137: Chapter 135 The City Lord is Nostalgic

Zhang Mu walked slowly along the corridor, recalling the detailed information about the Second Madam that Solon had shared with him.

The current First Madam of the City Lord's Manor was not the City Lord's original first wife.

The original wife, who had given birth to his eldest son, died in an accident years ago. The current First Madam had successfully risen to her position after that.

The Second Madam was the current First Madam's cousin, and she had married into the City Lord's Manor through her introduction.

This Second Madam was not a Professional. She had caught the City Lord's eye because of her superior looks, elegant temperament, and gentle, pleasant personality.

However, after marrying her, the City Lord often complained to Solon while handling official business in his study that her personality was very dull. He disliked it and rarely went to her bedroom to rest.

He had even intended to kick her out of the house, but Solon had dissuaded him on the grounds of "saving face for the current First Madam," so he abandoned the idea.

Therefore, Solon suggested that Zhang Mu should stay in the Second Madam's room from now on, as she knew very little about the City Lord and would not easily notice Zhang Mu's abnormalities.

If it were the other two wives, they had lived together for decades after all. No matter how well Zhang Mu disguised himself, it would be easy to show his true colors.

As for why he would suddenly "favor" the Second Madam, whom he hadn't paid attention to for a long time...

Solon stated that he would explain to others in the City Lord's Manor that the City Lord had learned about the funeral arrangements and that only the Second Madam had raised an objection and requested that Guards be sent to the Silent Forest for a rescue mission.

Although the proposal to send Guards, who were mostly ordinary people, to rescue the City Lord deep within the Silent Forest sounded ridiculous, the City Lord was very pleased.

In this way, the change in the "City Lord" would have a reasonable explanation.

Amidst his thoughts, he stopped before a wooden door in the backyard.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Mu changed his robe into silk pajamas. Then, without knocking, he raised his hand and pushed the door open—this was something Solon had emphasized: only the three wives lived in the backyard, and the "City Lord" shouldn't knock when entering anyone's room.

"Creak—"

"Who is it!"

The moment the door was pushed open just a finger's width, a panicked cry rang out.

Zhang Mu walked into the room in silence and saw the Second Madam standing at the foot of the bed. She seemed to have been preparing to change into her nightgown and go to bed; her formal dress was currently halfway off. She hurriedly turned around, clutching her partially exposed, soft curves in alarm.

Perhaps she hadn't dared to imagine that the City Lord would come to her room.

When she saw that it was the City Lord at the door, she froze for a moment. She quickly moved her hands from her chest to her lower abdomen and bowed slightly: "Lord City Lord."

But with this movement, the dress that was already loosely hanging over her peaks could no longer stay up.

The gown fell to her waist. Her long brown hair mostly draped behind her, with the remaining strands messy and clinging to the curves of her chest. Her snowy skin was exposed to the air, appearing dazzlingly fair under the soft light emitted by the magic crystal stones.

Zhang Mu's gaze unconsciously drifted down from her smooth shoulders, but he forced himself to stop at her prominent, delicate collarbones.

Fortunately, the Second Madam kept her head low and didn't notice his abnormal behavior.

"Mhm."

Being a healthy young man after all, Zhang Mu calmed his rising blood: "I'm tired. Let's rest."

Having said that, he walked straight to the bedside, lifted the thin quilt, and lay down.

Zhang Mu, who intended to go straight to sleep with his eyes closed, heard a rustling of fabric from the foot of the bed.

Then, the quilt covering him moved slightly, almost imperceptibly, and the bed sank a little.

With two people under the covers, the temperature rose significantly.

Resisting the instinct to move toward the edge, Zhang Mu tried to use his Mental Energy to block his perception.

Before he could put the thought into action, the Second Madam lying next to him suddenly spoke: "Lord City Lord, are you asleep?"

No.

Just as he was about to say those words, he suddenly remembered that it didn't fit the City Lord's personality.

After a few seconds of internal preparation, he said in a deep voice: "What is it?"

"The Adventurer Group that returned to Gur City from the Silent Forest said you were attacked by magical beasts. The First Madam and Little Madam were worried for a long time, so please do not punish them regarding the matter of the funeral."

After not hearing a response from Zhang Mu for a long while, she asked again softly: "Lord City Lord, you..."

As she spoke, her hand reached over, seemingly wanting to shake him.

Zhang Mu, who was pondering how to answer, noticed this and thought to himself: 'This isn't what Solon said!'

He couldn't let her touch his body. The Transformation Technique created illusions; it didn't change physical structure.

His physique was quite different from the City Lord's. If she touched him, she would definitely notice something was wrong.

"I know. Sleep."

The Second Madam's movements stopped. she didn't speak again, and her breathing gradually became steady and long.

Seeing this, Zhang Mu breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't plan on sleeping anymore.

If she woke up first and started touching him blindly, it would be very troublesome. Thus, Zhang Mu spent the entire night in a half-asleep, half-awake state of anxiety.

As soon as the sun peeked out, he hurriedly got out of bed and rushed to the study.

Solon was already standing by the desk waiting for him.

Seeing him arrive, Solon immediately informed him that he had followed his orders and found the person who had provided help to the "City Lord" during his escape.

Zhang Mu was dazed for a moment before realizing this was the excuse found for Domit to enter the manor.

He then got up, intending to leave the city to find Domit, but before leaving, he asked Solon why the Second Madam was somewhat different from what he had been told.

He was told that, as she was the City Lord's wife after all, it was impossible for Solon to have close conversations with her. The information he held was all heard from the City Lord.

After saying this, he reassured him that the Second Madam was even unfamiliar with the City Lord's tone of voice, so there was no need to worry about being exposed.

Hearing this, Zhang Mu felt relieved. Using the Shadow Technique, he left the city, brought Domit back to the City Lord's Manor, and instructed Solon to find a room for him to stay in.

Domit had traveled in the Lake Kingdom for many years, so almost no one in Gur City knew him.

Additionally, since the Transformation Technique carried a high risk of exposure during physical contact with others, Zhang Mu didn't place an illusion on him.

Having received their orders, the two left the study one after the other.

Zhang Mu sat alone behind the desk, frowning as he pondered the matter of supplies.

Preparing them in the Other World would definitely be too late. Moreover, the nearby cities had all suffered disasters; where would there be resources to allocate?

He had to go back to Blue Star to find a way.

Zhang Mu stood up and was about to summon the portal.

"Knock, knock—"

Eh?

The study door was knocked. Zhang Mu looked over in confusion.

Solon had instructed the City Lord's family not to disturb him recently. Who would come at this time?

"Enter," Zhang Mu sat back in his chair.

"Lord City Lord." The one who pushed the door open was the Second Madam.

Zhang Mu scanned her up and down, a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Currently, she was wearing a slim-fitting white gauze dress. The exquisite fabric clung to the sides of her chest and tapered down, narrowing inward.

Just past her waist, it flared out suddenly and somewhat abruptly, highlighting the beautiful curve of her hips and waist.

And her long brown hair, which had been loose last night, was now coiled at the back of her head, with a few deliberately left strands hanging down her right temple.

This outfit fully brought out her aura as a married woman.

After a couple of glances, Zhang Mu's gaze fell on a stack of clothes she was holding with both hands. They looked quite old: "Is something the matter?"

"Yesterday, Lord City Lord rested at my place. I thought perhaps you were reminiscing about the past..."

So you brought all the "City Lord's" old clothes?

Zhang Mu's expression was strange. She looked up, caught sight of it, and quickly said: "They have all been washed clean."

"Put them there." He pointed to the wooden cabinet on the left.

After putting the clothes away, she bowed slightly and turned to walk out of the room with small steps, closing the door behind her.

"Why are you here?"

Only seconds after the door closed, a questioning voice suddenly came from outside. Judging by the sound, it seemed to be the City Lord's Little Madam.

Zhang Mu, who had summoned the portal, had the corners of his mouth twitch.

As expected, when there are more people, more troubles follow.

Sighing, Zhang Mu swept his Mental Energy over. Letting them argue there definitely wouldn't do; if they kept arguing, they would inevitably burst into the study.

He eavesdropped on the two arguing while thinking to himself that he had to drive away everyone who could be driven away.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even have to handle the matters of the "world"; he'd be busy enough just solving the City Lord's domestic affairs.