When Liu Hanyan was happy, she would drink a little wine, but she didn't drink much.
Seeing that Li Mu didn't eat much at dinner, she specially made two new dishes for Li Mu to go with the wine.
She poured a cup of wine for Li Mu and said, "There are plenty of fish in the sea. With your qualifications, what kind of woman can't you find? Think about your big house. Don't you want to marry several wives? How can you be depressed because of this setback …"
Li Mu was just a little sad because of Li Qing's departure. He wasn't like Han Zhe who was heartbroken. Liu Hanyan obviously misunderstood.
It was rare for her to be so considerate. Li Mu raised his wine cup and clinked it with hers. He said, "Things aren't like what you think."
"I know." Liu Hanyan went along with Li Mu's wishes. She said, "The girls in the music house and the opera house are young and beautiful. As long as you don't dislike their status, I can help you build a bridge …"
Wanwan ran in from outside and exclaimed, "Miss!"
Liu Hanyan gave her a look, and the little maid reluctantly walked out again.
Liu Hanyan continued, "If you don't like them, I'll marry Wanwan to you in two years. Anyway, her heart is with you …"
Li Mu said helplessly, "You really misunderstood."
"Let's not talk about it …" Liu Hanyan filled his wine cup and said, "Tonight, we won't rest until we're drunk …"
Li Mu's alcohol tolerance was a little better than Han Zhe's, but it was only average. Liu Hanyan's alcohol tolerance seemed to be better than Li Mu's, but not by much. She deliberately helped Li Mu "drown his sorrows with wine". The small jar of wine she brought was quickly emptied.
Li Mu didn't know when he lost consciousness. He only knew that he and Liu Hanyan both drank a lot.
When he woke up, he was already on his bed.
The strange thing was that even though he was not deliberately cultivating, the mana in his body was circulating at a very fast speed. It was even faster than when Li Mu was actively cultivating.
He opened his eyes and saw that he and Liu Hanyan were sleeping face to face on the bed.
Both of their clothes were intact. Liu Hanyan's shoes were still on her feet, so nothing should have happened.
This allowed Li Mu to breathe a sigh of relief. Then, he began to search for the cause of the abnormal flow of mana.
Soon, Li Mu discovered the source of all this.
Unknowingly, he and Liu Hanyan's hands were clasped together and their fingers were intertwined.
The mana in Li Mu's body circulated on its own. From his left hand, it was transferred to Liu Hanyan's right hand, and then from Liu Hanyan's left hand back to his body. During this transmission process, the mana circulated very quickly. This meant that the growth of the mana would also be faster than him cultivating alone.
There was no doubt that this must be because one of them was pure Yang and the other was pure Yin. Yin and Yang attracted each other.
Cultivating like this for a day was at least comparable to Li Mu's three days of cultivation.
Opposite Li Mu, the sleeping Liu Hanyan's eyelashes trembled and she suddenly opened her eyes.
She had just woken up and her eyes were still a little confused. But when she saw Li Mu opposite her, she suddenly sobered up.
The next moment, she remembered what happened last night.
Li Mu's sweetheart left. In order to comfort him who was heartbroken, she deliberately accompanied him to drink – and then drank to the bed?
Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with her body. Her clothes were intact and she didn't even take off her shoes. They should have just slept on the same bed.
Although nothing happened, her fingers were intertwined with his, and they were tightly holding each other's hands.
Liu Hanyan subconsciously withdrew her hand and frowned the next moment.
When their fingers were intertwined, there was a very comfortable feeling in her body. But when she withdrew her hand, this feeling immediately disappeared.
The strong contrast made her feel lost and frustrated.
Thus, she silently put her finger back and experienced that comfortable feeling again.
She looked at Li Mu with her eyes wide open and asked, "What's going on?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Liu Hanyan could also feel the growth of the mana in her body. After thinking for a while, she said in surprise, "Is this Dual Cultivation?"
Li Mu: "Maybe."
Although he was not very sure, the mana in his body at the moment was indeed running faster than usual. This situation was not much different from the description of the growth of mana in the book when yin and yang Dual Cultivation.
The only difference was that the Dual Cultivation in the book required the two people's souls and bodies to merge into one.
Perhaps it was because Li Mu and Liu Hanyan were not really Dual Cultivation. They were just holding hands, so the growth of their mana was not as exaggerated as the real Dual Cultivation described in the book.
Liu Hanyan was puzzled and said, "But, didn't the book say that Dual Cultivation requires that?"
Li Mu: "Maybe, this is also a kind of Dual Cultivation method, but it's not as effective as that …"
"Young Master, Young Miss, you're awake …" Wanwan ran in from outside and said, "Last night you drank too much and slept on the bed hand in hand. I couldn't pull you away, so I could only let Young Miss sleep here for the night …"
Wanwan's words came to an abrupt halt. She looked at Li Mu and Liu Hanyan's tightly clasped hands and said in disbelief, "Young Miss, Young Master, you …"
Liu Hanyan quickly let go and got off the bed and said, "Nothing happened between us. Next time, just wake me up directly …"
Wanwan said sadly, "I did, but I couldn't wake you up."
Liu Hanyan rubbed her eyebrows and said, "Let's go back. There are still many things to do in the shop …"
Wanwan and Liu Hanyan left. Xiao Bai ran in with a wet towel in its mouth and whimpered to Li Mu.
Li Mu took the towel from its mouth and casually wiped his face. Xiao Bai took the towel away again.
He sat on the bed and felt the abnormal growth of the spiritual power in his body last night. He licked his lips and felt like he hadn't had enough yet.
Humans were born to like to take shortcuts. If they could use less time and less energy to do something easily, no one would want to go through so much trouble.
This was also the reason why the cultivation world never lacked Heretical Cultivation. It was because this was the weakness of human nature.
Not only humans, but any life with a bit of intelligence would find it difficult to resist this temptation.
Compared to harming lives, through merit and psychokinesis, it could also speed up cultivation, but the process was much more difficult. After all, it wasn't difficult to do a good deed, but it was difficult to do good deeds every day. This was even more difficult than the normal guidance of cultivation.
Compared to these, the advantages of dual cultivation were simply too many.
There was no need to harm lives, and there was no need to do good deeds every day. The growth of spiritual power was fast and the process was very comfortable. Li Mu already had such an effect when he held hands with Liu Hanyan. If he did what dual cultivation should really do, how fast would his cultivation speed be?
No wonder the book said that if one met a body of pure Yin and pure Yang, without dual cultivation, it would be an extreme waste of heaven and earth's resources. After experiencing it once, even Li Mu felt that it was a pity.
After Liu Hanyan left, he sat on the bed and felt uncomfortable all over. His heart was also throbbing.
"How could this be?"
Li Mu was shocked and immediately thought of a possibility.
He couldn't be addicted to Liu Hanyan, right?
With this thought, Li Mu immediately channeled his spiritual power and recited the Heart Calming Mantra. Only then did the throbbing in his heart gradually calm down.
At the same time, in the music house of the Yunyan Pavilion.
Liu Hanyan was also a little restless in the zither room.
She stood up at times and anxiously paced around the room. Then, she sat down again and recited the Heart Calming Mantra. It took her a lot of effort to calm down.
She sat down again and plucked the zither strings, wanting to use the music to calm her heart. However, her music was soon disrupted.
"How could this be!"
Liu Hanyan covered her face and lay on the zither in despair. Why did Li Mu's figure keep appearing in her mind?
She shook her head hard, but still couldn't get Li Mu out of her mind …
Yangqiu County Government. Li Mu sat on a chair and closed the book in his hand. Occasionally, Liu Hanyan's figure appeared in his mind, causing him to be unable to concentrate. An hour later, the book in his hand only flipped two pages.
Li Mu lightly slapped himself and muttered, "I must be crazy …"
This morning, he couldn't help but think about Liu Hanyan. The number of times he thought about Liu Hanyan was more than twice the number of times he thought about Li Qing …
Li Qing had just left and he was already thinking about another woman. This made Li Mu doubt himself. Could it be that he was essentially the same as Li Si?
Li Mu hurriedly shook his head and expelled this terrifying thought from his mind. Sitting in Old Wang's room, he began to focus on refining the evil from Monk Qianhuan.
Wu Bo was dead. Li Qing and Han Zhe had returned to Fu-lu School. In everyone's eyes, Old Wang had also died of old age. Before the new constable arrived, the county yamen was clearly understaffed.
Zhang County Magistrates temporarily handed over the task of household registration and files to Li Mu. After all, he had been in charge for a period of time in the past and was more familiar with these matters.
However, during this period of time, there hadn't been any major cases in the county. Li Mu didn't have anything to do. Although he had lost the bet with Li Si, after Li Qing left, Li Si didn't mention it again.
This way, Li Mu had enough time to do his own things.
The prefectural governor had rewarded him with a lot of courage and sealed it in jade. It was just right for Li Mu to refine the evil.
Li Mu stayed in the yamen until noon and prepared to go home.
This was half an hour earlier than the time he usually went home.
He didn't know why, but he really wanted to see Liu Hanyan as soon as possible today.
When he walked out of the duty room and saw Liu Hanyan standing in the yard of the yamen, Li Mu almost thought that he was hallucinating because he missed Liu Hanyan too much.
When she saw Li Mu, Liu Hanyan's restless heart suddenly calmed down.
She pretended to look at Li Mu as if nothing had happened and said, "I just happened to pass by the county yamen, so I came in to take a look. Are you done with your work? Do you want to go back together?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Let's go. It seems like there's no more food at home. We'll go to the market to buy some."
Seeing the two of them walk out of the yamen side by side, Zhang Shan clicked his tongue and said, "I really envy Li Mu. He can eat Lady Liu's cooking every day …"
Li Si's face showed that he understood. He shook his head and said, "Like I said, if you don't want it, there will always be someone who wants it …"
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