I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

The words trailed off.

Dozens of figures in different attire appeared densely on the walls of the palace.

Judging from their figures, there were both men and women, and their faces were covered with black silk cloth.

Li Mu stood up slowly and brushed off the dust on his body.

At this moment, a flare suddenly exploded in the sky behind him. The huge sound made Li Mu's ears buzz.

Looking back, there were still sparks flying in the air.

Li Mu raised his eyebrows and thought to himself,

"Is this the signal from An Bing? Oh my god, there's no paper, but there's gunpowder. I'm more and more eager to go to the capital to take a look. Maybe there are airplanes and cannons there."

Just as Li Mu was daydreaming, his ears moved.

Then he moved his body slightly to the side, and a long sword emitting a cold light passed by Li Mu's ear.

Li Mu stretched out two fingers, clamped the blade of the long sword, and then flicked it, and the long sword broke into pieces.

Seeing this, the intruder quickly retreated, looking at the broken sword in his hand, panic flashed in his eyes, and then he said angrily,

"What are you waiting for? Let's take him down together."

Li Mu looked carefully at the person in front of him. From the voice and the exposed skin, he could tell that he was an old man.

Then Li Mu turned his attention to the assassins on the wall and found that they all had wrinkled skin. As expected, they were all elderly people over 60 years old.

"Son!"

At this time, Zhao Chuyi appeared behind Li Mu with a long sword in her hand, looking at the person coming into the yard with a nervous expression.

Li Mu didn't look back, he knew that it was not just Zhao Chuyi who came.

Zhang Hanrui, Shanshan, and even the Princess of Yan, each holding a weapon, walked out of the back hall.

"There should be at least a hundred people outside. Go help Zou Pu and leave this to me."

Without waiting for anyone to speak, Li Mu spoke first.

Li Mu originally thought that most of the masters of the aristocratic families had been killed in Yanshan City, but he did not expect that there would still be so many people.

There are only a few guards left in the palace now. If there are heavy casualties, Li Mu will feel a little uneasy.

After all, it was he who instructed Prince Yan to transfer the guards of the palace.

"Sir, I'll stay and help you."

When Zhao Chuyi heard what Li Mu said, she was obviously unhappy and said in a firm tone.

"Master, I also..."

Without waiting for Shanshan to finish her words, Li Mu turned around and looked at the others, his eyes sharp and his tone unquestionable.

"go with!"

Although the voice was gentle, it made several people stunned.

Shanshan's hand holding the heavy sword trembled, with a look of grievance on her face, and she looked at Zhao Chuyi for help.

At this time, Zhang Hanrui walked slowly behind Zhao Chuyi and put her jade hand on her shoulder.

There was a hint of heat in his eyes. He looked at Li Mu, mentioned Zhao Chuyi, and disappeared on the spot.

Shanshan pouted but had to follow.

On the wall, an old woman dressed as a peasant woman saw someone was about to leave, so she raised her sword and leaped towards Zhang Hanrui and the other person.

However, as soon as his feet left the ground, his body flew backwards.

next moment.

Li Mu appeared in front of the old woman and said to the people around him with a smile,

"Everyone, stop looking and get started!"

Everyone in the aristocratic family looked at the old woman lying motionless on the ground, and their expressions became solemn.

The old woman just now was already at the second level of the inner family, but she was beaten by Li Mu in one encounter and had no strength to fight anymore.

Li Mu jumped back to the main hall entrance again, looked at everyone, and said jokingly,

"Now that we're here, you guys are not just going to sit here and watch, are you?"

At this time, the Princess of Yan walked to Li Mu's side and forced the bright silver spear in her hand into Li Mu's hand.

He whispered "Take it!" and ran away without looking back.

Li Mu clearly saw that Princess Yan's face was blushing before she left.

This made Li Mu feel that the spear in his hand was a little hot, and he thought to himself,

"No, Auntie, I'm still a child."

Li Mu would never have thought that the Princess of Yan was certainly not afraid that Li Mu could not defeat the masters of the aristocratic families.

She was afraid that Li Mu would not use weapons, and if he got out of breath like that night, he would suddenly go berserk and attack her again.

Princess Yan discovered that since Zhang Hanrui came, Li Mu looked at Zhang Hanrui far more often than Zhao Chuyi. She concluded that Li Mu just liked older women.

Maybe he had bad intentions towards her.

When the noble families saw Princess Yan leaving, no one dared to stop her.

They knew that the success or failure of this battle depended on Li Mu.

Looking at Li Mu holding a shiny silver spear, someone shouted "Go!" and dozens of figures attacked Li Mu together.

Seeing this, Li Mu didn't think any more about it. He swung the spear in his hand and made a spear flower. The image of Li Ling'er wielding the spear appeared in his mind.

There was a vibration in his eyes, and he imitated Li Linger's movements and greeted the people from the aristocratic families.

----

Qingfeng Mountain and Back Mountain Waterfall.

Shanyuan sat on the stone bench in front of the hut.

There are two teacups in front of him.

Shanyuan glanced at the mountains and forests in the distance, then slowly picked up the teapot and filled the teacup opposite him.

"Little uncle!"

Shan Yuan didn't look up, pointed at the tea in front of him, and said lightly,

"Thank you for your hard work. Have some tea."

The middle-aged Taoist priest hesitated for a moment, sat on the stone bench opposite Shan Yuan, and drank the tea in one gulp without caring that it was hot.

After putting the cup back in place, he said anxiously,

"Master Junior, I just received news from Donglai Pass that Li Mu killed the old lady of the Lin family."

Upon hearing this news, Shan Yuan's eyes flashed with strangeness. He looked up at the middle-aged Taoist priest in front of him and asked,

"How to kill?"

"I don't know. The King of Yan has blocked the news. All we know is that the old lady of the Lin family attacked the King of Yan's mansion at night and was killed on the spot by the King of Yan's son."

The middle-aged Taoist priest had a solemn expression on his face and spoke more quickly unconsciously.

Shan Yuan's expression remained unchanged. He nodded slightly and said in a calm voice,

"Got it. Any other news?"

The middle-aged Taoist hesitated for a moment and asked,

"Young Master, is his strength increasing too fast?"

Shan Yuan picked up the teapot on the table and filled the middle-aged Taoist's teacup with it. His tone was somewhat cold.

"Are you afraid that he will escape our control?"

When the middle-aged Taoist heard Shan Yuan's cold voice, his heart was beating fast, but he still nodded.

Shan Yuan pointed to the teacup in front of the middle-aged Taoist priest.

"After drinking tea, go do your own thing."

The middle-aged Taoist priest did not pick up the teacup. He stood up and took two steps back. He bowed to Shan Yuan and spoke respectfully.

"I am the one who said too much, please don't blame me, Junior Master. I have one more thing to report to you."

"explain."

"Your Majesty is planning to marry Princess Yunhe to Li Mu, and the Prince of Yan seems to be interested in facilitating this marriage."

Upon hearing this, Shanyuan's calm face changed.

The teacup that was handed to his mouth was put back on the table with a bang, and water stains splashed all over the table.

The speaking speed also increased a bit.

"Is it possible for the Prince Consort of Xingchao to take a concubine?"

The middle-aged Taoist was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the question was, and answered uncertainly,

"Can't you?"

Shan Yuan looked up at the middle-aged Taoist priest and said in a cold voice,

"Go tell her to find a way to ruin this marriage and not let Li Mu become her consort."

The middle-aged Taoist was a little puzzled, but did not dare to ask.

At this time, Shan Yuan said word by word,

"Go at any cost!"

Hearing this, the middle-aged Taoist priest responded with a "yes" and disappeared from the spot.

Shan Yuan let out a long breath, frowned and relaxed his brows, and muttered to himself,

"I remember that the second daughter of the Lu family was betrothed to her husband when she was still young."