Chapter 91 Hospitality

The two walked closer, Lin Mu smiled at Gu Chen and said, "I haven't seen you for half a year. Your cultivation has improved a lot. Now you are at the sixth level of Qi Refining."

Gu Chen blushed and felt ashamed: "Brother, please don't make fun of me. My cultivation is like a turtle crawling, and I have made little progress. But Sister Yunmeng has made great progress. Now she is at the eighth level of Qi Refining."

Lin Mu looked at Yunmeng and smiled, "Yes, Sister Yunmeng is very talented and, of course, very hardworking."

Lin Mu never mentioned giving Yunmeng the Juling Pill. The fewer people know about such things, the better.

Yunmeng's face was red, and she looked so beautiful.

Lin Mu smiled and said, "Don't cry. Am I really so scary? I made you cry so much."

Yunmeng blushed: "No, no, I'm happy."

She wiped away her tears with a silk handkerchief, and the tears that had just surged stopped immediately.

Lin Mu smiled, waited for Yun Meng to wipe away her tears, and said to the two with a smile: "This time we have a great harvest, let's go to the Lingshan Hall to celebrate. I guess you haven't tasted the deliciousness of Linggu yet, today I will take you to taste it."

Gu Chen and Yun Meng immediately smiled and nodded in agreement.

In fact, the two are different from Lin Mu. Lin Mu's frugality is rare in Qianyu Sword Gate.

Gu Chen's income in Qianyu Sword Gate is quite good, and he can often go to the Lingshan Hall to eat. Otherwise, with his lazy personality, he is only busy with business on weekdays and rarely practices. It would be a blessing if his cultivation does not regress. How can he make progress?

The reason lies in Linggu.

Gu Chen often goes to the Lingshan Hall to eat meals made from Linggu. The spiritual power contained in the Linggu is digested and absorbed by him, so his cultivation can slowly improve.

Yun Meng eats Linggu as many times as Gu Chen. She often goes with Mu Qing, and she has eaten a lot of meals made from Linggu.

But the two of them still looked very happy when Lin Mu said so.

Lin Mu took the two of them straight to the Lingshan Hall in Xifeng.

There were not many disciples who came to eat in the Lingshan Hall, because cultivators did not have to eat every day, and sometimes it was common to eat once every two or three days.

Lin Mu, Gu Chen, and Yun Meng found a quiet corner in the Lingshan Hall and sat down.

Not long after the three of them sat down, a waiter came up. He recognized Lin Mu at a glance and said excitedly: "Brother, what do you want to eat?"

This waiter was also a disciple of Qianyu Sword Sect, but his cultivation level had just reached the third level of Qi Refining. He was only responsible for doing odd jobs in the Lingshan Hall, and his monthly income was only a low-grade spirit stone and a bottle of Juling Pill.

Looking at the humble waiter, Lin Mu's heart was moved.

More than two years ago, he was also doing odd jobs in the Lingshan Hall like this waiter.

But he was not doing easy work like running errands at that time. He needed to chop wood, fetch water, clean the courtyard, and run around all day, which was miserable.

In a blink of an eye, more than two years have passed. Now he can sit here easily and have a hearty meal.

This was a scene that he could not imagine at that time.

Lin Mu picked up the book on the table, read it, and said to the waiter: "Bring a table of food made from second-grade spiritual valley, the more hearty the better."

Second-grade spiritual valley!

Gu Chen and Yun Meng were both shocked. The price of second-grade spiritual valley was far higher than that of first-grade spiritual valley. Lin Mu was too extravagant to do this.

Gu Chen was about to stop him, but Lin Mu signaled with his eyes to stop him from speaking, and then smiled at the waiter: "Go, we'll wait here."

The waiter was even more surprised. Second-grade spiritual valley was rarely eaten even by foundation-building disciples.

Hearing Lin Mu's affirmative answer, the waiter hurried to the kitchen and asked the spiritual chef to prepare it quickly.

After a while, a table of sumptuous food was placed on the table, and the aroma was so fragrant that it made people's mouths water.

The three of them ate heartily, but only Yunmeng was reserved and ate in small bites, but she ate a lot. She ate a whole bowl of rice and a lot of vegetables.

Gu Chen was even more unbearable. He ate four bowls in a row until his stomach could not hold any more, and then he reluctantly put down his bowl and chopsticks.

Lin Mu also ate a delicious meal to his heart's content. He stayed in the Fire Dragon Valley for a month. Although he was in a coma for half of the time, he was worried and frightened every day for the remaining half a month. Now that he was quiet, he ate this meal with great relish.

After the three of them finished eating, the table was a mess, and the three of them smiled at each other.

Lin Mu waved to the waiter and asked, "How many spiritual stones?"

The waiter hurriedly said, "Three hundred and twenty-seven, but since it's rare for Senior Brother to come here, the steward of the Spiritual Food Hall specifically asked that we must give you a discount, 20% off, and give you 260 spiritual stones."

Lin Mu smiled and said, "Then thank this steward disciple of the Spiritual Food Hall for me."

After that, he took out three hundred spiritual stones from the storage bag and handed them to the waiter, saying, "Keep the extra spiritual stones for yourself. I hope they can help you. Work hard to cultivate and strive to build your foundation as soon as possible."

This storage bag originally belonged to Ren Hong. Ren Hong had done a lot of things like killing people and stealing treasures in the Fire Dragon Valley. There were many mid-grade magic tools in it, as well as a considerable amount of spiritual stones. Lin Mu did not count them in detail, but roughly estimated that the number of spiritual stones was at least more than two thousand.

Therefore, these three hundred spiritual stones are nothing to him.

Xin Yan, the clerk, was very excited. He took the spirit stones and bowed down to thank them with tears in his eyes. He said, "Thank you for your care. If I succeed in the future, I will never forget your kindness."

Lin Mu reached out to help Xin Yan up and said with a smile, "I know that these 40 spirit stones are very important to you and are a huge fortune. But to me, they are just a drop in the bucket. You don't have to take it to heart, let alone be grateful. Just work hard to practice. In addition, I have a piece of advice for you. I see that you have four spiritual roots and your aptitude is not outstanding. If you want to build a foundation, it is not a good idea to practice hard like ordinary people. You need to find another way, such as refining pills, making talismans, refining tools, etc. You can learn one according to your own preferences and earn more spirit stones. As long as there are enough spirit stones, there is no need to worry about not being able to improve your cultivation."

Xin Yan was deeply moved. He had been in Qianyu Sword Gate for two years, and no one had ever spoken to him so sincerely. The disciples with high cultivation ordered him around. His dignity was exhausted by the contempt of others. Lin Mu's action warmed his heart, and he knelt on the ground to thank him: "Thank you for your guidance, I will work hard."

Lin Mu hurriedly helped him up again, and said: "I don't deserve it. I just saw you and thought of my past. I saw that you have a good character, so I said a few more words. You don't have to take it too seriously."

Xin Yan stood up with tears in his eyes. Lin Mu's words made him even more grateful.

Lin Mu hung up the storage bag, turned around, and said to Gu Chen and Yun Meng who were standing there: "Let's go."

The two followed behind stupidly, still wondering why Lin Mu would help a stranger.

After leaving the Lingshan Hall, Lin Mu turned around and said to Gu Chen: "This is my first time back. The house and courtyard have not been cleaned yet. It is inconvenient to welcome you two to come. I will invite you to my house for tea in two days."

Gu Chen hurriedly said: "Brother, this is too formal. When you have time, please go to my Baiwu Pavilion and sit for a while. Let's have a good chat. I am very curious about the Fire Dragon Valley."

Lin Mu laughed and scolded: "Thinking about the spiritual stones in my pocket again, you really can't forget them."

Gu Chen saluted, smiled at Lin Mu and Yun Meng, and said goodbye.

Yun Meng stood in the same place, but refused to move.

Lin Mu said helplessly: "Junior sister, do you still have something to say?"

Yun Meng's face was ruddy, staring at Lin Mu's face, without saying a word.

Lin Mu immediately felt his face hot, and he couldn't hold on, and retreated: "Then I'll see you tomorrow."

Yun Meng immediately said happily: "Really?"

"Really!" Lin Mu said with a slightly bitter smile.

The two of them then left.

Lin Mu performed the "Wind Control Technique" and flew back to the courtyard.

The restrictions in the quiet room were still there, and it seemed that no one had been here. Lin Mu relaxed, removed the restrictions in the quiet room, and pushed the door in.

The quiet room had not been occupied for a long time, and dust was everywhere.

Lin Mu cleaned inside and outside for an hour, and the quiet room was completely new.

The courtyard was also full of fallen leaves and the like, and Lin Mu took the trouble to clean it up. The whole courtyard looked much brighter.

After experiencing many life-and-death battles, Lin Mu liked this quiet life very much. He could quietly clean the courtyard, sweep away the fallen leaves, and enjoy a moment of peace.

Because Lin Mu knew that after the peace, he would work hard to build a foundation.

Unlike the peace in Lin Mu's courtyard, a deep courtyard in Dongfeng was filled with tension.

In the quiet room, the faint sandalwood fragrance could not calm people down at all.

Zhang Ruoxu said hurriedly: "He is back, and he is back alive. Xiang Yi and Ye Xing, who were both at such high levels of cultivation, died in the battle, but he was safe and sound. I heard that before he left, the head of the sect only gave him a medium-grade defensive magic weapon. How did he survive in the dangerous Fire Dragon Valley? Was it just luck? I don't believe it. He must have a treasure on him."

Mu Qing sat opposite, listening to Zhang Ruoxu's analysis, she suddenly felt annoyed.

"Aren't you still giving up?" She whispered, "Although he hasn't established his foundation yet, his strength is definitely much stronger than yours. We returned empty-handed after hunting monsters in the Misty Forest. I don't know if the master will punish us. Let's be quiet now."

Zhang Ruoxu roared in a low voice, "I can't beat him alone, but what about the two of us? I don't believe he can deal with two foundation-building cultivators at the same time. After all, he is only in the Qi Refining stage now."

Mu Qing said firmly, "I won't help you anymore. I'm afraid of getting myself involved. After the last incident, he must have begun to doubt me in his heart. I can't make the same mistake again."

Zhang Ruoxu sneered, "Do you have a choice? You must go."

Mu Qing glared at Zhang Ruoxu, "What if I don't want to go?"

Zhang Ruoxu smiled, "Then you're courting death." His voice was chilling.

Mu Qing refused to give in and said coldly: "No matter what, I will not go. If you force me, be careful that I will tell you everything that happened before. I don't know how the head will deal with you."

Zhang Ruoxu was frightened and sweating. He said in a trembling voice: "Do you really want to fight to the death?"

"Forget it!" Zhang Ruoxu sighed and said: "Put it aside for now, and wait until you figure it out."

The quiet room suddenly fell into silence.