In the blink of an eye, the feminine-looking man was lying on the ground, motionless.
"Buddha is merciful."
Xuandu wiped the bloodstains on his hands. His expression of compassion had returned to his face. He said in a low voice, "You can't be unreasonable."
County Minister Chen, who had disappeared, appeared in the yard again. He bowed to Xuandu with one hand and said, "Master Xuandu, please."
Xuandu took back the Buddhist staff from Li Mu's hand and picked up the alms bowl from the ground. He smiled at Li Mu and walked into the hall of the county office.
The unconscious feminine-looking man was carried back by someone.
Li Mu was about to return to the duty room when he heard a cry of pain.
Green Snake held onto Li Mu's shoulder and lifted one of her legs. She was about to cry and said in pain, "My leg …"
Xuan Du's alms bowl was a magic treasure. It was not light. An adult would have to use all his strength to barely carry it. The alms bowl had fallen and hit her foot. It seemed that she was not lightly hit.
Li Mu saw her painful expression and cold sweat on her forehead. He asked, "Is it very painful?"
Green Snake gritted her teeth and said, "Nonsense, I'll try hitting you!"
Li Mu shook his head indifferently and said, "Then you can feel the pain yourself."
After that, he turned and walked to the duty room. Green Snake's face was full of hatred. She limped into the duty room after him.
In the hall of the county office, County Minister Chen looked at Xuandu and said with a smile, "Master Xuandu, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your mana has improved a lot."
Xuandu smiled and asked, "Who was that unreasonable person just now?"
County Minister Chen said, "He was an imperial envoy from the imperial court. He was in charge of supervising the murder of the County Magistrate of Yang County."
Xuandu furrowed his brows and said, "Has the imperial court fallen so far that such a person who is unclear about good and evil, who cannot distinguish right from wrong, can become an imperial envoy?"
County Magistrate Chen shook his head and said, "The officialdom is far more complicated than Master Xuandu can imagine. The wife of the county magistrate of Yang County is the sister of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. I'm afraid he's the one behind all this. I've already handed the People's Petition to the County Magistrate. The County Magistrate will personally go to Zhong County to meet His Majesty …"
Xuandu put his palms together and said, "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. I hope the imperial court can give justice to the girl and the people of Yang County."
"Grandmaster, please believe in the imperial court and His Majesty." County Governor Chen heaved a sigh of relief and said, "The most important thing now is to find that evil spirit. We can't let her continue to do whatever she wants. We have to find the culprit behind this and return peace to Yang County …"
After saying that, County Governor Chen suddenly said, "I wonder if Master Puji can help to convert this evil spirit …"
Xuandu said, "Uncle Master has been in seclusion since last month to meditate on Freedom. I don't know when he will come out."
County Governor Chen sighed and said, "Master Puji's Dharma is profound. If he can help, he will definitely be able to eliminate the evil spirit's Qi of Yin and convert her. If the imperial court sends someone else, I'm afraid her soul will dissipate …"
…
In the duty room where Li Mu was, he put down his pen and rubbed between his eyebrows. His head was buzzing.
Bai Tingxin's foot was hit by Xuandu's alms bowl. It seemed to be a little serious. She was in so much pain that she lay on the table and cried. Her crying annoyed Li Mu.
She was a snake demon in human form. Even if her legs were broken, she would not be like this. The problem was that Xuandu's alms bowl was not an ordinary object. It had been blessed by the Light of Buddha for many years. She was hit by the alms bowl. Even if she ran her mana to heal herself, it was useless.
Li Mu had a headache because of her noise. He simply walked out of the duty room. Out of sight, out of mind.
After a while, Li Si also walked out of the duty room. He glanced at him and asked, "Aren't you going to help her?"
Li Mu was surprised and said, "Didn't you say that if I don't like a woman, I shouldn't be too nice to her and it's best not to provoke her? Besides, if I get too close to her, how can I explain it to Hanyan?"
Different from when he was in Yangqiu County, Li Mu was now considered a man with a family. When he met other women outside, he had to be careful with his words and actions. He always thought of Liu Hanyan and remembered Li Si's teachings.
Li Si rubbed between his eyebrows and said, "It's mainly because of her noise that I have a headache. Besides, if she continues crying like this and others see her, they will think that you did something to her. Do you think you can explain it like this?"
Li Mu thought about it carefully and felt that Li Si's words made sense. If he let her continue crying like this, he was afraid that someone would really misunderstand.
There were already people who misunderstood that he had hooked up with the White Demon King. In this way, the matter between him and the snake would be even more unclear.
Therefore, Li Mu walked into the duty room and said to the sobbing Bai Tingxin, "Can you go somewhere else and cry? I can't read the file if you cry like this."
Bai Tingxin raised her head and looked at him with tears in her eyes. She cried even louder.
Li Mu covered his ears and gritted his teeth. "Fine, I'll take it that I'm scared of you!"
He squatted down and held Bai Tingxin's ankle.
Feeling the intense pain from her foot, Bai Tingxin's tears rolled down her face. She scolded, "I'm already like this, and you're still bullying me. Li Mu, you're not human!"
After scolding, she felt a tingling sensation from her foot. It didn't seem to hurt as much.
This feeling made her feel comfortable to the bone. She almost couldn't help but moan.
After a few short breaths, her pain completely disappeared.
The golden light on Li Mu's hand disappeared. He stood up and looked at Bai Tingxin faintly. "I'm human, you're not."
The place where she was hit didn't hurt as much. Bai Tingxin stood up and jumped around in disbelief. She found that no matter how she moved, it didn't hurt.
Of course, she couldn't feel the comfortable feeling that made her intoxicated.
She rolled her eyes and fell back into the chair. She frowned and said, "Ouch, it hurts …"
A few black lines appeared on Li Mu's forehead. There must be something wrong with this snake's brain. Even if he used the Buddha's Light to heal her bruises, it couldn't withstand her torment.
She reaped what she sowed. Li Mu didn't plan to help her anymore. Just as he was about to sit back in his seat, he heard another ear-piercing cry.
Li Mu reached out and covered her mouth. When Bai Tingxin's eyes widened, Li Mu's hand suddenly hurt.
He quickly withdrew his hand. Bai Tingxin said fiercely, "I said, if you touch my mouth again, I'll bite you."
Then, she realized something and asked Li Mu, "Which hand did you use to touch my foot?"
Li Mu raised the hand that was bitten by her. Bai Tingxin was stunned for a moment. She covered her mouth and ran out.
She ran faster than when she wasn't injured. Li Mu immediately realized that she was faking it.
Although the personalities of this pair of sisters were very different, they were the same in their love for freeloading.
Arrester Zhao walked in from outside. He looked back at Bai Tingxin who was covering her mouth and running away. He looked at Li Mu in surprise, "It can't be?"
Li Mu asked, "It can't be what?"
Arrester Zhao was shocked, "Miss Tingxin is pregnant. Does the White Demon King know?"
It wasn't easy for Li Mu to explain it to him. Arrester Zhao was a little disappointed and said, "I thought you guys did it. If that's the case, the relationship between the county government and the White Demon King will be even closer. Maybe he'll help us this time …"
Li Mu didn't want to continue this topic. He asked, "How's the situation in Yang County?"
"It's not optimistic." Arrester Zhao shook his head and said, "The evil spirit is killing more and more people. Although the people she killed were all evil people, if this continues, the evil spirit on her body will become stronger and stronger. In the end, it might affect her mind. An evil spirit without a mind can't distinguish good from evil. It's a bigger threat to the North County than Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon …"
His expression was serious as he continued, "What's worse is that Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon has noticed the crisis in Yang County. The deaths of more than ten cultivators were done by Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's people. Their goal is to muddy the waters in Yang County and force the evil spirit to stand against the government. At that time, the evil spirit might really stand with Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon and become more difficult to deal with …"
Li Mu thought for a while and asked, "What will happen if the evil spirit falls into the hands of the imperial court?"
Arrester Zhao said, "Even if she has been wronged, she has committed an unforgivable crime. The chief culprits like the county magistrate of Yang County are already dead. She can't escape the dissipation of her soul."
He sighed and said, "The evil spirit isn't something we can worry about. The county magistrate will deal with it. Those evil spirits under Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon must be eradicated as soon as possible. We don't have enough people here. You and Miss Ting Xin will be in charge of a few villages in the east of Yang County …"
The situation in Yang County changed again and again in the past few days.
Up until now, that ferocious spirit wasn't the most difficult to deal with. Even though she'd killed many people, and they were all treacherous villains that deserved to die, King Chujiang was different. Many cultivators had already died at their hands, and they'd shifted the blame to that ferocious spirit.
While they were taking the opportunity to harvest the cultivators' souls, they also wanted to pull the evil spirit to their side.
After Arrester Zhao finished explaining Li Mu's task, Xuandu came in from outside. He bowed to Li Mu with one hand and said with a smile, "Benefactor Li, long time no see."
Li Mu said, "Master Xuandu, long time no see. How is the abbot?"
Xuandu said, "Benefactor Li saved my life. The abbot has completely recovered. He often misses Benefactor Li."
It was not a good thing to be missed by Xuandu and the abbot of Jinshan Temple. Li Mu smiled and changed the topic, "Master Xuandu, are you also here for the evil spirit?"
Xuandu said, "I wanted to send the evil spirit back to Jinshan Temple and use Dharma to reform her. I didn't expect her cultivation to be so profound. I'm not her opponent. If I can trap her, I'm afraid I'll need Benefactor Li's help …"
Li Mu didn't answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Xuandu and said, "I want Master Xuandu to promise me one thing."
Xuandu said, "What is it?"
Li Mu sighed and said, "That girl suffered a lot when she was alive. Even when she became an evil spirit, she never hurt innocent people. I hope you can save her."
Xuandu didn't hesitate for long. He put his palms together and said, "Amitabha. I promise you."
"Damn you, Li Mu. You touched my feet and my mouth. You …" Bai Tingxin walked in angrily and pointed at Li Mu. She was about to speak when she suddenly saw Xuandu standing beside Li Mu.
Xuan Du revealed a benevolent expression and smiled at her.
"Ah!" Bai Tingxin screamed, turned around, and ran out quickly.
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