"How could this be?" Zheng Longxing gently stroked the three strands of long beard under his chin and looked surprised. He said, "Isn't Li Mu a scholar? How could he become a martial arts master? Although the strength of Joint-force level is nothing, it can be ranked in Jianghu. But he was killed in one move. Is the news from the capital wrong? "
In addition to the position of Dianshi janitor of Taibai County, Zheng Longxing also had another identity, that was, he was one of the four chief joss masters of Bloody-moon faction.
He was the one who pushed for the assassination of Li Mu.
He himself was a martial arts master.
Although the Joint-force level was the initial stage of martial arts cultivation, there were Joint-qi level, Joint-thoughts level and so on. But anyway, the warriors who entered the Joint-force level had preliminarily mastered the rough internal strength and could be regarded as third-rate warriors in the whole Jianghu.
Moreover, the warriors sent by the Bloody-moon faction to kill Li Mu this time were all the vigilant and elite disciples of the faction. In addition to the five third-rated warriors of Joint-force level, the leader of the team was a warrior of Joint-qi level, who could be regarded as a master among the third-rated warriors. With such strength, it was absolutely more than enough to deal with a scholar who was less than 15 years old. But unexpectedly, they failed and even lost the lives of two disciples of the faction.
"Maybe because Li Mu hid too deeply, I have never heard that he knew martial arts before." The warrior in black bowed his head and said.
Zheng Longxing thought of the scene when he saw Li Mu in the county government during the day today.
That young man sitting on the official chair seemed to be calm, but in fact, he was extremely cramped. He pretended to be calm, but in fact, it was easy to be seen through. No matter his manner or breath, he was a complete rookie. There was no sign that he was a scholar or a martial arts master. Was he disguised?
If he could really disguise himself to such an extent, it would be too terrible. He was definitely a person with a deep mind.
This time, Zheng Longxing took a risk out of desperation and pushed the Bloody-moon faction to kill him halfway. In fact, it was also to seek the position of the county magistrate.
In the Western Qin Empire and even on the whole continent, Wulin gangs and sects had a very special status, which could almost compete with the government. Many of the empire's big shots and politicians were from Wulin sects. It could be said that Jianghu and the imperial court ruled the world together. Even the law had special preferential treatment for Wulin people. Zheng Longxing was originally just an escort. Later, he joined the Bloody-moon faction and made great contributions and was promoted to the position of Master. Under the operation of the faction, he became the Dianshi janitor of Taibai County and had the military power.
Nowadays, the Western Qin Empire's government was in a mess, and its officials were corrupt. It was already showing signs of chaos.
He had already planned everything. As long as he succeeded in killing the new County Magistrate, he would quickly kill the Deputy County Magistrate Zhou Wu. With the power of Bloody-moon faction, the position of County Magistrate would definitely be his.
Zheng Longxing was very ambitious.
In his view, the location of Taibai County was excellent. If it was properly managed, it would be a paradise, where he could slowly accumulate strength and conserve energy. It was not impossible for him to rise up and make a career in the future.
But now, the plan had changed at the beginning.
In the secret chamber, he pondered for a long time. At last, a ruthless look appeared on his face. "The plan must not be changed. There's no time to lose. Ask the faction to send more powerful experts to assassinate Li Mu. We must kill him before he gains a firm foothold. My plan cannot be delayed in the slightest. "
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The night passed quickly.
The sun rose in the eastern sky.
There were two suns, one big and one small, one in front of the other.
The sun was shining, and the weather was beautiful.
With a squeak, the door was opened.
Li Mu walked out of the room, and he was more energetic than ever.
"Young Master, you …" Ming Yue, who was naturally silly, stared at Li Mu with his eyes wide open. After a while, he screamed, turned around and ran away, "It stinks, it stinks … Young Master, what is all that black? Why do you smell like sh * t?"
Li Mu was speechless.
Last night, he had been practicing the Xiantian Skill all night and entered a state of meditation that he had never experienced before. The night was just like a flash. When he walked out of the room, he did not look carefully. But after being disturbed by the moon, he found that there was a layer of fine black dirt on his body, which was discharged from the pores of his skin.
A sour smell lingered around him.
Even he felt the sour smell assailing his nostrils.
"Come on, prepare hot water … I want to take a bath …"
Li Mu yelled.
The handyman in the county government soon boiled the hot water and sent it to Li Mu's room together with the bathtub.
After taking a bath, Li Mu felt very comfortable.
He was surprised to find that after washing off the black dirt on his skin, his skin was much more delicate. Looking in the mirror, he found that his hair had grown a lot. Last night it was only short, but today it could be combed into a middle part. Even his body seemed to be a little taller.
"This Xiantian Skill is really amazing. It also has a beauty effect."
Li Mu was amazed.
But soon he was worried.
Because in addition to the official uniform, he had no other clothes to change.
He did not intend to wear the sneakers, sweatpants, and vest brought from the earth. After all, they were incompatible with this world, and wearing them would attract attention and be criticized. It was better to keep them as souvenirs. Maybe they would be useful when he returned to the earth 20 years later.
After thinking about it, Li Mu had an idea.
He vaguely remembered that when he finished watching the back office, there were several boxes in the alchemy room of the former county magistrate, which seemed to be clothes. Maybe he could wear them temporarily in case of emergency. When he got the salary and had enough money, he could ask two little attendants to buy two ready-made clothes on the street.
Damn, it was so hard to be a county magistrate. On the first day, he was laughed at by others, and he was so poor that he had no money.
Li Mu angrily walked through the corridor of the back office and came to the alchemy room.
The location of the alchemy room was quiet. He could only enter through the secret door of the practice room in front. There were alchemy furnaces, grid cabinets, futons, cattail fans, medicine cabinets, and other necessities, as well as a pile of neatly chopped hardwood and firewood … In short, there were all kinds of alchemy items. At first glance, he knew that the former county magistrate had spent a lot of effort to decorate the alchemy room.
This made Li Mu feel cordial.
Because when he was on the earth, the meditation room of the old faker in the Randeng Temple was also decorated in a similar style.
He glanced at it, came to several black wooden boxes, and opened them.
Yes, there were a few sets of clothes in it.
But when he took them out, he found that they were six Taoist robes of different colors. The workmanship was quite fine, and they were sewn with fine gold threads. The sizes and styles of the robes of different colors were slightly different. The robes were embroidered with the patterns of the sun, moon, stars, cranes, unicorns, eight diagrams, pagodas, dragons and phoenixes, and the six Taoist robes were all matched with inner shirts, trousers, and boots. They were very complete and very clean.
"Well, it seems that my predecessor was a man of taste."
To be honest, Li Mu was really a little curious about his predecessor who resigned and went to the deep mountains to seek Taoism.
He quickly put on the inner shirt and changed into a blue Taoist robe, which actually fit him very well.
The material of the Taoist robe was very close-fitting and comfortable, as if it were made of pure cotton.
Li Mu walked out of the Elixir Room and returned to his room. He looked in the bronze mirror and was very satisfied.
The young man in the mirror was tall and slender, full of heroic spirit. Set off by the blue Taoist robe with golden threads, there was a faint ethereal temperament, as if he was really a Taoist immortal.
"Not bad."
Li Mu was very satisfied with the appearance.
The only drawback was that the sleeves were too big and a little long.
If he encountered an enemy fighting, he had to take time to roll up the sleeves first.
The problem of dressing was finally solved for the time being.
A yamen runner brought breakfast.
When they had breakfast together, the two little attendants were not too surprised to see Li Mu's clothes.
"Young Master is finally a little normal." Qing Feng looked as if he had been relieved of a heavy burden. He was as gratified as a father who had endured all kinds of hardships to see his silly son return to normal.
Ming Yue's eyes were full of peach blossoms, and she cheered, "Young Master is so handsome."
Later, Li Mu knew that the Western Qin Empire advocated Taoism, and many nobles, celebrities, and upper-class people often wore Taoist robes as their regular clothes. This kind of clothing was very popular in Ming Jian, so it was not strange that Li Mu, as the county magistrate, appeared in a Taoist robe.
Before the meal was finished, a yamen runner came to report that the Deputy County Magistrate Zhou Wu and others came to see him again and wanted to consult the county government.
"No, I don't have time." Li Mu was very capricious and directly refused.
He just didn't want to see outsiders, so as not to be seen through.
"Well … Young Master, you have to be diligent …" The little attendant Qing Feng looked like a rotten wood that could not be carved.
Li Mu waved his hand and directly got up to go back to the back office.
Behind him came the little attendant Ming Yue's heartless laughter.
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In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
In the front hall of the county government.
"You don't want to see him again?"
The Deputy County Magistrate Zhou Wu looked at the little attendant Ming Yue who came to reply, and said confusedly, "Doesn't the county magistrate want to know about the county government affairs?"
Ming Yue, the naturally silly little girl, had been eating and wearing warm clothes in the county government these days, so she was very beautiful, red lips, and white teeth. She smiled and nodded, and said, "My young master said that all the government affairs should be decided by the Deputy County Magistrate Zhou, and he is not interested." After that, thinking that there were still a few pieces of braised pork that he secretly hid for lunch today, he immediately turned around and ran away, drooling.
"This …"
The Deputy County Magistrate Zhou Wu and a group of civil servants, looked at each other, and looked at each other with a confused face.
In the past few days, they had already prepared to put on a show to frighten Li Mu, but they didn't expect that the young county magistrate would hide like a turtle, like a hands-off boss, hiding in the back office, and no one could see him. They didn't know whether he was really not interested in the government affairs or he knew that he would be embarrassed, so he hid.
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