Bai Xuan shook her head and said, "No one has sent accurate information yet."
Li Mu sighed in disappointment.
"D * mn, this old beggar is so wicked. He took the flood dragon's blood and abducted the adorkable Lolita Ming Yue.
"He's really unscrupulous.
"When I find this old bastard and his yellow dog, I must break their legs."
Bai Xuan did not stay in the room for long. Soon, she left sensibly.
After thinking it through, she felt very relaxed.
Both Li Mu and Hua Xiangrong could be regarded as influential figures in Chang 'an City, attracting attention from all sides, especially the former, who was excellent in poetry and martial arts, a young talent, absolutely a peerless genius, attracting many people's attention. Although it was dangerous, staying in the Holy House for one more day would bring great fame to the Holy House.
In the room, Li Mu continued to instruct Hua Xiangrong to practice Taoist magic arts.
After that, Hua Xiangrong sang and danced in the room with the Natural Light Taoist Figure, stirring the Taoist Law of heaven and earth. In such an environment, Li Mu practiced the Xiantian Skill with twice the result with half the effort.
It was one of the necessary songs for the two's daily "double cultivation".
Recently, Li Mu felt that his spiritual force was gradually full, and he was about to break through a small bottleneck, and could strive for the first level of the Xiantian Skill.
He was looking forward to it.
After the first level of the Xiantian Skill was completed, what kind of power would the Third Eye be fully opened?
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"What? Refused again? "
The handsome second prince heard the report of his subordinates and slightly frowned.
In the room, the counselors around him were completely in an uproar.
"Arrogant! It's unforgivable."
"He doesn't know how to appreciate favors. Damn him."
"Your Highness, such a madman must not be easily forgiven. Otherwise, there will be people who will imitate him in the future. How can Your Highness maintain his dignity?"
"Your Highness, please send experts to kill this madman."
Everyone had indignant expressions on their faces as they voiced their opinions one after another.
However, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the face of the second prince, and he asked, "Gao Yi, did you fight with Li Mu? How is his strength? "
The middle-aged cultivator did not hide anything and recounted the entire process. He said, "I am not as good as him. If we were to fight head-on, I would only have three moves at most. After three moves, I would definitely die." Although he suffered a loss in Li Mu's hands, he still told what he thought was the truth, because he didn't want to interfere with the second prince's judgment on this matter. However, he didn't know that his judgment was just wishful thinking.
"Oh, I see." The Second Prince smiled calmly and said, "Go and deliver my visiting card again. This time, be more polite. It's normal for talented people to put on airs."
As soon as these words came out, the entire room fell silent.
Those who were condemning Li Mu with righteous indignation a moment ago did not dare to say a word against him in an instant.
This time, the Second Prince was very courteous.
The middle-aged man was startled and immediately felt the pressure. He nodded and said, "I understand."
The Second Prince was getting serious.
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"He killed Yuan Wu again?"
In the study, Li Gang, the magistrate of Chang 'an, who was practicing calligraphy, suddenly stopped.
Zheng Cunjian nodded and said, "That's the news from our insider. What's more, not only Yuan Wu was killed, but even Inspector Lu Lizi was wounded." Zheng Cunjian then told him what happened in the main hall of the Supervisory Department.
After so many years, Li Gang had been running the Chang 'an government meticulously. He had planted spies in the Supervisory Department. Nothing could escape his eyes and ears.
After all, he was a local bully.
Moreover, he was a terrifying local tyrant.
After hearing that, Li Gang put the writing brush back on the brush holder, took the hot towel from his concubine, and wiped his hands. Then, he said, "Lu Lizi entered the Natural Realm more than ten years ago. It is said that he has refined 40% of his internal qi into natural qi. Also, he has mastered the Crape Myrtle Crazy Demon Broadsword Method and is ranked 30th among the 36 inspectors in the headquarters of the Supervisory Department, right? "
Zheng Cunjian said, "40% of the natural qi is his own statement. It's probably an exaggeration. But, according to his character, it should be a little more than 30%."
"That's not a small amount. Haha, that unfilial son of mine really surprises people again and again." Li Gang took the old ginseng and bird's nest porridge from his concubine, gulped it down, and said, "Cunjian, in your opinion, is it because he held back his strength every time he attacked, or is his strength constantly growing? That day in the battle in the Heaven Sword Martial Club, although he killed the Heaven-Sword Celestial Being with one strike, he did not show the strength that could hurt Lu Lizi. "
Zheng Cunjian shook his head and said, "I can't see it. If he said he held back his strength, it doesn't look like it. But if he said it's because of his recent growth, it's unlikely. In this world, no one can make such a rapid progress in cultivation. Even the heads of the top nine Holy Clans and that forbidden existence in the past are not so crazy." “
"That's true." Li Gang suppressed his conjecture.
"Your Honor, the day after tomorrow is the Top Beauty Competition. Will you attend it?" Zheng Cunjian asked.
Li Gang shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate for me to be present in such a romantic occasion." Now that he was the local tyrant of the entire Chang 'an government, there was no need for him to show his existence. If he really wanted those so-called Top Beauties, he could let them line up and wait for him.
Zheng Cunjian hesitated for a moment and said, "What about the thing the second prince is going to do?"
Li Gang sat back at the desk, looked at the flickering light, and said, "Cooperate … to a certain extent. If it's in line with the laws of the empire, we can do it. If it's not, he will do it himself."
"Got it." Zheng Cunjian nodded.
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Time flew.
In the blink of an eye, it was the third day.
The day of the Top Beauty Competition arrived.
The real competition began when the lanterns were first lit.
In the daytime, the Musical House organized another parade of flower-carriages. The female slaves from the vast pasture and some beautiful sinful girls from the official families were all imprisoned in the iron cage carriages and displayed once again in the city. Naturally, General Tang's widow and two daughters were included in the caged carriages.
The younger daughter, Tang Mi, was still in a daze. She had not recovered from her cold and had no idea what kind of miserable fate was waiting for her and her daughter. Tang Mi and the older daughter were also miserable.
The reason why the Musical House did that was to warm up and enhance the atmosphere.
When the sun set in the afternoon, Liufang Street of the Musical House suddenly became crowded with people. It was unprecedentedly lively as if it was a festival, bustling and very crowded.
Just like some grand celebration parties on Earth, the Musical House had spent some effort to organize the competition, so there was an opening ceremony. The whole process was open to everyone. On the big open-air stage, the young and beautiful prostitutes who had signed up for the Top Beauty Competition but failed to get into the top 30 performed on the stage and competed with each other for beauty, arousing bursts of cheers and applause from the crowd on Liufang Street. The atmosphere was very warm.
This was the last chance for the prostitutes who failed to be selected to show themselves and win fame, so they worked very hard.
After the opening ceremony, the real Top Beauty Competition began.
The famous prostitutes from the brothels in Chang 'an City and the famous prostitutes from the provinces outside Chang' an City would go on the stage one after another to compete for the Top Beauty.
Time flew, and the lanterns were just lit.
The night gradually fell.
In the sky, there were two bright moons.
When you were young, you didn't know the moon, and you called it a white jade plate.
Even the sky cooperated with the Top Beauty Competition. There was no cloud in the sky. The moonlight was especially beautiful, like a veil, covering the earth and covering all the buildings in Chang 'an City with a layer of white frost.
Before the competition officially began, Li Mu showed up in the VIP room on the second floor of the Fairy House, which was about 20 meters away from the stage, waiting to see what would happen.
Of course, he came to cheer for Hua Xiangrong.
This private room was specially booked for Li Mu by Madam Bai Xuan of the Holy House in advance. The view was excellent, and the angle was good, so he could clearly see all the performances on the stage and would not be blocked by the crowd on the street. Moreover, when Hua Xiangrong went on the stage to perform, she could also see Li Mu cheering for her.
For Hua Xiangrong to win the first prize, Bai Xuan had taken great pains.
Li Mu sat in the private room, accompanied by Zheng Cunjian.
The chrysanthemum leopard was curled up, snoring in the corner with its eyes closed.
In fact, he was a little excited and curious.
The Top Beauty Selection Competition was an attractive activity for any man. Watching the performance of a group of talented girls within a radius of several thousand miles in this world was absolutely a feast for the eyes. Moreover, Li Mu would be involved in the competition tonight. Since he supported Hua Xiangrong, he naturally could not just support her verbally.
That gave him a sense of pleasure in participating in the competition.
That was a kind of pleasure that was completely different from success in martial arts cultivation.
The competition was about to begin.
The top 30 outstanding prostitutes were making their final preparations by drawing lots to choose the order of their performance on the stage.
Before that, Li Mu also learned the rules and process of the Top Beauty Competition from Zheng Cunjian.
Similar to the various talent shows on Earth, the final result of the Top Beauty Competition was also composed of three parts: "audience voting", "expert evaluation", and "advertising comparison".
The so-called "audience voting" referred to the famous prostitutes receiving flower baskets from their admirers during their performance. One flower basket was equivalent to one silver, and the final number of flower baskets — that was, the amount of silver received — would be used as part of the score. In Li Mu's view, this thing was purely like the text message voting on Earth. It was just spending money to support their idol. But one flower basket cost one silver, so it was definitely a game played by the rich.
The so-called "expert evaluation" referred to some upper-class dignitaries in the city, rich bureaucrats, and famous prostitutes in the brothels. There were a total of 30 people, and they would separately give scores, which would be included in the final score.
And the third part, "advertising", was that the famous prostitutes had already found a distinguished man to present poems to them, and the quality of the poems would be the final plus.
"The last poem is especially important for the final Top Beauty Competition. A poem that can last for a hundred years or even a thousand years can cause a sensation and be sung all over the world, so it is also the most important part of the whole competition … Of course, it is not a problem for Young Master. Tonight, Miss Hua will definitely be the Top Beauty," said Zheng Cunjian.
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"Does Hua Xiangrong want to be the champion?
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