Li Mu looked at the Fu-lu on the table thoughtfully.
The Dao of Talismans in this era originated from the ancient times, and it was passed down from the Talisman Sect's Dao Page. Most of the later generations only inherited and used it, and only the geniuses in the Talisman Dao of Talismans of the Talisman Sect possessed the ability to innovate and create their own talismans.
If this Fu-lu was really created by Zhou Zhong, then his talent in the Fu-lu was not inferior to that of Talisman Daozi. He was even better than the peak chiefs of the Fu-lu School.
Such a person would not be unknown in the cultivation world. However, Zhou Zhong's name was known by everyone only because he was a pawn of the Old Party, a lackey of the Xiao Royal Family, and not because of his talent in the Way of Talismans.
At a certain moment, there was a sound of gentle footsteps outside the Assistant Minister's Office.
Zhou Zhong walked into the Assistant Minister's Office and looked at Li Mu. He asked, "When did you come back to Luoyang?"
Li Mu said, "Not long ago."
Zhou Zhong walked to the table and sat down. He asked, "You never come here without a reason. What's the matter this time?"
Li Mu asked, "Assistant Minister Zhou, do you know about the assassination of Anyi county magistrate and Tianhe county deputy?"
Zhou Zhong thought for a while and nodded. He said, "I remember that there were two cases."
Li Mu continued to ask, "Why did the Ministry of Justice repeatedly slack in investigating the case when two court officials were assassinated? If it weren't for the fact that Danyang and Hanyang counties failed to report the case several times and directly bypassed the Ministry of Justice and sent the memorial to the Secretariat this time, I don't know how long these two cases would be delayed."
Zhou Zhong took a sip of tea and explained, "You know that a few months ago, the Ministry of Justice was busy because of the students of the Academy and the case of Cui Ming. They could not even take care of the case in Luoyang County, let alone the distant Danyang County and Hanyang County. After that, they were delayed for a long time because of the imperial examination, so I forgot about these two cases. I only remembered them when you mentioned them today. I will immediately send someone to investigate this case …"
Li Mu's job was to supervise and remind the Ministry of Justice. Since Zhou Zhong had agreed, he had nothing else to say.
The division of labor between the Three Provinces and Six Ministries was very clear. The Secretariat was responsible for formulating policies, but the specific implementation was decided by the Six Ministries.
Li Mu walked out of the Assistant Minister's Office and saw a figure standing outside the duty room opposite him.
Wei Peng had once been the most typical hedonistic son of a wealthy family in the Divine Capital. However, today, Li Mu had a whole new level of respect for him.
The two of them looked at each other and didn't say anything. Although they were once enemies, the grudges of the past had long disappeared with time.
Inside the assistant minister's office, Zhou Zhong looked at the director of the Ministry of Justice and said, "I'll leave the cases of Danyang County and Hanyang County to you."
The director of the Ministry of Justice bowed and said, "Yes."
The expression on his face was submissive, but he was complaining in his heart.
In the beginning, it was Assistant Minister Zhou who didn't let him handle these two cases. Now, it was still Assistant Minister Zhou who let him handle them. When the cases had just happened, it was obviously when there were the most clues and the easiest time to investigate. Now that half a year had passed, the two people's graves were already covered in grass. How was he supposed to investigate?
Wasn't it obvious that Zhou Zhong was pushing the blame of his own negligence to him …?
Although he complained, he still had to do the work that was supposed to be done. After all, he was just a lowly director. At the right time, he took the initiative to take the blame for his superior's mistakes. This was the self-cultivation of a subordinate.
The director of the Ministry of Justice walked out of the Assistant Minister's Office and saw a figure standing outside the duty room opposite. He suddenly had an idea and said, "Manager Wei, come here …"
Wei Peng walked over and asked, "What orders do you have for me, Lord Yang?"
The director of the Ministry of Justice patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't you like to handle cases? I happen to have two important cases here for you to handle. I give you three months to investigate the assassination of Anyi County Magistrate and Tianhe County Deputy. If you can't find out, I'll deduct two months of your salary …"
At the Assistant Minister's Office.
Zhou Zhong picked up a brush and wrote a few runes on a piece of paper. The runes were crooked and couldn't form Fu-lu at all.
This was the result of not being able to calm his mind while writing the runes.
Smack!
He slammed the brush on the table and gripped the piece of paper in his hand. The veins on the back of his hand were bulging.
…
After leaving the Ministry of Justice, Li Mu returned to the Li Residence.
The cracks on the Dao Bell had almost been repaired. He was still searching for new spells that had never appeared in this world to help it become complete as soon as possible.
Only a complete Dao Bell could unleash its absolute defense.
Even if there was a small crack, it would be a huge flaw in the eyes of a high-level cultivator.
Li Mu only realized now that the group of old foxes had let him take away the Dao Bell so easily. As expected, it wasn't that simple. An incomplete Dao Bell wasn't very useful to the Fu-lu School. If it were to slowly repair itself, it would take at least ten years or even decades. Li Mu thought that he had gained an advantage, but in reality, he had lost out again …
Unless he could keep the Dao Bell by his side forever.
Inside the Li Residence, sometimes it rained, sometimes it snowed, and sometimes it thundered. However, because of the array's obstruction, the fluctuations of Spiritual Qi and magic power didn't spread outside the residence.
The Dao Bell was extremely excited. It grew to about three feet tall and completely enveloped Li Mu. The golden spots of light at the crack were repairing the cracks on the Dao Bell bit by bit.
After a while, Li Mu stopped the spell. The Dao Bell turned back to the size of a palm and floated on his shoulder.
The Empress walked out of the void and looked at the Dao Bell that was happily revolving around Li Mu. She asked, "Can I take a look at it?"
Apart from Li Mu, the Dao Bell was more resistant to everyone. It swayed left and right and buzzed a few times to express its resistance and unwillingness.
Li Mu smacked the top of its head and said, "Go!"
The Dao Bell buzzed a few more times before reluctantly flying toward the Empress.
Zhou Yi stretched out her hand. The Dao Bell floated above her hand and didn't fall down.
Zhou Yi looked at it for a while and then withdrew her hand. The Dao Bell flew back to Li Mu's side. She looked at the Dao Bell and said, "This bell should be a treasure from the Ancient Era. No wonder it has such power."
The Ancient Era usually referred to the era 10,000 years ago.
The Dao of Cultivation had developed rapidly in the past 1,000 years. 1,000 years ago, the Dao of Cultivation had experienced a barbaric period that lasted for thousands of years. Its development was extremely slow, and it only reached a peak in the past 1,000 years.
However, countless cultivators discovered through research that in the ancient times ten thousand years ago, there was another peak in the path of cultivation.
That was a golden age that was even more prosperous than the current Cultivation World.
There was enough evidence to prove that whether it was the Dao Scripture, the Dao Bell, or the treasures of the other sects, they were all products of the previous era. The Dao techniques of that era were even more powerful. Fu-lu, pills, formations, weapon forging, and martial arts were also more mature. Today's cultivators could establish their own sects just by learning the basics. That was an era that the current cultivators envied and yearned for the most.
Li Mu looked at the Dao Bell in front of him. In this era, it could become the treasure of the Fu-lu School. However, in the Ancient Era, it might just be an ordinary treasure.
As Li Mu sighed, the door of the Li Residence was suddenly pushed open.
A figure walked in from outside.
Liu Hanyan looked around and asked, "Is this our new home?"
Wanwan flew over from the corner and hugged her arm. She said happily, "Young Mistress …"
Li Mu's figure flashed and appeared beside Liu Hanyan. He asked in surprise, "Why are you in the Divine Capital? Are you still going back to Baiyun Mountain?"
Liu Hanyan smiled at him and said, "I'm not going back …"
Then she saw another figure standing in the courtyard. She asked, "She is …"
Li Mu said, "This is Her Majesty, the Empress."
Then, she introduced her to the Empress. "Your Majesty, this is my fiancée …"
Liu Hanyan had lived in the Divine Capital since she was young. She knew the meaning of the Empress better than Xiao Bai. She quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty …"
The Empress looked at them and said, "I still have some memorials to deal with in the palace. I won't disturb you."
After she finished speaking, her figure gradually faded away in front of the two of them.
Liu Hanyan had heard about "Big Sister Zhou" from Xiao Bai a long time ago. She asked Li Mu, "Has Her Majesty been coming to our house often recently?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Quite often. She treats Xiao Bai as her younger sister and often comes to visit her …"
Liu Hanyan only asked one question. Then, she stopped thinking about the Empress.
After two years, she returned to the Divine Capital. It seemed that nothing had changed, but in fact, everything had changed.
Li Mu took her around the house. Liu Hanyan said, "This house is so big. It's spacious enough for a dozen people. It's just the four of us. Isn't it a waste?"
Li Mu said, "There are four of us now. In the future, there might be five, six, seven, or eight. It won't be a waste then …"
Liu Hanyan looked up and asked, "What do you mean?"
Li Mu said, "What I mean is, should we hire a few maids and servants? Also, the house is bigger. When relatives and friends come in the future, we should have rooms to entertain them …"
Liu Hanyan nodded and said, "That's true. But we don't need maids and servants. I don't like outsiders in the house. We can live with ourselves …"
Li Mu took her hand and said, "I'll listen to you."
Liu Hanyan held him and said, "Come with me to the Wonderful Sound Bar first. I want to see Xiao Qi and the others …"
Changle Palace.
Mr. Mei and Shangguan Li were sorting the memorials from the various departments. There was a fluctuation in the space in the hall. The Empress appeared out of thin air.
She looked at the two and said, "You two can leave first."
Mr. Mei and Shangguan Li walked out of the hall. He was puzzled and asked, "Why did Your Majesty come back so early today?"
Shangguan Li shook her head and said, "I don't know …"
Mr. Mei thought for a moment and said, "You stay in the palace. I'll go to the Li Mansion to take a look …"
In the Changle Palace, Zhou Yi calmly opened a memorial. Her eyes were slightly unfocused.
She didn't know why, but there was an inexplicable ripple in her calm heart.
This was the sign of the Inner Demon. This time, she used her spiritual power, but she couldn't erase this ripple no matter how hard she tried.
She didn't calm down until she silently recited the Mind-clearing Spell.
She looked troubled and murmured, "What's wrong with me?"
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