My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 48 Sinister
"I misjudged him; he's quite the expert." The burly man in black chuckled menacingly.

“When two tigers fight, one will surely be injured. We have no enmity or grudge against each other, so why not stop and retreat?” Chen Mu said calmly, his smile fading.

The burly man frowned slightly, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Xiaodongshan not far away.

Lu Jin just fired a signal arrow with his life on the line.

He suspected that this was a coded communication between Lu Jin and Qingfeng Temple.

"We can't linger here any longer!"

Thinking of this, the burly man stepped forward and said, "If you report this to the authorities afterward and then turn around and accuse me, wouldn't that cause endless trouble?"

Chen Mu sensed the other party's hesitation and immediately intensified his persuasion: "We don't know each other, how could we have become enemies for no reason?"

"Even if someone comes to me to inquire about you later, the only information I can give you is the direction you left in."

Chen Mu took two steps closer and whispered, "Once you cross the bridge, you have countless paths to choose from. The information I give you might even be misleading."

The burly man was immediately tempted, sheathing his left-hand sword back at his waist. Holding the sword only in his right hand, he stepped forward, turned sideways, and pointed at Chen Mu: "A gentleman's word!"

Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief. The strong man was extremely powerful to have crippled and captured Constable Lu. It was best to avoid a fight if possible.

He immediately stepped forward, raised his right hand, and swore to the heavens: "A swift horse with a whip!"

"Haha, great!" the burly man exclaimed with delight.

Chen Mu smiled, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Farewell forever!"

"Shall we part ways here?" the burly man said with a smile.

"Goodbye," Chen Mu replied with a smile.

"Let's go then." The burly man turned around as if to say something.

"Please go first!" Chen Mu said modestly.

"Okay, I'll go first then." The burly man smiled.

Sacrifice!
He suddenly took a step forward, and his left hand, which was behind his back, suddenly swung forward.

The arm is like a whip, and the short knife is the tip of the whip.

The immense force acts on the hilt of the knife, and is accelerated through the scabbard.

rub!
The short sword seemed to teleport, traversing four meters in mid-air and suddenly appearing to Chen Mu's right.

Clang!
A short sword appeared, blocking the trajectory of the short knife.

The tip of the sword hit the blade perfectly.

Hidden dagger!
"Haha, I knew it! I have no intention of harming anyone, but others have intentions of harming me!" The burly man stared intently at Chen Mu.

"You and Lu Jin are in cahoots, aren't you?" the burly man said with a knowing look.

"You've misunderstood..."

"As expected! The world is a dangerous place, there isn't a single good person here!" the burly man roared, his face full of sorrow!
"The world only gives me malice, so I'll repay it with a sharp knife!" the burly man roared maniacally. "Killing is for the sake of protecting life! Cutting off karma is not about killing people! Ahhh..."

Seal the demon and kill it!
A barrage of blades flashed like a net, fiercely enveloping Chen Mu.

"You villain! Shatter! Shatter into dust! Hahaha..."

Chen Mu: “…”

puff!
A burst of bright red mist appeared out of nowhere and slammed into the burly man.

The burly man's eyes, nostrils, and mouth were instantly invaded by the red mist.

Caught off guard, the blade net nearly collapsed.

But the burly man resisted the urge to rub his eyes. He increased the force in his arms, and the blade flashed even more fiercely!

His leg muscles pumped blood, and instead of retreating, he advanced.

Ignoring the fact that he was out of sight, he closed his eyes, leaped up, and charged fiercely towards Chen Mu.

But the moment I took to the air, a wave of drowsiness suddenly washed over me.

There was a momentary delay when the blade net appeared.

Woo!
As if rehearsed countless times, an iron lotus seed arrived as promised, darting through the gap in the knife net like a nimble swallow.

Enveloped in a spiraling airflow, it drilled into the strong man's right eye and went straight into his skull.

puff!
Chen Mu stood in the center of the arched bridge, indifferent.

He watched expressionlessly as the burly man's head tilted back, his body rolled over, and he fell backward without making a sound.

He glanced at the bridgehead and confirmed that Lu Jin remained unconscious.

Chen Mu turned around and disappeared silently from the spot.

He doesn't intend to kill Lu Jin, but he won't save him either.

What the burly man said wasn't wrong.

The world is a dangerous place!

Good intentions sometimes do not yield good results.

He didn't want to get involved in trouble.

Moreover, this stone bridge is the only way to reach Qingshan County.

Lu Jin will eventually be discovered.

Whether he lives or dies depends on his luck.

……

Half an hour later, on the stone bridge.

Cheng Yi knelt down to examine Lu Jin's injuries. "He's not dead yet." Cheng Yi breathed a sigh of relief, then shook his head: "But he's crippled."

After a series of pressing and pinching movements, Lu Jin slowly woke up.

Seeing the sincerity, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, and he weakly whispered, "Save me..."

Sincerity looks towards a bountiful harvest.

Lu Jin turned his gaze away with difficulty, his pupils involuntarily contracting.

He calmly and sincerely said, "If Master were still alive, you wouldn't be confident in controlling us, so why would you help us kill and steal the spoils?"

"Feed him two Five Qi Pills," Feng Ren said casually, glancing at Lu Jin.

Lu Jin was immediately filled with gratitude.

The Five Qi Elixir can be considered a miraculous medicine.

It can stimulate blood and qi, and accelerate cultivation.

It can enhance life potential and promote wound healing.

These two, master and apprentice, still need me!

Yes, that scholar!

They need to find five people with special destinies to refine the elixir. That scholar is my bargaining chip!
Lu Jin felt a sense of relief.

“He previously consumed five Qi Pills in succession, and his life potential is about to be exhausted. If he takes two more, he might be completely drained. Even if his injuries are healed, he won't live for more than a few days.” Cheng Yi frowned slightly.

Lu Jin froze.

Exhausted of life's potential, drained dry, with only a few days left to live...

Isn't the Five Qi Elixir a precious medicine for replenishing life potential?!

Lu Jin stared at Feng Ren and his apprentice in utter shock.

“Make use of waste.” Feng Ren glanced at Lu Jin: “Unleash all his life potential, take his five internal organs, and refine the Heartless Bell.”

"Yes." Cheng Yi suddenly realized.

Lu Jin felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

……

"Master, will we be exposed?" Cheng Yi asked worriedly, looking at the burly man's corpse.

"That possibility cannot be ruled out," Feng Ren pondered.

“Well…” Cheng Yi was a little anxious.

“It’s not a big problem.” Feng Ren thought for a moment and said, “Lu Jin doesn’t know much either.”

“That’s right! Even if someone investigates, the focus will be on murder for alchemy.” Cheng Yi immediately calmed down.

"But we can't be complacent," Feng Ren said in a deep voice. "Tomorrow, inform Li Qing and have him urge the laborers to speed up the construction of the altar."

"Okay." He nodded sincerely.

With a flick of his toe, Feng Ren kicked the burly man's corpse into the Bailang River like a rag doll.

He glanced at Lu Jin, who was lying on the ground, writhing and twisting his body, trying to escape.

Feng Ren said indifferently, "Take him with you and return to the temple."

"Yes." Cheng Yi stepped forward, grabbed Lu Jin's belt, and lifted him up.

“Five people… the fifth person…” Lu Jin said weakly, using all his strength.

Cheng Yi stopped and looked at Feng Ren: "Master, we have found four of the five human cauldrons, and we are still missing the last one."

"Ignore him, I have a backup plan," Feng Ren said without turning his head.

Lu Jin was immediately plunged into despair.

……

As the sun set, Chen Mu sat on a bamboo chair.

A black pottery casserole sits on a red clay stove in front of him.

Flames licked at the bottom of the pot, and billowing white steam rose from the edge of the lid.

Chen Mu stared at the bright red fire pit, adjusting the size of the fire from time to time.

My heart has grown cold.

Just over a year ago, he was a timid, well-meaning but cowardly office worker.

It won't do much good, but it also won't cause much harm.

Now he easily ends a life without feeling the slightest ripple in his heart.

Thinking of that burly man, Chen Mu sighed.

"Why can't we live in peace? Why can't we be good people?"

"They always force me to take the fatal step."

"It is these evil people who have made my heart harder, colder, and more disgusted with this world."

Chen Mu picked up the lid of the casserole and put in the sliced, deboned fish meat.

An enticing aroma filled my nostrils.

"Mmm...smells good!"

(End of this chapter)