My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 371 Intention to Leave
On the south side of Yuquan Mountain, behind the General Affairs Office, high up on the cliff, lies a cave.

The cave was spacious and bright, and forty or fifty people were gathered in small groups, talking quietly.

Chen Mu stood in an inconspicuous corner, with the Listening Technique hanging in his ear, listening quietly.

When the new head of Danbao Pavilion was summoned, all the alchemists on Jade Spring Mountain had to attend, and Chen Mu was no exception.

Not long after, the former pavilion master, Zhu Yi, entered the cave.

Someone stepped forward to greet him and exchange pleasantries.

Some people kept their distance, their expressions indifferent.

Seeing Zhu Yi chatting enthusiastically with his close friends, Chen Mu quietly took two steps into the shadows to the side, using the figures in front of him to block the view directed at him.

"Zhu Yi is still not reconciled."

Chen Mu quietly adjusted his posture and breathing to minimize his presence.

He just wanted to focus on his cultivation and didn't want to be affected.

But just as he hid, he heard Zhu Yi asking around about him, as if he knew him very well.

"Me, a homebody, that famous?"

Chen Mu sighed helplessly, took a small half-step to the side, revealing half of his body.

Since the other party took the initiative to contact him, he cannot avoid them.

Besides, the cave is only so big; there's no way to hide from it.

……

"Junior Brother Chen, it's been a long time." Zhu Yi said with a smile.

"Greetings, Pavilion Master." Chen Mu looked shy, like a reclusive alchemist who was clueless about social etiquette.

"I'm no longer the Pavilion Master, I'm the Deputy Pavilion Master," Zhu Yi said with a smile.

Then, they spent a long time exchanging pleasantries about the great changes at Eagle's Sorrow Cliff.

Zhu Yi sighed with emotion, "At first, I thought Junior Brother was just loafing around at the Pill Treasure Pavilion, but I never imagined that Junior Brother's talent for alchemy would be so amazing. Not only is he good at alchemy himself, but he is also good at teaching others."

He then changed the subject and asked, "I have several nephews who want to learn alchemy, but they haven't been able to get the hang of it."

"I am too busy with other matters to teach, I wonder if my junior brother..."

"I'm so sorry, I've been in seclusion recently working on the Tongxi Baizhang Pill, and now it's at a critical moment, so..." Chen Mu looked troubled.

Zhu Yi raised his eyebrows slightly.

At a critical moment?

Those Hundred Miasma Pills aren't so easy to make; this is an attempt to distance oneself from oneself.

Ah……

Zhu Yi chuckled lightly: "That's quite unfortunate."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Zhu Yi took his leave.

Chen Mu smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, but once the other person had walked away, his expression became serious.

Teaching and preaching? Let's forget about it.

"I'd rather spend that time figuring out how to make a few batches of Qi-Nourishing Pills."

He had no desire to get involved in the power struggle between the old and new leaders.

"However, that Pavilion Master Zhu may not believe it."

“By rejecting the other party’s proposal, he has probably decided to side with the new pavilion master.” Chen Mu narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Yi through the crowd.

At this moment, the other person lowered their head slightly, listening intently to what the person next to them was saying.

Qi Hui?

Chen Mu's heart sank immediately.

When he first learned how to refine the Bigu Pill, he took on a large number of pill-refining tasks to earn Dao merit and white jade coins.

As a result, he blocked Qi Hui's path to wealth.

As a result, the other party repeatedly complained to Zhu Yi about him.

He was initially sent to Misty Mountain, which might very well have been due to this person's methods.

If they exclude me, no one will compete for the Daoist merit tasks. They might even use the Eastern Ridge barbarians to kill me.

At that time, Wuyan Mountain had just been occupied and was not safe!

"The two of them are now together..."

A cold glint flashed in Chen Mu's eyes, and he subtly adjusted his Listening Technique, quickly enveloping the two of them.

"Perhaps we'll have to resort to drastic measures!"

……

"Sect Master, how is it?" Qi Hui leaned closer to Zhu Yi and asked in a low voice.

"When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; things are not what they used to be." Zhu Yi said with regret. "This person taught six alchemists; winning over this one person is equivalent to winning over six others. What a pity..." Qi Hui couldn't help but sigh as well.

He immediately said with a solemn expression, "If he sides with the new Pavilion Master..."

Zhu Yi's heart sank, but he pretended to hesitate: "It shouldn't be that bad. I think Junior Brother Chen is someone who hates trouble. The reason he refused is probably because he doesn't want to get involved in this matter."

"The Pavilion Master is foolish!"

“Even if the other party intends to remain neutral, he is in the Danbao Pavilion. Wouldn’t remaining neutral be tantamount to choosing the new pavilion master?” Qi Hui asked anxiously.

Yes, if they don't choose me, then they're siding with the new leader.

Zhu Yi thought to himself with a gloomy expression, but on his face he showed a troubled look: "Then... what should we do?"

Qi Hui's face immediately hardened!
"This person is so ungrateful; we must show him some respect. And we must act decisively and swiftly!"

"Make an example of them to deter others, and completely intimidate those who are opportunistic!"

You've really hit the nail on the head!
Zhu Yi was overjoyed.

Qi Hui's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Since they can't be used by us..."

Zhu Yi then began to coax and persuade with a hint of encouragement: "Then..."

"Then assign him all the tasks of refining Bigu pills!" Qi Hui said with a sinister look, "Work this bastard to death!"

Zhu Yi: "..."

Their alchemy speed is three times that of yours.

Are you absolutely sure this isn't just giving him money?!
"What, you're not satisfied?" Qi Hui looked at Zhu Yi's dark face, puzzled.

He immediately frowned and pondered deeply. After a moment's hesitation, he gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and said with a ruthless expression, "Then we have no choice but to send him away!"

This is right!

Zhu Yi's eyes lit up.

If we're going to make an example of someone, then we have to really do it!

Qi Hui is a promising young man.

Zhu Yi glanced at Qi Hui with satisfaction, then feigned regret and said, "We have no other choice but to do this because of the circumstances."

"You agree?" Qi Hui was overjoyed.

Zhu Yi chuckled and nodded: "What do you plan to do?"

Qi Hui immediately became interested: "I plan to send him to Bijia Mountain."

"Those people on the mountain are dirt poor; they can't even earn a few coins a year."

"Let him go and guard that little broken mountain."

Qi Hui raised an eyebrow at Zhu Yi: "Let him starve!"

Zhu Yi: "..."

You're in cahoots with him, aren't you?!
You look so fierce, and this is what you show me?
That guy is probably itching to leave Yuquan Mountain right now!

What do you mean by "work him to death" or "make him poor to death"? Are you kidding me? You're trying to make me laugh to death!

Zhu Yi looked at Qi Hui with a complicated expression, feeling as if he had stepped into a staircase and felt uncomfortable all over.

Chen Mu, standing not far away, looked at him with a strange expression.

This Senior Brother Qi Hui is truly... a good person!

Listening to Zhu Yi and Qi Hui's nonsensical conversation, Chen Mu almost burst out laughing.

He glanced at Zhu Yi with a hint of sympathy.

With these two powerful figures in hand, Master Zhu is probably in trouble.

……

After that, nothing much happened.

The new Pavilion Master, Zhao Yuzhang, appeared, met with everyone, and officially assumed the position of Pavilion Master of Danbao Pavilion.

Looking at the other person's young and handsome face, Chen Mu understood why Zhu Yi was restless.

The new pavilion master is said to be in his thirties, but he looks like he's only in his early twenties. It's no wonder Zhu Yi is dissatisfied that he was ousted by a younger generation.

"To become the head of the Danbao Pavilion at such a young age, one must be born with a Daoist bone and extraordinary talent."

"I don't know where Zhu Yi gets his confidence from."

"Is the White Jade Daoist technique dazzling?"

"I just can't figure it out..."

"However, none of this concerns me."

"It's time to leave Yuquan Mountain."

(End of this chapter)