Xiao Bai paused for a moment before saying, "That's right, that's right …"
Li Mu took the initiative to say, "It's Her Majesty the Empress."
This time, it was Liu Hanyan's turn to be stunned. She couldn't believe her ears and even forgot to be jealous. She asked, "What did you say?"
Li Mu explained, "You also know that when I was in North County, I did some things that were beneficial to Her Majesty. After coming to Shen 'du, Her Majesty valued me very much. One time, Her Majesty went on a private tour and happened to come to our house. Xiao Bai met her at that time."
At this moment, what he said to Liu Hanyan was the truth. However, he tactfully chose to hide the fact that he was ravaged by the Empress in his dream and was caught by her in his wet dream.
Without waiting for her to ask in detail, Li Mu asked in return, "Don't tell me you suspect that I have some kind of ambiguous relationship with Her Majesty?"
Liu Hanyan pinched his waist and said angrily, "Don't offend Her Majesty!"
Li Mu said, "It's okay. This is North County. She can't hear."
Liu Hanyan stomped her feet. "That's still not okay!"
Li Mu said, "Okay, okay, okay. I won't say anymore. I'll listen to you."
The men of Great Zhou might not be convinced that a woman was the Empress, but Li Mu knew that many women in Great Zhou respected and worshipped the Empress. In addition to Shangguan Li, Lord Zhang's daughter also seemed to regard the Empress as her idol.
He didn't expect that even Liu Hanyan would be so protective of her. If they knew that the Empress was not only dignified but also had an S side, the image in their hearts would probably immediately collapse.
Hearing that Her Majesty took good care of Li Mu, Liu Hanyan was finally relieved.
As for whether the two of them had any other relationship, she didn't have a trace of doubt at all.
The Empress was the symbol of nobility, majesty, and holiness. As long as she had such thoughts, she felt that it was an unforgivable sin.
After putting on the identity of the empress, there was no need for Li Mu to explain who Big Sister Zhou was. He sized up Liu Hanyan with a glance and said in disbelief, "You have Mystical Power so quickly?"
A moment ago when Liu Hanyan attacked him, Li Mu discovered that her cultivation had already reached the Middle Realm.
Li Mu himself had done countless good deeds in the Divine Capital. He had absorbed the willpower of countless commoners, spent countless spirit jades, and worked like a horse for the Empress. With her help, he had been able to upgrade his divine ability in two months …
After arriving at Mount Baiyun, he realized that Liu Hanyan's improvement in the past two months was even greater than his.
Liu Hanyan said with a little pride, "In the past two months, I have been cultivating well. Master has also helped me a lot in my cultivation …"
As she spoke, she looked at Li Mu and asked in confusion, "Why are you also upgrading so quickly?"
After consuming a lot of the Sect's resources and with the help of her Master, she was able to advance a few days ago. She thought that when Li Mu came back and saw that her cultivation had surpassed his, he would be shocked. But what she didn't expect was that just like her, he had also advanced to the Middle Realm.
Li Mu glanced at her and said, "Do you think you are the only one who has been cultivating well?"
He actually said this with a little guilty conscience. In the past two months, he had only cared about fighting with the officials, the rich, and the old parties. Where would he find the time to cultivate hard?
He had only used the time that others cultivated hard to take shortcuts.
On the surface, he didn't seem to have guided Qi Cultivation, but the Empress was a Seventh Realm elite. Casually hugging her thigh for a while could save him years of hard cultivation.
Liu Hanyan had hugged Yuzhen Zi's thigh, but the Empress's thigh was obviously longer and fairer than Yuzhen Zi's.
Liu Hanyan said doubtfully, "That's impossible. Even if you didn't eat or drink for the past two months and absorbed the spiritual jades all the time, it's impossible for you to break through so quickly. You must be hiding something from me …"
After not seeing him for three days, she had a whole new level of respect for him.
When it came to cultivation, Li Mu could easily fool Liu Hanyan in the past. After cultivating on Mount Baiyun for two months, the current Liu Hanyan was obviously not so gullible anymore.
Li Mu said in amusement, "Actually, it's nothing much. I originally didn't want to break through so quickly. It was Her Majesty who helped me. Her Majesty is a Seventh Realm Transcendent elite. She is as powerful as your Sect Master. This kind of thing is nothing to her."
Liu Hanyan said in surprise, "Why is Her Majesty so good to you …"
Li Mu said, "I exchanged all of this with my own hard work. You don't know, but in the past two months in Shen 'du, I worked like a horse for Her Majesty. I gave my all and did so many things in exchange for such an opportunity …"
Liu Hanyan held his hand and said sympathetically, "It's been hard on you …"
"It's not hard at all." Li Mu shook his head and said, "Only when I become stronger can I have the ability to protect you. Although it's hard to work for Her Majesty, Her Majesty is also very generous. She let me be an internal guard. Not only did she give me cultivation resources, but she also rewarded us with a five-sectioned house. In the future, when you and Wanwan come back, you will have a big house to stay in."
Liu Hanyan said in surprise, "A five-sectioned house? Where is it?"
Li Mu said, "The North Garden."
Liu Hanyan was shocked. With her savings, she probably couldn't afford a five-sectioned house in Shen 'du, let alone the North Garden, where the high officials and nobles lived. Without a certain status, one couldn't afford a house in that kind of place even if they had the money.
As if she realized something, Liu Hanyan looked at Li Mu and asked, "Her Majesty is so good to you. Are the things you did in Shen 'du very dangerous?"
Li Mu didn't want her to worry, so he smiled and said, "No, it's mainly because Her Majesty is generous to her own people. What I did was just some trivial things …"
Xiao Bai looked at Liu Hanyan and said, "Sister Liu, do you and Sister Wanwan want to come back to Shen 'du with us? Our house is very big, and only my benefactor and I live in it …"
Liu Hanyan looked tempted, but she still shook her head and said, "Not now. Wait until my cultivation improves a bit more."
Li Mu didn't say anything to Xiao Bai this time.
He had made too many enemies in Shen 'du. With his current strength, he couldn't protect them very well, unless they were like Xiao Bai and stayed at home all day.
At the very least, he had to learn most of the supernatural powers of the supernatural realm and improve his strength by a large margin. He had to gain a firm foothold in Shen 'du.
Thinking of something, he looked at Liu Hanyan and said with a smile, "This time in Shen 'du, I went to the Great Music Bar and saw Yinyin, Miaomiao, Little Seven, Little Sixteen, and the others. They asked me a lot about you."
Hearing about her former good sisters, Liu Hanyan looked excited and asked, "You saw them? How are they now?"
Li Mu said, "They're doing very well now. It's just that you left without saying goodbye …"
Liu Hanyan lowered her head and whispered, "I didn't want to see everyone sad when we parted …"
Li Mu gently held her hand and said, "You'll see them when you go to Shen 'du."
Liu Hanyan looked at him and said seriously, "You have to take good care of them for me. Life in the Great Music Bar isn't easy. They can't afford to offend anyone, and people often bully them. Little Seven and Sixteen are still young, so they don't dare to tell us when they're bullied …"
Li Mu patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, everyone in Shen 'du knows that the Great Music Bar is under my protection. Who dares to bully them …"
Liu Hanyan tapped his forehead and said, "Don't try to show off. Shen 'du isn't North County. There are many people we can't afford to offend there. You've only been there for two months, so you don't know much about Shen' du. Remember the people I'm talking about, they're the most arrogant and despotic children of officials. If you see them, you have to avoid them …"
Now, even their fathers and grandfathers had to think twice before meeting Li Mu, let alone the sons of the rich and powerful officials in Luoyang. Li Mu waved his hand and said, "No need …"
Liu Hanyan glared at him and said, "I'm serious, listen to me."
Li Mu was helpless but he could only nod.
Liu Hanyan thought about it and said, "There are many playboys in Shen 'du. You have to remember these people and avoid them. They are Zhu Cong, the son of the director of the Ministry of Rites; Yang Xiu, the son of the director of the Ministry of Justice; Wei Peng, the son of the vice-director of the Ministry of Revenue; and the grandson of the minister of Taichang Temple …"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "They've been quite honest recently."
Liu Hanyan looked at him and asked, "You know them?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "I know them. These scum like to bully people. After I taught them a lesson, they became much more honest. They hide when they see me on the street …"
Liu Hanyan said in disbelief, "You taught them a lesson … They're the sons of officials. They don't need to be punished for breaking the law. They can pay for it with silver. Yang Xiu's father is the director of the Ministry of Justice. When they're in the Ministry of Justice, they can turn black into white …"
Li Mu explained, "The Silver Act has been abolished. Back then, His Majesty wanted to abolish the Silver Act, but many officials objected. Later, I beat up their sons, grandsons, and so on and then compensated them with silver. It was reasonable and legal. The director of the Ministry of Justice didn't punish me, so those officials took the initiative to ask for the abolition of the Silver Act … Actually, the director of the Ministry of Justice isn't that bad. Most of the time, he's very reasonable …"
Liu Hanyan was stunned and asked, "The Silver Law has been abolished?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "It's been abolished a long time ago."
Liu Hanyan was silent for a long time before she accepted this fact. She thought for a while and said, "There's also the students of the Academy. The Academy has a high status. The officials of the Imperial Court are all their students. Now, the students of the Academy are morally corrupt. They often bully the musicians in the workshop. You can't have a conflict with them …"
Li Mu said, "A few days ago, Little Seven was almost molested by a student of the Academy. Later, I caught a few scum of the Academy and chopped off their heads. Now, the students of the three Academies are honest. In the future, the Imperial Court will no longer choose officials from the Four Academies. The Academies monopolizing the Imperial Court has become history …"
Too many things had happened in the Luoyang in the past two months. Liu Hanyan couldn't come back to her senses. She was silent for a long time before she said, "There's another person who's more terrifying than the ones I just mentioned. He's called Zhou Chuchu. He's a member of the Zhou Family and the Empress's younger brother. He's arrogant and domineering in the Luoyang and won't shy away from any evil …"
Li Mu nodded and said, "This guy is indeed more arrogant than the others. Not only did he kill someone on the street, he even dared to threaten the victim's family. He's simply lawless. So, I simply struck him to death with a thunderbolt to prevent him from harming the people …"
Liu Hanyan stared blankly at Li Mu and asked, "Is this what you meant by a trivial matter?"
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