After the avatar of the Lord of Illusions was killed, Cui Ming's Primordial Spirit took over the body again.
He crawled up from the ground with difficulty, blood still gushing out from the bloody holes on his body.
At this moment, his clothes were ragged and his hair was disheveled. Wrinkles appeared on his originally handsome face, and he looked more than ten years older. He sacrificed his lifespan in exchange for the avatar of the Lord of Illusions to descend. The price was that his lifespan was reduced by at least ten years, and his cultivation level dropped to the fourth realm.
But even so, he was still defeated.
In terms of Fu-lu and magic treasures, he was not as good as Li Mu.
In terms of magical powers, he was still inferior.
Li Mu had just used a powerful Dao technique that even the avatar of the Lord of Illusions could not escape.
Shangguan Li and the two internal guards were already prepared to die, but they also watched as Li Mu used a series of moves to beat Cui Ming back to his original state. In a short 15 minutes, they went from despair to hope, and then to despair again. In the extreme darkness, they welcomed the final light.
After a short silence, a black-robed figure burst into a cloud of black fog and quickly fled.
"Want to run?"
Li Mu looked in the direction that Emperor Song disappeared, and in the next moment, his figure also disappeared.
Not long after, in the distant mountains, there were bursts of powerful magical power fluctuations.
After 15 minutes, Li Mu's figure floated back to the original place. Shangguan Li and the internal guard had already tied up Cui Ming.
Shangguan Li walked over and looked at Li Mu with a complicated gaze, and asked, "Where is Emperor Song?"
Li Mu stretched out his hand, and a cloud of pure soul power floated in his palm.
Su He could have completely awakened a few days ago, but she had been stabilizing her cultivation level in the ice coffin.
Su He used half a year to refine Thousand Illusions Honored Master's soul energy. Then, she absorbed the soul energy of those ghosts. Under the effects of the Origin Pill, when she awoke from the ice coffin, she actually advanced to the middle stage of the Ghost Soul realm.
At that moment, she possessed Li Mu, which meant that Li Mu had the strength of a mid-stage Blessed Realm cultivator.
This allowed him to perform the complete fourth level of the Demon Slaying Protection Art, as well as the first six words of the Nine Syllables. Even if he did not use his Fu-lu or magical equipment, he would still be able to fight against an opponent in the early stage of the Sixth Stage.
Using Cui Ming's body, the Heavenly Lord of Illusions' avatar could not unleash the true strength of a Sixth Realm cultivator. It was not difficult to kill him.
As for Emperor Song, he was only a late-stage Spectral Soul, so it would be even easier to deal with him.
Shangguan Li looked at the soul power of Emperor Song in Li Mu's hand, and her expression became even more complicated.
She did not expect that there would be a spy from the Demon Sect among her subordinates, nor did she expect that Cui Ming would have such a powerful trump card. If Li Mu had not arrived in time, they would have been completely wiped out this time.
Su He walked out of Li Mu's body, and Li Mu gave her the soul power of Emperor Song. Then, he looked at Cui Ming and said, "Cui Ming is right here. Sister Su can do whatever you want with him."
Shangguan Li finally understood that the reason why Li Mu could kill the Heavenly Lord of Illusions' avatar was because of this female ghost in front of her.
She hesitated and thought for a moment before saying, "Cui Ming is a spy from the Demon Sect, so he must know a lot of secrets of the Demon Sect. Can we bring him back to the Divine Capital first and search his soul before you can do whatever you want with him?"
Cui Ming had also seen Su He. He knelt on the ground and begged, "Su He, I was wrong in the past. Seeing that we were once engaged, please spare me …"
Su He looked at Cui Ming. Her gaze was calm, and there were no ripples.
She was not as hysterical as Madam Chu when she saw Cui Ming. There was not even hatred in her eyes.
She only looked at Cui Ming for a moment before looking away. She said calmly, "You can do whatever you want with him."
Cui Ming's crying was too noisy. Shangguan Li decided to seal his Primordial Spirit. Li Mu's ears were finally much quieter.
He took out the spiritual snail and injected his mana into it. He transmitted his voice, "Your Majesty, I have already met up with Commander Shangguan. Cui Ming has also been captured. Your Majesty need not worry."
Soon, a voice came from the spiritual snail, "You and Ah Li are not injured, right?"
Li Mu replied, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Commander Shangguan was slightly injured, but it's not a big deal."
Li Mu saw that Shangguan Li was looking at the spiritual snail. He passed it to her and said, "You can talk to Her Majesty."
Shangguan Li took the spiritual snail and walked to the side. Li Mu looked at Su He and asked, "Don't you want to take revenge with your own hands?"
When Li Mu first met Su He, her hatred for Cui Ming was no less than Madam Chu's. But now, she could no longer feel any hatred from Su He.
Su He said calmly, "He's going to die anyway. Why should I dirty my hands?"
Li Mu looked at her and seemed to understand something.
She did not let Cui Ming go. She let herself go.
Like Madam Chu, she had a deep hatred for Cui Ming. But in Madam Chu's eyes, there was only hatred. If women were compared to water, Madam Chu would be a pool of stagnant water. Su He would be a cheerful mountain spring, always full of life and vitality.
Compared to a pool of stagnant water, Li Mu still preferred a lively mountain spring.
He was very gratified that Su He could walk out of her hatred.
Her memory was still stuck at the battle with the treant and the encirclement of a group of ghosts. Li Mu had already told her what happened after, but she still had some questions.
She looked at Li Mu and asked, "What about her?"
Li Mu knew who she was asking about. He said, "After you fell asleep, I let her go. If she hadn't stopped those ghosts for a moment, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to see you again."
Su He's gaze was somewhat complicated. She had once thought that the female corpse, who had given birth to her own consciousness under the water, would be her mortal enemy.
But after she broke out of the formation, she only felt a closeness from her bloodline.
Because they were originally one.
At this time, Shangguan Li walked over and handed the spiritual conch to Li Mu, saying, "Thank you."
Li Mu accepted the spiritual conch and waved his hand, saying, "No need to be so polite. We're all on the same side. Besides, Cui Ming and I also have a great hatred. Even without you, I would have killed him."
Su He looked at Li Mu and asked, "What hatred do you have against Cui Ming?"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment. Then, he said unhappily, "You heartless person. What hatred do I have against Cui Ming? Didn't I do it for you?"
Su He rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm a ghost. I don't have a heart to begin with."
Li Mu had never taken advantage of Su He verbally, so he stopped bickering with her. He just reminded Shangguan Li, "There should be spies from the Meizong Sect among the internal guards. You have to remind His Majesty that Cui Ming's capture should not be made public for the time being, so as not to alert the enemy. Since the incarnation of Lord of Illusions was killed, he must have already known that Cui Ming was captured. Perhaps he will remind the spies from the Meizong Sect. From now on, we must keep an eye on all suspicious figures in the internal guards and the imperial court …"
Shangguan Li nodded and said, "I know."
Li Mu asked again, "How will you return to Luoyang?"
Emperor Song was dead, and Cui Ming was also captured. The Demon Sect would not let it go. They might ambush them on the way.
Shangguan Li said, "His Majesty will send someone to escort us."
Then she realized something and asked, "You're not going back with us?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I'm here on vacation. I just came to see if there were any accidents here. Now that the matter has been resolved, there's nothing else for me to do. You can go back to North County or Yunzhong County first and wait for His Majesty to send someone to escort you …"
Li Mu was Shangguan Li's subordinate in name. However, Shangguan Li did not say anything about his orders.
He had already used his strength to prove that only by listening to him could they overcome all kinds of dangers.
Shangguan Li and the three internal guards, one was seriously injured and two were lightly injured. Li Mu first escorted them back to North County and settled them in the county government. Then, he and Su He went to a village outside Yangqiu County.
Su He stood in front of a collapsed house at the entrance of the village and did not move for a long time.
An old man walked out of a wooden door next door. He looked at Li Mu in confusion and asked, "Young man, where are you from? What are you doing here?"
Li Mu pointed at the collapsed house and asked, "Old man, where are the people who used to live here?"
"Dead, they're all dead …" The old man shook his head and said, "Ever since Xiao He went missing, her parents also left in less than two years. Sigh, it's been almost 20 years. I don't know if Xiao He is still alive …"
Li Mu glanced at Su He beside him and asked, "Old man, where are they buried?"
The old man did not answer directly this time. Instead, he looked at Li Mu and asked, "Young man, who are you? Why are you asking about this?"
Li Mu said, "I'm a relative of this family."
The old man looked at Li Mu and Su He in confusion. Then, he pointed to a place not far away and said, "It's over there. The old man buried them personally …"
Seeing Li Mu and Su He walk over, he scratched his head that did not have many strands of hair and said in surprise, "This girl looks familiar. Where have I seen her before …"
Su Family Village, in the field at the entrance of the village.
Su He knelt in front of a lone grave and did not say a word.
Li Mu did not say anything either. He silently removed the weeds on the grave. Su He's death was an accident. Before she died, she had a deep resentment, so she could become a Yin spirit.
However, her parents had died a normal death. Their souls had truly dissipated.
After removing the weeds on the grave, he did not disturb Su He. He returned to the entrance of the village and knocked on the wooden door.
The old man came out again and asked, "Young man, is there anything else?"
Li Mu took out a few banknotes and handed them to the old man. He said, "I'm a relative of this family. Thank you for burying them. Please accept this money as our gratitude …"
The old man took the banknotes in a daze. When he came back to his senses, the young man in front of him had already walked away.
He looked down at the banknotes in his hand and still found it hard to believe. He rubbed his eyes and looked again. Only then did he realize that these were really banknotes. Each banknote was worth 100 taels of silver. He had never seen so much money in his life …
When he thought of the girl's appearance again, he suddenly thought of something. He shivered and hurriedly ran into the house. As he ran, he said, "Wife, come out quickly. I seem to have met a ghost just now. Come and see if I'm holding a banknote in my hand …"
…
Walking out of the Su Family Village, Li Mu saw that Su He's mood had obviously improved. He asked, "What are you going to do next?"
Su He shook her head and said, "I haven't thought about it yet."
Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you go to Luoyang with me? If we work together, we won't be afraid of Dongxuan. I have a big house in Luoyang. You can choose a yard …"
Su He rolled her eyes and said, "I'm a woman. I'm so young and unmarried. What am I to you if I follow you without any status?"
Li Mu thought of what she had just said and said, "You just said that you're a ghost, not a human. Besides, how are you young …"
The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped. Li Mu's face suddenly revealed a bright smile. He said, "How is Sister Su young? Young is used to describe women after the age of 18. In my heart, you will always be 18 …"
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