Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior-Chapter 221 - 158: Time Turns Like a Wheel, the Pharmacist’s Entrustment!

"A trip to Canghe County earned three Second-Class Merits, the Flood Banner Lord at Lin Family Manor earned five times, and counting Yuan Dong’s three times this time, it totals to eleven."

Su Mu currently has eleven Second-Class Merits at hand to exchange, besides, Yuan Wuming, one of the Four Protectors, surely holds immense value; the Eagle King Order might be exchanged for ten times Second-Class Merit.

With a decision made, Su Mu took his items, activated the Small Faceless Transformation Technique to alter his appearance slightly, and left the guest room to walk downstairs. As he smelled the aroma of wine and meat wafting from the outside, his mouth watered, so he found a table in the corner and seated himself.

"Bring ten pounds of braised meat, five bowls of Yangchun noodles, with extra scallions."

After cultivation, Su Mu was ravenous, which was a signal from his body craving energy.

Ten pounds of braised meat, five bowls of noodles!

As soon as these words were spoken, many on the first floor of the restaurant cast him surprised glances; a martial artist’s appetite far exceeds that of ordinary people, and to some degree, a larger appetite signals greater strength.

Shortly, ten pounds of braised meat were delivered to the table, several big bowls; looking at these meats, Su Mu’s eyes twinkled, inevitably recalling the days years ago in the small village when he was a young boy unable to eat his fill, needing to plan meticulously even to eat a meat bun.

With the lapse of time, five years had passed in a blink; though Su Mu hadn’t yet stepped out of the Three Counties, he now had quite a bit of ability to protect himself, at least his clothing, food, housing, and transportation were at his discretion, no longer troubled by the hunger, cold, or basic needs.

Eating meat in big bites, slurping noodles in large gulps, truly a great delight in life, Su Mu suddenly felt life filled with hope, and images of Pharmacists, Little Doctor, Uncle Wu, and the few Master Craftsmen emerged in his mind.

Originally, Qingshui Town was a place where he first felt a bit of belonging in this world; now it was Qingyun City. Qingyun City had the clinic where Pharmacist and Little Doctor were, and the Forging Workshop where Uncle Wu and the few Master Craftsmen were.

Li Zhihe from the Cyan Cloud Demon Slayer Bureau also counted as half a confidant and friend to Su Mu, though he was calculating, yet he contributed significantly to Su Mu’s Martial Dao.

Besides, there was the first property he purchased in this world, a small courtyard at the end of North Yanque Street.

Suddenly, Su Mu was eager to return to Cyan Cloud.

"I wonder where Hero Li comes from; it’s said he’s only in his early twenties and already possesses Reverse Slash Sixth-Grade strength, truly a prodigy."

"What? Only in his early twenties... that’s impossible, isn’t it?" A drinker heard and found it hard to believe.

"You’re uninformed; many saw it in person that day at the execution ground, even County Captain was present!"

"At twenty-something, I barely entered the Martial Dao, Hero Li indeed has extraordinary talent; it’s said his initial fame was ’Unparalleled Boxing and Stick Skills,’ but on the day he slew Silver-Browed Eagle King Yuan Wuming, he only used a single cut, and Yuan Wuming fell, without even needing boxing or staff, I wonder how remarkable his boxing and staff must be!"

Hiss, hiss!

The entire restaurant’s first floor resonated with sounds of drawn breaths, Su Mu himself felt slightly odd hearing it, the so-called Unparalleled Boxing and Stick Skills was merely a rumor from the beginning, yet Su Mu found it troublesome and didn’t pay attention to it.

Besides, this rumor had its advantages, for instance, the Black Insect Elder initially guarded against Su Mu’s Staff Technique, yet Su Mu ended up using Spear Technique!

Su Mu listened with interest for a while, finally understanding why people couldn’t help but flatter, such compliments make one feel delighted.

But he only listened for a short while, finally drinking up a bowl of hot noodle soup, leaving some silver, then got up and left.

"I think Hero Li is likely from Qingzhou Prefecture City, coming here just for training; only the Qingzhou City Mansion, where clouds and dragons converge from a hundred counties, can breed such prodigious Flood Dragons!"

Inside the restaurant, a group of Jianghu people continued passionately discussing Li Feiyu, a figure stepped through the morning mist arriving outside the Demon Slayer Bureau.

After stepping out of a dark alley, Su Mu had already reverted to Li Feiyu’s appearance, this time needing nothing from Su Mu, constables respectfully invited him into the Demon Slayer Bureau.

"Mr. Li, I will take you to see Director Xu."

In the office of Changfeng Demon Slayer Bureau, Xu Zhen, upon hearing Li Feiyu arrived, hastily set aside the documents he was reviewing, placing his brush on the inkstone.

"Mr. Li is here, come into the study quickly for a good conversation!"

Including this time, the two were only acquainted twice, yet Xu Zhen treated Su Mu like a familiar old friend, warmly and quickly coming to the eaves to greet him.

In the study, after sipping tea gently, Su Mu straightforwardly said, "Director Xu, I heard that items that can be exchanged at the Three Counties Demon Slayer Bureau differ."

Hearing this, Xu Zhen chuckled lightly, "Someone fetch the exchange catalog quickly."

Before long, a constable brought a hard-covered exchange catalog.

"Please have a look, Mr. Li!"

"Thank you, Director Xu."

Su Mu accepted the exchange catalog, glanced through it, feeling a stir inside, spotting Eighth-Grade Martial Techniques on the first page, though only a few.

As Su Mu flipped through the catalog, Xu Zhen was also quietly observing Su Mu; when first meeting Su Mu, Xu Zhen had the intention of roping in, but at the time, due to urgent bounty matters, Xu Zhen didn’t propose immediately.

Moreover, Xu Zhen, a few days ago, valued Su Mu but only regarded him as a top Seventh Grade.

In the recent two days, Xu Zhen deeply regretted not doing so sooner; who would’ve thought in just one day Su Mu would cross an entire realm from Seventh Grade to slay the Sixth Grade Yuan Wuming on the spot.

According to secret messages returned, Li Feiyu used only two moves that day, without exerting full force.