Lin Mu felt strange about the clerk's words. He thought that he may be lying at first, but then looking at his face made him think differently. Though he thought he should listen to the complete story first.

"The report about the spirit beast was given by a mercenary to the second vice-captain. The second vice-captain thus issued the order to close the town and the routes leading to it. But later, when he didn't return, the other guards went to talk with the town head about the mercenary who gave the report. The town head told them that the mercenary who reported it disappeared too and they can't find him." The clerk explained.

"Is that why mercenaries are standing outside the town center?" Lin Mu asked.

"Yeah, they're angry that more of their mercenaries disappeared and the town head is not responding to their complaints." The clerk answered.

"And what does the second vice-captain look like? Because I don't think I've seen him before." Lin Mu asked his main question.

The clerk did not seem like he minded Lin Mu's question and just spoke honestly.

"Oh, let me just get the identity register. We have portraits of all the town's cultivators in it."

"I didn't know there was an identity register for cultivators." Lin Mu said curiously.

"Oh no, it's actually for all people that the town head considers important, there are other normal people in it too that are not cultivators." The clerk answered and then went away to get the register.

'This is news to me. I didn't know that there was something like this.' Lin Mu spoke inwardly.

"It is technically necessary. Every establishment needs to keep a record of important people." Xukong spoke in Lin Mu's mind.

"I guess the portrait will make it easier to identify the man than just by a vague description." Lin Mu spoke to himself.

The clerk soon returned with the register and showed it to Lin Mu. He flipped it to the page where it showed the second vice-captains portrait. Lin Mu saw the portrait and instantly recognized the man. The person that tried to kill him yesterday was the vice-captain.

"Han Xu?" Lin Mu muttered the name written on the register.

"Yes, that's the vice-captain's name." the clerk responded.

Even after completing his main task, Lin Mu still felt curious about the situation, thus he decided to get more information.

some

query, but instead looked at his coin pouch. Lin Mu understood this and pulled out another silver coin before passing it to the clerk, who swiftly hid it

the town safely, while the guards say that they never returned. As for the guards, we don't know what happened, but the current theory is that they saw the

is strange." Lin

Mu was ready to leave. He gave another silver coin to the clerk and then left the building. Upon leaving, he saw that the mercenaries were still standing there

notice anyone specific. Pushing

as he entered his room and closed the door, senior Xukong spoke in his

being followed. Though it seems they stopped

that the gaze I felt on me?" Lin Mu

though they did not follow you all the way, they're

be related to the attacks? Because we know that three more teams of those men were out there and that the townsmen we say yesterday disappeared as

wait and watch. Though I recommend that you focus on extending the range of your spirit sense as it will help you in sensing other people. The longer your range is, the

senior." Lin Mu

he had eaten his food and was ready to start his

opened the gate. Upon opening it, he found his neighbor standing outside the gate. It was the same neighbor he had talked to

you need something, Xiao Lu?"

him. He used to live with his uncle, but he too died in the

heard you got your house seized

Mu had been dreading this moment for a long time, but he knew that it would

it. Also, since Lin Mu had secluded himself in the house for a week since he got it, there weren't many

I did, but I've already paid off the fine and got it back."

want to talk with the man for long, as he wanted

in the neighborhood have decided to keep a vigil at night." Xiao

the guard's job?"

don't trust the guards anymore, they think they are lying. Even now the guards have only been told to guard the entrance of the residential district and not the insides. Thus the neighborhood had decided to do

they're not afraid anymore?" Lin Mu

we are making teams of four people that will keep a vigil at

this as it would interfere with his cultivation, but he did not think he really had a

to discover some things. You will have an excuse to wander in the night, also with

senior.' Lin Mu spoke

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