As soon as Li Mu opened his mouth, he felt that it was somewhat inappropriate to ask this question.
After all, she was the Empress, the ruler of a country. He could not treat the Empress like Liu Hanyan.
However, he thought about it again. What was wrong with the Empress? Was it natural for the Empress to do something wrong? He was loyal to her, not because she was the Empress, nor was it because she was beautiful. It was only because she had obtained his approval. If she didn't know where she went wrong this time, it was very likely that she would do it again next time. She could always be cold to him, and she could also always be warm to him, but she couldn't always be hot and cold to him.
Li Mu was working for her, not in love with her. What was this?
Zhou Yi stood in front of the bed and thought for a while. She then said, "It was my fault for not being considerate enough and giving some people in the court an opportunity to take advantage of me and bring you so much trouble."
She did not understand the main point of the matter. Li Mu gently shook his head and said, "I am not afraid of trouble, nor am I afraid of any enemy. As long as Your Majesty is behind me, even if my enemy is the entire court or the entire world, so what? What I am afraid of is that, for Your Majesty and the Great Zhou, I will make the entire world my enemy, but when I turn around, I will find that there is no one behind me …"
In the darkness, Zhou Yi's gaze was somewhat absent-minded.
She had never thought that someone would make the entire world his enemy for her. But after thinking about it, she realized that in the past few months, Li Mu had indeed done this.
But what had she done?
She had abandoned him and left him to face countless enemies alone. The reason he had so many enemies was not because of himself, but because of the Great Zhou, because of her.
Li Mu looked at the silent Zhou Yi and asked, "I would like to ask Your Majesty if I have done something to make Your Majesty unhappy. If I have offended Your Majesty, would Your Majesty please make it clear? Even if Your Majesty wants me to die, please let me die with a clear understanding. Do not let me be muddle-headed …"
"No, no."
Zhou Yi couldn't tell the truth in front of Li Mu. He could only say, "Yes, it was Zhen who encountered an inner demon. These days, Zhen has been suppressing the inner demon and has no time to care about other things. Therefore, Zhen neglected you."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment. Then, shock appeared on his face. Her Majesty was a Seventh Realm Transcendent cultivator. The inner demons of a cultivator of this level were extremely terrifying. Once the inner demons were born, their cultivation would be stagnant. This was already the best outcome.
If it was more serious, his cultivation would regress, his mind would be affected by his inner demons, or he might even die.
Then, he breathed a sigh of relief. So it was only the Empress suppressing her inner demons. He had thought that he had fallen out of favor.
It was a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.
"It's not a big deal …" He raised his head to look at the Empress and said, "Your Majesty, please recite with me, your heart is as clear as ice, you will not be alarmed even if the sky collapses, you will remain steadfast, you will be happy and calm, you will not be stained by dirt, you will not be stained by vulgar things …"
In the end, the reason why inner demons were born was because the mind was in chaos.
The Art of Tranquility was used to calm the mind. It wasn't just for inner demons. Soul Manipulation Arts, Illusion Arts, Seduction Arts, Dream Invading Arts, and other Arts that could affect one's mind to perform arts were all trash in front of the Art of Tranquility.
Although this wasn't the most basic way to suppress inner demons, it was very effective in avoiding them.
"Heart is as clear as ice, you will not be alarmed even if the sky collapses?"
Zhou Yi didn't understand, but she still recited a few words in her heart with Li Mu.
Then, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
Ever since she came here, she had been suppressing the throbbing in her heart and suppressing the inner demons. With her Seventh Realm strength, it was still a bit difficult for her to completely suppress the inner demons. But after reciting a few words, the throbbing in her heart calmed down.
This was obviously a spell that could quickly calm the mind. There were many spells for calming the mind in both Buddhism and Taoism. The royal family also had many secret spells. These days, Zhou Yi tried them one by one, but they didn't have much effect.
Only the few spells that Li Mu taught her had an immediate effect. Her heart immediately calmed down, and she no longer felt the throbbing of her inner demons.
Li Mu looked at Zhou Yi and asked, "Your Majesty, are you feeling better?"
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Much better."
Li Mu explained, "The Art of Tranquility can calm one's mind under any circumstances, but using it to suppress one's inner demons is still a temporary solution. Your Majesty, if you want to completely solve your inner demons, you have to start from the source."
Zhou Yi said unnaturally, "I know."
To start from the source, she had to start from Li Mu. But how should she start?
She was silent for a while, then looked at Li Mu again and said, "From now on, I will always stand behind you. No matter what you encounter, just do it. You have me."
With these words, Li Mu was much more relieved. But he couldn't help but regret and blame himself for misunderstanding the Empress.
He had almost wronged her.
At this time, Zhou Yi asked again, "Do you know who set you up?"
Li Mu said, "Someone changed into my appearance, defiled that woman, and framed me. If it wasn't a Dongxuan master, then someone used a Transformation Talisman and a False Form Elixir."
The False Form Divine Power could change one's body into a man or a woman, big or small, or a divine bird or a strange beast. It could only be used by Seethrough Xuan Stage cultivators who had a profound cultivation base.
This was not a simple illusion, but an essential change from the inside to the outside. It was a great magical power beyond the understanding of ordinary people.
The Dongxuan Magical Power was extremely difficult to carve Fu-lu and refine elixirs. Therefore, it was extremely rare and ranked in the Heavenly Realm.
The Heavenly Realm Fu-lu and elixirs were extremely difficult to carve and refine because of the precious materials. Most cultivators would choose to use them for attack or defense. This kind of Fu-lu or elixir that didn't have great power but had special uses was even rarer.
The Empress shook her head slightly and said, "It can't be Dongxuan. There are not many masters in Dongxuan. If they did, I would have sensed it. Someone must have used a False Form Fu-lu or elixir. Do you have any suspects?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "I suspect it was Zhou Chu's mother. She has been holding a grudge against Zhou Chu for what happened last time. I saw her today in the prison of the Ministry of Justice."
"Fourth Aunt …"
The Empress sighed softly and said, "She is my family. I can't tell if she has anything to do with this."
Old Wang once said that no one could predict everything. There were many limitations in the art of divination. The closer one was to the person, the less accurate the result would be. Most of the time, the result of divination was only a sign or a feeling. It couldn't be confirmed at all.
Even though Zhou Ting's wife wasn't related to the empress by blood, they were still related by blood. Li Mu pondered for a moment before continuing, "In the prison of the Ministry of Justice, the wife of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites was with her …"
The Empress counted with her fingers and her face gradually turned cold. She said in a low voice, "It is indeed him."
She looked at Li Mu gently and said, "Don't worry. I will get justice for you."
Li Mu slept soundly that night.
He no longer resented the Empress. What the Empress said later made him feel completely at ease.
He even dreamed of the Empress in his dream.
It wasn't the Empress who entered the dream, but Li Mu who dreamt of his own accord. If the Empress used the Dream Entering Technique to invade Li Mu's dream, she would be able to see that there was another her in the dream.
Li Mu originally enjoyed this dream very much. In the dream, he and the Empress relied on each other to keep each other warm. She supported Li Mu from behind, and Li Mu cut through all obstacles for her. He swept away all obstacles in the Imperial Court, subdued the Yao Nation, pacified the Ghost Realm, suppressed the Dragon Race of the Four Seas, conquered the Barbarians, and unified the countries of the Zu Continent. He also opened up new territory for the Great Zhou, conquered the Ten Continents and Three Islands, and completed the unification of the world. He made the Ten Continents live in peace and all the countries pay homage to him …
Then, the Empress conferred him the title of Empress. When the officials attended court, he often accompanied the Empress. After court, he nestled in her arms with a shy face …
"No …"
Li Mu suddenly woke up from his dream. He sat up on the bed and looked around. Thinking about the dream just now, his face was full of shock.
The dream just now was simply too scary. In the dream, not only did he have to be a cow or horse for the Empress, he even had to sleep with her. Which normal man would want to marry an Empress …
But then again, although her status was high and she was powerful, it wasn't impossible for her to be a wife.
In this day and age, which wife could not be unreasonable, admit her mistakes, and protect her husband?
She was rich and powerful. Although she wasn't gentle and considerate enough, she was able to put down her pride and identity to take the initiative to admit her mistake instead of being unforgiving and unreasonable. Such a woman was hard to find even if one searched for a lantern.
As Li Mu thought about it, he suddenly slapped himself and said angrily, "Bah, scumbag!"
Liu Hanyan was still in the North County, but he actually had such thoughts about the Empress. He really shouldn't have.
After reflecting on himself for a while, Li Mu got up and washed up with Xiao Bai's help. The two ghosts had already prepared breakfast. After Li Mu finished eating, he went to the palace and prepared to go to court.
At the entrance of the palace, the morning court had not started yet. The officials were already waiting outside the palace.
In the line of officials, many people were discussing what happened yesterday.
Li Mu was arrested and sent to the Ministry of Justice. Although they did not know why he was released later, the Empress did not interfere from beginning to end.
What did this mean?
It meant that Li Mu's fall from grace was very likely true.
A few days ago, when the news of Li Mu's fall from grace spread like wildfire, many of them had been observing the situation from afar.
After all, the Empress's heart was unpredictable. No one knew whether Li Mu's fall from grace was true or false. If the news was wrong, they would be impulsively attacking Li Mu and angering the Empress. Wouldn't they be courting death?
Everyone was waiting for the first person to test the waters.
They did not expect that someone would be so impatient. It had only been a few days, but they could not wait to attack Li Mu.
This gave them a chance to verify it.
Although Li Mu was released from the Ministry of Justice yesterday, he seemed to have used some method to prove his innocence. The Empress did not say anything about what had happened to him.
This had already sent out a strong signal to everyone.
If someone used this method to prove that the Empress did not care about Li Mu, he would be removed from the Divine Capital in less than a month. He would never appear in front of everyone again …
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