The next morning, Li Mu woke up early as the sun had just risen.
The first and second spirits had begun to condense, and his alertness and consciousness were gradually recovering. He was no longer as muddle-headed as he was two days ago.
After washing up, Li Mu went directly to the county office.
Although Constable Zhou allowed him to take a paid vacation, time was life for Li Mu. What he needed now was to obtain the seven emotions and condense the seven spirits. All kinds of things that happened in Yangqiu County would be reported to the county office. It was more efficient for him to wait in the county office than to wander around alone.
The matter of condensing the seven spirits should not be delayed. Humans had seven spirits. It was because of the protection of the seven spirits that ordinary evil creatures could not get close. Without the seven spirits, Li Mu was defenseless against those evil creatures.
If he walked too much at night, who knew if he would meet a ghost?
The sooner he condensed the seven spirits, the sooner he would be out of danger.
After entering the county office, Li Mu knocked on the door of a government office on the left. A middle-aged man who was bending over a desk and handling files looked up. When he saw him, he said in surprise, "Li Mu, why are you here?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Constable Zhou, I'm here to report."
Constable Zhou stood up and asked, "How is your body?"
Li Mu said, "I'm much better. Since I have nothing to do, I came to the office to see if there's anything I can help with."
Constable Zhou looked at him in surprise and asked, "You really don't want to rest anymore? Even if you don't come to the county office, the office will still give you a month's salary."
"I don't want to rest anymore." Li Mu said embarrassedly, "I don't want to be paid for nothing. If I stay at home all day, I won't feel safe taking the money …"
It was nice to be a freeloader, but his life was more important.
Wasting time was wasting life. This was the true portrayal of Li Mu's current situation.
"You weren't like this in the past. You were timid and afraid of trouble. If you could avoid trouble, you would avoid it …" Constable Zhou looked at him with a strange expression and said, "If it weren't for the fact that the Soul-Examining Instrument didn't respond and that you also have your past memories, I would really suspect that you were possessed by some demon …"
Li Mu was shocked. It seemed that his behavior was still a bit abnormal, but a smile appeared on his face. He said, "Last time it happened outside. Isn't the yamen safer than my home?"
Constable Zhou was stunned for a moment and then said, "You're still that Li Mu. If you want to go back to the county yamen, just come back. Now there's nothing to do in the yamen. You can go back to your room on duty first. If there's an errand, Miss Qing will call you."
The county yamen was divided into the outer yamen and the inner yamen. The inner yamen was the inner residence of the county magistrate. No one was allowed to enter without permission. The outer yamen was where all the officials worked. There were more than ten small rooms on duty.
Li Mu went to his room on duty. Before he entered the door, he heard a crackling sound coming from inside.
"Big, big, big, damn, why is it small again …" This was Zhang Shan's extremely decadent voice.
Li Mu went in and saw Zhang Shan, Li Si, and an old official around the table. He glanced at Zhang Shan and said, "You cheated Old Wang of his money again. Aren't you afraid that the boss will know?"
Zhang Shan saw Li Mu and the expression on his face relaxed. He said, "If you don't say it, I don't say it, and Old Wang don't say it, how will the boss know?"
Li Mu looked at the old official and said, "Old Wang, why don't you go back now? In a moment, our boss will come. None of you will be able to escape …"
Old Wang was the clerk of the county yamen. He had been in the county yamen for decades. He was mainly responsible for the compilation of household registers and the sorting of some case files. Although he was old, his gambling heart was still young. He often came here to gamble with Zhang Shan and Li Si. Nine out of ten times, he lost money and went back cursing.
Old Wang picked up a dozen copper coins on the table and said with a smile, "Li Mu, are you feeling better? I heard from Zhang Shan that your soul was taken by a demon …"
"I'm better, I'm better." Li Mu waved to him and said, "By the way, Old Wang, don't walk around in the guardhouse. I have something to talk to you about …"
Zhang Shan looked at Old Wang and urged him to stay. "Hey, Old Wang, don't go. Two more rounds …"
"Quit while you're ahead." Li Mu glanced at him and said, "Old Wang is old, and his legs are not convenient. It's not easy to make money. Don't always beat him."
"What do you mean we beat him …" Zhang Shan said with dissatisfaction, "I just lost 14 copper coins. Old Wang is too lucky today …"
Li Mu did not continue this topic and asked, "Where's the boss?"
"The boss just went out." Zhang Shan looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why are you looking for the boss?"
Li Qing was not around, so Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Forget it. It's the same if I look for Old Wang."
Old Wang was not only in charge of household registration in the county yamen, but he also handled the files of the people in Yangqiu County. Li Mu wanted to find something simple, not dangerous, and not difficult to do. He wanted to find an opportunity to collect the seven emotions.
As he turned to leave, he seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Zhang Shan, who was playing with the dice out of boredom, and said, "How about I play a few rounds with you?"
"You?" Zhang Shan was stunned for a moment and said in surprise, "Didn't you never play before?"
Li Mu said, "I suddenly want to play today …"
"Okay!" Zhang Shan was overjoyed and asked, "What do you want to play?"
Li Mu said, "Let's see who's bigger."
Not long after, Zhang Shan's laughter came from the guardhouse.
"Haha, one, two, three, small, I won!"
"Five, five, six, big, I won again!"
"Six, six, six, haha, you lost two copper coins to me!"
…
After a while, Li Mu lost more than ten copper coins. The bailiffs in the yamen usually played with small amounts of one copper coin at a time. Even if they lost, they wouldn't lose much money. Everyone else treated it as a pastime and occasionally played with it. Only Zhang Shan never got tired of it.
Zhang Shan, who won money, was so happy that the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears. Li Mu handed him another copper coin and asked, "Do you still want to play?"
"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore …" Zhang Shan put away the dice and leaned back on the chair. He said weakly, "What's wrong? I'm dizzy after playing with you too much. My legs are a little weak. Next time, next time …"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Okay, we'll continue tomorrow. I'll go find Old Wang first …"
After a while, in another guardhouse, Old Wang raised his head and looked at Li Mu in surprise. He said, "The sun really rose from the west today. Li Mu, you actually took the initiative to look for work?"
Li Mu said bluntly, "Cut the crap. Help me see if there's any."
Among the constables in the county yamen, Old Wang hung around Li Mu and the other two the most. In order not to arouse his suspicion, Li Mu talked to him in a very casual tone.
Old Wang didn't notice anything unusual. He flipped through the files on the table and said, "Wait, let me see …"
After flipping through a few pages, he pulled out a piece of paper and said, "There's one here. A strange thing happened in Zhang Village. A few villagers' sheep were bitten to death by something, and there wasn't a drop of blood on them. The county yamen hasn't sent anyone to investigate yet. Do you want to go?"
Li Mu said without hesitation, "Next …"
The livestock had all of its blood sucked dry and died. This was obviously the work of something like a Demonic Ghost. Li Mu was very clear about his own capabilities. It was not worthwhile to put his life on the line for a little bit of joy.
Old Wang continued to search. After a while, he pulled out another piece of paper and said, "There's one more here. A few fishermen near the Gulf of Clearwater reported to the county yamen that there are water ghosts causing trouble in the Gulf of Clearwater. Do you want to go and take a look …"
"Next!"
"Landlord Zhang's father was buried seven days ago. The grave was dug up and his body disappeared. Do you want to help look …"
…
"Stop, stop, stop …" Li Mu made a gesture to Old Wang and asked, "Don't always talk about demons, ghosts, and corpses. Don't you have any cases that normal people can investigate?"
"This is already considered normal." Old Wang spread out his hands and said, "There's a zombie outbreak in Zhou County next door. An entire village has been turned into zombies. The county governor is gathering the Cultivators from the nearby counties to suppress it. Do you want to go?"
Li Mu waved his hands and said, "No, no, I'll take my leave …"
Reality proved that in this mysterious world, if you didn't have some skills, you couldn't even be a constable. Li Mu also wanted to do good and get rid of evil for the people, but he didn't have the strength to do so …
Since there was no job in the yamen that he could do, Li Mu would start by sending lost old ladies home. Little by little, he would accumulate his joy and slowly condense his spirit.
Unfortunately, he didn't run into lost old ladies every day. Li Mu wandered outside until the sky turned dark, but he still hadn't met a single one.
He didn't even meet a ghost, let alone a person.
In the dark night, Li Mu walked alone on the street. When he was about to reach the door of his house, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body.
Li Mu was stunned. It was summer now. The night wind should be warm and gentle when it blew on a person's body. However, the gust of wind just now made him feel cold all over and his hair stood on end.
Suddenly, Li Mu felt a sense of danger. He turned his head and looked behind him.
The street was empty. There was nothing.
Li Mu used the Art of Guiding and quickly channeled the trace of Dharmic powers that Li Qing left in his body into his eyes.
A pale face suddenly appeared in front of his eyes!
It was a face without any color. It was extremely close to Li Mu, almost touching his face. A pair of white eyes stared straight at him …
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