Chapter 3 Confrontation

The dawn light pierced through the darkness, and the sky was slightly bright.

Lin Mu sat cross-legged in the courtyard, his face full of joy, his eyes bright.

That night, he made some plans for the future, and he saw hope from it.

Suddenly, a rapid knock on the door came from the courtyard door, interrupting Lin Mu's vision.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The knock on the door was loud and urgent. Judging from the strength and speed of the knock on the door, the person who came was obviously very angry.

Lin Mu's residence was just a small square courtyard with three houses, two ancient trees and a fish pond.

The knock on the door was getting closer and closer, and the people outside seemed to have a great hatred for the courtyard door, and the wooden door panel creaked.

Lin Mu's face sank, and he stuffed the Xuanyue Pei into his arms, walked through the two ancient trees, and quickly stepped forward to open the door.

As soon as the gate was opened, a fat face with a lot of flesh came into view. It was fat and had big ears, and its face was emitting a greasy glow. This was the Ma Deacon who embezzled Lin Mu's Juling Pill—Ma Huayuan.

Before Lin Mu could speak, Ma Huayuan opened his mouth and roared: "Look at what time it is now? Hurry up and fetch water. If you delay it for a moment, I will punish you to fetch thirty jars."

Lin Mu was furious when he heard this. But he suppressed it and said calmly: "I don't want to do chores anymore, Deacon Ma, please go back."

Ma Huayuan was stunned. This waste dared to resist and simply didn't take him seriously. He scratched his ears with his fat hands and pretended to be puzzled: "What? What did you say? Say it again."

Lin Mu took a deep breath, held back his anger and said: "I don't want to do chores anymore, please go back."

Ma Huayuan was stunned when he heard this. He was a little skeptical. Is this kid in front of him still the same person who let him ravage before? Could it be that I swallowed his Soul Gathering Pill and became insane?

He pretended to be concerned and asked, "If you don't do chores, how can you hand over the Spirit Stones to the sect?"

Qianyu Sword Sect has a sect rule that outer disciples must hand over ten low-grade Spirit Stones every year. Those who do not have enough Spirit Stones must double the amount the next year. If they still do not have enough, their entire body meridians will be destroyed and they will be driven down the mountain. Lin Mu gets a salary of two Spirit Stones every month for doing chores, which is more than enough to hand over to the sect.

Lin Mu smiled slightly, "Don't worry about this, senior brother. There is always a way out."

Ma Huayuan felt bad when he heard Lin Mu say this. This is a puppet that earns Soul Gathering Pills for free. Wouldn't it be a pity to lose it?

His tone dropped three points, and he said in a gentle and persuasive way: "Brother, don't act on impulse. You will not suffer any loss if you work as a handyman under me, and you can also earn enough spiritual stones. This job is not easy to find in the sect, so you must grasp it well and don't miss the opportunity. One misstep will lead to eternal regret." The last word "hate" was particularly emphasized, and the voice was particularly long, full of threat.

Lin Mu didn't want to turn against him immediately, so he had to patiently say: "I have carefully considered it and made up my mind. Please go back."

As soon as the voice fell, Lin Mu wanted to close the door and send him away. Ma Huayuan squeezed his fat body into the door, blocking the courtyard door, lowered his head and looked down at Lin Mu, and said coldly: "Don't refuse to drink a toast and drink a penalty wine. Go back to fetch water obediently, and I will pretend that nothing happened at this time. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

Lin Mu saw that it was no longer possible to compromise, and it was even more impossible to go back. There he could only let him exploit him. Now, he could only turn against Ma Huayuan completely.

Looking at Ma Huayuan's fat face close at hand, Lin Mu deliberately shouted loudly: "It's my freedom to do it or not, you have no right to interfere."

The voice was as loud as a bell. The outer disciples living in the nearby courtyard heard the quarrel and all came out to watch. More and more people gathered and surrounded Lin Mu's courtyard to point fingers.

The crowd gathered more and more, and Ma Huayuan frowned. He dared to beat people in private, but he didn't dare to hurt people in public. If he was seen by the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall in the sect, he would be accused of harming his fellow disciples and he would have no place to cry.

But he still didn't want to lose face, and shouted back with a red face and thick neck: "You are a complete waste. If you don't do chores, what can you do?

Lin Mu became even more angry after hearing this. Seeing that the situation could not be reversed, he simply broke the jar and pointed at Ma Huayuan's nose and scolded: "I have always been conscientious in doing things in the sect. But how do you treat me? You took my Gathering Spirit Pill for yourself, and all the Gathering Spirit Pills you gave me are useless pills! Even a clay figure still has some earthiness. Don't go too far when you are a human being! "

After saying this, Lin Mu ran to the quiet room, took out the broken pill from last night, and threw it outside the courtyard gate for all the fellow disciples to see. The surface of the pill was covered with tiny grass leaves, which was obviously a waste pill. What Lin Mu said was absolutely true.

Outside, the Qianyu Sword Sect disciples were in an uproar, and they all cursed Ma Huayuan for being shameless.

"Too inhumane, this is doing things against conscience." A disciple in a green robe said so, and Lin Mu cast a grateful look at him.

"This has already deviated from the immortal way, and people's hearts are not as good as before. It's a sin, a sin." Some people were heartbroken.

Of course, there are many supporters of Deacon Ma, who defended him, saying: "Ma Huayuan is indeed wrong to do this. At least he should give people a bottle of intact Juling Pill. He always gives people waste pills, which will inevitably lead to desperate actions. "

Ma Huayuan looked at Lin Mu with hatred. His face was full of fat, but his face was extremely thick: "Waste should be matched with waste pills. This is the natural thing."

There was a burst of laughter all around.

Someone nodded and said, "You're right, Lin Mu is just a waste. It's a waste to use the Soul Gathering Pill. It's better to give it to others."

Someone immediately objected, "You can't say that. Ma Huayuan is too shameless to swallow Lin Mu's Soul Gathering Pill alone. I think he should share it with us equally, so it's fairer."

This statement immediately attracted a round of approval.

Someone nearby couldn't stand it and advised, "Don't hurt others like this. Junior Brother Lin Mu is already very sad to be wronged. Let's not add insult to injury."

The person who said this was still the green-robed disciple who had just spoken for Lin Mu. Lin Mu couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He looked at him twice more and secretly remembered it in his heart.

Lin Mu looked at the crowd outside, knowing that he was safe for the time being. He bowed deeply to the people outside, then turned to Ma Huayuan and said, "Deacon Ma, please go back."

Deacon Ma snorted angrily, turned around and left, and before leaving, he did not forget to leave a threatening word: "Boy, let's wait and see."

The crowd dispersed one after another when they saw that there was nothing exciting to watch. The green-robed disciple bowed to Lin Mu and smiled before leaving. Lin Mu bowed and saluted to express his gratitude.

After closing the courtyard door, Lin Mu went straight to the quiet room.

This confrontation consumed a lot of Lin Mu's energy. He didn't want to turn against Ma Huayuan so quickly, but he didn't expect him to be so aggressive. Although Ma Huayuan didn't dare to do anything to him in front of so many disciples today, it's hard to say what he would do in the future. He had to be careful.

Back in the quiet room, Lin Mu casually spread a straw mat and lay down in his clothes.

After a sleepless night, Ma Huayuan came to disturb him again. Lin Mu was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep after a while.