My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 450 Escape
Chen Mu couldn't understand how he, having come to the Underworld and always been a dutiful and honest spirit, had gotten himself into this trouble.

"Should honest people be bullied?" Chen Mu said indignantly.

"Are you sure it's not a water ape?" he persisted.

“It’s impossible for a water ape to know so many people’s names,” Shi Dechun shook his head.

Chen Mu looked dejected.

The fact that the Yin soldiers of the Hai character camp secretly took away so many Yin soldiers suggests there must be some great, unspeakable secret involved.

No, I can't stay here any longer!
His first thought was to escape from the Hai camp.

"But where exactly is this Outer Heaven? If we really want to leave the Hai Character Camp, how can we return to the Underworld?" Chen Mu hesitated.

At least the underworld has heard legends and stories, and there is a possibility of returning to the thirteen states.

The Outer Heavens are an unknown land; venturing out alone to survive is a challenge, let alone returning to the mortal realm.

"I can only hide in Thousand Lanterns City for now." Chen Mu thought helplessly, "As long as I can get through this trouble, and wait for the Hai Battalion to withdraw, I can take the opportunity to sneak into the Gate of Hell and return to the Underworld."

Seeing Chen Mu's ever-changing expression, Shi Dechun hesitated for a moment before cautiously suggesting, "Why don't you go hide underground?"

"That's all we can do," Chen Mu sighed.

Ok?
"You actually know about the underground secret chamber?" Chen Mu suddenly stared at Shi Dechun.

"Hehe, you know what? My ears are pretty sharp." Old Man Shi chuckled.

Chen Mu's eyes widened immediately.

Knowing that he was hiding in the secret room every day, yet after so many days, the old man hadn't shown the slightest unusual expression?!
That old fox!
Chen Mu couldn't help but shake his head!
"Wait...you said you heard someone calling my name last night?" Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes," Shi Dechun nodded.
"So, you didn't fall into a deep sleep last night?" Chen Mu's eyes sharpened.

"No, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to hear that sound." Shi Dechun scratched his head, looking completely bewildered.

"It's strange, the sound clearly echoed throughout the entire camp, but no one else woke up. I suspect that the sound has a hypnotic power, capable of putting people to sleep and preventing them from waking up." Shi Dechun's expression was solemn.

"Then how can you stay sober?" Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

"Perhaps it's because my ears are more sensitive and I'm resistant to this bewitching sound. Even if I'm initially bewitched, I'll recover quickly..." As he spoke, Shi Dechun suddenly froze.

"So, the bewitching magic I use to lull everyone to sleep every night is useless against you?"

"So, when we were robbing the rich to help the poor together, you remained clear-headed the whole time?!" Chen Mu couldn't help but grit his teeth!

I thought I was being discreet, but little did I know that there was an old silver coin hidden inside that witnessed my entire operation!

Shi Dechun immediately grinned sheepishly: "I was indeed fooled at first, but later, hehe..."

You dare to impersonate me?!

He awkwardly dug his toes into the ground, feeling uncomfortable all over.

It's one thing that old ghosts can't bewitch gods, but even new ghosts can't. What kind of nonsense is this "bewitching god" supernatural power? It's completely useless!

Chen Mu stared intently at Old Man Shi, his face grim: "Looks like I have no choice but to make you disappear!"

"No!" Shi Dechun hurriedly waved his hands. "I'm useful. I can get you information. Don't you want to know why someone came to arrest you?"

"You know?" Chen Mu glanced sideways.

“I have good hearing, I can go and find out!” Shi Dechun quickly assured him.

Chen Mu stared at Shi Dechun for a long time, then reached out and grabbed him, disappearing into the ground in a flash.

……

Inside the secret room.

Chen Mu switched to his true form and activated his magic power.

"Decree of the Yama Emperor!"

An invisible wave arose and instantly enveloped the entire secret room. He immediately stared intently at Shi Dechun.

Shi Dechun curiously examined Chen Mu's true face and cautiously asked, "Brother Chen?"

Chen Mu's heart sank.

The Yama's Decree isn't responding?

Those Yinming worms crashed back then, but this old man's eyes darted around, clearly out of control. Yin spirits are different from silver spirit monsters after all.

Chen Mu sighed and squinted his eyes again.

Shi Dechun tensed up and quickly said, "I will never reveal your secret to anyone else."

"If you're really worried, just lock me in this secret room." He said with an air of righteous indignation.

Huh? Something's wrong!
"Are you afraid of the dangers in the camp and planned to hide in this secret room of mine from the start?"

That old fox knew my secret all along, but he'd been pretending not to know. Why did he suddenly speak up today? He was clearly doing it on purpose!
Shi Dechun chuckled.

"Brother Chen is brilliant!"

"Brilliant my foot! Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" Chen Mu glared at Old Man Shi.

This guy knows his secret, so he definitely can't reveal it anytime soon.

Shi Dechun's heart tightened, but he pretended to be calm: "We came all the way from the River of Oblivion, went to the battlefield together, slept in the same barracks. You protected me and I helped you. Look at this deep friendship! How could you possibly lay a hand on me!"

"Not enough!" Chen Mu said coldly.

You have to do a split for me!

Shi Dechun: "..."

You expect an old man like me to do the splits?
Do you have some serious illness?

He was about to say something to negotiate when a sudden impulse surged through his body.

Then, out of control, he suddenly jumped up, did a split in mid-air, and slammed straight to the ground with a thud.

Shi Dechun was completely stunned!
Who am I? Where am I? Why am I doing the splits?!
Chen Mu couldn't help but gasp.

So decisive? Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?

"You old man Shi are really ruthless!" He couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"But...but I didn't mean to do the splits!" Shi Dechun, coming to his senses, looked bewildered and terrified.

Huh?
Chen Mu's eyes lit up.

The Decree of Yama, the King of Hell?
No, I have to try again. What if this old man is playing me again?
Chen Mu was suspicious.

He squinted and didn't speak, but a thought suddenly struck him.

Then they saw Old Man Shi's legs snap together like a compass, and he stood up in a flash.

Then he jumped up, did three somersaults in a row, and then with a thud, he did a split in mid-air and fell to the ground, his face twitching from the pain.

Chen Mu was immediately delighted!
The Yama Emperor's Decree actually worked!
Interesting, interesting, so interesting, haha!
……

Several days later, late at night.

City of Thousand Lights.

In the center of the vast, dark, empty space, a hardened clay house appears, with a large clay floor extending in front of it, forming a ground area that resembles a small courtyard.

Seven or eight white lanterns, supported by clay poles, hung along the edge of the courtyard, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day.

A rocking chair was placed in the middle of the yard, and Chen Mu was lying in it leisurely.

Picking up a cup of warm Rejuvenating Soup from the stone table beside him and taking a sip, Chen Mu couldn't help but squint his eyes: "So comforting!"

Ever since he heard that he might be involved in the disappearance of spirits, he has hidden himself in Thousand Lantern City and has not shown his face.

He occasionally practiced the Yellow Springs Instruction, but spent most of his time cultivating his spiritual aperture. His days were regular and leisurely, as if he had returned to Jilong Mountain.

"It's a pity that the exquisite jade plate can't be used in Thousand Lantern City."

"Otherwise, I could hide here and never show my face again."

Chen Mu shook his head regretfully. With a thought, his body transformed into a streak of black light, spun and collapsed, and then disappeared.

……

In the stillness of the night, in a secluded room.

“I’ve found some common ground,” Shi Dechun said excitedly.

"Many of those who went missing will be condensed into the waters of the Yellow Springs River."

“This matter is most likely related to the attack on the Yellow Springs Department back then!” Shi Dechun said with certainty.

No wonder I was singled out.

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

I knew I was a good, honest person, how could I get involved in this kind of trouble?

The root of the problem lies in the Yellow Springs.

It's all Hong Xiu's fault! Why did he have to buy the Yellow Spring Guiding Technique when there were so many other secret techniques available?
Thank goodness I won't be able to show my face in the future, otherwise I would definitely make you pay!
Chen Mu thought to himself angrily.

“But there’s something strange.” Shi Dechun sat on the other side of the soft couch, across the low table, looking suspicious.

"Old Jia can condense the Yellow Springs River water, and it is said that his skill is quite high."

"Shi Lu and Shi Zongqi were both arrested, but he's completely unharmed!"

"Could this old man possess some kind of supernatural ability to evade detection and lock on?" Shi Dechun scratched his head.

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

He had kept his cultivation of the Yellow Springs Spell extremely secret; apart from Old Man Shi who had some suspicions, no one else knew anything. Yet, even so, he had been found by the Yin soldiers. But that gaunt old man had managed to evade detection.

It's kind of interesting...

(End of this chapter)