Ever since he lost to Li Mu in a game of chess, the woman in his dream flew into a rage out of humiliation and ravaged him. She had not appeared for several days.
Her time of appearance was very irregular, and her emotions were also very complicated and changeable. Sometimes she was calm, and sometimes she was manic. This caused Li Mu to be alarmed even before he slept.
However, this woman was not as scary as the description of the inner demon in the book. Even though Li Mu could not defeat her in his dream, his mastery of various Dao techniques and supernatural powers was becoming more and more refined.
Mantras and Abhijina could be improved gradually through daily practice. However, there was a limit to this improvement. When fighting with others, the situation could change in an instant. No matter how skilled one was in daily practice, it was inevitable that one would be flustered in a real battle.
Actual combat was the best way to improve one's strength.
However, actual combat meant danger. In reality, when one was fighting with one's life, all of one's previous efforts would be for naught if they failed once.
In the past, Li Mu had Su He to teach him moves. Now that they were separated, Li Mu also lost an opponent who could train him.
Until he met the woman in his dream.
Dreams were illusory. No matter what happened in the dream, it would not affect reality. However, experience in fights of magical powers was really accumulating. He could completely use the inner demon as his own whetstone to help him increase his experience in fighting enemies.
After thinking this through, Li Mu looked forward to her appearance.
Unfortunately, his inner demon was different. Whether it appeared or not was completely a probability event. There was no rule to speak of.
In the morning, he and Xiao Bai patrolled more than a dozen markets and only mediated a few neighborhood disputes. The two of them ate outside. When they passed by the Great Music Lane, they came in and sat for a while.
Liu Hanyan's former sisters were very enthusiastic about Li Mu. Xiao Bai looked at them nervously.
"Is Sister Hanyan still like before, only eating a little every day?"
"Wanwan must have gained weight, right?"
"Sister Hanyan said that she would open her own music lane in the future. Did she open it in the end?"
…
The few of them surrounded Li Mu and asked all sorts of questions about Liu Hanyan. Li Mu answered them one by one. Yinyin said with some envy, "I really envy Sister Hanyan. She is finally living the life she wants …"
Li Mu: "If you want, that's fine too."
Chimey shook its head and said, "After Sister Hanyan redeemed herself and left, the business was greatly affected. If we redeem ourselves now, it won't be so easy. The owner won't let us go so easily …"
Xin Xin also said, "We also can't earn as much money as Sister Han Yan. In order to redeem herself, she played for twelve hours a day. She really didn't even care about her life …"
Li Mu felt a little distressed. He knew that Liu Hanyan had suffered all these years, but he didn't expect it to be so bitter. She looked weak, but she was actually very stubborn.
As long as she set her mind on something, no matter how difficult it was, she would persevere and complete it.
And once she made a decision, very few people could make her change her mind.
After a while, two figures came down from upstairs. The two girls said happily, "We are going to play together later. Brother-in-law, do you want to stay and watch?"
Li Mu: "No, I still have work to do. I will leave in a while."
The two girls revealed a disappointed expression. Li Mu noticed that Little Seven's forehead was bruised. He asked, "What happened to your forehead?"
Little Seven lowered her head and shook it. "It's fine …"
Chimey and Xin Xin's lips trembled, but they didn't say anything in the end.
Li Mu sensed that something was amiss and asked, "What happened?"
The girls lowered their heads and didn't say anything. Only the youngest, Sixteen, said angrily, "It's all because of that Jiang Zhe. He ordered Sister Little Seven to play a solo in the private room and wanted to force himself on Sister Little Seven. Luckily, we heard Sister Little Seven's shout and rushed in to stop him. Sister Little Seven's head hit the headboard and was bleeding …"
Li Mu asked, "Didn't you report it to the authorities?"
Chimey sighed. "The owner reported it to the authorities. Then the Ministry of Justice came and took Jiang Zhe away. We saw him walk out of the Ministry of Justice with our own eyes. The Ministry of Justice didn't dare to offend the Academy …"
Li Mu frowned. "Why didn't you come to me?"
Sixteen lowered her head and touched her fingertips. She whispered, "Jiang Zhe is a student of the Academy. Sister Yinyin said that we can't offend the Academy. She didn't want us to cause trouble for Brother-in-law …"
After coming to Luoyang, Li Mu was least afraid of trouble. On the contrary, he was afraid of no trouble at all.
These days, the psychokinesis he obtained from the people had been decreasing day by day. He just needed to do something to bring him back to the people's sight.
Li Mu's face darkened. He said, "How dare they protect such a villain. Come, follow me to the Ministry of Justice!"
Little Seven looked up at him and shook her head. "Forget it, Brother-in-law. I'm fine."
Li Mu said, "No, we can't just let this go. Otherwise, people will bully you in the future!"
Chimey sighed and persuaded Li Mu. "We are of low status and have long been used to it. The Luoyang now is not the Luoyang of the past. They won't dare to go too far …"
Li Mu shook his head. "If I don't do anything while you are bullied, how am I going to explain it to Sister Liu? Don't be afraid. It's just the Ministry of Justice. With me here, justice will be served."
Little Seven said, "Brother-in-law …"
Li Mu asked, "Don't you trust me?"
Little Seven bit her lips and finally said, "I'll listen to Brother-in-law …"
Under the lead of Li Mu and Xiao Bai, a group of people walked out of Great Music Lane and went to the Ministry of Justice.
After a while, a middle-aged woman ran out of Great Music Lane and said in fear, "It's over, it's over. These ignorant girls want to kill me …"
As a constable, Li Mu's duty was to clean up all the injustices in the Luoyang.
Even if Little Seven wasn't Liu Hanyan's sister, he wouldn't sit by and do nothing.
Moreover, Liu Hanyan's sister was his sister. Otherwise, when she came to the Luoyang in the future, how could Li Mu raise his head in front of her?
It would have been more convenient for the Luoyang government to take over this case.
However, Li Mu thought about it. Lord Zhang was from the Academy. If it involved the Academy's case, it might be difficult for him.
Moreover, this case was clearly a hot potato. After coming to the Luoyang, Li Mu had caused enough trouble for Lord Zhang. Lord Zhang had treated him well. If he threw this big trouble to him, it would be too inhumane …
When Li Mu walked on the streets, he would attract a lot of attention. Many people even went up to greet him.
When he walked through the streets with a few beautiful girls, 100% of the people turned to look at him.
Some of the Luoyang citizens couldn't help but ask, "Constable Li, where are we going?"
Li Mu replied, "The Ministry of Justice."
When the crowd heard that, they perked up.
There was going to be a good show to watch …
Ever since Constable Li came to the Luoyang, they had gotten used to the bustle. They weren't used to it after so many days of peace.
For a moment, the citizens who had nothing to do followed Li Mu to the Ministry of Justice from afar.
When the butcher on the street saw this, he slammed his boning knife on the chopping board and said to the waiter of the teahouse next door, "Watch my stall. I'm going to watch the show …"
Although the waiter of the teahouse also wanted to watch the show, if he left, the shopkeeper would definitely deduct his money. When he turned back to look at the counter, he realized that the shopkeeper was gone.
At the entrance of the Ministry of Justice's yamen. When the two gatekeepers saw the crowd of citizens heading toward the Ministry of Justice, led by Li Mu from the Luoyang yamen, they immediately felt a headache coming on. They turned around and ran into the yamen without hesitation.
Li Mu walked to the entrance of the Ministry of Justice, bent down, picked up the drumstick, and hit the drum hard.
"Pfft …"
Inside the Ministry of Justice, the director of the Ministry of Justice was drinking tea. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of tea. He put down the teacup, stood up, and said angrily, "Who's hitting the drum outside?!"
Although the drum outside the Ministry of Justice was for the citizens to cry out their grievances, it didn't make much noise on normal days.
The sound of the drum was annoying. It was fine if it interrupted the director of the Ministry of Justice's work, but if he was in the middle of an important activity and was startled by the drum, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The yamen had a rule that anyone who wanted to hit the drum would be stopped and interrogated. If they had any grievances, they would have to talk about it.
The director of the Ministry of Justice's pants were wet. When he saw the gatekeeper running in, he said angrily, "What are you doing? Why didn't you stop someone from hitting the drum?"
The gatekeeper said in distress, "Sir, the one who hit the drum is Li Mu. I didn't dare to stop him …"
The director of the Ministry of Justice was shocked, "What? What's Li Mu doing here again?"
After the incident with Zhou Chu, he gave up on the idea of avenging his humiliation on Li Mu.
He could even summon the heavenly lightning to help him. This ability was too terrifying. The officials of the Ministry of Justice privately called him the Lightning King. He didn't have to pay with his life even if he killed someone. After all, the heavens were the scapegoat. Who would dare to make the heavens pay with their life?
The director of the Ministry of Justice had cultivated for thirty years, but he was only at the fourth level. He couldn't take more than a few Purple Heavenly Lightning strikes.
The director of the Ministry of Justice quickly said, "Go out and tell him that I'm not here. Tell him to go back …"
Li Mu walked in from outside and said, "Sir Yang, how can you be like this? The crime of neglecting your duty is not light …"
The director of the Ministry of Justice looked at Li Mu who was still holding the drumstick in his hand. He knew that he couldn't avoid it today. He gritted his teeth and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Li Mu said, "I want to report a case."
…
In the court of the Ministry of Justice, the director of the Ministry of Justice sat above and asked Li Mu, "As the constable of the Divine Capital, why didn't you report a case to the Divine Capital? Why did you come to the Ministry of Justice?"
Li Mu said, "Because this case is related to the Ministry of Justice."
Li Mu held Xiao Qi's hand and said, "This morning, Jiang Zhe, a student of the Hundred River Academy, wanted to rape my sister in the Great Music Lane. He was stopped and handed over to the Ministry of Justice. However, the Ministry of Justice let him go. Sir, don't you have an explanation for this?"
The director of the Ministry of Justice glanced at him and said, "He didn't succeed. I've already reprimanded him. What else do you want?"
Li Mu's face darkened. He asked, "Sir Yang, you're the director of the Ministry of Justice. You should know that the crime of attempted rape is not much lighter than rape. How can the Ministry of Justice let him go so easily?"
The director of the Ministry of Justice said, "According to Jiang Zhe, he was confused for a moment after drinking and then realized it himself. According to the law, Jiang Zhe took the initiative to stop the violence. This is not considered attempted rape. Is my judgment wrong?"
Li Mu said, "Sir, don't you think it's a bit hasty to close the case based on Jiang Zhe's one-sided statement?"
The director of the Ministry of Justice said indifferently, "I'm the director of the Ministry of Justice. You're just a small constable. Do I need you to teach me how to judge a case?"
"Well …" Li Mu pointed at the director of the Ministry of Justice and said loudly, "As an official of the Ministry of Justice, it's bad enough that you don't make decisions for the people. How can you be in cahoots with such a villain …"
He pointed at the top of his head and said angrily, "Damned God, if you have eyes, you can punish such a muddle-headed official …"
The director of the Ministry of Justice's expression changed drastically. He jumped down from the table and covered Li Mu's mouth. He said in horror, "Let's talk nicely. Constable Li, don't do this …"
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