Chongmei Mountain's summit was broad and level, covered in lush, towering trees of every shade of green. Gray-tiled eaves occasionally peeked out from the woods, while courtyards and pavilions lay hidden among the trees.
On the western side stood a three-section courtyard, the Hundred Refinements Hall outpost of the Yun Chong Lower Courtyard.
Wearing Li Moliang's face and build, Chen Mu calmly entered an eastern side room. A chubby figure was seated behind the desk.
Chen Mu placed a palm-sized wooden box on the desk with both hands, then respectfully cupped his fists. "Steward Huang, these are this month's Water Repelling Beads. Please inspect them."
"Brother Li, it's been many days since we last met, and you look much better. If we hadn't known each other for so long, I'd suspect someone else was impersonating you." Huang Jian pressed a hand on the box, his face full of smiles as he made small talk.
This fatty Huang was awfully sharp!
Chen Mu's heart tightened.
Although he had used the Shape Shift Technique to imitate Li Moliang's gaunt appearance, his Divine Apertures were fully perfected, and his vitality was abundant. He was nothing like Li Moliang, whose blood and qi were depleted. Someone familiar with him could still sense something unusual at first glance.
"Just luck. My artifact-refining techniques have improved a little recently, so the drain on my vitality has lessened somewhat." Chen Mu shrugged, putting on an affectedly proud look.
"Then isn't that perfect?" Huang Jian's smile grew even brighter.
"The Upper Courtyard happens to be in urgent need of a batch of Water Repelling Beads, and I've been worrying over this batch of artifacts."
"Now that your artifact-refining skills have improved, I'm sure you can refine a few more. You've really solved a major problem for me."
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