It was midsummer and the night was not long. The sky was slowly turning white.
The blue lake was quiet. The morning breeze blew and rippled the surface of the lake.
Occasionally, an osprey would fly across the surface of the lake.
The surrounding pavilions and houses were all silent. Many people were sleeping.
Beside the lake, there were dark and skinny men carrying large wooden buckets filled with water. They left in a hurry.
These people lived in the slums in the west of the city. They worked as coolies for a living. The job of delivering water to the rich was relatively easy.
Another group of men was fetching water from the lake. Suddenly, a person emerged from the lake and swam towards the shore with great effort.
The men fetching water only glanced at the person and then went on with their own business.
However, a dark and skinny young man hesitated for a while. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and threw away the bucket on his shoulder. He jumped into the lake and swam quickly towards the person in the lake.
The lake water was bone-chilling. The dark and skinny young man risked his life to save the person who suddenly emerged from the lake. He realized that the person was also a young man.
The others still did not think much of it. Countless people had drowned in this blue lake. They were already used to it. Therefore, the water they fetched was not for drinking. It was mainly used to water the plants and animals.
After the dark and skinny young man saved the person, he collapsed by the lake. His eyes were filled with disappointment.
The person who was saved suddenly said, "Brother, do you not want to live anymore? You risked your life to save me. Now that you didn't die, you are disappointed. “
How did you know? I really don't want to live anymore. I originally wanted to learn from Swordsman Mu and help the weak. I wanted to leave a good name for myself after death. But at the crucial moment, I was afraid. "The dark and skinny young man sighed.
"What is it that you can't get over? Tell me. The premise of helping the weak is to protect yourself." The young man who was saved was speechless. This was because he was Munin's main primordial spirit that was attached to his body. He was wearing Zhen Mowu's painted skin.
The dark and skinny young man said disheartenedly, "My mother is seriously ill and is on the verge of death. But I am useless. I don't have the money to hire a doctor. I can only accompany her."
Munin took out a pill and said, "Take this. Find a famous pharmacy and sell it. But you have to cover your face." “
"This is …" The dark-skinned young man stared at the pill in shock.
"In any case, it's an expensive medicine. It's enough to hire a doctor for your mother. Don't refuse me. I can't repay you for saving my life. Munin said sincerely.
The dark-skinned young man hesitated for a while. Then, he finally took the pill and left doubtfully.
Munin looked at the back of the dark-skinned young man and felt very satisfied. He felt that it was worth it to help such a person. More importantly, he wanted to do an experiment to see if helping the weak could increase his cultivation.
The reason why he had emerged from the lake earlier was that the passageway could not be used. He could only emerge from the water through the invisible light screen.
Since he couldn't use his strength, he could only swim in the water like a normal person. That was why he was saved by the dark-skinned young man.
After leaving the Azure Lake, the sky gradually brightened. Green Rock City was bustling with activity.
From the discussions of the people, it was known that he had become Swordsman Mu, the Immortal Mu.
His greatest enemy, Yu Daoan, had actually been scared away by him.
Munin was stunned for a long time. He didn't expect the White Bone Yin Spirit Formation to have the ability to create mirages.
Now that his greatest enemy was gone, he was relieved. However, he didn't dare to slack off. In the city, he collected the herbs for the other sacred medicine prescription.
Unexpectedly, he found out that because of the many precious herbs he had collected in the Heaven Pit, it attracted many pharmacists, including the other three great Xinglin families.
Green Rock City became very lively. The City Lord's Mansion took the opportunity to exchange the precious herbs for benefits.
Two days later, Munin, who didn't have much to gain, left Murphy's Grocery. Just as he was about to return to the bottom of the lake, the City Lord's Mansion spread news about Zhen Mowu and the Zhen family's treasures.
It said that several months ago, Zhen Mowu was killed by bandits in Green Rock City and robbed of many of the Zhen family's treasures. In the end, the City Lord's Mansion found the news and brought the bandits to justice. At the same time, they took good care of the Zhen family's treasures.
Taking advantage of the fact that many people from the Xinglin world were here, the City Lord's Mansion was willing to return all the treasures to the Xinglin world.
In the end, it led to a competition of alchemy skills and gambling to determine the ownership of the Zhen family's treasures.
Munin thought about it and decided to cooperate with the Family Shen.
… …
There were many powers in Green Rock City, but the City Lord's Mansion was the most powerful.
There were exceptions to everything. The Family Shen, the leader of the ten great families, was not as powerful as the City Lord's Mansion in Green Rock City.
However, the Family Shen was one of the four great Xinglin families of the Heng dynasty. Their clansmen and students were all over the country, and their financial resources and connections were among the top in the entire Heng dynasty.
Therefore, the Family Shen was the only power in Green Rock City that didn't care about the City Lord's Mansion. Especially after the recent appearance of the god-like Swordsman Mu, who had extinguished much of the City Lord's Mansion's arrogance, the Family Shen became even more powerful in Green Rock City.
The group of servants walked a lot more briskly.
The Family Shen's Mansion's gatekeeper, Yu Laopan, was even more so. He treated the people who came to the Family Shen to ask for medicine with an arrogant attitude.
It wasn't because he was born this way, but because he felt that he had an extraordinary background, and being a gatekeeper in the Family Shen was a great injustice.
This was because a few days ago, he was still the City Lord's Mansion's gatekeeper for forty years, and he had seen many important people.
But then Swordsman Mu appeared out of nowhere, and he thought that the City Lord's Mansion was done for. Being a cunning old fox, he immediately came to see the Family Shen.
At that time, the Family Shen also thought that the City Lord's Mansion was going to be destroyed, and by getting an old gatekeeper, he could quickly find out the connections in the City Lord's Mansion, which was extremely beneficial to the businesses in the City Lord's Mansion.
But things didn't develop as they expected. Of course, the City Lord's Mansion didn't want Yu Laopan anymore, and the Family Shen promised him the manager of the Ji Shi Pharmacy was also gone.
In the end, he was still a gatekeeper, so he was extremely resentful, and was very rude to the people who came to see the Family Shen.
However, Yu Laopan had been working as a gatekeeper in the City Lord's Mansion for many years, and his ability to observe people's expressions wasn't ordinary. He could easily distinguish the nobility of the people who came.
He didn't dare to be rude to powerful people, but he wouldn't be polite to ordinary people. He would even ask for a certain amount of benefits before reporting, just like in the City Lord's Mansion.
Early this morning, the Family Shen brought the important members of the family to the Linxian Restaurant to discuss some matters.
Yu Laopan was even more unrestrained, and directly moved a bamboo chair to rest at the entrance.
In a daze, he dreamt that he got what he wanted and became the manager of the Ji Shi Pharmacy. He was so rich that his hands went limp, and he almost drooled all over his face. Suddenly, a young man's voice sounded: "Excuse me, is Lord Shen home?"
"Where did this little brat come from, disturbing your Great Master Yu's beautiful dream." Yu Laopan didn't open his eyes, but he could tell from the voice that the person who came was a boy who lacked confidence.
He arrogantly stood up and looked at him. Sure enough, he was a young man with an ordinary face and clothes. This kind of person came to seek medical treatment.
He definitely wouldn't be able to enter the City Lord's Mansion, but the Family Shen could still enter, provided that he gave him some benefits.
Seeing that the young man was rather dull, Yu Laopan held his head high and his hands behind his back. He walked a few steps in front of the young man and said in a low voice: "Lord Shen is very busy every day. Do you think you can see him just because you want to?" “
"Didn't you say that the Family Shen has a rule that patients are treated like family members and can see the Lord Shen?" The young man was Munin, and he said with a normal expression.
Yu Laopan was furious and reminded him: "How can the Lord Shen see so many people? That's why I need to select them before you can enter. It all depends on whether you can satisfy me."
"I'm from the Zhen Family of Xinglin." Munin muttered to himself.
Yu Laopan was stunned at first, and then he said angrily: "Little brat, do you think I'm old and confused? You're from the Zhen Family of Xinglin? Why don't you make up a reliable identity? Why don't you say that you're Swordsman Mu? Maybe I'll kneel down and greet you. " “
Munin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Yu Laopan continued: "Little brat, the people from the Zhen Family of Xinglin are discussing with the Lord Shen at the Celestial Tower, and you still want to fool me? Besides, if it was the Zhen Family of the past, I would still respect them. Now, even a branch family outside of the three main families dares to call themselves the Zhen Family. What a joke … "
Munin was slightly stunned, and he immediately turned around and left.
Yu Laopan didn't care at all, and returned to his recliner to rest.
After Mu Ning left the Shen family's residence, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, faintly revealing a gloomy and murderous aura. If he had revealed this aura just now, Yu Laopan would have been scared stiff.
However, he couldn't force his way in now, and he didn't have any money with him, so he could only go to Murphy's Grocery and secretly withdraw some money.
Then, he went to the Family Shen's door and casually took out a banknote and handed it to Yu Laopan. However, he didn't expect that the other party would act as if he had seen a ghost. His face was full of fear, and he was so scared that he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. His head was pounding like garlic: "This … Young Master, this lowly one has eyes but can't see, please don't mind …"
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