The Bay of Clearwater.
Li Mu stood by the river with two female ghosts, one big and one small, standing respectfully behind him.
Li Mu asked: "She still hasn't come out of isolated cultivation?"
The big ghost shook her head: "No."
Li Mu sighed. If Su He didn't come out soon, he probably wouldn't be able to see Su He face to face.
However, Su He's enemy was in the capital. If she could escape the formation at the bottom of the Bay of Clearwater, she would definitely come to the capital. Li Mu only needed to wait for her in the capital.
His only worry was that with Su He's arrogant personality, she might take revenge by herself. Li Mu learned from County Captain Shen that Cui Ming was the prince consort and was at the fifth level. He would definitely be surrounded by experts. She wouldn't be able to take revenge by herself.
Li Mu left behind a letter and told the two ghosts to personally hand it to Su He when she came out of isolated cultivation.
When he returned to the county capital, Li Mu was almost done with the arrangements before leaving.
Zhang Shan was in charge of the Yunyan Pavilion's business. Plus, to the current Li Mu and Liu Hanyan, these gold and silver items were just numbers.
"Don't worry about going to the capital. I'll be here." Zhang Shan patted his chest and promised: "I'm still waiting for you to open the Yunyan Pavilion in the capital. I wonder what the emperor's place looks like …"
Li Si knew more inside information than Zhang Shan. He patted Li Mu's shoulder and said: "The capital is deep, be careful …"
This time, Xiao Bai would be going with him to the capital.
Although her cultivation was still low, the demonic aura on her body had been expelled by the Demon Transformation Pill. In the capital, this meant that she had a master. Very few people would have other thoughts.
Before the old cunning fox died, he passed Xiao Bai to him. Li Mu also promised her that he would take good care of Xiao Bai. After this period of interaction, Li Mu had already treated her, who was sensible and obedient, as a family.
At night, he laid on the bed and stroked Xiao Bai's smooth fur. He asked: "Xiao Bai, what are your plans after taking revenge for your grandmother?"
Xiao Bai's body stiffened and immediately said: "Benefactor, don't chase me away. I'll be obedient. I can never take human form and stay by your side …"
Li Mu gently stroked her and said: "I won't chase you away. No one will chase you away. You can take human form if you want. Sister Liu won't dislike it …"
Jealousy was a woman's nature. However, Liu Hanyan was not an unreasonable woman. She did not argue with Xiao Bai. On the other hand, Xiao Bai was so sensible that it made Li Mu's heart ache. When she had intimate contact with Li Mu, she would take the initiative to turn into a fox.
Xiao Bai happily asked: "Really?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "It's true."
Then he felt a young girl's smooth body in his arms.
Li Mu covered his eyes and said: "When I said you can take human form, I didn't mean any time, and definitely not now …"
People often used the term 'fox spirit' to refer to women who were extremely attractive to men. After having a real fox spirit in his house, Li Mu realized the basis of this saying.
Xiao Bai did not realize how attractive she was when she took human form. She was already so attractive that people could not take their eyes off of her even when she wore clothes, let alone when she was naked.
Li Mu wrapped her in a blanket and went to the courtyard alone to calm down. He also thought about Xiao Bai's situation.
He had to avenge Xiao Bai's grandmother and the entire clan. However, Li Mu only knew the appearance of that human cultivator. It was impossible to find him.
The Divine Capital was thousands of miles away. The chances of her finding her enemy were very slim.
Li Mu tried his best not to remind her of those sad memories. He had been teaching her cooking for the past two days until Commandery Officer Shen came personally. There were three women with him.
Among the three women, one was about 30 years old. Her appearance was average, but she was not weak. Conservatively speaking, she was a Fifth Realm expert.
The other two were younger, about 25 or 26 years old. They looked delicate and pretty, and their strength was in the Divine Power realm.
Commandery Officer Shen introduced, "These three are Her Majesty's internal guards. They came to the North Region to escort you to the Divine Capital."
Due to the assassination attempt, Commandery Officer Lin was worried that Li Mu would be attacked by the old party on the way to the Divine Capital. Therefore, he reported this matter to the higher-ups. He did not expect that there would be people escorting Li Mu, and they were internal guards.
The internal guards were the Empress' personal guards. They were not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and only listened to the Empress. They were established only a year after the Empress ascended the throne.
The Empress's internal guards were like the Brocade Guards, the Eastern and Western Guards, that Li Mu was familiar with. They only listened to the Empress. Although they were established not long ago, they had a lot of power. They could bypass the three provinces and six ministries and directly exercise their authority.
Although the current Empress was the ruler of the Great Zhou, the way she ascended the throne had been criticized by many. Until now, she had not completely controlled the imperial court. The imperial court was mostly controlled by the old party. The existence of the internal guards was mainly to restrict the old party.
Of course, their reputation was not good among the old party. They were generally regarded as the Empress's lackeys.
Among the three internal guards, the older woman looked at Li Mu and said in surprise, "He's so young …"
Commandery Officer Shen saluted her and said, "He's Li Mu. I'll leave this trip to the Divine Capital to you."
The woman said, "We're just following orders. There's no need to be polite."
Then, she looked at Li Mu and said, "When are we leaving?"
Li Mu said, "Wait a moment."
In the past two days, he had packed everything that needed to be packed. After some final tidying up, they could leave.
Two hours later, Li Mu boarded a luxurious flying boat under the escort of the three officers of the North County and the constables of the county government. He waved at them, and the flying boat soared into the sky and streaked across the horizon.
The North County was thousands of miles away from the Divine Capital. Although the flying boat was fast, it would still take a few days to reach the Divine Capital.
Even a Creation realm cultivator would overdraw their magic power if they used a magic item for a long time.
In the past few days, they were not constantly on the road. Often, after flying for a few hours, they would land in a city below to rest. At night, they would find an inn to stay for the night.
In the morning, after having breakfast in a county town in the Jiangyin County, they set off again.
Li Mu boarded the flying boat and sat down cross-legged. He held the spiritual jade in his hand and closed his eyes, beginning to cultivate his Qi.
A single man and a single woman in a boat. He always remembered his promise to Liu Hanyan. He tried his best not to look at the flowers and plants outside.
Three days had already passed, yet Li Mu actually hadn't taken the initiative to speak a single word to them. The charming woman with a cultivation at the Creation Realm finally couldn't restrain herself and asked Li Mu. "Are you afraid that we'll eat you?"
Li Mu opened his eyes and realized that the woman was talking to him.
A question mark appeared on his face.
The charming woman said, "If you don't speak, I will think that you are mute."
Li Mu put away the spiritual jade and scratched his head. He asked, "Are we almost at the Divine Capital?"
"There is still half a day." Seeing that Li Mu finally spoke, the woman glanced at him and looked at Xiao Bai in Li Mu's arms. She asked, "Is this your spirit pet?"
Li Mu shook his head. "No."
The woman said in surprise, "Is she your wife?"
Li Mu shook his head again. "No."
The woman glanced at Xiao Bai and reminded Li Mu, "The Divine Capital is chaotic. A transformed fox demon can be sold for a high price. If you care about her, keep an eye on her …"
Li Mu cupped his fists. "Thank you for the reminder."
The woman asked, "You are Li Mu, right?"
Li Mu nodded.
The woman looked at him with admiration. "You have such courage at such a young age. Not bad. I hope that when you reach the Divine Capital, you will not let His Majesty down. You will not forget your original intention and be a good official. Don't be like your predecessor, the predecessor before that, the predecessor before that …"
Li Mu was confused. "What happened to those people?"
The woman said, "One is dead, one is crippled, and one is blind …"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment and made a prompt decision. "Turn around!"
Although Li Mu still wanted to go back to the North Region, the flying boat still reached the Divine Capital on time.
Ten miles away from the city wall, the woman controlled the boat to land. She said, "You are not allowed to fly within ten miles of the Divine Capital. Walk in from here."
From ten miles away, Li Mu saw a black line on the endless plain. It gave him a strong sense of pressure.
It was the city wall of the Divine Capital that was several hundred feet tall. The closer one got to the city wall, the more oppressive it felt. The towering city wall stood tall. When one stood below the city wall and looked up, one would feel a sense of inferiority.
Xiao Bai in Li Mu's arms unconsciously lowered her head.
The charming woman glanced at Li Mu and said, "Let's go."
Through the deep city gate, what entered their eyes was an extremely wide street. It was more than four times wider than the North Region Main Street. The street was full of people and there were rows upon rows of shops on both sides. There was an endless stream of shouting. Standing in the middle of the street, Li Mu truly understood the weight of the two words "Divine Capital".
The charming woman said, "Let's go. I'll send you to the government office. Our mission this time will be complete."
After sending Li Mu to a government office, when Li Mu looked back, the three figures had disappeared.
Li Mu looked up and walked up the stairs. Two bailiffs stretched out their hands and asked, "Who are you?"
Li Mu took out his appointment order. After the two read it, they looked at each other. When they looked at Li Mu again, pity appeared in their eyes.
One of the bailiffs said, "So it's the new Constable Li. Come in, I'll take you to see the commandant."
The Divine Capital government office had three officers. They were the Divine Capital Magistrate, the Divine Capital Minister, and the Divine Capital Commandant.
The bailiffs in the government office were all managed by the Divine Capital Commandant. This person was also Li Mu's immediate superior.
This person's temperament and way of doing things were closely related to whether Li Mu would have a good time in the government office in the future.
The bailiff brought Li Mu to a side hall. He knocked on the door and walked in, saying, "Commandant, this is the new Constable Li of the government office."
Li Mu stepped into the side hall and looked up. When he saw the man sitting in the hall, he opened his mouth and said in shock, "Sir Zhang!"
Zhang County Magistrates opened his eyes wide and said in shock, "Li Mu, why is it you?"
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