Morbid pet

Chapter 322 Putuo Temple

Li Mu entered Putuo Temple, found his aunt's Zen room, pushed the door open and went in. His aunt was sitting on a futon chanting sutras. Hearing the sound, he turned around and said with a kind smile: "Amu, why are you here so early today?"

Li Mu took off his shoes, knelt down on the futon with his legs crossed, and said with a smile: "I'll come over to help you chant sutras and pray for blessings."

"Nonsense, where are you needed here?"

Li Mu shook his head, "I am sincere."

My aunt smiled and said, "Well, come and recite the Diamond Sutra for me. Remember to recite it a hundred times in a row. I have an assessment."

Li Mu nodded solemnly, "I obey."

He closed his eyes, recalled it carefully, and began to recite the Diamond Sutra. He had always been a good boy, and he had never let his family worry about it, let alone caused any trouble.

The aunt nodded with satisfaction, "Well, not bad, you can continue to carry it."

Li Mu started to recite again.

When he had recited it 896 times, Li Mu was so tired that he lay down on the futon, breathing heavily "Huh-huh-huh-".

My aunt smiled and said, "That's not enough. Let's continue reciting."

Li Mu said with a mournful face: "Aunt, I can't survive."

The aunt said: "You usually don't study hard, but you haven't told your father, the emperor, mother and concubine what happened today?"

When this matter was mentioned, Li Mu suddenly became speechless, "Not yet..."

Auntie frowned, "I don't care how difficult it is for you now, you must tell your father and mother about this matter tomorrow, you know? Otherwise I will not forgive you."

Li Mu lowered his head and said weakly: "Yes, Mu'er will obey the teachings."

My aunt stood up, stretched her limbs, and stretched her muscles. "Okay, it's time to eat. Go and wash up. Let's have fast tonight."

Li Mu immediately raised his head and stared at his aunt with burning eyes, "Can I stay overnight?"

"Of course, what are you thinking about?" My aunt patted her eldest nephew on the shoulder and said gently: "I still haven't understood some scriptures. If you are hungry, eat first. I will come to you later."

"Okay, aunt, thank you for your hard work." Li Mu stood up and gave her aunt a hug. Her aunt touched Li Mu's head and said, "Be good~"

Li Mu watched her aunt disappear at the door, then turned around and kicked over the vase next to her, making a crisp sound.

He clenched his fists, with a fierce look in his eyes, "Why can't I have a happy life? Why can't I have a lover?"

His aunt is right. If he can become a strong man, he can protect his lover, relatives, and even everyone who needs his protection. He will never allow anyone to ruin his life!

As night fell, Li Mu took a shower, put on loose and comfortable clothes and lay on the bed to sleep. Suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door, "Knock, knock, knock!"

Li Mu asked warily: "Who is it?"

"Mr. Mu, it's me!"

Li Mu was stunned. It was the boy's voice. He immediately dressed up and walked to the door. He opened the door and saw that it was indeed the boy. He ran all the way over, still breathing heavily.

"what happened?"

"Your Highness, something serious happened!"

"What happened?"

The boy wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke very quickly: "This afternoon, His Majesty sent someone to report the case, saying that a thief broke into the palace, killed two imperial guards, and kidnapped a noble lady. , His Majesty was furious and issued an order to arrest the culprit, but the culprit disappeared in the palace, and the culprit also kidnapped the wives of two officials as a threat."

Li Mu was shocked: "How dare you kidnap the wife of a court official? You are quite brave."

The boy swallowed his saliva and said, "I heard that the murderer was highly skilled in martial arts and had excellent light skills. Moreover, he disguised himself as a noble lady and sneaked into the palace. Now the palace is in chaos, and His Majesty is convening the ministers to discuss countermeasures."

Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "I will rush back to the capital right now."

The boy stopped him and advised: "Your Highness, please don't be impulsive. This matter is unusual. If you return to the capital rashly, I'm afraid you will get burned. Besides, you are only a young man who has not yet reached the crown. Even if His Majesty favors you, he will After all, he is not your biological eldest brother. If His Majesty loses his life because of your recklessness, do you think it is worth it?"

Li Mu sighed, "I know that too."

The servant breathed a sigh of relief, "Then it would be best for Your Highness to stand still."

Li Mudao: "Having said that, if I stand aside and watch, wouldn't it mean that I am too cold and heartless?"

The servant said: "But Your Highness's safety is the most important thing. If something happens to you, the slaves will not want to live anymore."

Li Mu patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Don't worry, this king will be fine. Who am I? I am the only direct bloodline of the Li family, how can anything happen?"

When the young man heard this, there was a hint of worry on his face. He hesitated for a moment and then asked, "What are you going to do, Your Highness?"

Li Mu said: "Just wait and see what happens."

The boy nodded and said, "If you need a slave, just send one."

Li Mu patted his chest and said boldly: "Don't worry, I will definitely not treat my own people badly. You have been with me for so long, and it is time to enjoy life. In this way, I will give you a house and you can move there." , how about you report to me anytime if you have anything?"

The young man was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Mu waved his hand, "Don't thank me in a hurry. I can only temporarily guarantee that you will not be bullied outside. If you want to marry a wife or buy a house, I can't help you. Therefore, I hope you can work hard on your own and don't always If you want to be attached to me, this incident should be a lesson to you."

The servant said seriously: "I will remember this. Your Highness, please rest assured that I will live up to His Highness's expectations."

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction, turned around and returned to the house, sitting cross-legged on the couch to practice his internal skills.
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Early the next morning, Li Mu hurried to the post house with the vegetarian meal made by his aunt.

Many people gathered at the entrance of the post house, including the Imperial Guards, the Minister of Justice, the Commander of the Imperial Guards, etc.

As soon as Li Mu got out of the carriage, everyone's eyes immediately fell on him. Almost everyone had different expressions, including anger, contempt, ridicule, and jealousy.

, all kinds of emotions were intertwined, making Li Mu want to throw them all into the pit.

Li Mu snorted coldly, walked into the post house with his head held high, came to Yi Cheng's room, and knocked on the door.

The door opened, and Yi Cheng said with a sad face: "Little brother, I'm really sorry for what happened last night. I didn't want to, it's just... alas!"

He looked hesitant to speak.

Li Mu frowned slightly and asked, "Just what?"

Yi Cheng sighed and said: "Our inn encountered a thief last night. All the guest rooms were stolen, and not even a single bank note was left. Now the innkeeper suspects that we stole the stolen goods and is going on strike. "

Li Mu was surprised: "What a coincidence?"

Yi Cheng sighed deeply and said: "Isn't it such a coincidence? Although our shop is small, there are only seven or eighty people in it. In the end, only a few of us were intact, and the rest were injured or dead. But... There are only a few of us left alive, those people must doubt us." Li Mu asked: "How were they injured?"

Yi Cheng said: "I don't know exactly how I was injured. I only know that assassins broke into the inn at that time. They resisted desperately, but they were outnumbered. In the end, many people died. I was lucky and escaped by hiding under the counter. Jie, everything in the inn was robbed later, leaving only me and another guy, and a few boxes of gold bars and silver ingots."

Li Mu asked: "Where did the silver and gold bars go?"

"They are all hidden." Yi Cheng shook his head and sighed: "These silver and gold bars are enough for ordinary people to live for several lifetimes. Those assassins don't know who they are, but they are so frantic that they even rob money."

Li Mu said: "Then why do they want to rob gold and silver?"

Yi Cheng said blankly: "I don't know this either, maybe only they themselves know."

Li Mu frowned and asked, "Who are they?"

Yi Cheng shook his head and said: "We don't know about this. We only know whether those assassins fell from the sky or crashed into the inn directly from the sky."

Li Mu asked: "Do you know that people will fall from the sky?"

Yi Cheng nodded: "Of course I know. We in Zhennan County have had this kind of thing happen before. A caravan was attacked halfway, and all the goods were robbed. The caravan was completely wiped out, and only two bodyguards escaped. When we came back, it is said that there were five or six children and old people in the caravan at that time.”

Li Mu continued to ask: "Are you sure they are talking about a five- or six-year-old boy and four old people?"

Yi Cheng nodded: "Well, their description is correct, they are these people, but I don't know who they are, so cruel."

Li Mu was silent for a moment, then walked into Yi Cheng's room. Looking at the blood stains on the floor, he bent down and picked up a rag. After carefully identifying it, he looked solemn.

The embroidery and style of this piece of fabric were exactly the same as the pattern on the black robe he had seen last night, which meant that the group of men in black last night were indeed looking for his bank card.

Li Mu put the handkerchief into his arms, then turned around and left the inn, riding to the Jinyiwei Mansion Office.

"Master Li, why are you here?"

The commander of the Jinyi Guards was surprised to see Li Mu coming to the door.

Li Mugong cupped his hands and said respectfully: "Master Commander, last night, I met a group of men in black outside the post house. They tried to rob them. Fortunately, I passed by and scared them away."

The commander of the Jinyi Guards looked stern and asked, "Have you seen their faces clearly?"

Li Mu shook his head, "The distance was so far that I couldn't see clearly. I could only vaguely feel that the leader was a woman, wearing a white outfit, veiled, and holding a sword in her hand."

The commander of the Jin Yiwei narrowed his eyes at Li Mu and asked, "Is she carrying a red long sword?"

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."

The commander of the Jin Yiwei frowned and murmured to himself: "Is it really not her?"

He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where did you go after seeing that woman last night?"

Li Mu thought for a while and said: "I went to an abandoned temple on the outskirts of the city. The temple has been abandoned for a long time. Usually no one goes there. As soon as I arrived at the door of the temple, the woman suddenly rushed out to kill me. In panic, I only thought While running for his life, he forgot to ask her about her identity, let alone her appearance..."

The commander of the Jin Yiwei nodded and said, "I understand."

After saying that, he walked out of the house and shouted outside: "Captain Liu."

Agent Liu quickly walked into the room, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Commander."

The commander said: "Send a few more people to secretly investigate the murderer last night, paying special attention to the traces of the woman."

Captain Liu hesitated and said: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult, because these people in the world don't even bother to show their true colors to others, and we can't get any clues."

The commander glanced at him lightly and said: "I only ask you to investigate. As for what to find out, that is your responsibility. I will not interfere, but the result I want is to find out the mastermind behind the scenes." , give my court justice."

He paused and continued: "Also, you must be fully responsible for this mistake. The third-grade military attache personally led thousands of soldiers and horses, and actually allowed a group of young people to sneak into the city, and almost caused a catastrophe. If Your Majesty blamed me, but I can't bear it, so Mr. Liu, you should understand, right?"

Detective Liu was sweating on his forehead, and he quickly said in a low voice: "I understand, I will do my best."

After he exited the room, he immediately summoned several royal guards and ordered: "Come with me to the ruined temple on the outskirts of the city."

Several Jin Yiwei looked at each other and showed embarrassment at the same time.

Although they are Jin Yiwei, they are not the direct descendants of the Jin Yiwei commander. According to the rules, it is not their turn to intervene in such matters.

The commander of the Jinyiwei seemed to have understood what they were thinking, and said calmly: "When you go, you only need to help guard and don't need to take action. If there is danger, you will be ready to evacuate at any time."

Jin Yiwei's body skills and lightness skills are both excellent. As long as they are unwilling to expose their bodies, the men in black, even martial arts masters, will not be able to detect their existence.

"As ordered!"

Capt. Liu nodded, left the county government office with a few royal guards, and walked straight to the outskirts of the city.

In a dilapidated mountain village, Li Mu and Yang Captou squatted in the corner, listening to the noisy sounds coming from their ears.

After a while, an elderly woman with white hair came out of the house holding a baby in her arms. She was slightly startled when she saw the two people squatting in the corner, and then took two steps back warily.

Li Mu smiled at her and said: "Don't be afraid, aunt, we are not bad people. My name is Li Mu, and next to me is my brother Yang Capt. I came today just to ask aunt to tell us what happened last night. "

The woman looked at the two of them for a moment, and then said slowly: "So you are official servants, why are you asking?"

Li Mu said seriously: "Don't worry, Auntie, we will never make things difficult for you."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My old man was killed last night. When he died, he was covered in blood, as if he had been abused..."

Li Mu said: "You can report it to the government, or tell the government and let the government catch the murderers and seek justice for you."

The woman shook her head and said: "The people in the government have been deceived by those thieves a long time ago. They said that the government doesn't care..."

She added: "Not only that, those criminal thieves who are full of evil also threaten the government and ask them to turn a blind eye. As long as they send money to the government every year and promise not to cause trouble, the government will pretend that they have not seen it... "

Li Mu frowned and said, "Since the government doesn't care, it won't help if you report it to the government. You might as well tell the government the whole thing. The government will definitely deal with it impartially."

The woman sighed and said bitterly: "None of these knights in the world are ruthless. They dare to commit crimes in the city unscrupulously, which means they are not afraid of the government at all. The government can't do anything to them, but they will be used by them. .”

Hearing this, Li Mu felt a trace of doubt in his heart and said: "Since these criminal thieves are all desperadoes, why didn't the government report it to the Holy One? If the Holy One gives the order, those gangsters will definitely be caught..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw the woman's eyes suddenly widening and she said sternly: "Don't insult the Holy One!"

Li Mu waved his hands hurriedly: "Auntie, don't be angry yet, I'm not scolding the Holy One..."

The woman snorted coldly, ignored him, and hurriedly left with the baby in her arms.

Li Mu looked at her back and murmured: "Is it possible that the glorious image of eldest brother has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and cannot be violated?"

(End of this chapter)