The appearance of the cavalry squad also caught Gao Fenghai's attention, and he quickly found Chen Mu Gao Fenghai reported it.
"My lord, a cavalry force from Nine Yama City has arrived outside. Would you be willing to meet them?"
Now that Chen Mu is the new leader of Iron Soul Village, communication with Nine Yama City naturally requires consulting Chen Mu's opinion.
"Okay, let's go then!"
Chen Mu decisively put down his tools and walked outside.
After a while, Chen Mu, along with Gao Fenghai and a few others, met Yin Guang, who looked uneasy, at the village gate.
"Brother Feng Hai, how have you been?"
I never expected that your place would change so much in just six months! It truly amazes me!
Yin Guang greeted Gao Fenghai warmly as soon as he saw him.
As the inspector of Sinai Ridge, he frequently dealt with Iron Soul Village and naturally recognized Gao Fenghai.
"Hehe, you're too kind, Inspector!"
However, I am no longer the leader of Iron Soul Village. Our Iron Soul Village has a new leader, the one standing before you, Lord Chen Mu."
Gao Fenghai raised his hand to introduce Yin Guang.
Yin Guang had long noticed that Iron Soul Village treated Chen Mu with great respect and had been observing Chen Mu discreetly. At this moment, he quickly cupped his hands in greeting.
"I wondered how Iron Soul Village could have such an ability to build such a magnificent city wall."
So, this city wall must have been the work of the new leader?
"Your Excellency is so young, yet you possess such skill and courage; it is truly admirable!"
Chen Mu ignored Yin Guang's flattery, looked up at the cavalry squad outside the village, and asked, "What brings you to Iron Soul Village today?"
"Hi! I came to check on everyone because of the Undead Tide a while ago."
Now that we see that nothing's wrong in your village, we're relieved.
Yin Guang feigned a friendly demeanor, paused, and asked, "Chief Chen Mu, do you have time to go out and greet our cavalry commander? That way, we can report back to our superiors."
Building walls in a village is not unusual, but the fact that Iron Soul Village built its walls so quickly and suddenly inevitably made Yan Qingtai suspect that Iron Soul Village had sided with another power.
If Iron Soul Village had truly betrayed Nine Yama City, the cavalry squad would likely be besieged by the villagers once they entered the village. Therefore, they dared not approach Iron Soul Village and only sent Yin Guang to negotiate.
"No problem! Feng Hai, you're coming with me. Everyone else, go about your business."
Chen Mu ignored Yin Guang's concerns and walked straight out of the village.
"Yes!"
The other villagers of Iron Soul Village had great confidence in Chen Mu's strength and, upon hearing this, were not worried and immediately dispersed.
Yin Guang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed Chen Mu with Gao Fenghai.
Soon, Chen Mu arrived in front of Yan Qingtai. He could sense that Yan Qingtai's aura was restrained and his Yin Power power was strong. His strength was much stronger than Gao Fenghai's, but he had not yet broken through to the Core Formation Realm.
" Chen Mu, the leader of Iron Soul Village, greets the Cavalry Commander."
Chen Mu cupped his hands in greeting.
When Yan Qingtai saw that Chen Mu was willing to come to see him alone, his expression softened considerably, and he asked in a deep voice.
"Tell me, how did your Iron Soul Village build city walls? Who funded your project?"
"It's very simple. I'm a weapon refiner, and I'm planning to transform Iron Soul Village into a weapon refining city, so I've invested money here."
"Commander, do you not know if there's anything wrong with what I'm doing?"
Chen Mu raised his head slightly and smiled.
Yan Qingtai was startled upon hearing this, and carefully examined Chen Mu, his tone immediately becoming much more polite.
"My apologies, I didn't know you were a weapon refiner. No wonder you have such skill."
"But Sinai Ridge is desolate and remote, why did you choose to build a city here?"
In the Netherworld, weapon refiners hold a very high status. Although Yan Qingtai didn't know what level of weapon refiner Chen Mu was, since Chen Mu had the funds to build city walls, his level must be quite high.
"There's no need for the cavalry commander to worry about that. It doesn't matter whether Iron Soul Village is built into a city or not; we won't shortchange you on the Yin Stone we're owed."
Chen Mu remained calm, appearing completely unfazed.
Seeing Chen Mu's attitude, Yan Qingtai thought it was normal, after all, such a young weapon refiner usually had arrogance.
"Hehe, that's true. Since you don't want to talk about it, then I won't ask."
Yan Qingtai glanced at Chen Mu's fingers, and when he saw the exquisite gemstone on the storage ring, his smile became even more enthusiastic.
"Since you intend to build a weapon-refining city, I wonder if you currently have any weapons available for sale?"
Since Chen Mu had stated that he would continue to make offerings, it meant that Iron Soul Village still recognized the jurisdiction of Nine Yama City. The worst fears had not come true, and Yan Qingtai was immediately relieved and began to pay attention to the state of Iron Soul Village.
If Iron Soul Village is indeed transformed into a weapon-refining city, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for everyone in the vicinity. As long as it can be managed well, it will not only boost the economy but also strengthen the power of Nine Yama City.
"Yes! But I've been having a headache lately, not knowing which weapon would be best suited for the market."
At this point, Chen Mu's eyes lit up as he looked at Yan Qingtai and said, "By the way, Cavalry Commander, you are very knowledgeable. Could you perhaps offer some advice?"
Or, do you need any weapons? We can order them here now.
Yan Qingtai was overjoyed. Although he didn't know much about business, he came from a large Lineage in Nine Yama City and was very clear about the profits involved in a new weapon-refining workshop.
If we can maintain a long-term cooperative relationship with Chen Mu, we will definitely be able to make a lot of money in the future.
"Haha! No problem, no problem, how about this! I don't know much about business matters either."
However, one of my cousins happens to need to purchase a batch of weapons. I'll contact him now and have him come over to discuss it with you in detail! What do you think?
"No problem."
Chen Mu responded.
Yan Qingtai smiled and nodded, then leaped up and jumped off his mount. He then took out paper and pen from the cloth bag beside the saddle and skillfully wrote a letter.
He put his hand to his mouth and blew a clear, melodious whistle.
Beep!
After a while, an ugly, vulture-like flying monster swooped down from the sky and landed on Yan Qingtai's shoulder.
Yan Qingtai tied the letter he had written to the leg of the flying beast, and then the flying beast flew back into the sky, flying farther and farther away.
"Alright! My cousin's name is Yan Qingtai. He should arrive here around dusk. I'll have to trouble the chief to take good care of him then."
"You're too kind, Cavalry Commander. I certainly won't neglect you."
Yan Qingtai remounted his horse, ready to leave, but then he seemed to suddenly remember something and stopped, taking out two portraits from his robes.
"I almost forgot! Have you ever seen these two people?"
Chen Mu looked closely and saw that the portrait depicted him and Mingye.
"Never seen it before!"
He answered calmly.
" The Profound Baleful Intent Sect is now offering a reward of five Rank 8 Yin Stone and a Earth Level secret manual for information about these two individuals."
If you obtain any information about these two individuals, you must report it to the Profound Baleful Intent Sect as soon as possible, understand?
Yan Qingtai said with a serious expression.
"Good! If we get any news about these two people, we'll definitely report it."
Chen Mu nodded.
Yan Qingtai had no doubts, nodded, and then led the cavalry away.