Being stared at by Zuo Sheng, he dared not reveal his true face.
He had encountered Zuo Sheng the night he killed Lin Que. It was hard to ensure that Zuo Sheng didn't have suspicions.
The search in Nanyang City was getting stricter, and everyone was on edge. Could Chen Mu appear without Zuo Sheng turning a blind eye?
Zuo Sheng seemed to notice Chen Mu's gaze and immediately turned to look over.
Chen Mu raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, naturally avoiding the other's gaze.
"I can't expose my true face."
The serious, goat-bearded old man ahead was inspecting each person without a smile.
As the distance to Chen Mu kept closing in.
Return to the city immediately? No, that would be even more conspicuous.
Run? Chen Mu glanced at Zuo Sheng out of the corner of his eye and shook his head secretly.
Escaping from Zuo Sheng's pursuit would expose his whereabouts, leading to a chase from multiple parties, which would be even worse.
Chen Mu felt anxious, and his gaze towards the goat-bearded old man started to look unfriendly.
The old man had a keen eye, able to spot anyone using Face-changing Technique at a glance.
In this short time, had he actually identified a habitual thief disguising himself?
Watching the man approach within seven or eight meters, Chen Mu's eyes narrowed.
"I must not let this old man find me out!"
Three low syllables softly spilled from his mouth, and the Five Ghosts Bag was opened.
A pellet-sized black smoke silently emerged inside the old man's sleeve.
Within the Five Ghosts Bag, odorless and colorless Mesmerizing Divine Smoke churned ceaselessly.
Just as he was about to release it, Chen Mu suddenly stopped.
"No good!"
"Blatantly knocking this person out, I and the few people nearby will all become suspects, and I might be caught right away!"
At this moment, from not too far behind, the voice of Wrench Brother came again.
"The Tangshan Camp is filled with rough men, what's there to have fun with."
"Hunting. Let my brother take us hunting!" Bluster Brother said enthusiastically.
"As a commander of the army, he's busy training and commanding troops all day, where does he have time to go hunting with you," Wrench Brother argued.
Then he longingly added, "We might as well go to the Peony Pavilion. I heard they got a new type of fragrance. It's not a powder or granules but a liquid like water. A single drop can make a person smell good all day."
"You dare put on makeup? Aren't you afraid of being beaten to death by your big sister at home?!" Bluster Brother retorted without words.
Wrench Brother was full of regret: "She's a proper lady at home, yet all day she's dancing with knives and guns, making our family lose all its face!"
Bluster Brother laughed, "You, the young master of Bai Family, dress in drag and wear makeup all day, isn't that a disgrace?"
Wrench Brother said with amazement, "But I am a woman, what disgrace is there in that?"
"The future husband and wife turned out to be sisters? What sin did I commit in my past life," Bluster Brother lamented, "We had an agreement, on the wedding day I must be the one with the red veil. You can't expect me to marry you, right?"
Wrench Brother was silent for a long while, then shyly said, "That's not exactly impossible."
Chen Mu: "..."
My ears!
If not for Zuo Sheng's vigilant gaze and the goat-bearded old man's threatening presence, Chen Mu would have loved nothing more than to run away.
These two clowns behind him are just too damned irritating!
"Since you are merciless, then don't blame me for being unjust!" Chen Mu gritted his teeth and stamped his foot.
Chen Mu: "..."
"What are you dithering for? Come here!" the mountain goat-bearded old man shouted at Chen Mu, blowing his beard and staring.
Alas...
Lin Que murdered for wealth, Sikou Yu regarded human life as grass.
If it weren't for these two pressing me relentlessly, how would I, a harmless homebody, ever provoke them?
With their arrogant and domineering dispositions, who knows how many died by their hands for no reason.
I did nothing wrong by killing them; these two deserved to die!
Chen Mu exhaled deeply.
Under the wide sleeves, a handful of Iron Lotus Seeds appeared in the palm of his left hand.
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On his right forearm, a Sleeve Sword appeared alongside the black smoke.
These people were so eager to search for the criminal, what is this? This is abetting a tyrant!
Those two people were the chief culprits harming others; you folks are downright accomplices!
Chen Mu took big strides towards the mountain goat-bearded man.
"A confrontation is inevitable after all!"
"What are you pushing for? What if you let the criminal escape?"
"Such a vicious person, if he escapes justice, who knows how many will suffer."
"By then you would be an accomplice!"
"And you call yourself a scholar!"
The mountain goat-bearded old man blew his beard and glared at Chen Mu with rage.
"Hurry up and scram! Don't be an eyesore in front of me!"
Chen Mu: "..."
"Ahahaha... You're absolutely right, sir!" Chen Mu nodded and bowed, then turned and walked away.
Isn't it supposed to be a penetrating gaze?
Isn't it supposed to recognize the Face-changing Technique?
Is this it?
...
With Zuo Sheng maintaining order, the chaos that had come quickly also dispersed quickly.
The two young masters and mistresses who had secretly left home were also carried into the wooden shack to be checked.
Zuo Sheng frowned as he watched the scholar walk away, always feeling that the figure's back was somewhat familiar.
Especially the way he walked, there was always this sense of déjà vu.
"Is there something wrong with that scholar?" Zuo Sheng walked over and asked Xing Lao Liu.
"No problem." Xing Lao Liu was quite confident, "Unless he reshaped his bones and flesh to completely change his face. If it's just a simple rearrangement of skin, it absolutely won't fool my eyes."
He then let out a low chuckle, "Just now during the commotion, I singled out someone who looked like an easy target to scare some sense into this crowd, and they settled down."
Zuo Sheng nodded noncommittally.
As he turned to leave, he couldn't help but take another glance at the figure shrinking into the distance.
Suddenly, he shuddered.
"Red Falcon Shape Cultivation Technique?!" No wonder he looked familiar!
This figure, this silhouette, and that familiar agile walk... Chen Mu!