My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 373 Qinglu
at dusk.

The clouds on the horizon were a fiery red.

A gentle breeze blows away the summer heat.

On the wooden corridor outside the new house, four small dishes, two meat and two vegetable, were placed in the center of a square table.

Since he started eating Huiyuan Soup, his appetite has decreased dramatically.

It's no longer like the rice bowl of the past.

Chen Mu picked up a piece of steamed pork ribs and crunched it to pieces, meat and bone alike.

The more he smacked his lips, the more uncomfortable he felt.

"Sigh...this is not what I expected."

On her first day at work, Chen Mu was watched by Du Qinglu all day.

The other party's cultivation level was high, so he didn't even dare to slack off or take a break.

"How did that old guy even appear behind me?" Chen Mu was quite annoyed.

Even when he activated his Listening Technique to its fullest extent, he still couldn't hear the other party's movements.

"Evil!"

Chen Mu glanced at the gray wall.

Listening Method: 8836/10000/Sixth Level;

"The method of listening to the truth is still a bit lacking."

Previously at Eagle's Sorrow Cliff, he was ambushed by two barbarians, and at that time, the Listening Technique was deceived by their secret light technique.

The elusive Qinglu is even more formidable.

Without making a sound, Chen Mu had no idea that the other person was standing behind him.

Thinking this, he couldn't help but look back.

"Qingdu Academy has caused a lot of harm." Chen Mu smiled bitterly.

No wonder that chubby junior brother ran so fast. He was probably scared of this Qingdu Academy student.

"If I secretly practice the Five Ghosts Possession technique, the other party will be standing behind me watching..."

hiss!
Chen Mu couldn't help but shiver.

He was afraid too.

Chen Mu has many secrets. If someone were to follow and investigate him so secretly, he would be in big trouble.

"We can't dig up the secret chamber, and we have to stop our cultivation. We can't take any risks!"

After a bland meal and a quick wash, Chen Mu went back to his bedroom on the second floor.

He didn't sleep; he just put the Listening Method on his ear and started working on his liver.

……

A few days later.

On the long corridor in front of the Bamboo House.

Chen Mu lay in the rocking chair with his eyes closed, rocking back and forth.

The bronze wind chimes hanging in the southeast corner of the corridor tinkled.

In the distance, the leaves of the trees rustled and whispered among themselves.

His ears twitched slightly as he carefully distinguished the various sounds within a radius of 500 meters.

After a long while, Chen Mu opened his eyes and looked at the gray wall with satisfaction.

After several days of study, my mastery of the Listening Method has exceeded nine thousand.

"It's a pity I don't dare to use it proactively," Chen Mu shook his head.

The passive version of the Listening Technique only enhances hearing, allowing him to hear more and farther.

The active version of the Listening Method involves echo detection, which requires the user to actively release their Qi and then rely on their hearing to collect feedback fluctuations.

Actively using it can earn more experience, but it's also easier to be detected.

"Go train further away from Misty Mountain?"

"Forget it, what if we run into a monster?"

After thinking about it, Chen Mu gave up on this tempting idea.

"No rush, take your time brushing it. It's just a matter of having Old Man Qing oversee it for a few more days. What's the big deal?"

Just then, he heard footsteps and turned his head to look at the forest path not far away.

The first thing that catches the eye is a large bamboo basket, about the height of five or six basketball hoops.

Looking down, a small, bald head appeared, grinning.

Jia Tian?

The pork, rabbit meat, and medicinal herbs have arrived.

……

Inside the kitchen of the bamboo house, cleaned and peeled pork and rabbit meat are neatly arranged on wooden shelves.

Chen Mu reached out and brushed it over, and a layer of white frost immediately covered it.

"It's been a few days, and Senior Brother's Frostfall Technique has become even more exquisite." Jia Tian exclaimed in amazement.

Chen Mu rolled his eyes and glanced at the other person indifferently: "No matter how much you praise me, you still have to give me the Frost-Calming Talisman that you are supposed to give me."

With a bitter face, Jia Tian muttered something about losing money under his breath, and reluctantly pulled out a stack of palm-sized brown leather talismans.

Chen Mu happily grabbed it and put it into the Five Ghosts Bag with a flip of his palm.

A loss? Ha!
If I don't make this heartless bald guy lose money, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause next time.

Shang Huan and the Dongling barbarians were involved in smuggling, and it was this guy who started it all. As a result, others coveted it, dragging him into a chaotic struggle as well.

"If Eagle's Sorrow Cliff hadn't been destroyed, it might have been discovered by someone."

Chen Mu glanced at the bald boy.

We need to make Shang Huan stay away from us more in the future.

This young prince is no ordinary person.

Chen Mu casually asked, "Why didn't you make your fortune at Jade Spring Mountain? Why did you come to Misty Mountain? This little thing isn't worth you personally delivering it, is it?"

"Who told me to be born into the Great Qian Dynasty? I'm even a minor prince of the Great Qian Dynasty," Jia Tian said with a bitter face.

Chen Mu was taken aback: "Because of Pavilion Master Zhu's Heavenly Demon Rebirth Pill?" "That's right." Jia Tian shrugged.

"Danbao Pavilion dispatched a large number of martial artists from the Great Qian Dynasty to conduct examinations, hoping to verify whether the pills are safe."

"Is the truth really that important? Ha!" Jia Tian scoffed.

"I've seen plenty of power struggles, and the dangers involved are unimaginable. I don't want to lose my life for nothing."

Chen Mu slightly raised his eyelids and glanced at the other person with surprise.

This little bald guy is very clear-headed. No wonder he was once a prince.

"Most of the powerful barbarians were taken away by Wei Donglai, and Dongling became more and more stable."

"I plan to travel between the other four mountains and don't intend to go back to Yuquan Mountain for a while."

wise!

The local forces in Dongling were crippled, and Jilongdao completely occupied the five mountains.

The villa entered a period of rapid development, with more and more disciples from the upper courtyard arriving, intensifying internal struggles.

The change of the leader of Danbao Pavilion is just the tip of the iceberg; Yuquan Mountain may become increasingly chaotic in the future.

In contrast, the four mountains, including Wuyan and Liulian, which have much weaker spiritual energy, are more peaceful and safe.

"With the Rejuvenation Soup, the Condensation Technique, and a stable living environment, this Misty Mountain is perfect for staying home and grinding experience."

Chen Mu smiled as he thought about it.

"comfortable!"

Feeling exhilarated, Chen Mu habitually glanced back.

Then I saw Jia Tian standing nervously beside me.

"Senior brother, is there...something dirty behind us?"

"You've turned your head three times in just this short time?!"

Chen Mu froze.

He didn't want to be paranoid, but Old Man Qing's elusive appearances always made him unable to resist turning back to check.

"Whether there's anything... I don't know."

Jia Tian: "..."

Can you please stop making it sound so scary?!
……

"You're the unlucky guy?"

In the Scripture Transmission Pavilion, a middle-aged man in his forties looked at Chen Mu with a sympathetic expression.

Unlucky guy?
Who are you talking to?!
Chen Mu's expression was not good.

"Little Yuan is really lucky to have found such a scapegoat... a substitute... cough cough, a replacement." The middle-aged man looked annoyed: "When will I have such good luck?"

"Sucker" and "scapegoat," are those the two words you're trying to use?!

Chen Mu squinted.

If he hadn't wanted to get some information out of the other person, he would have really wanted to smack his colleague on the back of the head.

"Don't blame me for saying something strange," the middle-aged man sighed.

“Our Qingdu Academy is generous with money and has few demands. As long as you keep the Chuanjing Pavilion clean and tidy, he won’t interfere with what you do.”

“But…”

Before he could finish speaking, a voice suddenly rang out.

"The water-based secret techniques area on the first floor needs to be cleaned."

The middle-aged man shuddered and shrugged helplessly at Chen Mu without turning his head.

See that?

Chen Mu couldn't help but look.

Then I noticed a thin old man standing quietly not far away, as if he had always been there.

Why wasn't he standing behind me this time?

Out of the corner of his eye, Chen Mu noticed his middle-aged colleague across from him and was taken aback.

After carefully examining Qinglu's location, his face twitched.

Qing Lu wasn't standing behind him this time. But his current position was a blind spot for both him and his middle-aged colleague!
Is Qingdu Hospital out of its mind?!

As Qinglu slowly walked downstairs, Chen Mu complained in a low voice, "Didn't anyone talk to the Imperial Censor?"

"You dare?" The middle-aged man glanced at Chen Mu sideways.

"I don't dare?" Chen Mu said, feeling frustrated.

Old Man Qing is elusive and his formidable strength is evident to the naked eye.

The other party always had a cold face, giving off an unapproachable vibe. Who would dare to offer advice to such a powerful person?

"Is there no other way?" Chen Mu persisted.

Being constantly stared at like this is really terrifying.

The middle-aged colleague suddenly perked up: "Let's go practice the Dust-Avoiding Technique!"

"As long as we ensure that the Scripture Transmission Pavilion is kept clean and tidy, the capital will not be affected."

"Including the one just now, the Imperial Academy has appeared a total of twenty-one times today."

"You know what? My previous record was 24. If I work hard, maybe I can break the record today!" The middle-aged man said excitedly.

What the hell is there to be happy about?!

"Once I master the Dust-Avoiding Technique, the Scripture Transmission Pavilion will be spotless, and Qingdu Academy probably won't be able to scare people like this anymore." The middle-aged colleague's eyes were full of longing.

Have you all learned how to motivate yourselves?
Chen Mu looked at his middle-aged colleague with pity. It was as if he were seeing a middle-aged corporate slave from his past life who had been worn down by the workplace.

"Is there really no other way?"

The middle-aged colleague didn't speak, but gave Chen Mu a meaningful look.

This means...

Find another scapegoat like me?

Chen Mu's face immediately darkened.

(End of this chapter)