As the night fell, Chang 'an City was shrouded in the cold light of the two moons.
No matter how prosperous a place was, there would always be places where the lights could not reach, such as the slum in the western district.
After receiving Li Mu's order, Zheng Cunjian dared not to neglect it and immediately turned around to leave.
Li Mu was not afraid that he would not come back.
This time, he did not intend to keep a low profile. That was why the incident happened tonight. Magistrate Li Gang must have learned of his arrival. Li Mu did not care what that scumbag, who had ruled the Chang 'an government for more than a decade, would do. At the worst, he could just deal with whatever came his way. Therefore, even if Zheng Cunjian returned to the government to inform on him, Li Mu was not worried at all.
At this time, Zheng Cunjian's leg injury had basically healed, but he still had the Life-and-Death Spell in his body, so his life was in Li Mu's hands.
As Zheng Cunjian cherished his life so much, he would definitely know what to do.
Li Mu glanced at the cold courtyard, the collapsed mud wall, the thatched hut in the courtyard, a well, and a few old trees. A very strange feeling arose in his heart. This kind of desolation was just like the scene in Randeng Temple on Earth.
"Next, I have to stay in Chang 'an City for a few days. After all, it is difficult to find an inn outside. After all, that scumbag magistrate has been operating in Chang' an City for many years, and it can be said that he has penetrated into every aspect. I don't have to worry about it personally, but my mother and sister Grassy …"
Standing in the moonlight, Li Mu was thinking.
Finally, he made a decision.
"No, I'll stay in this yard."
With that thought, he suddenly had a clear idea.
Staying in this slum, to ensure the safety of Li Mu's mother and the maids, he had to do something.
Li Mu's eyes swept around the yard, and gradually came up with an idea.
He still had to set up a tactical deployment.
He began to set up the small yard.
After the experience of setting up the Earth Evil Polaris Formation in the government of Taibai County last time, Li Mu's understanding of tactical deployments had become more proficient. In such a small yard, he naturally did not need to painstakingly set up such a powerful tactical deployment. Everything was much simpler, and he could handle it by himself.
About an hour later, Zheng Cunjian came back with a carriage.
The carriage was loaded with daily necessities, enough for ten people to use for five to six days.
"I did it through my own channels, so the magistrate doesn't know." Zheng Cunjian took the initiative to explain to Li Mu.
He had been in Chang 'an for such a long time that he could be said to be the second magistrate of a prefecture in the Dark World. So, it was not so shocking that he had his own secret channel. Of course, he said that to show his loyalty to Li Mu.
Li Mu nodded and led the carriage in.
"This is the information Young Master asked for." Zheng Cunjian handed over another envelope.
Li Mu opened it and found that the whereabouts of Mrs. Li's three maids, Xia Ju, Qiu Yi, and Dong Xue, were recorded in detail.
"Xia Ju, imprisoned in the Ning Mansion …"
Reading the handwriting on the paper, some information flashed in Li Mu's mind.
In Chang 'an, there might be a lot of people surnamed Ning, but there was only one Ning Mansion, which was the General Ning's Mansion located in the middle of Wuwei Street in the eastern district. Its owner was General Ning Rushan, a hereditary nobility. His ancestor was the vanguard officer of Emperor Guangwu in the Eastern Expedition of Qin Dynasty and made great contributions. Later, he was seriously injured and retired. When the capital of the Qin Empire was moved back to Qin City, he did not go with the army but stayed in Chang' an.
The descendants of the Ning family had inherited the title of nobility from generation to generation. Up to this generation's Mighty General Ning Rushan, there had not been a very powerful figure. The glory of the ancestors in the past had gradually dissipated, and the Ning family had lost its former power. But in Chang 'an City, it was still a number one figure.
According to the information written by Zheng Cunjian and Li Bing in the dark room of the Taibai County government office, Ning Rushan was bad-tempered, violent, and merciless. He would do anything to achieve his goals.
"Xia Ju was sent to the Ning Mansion?"
Li Mu was a little surprised.
"With the status of the Ning Mansion in Chang 'an, why would they come to take a little maid of Li Mu's mother?"
Li Mu was puzzled and read all the information in the letter in one breath.
"Qiu Yi is in the Heaven Sword Martial Club, and Dong Xue is in the Dafeng Chamber of Commerce. What a coincidence!"
Today, among the rich second generations who followed Li Xiong to Li Mu's residence to make trouble, there were Zhang Chuixue, the young master of the Heaven Sword Martial Club, and Zhou Yu, the son of the president of the Dafeng Chamber of Commerce.
After reading it, Li Mu thought to himself and said, "Well, there is nothing for you to do here. You can go back. If there is anything, I will contact you."
Zheng Cunjian turned around and left.
Li Mu put away the letter and continued to set up the tactical deployment in the yard.
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"Li Mu … Li Mu!"
In the carriage, Li Xiong's face was full of ferocity, with blue veins protruding like snakes wriggling on his face. He punched the carriage hard with his fists, and the great anger and humiliation almost drowned him.
Since he came to Chang 'an City, he had been favored by thousands of people. Had he ever been humiliated like tonight?
"Li Mu, I am a master. I will definitely let you die miserably, and that old pig and dog, those maids … I will let you suffer and blame yourself, and regret offending me."
Li Xiong breathed heavily.
Li Mu's strong performance tonight was unbearable for Li Xiong.
For a long time, he was the most proud son of the magistrate of Chang 'an City. He was also pretentious and looked down on the bastard born by that woman. Later, Li Mu ran away from home and didn't come back for eight years. He had gradually forgotten this half-brother. However, when Li Mu came back, he was the youngest scholar in the empire, the county magistrate, and he had such powerful martial arts … This made Li Xiong, who was pretentious, feel a huge blow at once.
He found that he was inferior to Li Mu in all aspects.
What was this?
Unexpectedly, he was inferior to an abandoned son?
The carriage rushed and finally returned to the Li Mansion.
Having been in charge of Chang 'an City for more than ten years, Li Gang had opened his own mansion in the city, and had long stopped living in the government office. Over the years, Li Gang worked in the Li Mansion for a long time, and went to the government office less often.
It was late at night.
Li Gang was still awake.
He looked more than forty years old this year, with a slender figure, a white face like jade, a black beard under the chin, and extremely regular facial features. Under the white clothes, he had a kind of elegant and handsome temperament. He was an absolute middle-aged handsome man. When he was young, he must be the kind of handsome man who fascinated a lot of women. Since he could pursue Li Gang's mother, the most dazzling flower in the empire, Li Gang obviously had the capital.
Under the bright light, Li Gang was discussing something with a few of his trusted aides.
Suddenly, the door of the study was directly opened, and Li Xiong rushed in with a gloomy face. "Father, you must make a decision for me …" He broke in.
The meeting was interrupted.
Li Gang looked calm and dignified without being angry. "How can you be so impatient? What a scandal!" His tone was dissatisfied, but it wasn't a question. If it was someone else who dared to barge into the study, they would have been dragged out and beaten up. A month ago, a new concubine relied on Li Gang's favor to barge into the study without any notice. In a fit of rage, Li Gang ordered his men to beat her to death.
"Your Honor, we leave first."
"We leave."
Seeing the First Young Master coming in, several counselors stood up tactfully and left.
In the room, there were only Li Gang and his son left.
"You were raised by your mother, but why didn't you learn any ability from your mother? Instead, the older you are, the more impatient you are?" Li Gang looked at Li Xiong's angry look, and said discontentedly, "What's the matter? Say it. "
Li Xiong told everything that happened tonight.
In the end, he said, "Father, that bastard not only humiliated me, but also didn't take you seriously at all. He left his post and came to Chang 'an Mansion, which is a big crime. We can't let him return to Taibai County alive. Otherwise, it will bring endless troubles."
Li Gang listened patiently, and there was still no change in his look on his face. He said, "I will deal with this matter. You don't have to get involved anymore."
"But father …" Li Xiong still wanted to say something.
Li Gang waved his hand, "Go to your mother. She has something to ask you. You are 18 years old this year, and it is time to learn something. You can't be idle outside with a false name of 'the first Young Master in Chang' an City '."
Seeing his father's serious face, Li Xiong swallowed what he wanted to say, saluted sullenly, and then turned to go out of the study.
Li Gang sat on the armchair and was silent for a long time.
Suddenly, the five fingers of his right hand moved slightly. A wisp of thick black mist, like a black snake from the underworld, crawled out from the tip of his index finger and wrapped around his wrist. It flicked its black tongue in and out, looking very lifelike.
"Go, take me to have a look."
He said.
The black snake bowed and bounced, and disappeared in the study like a light.
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After Li Xiong went out of the study, he passed through several corridors and several iron gates, and came to the backyard.
Only a few people could enter the backyard of the Li Mansion.
Very few people knew what was in the backyard.
Li Xiong, who was familiar with the way, came to a steel house, stepped on the steps, and a heavy metal door appeared. Beside the door, there was a platform slightly larger than a palm, shining with a green halo. Li Xiong reached out and pressed on the green platform.
"The handprint detection is passed."
A mechanical voice sounded.
The metal door opened.
Behind the door was a metal staircase passage to the underground.
After Li Xiong entered the passage, the metal door closed instantly.
Going up to the sixtieth step, he had reached three or four meters underground of the Li Mansion. A corridor with glass on the wall appeared. Walking through the corridor, there was another light silver metal door in front. The level of metal forging was far beyond the level of craftsmen in this world. Beside the metal door, there was another palm-sized platform, shining with a pale green brilliance.
Li Xiong put his eyes over.
"The iris detection is passed."
The mechanical voice sounded again.
The metal door opened.
The incandescent light poured out from behind the door. Li Xiong was not surprised, walked in, and shouted, "Mother, I don't care. You have to avenge me."
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