The County Governor and the County Lieutenant left first. Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon had caused a great commotion in the County City tonight. They needed to calm the people down.
Xuandu and the White Demon King also left temporarily.
Before they left, they transferred a trace of mana into Li Mu's body to heal his injuries.
When Xiaoyu left, she winked at Li Mu, meaning that she would not expose him. Only she and Li Mu knew that the power of heaven and earth activated by that Taoist technique was not enough to break the Eighteen Yin Prison Formation.
However, the Tao Te Ching was Li Mu's biggest trump card. He had relied on it to safely survive two fatal situations. It was absolutely impossible for him to show it to others.
Although there were some flaws in the half-true and half-false reason he made up, others could not verify it at all.
After returning to the County Office, County Governor Chen let out a long sigh of relief and said, "That was close. The best thing we've done recently was to transfer Li Mu to the County Office. If it wasn't for his quick wit to break the formation by cursing the heavens and stopping Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's plot and saving the people of the city, how can the two of us face His Majesty and the people of the North County after tonight?"
County Governor Lin looked at him and asked, "Lord Chen, do you really believe that Li Mu broke Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's Eighteen Yin Prison Formation by cursing the heavens?"
County Governor Chen smiled and said, "Everyone has their secrets. The crisis of the County City has been resolved. Is it important how he broke the formation?"
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. County Governor Lin said, "Whether Lord Chen believes it or not, I believe it."
County Governor Chen laughed and said, "I believe it too …"
Tonight in the County City of the North County, whether it was the government or the people, it was a sleepless night.
The blood-red sky and the wandering evil spirits made countless people tremble in fear when they thought of it.
No one knew exactly what had happened. They only vaguely heard from the officials that there was a Demonic Dao cultivator who wanted to sacrifice the common people of the county city. In the end, he was stopped by the officials and his plan failed. All the common people of the county city were able to escape this calamity.
Currently, the Demonic Dao ferocious ghost had been annihilated by the combined efforts of the County Governor and the County Deputy. The lives of the commoners in the city were no longer in danger.
…
Li Mu climbed up from the bed, the magic power in his body had already recovered a little.
Only a few people knew the truth about what happened tonight. The North County Official would not spread the news that he had stopped Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's plot and saved the people of the county.
This was to protect him. Otherwise, Li Mu would become an important target of the Demon Sect in the coming days.
He walked out of the room and wanted to see Bai Yinxin, but he found out that Bai Yinxin and her sister had been taken away by the White Demon King.
Bai Yinxin had saved Li Mu at the critical moment and was injured because of Li Mu. Including the previous misunderstanding, this was the second time she had been seriously injured because of Li Mu. This made Li Mu feel guilty. He wanted to treat her again, but she had already left.
It was late at night and the moonlight was bright. In the courtyard, no one was sleepy.
Li Mu hugged Xiao Bai, who had transformed into her original form. Liu Hanyan and Wanwan held his arms on both sides. They sat in the courtyard and looked at the moon above their heads.
Liu Hanyan leaned her head on Li Mu's shoulder and suddenly said, "Are we too weak? At the critical moment, we can't help you at all …"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "The enemy is too strong."
The cultivation world was very cruel. The enemies of the Soul Refinement Realm were rarely in the Soul Refinement Realm. Most of the time, the cultivators of the Soul Refinement Realm would have to face experts with the Divine Ability. Even ordinary people could be involved in the schemes of the Creation Realm or Dongxuan cultivators and die an unjust death.
In the past half a year, Li Mu had seen too many such things.
The words of the Thousand Illusions Venerable Master actually made sense. In this world, the weak had no right to choose.
Liu Hanyan's cultivation was actually not weak. She was already comparable to Han Zhe and the other disciples of the sect. It was just that she had met Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon.
Not to mention her, even the North County government, which had two Creation Realm experts, had almost fallen into the hands of Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon.
Li Mu patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't think too much. Go to bed early …"
…
Last night, they went to bed very late. Liu Hanyan and Wanwan did not sleep well, but Li Mu slept very soundly.
The double overdraft of his mental and physical strength made him sleep until noon. After waking up, he felt refreshed. Although the injuries in his body were still not light, he just needed to rest and recuperate.
Liu Hanyan went out with the basket and soon came back. The basket was empty.
She said with some distress, "There is no one on the street. The shops are closed, and there is no one selling vegetables in the market …"
After what had happened last night, although there were no actual casualties, most of the people were still in shock. It would take at least a few days for the order in the city to be restored.
When Li Mu went out, he saw that all the shops were closed. Just as Liu Hanyan had said, there were not many pedestrians on the originally bustling street.
The people who lived in the prefecture city had lived a peaceful life. This was probably the first time they had encountered such a situation.
The Great Zhou only had 36 prefectures. Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon dared to target a prefecture city, right under the nose of The Ancestral Court of Fu Lu School. He was truly audacious.
Perhaps it was because of the importance of the prefecture city that no one had guessed that he would choose the prefecture city. Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon did the opposite. Once he successfully advanced, even the Fu Lu School would not be able to catch him so easily.
Li Mu walked along the street and headed toward the prefecture government.
A woman dressed in palace attire was walking on the empty street. She stopped a passerby and asked, "What happened here? Why are all the shops along the street closed? There is no one on the street …"
"I don't know …"
The passerby remembered what had happened last night. Their faces were filled with fear. After shaking their heads, they quickly left.
The woman in palace attire looked around in confusion. She counted with her fingers and muttered, "The power of heaven and earth is in chaos. I can't calculate anything. It seems that the source of the crack in the Dao Bell is here …"
After walking for a while, she met another passerby. She went up and stopped him. She asked, "May I ask what happened in the prefecture city? Why is the city like this?"
The woman in palace attire in front of him was clearly someone from the Fu Lu School.
On the left breast of her palace dress, there was a mysterious seal. This was the seal of the Fu Lu School.
It seemed that what had happened last night had already alerted the Fu Lu School. Even if Li Mu did not tell her, she would have been able to find out from the prefecture government.
Li Mu could not see through this woman's cultivation at all. This meant that she was at least a Creation realm expert. Li Mu coughed softly and said, "Senior, one of the Ten Kings of Hell under the Nether Saint of the Demon Sect, Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon, set up the Eighteen Hellish Prison Formation in the prefecture city last night. He wanted to sacrifice the people of the prefecture city to advance to the sixth realm. The people of the prefecture city were disturbed by Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon last night, which is why they are so panicked …"
"The Eighteen Hellish Prison Formation!"
The woman in palace attire was shocked. She asked, "The Eighteen Hellish Prison Formation requires eighteen Spirit Realm Ghost Cultivators to set it up. Once the formation is successfully set up, it can trap Dongxuan to death. Did someone set up the Eighteen Hellish Prison Formation last night?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "The situation in the prefecture city was very dangerous last night. The people of the prefecture city were almost sacrificed by Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon …"
The woman in palace attire had a look of disbelief. She said, "If someone really set up the Eighteen Hellish Prison Formation, it would be impossible to break it without at least two Dongxuan experts. How did the prefecture government break this formation?"
Li Mu said slowly, "I have to mention that nameless hero …"
After a while, the woman in palace attire had already heard about the situation in the prefecture city from Li Mu. She took out a Fu-lu and handed it to Li Mu. She said, "Thank you for your explanation. This Fu-lu is for you …"
Li Mu took the Fu-lu and his eyes lit up.
It was an Earth-rank Fu-lu. Judging from the runes on it, it was an Earth-rank Sword Talisman. Although it looked only at the low-grade Earth-rank, it could kill anyone below the Fate Realm with one strike.
The Fu-lu was not very useful to Li Mu. He could give it to Liu Hanyan to protect herself.
She was indeed a master of the Fu-lu School. She was much more generous than the prefecture government. Li Mu wanted to thank her, but when he looked up, the woman in palace attire had disappeared.
Li Mu put away the Fu-lu happily and saw Li Si and Chen Miaomiao walking over hand in hand.
Li Si stepped forward and asked, "I heard from my father-in-law that you were injured. Are you okay?"
Li Mu said, "It's just a small injury. It's nothing serious."
County Minister Chen clearly did not reveal anything to Li Si. The three of them walked all the way to the prefecture government. Before they stepped in, they heard a conversation in the courtyard.
In the front yard of the prefecture government, County Governor Lin bowed to the woman in palace attire and said, "Greetings, Daoist Yuzhenzi."
The woman in palace attire smiled and said, "Long time no see, County Governor."
After exchanging pleasantries, County Governor Lin asked, "May I know why Daoist Yuzhenzi is here?"
The woman in palace attire said, "I heard about what happened in the prefecture capital last night. This time, I came down the mountain on the orders of Senior Brother Sect Master for this matter."
County Governor Lin sighed and said, "Sect Master's Daoist Dharma is profound. He was far away at Baiyun Mountain, but he could still predict what happened in the North County."
"That's not the case." The woman in palace attire shook her head and said, "Yesterday, a new Daoist technique was born in the North County and caused the Dao Bell to crack. This time, I came down the mountain because of the damage to the Dao Bell. Now it seems that the damage to the Dao Bell on the main peak of Baiyun Mountain should be related to what happened in the prefecture capital last night …"
Li Si stood at the entrance of the prefecture government. He turned to look at Li Mu and asked, "Why are you standing outside? Aren't you going in?"
Li Mu squeezed out a smile and said, "You go in first. I suddenly remembered that I came out to buy groceries. I'll go buy groceries first …"
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