After Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon lost another four Ghost Generals, the situation finally calmed down.
The evil spirits no longer harmed the people in and around Yang County. The evil spirit also left Yang County and began to appear frequently in Yu County. In just two days, it took the lives of a few more villains.
After Li Mu sent Zhang Shan out of Yang County, he received another piece of news when he returned to the county office.
The experts sent by the imperial court had arrived in the North County. It was said that they were in the Creation Realm. They were already on their way to Yu County to hunt down the evil spirit.
Constable Zhao was about to leave the office when he said, "The experts sent by the imperial court have already gone to Yu County. We're about to head there with the County Minister. Do you want to come along? It's rare to see a battle of this level. It's a good opportunity to broaden your horizons."
Li Mu nodded and walked out of the county office with him. They boarded the flying boat and headed straight to Yu County.
Yu County and Yang County were neighbors. After about half an hour, the flying boat stopped in the air. County Minister Chen stood at the bow of the boat and looked into the distance.
Li Mu sensed a strong wave of mana coming from the wilderness in the distance.
There were two auras, both of which were extremely powerful. One of them had a murderous aura that sent chills down one's spine even though it was so far away. The other aura did not lose out at all in terms of aura.
The flying boat landed in the distance. Li Mu saw a man in green floating in the air. Opposite him was a ball of black fog that emitted a terrifying aura.
Above the man in green's head, a long sword was shining with green light. It danced in the air and slashed at the black fog.
Li Mu could feel the sharpness of the sword aura even from afar.
When the sword aura slashed at the black fog, a part of the black fog dissipated. However, the aura within it became more and more violent.
County Minister Chen's expression changed slightly. He said, "If this continues, I'm afraid she will completely lose her consciousness. There's no other way but to kill her."
Li Mu looked at the black fog and sighed.
Ten days ago, she was still a young girl in the prime of her youth, but now she had become like this. The death of the County Magistrate of Yang County and his evil officials was not enough to be regretted.
A portion of the black fog dissipated, and it seemed to have aroused the anger of the evil spirit as it swept towards the azure-clothed man.
The green-clothed man formed a seal with one hand and pointed at the black fog. He said softly, "Freeze."
The surrounding time seemed to have stopped, and the black fog suddenly stopped in mid-air.
The green-robed man raised his hand and pressed forward. In the void, a huge transparent palm was formed and slammed towards the black fog.
The black fog collapsed, but it condensed back together in the blink of an eye. However, its aura was weaker than before.
Commandery Captain Shen shook his head and said: "Although her mana is strong, she doesn't know anything about ghosts. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been defeated so easily."
County Minister Chen looked worried and said, "The resentment in her body is getting stronger. The stronger the resentment, the stronger her strength will be. If she continues to be pressured like this, something might happen …"
A golden light flashed in Li Mu's eyes. When he looked at the black fog again, he realized that the color of blood was even stronger.
At this moment, the azure-robed man formed a seal. The azure-robed man's flying sword shined brightly and condensed into a huge azure-robed sword in the air. He waved his hand and the huge sword slashed down at the black fog with lightning speed.
There was no change in the black fog, but a cloud of thick black gas suddenly appeared under the ground.
The black gas condensed into a huge knife and met the green light sword shadow.
When the knife and the sword met, they were instantly annihilated.
A strong blast of air spread out from the center of the collision. The clothes of the people in the distance were fluttering because of the blast of air.
Li Mu looked at the black-robed man who appeared beside the evil spirit and quietly retreated behind County Minister Chen and Commandery Captain Shen.
The First Ghost General did not notice Li Mu. Instead, he looked at the evil spirit and said, "See, this is the face of the imperial court. They don't care how much injustice you have suffered. They watched helplessly as the corrupt official harmed you. If you kill the corrupt official for revenge, they will destroy your soul. Instead of dying in their hands, why not join us and fight against this hypocritical and unfair world …"
Commandery Captain Shen looked at the black-robed man and slowly walked out. His eyes were full of killing intent.
In the next moment, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
At the same time, everyone present felt that the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped.
Rumble!
They looked up and saw that there were dark clouds gathering quickly in the sky. Lightning flashed and there seemed to be countless thunderbolts brewing in the dark clouds.
Heavy snow fell from the sky, bringing with it a bone-piercing chill.
County Minister Chen and the azure-clothed man's faces suddenly became extremely serious.
Boom!
A huge purple thunderbolt suddenly fell from the sky and struck the azure-clothed man directly.
The thunderbolt was extremely fast. The azure-clothed man hurriedly recalled his flying sword to block it. The flying sword dimmed under the purple thunderbolt. The azure-clothed man fell rapidly. When he landed on the ground, a trace of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.
The First Ghost General was stunned for a moment and said with joy, "That's it!"
County Minister Chen was shocked and murmured, "Taoist techniques …"
In the black fog, a red light emerged and an inhuman voice was heard, "All of you … must die!"
County Minister Chen looked regretful and said, "She has completely lost her consciousness."
After the strange phenomenon occurred, the evil spirit's aura was rising rapidly. The azure-clothed man looked at County Minister Chen and said angrily, "What are you waiting for!"
County Minister Chen appeared beside him and said, "If you did not trigger her resentment, how could this happen?"
The azure-clothed man said coldly, "It's useless to say this now. She has lost her humanity. If we don't get rid of her today, there will be endless trouble in the future. Let's work together and get rid of her as soon as possible."
The Ghost General sneered and said, "You can try …"
In the blink of an eye, two more thunderbolts fell from the dark clouds. A bronze bell flew out from the azure-clothed man's sleeve and covered his head. The thunderbolts fell on the bronze bell and only made a bell sound before they disappeared.
An ancient shield appeared in County Minister Chen's hand. He threw the ancient shield out and the shield expanded rapidly. The thunderbolts fell on the shield and disappeared without a sound.
The dark clouds covered a large area, and several bolts of lightning struck towards the heads of Li Mu and the others.
The thunderbolts were white and were not as powerful as the ones that attacked the azure-clothed man and County Minister Chen. County Lieutenant Shen made a gesture and a translucent light shield appeared. The white thunderbolts hit the light shield and were absorbed by the light shield.
Li Mu looked up at the thunderbolts outside the light shield and a mysterious feeling arose in his heart.
It was as if the thunderbolts would disappear with just a thought.
So he really thought so.
A few thunderbolts disappeared suddenly before they hit the light shield as if they had never appeared.
Arrester Zhao was puzzled. He scratched his head and asked, "Why did they disappear?"
County Lieutenant Shen, who was trying his best to maintain the light shield, suddenly turned around and looked at Li Mu with surprise and astonishment.
Li Mu looked at the dark clouds in the sky and the mysterious feeling rose again. It was as if the dark clouds in the sky would disappear completely with just a thought.
Li Mu looked at the Ghost General who was fighting with County Minister Chen and a thought came to his mind. A thick purple thunderbolt suddenly fell and struck the Ghost General's head.
The Ghost General's body broke into pieces and then reformed. He dodged the thunderbolt that was enough to seriously injure him. He looked back at the black fog and shouted angrily, "What are you doing!"
The black fog surged. In the fog, two blood-red eyes suddenly looked in the direction of Li Mu.
The moment it saw Li Mu, the black fog began to churn violently as if it was boiling. In the next moment, the dark clouds in the sky dissipated and the black fog actually disappeared into the distance in an instant. This was beyond everyone's expectations.
The Ghost General saw this and was stunned for a moment before he fled without hesitation.
The Evil Spirit escaped and he was the only one left. He was no match for the two Creation Realm cultivators.
County Minister Chen and the man in green did not chase after him. They stood where they were and looked a little surprised.
After a while, County Minister Chen shook his head and said, "The Evil Spirit is too strong and has the help of the Ghost General. We can't subdue her with just the two of us. Let's go back to the county office and discuss further."
Li Mu had just returned to the county office when Arrester Zhao came in and said, "His Excellency is looking for you."
Li Mu knew that what happened just now had attracted County Lieutenant Shen's attention. Although he did not want others to know that he was the cause of the Evil Spirit's appearance, he also knew that the reason why the yamen had not investigated this matter was because the matter of the Evil Spirit had not been solved.
When the matter in County Yang was settled, they would definitely investigate the Yunyan Pavilion.
At that time, if Li Mu did not take the initiative to come forward, Liu Hanyan would have to bear all the responsibility.
Arrester Zhao brought Li Mu over and left. Li Mu walked into the front hall and found that County Lieutenant Shen and County Minister Chen were both there.
County Lieutenant Shen looked at him and said, "Sit down."
Li Mu found a chair and sat down. He knew County Minister Chen and County Lieutenant Shen well. Instead of waiting for the imperial court to find out, it was better to be honest with them.
County Lieutenant Shen asked directly, "What happened just now …"
Li Mu said directly, "It was me."
County Minister Chen was shocked and said, "How could you control the Taoist magic arts of the Evil Spirit? Unless it was you who created this Taoist magic arts …"
Li Mu explained in detail, "I was the one who told the story of 'Dou E's Injustice' in the teahouse. At that time, I also didn't know that that line of the play would trigger a vision of heaven and earth and create this kind of Daoist technique..."
"Sure enough." County Lieutenant Shen's face showed that he understood and said, "Although you didn't create this Taoist magic arts, this Taoist magic arts were created because of you. That Evil Spirit was also born because of you …"
Li Mu asked, "Will the imperial court hold me accountable for this?"
County Minister Chen thought for a while and said, "The County Governor has already gone to the capital to meet the Emperor, but there is no result yet. Although this happened because of you, it is not your fault. If the imperial court holds you accountable, the county government will do its best to protect you."
"I have a perfect plan." At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside.
Xuandu walked in from outside and looked at Li Mu. He said, "If Benefactor Li becomes a monk in the Jinshan Temple, you will be a disciple of Buddhism. Although the Evil Spirit was born because of you, it is not your fault. If the imperial court holds you accountable, we Buddhists can take care of it …"
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