Li Mu felt that what had happened in the past few days was a little weird.
"How come so many Earth people show up overnight?"
"This Lord Qu of the Southern Chu should not be someone I know. But judging from the words he brought, he is clearly an Earth person, and it seems that he has been on this planet longer than me."
"An Earth person became the lord of the Southern Chu?"
"It sounds like a fantasy."
"What else did Lord Qu say?" asked Li Mu.
Yu Wenhui smiled and said, "Your Honor, won't you invite me to sit down and talk?"
Li Mu glanced at him and was a little disgusted by the man's words. He seemed to be confident that everything was under his control, as if he was showing off. So he nodded and said, "Yes, I won't."
Yu Wenhui was stunned and immediately said, "Your Honor, you must be joking."
Li Mu said, "I'm not joking. Just stand there."
Yu Wenhui's expression became a little unnatural.
But he had to stand there. Looking a little indignant, he continued, "Lord Qu asked me to tell Your Honor that this is an unsafe world. Your Honor, you have been exposed and will be in danger. So, Your Honor, you must be careful."
"What danger?" Li Mu slightly raised his eyebrows.
"I don't know." Yu Wenhui said expressionlessly, "Lord Qu asked me to tell Your Honor that if you want, you can meet with him. At that time, he will have a lot to say to you."
Li Mu held his chin and thought for a moment. Then, he said, "Okay, tell your Lord Qu to come to Taibai County to see me."
Yu Wenhui smiled and said, "Your Honor, you must be joking. Lord Qu is busy with political affairs every day, and he is concerned with the welfare of millions of people in the Qu territory. With his noble status, it is impossible for him to come to the Western Qin."
Li Mu said, "If he doesn't come, I won't go there. It seems that we two fellows can't meet again."
Li Mu would not go out of Taibai County.
"Your Honor, what are you afraid of? Lord Qu will not be a threat to you … I … "Yu Wenhui smiled and was about to say something.
"How dare you!" The little attendant directly scolded, "In front of a Sage-to-be, how dare you, an insignificant messenger, be so rude? Believe it or not, if my young master directly beheads you and sends your head to Southern Chu, Duke Qu wouldn't dare to say anything. "
There was a hint of anger in Yu Wenhui's eyes. He said, "You're just a little attendant, and I'm a Celestial Being …" He had never been bullied like this before.
Li Mu nodded and said, "Celestial Being? You're not anymore. " He pointed out with his finger, and a beam of blade light shot out like lightning, piercing through Yu Wenhui's body. In an instant, his meridians were sealed off, and his true energy dissipated. His Celestial Being Stage cultivation base vanished without a trace.
"You …" Yu Wenhui was horrified and enraged. He did not expect that Li Mu would attack him without any hesitation. Moreover, Li Mu did not show any mercy and directly destroyed his cultivation.
Li Mu plopped down on the high chair and said, "Now, let's talk nicely. I'm a man who can be persuaded by reason but not cowed by force. What else did your Lord Qu say?"
Being glanced at by Li Mu, Yu Wenhui immediately sensed the undisguised killing intent in Li Mu's eyes. He felt a chill in his heart. The killing intent of a Sage-to-be would terrify even a human emperor. He suddenly felt that the strategy he adopted before seemed to be wrong. He had misunderstood Li Mu's character.
"Lord Qu also said …" Yu Wenhui tried his best to hold back the resentment and anger of having his cultivation crippled and was about to say something.
But Li Mu suddenly waved him off and said, "Forget it. Don't say it. I suddenly don't want to hear it. Whatever Lord Qu wants to say, let him say it himself." Then, he turned to the little attendant and said, "See our guest out."
Qing Feng, the little attendant, turned his wheelchair and headed for the gate. Then, he said coldly, "Messenger Yu Wenhui, please."
Yu Wenhui was dumbfounded.
It never occurred to him that Li Mu's temper could be so savage and irascible. At the slightest disagreement, Li Mu attacked him … This time, he had suffered a great loss. But after witnessing Li Mu's temper, he also knew it was pointless to say anything more. So, he had no choice but to turn around and leave in frustration.
"Perhaps your Lord Qu can help you remove the Broadsword Qi in your body and restore your strength."
Gazing at Yu Wenhui's back, Li Mu added.
Yu Wenhui was taken aback. But soon, his eyes lit up with wild joy.
"It turns out that there is still hope for me to restore my strength!"
Watching Qing Feng walk out with the Southern Chu messenger, Li Mu's face took on a rather solemn look.
Of course, the reason he punished Yu Wenhui was not just because of his rudeness.
Things were not that simple.
That Lord Qu of Southern Chu claimed to be an Earth man. Although Li Mu had not met him in person and the message he brought seemed to be well-intentioned, his intuition told Li Mu deep down that this Lord Qu of Southern Chu was not a good guy.
When one's cultivation reached a profound level, he or she would have a kind of intuition to predict good or bad luck, especially when it came to matters related to oneself. According to the old faker, this kind of intuition could be called "Sudden Inspiration".
In the vast sea of stars, some old freaks and ancestors with profound cultivation could even foresee the future and predict good or bad luck on a "Sudden Inspiration".
Li Mu had not reached that level yet.
But as his cultivation gradually deepened, especially his spiritual force, Li Mu's intuition, or the seventh sense, began to grow stronger. Especially when he was in the Dragon-assembling Pattern, the enhancement became more and more obvious.
Just now, when he was talking with Yu Wenhui, Li Mu suddenly had a vague feeling that this Lord Qu of Southern Chu was in a state of repulsion toward him.
"Fellows are fellows, but they are not necessarily good people."
"How on earth did an Earth man become the lord of Southern Chu?"
"I'm afraid there must be some bloody history behind it."
Li Mu decided he'd better get to know this Lord Qu of Southern Chu well before deciding whether to meet him or not. The reason Li Mu interrupted Yu Wenhui just now was that he did not want to hear more things from Yu Wenhui that might interfere with his judgment. Because from the very beginning, the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light. If he listened too much, he might fall into Lord Qu's trap.
That night, Li Mu went to visit Xu Sheng again.
"Lord Qu of Southern Chu? I've heard a little about him. It is said that he is one of the eight most powerful lords in Southern Chu. The Qu territory under his rule is rich in natural resources, vast in territory, and strong in troops. He has been ruling for 50 years. He is quite ambitious and skillful. " Xu Sheng said subconsciously, "By the way, you asked about this man. Is that envoy from Southern Chu working for Lord Qu?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Yes."
Xu Sheng said, "The political situation in Southern Chu is different from that in the Western Qin and the Northern Song. In terms of territory, Southern Chu is larger than the Western Qin and the Northern Song combined. But there are many rivers and lakes in its territory. Although it is ruled by the human race, the demon race also has a lot of water. It can be said that the tens of millions of miles of land in Southern Chu is governed by both the human race and the demon race. In particular, the demon race in the water area is very powerful. They have established the Water China. The Southern Chu Empire is not completely ruled by the royal family. Nominally, it is ruled by the royal family. But there are hundreds of vassal lords under it, and some of the bigger ones are not much weaker than the royal family of Southern Chu …"
When Xu Sheng was young, he had traveled around the world, so he was very knowledgeable and familiar with the customs and practices of different places.
"Brother, are you saying that Lord Qu has been ruling the Qu territory since 50 years ago?" Li Mu was very surprised to hear that. He asked, "During the past 50 years, did the lord of the Qu territory pass his position to someone else?"
Xu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "I've never heard of that."
Li Mu rubbed his temples.
"In that case, if Lord Qu is really an Earth resident, doesn't it mean he has been in that world for at least 50 years?" "If the time on Earth flows at the same speed as that in this world, it means Lord Qu left Earth about 1970."
"Is that possible?"
Li Mu said, "The information channels of the Supervisory Department should be all over the Divine Land, right? Brother, please help me investigate two people. One is Countess Huanzhu, the adopted daughter of Lord Virtuous the Eighth of the Northern Song Empire, and the other is Lord Qu of the Southern Chu. "
Xu Sheng nodded and said, "That's not a problem. But since it's outside the Western Qin Empire, it might take a little longer. It's about a month before we can get the detailed information."
"Thanks a lot, brother." Li Mu and Xu Sheng did not stand on ceremony at all.
Xu Sheng kindly reminded him, "Bro, you are now Lord Taibai of the Western Qin Empire. Don't get too close to the lords of the Northern Song and the Southern Chu. Otherwise, you will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the royal family. As the saying goes, the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be destroyed by the wind. Bro, you've been in the limelight recently. Even though you are a Sage-to-be, you still need to keep a low profile."
Li Mu was grateful and said, "Thanks a lot for reminding me. I'm relieved."
While they were talking, Dong Rui also came over after hearing the news.
The three put aside other worries and began to discuss martial arts and preach Taoism.
By now, Li Mu's broadsword-using skills could be said to have reached the top level. The next step forward was to comprehend the Broadsword Intent.
That was Xu Sheng and Dong Rui's suggestion for Li Mu's broadsword-using skills.
According to the two old men, in that world, all weapons and martial arts, from low to high, were divided into moves, skills, intent, and momentum. Moves were moves. When the moves were extremely exquisite, they could be called skills. When the skills were improved, the intent would be the true meaning of martial arts. Everyone comprehended the true meaning of martial arts differently. After the true meaning was sublimated, it would be momentum, which referred to the momentum of heaven and earth. It was similar to the Taoist magic arts, but it was a more advanced way to activate it.
Li Mu couldn't agree more.
He had seen Li Gang's Secular Sword Intent and Xu Sheng's fist intent. Naturally, he knew that such intents could complement and improve his broadsword-using skills. But to comprehend the Broadsword Intent was not that simple. He needed to thoroughly comprehend his broadsword-using skills and make further progress.
In the next few days, the three of them discussed martial arts and Taoism day and night.
Li Mu's understanding of martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.
On the sixth day, a piece of news came.
Qiu Yin, the eldest direct disciple of Li Poyue, the head of the Guanshan Pasture, came to Taibai County to meet Lord Taibai Li Mu.
Everyone looked askance at him.
Because at that time, Huang Shengyi, the Deputy Head of the Pasture, was still locked up in the Knife Hut. Qiu Yin's arrival represented the will of the number one martial arts practitioner in the Western Qin Empire. Whether it was war or peace would be decided soon.
Although many people believed that since the empire had already conferred the title of Lord Taibai, the best way to benefit the Guanshan Pasture was to draw Li Mu to their side. But Li Poyue, the Guanshan Master, had an eccentric temper. It was hard for outsiders to predict his behavior. So, there was still a chance that something unexpected might happen.
At the same time, on another battlefield, a storm was brewing.
After ten days of preparation, the rebellious army of Fufeng City and Fengxiang City was also attacked by the imperial family. Li Gang, the magistrate of Chang 'an, led the three main armies under his command. Together with the troops of the four surrounding provinces, a total of 400,000 soldiers, they besieged the rebellious army led by Lord Zhenxi. And they won the first battle. Fengxiang City was recovered by the imperial army in five days. Fufeng City was in danger.
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