Early in the morning, when the morning bell of the Jinshan Temple rang, Li Mu got out of bed in a meditation room.
Last night, when he heard that there was a strange phenomenon in the Jinshan Temple, he was so scared that he didn't practice for the whole night. Instead, he had a good sleep.
Half a month ago, Li Mu suddenly had an idea. He used many Taoist scriptures from his previous life to replace the mantra and tried to use Taoist techniques to investigate the matter of Zhao Yong's soul detachment. When he met Lin Wan, he used the Heart Sutra to replace the Buddhist scriptures for the first time, which led to the Buddha's Light of Salvation.
Whether it was the Taoist scriptures or the Heart Sutra, it was the first time that they appeared in this world. Li Mu also learned yesterday that when these Taoist scriptures that could trigger the power of heaven and earth appeared for the first time, they would be sensed by some existence or special objects and produce some special movements.
Li Mu still remembered Su He's advice.
An ordinary man was innocent, but he was guilty of possessing a treasure. Taoist scriptures were coveted even by the powerful people in the Middle Realm. Li Mu had these secrets, and the fewer people who knew, the better. Therefore, he didn't intend to tell even his most trusted Li Qing.
There was a knock on the door. Li Mu walked over and opened the door. He saw a little bald head.
The little monk brought in the things for washing up and brought them into the room. He said, "After washing up, you can come to the western dining hall for breakfast."
"Thank you."
Li Mu said politely. He always felt that the little monk was a little strange. When he left, he secretly observed with his Heavenly Eye and couldn't help but be stunned.
This little monk was actually a demonic being. His true form was that of a golden eagle.
Strangely, there was no demonic aura on his body. In his body, there was a looming Buddha's Light.
This greatly surprised Li Mu. The Jinshan Temple was truly an evil place. This shapeshifted demon was clearly a Buddhist cultivator. Not only that, when he arrived at the dining hall with Li Qing, Li Mu was surprised to find that the young novice monk was not the only shapeshifted demon in the temple.
Other than the demons, there were even ghosts that did not have the slightest bit of Ghost Qi. They were chopping firewood and fetching water in the backyard. They were extremely busy.
His intuition told Li Mu that these demonic ghosts had something to do with Xuandu. That monk loved to reason with demonic ghosts. If he could not convince them, he would resort to violence. Then, those demonic ghosts that were unwilling to be redeemed by him would cry and beg him to redeem them …
Xuandu was not here. Li Mu and Li Qing found a corner and sat down. A novice monk brought them food.
Breakfast in the Jinshan Temple was very simple. There were only steamed buns, vegetables, and a bowl of tofu soup.
Li Qing ate very slowly. Li Mu, who had been hungry all night, finished his breakfast quickly. While waiting for her, he listened to the conversation of the monks next to him.
"Last night, the Buddha statue in the hall shone again. Master said that this kind of vision only appears once in a hundred years …"
"I heard from Martial Uncle Xuandu that someone comprehended a new Dharma scripture. That's why the golden body in the hall resonated. He also said that last night, a senior with profound Dharma passed by the Jinshan Temple. Perhaps it was because of that senior …"
"Martial Uncle Xuandu went out again last night. When he came back, he killed an evil tiger demon. When can we be as powerful as Martial Uncle Xuandu? Then we can be like him and get rid of evil for the people …"
"Speaking of the tiger demon, let's eat quickly. After breakfast, we still have to go down the mountain and hand the tiger skin to the tailor. Martial Uncle Xuandu said that he wanted to use this tiger skin to make a tiger skin mattress for the abbot. The abbot was injured by that evil person when he attacked The Heretical Cultivation last time. He hasn't recovered yet …"
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Seeing that the monks in the Jinshan Temple did not suspect him, Li Mu finally heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, he made up his mind to stay away from temples and Taoist temples when he cultivated in the future. Who knew if there would be something glowing for no reason when he cultivated?
After Li Qing finished her meal, the two of them bid farewell to Xuandu.
Li Mu bowed to Xuandu and said, "We'll be staying at your temple tonight. Sorry for disturbing you. We still have work to do, so we won't disturb Master Xuandu."
Xuandu smiled and said, "Young benefactor, you have an affinity with Buddha. The door of the Jinshan Temple will always be open for you."
Li Mu immediately said, "My six senses are not pure. I won't cause trouble for Buddhism …"
After leaving the Jinshan Temple with Li Qing, Li Mu heaved a sigh of relief.
Xuandu looked gentle and refined, but in fact, he liked violence and was unreasonable. If he insisted on keeping Li Mu in the Jinshan Temple, even Li Qing would not be able to stop him.
Fortunately, he did not use force on Li Mu. On the contrary, he answered many of Li Mu's questions about Buddhist cultivation. Li Mu benefited a lot from this trip out of the city.
The Yellow Weasel couple had been waiting outside the Jinshan Temple for a long time. The Yellow Weasel carried a bulging bag full of medicinal herbs on his back.
The two weasels walked upright like humans and swaggered through the streets. It was somewhat inappropriate. Li Qing gave them two Fu-lu. After the Yellow Weasel couple stuck it on their bodies, they disappeared into thin air in front of Li Mu.
Li Mu channeled his mana to his eyes, but he still could not see them.
It was not until he used his All-Seeing Eye that the two demons appeared in front of him again.
The effect of this Abhijna was much greater than Li Mu had expected. Even with his meager Dharmic powers, he could easily cast it. Although it could not be called a Dao technique, it was still an extremely mysterious Abhijna.
It was unexpected that a small vengeful spirit would know this kind of supernatural power.
Li Qing said, "This is just a simple camouflage talisman. It can fool the eyes of ordinary people, but it cannot fool cultivators. When you reach the Soul Condensation Stage, you will be able to see through it."
Li Mu had only condensed one of his seven spirits. He did not know when he would be able to condense his soul. After solving the Yellow Weasel case, he still had to go to the Yunyan Pavilion and continue playing the role of a storyteller.
On the way back to the county, Li Mu once again used the Light of Buddha on the Yellow Weasel's wife to save her life.
Although Li Mu had already condensed his first spirit, Li Mu did not waste the gratitude of the two demons towards him. After refining these emotions, his first spirit would become even more sensitive.
After returning to the county, Li Mu had just stepped into the county office when he bumped into Han Zhe.
After returning from the Bay of Clearwater, Han Zhe had taken a leave of absence. It was said that he had lost too much of his essence and had been cultivating in seclusion for a period of time.
When he saw Li Qing, Han Zhe smiled and asked, "When did Miss Qing come back?"
"A few days ago." Li Qing said lightly and walked straight into the county office.
Han Zhe's gaze swept over Li Mu and saw the Baiyi Sword in his hand. He then looked back at Li Qing's Qinghong Sword and asked Li Mu, "Where did you get your sword?"
"The boss gave it to me."
Li Mu also replied lightly and followed Li Qing out.
Han Zhe stood at the door with a look of surprise on his face. The two swords were very similar in appearance. Although this did not mean anything, seeing a lowly constable holding a sword similar to his sweetheart's made him feel uncomfortable.
However, this discomfort only lasted for a moment. He and Li Qing were both disciples of the Fu-lu School. Although they did not belong to the same school, they were from the same school. The small Yangqiu County was only a part of their experience. Li Mu was just a lowly constable and was destined to not have much interaction with them.
Han Zhe looked back again and turned to walk out of the county office.
In the front hall of the county office.
Zhang County Magistrates sat at the top and glanced at the two weasels kneeling below. He said, "Two demons, although you did not harm anyone, you have damaged the property of the villagers of Zhang Village. I will punish you by making you compensate them double the amount of their losses. Do you have any objections?"
"We'll listen to you, sir. We'll listen to you!"
The two weasels knelt on the ground and kowtowed as if they were pounding garlic.
Li Mu stood to the side. Zhang County Magistrates did not punish the weasel couple more severely because they were demons. This punishment was completely in accordance with the laws of the Great Zhou. As for the medicinal herbs that the weasels collected, any one of them could be sold for hundreds or thousands of chickens and ducks. For the weasels, this punishment was not serious.
If it weren't for the fact that two monsters were involved in this case, County Magistrate Zhang wouldn't even need to come forward. Li Mu could handle it by himself.
Zhang County Magistrates calculated with a brush and said, "Zhang Village lost a total of 15 chickens and two sheep. The market price of each chicken is 50 copper coins, so double is 100 copper coins. For 15 chickens, you will be fined 1,500 copper coins. The market price of a sheep is 1,000 copper coins, so double is 2,000 copper coins. Two sheep are 4,000 copper coins, so the total is five taels and five coins. What do you have to say about the handling of this case?"
The weasel was stunned and said, "Sir, the 15 chickens were done by me, but I have never stolen a sheep …"
Zhang County Magistrates frowned and looked at it. He asked, "The two sheep of Zhang Village were bitten in the neck and had their blood sucked dry. Do you dare say that you did not do it?"
"Sir, I'm innocent." The weasel fell to the ground with a plop and said, "I have never stolen a sheep. Sheep are too smelly. Their blood makes me sick …"
Zhang County Magistrates stood up suspiciously and asked, "If it wasn't you, who could it be?"
Li Mu also looked puzzled. Since the weasel had admitted to stealing the chickens, plus the two sheep, it would just be a few more taels of silver. If the weasel had really sucked the blood of the two sheep, there was no need for him to deny it.
Could it be that the case of Zhang Village involved other demons?
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside. Zhang Shan ran in, panting. He said, "Sir, bad news. Something happened in Zhang Village!"
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