In the room, Li Mu retracted the demonic aura that he deliberately emitted.
He kept the snake demon pill that Phantom Princess gave him. He planned to give it to his two nieces in the future.
As long as he converted more of his own Dharma power, he could create the illusion that he had broken through.
Not long after, Hu Jiu walked into the courtyard and said regretfully, "Although you can't become Lord Illusion Princess' personal guard right now, I believe that Lord Illusion Princess will agree soon."
Li Mu was slightly disappointed. What Hu Jiu meant was that he was not qualified to become Phantom Princess's guard now.
Phantom Princess had 20 guards who were her true confidants. If he wanted to get close to her and get the chance to comprehend the Heavenly Book, he had to become her confidant first.
There was no faster way to get close to her than to become her guard.
He was already qualified to become her guard as he was at the fourth realm. However, Phantom Princess obviously did not agree. If he wanted to get close to her, Li Mu had to work harder.
Hu Jiu seemed to see Li Mu's disappointment. She reached out and gave him a bear hug. She said, "Don't be discouraged. You've only been in Meizong for half a month. Work hard. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Li Mu said, "Thank you, Brother Hu Jiu. I will."
Although they were on different sides, after half a month of interaction, Li Mu, as a snake demon, had already built a deep friendship with the people around Phantom Princess.
One had to admit that the atmosphere in Meizong was very good. It was even better than the imperial court.
When Li Mu was in Fairy's Capital, the people around him greeted him with smiles on the surface. However, they were scheming and backstabbing behind his back. They wanted to kill him.
However, in Meizong, perhaps because everyone was good-looking, the atmosphere was very harmonious. They supported and helped each other. When facing enemies, they cooperated sincerely. They could even leave their backs to each other.
Especially Hu Jiu. From the beginning, she took good care of Li Mu. She brought him quickly to familiarize himself with everything here. She was his guide in Meizong.
They met by chance. Li Mu was surprised that Hu Jiu was so nice to him.
After they hugged each other deeply, Hu Jiu comforted Li Mu with a few more words before she turned around and left.
Li Mu was about to return to his room when he saw a small demon looking at him strangely from the door of another room.
This demon was also a fox demon, but she was not from Meizong. Instead, she was a servant of Phantom Princess Manor. There were a total of four rooms in this small courtyard. Other than Li Mu, the other three demons were all servants of the manor.
Li Mu glanced at the little demon and asked, "What are you looking at?"
The little demon immediately shook his head and said, "No, nothing."
The little demon wanted to return to his room immediately, but Li Mu said in a deep voice, "Come back!"
Little Demon immediately stopped in his tracks. He was just a little demon in human form. His identity could not be compared to the experts of Meizong.
Li Mu looked at him and asked, "What did you want to say?"
The little demon no longer dared to feign ignorance. He lowered his head and whispered, "Everyone knows that Lord Nine, Lord Nine doesn't like women …"
Li Mu was dumbfounded. "What?"
At this moment, the mystery that had been in his heart for many days was solved.
No wonder Hu Jiu repeatedly praised him for his good looks. No wonder Hu Jiu took care of him so much. He thought that Hu Jiu was just warm-hearted and helpful. Everyone knew that Hu Jiu didn't like women, but he didn't. After learning this news, he thought carefully. It seemed that Hu Jiu's words to him these days were full of hints.
Li Mu stood there in a daze. He had never been so speechless in his life.
After coming to his senses, he didn't dare to stay in the manor anymore. When he walked out of Phantom Princess Manor, he didn't expect to run into Hu Jiu.
Hu Jiu asked, "Little snake, where are you going?"
Li Mu had nowhere to hide. He said awkwardly, "I'm going to take a bath …"
Hu Jiu said regretfully, "It's a pity that we have to go out. Otherwise, I would go with you."
Li Mu asked, "Is there another mission?"
Hu Jiu said, "This mission is very dangerous. You don't have to go. When I come back, I'll take you to take a bath together."
Li Mu originally wanted to participate in more missions and make more contributions so that he could become Phantom Princess's guard as soon as possible. But when he thought of Hu Jiu and that he had more important things to do, he gave up the idea and said, "We'll talk about it when we have the chance …"
He waved to Hu Jiu and strode away.
The Fox Clan was probably the Demon Clan that knew how to enjoy life the most. Their IQ was not inferior to that of humans, and they liked to live in human society. The construction of Thousand Fox City was not worse than that of any county in the Great Zhou, and the entertainment venues in the city were even better.
At least, Li Mu had never seen such a magnificent bathhouse in Luoyang.
Li Mu walked into the bathhouse. In the bathhouse, a beautiful fox demon saw Li Mu's clothes and the badge on his waist. She immediately put on a smile and said, "My Lord, welcome to my shop …"
Li Mu put down a Fox Nation coin made of spiritual jade and said, "Prepare a single room for me."
The beautiful fox demon said with a smile, "Do you want two girls to massage your shoulders and back?"
Li Mu said indifferently, "There's no need for that. Just prepare a private bath."
The service in the bathhouse was very good. Seeing that Li Mu didn't want to talk, the beautiful fox demon didn't say anything more. Soon, she asked someone to prepare a single room with a bath for him.
The room was steaming hot. The hot water was poured on the hot stones, creating a thick mist that soon spread throughout the room.
Although it had been half a month since he came here, Li Mu still didn't let down his guard.
He didn't know if the masters of Meizong Sect were still spying on him. Even if they were, they wouldn't peek at him taking a bath.
Besides, it was steaming here. The Mystic Light Technique could spy on him, but it couldn't remove the fog. Even if someone was spying on him, they wouldn't see anything.
Li Mu took off his clothes and walked into the bath.
On the highest peak of Thousand Fox City.
The handsome man looked at a blurry figure on the screen with admiration. He said, "I didn't expect this demon to have other strong points other than being handsome. Nurture him well. He'll be useful in the future."
Huan Ji hurriedly turned around and used her mana to disrupt the Mystic Light Technique. She said with disdain, "When did you become like Hu Jiu …"
The handsome man looked at her and said, "You're not young anymore. It's time to think about marriage. I think Bai Xuan is good …"
Huan Ji waved her hand and said impatiently, "Don't mention him to me. It's so annoying. He's not even as good as me. How can he be my husband?"
The handsome man said helplessly, "You're a rare genius of our Fox Tribe. Isn't it difficult for people of the same age to reach your level?"
Huan Ji snorted and said, "This isn't an excuse for them to be weak …"
At this moment, a figure appeared in her mind.
Before meeting Li Mu, Huan Ji thought she was the strongest among people of the same age except for the one in the Great Zhou Divine Capital.
After meeting Li Mu, her self-confidence suffered a huge blow. These days, she worked even harder to cultivate so that one day, she could avenge the humiliation she had suffered.
Thinking of Li Mu, Huan Ji's heart was filled with anger. She said, "I'll go back first. Oh right, that statue. Get someone to carve another one for me and send it to my residence …"
…
Li Mu was lying comfortably in the bath alone but he wasn't in the mood to enjoy it.
The undercover life of the Meizong Sect was much harder than he thought.
It had been half a month and he still hadn't gained Huan Ji's trust.
The only change was that Huan Ji didn't look at him directly. She would occasionally look at him directly.
If this continued, he would have to stay here for three to five years to achieve his goal.
This was something Li Mu couldn't accept. He had to think of another way.
Li Mu didn't have much experience in winning a woman's trust.
Usually, the simplest way was, of course, seduction. However, there was no lack of handsome men and beautiful women in Thousand Fox Country. Even Hu Jiu was handsome. Someone like Old Zhang would be discovered as soon as he sneaked into Thousand Fox Country. There was no chance for him to be an undercover in the Meizong Sect.
With such people around him, Huan Ji couldn't be seduced. Li Mu wouldn't sacrifice his body for the mission.
If he wanted to quickly climb up the ranks, he had to rely on other methods.
When the fog in the room rose to a limit, Li Mu quietly set up a soundproof array. He took out the spirit snail and whispered, "Your Majesty …"
Soon, the Empress's voice came from the spirit snail. "Are you coming back?"
Li Mu could hear the anticipation in her voice, but he could only say helplessly, "It might take a long time. I don't have much time, so I can only make it short. There are spies from the Meizong Sect in the palace. It's very likely that they're palace maids near Changle Palace. Your Majesty can pay more attention, but it's best not to alert them.
"I understand. Be careful when you're there alone …"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It's not convenient to talk here. I'll hang up first …"
…
In Changle Palace, there had been no sound from the spirit snail for a long time. Zhou Yi was still holding it and didn't put it down for a long time.
Lady Ju, dressed in black, stood in the hall with a face full of shame.
If only one of her spies was half as capable as Li Mu. Such an extremely dangerous task wouldn't be done by Her Majesty's favorite subject.
Yao Country, Thousand Fox City. When Li Mu left the bathhouse and returned to his courtyard in Huan Ji Manor, he saw a figure standing in the courtyard. It seemed that she had been waiting for a long time.
Li Mu quickly walked over and bowed. "Greetings, Lady Huan Ji."
Huan Ji looked at him and thought of the scene in the Mystic Light Technique. Her expression was slightly unnatural, but she quickly calmed down and asked, "Where did you go?"
Li Mu said honestly, "I went to the bathhouse to take a bath. Lady Huan Ji, do you have any orders?"
Huan Ji said indifferently, "It's not a big deal. I'm still lacking a poison for refining pills. Squeeze some of your poison for me …"
"…"
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