Chapter 41 - Chapter 41: Chapter 31: Taking Care of Business i (1/2)
Chapter 41: Chapter 31: Taking Care of Business i
Translator: 549690339
The cultivator looked down at the sketch, then back up at him, his eyebrows furrowed deeply.
“Hold out your hand for me to see!”
“Yes!
Xu Mu complied obediently, extending his hand which was delicate and fair, rivaling that of a woman’s.
There were no calluses left from practicing with a sword!
Go!”
The cultivator stowed away the sketch, waved his hand impatiently, and stopped the next passer-by with a huff.
This time, he didn’t take out the sketch for comparison.
“Thank you, thank you very much!”
Xu Mu squeezed out a smile on his face, nodded slightly like an ordinary passer-by, and quickly walked away.
Not until he was a good distance away did he suddenly duck into a nearby alley, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the tumultuous waves surging in his heart.
When the other party took out the sketch earlier, he had stolen a glance and seen its contents.
In the sketch was a man in his fifties, holding a crimson longsword, with a black mask on his face.
If not him, then who else could it be!
Fortunately, he hadn’t shown any oddness just now and after his breakthrough to the Marrow-Cleansing Stage, his whole person had undergone a huge transformation in appearance and demeanor.
Otherwise
“I would have had to kill them all, then retreat into the wilderness with Yingying and Little Ling’er!”
As to whether he could escape the ensuing pursuit, he could only leave it to fate.
“I was really lucky this time!”
Xu Mu was still frightened, feeling chilly along his spine.
“I must be more careful when doing such things in the future!”
He couldn’t understand something, though. He had done everything he could at that time, stopping short of only turning them to ashes.
Logically, they shouldn’t have a sketch of him, right?
“Did they use some method or did I leave behind some critical clues?”
Xu Mu furrowed his brow, unable to figure it out.
Although he had lived in this world for decades, he had always been toiling and struggling in White Stone City so he didn’t know the methods high-level cultivators used.
In the end, when he couldn’t figure it out, he decided if he ran into such an incident again, he’ll completely destroy his opponents, obliterating their souls. Only then would he be completely at ease.
Once calmed down, he left the alley and headed for the inn where Lan Shijin was staying.
The streets were as bustling as always, filled mostly with cultivators who had murderous eyes and injuries on their bodies.
Now it was already April, and the peak season for Monster Beasts was imminent. This was also the most active, highest earning period for the cultivators.
The number of cultivators this year was much more than before, so the competition was fiercer.
“Next time our team should venture further in. We can’t even find a single Monster Beast fur in the outskirts now; if this continues we won’t be able to eat!”
“The area within 300 li is now considered outskirts, any further and we’ll be in the 500 li range! Tier-four Monster Beasts have appeared there before, it’s too risky!”
“We’ll prepare more then! After eating, let’s buy more high-tier talismans, get more people. We can’t neglect opportunity because of danger! After all, we’re here not to live peacefully, but to take our chance to become high-tier cultivators!”
“You’re right, Friend Yang! We really should seize our youth and take some risks!”
“The Flying Boats transporting materials haven’t been arriving recently, I feel prices are going to rise. We should stock up more when we shop later!”
“Speaking of this, I regret that last time if only…”
Xu Mu entered the inn. The first floor was full of diners, each chatting and feasting, their faces glistening with oil.
The attire of the crowd was diverse—some wore Taoist robes, others wore armors, and some wore animal hides.
But having lived here for decades, Xu Mu was no longer surprised by such scenes.
After a casual glance, he headed towards the counter.
“Shopkeeper, I’m Xu Mu and would like to see my friend. She’s staying in Room
6 on the ground floor!”
“Please wait a moment, sir!”
The innkeeper beckoned a waiter over and whispered something in his ear.
The waiter hurried upstairs.
Soon after, Lan Shijin, dressed in a green robe, descended from upstairs gracefully.
Many of the diners in the inn had halted their actions, their attention drawn towards her.
The elegantly beautiful and voluptuous Lan Shijin was quite popular.
Especially because she was older!
Why is it that the older she is, the more popular she becomes?
You need to ponder!
You need to ponder deeply!
Then you will understand!
Seeing Lan Shijin descending the stairs, Xu Mu revealed a look of delight. He had originally worried that she had already left White Stone City.
Xu Mu immediately greeted her.
“Friend Lan, long time no see!”
“You… you are Friend Xu?!”
Looking at the strange but familiar man in front of her, Lan Shijin furrowed her eyebrows, her beautiful face filled with confusion.
When the waiter came up to announce his arrival earlier, he had already said that the person looking for her was Xu Mu.
However, the man in front of her was quite different from the Xu Mu she knew.
“It’s a long story. If it’s convenient for you, could we discuss it upstairs?”
Xu Mu didn’t want everybody on the first floor to know about him asking her to set up a Spirit Gathering Array.
After Lan Shijin took a closer look at him and was fairly certain that it was Xu Mu, she beckoned him upstairs.
They soon entered the room of the inn.
Leng Yuening, who was practicing her skills in the room, saw Xu Mu and immediately dispersed the ice cones she had been forming. A look of surprise appeared on her face.
She didn’t understand why her mother would bring a strange man into the room. Weren’t they supposed to meet Master Xu?
“Miss Leng, long time no see!”
Xu Mu politely greeted Leng Yuening with a salute..
Leng Yuening’s eyes widened in surprise. She blinked hard, revealing even greater confusion in her eyes.