"How's your injury recovery going? Can you perform the Escape Art yet?" Xiao Mu looked solemnly at Du Wenzhen.

"I'll try."

Du Wenzhen attempted to use the Escape Art but ended up falling down. Shaking his head, he said, "The Curse Gate's techniques are too vicious. I estimate that within the next two or three days, I won't be able to use the Escape Art, and I can't even use my Secret Arts movement techniques."

"I'll let the Ghost Servant carry you." Xiao Mu thought for a moment.

"No, no, Old Xiao, your Earth Escape Technique is fast. If you carry me, we can return to the Great Tang Ruins faster," Du Wenzhen yelled, unwilling to be touched by the Ghost Servant.

"You carry him," Xiao Mu said, dismissing Du Wenzhen's protests with a wave of his hand to the Ghost Servant.

"Yes, Respected Master," the Ghost Servant respectfully complied, approaching Du Wenzhen.

"Damn it, I don't want a ghost touching me, your Yin Qi is too heavy, it's uncomfortable," Du Wenzhen said, showing strong aversion to contact with the Ghost Servant.

The Ghost Servant, following Xiao Mu's command, didn't say a word and just hoisted Du Wenzhen onto his shoulder, completely ignoring Du Wenzhen's resistance.

Ghost Servants are different from ordinary ghosts, being full of Spirituality and not having such heavy Yin Qi. So much so that soon after, Du Wenzhen changed his mind and, resting on the Ghost Servant's shoulder, he began to praise, "Buddy, you are full of Spiritual Energy, it feels like air conditioning. Don't follow Old Xiao, betray him and follow me. It will definitely be better than sticking with Old Xiao."

The Ghost Servant cautiously glanced at Xiao Mu, secretly observing his reaction. Seeing no change in Xiao Mu's expression, he felt uneasy and coldly replied to Du Wenzhen, "I am loyal to the Respected Master for life. Anyone who dares to make me betray him is my sworn enemy."

"Damn!" Du Wenzhen felt a surge of uncomfortable Yin Qi from the Ghost Servant and yelled out. Resigned, he said, "The servant follows the master's lead. Forget what I just said. Old Xiao, are you done yet?"

Then he urged Xiao Mu again.

"Done."

Xiao Mu quickly packed up, storing the Energy Fruits in the Earth Seal Space, placing the Spiritual Grinding Plate into the Space Box, and also collecting the Sha pearls to use for the Ghost Servant later on.

After absorbing these Sha pearls, the Ghost Servant might be able to break into the True Realm and possibly progress further from the early stage of the Yin God Realm.

The three left the Land God Mansion and immediately returned to the Great Tang Ruins.

Because they had to accommodate the speed of the Ghost Servant, they started off slowly, fortunately, two days later, Du Wenzhen's injuries were lighter, and he was able to perform the Escape Art independently.

Then Xiao Mu dismissed the Ghost Servant and hurried back to the Great Tang Ruins with Du Wenzhen using the Escape Art.

The journey was smooth.

At the entrance of the Great Tang Ruins, they submitted the Soul Chasing Pearl to enter. They first went to the Reward and Punishment Hall to receive their rewards.

"Is the Respected Envoy Yang Yun around?"

At the entrance of the Reward and Punishment Hall, Xiao Mu asked the Guard with a smile.

Knowing about the animosity between Xiao Mu and Yang Yun, the Guard stealthily glanced inside the hall and whispered back, "He is."

"Xiao Mu, I advise you not to be too arrogant!" the displeased voice of Yang Yun came from the office within the Reward and Punishment Hall.

"Arrogant? Respected Envoy thinks too highly of me. I was just casually asking whether the Respected Envoy was punctual in logging his hours. How could that be called arrogance?" Xiao Mu laughed, Ha-ha, and walked into the hall with Du Wenzhen.

"Humph! Petty man, wait until you reach the Mid-Stage of the Yin God Realm, I will surely teach you a lesson," Yang Yun snorted angrily, sounding full of rage.

"That day will come soon, and I hope then the Respected Envoy won't be so scared he backs down," Xiao Mu laughed in response.

"Me, back down? Ridiculous!" Yang Yun replied with utter disdain.

Old Xiao here has made enemies all over the place!

Watching Xiao Mu, Du Wenzhen glanced towards Yang Yun's office and sharply sensed something. He hurriedly distanced himself from Xiao Mu, pretending not to know him, to avoid trouble.

"Buddy, help me assess this, see how much reward I can get this time," Xiao Mu went straight to the work window of the same young Worker who had awarded him twice before.

A sign indicating a halt in services stood at the window, and the young Worker was not at his post.

Xiao Mu looked at the next service window, where a very young and pretty woman was behind the desk, and asked, "Beauty, where is the person for this window?"

The young and pretty female clerk seemed flustered and stuttered, "He… he's not here."

"Respected Envoy Yang, you have someone shirking work," Xiao Mu suddenly raised his voice and called out to Yang Yun's office.

"What's all the shouting for?" Yang Yun's impatient voice came from inside the office.

Xiao Mu replied with a smile, "I want to file a complaint, your Reward and Punishment Hall has someone shirking work."

The flustered young Worker quickly emerged from the office, protesting, "I just went to the bathroom. What's this about shirking work?"

Actually, upon seeing Xiao Mu enter the hall, the young Worker instantly hid. He really didn't want to deal with Xiao Mu's affairs, not wanting to offend Yang Yun and attract trouble. Little did he know that Xiao Mu would pull such a move.

Du Wenzhen watched with his eyes wide open.

Old Xiao was indeed formidable, daring to be domineering in the Reward and Punishment Hall, not only confronting the hall's supervisor but also bullying its Workers.

Wasn't he afraid that the hall's people would dock his rewards?

Without a doubt, Xiao Mu wasn't afraid. After several dealings with the hall's people, he knew very well they wouldn't mess around.

"Buddy, help me assess this, see how much reward I can get from my loot this time, I want all Energy Fruit," Xiao Mu said as he sat down next to the window, took out his Cellphone, opened the map, marked the location of Ge Earth God's Land God Mansion he discovered, showed it to the young Worker, and explained, "This is another Land God Mansion of Ge Earth God."

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