Chapter 296: Acting Together

The big wolfhound jumped over the fence and lay on the ground. The Obsidian Beetle went into the wolfdog’s thick fur to rest, not wanting to go inside with Zhang Mu.

“What is this thing, bring out the meat.”

Li Dawei saw not much food on the table when he entered the room. He greeted his wife and with a smile on his face, gestured for Zhang Mu and the others to sit down.

“Who knew adults would come, wasn’t it just for the two of us to eat?”

The woman quickly tried to take back the food on the table, but Zhang Mu stopped her, saying, “No need to bother, we just need to set the table for two, Old Li, add two more sets of chopsticks.”

“Just call me Li Dawei,” Li Dawei thought he misheard.

The woman agreed, “Yes, yes.”

Zhang Mu’s friendly attitude seemed to surprise Li Dawei and his wife, but they were pushed back by Zhang Mu’s firm tone.

Zhang Mu noticed something strange about Obsidian Beetle’s behavior before and couldn’t figure out the reason no matter how he asked.

Now Li Dawei wants to exchange dishes with Zhang Mu, but of course Zhang Mu wouldn’t allow it. The lady probably didn’t know they were coming, so the couple brought their own food and everything should be fine.

Along the way, they had a few cups of hot wine, but the alcohol didn’t affect Zhang Mu’s body at all.

However, the wine had a pleasant sweet and sour taste, made from fruits grown at home according to Li Dawei. Yuan Rui, encouraged to try it, also took a few sips.

Strangely, even under the dim light, there was no sign of drunkenness on their faces.

After a satisfying meal, Zhang Mu spoke up, “Old Li, you mentioned that nobleman who always keeps to himself and doesn’t socialize much?”

Seeing Zhang Mu’s relaxed expression, Li Dawei also eased up and pondered for a moment before saying, “Well, sir, that man is indeed different from you. He heard a villager speak out of turn about needing food desperately and wanting to exchange some unusable herbs with him. That’s what piqued his interest and led him to our Li village.

He stayed for about half a month in a herbalist’s little house at the foot of the mountain, keeping company with those herbs.

In fact, whether he can obtain the herbs will depend on your discussion with him, sir. Otherwise, I don’t know if he will be willing to let go.”

“The way you describe it, that man’s temperament is indeed a bit peculiar.”

Zhang Mu suddenly thought of something and casually mentioned it without changing his expression.

“Besides him, no other adult has visited your village, Li village.”

Li Dawei calmly replied to Zhang Mu, “Except for you and him, there are no other adults here.

We dare not bring strangers back, but recently there hasn’t been enough food, what he gave us couldn’t sustain the consumption of a village with dozens of people.”

Zhang Mu nodded casually, picked up the peanuts that the woman had just brought over, changed the subject, but his alertness was at its peak.

Li Dawei is lying!

Zhang Mu kept the children’s eyes in mind. He was sure that those children must have seen mutated creatures like wolfhounds before, and the person at the foot of the mountain should be an evolver with plant awakening abilities. It was impossible for him to tame a mutated creature again.

Unless under extreme circumstances, this Li Dawei is definitely lying!

But they are just ordinary people, they haven’t noticed any energy fluctuations, unless their rank has reached third-rank, normally, it’s impossible to deceive themselves.

Even a highly skilled trickster can be caught by Evolver’s sharp observation of subtle changes in micro-expressions.

However, the couple did not show any signs of suspicion, which is why Zhang Mu did not act immediately.

He wanted to see what game they were playing. Acting alone was not fun; it was more enjoyable when done in harmony with others.

Calmly, Zhang Mu set down his chopsticks, looked at the two across from him, and said slowly, “Take me to see him, I also need to greet him before taking the herbs.”

“Yes, yes, let Old Li take you to the cabin at the foot of the mountain,” the woman replied to Zhang Mu. Pausing for a moment, she looked at Yuan Rui and asked, “If you don’t want to go, you can rest in our house.”

Seeing Yuan Rui looking tired, Zhang Mu let her stay behind and went outside with Li Dawei.

Being cautious, Zhang Mu left the Obsidian Beetle with Yuan Rui before leaving. Though it seemed uncomfortable, the beetle accepted Zhang Mu’s request and stayed in the yard with the mutated wolfhound to protect Yuan Rui.

Does the soil here smell so strong?

It shouldn’t.

Zhang Mu carefully sniffed and then shook his head.

In the air, there was only a faint medicinal scent occasionally wafting.

Yuan Rui standing at the door was urged to go to sleep early, while Zhang Mu followed Li Dawei, who had taken a step ahead.

Carrying a lantern, he walked in front, at first the lanterns of each household could illuminate the somewhat muddy but still flat path beneath. The further they went, the more difficult the path became.

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