Li Qing nodded slightly and said, "My training in the county government has already ended. In half a month, the school will send a new disciple."
The disciples of the Fu-lu School could not always remain in the local government. Li Mu had long known that this day would come, but he did not expect it to come so quickly.
Li Qing looked at him and said, "After I leave, you must be careful on your own."
Li Mu came back to his senses and smiled. "Boss, be at ease. I am no longer the same person as before."
Li Qing was silent for a moment, then said, "In these past few months, you have become a completely different person. Sometimes, I also wonder if there is another soul in your body."
Li Mu let out a breath and said, "The previous Li Mu was truly dead. The one standing in front of you right now is the reborn Li Mu. If it were not for the Thousand Illusions Master killing me once, perhaps I would not have changed so much."
"The current you is more responsible and more righteous. You are truly much better than the previous you." Li Qing was silent for a while, then looked at him again and asked, "Will you go to the county government?"
A quarter of an hour ago, Li Mu had an incomparably sufficient reason for not going to the county government.
But now, his reason did not seem so sufficient.
Li Mu thought for a while, then nodded. "I will. After all, there are more opportunities there. I want to condense the other two souls as soon as possible."
"That's fine." Li Qing looked at him and warned, "The county capital is not like the county capital. The cases there will be even more troublesome, and the criminals you will encounter will also be more formidable. You must be careful …"
… …
This half a month was the fastest half a month that Li Mu had passed since he came to this world.
In the past few months, there had been no end to the murder cases in the county, but recently, there had not even been a small case of theft. Fifteen days had passed in this sort of calm.
Li Mu came to the guardroom early in the morning and saw Zhang Shan and Li Si standing at the door. Their ears were pressed against the door and they were acting suspiciously. He didn't know what they were doing.
He walked over and was about to ask when Zhang Shan suddenly gestured for him to keep quiet. He pointed inside the duty room and didn't say anything.
Li Mu slowly walked to their side. He did not stick to the door. As a cultivator, their five senses would be greatly enhanced. He had also begun to cultivate his six senses. Standing here, he could clearly hear the conversation in the guard room.
Inside the room, Li Qing stood up and looked at Han Zhe. She asked, "What can I do for you, Constable Han?"
Han Zhe forced a smile and said, "Junior Sister Li, even if we're not from the same sect, we're still fellow disciples. It shouldn't be too much for you to call me Senior Brother, right?"
Li Qing was silent for a moment. Then she said, "Senior Brother Han, if you have something to say, just say it."
Han Zhe asked, "Junior Sister Li, you've been in the Soul Refining and Soul Condensing realms for a long time these past few years. You should be consolidating your foundation. You want to wait until you reach the Spirit Condensing realm and use the shortest amount of time to break through to the Transcendent realm, right?"
Li Qing nodded and didn't deny it.
"If that's the case, Junior Sister Li should be cultivating in seclusion after returning to the sect." Han Zhe took a deep breath and suddenly said, "There's something I've wanted to say to Junior Sister Li for a long time. If I don't say it now, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to do so after returning to the sect."
He looked into Li Qing's eyes and gathered his courage. "Junior Sister Li, I've liked you for a long time. Are you willing to become my Dao companion …?"
Li Qing shook her head without hesitation. She said, "Sorry, Senior Brother Han."
Han Zhe's face paled. Then he clenched his teeth and asked, "Is it because of Li Mu? You like Li Mu, right?"
Li Qing shook her head. "I only have cultivation in my heart."
Not long after, Han Zhe walked out of the duty room in a daze. He glanced at Li Mu and left.
Zhang Shan patted Li Mu's shoulder and sighed.
Li Mu walked into the duty room and saw that Li Qing had already packed a bag. He asked, "Boss, are you leaving today?"
"I'll leave in a while." Li Qing nodded. "You don't have to call me boss anymore …"
Li Mu smiled. "I'm used to it. I can't change it in a short time."
He walked to Li Qing's side and suddenly said, "Actually, I also have something to say to boss for a long time."
A trace of panic flashed through Li Qing's eyes. She asked calmly, "What is it?"
Li Mu said, "Thank you."
Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Thank me for what?"
Li Mu said, "Boss, thank you for teaching me cultivation. During this time, you cared about me, protected me, gave me Baiyi, and collected courage for me …"
"As I said, you are my subordinate," Li Qing said, "If you have your own subordinates in the future, you have to be responsible for them."
"I will," Li Mu smiled and said, "I'll go out first. When you leave, I'll see you off."
Li Qing looked at his back as he walked out. A trace of hesitation flashed across her face. She looked down at the green rainbow in her hand. Her gaze gradually became firm again.
When Li Mu walked out of the duty room, Han Zhe stood in the courtyard and said to him, "Today, I'm going back to the sect. I don't know if we'll be fated to meet again in the future."
Although Li Mu and Han Zhe didn't like each other, they were still comrades who had fought side by side many times. Li Mu lightly punched him on the shoulder and said, "Take care."
Han Zhe sighed and said, "Although I lost, you didn't win either."
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I didn't bet anything with you."
Han Zhe looked at him and said, "We may not meet again in the future. Let's go out for a drink."
After all, they had gone through life and death together. They were about to separate and might not have the chance to meet again in the future. Han Zhe invited them to the best restaurant in Yangqiu County. Li Mu didn't hesitate and agreed.
Zhang Shan would never miss such an occasion. After all, it could save him money for a meal. He dragged Li Si along for a meal.
Han Zhe didn't say anything about this. After drinking two cups of wine, he felt a little dizzy. He gave Li Si a thumbs up and said, "In this yamen, I don't admire anyone else, but I admire you the most. You can sleep with any girl in the brothel. You don't even have to pay …"
His cultivation was not low, but his alcohol tolerance was average. After drinking two cups, he began to talk non-stop.
"Actually, when we were in the sect, I noticed Junior Sister Li very early on …"
"She's the most hardworking and serious cultivator in her branch. She's even more serious than Senior Brother Qin …"
"I should have known. She only has cultivation in her heart. I lost. Li Mu, you didn't win either. Haha …"
After a few cups of wine, Han Zhe lay on the table, unconscious.
Zhang Shan nudged Li Mu with his arm and said, "Boss is leaving. You really don't intend to express your feelings to her before she leaves. Even Han Zhe …"
"Don't give me any ideas." Li Si stuffed a drumstick into his mouth and said, "Don't you know Boss? Since Boss has decided to leave, it's useless no matter what Li Mu does or says."
Li Mu smiled, picked up the wine cup and drank it in one gulp.
After being together for so long, he knew Li Qing's character better than anyone else.
If he was really like Han Zhe, it would only make a good parting not feel like a parting.
His feelings for Li Qing were admiration and gratitude, but if it was to say that it was love between a man and a woman, it was probably not to that extent.
If the two of them had been together for a little longer, they might have broken through that layer of relationship. Unfortunately, there was no chance.
Li Si sipped his wine and sighed, "What a pity, what a pity …"
Han Zhe was drunk. Li Si and Zhang Shan helped him to the yamen. Li Mu returned home and found Wanwan holding Xiao Bai on the swing in the yard.
The friendship between girls always came very quickly. Even if one was a human and the other was a fox, as long as it was a female fox.
Liu Hanyan was in the shop and did not come back. Li Mu cooked two bowls of noodles for them. Xiao Bai could not use chopsticks because it had not transformed. Wanwan ate a mouthful and fed it another mouthful …
Seeing that they were getting along so well, Li Mu was relieved.
He was in the county yamen during the day, and Liu Hanyan was in the shop. In the past, only Wanwan was at home. Now that there was a little fox that could talk, they could keep each other company.
In the county yamen, Li Si and Zhang Shan helped Han Zhe back to his place and went back to the duty room.
Li Qing looked at them and said, "In the future, you'd better not drink when you're in the yamen. The new arrester may be stricter than me."
Zhang Shan hurriedly said, "Just this once, just this once."
Li Si suddenly looked at Li Qing and asked, "Boss, have you really thought it through?"
Li Qing asked, "Thought about what?"
Li Si said, "Cultivation or love, which is more important?"
Zhang Shan looked at Li Si in confusion and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Li Si shook his head and said with a sigh, "In love, it is always easier to take a step back than to take a step forward. If you take a step back now and regret it later, you will have to take more than one step forward. By the time you regret it, perhaps someone has already taken a step ahead of you …"
Li Qing held the Cyan Rainbow Sword so tightly that her knuckles turned slightly white because of the force. Images of what they had experienced in the past few months flashed through her mind. Finally, she took a deep breath and her eyes returned to calmness.
In this calmness, there was a trace of determination, a trace of pain, and a trace of hatred hidden in the deepest part of her heart that no one had ever discovered …
She lowered her head and said silently in her heart, "Wait for me …"
…
At the entrance of the county yamen, Zhang County Magistrates personally sent Li Qing and Han Zhe out of the county yamen.
He cupped his hands and bowed to the two of them, saying, "Constable Li, Constable Han, on behalf of the county yamen and the people of Yangqiu County, I thank the two of you for your contributions to Yangqiu County during this period of time. I hope the two of you will have a smooth cultivation in the future …"
Han Zhe cupped his hands in return. "Thank you, Lord Zhang."
Li Mu, Zhang Shan, and Li Si stood together. They smiled at Li Qing and said, "Goodbye, boss."
Li Qing's gaze swept across them and finally stopped on Li Mu's face. She said, "Goodbye."
The two figures gradually disappeared from Li Mu's sight. The crowd had already dispersed. Zhang Shan patted Li Mu's shoulder and said, "Let's go back …"
Li Si walked in front of Li Mu and comforted him. "Boss and we are not people from the same world. Forget about her. In fact, Lady Liu is not bad. She is more suitable for you than boss. If you really can't do it, there is still that little girl …"
Liu Hanyan was good at both the hall and the kitchen. She was good at singing and dancing. Compared to Li Qing's immortal aura, she had more of a human aura.
However, she had no intention of marrying in this life.
When Li Mu returned home from the yamen, she had already prepared dinner. She even used a stack of books to raise Xiao Bai's chair so that it could lie on the chair and eat with them.
After eating together for such a long time, he and Liu Hanyan had a tacit understanding.
If Li Mu cooked, she would wash the pots and dishes. If she cooked, Li Mu would wash the pots and dishes.
Li Mu moved the dishes to the kitchen. Liu Hanyan followed him and stood at the kitchen door. She asked, "You didn't say anything during dinner. You didn't eat much. Is there something on your mind?"
Li Mu said, "Boss left."
Liu Hanyan was surprised. "Arrester Li left? Where did he go?"
"Back to the sect."
"Are you coming back?"
"No."
…
Liu Hanyan was stunned. She walked into the kitchen and rolled up her sleeves. She said, "How about I wash the dishes? You go rest …"
Li Mu shook his head. "It's okay."
Liu Hanyan rolled down her sleeves. After thinking for a while, she looked at Li Mu again and said, "Do you want me to drink with you?"
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