Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Caicai, Granny Cai, Wu Beichen, and the others were all there.
Over the past few days, they had traveled all the way to the west from the pasture. Wherever they passed, they heard some news. Only then did they learn that the continent had been in such a mess. What was more, they did not expect that the three empires, especially the Western Qin and the Northern Song, which seemed to be as sturdy as Mount Tai, could be so vulnerable. In less than half a year, they had become such a mess.
However, the news on the vast pasture was blocked, so the herdsmen did not know the specific situation.
Li Mu heard that the Western Qin Empire was completely defeated in the border area, and the Great Moon Empire that popped out of nowhere had informed this area. Almost all the ten cities and nine counties in the border area were under the control of the Great Moon Empire, and even Li Yuanba, the Domineering Demon Halberd, the God of War of the Western Qin, was defeated. Therefore, he began to worry about Granny Cai, her granddaughter, Wu Beichen, and the others in Longcheng Pass. Therefore, he almost rode his flying broadsword all the way and finally arrived at Longcheng Pass today.
Who would have thought that the small Longcheng Pass did not fall?
"Greetings, Your Highness." Wu Beichen came to his senses. Overjoyed, he hurriedly saluted.
Li Mu said, "No need to stand on ceremony."
Wu Beichen hurriedly waved at Xiaowu and said, "Kid, what are you waiting for? Come and greet Lord Taibai."
The young man, who usually smiled shyly, was standing where he was, with a strange smile on his face. His eyes were shining, and his back was straight. He stared at Li Mu like a peerless sword, without the slightest intention of coming over to greet him.
Wu Beichen was stunned.
"Although this kid is usually shy, he is quite smart. What's going on?"
"Come on, kid. Didn't you say a few days ago that you very much want to meet Lord Li Mu, the poetry and martial arts genius of the Western Qin?" Wu Beichen hurriedly winked at him.
Li Mu waved his hand, shook his head, and said, "No need. I don't deserve a Semi-Sage's salute."
"What?"
"Semi-Sage?"
Wu Beichen and Caicai were both stunned.
They thought they had heard it wrong.
"Xiaowu is a Semi-Sage?"
Qiu Yin and the Goddess of Martial Arts were both on guard.
Bai Mochou was the only one who remained indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with her. It was as if a Semi-Sage was nothing but cabbages on the roadside to her. However, when her eyes fell on Caicai, her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had seen a peerless treasure.
Yuan Hou stood behind Li Mu on its own initiative, as if it would do whatever its big brother said and take the lead for its big brother.
The little white fox, Daji, rode on Li Mu's neck and looked at Xiaowu curiously.
It was not until then that Caicai and Wu Beichen found that Xiaowu's demeanor had completely changed. He was no longer the shy and gentle young man he used to be. Instead, he looked sharp and confident, as if he had turned into a totally different person. A kind of dignified, dignified, and sharp aura slowly spread out from the young man.
At this moment, Xiaowu turned from an ordinary and shy young man in a caravan into a majestic king who dominated everything. No one dared to look at him.
"Brother Xiaowu, you …" Caicai looked puzzled and didn't know what to say.
Xiaowu did not look at Caicai but at Li Mu. With a smile, he said calmly, "Lord Taibai is finally here … Haha, I've been waiting for you for half a year."
Li Mu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who are you?"
Xiaowu smiled and said, "Yu Hualong of the Great Moon Empire."
"Yu Hualong?" Wu Beichen was the first to exclaim, "Yu Hualong, the crown prince of the Great Moon Empire?"
He couldn't believe his ears.
Caicai, on the other hand, was shocked. She covered her mouth and didn't know what to say.
"The crown prince of the Great Moon Empire who has besieged Longcheng Pass for so long is in Longcheng Pass?"
"He is the most influential man in the world in the past half a year?"
"How is that possible?"
"I can't believe it."
Li Mu was not so shocked.
When he arrived, he had sensed the horrible energy fluctuations in the young man, which were no less than that of the Fire Devil.
"When I came out of the pasture, I heard a lot of news about the rise of the Great Moon Empire. Many pasture practitioners regarded you as the number one rising star of the human martial arts in the central area. They thought you were Nezha with three heads and six arms. But today, I see you are just a normal man with two arms and two legs." Li Mu looked him up and down, not at all scrupulous because of the young man's imposing manner and demeanor.
Qiu Yin, Wu Beichen, and the others had no idea who Nezha was.
But Yu Hualong, the crown prince of the Great Moon Empire, said calmly, "When Nezha doesn't show his three heads and six arms, he is also a normal teenager, isn't he?"
His words were easy to understand.
Therefore, the others didn't notice the hidden meaning in his words.
But Li Mu was taken aback. He asked, "Hey, you know Nezha?"
Nezha was a mythical figure in China.
Yu Hualong, the crown prince of the Great Moon Empire, nodded and said, "I know. I also know that Jinzha, Muzha, and Nezha are brothers. Their father is Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of Chentang Pass. His master is Immortal Taiyi, and Immortal Taiyi's master is …" At that point, he looked at Li Mu with a faint smile and said, "Well, what do you think? Do you want me to go on? "
In Li Mu's heart, a huge wave was set off.
"What the hell?"
"The crown prince of the Great Moon Empire is familiar with the Legend of Deification?"
"You know a lot." Li Mu smiled and said, "But there is one thing that I will be convinced if you can tell me."
Yu Hualong, the crown prince of the Great Moon Empire, smiled and said, "Go ahead."
Li Mu asked with a grin, "Why is Nezha called Nezha?"
Yu Hualong, the crown prince of the Great Moon Empire, was dumbfounded.
"What kind of question is that?"
Li Mu said, "Li Jing has three sons. The eldest is Jinzha, and the second is Muzha. So, the name of the third son …" He turned to Yuan Hou and said, "You tell me. Logically speaking, what should the third son be called?"
Yuan Hou was dumbfounded. He didn't expect to be asked about himself. Without a second thought, he answered, "He should be called Shuizha. Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The fourth son is Huozha, and the fifth son is Tuzha."
Li Mu was amused. "Okay, you are the best supporting actor!"
But Yu Hualong, the crown prince of the Great Moon Empire, was a little dumbfounded. "What kind of question is that?"
"Yeah, why is the third son called Nezha instead of Shuizha?" The Husky General also asked curiously.
It was really confused, not pretending to be stupid.
At that moment, Yu Hualong, the crown prince of the Great Moon Empire, was a little freaked out.
"Is Li Mu a fool?
"Is this the time to ask such a brain-twister?
"Can't you react normally?"
"Lord Li, aren't you curious about how I know all these things?" The crown prince tried to steer the topic back on track.
Li Mu nodded. The moment the crown prince heaved a sigh of relief, he added, "Yeah, I'm not curious."
Yu Hualong almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Why did you nod if you're not curious?"
Li Mu grinned and thought, "That bastard has been lurking in Longcheng Pass for half a year and spent all his daytime time here just to wait for me. He must have already figured out what to say when we meet and prepared a set of tricks for me. Of course, I can't play by the rules. If I talk with you according to your train of thought, won't I fall right into your trap?"
Verbal traps and train of thought had always been the most terrible tricks in the world.
Last time, Li Mu also refused the envoy of Lord Qu of Southern Chu in the same way.
But this time, Li Mu could not treat the crown prince the same way he treated the envoy of Lord Qu.
He took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said, "Fine. If things go on like this, you won't let it go. So … let me see your tricks. Brother Wu, take Caicai and Granny out." Then, he looked at Yu Hualong and said, "Do you want all of us to go out?"
Yu Hualong, the crown prince of the Great Moon Empire, took a deep breath and said, "Yes."
Before Li Mu said anything, Qiu Yin had already understood. He gave Li Mu a look, signaling him to be careful. Then, he, Yuan Hou, the Husky, the Goddess of Martial Arts, and the others all left the courtyard with the little white fox, Daji.
Bai Mochou sneered, "Humph, who cares?" Then, she also spun around and walked out.
Li Mu and Yu Hualong were the only two people left in the yard.
With a smile, Yu Hualong slowly walked to the table.
Following his footsteps, layers of strange Dao patterns rippled on the ground, forming a strange formation that covered the entire courtyard, forming a restriction that isolated anyone from prying eyes.
Li Mu's heart skipped a beat.
Because what Yu Hualong displayed was a Taoist magic art, not the star patterns of this world.
The food on the table was still warm. Yu Hualong washed two wine glasses, poured two glasses of wine, and then raised his hand and said, "Lord Li, please sit down. There are four great joys in life: a good rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, a wedding night, and winning the imperial examination … Do you think the second one is worth a toast?"
Li Mu sat down, picked up the glass, and drained it.
The second one was meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
Yu Hualong also drank the wine in his glass. Then, he changed the subject and asked, "I wonder how much do you know about the Great Moon Empire, Lord Li?"
Li Mu said, "I only know it was a peerless empire that once ruled the Divine Land a thousand years ago. Later, it was destroyed and replaced by the three great empires … That was a thousand years ago. Too many people don't care about it anymore, nor do they pursue it."
"Yeah, it was too long ago. It was so long ago that most people in this world have forgotten the existence of the Great Moon Empire." Yu Hualong sighed. Then, he added, "However, others may not care about it, but you, Lord Li, have to care about it and pursue it."
Li Mu said, "Why? Does the Great Moon Empire owe me money? "
Yu Hualong had gotten used to Li Mu's bickering style, so he did not take it seriously. He took a bite of the dish, put down his chopsticks, and said flatly, "Because the founders of the Great Moon Empire came from the same place as you, Lord Li."
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