A month later.
Xinyou District, Lu Ku’s estate.
The six siblings of Wu Mountain were gathered together once again.
This was already their fifth meeting in a month.
Their mood fluctuated with each gathering, never the same.
Somber, anxious, doubtful, perplexed, until this time’s blankness.
“Is Shang Huan still selling medicine?” Lu Ku frowned slightly.
“He’s only selling Calming Pills now. He’s stopped everything else,” Yu Lin responded in his deep voice.
“Are you sure Shang Huan knows our address?” Ai Ji couldn’t help but ask.
“Even if he doesn’t, Mr. Gongsun can summon us through the United Heart Rope,” Yu Lin replied.
“What on earth does he mean!”
“Three whole months without a peep, if he wants to kill or slash, at least give us a clear message!” Ai Ji was impatient.
“Is it possible that he just doesn’t want to deal with us?” Shi Xian spoke in a cold tone.
“That’s impossible!” Ai Ji couldn’t help but retort, “Leaving us six capable hands aside, is he really counting on that fat corpse?”
No sooner had he spoken than he noticed that the other few were all looking at him.
“He might indeed be counting on that fat corpse,” Lu Ku said with a strange expression.
Three months went by. Shang Huan’s selling of medicine remained the same as ever.
Yet the six of them were like they had been completely forgotten.
Or to say, really forgotten?
The group suddenly exchanged glances.
“Impossible, absolutely impossible!” Ai Ji shook his head vehemently.
Could they have been battling wits with thin air all this time?
I don’t accept it!
“That matter regarding Mo Wuzhou, should we inform him?” Yu Lin scratched his head.
Lu Ku sighed, “We have no choice but to inform him.”
According to what Shang Huan said, Mr. Gongsun was Mo Wuzhou’s close confidant!
They were employed by Lin Su and were going to make a move against Mo Wuzhou’s close friend; they couldn’t bypass Mr. Gongsun no matter what.
…
Low Mountain courtyard.
“Brother Chen, I’m here to see you again, look what I’ve brought you!” Shang Huan, with a bruised face, dragged the equally bruised Old Hao.
He carried a slab of black dory fish, entering the courtyard with a sycophantic smile.
Chen Mu couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
“Even if you brought me a piece of dragon meat, I couldn’t make counterfeit medicine for you.”
“Dragon meat obviously won’t do, but what about real moray dragon meat?”
“The Heavenly River Water Mansion just caught a two-hundred-year-old real moray dragon.”
“That thing is said to be able to turn into a dragon. Eating it, we’re consuming the flesh of a dragon’s precursor. Hmm… dragon egg meat!”
Dragon egg meat my ass! Chen Mu was almost amused to anger by this fat man.
Last time although this guy was tight-lipped, not revealing his existence,
But what if they ran into someone cruel who could probe into one’s consciousness?
When that time comes, it won’t matter if he wants to tell or not, they will see for themselves.
“It’s not that I won’t make it for you, there really are no ingredients,” Chen Mu said helplessly.
“Tell me what the ingredients are, and I’ll find them for you,” Shang Huan showed no intention of giving up.
“Look over there, they are just sprouts,” Chen Mu nodded towards the pipe nightshade under the west wall.
“What is this?” Shang Huan leaned close to the ground to take a careful look.
“That’s the main ingredient,” Chen Mu said, smiling.
“As long as you can find it for me, I’ll make you a grilled pipe nightshade flavored meat.”
“However much of this main ingredient you find, that’s how much I’ll make for you.”
The entire Lower Courtyard was short of pipe nightshade; it would be surprising if that fat man could find any.
If he really found some, Chen Mu indeed would exchange as much as he promised.
Trading the initial version of Mesmerizing Divine Smoke raw material for real pipe nightshade, this deal would be extremely profitable!
“What about the Hidden Qi Powder?” Shang Huan hurriedly asked.
“Let’s talk about that after you find this!” Chen Mu rolled his eyes.
He had made up his mind not to help Shang Huan make medicine again.
Even if he wanted to sell, it had to be through Mr. Gongsun.
He was very satisfied with his current peaceful life of farming and leveling up.
The identity of Chen Mu could not be compromised.
…
At the dinner table, Chen Mu asked curiously.
“Didn’t you already buy the Spiritual Light Method, why are you still trying to make so much money?”
“Cultivating also costs money,” Shang Huan sighed, “Perceptive cultivation still requires going to the dojo.”
Chen Mu shook his head, “Relying on that one month at the dojo without working hard regularly, it’s impossible to cultivate Spiritual Light.”
“Of course, I know it won’t work,” Shang Huan glanced sideways at Chen Mu, “but what if I spent the entire year cultivating there?”
“Wow… you really dare to dream,” Old Hao chuckled and shook his head while eating.
“I not only dare to dream, I dare to do just that!” Shang Huan put one leg on the long bench, waving his chopsticks as if commanding the world.
“I’m not gifted, but I won’t settle.”
“I can’t decide my innate talent, but I can use a hundred times more effort to reach the heights I want.”
“As long as I earn enough money, I’ll immerse myself in the Upper Court’s dojo every day. I refuse to believe I can’t cultivate Spiritual Light!”
“That’s the spirit!” Old Hao couldn’t resist giving a thumbs up.
Chen Mu couldn’t help but look at him with new respect. He hadn’t expected the fat man to be so determined in his pursuit of the path.
“So, Brother Chen, you need to make more money!” Shang Huan said earnestly.
“Then you can join me in the dojo to cultivate.”
“Here at Jilong Road’s Lower Courtyard, without Spiritual Light, you ultimately have no future!” Shang Huan said with a sigh.
Then he looked at Chen Mu sincerely, “So, how about selling me your stash of Hidden Qi Powder?”
Chen Mu: “…”
I freaking knew it!
“Even a little bit would do.”
“You wouldn’t let me go back empty-handed, would you?”
“Get lost!”
…
Three days later, Chen Mu, as usual, went to Shang Huan’s residence, ready to deliver his Calming Pill.
Unexpectedly, he found that the six siblings from Wu Mountain were also at Shang Huan’s place.
If it weren’t for these people showing up, Chen Mu would have almost forgotten they existed.
A conspiracy?
These guys were definitely not good news.
He immediately released the Five Ghosts Yin Spirit to inspect the entire area within a two-mile radius.
“Are you looking for me for something?” After hesitating for a moment, Chen Mu still entered Shang Huan’s residence.
“Mr. Gongsun,” Lu Ku stood up and bowed with his hands clasped.
“Lin Su is planning to deal with Brother Mo Wuzhou soon.”
“He hired us to kidnap Brother Mo’s close friends, intending to use them as his trump card against Brother Mo.”
“I thought it was necessary to report this to you,” Lu Ku said.
Chen Mu: “…” He was a bit stunned.
No, are you sure this is something I should be involved in?
The Prefect from the Inspection Courtyard is going to target a disciple of the Upper Court?
How could I, an honest farmer, get tangled in such malicious conspiracies?
Seeing Chen Mu’s silence, Lu Ku had trouble making a decision.
Is it because we didn’t inform him earlier?
It seems we must do something to make up for this.
Letting this slight dissatisfaction ferment could very well breed a bigger disaster!
Lu Ku’s mind raced.
“You are Brother Mo’s right-hand man, so naturally, we are on Brother Mo’s side,” he reasoned.
“But Lin Su doesn’t know about our relationship with you.”
“Maybe you can notify Brother Mo’s friends in advance, and we can all put on a show together.”
“When the ambush is set, we can turn on him and kill Lin Su together!” Lu Ku squinted his eyes, which gleamed with cunning.
Though this plan may be cliché, if executed well, it can have an unexpectedly powerful effect!
Chen Mu: “…”
What the hell are you talking about?!
Since when did I become Mo Wuzhou’s right-hand man?
Chen Mu looked toward Shang Huan.
At that moment, the chubby guy was shrinking his neck like a quail, hiding to one side.
Shit!
It must be this damn fatty’s fault!
Chen Mu managed to suppress his agitation, slowed his speech, and pretended indifference: “Don’t do anything.”
He didn’t even know Mo Wuzhou.
Why would he possibly get involved in such a troublesome matter?
Lu Ku was startled.
Do nothing?
Does it mean to pretend to agree with Lin Su’s plan and then do nothing?
“Got it!” said Lu Ku, nodding as if he had suddenly understood.
Chen Mu: “…”
Understood? What did he understand?
Could you explain it to me too?
“If Mr. Gongsun has no other orders, we’ll be leaving now,” Lu Ku said as he prepared to take his leave.
This encounter confirmed something for him – that Mr. Gongsun really didn’t seem to care for them.
Could Mr. Gongsun have bigger plans? It was perplexing.
Before Chen Mu could figure out what to say, he watched in dismay as the six oddly shaped figures left one after another.
Could you at least explain things clearly!
Don’t mess around, hey!