In the main hall, in addition to Li Gang, there were several aides and assistants. At this time, they were also sizing up Li Mu with curious eyes. They were quite interested in this fierce man who had recently risen to fame in Chang 'an City. Moreover, this fierce man seemed to have a special relationship with His Lordship.
"Your Honor, I want to ask you to use the Sky-stabilizing Mirror to help me find out the identity of the man who aroused the power of heaven and earth and attacked my friend with a golden fingerprint at the gate of the Hanshan Academy." Li Mu cut to the chase.
Li Gang looked calm. After hearing that, he said coolly, "The Sky-stabilizing Mirror is a national treasure. It will never be used for personal reasons."
"Is that a refusal?"
But it was within Li Mu's expectation.
"Your Honor, please tell me what you want," he said.
Since the pale-faced magistrate had explicitly asked Zheng Cunjian to tell him that he wanted him to come to see him in person, there must be room for negotiation. He definitely did not call him here just to tell him a bunch of nonsense. It was nothing more than a bargain.
Li Gang took a deep look at Li Mu and slightly frowned. Finally, he gently waved his hand.
The advisors, assistants, and guards in the hall, who had been watching the two curiously and secretly, left with a dissatisfied look on their faces.
Li Mu and Li Gang were the only two people left in the hall.
"I haven't seen you for eight years, but your character has changed a lot. You even dare to bargain with me." Li Gang sat upright behind the table, his eyes full of majesty.
Li Mu did not say anything.
As expected, Li Gang said, "Over the years, there are not many people who dare to bargain with me."
"You talk too much."
Li Mu said, "Your Lordship, let's make a long story short."
Li Gang smiled faintly and said thoughtfully, "Fine. But you have to know that the conditions I set out are not that easy to fulfill."
"Bullsh * t!"
"Just say it."
Li Mu cursed inwardly and said, "Your Lordship, please say it."
The smile on Li Gang's face gradually calmed down. He nodded and said, "Fine. But before that, I want you to meet someone." Then, he turned around and said, "Brother Qing Zhi, please come out."
At the back of the hall, behind the golden jade screen, a figure slowly walked out.
It was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties. He was tall and well-built, and wore a linen robe. His hair was grey, but it was neatly combed, and held in place by a red wooden hairpin. There were no valuable accessories on his body. His outfit was as plain as his appearance.
But what attracted Li Mu's attention was the man's arms.
His arms were long enough to reach his knees, and his arms were much thicker and stronger than an average person's. His ten fingers were one-third longer than an average person's, and the joints of his fingers were thick and large, faintly glowing with an earthy luster, as if his palms were made of sand. This person's arms and hands were extremely disproportionate to the rest of his body, giving off a strange feeling.
This was an absolute powerhouse.
Moreover, it should be a powerful fighter with astonishing fist techniques, at least in the Heaven Tier.
Li Mu was secretly surprised.
The appearance of the middle-aged man made him feel that there was an invisible pressure in the air that was quietly surging toward him. The man's strength was definitely much stronger than that of Red-hair Killing God, Zhang Bulao.
Li Mu was secretly on the alert.
After the middle-aged man walked out, he looked Li Mu up and down, and then nodded slightly without saying a word.
"Brother Qingzhi, please take a seat." Li Gang was quite polite to that man. After he took a seat, he introduced him to Li Mu, "Brother Qingzhi is an elder of the Yue Mountain Faction. Twenty years ago, his Sky-cracking Punch shocked the Western Qin. Now, he is one of the Executive Group of the Supervisory Department. Today, Brother Qingzhi will negotiate with you."
At that, Li Mu suddenly understood something.
"He is from the Supervisory Department!"
Xu Sheng, the Sky-cracking Punch, also known as Qingzhi, was an elder of the Yue Mountain Faction, a first-grade faction, and one of the Executive Group of the Supervisory Department's headquarters in the capital. According to the information provided by Zheng Cunjian, Xu Sheng was an extremely formidable Celestial Being expert, known as the Invincible Punch. This time, he was sent to Chang 'an by the Supervisory Department to replace Lu Lizi, the former inspector of the Supervisory Department.
In Zheng Cunjian's evaluation, Xu Sheng, the Sky-cracking Punch, ranked high in the degree of danger, second only to the noble and powerful second prince.
Before that, Lu Lizi came to Li Mu in a threatening manner, but he was scared out of his wits by Li Mu before he even had a face-to-face fight with Li Mu. On the other hand, after Xu Sheng arrived in Chang 'an, he did not make any moves for several days, which made Li Mu feel strange. But to his surprise, he met this big shot with the Invincible Punch here today.
"Senior Xu." Li Mu cupped his hands in obeisance.
For a moment, he could not figure out why this big shot of the Supervisory Department came to see him in such a way.
"You are indeed a young hero. You killed a Natural Expert at the age of 15. Such a record is unprecedented. No wonder you even dared to kill the people of our Supervisory Department. Lu Lizi couldn't do anything to you, and you also robbed Chu Nantian, the Four Great Devil Zombies, and Meng Wu." Xu Sheng gazed at Li Mu with a hint of appreciation.
"Senior, you flatter me." Li Mu said.
He had a feeling that the Sky-cracking Punch did not seem to be here to denounce him.
This was also normal. Who would use such a roundabout method to interrogate someone?
"The Supervisory Department patrols the martial arts world on behalf of the top nine Holy Clans. In the Western Qin Empire, the headquarters of the Supervisory Department represents the will of the Guanshan Pasture, one of the Holy Clans. Killing a supervisor of the Supervisory Department is a serious crime. If it were ten years ago, the Supervisory Department would never give up. They would send experts to hunt you down and kill you. Kiddo, you're really bold." Xu Sheng added.
"Ten years ago, it was like that. What about now?" Li Mu directly picked out the truth.
Xu Sheng sighed, then smiled and said, "Nowadays, the Supervisory Department is divided, and the government orders are in chaos. That's why you're still alive." He used to be irascible, but now he was straightforward. He directly revealed the atmosphere inside the Supervisory Department to Li Mu.
But Li Gang, His Lordship, was unperturbed and had no intention of interrupting.
Li Mu was also listening attentively, waiting for Xu Sheng to continue.
Obviously, Xu Sheng was up to something.
Sure enough, Xu Sheng said, "I won't beat around the bush. This time, I represent the power of the Supervisory Department, and we are very interested in an audacious kid like you. What do you think? Are you interested in joining the Supervisory Department?"
"What?"
"Join the Supervisory Department?"
"Is this a recruitment?"
In an instant, Li Mu's mind flashed the fate of Liangshan Bo and the other 108 heroes after they were recruited.
"A fifteen-year-old who can kill a Celestial Being is already very impressive, even if he relies on secret magics and secret treasures. As long as he doesn't die prematurely, he will have great potential in the future. All the major factions in the Supervisory Department think highly of your future. Therefore, they want to recruit you." Xu Sheng said, "However, I was against it at first. If anyone who kills a member of the Supervisory Department because of his aptitude and achievements, not only will he not be punished, but he will also be recruited to join the Supervisory Department. What will become of the Supervisory Department then? It will become a den of bandits sooner or later. "
Li Mu rubbed his temples and said nothing.
Xu Sheng, the Sky-cracking Punch, was indeed a damn straightforward man. What he said was reasonable, but it did not sound easy to accept.
"However, after I came to Chang 'an and learned about you, boy, in detail, I suddenly changed my mind." Xu Sheng continued, "You wiped out the Shennong Faction, suppressed those scumbags in the northwest Wulin World, the Gale Chamber of Commerce, the Heaven Sword Martial Club, the Musical House, and the Hanshan Academy. What you did is very much in line with my style."
For the sake of a few maids, Li Mu had turned Chang 'an upside down. Xu Sheng's character of being protective of the weak was very much in line with his temperament. When he traveled in Jianghu, he was a well-known wanderer. He was especially protective of his own. Sometimes, for the sake of his belief, he could turn the world upside down. The reputation of the Sky-cracking Punch was built up by punching one bad guy at a time.
Li Mu was very cooperative and said shamelessly, "Senior, you have a sharp eye."
Xu Sheng was taken aback. Then, he said, "You're really … Alright, kid, the Supervisory Department is full of evil and righteousness. I like you, kid. You're a talent, and I have high hopes for you. What do you think? Just join us. In the future, with the support of the Supervisory Department, you don't have to worry about any trouble you make. "
Li Mu was a little tempted.
Although he was very confident in his strength and despised the local scumbags on this planet in terms of strategy, he still had to pay attention to his opponents in terms of tactics. The Supervisory Department claimed to patrol the martial arts world on behalf of the top nine Holy Clans. This thigh was strong enough. If he clung to it, he would definitely have more confidence in doing things in the future.
"But I killed an inspector of the Supervisory Department," said Li Mu.
"Haha, I've investigated it. The inspector who died in Taibai County was a greedy and cruel scumbag. He did all kinds of bad things in the name of the procuratorate. Even if you didn't kill him, the Supervisory Department would have sent someone to clean him up. Well done." Xu Sheng laughed and said, "When you join the Supervisory Department, you can just tell the public that you did that on behalf of the Supervisory Department."
"How can that work?"
"Old Xu is really cunning."
"That old man is really a man of honor. As long as he likes someone, he will directly pat his chest and open the back door. If I don't follow such a leader, who else should I follow?"
Li Mu had already made up his mind.
However, he still pretended to be hesitant and said, "But, I am now an official of the empire, patrolling Taibai County. Can I join the Supervisory Department?"
Xu Sheng said confidently, "Don't worry about that. When you join the Supervisory Department, you can just give up your position as the county magistrate. There will be no conflict. The Ministry of Personnel will definitely let you go."
"Oh?"
"I am really going to give up my position as the county magistrate!"
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