In the county office, Zhang County Magistrates looked at Li Mu with a flushed face and said, "Li Mu, you've made a great contribution this time. When the County Governor finishes dealing with the matters in Zhou County, you should be rewarded …"
This time, such a big thing had happened in Yangqiu County. As the County Magistrate, he couldn't absolve himself from the blame.
Fortunately, Li Mu had seen through Master Qianhuan's plot in time, allowing the powerful people of Fu-lu School to track him down and kill him. This was also the credit of the Yangqiu County Government. As the County Magistrate, his merits offset his faults.
Li Mu didn't care much about rewards.
Master Qianhuan was Dongxuan's top Heretical Cultivation expert. The orthodox masters of Fu-lu School had killed him twice before killing him completely. Li Mu was very satisfied to be able to escape from him.
After hearing the news, he couldn't wait to go home and tell Liu Hanyan.
Liu Hanyan said in surprise, "Really?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Really. No matter how powerful he is, he can't fight one against three. This time, it's all thanks to your book. Otherwise, I'm afraid that no one would have known about The Heretical Cultivation's plot …"
Li Mu still had lingering fears when he thought about this matter.
If Li Mu hadn't seen the page of the Supernatural Records, he wouldn't have thought of the existence of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Soul Refining Formation. Master Qianhuan had secretly collected the souls of the Yin-Yang Five Elements. Even if he couldn't break through, he would recover his original cultivation.
At that time, it would probably be the time for him to look for Li Mu.
Now, he had been refined by the three powerful people of Dongxuan and his soul scattered. Li Mu didn't have to worry that the secret of his rebirth would be leaked.
Liu Hanyan seemed to be happier than Li Mu about Master Qianhuan's death. She dragged Li Mu out to buy a table full of food and a jar of wine. When they came out of the market, they happened to meet Zhang Shan and Li Si who were about to eat noodles at a noodle stall.
Zhang Shan was stunned when he saw the two. He secretly winked at Li Mu and said, "Li Mu, Lady Liu, what a coincidence …"
Liu Hanyan was obviously in a good mood today. She smiled at the two and invited them, "Constables, would you like to eat at my house?"
Zhang Shan looked at the chicken and fish in Li Mu's hands and then at the noodle stall not far away. His throat moved, and he said happily, "Sure!"
Li Si shook his head and said, "No trouble, we'll eat noodles."
Zhang Shan frowned and said, "There's chicken and fish, what noodles …"
Liu Hanyan smiled and said, "It's no trouble. You patrol so hard every day for the people of Yangqiu County. Besides, you're Li Mu's friends. Let's go …"
Li Si wanted to refuse, but Zhang Shan had already taken the chicken and fish from Li Mu's hands and said with a smile, "I'll take it, I'll take it!"
After taking two steps, he suddenly looked ahead and said, "Isn't that the boss in front? Should we call the boss too?"
Liu Hanyan also saw Li Qing. She thought for a moment and quickly walked forward. She said a few words to Li Qing, and the two of them walked back together. Obviously, Li Qing had agreed to her invitation.
Originally, they had prepared food for three people, but after walking around the street, they had to prepare food for six people.
Zhang Shan volunteered to kill the chicken and fish. Li Mu and Liu Hanyan were preparing in the kitchen. Li Qing walked in and asked, "Can I help?"
Li Mu looked around and said, "If there's nothing else, boss, you can cut these vegetables."
Cooking might be a little difficult for Li Qing, but cutting vegetables was not difficult for her at all. The knife was in her hand. Li Mu could see the afterimage of the knife. The tofu she cut was uniform in size, as if it was carved from the same mold.
The kitchen was not big. It seemed a little crowded with three people standing in it. Li Qing and Liu Hanyan were there. Li Mu walked out of the kitchen and came to the yard.
Zhang Shan was dealing with the fish. He looked up at Li Mu and blinked, asking, "Did you get it?"
Li Mu asked, "What did you get?"
"Still playing dumb with me …" Zhang Shan secretly glanced at the kitchen and whispered, "Of course it's Lady Liu. What else can you get?"
"You misunderstood." Li Mu shook his head and said, "Are we normal neighbors?"
"Normal?"
Zhang Shan curled his lips and said, "Which normal neighbor would go shopping together and eat in the same pot?"
Li Mu shrugged and said, "It's up to you to believe it or not."
"Really?"
"Really."
"You still want to lie to me …" Zhang Shan looked unconvinced and said, "Ask Li Si if you and Lady Liu are like a couple."
"No." Li Si looked indifferent and said, "Shopkeeper Liu's heart is very guarded. Li Mu hasn't entered her heart yet. They can only be said to be good friends. They don't like each other."
Li Mu looked at Zhang Shan and said, "See? This is the difference between you and Li Si. We are very pure friends …"
When it came to purity, Li Mu could guarantee that he was very pure to Liu Hanyan, but Liu Hanyan was not necessarily the same to him.
After all, she once had lust for Li Mu and touched his arm back and forth. Maybe she really had bad intentions for him.
"No one knows women better than I do. There is no pure friendship between men and women." Li Si glanced at Li Mu and said, "For people like you, even if you didn't fall in love at first sight, sooner or later, you will fall in love with each other …"
"That's not necessarily true." Zhang Shan sneered at Li Si's words and said, "My wife and I haven't fallen in love for so long …"
Li Si looked at him and asked, "Your wife is also a woman?"
Zhang Shan was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously wanted to refute, but he didn't know what to say. For a moment, he felt sad and lowered his head, concentrating on killing the fish.
Li Si looked at Wanwan, who was running around in the yard. Sometimes she ran to the kitchen to watch Li Qing cut vegetables, and sometimes she ran to watch Zhang Shan kill fish. He said, "I don't know what Shopkeeper Liu is thinking, but that little maid really likes Li Mu very much. A little girl of this age is the easiest to deceive …"
Li Mu had never deceived Wanwan.
The little girl probably had a psychological shadow from being hungry when she was young. She liked whoever could feed her.
Li Mu fed her every day. Wanwan also knew how to return the favor. Every day, she helped Li Mu clean up the room and the yard. Massaging his back and shoulders was a common thing.
Now, she had almost become the common maid of Li Mu and Liu Hanyan.
At this time, Li Si looked in the direction of the kitchen again and said, "Boss, recently, the way he looks at you is a little …"
Li Mu asked, "What's wrong with Boss?"
Seeing Li Qing come out of the kitchen, Li Si shook his head and said, "Nothing …"
Today's meal was mostly cooked by Liu Hanyan. When Zhang Shan was eating, he praised Liu Hanyan's cooking skills. As he ate, he said, "I didn't expect Lady Liu's cooking skills to be so good. If my wife can cook half as well as you, my death will be worth it. If any man marries you in the future, his ancestors must have accumulated eight generations of merit …"
Liu Hanyan smiled slightly and said modestly, "You're flattering me …"
Zhang Shan picked up a mouthful of food and said, "It's true. Some girls nowadays don't know how to do needlework or how to cook, but they're good at wielding knives and swords. There aren't many girls like Lady Liu. She's beautiful, good at cooking, and rich …"
"Cough!" Li Mu coughed softly.
"What, am I wrong?" Zhang Shan glanced at Li Mu and said, "Girls should be like Lady Liu … Hey, Li Si, why did you kick me!"
Li Si gave him a look and said, "Be quiet when eating!"
Zhang Shan followed Li Si's gaze and saw Li Qing.
He seemed to think of something and his expression changed. He immediately said, "Boss, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that you only know how to wield knives and swords, and I'm not saying that you're not as good as Lady Liu …"
"It's okay." Li Qing looked indifferent and didn't care. She said, "Let's eat."
With Zhang Shan livening up the atmosphere, the meal was very lively. Liu Hanyan drank a little wine and her face was red. After the meal, she cleaned up the dishes with Li Mu and said with a smile, "That fat constable is quite good at talking …"
The next morning, when Li Mu came to the county yamen, he learned from Li Si that Zhang Shan had been punished by Li Qing for three days because he didn't put on his hat properly when he entered the yamen in the morning. During these three days, he had to patrol the area under the jurisdiction of the three of them from morning to night. With Zhang Shan patrolling, Li Mu and Li Si could rest in the duty room.
Li Mu was also happy to be free. He could use this time to continue reading and studying.
Since Qianhuan Shangren was killed, everything in the county yamen had returned to normal. Li Mu also felt relieved.
Now that he thought about it, there had been a Dongxuan Heretical Cultivation spying on him these past few months. He couldn't help but have goosebumps all over his body.
Fortunately, Qianhuan Shangren was dead. This Dongxuan Heretical Cultivation was so careful when he was scheming for the Yin, Yang, and Five Elements souls that it made one's hair stand on end.
He was so cautious that Li Mu still felt that he died too easily. It didn't match his previous style of doing things.
However, after thinking about it carefully, even if he was cautious, the chances of him surviving when he encountered three masters of the same level were very slim.
Li Mu was completely relieved and no longer worried. He went to Old Wang's duty room and found a book on feng shui tombs to read.
Old Wang looked at him and asked, "Is Qianhuan Shangren dead?"
Li Mu said, "Dead. He was refined by the masters of Fu-lu School."
"That's good, that's good …" Old Wang nodded and continued to busy himself.
It was rare that he didn't take a nap today. He was so diligent that Li Mu was surprised.
He swept the floor of the duty room clean and took out the books on the bookshelves. He used a cloth to carefully wipe every row of bookshelves until there was no dust in all the corners. Then he put the books back in their original places.
After that, he organized all the files and placed them neatly on the shelves according to the time.
After doing all this, the originally messy duty room had a brand new look.
Li Mu looked around and asked doubtfully, "What's wrong with you today? Why are you so diligent?"
Old Wang stretched his body and said, "I'm going to go on a long trip. Before I leave, I'm going to tidy up this place. Put the books and files where they should be, so that people who come later can't find them …"
"Go on a long trip?" Li Mu was puzzled. "Where are you going?"
"Very far." Old Wang smiled and suddenly looked at Li Mu. He said, "These past few months, I've been wanting to ask you a question."
Li Mu put down the book and said, "If you don't know, how would I know?"
"No, you know." Old Wang looked at Li Mu and smiled.
"What question?" Li Mu looked at Old Wang and felt that the Old Wang today was somewhat strange.
Old Wang asked, "How did you do it?"
Li Mu said, "Do what?"
Old Wang smiled at him and asked, "How did you take over Li Mu's body without being discovered?"
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