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Chen Mu even saw a deed with a red seal on it, which was a copy of the deed when he originally rented the house.
Fortunately, he was well prepared before he came and answered the questions fluently.
The old man's expression became happier and happier: "Come on, follow me to the backyard for testing."
Chen Mu nodded calmly and followed the old man into the backyard.
……
Under the eaves in the yard, a sturdy man about 1.8 meters tall was sitting in the shade drinking tea.
The other person was dressed in black, brown leather armor, a jade belt around his waist, black boots, and a long sword leaning against a low table.
As soon as Chen Mu walked into the courtyard, he paused.
He had seen this man before. The night his new neighbor moved in, this man was there moving wooden boxes.
"That neighbor must also be Chao Tianwang's man."
"Luckily I ran fast!"
"Master Jia San, a brave man has arrived." The man with a goatee nodded and bowed flatteringly.
"Go and try." Mr. Jia San did not stand up, but pointed at the six huge stone balls in the yard with his chin and said, "Pick them up and walk around."
Chen Mu remained calm and walked to the stone ball as if nothing had happened.
He easily picked up the first stone ball and walked around the yard which was about ten meters long and wide.
Then he picked up the second one and continued walking, his expression still relaxed.
By the third one, my breathing became a little rapid.
Then he gritted his teeth and picked up the fourth one. His face turned red, but he successfully completed the circle.
I tried the fifth one and was able to hold it off the ground, but I couldn't walk. I immediately shook my head and gave up.
"Yi Gu Zhong, OK." Master Jia San nodded with satisfaction: "Old Ding, take him to the inner city to claim the reward."
……
The inner city of Nanyang Prefecture.
This was Chen Mu’s first time in the inner city.
Sitting in the carriage, I couldn't help but draw aside the curtains and look out through the window.
The road is flat, paved with bluestone, spacious and clean, and can accommodate five or six carriages at the same time.
The surrounding buildings are gorgeous and beautiful. As far as the eye can see, there are white walls, green tiles, and large courtyards.
Unfortunately, the luxury and elegance of the past were gone. On both sides of the street and in the courtyards of the wealthy families, there were noisy soldiers everywhere.
The inner city became King Chao's military camp.
The original residents had long been devoured by ghosts.
Chen Mu couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end.
He touched the Zu Ming Fu in his arms and felt relieved.
"King Chao..." Chen Mu's face couldn't help but darken.
If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been forced to flee.
Now I can’t even eat in peace!
……
The two men arrived at the prefectural yamen, which had become the residence of King Chao.
Inside the government warehouse.
A fat middle-aged man was calculating with an abacus, and asked calmly while recording, "Where does this person come from?"
Old man Ding leaned over and smiled, "A rough man from the Jianghu, an outsider, as evaluated by Yi Guzhong."
The obese middle-aged man curled his lips and said, "Let's do it the old way."
"Just give him five hundred taels."
Old Man Ding hesitated: "Is it too harsh?"
The obese middle-aged man sneered: "A little Yi Gu. With King Chao here, what kind of waves can he make?"
"King Chao is recruiting soldiers, and he needs money everywhere."
"These people in the underworld are unruly and unruly. No matter how much money you give them, they won't be loyal."
"It's better to use it to recruit soldiers and train them."
Bullshit! In the end, it all went into your pocket. Old man Ding complained in his heart, but his face was full of admiration: "Master Chen, that's a good idea!"
The fat middle-aged man waved his hand: "Just go and get rid of him."
"If he dares to cause trouble, send him to guard the city gate and let those evil things deal with him!"
Old man Ding shuddered and quickly responded.
……
Chen Mu was arranged by Old Man Ding to wait in a small living room.
About quarter of an hour later, Old Man Ding returned and handed Chen Mu a small cloth bag.
"Your resettlement fee is one Dragon Transformation Pill and two hundred taels of silver."
"Come on, I'll take you to choose a form technique."
Chen Mu paused, his eyes narrowed: "Isn't it two thousand taels?"
"Don't you want to choose to practice shape-changing techniques? There are a lot of tricks involved and they require some preparation." Old Man Ding glanced at Chen Mu and said perfunctorily.
Chen Mu did not comment.
"Be content. Some people are alive to earn money, but not necessarily alive to spend it!" Old Man Ding said meaningfully.
Chen Mu lowered his head slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
He immediately looked up, nodded expressionlessly, and followed Old Man Ding to the backyard of the government office.
……
There is a huge artificial lake in the backyard and the library is next to it.
Sitting at the door was a bored, thin, dark old man, who was reading a storybook with great interest.
"Xing Laoliu, he wants to practice shape magic, please register." Old man Ding said with a smile.
The thin and dark Xing Laoliu looked up casually, glanced at Chen Mu, and his face twitched suddenly.
He then lowered his head as if nothing had happened and carefully recorded basic information such as name and time.
"Go up and choose quickly. Don't waste time. They are all the same anyway." Old Man Ding said impatiently.
Chen Mu looked at Old Man Ding deeply, then turned and walked into the library.
Noticing Chen Mu's eyes, Xing Laoliu's eyelids twitched suddenly.
……
The library is a two-story wooden building.
The first floor is wide, and as soon as you enter the door you will see more than twenty three-meter-high bookshelves neatly arranged.
Chen Mu walked forward and picked up a book at random - "The Willow Catkins Sword", and then picked up another book - "The Door-Breaking Knife"
"I thought they were all form training techniques."
Chen Mu flipped through it casually. Most of the books were about killing techniques, with only some incomplete and simple breathing techniques that could slightly strengthen the body.
"This is probably the mainstream in the martial arts world." Chen Mu shook his head.
"Practicing the form technique is the foundation, these..."
He browsed through the bookshelves quickly, and noticed that there was a shelf with medical books, poison formulas, etc.
"Let's go to the second floor." Chen Mu walked up the spiral wooden staircase.
……
Compared with the first floor, there are obviously fewer bookshelves on the second floor.
There were only three five-meter-long bookshelves standing there alone.
The things placed on it were sparsely spaced, with one book occupying one spot.
A round-faced man was sitting at the window on the second floor drinking tea and enjoying the fresh air.
"The Shape Training Technique is in the third column of the first row. Pick one and copy it yourself."
"You can look at other things, but you can't take them away or copy them, unless you give up practicing Katayama."
Zong Tai glanced at Chen Mu and said indifferently.
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes and looked at the other person.
Wasn't this the person who was watching him that night? And later he wanted to silence him!
If it weren't for this person, I wouldn't be hiding from XZ!
It was these people who madly summoned ghosts, destroyed the inner city, and killed countless people!
Unforgivable evil! .
Chen Mu's mind was full of thoughts, but he tried to keep a calm face and clasped his fists towards Zong Tai.
He then walked to the bookshelf and looked at the dozen or so books on body training in the grid.
Chen Mu took a deep breath and slowly flipped through the pages.
After a long while, Chen Mu frowned and looked up.
"Is it that the aristocratic family's blockade of the Form Training Technique is too strong, or is it that this Chao Tianwang deliberately concealed it?"
Among more than ten books on body-building techniques, only three are worth your attention.
The others are all top-notch in Red Falcon’s form training.