By the time Li Mu brought the young man back to the inn, it was already past midnight. The inn was already closed for the day. He let the young man sleep on the bed while he sat down cross-legged to refine the souls of the dead ghosts.
The cultivation method of the second level of Daoism was to continuously condense and strengthen the three souls. Apart from refining the soul on a fixed day every month, one could also borrow the soul power of others. In theory, as long as one had enough courage and soul power, refining the soul and condensing the soul within a month would not be a problem.
However, the realm that was created this way was just a facade. The mana was also like Ren Yuan's. Fighting with cultivators of the same level was suicide.
Li Mu did not plan to condense the soul too early. He planned to completely refine the soul power to the extreme and use it for himself before preparing to condense the spirit.
The youth sat on the bed and asked Li Mu, "Are you a constable from the county capital?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "You can say so."
The youth lay down on the bed and soon the sound of steady breathing could be heard.
Li Mu lowered his head to take a look. Most of the time, the clothes he was wearing gave people a sense of security.
In the Great Zhou, being a constable was never a lowly job. They received the lowest salary and did the most dangerous things. They often faced death and silently protected the safety of the people.
This was the reason why the people trusted them.
In the beginning, Li Mu did not care about the identity of a constable.
His original goal was to stay in the county government and stay by Li Qing's side to protect his life.
But when he saw a life that should have been gone come back to life in his hands, the satisfaction he felt was something he had never experienced in storytelling or acting.
Perhaps this was the meaning of this job.
In the morning, when Li Mu opened the door to his room, Li Si also came out from next door.
He rubbed his head and held the door. He said in surprise, "That's strange. I slept for so long yesterday. Why am I still so tired …"
Li Mu took out the porcelain bottle that Xuandu gave him. There was one last pill left in it and he threw it to Li Si.
Li Si took it and asked, "What is this?"
This pill didn't have much effect on Li Mu, so Li Mu casually said, "It's for nourishing the body."
Li Si poured out the pill from the porcelain bottle and tossed it into his mouth. A moment later, he looked at Li Mu in surprise and asked, "This thing is not bad. Do you have more?"
"No." Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Pack up and get ready to go."
A moment later, Li Si stood downstairs and saw the youth who followed Li Mu out. He curiously asked, "Where did he come from?"
Li Mu said, "I picked him up last night and sent him back to the county town."
Li Si sized up the youth a few times, but didn't ask much. After boarding the carriage, he sat in a corner with a worried expression.
The closer they got to the county town, the deeper the worry on his face.
On the way to the county town, Li Mu asked the youth a few simple questions. He learned that his surname was Xu and his name was Hao. His family had a small business in the county town. Yesterday, he snuck out of his house and ran out of the town to play. Unknowingly, he played until it was dark and accidentally lost his way. Coincidentally, he encountered two ghosts and was captured. He almost became the ghost's food.
The carriage traveled for a few hours and finally arrived at the county town at noon.
As the capital of the North County, the county town looked much more imposing than Yangqiu County town from the outside. The city walls were tall and the gate could allow two carriages to pass side by side. There was an endless stream of people at the gate.
The coachman drove the carriage into the county town. Li Mu lifted the curtain and said to the youth, "We've arrived at the county town. Quickly go back. Don't run around alone in the future. The next time you meet those things, no one can save you."
The youth bowed to Li Mu and thanked him. He jumped off the carriage and ran into the crowd.
The coachman stopped a passerby and asked for the location of the county office. Then, he started the carriage again.
The county town of the North County was directly managed by the county governor. There was only one county office in the city. In the office, there were the county governor, the county deputy, and the county lieutenant. The county governor was responsible for all the affairs in the county. The county deputy's duty was to assist the county governor. As for the county lieutenant, he was mainly responsible for the security of the county.
Li Si leaned against the carriage and sighed again.
Li Mu said, "Didn't you say last time that Miss Chen was a good girl? Why are you sighing now?"
"She is a good girl, but I didn't say that I would marry her." Li Si sighed and said, "My life plan is not like this."
Li Mu said in surprise, "You have a life plan?"
Li Si glanced at him and said, "If you don't even have a life plan, what's the point of living?"
Even Li Si had a life plan. Li Mu thought about it and felt that he had to plan his life well.
He was very clear about the short-term plan for his life. He had to condense the last two souls and become a complete person to make up for the final flaw on the path of cultivation.
During this period of time, he had been trapped by the half-year deadline and had no time to plan his future.
He looked at Li Si and asked, "What is your life plan?"
Li Si said, "I want to play for a few more years. When I'm 30 years old, I'll find an honest girl to marry …"
"How did the honest girl offend you?" Li Mu spat and said, "She's really a jerk!"
Li Si glanced at him and mocked, "Do you think you're better than me?"
Li Mu asked, "What's wrong with me?"
Li Si snorted and said, "If you don't like a girl, you shouldn't be too good to her. Otherwise, you won't be able to pay off this debt of love in this lifetime. Boss, Lady Liu, that little maid, and the girl you missed before you left, how much do you owe?"
Li Si looked at Li Mu with disdain and said, "I'm just playing around with those girls in the brothel. I only enter their bodies and never enter their lives. What about you? You treat these girls too well, but you don't take the initiative, refuse, make promises, or take responsibility … Between the two of us, who's the bad guy?"
Li Si actually thought that he was inferior to him. This made Li Mu somewhat difficult to accept.
He looked at Li Si and asked, "Boss is good to me, and I'm good to her. Is that wrong?"
Li Si said, "That's right."
Li Mu said again, "Lady Liu is also my benefactor. She's good to me, and I'm good to her. Is that wrong?"
Li Si shook his head and said, "That's also right."
Li Mu said again, "I treat Wanwan as my sister. I'm good to my sister. Is that wrong?"
Li Si looked at him and said indifferently.
"Do you want to see Boss get married?"
"Do you want to see Lady Liu get married?"
"Do you want to see your sister get married?"
… …
Li Mu thought seriously and looked at Li Si with guilt. He said, "I'm sorry. I'm not a good person."
Li Si patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "I advise you to cherish the person in front of you. Cherish him while he's still by your side. Don't wait until it's too late to regret when you lose him …"
Li Mu thought for a moment and asked, "You mean, I should have expressed my feelings to Boss at that time?"
Li Si shook his head and said, "It's useless. Your relationship with Boss hasn't reached that stage. Boss won't stay for you, and you can't keep her …"
Li Mu sighed softly. In fact, he knew this better than Li Si.
He asked again, "So you mean, I should cherish Lady Liu?"
"I want you to cherish me!" Li Si grabbed his arm and said, "If something happens to me, who will care about your relationship?"
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