At the shore of the Bay of Clear Water, Li Mu cupped his hands towards Su He and said, "Many thanks to Miss Su for teaching me."
Su He looked at him and said, "After Zhao Yong is executed, Young Master can come here again. This concubine has another gift for you."
Li Mu was puzzled and asked, "What is it?"
Su He smiled and said, "You'll know when the time comes."
… …
When Han Zhe woke up, his head was still hurting badly.
The last remaining information in his mind was that he had injured the female ghost's foundation. Just as he was about to destroy her, another ghost appeared in the lake and pulled them all into an illusion.
In the end, he couldn't resist the temptation of the illusion and was completely lost in his desire.
He looked around and found that the sky was already bright. A few constables were lying on the ground beside him, and they were all still breathing.
They hadn't died and had only slept for a night. This greatly exceeded Han Zhe's expectations.
After all, from the strength that the female ghost had displayed last night, as long as she had the slightest desire to kill, all of them would have died here.
After thinking for a while, Han Zhe understood why they had been able to escape death.
Killing an official of the Imperial Court was a serious crime. If they all died here, the Imperial Court would definitely not let it go. It was very likely that they would send experts of the Middle Realm. At that time, no matter how profound the female ghost's cultivation was, only death would await her, even if she had already died once.
When he stood up, he saw Zhao Yong's second soul. After putting it away, he used his foot to kick the bailiff lying on the ground and said, "Don't sleep, all of you wake up …"
After the bailiff woke up, he woke up his other colleagues.
Zhang Shan touched his crotch and turned his head to Li Mu. "Li Mu, I had a dream last night. It felt so good …"
The other constables also smiled knowingly. Only Li Si sat there with his back against the tree, looking up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle. He didn't say a word, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Hearing their discussion, Han Zhe also touched his crotch. He knew that he had lost a lot of Profound Qi in the Dreamland last night, and he didn't know how long it would take for him to recover. With a serious face, he said to the crowd, "What are you waiting for? Let's go back to the county government!"
The few of them walked out of the forest. As they were walking along the official road back to the city, they saw a group of people hurrying up the mountain.
These people looked like ordinary people. They looked hurried, but they couldn't hide the joy and excitement on their faces.
Out of professionalism, a constable stopped one of them and asked, "What happened? Where are you going?"
"To Ganquan Temple!" The man pointed to the mountainside and said, "Don't you know? Last night, Buddha appeared in the temple. The Buddha's light illuminated the sky. I have to hurry up and pray. Let Buddha bless me so that I can have a son next year …"
Li Mu now knew that in this world, Buddhism and Taoism had different beliefs and different cultivation systems. Therefore, their influence was different.
Taoism emphasized inaction. Most of the Taoism sects were built in immortal mountains with abundant Spiritual Qi, so they had little contact with the ordinary people. Occasionally, they would send their disciples down the mountain to gain experience and subdue demons. Many of them also stayed in the county government offices. Therefore, they were respected by the imperial court.
Although Buddhism emphasized no desire, it had many temples among the ordinary people and had a lot of pilgrims. Its influence among the ordinary people was much greater than that of Taoism.
Han Zhe was a disciple of Taoism. Naturally, he was not happy to see the fanaticism of these Buddhist followers. After they left, he snorted and said, "A group of fools. Those bald donkeys are emotionless. They can't even give birth to children. How can we protect them …"
"Boss, you're right …"
The three bailiffs under Han Zhe's command echoed in agreement.
As a child of Huaxia, Li Mu naturally preferred the religion of his country. Of course, he didn't have any bad feelings about Buddhism here. After all, Xuandu of Jinshan Temple had saved his life and even gave him a magic weapon to protect himself. He had no reason to hate monks.
Moreover, the dual attributes of Buddhism's supernatural powers made Li Mu very envious. He didn't know if he could cultivate both Buddhism and Taoism. When the time came, any demon or ghost would have to hide when he saw the Taoism handprint in his left hand and the Buddhism spell in his right hand.
However, there was no way to cultivate Buddhism's supernatural powers at the moment. Li Mu could temporarily suppress this idea.
Zhang Shan walked beside Li Mu and asked in confusion, "Why do you think that female ghost didn't harm us?"
Li Mu said casually, "But we're afraid that the yamen will investigate."
"That's true." Zhang Shan nodded and said, "But why did she make us have that kind of dream? I had it more than a dozen times last night. Now my legs are weak …"
Thinking of yesterday's illusion, Li Mu couldn't help but look at Li Si.
He had thought that Li Si was the most lecherous among them and would be the first to succumb to the temptation of lust. In fact, the most lecherous Li Si was more determined than any of them, including cultivators like Han Zhe, when faced with the temptation of beauty.
If Li Mu didn't know the Heart Calming Technique, he wouldn't have ended up any better than Zhang Shan and the others.
As far as Li Mu knew, Li Si had never cultivated before. Therefore, what happened in the illusion last night was something he could not understand no matter how much he thought about it.
Li Si hadn't said a word since he woke up. Li Mu walked over and asked doubtfully, "How did you do it in the illusion last night?"
Li Si glanced at him and said lightly, "I'm more familiar with the brothels in Yangqiu County than my own home. I can walk in with my eyes closed. I've seen all kinds of scenes and done all kinds of positions. Only people like you who haven't seen the world would be tempted …"
Li Mu was speechless for a moment.
Li Si seemed to have thought of something and a trace of surprise appeared on his face. He said, "No, you didn't fall for it yesterday. You're a virgin. How could you control yourself in that kind of situation? Could it be … could it be that you couldn't?"
"…"
Li Mu became angry and asked, "You think you weren't tempted?"
Li Si said indifferently, "The facts have proven it."
Li Mu asked, "Who is Qingqing?"
…
Li Si's body trembled and then he lowered his head and fell into silence.
Zhang Shan pulled Li Mu to the side and scolded, "Why did you mention Qingqing out of nowhere?"
Li Mu was puzzled. "Who is Qingqing?"
Zhang Shan said in surprise, "You forgot?"
Li Mu said, "Should I remember?"
"I forgot about that …" Zhang Shan patted his head and finally remembered that Li Mu had lost his memory. He said, "In short, you can't mention the name 'Qingqing' in front of Li Si. You can't even mention the word 'Qingqing' or the sound 'Qingqing' …"
"What about Li Qing?"
"You dare to call her name in front of the boss?"
"I don't dare."
…
Li Si walked in front and Zhang Shan deliberately walked a few steps behind him. Then he sighed and said to Li Mu, "Actually, he wasn't like this before. When he passed by brothels, he wouldn't even look at them …"
Li Mu asked, "Is it related to that girl called Qingqing?"
Zhang Shan nodded and said, "Qingqing is his childhood sweetheart and fiancée. They grew up together and were engaged when they were very young. Later, later …"
"Later, Qingqing ran away with a rich man?"
Zhang Shan said in surprise, "You remember …"
It wasn't that Li Mu remembered, but that there was no such thing as this. Without one or two fiancées running away, how could the once innocent young man Li Si's temperament change so much and become the person he was today?
No one was born a scumbag. Every man and woman who indulged in love often had their most loyal moments.
Although Li Si's visit to brothels was like going home, in Li Mu's eyes, he was still a hundred or a thousand times more noble than Zhao Yong, who had killed his fiancée for the sake of his future.
When he thought of Zhao Yong, Li Mu felt a headache.
The reason he wanted to help Lin Wan was, first, because he really pitied her, and second, because he wanted to save his own life. It was easy to say a few words of righteousness, but it was very difficult to do.
If Lin Wan only wanted revenge, then she would directly destroy Zhao Yong's second soul. Although Zhao Yong wouldn't die, he could only be a fool for the rest of his life.
But the consequence of doing so was that she and Su He would be wanted by the imperial court and wouldn't have a good end.
It seemed reasonable to seek revenge through the law, but as a bailiff, Li Mu knew the law of the Great Zhou Dynasty very well. On the surface, it seemed to protect the weak, but in reality, the law could only punish the weak.
The counties of Great Zhou were highly autonomous. The county magistrate had the power to kill the people of his county. If he wanted to punish Zhao Yong, he couldn't go around the county magistrate. Perhaps even the county magistrate wouldn't dare to accept this kind of case …
What he accepted last night was a huge problem.
But he had no other choice.
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