Chapter 23: Why Is the Gap Between People So Vast?

After straightening her clothes, the mistress walked toward Chen Mu with an alluring sway.

Chen Mu had noticed her long ago. When she approached, a hint of wariness entered his eyes. He had no idea what trick she was planning.

“Handsome, I can see you came alone. You’re at the age when your blood is running hot. Don’t you feel lonely by yourself?”

Although she did not even know Chen Mu’s name, the mistress acted extremely enthusiastic. The moment she reached him, she threw her arms around him.

Chen Mu understood at once. Heh. The woman was obviously looking for someone to rely on.

Unfortunately, he had little interest in women with this kind of heavy makeup. He preferred someone more innocent-looking.

More importantly, the mistress did not look particularly clean. Chen Mu was worried he might catch a disease.

“Oh, it’s just syphilis—no big deal~”

With the arrival of the eerie apocalypse, order would collapse, and medicine would become increasingly difficult to find.

So avoiding illness whenever possible was one of the keys to surviving the eerie apocalypse.

Chen Mu still remembered that, before his rebirth, one of the great figures of the eerie apocalypse had contracted syphilis.

That powerhouse had barely survived an eerie mission, only to die at the hands of syphilis afterward.

Chen Mu had no intention of repeating that mistake.

“Heh. You should go find Wang Dafu. Don’t bother thinking about it—I’m not going to use my resources to help you.”

Chen Mu rejected the woman without hesitation.

At the same time, Yellow Hair had also been creeping and hiding his way toward Chen Mu.

After betraying his friend, Yellow Hair was mentally exhausted. His body was drenched in sweat from all the sneaking around, and he looked even more miserable than the mistress.

When he saw Chen Mu, his entire state of mind exploded.

Chen Mu’s clothes were immaculate. He was holding a cup of steaming fragrant tea, and there was not the slightest hint of dishevelment about him.

What was more, a woman was actually throwing herself into his arms.

Damn it!

Was this some kind of joke? They were in the middle of an eerie mission!

He had nearly lost his life and had only managed to survive by selling out his brother. Why was Chen Mu living in such comfort?

Had he come to complete a life-or-death mission, or to play a game?

For Chen Mu, it really was a game of hide-and-seek.

He had even attracted Wang Dafu’s mistress.

The difference between people…

The degree to which Yellow Hair’s mentality collapsed was hardly any less severe than the mistress’s earlier.

What exactly was this mysterious young man capable of, that he could live such a carefree and comfortable life?

With that thought, Yellow Hair walked toward Chen Mu step by step.

Chen Mu had noticed him long ago. He pushed the mistress away, and a hint of wariness appeared in his eyes.

Even before the mission began, Chen Mu had seen that Yellow Hair was ruthless and vicious—not a good person.

Chen Mu was an excellent judge of character. After five years of experience in the eerie apocalypse, he could discern most of a person’s nature at a glance.

As expected, before the mission was even halfway over, Green Hair had vanished from Yellow Hair’s side.

Chen Mu could easily guess that Green Hair had died. As for the reason, it certainly had something to do with Yellow Hair.

Chen Mu had always kept his distance from dangerous people to avoid bringing trouble upon himself.

Of course, if Yellow Hair failed to recognize his place and tried to scheme against Chen Mu, Chen Mu would not show him any mercy.

Chen Mu understood one principle all too well:

If you do not pull up the weeds by the roots, they will grow again when the spring breeze blows.

“Big Brother, I can see that you’re incredibly capable. Why don’t you take me under your wing? Don’t worry, Big Brother—I’m the most loyal man there is. Whatever you ask me to do, I absolutely won’t refuse.”

Yellow Hair put on a fawning smile and called Chen Mu “Big Brother” the moment he arrived.

Chen Mu’s reaction was indifferent. There was no way he would take someone so sinister as a subordinate. That would be inviting a wolf into his home.

“Then I’ll have you go die right now. Didn’t you say you’d never refuse? Go die.”

Chen Mu spoke blandly.

Yellow Hair was left speechless by the retort, unable to think of anything to say.

Just then, the mistress was also rejected by Chen Mu. Looking at her body, Yellow Hair felt a stirring in his heart and sent her a team invitation.

The mistress was now completely without support. Wang Dafu had cast her aside, and Chen Mu had ignored her. With no other choice, she thought it over and accepted Yellow Hair’s invitation.

The two of them hid from the security guards as they made their way deeper into the Museum of Fog, hoping to find a good place to conceal themselves.

Watching them leave, Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief. At least they had not caused him any trouble.

In Chen Mu’s eyes, teammates like these were low-value teammates. There was no need to get involved with them.

Elsewhere, the eerie servant returned to the old steward with an empty tray.

“How did it go? You delivered the hot tea, didn’t you? Chen Mu is our honored guest. We absolutely must not neglect him.”

The old steward caressed the prestigious watch on his wrist and praised Chen Mu profusely for his thoughtfulness.

It was obvious that this Ghost Jade Emerald watch had given the old steward an excellent impression of Chen Mu. The servant had been sent by the old steward to deliver tea to Chen Mu.

“Steward, the tea has been delivered.

“When I went to serve it, an eerie security guard discovered Chen Mu. But Chen Mu did not run. He simply stood there without moving.

“His expression was perfectly calm. He did not look frightened out of his wits at all. Therefore, I suspect that Chen Mu has already discovered the way to survive the mission.”

“He has already discovered the way to survive?”

The old steward was deeply shocked. The way to survive the mission was to stand perfectly still!

He had never expected Chen Mu to discover it, let alone so quickly, right at the beginning of the mission.

“Mr. Chen certainly possesses great wisdom.”

The old steward could not help sighing in admiration. He glanced at the watch in his hand, his expression growing even more puzzled.

He had originally assumed that Chen Mu was not very strong and had given him the watch so that the old steward would go easy on him and help him survive the eerie mission.

Yet that was not the case.

Before the old steward had even had a chance to show him any leniency, Chen Mu had already discovered the way to survive!

With such intelligence and ability, how could he possibly fail to survive the mission?

There had been no need for him to give the old steward a gift, much less one so valuable.

Could it be…

A thought occurred to the old steward. Could Chen Mu have given him the gift because he truly wanted to become friends and establish a good relationship with him?

Yes. That had to be it!

One relationship was based on mutual exploitation, while the other had risen to the level of friendship. Naturally, the latter moved the old steward far more deeply.

Chen Mu was a good man! To establish a friendship with him, he had given the old steward such a precious gift.

It had been a long time since the old steward had encountered such a sincere friend.

There was a saying, wasn’t there? Dusk bears witness to the devout believer.

Even when the duke had fallen into decline, Chen Mu had still been willing to become his friend.

This friendship—I, the old steward, accept it.

This friend—I, the old steward, am determined to make!

Chen Mu never would have imagined that the old steward’s self-convincing would be so powerful. The mission had only just begun, and the old steward already regarded him as a friend.

For Chen Mu, that was quite convenient. Obtaining the Death Heavy Armor later would be much easier as well.

Now that they were friends, asking the duke of the house for a Ghost General–grade item could hardly be considered an unreasonable request.