The headquarters of Tingxue Tower is a majestic building built on a cliff, but in fact this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The continuous mountains behind the cliff have long been carved out of a large space over thousands of years, and all the important facilities and functional areas in the building are placed in it. This is where the hinterland of the king's power lies.
In a quaint yet northern-style villa, Miao Rui sat in front of Li Mu with an upright attitude. Xiao Nizi put her hands on her hips, her eyes were wide open, her chest was rising and falling, and she was asking questions like a barrage.
"Didn't you agree before? Once everyone is settled, I will accompany you to find the treasure."
"Could it be that everything you told me before was a lie? Why are you letting me stay here now?"
"Do you think my strength is low and you think I will become a burden to you?"
"Or do you think that my previous promises were all just to deceive you into saving the people in the village? Do you think that I, Miao Rui, am just a shameless woman who deceives other people's feelings?"
Miao Rui became more and more excited as she spoke, her whole body began to tremble, and tears already filled her eyes. Her miserable look made me feel pity for her.
After the welcome dinner, the guide family was settled in this large courtyard. That night, the disciples in charge of the area from Tingxue Tower also sent a large amount of daily necessities to the villagers who were used to living a hard life. They were all smiling.
Miao Rui then took on the important task of managing and allocating resources. With previous achievements and Li Mu's support, everything went very smoothly.
The villagers moved into new houses as family units, and even the areas used to grow crops and raise livestock in the future were planned in advance.
There is no need to worry about food and safety issues. I believe that it won’t be long before this ethnic group that was almost extinct will reproduce again. It’s just that the means by which the ancestors of the pioneer family relied on to become famous will probably take several generations of efforts to reappear. world.
But these are not important to Li Mu. This experience in the Snow Valley is just a small episode in the adventure of the Northern Land. His top priority now is to complete the side mission of finding the soul of the Shenbing Pavilion and obtain more information to get the sacred objects of the Shennong clan.
As for the plans he had agreed with Miao Rui before, he just regarded them as "courteous words" to make the other party feel at ease and accept his help.
But Miao Rui obviously didn't think so. When she approached Li Mu and asked when the two of them would set out to find the treasure, but was politely rejected, Xiao Nizi was shocked and collapsed. Only then did the previous "confrontation" occur. scene.
"No, that's not what I meant. It's just that what I want to do is too dangerous. It's really not safe for you to go with me."
"Then you mean that I don't have the strength to help you, right?"
"No, I don't dislike your lack of cultivation, but you also know that the situation in the northern land is complicated. Even I dare not say that I can be unscrupulous. If you are implicated, how do you want me to explain to my uncle and aunt?"
"Then why did you ask me to help you before? You spent such a large sum of money to buy me, and my deed of sale is in your hands, but you want to abandon me?"
"I promised you before because I didn't want you to have too much psychological burden. Now that everyone has been saved, it's more important for you to stay here and take care of everyone's lives than to go on adventures with me."
"So you still think I'm a burden, right?"
"..."
"So trust disappears, right?"
"..."
"Okay, go and do your business. A mortal like me does not belong to your world. I will definitely find a way to repay you for the help you gave us before."
"..."
Li Mu found that his understanding of girls in the past was still shallow. Whether it was Lin Qingzhu, Nie Xiaoyu, Ruolan, Xiao Taowan, or Di Lisa, although these girls who appeared in his life path each had their own way of life. Taoist, but mostly understanding.
Miao Rui does not have this kind of personality. She seems to have a special "possessiveness". This psychological state, which may come from her growth experience, makes her
Commitments and bonds are very, very heavy.
Those "prospects", "plans" and "dreams" may have been just casual remarks to Li Mu, but in Miao Rui's heart, they were something close to spiritual support.
But when she discovered that the development of things deviated from the track she imagined, and even the plans she believed to be true were just "expediency measures" made up to comfort her, the pain surged like a tide.
After all, people are always easily moved by themselves.
Li Mu was also very helpless about this situation. Maybe at a certain moment, his behavior did give Miao Rui some illusion, but it would be too tiring to take care of the mood of everyone he met. . .
So Li Mu chose silence in the end, and then looked at the girl who was covering her face and running away in tears, and steeled herself without saying a word or holding back.
"No matter what, let's first consider when to go find Miss Chi. Although there is no time limit for this side mission, the sooner the better, but you can't be too aggressive, otherwise it will easily arouse suspicion."
Li Mu, who returned to his room, weighed his options and finally decided to go to the Shenbing Pavilion in three days. As for how to find the weapon soul, he could only take one step at a time.
"First digest the things I bought in Haer City, and then sort out my experience after fighting the Hundred Snake King. If I still have more time, well, I will go to Taoyuan Village to take a look. It has been a long time since I went to give advice to Li This little guy is practicing."
After coming up with a plan, Li Mu took the lead in taking out the Jiu Mu Spiritual Root that cost seven million gold stones. Just by rubbing its rough surface with his hand, he could feel a powerful force.
Without hesitation, he summoned the pure Yang flames, and the golden flames continued to roast this small piece of spiritual root. It took about three sticks of incense to turn the original small tree root into a few concentrated drops under Li Mu's control. of original solution.
"Whether we can break through to the state of refining the internal organs depends on this."
The original liquid flowed smoothly down the throat and into the stomach. A burning sensation emerged instantly, starting from the Dantian, and soon swept through the whole body. The severe stinging made Li Mu groan involuntarily, and quickly mobilized his strength to suppress it, only to feel better. A little bit.
"What a violent force. It's constantly destroying my body. It's about to break through to my bones. Hold on."
The body refining journey becomes more and more painful as it progresses. This is something that is recognized by all body refining experts. On the star-climbing stone steps of Yunlan Sect, Li Mu also narrowly escaped death before breaking through to the bone refining realm.
Nowadays, it is necessary to temper the more fragile organs, which shows that there are many dangers. Any mistake may cause irreparable consequences.
But Li Mu had experienced so many hardships and obstacles in his two lives, how could he give up here? He immediately transported the golden energy in his Dantian to every corner of his body, and then forced the power of Jiu Mu's spiritual roots to penetrate his bones, until All the major organs in the body.
