Just as Li Mu had guessed, the Empress was single and didn't have a nightlife. She hadn't slept yet.
Actually, when Li Mu was in Shen 'du, she still had a nightlife. Her nightlife was to run into Li Mu's dreams, play chess with him, and teach him how to cultivate. After Li Mu left Shen' du, she had nothing to do at night.
Li Mu felt that if the Empress were to give him the "Best Minister of Great Zhou" award, it could only go to him.
Even when he was on vacation, he didn't forget to do things for her. He saved Shangguan Li and captured Cui Ming. After finishing his work, he still had to worry about the Empress's private affairs.
He was worried that she would be lonely at night, so he even called her to ask about her.
From his conversation with the Empress, Li Mu learned that many things had happened in Shen 'du while he was away.
The biggest one was Mr. Mei's purge of the internal guards. Other than a few Demon Sect spies who were found and executed, the internal guards had also undergone a major change.
When the Empress had just ascended the throne, she had nothing but the throne.
The entire Imperial Court was controlled by the old and new parties. The establishment of the Inner Guards was a way for her to cultivate her own strength. However, because the Inner Guards were established in a hurry, the quality of the Inner Guards was uneven. In the past few years, after the Empress's position was stabilized, these problems were gradually exposed.
However, there weren't many internal guards to begin with. After the purge, they were obviously understaffed.
After being warned by the Demon Sect spies, Mr. Mei and Shangguan Li would rather be understaffed in the future than make up the numbers. If they were infiltrated by someone with ulterior motives, it would cause even more trouble in the future.
This time, if Li Mu hadn't coincidentally returned to Beijun, Shangguan Li's team would have been wiped out, and even more powerful cultivators from the court would have been killed.
After talking about Shen 'du, the Empress suddenly asked, "Did you teach anyone else the chant you taught me last time?"
"This …"
Li Mu didn't know why all the women would care about this question. They weren't Lin Daiyu, and the chant wasn't a thing. Why couldn't the chant be taught to them?
In the end, Li Mu nodded and said, "Yes."
The Empress was silent for a moment, then asked, "Who else?"
Li Mu said honestly, "Other than Your Majesty, there is also my fiancée, a little girl by her side, Xiao Bai, and … a friend of mine."
The Empress was silent for a while before asking, "Is that friend of yours a man or a woman? Can he be trusted?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "She is a woman and one of the people this subject trusts the most. She is also the first person other than this subject to know this chant."
The Empress reminded him, "Recently, I have discovered that this mnemonic chant is not as simple as it seems. It is best that you do not spread it out so easily …"
This was something Li Mu had told Li Qing when he taught the Clear Heart Chant to her.
Although the Clear Heart Chant didn't have any attack power, in Li Mu's mind, it was undoubtedly the strongest support chant.
If one's mind was unstable, it could be used to clear one's mind.
If one was trapped in an illusion, it could be used to break the illusion.
It could keep one's mind clear when one's soul was being controlled, and it could also keep one's mind clear when one was writing talismans. The former could be used to steal the sky and fake the sun, and the latter's effect was even more heaven-defying. It could increase the success rate of writing high-level Fu-lu, and it could greatly save the time and materials needed to write talismans …
In the same amount of time, the Clear Heart Chant could write ten Fu-lu that could originally only be written once.
The same materials, nine batches would be wasted to make one Fu-lu. Now, perhaps one wouldn't even need to waste a single batch …
Li Mu knew better than anyone that if one had an endless supply of high grade talismans in one's possession during a battle, then it would cause a great psychological trauma to one's opponent. It could be said that a single Heart Cleansing Technique would allow the Talisman Puppet Sect to become the number one sect in the Dao Sects.
There were too many stakes involved in this. Thus, Li Qing reminded him that it was best not to spread this mnemonic chant.
Up until now, the people that Li Mu taught were all his own people. Whether it was Liu Hanyan, Wanwan, or Xiao Bai, Li Mu hoped that they would have more trump cards to protect themselves. To him, compared to their safety, he didn't care at all which sect was the number one Daoist sect …
Liu Hanyan was his fiancée, Wanwan was her dowry, and Xiao Bai would be with him for the rest of his life. As for Li Qing, he had an irreplaceable position in Li Mu's heart. No matter how you looked at it, only the Empress was an outsider.
Li Mu thought for a moment, then said, "This mnemonic chant was passed down to me by Master. There's no need to spread it. I'll make an exception and pass it down to Her Majesty. I hope that Her Majesty won't spread it out again …"
In Shen 'du, in Changle Palace, Zhou Yi's face was filled with indignation.
He had passed down this mnemonic chant to so many people, and none of them were considered exceptions. Why was it that when it came to her, it was an exception?
To think that she had been so good to him and rewarded him with so many things. She had even given him the precious Origin Pill. Whenever she encountered a good tribute, she would leave a portion for him. She had even made a Life Talisman for him …
In the end, she was just an outsider who had made an exception?
This made her feel that her sincerity had been misplaced …
No more sounds came from the other side, and this made Li Mu a little vigilant. The Empress's thinking time was usually between one to three breaths. After three breaths, it would be an abnormal pause.
What was it that caused her to pause abnormally?
It was already late at night, and no one in the palace would dare to disturb her. In other words, the cause of her abnormal pause was very likely Li Mu himself …
Could it be that what he had said was wrong?
Li Mu's mind spun rapidly, and he immediately realized that he had made a fatal mistake. The Empress was someone who was extremely lacking in love. If he loved her, she would return it tenfold.
However, if he made her feel that there was no love, the damage to her would be several times greater than that of a normal person.
What he had said just now might have made her feel that she was an outsider …
Li Mu's mind spun rapidly. In an instant, he thought of countless ways to apologize and explain, but they were all rejected by him in an instant.
All apologies and explanations were made up after the fact. Making up after the fact would never allow a relationship to return to how it was before.
Li Mu made a prompt decision and adjusted his emotions. He sighed slowly and said, "When Your Majesty heard what I said just now, did you also feel that I did not treat Your Majesty as one of my own? Did you feel that I had misplaced my sincerity …"
Zhou Yi was clearly stunned. Li Mu's words directly pointed out her true thoughts.
Her lips moved, and she was about to speak, but Li Mu did not give her the chance.
He sighed again and said, "I only said one sentence to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty already felt this way. Last time, Your Majesty was so cold to me, so heartless. Compared to what I just said, Your Majesty was a thousand times, ten thousand times more hurtful. Your Majesty should now know how sad I was that time …"
Bringing up old scores and making false accusations!
This was a move that Li Mu had learned from some women in his previous life. When he was at his wit's end, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and used it without even thinking …
This move was very exquisite. In a situation where he was in the wrong, by bringing up old scores and making false accusations, he could instantly turn from passive to active.
For people like Liu Hanyan and Su He, who were smart, using this move naturally meant that he did not want to die quickly enough.
However, against someone like the Empress, who was Xiao Bai, this was simply the best weapon.
As expected, after Li Mu spoke, the Empress did not mention what had just happened. Instead, her voice was somewhat flustered as she said, "What happened last time, it was my fault. Why do you still remember …"
Seeing that this move was effective, Li Mu struck while the iron was hot and said, "How could I forget? That was the greatest grievance I had suffered in my life. Even now, when I think about it, I still find it hard to calm down. Let's stop here for today. I will go to bed first. Good night, Your Majesty …"
After saying that, Li Mu put down the conch and let out a long sigh of relief.
Although he acted like an unreasonable and unruly girlfriend just now, it was better for the Empress to feel that Li Mu had been left out than for her to feel that she had been left out.
After all, if he was wronged, it would be fine with a little coaxing. If the Empress was wronged, Li Mu would have to suffer a few lashes … and she might not even be able to forgive him.
In Changle Palace, Zhou Yi was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
She hesitated in her heart. Should she wait until Li Mu returned to Shen Du and simply erase this memory of him?
On Baiyun Peak, there was no danger tonight. Li Mu slept on Liu Hanyan's bed and quickly fell asleep.
In his dream, he met the Empress again.
The Empress looked at him anxiously and said, "My dear concubine, this matter is really my fault. Listen to my explanation …"
Li Mu covered his ears and shook his head. "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen …"
In the room, Li Mu suddenly jumped up from the bed. He covered his face and said with endless fear, "No …"
…
In the morning, Li Mu woke up early and walked around the peaks of Baiyun Peak to relax.
Recently, he seemed to have some mental problems. This made Li Mu quite worried. He was a dignified man, how could he have such strange dreams?
He thought about it carefully and quickly found the problem.
Last night, he used the method of bringing up old scores and making false accusations to deal with the Empress. This was not a method that a man should use. He had positioned himself as the Empress's unruly boyfriend, so he should not complain about having such dreams at night.
In the future, he could not treat the Empress like this. Any reasonable and normal person would not do such a thing. If this continued, this dream would probably never end …
The scenery of Baiyun Peak was very beautiful. Li Mu walked around for a while, and the fear in his heart gradually dissipated.
Unknowingly, he arrived at the main peak.
At this time, it was time for the main peak's disciples to have their morning classes.
Close to a hundred disciples sat cross-legged in the square in front of the main peak's Dao Palace. They had their eyes closed and were meditating.
Above their heads, a huge bell floated there. It slowly and rhythmically rang. Under the ethereal sound of the bell, all the distracting thoughts in the hearts of the disciples were washed away …
In the square, the disciples cultivated quietly. In the sky above the square, cranes danced and white clouds lingered. Everything was so harmonious …
Buzz!
In the next instant, the sound of the Dao Bell suddenly became countless times louder.
Screech!
A few flying cranes let out a cry and fell straight down from the sky.
Under the sound of the bell, the faces of the Fu-lu School disciples in the square flushed red. The magic power in their bodies surged. Those with lower cultivation levels fainted directly …
In front of the square, Li Mu stared blankly at the Dao Bell. He immediately said, "Sorry, I've come to the wrong place. I'll leave now, I'll leave now …"
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