For women, after the age of eighteen, age is a taboo that can never be mentioned.
Su He actually doesn't have this problem. She was eighteen when she died. From then on, her life will be fixed at the age of eighteen forever. To a certain extent, in another thousand or ten thousand years, she will still be eighteen.
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In Yangqiu County, at the old house in the county town, Li Mu and she had a hot pot meal that she had been thinking about for a long time. Su He did not directly promise him that she would go to Shendu with him in three months, but she did not refuse either.
She felt guilty for her deceased parents and wanted to guard their graves here for a month.
In the past twenty years, Su He has been trapped in Bishui Bay. What she has experienced most deeply is loneliness. In the past, she often blamed Li Mu for not accompanying her. Li Mu simply released two female ghosts, one big and one small, for her.
Keep company.
These days, Su He was obviously very depressed. Li Mu and her had hot pot three times in two days.
On the third day, Master Mei and Shangguanli arrived in Yangqiu County.
Also coming with them was the Minister of War Zuo, who was ordered by the Queen to escort Shangguan back to the capital of the gods.
The strong men in the sixth realm in the court are mostly senior ministers and the Queen's internal guards. They were established in a short period of time, and there are no strong men above the sixth realm. The court does have a worship department, and many of them are recruited by the court from various places.
A strong casual cultivator, but this operation is top secret. For safety reasons, the Queen still sent the Minister of War, Zuo Shilang, to come.
The Ministry of War and Bailu Academy have always been absolutely neutral and not involved in dynasty disputes. The generals guard the border security of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the border counties. Even if the dynasty changes within the Great Zhou Dynasty, they will never shift troops. The officials of the Ministry of War are loyal to the contemporary monarch.
This time, when they went to Yingzhou to investigate, they passed by Yunzhong County and met Mrs. Chu who was looking for Shangguanli and others.
This was the first time that Su He and Mrs. Chu met. Li Mu was a little worried about what kind of conflict they would have. He quietly paid attention to the direction of the two of them a few times and saw that they didn't seem to have any intention of fighting, so he gradually felt relieved.
In the corner of the courtyard, Mrs. Chu looked at Su He and said apologetically: "Miss Su, I'm sorry. I only knew that you disappeared unexpectedly at that time. I didn't know that you were harmed by that beast Cui Ming..."
Su He shook his head slightly and said, "You were also harmed by Cui Ming, so you don't need to say sorry to me."
Mrs. Chu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I would also like to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have been out of my mind, and I wouldn't have had the chance to take revenge myself..."
Su He was slightly surprised and asked: "Why do you say this?"
Mrs. Chu said: "When I was in Beijun, I became a ghost general under King Chu Jiang for revenge. Later, I almost made a big mistake. I would have died in the hands of Mr. Li. Mr. Li learned about the old grudge between me and Cui Ming.
, just spared my life and took me to the capital of the gods to look for opportunities to identify Cui Ming and avenge you..."
Su He glanced at Li Mu, who was not far away, and his eyes changed. Li Mu had never told her these things.
She only knew that Cui Ming was an undercover agent of the Demon Sect and was being hunted by the Zhou Dynasty. She did not know that there were so many twists and turns before this incident.
Regarding Cui Ming, she did not talk to Li Mu in detail, but only mentioned it twice. When Li Mu woke her up from her deep sleep, Cui Ming was already in front of her, waiting for her to take revenge with her own hands.
It was obvious that although Li Mu had not asked her, he had always kept this matter in mind.
She looked at Mrs. Chu and asked, "What happened in the meantime?"
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Li Mu did not look in the direction of Su He and Madam Chu, because she was a little confused by Master Mei's gaze.
Master Mei looked at him up and down, and finally couldn't help but ask: "How did you do that?"
Li Mu pretended to be stupid and said: "What can you do?"
Master Mei said: "Don't pretend to be stupid with me. How did you, a small cultivator in the fourth realm, defeat Cui Ming, who was possessed in the sixth realm?"
Li Mu glanced in the direction of Su He and said, "This is all the result of Sister Su. If she hadn't been on top of me and Wan Huan Tianjun was distracted, I could have been crushed to death with one finger."
Lord Mei glanced at him and said: "Young Master, she is only in the fifth realm. Do you think a big gap in realm can be made up so easily?"
Li Mu thought for a while and then said: "Actually, after Cui Ming was possessed, he was just a little stronger, but not that powerful. Sister Su's magic power, coupled with the Taoist skills my master taught me, it is not difficult to defeat him."
strangeness……"
Master Mei looked at him. It was not certain whether Li Mu's "Laozi" master existed or not. This reason was not convincing at all.
But she couldn't ask any more questions. At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of War said: "Where is Cui Ming? If something changes later, it will be reported by the Demon Sect. I will search for his soul first, and then immediately send a message to the capital of the gods to find out who the emperor is."
The undercover agent..."
When Shangguan Li and the others were recuperating in the county government office, in order to avoid an accident, Cui Ming, who had been granted the title of Yuanshen, was temporarily taken into the Hutian space by Li Mu.
As long as he and Su He are together, after the two merge, even if the Demon Sect sends out elder-level figures, they will not be able to bring Cui Ming back.
Li Mu waved his hand, and Cui Ming rolled out of the Hutian space.
When he was in the capital of the gods, he was still the minister of Zhongshu and the prince-in-law of the court. There was no sufficient evidence to search for his soul.
Even if Cui Ming is willing, the court must use mild soul-searching methods, but that method is too mild and has only mediocre effects, and cannot guarantee the results of the soul-searching.
There is also a method of violent soul searching, which can forcibly read other people's memories. There is no way to hide it. However, this violent method will cause great damage to the soul and is irreversible. If it is used against DPRK and Chinese officials just because of suspicion,
With this method of searching for souls, the order of the Zhou Dynasty would be completely destroyed.
However, there are no such restrictions on Cui Ming now.
He is no longer a fourth-grade official, nor is he a prince-in-law. He is going to die. Before his death, no one will have any objection even if he is found to be a lunatic and a fool.
The left minister of the Ministry of War glanced at Cui Ming, who was in a coma, stretched out his hand and put it on his head.
His palms glowed with white light, and gradually, Cui Ming's body began to twitch unconsciously. His face was ferocious, veins popped out on his forehead, and his blood vessels wriggled like earthworms. He was obviously suffering from great pain...
After a while, the left minister of the Ministry of War retracted his hand and said with a stern face: "Among the four internal guards, Mei Lan, Zhu Ju, except for the woman you captured, there are four others who were bewitched by Cui Ming to become undercover agents of the Mei Sect..."
Master Mei was shocked and said: "There are also undercover agents in Mei Wei?"
The Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War nodded and said: "This is just a trick of Cui Ming. There are still many spies of the Demon Sect hidden in the Great Zhou court..."
After searching Cui Ming's soul, only four people were found. The number was not large, but it was not beyond Li Mu's expectations.
The Demon Sect is an undercover agent. Once discovered by the court, there is only one way to die.
Therefore, they keep the identity of the undercover agents absolutely confidential.
In order to ensure that their identities are not leaked, in most cases, undercovers and undercovers do not know each other. Downlines and uplines often can only communicate through one line, and different uplines do not know the identity of the other's undercover.
This model makes it impossible for the court to follow the clues and find more undercover agents even if it discovers one.
But this model also has a fatal flaw.
This reminded Li Mu of Infernal Affairs. If the upline dies, I'm afraid the identity of the downline will never be exposed. Not to mention the court, even Mei Zong doesn't know that they have such an undercover agent in the court. This
There is a possibility that if the undercover agent regrets his job, or finds that he can be promoted faster in the court, as long as he kills the top line, he can completely clear his identity and transform himself into a good citizen of the Zhou Dynasty, or even an important minister in the court...
Of course, the benefits of single-line contact are also obvious.
Even if the imperial court captured such an important person as Cui Ming, it could only deal with a few insignificant people in the inner guard. For Mei Zong, it would not be a big loss.
Lord Mei said solemnly: "When His Majesty just ascended the throne, we were too negligent when we formed the inner guard. This time when we return to the capital of the gods, we must thoroughly clean up the inner guard..."
She looked at Li Mu and asked, "Are you really not going back with us?"
Li Mu shook his head and said: "I have been busy for more than half a year, so I have to take a vacation to spend time with my family..."
Lady Mei originally wanted to say that His Majesty also needs someone to accompany him. Looking at it, he is the only one who can accompany His Majesty in the entire Zhou Dynasty. However, she could not say it clearly. She could only say: "Your Majesty does not have many people available to you."
, you try to come back as soon as possible..."
Li Mu nodded and said: "I know, I know..."
Then, he glanced at Cui Ming, who had been violently searched and unconscious, and asked: "How to deal with him?"
Mrs. Chu walked over and asked, "Can you give him to me?"
Master Mei and Shangguan Li looked at each other and nodded.
Cui Ming is no longer useful. Bringing him back to the capital is a dead end. He was once an important minister of the imperial court and the prince-consort of a country. Taking him back to the capital to be executed made it known to everyone, and the court lost its reputation.
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Mrs. Chu carried Cui Ming, who had fainted, into Li Mu's former study and closed the door.
"Ah, what are you going to do!"
"Don't come over here!"
"Yun'er, it was all my fault in the past. I beg you to let me go, let me go, ah..."
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Cui Ming's horrifying voice came from inside the room. At first, he could still speak complete sentences, but later, all that was left was one shrill scream after another...
Shangguan Li and Master Mei decisively temporarily blocked their hearing. Li Mu shuddered when he heard the screams in the room, and turned off his hearing without hesitation.
After a while, Mrs. Chu walked out of the room expressionlessly.
In the room, everything was as before, nothing seemed to have changed.
But Cui Ming, who she had just brought in, completely disappeared.
Li Mu sighed in his heart. I'm afraid I won't be able to live in this house with peace of mind in the future. It's a pity that his old house...