Chapter 58：A Small Conflict (1/2)

Lin Mu would have never expected that he would be facing such a scenario just because he was one day late. There were currently thirteen pairs of eyes staring at him, some with helplessness and others with anger.

At first, he could not figure out why these people were looking at him with such eyes, but as soon as they all started speaking, he knew he was in another troubling situation. The ten hunters soon surrounded him in three directions.

”Boy, give up the room that you booked.” One of the hunters spoke.

”Yeah, since you did not come yesterday to claim it, you don't need it anymore.” A short hunter spoke.

Confusion could be seen on Lin Mu's face as he could not understand why these hunters were speaking to him like that. Only when the clerk came forward and explained did he understand.

”These hunters want the room that you booked. They came today for a room but I told them we did not have any available, they said they were willing to pay double and asked if any rooms were unoccupied. They then saw that one room was still unoccupied, thus they forced me to give it to them.” The clerk hurriedly spoke.

”Take your refund and leave, brat.” The hunter in front of Lin Mu ordered.

An annoyed expression could be seen on Lin Mu's face. There was no chance that he was going to accept these hunter's orders. He had booked the room well ahead and had also paid in advance. These men had no right to order him.

”These men are paying double the price right, so I'll just pay triple.” Lin Mu said smugly.

Right now Lin Mu had plenty of gold coins, so he was not worried. He would be able to earn those back rather easily once he starts hunting again.

Upon hearing Lin Mu's words, the hunters became confused at first but then became angrier. But the man who was with the clerk looked happy instead. Looking closer at the man's clothing, which seemed to be of higher quality than that of a commoner, Lin Mu guessed that he was the owner of this inn.

”You think you can just disrespect us like that.” The short hunter spoke with fire in his eyes.

Looking at the short man's expression, Lin Mu guessed that he was the one who wanted the room while others were just here to back him up. The Hunters belonging to Gan Ma's group were well-known bullies. They submitted to the strong while oppressing the weak.

If it was the Lin Mu of the past, he would have never dared to go against these men. But with the strength that he had right now, the only person who could give him trouble would be Gan Mu himself.

Suddenly one of the hunters seemed to have recognized Lin Mu as he pointed at him and whispered in the ear of his companion, who then told the rest of the hunters.

”So, you're the boy who had his property seized by the supervisor of the orchard.” Said the hunter standing in front of Lin Mu.

”Weren't you also banished from the town?” another hunter added.

”No wonder he was willing to pay triple the cost for the room. The money doesn't belong to him, he stole it.” Said the short hunter, straight away accusing Lin Mu.

Lin Mu saw the situation turning worse and worse by the second. Thus he spoke up.

”I wasn't banished, I was only thrown out of the town. These are the words of the supervisor himself. And I didn't steal the money, I made it by hunting beasts.” Lin Mu countered.

”As if a scrawny brat like you could kill beasts that would be worth that much.” A long-faced hunter spoke.

”Don't listen to him, he's only lying to save his skin. Catch him, we'll hand him off to the guards.” The hunter in front of Lin Mu spoke.

”Search him for the coins too. He's definitely has them on his body.” The short man spoke with greed in his eyes.

Seeing that there was no chance that this situation will be resolved. Lin Mu readied himself for a fight. He could sense their strength and found them to be much weaker compared to him. The strongest hunter was in the 8th stage of the body tempering realm.

While Lin Mu could sense the hunter's strength, they could not do the same as he was a cultivator now. Because they did not sense Lin Mu's strength, they made the mistake of thinking that he was much weaker than them.

The first to approach Lin Mu were the three hunters on his left. One of them tried to grab his arm, but Lin Mu was able to push him away effortlessly. Then the four hunters on the right lunged at him and grabbed his shoulder and wrist.

Lin Mu used his left hand, which was free, and smashed it on the hands of the men that were holding his shoulder and hand. A snapping could be heard as the arms of the four men were broken in one hit.