Walking on the streets of Shendu, Li Mu found that he seemed to like watching this kind of human world more and more.
Especially after witnessing with my own eyes the changes in the people over the past six months, the achievements and joy they gained from it are far less than those achieved by practicing cultivation.
In this state of mind, his heart is empty, and he can maintain absolute inner peace without using the Qingxin Jue.
Somehow, he even had an understanding.
He has a heart for the world and a destiny for the people. As long as he can practice these two mantras on his own, one day he will be able to rely on the hundreds of millions of people in the Great Zhou Dynasty to advance to the upper three realms.
Nowadays, he no longer has to do anything deliberately and can continue to absorb telepathy from the people. He is like a walking national temple.
As he walked slowly on the street, what he saw and heard was the ecology of the divine capital.
There was only a drake-like voice mixed in, which seemed a little out of place.
"Calculation of marriage, fortune telling, fortune telling, infertility treatment, giving birth to a fat boy, no money required, no money required..."
The voice sounded familiar. Li Mu looked in the direction where the voice came from and saw a slovenly old Taoist squatting on a street corner. There was a Bagua chart in front of him, and a flag was erected next to him with the four characters "Divine Plan" written on it.
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Lao Dao's spiritual sense was very keen. The moment Li Mu looked over, Lao Dao raised his head and met his eyes.
When he saw Li Mu, the old Taoist was stunned for a moment, then jumped up from the ground and said in shock: "Why is it you again..."
Li Mu walked over, smiled at him, and said, "Senior? We meet again."
The old Taoist scratched his head and said, "How come I can meet you wherever I go? Huh? That's not right..."
As he was talking, his voice suddenly changed. He grabbed Li Mu's wrist and said in shock: "You, you? You? You are a blessing now!"
Li Mudao: "In the past few months, I have encountered some opportunities."
The old man let go of his hand and muttered: "What a bullshit opportunity? Why can't I encounter such an opportunity..."
Thinking back to more than a year ago, when he first met the young man in front of him, he was just a mortal who had lost all his souls and had not long to live. By the time he saw him for the second time, he was already a god.
Only more than half a year later, when I saw him again, he had already made a fortune...
This makes the sloppy old man doubt his life.
At this rate, in another year and a half? Wouldn't I be inferior to him?
He crouched back to his original position, waved to Li Mu, and said, "Let's go, let me be alone."
Li Mu just glanced at him and turned to leave.
When he meets an old friend, he just goes up to say hello out of politeness.
A strong man at the peak of the sixth realm was unattainable to Li Mu a year ago. But now, he has close contact with a strong man at the seventh realm every day. In his eyes, the strong man at the sixth realm is nothing more than that.
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It wasn't until Li Mu's back disappeared that the sloppy old Taoist raised his head and looked at the direction he left. He felt sour in his heart and murmured: "Thief..., God, this is unfair, unfair..."
Li Mu soon forgot about the sloppy old man. Although Li Qing's great revenge had been avenged, there were still some remaining problems.
The Enshrinement Department serves as the FBI of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Some of the envoys enjoy the cultivation resources provided by the imperial court, but they do not work for the imperial court, do not obey the orders of the officials, and even become private soldiers of the old party, disobeying the holy orders and doing whatever they want.
Li Mu had the idea of cleaning up the Enshrinement Department a long time ago.
The Enshrinement Department is nominally dispatched by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but it is not a yamen under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Before the Queen ascended the throne, the Department of Worship was directly responsible to the Emperor.
After the Queen ascended the throne, because she could not subdue the Enshrinement Department controlled by the old party, she established an inner guard. The Bamboo Guard, one of the Four Guards of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum, was used to replace the Enshrinement Department.
Of course, in terms of strength and resources, the Inner Guards are currently far inferior to the Enshrinement Division.
The Enshrinement Department is maintained by the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and a large amount of spiritual jade, talismans, magic weapons and other spiritual resources are appropriated from the treasury every year. The inner guard requires the empress to subsidize it herself.
The inner guard with the highest cultivation level is only at the fifth level. In the enshrinement department, the two great ministers both have the sixth level cultivation. There are dozens of fifth level envoys.
In Changle Palace, while eating with the queen, Li Mu talked to her about the idea of cleaning up the worship department, but the queen was a little absent-minded.
Zhou Wu did not answer Li Mu's question and asked: "What are the benefits of being an emperor? Why can they ignore the lives of others and their own lives for this position?"
Zhou Chuan had been sent away to the capital today, and Li Mu was not surprised that the queen would have such feelings.
For the queen, there is indeed nothing good about being an emperor.
She is neither keen on power nor coveted for beauty. She has no one in the harem, and she always doesn't want to review the manuscripts. For him, this position is a confinement.
But for others, it is already a fatal temptation to hold the power of life and death for hundreds of millions of creatures and become the most powerful country leader in the ancestral state.
What's more, after becoming the emperor, you can legitimately replenish the harem.
If Li Mu were the emperor, he could justifiably make Liu Hanyan the queen, Li Qing the noble concubine, Wan Wan and Xiao Bai, the concubines, and no one would be jealous of the other...
It is natural for the emperor to accept a concubine. Just thinking about it makes me feel wonderful. There will never be a fire in the harem or a Shura field.
Zhou Wu glanced at Li Mu and said, "I'm asking you something, why are you laughing?"
Li Mu stopped fantasizing, suppressed his smile, and said: "Your Majesty, not everyone is the same as your Majesty. They don't like power. To become the Nine-Five Lord above tens of millions of people is fatal to them.
Attraction.”
Zhou Wu asked: "Are you too?"
Li Mu shook his head and said: "This is not my dream."
Zhou Wu continued to ask: "Then what is your dream?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "My dream is to take my ladies to travel around ten continents and three islands, see thousands of scenery, and finally find a quiet and illusory place. After practicing, I can grow flowers and vegetables.
Ordinary people’s lives…”
Zhou Wu glanced at him and asked calmly: "You want to leave the court?"
Li Mu heard the fluctuation in her tone, which made her think that she was going to run away now, and added: "Of course not now..."
Zhou Wu asked: "When was that?"
Li Mudao: "After helping His Majesty clear all obstacles and solve all troubles."
Zhou Wu said lightly: "I feel that the demon country, ghost realm, and demon sect are the biggest obstacles and troubles in my heart. I will not keep you long until the demon sect is eliminated, the ghost realm is conquered, and the demon country is pacified.
, I will let you go."
Li Mu was stunned when he heard this.
The Demon Kingdom, the Ghost Realm, and the Demon Sect, none of these three forces have existed as long as the Great Zhou. If the Great Zhou dies, they may not die. To put it bluntly, she wants to work for her for the rest of her life...
When the Jade Emperor made things difficult for Sun Wukong, he never went so far.
It would be better to wait until the chickens have finished eating the rice, the dogs have finished adding the noodles, and the fire has broken the lock, so that Li Mu at least has something to look forward to.
At this moment, he had decided to follow the original plan, help her gather the next imperial energy, and run away with Liu Hanyan and the others. There was a wider world outside, and he didn't want to spend his whole life on the Queen.
Zhou Wu glanced at him and asked, "Why, you don't want to?"
Li Mu could only force out a smile and said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for your majesty. Not to mention destroying the demon sect, subduing the ghost realm, and pacifying the demon country. When I am strong enough, I can go to the East China Sea to catch a dragon and come back to serve as your majesty's paw."
Mount..."
Li Mu had already figured out the Queen's character.
Ordinary women also like to hear good things. The Queen is not an ordinary woman. She prefers flattery and praise. Regardless of whether she can do it or not, let's get over the current hurdle first.
Zhou Wu asked: "Is what you said true?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Every word I say comes from the bottom of my heart."
Zhou Wu said calmly: "Then you swear to the way of heaven."
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Li Mu looked at the Queen in confusion. He did not expect that she would not follow the routine. If he had said these words to Liu Hanyan and Li Qing, they would have covered them up before Li Mu swore to Heaven.
Li Mu's mouth then turned coquettish or angry, saying "Who asked you to swear?" "I don't want you to swear" and so on, and then revealed the matter.
But the Queen...
She just didn't stop him, but she actually took the initiative to make him swear?
Can the oath of heaven be made casually?
Li Mu only felt that the trust between people was gone.
"Why, you don't want to?" Zhou Wu looked at Li Mu and asked, "Could it be that what you just said was all false?"
Li Mu wished he could slap his own mouth.
But it's obviously too late.
Looking at the serious look in the Queen's eyes, Li Mu slowly raised his right hand, bent his thumb, pointed to the sky, gritted his teeth and said: "I, Li Mu, swear by the law of heaven that I will wait until the demon sect is eliminated, the ghost realm is conquered, and the demon kingdom is pacified.
If you leave Your Majesty and violate the rules, you will not end well..."
Zhou Wu said: "What's more, I really want to have a dragon as a mount..."
Li Mu moved his lips and said: "Your Majesty, don't forget this. Dragons smell fishy and are slippery, so they are not suitable for riding..."
