My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 303 Surveillance
early morning.

The ceiling of Tianhe Water Mansion, hundreds of meters high, began to slowly light up.

The towering buildings were illuminated, and the entire Water Palace came alive with activity.

Chen Mu withdrew his gaze from the top.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I still find it amazing."

He used to think it was fluorescent algae, but after living there for a while, he realized that it was the water palace itself that was glowing.

Chen Mu guessed that it might be an ability that the Golden Pearl Clam originally possessed.

"Once things settle down, I'll raise a golden pearl."

According to the information he had heard, the farming of golden pearl mussels seemed to be a very mature industry.

It seems that there was a breeding operation on Chicken Coop Road itself, but it was not located in the Tongtian River Lower Courtyard.

"When I first came to Yunzhou and was choosing a career, it seems that farming golden pearl mussels was one of the options."

……

Turning his gaze away, Chen Mu strolled to the No. 9 Longmen Warehouse Area in the Gengzi District as usual.

Entering small warehouse number 67, we separated out 600-700 catties of yellow sprout rice, spent 15 minutes absorbing the essence of the grains, and then replaced it with some new lime powder to absorb the moisture in the warehouse.

Chen Mu then closed and locked the door and left the warehouse area.

This is one of the activities he does every day recently.

"I'll stop after two more batches," Chen Mu secretly planned.

If you're not proficient enough in the Five Elements Qi Absorption Method, practicing it too much will be a waste.

The essence of grains we consume now is mostly stored as reserve food.

……

The Gengzi District is located at the gateway to the Tianhe Water Mansion. Frequent boat traffic and dense crowds have led to the emergence of a large number of shops and businesses.

Compared to the bustling and refined Dingzi District, where even the slightest expense must be settled in white jade coins.

The streets here are more rugged and down-to-earth, and gold, silver, and jade can all be traded.

I found a fish ball shop and ordered a bowl of fish balls.

Remove the skin and bones from the mixed fish meat, crush it, season it, and shape it into a walnut-sized ball.

Boil it over a high flame until cooked through, then fill a large black earthenware basin with it, and serve with some fresh green vegetables. It's delicious, fragrant, and filling.

After eating and drinking his fill, leaving behind two golden beads the size of soybeans, Chen Mu got up and walked into a shop diagonally across the street.

Behind the counter, a chubby man with small eyes was dozing off, looking bored.

……

"Insect repellent incense?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow as he looked at the shelf on the right side of the shop.

Shang Huan stood up and said with a smile, "It's insect repellent incense."

“Wild cultivators spend their days hunting strange beasts in the mountains and forests, so they inevitably have a lot of this stuff.”

He then pulled a gray cloth bag from under the counter and handed it to Chen Mu with a wink: "Yours."

Chen Mu reached out and took it, raising an eyebrow involuntarily.

This bag contains at least a hundred pieces of white jade.

"Back in Pengyue Mountain, we had to cover our faces when delivering goods, but now they dare to sell so openly..."

This also involves Mu Linglang.

Anyone with a discerning eye can easily tell that Shang Huan was the one who sold the Wood Spirit Pill and the Spirit-Guiding Elixir.

"Don't worry." Shang Huan chuckled. "Haven't we gotten on Liang Shaojian's good side now?"

"In the eyes of outsiders, we are now Senior Brother Mo's confidants. Senior Brother Mo is also a close friend of Junior Supervisor Liang, so we can be considered Junior Supervisor Liang's people too." Shang Huan said smugly.

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

That's true, with Liang Yi as a powerful backer.

Indeed, there's no need to be as careful as on Pengyue Mountain.

After figuring it out, Chen Mu happily put away the white jade coins.

He never expected that the incense he made on a whim to repel poisonous insects in the mountains would continue to bring him income!

It was quite a pleasant surprise.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Chen Mu left to go back and continue grinding for experience.

……

Two streets away, on the top floor of a three-story wooden building.

Two strong men sat by the wooden window that was half-open.

Beneath the window was a long, brown table with a plate of golden-brown roasted pine nuts and a small black ceramic wine bottle on it.

The two men each held a white porcelain wine cup, cracked pine nuts, and drank with great relish.

"We've been watching him for six days now, haven't we?"

"Who is this fat guy?"

On the left side of the window, a dark-skinned, pockmarked man with a fierce face tilted his head slightly and glanced sideways at the small shops on the street not far away through the half-open window.

The man on the right had a round, thin face and an oily forehead. He chuckled upon hearing this.

"You know?" The burly, dark-faced man glared at the other man.

"About seven or eight days ago, Steward Zhang arrested a disciple from the lower courtyard of the Chicken Cage Sect."

“I was present during the torture.”

"Don't let this fat guy's slick appearance fool you, he's got quite a background." The man with the broad forehead cracked open a pine nut and casually tossed it into his mouth. "He's Liang Yi's subordinate, and Mo Wuzhou's confidant!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's just grab them!" The dark-faced man was full of excitement.

“Of course we’re waiting for his accomplices.” The man with the broad forehead glanced at the dark-faced man.

"Does Steward Zhang intend to wipe out all of that fat man's relatives and friends?" the dark-faced man suddenly realized.

"What do you think we're doing here watching?" The man with the broad forehead glanced at the other man, then pointed to his head: "I remember all the people this fat guy has been in contact with lately!"

"Take the person who just left, for example."

"What's so special about that person?" the dark-faced man asked, puzzled.

"Hehe..." The man with the broad forehead took a sip of wine with a satisfied look, put the empty wine cup on the table, and said nothing.

"Hey!" The dark-faced man tapped his broad forehead with his finger, but still poured the other man's glass full.

"Tell me quickly, what's so special about that person!"

With a broad forehead, he contentedly picked up his wine glass, brought it to his nose, and slowly inhaled the aroma, adopting a haughty demeanor.

"I'll cover the drinks tomorrow, hurry up and say so." The dark-faced man glared at the other man.

"Yes, tell me quickly, I'm also curious about what's so special about that person." A deep voice suddenly rang out in the room.

The two of them suddenly turned their heads.

Suddenly, a person wearing a white mask and a black hooded cloak appeared in the room.

The other party was surrounded by black smoke, and his eyes were calm and indifferent.

The two of them only glanced at it, and their hair stood on end involuntarily!

run!
The thought flashed through our minds simultaneously.

The two of them leaped out of the window in a flash.

They looked at each other in mid-air, filled with surprise and uncertainty, yet also relieved.

As long as they jump out of the window, they will have a chance to escape.

The next moment, thick black and white hair sprouted from their cheeks simultaneously, and their leg muscles suddenly swelled with blood, tearing their trousers. They were ready to escape in opposite directions the moment they landed.

My toes were about to touch the green tiles and flying eaves of the second floor.

An invisible force descended from the sky.

As if a stop button had been pressed, the two people who were falling rapidly suddenly stopped in mid-air.

Whoosh!
The next moment, the two were sucked back into the third-floor room at a speed even faster than when they jumped out of the window.

boom!
The wooden window support poles fell to the ground, and the window, covered with thick white paper, suddenly slammed shut.

The three-story wooden building fell into complete silence.

……

"Thank goodness..." Chen Mu said with relief inside the wooden building.

Fortunately, he had a habit of driving around in his Ditingfa (a type of vehicle).

The original intention was to gather as much information as possible about the Heavenly River Water Palace.

Unexpectedly, he overheard someone spying on Shang Huan.

He initially thought it was a local force coveting the wealth.

But these two...

Chen Mu looked at the two figures with thick thighs, slender calves, and thick black and white hair growing on the backs of their hands and cheeks.

"The Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique? The Chongshan Path?!"

"The peace and tranquility before was indeed a lie!"

How could Chongshan Dao easily allow these three hundred people to stay comfortably in the Tianhe Water Mansion!

Arrest people, interrogate them...

Those people who used to live in Tianhefang...

Chen Mu immediately had a bad feeling.

"Gather information? Take them down one by one?"

"So insidious!"

……

Chen Mu returned to Shanghuan's shop after leaving.

"Mr. Gongsun?" Shang Huan asked in surprise.

Why would this person come to his little shop?

boom!
Two figures appeared out of thin air and fell to the ground.

"This is..." Shang Huan looked at the two half-dead, burly men with surprise and doubt, and immediately got up to close the door.

"You've already been targeted by the Chongshan Dao people!" Chen Mu said calmly.

Shang Huan's expression changed.

"Hand him over to Mo Wuzhou and tell him that Chongshan Dao is still up to no good, and tell him to go find Liang Yi."

Interrogate the mastermind behind the scenes, and infiltrate the enemy camp alone?
No, no, no, that's something only a protagonist in a hot-blooded drama would do.

I'm just an ordinary person. If I encountered something like this in my past life, I would have called the police. Now, I would have to find someone powerful to help me.

"Now that they've received the money, they should get things done," Chen Mu said calmly.

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)