"It shouldn't be raining today …"
"This rain actually contains the power of heaven and earth. Who caused it?"
"Damn it, this North County is really full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Looks like I'll have to stay here for a few more days to observe …"
Lao Dao pinched the sky and muttered to himself. A woman said, "Old pervert, what are you muttering about?"
Lao Dao collected his thoughts and smiled. "Are you going to buy the Talisman I mentioned just now? It's very effective. Everyone who's used it says it's good …"
…
Li Mu walked into the county office. Not long after, Constable Zhao came to the office.
"There's something wrong with this rain …" He wiped the rainwater off his face and said, "The County Governor said that it shouldn't be raining these few days. Something must have happened."
Li Mu asked suspiciously, "What kind of matter can affect the heavens and rain?"
Constable Zhao said, "There are many. Cultivators who condense their spirits can summon the wind and fog. Cultivators who condense their spirits can even pray for the sun and rain. Every time a new Dao technique or Abhijna is born, there will be a Heavenly Vision …"
Li Mu was shocked. Only then did he realize a problem.
The heaven and earth of this world was not the sky and earth that he saw.
A cultivator's Dao oath was made to heaven and earth. If they violated it, they would be punished by heaven.
In other words, heaven was watching what people did.
Just now, he used Dou E's story to scold the heaven and earth for bullying the weak and fearing the strong. It couldn't be that this rain was because of this, right?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. It seemed that the time when the rain was the heaviest was when he talked about Dou E's vow.
Li Mu immediately made up his mind. That line had to be changed. It was enough to scold the corrupt officials. It was best not to involve heaven and earth in everything.
If heaven was unhappy with him and struck down lightning, it would be too late for him to regret.
Fortunately, the rain didn't last long. Within a quarter of an hour after Li Mu returned to the county yamen, the sky cleared up again. The sky was blue and there wasn't even a cloud in sight. If it weren't for the wet puddles on the ground, no one would have thought that it had just rained.
When Constable Zhao left the watchroom, he instructed Li Mu, "You stay here and don't leave the yamen. In a while, everyone will follow the County Governor to pay respects to the National Temple."
Every county in the Great Zhou Dynasty had a State Temple. Li Mu had been to Yangqiu County once, but the State Temple in Yangqiu County could not be compared to the one in the county capital.
This was a large hall that occupied a large area. Although it only had one floor, it was at least thirty feet tall. The first thing that came into sight when they walked into the National Temple were three towering statues. The moment they stepped into the National Temple, they would have the urge to kneel down and worship them.
There were hundreds of prayer mats in the hall, and the people of the North County were kneeling on them.
The people lined up and walked in from the entrance. After paying their respects, they walked out from the exit.
Li Mu noticed that almost ninety percent of the people would produce a bit of psychokinesis in their bodies when they paid their respects to the three statues. The psychokinesis would be absorbed by the three statues.
The National Temple was similar to temples and Taoist temples. As long as people paid their respects sincerely, psychokinesis would be produced. Those who didn't produce psychokinesis would definitely be dissatisfied with the imperial court or the local government.
This was unavoidable. Even the National Temple couldn't force the people to worship it. To a certain extent, the proportion of people who produced psychokinesis represented the people's sentiment in the imperial court.
When the people of an area paid their respects to the National Temple, the proportion of people who produced psychokinesis was an important indicator to assess the achievements of the local officials.
If the law and order of a place was good and the people lived and worked in peace, they would naturally have confidence in the imperial court.
However, if the local officials were merciless and treated the people badly, causing them to complain and living in poverty, they wouldn't produce much psychokinesis.
The people of the county government paid their respects to the National Temple firstly to pay their respects and secondly to observe the people's sentiment.
From the situation at the scene, only a small number of people didn't produce psychokinesis. This also meant that the people trusted the North County government very much.
Li Mu looked at the three statues in the hall and asked, "Who are these three people?"
Constable Zhao looked at him and asked, "Have you never been here before?"
Li Mu shook his head. "No."
Constable Zhao said in surprise, "Even if you haven't been here before, you should have seen the portraits of Emperor Taizu, Wu Zong, and Emperor Wen, right?"
After Constable Zhao's reminder, Li Mu finally found information about the three statues in his mind.
Emperor Taizu was the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He conquered the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty and divided it into thirty-six counties.
During Emperor Wu Zong's reign, he used iron and blood to sweep away the turmoil in the country and intimidate the neighboring countries so that they didn't dare to invade. After Wu Zong's reign, the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty grew rapidly and deterred everyone.
The last Emperor Wen, who ruled for fifty years, worked hard to govern the country. He purged the imperial court, and the people of the 36 counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty were at peace. His famous "Rule of Emperor Wen" had been influential to this day.
These three were all emperors with outstanding contributions in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They were qualified to have their statues erected in the National Temple and receive the worship of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
A constable looked at the statues of the three emperors and couldn't help but feel admiration. Then, a trace of unwillingness appeared on his face and he said in a low voice, "Emperor Taizu, Wu Zong, Emperor Wen, what kind of heroes are they? The Xiao Dynasty has lasted for hundreds of years, but in the end, it was stolen by a woman with a different surname …"
"Shut up!" Constable Zhao slapped him hard on the head and said, "You dare to say anything. If you want to die, don't drag us down with you!"
Li Mu raised his head and looked at the statues of the three emperors. He didn't feel anything special in his heart.
The current Empress was the first Empress since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the hearts of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this was tantamount to going against the moral principles. It was still unacceptable to them.
However, to Li Mu, it was not unprecedented for a woman to be an Empress. It was also not something that was unacceptable.
He followed the Prefectural Governor and paid his respects to the statues of the three emperors in a not-so-sincere manner. After returning to the yamen, he learned about the new task from Constable Zhao.
In the process of paying their respects to the National Temple, the people in a certain area did not have any psychokinesis.
After investigating, the yamen found that these people were all from Yang County.
They learned from these people that a plague had broken out in a few villages in Yang County. However, the Yang County government did nothing and allowed the plague to spread, causing the people of Yang County to panic.
Yang County and Yu County happened to be the two counties that Constable Zhao was in charge of. Early the next morning, he would bring a few people to Yang County to investigate the situation. Li Mu would also go with them.
Although Yang County was not far from the prefectural capital, considering that it would take time to complete the task, they might not be able to make it back by tomorrow night.
During dinner, Li Mu told Yoo Han-yeon about the business trip tomorrow. After dinner, she helped Li Mu pack a small bag and said, "I don't know how long it will take for you to come back. I've packed two sets of clothes for you to change into. When the time comes, just bring back the dirty clothes you changed into. Be careful outside."
Li Mu was not worried about his own safety at all. With Baiyi in hand, unless King Chujiang personally came, normal Demonic Ghosts and Heretical Cultivation would not pose much of a threat to him.
However, he was still worried about them. Although he had already taught Yoo Han-yeon the Thunder Technique and Weapon Manipulation, she lacked experience in fighting enemies. If she encountered danger, she might not be able to use her full strength.
However, nothing should happen in the prefectural capital. Li Mu had already instructed Li Si to keep an eye on them. He also told Little White to stay in her room and not run around. She was now at the crucial moment of her transformation. The Demonic Qi in her body was chaotic. Li Mu had pasted Aura Concealment Talismans outside her room. Every night, he would use Buddhist mana to help her tidy up her body so that her Demonic Qi could be suppressed.
Because of this, he had not dual cultivated with Yoo Han-yeon for a few days.
In the morning, Li Mu opened his eyes and sat up in bed.
Yesterday, he had helped Little White suppress her Demonic Qi until late at night. His mana was almost exhausted. He did not cultivate but went straight to bed with his clothes on.
Li Mu was about to get out of bed when his right hand accidentally touched a smooth body.
Li Mu's first thought was that Yoo Han-yeon had done something to him while he was asleep last night. However, when he looked down, he realized that his clothes were still intact. It was exactly the same as before he went to bed last night.
He slowly turned his head and saw an unfamiliar girl lying on his bed without a stitch of clothing.
The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old. She had a head of black hair and a beautiful face. Even with her eyes closed, her entire body was filled with charm.
Li Mu sat on the bed and his mind went blank.
"Why aren't you up yet? Don't you still have to go to Yang County …" Yoo Han-yeon walked to the door and opened it with her mana. When she saw the scene on the bed, she was stunned.
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