Mu Jinyu walked out of the Inner Valley and arrived in front of the office buildings of the Dragon King Hall.

As his Divine Sense swept out, he noticed that on a certain floor, Zhou Yi was giving a morning lecture on alchemy knowledge to those students.

Mu Jinyu retracted his Divine Sense, not intending to disturb them, nor did he plan to replace Zhou Yi in teaching alchemy to those people.

He originally came out to slack off, so why would he go seek trouble?

Afterward, he went straight to the office and saw Mu Hongchen and Gu Xiyan handling affairs.

"Jinyu, you're out? Are you done with your work?"

Gu Xiyan noticed someone entering, looked up to see Mu Jinyu, and paused with her work a bit, curiously asking.

"Almost done, still a bit left. I'll rest a bit first; I'll get started once the preliminary work is ready," Mu Jinyu scratched his nose as he casually explained.

"Oh, are you hungry? If you are, let Mom or Xiaorou prepare something for you."

Gu Xiyan noticed Mu Jinyu seemed a bit hesitant but did not press further, then expressed her concern.

After all, Mu Jinyu had stayed in the Inner Valley all day yesterday, busy with artifact refining without coming out for meals, and he had instructed them not to disturb him. Though cultivators can practice fasting, they've always been used to eating, so she asked.

"Alright, I'll go and check."

Mu Jinyu nodded, then left the office, heading toward the kitchen, and didn't bother looking for Wen Rou and Su Zijin.

Upon reaching the kitchen, Mu Jinyu found some leftover pastries from their breakfast and ate a bit casually before going out to find Wen Rou and Mei Yinxue.

He saw everyone was busy handling the current nationwide martial cultivation plan, having no time for leisure with him, leaving sulkily.

"Sigh, everyone's busy, and refining the artifacts has me almost puking, I don't want to do it anymore, so where should I go?"

Mu Jinyu sighed softly, suddenly feeling slightly regretful about his plan to mass-produce Essence Qi Pills to benefit society, causing everyone to be too occupied to even take a break.

Of course, it was just a passing thought.

If he really regretted it and didn't want to continue, he could halt the plan any time.

He was merely complaining aloud.

Compared to letting everyone be busy for a while but later benefiting the people, he was still happy to do it.

However, because he wanted to slack off and rest temporarily, and felt guilty involving everyone else in his laze, he felt a bit bored.

"Right, when I returned from the River City Welfare Institute on Children's Day, I thought about visiting the welfare institute I used to stay in, but I've been too busy and nearly forgot about it."

Mu Jinyu suddenly remembered, back at River City Welfare Institute, he had let go of his past conflicts and was ready to revisit the welfare institute he stayed at long ago with Xiang Mantang. Later, words from Ning Yue and the old director had him whimsically lay out a comprehensive martial cultivation plan for societal benefit, staying busy since and almost forgetting this matter.

"Alright, since that's the case, I should first visit Rong City's Welfare Institute, and once done, Xia Ruochen should have resolved matters with Qinling and the Wood Spirit Root cultivators, then I ought to continue with the Pill Furnace…"

Deciding, Mu Jinyu went to find Wen Rou and Gu Xiyan, asking if they wanted to join him for a little break at the welfare institute he used to stay in.

Unexpectedly, he thought they'd be interested to revisit their old welfare institute and would drop everything to join him in a little leisure.

In the end, despite showing interest, they hesitated and shook their heads, saying they'd go later since there was still too much to handle and couldn't leave tasks pending.

"Alright then…"

Mu Jinyu left the office feeling a bit embarrassed, thinking he shouldn't be slacking like this and should focus on the necessary alchemy furnace instead.

But after returning to the Inner Valley and crafting several hundred Pill Furnaces, he could no longer endure it.

"Wow, I can't stand this, too dull and unbearable…"

Mu Jinyu put away the last crafted Pill Furnace into his Storage Bag with a gloomy face, muttering to himself, "Better go out for a bit, clear my mind, before continuing with the Pill Furnace…"

"Sister Mei with Cherishing Beauty and the others are too busy to entertain me, and slacking off would affect progress, so they can't join me, but my crafting Pill Furnaces doesn't affect the progress, no need to make myself sick over it, right?"

Mu Jinyu convinced himself, sending a message to the girls saying he was going out for some air. He then soared into the sky, flying towards Rongcheng in Fujian Province!

Half an hour later.

Mu Jinyu arrived in Rong City.

Walking on the streets after arriving, Mu Jinyu suddenly thought of a concern.

"Right, I vaguely remember the precise location of the welfare institute, but I'm not sure if it's still in operation. I should've checked before coming."

Considering this, being close to his old home, Mu Jinyu felt afraid of making a wasted trip and not meeting those he wished to see, making him hesitant to head over.

In the end, Mu Jinyu shook off his apprehension, strolling toward the welfare institute in his memory.

About ten minutes later.

Mu Jinyu arrived at the entrance of the Rong City Welfare Institute.

More than a decade had passed, and though the welfare institute had been renovated, it differed little from his memories, but many surrounding buildings had been rebuilt, nearly making him unrecognizable.

Taking a deep breath, Mu Jinyu stepped into the welfare institute.

"Hello, is there anything we can help you with?"

A welfare institute staff member saw Mu Jinyu enter, sensing his extraordinary aura despite his simple clothing, politely inquiring.

"Hello…" Mu Jinyu nodded toward them and then inquired about the old director's situation.

"You mean the old director? He passed away four years ago…"

The staff paused upon hearing Mu Jinyu's question, then recalled it was the old director's name, responding sadly.

"Passed away?"

Receiving this answer, Mu Jinyu, though prepared for this outcome, still felt a wave of sorrow.

In his mind, scenes of the once aged and kind face surfaced.

The old director had never treated him exceptionally well but never wronged him either. And aside… if it weren't for the old director who took him in, he probably wouldn't have met Xiang Mantang or Mu Shao'ai, might have long perished on the streets, and never learned the skills from his master to gain today's status.

Thus, finding out the old man had been gone for some years, Mu Jinyu felt a deep sigh and sorrow.

"Hey, you…"

Just then, a female staff member passing by overheard their conversation, turned to look at Mu Jinyu, found him somewhat familiar, furrowed her brow, and after a few more glances, hesitantly asked, "Sir, have you been at our welfare institute before…"

She didn't directly ask if Mu Jinyu grew up in the welfare institute, lest it turned into an awkward misunderstanding, but believed Mu Jinyu could understand.

"Yes, I used to live here at Rong City's Welfare Institute for some time, and now I'm back for a visit…"

Mu Jinyu turned to the staff member, feeling she seemed familiar but couldn't recall who she was, smiled and answered.

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