Chapter 345: Forget This! (1/2)

Lin Mu's mind went blank for a second after hearing the words of the woman. He looked at their faces and they were looking at him hungrily.

~Gulp~

”No, I'm fine with just Yue.” Lin Mu stated after building up a little bit of courage.

The servants all had crestfallen and teary expressions after hearing Lin Mu say that. Lin Mu even felt bad in his heart and hesitated a bit. He was about to say something when his mind suddenly became alert.

'Wait, why am I acting like this? Why do I care about these servants?' Lin Mu questioned himself.

”Looks like you finally understood,” Xukong spoke in Lin Mu's mind.

”Wha…” Lin Mu was gowning to ask but then realized it himself.

”The food! It's drugged too!” Lin Mu shouted in his mind.

Now Lin Mu was no longer feeling pity for the servants rather he was feeling angry. It was fine at first since the incense that was drugged was for everyone that visited the Alluring wisteria pavilion but now this… this was specifically targeting him.

A few suspicious points appeared in Lin Mu's mind; these people had not asked him for any payment and yet were offering all these services. He couldn't help but realize that their motive behind drugging him was for nothing good.

Thin red veins appeared in Lin Mu's eyes as his aura changed. The awkward expression that was on his face was changing. Yue was sitting the closest to Lin Mu and could sense all the changes. She had served plenty of cultivators and while she wasn't one, she was not unfamiliar to spirit qi.

If it were not for her inability to get a cultivation technique, she could even be said to have an above average talent for cultivation. She sensed the changes in Lin Mu and twisted her neck to look at him.

”Eek-” Yue had almost let out a cry but immediately calmed her mouth shut.

A dangerous aura was leaking out of Lin Mu, and Yue could see his eyes. She didn't know what had happened, but she was not feeling as inclined to serve this boy anymore. She traced his gaze and saw that he was looking at the servants.

The servants meanwhile were still kneeling on the floor, but a big difference could be seen this time.

'The servants! They're… in pain?' Yue realized, seeing their expressions.

The servants could not move and were frozen in their positions. Beads of sweat dripped off their foreheads as their clothes stuck to their body. Some of them that were a bit stronger could even be seen shivering. While the others were simply petrified in terror.

The leading servant who had brought the food was sitting upright and the pain could be seen in her eyes that had gone red with tears dripping down the corners.

”Young- Young Lord!” Yue said with hesitation.

~Gulp~

”Pl-please! I beg for forgiveness if we've offended you in any manner,” Yue spoke while her hands trembled.

She could find the courage in her to touch Lin Mu either or she would have held onto his legs and begged him even more.

”Tame your mind!” Xukong suddenly said.

Lin Mu closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Gently chanting some words in a low voice, he dispelled the anger that had clouded his mind.

'The Burning heart sutra… it's still not fully controllable,' Lin Mu thought to himself.

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