The street in front of the government office was silent.
The commoners looked at the charred pit on the street, their faces filled with fear and confusion. Zhou Quan had already disappeared, but the scene of him being struck to ashes by the divine lightning from the heavens was still replaying in everyone's minds.
The two supernatural power cultivators looked at the scene in a daze, their bodies turning cold.
The Purple Heaven Heavenly Thunder was dozens of times stronger than ordinary thunder techniques. It was a high-level thunder technique that could only be released by Creation Realm cultivators. Even if Zhou Chu had several life-saving trump cards, he could not withstand the continuous lightning from the heavens.
The Purple Heaven Heavenly Thunder had the power of the Fifth Realm. Even they could not withstand it. They could only watch as Zhou Chu turned to ashes, his soul dispersing under the Purple Heaven Heavenly Thunder.
As soon as the last thunder subsided, a figure dashed out of the Divine Capital Office.
Zhang Chun's expression changed. He asked, "Purple Heaven Heavenly Thunder? Who attracted the Purple Heaven Heavenly Thunder?"
Li Mu shook his head, indicating that he did not know.
Zhang Chun looked around and asked, "Where's Zhou Chu?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to have thought of something and said angrily, "How dare you! Zhou Chu is a sinner. He was taken away as soon as he was released from the government office. Does the Zhou Family have no regard for the law?"
Li Mu pointed at the pit on the ground and said, "Zhou Chu is there."
Zhang Chun stared blankly at the charred pit on the ground.
Li Mu explained, "Zhou Chu killed the old man. After he was released from prison, not only did he not repent, he even held a grudge. He threatened the victim's family in front of so many citizens and was disrespectful to the heavens. Finally, he angered the heavens and sent down several Purple Heaven Heavenly Thunders. He died from the wrath of the heavens. Everyone here can testify."
Zhang Chun said in shock, "Zhou Chu is dead? Struck to death by lightning?"
The onlookers finally came to their senses and spoke.
"The heavens have eyes, the heavens have eyes!"
"The heavens are watching what people do. Even the heavens can't stand his evil deeds!"
"Good strike, good strike. Even the heavens are upholding justice for us citizens!"
"Good has its reward, evil has its retribution. The heavens are watching from above …"
…
Zhou Chu's actions just now had aroused the anger of the people. The people had seen him die from the wrath of the heavens with their own eyes. The joy in their hearts was indescribable.
The guard with the broken arm came to his senses and pointed at Li Mu, angrily saying, "It's you, it must be you, you used a scheme to kill the young master!"
Li Mu looked at him and said, "You have to have evidence before you speak. If I could use the Heavenly Thunder of Purple Cloud, I would have destroyed you, who are worse than animals, long ago. Why would I wait until now?"
The guard said, "Fu-lu, you must have used Fu-lu!"
Li Mu said coldly, "Did you see me use Fu-lu just now?"
It was impossible for him to use the Heavenly Thunder Talisman in front of everyone. The guard changed his words again, "Taoist technique, you used Taoist technique!"
Li Mu mocked, "It can make a cultivator of the third realm use the fifth realm Heavenly Thunder of Purple Cloud. If I knew this Taoist technique, the four sects and six schools of Buddhism and Taoism would have to worship me. Why would I need to stay in Luoyang and be bullied by animals like you?"
The guard opened his mouth and was speechless.
No matter what the cause of the young master's death was, someone had to bear the responsibility.
If it was not this constable of the Luoyang government, it would be them.
As guards, they would not live long if they let the young master die.
He clenched his teeth and crushed the jade talisman in his hand.
The moment the jade talisman was crushed, a strong aura shot up from the Ministry of Works. A figure stepped on the air and appeared at the entrance of the Luoyang government in an instant.
Zhou Ting looked at the two and asked, "What is it, where is the young master?"
The one-armed guard lowered his head and said in fear, "The young master, the young master was killed …"
Zhou Ting's expression changed. "What, my son is dead?!"
The one-armed guard pointed at Li Mu and said, "Sir, this person killed the young master!"
He was furious. "Where is his body, where is his soul?"
The guard said with a trembling voice, "The young, the young master's soul has dissipated."
Zhou Ting took a few steps back. As a fifth realm cultivator, he could not control his emotions. His body was trembling slightly. He grabbed the guard by the neck and lifted him up. He clenched his teeth and said, "What did you say, say it again …"
The one-armed guard's eyes were wide open. He said with difficulty, "The young, the young master died under the Heavenly Thunder of Purple Cloud …"
Zhou Ting let go of his hand and threw him aside. He looked at Li Mu with a murderous gaze.
Zhang Chun said hurriedly, "Sir, Zhou Ting died under the wrath of the heavens. So many people saw it with their own eyes. You can't blame anyone else."
Zhou Ting looked at the charred pit under his feet. He closed his eyes and his lips trembled slightly.
No one could hear what he said clearly. However, his cold and emotionless voice sounded in the ears of the two guards. "Kill this person, and I will ensure that your Primordial Spirits are not destroyed."
The two guards looked at each other. Killing an official meant death. If the young master died, they would also die if they went back. Only by obeying the Zhou family would they have a sliver of hope.
In the next moment, one of them drew his sword and slashed at Li Mu without hesitation. The other person's artifact had long been broken by Li Mu. He clenched a fist with one hand. His fist was suffused with white light. He punched at Li Mu's chest.
"Return my young master's life!"
The sword light cut through the air. The fist created a sonic boom. It went straight for Li Mu's chest.
Their speed was extremely fast, but there was someone who was even faster than them.
Before the two of them attacked, Zhang Chun had already taken a step forward and blocked in front of Li Mu.
After being blocked by Zhang Chun, the two of them paused slightly. They were about to push Zhang Chun back when they suddenly lowered their heads and looked at their chests.
Two small golden swords pierced through their chests. Their hearts were pierced. The two of them died instantly. Just as their Primordial Spirits escaped, the two small swords came back and pierced into their Primordial Spirits. They exploded immediately.
Their Primordial Spirits were completely destroyed by the self-destruction of the golden sword shadows.
In Li Mu's hand, the last two sword talismans turned into ashes. He looked at Zhou Ting's father and said coldly, "Those who assassinate an official will be killed on the spot!"
"You are the constable of the Divine Capital?" Zhou Ting looked at him. His facial muscles trembled as he asked, "My son died because of you?"
Li Mu felt the emotions of the people around him. He knew that this was a rare opportunity to gain their trust. He looked straight into Zhou Ting's eyes and said, "Zhou Ting died because of the wrath of heaven. Even if heaven doesn't kill him, I will kill him!"
"Then you can go to hell!"
With his only son dead, Zhou Ting had lost his last bit of rationality. A giant golden palm condensed behind him and slapped down on Li Mu's head.
"How dare you! How dare you hurt people in the Divine Capital!"
Zhang Chun's face was dark. He raised his hand and slapped out. The giant golden palm turned into specks of light and dissipated in the air.
Zhou Ting's eyes narrowed. He looked at Zhang Chun with some caution.
At this moment, Zhang Chun suddenly realized something. He spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered a few steps back. He sat on the ground and pointed at Zhou Ting. He cursed, "You, Zhou! How dare you try to murder an official of the imperial court in broad daylight? Do you have no respect for the law? Do you have no respect for His Majesty?"
Li Mu helped Zhang Chun up. With a flip of his hand, a porcelain bottle appeared in his palm. He poured out a pill from the bottle and handed it to Zhang Chun. He said, "This is a healing pill. Lord Zhang, please take it …"
Zhang Chun swallowed the pill and smacked his lips. He looked at Li Mu and said, "That palm strike contained decades of experience. I'm seriously injured. This pill is good. Do you have more?"
Li Mu gave him the entire bottle. He still had a few bottles of such pills.
A figure was rushing over from afar. Soon, Li Mu sensed a familiar aura.
Mr. Mei appeared beside Li Mu. He looked at the corpses of the two guards on the ground, then at Zhou Ting and Zhang Chun. He asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
Zhang Chun pointed at Zhou Ting with a mournful expression. He said, "Mr. Mei, you have to help me. This man tried to murder an official of the imperial court. He didn't care about the law at all. He didn't care about Her Majesty at all!"
Mr. Mei looked at Zhou Ting and asked sternly, "Lord Zhou, is this true?"
The Inner Guards obeyed the Empress. Even Zhou Ting didn't dare to be arrogant in front of the Inner Guards. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "This man killed my son. I wanted to avenge him. Zhang Chun came to me voluntarily. I didn't try to murder an official of the imperial court …"
Mr. Mei was shocked when he heard the first half of the sentence. He looked at Li Mu and asked, "Zhou Ting is dead. Did you kill him?"
Li Mu hurriedly said, "Lord Mei, you can't simply say that. Just now, these commoners were all here. A few hundred pairs of eyes were watching. Ask them, have I ever touched a single strand of hair?"
Hearing this, many people defended Li Mu.
"It has nothing to do with Constable Li. Zhou Ting was punished by the heavens!"
"We all saw it. He was disrespectful to the heavens. That's why the heavens struck him with lightning."
"Everyone saw it. He didn't die in one strike. He was struck several times!"
"I counted. He was struck four times. The fourth time, he was struck by lightning. There wasn't even a speck of dust left …"
"Constable Li must have woken up the heavens with his scolding. The heavens couldn't bear to see Zhou Ting continue to do evil, so they took him in …"
…
Mr. Mei looked at the generous crowd and found it hard to believe.
The Way of Heaven was mysterious. No one knew or grasped the rules. If one did evil, they would be punished by the heavens. How many people were struck to death in Luoyang every day?
However, with Li Mu's presence, this matter had a trace of credibility.
After all, this wasn't the first time something like this had happened to him.
She moved her lips and looked at Li Mu. She asked, "Did Zhou Ting really die because of the heavens?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "We all saw with our own eyes that after Zhou Ting was released from prison, he didn't repent. Instead, he threatened the victim's family in front of so many people. Later, he was disrespectful to the heavens and insulted them. Perhaps the heavens couldn't stand such a beast, so they struck him with lightning. Not long ago, there was a woman who died unjustly in Yang County. She was wronged and died because of the injustice. After she died, she became an evil spirit. Today, Zhou Ting did all kinds of evil deeds and died because of the wrath of the heavens.
He looked at the charred pit on the ground and sighed. "Good and evil will be rewarded. The heavens are reincarnated. If you don't believe it, look up and see who the heavens forgive …"
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