Zheng Cunjian's face darkened.
The reason why he did not want to make things awkward was that he did not want to take too many risks. But it did not mean that he was really afraid of Li Mu.
Most of the time, even when he was absolutely confident, he preferred to solve the problem with some tricks and tricks.
When his opponents were suddenly awakened when they were at the height of their excitement, and then fell into the abyss of despair, it was undoubtedly the process that gave him the greatest sense of achievement. Looking at the fawning faces, even though they were filled with anger in their hearts, Zheng Cunjian dared not to say anything. This kind of scene excited him the most.
But now, a little mouse in his eyes, a toy that he had been toying with, suddenly asked him to kneel down. After a brief moment of astonishment and disbelief, Zheng Cunjian was immediately plunged into a great rage.
"How dare he?"
"How dare Li Mu?"
"Haha, Li Mu, have you lost your mind?"
Chu Shufeng, the new Deputy county magistrate, strode to Zheng Cunjian and sneered, "Do you know who Mr. Zheng is? Do you know that even the magistrate of Chang 'an respects Mr. Zheng very much? Do you know that no county magistrate in Chang' an dares to object to Mr. Zheng's words? Do you know …"
Li Mu's eyes fell on the middle-aged man with a hooked nose and he sneered, "Do you know that a walk-on like you should keep your mouth shut? It's not your turn yet. If you say one more word, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death!"
Chu Shufeng's face paled.
He did not know what that word meant, but he could vaguely guess it.
Under Li Mu's gaze, Chu Shufeng's lips moved a few times, but he did not dare to say a word.
"Good boy, that's right. A walk-on should have the consciousness of a walk-on."
Li Mu said disdainfully.
"It's a waste of my saliva to talk to this kind of lackey."
He looked at Zheng Cunjian and said, "You won't kneel, will you?"
Zheng Cunjian sneered proudly, "In Chang 'an, I only kneel to the magistrate of Chang' an. Who do you think you are? How dare you ask me to …"
"You really talk a lot of nonsense."
Li Mu's figure flashed. Like a ghost, he appeared in front of Zheng Cunjian in an instant and raised his hand to slap at him.
Boom!
The airflow was overflowing.
To everyone's surprise, an oval shield emerged over Zheng Cunjian. Radiating a blue halo, the shield shielded Zheng Cunjian from Li Mu's attack …
Huh?
Is this a magical round shield?
Li Mu was a little surprised.
He could tell that Zheng Cunjian was definitely not a warlock. How could he summon a magic shield?
"Haha, did you really think that I wouldn't have any precautions?"
Zheng Cunjian sneered and said, "I've seen a lot of reckless lunatics like you. You think you can do whatever you want with your cheap life … Porcelain will never collide with a crock. If I didn't take any precautions, how could I …"
Crack!
Before he could finish his words, a crisp sound rang out, and the water-blue magical power round shield on his body broke apart inch by inch, just like a broken piece of jade.
Li Mu withdrew his palm.
He had used no more than one-tenth of his strength.
The magical power round shield of this level was almost the same as the protective magic circle the blind Taoist and the middle-aged warlock in cyan had cast. If it were a few days ago, Li Mu might have to exert a little more effort to break it. But now, not only was his strength dozens of times stronger than before, but he had also gained a deeper understanding of martial arts under Guo Yuqing's guidance. So, it was only a matter of a second for him to crack the magical power round shield of this level.
Moreover, Zheng Cunjian was not a warlock.
His aqua blue shield was merely triggered by external force.
Wisps of water-blue flames floated in the air.
A blue jade pendant on Zheng Cunjian's body shattered into powder and drifted away like smoke.
A drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead.
His expression turned into one of horror.
"The Orchid Shield is … broken?!"
"I …" Zheng Cunjian's face was full of horror, as if he had been scared out of his wits. He subconsciously took a step back.
Right at that moment, the sound of a machine breaking rang out.
A bunch of flying needles as thin as cow hair darted out of Zheng Cunjian's shoulder without warning. Under the sunlight, they glinted with poisonous blue light. At such a close distance, all the needles shot into Li Mu's chest.
"Hahaha, do you really think I only have a magical power shield?"
Then, he sneered, "The Ox Awn Blood Poisonous Needles are specialized in breaking the internal qi and Gang Qi. Once the poisonous needles penetrate the body of a super expert in the Zongshi Master Realm, his cultivation will be broken in an instant. The poisonous needles will go through the blood vessels and meridians like ants gnawing on a prey, making the victim feel excruciating pain …"
"Really?" Li Mu raised a hand and brushed off the blue needles on his chest. Then, he taunted, "What else do you have? Bring it on. I'll play along with you."
Zheng Cunjian was dumbfounded.
"You … How could you? You … "He was really a little scared.
"The Ox Awn Blood Poisonous Needles that are specialized in breaking the internal qi of martial arts experts failed to penetrate Li Mu's body?"
"What's going on?"
Could it be that Li Mu was wearing some kind of protective clothes?
"Go to hell!"
Zheng Cunjian's face turned ferocious.
His body quivered slightly. Every joint of his body quivered unbelievably. Then, different kinds of hidden weapons shot out from different parts of his body. He even sprayed out a variety of poisonous mists. Then, three tiny poisonous insects that looked like flying ants darted at Li Mu with wings, shrieking.
Li Mu stood where he was and did not even try to dodge.
The hidden weapon hit his body.
The poisonous mist sprayed on his face.
The venomous bug bit into his neck.
"Crack!"
Li Mu raised a hand and, as if swatting a mosquito, slapped the flying poisonous insects to death.
He opened his mouth and inhaled, inhaled all the poisonous mist into his mouth, and then sprayed it out through his nose.
He even sprayed five or six smoke rings skillfully. The smoke rings formed one after another and floated in the air, lingering for a long time.
Then, he casually patted his clothes, and all the hidden weapons fell to the ground.
All the hidden weapons barely penetrated Li Mu's clothes and left no trace on his skin.
At present, all the bones, skin, and flesh of Li Mu's body had been smashed and reshaped by himself. Just like forging iron, all the accumulated impurities and internal injuries in his body were healed. The whole reshaping process was cast by the Xiantian Skill and the Spiritual Qi in this world. It was tantamount to a rebirth, almost creating a Natural Body.
It could be said that the experience in the underground river cave of the Nine-dragons Fall was the most miserable one since Li Mu came to this world. But it was also the most abnormal improvement of his strength. He had gone through a process that ordinary people might not experience in their lifetime.
In the process, he also mastered the Cracking the Sky, the third style of the Zhenwu Boxing, and the strength of his body rose to another level. When he was deliberately on guard, his skin was as hard as steel. Not to mention the soft hidden weapons, even if a top master in the Joint-thoughts level chopped his body with a sword, it would barely leave a white mark on his skin.
Since the hidden weapons could not penetrate his skin, the poisonous insects naturally could not bite it, either.
As for the poisonous gas?
For Li Mu, with the breathing rhythm of the Xiantian Skill, even if the world's most toxic gas was inhaled into his lungs, he could breathe it out without leaving a trace. So, it could not invade his body at all.
What Zheng Cunjian had done could not be described as not sinister.
If it were any other warrior, even a super master in the Master Realm, he would have been killed five or six times in such a short distance.
Unfortunately, he met Li Mu.
"Are you done with your performance?"
Li Mu sneered.
Zheng Cunjian's heart sank little by little.
He couldn't figure out why his tricks had no effect on Li Mu.
"Has Li Mu surpassed the Master Realm and reached the Great Master Realm?"
"A 14-year-old Great Master?"
Zheng Cunjian felt dizzy at the thought of it.
He realized that his trip to Taibai County this time might have really provoked a little monster that he should not have provoked.
"I …" He looked at Li Mu and tried to say something.
Li Mu gave him a faint smile and said, "I told you to kneel and talk."
Zheng Cunjian's face suddenly turned as red as a pig's liver.
Of course, he did not want to kneel.
Because this meant that from then on, the horrible image and status that the Heartless Scholar had built among the bureaucrats in Chang 'an would instantly collapse. It was hard to build up prestige, but it usually only took a moment to destroy it.
After kneeling today, it was hard to tell what the officials would think behind his back when they met in the future, even if they still showed respect and flattery on the surface.
However, he was smart enough to know that at this moment, he had to kneel.
Because the little monster in front of him really had no scruples.
Zheng Cunjian took a deep breath.
"I'm just a commoner. Seeing the county magistrate, I, Li Ying, salute …" Then, he bent his knees and was about to kneel.
He deliberately said he was a commoner and Li Mu was a county magistrate, just to give himself a way out. Even if it was spread out in the future, wasn't it normal for a commoner to kneel to a county magistrate who was a county magistrate of the empire? Moreover, if he did it well, it would become a good topic for Zheng Cunjian to talk about his noble status.
To his surprise, Li Mu said coldly, "It's too late."
Crack, crack.
Two crisp sounds were heard.
An indescribable pain surged from his knees, and Zheng Cunjian's body went limp.
He stared at his legs in disbelief, which were twisted at a horrifying angle. His kneecap was completely broken, and his leg bone was broken. Blood flowed down along the bone stubble, which instantly dyed Zheng Cunjian's clothes red, as well as the ground under his clothes.
Li Mu's figure flashed and he returned to Qing Feng's side.
"Bastard, you made me do it."
He looked at Zheng Cunjian, the Heartless Scholar, and said scornfully.
"Ah? Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, I … "At that moment, Zheng Cunjian seemed to have come to himself. He shrieked in horror, making all kinds of strange sounds, like a despairing beast that had fallen into a trap, letting out all kinds of incomprehensible screams.
In the past, he was the one who watched others wail in pain.
For so many years, he had never seen such a wound on his body.
"Is this the noble from Chang 'an government? He's worse than trash. " Li Mu spat. Then, he glanced at Chu Shufeng and the others, as well as those black-armored soldiers who claimed to be elites, and said in an unquestionable tone, "Get on your knees. Get on your knees and talk. Otherwise, you'll end up like this Zheng something."
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