Li Mu strode to Zhang Shan and asked, "What did you say?"
Zhang Shan was startled and murmured, "A girl with a Pure Yin Body in our county died prematurely …"
Li Mu's body swayed and he felt that the world was spinning. Liu Hanyan, who was beside him, hurriedly supported him.
At this point, Yin and Yang and the Five Elements were complete.
Li Mu's predecessor had a Pure Yang Body.
Landlord Zhang had a Metal Elemental Body.
Ren Yuan had a Wood Elemental Body.
Zhang-wang Clan had a Water Elemental Body.
Zhao Yong had a Fire Elemental Body.
Wu Bo had an Earth Elemental Body.
Three months ago, the baby girl who died prematurely had a Pure Yin Body.
The seven of them had different genders, ages, identities, and causes of death. On the surface, there was no connection between them, but they had secretly gathered Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.
There was also the zombie disaster in Zhou County. Thousands of people died, and a large number of living souls had accumulated.
If these souls were refined by the Yin and Yang Five Elements Soul Refining Array, the cultivators in Dongxuan would have a chance to transcend.
Li Mu's mood at this moment was indescribable. He opened his mouth, but he couldn't even make a sound.
Dongxuan …
These two words were like a thousand-pound boulder, pressing down on his heart.
Liu Hanyan held his hand tightly, raised her head, and looked at him with a pale face.
Li Mu knew that any fear was useless. He took a deep breath and silently recited the Mind-clearing Incantation. He looked at Liu Hanyan and said, "You have a Pure Yin Body. Don't worry. You can go home first."
Liu Hanyan knew that she couldn't help much. She nodded and said, "You must be careful. I'll wait for you at home."
She took one last look at Li Mu and turned to leave.
In the yard of the county yamen, Zhang Shan and Li Si were chatting. Uncle Ma slapped his thigh and sighed. Han Zhe was waiting to see Li Mu make a scene. Li Mu went to the duty room and closed the door.
Receiving a large amount of information in such a short period of time was not something he could handle alone.
In this world, the only person he could trust the most was Li Qing.
Li Qing was sitting at the table, quietly reading a book. She looked up at Li Mu and asked, "Lady Liu left?"
"Let's go," Li Mu walked over, looked at her, and reminded her, "Boss, you're holding the book upside down."
Li Qing calmly straightened the book and asked, "What's the matter?"
Li Mu turned to the page of the Supernatural Records and said, "Boss, look here."
Li Qing looked over and thought for a moment. She looked at Li Mu and asked, "You want to find a woman with a Pure Yin Body to practice Dual Cultivation?"
Without waiting for Li Mu to answer, she frowned and said, "This is not allowed by the imperial court. Even if Zhang Shan and the others find a woman with a Pure Yin Body, they can't tell you. Besides, even if they can find one, your age may not be suitable …"
She was looking at the section about Dual Cultivation. Li Mu said helplessly, "Not this section. It's the following section, the following section …"
Li Qing looked down and saw that it was written in the book, "The souls of the five elements and yin and yang have the power of creation. If Dongxuan can gather all of them, with the help of thousands of souls of living people, and refine them for oneself, there is a chance of transcendence …"
"You're worried that Heretical Cultivation will steal your soul?"
Li Qing looked at him and said, "Don't worry. Without knowing your birth characters, no one can know your constitution …"
Li Mu put the files of Zhao Yong and the others on the table in front of her and said, "Zhang Shan just found out that three months ago, a baby girl with a Pure Yin Body died prematurely in Yangqiu County. There was also the zombie disaster in Zhou County and Wu Bo's death. These can't all be coincidences …"
Li Qing looked at the files one by one. Her expression gradually became serious and she said, "Yin Yang and Five Elements, only the Pure Yang is missing …"
As her voice fell, she suddenly looked up at Li Mu.
Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Not a single one is missing."
Li Qing suddenly stood up, and then a trace of doubt appeared on her face. She said, "If Heretical Cultivation really needs the souls of Yin Yang and Five Elements, why are your three souls still here?"
Li Mu looked at her, took a deep breath and said, "Now that things have come to this, there are some things that I can no longer hide from the boss."
Li Qing's face was full of disbelief. "Could it be that you …"
"That's right."
Li Mu nodded and said, "I was already dead, but my three souls were saved by a senior master. That senior saw that I had a Pure Yang Body and said that he and I were fated to be master and disciple. He taught me a lot of Dao techniques and Divine Skills. Then he floated away and said that we would meet again in the future if fate permitted. He also warned me not to reveal his identity …"
Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
It was not that she did not suspect Li Mu. After he died once, his temperament suddenly changed. He went from being timid and afraid of trouble to being responsible and responsible. She had a whole new level of respect for him. He also knew all kinds of mysterious Divine Skills and Dao techniques …
This change was more like he had been taken over by someone.
However, a few months ago, they had already gone through many tests and had long ruled out this possibility.
No matter how high a cultivator's Dao was, it was impossible to completely control another person's body in such a short period of time, let alone avoid the detection of magical instruments. Although Li Mu's explanation was bizarre, it was the only reason that could explain these changes in his body.
At this moment, Li Mu's fake death and the Dao techniques and scriptures that he suddenly knew after he woke up all had a reasonable explanation.
Some of the doubts that had always existed in Li Qing's heart were also resolved.
Li Mu also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Taking this opportunity to dispel the suspicions in Li Qing's heart was his real goal.
After all, a person who came back from the dead suddenly knew so many Dao techniques and Divine Skills. Normal people would feel that there was something wrong.
If they had not already verified Li Mu's identity, they were afraid that Li Mu would have been treated as a Heretical Cultivation.
Until now, Li Mu still did not know what had happened to his body. However, there was no doubt that the changes in his body were of a much higher level than taking over someone else's body and being reborn …
Li Qing's attention returned to the matter itself. She said very seriously, "This matter must be reported to the county magistrate immediately …"
Li Mu thought for a while and asked, "Boss, could it be that what is written in this book is false?"
Li Qing shook her head and said, "Even if the contents of this book are false, someone is using this book to set up a trap. It cannot be false."
She looked at Li Mu and said worriedly, "If that person needs a pure Yang soul, then he will definitely not let you go. He might even come back …"
Li Mu knew very well that the person behind this had already gotten everything he wanted. He sighed and said, "This matter is not something that we can decide. Let's report it to the county magistrate immediately …"
Yangqiu County was only a small county. Zhang County Magistrates was only at the third realm of Spirit Condensation cultivation.
And those who were qualified to set up the Yin-Yang Five Elements Soul Refining Array were at least at the peak of Dongxuan.
The sixth realm, Dongxuan, was one step away from truly stepping into the upper three realms. Not to mention Zhang County Magistrates, even the North County Magistrates were like ants in his eyes.
In the front hall of the county office, Zhang County Magistrates was leisurely drinking tea.
In the past few months, Yangqiu County had not been peaceful. Murder cases came one after another.
Zombies, Heretical Cultivation, and even a core disciple of Fu-lu School had died. As the county magistrate, he was always on tenterhooks. Fortunately, in the past month, the county had been much more peaceful and did not cause any trouble for him.
If he did not make any great contributions, he could not count on any political achievements this year. But fortunately, no major mistakes had happened. He was not at the bottom of the 13 counties in the North County. At least, he was much better than Zhou County.
There was a knock on the door. Zhang County Magistrates put down his teacup and said, "Come in."
Two figures walked in from outside. Zhang County Magistrates looked up and asked, "Miss Qing, Li Mu, did Zhang Shan and Li Si find out about any special constitutions?"
Li Mu shook his head.
Zhang County Magistrates sat up straight and said warily, "Did another murder case happen in the county?"
Li Mu continued to shake his head.
Zhang County Magistrates breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up his teacup again and said, "It's good that it's not a murder case. What happened …"
Li Mu looked at his nervous face and thought of Zhang County Magistrates' cowardice. He coughed softly and said, "Sir, why don't you sit down first …"
"What are you talking about?" Zhang County Magistrates frowned and leaned back in his chair. He said, "Do you think I'm scared? Who am I? I've seen all kinds of situations. What happened? Tell me!"
Li Mu said, "We found some clues. It's very likely that a Heretical Cultivation cultivator at the peak of Dongxuan gathered the souls of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Body in our county. Then he drove zombies to kill people in Zhou County and collected souls. He wanted to refine them and transcend …"
Puff …
Zhang County Magistrates spat out a mouthful of tea. The teacup fell into his arms and he slipped from his chair to the ground.
His pants were wet, but he didn't bother to wipe them off. He hurriedly got up from the ground and asked, "What did you say? Say it again?"
Li Mu placed a few case files on the table and said, "In the past six months, seven people with Pure Yin and Pure Yang bloodlines, as well as the Five Elements Constitution, have died for various reasons in Yangqiu County. Their deaths are all suspicious. We suspect that someone is manipulating them from behind …"
Pure Yin, Pure Yang, Five Elements Body, all of them were gathered together. It didn't take a genius to know what this meant.
Zhang County Magistrates laughed and said, "Coincidence, it must be a coincidence!"
Li Qing said solemnly, "Sir, it's impossible for there to be so many coincidences. There must be someone behind all these coincidences."
Zhang County Magistrates pointed at the files and said, "Look, the Zhang-wang Clan members died of illness. This was done by the two of you. I personally supervised the execution of Zhao Yong and Ren Yuan. Landlord Zhang was bitten to death by his zombie father. As for Wu Bo, it's even more ridiculous. He was bitten to death by the Flying Stiff. What does it have to do with Dongxuan Heretical Cultivation?"
Li Mu had already sorted out the sequence of events. He explained, "Ren Yuan's case is strange. It seems that someone deliberately led him to cultivate and let him fall into the evil path. They used the Yamen to obtain his soul. In this way, even if Ren Yuan had a Wood Element Body, no one would suspect anything. In Zhou County, the deaths of Wu Bo and thousands of people in Zhou County were not coincidences …"
Zhang County Magistrates still didn't believe it. He asked, "The executioner's knife destroyed his soul. How did The Heretical Cultivation obtain his soul?"
Li Qing said, "For the cultivators in Dongxuan, it's not difficult to extract their souls before the executioner executes them."
Li Mu continued, "Ren Yuan and Landlord Zhang are the same. We ignored their special bodies for a legitimate reason. Among them, there must be something wrong with the Feng Shui master who helped the Landlord Zhang choose the tomb and Ren Yuan's master …"
Thinking of the black-robed man, Li Mu began to wonder if he had really killed the black-robed man that day when he had merged with Su He.
Zhang County Magistrates shook his head and asked, "What about the Pure Yang and the Pure Yin?"
Li Mu said, "Zhang Shan and Li Si just found out that three months ago, a baby girl with a Pure Yin Body died in Yangqiu County. It's very common for babies to die prematurely. Her family didn't report it, and the Yamen didn't investigate."
Zhang County Magistrates asked again, "What about the Pure Yang?"
Li Mu said, "I am the Pure Yang."
Zhang County Magistrates suddenly took two steps back and said in surprise, "Aren't you standing right here?"
Li Mu looked at Zhang County Magistrates and said, "A few months ago, there was an evil spirit that wanted to extract my soul. I was lucky enough to survive. Although my three souls returned to my body, I lost my seven souls …"
Zhang County Magistrates slumped in his chair, looking like there was nothing left to live for.
In fact, he had believed it from the beginning, but he was unwilling to accept the truth.
He had been targeted by a Seethrough Realm evil cultivator for no reason, and had set up such a huge chess game in his territory. Everyone, including him, had been treated as chess pieces to be manipulated at the will of the evil cultivator …
He covered his face and said sadly, "What sin have I committed? Damn it, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have been a county magistrate. Whoever wants to be a county magistrate can be a county magistrate. There are no good things, but all the bad things have happened to me …"
Li Mu looked at him helplessly and said, "Lord Zhang, now is not the time to regret. We should think about what to do next …"
Zhang County Magistrates took a deep breath and removed his hands from his face. His expression became serious again, and his eyes became sharp.
He spread out the files and said, "So far, there are still a few suspicious points in this case."
Zhang County Magistrates first pointed to Zhao Yong's file and said, "Zhao Yong was chosen by the County Magistrate. For his future, he killed his fiancée, Lin Wan, and dumped her body at the Bay of Clear Water. Later, Lin Wan turned into a resentful spirit to seek revenge. When you were investigating the case, you learned of Lin Wan's injustice. After an in-depth investigation, you found out that Zhao Yong was killed at Caishikou. This case can't be man-made."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Zhao Yong's death indeed has no trace of other people's interference."
Zhang County Magistrates continued, "Let's assume that someone could take away their souls before the executioner killed them. But how did this person know that they had a special constitution?"
Zhang County Magistrates' questions went straight to the heart of the matter, which was also what Li Mu was puzzled about.
He thought for a moment and said, "In the Dongxuan Realm, one can observe the stars and do fortune-telling. Perhaps there is a way to deduce these things. Of course, there is another possibility."
Zhang County Magistrates asked, "Do you suspect that there is a mole in the yamen?"
The simplest and most direct way to find out the people's birth characters in Yangqiu County was to check their household registration.
The possibility of a mole in the yamen was not high, including Li Mu. All the bailiffs and yamen runners in the yamen had been in the county yamen for more than two years. Moreover, they did not have the authority to enter the household to check the household registration.
"We can't rule out this possibility." Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "But it is also possible that he broke into the household and checked a large number of household registration files. Separating his spirit from his body and hiding his tracks should be very easy for Dongxuan cultivators."
After concentrating his spirit, his Vital Spirit could leave his body. The county yamen was surrounded by a formation. Ordinary spiritual bodies could not break in, but it definitely could not stop Dongxuan cultivators.
Zhang County Magistrates thought for a moment and said, "That's right. Except for Old Wang, no one can see the people's household registration. Old Wang has been in the yamen all his life. Even if there is a problem with anyone, there is no problem with him …"
Finally, he looked at Li Mu and said, "You said you have a Pure Yang Body?"
Li Mu nodded.
Zhang County Magistrates asked, "The soul of a Pure Yang Body is the most important part of using this method. But your soul is still in your body. Doesn't this mean that The Heretical Cultivation failed to seize your soul?"
Li Mu already had an excuse for this. He said, "When my soul was seized, a senior happened to save me. My soul was lucky to return to my body."
"Senior?" Zhang County Magistrates asked suspiciously, "Which senior? What's his name?"
Li Mu said, "He said his name was Laozi. Not only did he save me, but he also taught me some Shentong Taoist magic arts."
Zhang County Magistrates frowned and said, "Laozi?"
Li Mu corrected his pronunciation and said, "Laozi."
Zhang County Magistrates asked, "Can you prove it?"
Li Mu looked at Li Qing and said, "Boss can prove it."
Li Qing nodded and said, "We checked a few months ago. Li Mu was not seized by anyone. And he does know some Shentong Taoist magic arts."
Zhang County Magistrates looked away from Li Mu and no longer doubted him. Whether it was possession or possession, it was impossible to completely fit into another person's body in a short period of time. Even the cultivators of Dongxuan couldn't do a perfect possession. Whether it was possession or not, it could be tested with a simple magic instrument.
Zhang County Magistrates touched the short beard on his chin and said, "So, he hasn't gotten the soul of the Pure Yang body, and it's very likely that he will come back to you?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "But we can't rule out the possibility that he has already found another Pure Yang body."
Zhang County Magistrates breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This matter involves a lot of things. Don't tell anyone about it yet. Investigate it in secret. You can make a final decision after you've thoroughly investigated it."
He looked at Li Mu and said, "Also, don't tell anyone about your Pure Yang body. Do you want to die?"
Li Mu felt wronged and said, "I'm not doing this for the case …"
Zhang County Magistrates waved his hand and said, "You two, start investigating the case immediately. I'll give you three days. You must investigate all the clues …"
Zhang County Magistrates still held on to a glimmer of hope. In fact, so did Li Mu.
Whenever he thought about the fact that there was a master at the peak of Dongxuan who had been secretly watching him for the past few months, he felt a chill in his heart and his hair stood on end.
Li Qing looked at him and comforted him, "Don't worry. If there really is a Dongxuan Heretical Cultivation, the Fu-lu School won't sit by and do nothing. They will definitely send all the peak chiefs down the mountain to eradicate it …"
Li Mu hadn't even refined the seven spirits. Dongxuan … This was a realm that he couldn't even dream of.
Even if he and Su He combined, they still wouldn't be a match for the master at the peak of Dongxuan.
However, no matter how anxious and fearful he was, he still had to face what he had to face.
Li Mu composed himself and said, "Let's investigate these cases first …"
The two of them didn't waste any time. After leaving Zhang County Magistrates' place, they went straight out of the county yamen.
Han Zhe stood in the yard and watched the two of them leave. He scratched his head and muttered, "That's it?"
He thought that Li Mu bringing women back to the yamen would be a hurdle that he couldn't get over with Li Qing. He didn't expect that they would act as if nothing had happened …
Han Zhe suddenly realized that he didn't understand women at all.
Or was it that Li Mu's methods were so brilliant that he couldn't figure them out?
He thought about it and walked over to Li Si and asked, "Tell me, how can I be like Li Mu and be liked by women?"
Li Si looked at him and said, "First of all, you have to be as good-looking as he is …"
Han Zhe frowned and said, "What if I'm not as good-looking as he is?"
Li Si thought about it and said, "Or you have a lot of money …"
"What if I don't have money?"
"Haha …"
…
After leaving the county yamen, the first place that Li Mu and Li Qing went to was the Wang Family Village in the west of the city.
After the death of the Zhang-wang Clan, her child was handed over to her brother to raise.
Now that they thought about it, Li Mu and Li Qing had seen the dissipation of the soul of the Zhang-wang Clan with their own eyes. How could they suspect that there was something else behind her death?
There was no doubt that the dissipation of the soul of the Zhang-wang Clan was not real. All of this was done for Li Mu and Li Qing to see.
The mastermind behind the scenes was so careful and scheming that it made one's hair stand on end!
Wang Dong, the brother of the Zhang-wang Clan, still remembered them. He walked into the yard with a baby in his arms and asked in confusion, "Why are the two of you here …"
Li Qing was not good at talking to people. Li Mu took the initiative to walk forward and said, "The yamen has been reviewing the cases that happened this year. We would like to know some details about your sister's case."
Speaking of the Zhang-wang Clan, Wang Dong looked sad and sighed, "My poor sister. Not long after she got married, her husband ran away to become a monk. When she was pregnant, her parents-in-law also left her. It was a pity that she had to take care of the family alone. Her body was exhausted. My damn brother-in-law, how could he be so cruel …"
The experience of the Zhang-wang Clan was indeed pitiful, but this was not the focus of Li Mu and Li Qing.
He looked at Wang Dong and asked, "Has she always been in poor health?"
"Always." Wang Dong nodded and said, "At that time, I advised her to remarry and find another man to take care of her, but she refused. Alas, if I had known, I wouldn't have let her stay in the Zhang family alone …"
Walking out of the Zhang Family Village, Li Mu's expression was melancholy.
At first glance, there was nothing suspicious about the death of the Zhang-wang Clan. A woman with a weak body, taking care of a child alone, fell ill from overwork and died at home. This was something that everyone knew. No one, including herself, doubted her own death.
Even if the yamen found out that she had a Water Element Body, they would probably think it was a coincidence.
Only by connecting her death with these unrelated cases, and combining it with the "Supernatural Records", could one smell the extraordinariness behind it.
A dignified cultivator of Dongxuan, who could transform, know the time, and know the number of stars, who was one step away from entering the Upper Realm, who could walk unhindered in the Ten Continents, was actually so cautious. It was simply unreasonable …
Li Mu could not help but complain. He still had to continue the investigation.
The girl with the Pure Yin Body was born in the Chen Family Village, not far from the Wang Family Village.
At the entrance of the Chen Family Village, Li Mu stopped a village woman and asked, "Sister, I want to ask, which family had a girl who died three months ago?"
The village woman pointed and said, "It's that family. That girl, she's so pitiful …"
Li Mu and Li Qing found the house pointed by the woman and knocked on the door. After a while, footsteps sounded in the courtyard.
A woman opened the gate of the courtyard. When she saw Li Mu and Li Qing in their official uniforms, she was stunned for a moment and asked, "What can I do for you?"
Li Mu said, "There's a case that needs your cooperation."
The woman looked puzzled and asked, "What case?"
Li Mu said apologetically, "I'm sorry. Although this may bring up sad things for you, this case is of great importance. I hope you can answer truthfully."
The woman nodded and said, "I know. Sir, you can ask."
Li Mu and Li Qing walked into the courtyard. A man and an old woman came out of the house.
Li Mu looked at the woman and asked, "We want to ask, how did your daughter die?"
The woman's face showed sadness and said in a low voice, "My poor daughter died of illness …"
From the woman's words, Li Mu learned that four months ago, the girl was sick. Her family had no money to treat her, so they could only use some local herbs. However, it did not work. After suffering for a month, she died prematurely.
The girl's family just wrapped her body with a straw mat and buried it in the backyard. Then they reported to the government office and the matter was settled.
In this world, the survival rate of babies was not high. If one or two died, no one would investigate the reason.
Li Mu sighed and said, "It's another case without any suspicious points."
Looking at the death of the baby girl alone, there was no suspicious point.
However, in Yangqiu County, there were no suspicious deaths within half a year. This was the biggest suspicious point.
He was about to leave when Li Qing suddenly said, "Wait."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment. He looked at her and asked, "Boss, did you find something?"
Li Mu took a few steps forward and looked at the old woman. He asked, "That girl didn't die of illness, did she?"
The old woman avoided his eyes. The next moment, she raised her head and said, "Little girl, how can you say that? That useless thing, if she didn't die of illness, how did she die?"
Li Qing's eyes flashed. The old woman's body trembled and her expression gradually became sluggish.
Li Qing looked at her eyes and asked again, "How did she die?"
The old woman's expression was sluggish. She muttered, "Yes, it was a fortune teller. The fortune teller said that she was a jinx and would cause the death of her parents and relatives. I checked the books and the books said so, so I killed her with medicine …"
In the courtyard, the man's face showed disbelief. He said in a trembling voice, "Mother, it's really you. You killed Nannan …"
The woman's face was pale and her body was trembling. She walked over in a daze and grabbed the old woman's arm. She cried, "Give me back my child, give me back my child …"
The old woman fell to the ground, unconscious, and lost consciousness.
The light in Li Qing's eyes was no longer dim. Her face was as cold as frost. She said coldly, "Stupid woman!"
Li Mu looked at Li Qing's hand holding the sword. He hurriedly grabbed her wrist and said, "Boss, calm down. We'll report this matter to the yamen when we get back. Lord Zhang will deal with it …"
Although Li Mu also wanted to strike this old woman with lightning, to punish her, they still had to follow the laws of Great Zhou. They did not have the right to use private punishment.
Moreover, they had more important things to do.
Li Mu looked at the dazed woman and said, "Don't worry, the yamen will definitely give you justice …"
When they walked out of the Chen Family Village, Li Mu gathered his emotions and sighed softly. He said, "The fortune teller …"
Like the Fengshui master who chose the location for the tomb of the Older Landlord Zhang, Ren Yuan's master, the fortune teller who came to the Chen Family Village was also very suspicious.
He did not need to do it himself. With a sentence of "jinx", this girl with a pure Yin body died early. He used a method that would not be suspected and easily obtained her soul.
The person behind the scenes was not only extremely powerful but also cautious. He also played with people's hearts to the extreme.
A cultivator at the peak of Dongxuan, in order to not attract attention, quietly collected the souls of Yin and Yang and the five elements. He actually painstakingly set up such a trap.
This was really cowardly …
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