Ever since that night when he was ravaged eight times, this woman had never appeared in Li Mu's dreams again.
This made him think that what had happened back then was merely a coincidence. Until now, this familiar figure had appeared in his dream once again.
This made Li Mu realize that the possibility of that incident being a coincidence was infinitely close to zero.
Li Mu did not leave the dream immediately. He needed to figure out what was going on.
Li Mu looked at the woman from afar and asked, "Who are you?"
The woman said indifferently, "You don't need to know who I am."
Li Mu asked tentatively, "Are you my inner demon?"
With Li Mu's knowledge, other than an inner demon, he could not think of any other possibility.
Even Dongxuan could not casually invade other people's dreams. This was something that even Venerable Qianhuan could not do.
"Inner demon?" The woman looked at him and said slowly, "You can understand it that way."
Li Mu said warily, "What do you want?"
The woman said, "I was born because of you. Why don't you ask yourself what you want?"
Her words made Li Mu no longer doubt her identity.
Except for the consciousness born in his body, no one could easily enter his dreams. Many people interpreted the high-level inner demon as a second soul. According to Li Mu's understanding, it was more like a second personality.
In the same body, several different consciousnesses were born. Their age, personality, and even gender could be different. Li Mu had seen this kind of setting countless times in suspense movies.
Li Mu asked warily, "You want to devour my consciousness?"
The woman shook her head and said, "Not interested."
Li Mu said in surprise, "Then what do you want?"
The woman looked at Li Mu and said, "You killed Zhou Chu."
Li Mu looked at the woman. The consciousness of the inner demon and the main body did not affect each other, so she did not know what she was thinking or what she knew. However, the experiences of this body could not be hidden from her.
Although the person in front of him was a woman, Li Mu knew very well that he was her and she was him.
He had nothing to hide from himself. Li Mu asked, "Don't people who are worse than beasts deserve to die?"
The woman said, "Director Zhou is from the Zhou family, and His Majesty's surname is also Zhou. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will be biased?"
Li Mu looked at her and said, "You know a lot."
The woman replied, "You are me, and I am you. I know what you're thinking."
Li Mu looked at her and asked, "Then tell me, what am I thinking now?"
Li Mu thought, if the inner demon only appeared in dreams, if he had a wet dream, what would it look like in the eyes of the inner demon?
Whoosh!
As soon as this thought appeared in his mind, the shadow of a whip came at him.
Li Mu quickly dodged, and finally no longer doubted it. She even knew what he was thinking in his dreams. Other than his inner demon, what else could she be?
The woman actually did not know what Li Mu was thinking. She only saw that his expression was strange, wretched and lustful. He could not be thinking of anything good, so she might as well whip him first.
Li Mu looked at the woman and said, "Don't be impulsive. Hitting me is hitting you …"
The shadow of the whip slowly disappeared. The woman asked again, "Why are you doing this? What good is it for you?"
Li Mu said, "You are me. You don't know why I'm doing this?"
The woman did not speak. Li Mu guessed that she could only understand his thoughts in his dreams. He could not help but feel relieved.
Worried that she would be angry and hang him up to beat him again, Li Mu said, "Because I am a bailiff. It is my duty to get rid of evil and bring justice to the people. Moreover, His Majesty has treated me with sincerity. I have to clean up the evil in Luoyang and unite the people to repay His Majesty …"
The woman looked at him indifferently and said, "Help her unite the people … It is unprecedented for a woman to be the Emperor. It subverts ethics and disturbs the morals. How can a man become her pawn?"
"Watch your words …"
Li Mu glared at her and said, "During His Majesty's reign, he implemented benevolence and reformed the legal system. Many people have a better life. In contrast, during the time of the previous Emperor, the 36 counties were filled with corrupt officials. Even Luoyang was a mess. If I don't help such a wise Emperor, should I help a tyrant?"
Li Mu was dissatisfied with the woman in front of him. As his other personality, she did not have the consciousness of the main personality. Li Mu felt ashamed for having such a personality.
The woman was silent for a moment. She looked at Li Mu one last time and her figure slowly faded away.
Li Mu pointed at her and said, "Don't go. I haven't finished talking …"
The woman's figure completely disappeared. Li Mu also woke up from his dream.
He touched his head with a puzzled expression.
This time, he did not get beaten up. This time, she was not as unreasonable as last time. He had read about the Inner Demons in books. They were all violent and murderous monsters. This was the first time Li Mu had heard of such a type.
It was a dreamless night. Li Mu hugged Little White and slept until dawn. After sending her to the yamen, he waited outside the palace with Zhang Chun.
The morning court had already begun. They did not know what was going on inside.
Until now, they had not been summoned.
The two of them waited outside the palace in boredom. In the Crepe Myrtle Palace, some of the courtiers were arguing in full swing.
An official said angrily, "A country has its laws and a family has its rules. Zhou Chu has already been tried. Who gave him the right to execute on his own?"
An imperial censor objected, "Zhou Chu was unrepentant and deranged. He angered the heavens and attracted the thunder fire. What does it have to do with others?"
The official said, "Who attracted the Heavenly Thunder of Purple Cloud?"
The imperial censor said, "Do you have evidence?"
"Some officials have already calculated that Zhou Chu's death is related to Li Mu."
"His death is also related to the heavens. Why don't you interrogate the heavens?"
"You are twisting words and forcing logic!"
"You are trying to accuse him!"
"Whether it is true or not, we will know if we use the soul search on Li Mu …"
…
The court was divided into two factions regarding Zhou Chu's case.
One faction believed that Li Mu, as an arrester, did not have the right to execute anyone. His actions were considered intentional murder.
The other faction believed that Zhou Chu died from the wrath of the heavens. The heavens were greater than everything. Even if the wrath of the heavens was caused by Li Mu, it should not be blamed on him.
The two factions argued endlessly. The entire court was very noisy.
"Silence."
The young female official's voice reached everyone's ears. Everyone shut their mouths. The court was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
No matter how they argued, the final verdict of this case still depended on the Emperor.
The moment the court quieted down, an image suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
The scene was the scene in front of the Shendu Yamen. Zhou Chu, who was already dead, was in the picture. The officials were shocked. At this moment, they remembered that His Majesty was not only the Emperor, but also an expert of the Upper Realm. He had already reached the peak of the Profound Light Technique and was able to reenact the past.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the image.
In the image, Zhou Chu's expression was arrogant. He said to Li Mu: "That's right, after I leave, you have to pay more attention to that old man's family. I heard that they live outside the city … You have to be careful when you walk on the road. There are many people riding horses outside. If one or two are killed, it will not be good …"
One of the imperial censors could not help but point at the image of Zhou Chu and said angrily: "Lawless, lawless, does he not have the law in his eyes?"
Another imperial censor spat and said coldly: "This is simply the behavior of a beast. He deserves to die!"
In the court, many people's faces were filled with anger. This was a blatant provocation of the law and justice. They only heard that Zhou Chu was arrogant, but they did not expect him to be so arrogant.
Under the strong impact of this image, several officials of the New Party also retracted their heads.
Whoever dares to speak up for Zhou Chu will definitely offend the public.
What worried them more was the Emperor's thoughts. His Majesty used his great magical power to reenact the image of yesterday. Does this mean that he is not on the side of the Zhou Family?
In the video, facing the threats around him, the young constable said, "God is watching what we do. God is watching us."
Zhou Chu sneered: "God, after so many years, I really want to see what God looks like. If you have the ability, let them come down …"
The young arrester was obviously enraged. He pointed to the sky and scolded God for being blind. As his voice fell, several lightning bolts suddenly fell from the sky. Under the last purple lightning bolt, Zhou Chu turned into ashes.
Even some of the high-ranking officials in the court felt their blood boil when they saw this scene.
A few of the imperial censors were so excited that their beards trembled. Their eyes were filled with envy and reverence.
This was the response of the Heavenly Axiom. It was the greatest recognition that the Heavenly Axiom gave to a person. There was no imperial censor who did not desire such recognition.
"A body of righteousness that can shake the Heavens. How magnificent is this?"
"He is still Li Mu, the Li Mu who wrote 'Dou E's Injustice'!"
"It is His Majesty's blessing to have such a person in the Fairy's Capital. It is the blessing of the Great Zhou. His Majesty must not wrong such a talent …"
…
The Empress's dignified voice came from behind the curtain: "How do you think this case should be resolved?"
At the forefront of the officials, a figure stood out.
Seeing the figure, all the officials held their breaths.
The first person to stand out was none other than the head of the Zhou family, Zhou Chu's uncle, and also the Empress's biological father.
The middle-aged man looked up at the image and said: "The people's hearts are the foundation of the Great Zhou's continuation. Zhou Chu killed innocent people and did not repent. In the end, he angered the Heavenly Axiom and punished the Heavenly Axiom. The officials in the court should learn from this and restrain themselves and their descendants. They should not bully the people and bully the villagers …"
The head of the Zhou family's words undoubtedly determined the nature of the case.
Even the officials of the new party would not use this opportunity to attack the arrester.
Zhou Ting clenched his fists and knelt on the ground with his head lowered. He closed his eyes and said in a trembling voice: "I have not taught my son well. I have let Your Majesty and the people down. I am ashamed to be in the court. I wish to resign from the position of assistant minister of the Ministry of Works. I hope Your Majesty will approve …"
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