My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 75 Discovery
Shanglinfang, Chen Residence.

Jie Jia walked into the pavilion and looked at Chen Mu, who was full of energy.

He glanced at the steamed fish on the table and frowned, saying, "You can take a bath three times a day."

What does that mean? Chen Mu was confused.

"Even if you handle fresh fish every day, taking a bath three times a day is enough to remove the fishy smell."

"You've smeared so much scallion juice all over yourself, do you want to end up in the steamer like it?" Jie Jia said, pointing at the steamed fish with its mouth open and looking up at the sky.

You really dare to dream of scallion juice?

"I took the Fragrance-Nourishing Pill, which is a high-end product comparable to the latest incense!"

Is it the aroma of scallions? Or are they just stir-fried?

Jie Jia said dryly, "Your taste... is quite unique."

Chen Mu rolled her eyes. "You think I wanted to? It's all to change my body odor."

The book "Golden Wind and Jade Dew Wonderful Method" says that the Soul-Locking Insect hates onions and garlic the most.

Otherwise, he'd be crazy to use the smell of stir-fried scallions as perfume.

"This fragrant pill can make people smell like flowers?" After listening to Chen Mu's explanation, Jie Jia couldn't help but raise his eyelids slightly and stare at Chen Mu.

"Want to sell it for money? Forget about it. I'm starting to doubt your abilities." Chen Mu flatly refused.

"Selling Qingfeng San can get me involved. What if selling Ningxiang Wan brings trouble again?"

Anyway, he has money in hand now and doesn't have to worry about food or drink. He just wants to focus on improving his skill level and eliminate any potential problems.

Jie Jia remained silent for a long time before saying, "So, you're saying you killed Lin Que?"

Chen Mu was immediately furious: "You're talking nonsense!"

"With my frail and helpless appearance, who could I possibly kill?"

"Don't you know? I've always been kind to others."

Jie Jia glanced at Chen Mu: "Heh..."

……

Three days later, inside the pavilion.

Chen Mu stuffed rice balls into his mouth while stirring up the gray wall.

Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell: 1192/10000/Fourth Tier;

"If only I had discovered the effects of God's intentions earlier," Chen Mu thought with frustration.

It seems a divine intervention is working to restore his spirit. The Five Ghosts Moving Mountains Spell is progressing at least 50% faster each day.

If we had discovered it earlier, we might have already mastered more than half of the fourth-level proficiency!

They get hungry quickly and consume a lot of food.

He ate more himself, and the Five Ghosts Bag also increased its appetite.

"So early detection isn't always useful. I recovered in time, but the Five Ghosts Bag couldn't. There aren't enough fish to eat." Chen Mu comforted himself, casually throwing a handful of bait into the pond.

A series of splashes immediately rose from the water's surface.

Fish hiding underwater scramble to grab the special bait.

As the proficiency with the Five Ghosts Bag increases, the amount of fresh fish consumed surges.

Previously, filling the feeding well was enough to sustain the fish for a day.

Now it needs to be fed twice a day, at least one and a half vertical shafts.

Even though Luohe is rich in fish, he only catches fish in one corner of Luohe. He was able to maintain his previous consumption entirely thanks to the magic of his medicinal bait.

Long-term fishing has depleted the fish population in the nearby river sections. To have another bumper harvest, they will have to wait for fish to drift over from upstream and downstream.

He hasn't been able to afford to eat fish lately.

"How about we buy some fresh meat from outside?" Chen Mu was slightly tempted.

"But what if it causes trouble?" he hesitated again.

Buying so much fresh meat every day, yet not running a restaurant, is intriguing. What if it attracts unwanted attention? Wouldn't that be dangerous?
The bounty from the Jinghong Gang is still up there.

……

Late at night, on a red boat on the Luohe River, Si Kouyu was surrounded by two women, one feeding him grapes and the other serving him wine, looking utterly carefree and happy.

"Sun Fu, it's been five days, haven't you found any clues about the ebony yet?" Si Kouyu asked lazily.

Sun Fu was covered in sweat. He was extremely nervous. He could clearly sense Sikou Yu's dissatisfaction.

"You might not know, but Zuo Sheng mastered the Soul-Wandering Technique yesterday. He's instantly become the second-best fighter in the Jinghong Gang," Si Kouyu remarked. "Uncle Jin has taken on a fine disciple."

As a direct descendant of a prestigious family, he learned the complete tradition of medicinal baths and took top-notch secret medicines from a young age.

After fifteen years of hard work, I only managed to develop my courage last year.

What about Zuo Sheng? It's said that Uncle Jin only took him in for a year. Including his previous martial arts training time, it couldn't have been more than ten years.

He might be an illegitimate child left behind by some powerful family.

"It's not worth making enemies with such a genius," Si Kouyu said calmly.

Sun Fu's heart clenched painfully.

Si Kouyu was warning him. If he couldn't produce any valuable clues, he would be abandoned.

To put it in a more sinister light, they might even be used as bargaining chips to curry favor with Zuo Sheng!

How could I have been so blinded by greed to want to investigate that scholar?!
Even if an investigation is conducted, one could try to confess to Zuo Sheng and see how magnanimous he is. After all, she was his confidante before and had done a lot of dirty work for him, so one more thing wouldn't make a difference.

Now they're in a bind.

Having followed Sikou Yu for several days, Zuo Sheng had already decided that he had betrayed him. Given the chance, he would surely kill him!
Chen Mu! Chen Mu! You damned scholar! Where are you?!

Sun Fu's mind raced.

correct!

That house! That house in the willow grove by the river!

After so many days of investigation, I haven't even gone inside that house!

He remembered that the Soul-Locking Insect suddenly changed direction that day.

However, in the past five days, the Soul-Locking Insects have not exhibited similar behavior again.

There's something wrong with that yard!

Just as he was about to speak, Sikou Yu suddenly asked, "Tell me, who were the people who came to Nanyang with the Zuo family back then?"

Sun Fu was taken aback, and quickly replied, "Chen Mu, Zhang Ye, Du Huai, a Taoist boy, and two women."

"I remember you saying that Du Huai and those two women were both locals from Nanyang Prefecture. Only Zhang Ye, Chen Mu, and that young Taoist priest were from Qingshan County?"

"Young master has a good memory!" Sun Fu complimented with a smile, and was about to reveal his earlier guess.

"Have you investigated the background of that Taoist boy?" Sikou Yu suddenly asked.

Sun Fu suppressed his impulse and patiently replied, "That young Taoist belongs to Qingfeng Temple outside Qingshan County. After arriving in Nanyang Prefecture, he left with his senior brother and never had any contact with Master Zuo."

"Young master, we discovered five days ago..."

"Have you investigated the situation of this Qingfeng Temple?" Sikou Yu's eyes lit up.

Sun Fu was interrupted, but he had to try to recall: "I once sent people to visit the refugees in Qingshan County."

"I've heard that Qingfeng Temple is the number one Taoist temple in Qingshan County. The abbot, Feng Ren, is famous far and wide for his methods of exorcising evil spirits."

"That young Taoist was Feng Ren's last disciple."

"Before the earthquake in Qingshan County, Qingfeng Temple had organized people to build an altar to drive away evil spirits and protect the area, which was widely praised."

Si Kouyu suddenly sat up: "Build an altar? To drive away evil spirits? Ha!"

He was all too familiar with this procedure. Wasn't it just the essential ritual for refining certain special magical artifacts?

If they possess magical artifacts and understand ritual consecration, then Qingfeng Temple is no ordinary lineage.

That Taoist boy's senior brother must possess formidable martial prowess!

Lin Que had mastered the Form Refinement Technique. To kill Lin Que, one would at least need to have mastered the Form Refinement Technique.

That makes perfect sense!
"Young master, we've discovered something in Shanglinfang..."

"Why didn't you tell me such important information before!" Si Kouyu's face darkened, and he suddenly rebuked her.

Sun Fu froze, stunned on the spot.

Is this... really that important?
(End of this chapter)