"Yeah, I'm quite weak."

Xiao Mu replied with a smile.

It seems I disguised well, even a little girl at the Mortal Realm Fifth Level thinks I'm weak.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Xiao Ling lowered her head slightly, full of apology.

"It's alright, I'm genuinely weak, you weren't wrong." Xiao Mu answered with a smile, seemingly unfazed.

"This... this..." Xiao Ling didn't know how to respond, started to feel uneasy and hurriedly changed the subject, handing the house key to Xiao Mu and proactively showing Xiao Mu the room.

Having already seen the room, Xiao Mu wasn't particularly interested in seeing it again, but he didn't refuse and followed Xiao Ling for another look.

After viewing the room, Xiao Mu stayed in his room while Xiao Ling returned to the living room.

From the living room came the voices of two women speaking; Sister Qi began urging Xiao Ling to contact a friend of a friend who worked at the True Realm Affairs Office.

Xiao Ling began making calls, dialing more than a dozen numbers, spending two to three hours before finally reaching the person.

At Sister Qi's urging, Xiao Ling helped arrange a meeting with the friend working at the True Realm Affairs Office. Initially reluctant, the friend agreed only after Sister Qi promised some benefits.

They then set a time for the meeting.

Xiao Mu, sitting in meditation in his room, suddenly took out his cellphone.

A notification appeared on the cellphone, with a small envelope icon in the top right corner clearly indicating an email had arrived.

Xiao Mu opened his cellphone email, glanced at it for a moment, then put away his phone, stood up, and headed for the door.

Creak!

The two women turned their heads at the same time. The haughty Sister Qi was still in a bad mood and ignored Xiao Mu, but the landlord Xiao Ling warmly greeted him.

Xiao Mu smiled at Xiao Ling, ignored Sister Qi, and walked towards the front door.

He put on his shoes, unhurriedly, like a leisurely stroll, and walked discreetly towards the Kuang Clan Old Mansion.

The Kuang Clan Old Mansion appeared to be quite old, with green bricks and blue tiles, ancient outer walls, and before the World Mutation, it might have been considered a cultural heritage.

However, after the World Mutation, it was clear that no one cared about these things anymore. The old mansion became just an ordinary residential house.

As he walked, with a slight shake of his right foot, Xiao Mu's shoelace automatically untied.

He naturally bent down to tie his shoelace, but took the opportunity to release a faint divine sense to explore the Kuang Clan Old Mansion.

In the Kuang Clan Old Mansion, a faintly murderous Yin Qi leaked, obviously because someone had recently died there.

Besides, around the old mansion, in the distance, to the east, west, south, Xiao Mu detected faint traces of divine sense.

Suspecting someone from the Heavenly Court lurking in the distance to monitor the Kuang Clan Old Mansion, Xiao Mu didn't continue exploring and withdrew his divine sense, continuing to walk forward.

After dozens of steps, Xiao Mu suddenly turned a corner and continued walking forward.

Old Chen's Bar!

Xiao Mu walked straight in.

Throbbing music came from the bar, and under dim lights, a crowd danced frantically, rocking to the beat.

Xiao Mu walked directly towards the bar counter.

Behind the bar, there was a man in his fifties, at the Fourth Stage of Mortal Realm, skillfully mixing various spiritual fruit wines for the guests.

The wine aroma wafted out, filling the air with the scent of various spirits.

The man behind the bar kept placing a glass of mixed spiritual fruit wine in front of each customer, collecting vouchers or Energy Fruits from them in return.

Xiao Mu stared at the man behind the bar for a moment, something stirred within him, and he suddenly walked over, sitting on a chair outside the bar counter.

The bartender casually placed an ordinary spiritual fruit wine in front of Xiao Mu.

The most ordinary spiritual fruit wine, with clear liquor, carried the faintest green fruit fragrance.

"Hey kid, how about buying me a glass of Red Fruit Wine?"

A strong smell of alcohol wafted from the right, followed by a rough palm patting Xiao Mu's right shoulder.

The sweaty palm made Xiao Mu uncomfortable; the strong stench of alcohol made him frown even more.

"No way!"

Xiao Mu turned back and saw a rough-looking man in his thirties, dirty all over, with a languid spirit and heavy bloodshot eyes, the corners of his eyes filled with crust, looking as if he hadn't slept for a month.

The man was also a Mutated Being, but only at the Second Realm of Mortal Realm, perhaps due to drinking too much, reeking of alcohol, and his breath smelled rank as soon as he spoke.

"Refuse me? Kid, do you know who I am?"

Rejected, the man shouted angrily at Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu, with a stern face, was contemplating whether to throw this Second Realm man out.

Unexpectedly, before he could take action, a hearty laugh rang out beside him, "Shi Da, you really are something, picking on outsiders again. Do you really think if someone's an outsider, you can just bully them? Scram!"

"Du... Du Jun, is... is that you? Meddling in my business again!"

The man from the Second Realm swayed and turned, jumping up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, glaring angrily at a well-dressed, brightly energetic, impeccably groomed man sitting about three meters away to Xiao Mu's right.

This man's realm far exceeded Shi Da's, being at the Mortal Realm Fifth Level, almost reaching Perfection, on the brink of entering the True Realm.

"Yes, it's me. Shi Da, when I say scram, you scram. Don't let me see you at Old Chen's Bar tonight again, or each time I see you, I'll beat you. Scram!"

The man in the suit, Du Jun's face turned grim.

"You..."

Shi Da glared at Du Jun, anger surging, he clenched his fists but quickly released them, his face struggling, then suddenly turned and fled outside the bar.

Xiao Mu, witnessing this, couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Hello, friend!"

Du Jun raised his glass over there.

"Hello!"

Xiao Mu, grateful for the other's righteous assistance, raised his glass of ordinary spiritual fruit wine, and toasted the other from afar.

The ordinary spiritual fruit wine, made from the most common green fruit, had a rather bland taste, with a weak fragrance and a hint of green fruit wine taste.

After tasting a small sip, Xiao Mu set it down.

"Haha! Seems like this friend appreciates good wine. Old Chen, serve this friend the highest-grade Red Fruit Wine, put it on my tab."

Du Jun gave Xiao Mu a look, laughed again, and instructed the bar owner, Old Chen, to change the wine for Xiao Mu.

Old Chen glanced indifferently at Xiao Mu, then took a round earthen pot from the shelf, holding it with one hand. He changed Xiao Mu's cup to a white porcelain one and poured more than half a cup of crimson liquor into it.

The fragrance of the mutant red berry filled the air as the wine in the white porcelain cup thickened like amber.

"Friend, try the taste of this Red Fruit Wine. It's the best wine at Old Chen's, brewed from top-grade red berries. One cup costs ten Energy Fruits. A sip will refresh you with the fragrance coursing through your entire body. It's one of the top-notch mutations wines." Du Jun earnestly introduced.

"Is it really that good?"

Xiao Mu, hearing Du Jun's words, became curious. He picked up the wineglass, brought it to his mouth, and smelled it.

A marvelous fragrance instantly transformed into a fragrant thread, rushing through his nostrils into his body, spreading through his blood throughout his body quickly, leaving Xiao Mu feeling a sudden, intense pleasure.

"Good wine!"

Xiao Mu couldn't help but exclaim.

Indeed, it was good wine. This Red Fruit Wine was definitely a fine vintage, worth every bit of the ten Energy Fruits price per cup just for the aroma.

Unable to resist any longer, Xiao Mu gently took a sip of the wine.

A fragrant essence flowed down his throat into his stomach. As soon as it hit his stomach, the wine's fragrance spread inside him, soon engulfing him in mysterious aromas, with his entire body extraordinarily comfortable.

"Haha! A friend indeed who knows fine wine!"

Du Jun laughed once more, holding his cup, and sat down next to Xiao Mu, smiling as he said, "But Red Fruit Wine isn't the most premium wine. While it has a unique aroma, the aftertaste has a slight bitterness. I wonder if you noticed it?"

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