Chen Mu immediately ruled out the option of leaving the city to hunt demons in exchange for merit.
For one thing, the outskirts were far too chaotic, making them extremely dangerous. For another, it would take too much time and simply would not be worth the cost. Besides, if he truly relied on his Flesh Tempering cultivation to earn enough merit through demon hunting to exchange for a Yi Jin Pill, that would be far too shocking as well.
After all, the ones who did such things were basically Martial Warriors above Tendon Transformation from the Inner City. Only figures like Xu Hongyu frequently went beyond the city walls to hunt demons for merit.
"I'll consider it later. There's no hurry for now. The Heavenly Wolf Lian Rou Method can still be cultivated for at least another two months."
At worst, Xu Hongyu was there as a safeguard. It would merely waste some time, but his strength would not stagnate because of it. He could still advance by leaps and bounds in his techniques, especially since Artistic Conception was not far away.
Just as Chen Mu was lost in thought, the old servant suddenly came to report.
Xiao He had arrived.
Chen Mu immediately rose and went out.
If Min Baoyi had come looking for him, he might simply have wanted him to drink wine and listen to music; it might not have been anything urgent. But if Xiao He had come, she was most likely delivering a message for Xu Hongyu. That was basically never a small matter.
When Chen Mu reached the entrance, he saw Xiao He standing there in a gray cloth outfit and a bamboo hat. If one ignored her delicate face and looked only at her back, she looked exactly like an old farmer.
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