Or he was stupid.
Or he didn't want to live anymore.
Or he was ordered to do so.
But He Yingxin knew Li Mu well. No matter which one it was, Xu Mingyuan was going to die today.
Others might not know, but He Yingxin vaguely knew why Li Mu came to the Starry Mansion this time.
Therefore, he didn't hesitate to attack.
Xu Mingyuan's cultivation was also at the Immortal King Realm. But compared with He Yingxin, who was a Celestial Warrior carefully cultivated by the Celestial Court, he was much weaker. In a few moves, He Yingxin suppressed him and sealed his cultivation.
"You … Mu Mu, how dare you do this?"
Xu Mingyuan shouted in a stern voice.
Li Mu said, "Get out and kill him."
Without saying anything, He Yingxin dragged Xu Mingyuan out.
"How dare you, Mu Mu, you are courting death. How dare you …" Xu Mingyuan shouted. Panic finally appeared on his face.
He finally realized that Li Mu was really going to kill him.
The expressions of Gu Jianfei and the others in the hall changed drastically. The expressions of those who had seemed calm earlier also changed drastically. No one had expected the head seat of the Punishment Palace to be so decisive, not giving the Demon Suppressing Pavilion any face at all.
Li Mu rose to his feet and asked harshly, "The dignified little Immortal Court, patrolling the prefecture and protecting the people on behalf of the Great Immortal Master, is actually being bullied by a sect. This is simply a disgrace. Where is the face and dignity of the Immortal Court? In the Heavenly Star Mansion, are you all just going to sit there and do nothing? Huh? "
Gu Jianfei and the others were trembling.
Li Mu's eyes fell on Gu Jianfei and the heads of the six mansions. He said, "Today, I will give you a chance. Immortal Master Gu, and the heads of the six mansions, you will personally execute Xu Mingyuan to uphold the dignity of the Celestial Court."
"Huh?"
"What?"
Gu Jianfei and the others were shocked.
"Your Honor, this …"
"We … we …"
There was a lot of submissive voices.
Li Mu's face turned cold. The temperature in the whole Cloud Hall suddenly dropped by dozens of degrees. Everyone felt a bone-chilling cold.
"Huh? What? Don't my words work? "Li Mu narrowed his eyes.
Gu Jianfei's heart trembled as he suddenly remembered the legend of this Great Sir. Then, he thought about the useless days he had spent in the Heavenly Star Mansion. He didn't know where this anger came from, but he steeled his heart and said, "This lowly official obeys."
With Gu Jianfei taking the lead, the other powerhouses also lowered their heads under the pressure.
Only a middle-aged man with a sinister expression sat on his seat, silently resisting the pressure.
"Your honor, what's your position?" Li Mu asked.
That person stood up with a cold smile on his face. He cupped his fists and said, "I am Lin Yuanzhi, the seat master of the Official Household."
Li Mu said, "What? Are you unwilling to defend the dignity of the Immortal Court? "
Lin Yuanzhi said, "This lowly official thinks that Milord's methods are too cruel. It's just trespassing into the Lingxiao Hall. A slight reprimand and punishment is enough. Why must you be so ruthless?"
"Are you blaming me?" Li Mu's lips curled into a knife-like arc.
Lin Yuanzhi said, "This lowly official is just stating the facts."
Li Mu sneered and said, "No wonder the small Heavenly Court of the Heavenly Star Mansion is bullied by the Demon-suppressing Pavilion. It turns out that among the six heads of the Immortal Court, there are also people who disregard the law of the Immortal Court. It's a compliment to say that you don't do your job. It's a dereliction of duty."
Being scolded, Lin Yuanzhi immediately became angry and ashamed. He said, "Your honor, revitalizing the small Immortal Court is not just a matter of words. Besides, the Demon-suppressing Pavilion is also a member of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals. It's reasonable for us to manage the affairs of the Immortal Court. How can you confuse the truth like this?"
Li Mu said sternly, "What a good excuse!
Confuse the truth like this! Guards, take this man down for me. "
War Slave Bi Luo's figure flashed like a ghost and instantly grabbed onto Lin Yuanzhi's shoulder, causing Lin Yuanzhi's cultivation to vanish without a trace.
"Your honor, is this what you want?" Lin Yuanzhi said fiercely.
Li Mu said indifferently, "Drag him out and behead him."
Bi Luo dragged Lin Yuanzhi out of the hall.
Lin Yuanzhi shouted, "You're killing indiscriminately! You're eliminating dissidents! You're going against the law! I can't accept this! Mu Mu, I can't accept this! I'm a general appointed by the Great Immortal Court. How can you kill me so easily?"
Li Mu raised a hand and said, "Wait."
Bi Luo stopped.
Li Mu sneered and said, "You can't accept this? Haha, fine. Today, I'll let you know why you died. Guards … "
He waved his hand.
Clap, clap, clap!
A pile of jade pieces and letters were thrown into the hall.
One of the attendants of the Xuan 'ge casually activated his Immortal Core Power and activated one of the jade pieces. What was recorded in it was projected in the void. It was the Head of the Department of Civil Affairs, Lin Yuanzhi, who stole by force, conspired to kill, violated the laws and rules of the Immortal Court, and did all kinds of underhanded things.
This kind of thing was done by many officials of the Immortal Court, big or small.
After all, the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals was rotten from the root.
But after all, it was something that couldn't be brought to the surface.
Once someone was brought to account, it would be easy to find out.
Lin Yuanzhi's face suddenly became more embarrassed than if his own son had died.
He didn't expect that Mu Mu, who had just arrived, had already figured out everything about him. That made him suddenly realize that Mu Mu was in charge of the Department of Civil Affairs. Wasn't that what the special guards of the Department of Civil Affairs were best at?
In many cases, even if one was innocent, the special guards of the Department of Civil Affairs could easily fabricate a lot of things to smear one's name and make it hard for one to complain.
"Your Honor, I was wrong. I'm willing to take action to uphold the dignity of the Immortal Court."
Lin Yuanzhi was so scared that he immediately gave in.
"Do you think I have so much time that I can let you go back on your word? Drag them out and kill them together with Xu Mingyuan. Immortal Master Gu, please take action. "
Gu Jianfei and the others had long been scared out of their wits. They were trembling with fear. At this moment, they didn't dare to hesitate at all.
Their butts were no cleaner than Lin Yuanzhi's.
Presumably, the Great Leader also had the "evidence" of their crimes in his hands.
The Great Leader killed Xu Mingyuan to show the Demon-subduing Pavilion his attitude, and Lin Yuanzhi was "killing the chicken to warn the monkey".
Who was the monkey?
Wasn't it them?
If they didn't know what was good for them, the Great Leader would directly kill the monkey.
The group of people hurriedly took the order and went out.
Soon, Xu Mingyuan and Lin Yuanzhi's cries and curses came from outside the hall, but they soon turned into wailing and begging for mercy. In the end, their voices gradually faded away.
Then, Gu Jianfei and the others came in and saluted Li Mu in return with a look as if they had eaten a dead mouse. Their hands and bodies were still stained with blood.
He Yingxin also came in and nodded to Li Mu, indicating that everything was done. Those people had indeed taken action.
Li Mu laughed, and his face turned from gloomy to sunny. He said, "You are indeed loyal to the Great Leader. You are all my loyal subordinates. From today on, you are my trustworthy brothers. Don't worry, I won't ignore you if anything happens. Everyone, let's drink to the glory of the small Immortal Court of Heavenly Star Mansion!"
Gu Jianfei and the others returned to their seats and raised their glasses.
By now, they also understood that they had become grasshoppers on the same rope as Li Mu. There was no way out, and it was impossible to escape.
In that case, it was better to follow Li Mu to the end and fight for a better future, didn't it?
"We are willing to follow Your Honor. We will not hesitate to go through fire and water."
"We are willing to be the vanguard of Your Honor."
"We will follow Your Honor's lead."
After changing their minds, these people quickly adapted. They immediately patted their chests and pledged their loyalty.
Li Mu's first banquet in Dongyang City passed just like that.
After all, he was in a high position. It was easy for him to do these things from top to bottom.
That night, Li Mu directly searched the Taoist Master Mansion of the Demon-suppressing Pavilion in Dongyang City on the grounds that Xu Mingyuan trespassed into the Cloud Hall. The leader was Gu Jianfei, the young Immortal Master. With the help of Li Mu's seven war slaves, they easily killed many disciples of the Demon-suppressing Pavilion who resisted stubbornly.
A large number of immortal crystals, immortal gold, ores, elixirs, secret manuals, formation maps, fairy weapons, elixirs, armors, and other cultivation resources were seized from the mansion, which made Gu Jianfei and the others speechless.
They had long known that the Taoist Master Mansion was very rich, but they did not expect it to be so rich.
All the immortal resources and wealth seized were handed over to Li Mu.
Li Mu took these resources out of the storage space and placed them in the Cloud Hall.
The dazzling immortal treasures dazzled people's eyes.
Gu Jianfei and the others were summoned. When they saw the mountains of immortal treasures, their eyes flashed with envy.
As a matter of fact, they were all feudal officials and local bigwigs of the Immortal Court. However, they had been oppressed by the Demon Subduing Pavilion for many years, so their wealth was pitifully low. Xu Mingyuan's wealth easily surpassed theirs.
"Haha, guys, you can take half of these immortal treasures."
Li Mu said with a smile.
"What?"
Gu Jianfei was shocked.
The heads of the other five mansions, as well as a temporary head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, were all shocked when they heard Li Mu's words.
"Uh … Your Honor, do we have a share?"
Gu Jianfei thought he had misheard and swallowed.
Li Mu said, "What? You don't want it? "
"No, no, no. Your Honor, how dare we refuse such a generous gift. It's just …" Gu Jianfei did not know what to say.
In the past, when things like this happened, the seized wealth and treasures would all belong to the Immortal Court. In fact, it must be secretly swallowed by the superior officials. This was the unspoken rule that had surfaced long ago. Everyone knew it.
But today, Li Mu was willing to share cultivation resources with them.
"Haha, I said yesterday that as long as you follow me and work for the Great Immortal Master, I will never treat you badly. Do you think I'm just making empty promises?"
Li Mu said with a faint smile.
"Your Honor is wise."
"We are willing to be your lackeys."
"We will never forget your kindness."
The group of people was surprised and grateful. They all bowed to Li Mu.
They were forced last night, and today they were tempted.
One was a stick, and the other was a carrot.
Their resistance to Li Mu had almost dissipated.
Everything was going according to Li Mu's plan.
The next day, Li Mu left Dongyang City.
He "traveled incognito" and went to the seven major cities occupied by the Demon-suppressing Pavilion to find out the situation first.
Different from the Moon River Mansion and the Swaying Eagle Mansion, the Demon-suppressing Pavilion was too powerful in the Starry Mansion. Even with Li Mu's status, he had to take it slow.
Today was the third watch, and there was still the second watch.
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