It was noon in Yangqiu County. Smoke rose from the chimneys of every household in the city.
In the cramped kitchen, Li Mu squatted in front of the stove and stared at the dancing flames in his chest. He habitually stared blankly.
It had been three days since he arrived here. Three days ago, he took the twenty copper coins he borrowed and went out to buy some rice and two ounces of salted vegetables to spend the past three days.
In these three days, he received other memories one after another. He also had a clearer and more intuitive understanding of the world he was in.
This was a world that had the same language, folklore, and even religious beliefs as ancient Huaxia.
There were also Taoists and Buddhists here. Although it was different from the history of Buddhism that Li Mu understood, there was no difference in the ideology and doctrines of these two religions.
This was a world that he was both familiar with and unfamiliar with.
After three days of peace, Li Mu reluctantly accepted his current situation.
He accepted his soul to come to this strange world and start a new life with a new identity.
After all, compared to being sick in bed for a long time and dying, having a healthy body and being able to live like a normal person was his greatest happiness.
In these three days, Li Mu thought a lot. After accepting this new life, the first thing he needed to consider was his own future.
Being a constable and living a mediocre life was obviously not what he wanted. This was a great waste of his second life.
Moreover, in this world, the profession of a constable was considered a civil servant that ate the government's salary. However, the risk factor was far greater than Li Mu's understanding.
Demons and ghosts ran rampant here. In a case, the criminals he had to face were not necessarily humans.
Although Li Mu still could not remember how his predecessor died, he did not need to think to know that it was definitely not a normal event.
Li Mu's dream was to become a cultivator who could summon the wind and summon the rain. This was his childhood dream, and it was also his current dream.
This magical world had turned his once unrealistic dream into a possibility.
However, he had no clue as to how to enter the world of cultivation. Li Mu had never come into contact with this before.
Although Li Mu did not want to be a constable for the rest of his life, at least for now, he still needed to do his job honestly. For one thing, this was his only source of income. For another, there were obviously cultivators in the county government. This was the only chance for Li Mu to get in touch with this field.
"Cough!"
Li Mu covered his mouth and coughed a few times. He couldn't help but feel a little worried. He seemed to have caught a cold. This wasn't a serious illness in the future, but here, it could take his life.
Not only that, but in the past three days, Li Mu found that there seemed to be some other problems with his body, perhaps because of his resurrection from the dead.
He wanted to see a doctor, but now he was penniless. Two days ago, he borrowed twenty copper coins from Zhang Shan and Li Si and used them all to buy food. If he didn't receive his monthly salary, he would run out of food tomorrow.
As soon as he thought of this, there was a knock on the door.
Li Mu walked over and opened the door. Standing outside was not Zhang Shan or Li Si, but a woman.
The woman was tall, with dark eyebrows and starry eyes. She was beautiful and outstanding, but her face was a little cold. She was dressed in green and stood outside the door with a calm expression.
Although the Zhou Kingdom was inhabited by humans, there were often demons and ghosts. Ordinary people couldn't deal with these evil things, so there were cultivators in all the major government offices.
They were either appointed by the imperial court or disciples of major cultivation sects to experience the world. Li Mu didn't know much about this woman. He only knew that her name was Li Qing. She was a cultivator and his immediate superior.
Li Mu, Zhang Shan, and Li Si were Li Qing's direct subordinates.
Seeing the door open, Li Qing handed a heavy cloth bag to Li Mu and said, "This is your two-month salary. One month is your compensation."
A constable at Li Mu's level had a monthly salary of five hundred copper coins. That would be a thousand copper coins for two months. After paying seventy copper coins to Zhang Shan and Li Si, there was still a lot left. If they were frugal, they wouldn't have to worry about running out of food for a long time.
Li Mu took the money bag and said politely, "Thank you, boss … cough!"
Li Qing looked at him and asked, "Are you sick?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "I must have caught a cold. I'll go get some medicine in a while."
Li Qing took a folded paper talisman from her waist and handed it to him. She said, "Turn it into talisman water. Drink it and you'll be cured."
After Li Mu took the paper talisman, she left without looking back.
Li Mu watched her leave. Although this female boss's attitude was a bit cold, she really cared about her subordinates. He held the paper talisman and looked it up and down many times, but he still couldn't find anything.
Finally, Li Mu found a bowl of water. He lit the paper talisman and threw it into the water. Then, he drank the talisman water in one gulp.
He only felt a warm current spreading from his throat to every corner of his body. After he quivered, he immediately felt his body relax a lot.
"So magical …" Li Mu couldn't help but say. He was amazed in his heart.
If he also had this kind of ability, wouldn't he be immune to all kinds of diseases in the future?
He didn't know if cultivators could abstain from eating. If they could, he could even save money on food …
Li Mu didn't know whether cultivators needed to eat or not, but he himself would be hungry if he skipped a meal. He bought some rice with twenty coins and ate porridge for three days. Now that his wallet was slightly bulging, he naturally had to improve his diet.
Li Mu didn't plan to cook lunch at home. Although Yangqiu County wasn't big, it was a traffic hub. There were many restaurants in the city. Li Mu chose a small restaurant closest to his house and ordered a pot of tea and a few dishes.
Although the taste of the food in the restaurant couldn't be compared to the various delicacies of the future, it was much better than the porridge and nutritious meals in the hospital. After eating, Li Mu went to a clinic.
In the past few days, his body had some symptoms. Not only did he have insomnia, but he also had shortness of breath and felt absent-minded. After drinking that bowl of talisman water, although these symptoms were alleviated, they didn't completely disappear. He still planned to see a doctor.
After a while, in the clinic, the white-haired old man withdrew his fingers from Li Mu's wrist and said, "Young Master, your pulse is strong. It doesn't seem like you're sick. Where are you feeling unwell?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said, "I haven't been able to sleep recently. Occasionally, my chest feels tight and I have difficulty concentrating. I'm often distracted …"
After thinking for a while, the old man picked up a brush and wrote down a prescription. He said, "I'll give you a prescription to clear your heart and calm your mind for the time being. Young Master, take a few doses and observe the effects …"
His body's symptoms weren't very serious. However, after the experience of his previous life, Li Mu was very concerned about his body. After all, this body had died once. After coming back from the dead, who knew if there were any hidden injuries left behind?
After giving him a salary of one thousand coins, improving his meals, and grabbing a few doses of medicine, he still had eight hundred coins left.
After grabbing the medicine, he left the clinic and prepared to buy some grains and vegetables. When he passed by a remote street corner, he couldn't help but stop his footsteps.
He saw that somewhere on the street corner, there was a piece of white cloth on the ground. On the white cloth, there was a pattern of the Eight Trigrams. In the corner, there was a flag with the words "Divine Strategy and Wonderful Calculation" written on it.
Li Mu slowed down his footsteps and looked at the scene with interest.
Behind the white cloth was an old daoist with a white beard wearing a tattered daoist robe. He was roasting a piece of white paper on the fire. As the white paper slowly moved, words gradually appeared on the white paper.
"A miracle, a miracle!" A man in front of him couldn't help but exclaim.
Then he knelt on the ground and put an ingot of silver on the white cloth. He said loudly, "I've been married for ten years and have no children. Old immortal, please help me give birth to a son …"
The Taoist priest took out a yellow talisman from his arms and handed it to him. He said, "When you go home, burn this talisman and dissolve it in a bowl of water. Drink the talisman water, and I guarantee that you can hold a son next year …"
The middle-aged man kowtowed again, took the yellow talisman, and left happily.
This scene made Li Mu sigh with emotion. That ingot of silver was at least ten taels. These days, there was really no shortage of stupid rich people.
If one day he really couldn't make a living anymore, he would also set up a stall on the street and casually show off "spells" such as "white paper" or "hand in oil". It would be much faster than being a constable.
Everyone had their own way. Li Mu didn't want to expose him. When he was about to leave, the Taoist priest looked up at him and suddenly said, "Young master, please wait."
Li Mu stopped and asked, "Taoist priest, what's the matter?"
The Taoist priest stroked his white beard and said, "It's not me who has something to do. It's you who has something to do."
This was the usual trick of Jianghu swindlers. It was obvious that the Taoist priest had his eyes on him.
Li Mu looked at him meaningfully and asked, "Could it be that you can see that my glabella is black and that there will be a bloody disaster in the near future?"
"Do you think I'm one of those Jianghu swindlers?" The Taoist priest twitched his mouth disdainfully and said, "Although I can't see if you have a bloody disaster in the near future, I can see that you have lost your seven souls. If there are no accidents, you won't live for more than half a year …"
"Bah!"
Li Mu couldn't help but spit at him. He was more hateful than those Jianghu swindlers. Jianghu swindlers only cursed people to have a bloody disaster, but this old guy actually cursed him to die …
The Taoist priest glanced at him and said, "You don't believe me?"
"I don't believe you!"
"Believe it or not, it's up to you!"
The Taoist priest shook his head and folded the white cloth on the ground. He put it in his arms and picked up the flag with the words "Divine Strategy and Wonderful Calculation" written on it. It was obvious that he was going to leave.
He walked past Li Mu. After a few steps, he stopped and turned back. He said lightly, "Fine, fine. The Taoist priest will remind you again. Although you have three souls, you have lost your seven souls. If you don't have a chance, you will die in the Yellow Springs within half a year …"
"I never take advantage of others, but I also never suffer losses. Today, I will give you some advice and give you a chance to live. It's not too much to ask for 800 coins, right?"
Li Mu subconsciously touched the money pouch at his waist, but it was empty. He raised his head and found that his money pouch was in the hands of the Taoist priest.
Not only did he curse him to die, but he also wanted to take away all his wealth. Li Mu said angrily, "Old guy, you still …"
He stopped abruptly before he could finish.
Bang …
Under his gaze, the old Daoist's figure turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.
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