One month later, at Chen Mu's home.
" Chen Mu, I just received a letter from Yin Zhan. His situation seems to be not good. I'm planning to go to his Lineage's place. Do you want to come with me?"
Zheng Fengdao arrived at Chen Mu's house early in the morning and talked to Chen Mu about Yin Zhan.
The fighting on the front lines has stabilized considerably recently, so he took leave and returned to Chen Village to handle some personal matters.
"Oh, what exactly happened?"
Chen Mu was eating breakfast, which was a light breakfast of white porridge and a fried egg, a meal he personally enjoyed.
Three years ago, Yin Zhan said he had to go back to his Lineage to handle some matters, and then he would come to the Wilderness to seek refuge with Chen Mu.
However, he still hasn't resolved the Lineage affairs. Chen Mu had asked him if he was having difficulties, but he refused to say, so Chen Mu could only let him be.
I never expected him to send a letter asking for help this time; it seems he really has encountered an insurmountable difficulty.
"He didn't explain very clearly in the letter, but the gist was that the Lineage was facing a financial crisis and urgently needed funds."
The amount of money isn't actually that much; I could even send it to him directly through a bank. But I know Yin Zhan's personality well. Given his pride, the fact that he would ask us for money means there's definitely more to it than meets the eye. I think it's better to go there in person to put my mind at ease.
Yin Zhan's hometown is extremely far from the Wilderness. If an ultra-long-distance communication array is used, it will consume a considerable amount of Spirit Stone.
Although Chen Mu didn't care about the Spirit Stone, Yin Zhan was definitely unwilling to spend the money. Moreover, many small places didn't have ultra-long-distance communication arrays, so he probably used the method of sending a letter to contact Zheng Fengdao because of this situation.
Chen Mu thought for a moment and nodded.
"Alright, I'll settle things at the Rune Research Institute now, and then we'll set off together."
Heaven-Questioning Pavilion, Yin Zhan was willing to betray Heaven-Questioning Pavilion for his sake, and he cherished this friendship very much. Now that his friend is in trouble, he will definitely not stand idly by.
Moreover, although Yin Zhan's hometown is extremely far from here, as long as he is willing to spend Spirit Stone, he can travel there and back in just one or two hours using a teleportation array. With A Huo still here in Chen Village, he has nothing to worry about.
"Okay, then I'll go back and prepare some more. We'll meet at the teleportation array in the outer city this afternoon."
After finishing his speech, Zheng Fengdao politely declined Meng Hui's invitation to stay for breakfast and left Chen Mu's residence.
" A Mu, are you going on another long trip later?"
After seeing Zheng Fengdao out, Meng Hui went to the table and sat down opposite Chen Mu.
"Yes, a friend of mine is in a bit of trouble."
Don't worry, I'll use the teleportation array to get there. I should be back in a day or two.
Chen Mu explained to Meng Hui with a smile.
"Okay! I can't control what you do, just be careful."
Meng Hui pursed her lips, her tone becoming much more serious.
"Just tell me honestly! When are you planning to get married?"
Chen Mu was taken aback upon hearing this, and had no choice but to put down his bowl and chopsticks.
"Mother, didn't I tell you? I don't have that plan yet."
"This isn't something you can decide for yourself! I can let you have your way with other things, but not this."
Anger was evident on Meng Hui's face.
"I know you like Mingye. I've asked around, and although she's from the Nether Clan, she's also a branch of humanity. There's no problem with you two getting married."
I'm giving you three months to propose to her. If you don't, I'll do it for you. Think it over carefully."
After Meng Hui finished speaking, she left the room without waiting for Chen Mu's rebuttal.
"Mother, wait a moment..."
Seeing Meng Hui walking further and further away, Chen Mu could only shake his head helplessly.
Although in this dog-eat-dog fantasy world, having multiple wives and concubines is normal, Chen Mu is, after all, from Earth, and his subconscious beliefs make him accept only monogamy. Therefore, he attaches great importance to the matter of marriage.
Undeniably, he had feelings for Mingye, but he had no plans to settle down and start a family. Moreover, he wasn't entirely clear about Mingye's attitude towards him, and these thoughts gave him a headache every time he thought about them.
"Sigh, if only objects were like those in the code, I could just create a new one whenever I wanted them, then I wouldn't have to think about it so much."
He is decisive in everything else, but he has many concerns about relationships, which is an area he is completely bad at. However, his environment and biological instincts are forcing him to confront this issue.
"Anyway, there are still three months left. Let's not think about it for now and deal with Yin Zhan's matter first."
In the end, Chen Mu had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being.
"Metropolitan!"
"Greetings, Sect Master!"
When Chen Mu arrived at the Rune Research Institute, many of the Rune Research Institute's disciples bowed to him. He smiled and nodded, then quickly entered his rune-making room.
His talisman-making room is his usual office and also the control center for all the smart facilities in Chen Village. From here, he can monitor every corner of Chen Village, and no movement can escape his eyes.
Since the Rune Research Institute changed its operation to a sect-like system, it has indeed become much easier to manage. When he is not around, Landuo acts as the acting sect leader and can make all the decisions regarding the Rune Research Institute.
"Beep, beep, task completed, result parameters..."
Chen Mu sat in his seat, his fingers tapping rapidly in the air, summarizing and saving the data from several areas he had recently researched for future reference.
Half an hour later, Chen Mu finished tidying up his work and reached out to connect with Landuo.
With a hum, a virtual Landuo put down his tools and stood in front of Chen Mu.
Landuo was actually still working in his room. This holographic projection technology was now fully mature at the Rune Research Institute, making it look as if Landuo was really standing in front of Chen Mu.
" Landuo, I plan to be away for a few days. I'll be leaving the Rune Research Institute in your care during that time."
"Yes, sir."
Landuo bowed respectfully.
"By the way, you mentioned last time that you discovered your Divine Soul was slowly getting stronger. Do you know why?"
Landuo limited by his talent and lacked proper training when he was young, so he took a detour in his Divine Soul cultivation. Logically speaking, his Divine Soul had reached the Peak of the Void Realm and could no longer make any progress.
But in the last two years, he discovered that his Divine Soul was slowly getting stronger, and the rate of increase was accelerating, which puzzled him. He specifically told Chen Mu about it.
"Yes, it has been found out. It's because your Divine Soul Seed is nourishing my Divine Soul."
This feedback has greatly helped my Divine Soul. I can feel it; in another two or three months, I should be able to break through to the Solid Realm.
Landuo said excitedly.
"Oh? The Divine Soul Seed has this effect!"
Chen Mu was also surprised and suddenly realized that this was a good research project.