blueteamnovel Chapter 294 Arrival
Chapter 294 Arrival
ling boat, red sleeve square.
chen mu sat in a secluded corner booth.
before him, a wide, solid wood dinner table was filled with a colorful array of dishes, predominately fish.
chen mu picked up a slice of tender white fish and put it into his mouth, teeth lightly biting down... and failing to break through.
then, applying a bit more force, a salty taste with a hint of sweetness assaulted his taste buds.
"the flavor is alright, but the softening of the meat's texture is poorly done, affecting the taste," chen mu shook his head and lamented.
the meat of exotic beasts was mostly tough.
some were chewy to the point of comparing to rubber.
though those who ate meat were strong and had powerful biting forces.
but if all the ingredients in a meal were too tough, it would be too tiring for the teeth, wouldn't it?
while chen mu silently analyzed the ingredients to steal cooking methods, his gaze was fixed unblinkingly on the enchanting figure above the giant transparent water sphere in mid-air.
"tsk tsk, that fish meat does look good."
...
he twitched his ears slightly.
the buzzing of voices within the hall slowly unraveled, becoming clear and distinct.
"do you think if we sell the information about those jilong road disciples to the zhongshan path, we could earn a large sum of white jade coins?"
"if you want to die, go ahead."
"who knows if the sect master of east fence path is dead or not."
"if the real person of white tower is dead, now that would be interesting."
"i guess they dare to show up because they see zhongshan path's people retracting their power."
listening to this idle gossip, chen mu breathed a sigh of relief.
what he feared the most was his group being surrounded by zhongshan path as soon as they showed their faces.
it seemed zhongshan path and jilong road were in a delicate balance.
unfortunately, this was only temporary.
once either the real person of white tower or the sect master of east fence path made an appearance,
either zhongshan path or jilong road would certainly be finished.
and if neither appeared for a prolonged period,
it could attract the covetous glances of other forces and trigger chaos.
"it's out of my hands," chen mu sighed.
even with his concerns, there was nothing he could do.
leave jilong road to become a wild cultivator?
it carried risks, but he wouldn't need to be involved in the visible turmoil.
however, it was already difficult for disciples of jilong road to obtain the condensing aperture secret method, let alone a solitary wild cultivator with no support or connections...
"i'll wait and see at the heavenly river water mansion," chen mu made a decision: "if things go south, i'll make a run for it immediately."
the more than three hundred surviving disciples actually all shared this thought.
this was also why chen mu was willing to continue following jilong road.
...
"no, no, can't be so petty. i've crossed over, how can i remain a small-minded commoner from the previous life! i need to be magnanimous! i have to learn to share!" chen mu chuckled as he teased himself.
then he suppressed the laughter in his heart and put on a fake expression of regret, "what a pity."
"i've already mastered fourth rank truthful listening."
"by using mana, it can passively perceive information at short distances, and it's already somewhat like the legendary hearing the wind."
"if you could have fully inherited it, that would have been great." chen mu let out a long sigh, putting on a very regretful look.
"i guess there's loss during the talisman transfer."
"such a pity!"
he wanted to say a few more pleasantries.
but then he heard shi xian say with a realization, "no wonder i couldn't activate it, it turns out i'm lacking mana!"
chen mu: "..."
what does that mean?
did you really learn everything completely?!
chen mu suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
if it weren't for maintaining his image, he would have already glared with frustration.
just then, ai ji stepped forward with a worried look and spoke,
"mr. gongsun, our departure from the mountains has already exposed our movements."
"zhongshan path will definitely not sit idly by in regards to us disciples from jilong road."
"once we clash, i fear it will be a tough battle."
"a chaotic situation is nearly upon us." ai ji's face was stern.
chen mu looked at him in surprise. this brash man could actually have such clear awareness?
"if something happens to you, we won't be spared either."
"my giant spirit divine secret technique specializes in amplifying strength, directly enhancing combat power,"
"so please, start practicing. don't worry about my feelings. quickly master more secret techniques to ensure your safety," ai ji said with righteousness.
chen mu: "..."
"get lost!"
...
after confirming multiple times that he could cultivate secret techniques with the help of seven souls return to origin for the six siblings of wu mountain,
and that the secret techniques he had practiced could also be inherited by the siblings,
chen mu's mentality collapsed.
it took five continuous trips to red sleeve square for him to slightly improve his mood.
"always watching these performances here is still too depressing."
"should i find a miss to chat with while bumming a meal?"
"forget it, forget it, the food at red sleeve square is so expensive, i barely have enough for myself, let alone someone else!"
"in that case, i can only visit a few more times to ease my gloomy mood," chen mu thought helplessly.
misses on stage, could you please be a bit bolder in your performances?
after staying another seven days and grinding out over two thousand experience points for truthful listening, chen mu reluctantly left red sleeve square.
it wasn't that he didn't want to stay longer, but the heavenly river water mansion had arrived.