. They would continue to endure the torture and live a life worse than death until they finally chose to commit suicide …
The few thugs could not understand. They were just gangsters in the abandoned city, and they usually walked on the edge of the law. Today, they suddenly wanted to kidnap someone, so why would they suffer such a harsh punishment? Also, who was that strange armored man? Why was he able to inflict punishment on them without a word?
What they didn't know was that apart from them, all the lawbreakers in the wasteland area had been banished by the Void, including Mordred's men who tried to harm the White Shadow. They would be banished by the Void for a minimum of three days, or a maximum of eternity, depending on the severity of their previous crimes.
The vagrants and artists who were just trying to make a living in the abandoned city were not affected at all.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye to an ordinary person. An observer like An Xin didn't even know what had happened. She didn't think that the strangely dressed uncle in front of her would do something so cruel and tyrannical.
White Shadow stole a glance at the thugs who were lying on the ground, and she guessed that Baiyi had already punished them. She quickened her steps, and when she reached Baiyi's side, she reached out and hugged his thigh. She raised her little face, squeezed out tears, and said pitifully, "Daddy, I'm sorry …"
Baiyi put away his feather duster and picked her up. "Let's talk at home," he said.
Then, he looked at Anshin, who was kneeling on the ground in fear. He took a few steps closer and said, "My name is Baiyi. Thank you for taking care of my daughter."
H-h-hello, Uncle Bai … "Anshin stammered, her mind blank. When the armored man stood in front of her, she felt like she was not facing a person, but a towering mountain that she could never see the end of.
Before she left her country to study abroad, she had met the King as an outstanding talent. At that time, she had thought that she had already met the greatest man in the world.
In comparison, the King was, at most, a powerful man, but this man in front of her looked like he could hold up the heavens and the earth.
'Is Little Yin's father such a terrifying man? Isn't she a little too pitiful? ' Anshin could not help but recall her nervousness and awkwardness when she met the King. The aura of a superior made her feel uncomfortable, but it was nothing more than discomfort. Unlike the man in front of her, who was suffocating her …
Bai Yin hugged Baiyi's visor and pleaded on Anshin's behalf in a low voice, "Daddy, Sister Anshin has always taken care of me. Please don't scare her, okay?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was in a meeting, so I got distracted," Baiyi quickly apologized.
As soon as he said that, Anshin felt the suffocating atmosphere around her disappear. Uncle Bai did not seem so scary anymore, and she could finally stand on her trembling legs.
"Your name is Anshin? You're an international student from the Kingdom of Books, and you're studying at the Ivy League Academy in the City of Memory, majoring in Imperial History? "
Anshin, on the other hand, was not in the mood to think about how he knew so much about her. She nodded obediently.
"The Ivy League Academy's History major is only average. You should have better options," Baiyi continued.
'You make it sound so easy. I want to study at the most prestigious Imperial University, but I can't get in! What can I do? I'm in despair, too! ' Anshin thought to herself. She was already an excellent scholar in her own country, but when she came to the Empire, she realized that she was a frog at the bottom of a well. She was even mocked by her classmates as a country bumpkin …
"Call this number." Baiyi held his daughter in one arm and handed her a name card with the other. "Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"
"If it's possible, I'd like to go back to my bed. Everything that happened today feels like a dream. It must be a nightmare, right?" Anshin said blankly. She took the number from Baiyi's hand, but she was not in the mood to ask whose number it was.
"Alright then. Good luck to you. Bye," Baiyi said as he turned around.
"Bye, Big Sister Anshin. I hope we'll meet again in the future. When we do, I'll treat you to some of my mother's desserts …" Bai Yin waved at Anshin from Baiyi's shoulder.
However, before An Xin could respond, she felt her vision blur. When her vision recovered, she was already back in her dormitory. Was she really back in her bed?
She immediately jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, scaring her roommates.
"Anshin? Didn't you go to the Kingdom of Dawn? "
"I'm sorry. My mind is in a mess. Can I have a glass of water? The cold kind … "Anshin sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing her temples. She looked down at the piece of paper in her palm.
After drinking a large glass of cold water, she felt a little calmer. Facing her roommates' concerned faces, she said, "Please wait for a moment. I'll explain everything to you. But first, I need to make a phone call …"
She dialed the number Baiyi had left for her.
When the call was answered, a dignified female voice came from the other end. "Hello?"
"Uh … Hello, it's Mr. White who called me … I-I'm An Xin …" An Xin gave a simple self-introduction over the phone and briefly described what had happened. Then, she asked, "I'm sorry to disturb you, but I really want to know what happened."
The person on the other end of the phone quietly listened to Anshin's rambling. Then, she chuckled and said, "I'm sorry. My godfather has always been a little strange. He might have been busy with something else, and that's why he scared you. Please allow me to apologize on his behalf."
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