Chapter 252 - More Rewards
Hei Bao seemed confused upon hearing Lin Mu’s words. He could not think of anyone that would fit that description and wondered if it was someone that he didn’t know of. They had already done their research on Lin Mu and thought that they knew most of the things about them.
In case of friends, Hei Bao knew that Lin Mu did not have any friends left in the town. Many of his childhood friends had left the town over the years and some had even died in the plague. While there were others who chose to leave the town after their family members died.
One of the ones that was still left was Lu Xiao, but even he had become distant over time. Another guess he had that the friend Lin Mu was talking about was perhaps someone from Jing Wei’s emporium. There was little they knew about that shop or its owner.
The only information they knew was that it was run by a pair of grandfather and granddaughter with high cultivation bases. They didn’t know if there was anyone else with them, but it did seem likely to them. They had come to the conclusion that someone that powerful must have had at least a few servants, even if they were not known of.
Suddenly Hei Bao had an idea, and he felt shocked inwardly.
’Could it be...? Is it someone related to his background perhaps... maybe even his master?’ Hei Bao wondered.
Lin Mu was calmly sitting on the chair and was staring at his empty cup, thus did not notice the expression of Hei Bao. He pushed the chair back and decided to leave for now, seeing that his work here was done.
Hei Bao snapped out of his thoughts upon seeing Lin Mu stand up and spoke.
"Wait, what reward do you want? I’ll be sending a report to my Lord soon and can mention your requirements in it." Hei Bao said.
Lin Mu had been using most of his time to cultivate and was conscious of the deadline that was approaching fast. Although he still had a long time left till the Great Slumber bear woke up, Lin Mu still wanted to be ready for it beforehand and did not want to take any risks.
He took out the box containing the basic qi pills and popped one into his mouth before chanting the severing heart sutra. Hours passed by as evening crept up. Lin Mu opened his eyes and let out a breath.
~Huu~
He looked at the Brown Shrubby Forest Cat and found it to be in deep sleep.
"Hmm, guess it’ll take even longer." Lin Mu muttered before heading to the kitchen to cook.
Eating the beast meat and assimilating the vital energy had become like a second nature to Lin Mu at this point, and he did not even need to think much before being able to do it.
But when Lin Mu returned to his bedroom, he found himself in a dilemma. Where was he supposed to sleep?
"Umm, I don’t want to disturb him or move him. He looks so comfortable." Lin Mu said as he looked at the Brown Shrubby Forest Cat.
But just as he said this, the beast turned in its sleep, making space for Lin Mu.
"Seems like he understood your thoughts..." Xukong spoke with a chuckle.
Lin Mu rubbed his head in embarrassment before lying down on the bed and entering the Sleepscape.