Today was the day of Zhao Yong's execution. Considering that the beheading scene would be very bloody, Li Mu did not go to watch.
Liu Hanyan and Wanwan seemed to have gone to watch the show. When Wanwan came back, her little face was pale. She saw Li Mu eating duck blood, which was rare for her to not come over. She covered her mouth, turned around, and ran away …
Liu Hanyan's complexion was better than her. She only looked at Li Mu with a slightly strange gaze.
She walked to Li Mu's side and asked, "I heard from the constables that you took on the case and planned to have Zhao Yong executed to bring justice to Miss Lin?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "They were my two colleagues. I only contributed a little."
These were his heartfelt words. It was also the truth. He took on Lin Wan's case, but without the help of Zhang Shan and Li Si, Zhao Yong would not have been executed so quickly.
Liu Hanyan only knew that Li Mu was a constable. She did not know that he was such a courageous constable. After the Zhao family became the County Premier, no one dared to provoke them in Yangqiu County. Even the county magistrate had to show them some respect. A mere constable actually sent the young master of the Zhao family to the execution ground. How much courage did this require?
This made her look at Li Mu in a new light.
She stood in the courtyard and seemed to be confused. She asked, "Aren't you afraid of the Zhao family and the County Premier?"
In order to maintain the image of a dying person in front of Liu Hanyan, Li Mu said fearlessly, "Why should I be afraid? Anyway, I don't have much time left to live. Before I die, if I can kill a few more beasts and do more good for the people, my life will not be in vain …"
"Li Mu, hurry up and come out. The county magistrate has rewarded us with two months of salary …" Liu Hanyan's face was filled with admiration when Zhang Shan walked in with a face full of smiles. When he saw the unfamiliar lady in the courtyard, he was stunned for a moment before asking, "This is …"
"This is Lady Liu, my neighbor," Li Mu replied. He seemed to be looking at Zhang Shan, but in fact, he was looking at Lin Wan behind Zhang Shan.
She did not show herself in front of others. Zhang Shan and Liu Hanyan could not see her.
"I'll go back first …" Seeing that there were strangers in Li Mu's house, Liu Hanyan was about to leave. Before she left, she thought of something and said, "I know an old doctor who specializes in treating difficult and complicated diseases. Do you want to ask him to take a look at you? Maybe he will have a way …"
When Zhang Shan heard this, he looked at Li Mu and said in surprise, "Li Mu, you're sick? What kind of illness? When did it happen? How come I've never heard of it?"
Liu Hanyan was stunned for a moment. Then she turned to look at Li Mu.
Although she saw Li Mu fainting and vomiting blood with her own eyes, other than those two times, he looked no different from an ordinary person. Zhang Shan's words aroused the suspicion in her heart.
Li Mu's mind was not on Zhang Shan and Liu Hanyan at all. He did not even hear what they were saying.
All of his attention was on Lin Wan.
"Zhao Yong has been executed. Thank you, benefactor, for giving justice to Lin Wan …"
Lin Wan knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed three times to Li Mu.
At this time, in Li Mu's eyes, a dazzling red light suddenly appeared on her body.
Whether it was a human or a demon ghost, the stronger the strength, the stronger the power of emotions.
Li Mu immediately used the Guiding Technique. In an instant, he felt that his body was filled with something. Lin Wan's gratitude and joy continued to pour into him.
If his body was a pond, Zhang Shan's joy was like a ladle of water. The power of emotions of the Yin spirit Zhang-wang Clan was like a trickle, and Lin Wan's power of emotions was like the Yellow River bursting its banks …
Li Mu wanted to stop the Guiding Technique, but he found that he could not.
Puff …
He spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
…
When Li Mu woke up again, he found himself lying on his bed. Liu Hanyan stood in front of the bed with a worried expression. Zhang Shan was walking around the room. Lin Wan, who was hiding in the corner, was the first to find that he was awake. Joy quickly appeared on her face.
Li Mu supported his body and wanted to sit up. Liu Hanyan saw him and hurriedly helped him up. "Are you okay?"
Her expression was worried and guilty. She was worried about his body. She was guilty because she suspected that he was pretending to be sick …
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I'm fine. I'm used to fainting."
Zhang Shan walked over with a complicated expression and asked, "You, you really only have half a year …"
Li Mu said, "If I'm lucky, I might not die."
"Does the boss know?"
"Yes."
Zhang Shan opened his mouth and lowered his head in the end. "The boss will definitely have a way …"
Zhang Shan and Liu Hanyan's bodies were filled with grief, but Li Mu didn't absorb it. He just smiled and said, "You guys go back first, I want to rest alone for a while."
After Zhang Shan and Liu Hanyan left, Lin Wan walked over from the corner and muttered, "Benefactor, your body …"
Li Mu smiled and said, "I'm fine."
Ghosts belonged to spirit bodies and were very sensitive to souls. The seven spirits belonged to the corporeal body, so they couldn't see the problem with his body. They only instinctively felt that he was easier to approach than people with seven spirits.
Until now, Li Mu still couldn't figure out how that evil ghost had seen that his seven spirits were all gone.
He stopped thinking about things that he couldn't figure out and looked at Lin Wan again. "Zhao Yong is already dead. What do you plan to do next? Go to Youdu?"
Lin Wan nodded and said, "That's the place I should go."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Go."
"I'll be a cow or a horse in my next life and repay your kindness …" Lin Wan kowtowed to him three times and her figure faded away.
After Lin Wan left, the entire room became incomparably silent.
Li Mu sat cross-legged on the bed with his five hearts facing the sky. He could feel the surging joy in his body.
A hint of excitement appeared on his face. He closed his eyes and guided his magic power to circulate. He muttered softly, "Nine cycles of White Qi, control the spirits and evil spirits, heavenly beasts guard the door, delicate girls guard the pass, seven spirits and softness are at peace with me, don't act rashly, look at the source of form …"
After a moment, his eyes suddenly opened and he said, "Corpse Dog, condense!"
As the word "condense" fell, the countless red lights in his body all disappeared into his body. At the same time, Li Mu felt as if there was something extra in his body, but it also felt like there was nothing.
However, the magic power in his body had increased several times in that instant.
This meant that his first spirit had been condensed. The function of the Corpse Dog was to be alert. It could allow him to detect approaching danger under any circumstances.
Not only that, the increased magic power in his body when he condensed his spirit also allowed him to cast spells that he couldn't cast before. Li Mu thought for a moment and formed a seal with one hand. He said softly.
"Heaven and Earth are limitless, the universe borrows the power; the power is born from the heart, endlessly growing …"
Li Mu still couldn't control the Taiyi Sin Culling Demon-Slaying Protective Spell. If he forcefully cast it, he would definitely suffer a backlash.
Speaking of those Taoist magic arts that he could not master for the time being, in most cases, even if the hand gestures were correct, Li Mu had to finish chanting one or several sentences before he could feel it. But for the Tao Te Ching, he could not even read a single word.
It was as if there was something that could see through his thoughts. Nothing happened when he chanted the word "Dao" with the help of the handprint. However, if Li Mu thought that "Dao can be explained" and tried again, he would immediately suffer a backlash. It was extremely strange.
Li Mu didn't dare to try this for now. He formed another hand gesture and said softly, "Army."
Clang!
Suddenly, the crisp sound of a sword rang in his ears.
At the same time, the Azure Rainbow Sword that Li Mu had placed on the table was suddenly unsheathed. It floated in the air and buzzed incessantly. Li Mu's mind moved and the sword drew a sword flower in the air. Then, following Li Mu's will, it moved forward and backward, left and right …
Li Mu reached out and grasped it in his hand.
The first word of the Nine Syllables Mantra was thunder magic. The second word was used to control weapons.
Daoism had a remarkable ability called "Summon Come and Go". As the name suggested, this remarkable ability could control objects remotely. It required one to be at the Soul Condensation Realm to cast it.
As for controlling flying swords and magic treasures, only cultivators at the Third Realm and above could grasp it.
The existence of the second word of the Mantra directly helped Li Mu close the gap in this realm.
The only flaw was that with his current realm, controlling the magic weapon consumed a lot of magic power. Just a moment ago, he felt that the magic power in his body was completely drained, and his head was a little dizzy. Li Mu took the opportunity to lie on the bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
At a certain moment, Li Mu suddenly woke up from his sleep. He jumped up from the bed and caught a figure that was sneaking up on him while he was sleeping. He pressed the figure onto the bed. All of this was done instinctively. After catching the person, Li Mu felt that something was wrong.
The place he held with one hand was soft and smooth, while the place he pressed with the other hand was round and perky. Li Mu took a closer look and realized that the person he pressed onto the bed was actually Liu Hanyan …
Li Mu was shocked and hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, I thought it was a sneak attack …"
Liu Hanyan was pressed onto the bed in a humiliating position. She struggled but couldn't break free. She said angrily, "Hurry and let go, you're hurting me!"
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