My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 287 Missing
three days later.

Chen Mu is currently meditating on the Spirit Nourishing Incantation and Talisman with his eyes closed.

A middle-aged man surnamed Sun suddenly peeked out from behind the screen, glanced at the group, and turned to leave.

"Stop right there!" Ai Ji glared at the other person. "What are you looking at!"

A middle-aged man surnamed Sun emerged from behind the screen with a smirk: "I just wanted to see if anyone here had secretly run away."

Has someone left the temple midway through?

Chen Mu couldn't help but open his eyes.

"Has this happened before?" Lu Ku asked.

“Everyone has been busy clearing land for the past year, and there’s no one at the temple, so there’s nothing going on,” the middle-aged man surnamed Sun said with a wry smile.

"How many left?" Chen Mu frowned slightly.

"Seven."

……

After the middle-aged man left, the cave fell silent for a moment.

"Has the Upper Academy ever had a similar problem?" Chen Mu asked Lu Ku solemnly.

This guy has already mastered spiritual light. He must have been to the upper academy's dojo.

Lu Ku narrowed his eyes slightly: "I haven't heard of it."

"What's the environment like at the Upper Academy's dojo?" Chen Mu continued to ask, his brows already furrowed.

"It's not much better than here." Lu Ku's expression also became serious.

That means this matter has little to do with the temple itself.

Chen Mu got up and left the prayer mat, walked around the screen and came to the entrance of the temple cave.

Through the wind and snow, look down at the circular Cold Moon Lake.

A wooden boardwalk extends inward from the shore, and at its end, an octagonal pavilion stands alone in the middle of Cold Moon Lake.

Upon closer inspection, a figure could be vaguely seen.

"Supervisor Song is still at Cold Moon Pool. There shouldn't be any problems, right?" Yu Lin asked hesitantly.

The six siblings from Wushan also arrived at the cave entrance.

"It's hard to say," Chen Mu shook his head.

Could it be that the giant toad has secretly sneaked back?

Chen Mu felt a chill run down his spine.

Go down the mountain? No way!
Down the mountain, without the deterrent power of Supervisor Song, it's even more dangerous.

But staying at the dojo doesn't seem safe either.

"This is the tragedy of the weak," Chen Mu sighed to himself.

If he had Song Wuji's cultivation level, what would he be afraid of!

pity……

Chen Mu glanced at the pavilion again, then reluctantly walked into the cave and sat back down on the futon.

He sat down, but his heart remained uneasy.

This uncertainty made him extremely irritable.

"There are so many people at the Cold Moon Pool Dojo, I can't be the only unlucky one, right?" Chen Mu muttered listlessly.

"Besides, there are the Seven Brothers of Wushan in this cave. If something really goes wrong, they can't come to me first, can they?" Chen Mu tried to comfort himself.

"Even if I'm unwilling, there's nothing I can do." Dejection began to spread in my heart.

"Forget it, let fate decide."

After struggling for a long time, Chen Mu had no choice but to close his eyes and give up.

……

In the middle of Cold Moon Pool.

The octagonal pavilion was covered in snow, resembling a white hat.

Snowflakes had also accumulated along the inner edge of the pavilion, resembling a white lace border.

Song Wuji was dressed in a black animal skin cloak, a brown animal skin hat, and a snow-white fox tail scarf around his neck.

Its chubby face was mostly covered by its fluffy tail, with only its eyes showing.

He was sitting on the edge of the pavilion, his eyes, which shimmered with a pale green light, fixed on the water.

Liang Yi hurriedly entered the pavilion: "Master, someone has disappeared from the temple without cause."

Song Wuji remained silent, still staring at Lengyue Pool.

After a long while, the green light in its eyes faded, and a deep, muffled voice came from under the furry scarf: "This little toad has learned to be smart."

"Was it Leng Yuechan who caused this?" Liang Yi looked at the pool and his expression changed.

Song Wuji stared at Leng Yuetan and chuckled.

"He actually secretly slipped into Cold Moon Pool?" Liang Yi felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but look around.

It was as if a pair of cold eyes were quietly watching him from the bottom of the pool.

That's a powerful demon whose cultivation is comparable to my master's. What if it suddenly attacks...?

How damn insidious!
Song Wuji waved his hand with a smile: "Don't worry, it will only confuse a few disciples with weak wills at most."

"And every move it makes leaves a flaw."

"Once I find it, everything will be fine," Song Wuji said confidently. "It will be quick."

……

evening.

The Buddhist Academy at the foot of Lengyuetan Lake.

Fu Zi stepped out from behind the counter and stood at the entrance of the cave. Looking at the snow-covered world under the dim yellow sky, she stretched lazily.

"Comfortable."

After admiring the snow-covered landscape for a while, he turned and walked into the Library Cave.

The tunnel leading straight into the mountainside was brightly lit, and the forked paths leading to the Library Cave were also illuminated by a warm white light.

Fu Zi walked leisurely through one cave entrance after another, his hands behind his back. Just like in the octagonal building of the Tongtian River Lower Courtyard, he casually looked at the books and scriptures on the bookshelves and cave walls.

He has lived like this for decades. And he intends to continue living like this for hundreds of years to come.

"Brother Wuji, you're blocking my way. I have no choice but to ask you to die."

Fu Zi smiled and reached out to straighten a fluorescent algae lamp that was hanging crookedly.

"I'm just pursuing the life I love."

"Brother Wuji surely understands me."

He chuckled, humming an unknown tune, and slowly walked deeper into the Library Cave.

He liked this stable and uneventful life.

The silent book was his best companion.

I especially love the Library Cave at night; it's spacious, deserted, comfortable, and peaceful.

"It's worth it to give up anything for this peace."

Fu Zi's lips curled up, revealing a genuine smile on her usually expressionless face.

Thinking that next spring, he would attract the Cold Moon Toad, kill Song Wuji, and then he could monopolize the Cold Moon Pool and try the Yin-Yang Refinement.

Overjoyed, he couldn't help but clench his right fist and wave it wildly in the air, shaking his head.

Haha!

It took Fu Zi a long while to compose herself.

He coughed lightly, straightened his clothes, resumed his aloof and indifferent demeanor, and prepared to return to continue honing his divine aperture.

Then, turning around, I was met with a cautious face.

Fu Zi: "..."

Chen Mu peeked out from the hidden cave entrance at the corner, his eyes seemingly glancing sideways as he strained to see.

Mom!
Seeing such an important person letting loose, I wonder if they'll be silenced?!

"I didn't hear anything!"

"I didn't see anything either!"

Chen Mu explained earnestly, trying hard not to look the other person in the eye.

Fu Zi: "..."

You might as well not have explained at all!

His eyelids drooped immediately, and he looked at Chen Mu dangerously.

"Who are you? Why are you lingering here?" Fu Zi asked expressionlessly.

Chen Mu's expression turned solemn. He stepped out of the cave, clasped his hands in a respectful salute, and said, "Shang Huan, a disciple of the Lower Academy, greets the Director of the Fu Academy."

"The scriptures are so profound that I became so engrossed in reading them that I forgot the time."

Fu Zi glanced at the book in Chen Mu's hand without any expression.

"How to cook frogs?"

Cough!

Chen Mu quickly closed the book and rolled it up, trying to cover the cover.

"Yan Jie's Cookbook?"

Fu Zi's face darkened.

You're not going home after dark? And you're just watching this?!
Chen Mu remained expressionless and said earnestly, "I apologize for disturbing you, Academy Director."

"I wonder if you have ever had the experience of being so engrossed in scriptures that you couldn't extricate yourself."

"This is my current state!"

Fu Zi's eyelids twitched.

I swear I didn't believe you!

"If I can't finish reading this scripture in one go, I definitely won't be able to sleep tonight." Chen Mu sighed, then exclaimed with admiration, "Our Scripture Transmission Academy's system is really good."

"As long as you pay enough, you can stay here forever and no one will care."

"You can even get a 50% discount if you stay all night!"

"I'm not going back tonight. I feel like an epiphany is just around the corner."

Chen Mu said with a serious expression, "I humbly request that Director Fu grant my request!"

As he spoke, he took out three white jade pieces that he had prepared beforehand and handed them to Fu Zi.

Fu Zi: "..."

An epiphany?

How do you suddenly realize how to cook a toad?

overnight?

Which bastard came up with this to me back then?

Did I add it myself?
Hey!
I'll cross it out in a bit; let's get rid of this bastard in front of us first!

I must never let anyone know about my disheveled state!

So there's a reason why I like the Library Cave at night.

Empty, deserted... Fu Zi clenched his right fist again.

Then he saw Chen Mu turn his head and shout at a scripture cave next to him.

"Don't you guys know the rules?!"

"You have to pay if you want to read here!"

"Come out and pay up right now!"

Fu Zi turned her head to look incredulously.

Then he saw six figures of varying heights obediently walk out of the cave and appear in front of him.

Finished!

My lifelong reputation is completely ruined!
(End of this chapter)