Li Mu counted "one" and the Law Bell grew louder as if it was about to strike.
The door of the prison opened from the inside and Zhou Zhong walked out. He said in a low voice, "What do you want?"
Li Mu said coldly, "You sent all the jailers away and stayed in there alone. I want to ask you, what do you want?"
Zhou Zhong regained his composure and said lightly, "I am the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice. Can't I ask about the case?"
"Why do I have to send everyone away if I want to ask about the case?"
"This is an important case. All unrelated people should leave. Is there a problem?"
"You …" Li Mu pointed at Zhou Zhong. He seemed to have thought of something and a light flashed in his mind. He said with a look of understanding, "It's you!"
Zhou Zhong asked calmly, "What do you mean, Lord Li?"
Li Mu looked at him and asked, "You are Li Er, right?"
Zhou Zhong's eyes flashed with a trace of shock. He said calmly, "I don't know what Lord Li is talking about."
Li Mu didn't know who Li Er was before. After knowing that Li Qing was Li Yi's daughter, he didn't need to guess who Li Er was.
Zhou Zhong was Li Er.
Zhou Zhong was the one who won the Talisman Dao Trial and sent Li Qing to the Fu-lu School.
No wonder Li Mu had never seen the Heaven-grade Fu-lu on his desk. Zhou Zhong himself was a rare Talisman Dao genius, but he never showed it.
In this case, the Ministry of Justice didn't investigate the deaths of the Anyang County Magistrate and the Tianhe County Deputy because Zhou Zhong didn't forget about them.
At that time, he knew that these two cases were done by Li Qing and deliberately suppressed them.
The mysteries in Li Mu's heart were solved one by one. However, Zhou Zhong's heart was filled with confusion.
Why did Li Mu come here?
How did he know about his other identity?
What was the relationship between him and Li Qing?
Li Mu was so anxious that he didn't want to waste time talking nonsense with Zhou Zhong. He said, "Let me in."
Zhou Zhong was still puzzled; he stood in front of Li Mu and shook his head. "She is a wanted criminal of the Imperial Court," he said, "Visiting the prison is forbidden."
Li Mu's face darkened as he said, "Get out of the way, or I won't be polite!"
Zhou Zhong's expression was calm as he asked, "How impolite are you, Lord Li?"
Li Mu looked at Zhou Zhong and said, "You forced me to do this."
He took out the spirit conch and sent a voice transmission: "Your Majesty ~ ~ ~"
A moment later, Li Mu handed the spirit snail to Zhou Zhong.
After Zhou Zhong took it, he heard the voice coming from the spirit conch. He said respectfully to the spirit conch, "Yes, I understand. I will do as you command …"
He returned the spirit snail to Li Mu and quietly stepped aside.
Li Mu walked into the prison. Zhou Zhong was about to follow him in when Li Mu turned around and said, "Close the door. Don't let anyone in, including you."
Zhou Zhong frowned and was about to speak when Li Mu took out the spirit conch again and asked, "Do you want His Majesty to talk to you directly?"
Zhou Zhong didn't speak again. He closed the door and slowly walked to the assistant minister's office.
He looked up and saw the door of the assistant minister's office was closed.
Inside the assistant minister's office, Zhou Zhong extended his hand and flicked out a ray of white light. An image appeared in the air. It was the scene in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. However, as soon as the image appeared, it blurred and nothing could be seen.
"The Heavenly Mystery has been blocked …" Zhou Zhong's face showed a hint of impatience. He anxiously paced around the office.
At the same time, in the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
Li Mu had already walked to the deepest part of the prison. The aura he was so familiar with was in the cell around the corner. Li Mu was only one step away from her.
It had been a very, very long time since he had been so close to her.
Li Mu stood around the corner for a while before slowly taking that step.
In the cell, Li Qing bent her knees and leaned against the wall. She raised her head and looked at the door of the cell. A faint smile appeared on her lips and she said, "I thought I wouldn't have the chance to personally congratulate you."
Li Mu looked at her and asked, "You already know?"
Li Qing hugged her knees and said, "The fireworks that night were very beautiful."
Li Mu thought of the inexplicable throbbing in his heart that day. He said, "Sorry, I didn't know the Li Estate was your previous home …"
If he knew the Li Estate was her previous home and that the day before their wedding was the anniversary of her family's death, Li Mu would have asked the empress for a new estate and chosen a new date to hold the wedding.
He simply couldn't imagine how Li Qing felt that night.
Li Qing shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter. I heard from the people of Luoyang that you did a lot of good things for the people. I'm very happy that you can live in the Li Estate. If father knew, he would be happy too."
Li Mu took out a piece of Fu-lu and walked through the cell door. He sat down next to Li Qing.
Li Qing tilted her head and looked at him. "Promise me one thing."
Li Mu said decisively, "No."
Li Qing said, "I'm your boss."
Li Mu said, "You used to be."
"Don't meddle in my business."
"I'm not meddling in your business. I'm just doing what I should do. Sir Li is devoted to the people. I admire him, respect him, and see him as my role model. What's wrong with me trying to redress the injustice for my role model?"
…
Li Mu looked at her pale face and said, "Open your mouth."
Li Qing turned her head and said, "Leave. Don't come back."
Li Mu pinched her chin and put a pill into her mouth.
Her mana was sealed. Li Mu couldn't undo the seal for the time being. He could only use the pill bestowed by the empress to heal her.
Li Qing's lips moved. Li Mu said first, "You know me. Once I've decided on something, no one can change it. Even if the Heavenly Emperor came, I would still meddle in this matter."
Li Qing turned her head. There was a trace of sobbing in her voice. "Who am I to you? What right do you have to meddle in my affairs …"
"You are my boss." Li Mu looked at her and said, "Before, it was you who protected me. Now, it is my turn to protect you."
Li Qing grabbed Li Mu's hand tightly. "You can't win against them. Father can't win against them. You can't win against them either. Plus, I can't turn back anymore …"
Li Mu held her hand and said, "Trust me. I will think of a way to get you out first."
Li Qing shook her head and said, "You have already made many enemies in the Divine Capital. This will become evidence and evidence for them to attack you."
Li Mu said, "I will have the Fu-lu School step in."
Li Qing said sadly, "I am no longer a disciple of the Fu-lu School."
Li Mu extended his hand. There was a flash of white light in his palm. A talisman appeared in his hand.
He placed the talisman in Li Qing's hand and said, "Now you are again."
Li Qing held the talisman and looked at him. Li Mu smiled and said, "I won it in passing when I participated in the Talisman Dao Trial. I thought you would need it in the future. I just didn't expect it to be so soon …"
"Sir Li, it's time."
Zhou Zhong's voice came from outside.
Li Mu stood up and took a deep breath. He looked at Li Qing and said, "Recover well. Don't worry about anything else. I will take care of everything."
He walked out of the cell and looked deeply at Li Qing. Then he strode out of the prison.
Zhou Zhong stood outside the prison. He looked at Li Mu and asked, "You know her?"
Li Mu did not answer. He said, "What do you plan to do?"
Zhou Zhong was silent for a moment and said, "Assassinate five court officials. According to the law …"
"Don't f * cking talk to me about the law. Is there any law in the Divine Capital?" Li Mu had nowhere to vent his anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "If the nobles break the law, they will pay with their gold medallions. If the officials die unjustly, they will have no way to redress their grievances. Tell me, what is the law? What is … f * cking … law!"
Zhou Zhong said in a low voice, "Don't forget that you are an official of the Great Zhou. Don't break the law. Don't forget how many people are waiting for you to make a mistake. If you take a wrong step, you will lose everything you have …"
Li Mu looked at him and said calmly, "I don't care."
Zhou Zhong met his gaze and asked, "What do you care?"
Li Mu did not answer. A figure strode in from the entrance of the Ministry of Justice.
The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel had just stepped into the Ministry of Justice when he asked Zhou Zhong, "Sir Zhou, where is the Li family's remaining member?"
When he reached the courtyard of the Ministry of Justice, he realized that the atmosphere was not right. He stopped in his tracks.
He looked to the side of Zhou Zhong and met a pair of blood-red eyes.
Li Mu looked at the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, one of the masterminds who framed Li Qing's father. He finally found an outlet to vent his anger.
With a thought, a Fu-lu appeared out of thin air. A faint light flashed on the Fu-lu, and the runes merged into Li Mu's body.
A layer of golden armor appeared on his body. Even his fists were covered in golden light.
The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel realized that something was wrong. His expression changed as he shouted, "Li Mu, what are you doing?!"
Li Mu's entire body was covered in armor. He gritted his teeth and said, "Chen, I've tolerated you for a long time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his body turned into a blur as he flew toward the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel hurriedly blocked and said in anger, "Li Mu, are you crazy?!"
"I am crazy, but it's all your fault!"
"The humiliation you gave me that day caused me to develop an inner demon …"
"What enmity do you have with me? How dare you frame me like this? I can't take this lying down!"
"Today, I'll pay you back double for the humiliation you gave me that day!"
…
The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was shocked. He did not expect that his mocking words that day would cause Li Mu to develop an inner demon. This made him angry, but also pleased.
It would be best if the inner demon took over his mind and turned him into a lunatic.
His Majesty would not dote on a lunatic. The only outcome of having one's mind taken over by the inner demon was death.
However, this trace of happiness in his heart quickly disappeared without a trace.
He did not know what Fu-lu Li Mu had used, but the combat power he displayed was not weaker than a Creation Realm cultivator. In close combat, the Left Assistant Minister could only passively defend. He did not even have the chance to use any spells.
After taking a few punches, he looked at Zhou Zhong and shouted, "Lord Zhou, what are you waiting for?!"
Zhou Zhong shouted back, "Lord Chen, I'm coming to help you now."
With that, he flew up but was kicked away by Li Mu. His body flew into a yamen and did not appear again.
The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel knew that Zhou Zhong was no match for Li Mu, so he fled out of the Ministry of Justice in a panic.
He did not believe that Li Mu would dare to attack him in front of so many people in the Divine Capital.
After the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhou Zhong walked out of a yamen. He patted the dust off his body and walked back into the Ministry of Justice's prison.
In the cell, Li Qing stood up and looked at him. She asked, "What happened outside?"
Zhou Zhong said, "It's nothing. Li Mu and Chen Jian are fighting."
Li Qing said anxiously, "Go and stop him …"
"Don't worry. As long as he doesn't kill Chen Jian, Chen Jian will be the unlucky one in the end." Zhou Zhong looked at Li Qing, who was still nervous, and said, "Although he often did some crazy things in the past, he was still rational. For you, he even lost his rationality. Now, can you tell me what's the relationship between you two?"
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