My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 499 Accident
Feng'an City, the night is late.

In the dim light, the fat madam rolled her eyes, waved to Shen Bu in the distance, then turned and walked away quickly.

He went to a brothel just to tease her, the madam? She'd never seen such a bastard in her two lives.

Chen Mu watched the fat madam leave, looking utterly bored.

This fat woman is really easy to tease; without seeing the other party's angry glare, the fun of getting something for free is at least halved.

"Guest, your tea." Shen Bu poured a bluish-yellow tea into an exquisite white jade teacup and placed it in front of Chen Mu with a fawning smile. He then tucked the tea tray under his arm and turned to leave.

The next moment.

Snapped!
A hand suddenly grabbed his wrist, like an iron clamp. A binding force enveloped his entire body, making it difficult for him to even take a step.

Shen Bu turned around in fright, only to be met with Chen Mu's ambiguous smile.

"I hope there's nothing wrong with this tea."

Shen Bu's heart skipped a beat: "Guest, you can't make jokes like that."

"The tea is fine, so what's wrong with it? Could it be you?" Chen Mu asked with a playful expression.

"Ever since I entered Nightfall, you've been staring at me."

"While watching, they also kept crawling into the shadows."

"What? Afraid I'll find out?" Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

Feeling Chen Mu's increasingly cold and ruthless gaze, Shen Bu's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat.

He wanted to kill me the first time we met? This guy's ruthless!
"We're on the same side, we're on the same side!" He didn't care about revealing himself anymore and immediately activated the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed in his mind.

Feeling the telepathic connection so close, Chen Mu was immediately taken aback.

"Are you a ghost soldier from the Thousand Blades Camp?"

"No, I am a secret agent from Qingyang City."

Chen Mu: “…”

How could a secret agent in Qingyang City possess a Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed?!
Shen Bu couldn't help but recall the agony of being stared at by three grown men while reciting the Eastern Pole Longevity Scripture: "I had no choice in the matter."

How many copies of this curse were spread by Lü Liang?! What a terrible sin!
Chen Mu sighed helplessly, removed the qi restriction, and let go of her hand.

He silently picked up the white jade teacup, raised his chin, and pointed to the long-bearded middle-aged man in the distance: "Is that guy one of us too?"

Compared to Shen Bu in front of him, that person's movements were more covert. Although he kept changing his position, he was still slowly approaching him.

“That person? I don’t recognize him…” Shen Bu carefully examined the other person’s face, and then his expression changed.

"You may not know this, but because of your appearance, there have been many changes in the Thousand Blade Camp recently, and the Qingyang City Secret Intelligence Bureau has issued an assassination order against you. That person might be an assassin from the Grinding Man Bureau."

Chen Mu was taken aback.

Why is there a change in the Thousand Blades Camp? Instead of causing trouble for Lü Liang, they've come to assassinate me.

I've been taken advantage of!
Chen Mu gripped the teacup tightly, his face darkening. Just as he was about to get up and kill the middle-aged man, a sudden pain shot through his right palm.

At that moment, the teacup in my hand seemed to become a leak at the bottom of a pool, and a powerful suction force suddenly arose.

He turned his head in astonishment, only to find that Shen Bu had already silently stood three steps away, his face full of a triumphant smile.

Mist grass!

You even betray your own people?!
"Sir, it's dangerous inside the city. You should try to stay away from Feng'an City." Shen Bu chuckled and, before Chen Mu could react, suddenly activated his Yin Spirit Divine Power.

Whoosh!
A wisp of smoke rose, and Chen Mu seemed to spin and shrink like light and shadow, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Snapped!
The white jade teacup fell into the air and was firmly held in Shen Bu's palm.

The long-bearded middle-aged man who had been watching Chen Mu closely out of the corner of his eye suddenly changed his expression and turned to stare intently at Shen Bu.

……

The full moon in the sky was like a plate, spilling its bright white light, while wisps of thin, gauze-like clouds drifted across the sky.

Strange howling sounds came from the ground from time to time, and clumps of cold black wind suddenly appeared, swirling and blowing into the distance.

In a secluded mountain valley, a row of wooden houses were built against the mountainside, and a bonfire flickered in the open space in front of the houses, making crackling sounds.

Dozens of people, young and old, men and women, gathered around the bonfire, singing and dancing, and chanting joyfully in unison.

At the edge, a gaunt old man held a bamboo tube, puffing on his water pipe intermittently, watching the lively scene before him with satisfaction.

"Old Yang, with your guidance, this year's millet harvest is bountiful. Plus, with the fire rabbits you helped tame and raise, this winter will surely be very good. It's all thanks to you," a dark-skinned man beside him said with a broad smile.

"Not at all. The current harvest is all thanks to everyone's hard work. I'm just talking a big game," the gaunt old man Yang said with a smile, waving his hand.

"And we also have to thank this mountain valley. Without it sheltering us from the black wind, we wouldn't be able to live in peace."

Several people around nodded in agreement, and as they exchanged compliments, the atmosphere became increasingly lively.

At one point, clouds drifted across the sky, obscuring half the moon.

A sudden gust of cold wind blew up, and the campfire roared.

The next instant, a large cloud of white mist suddenly appeared, and within a few breaths, the scene three steps away became blurred and completely obscured by the thick fog.

The crowd stopped singing and looked around in confusion.

唧！
A sharp roar rang out in mid-air, and the head of a giant fox suddenly emerged from the air, its mouth full of sharp teeth opening wide, swallowing a gray-clad youth by the campfire whole.

With a short, sharp cry, the fox's head darted back into the thick fog.

Everyone froze, stunned by the sudden turn of events.

The next moment, three enormous fox heads slowly emerged from the thick fog, hovering in mid-air, their six lantern-sized eyes flashing with crimson light.

"run!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out from the crowd, and everyone snapped out of their daze and immediately turned and ran.

Chirp chirp chirp...

Three fox heads emitted eerie howls that sounded like mocking laughter, and then popped out one after another.

Several figures were grabbed and flung into the air, only to be swallowed whole by the ferocious fox with its mouth wide open.

The crowd scattered in terror, and a series of short, screaming cries echoed through the valley.

A strange demon!

The gaunt old man clenched his teeth, and his bamboo pipe trembled in his hand.

Just when we were about to start living a good life, we ran into a monster.

next moment.

hum!
A foul stench swept over them, and the thick fog in front of them suddenly dissipated, revealing a giant fox head, as tall as a person.

The gaunt old man, Yang, stared into the other's bloodshot eyes, his face filled with despair and dejection. With a series of snorting sounds, he took the last bitter drag of his water pipe. He was doomed...

The fox's head was stimulated by the smell of tobacco, its black nose twitched, its head shook, and it sneezed violently.

Old Yang was immediately blown backward by the foul stench. While he was still in mid-air, he saw the fox with its mouth full of sharp teeth open, angrily biting at him.

Just as he instinctively raised his hand to defend himself.

hum!
The air in front of me suddenly distorted, and a figure abruptly appeared.

Clang!
Sparks flew everywhere.

A pale white, hollowed-out bone sphere suddenly appeared, blocking the fox's head in mid-air, preventing it from moving forward at all.

Through the gap between his fingers, he could even see that the fox demon had broken two of its teeth!
Chen Mu looked at the enormous fox head on his head, his face turning extremely ugly.

He stayed quietly in Feng'an City, only to end up on an assassination list. He was inexplicably teleported away, and almost ended up in the mouth of a monstrous demon!
Watching the large fox head repeatedly pounding against the Yangcha Bone Shield, Chen Mu's anger surged, and his face grew increasingly cold and ugly.

Five Dragons Formation!

He made a knife shape with his right hand and suddenly plunged it into the fox-faced creature that was inches away.

hold head high!
A furious roar exploded forth.

puff!

The fox's head, which had been so ferocious just moments before, vanished as if swallowed whole by an unseen mouth. Its severed neck lay jagged, blood splattering everywhere.

唧！
A sharp, agonizing scream rang out.

Two fox heads covered in fiery red fur suddenly burst through the thick fog and appeared in front of Chen Mu.

The headless neck twisted and thrashed like a headless snake. Numerous large, fleshy lumps bulged at the gap, and with their rapid writhing and churning, in the blink of an eye, a perfectly intact fox head reappeared.

Three fox heads hovered high in the air, their six large, fierce eyes, like red lanterns, staring intently at Chen Mu.

唧！
A foul stench wafted through the air, causing Chen Mu's clothes to flutter loudly in the wind.

He looked at the three fox heads and couldn't help but curl his lips into a cold smile.

Five Dragons Formation!

The next moment, the mist above their heads surged, and five dragon-shaped energy balls suddenly appeared, roaring in unison.

Roar!
The ferocious fox demon, which had been so menacing just moments before, suddenly froze, shrank its head, and vanished into the thick fog in a flash.

"Want to run?"

"It's too late!"

With a thought, the five dragon images burst into the thick fog, their mournful roars suddenly rang out, and the stench of blood filled the air.

Chen Mu waved his hand, and as the air currents swirled, the dense fog that had obscured everything, revealing a monster as tall as a four- or five-story building.

Its three enormous fox heads were all bitten by dragon-shaped mist, and its neck, which was longer than its body, twisted and turned like a giant python.

Its massive body tried to twist and leap, but was held in place by two other dragon-shaped wisps of mist, unable to move.

A ruthless glint flashed in Chen Mu's eyes.

puff!
Its neck was torn apart, its body was ripped in two, and the five dragons roared in unison, tearing the enormous body of the monstrous fox into pieces.

Even so, those large chunks of flesh continued to swell up into tumors, attempting to grow back completely.

Without Chen Mu's prompting, the five gray mist dragons tore and devoured the three-headed fox's mangled body. In just a few breaths, the mountain-sized fox was mostly swallowed up by the five dragon avatars.

As if it had triggered some kind of death limit, the remaining body of the three-headed fox suddenly exploded and disappeared, and countless Yinming insects appeared on the spot.

They charged around, trailing white smoke tails, their faces—some roaring madly, others cold and indifferent—appearing at the front, a sight that chilled one to the bone.

Chen Mu was about to activate the Yama Emperor's Decree to drive them away.

A rushing sound rang out, and a semi-transparent, illusory river appeared in mid-air. The Yinming Insects, which had been scurrying around aimlessly, froze for a moment, then obediently burrowed into the river's shimmering reflection.

As the light and shadow dissipated, the Yinming Insects were also swept away, as if they had never existed.

It's said that the River of Oblivion exists in every part of the underworld, and indeed it does...

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

Before he could think further, a strange sensation came over him. Following his feeling, Chen Mu looked up and saw a flash of black light on the Five Dragons Dharma Image. The dragon horns, composed of gray-white mist, actually showed a luster that was only present in keratin.

Devouring the monstrous demon can actually enhance the Five Dragon Dharma Forms?!

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow, and even the frustration brought on by the unexpected turn of events dissipated by more than half, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

……

Feng'an City, the night is late.

The deliberately adjusted soul-guiding lamp emitted a dim, hazy light, and no one noticed that Chen Mu had suddenly disappeared.

The middle-aged man with the long beard stared coldly at Shen Bu, as if he were looking at a dead man.

Shen Bu swallowed hard, suppressing his nervousness. He quickly made the hand gesture of a Qingyang City spy, leaned closer, and whispered, "How about... we go upstairs to talk?"

The middle-aged man with the long beard frowned, returned the gesture, glanced at the people around him, waved for Shen Bu to go first, and then turned around and disappeared into the shadows.

After a while.

A corner room on the third floor.

The middle-aged man with a long beard sat opposite Hu Mang, arms crossed, coldly sweeping his gaze over the four of them.

"Why did you let that person go? If you don't explain yourself, you either run now, or you'll have to wait for the Secret Service to settle accounts with you!"

Hu Mang appeared indifferent and solemn, but his heart was filled with unease. He felt a tickle in his throat, but he forced himself to remain still.

He was merely the commander of the secret service, in charge of intelligence gathering. The man before him, however, was the ruthless commander of the Torture Division, his men all killing machines. If a conflict broke out, his three simpletons would be utterly doomed!
He feigned composure, glanced at the other person with disdain, and then raised his chin at Zhang Er.

Zhang Er, who was drooping his head and pretending to be an ostrich, suddenly widened his eyes.

He glanced at Hu Mang with a chill running down his spine, then turned and glanced at Shen Bu and Wen Han, who looked like quails. He had no choice but to brace himself and face the long-bearded middle-aged man.

"Ahem... This person, he, he's a bit unusual."

The middle-aged man with a long beard frowned, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

Zhang Dun froze instantly, feeling as if the other person's gaze was piercing his neck like a knife. He immediately pulled something from his chest and slammed it onto the table.

A black-covered scripture, its edges frayed and greasy, appeared before the long-bearded middle-aged man.

“You only need to read this scripture once to immediately understand why he is extraordinary!” Zhang Er said solemnly.

Hu Mang, Shen Bu, and Wen Han: "..."

You're really daring!

(End of this chapter)