My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 360 Visit
Beside the stove, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair, holding a wooden cup, looking completely relaxed.

The sounds of pigs, rabbits, and black sheep gurgling and coughing occasionally entered my mind.

"This is not the kind of activity the inspection team should be making."

"Didn't Lu Ku and the others come to work today?"

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

For the past two weeks, Lu Ku and his six colleagues have been busy at the Inspection Bureau. Chen Mu almost forgot that under normal circumstances, inspectors of the Inspection Bureau can take three days off per month.

Today happens to be a day off for some of them.

Just as I was about to cut off the synesthesia, I suddenly heard Shang Huan's voice in my ear.

Chen Mu's lips curled up slightly.

"That fatso can't take it anymore, serves him right!"

For the past two weeks, Chen Mu has been using the Seven Souls Return to Origin technique on Shang Huan every day.

The man's mental and physical energy were depleted, and he visibly lost a lot of weight.

"Let's see if you dare to cause so many trouble again!"

If this guy hadn't been greedy for the white jade and risked trading with the people of Dongling Mountain, he wouldn't have met such a fatal end.

……

There is a small mountain village southwest of Yingchou Cliff.

The southern part of the mountain village is mostly a sheep pen enclosed by sturdy wooden stakes that are two people high.

A herd of black sheep with antlers kept inside would occasionally charge forward with their heads down, crashing into the fence.

A group of fierce-looking, burly men were busy performing their respective duties near the fence.

Some were feeding the black sheep, some were cleaning up the manure inside the enclosure, and many more were grabbing the wooden stakes and pounding them into the ground to reinforce the enclosure.

On the north side of the mountain village, there are many spacious wooden houses supported by wooden stakes, more than two meters off the ground.

Shang Huan, carrying a small gray wooden box, walked into one of the rooms with a fawning expression and asked Shi Xian expectantly, "Mr. Gongsun... is he here?"

Shi Xian seemed not to hear, her big eyes staring blankly into the air.

Shang Huan didn't take it to heart.

Over time, he came to know the six siblings of Wushan quite well.

The person in front of me often seemed lost in thought, had a cold and aloof personality, and looked somewhat dull.

He stood patiently by and waited. After a long while, the other person finally nodded as if just realizing what was happening.

Shang Huan was immediately delighted and patted the wooden box in his hand, saying cryptically, "Sir, all the spoils from the last hunt are here. Give me an address and I'll send them to you."

What were your hunting spoils?

It was probably obtained by looting the corpses of Zhao Shaoyuan and others.

Tsk... Murder and arson bring wealth and power.

Chen Mu shook his head.

He killed to save lives, not for money.

Besides, he's an alchemist. If he refines a thousand or eight hundred more batches of fasting pills, he'll have everything he needs.

Such unexpected wealth, hmph! I don't want it... well, I can take a look even if I don't want it.

Sigh... I don't want to watch it.

But what if there are any loose ends left and someone finds out?
I really need to check it carefully before I feel at ease.

I'm not doing this out of greed for money; it's entirely for the safety of Shang Huan and the others.

Just as they were figuring out how to retrieve the wooden box, Shang Huan started playing the victim.

"Sir, I really can't take it anymore," Shang Huan said, looking aggrieved. "Look how much weight I've lost."

"I have fully realized my mistake, and I will definitely be more careful in my words and deeds and be an honest person in the future," Shang Huan vowed.

"Please spare me."

Ah!
Now you know it's painful? What were you doing before?

Chen Mu pouted.

If it weren't for that fatso's audacity, none of this would have happened.

"Sir, please rest assured, from now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west." Shang Huan said earnestly.

"When making choices, the most important thing is to ensure safety and completeness."

"Even if... even if it costs us money, we will never do any ostentatious or flashy business," Shang Huan said through gritted teeth.

Wow! You can even say something like that about wasting money on jade.

Is this still the same unscrupulous merchant, Shang Huan?
"Just tell me what you want," Shang Huan pleaded. "Please stop using your supernatural powers."

Hmm, not bad, looks like you've really learned your lesson.

Chen Mu smacked his lips.

Okay, then...

"Then do a split," Shi Xian suddenly said.

Shang Huan was completely dumbfounded.

Is the requirement really that unique?

Chen Mu was even more confused.

I haven't even said anything yet, okay!

At this moment, he looks like an honest child, but when it comes to tricking people, he can be quite ruthless and efficient!

Shang Huan had no idea that Shi Xian was setting him up. He gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and suddenly did a split.

A sharp pain shot through my inner thigh, and my face immediately turned red with pain.

He could only hold it for a moment before he had to stand up; it hurt so much!

Although my body has been strengthened by the secret technique, it also hurts more when I pull on it.

A hint of a smile flashed in Shi Xian's big eyes, but he quickly returned to his dazed state and stared blankly into the air with a natural expression, pretending to be stupid.

"Sir, look..." Shang Huan's face was full of hope.

What are you still looking at! You didn't even realize you'd been scammed!

You're usually quite shrewd, aren't you?
Chen Mu immediately activated the Heart-to-Heart Mantra to Shang Huan, saying, "Slash one more."

Shang Huan: "..."

……

After a long while, Chen Mu reluctantly cut off the synesthesia.

If the Listening Talisman hadn't collapsed, Chen Mu wouldn't have had a radio to listen to.

He insisted that Shang Huan do at least a hundred or eighty more splits.

With a thought, the magical power within the jade seed surged, and a brand new Listening Talisman quickly emerged.

Although it wasn't the first time he'd done something like this, Chen Mu still couldn't help but marvel.

"The mechanism of action is similar to that of a talisman. The talisman within the jade seed is placed into another medium and its effect is delayed."

"However, the carrier of the talisman is the hide of a strange beast or monster. The carrier of the Listening Radio is the six siblings of Wuwu Mountain."

He had previously tested that his Listening Talisman could not only be passed on to Shi Xian, but could also be lent to the other six people to use.

Moreover, not only the Listening Technique, but also other secret techniques can be lent to the seven people to perform!

"Although the Thousand Mountains Scripture is unorthodox, it truly has its own methods!"

Chen Mu sighed for a long time, but then felt something was off.

"The secret techniques I painstakingly developed, these guys can just take them and use them?"

"This……"

Have I become the system's old man, bestowing secret techniques as benefits?

"You guys are the main characters, aren't you?!"

While he was pondering this, he successfully constructed the sixth-order Listening Technique talisman within the jade seed.

He subconsciously urged it on, and a soft breathing sound suddenly entered his ears.

Although the voice was faint, it sounded like a thunderclap to Chen Mu.

Because the sound was so close!

He was somehow unknowingly brought up to his side?!

Suppressing his panic, Chen Mu calmly turned his head and saw a smiling face on the large jade window beside him.

Liu Hongyang?
Is this... a neighbor visiting?
You almost scared me to death!

……

Inside Chen Mumu Building.

Liu Hongyang curiously examined the underfloor heating pipes.

"Junior brother, you really have a brilliant idea."

Chen Mu handed over a cup of tea: "It's essentially just boiling water, nothing special."

"It can't compare to the secret techniques and restrictions of the Hundred Crafts Hall, which are powerful enough to make the entire courtyard warm as spring."

"When you learn it in the future, you must tell me all about it."

"Definitely, definitely." Liu Hongyang said cheerfully.

"Is the tunnel all dug?" Chen Mu asked tentatively.

Not long after they arrived at Eagle's Sorrow Cliff, they went underground to help set up protective barriers around the mountain.

Now, suddenly, it's back...

"Everything is set up." Liu Hongyang didn't hide anything.

Chen Mu was overjoyed.

With the protective barriers in place, Eagle's Sorrow Cliff is now much safer.

"It wasn't supposed to be that fast originally," Liu Hongyang shook his head.

"It seems someone on the mountain was cursed to death by the barbarians' witchcraft. Elder Hu was worried that the barbarians would attack us. So he went down to keep an eye on us personally, and he was never idle for a moment."

Liu Hongyang looked dejected. "I've done more work in the last two weeks than in the previous two months!"

Chen Mu looked at Liu Hongyang, whose face was slightly pale, and shook his head with a smile.

It seems he's exhausted.

"Look on the bright side, if it's finished sooner, we can get the Dao merit and the white jade money sooner," Chen Mu comforted him.

Liu Hongyang was even more frustrated: "But our pay is calculated on a daily basis."

Chen Mu was speechless.

He finally understood why the construction of the protective barrier at Eagle's Sorrow Cliff had been so slow.

The guys from the Hall of Hundred Crafts must be deliberately stalling for time to trick us into giving them Dao power.

"I'm not going to say anything more." Liu Hongyang waved his hand.

He immediately looked around and his gaze settled on the brown wooden cup on the windowsill.

Liu Hongyang got up and walked to the window, sniffed, and then pointed at the wooden cup with an eager expression, saying, "Junior brother actually has excellent cooking skills!"

"This taste... tsk tsk..."

"Senior brother likes spicy soup?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow in surprise.

The wooden cup originally held a soup with a spicy and sour flavor called "Huiyuan Tang".

He drank the soup, and the cup hadn't been washed yet.

Unexpectedly, this senior brother Liu could smell the spicy soup.

"It's getting late, Senior Brother, please sit for a moment, I'll go cook now. It'll be a good opportunity for you to see my cooking skills." Chen Mu said with a smile as he stood up.

"Isn't it troublesome?" Liu Hongyang asked, rubbing his hands sheepishly.

"Just tell me the secret to turning the ground into steel," Chen Mu said with a smile.

Liu Hongyang immediately laughed: "That's not enough for just one meal!"

Hey!
(End of this chapter)