HBWnovel Chapter 359 - 352: United as One
Chapter 359 - 352: United as One
"I’m grateful that I received it, but you should take the White Jade back. It wasn’t easy to accumulate so much," Chen Mu reluctantly pushed the wooden box back to Wang Heyuan.
Originally, he only taught to avoid the forced assignment.
Although the White Jade was tempting, he never intended to earn Daoist Cultivation by teaching, and thus it didn’t seem right to take the hard-earned money of the three.
Seeing Chen Mu’s genuine attitude, Wang Heyuan was quite moved.
With a solemn face, he pushed back the wooden box, "Senior brother, please accept it by all means."
To put Chen Mu at ease, Wang Heyuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Senior brother need not worry about us, acquiring this White Jade wasn’t difficult."
The White Jade wasn’t difficult to come by?
What a boastful claim!
Did you rob the storeroom of the Administrative Affairs Institute or what?
Wang Heyuan clenched his teeth and said, "There’s a fat man who has been secretly buying the Essence of the Five Grains at three times the price of the Administrative Affairs Institute. So, we just..."
"Wait a minute? Did you say a fat man? Is that man bald?!"
Jia Tian, the little prince?
Has the little fatty expanded his smuggling business so quickly?
"That’s not the case," Wang Heyuan shook his head.
Chen Mu let out a sigh of relief.
He then couldn’t help but be amazed.
These people were indeed audacious. Even now, with the cultivators of East Ridge locked in a fierce struggle with other courtyards, they dared to do business with the opposition, showing no regard for the Inspection Courtyard at all.
After all, Jia Tian did know him. If anything went wrong, he might even be dragged into it.
Fortunately, that wasn’t the case!
When Wang Heyuan saw that Chen Mu was interested and showed no unusual expression, he cautiously asked, "Senior brother doesn’t blame us? That fat man collected the Essence of the Five Grains, probably to sell to East Ridge..."
Chen Mu immediately interrupted with a serious gesture, "We don’t know at all who he sold it to!"
Wang Heyuan was taken aback, then his face broke into a smile as he repeatedly nodded, "Haha! Senior brother is right!"
Chen Mu also laughed heartily, making money, not shameful at all.@@@@
Back in Da Liang, he had also made counterfeit Elixir Pills for money, not exactly an honorable method when speaking of it.
The atmosphere lightened up, and the three no longer had tense expressions.
Wang Heyuan sighed casually, "That small-eyed fat man is truly bold, daring to engage in such business..."
A small-eyed fat man?
Chen Mu tensed up all over!
"Did you say the fat man had small eyes?"
"Have you seen him, senior brother? That man indeed has distinct features, a big face with small eyes, tall and fat. His eyes are already small, and when he laughs, they get squeezed shut by his chubby cheeks, leaving an unforgettable impression," Wang Heyuan said cheerfully.
Can it be?!
"Do you know that person’s name?" Chen Mu asked, still hoping.
"They say his name is Gongsun Bai."
Chen Mu: "..."
Fuck!
He was indeed powerful, but he was also truly cautious.
Would he agree to Shang Huan’s brazen acts?
"He agreed to you selling Exploration Magical Instruments?" Wu Ruo asked, her face gentle yet questioning.
Hearing this, Chen Mu, who was still empathically connected, felt his scalp tingle with shock.
He had heard the unscrupulous owner of Red Grass Hall babble about someone selling Exploration Magical Instruments to the cultivators of East Ridge.
At the time, Chen Mu thought he had already warned Shang Huan, so it was definitely not him.
But damn it, it really was him!
The commotion in East Ridge was partly this damn fatty’s fault?!
If the Inspection Courtyard traces back to him, before Sun Jian gets a chance to act, the other courtyard would have already killed him!
"Big sister, if Mr. Gongsun didn’t agree, how would I dare to sell Exploration Magical Instruments?" Shang Huan quickly tried to explain carefully.
"Mr. Gongsun’s words are always concise and profound. I listen carefully, reflect on them, and at last, I understood," Shang Huan said proudly, "He forbade me from selling the Wood Spirit Boy, but as for the rest... anything goes!"
The first half I’ll acknowledge, but how the hell did you comprehend the second half?!
And you’re proud of it?!
Seven Souls Return to Origin!
Then, with a smile still on his face, Shang Huan’s eyes rolled back and he abruptly fainted.
The six siblings of Wu Mountain instantly froze on the spot.
...
Inside the wooden building, beneath the windowsill.
Chen Mu watched the waterfall outside with a vacant gaze, the freshly brewed coconut milk coffee Replenishing Origin Soup no longer appealing.
Since escaping Cold Moon Mountain together, the six siblings of Wu Mountain had become aware of Gongsun Sheng’s true identity.
And from the Lower Courtyard of Tongtian River onwards, Shang Huan had been in contact with him.
If anything were to go wrong with either side, he would not be free of trouble himself.
Make them stay at home and not go anywhere?
Impossible!
All cultivators in the world strive for wealth and cultivation with courage and competition.
Those people would not be content with mediocrity like him.
"Ah... not one worry-free!" Chen Mu sighed.
"I can only often activate the United Heart Curse to check on them."
No matter if they were good or bad, he couldn’t possibly forcefully interfere with their actions.
Even if he did intervene, they were unlikely to heed his words.
Just like Shang Huan’s reading comprehension that seemed learned from a monster.
Just like when the six siblings of Wu Mountain in Lower Courtyard of Tongtian River, despite knowing his dislike and aware of the empathic sensing of the United Heart Curse, still dared to indulge in oppressive deeds behind his back.
"If it really comes to a critical moment, to avoid being implicated, perhaps..." Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.
He had the United Heart Lock, and his cultivation of the United Heart Curse was nearly at Perfection, the Ninth Rank.
If he wished to keep his identity secret, humph...