Demon Slaying Alley, inner courtyard of Xin Si Courtyard.
At the entrance to a spacious room, Chen Mu lay in a brand-new rocking chair with his eyes closed, resting.
"Slacking off again?" The short, fat Steward Wu suddenly appeared in the doorway, his face full of displeasure. "I transferred you to the inner courtyard, and you spend every day loafing around?"
Chen Mu did not even raise his eyelids. Lazily, he lifted a hand and pointed at the Demon Dissolving Stone Platform inside the room.
"Two Green Jade Snails?!" Steward Wu's displeased expression immediately turned into a beaming smile.
He strode into the room and carefully inspected the two snail shells, the delight on his face growing ever stronger.
Even veteran demon handlers in Demon Slaying Alley could process at most six or seven Green Jade Snails a day, yet Chen Mu had handled two in a single morning!
"I made the right bet!" He hurried back to Chen Mu, his face full of ingratiating smiles.
Being able to process Green Jade Snails meant that Chen Mu would be able to handle even more complex demon beasts in the future. With such a skilled demon handler around, Xin Si Courtyard would surely rise by another level. As its steward, he would reap no small benefit.
"So, can I slack off?" Chen Mu opened one eye and glanced sidelong at the short, fat man.
"How could this be slacking off? You are clearly conserving your strength so that you can handle demons even better!" Steward Wu's expression changed at once, his face becoming solemn and earnest.
Tsk, tsk!
What a quick change of face.
"Then you..."
"I'll leave immediately and absolutely won't disturb your rest!" The short, fat man promptly picked up the two snail shells, turned around without hesitation, and