In fact, Li Mu did not really care whether he should resign as the county magistrate of Taibai County or not.
When he first came to this world, in order to protect himself, he accidentally became the county magistrate, which was considered to be a low-key person. But now, his strength was enough to show disdain for a region. At this time, it didn't matter to him whether he was the county magistrate or not. The identity of the county magistrate couldn't give him much bonus, and the various forces wouldn't be particularly afraid of him because of this official position. ‘
If he joined the Supervisory Department, if he could gain a certain internal position, he would be more intimidating than being a county magistrate.
However, he couldn't just agree to it as soon as Xu Sheng mentioned it.
As a man, he should always be greedy … Well, no, he should be reserved.
Li Mu pretended to be hesitant and pondered over it, as if he could not make up his mind.
But to his surprise, Xu Sheng was more impatient than Li Mu imagined. He said, "Kid, what are you thinking about? As long as you agree with me, I can guarantee you that you will become the northwest inspector of the Supervisory Department. You will be in charge of the martial arts world in the northwest and inspect all the sects. No matter who or what forces below the sixth-grade sects or the Natural Realm, as long as they violate the laws of the empire, you can kill them first and report later …"
Li Gang, on the other hand, had been sitting quietly and majestically since the beginning. He did not say a word and looked unperturbed. No one knew what he was thinking.
Hearing this, Li Mu took a deep breath in his heart.
"The northwest inspector of the Supervisory Department?"
"That old man really dares to say that!"
"That position is really a bit high."
In other words, he would be the leader of the martial arts world in the northwest of the Western Qin Empire, the leader of the martial arts world in the northwest. "
"And it has been approved by the government. That is much more authentic than the leader elected by the Wulin Assembly in the martial arts novels on Earth."
At this point, Li Mu already had the intention to agree.
Fearing that Li Mu wouldn't agree, Xu Sheng went on, "Moreover, after you join the Supervisory Department, you'll get more benefits than you can imagine. Judging by your protective and troublesome character, you won't have to worry about many small troubles in the future. And every month, you'll receive a high salary that matches your status. Depending on your merits and contributions, you can exchange them for Cultivation Methods and resources from the headquarters of the Supervisory Department. You'll also be able to access the channel network and information network of the Supervisory Department throughout the empire … The empire's laws can't punish you. Only the Supervisory Department and the royal family can punish you. So, it's not impossible for you to join the Holy Clan's Guanshan Pasture in the future …"
Li Mu was overjoyed.
This thigh was indeed very thick. It was worth hugging.
With so many benefits, whether it was treatment or status, it was obviously much better than that of the county magistrate who only received a salary.
On the Divine Land, whether it was the three great empires, the vast pasture, or the southernmost land, the word "formal convenience" was very important. Only when one made a move could he be recognized. Take Li Mu for example, he killed Supervisor Xu and injured Lu Lizi, which was actually a crime against the world. If his strength hadn't grown fast enough, he would have been killed ten thousand times.
Even so, the Supervisory Department still sent Xu Sheng to deal with him. If it weren't for Old Master Xu's trick, Li Mu would have to deal with the experts sent by the headquarters of the Supervisory Department as if he was killing monsters. In the end, it was not impossible that he would even attract the attention of the Holy Clans.
Li Mu was not afraid of that, but it would be troublesome.
However, after joining the Supervisory Department, Li Mu was not willing to leave Taibai County.
Because he had deployed a tactical deployment at the former county government office, the highest point in Taibai County, and had been cultivating there for several months. That place was high and located among the mountains, with abundant Spiritual Qi. It was about to be transformed into a blessed place. Li Mu had spent a lot of effort on it. The environment was even more perfect than the Shack in the Pig-Herding Alley in Chang 'an. Li Mu planned to stay there for a long time.
In the end, Li Mu and Xu Sheng reached an agreement.
Li Mu agreed to join the Supervisory Department, but he would not leave Taibai County.
The official residence of the northwest inspector would be built by himself. It would be located at the former Taibai County government office, while the Taibai County government office would be rebuilt in another place in the city.
Of course, not all of it was his power. Li Mu also had to take on some obligations. He had to complete the tasks assigned by the headquarters of the Supervisory Department, most of which were to arrest some vicious villains in Wulin and suppress the spies and martial artists of the enemy countries. But for Li Mu, it was not a big deal.
And Li Gang, the actual ruler of Chang 'an, did not object to such a conclusion.
Li Mu speculated that Li Gang and Xu Sheng must have reached some kind of agreement before he came to the government office. Or, it was possible that the two men belonged to the same faction, so they shared the same interests.
"Well, I've done my job. Haha, Your Lordship, you can talk to this boy about the rest." Xu Sheng guffawed and sat down beside Li Mu. The more he looked at Li Mu, the more he appreciated him. He looked like a father-in-law who was more and more satisfied with his son-in-law.
Li Gang smiled and nodded. Then, he fixed his eyes on Li Mu and said, "I want to talk to the faction behind you."
Li Mu was stunned, but he soon realized Li Gang's intention.
Clearly, Li Gang thought Li Mu's status was not high enough, so he wanted someone who could really talk to him. That also showed that Li Gang had a big plan.
Li Mu had been releasing a smoke bomb to the outside world. In fact, there was an ancient and powerful faction behind him, such as Duan Shuiliu's doppelganger. That was indeed a threat to many people. In the beginning, when Li Mu's strength was not strong enough, that was a way to protect himself.
But as his strength improved, he had not done that for a long time.
But Li Gang might have investigated a lot, so he was convinced of that.
If he wanted to talk to his so-called master, the only possibility was that he believed that Li Mu, who was now powerful enough to kill a Celestial Being, could not talk to him on equal terms, or that Li Mu could not be of much help to him. Or to put it another way, he simply believed that Zhang Bulao, the Red-hair Killing God, was probably lured out by Li Mu and then killed by the master behind him.
And for some reason, Li Gang needed to make some deals or establish some relationships with such a new and terrible force.
Those were all Li Mu's conjectures at this moment.
Then, he said with a smile, "My faction doesn't want to get in touch with outsiders. Your Lordship, if you have anything to say, just tell me." "It's you, the scumbag, who thinks I have a faction. I didn't mean to mislead you."
Li Gang looked indifferent and asked, "Can you represent the faction?"
Li Mu nodded confidently and said, "Of course."
"Anything?"
"Anything."
At that, Li Gang showed a hint of surprise on his face. He looked Li Mu up and down in a new way. After a while, he nodded and said, "Like killing a prince?"
Li Mu was shocked.
"Killing a prince?"
…
…
When Li Mu walked out of the magistrate's office, there was still a trace of a strange expression on his face.
"It's really … interesting."
"Young Master, have you found the whereabouts of the man with the golden fingerprint?" Zheng Cunjian, who had been waiting outside, asked as soon as he saw Li Mu.
Li Mu shook his head.
Zheng Cunjian was shocked and flabbergasted.
He had guessed that Li Mu should have gotten the answer he wanted this time, because according to the news from Private Master Tian, His Lordship and Young Master Li Mu had been having a secret talk in the main hall for almost an hour. They must have had a good talk, because His Lordship was never a person who would waste his time on idle things.
But Li Mu's answer surprised him.
"Could it be that His Lordship doesn't want to …" Zheng Cunjian asked tentatively.
Li Mu shook his head and said, "No, it takes some time to activate the Sky-shaking Mirror. So, we will probably get the final news tomorrow."
Zheng Cunjian breathed a sigh of relief.
"These are the movements of the Red Blaze Battalion outside the city these days, as well as some remarks Meng Wu made. He once claimed that he would raze the Shack to the ground." Zheng Cunjian handed Li Mu some more documents and said, "The Red Blaze Battalion tried to march into Chang 'an three times, but they were stopped by His Lordship's men. The second prince even went to the magistrate's office in person to see His Lordship, but His Lordship politely refused."
Li Mu took the documents and skimmed through the contents. Then, he knew what was going on.
It was just as Li Gang said.
Li Gang's original words were: "Do you really think Meng Wu can't deal with the Shack? It's just that his army was stopped outside the city by my men. Otherwise, the 30,000 soldiers of the Red Blaze Battalion could drown you even if they spat at you. "
That was also one of the reasons why Meng Wu and his Red Blaze Battalion had been making all talk but no action these days.
Li Mu returned to the Pig-Herding Alley alone.
What he heard in the magistrate's office today astonished him.
Li Gang, the scumbag magistrate of Chang 'an, was like a prehistoric giant crocodile lurking under the surging undercurrents in Chang' an City. Others couldn't see the mask of this giant crocodile, nor could they sense the horror of this underwater giant beast. However, when it surfaced, it was destined to set off monstrous waves.
Li Mu felt that it was not until that day that he really got to know the scumbag magistrate.
No, or rather, he finally saw a little bit of the ambition of the scumbag magistrate.
Before that, whether it was the information Zheng Cunjian gave him or the comments he heard from other people, compared with what Li Mu saw today, they were all quite different. There was no doubt that this was the first time Li Mu felt intimidated after he came to this place. Different from Zhang Bulao, who was domineering and oppressive at every turn, Li Gang's terror lay in his low profile and silence.
This giant, who dominated everything in Chang 'an, had been so low-key in the past that it was as if he did not exist. As a result, many people had subconsciously ignored him.
In the yard of the Shack, after checking the progress of Shangguan Yuting and the others, Li Mu returned to the secret practice room and began to digest some of the information he got today. As an "advance payment" for the invitation, Xu Sheng gave Li Mu some cultivation resources, elixirs, and several Cultivation Methods, among which was the method of refining instruments that Li Mu needed most.
Li Mu wanted to refine the Samsara Knife as soon as possible.
After several days of thinking, he already had a very strange idea in his mind.
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The book review section was in an uproar. Everyone was a little anxious. Dao also read the comments one by one, so he could understand their feelings. Dao started reading novels in 2004. At first, he read pirated novels. But after he started working, he started reading original novels. When some authors did not update their novels, he was so anxious that he wanted to pull them out of the computer or hack their computer … Until now, Dao also had his own books. He read more than a dozen of them every day, but he could not wait for an update.
From the 14th to the 16th, he was still short of three chapters. He did not update on the 17th and 18th, so he was short of four chapters. Today, he updated one chapter, so he was short of eight chapters in total. Dao would definitely make up for it.
According to the requirements of the website, he could not release more chapters in the next few days.
On the 24th, he could release at least three chapters a day.
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