0413, Inner Demon

Longcheng Pass is the center of the entire continent.

In the endgame of Dayue's Ten Cities and Nine Lands, except for Longcheng Pass, the other eighteen cities were completely slaughtered by the Western Qin Army. Walking into it was like walking into purgatory. Many people with normal nerves , will have a nervous breakdown when they see the tragic situation here.

It's like hell.

Li Mu remained silent, following the Dayue Army, collecting the bodies of civilians who died tragically in one city after another. Everywhere he went, he felt silent in his heart.

He saw the octogenarian being cut into pieces, the old woman and grandfather being burned to death in the house, and the young mother holding her pre-term child who was shot to death with a bow and arrow, with a sad look on her face, her lower body was naked and messy, and there was a knife mark on her heart. , they saw dozens of young men trapped in trees and hanged alive, and the woman who was killed naked by their subordinates was obviously their sweetheart...

At the gates of many border towns, there are bloody corpses in barbed iron cages...

The moat was stained red with blood, and corpses piled up like mountains.

Many days have passed, and many of the corpses are half-rotten. White maggots are burrowing in the carrion of the corpses, and the air is filled with the smell of decay.

Li Mu's expression was a little numb.

He thought that Caicai's ancestors and grandsons would be in the underground tombs for a long time, and it would probably be like this... Living human lives, before them, all had their own persistence, expectations and interest in life, but they were deprived of them in an instant.

Closing his eyes, he could even hear the screams and desperate struggles of these innocent people before they died, the husband to protect his wife and children, the old man to protect his wife, the mother to protect her children... all kinds of sounds, like Coming through time and space, the sound lingered in Li Mu's ears.

Li Mu knew very well that this had nothing to do with him.

The deaths of these people have no cause and effect on themselves.

But he was still confused.

After coming to this world, he had seen dead people, and there were a lot of people who died in his hands... But walking down these eighteen border towns that he had never been to before, he felt a kind of irritability and disgust in his heart. I couldn't express my emotions.

So much so that he didn't even bother to sort out the injuries to his body caused by the [Qianlang Feng Fist] that day.

Working with ordinary sergeants, restraining the innocent victims was what Li Mu had been doing for several days in a row.

Ten cities and nine places were the border between the Western Qin and the Northern Song Dynasty, stretching for nearly a thousand miles. The total number of soldiers and civilians massacred by Emperor Qin Ming's order was no less than three million. This inhumane massacre caused Dayue's remnant army of less than ten thousand to fight almost day and night. He continued to restrain himself, dug holes, and buried people. In three days, he had not completely restrained himself.

Ancient books say that saints are born according to the destiny of heaven and earth, and understand the power of heaven and earth, so the heart of saints can influence the way of heaven.

In the past few days, Li Mu has been feeling irritable, confused, and depressed. The sky in the ten cities and nine places is all gray, with occasional rain. It is already late autumn, and it is getting colder every day, which prevents the occurrence of the plague.

In the end, under the arrangements of Zhang San and Mu Qing, the two great moon ministers, the fire element warriors and warlocks in the army began to burn the corpses directly, while the earth element warriors were responsible for burying the people...

Li Mu has been following.

His mood was extremely depressed, and he kept digging holes, burying people, digging holes, burying people...

Until, Zhang San arrived in person and reported: "Sir, Li Yushu, the master of the first-grade sect of the Northern Song Dynasty [All Dharma Gathers in One Hall], wants to see you."

Today's Li Mu should be regarded as the pillar of Dayue, but the specific official rank is impossible to say since even Dayue has been broken. All members of Dayue's remnant army call Li Mu "Sir".

"No." Li Mu was digging a hole in the ground to bury the person with his hands, without looking back, his voice was a little hoarse.

Zhang San nodded and turned back.

Another day passed.

When Li Mu was collecting the corpses of the massacred people at Huju Pass, Zhang San came again, with a troubled expression on his face, and said, "My lord, the heir apparent of the Zhu family, which has been a family for thousands of years, wants to see you."

"No." Li Mu's answer did not change.

Zhang San opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing, turned and left.

An hour later, he came back.

"Qi Huai, the contemporary secretary of the academy, would like to see you, sir." After a pause, Zhang San added another sentence, saying: "Secretary Qi is here to consult with you about martial arts and to verify what he has learned. He is the current emperor of Southern Chu Shenzong. The second master of Dao Academy, the senior who became a saint a hundred years ago."

Qi Huai of Wenwen Academy was once a famous man of the hour and the proud son of heaven a hundred years ago. He once made a sensation for a period of time.

"No." Li Mu's answer did not change at all.

He's a bit over the top right now.

Just like Guo Jing in The Condor Shooting, he is confused and does not want to use force with others, but is wondering where the road is and what the meaning of martial arts is.

Many people of great wisdom have overcome countless obstacles and obstacles, but they often encounter small things that they cannot see through and are unwilling to let them go.

Li Mu even knew that what he was doing was wrong.

However, he just couldn't let go.

Zhang San looked hesitant, but in the end he said nothing more and turned to leave.

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"What? Missing?"

A sinister look appeared on Qi Huai's face.

Southern Chu is a water town, with many mountains and rivers, as well as miasma and poisonous insects. The water and soil support one person. Many Southern Chu people are unruly and some are sinister. Qi Huai is a typical Southern Chu character.

He achieved great success at a young age and entered the Holy Realm a hundred years ago. Now, he is only more than 150 years old. Generally, warriors are considered middle-aged and old at this age. But for a saint, this age seems to be the time when the rising sun is rising. At the time of his heroic appearance, Dao Dao Academy was the protector of the country in Southern Chu. As the second strongest person in Dao Dao Academy and the second strongest person in Nan Chu, his status was extremely noble.

After becoming a saint, he practiced hard for a hundred years and improved his cultivation. This time he left seclusion with the intention of competing with the heroes of the world. This time he went north to the Dayue Kingdom, saying that he wanted to confirm what he had learned with Li Mu, but in fact , is to challenge the strongest person in the world who has not yet taken up his position.

Who knows, I was directly rejected.

"You adults, are you injured?" Qi Huai looked at Zhang San and said with a gloomy expression.

Zhang Sandao: "My lord is very nice, but I don't want to fight with others recently."

Qi Huai smiled faintly and said: "I once heard that Li Mu of the Western Qin Dynasty was the most unscrupulous. He never retreated as the blade pointed. He didn't want to sit on the throne of the best in the world, but he also started to covet the fame. Are you looking forward and backward?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire main hall of Longcheng Pass was filled with anger.

The soldiers of Dayue Army regard Li Mu as sacred, how can they allow others to slander him like this?

Mu Qing, an old man who was blind in both eyes, was like an angry old Yuan. He knocked the iron crutch in his hand heavily on the ground and said: "Since Secretary Qi is not a common man who is greedy for fame, why did he choose this time? Lailong Chengguan challenges my master?"

There are rumors that Li Muli was seriously injured after fighting Emperor Qin Ming.

This news has long been spread to the Dayue Army. The people in Dayue were already very excited. They made some clarifications, but they were soon drowned in the sounds of wind and rain. In recent days, there have been many bulls. Ghosts, snakes, and gods came to Longcheng Pass overtly or covertly, provoking secretly and challenging openly. They have caused many troubles in ten cities and nine places, including Longcheng Pass.

Qi Huai, who is the second person in Nanchu martial arts, came all the way to challenge at this time. What is his purpose? Even a fool can see it. What is it but taking advantage of others' danger?

Qi Huai looked at Mu Qing with a sinister expression, smiled faintly, put his hands behind his back, walked towards the outside of the hall, shook his head and said, "What does a blind man know about fame and fortune?"

He walked to the door and suddenly turned around. In his eyes, double pupils appeared, especially in the left eye, as if there was a small golden snake swimming. A golden light flashed slightly from the pupils.

Invisible power flourishes.

Mu Qing only felt a strange force coming, and he had time to use the crutch. With a bang, the crutch exploded, and he flew backwards, hitting the stone wall behind the hall hard, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"You..." Zhang San held the sharp knife in his hand.

Qi Huai smiled slightly: "There are still a few shrimp soldiers and crab generals left in Dayue, so don't show off blindly, otherwise, one will die and one will be missing."

After that, he walked away.

Zhang San looked angry, but he did not dare to say anything.

The remnant army of Dayue has gone through this ordeal. It is true that one person died and one less person died. Any sacrifice must be valuable. Qi Huai is too strong. If he fights hard, he will only die. There is no guarantee. He cannot do anything without a chance of winning. dispute.

Mu Qing was a semi-saint after all, so he calmed down after adjusting his breath a little.

"There's something wrong with the situation, sir." Zhang San said worriedly. These days, when he saw Li Mu's state, he seemed to be possessed.

Mu Qing nodded, he was blind and clear-minded: "Your Excellency, your qualifications are unparalleled, but your cultivation is too fast and your combat power is too strong. But after all, you are too young, your strength grows too fast, and your state of mind is a little difficult to match. Those who cultivate strength, do not practice The heart is the easiest to be possessed by demons, but it is not the evil that is commonly described in martial arts, but the inner demon."

Zhang San said: "What should we do? What will happen if we can't overcome this inner demon?"

Mu Qing said: "If the inner demon cannot be overcome, it will not hinder your cultivation and will not weaken, but it will be like a walking corpse."

"Will the adults get through it?" Zhang San frowned.

Mu Qing said: "I will."

His tone was uncertain.

"How long will it take?" Zhang San asked unsteadily.

Mu Qing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said: "It's hard to say. It depends on whether you can be the same. It may be a moment of enlightenment, or it may take decades. The enlightenment of inner demons lies in one's own body and has nothing to do with cultivation."

Zhang San sighed.

Why is Dayue Kingdom so troubled?

"Don't talk to the adults about the challenges from all parties." Zhang San said.

Mu Qing nodded and said: "Yes, there are some things that you and I have to shoulder, even if they are a little difficult."

"There are more and more people from the major sects and aristocratic families in the city." Zhang San said: "We have to find a way, otherwise, these people will start to test and become more and more unscrupulous."

"It's difficult." Mu Qing sighed.

At this time, three hundred miles away from Longcheng Pass, in a small alley in Huju City, a faint cry of a baby came from under the collapsed attic stone slabs, attracting the attention of Li Mu who was gathering the body.

He lifted up the stone slab and saw underneath, a baby girl who was extremely weak in the arms of a dead woman. She was using her last strength to cry out and desperately sucking her mother's stiff breasts. It's blood...

Li Mu's whole body felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He immediately held the baby girl in his arms.