Twilight Forest Village was a rural area, and the building Xiao Mu rented was a small, double-story building. As a result of the World Mutation, the rental price had significantly increased.

"Daoist, please come in and take a look!"

Lady Tao opened the door, inviting Xiao Mu into the Small Building.

It was a street-facing house with a storefront directly opposite the street, conveniently suited for Xiao Mu to set up his Talisman Shop.

After checking both floors, the rooms were quite spacious, totaling about one hundred fifty square meters.

Xiao Mu was extremely satisfied with the size of the rooms, and after a once-over, he decided to rent the space, paying the rent in advance.

Lady Tao handed the keys to Xiao Mu, struck up a brief conversation with the opportunity, and then bid farewell and departed.

In the following days, Xiao Mu planned to hire someone to renovate the storefront before he would choose an opportune time to open for business.

The grand opening didn't need to be pompous – simply opening the store doors for business would suffice, given he wasn't a true businessman at heart.

After contacting a renovation company and settling on the details, Xiao Mu headed upstairs to continue his cultivation. He had set up a small isolation Array there, so he had no worries about being disturbed.

As he consumed one Energy Fruit after another, Xiao Mu's Realm slowly advanced.

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Village Protection Team.

Bang!

Li Gujian took the Corpse of the Two-horned King out of the Storage Box and dropped it onto the floor of the new team leader Qian Xu's Office.

"Exchange for Merit!"

"The… the Corpse of the Two-horned King? Is this really the Corpse of the Two-horned King? Xiao Li, how did you come by this corpse?" Qian Xu only glanced at the Corpse and couldn't help but stand up in astonishment.

The Two-horned King had always been a major concern for Twilight Forest Village.

On one hand, because the Two-horned King was too powerful, and on the other, his movements were elusive, so that Twilight Forest Village had never been able to find any information on his whereabouts.

But today, Li Gujian had actually brought back the Corpse of the Two-horned King.

Li Gujian grinned, "Team leader Qian, I was passing by Dalin Abyss yesterday and just happened to find this Corpse. This is the Two-horned King, right? Please help me check how much Merit it can be exchanged for."

"Just happened to find? Wait a second, Xiao Li, hold on – tell me the details of what happened."

Qian Xu's expression suddenly became serious as he began inquiring into the details with Li Gujian.

Li Gujian, as he listened, felt that something was off.

Did team leader Qian suspect that someone even more formidable had come to Twilight Forest Village and worried about the threat they may pose to the village?

Realizing this, Li Gujian almost let out a chuckle.

How could that be possible? Brother Mu was a member of the Alliance, and his purpose in coming to Twilight Forest Village was to investigate Mutated Beings from beyond the world. How could he possibly threaten the village's safety?

While thinking this, Li Gujian also realized he had been rash.

Xiao Mu's identity had to remain a secret for the time being, bringing the Corpse of a powerful being like the Two-horned King for Merit was indeed likely to raise suspicions.

Even though Li Gujian had prepared a story in advance, Qian Xu continued to probe for details over and over.

"Xiao Li, wait here for a moment, I'm going to see the chief."

After the questioning, Qian Xu's face looked even graver, and the air in the room chilled to the point it nearly turned to ice.

After instructing Li Gujian to wait in the Office, Qian Xu carried the Corpse of the Two-horned King out of the Office.

Rash indeed. Had I known this would happen, I shouldn't have brought the Corpse of the Two-horned King to claim Merit. Hmm, Brother Mu seemed to have reminded me that there would be trouble.

Suddenly recalling what Xiao Mu had said when he exchanged the Corpse of the Two-horned King, Li Gujian was bewildered once more.

Brother Mu had known that bringing the Corpse to claim Merit would lead to trouble, and perhaps he already had a solution in mind. I should contact him and see how he suggests handling it.

Thinking this, Li Gujian decided to contact Xiao Mu.

Taking out the strand of hair Xiao Mu had given him, he wound it around his right index finger.

"Xiao Li, what do you need from me?"

Xiao Mu, who was cultivating in his newly rented quarters in the Treasure Market, immediately sensed the contact through the strand of hair and reached out to Li Gujian.

"Brother Mu, sorry to disturb you. Today I took the Corpse of the Two-horned King back to the Village Protection Team and showed it to team leader Qian Xu. After seeing the Corpse, he asked me many detailed questions, as if suspecting that an even more powerful enemy has arrived at Twilight Forest Village."

"They're suspecting the identity of the one who killed the Two-horned King, worried that it might be a Mutated Being from beyond this world." Xiao Mu had already anticipated this and promptly spoke of what Li Gujian conveyed.

Sure enough, Brother Mu had already known.

Li Gujian breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Brother Mu, what should I do now?"

"Now might be the time for me also to make contact with the leadership of Twilight Forest Village, so you don't need to worry. However, my presence in Twilight Forest Village is confidential, and it should not be widely publicized or known by many people. If you have the chance, you and Zhu Ping could slightly reveal some information about me to your chief, Yu Jiasheng, and let him meet with me."

Xiao Mu laid out the plan he had already thought through.

He was currently experiencing difficulties in his investigation into Twilight Forest Village and felt it necessary to make contact with the village leadership to seek assistance.

"Yes, Brother Mu, Zhu brother and I will find an opportunity to pass on your message to Chief Yu. What should I do in the meantime?"

As Li Gujian agreed, he suddenly remembered the immediate situation with the Corpse of the Two-horned King.

"Don't worry, it won't be long before Yu Jiasheng may personally come to inquire about the details."

"This person is of the Divine Spirits Realm and might already possess the authority of the Yin God."

"So when he comes to ask for details, he will use his authority to monitor whether you're telling the truth or lying."

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