Great Swordsman

Chapter 235 Ten Thousand Kingdoms?Peach blossom? (seeking subscription)

The next day.

Tai'a County City.

The Tianzi Wing Room of Zuixian Tower.

Sheriff Lin Zhihe sat at the top with a gloomy expression, Li Mu, Chen Ping'an, shopkeeper Lin Song, and the new oiran Qiaoer separated on both sides.

Chen Pingan lowered his head with a look of apprehension.

Li Mu looked at Lin Song and Qiao'er opposite with a relaxed expression.

This Lin Song looked quite young, only in his early twenties, Li Mu guessed that he should be Lin Zhihe's nephew, otherwise it would be impossible to become the shopkeeper of Zuixianlou at a young age.

As for Qiao'er, she's a bit seductive, although not as good as Hua Jieyu, but not far behind.

And the two of them are flirting with each other, there is a high probability that they are already on good terms.

It's just... Li Mu glanced at Lin Zhihe, he knew that once the oiran here 'graduated', he would be taken into Lin Zhihe's room.

Li Mu just wants to say at this moment: Your circle is really chaotic.

"Chen Pingan!"

Snapped! !

Lin Zhihe slapped the table angrily, and said angrily: "You lost your official seal, so that the thieves took the thousand-year-old zombie Nanshanhou out of the death pit, what should you do!!"

"My lord, spare my life!" Chen Pingan trembled and almost knelt down on the spot: "My lord, this official made an unintentional mistake, and definitely did not intend to lose my official seal. This official, this official is willing to take the crime and make meritorious service."

"Shut up! With your little cultivation, you still want to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds?" Lin Zhihe was furious.

Just because of this fat man, he will face Nanshan Hou's pursuit all the time, how will he live in the future?

"Your Majesty, it's thanks to Zuixianlou that the black hands behind the scenes were able to obtain Brother Chen's official seal so easily." Li Mu changed the subject lightly.

Lin Zhihe's expression froze, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Lin Song and Huakui Qiaoer.

"Uncle, this matter has nothing to do with Zuixianlou! County magistrate Chen was drunk and his official seal was stolen. What does it have to do with me?" Lin Song quickly argued.

"Brother Chen is a practitioner, how could he pass out after just two glasses of wine? Someone must have put ingredients in the wine, Shopkeeper Lin, and you still said that it has nothing to do with your Zuixian Tower?" Li Mu asked.

"My lord, there are people coming and going in my Zuixianlou, fish and dragons are mixed, there is no guarantee that no one will sneak into the back kitchen, I am really wronged in Zuixianlou!" Lin Song argued excitedly, but his tone was a little timid.

There is no way, the opposite is the master of the Sword Sect, and it is said that he is still ambiguous with Princess Chu, even the queen... In short, this kind of person must not be offended!

"Lord Sheriff, what do you think?" Li Mu looked at Lin Zhihe.

Lin Zhihe felt that Chen Ping'an should be killed with one knife.

But if you look into it carefully, there is indeed something wrong with the Zuixian Tower, and Li Mu's face... After a long struggle, Lin Zhihe said in a deep voice: "Chen county magistrate! The official seal is a status symbol, representing the majesty of the court. After the spiritual energy recovers, It can even mobilize the destiny of a country by this! If it is lost, let alone the other things, only the Ministry of Industry among the six departments can be competent! Do you understand?"

The official seal is connected with the fortune of the country, although the blacksmiths in the blacksmith shop can recreate an identical one, but how can such an official seal mobilize the fortune of the country?
Chen Pingan naturally understood this, so after the official seal was lost, he dared not report it, because once it was reported, it would definitely alarm the court!

But the matter has come to this point, and he has no way out.

Chen Ping bowed his hands, and replied with a bitter face: "Your official...understand!"

"In this way, this county guard will report your loss of official seal to the imperial court, and how the imperial court will punish you is a matter for the court, so it has nothing to do with this county guard." Lin Zhihe looked at Li Mu: "Magistrate Li, you What do you think?"

"The lower officials naturally have no objections." Li Mu said.

Although this matter was plotted against Chen Pingan by the mastermind behind the scenes, if Chen Pingan hadn't been greedy for sex, it wouldn't have developed to this point.

"Okay, you all go down, County Magistrate Li stays."

After Lin Zhihe sent everyone away, he stood up and said, "Wang Jin's details have been found out, and there is nothing suspicious. It seems that the black hand behind the scenes is extremely cautious!"

"The lower officials expected it." Li Mu nodded calmly.

It would be a bit of a joke if Wang Jin could find out who was behind the scenes.

"Magistrate Li, we are grasshoppers on a rope now, do you have anyone to suspect?" Lin Zhihe couldn't help asking again.

Your analogy is inappropriate!

Who is the grasshopper.

Li Mu resisted the desire to roll his eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "Master County Sheriff, this black hand behind the scenes can influence the appointment and dismissal of a county's inspectors, and you know the relationship between Nanshan Hou and you and me, who do you think of?"

"Who?" Lin Zhihe was startled, and then quickly activated his brain. Finally, a terrible name appeared in his mind: "Zhang Zhang... Zhang Ziyao?"

Zhang Ziyao is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the inspector of a single county, he can go to anyone he wants, and his nephew Zhang Yucheng once entered the tomb of the Marquis of Nanshan with them, and knows all the details inside!
"How could it be him, how could it be him...the sheriff...I...I..." Lin Zhihe wanted to scold her.

If it was another five ministers, he could still work hard to manage the top and bottom, clear up the relationship, so that he could be transferred to the imperial capital and plan one or two.

But Zhang Ziyao is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, one day with him, Lin Zhihe will never even think about entering the imperial capital in his life!

"Magistrate Li, what should I do?" Lin Zhihe was about to collapse.

"At the moment, it's just a suspicion. There is no conclusive evidence to prove that it was the work of the Zhang family. It's not appropriate to act rashly." Li Mu said.

"But we can't sit still! Wait... we have it! County magistrate Li, in half a month, it will be New Year's Day. With your cultivation, you will definitely enter Beijing this time. At that time, I hope you will borrow the power of the Imperial Academy Investigate this matter carefully." Lin Zhihe said earnestly: "The Marquis of Nanshan, we must find him in time to avoid future troubles!"

"This matter..." Li Mu was about to say something polite, when he suddenly felt that something was weird, he savored Lin Zhihe's words carefully, and then he realized, and asked: "Master County Sheriff, since it's the New Year, the next official must be at home Why do you want to go to Beijing to reunite with your family?"

"Magistrate Li still doesn't know?" Lin Zhihe was surprised, and immediately explained to him: "After I established the country, I have fought for years and conquered the surrounding countries. Every five years, all countries will come to court! Exactly five years!"

In the past, it was naturally not the turn of Li Mu and other county magistrates to participate in such important events as Wan Guo Chaobang.

But now that the aura is recovering, in addition to Daqian, the aura of the surrounding countries has also recovered. There are countless practitioners, such as crossing the river, and as the cultivation level rises, the ambitions of all countries, regardless of ambition, are inevitably inflated. , I want to compete with Dagan again!
Therefore, this time the kingdom of all nations will never be peaceful!
Therefore, a talented person like Li Mu will definitely be recruited into the imperial capital by the emperor!
"Wan Guo Chao Bang? Interesting!"

……

Leaving from Tai'a County, Li Mu went straight home with his sword.

Calculating the time, if the little emperor really wanted to call him into Beijing to participate in the Ten Thousand Nations Dynasty, then the order should almost reach his home.

at dusk.

When Li Mu returned to the Li Mansion, he saw a brochure and a letter on the desk.

The zhezi was issued by the palace, and he was ordered to enter Beijing before the new year's day, and there must be no mistakes!

As for the letter, it is from the Hanlin Academy. Judging from the handwriting, it should be written by Zhu'er.

Li Mu opened the letter and read it quickly.

"It's really Chu Ruoxi!" Li Mu tapped his fingers on the desk, frowning slightly.

A few months ago, Li Mu rushed to Jianjiang Villa together with the groom and Wa Wa, but encountered a ghost bride on the way. Afterwards, Li Mu wrote to the Imperial Academy, asking them to check the identity of the ghost bride.

Now, the identity of the ghost bride has finally been clarified.

Not only that, but the letter also recorded Chu Ruoxi's life in detail. He was forcibly engaged to be married by the young master Lin of Gusu County. As a result, this young master Lin behaved badly and died of a serious illness. Ruoxi was also coerced into a ghost marriage by the Lin family, and was finally nailed to death in a coffin.

If it wasn't for the revival of spiritual energy, Chu Ruoxi and Mr. Lin would have 'go to hell together' long ago.

"No wonder that ghost bride is clearly a human being, but she looks like a ghost..." Li Mu felt that any normal woman who was nailed to a coffin after a ghost marriage would definitely be mentally disturbed!
Also, the governor of Lin County in Gusu County... the ghost bride wiped out people all over the house, so there is such a relationship in it.

The letter also records that recently, the ghost bride will "marry" every now and then, and the people she marries, without exception, are all alive and dead. Li Mu!
Because, the people married by the ghost bride all recited his poems overtly and secretly!
"Ghost bride, Marquis of Nanshan... Am I guilty of being too old this year?" Li Mu thought for a while, and decided to go to Beijing immediately. Wash away the bad luck on your body.

Then look up Zhang Ziyao and that Wu Dong to see what their relationship is!
Leave the study.

Li Mu was blocked by a little man.

"Li Mu~bloodletting~" Wawa hugged Hu Dundun, raised her head, and looked at him with bright eyes.

"What blood?" Li Mu was taken aback, but immediately realized, he laughed and said, "I was just joking, don't take it seriously."

"Ah? What a pity~" The baby lowered her head and looked regretfully at Hu Dundun in her arms, with glistening saliva overflowing from the corner of her mouth.

"..." Li Mu twitched.

"..." Hu Dundun felt the malice coming from the baby, struggled desperately, and ran away in a hurry
"Hudundun, don't run~" the baby hurriedly chased after him.

Seeing this, Li Mu quickly picked her up.

"Let go of me ~ let go of me ~" Waffle twisted and struggled, trying to chase Hu Dundun.

"Baby, I'm going on a long trip, are you staying at home, or are you coming with me?" Li Mu asked.

"Is there any roast duck to eat?" the baby turned her head and asked loudly.

"Yes, and there is food ten thousand times better than roast duck!" Li Mu said solemnly.

"Go, I'll go with you~" the baby immediately shouted happily.

Li Mu also laughed.

The reason why he wanted to bring the doll was naturally to think about his own safety!

Yesterday he fought Nanshan Hou in the Pit of the Dead. Although he finally defeated him relying on his divine weapon background, the process was quite difficult, especially at that time he was unable to replenish his spiritual power and was very passive!
If there was a doll at that time, why would there be such concerns?

Li Mu put the doll under his arm, bid farewell to Han Qingqian, and left against the wind.

There was plenty of time to go to Beijing this time, so Li Mu was not in a hurry, and turned a corner halfway to go to Xihua County to beg for a drink.

Over the past few months, the wine market in Xihua County has changed from day to day!

As the little drunkard's peach blossom wine poured into the wine market, more and more people fell under her peach blossom skirt!

As for the Peach Blossom Wine from Peach Blossom House, it is only second-rate, not worth mentioning at all!
For this reason, Taohualou improved the formula several times, and even used despicable means to steal the "authentic" peach blossom wine formula from the little drunkard. peach wine!

According to outside rumors, this is no longer a matter of the brewing formula, but the reason of the brewer!

"It's not because of people, it's because of the Peach Blossom Art!"

In the small courtyard, a little drunkard in a pink peach blossom dress excitedly told Li Mu what had happened in the past few months: "At first, I was worried about the theft of the peach blossom wine formula, but the peach blossom wine they brewed in the end , can’t compare with mine at all. When I made wine after that, I realized that peach blossom wine is not only related to materials and recipes, but also related to peach blossom formula! If it weren’t for my benefactor’s peach blossom formula, I would never be able to brew a superb product Where's the peach blossom wine!"

"This is also due to your chance." Li Mu smiled and smashed bottles of peach blossom wine into the dragon scale space, feeling very happy.

"Li Mu, I want too~" Waowa took out her wooden bowl and poured wine into it too.

"Go away, this wooden bowl of yours is leaky, you can't hold wine!" Li Mu pushed her away, and thought to himself: This wooden bowl... always seems to have forgotten something, um, what is it?

Can't remember.

Forget it, the matter at hand is important.

"Li Mu~" the baby barked its teeth and claws, but it couldn't compete with Li Mu, so it howled with anger.

While filling the wine, Li Mu asked the little drunkard, "Little drunkard, apart from brewing wine, you haven't lost your cultivation in these few months, right?"

"No, when I was making wine, the Peach Blossom Jue was running very fast!" She told Li Mu excitedly, and now she has successfully gathered all three flowers!
Moreover, there is an extra peach blossom in her Niwan Palace!
"Niwan Palace? Peach Blossom?" Li Mu's expression changed drastically. Could it be...

"Benefactor, what's the matter?" The little drunkard looked at him puzzled.

"Little drunkard, can you let me see that peach blossom?" Li Mu asked solemnly.

"Okay!" The little drunkard was completely defenseless against Li Mu, his delicate eyes slightly closed, and immediately his fingertips shone, with pink brilliance flickering and condensing, and finally turned into a dreamy pink-white peach blossom.

A gentle, tenacious and powerful aura emanates from this peach blossom.

really!

Li Mu sighed.

Although the aura of this peach blossom is different from that of Yuanshen, Relic, and Jianxin, but...they are indeed the same existence!

Immediately, Li Mu became depressed.

Because, the way of heaven is unfair!
Think about Huineng and Quanzhen, under the guidance of Li Mu, they can easily produce relics and primordial spirits, and then look at the little drunkard, who can grow "peach blossoms" after brewing wine, and he, who is deeply trapped in the cloud formation, is trapped by the six Taoists. The evil spirit invaded the whole body, and even the three flowers were covered with dust, and it was only at the last moment that the heart of the sword was condensed!
People are more popular than dead people!
Li Mu let out a long sigh.

"Is the benefactor unhappy?" The little drunkard brought 'Peach Blossom' into the Niwan Palace and looked at him with concern.

"No, I'm very happy." Li Mu forced a smile and said, "Little drunkard, now you are only half a step away from the Earth Shade Realm, what are your plans for the future?"

"I want to go to Peach Blossom Island!" The little drunkard's eyes glowed, and said: "I heard from guests that there is Peach Blossom Demon on Peach Blossom Island. As long as I can go to the island, I can keep brewing... and break through the evil land!"

Li Mu rolled his eyes: Did you go to the island for Peach Blossom?

I'm too embarrassed to break you!

Li Mu had a headache and asked, "Peach Blossom Island is still in the hands of Wenxuan Academy, right? Island?"

"I've already made an appointment with the dean of Wenxuan Academy, and we'll meet tomorrow on Peach Blossom Island." The little drunkard said rather heartbroken, "If they agree to my going to the island, I'll give them [-]% of the peach blossom wine I brewed! , half at most, [-]% is acceptable..."

What's your bottom line?
Li Mu was speechless, and he was negotiating with Wenxuan Academy with the attitude of a little drunkard. I am afraid that he would count the money for them if he was sold in the end.

That's all, send the Buddha to the West, just stay here for one night.

(End of this chapter)