When Zhang Mu appeared on the horizon a thousand meters away from the gathering place entrance riding on a wolfhound, the guards had already opened the barricades for him and were waiting for Zhang Mu to enter the gathering place as if they were watching a rich man returning.

When Zhang Mu arrived at the door, he smiled kindly at the guard, which made the guard feel flattered.

But when Zhang Mu turned his back to him, the hideous scars were clearly displayed in front of the guard, which shocked him immediately.

Even for someone as powerful as the big boss, the battle was so brutal?

However, thinking of the relaxed smile on Zhang Mu's face just now, the guard must have gained a lot, so he didn't think too much about it. Since he came back, he must have fulfilled the reward for the mission. He was instantly overjoyed. Although he was required to stay in the gathering place all day because he had to stick to his post, the fact that he couldn't go out didn't mean that his friends couldn't go out.

With his connections, as long as any of his friends could provide Zhang Mu with the exact information about the mutant beasts gathering, then his meals for the next few days might be treated to a meal. If there were more people, he might even be able to save a month's worth of food.

Just when the guard was still imagining whether a friend would exchange food for a few pounds of bacon and ask him to have a feast together, Zhang Mu had already jumped off the wolfhound and quietly walked towards his own courtyard with it.

Seeing Yuan Rui falling asleep on the big black cocoon which had not changed at all, Zhang Mu suddenly felt distressed. Yuan Rui was still worried about Xiao Hei and had been guarding it. It seemed that she had poured a lot of her own life force into it. Now she was probably too tired and fell asleep directly on her stomach.

Zhang Mu walked forward slowly, took out the blanket from the ring, and draped it over Yuan Rui.

Maybe Zhang Mu didn't control his strength well, or maybe the blanket was indeed a bit heavy. Yuan Rui's eyelashes trembled slightly and she woke up instantly.

Yuan Rui was a little scared at first, but when she opened her eyes and saw Zhang Mu's face, she immediately became happy, rubbed her eyes and asked Zhang Mu, "Uncle, when did you come back?"

Seeing that Yuan Rui had been woken up, Zhang Mu said apologetically, "I just got back and saw you alone in the yard. I was afraid that you might catch a cold, so I found a blanket to cover you. I didn't expect to wake you up."

"It's okay, it's okay. I should have slept for a long time." Yuan Rui saw Zhang Mu apologize to her and waved her hand quickly, then pointed behind her and said, "Uncle, you see, I used energy on Xiao Hei twice today, and I feel that he is really much better."

"Thanks a lot."

Zhang Mu also came closer and carefully examined the condition of the black cocoon. Although he was not as sensitive to life energy as Yuan Rui, he was connected to the obsidian worm by blood, so he could still clearly sense that its power was slowly increasing at a slight rate.

In this case, Zhang Mu’s desire for it to break out of the cocoon is not so strong. Now it seems that the longer the black worm stays in this cocoon, the greater the increase in strength it will get.

Zhang Mu is now looking forward to the upgraded Obsidian Worm, because this Obsidian Worm of his is very likely to be the first mutant beast in the world to evolve to the second level.

But at this moment, Yuan Rui suddenly saw the torn clothes on Zhang Mu's back and the scar that had already scabbed over but ran through Zhang Mu's entire back. She screamed and covered her mouth.

When Zhang Mu heard her voice, he knew that she had seen it. Although he didn't want to make Yuan Rui worry, there was no change of clothes stored in his Jiyuan merchant ring, so he had to return wearing this outfit.

Yuan Rui gently touched the new reddish-brown scar on Zhang Mu's back and asked him uncomfortably, "Does it hurt?"

After saying this, she choked up again and said with some self-blame, "If I hadn't used all my energy on Xiao Hei just now, I would be able to heal you now."

Zhang Mu saw the shame on Yuan Rui's face and quickly comforted her, "It's okay. I've already drunk the recovery potion, which I bought from your red-haired uncle. Although this guy is a bit of a rip-off, his Epoch Universal goods are still worth the price. Don't worry."

After saying that, Zhang Mu showed Yuan Rui that he was full of energy and looked like nothing had happened. Yuan Rui stared at him for a long time before realizing that Zhang Mu seemed to be really full of energy. This time she didn't continue to blame herself.

"This scar is newly healed, so it looks a bit hideous, but in fact, according to my current recovery speed, it will soon be

The scar has disappeared, and it might even be more delicate than yours. Then you will really cry."

Zhang Mu deliberately adjusted the atmosphere to divert Yuan Rui's attention. She burst into laughter and said, "If I were to be outdone by you, I really wouldn't have any reason to live."

"Hahaha......"

Leaving behind a series of laughter, he walked out of the courtyard and went to find Wang Liang under Yuan Rui's angry eyes.

Walking into the room where Wang Liang was, the guard at the door did not stop Zhang Mu. Who would dare to stop such a rich man? Wang Liang had already made it known that all the food in the gathering place was sold to the gathering place by Zhang Mu at a very low price. They were not so pedantic as to be like this.

"Brother Mu, you're back? How was it? Did you gain anything?" Wang Liang put on his gold-rimmed glasses, stood up, looked at Zhang Mu and asked.

"I processed it a little bit, but I didn't see most of the coordinates given."

Zhang Mu's voice was calm, so Wang Liang didn't quite grasp his emotions. He thought Zhang Mu was a little angry, so he immediately said seriously, "I will definitely deal with those people who spread the false information. I have already warned them, but they are still hoping for the best."

Seeing Wang Liang like this, Zhang Mu stretched out his hand to stop him from leaving. He smiled and said, "Why are you so nervous? It's not that easy to ensure that there are suitable mutant beasts. Besides, the people I found today didn't report false information. Maybe they were too scared to check carefully."

"Also, I came here this time to talk to you about this matter. Who was the person who said he saw a large mutant beast in a village last time? His information is accurate and will be of great use to me. You can distribute the rewards later. Tell everyone that I need accurate information. The more accurate the information, the greater the reward."

Wang Liang looked at Zhang Mu and said, "Well, how much is appropriate?"

Zhang Mu stretched and said slowly, "Give the one who has the real information to me 500 kilograms of food and 100 kilograms of drinking water to him, and give the other four people three days of basic food each."

Wang Liang couldn't remain calm anymore. Zhang Mu actually increased the reward for the task five times, and those who made Zhang Mu gain nothing also received some rewards.

"Brother Mu, can I bring someone to help you find it?"

(End of this chapter)