In the Crepe Myrtle Palace, the 36 scrolls of the Book of the People floated in front of the officials.
Although there were no words on the unfurled white cloth, the fingerprints and palm prints represented the wishes of the people.
The will of the people could not be deceived, nor could it be defied. This was the foundation of the Great Zhou.
Under the pressure of the Book of the People, the officials who had just stepped forward to request the execution of Li Yi's daughter found it difficult to speak again.
They could no longer speak. After Li Mu took out the Book of the People, if they spoke again, the opposition would not be from Li Mu, but from the will of the people.
For the imperial court, in the face of the will of the people, there was nothing that could not be compromised, including them.
The noisy imperial court suddenly quieted down.
After a long period of silence, a figure slowly stepped forward.
Zhang Chun bowed and said loudly, "Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
His voice echoed in the Crepe Myrtle Palace. Soon, another official took a deep breath and slowly stepped forward. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
"Your Majesty, please have mercy."
"Your Majesty, please have mercy …"
"Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
…
One figure, two figures, three figures.
In the hall filled with the will of the people, more and more officials stepped forward.
Finally, at the front of the crowd, the head of the secretariat held up his ceremonial tablet and said, "The will of the people cannot be defied. The former assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Li Yi, suffered 14 years of injustice. The people pity him. This is Li Yi's death, and also the imperial court's death. I implore Your Majesty to comply with the will of the people and show mercy …"
The two attendants also sighed softly and stood out.
"Although Li Yi's daughter violated the law, but considering that her family was framed by treacherous officials and suffered great injustice, and the people she killed were all guilty officials, I implore Your Majesty to show mercy."
"The will of the people cannot be defied. Your Majesty, please have mercy …"
The head of the secretariat and the attendants all pleaded. Finally, even the head of the officials, the head of the officials, stepped forward and said slowly, "The will of the people is the most important. I implore Your Majesty to comply with the will of the people and pardon Lord Li's daughter …"
Behind the curtain, the Empress's voice was majestic. "Since this is the will of the people of the thirty-six counties, and the ministers have pleaded for her, I can't be stubborn. After the court, the Secretariat will immediately draft a pardon …"
…
Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Li Mu walked into the deepest part of the prison and said, "Open the door."
The prison guard behind him immediately took out the key he had prepared and opened the cell door.
Li Mu walked into the cell, reached out his hand to Li Qing and said, "Let's go home."
Outside the Imperial City, a large crowd had gathered on the wide street. Countless gazes were focused in the direction of the palace gate.
Until two figures walked out of the palace.
"It's Young Lord Li."
"The woman beside him … is Lord Li Yi's daughter!"
"Has the court finally pardoned her?"
"Lord Li Yi has a descendant!"
Seeing the two of them walk out side by side, the commoners spoke excitedly.
Li Mu and Li Qing walked out of the palace and back to the Li Residence. The people of Shendu followed them all the way.
Standing in front of the Li Mansion, Li Qing raised her head and looked at the plaque with the words "Li Mansion" written on it. It stood there for a long time.
Creak …
The door of the Li Mansion slowly opened from the inside.
Liu Hanyan walked out and looked at Li Qing. She smiled and said, "Welcome home …"
In the Crepe Myrtle Palace, when Li Mu took out the Book of Ten Thousand People from the 36 counties, some people had already lost.
Once the Book of Ten Thousand People, which represented the will of the people, the court officials, whether they were willing or not, only had one choice.
In the end, under the lead of a few officials from the three provinces, all the court officials pleaded for mercy. In addition to the push of the people's will, the Empress could only reluctantly comply with them and pardon Li Qing.
In the Li Mansion, Li Mu sat cross-legged on the bed. The telekinesis in his body was almost full.
When he walked out of the palace with Li Qing, the entire street was covered by telekinesis.
He had just taken out the spiritual jade from the Flask Space. In just a moment, the spiritual energy in the spiritual jade would be completely absorbed. Even the speed at which he took out the spiritual jade could not keep up with the speed of absorption.
At this moment, in the North Court, with the Li Mansion as the center, a huge spiritual energy whirlpool had formed.
The Spiritual Qi in the air of the entire Divine Capital was gathering towards the Li Residence in the Northern Garden.
In the Divine Capital, some of the more powerful cultivators had already noticed the abnormality. Especially those who lived in the North Court, they could clearly feel that the spiritual energy in the surroundings was becoming more and more abundant.
However, when they tried to absorb it, they realized that they could not absorb any spiritual energy at all.
The huge spiritual energy whirlpool in the North Court was violently absorbing all the spiritual energy in the surroundings.
"This is …"
"Someone is breaking through!"
"What exactly is this person's cultivation? How could he cause such a huge commotion …"
Countless figures flew up from all directions and looked in the direction where the spiritual energy was gathering.
"That place is the Li Mansion!"
"This familiar feeling. Could it be that Li Mu is also cultivating telekinesis?"
"It's the same as Li Yi back then. No wonder his cultivation speed is so fast at such a young age. He actually dares to cultivate this path …"
Such a fast and domineering way of gathering spiritual energy was not something a normal cultivation path could achieve. Even a Spirit Gathering Array was far from it. Only telekinesis could have such an effect.
The Path of Telekinesis was the fastest way to improve one's cultivation among all the Paths of Cultivation.
The reason why so few people cultivated it was not because they did not want to, but because it was too difficult.
Telekinesis originated from the people. To win the people's trust, one had to stand on the people's side. However, the interests of the people and the interests of the people in power were often contradictory. To stand on the people's side was to stand on the opposite side of the people in power.
To walk on this path, one had to dare to do what ordinary people did not dare to do. There had been people who had done this before, but they had all died.
After that, very few people walked on this path.
If Li Mu did not have the Empress's protection, he would have been like Li Yi back then. His entire family would have been executed countless times. It was also because of the Empress's protection that he could walk to this day and become a righteous person in the hearts of the people in the Divine Capital. He relied on the people's telekinesis to quickly break through.
The spiritual energy vortex above the Li Mansion spun for more than two hours. It almost sucked out all the spiritual energy in the Divine Capital before it slowly dissipated.
At the same time, Li Mu, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, slowly opened his eyes.
The divine light in his eyes was restrained. The aura on his body was also extremely obscure. In the past, he was a sharp sword. Now, he had hidden his edge.
Saving Li Qing was something he had to do. It was also in accordance with the people's will.
With this, the telekinesis of the people in his body reached its peak. It allowed him to break through to the fifth level in one go. It also allowed him to resolve one of his obsessions.
Li Mu walked out of the room. Hyun Jinko stood in the courtyard and smiled. "Congratulations, Junior Brother."
Li Mu clasped his hands and bowed to the two of them. "Thank you for your help these days, Senior Brother and Senior Sister."
Hyun Jinko said, "There's no need for thanks between fellow disciples."
Yuzhenzi said calmly, "The disciples of the Fu-lu School are not to be bullied."
Hyun Jinko continued, "Junior Brother, you just broke through. Your magic power is not stable yet. First stabilize your cultivation. As for other things, it won't be too late to talk about them later."
Li Mu said, "I'll stabilize it later. I still have something to do. I have to go out for a while."
Outside the palace, Li Mu and Li Qing stood side by side as they watched Zhou Zhong walk out of the palace.
His hands were shackled by iron chains and his Dharmic powers were also sealed.
This chain would only be removed when he arrived at the place of exile.
Two Fifth Realm Worshippers stood behind him. They would escort him all the way to the place of exile.
Zhou Zhong looked at Li Qing with a gentle gaze. Finally, he looked at Li Mu and said, "When you have time, go to the Ministry of Justice and find Wei Peng. He has something that I left for you. Wei Peng is a promising talent. With a little promotion, he can take on great responsibilities."
Li Mu nodded and said, "I understand."
Zhou Zhong looked at Li Qing again and said, "Listen to Li Mu in the future. Don't be so rash. He knows how to protect you better than I do."
Li Qing lowered her head and said softly, "Okay."
Zhou Zhong finally looked at Li Mu and said, "Take good care of Qing 'er."
One of the Worshippers said, "It's time to go."
Zhou Zhong's gaze swept across his face and said, "Let's go."
After sending Zhou Zhong out of the city with Li Qing and back to her residence, Li Mu went to the Ministry of Justice.
Soon, the director of the Ministry of Justice walked out of the office and sighed, "Lord Li, Lord Zhou, I really didn't expect …"
Li Mu said, "This might be the result that he wanted. Where's Wei Peng? I have something to talk to him about."
The director of the Ministry of Justice sighed again and said, "I'll go get him."
After a while, Wei Peng walked out of a guard room. He seemed to know Li Mu's purpose and handed a wooden box to Li Mu.
This wooden box was not locked. It seemed to be just a simple buckle. Li Mu tried to open it but found that he could not open it at all.
He channeled his magic power and used the Art of Great Strength but still could not open it.
Li Mu looked at the wooden box carefully and found that there were complicated runes carved on the box like a seal. From the complexity of these runes, it would be very difficult for him to open it with his current magic power.
Therefore, he took the wooden box and returned to the Li Residence to let Yuzhen Zi and Hyun Jinko take a look.
Hyun Jinko looked carefully and said, "This is a seal rune. It can only be opened with brute force. If other methods are used, or if the runes are destroyed, I'm afraid the item in the box will also be destroyed."
He tried to open the wooden box but still failed.
Yuzhen Zi tried again, but it still ended in failure.
She looked at the wooden box in her hand and said, "This seal is too strong. I'm afraid only those above the seventh realm can open it. If you have time, go back to Mount Baiyun and ask Senior Brother Sect Master for help …"
Li Mu waved his hand, "No need."
After a while, Changle Palace.
Li Mu took the wooden box and walked to Zhou Yi, saying, "Your Majesty, I can't open this …"
Crack.
Zhou Yi took the wooden box and opened it easily. Li Mu leaned over and saw a book in the box.
He took out the book, flipped through a few pages and slowly closed it.
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