The crown prince was horrified. "No, no, no, Lord Taibai, listen to me. Your father, Li Gang, is my henchman. I helped you ascend the throne. It was Yingshan Snow-eagle who instigated this. I can't do anything about it. Please let me go …"
Facing death, the high and mighty crown prince cried bitterly and his face twisted in fear. He looked no different from a thief who was about to be executed.
"The throne? Who cares about it? "Li Mu stared at him as if he were looking at a retard.
"No, no, no, don't kill me. I'm the crown prince. I don't want to die. I'm still young …" The crown prince begged and struggled.
He hadn't inherited the throne yet, so he hadn't tasted the feeling of being an emperor.
"Look at them. They are younger than you, but you still ordered them to be killed …" Li Mu said, staring at the dead bodies of the Ning couple.
The crown prince was stunned.
Li Mu shook his head. "So, people like you are better off dead, lest you harm more people. If you inherit the throne, how many people will be tortured by you?"
Li Mu directly cut off the crown prince's hope. Then, he injected the Taoist True Fire into his body and burned him.
To Li Mu's surprise, the crown prince's soul was also invaded by the black evil force. And the degree of invasion was not as bad as that of the Emperor's Broadsword, which almost gave birth to a new cyan dwarf, but it was more serious than that of Huang Shengyi.
What was strange was that even before his death, the crown prince did not show any sign that he had mastered the evil force.
In other words, he might not know that his soul was contaminated by the evil force. Otherwise, why didn't he use the evil force to fight back?
Before his death, his desire to live was very strong.
Li Mu was lost in thought.
The crown prince's status in the Western Qin Empire could be said to be second only to the emperor. How venerable was he? In particular, in the era when the emperor was in closed-door training, the crown prince was in charge of the state affairs. It could be said that he was the real monarch. Logically speaking, the royal family of the Western Qin would definitely protect such a person 100%. Who could plant an evil force in the soul of the crown prince without a sound? Even the crown prince himself could not see it?
Was it Yingshan Snow-eagle, the Emperor's Broadsword?
Impossible.
According to Xu Sheng, though Yingshan Snow-eagle was cruel and bloodthirsty, he was a loyal dog of the Qin Emperor. He would never go against the Qin Emperor's orders. Even when the Qin Emperor asked him to be a eunuch in the palace, he was willing to cut off the root of his offspring.
Such a person might not have much fear or respect for the Crown Prince, but he would never harm the Crown Prince.
Who could it be?
The Immortal Master Yingshan Snow-eagle mentioned?
What kind of person was this Immortal Master?
You even dare to plot against the crown prince of the Western Qin?
Li Mu felt that things might not be as simple as he thought.
By then, the army besieging the Yue Mountain Faction had been completely routed.
More than half of the imperial guards were killed by Yingshan Snow-eagle. The survivors had all fled.
No matter how elite an army was, encountering such a situation would only result in defeat.
The experts from the various sects and the surviving experts of the Imperial Executive Yard all regretted that their parents didn't give them an extra pair of legs, so they ran as far as they could. They were really frightened by Li Mu's crazy performance.
Even on the last Flying Whale Shuttle, all the people had run away.
Li Mu walked over, unlocked the tactical deployment, and comforted Bai Xuan, Lei Yinyin, and the others. Especially the students of the Fengming Academy who were caught with Lei Yinyin, they were almost scared out of their wits.
"Brother Li." Lei Yinyin gazed at Li Mu, her eyes full of admiration.
As a crazy fan of Li Mu, the moment she was caught, she was 100% convinced that Li Mu would definitely save her. And it turned out that Li Mu did it even in the face of difficulties that were as difficult as climbing up to the sky.
Li Mu raised a hand to stroke the girl's head and said, "I'm sorry to get you into trouble."
Lei Yinyin's little head swayed like a rattle drum. She said, "No, no, no. It's like a dream to see Brother Li. I'm so happy. I'm willing to do it ten more times."
Li Mu smiled and comforted the other students of the Fengming Academy.
Although they had suffered a huge blow and panic, at this time, facing Li Mu, they were all trembling with excitement. As people from Chang 'an City, they knew Li Mu's prestige best, and they had a very high sense of recognition for the poetry and martial arts genius of Chang' an.
After all, Li Mu had a very good reputation among the people of Chang 'an City.
"I'm sorry to get you into trouble, Mrs. Bai." Li Mu comforted Bai Xuan again.
This time, Bai Xuan had really suffered an unexpected calamity.
Bai Xuan sighed and said, "The world is in chaos, and the lives of humans are like ants. After this incident, the Sacred House is going to be disbanded. Alas." Her words were filled with emotion, and it carried a feeling of being disheartened.
Li Mu said, "Why not take this opportunity to leave Chang 'an and go to Taibai County? Ting' er has always missed Mrs. Bai."
The world was indeed in chaos.
Li Mu did not have many friends in this world, but Bai Xuan was one of them.
This time, Li Mu had killed Yingshan Snow-eagle, Yan Ruyun, the crown prince, and many experts of the Imperial Executive Hall. The Flying Whale Shuttle was destroyed, and the imperial army was defeated. Perhaps the royal family of the Western Qin would also hold a grudge against Li Mu. At that time, if Bai Xuan and the others continued to stay in Chang 'an City, they would inevitably be implicated. So, it was better to go to Taibai County to avoid trouble.
"Well … Can I go?" Bai Xuan was stunned.
In her view, Taibai County was the ideal pure land built by Li Mu. But she was a prostitute and a brothel keeper. She had a high status in the Musical House. But if she came to the common people … she would be unclean. So, she never thought about settling down in Taibai County.
Li Mu, however, did not understand Bai Xuan's deep thoughts. He asked, "Why not? You are my friend. "
Bai Xuan suddenly felt a little like crying.
In her world, the word "friend" was already a luxury, not to mention a friend of a man like Li Mu. Although she did not know much about the martial arts world, she could see one thing. Today, Li Mu did another shocking thing. If such a feat was spread out, it would shock the world, wouldn't it?
"Okay." Bai Xuan nodded hard and said, "Of course I want to see Ting 'er."
While they were talking, Qiu Yin, Xu Sheng, Xu Yue, and other experts of the Yue Mountain Faction had walked out of the All-side Starlight Deployment and landed on the Flying Whale Shuttle.
Everyone was staring at Li Mu as if he was a monster.
That was Yingshan Snow-eagle, the Emperor's Broadsword!
His name alone was enough to drive countless martial arts giants crazy. But as it turned out, he was beaten by Li Mu one punch after another. Not only that, but his body and soul were completely destroyed. He could not be more dead.
But about four days ago, when facing Yingshan Snow-eagle, Li Mu was still at a disadvantage. So, what had happened in the past four days?
"After this battle, Younger Brother Li, you are qualified to be one of the Nine Superbs." The head of the Yue Mountain Faction sighed with emotion. Now, he could not understand Li Mu at all. He was so young and so powerful. He was simply a monster.
"The Nine Superbs are in the past. From now on, no matter how many Superbs you have, you will have a place in the martial arts world." Xu Sheng also sighed with emotion.
He had watched Li Mu grow from a small Natural Expert to the one who thrashed Yingshan Snow-eagle, the Emperor's Broadsword. How long had it been? In less than a year, Li Mu's growth was simply unimaginable. In the past, he used to look down on Li Mu and guide the younger generation. But now, he could hardly catch up to Li Mu.
Qiu Yin was grinning.
He was sincerely happy for his third brother.
At the same time, he felt the pressure.
Among the three sworn brothers, Guo Yuqing, the eldest brother, was almost invincible, and his third brother was almost invincible. Only he, who used to think that he could dominate the Western Qin and live a carefree life, could not carry the mantle his master left him when the storm came.
"I have to work harder!"
They returned to the Yue Mountain Faction.
Some disciples went out to clean up the battlefield.
The Imperial Army soldiers who had died were also buried.
The scene in the camp of the imperial army was too horrible. The dried corpses were like graves. Yingshan Snow-eagle's last resort was too cruel.
The remaining half-broken Flying Whale Shuttle became Li Mu's trophy and was temporarily placed in the Yue Mountain Faction. Xu Yue, the head of the Yue Mountain Faction, promised to hire someone to repair it and send it to Taibai County.
That battle had a huge impact on the Western Qin Empire.
A Great Sage had fallen, the crown prince had died in battle, and the imperial army of the Flying Eagle Battalion was almost wiped out. Yan Ruyun and other experts were also almost wiped out. Especially the former two, it was a devastating blow to an empire. The Western Qin Empire, which was already in a precarious situation and suffering from internal and external troubles, was now in even more trouble.
Of course, that was not the problem that Li Mu and the others needed to worry about.
Because that battle had a greater impact on the Yue Mountain Faction.
That meant that from then on, there was no longer any possibility of reconciliation between the Yue Mountain Faction and the Western Qin Empire. After all, they had killed the crown prince of the Yue Mountain Faction. That was a slap in the face that the Western Qin Empire would not be able to make up for.
But with the complete All-side Starlight Deployment, the Yue Mountain Faction was not afraid.
What was more, it was the royal family of the Western Qin who launched the attack to destroy the Yue Mountain Faction from the very beginning. Should they just stick out their necks and wait for the enemy to chop them?
"I won't sit back and do nothing about the Yue Mountain Faction," said Li Mu.
Since the Yue Mountain Faction was related to Qu Yuan, Li Mu had to take care of it.
His attitude reassured the Yue Mountain Faction. Now, in their eyes, Li Mu was a strong backer.
The setting sun was as red as blood.
The main peak of the Yue Mountain was in ruins.
Li Mu and the others stood at the gate of the main hall and surveyed the battlefield.
Waves of exhaustion washed over him. Li Mu experienced a sense of exhaustion that he rarely felt. He knew it was because he had consumed too much of his physical strength and vigor in the previous battle with Yingshan Snow-eagle. The demand for the Zhenwu Boxing, especially the Grasping the Bird's Tail, was too high.
He needed to rest and recuperate.
He was about to turn around and say something to Xu Sheng, Qiu Yin, and the others. All of a sudden, his face changed. He looked to the west, and a trace of horror showed on his face.
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