Chapter 76 - Chapter 76: Chapter 66: Insufficient Greed_i (1/2)
Chapter 76: Chapter 66: Insufficient Greed_i
Translator: 549690339
Snow!
Fluttering snowflakes fell from the sky, bringing a touch of romance to this cold world.
Xu Mu followed the crowd down from the flying boat, raising his head to gaze at the sky, staring for a moment.
“Another year has passed!”
With a sigh in his heart, he stepped into a nearby alley.
When he emerged from the alley, he appeared entirely different.
Pale in complexion, unsteady on his feet, his aura only remaining at the early stage of Qi Cultivation.
Having refined his body to the level of enlightenment, his disguise was incredibly misleading, enough to fool even Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators unless they had special techniques to see through it.
He blended into the crowd, quickly disappearing without a trace.
After altering his appearance numerous times, Xu Mu had toured all the known residences of White River City’s cultivators.
As expected, many people had mysteriously vanished.
Predictably, most would not meet a good ending!
At the dwelling of one such person, he discovered several Qi Cultivation Late Stage cultivators with suspicious movements. Through tracking, he found that they went into the Luo Family Residence.
From then on, Xu Mu held no luck in his heart.
Cui Ling Market
Phoenix Heart Street
“Dao friend, these are the things you asked for last time!”
In the remote alley full of snow, a hunchback old man handed over a small, black-booklet to Xu Mu with a flattering smile.
“Thank you!”
Xu Mu took the booklet, handing the old man a dozen lower-grade Spirit Stones.
This was the agreed price.
Delight bloomed across the old man’s face as he securely stashed the Spirit Stones, he couldn’t help but ask, “What are you going to do with this information, Dao friend?”
Xu Mu gave the old man a meaningful look, lightly saying,
“There are some things it’s better you don’t know.”
“Huh?”
The old man froze, but quickly understood.
“Right, right, I don’t know anything, I know nothing!”
After speaking, the hunchbacked old man turned and hurriedly departed.
Xu Mu opened the booklet, it was filled with portraits, with only names and identities written beneath.
“Luo Hun, Luo Family Head!”
“Luo Zhong, Luo Family’s Chief Steward!”
“Lu Mengyao, Luo Family Mistress!”
“Unfortunately, there are no portraits of the Luo Family’s Patriarch!”
After memorizing all the people in the booklet, Xu Mu conjured a flame in his hand, reducing it to ashes in an instant.
II
Hm?”
A faint, peculiar scent wafted out from the ashes.
It was the scent of some kind of tracking powder!
“People are always insatiable!”
Xu Mu sighed, disappearing into thin air.
The hunched back old man hobbled through the crowded street, entering an abandoned hut. When he emerged, he was transformed into a middle-aged man with a hint of ferocity.
Swaggering, he headed in the direction of the Luo Family.
“That man had me inquire about the Luo Family’s affairs, surely he has some untold secret! Luckily, I know someone from the Luo Family. If I pass this information to them, I might receive a reward. If I add my hidden move to the mix, I might even have the chance to join the Luo family!”
“I can then live a life of luxury, no longer having to be a poor, Loose Cultivator anymore!”
Gazing at the Luo Family’s luxurious residence in the distance, the middle-aged man had already started dreaming of a better future.
Suddenly, a wave of invisible force struck him from behind.