Chapter 320 - Entering The Lord's Manor
An entire hour had passed and Lin Mu was still drinking water. Perhaps it was due to staying in seclusion for extended periods of time or spending nearly every moment of his time with a beast who was none other than senior Xukong, Lin Mu's common sense had been twisted quite a bit.
He couldn't grasp the extreme strangeness of the act that he was doing right now. The amount of water that he had drunk in the past hour was perhaps enough for a single man to drink for a year already and he was still not stopping.
At this point, Lin Mu simply testing out the mortal limits of his body. Another thirty minutes passed and Lin Mu finally decided to stop. Not because he was full, but because he realized that in the time he had spent here, he could have perhaps covered most of the distance to Wu Lim city.
"Well, seems like the Nameless technique of the lost immortal is definitely working. I feel no different and can probably keep on drinking for a couple of hours more." Lin Mu said as he wiped the water off his face.
"You sure you don't have the bloodline of a river swallowing toad?" Xukong joked.
Lin Mu chuckled and then continued on his journey.
While running he realized that the conversion of his body's cells into Xiantian Physique had started again, but the pace was quite slow. But any progress was good for him, as it had halted at 95% previously.
The time passed swiftly, and soon Lin Mu could see tall buildings in the distance. Little by little the buildings grew larger and more of them were visible. The most eye catching of all the building was the one that was located at the very back.
This building had multiple roofs and had statues of auspicious placed on them. Its roof was made from red tiles while its walls were made from green bricks. This was none other than the grand manor of the Mayor, the seat of power of the entire county.
Another building that was also quite big was the ancestral temple which was located at the very center of the city. Lin Mu could faintly see the myriad of characters that were carved into the temple walls and even the guardian gods that had been painted onto them.
At the eastern part, Lin Mu could see the shimmering water near which a few buildings were located.
"Hmm, so that is where the lord of the Hei Corps lives… but also where the stronghold of the disciples of the Tri cauldron peony sect is located." Lin Mu muttered.
Lin Mu had already been informed of the location of the lord's mansion as he was to go to him after reaching Wu Lim city. Though Lin Mu had a few things on his list that he wanted to do for a long time. The last time he came to Wu Lim city was about a year before the plague and was also the time when the martial competition was held. At that time he had gone there along with his father and had a lot of fun.
A sense of nostalgia filled Lin Mu as the memories of past reused back and just like this he reached the entrance of the city.
"Halt! Declare your identity and pay the tax." The guard at the entrance stated.
"I am Mu Lin, and I'm just a traveler." Lin Mu said a fake name before giving the guard two silver coins as tax.
The guard looked at Lin Mu's and then at the short sword at his waist.
"Alright, you can head in." The guard said opening the gate for Lin Mu.
It was actually not even necessary for Lin Mu to pay tax to the guard as he was a cultivator and all cultivators had free entry to the city. But Lin Mu had been advised to not do that as the identity of each cultivator is recorded and they are kept under closer observation. That was also why he had given a fake name, though perhaps even that was a bit too much as his name was rather common either way.
Lin Mu walked through and went towards the eastern district, right where the Lord's mansion was. He had never gone to this area before, thus he had to ask a few people questions before finding the right route. This was because Lin Mu was not told to go through the main path, which was easy to find.
Rather, he was told to go through a smaller path which he eventually found. Lin Mu saw that there were a couple of guards standing on this path as well.
'The security in the city is indeed much higher than the twin.' Lin Mu thought to himself.
"Stop! This area is restricted, turn around!" The guards warned.
Lin Mu knew this was going to happen and thus took out a badge from his ring and showed the guards. This was none other than the identity badge of the Hei Corps.
As soon as the guard saw the badge and then Lin Mu's face, he immediately cupped his hands in a salute.
"Senior Lin Mu, we were instructed that you would be coming." The guard spoke.
"Please, proceed. The mansion that is right next to the lake is the Lord's." The other guard informed.
Lin Mu nodded and walked in. The eastern district was the area where the more affluent and influential people in the Wu Lim city lived, that was why there was additional security here and the entry was restricted.
A few minutes later Lin Mu was standing at two large gates that blocked the entry to a large compound. This was none other than the location where the Lord lived in. Though to Lin Mu's surprise, there were already a couple of people that were standing at the gates, seemingly waiting for him.
Lin Mu recognized them to be part of the Hei corps and had seen them back at the safe house.
"Welcome, senior Lin Mu. The Lord has been waiting for you."