The mutated beings in the RV discovered the presence of Xiao Mu, and immediately stopped gathering, heading towards one spot.

Among the crowd, an elder with the highest strength at the peak of the Mortal Realm spoke in a low voice to a man in his late thirties, nearly forty, with slender eyes.

The middle-aged man, after nodding solemnly, directly walked towards Xiao Mu.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Mu smiled and halted the mutated water buffalo.

"Greetings, fellow cultivator!" The middle-aged man with slender eyes stopped and greeted Xiao Mu from afar before getting too close.

"Hello!" Xiao Mu replied.

The middle-aged man with slender eyes said, "Fellow cultivator, we discovered this place first. According to the rules of treasure hunting in the wild, the mutated fruits here belong to us. Could you perhaps find another place to gather mutated fruits?"

With a faint smile, Xiao Mu said, "I have no interest in the mutated fruits here, nor do I intend to gather any."

"You don't plan to gather mutated fruits?" The middle-aged man with slender eyes was greatly surprised, "What is your purpose for being here then?"

Xiao Mu casually replied, "Just passing by and handling a small matter. Rest assured, I won't interfere with your gathering of energy fruits."

"Well then... alright!" The middle-aged man with slender eyes hesitated for a moment, then said to Xiao Mu, "Please wait a moment while I report this."

"Please do." Xiao Mu, not in a hurry, sat atop the water buffalo and waited.

Despite being far stronger than these people, he showed no intention to bully the weak.

These people were all mutated beings from the human world.

And he was already a governor in the Eastern Domain, also a governor in the human world.

These mutated beings, strictly speaking, were in a dependent relationship with him. In other words, they were his subjects.

Xiao Mu, unless absolutely necessary, would not bully his own subjects.

The middle-aged man with slender eyes quickly returned and rejoined the crowd.

The elder at the peak of the Mortal Realm immediately asked, "Xiao Zhuang, how did it go? What did that person say?"

The middle-aged man with slender eyes, Li Zhuang, respectfully replied, "Dad, he said he was just passing by and had some matters to attend to, he won't compete with us for the mutated fruits. Dad, do you think his words are trustworthy?"

The elder at the peak of the Mortal Realm, Li Gumin, pondered, "It's hard to say. When you went closer, what was your impression of his strength?"

"This... it's difficult to tell!" Li Zhuang hesitated, "He gives me an unfathomable feeling. The water buffalo he's riding is a third-grade mutant beast. For him to tame a third-grade mutant beast, his strength is estimated to be at least at the Fourth Stage of the Mortal Realm."

Li Gumin remarked, "If he's only at the Fourth Stage of the Mortal Realm, then there's no need to worry. However, when you're out in the world, it's best to avoid trouble if you can. Otherwise, you might unwittingly provoke someone with a formidable backing."

"Forget it, let him pass. As long as he doesn't compete with us for the mutated fruits, there's no need to provoke him."

"Understood!" Li Zhuang agreed, quickly turned around, and walked back towards Xiao Mu.

"Fellow cultivator!"

Li Zhuang cupped his hands towards Xiao Mu.

With a smile, Xiao Mu said, "How did your consultation go?"

In fact, with his keen hearing, Xiao Mu had already heard the conversation between Li Zhuang and the elder, Li Gumin, clearly. He was merely asking on purpose now.

Li Zhuang said, "After discussing with my family, we all agree that since you aren't here to compete for the mutated fruits, it would be inappropriate to offend you. After all, this road isn't ours. Fellow cultivator, please go ahead!"

"Thank you!"

Xiao Mu smiled, cupped his hands towards Li Zhuang, and slightly urged the mutated water buffalo to move. The mutated water buffalo then calmly, but not slowly, walked past Li Zhuang.

Following the main road, continuing deeper into the slope.

Li Zhuang's family, including the strong elder, Li Gumin, stopped their actions, watching Xiao Mu intently and cautiously.

"Hello uncle! Did you encounter any bad people?"

A naïve little girl waved to Xiao Mu again.

"Hello little sister! Uncle hasn't encountered any bad people yet."

Xiao Mu smiled at the little girl.

The little girl naively asked again, "Does uncle really have the ability to deal with bad people?"

"Haha!"

Xiao Mu laughed again, "Why? Is someone bullying little sister, and you need uncle's help to handle it?"

The little girl opened her mouth excitedly, just about to say something more when the young woman beside her cautiously came over, pulled the little girl to her side, and prevented her from continuing to talk to Xiao Mu.

The little girl, being pulled away, looked anxious and apologetically made a face at Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu laughed, nodded at the little girl, and walked on.

Li Zhuang and his family watched Xiao Mu walk away, and only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.

"Dad, should we send someone to keep an eye on him? What if he goes deeper and stops to gather mutated fruits after all?"

Next to Li Gumin, another man who resembled Li Zhuang, but was slightly younger, with a mole on his right cheek, asked Li Gumin with concern.

"Well..."

Li Gumin paused for a moment, "Forget it, sending someone to watch might cause trouble and displease the other party."

"Since we agreed to let him pass, let's choose to trust him this time."

"If he truly gathers our mutated fruits, we can confront him next time we meet."

Li Zhuang's younger brother, the man with a mole on his right cheek, Li Cheng, was full of disapproval.

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