With Li Mu's strength and some minor Taoist magic arts, he was able to get in and out of the Zhou Mansion as if there was no one there. Therefore, Zhou Dedao and the others did not know he was there before.
The reason why he was discovered was that Li Mu felt it would be too time-consuming to keep looking for him like that. So, he stopped hiding. He originally wanted to find a small leader to ask for directions, but unexpectedly, he ran into the president of the Dafeng Chamber of Commerce and caught a big fish.
Being touched by Li Mu's palm, Zhou Dedao suddenly felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, rendering him unable to move.
"Let go of President Zhou!" Instructor Wang panicked. He stepped in a strange way, drifting from east to west, and suddenly came close to Li Mu and chopped at Li Mu's arm that was on Zhou Dedao's shoulder.
"The peak of the Joint-thoughts level?" Li Mu patted him casually. "You're still far from it."
The palm energy was like a wave. With a slight push, Coach Wang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. The steel saber in his hand cracked into pieces, and his whole body flew backward, crashing into a rockery in the courtyard. With a rumbling sound, the rockery collapsed.
"Ah … Puff." Instructor Wang spat out a mouthful of blood. He struggled but could not get up.
At that moment, the other guards who were eager to have a try immediately felt a chill in their hearts. They no longer had the desire to make a move.
Instructor Wang was the most powerful among them, but he was still no match for that strange short-haired young man. If they went up, they would be killed. Moreover, President Zhou was still in the young man's hand. If the young man was enraged, he would directly smash President Zhou, who knew nothing about martial arts, into a pulp.
"I'm here today just to find someone. I don't want to kill anyone. But, if you force me …" Li Mu said as he gently patted Zhou Dedao's shoulder. Though he did not exert any force, everyone turned pale with fright, especially Zhou Dedao.
"Who is Xia Ju? Bring her here, now … "Zhou Dedao was also anxious and shouted.
The guards looked at each other in bewilderment.
One of the maids in the accounts room hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, Xia Ju is a maid that Young Master brought back from outside half a year ago. Because she committed a crime last night, she was whipped by Young Master. Now, it seems that … she is locked in the woodshed."
"What?" Li Mu's face changed.
He grabbed Zhou Dedao by the neck and said, "Take me there. Hurry up."
Zhou Dedao was like a duck being grabbed by the neck. He roared, "Quick, take this young hero to the woodshed in the backyard. Hurry up!"
Trembling with fear, the group made way for them.
Just like that, Li Mu dragged Zhou Dedao to the backyard under the guidance of the guards of the Zhou Mansion.
At this time, the entire Zhou Mansion was alarmed. Numerous experts and guards rushed to the scene. Among them, there were several experts whose strength was above Coach Wang's. But when they saw that Coach Wang was seriously injured, they did not dare to act rashly for fear of hurting their president, Zhou Dedao.
"Li Mu, is that you?" Zhou Yu also rushed over when he heard the news. He roared, "How dare you barge into my Zhou Residence! You're insane!"
Li Mu ignored him.
He carried Zhou Dedao as if he was carrying a chicken and strode to the door of the woodshed.
A faint smell of blood came from the woodshed.
Li Mu's heart sank.
"Li Mu, do you know what you're doing? How dare you take my father hostage! You lunatic! No one in Chang 'an can protect you! You're dead meat … "Zhou Yu was still yelling. Then, he spun around and said," Go get Master Lin … "
Master Lin was one of the two Masters hired by the Dafeng Chamber of Commerce at a high price.
Li Mu's face darkened. He directly opened the door of the woodshed.
In the damp and narrow woodshed, there was a girl about 18 or 19 years old. Her clothes were torn and soaked in blood. Strands of blood stuck to her badly mutilated body. She was lying on the ground, motionless and breathing weakly. Her appearance was extremely miserable. The nails on her toes and fingers were all pulled out. Obviously, she had been tortured.
"Xia Ju?"
Li Mu threw Zhou Dedao aside and rushed into the woodshed. He gently helped the unconscious girl to her feet.
A pretty face came into his sight.
It was Xia Ju.
Xia Ju's portrait was among the documents Zheng Cunjian gave Li Mu.
Li Mu pinched a seal with his left hand. A stream of light green cool power gathered in the air and turned into a faintly discernible water bead. Then, he pressed it between Xia Ju's eyebrows and imprinted it.
The Vitality Seal!
It was a Taoist magic art of the wood property taught to Li Mu by the old faker. It could absorb the wood power from the elements of heaven and earth to heal wounds. It was a very simple Taoist magic art.
On his way to Chang 'an, Li Mu had been studying the many small Taoist magic arts taught by the old faker and had made some achievements. The Life-and-Death Spell he used to control Zheng Cunjian and the Vitality Seal were among the many small Taoist magic arts. Of course, the so-called small Taoist magic arts of the old faker would be an extremely amazing magic art in this world.
"Ah …" As the seal entered her body, Xia Ju, who was in a coma, slowly opened her eyes.
Her big eyes were as clear as water.
"You … you are …" She opened her eyes and saw Li Mu, looking confused.
Li Mu hurriedly said, "Sister Xia Ju, I'm here to take you home. Don't worry. You're safe now."
"It's … it's Young Master Mu. You … you've really come back. That's … that's great, I …" Xia Ju's big eyes glinted with surprise. Then, she saw the guards of the Zhou Mansion who were waiting for him outside. She hurriedly said, "Young Master, you … leave now. They …"
Before her voice died away —
Two figures had already rushed over like a gust of wind. Their broadswords and broadswords were aimed at Li Mu's back.
They were the two instructors. Seeing Zhou Dedao was out of control, they were eager to make a contribution, so they launched a sneak attack from behind.
Without looking back, Li Mu threw a backhand punch.
Boom!
A transparent fist print visible to the naked eye emerged from Li Mu's fists and rapidly grew larger. The fist power, like raging waves, tore the woodshed apart in an instant. The two sneak-attacking coaches were hit by the fist power and flew back dozens of meters like wheat in a hurricane. They hit the wall in the distance and the wall collapsed. Smoke and dust rose everywhere. The two men fell among the bricks and rubble, and no one knew whether they were still alive or not.
The people in the backyard turned pale with fright. They felt their eardrums vibrating and involuntarily stepped back. Even the experts at the peak of the Joint-thoughts level could not stand still.
Holding Xia Ju in his arms, Li Mu walked out of the broken woodshed.
"Surround him! Don't let him go!" Zhou Dedao, under the protection of dozens of guards, bellowed with a sullen face.
No matter what, they had to kill this intruder today.
Otherwise, the Dafeng Chamber of Commerce would become a joke in Chang 'an.
"Kill him, kill this adulterous couple …" Zhou Yu's expression was also sinister as he loudly shouted.
Like a tide, the guards of the courtyard rushed at Li Mu.
"Get out of here!"
Holding Xia Ju in his arms, Li Mu took a step forward and stomped heavily on the ground with his left foot.
Boom!
The ground shook as if there was an earthquake.
With Li Mu as the center, the horrible power burst out. The dozens of guards at the front only felt a huge force burst out from the ground under their feet, which instantly bounced them up and directly shattered their calf bones. The ground paved with thick stone slabs rippled like waves. All the steps, rockery, trees, rockery, walls … all the buildings along the way collapsed as if they had really experienced an earthquake.
All the people in the yard screamed and fell down.
Even those first-class experts at the peak of the Joint-thoughts level swayed as if they were drunk. They could not even stand steadily. The counterforce really broke their leg bones.
In the blink of an eye, the backyard of the Zhou's mansion, which occupied more than ten acres, turned into ruins.
The power of one stomp was so great.
Zhou Dedao and his son, Zhou Yu, were protected by several loyal guards, so they did not get hurt.
Holding Xia Ju in his arms, Li Mu slowly walked out of the smoke and dust, step by step.
"You … you're dead. Li Mu, how dare you …" Zhou Yu roared in exasperation.
Zhou Dedao, who was standing beside him, was also furious.
"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"
"How can this be? When has the Zhou's mansion ever been bullied and destroyed like this?"
"Young man, you will pay the price. I swear, you …" Zhou Dedao's face was so sullen that it could drip water.
Li Mu sneered, "Stupid things. You have been blinded by the past. You lack the respect for power … Sister Xia Ju, was it Zhou Yu who hurt you?" He asked Xia Ju in his arms.
At this time, the young girl was already shocked to the point of speechlessness.
She just nodded instinctively.
Li Mu looked at Zhou Yu, his eyes bursting with killing intent. He said, "Last night, I've let you off once. But I didn't expect that you would not repent. Instead, you became worse. It seems that I can't let you off today."
Before his voice died away, Li Mu took a step forward and instantly came to Zhou Yu's side.
"You …" Zhou Yu was horrified and retreated desperately.
However, it was too late.
Li Mu landed a hand on Zhou Yu's shoulder. With a series of cracking sounds, the bones in Zhou Yu's legs were almost broken under the tremendous force. Zhou Yu collapsed to the ground.
"Ah, my legs, ah …" He screamed miserably.
"Yu 'er … Stop!" Zhou Dedao's eyes widened. He bellowed, "Somebody, somebody, help the young master … Where is Minister Lin? Why isn't he here yet?"
Li Mu snorted and gave Zhou Dedao a backhand slap, sending him flying. But since every debt had a debtor, Li Mu did not kill Zhou Dedao. After that, he pinched a seal with his five fingers. His fingers opened and closed like a blooming lotus. A wisp of bizarre aura, accompanied by a faint black flame, turned into a strange seal and shot out, disappearing into Zhou Yu's body.
Life-and-death Spell.
When the seal entered the body, the owner of life and death would be changed.
As long as the Life-and-Death Spell was planted, Zhou Yu's life would be in Li Mu's hands.
The Taoist magic seal was similar to the Life-and-Death Spell of the Carefree Faction in Jin Yong's novel. But it was a Taoist magic art, which was more advanced. Li Mu could control people as if they were puppets, which was extremely horrifying. The only drawback was that if the opponent was stronger than him, the Life-and-Death Spell could not be planted.
"You are vicious and cruel. You tortured a girl like this. I'll make you pay a hundred times."
Li Mu said in a chilly tone.
He did not kill Zhou Yu because he wanted him to feel the horror of the Life-and-Death Spell.
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