They could drain the water when dealing with Ao Run, but this was the border between the Great Zhou and the Shen Kingdom. Draining the lake would cause a territorial dispute between the Great Zhou and the Shen Kingdom. At that time, the Shen Kingdom would bite back, and the Great Zhou would be the one who took the initiative to provoke them.
At that time, the grievances of the people and soldiers in the South County would be in vain.
Li Mu glanced at Ao Run and said, "Find a way to force her out."
Ao Run's face turned bitter and said, "Master, that's a real dragon. I'm no match for her."
Li Mu said lightly, "If you can force her out, I'll give you a month's leave when we go back this time. You can go back to the East County."
"Oh, Yingying, Pingping, Honghong, Cuihua, wait for me at home!"
A deafening roar came from the north shore of the South Lake. Ao Run turned into a flood dragon and rushed into the lake. Huge waves began to surge in the lake again, and from time to time, there were bursts of dragon roars.
Li Mu stood on the shore and asked the middle-aged man, "What's going on with this dragon?"
The middle-aged man cupped his fists and said, "My lord, the South Lake was originally a separate island between the Great Zhou and the Shen Kingdom. However, a few months ago, a giant dragon suddenly came here. When our soldiers approached the shore of the lake, they would be attacked by it. The people of the Shen Kingdom took the opportunity to occupy the island in the middle of the lake and control the entire South Lake. They repeatedly went ashore to provoke us and injured many of our sentries …"
As soon as Li Mu learned the situation from the sentinel, there was a cry from the lake. Ao Run flew out of the lake again, holding his stomach. A wound on his lower abdomen was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said with fear, "That was close. Damn, you were so ruthless. My baby was almost gone …"
He was worried that Li Mu would blame him for failing to complete the task, so he immediately said, "Master, don't be angry. I still have a way to force her out."
Li Mu glanced at him and said, "Speak."
Ao Run said, "We can pee in this lake. If one person can't do it, we can call a hundred people, a thousand people. I don't believe she can still stay in the water …"
Before he could finish his words, a thick water column shot out from the lake and hit Ao Run, sending him flying a thousand feet away.
Ao Run flew back quickly. He pointed at the lake and said angrily, "Come up here if you have the ability!"
What answered him was another water column.
State affairs were no small matter. This dragon had disgraced the dignity of the Great Zhou. Li Mu said to Ao Run in a deep voice, "Give me your Flood Dragon Core."
The flood dragon core was very important to him. Without it, his strength would be reduced by at least half. But since his master had spoken, Ao Run didn't dare to refuse. He carefully spat out a pigeon egg-sized ball and worriedly said to Li Mu, "Master, it's very important to me. You have to take care of it …"
Li Mu grabbed the pill. Looking at his rough appearance, Ao Run's heart was bleeding.
Li Mu put the pill into his sleeve and jumped into the Southern Lake.
This time, he didn't feel any rejection from the lake. Instead, he felt a sense of affinity. Although Ao Run's Monster Core couldn't increase his strength in the water, it wouldn't suppress him either.
As soon as Li Mu entered the water, he saw a dragon tail sweeping towards him.
It was too late to dodge. He stretched out his arms, but he was still pushed back dozens of feet. His arms were numb. A white dragon was dozens of feet away, staring at Li Mu with lantern-sized eyes.
Li Mu wasn't stupid enough to compete with a dragon in terms of physical strength. With a thought, a golden beam of light flew out from his body. The Dao bell rapidly expanded in the water and enveloped Li Mu. However, it didn't protect him like before. The bell flowed like water and attached itself to Li Mu's body. Moments later, the Dao bell disappeared. Li Mu's body didn't seem to have changed, but his skin had darkened slightly.
After the Bell Spirit absorbed the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy and transformed into a human, it could separate itself from the bell. The Dao bell also had some uses that Li Mu hadn't expected.
The dragon tail attacked again. Li Mu stood in place and allowed the dragon tail to land on his body.
Ka-cha!
Li Mu's body didn't move at all, but a sound came from the dragon tail. Li Mu heard a cry of pain in the water. He didn't give the dragon a chance. He stretched out his arms and hugged the dragon tail. He used his Herculean Art and rapidly rose up.
Above the southern lake, there was a huge splash.
A white dragon that was more than a hundred feet long flew out of the water. Li Mu hugged its tail. After it flew out of the water, it turned its body and slammed its huge dragon head into Li Mu.
Facing the dragon head that was as large as his body, Li Mu also slammed his head into it.
Bang!
There was a loud crash in the void, and the figures of the man and the dragon were both sent flying. However, the white dragon was suspended in the air, motionless, as if it was stunned by the crash, while the figure of the man continued to fly towards it.
By the lakeside, Ao Run's body trembled. This collision hurt even him. To be able to gain the upper hand against a dragon with his body, he realized that his master had held back.
Then, he became happy. He hugged his arms and shouted, "Beat him up! Beat him up!"
He would be happy to see either the female dragon or the man get beaten up. He even hoped that the female dragon would be more ruthless and help him vent his anger.
Beside Ao Run, the ten southern soldiers on the lakeside were also dumbfounded.
This was an adult dragon. Although its cultivation was at the fifth realm, it could not be tamed unless one was at the sixth realm. Wasn't this lord from the Worship Department a little too powerful to be able to contend against a dragon with just his body of flesh and blood …
In the sky, Li Mu's fist had arrived. The dragon suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a ball of flame.
This was dragon breath, one of the most powerful flames in the world. Its power was even greater than the True Samadhi Fire. It was one of the dragon's racial talents.
In the face of this dragon breath, Li Mu raised his hand. A transparent barrier formed in front of him and blocked the dragon breath completely.
The dragon roared at the sky again. Dark clouds quickly gathered above Li Mu's head, and a strong wind blew. The rain borrowed the wind's momentum and swept towards him. Li Mu stood in the rain and looked at the dragon indifferently.
In the next moment, dark clouds also gathered above the dragon's head. The sky full of water hit its body. The dragon roared in pain and swayed its body, continuing to charge towards Li Mu.
"Freeze!"
Li Mu pointed with his finger. The huge dragon's body stopped in the air for a moment and quickly broke free. At this moment, Li Mu spoke again, "Formation!"
This time, the dragon's body completely stopped in the air.
Li Mu's figure flashed, and he was already riding on the dragon's body. Green light appeared on his fist, and he fiercely smashed the dragon's body. The dragon let out a dragon's roar, and its body twisted non-stop. Li Mu tightly grabbed the mane on its back, and his punches landed on the dragon's body, causing the dragon to roar continuously.
Ao Run looked up at this scene, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He muttered, "He even hit a woman. Too ruthless …"
This was the first time the soldiers of South County had seen someone beat up a true dragon like this. One of them muttered, "Are the consecrated masters of the Worship Department already so powerful …"
"Even a true dragon is being chased and beaten by him!"
"He's still so young …"
…
The middle-aged man looked at the figure beating up the dragon in the air, and a light suddenly appeared in his mind. He said excitedly, "I know, I know who he is!"
Bang!
Li Mu's full-strength punch smashed the dragon from the sky to the ground, causing a cloud of dust to splash up. He rushed down and rode on the dragon again. He grabbed its mane and punched the dragon's body.
Suddenly, the dragon's body under him changed.
In the next moment, Li Mu found that he was riding on top of a white-clothed girl. One of his hands was grabbing her hair, while the other hand was clenched into a fist and punched her chest.
Puff …
The girl grunted. Even though Li Mu had restrained most of his strength, she still grunted, and blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth.
Li Mu let go of her hair and got down from her body. He asked in a deep voice, "Evil creature, do you know what the punishment is for colluding with the Shen Kingdom to invade Great Zhou?"
The girl closed her eyes and turned her head away. She gritted her teeth and said, "If you want to kill me, do as you please."
Ao Run was worried that Li Mu would really kill the dragon. He quickly ran over and said, "Master, you can't kill her. You mustn't kill her. The dragon race can't give birth to a child for a hundred years. If you kill a dragon, the dragon race will fight us to the death …"
The heavens were fair. The dragon race was born with great strength, but it was extremely difficult to reproduce. Almost every dragon couple was infertile, which caused the dragon race's population to be very small. Otherwise, with their strength, they would have unified the Ancestral Province long ago.
Li Mu looked down at the dragon girl and asked, "What's your name? Why are you opposing the Great Zhou?"
The girl still didn't speak. Li Mu didn't immediately force her. He first tied her up with the Immortal-binding Chains.
At this time, the Southern Army soldiers had already approached.
The middle-aged man looked at Li Mu and suddenly asked, "If I may be so bold, may I know your name?"
Li Mu looked at the crowd and smiled. He said, "Great Zhou's Consecration Department, Li Mu."
As soon as he said this, the ten people knelt on one knee and cupped their fists. The middle-aged man said excitedly, "Song Xuan of the Southern Army's Seventh Army's Second Sentry Squad, greets Lord Li!"
Li Mu personally helped him up. He looked at the crowd and said, "You've all worked hard."
The middle-aged man took a deep breath and stood up straight. He said solemnly, "It's my duty!"
Li Mu patted him on the shoulder and took out a few bottles of healing pills. He distributed them to everyone and returned the Jiao Dan to Ao Run. He said, "Catch those guys at the bottom of the lake."
The cultivation of the twenty or so people from the Shen Kingdom was only at the fourth realm. They were quickly captured by Ao Run. Their cultivation was sealed and they were tied up on the shore.
At first, these people were very stubborn. However, after Ao Run's torture and interrogation, they immediately confessed. They were the border guards of the Shen Kingdom. They were ordered by the Shen Kingdom's imperial court to deliberately cross the border and provoke a conflict between the two countries.
A few months ago, there was a huge change in the Yao Kingdom. The northern part of the Great Zhou was in danger. The Shen Kingdom wanted to take advantage of the situation and occupy the Great Zhou's Southern County while the Yao Kingdom invaded the Great Zhou. At that time, the Great Zhou would have to deal with the powerful enemy, the Yao Kingdom, and would be unable to mobilize troops. Unexpectedly, the chaos of the Yao Kingdom was quelled so quickly, and their plan fell through.
Li Mu asked them to temporarily detain these people from the Shen Kingdom. He learned about the current situation of the Southern County from Song Xuan.
Great Zhou did not have many troops in the Southern County. The entire Southern Army only had about 10,000 people. It was different from the Northern Army, which had a large number of troops. The border between the Great Zhou and the Shen Kingdom stretched for thousands of miles. The Southern Army had built countless outposts on the border defense line. Each outpost was guarded by a small team of ten people.
Even so, the outposts on the southern border were sparse. There were often people from the Shen Kingdom who secretly crossed the border and caused trouble in the Great Zhou. In recent months, the Great Zhou had no time to care about the Shen Kingdom. The Shen Kingdom was even more unscrupulous.
The people of the Southern County were deeply disturbed. Naturally, the faith of the people was extremely low.
It was impossible to completely change this situation. The border between the two countries was too long. No matter how many troops Great Zhou had stationed on the southern border, it could not completely eliminate this phenomenon. The Imperial Court could not waste too many troops here.
The simplest way was, of course, to completely scare the Shen Kingdom, just like a hundred years ago. However, the Great Zhou could not take the initiative to start a war. Li Mu rubbed the space between his eyebrows. Suddenly, a bell rang from Song Xuan's waist.
Song Xuan heard the bell and took out a string of bells from his waist. One of them vibrated and made a crisp sound.
His expression changed and he said, "It's the fifth team asking for help. They're in danger!"
Li Mu asked, "Where is the fifth team?"
Song Xuan pointed in a certain direction and said, "To the east, 25 miles away."
"I'll go take a look first. Follow me."
Li Mu said. Then, he turned into a stream of light and sped toward the east.
25 miles away, ten sentries of the Southern Army were surrounding a bald man. The man was dressed differently from the people of the Great Zhou. Although it was said to be a siege, the man was actually fighting against ten people with ease.
With his Realm Five cultivation, he could completely trample on these small cultivators who were only at the Second and Third Realms.
And what he enjoyed was the process of trampling on them.
Ever since the Shen Kingdom and the Great Zhou fell out, the people of the country wanted to go to war with the Great Zhou. Even if there was a conflict with the Great Zhou border army, the Imperial Court would not blame them.
The weapons of the Southern Army sentries slashed the bald man's body, creating a series of sparks. The bald man casually hit the dantian of a young sentinel with his palm. His cultivation was completely destroyed, and his aura immediately withered.
In a few breaths, this person had destroyed the cultivation of six sentinels. Just as he raised his hand again, he suddenly raised his head and looked to the west.
There was a powerful aura coming over at a high speed.
He casually destroyed the sentinel in front of him and said indifferently, "The experts of the Southern Army are here. I won't play with you anymore!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly retreated in the direction of the border.
As long as he crossed that boundary marker, he would be in the territory of the Shen Kingdom. That stone marker was a place that the Great Zhou border army could not cross.
Thinking of this, he sped up again. But in the next moment, he suddenly felt his hair stand on end.
A flying sword chased after him at an unbelievable speed. It pierced through his back and nailed his body to the boundary marker.
His Primordial Spirit left his body and fled to the other side with a terrified expression. However, even though he had already stepped into the territory of the Shen Kingdom, a small illusory sword chased after him and pierced through his Primordial Spirit.
His terrified Primordial Spirit was still in the air when it started to slowly dissipate.
All of this happened very quickly. Several Southern Army sentinels looked at this scene in shock. After a long time, their expressions changed from shock to joy.
Behind them, Ao Run rushed over with his group. He looked at the bald man who was nailed to the ground and his nascent soul that had yet to dissipate. He gulped with difficulty. At this moment, he deeply understood that the reason he was still standing here in one piece was all because he had a loose tongue back then...
Li Mu's gaze swept over everyone. When it swept over the dragon girl, she trembled and immediately said, "My name is Ao Chengxin. My home is in the Southern Sea. I sneaked out. I didn't want to go against you, but someone stole my inner core and forced me to work for them …"
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