Evening fell.
The clouds on the horizon glowed red as fire.
A fresh breeze drifted in, carrying away the summer heat.
On the wooden corridor outside his new home, four small dishes—two meat and two vegetable—were arranged in the center of the square table.
Ever since he had gotten Return Vitality Soup, his appetite had plummeted.
He was no longer a bottomless pit like before.
Chen Mu picked up a piece of steamed pork ribs with rice flour and, with a crunch, chewed both meat and bone into powder.
The more he smacked his lips, the less satisfying it felt.
"Ugh... this isn't what I had imagined."
On his first day at work, Chen Mu had been watched by Academy Supervisor Qing Lu all day long.
The other man's cultivation was high, so Chen Mu did not even dare slack off in secret.
"How the hell did that old man get behind me?" Chen Mu felt thoroughly annoyed.
Even when he pushed the True Hearing Technique to its limit, he still could not hear the other man's movements.
"Freaky!"
Chen Mu glanced at the Gray Wall.
True Hearing Technique: 8836/10000/sixth tier
"The True Hearing Technique still isn't quite there."
Back at Eagle Sorrow Cliff, he had once been ambushed by two Barbarians. At the time, his True Hearing Technique had been fooled by their Light-Harmonizing Secret Art.
The elusive Qing Lu was even more formidable.
If he made no sound, Chen Mu would not even know he was standing behind him.
At the thought, he could not help turning around for another look.
"Dean Qing really does torment people." Chen Mu gave a bitter smile.
No wonder that fat junior brother had fled so quickly. He had probably been frightened badly by Dean Qing too.
"If I secretly