Li Mu didn't know what other people's inner demons were like, but his seemed to be somewhat different.
She obviously didn't have much desire to erode Li Mu's consciousness and occupy his body. Instead, she was not very friendly to the Empress. Was it because of jealousy?
Speaking of which, Li Mu was also a little jealous of the Empress at first.
After all, she was young and had a high position. She had stepped into the Upper Realm before the age of thirty. Who wouldn't be envious of her?
Could it be that the birth of this woman was due to Li Mu's jealousy?
Cultivation was really dangerous at every step. Even a small emotion in the heart could be infinitely magnified. The inner demons had no substance. If he wanted to overcome or eliminate them, he had to rely on his inner cultivation.
The beautiful woman took a sip of wine and asked, "You have never met her, why are you so protective of her?"
Li Mu said, "Your Majesty treats me sincerely, so I should treat Your Majesty sincerely. Moreover, although Your Majesty is a woman, compared to the previous emperors of the Great Zhou, her wisdom and virtue should be at the forefront. The North County girl died unjustly, and the court covered up a corrupt official. Your Majesty upheld justice for her. The Academy has become a chronic disease of the Great Zhou, and the students of the Academy have formed cliques for selfish interests and control the court. No one in the court dares to mention it. Only Your Majesty is aggressive and brave to reform. Isn't such a person worthy of respect and protection?"
After Li Mu finished speaking, he raised his head and drank a glass of wine, secretly feeling pity in his heart.
If these words were heard by the Empress, she might be happy and reward him with some treasures. Unfortunately, he didn't even have the chance to see the Empress and could only talk to himself in his dreams.
The woman took a deep look at Li Mu and didn't say anything in the end. She drank alone.
Although Li Mu was curious, he didn't ask much.
A personality with self-consciousness, to some extent, was a completely different person. They had their own fantasy life and identity. Li Mu had seen a movie before, in which the protagonist had ten personalities with different identities. Their gender, age, and identity were different, and between the different personalities, they would kill each other …
Judging from the current situation, Li Mu and his other self were getting along quite well.
Even if she wanted to harm Li Mu, Li Mu could still exit the dream at any time.
She didn't seem to have such thoughts either.
When he woke up from his dream, Li Mu was still reminiscing about the delicious food in his dream.
Unfortunately, a dream was still a dream. When he woke up, he couldn't recall the taste of those delicacies.
After washing up and eating breakfast, he went to the yamen with Xiao Bai.
Li Mu was about to go out on patrol when he saw Mr. Mei and two other people outside the government office.
Li Mu stepped forward and asked, "Sister Mei, what's the matter?"
Mr. Mei said, "Jiangyin County offered a batch of tribute pears yesterday. His Majesty asked me to give you a box."
Li Mu was a little flattered. Although it was just a box of pears, it represented His Majesty the Empress's intentions. It meant that she would think of him for such a small matter.
During the transportation of this kind of tribute, Fu-lu would be stuck on the box. Even if it was transported to Shen Du, it would be no different from freshly picked ones.
Li Mu took one for himself and gave one to Xiao Bai.
He took a bite of the tribute pear and found that the pear skin was thin, juicy, and sweet. It was worthy of being chosen as a tribute pear.
Mr. Mei said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go back to the palace first."
"Wait." Li Mu suddenly stopped her and asked, "Sister Mei, what should I do if I encounter an inner demon in the process of cultivation?"
Li Mu knew very little about inner demons. Even Thousand Illusions Shangren was not omniscient. Faced with this kind of thing that he had never encountered in his cultivation, Li Mu did not know how to deal with it for a moment.
Although Mr. Mei's cultivation was not as high as Thousand Illusions Shangren's, she was by the Empress's side and must have seen many things. Perhaps she could explain to Li Mu.
"Inner demon?" Mr. Mei frowned and asked, "You encountered an inner demon?"
Li Mu nodded.
Mr. Mei continued to ask, "What kind of inner demon?"
Li Mu described, "Sometimes I dream of a woman."
Mr. Mei glanced at him. "Isn't it normal to dream of a woman?"
Li Mu explained, "It's not what you think. It's a strange woman. I've dreamed of her more than once. She seems to have independent thoughts and can even control my dreams …"
"More than once, independent thoughts …" Mr. Mei frowned and asked, "Can she control your body?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "That won't happen."
"That's strange." Mr. Mei said in surprise, "Once an inner demon of this level appears, it will definitely fight for control of the body. If it wins, it will completely control the original body. If it loses, its consciousness will be destroyed. It's very rare for two consciousnesses to coexist …"
Li Mu asked, "In other words, it's possible for such a situation to exist?"
Mr. Mei nodded and said, "As far as I know, there are very few people who have more than two consciousnesses coexisting in their bodies. Most of the time, his body is dominated by the main consciousness, but when he encounters a life and death crisis, the other consciousness will awaken. This kind of second consciousness can sometimes be more terrifying than the main consciousness …"
Li Mu felt that he was in this situation as Mr. Mei said.
In his dreams, the woman could turn the tables and easily beat Li Mu. Her strength was very terrifying.
Although the two of them could coexist peacefully for the time being, no one could say for sure what would happen in the future.
Li Mu asked, "How do I get rid of this kind of inner demon?"
Mr. Mei shook his head and said, "You can only rely on yourself to defeat the inner demon. When your consciousness is strong enough, you can easily erase the consciousness of the inner demon."
She looked at Li Mu and asked, "What does your inner demon look like?"
Li Mu reached out and swiped in the air. A woman's shadow appeared in the air.
This was a small spell that could be mastered in the Jushen stage. It was a weakened version of the Art of Black Light. The Art of Black Light of the cultivators in Dongxuan could turn stillness into motion and appear in real time. It could surpass the power of heaven and earth and reappear the past that had already happened.
It was said that the most powerful cultivators in the Ninth Realm could even see the future temporarily through this spell. As for whether it was true or not, Li Mu didn't know.
Mr. Mei looked at the woman. A trace of surprise flashed through his eyes and his mouth opened slightly.
Li Mu saw the change in her expression and had a bad feeling. He asked, "What, what's wrong?"
Mr. Mei coughed and his expression returned to normal. He asked, "When did you get this inner demon?"
Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "I think it was the night when His Majesty abolished the Substitute Sin Silver. I met her for the first time in my dream. She tied me up and whipped me …"
Thinking of what happened in his dream that night, Li Mu still felt a bit aggrieved.
Hearing this, Mr. Mei's expression was very strange. It seemed like he wanted to laugh but was trying hard to hold it in …
A few black lines appeared on Li Mu's forehead as he asked, "Are you laughing at me?"
Mr. Mei shook his head and said, "No, hahaha …"
Seeing Li Mu's serious face, she coughed and said, "I'm not laughing at you. I just thought of something funny. Hahaha …"
She put one hand on Li Mu's shoulder and the other hand on her stomach. After laughing, she said, panting, "Don't worry. There are all kinds of strange things on the road of cultivation. The inner demon isn't all bad. She doesn't want to take over your body. Just think of it as a dream. Isn't it good to go on dates with a beautiful woman in your dreams?"
Li Mu asked suspiciously, "Is it really okay?"
Mr. Mei patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. It's okay."
Judging from Mr. Mei's tone, she didn't seem to be lying to Li Mu or comforting Li Mu. For now, Li Mu didn't feel that the woman was a threat to him. He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
Mr. Mei said, "Haven't you always wanted to know about His Majesty? Since we're free now, I'll tell you."
When Li Mu heard this, he was instantly interested.
Mr. Mei said, "Since you're already His Majesty's man, there's something you need to know."
Li Mu asked, "What's the matter?"
Mr. Mei said, "People say that His Majesty stole the Emperor's Qi from the Ancestral Temple and used it to transcend and take over the world. You think so too, don't you?"
Li Mu asked, "Is there more to it than meets the eye?"
Mr. Mei said, "It's true that His Majesty got the Emperor's Qi, but he didn't do it willingly. When he married the former Crown Prince, became the Empress, and obtained the Emperor's Qi, it was all part of the Zhou family's scheme …"
Li Mu really didn't know that there was such an inside story. He continued to listen to Mr. Mei.
"The Emperor's Qi is condensed from the psyche power of the people of the Great Zhou. The 36 counties of the Great Zhou collect the psyche power of the people through the Ancestral Temple and gather it in the Ancestral Temple. It will gradually nurture a strand of Emperor's Qi. Obtaining this Emperor's Qi can allow mortals to transcend. In the past, it would be passed to the Emperor to ensure the continuation of the Great Zhou Dynasty …"
There were shortcuts to cultivation. Some shortcuts could even allow one to reach the sky in one step.
Xiao Yu, with the body of a mortal, was able to move heaven and earth and advance five realms in a row.
The methods of the royal family of the Great Zhou were obviously more brilliant. They used the psyche power of hundreds of millions of people to cultivate, so that there would always be a powerhouse of the Upper Realm in the royal family to ensure the continuation of imperial power.
However, during the last change of imperial power, this strand of Emperor's Qi was obtained by an outsider, causing the Xiao royal family to lose their opportunity.
It was no wonder that Her Majesty could succeed the throne so smoothly. After Emperor Wen, the Great Zhou showed signs of decline. The people's sentiment decreased year by year. The last strand of Emperor's Qi was formed after two generations of Emperors.
In other words, the Xiao royal family had not produced a powerhouse of the Upper Realm for decades. The cultivation of the previous two Emperors stopped at Dongxuan. If there was no powerhouse to guard the country, they would not be able to intimidate the surrounding countries, not to mention the Yao Nation and the Ghost Realm.
Even if the Xiao clan was unwilling, they could only temporarily let the Empress succeed the throne.
It was precisely because the Zhou family understood this that they were able to take advantage of the Xiao clan.
Mr. Mei looked at Li Mu and said, "You are one of Her Majesty's people. I don't want you to misunderstand Her Majesty like others."
Li Mu nodded and said solemnly, "I understand."
Mr. Mei asked, "Besides these, do you have anything else you want to ask?"
Li Mu thought for a while and asked, "It is said that the former Crown Prince likes men and that he and Her Majesty are only husband and wife on the surface. Is that true?"
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