In the backyard of the county government.
"I can't save his leg."
Qing Feng, the little attendant, was already in a coma.
After a round of examination, Zhao Ling, the young and beautiful pharmacist, gave such an answer.
Li Mu looked at Living Bodhisattva, the doctor of the clinic.
Just now, when Zhao Ling re-examined Qing Feng's injury, Living Bodhisattva was also there, and the two even had a conversation.
Seeing the inquiry in Li Mu's eyes, Living Bodhisattva put on a wry smile and said, "Your Honor, I'm ashamed. The actual situation is more serious than I thought. His body is swollen and decayed, which is more serious than I expected. Doctor Zhao's medical skills are several times better than mine. She is right."
Li Mu nodded.
Obviously, the result was really disappointing for him, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his heart.
"That bowl of blood, didn't it work?" Li Mu asked reluctantly.
"If it weren't for that bowl of blood, I'm afraid he would have died a long time ago." Zhao Ling said bluntly.
Li Mu frowned and said, "Is it because your medical skills are not good enough, and you are still alive to take revenge on me?"
Zhao Ling immediately flared up like a hedgehog whose hair stood on end. She said angrily, "What do you mean? You can doubt me, but please don't doubt the ability and dignity of a pharmacist. If you don't believe me, don't ask me to cure your man. "
"Wow, this little girl is quite arrogant."
Li Mu didn't mind and asked again, "Is there really no hope? As long as you can save his leg, I can find a way to get all kinds of healing medicine. Just tell me what you need. "
"You are going to blackmail him, aren't you?" Zhao Ling said contemptuously.
She was well aware of the devil's means. Many masters from the Sky Dragon Faction and Huya Faction were still locked in the damp and cold prison, waiting to be ransomed. And the few Grand Elders who came to ransom them were locked in the front yard of the county government to write the ransom letter. In her eyes, the devil Li was just like a goose plucking its hair and a fish scraping its scales. The so-called "think of a way" must be to blackmail those poor Jianghu people of the northwest Wulin World again.
"That's none of your business. Just tell me if there is any other way." Li Mu glared at her and said, "As long as you can hold on to his leg, I can set you free and let you go."
Zhao Ling's eyes lit up, but they soon dimmed.
"Buddha's salvation is fated, and medicine can cure all diseases. Even if you get your hands on immortal pills and divine medicines, it's impossible for his leg to be unscathed." Zhao Ling puffed up her cheeks like a hamster that had swallowed a whole noodle. She thought for a while and carefully examined Qing Feng's injuries again. Finally, she came to a conclusion. "His legs will not be amputated, but it's impossible for him to stand up again, let alone walk like a normal person."
Li Mu stared at her.
Zhao Ling glared at him angrily.
"Well, try your best." Li Mu said.
"Hmph, is there a need for you to say that? Apothecaries will do their best for every patient they receive." The proud little swan held its head high, trying its best to demonstrate its dignity and bearing as a pharmacist.
"What about the other three?" Li Mu asked again. He was referring to Ma Junwu, Feng Yuanxing, and Zhen Meng.
Zhao Ling said with certainty, "The one with the broken arm will not be able to recover because he has lost too much blood. He will need to rest for a month. As for the other two, I can guarantee that they will recover completely within half a month."
Li Mu nodded.
That answer was clearer than the one given by the doctor in the clinic, the Living Bodhisattva, and it took less time.
It also proved that the little swan's medical skills were more exquisite.
"Okay, then show me. If you can't do it, the consequences … you know." Li Mu grinned, his face full of evil.
Zhao Ling shuddered as if she had seen the devil's smile.
With that, Li Mu left the room.
He went back to his living room.
"Gee, the room looks brand-new. The new layout is nice. Was it Zheng Cunjian's work?" Li Mu's eyes lit up the moment he stepped into the room.
The living room had changed a lot. Compared with before, it looked more stylish and artistic. Some bookshelves, antique shelves, and green plants were added. The desk was replaced with a new one. A full set of blue-and-white porcelain tea sets, cups, and bowls … Even the position of the bedding was changed.
The servant next to Li Mu told him that those were the decorations Zheng Cunjian had ordered a few days ago when he took over the place.
"This viper's ability to enjoy life is indeed extraordinary."
Li Mu sighed with emotion.
Then, he rummaged through several cabinets and found that some of his personal belongings were gone, including the vest, Li Ning's sportswear, and sneakers he wore when he was transported to this planet from Earth.
"After Mr. Zheng came in, he ordered people to destroy all the junk in the living room," said the servant.
"Damn it!"
Li Mu couldn't help cursing inwardly.
Although these items were not precious, they were still items that he had brought from Earth. For the next twenty years, they could be regarded as a memento. When he was homesick, he could look at them as a memento. But now, they had been destroyed.
"Change the bedding to a new set. Don't touch the decorations, plants, and furniture."
Li Mu ordered.
He was a neat freak, but he didn't want to sleep on a bed or a mattress that had been used by others.
The servant took the order and hurried to move the bedding.
Since Li Mu became the county magistrate, he uprooted the Shennong Faction and confiscated the properties of the Zhou family and the Dianshi janitor. Thus, the county government's financial problems were solved. Instead of the embarrassing situation where they only had one tael of silver to spend, the county government was now rich. Therefore, the purchase of bedding was not a problem at all.
Li Mu didn't care about it anymore and went to the training room.
Zheng Cunjian was not very interested in martial arts. Therefore, after occupying the back office, he was not interested in the relatively hidden and dark training room, so he didn't make any changes to it. Li Mu didn't change any of the decorations in the training room, including the weapons on the racks.
However, what was different from the past was that there were two more people in the training room —
Li Bing and Zheng Cunjian.
Of course, Zheng Cunjian was not dead.
If Li Mu wanted to figure out some things about the Li Mu in this world who fell off the cliff, he could not let Zheng Cunjian die. By now, his mastery of power was quite exquisite. Although that palm knife looked heavy, in fact, it was just a trick to knock Zheng Cunjian out.
Zheng Cunjian and Li Bing were still in a coma.
The latter actually fainted out of fear.
Li Mu was still worried, so he directly punched Zheng Cunjian to knock Li Bing out. Then, he raised his hand and slapped Zheng Cunjian several times to wake him up.
"Ouch …" Zheng Cunjian woke up with a groan.
At first, his eyes were a little confused. But when he saw Li Mu, he immediately trembled subconsciously. Then, he obediently endured the sharp pain, crouched on the ground, and said obsequiously, "Your … Your Honor Li …"
Li Mu didn't give him a friendly look. He said directly, "Tell me everything you said before. Why do you call me Second Young Master? Where is my mother now? "
"Well … Your Honor Li, you are the second son of the magistrate of Chang 'an. I work for the magistrate of Chang' an, so I naturally should call you Second Young Master. Although you have been away from Chang 'an for many years, I have never forgotten that …" Zheng Cunjian tried hard to organize his words for fear of offending Li Mu.
"What?"
This time, it was Li Mu's turn to be shocked.
"The unlucky Li Mu who fell off the cliff, the county magistrate whose name I impersonated, turns out to be the son of the magistrate of Chang 'an. This … is really interesting."
"But it doesn't make sense."
Qing Feng and Ming Yue, the little attendant, had never mentioned this matter. Moreover, during the days when Li Mu was beating around the bush, he had vaguely learned that Li Mu in this world was just a poor scholar without any background.
At that time, the reason why Zhou Wu, Zheng Longxing, and the others did not take Li Mu seriously and directly took away his power was that, after investigation, they confirmed that Li Mu was just a poor scholar without any backing.
If Li Mu was the second son of the magistrate of Chang 'an, Zhou Wu and Zheng Longxing wouldn't dare to do that even if they were ten times bolder.
Moreover, since Li Mu was the son of the magistrate of Chang 'an, when Chu Shufeng, the new deputy county magistrate, begged for mercy, he said that this time Zheng Cunjian and the others came to Taibai County under the order of the magistrate of Chang' an to secretly take away Li Mu and then find a way to get rid of him.
Li Mu mulled it over for a moment. Then, with an emotional look on his face, he sighed and said, "I can't remember what happened in the past. Tell me, what happened to my mother during these years? What happened to her?"
Zheng Cunjian did not doubt him.
The first reason was that he had been beaten into a daze today. His heart was filled with terror and panic, and his ears were still ringing from the slaps just now. The second reason was that in Zheng Cunjian's eyes, the current Second Young Master was no longer the cowardly yes-man eight years ago. Moreover, it was normal for him to forget many things since he had been away from home for eight years.
Thinking only of how to please Li Mu in exchange for his life, Zheng Cunjian hurriedly said, "Eight years ago, in order to protect your wife, you contradicted the magistrate of Chang 'an and broke off the relationship with him. Then, you ran away from home and disappeared. Since then, your wife's life in the mansion has plummeted. She has been subjected to a lot of mockery and harsh abuse. Even the few loyal maids around her have ended up in miserable conditions. After that, your wife left the mansion and lived by sewing and mending for others …"
Zheng Cunjian told the same story as Wang Baochuan.
After a long while, Li Mu finally figured it out.
It turned out that the Li Mu on this planet was really the son of the magistrate of Chang 'an.
This past life could be described with a saying, "A child without a mother, it's a long story."
Back then, before the magistrate of Chang 'an made a name for himself, he was just a famous poor scholar. But Li Mu's mother was the daughter of a military aristocratic family in the Western Qin Empire. She was a well-known beauty in the empire. Back then, the magistrate of Chang' an was also a man of striking appearance. Not only that, but he was also quite talented. He ranked third in the imperial examination and became famous overnight. By chance, he met Li Mu's mother by chance and was amazed by her beauty. So, he took the initiative to pursue Li Mu's mother. After a lot of effort, the poor scholar finally won the approval of that military aristocratic family and married Li Mu's mother to him. It was also with the support of that meritorious noble family that Li Mu gradually became a governor of a region in the Western Qin Empire. He was in charge of Chang 'an, an important place that ranked fourth in the Western Qin Empire and was known as the "granary of the empire".
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