The Empress could temporarily keep Wanwan's mouth, but she could not keep her heart forever.
For as long as she could remember, she had been by Liu Hanyan's side. After being separated from her for so long, she was naturally not used to it.
Liu Hanyan and Li Qing were now at Mount Baiyun. They were being nurtured as the next head. They needed to cultivate diligently every day and could not return to the Divine Capital. However, this could not go on. In order to reinvigorate Wanwan, Li Mu planned to send her back to Liu Hanyan's side.
After the envoys left, there was nothing much to do in the imperial court. Li Mu could also make a trip back to Mount Baiyun.
In Changle Palace, Li Mu finished dealing with the last memorial. He turned around and said to the Empress, "Your Majesty, I need to send Wanwan back to Mount Baiyun. I will be back in a month at the latest."
Zhou Yi put down her book and asked, "It's just a trip to the North County. Will it take a month?"
Li Mu said, "A few days ago, the Office of Consecration received news that a fox demon was causing trouble in Jiujiang County. The local government was unable to suppress it. I can go investigate on the way. It might take a few days."
Zhou Yi was a little dispirited. She said, "Then you can go."
Li Mu stood up and bowed. "I will take my leave first."
Walking out of Changle Palace, Li Mu held Wanwan's hand in one hand and Xiao Bai's hand in the other. He prepared to return to the Li Residence to pack up and leave early the next morning.
Wanwan was not as happy as Li Mu imagined. More specifically, she was happy one moment and sad the next. Li Mu could not help but pinch her face. He asked, "I'm going to take you to see your young miss. Are you still not happy?"
Wanwan sighed. "I'm happy …"
Li Mu asked, "Happy? Why are you sighing?"
Wanwan said worriedly, "There are only vegetables and tofu in the mountains. I haven't finished tasting the dishes in Sister Zhou's imperial kitchen …"
There were thirty-six counties in the Great Zhou, and each county had hundreds to thousands of local dishes. The Imperial Kitchen had gathered all the famous chefs in the thirty-six counties, and new dishes were constantly being introduced. It was impossible to try all the dishes.
Li Mu was suddenly curious and asked Wanwan, "If you can only stay in one place in the future, would you be willing to stay by your young miss' side in Mount Baiyun, or would you be willing to stay by Big Sister Zhou's side in the imperial palace?"
Wanwan froze for a moment, then began to pinch her fingers. At this moment, it often meant that she was in a dilemma.
After thinking for a long time, she raised her head and asked, "Can't Miss come to live with us in the palace?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "How can there be such a good thing? Between your Miss and Sister Zhou, you can only choose one."
Wanwan hesitated for a long time, but she still could not make a decision. She said, "I, I still want both."
Li Mu knocked her on the head and said unhappily, "So greedy at such a young age. Where did you learn this from …"
In Changle Palace, Zhou Yi sighed softly and said, "This little girl, why can't she be fed properly?"
… …
Mount Baiyun.
Fu-lu School had very strict requirements for its core disciples. Li Qing and Liu Hanyan were being nurtured as heads of department, so they also cultivated very diligently. When Li Mu brought Wanwan and Xiao Bai to Mount Baiyun, Li Qing was still in seclusion. Liu Hanyan just happened to come out of seclusion, but three days later, she had to enter seclusion again.
Wanwan tightly hugged Liu Hanyan's arm and said, "Miss, I missed you so much …"
Liu Hanyan pinched her face and said, "Not bad. It hasn't been long since we last met, but your cultivation has improved so much."
Wanwan hugged her arm and asked, "Miss, miss, when will you return to the Divine Capital?"
Liu Hanyan sensed that she still had something to say, so she asked, "It'll be a long time. What's wrong?"
Wanwan said, "When Miss returns to Fairy's Capital, I'll bring you to the imperial kitchen to eat. There's countless delicious food there, and it's different every day. When the time comes, Miss can also stay in the palace. Sister Zhou will definitely agree …"
Liu Hanyan first glanced at Li Mu, then smiled at Wanwan and asked, "Who taught you to say these words?"
Li Mu spent the entire night to successfully prove to Liu Hanyan that he didn't teach Wanwan those words. Liu Hanyan had already occupied the empress's place once. It would be unreasonable to do it again.
Liu Hanyan was only a little annoyed that Wanwan kept calling her "Sister Zhou". It was as if someone else was wearing her cotton jacket.
Three days later, Liu Hanyan went into seclusion again.
Wanwan and Xiao Bai stayed at Baiyun Peak. Liu Hanyan and Li Qing often went into seclusion these days, but they didn't stay for long. The shortest was three to five days, and the longest was ten days to half a month. Normally, it wouldn't exceed a month.
Taking advantage of Liu Hanyan's seclusion, Li Mu left Baiyun Peak and came to Jiujiang County alone.
Jiujiang County was one of the counties in the north of the Great Zhou. It was adjacent to the Yao Kingdom, and most of its land was covered by forests. Compared to the other counties in the Great Zhou, Jiujiang County was more chaotic. There were often demons causing trouble, and it was also a county that the Consecrations Department paid more attention to.
Because it was close to the Yao Kingdom, the demons causing trouble in Jiujiang County were usually stronger. The local government of Jiujiang County couldn't handle them, so they would seek help from the Consecrations Department.
Before Li Mu left the Divine Capital, the Consecrations Department received a request for help from Jiujiang County. It said that there was a fox demon causing trouble in the county. The fox demon was at least five-tailed, and the county government couldn't suppress it.
To be safe, the Consecrations Department would send at least three Creation realm experts to deal with a five-tailed fox demon. Li Mu happened to be sending Wanwan back to Baiyun Peak, so he came to take a look.
Firstly, it was to quell the chaos in Jiujiang County. Secondly, it was a five-tailed fox demon. Perhaps it knew the cultivation method for a fox demon after reaching the five-tailed stage. The earlier Li Mu obtained it, the earlier Xiao Bai could cultivate it. Ever since she became a five-tailed fox demon, her cultivation hadn't increased for a long time.
Jiujiang County had many mountains, and even the county city was a city in the mountains.
At the most conspicuous spot at the city gate of Jiujiang County City, there was a notice posted.
The notice said that a fox demon had been causing trouble in Jiujiang County recently and had injured many cultivators. The government announced that if a cultivator could capture or kill the fox demon alive, they would be rewarded handsomely by the imperial court …
The fox demon had caused quite a commotion in Jiujiang County recently. Even the commoners knew about it. Within the county city, there were discussions about the demon everywhere.
"I heard that the fox demon has already cultivated five tails. It's very powerful …"
"Many cultivators have had their Dharmic powers sucked away by it."
"It's not just sucked away their Dharmic powers. I heard that even their hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, and kidneys have been dug out and eaten."
"I'd better not go out for now. When will the government eliminate this fox demon and restore peace to Jiujiang County …"
…
As Li Mu walked on the streets, he heard many rumors about the fox demon.
It was possible that the fox demon had sucked away the Dharmic powers of cultivators. However, the rumors of it eating people's hearts and livers were purely based on reading too many supernatural novels. For a demon to be able to cultivate into a human form, its habits were similar to that of a human's. A normal person would not do such a thing. Similarly, a normal demon would not do such a thing.
However, sucking away the Dharmic powers of others to cultivate was forbidden by the imperial court. Regardless of whether one was a human or a demon, they all had the freedom to cultivate in the Great Zhou. However, the precondition was that they did not harm or harm others. The imperial court had always been strict about taking shortcuts by harming others.
Li Mu found a restaurant and ordered a pot of tea and a few dishes. He planned to go to the Jiujiang County yamen to inquire about the fox demon's whereabouts after he finished eating. He would capture it and help Xiao Bai find out about the cultivation method.
It was lunchtime and there were many customers in the restaurant.
Li Mu's gaze casually swept across the crowd. His gaze lingered on a table in the corner for a few seconds.
There were five people at that table. They were all cultivators. Two of them were in the Creation realm while the other three were in the Transcendent realm.
This kind of strength was naturally not worth mentioning in the Six Sects or the Department of Offerings. However, in a small county city, they could be considered a powerful force. It should be known that in the Jiujiang County yamen, there were only two in the Creation realm and one in the Transcendent realm.
Their lips moved slightly, but no sound came out. It was as if they were communicating through Dharmic powers.
Li Mu had no interest in eavesdropping, but these people had a strong murderous aura. When they communicated through Dharmic powers, the smiles on their faces were too vulgar. It was obvious that they were not plotting anything good. It was very easy to attract Li Mu's attention.
In order to make sure that they were not planning something that would harm the people, Li Mu closed his eyes and moved his ears slightly.
It was a type of demonic technique that originated from the Bat Clan's Innate Divine Power. It could easily eavesdrop on their Dharmic powers.
"Hehe, those people from the yamen are really stupid. They believed us so easily …"
"It's a pity that they are too useless. They can't even deal with a five-tailed fox demon. In the end, they had to ask others for help and almost ruined our plans. It would be such a pity if the target that we've been eyeing for so long was obtained by others …"
"That fox demon is not easy to deal with. If those people hadn't injured her, we wouldn't have had a chance until now."
"Hurry up and eat. Once we're done, we'll act immediately. That fox demon should still be recuperating. We can't delay any longer. If the Great Zhou court sends a true expert, our efforts over the past few months will have been in vain …"
"Hehe, a five-tailed fox demon will definitely sell for a high price. Big Brother, after we capture her, can you let me have some fun first? I haven't had a taste of a five-tailed fox demon yet …"
"Bullsh * t, a fox demon that hasn't been touched by anyone is only valuable. Take care of that damn thing of yours …"
…
Li Mu opened his eyes, picked up his teacup, and took a light sip.
It was such a coincidence that he would meet the instigators of the fox demon incident at a random restaurant.
The cause of the incident was that these five people had their eyes on the fox demon. However, they were no match for the fox demon, so they came up with this plan of borrowing the power of the local government to weaken the fox demon first. Then, they would be able to take advantage of the situation behind the scenes. It was a wishful thinking.
The Great Zhou was a human government. Generally speaking, the people of the Great Zhou referred to the humans who lived in the Great Zhou.
For the imperial court, if demons harmed people, the government had to kill them.
However, killing demons by humans was not something the government should be concerned with.
These five Heretical Cultivation Practitioners had used this reason to make use of the Jiujiang County Government. Their goal had been that fox demon from the very beginning.
There were evil demons who ate the essence, blood, and souls of humans. There were also evil humans who killed demons for their cores. There was also a group of cultivators who did not walk the righteous path. Because they were afraid of the imperial court, they did not dare to attack the common people. Therefore, they targeted demons.
Killing people was against the law, but killing demons did not count. Even if the Great Zhou court found out, they would not do anything to them.
In Li Mu's eyes, these people were no different from those evil demons.
When he was halfway through his meal, the five people had already left their table and strode out of the restaurant.
Li Mu left a silver ingot and walked out slowly.
Not long after, outside the Jiujiang County, a thin man closed his eyes and sensed. He pointed in a direction and said, "The blood curse's reaction is over there. Let's go …"
As he finished speaking, several figures shot up into the sky and flew forward.
At a certain moment, the thin man suddenly stopped and looked back.
The other four people also stopped and asked, "Big brother, what's wrong?"
The middle-aged man looked back and said, "I keep feeling that someone is following us."
The other four people immediately became alert. They looked around but found nothing.
One of them was puzzled and said, "There's nothing. Big brother, are you mistaken?"
Another person said, "Even if someone is following us, it's impossible for there not to be any fluctuations of mana. Big brother, are you being too sensitive?"
The thin man looked around and said, "Maybe I'm thinking too much. Let's go."
The five people continued forward and quickly disappeared. But after the time it took to drink a cup of tea, they appeared out of thin air.
The man who disappeared looked around again and sighed in relief. He said, "Looks like there really isn't anything."
One of them smiled and said, "I already said, big brother is being too sensitive. Let's go quickly. If that fox demon escapes, it will be difficult to find …"
The five people flew away again. On the ground, an invisible figure followed behind them at a leisurely pace.
The invisibility spells of Taoism were of little value and could only be used on mortals. In front of cultivators of the same level, they would definitely be exposed.
Although invisibility spells could prevent any fluctuations of mana, he could only rely on the strength of his legs. If he used spells to fly or ride on clouds, he would be easily discovered.
Fortunately, Li Mu cultivated two Taoism. His body was far stronger than normal cultivators. Even if he only relied on the strength of his legs, he would not lose sight of him for a while.
After only 15 minutes, he sensed a strong fluctuation of mana in front of him.
The few Heretical Cultivation Cultivators should have been fighting with the fox demon and could not take care of this place. Li Mu put on his clothes and hid behind a tree to observe the situation in front of him.
Five Heretical Cultivation Cultivators were besieging a woman.
The woman's cultivation seemed to be at the fifth level, but she seemed to be injured. Her breath was extremely unstable. Under the siege of the five Heretical Cultivation Cultivators, she could not fight back at all. After taking a few blows, her breath became even more chaotic.
Li Mu thought to himself. If he saved the fox demon at this time, she would be indebted to him for saving her life.
Even if she was not of the Heavenly Fox Clan, as her savior, he did not need her to repay him with her body. As long as she told him the cultivation method of the Heavenly Fox Clan, it should not be too much, right?
Thinking of this, Li Mu wanted to take action. Half of his body was already out of the tree, but he suddenly shrank back.
In the distant sky, more than ten figures were rushing over.
These figures all exuded a strong aura.
Li Mu hid behind the tree and took a peek. He could not help but be shocked. Among the ten people, the woman in the lead was Phantom Princess …
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