Pick up a princess to be your wife

Li Mu stood in the crowd, looking at the raging fire before him, quite satisfied.

Li Mu himself started the fire, and he stayed there afterward, watching the fire slowly spread.

Seeing that no one was helping Zhou Wanfu put out the fire, Li Mu felt relieved.

After tonight, the Zhou Wanfu of the past will cease to exist.

It was already late at night when Li Mu returned to Li Ertie's house.

"Brother Li Mu, you're back?"

Li Mu stopped and turned around to see Li Xin's head peeking out from the doorway.

"It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?" Li Mu asked.

"I was worried about you because you haven't come back for so long. Why are you covered in blood? Are you injured?"

Seeing that Li Mu was covered in blood, Li Xin rushed over and nervously examined Li Mu for a long time.

"I'm not injured, don't worry," Li Mu said with a faint smile.

"That's good."

Li Xin nodded in relief, then asked, "Where...did you go?"

"He went to chop people up," Li Mu replied directly.

"Oh, thank goodness I wasn't hacked." Li Xin nodded leisurely.

Hearing this, Li Mu almost laughed.

"It's getting late, you should get some rest," Li Mu said.

"okay!"

Li Mu changed his clothes, washed himself in a bucket of cold water, and then went to the room next to Li Xin's.

Not long after he collapsed, Li Mu fell asleep.

He was exhausted after a long day of work, from stabbing people to setting fires.

Li Xin was initially relieved, but the room felt empty, and she was actually a little unaccustomed to it.

Li Mu slept on the floor next to her every day. Although she was very nervous every night, she felt very safe.

Now that she and Li Mu each have their own room, she always feels like something is missing.

The next morning, Li Mu went out to buy breakfast for Li Xin, told her to stay there, and then left.

When he got home, he was shocked by what he saw.

A dozen or twenty constables in their uniforms were busy working in the burned-down courtyard.

Judging from their appearance, they must be helping the Li family repair their house.

"Brother, sister-in-law."

When Li Mu saw Li Tian and his wife, he quickly went up to greet them.

"Erlang, where did you go last night? Your older brother and I were so worried about you!" Wang Xiulian said angrily as soon as she saw Li Mu.

“Our house caught fire last night, and I noticed you weren’t home, so I found a place to spend the night,” Li Mu replied.

"It's good that you're alright." Li Tian sighed.

"What's going on?" Li Mu asked.

“Lord Yu came last night. He not only gave us ten taels of silver, but also sent these officials to help us repair our house,” Li Tian replied.

This completely confirmed Li Mu's deduction.

Yu Rong was certainly not a good official, much less kind enough to help an ordinary family repair their house.

He must think he has some connections, which is why he's trying to curry favor with me.

Yu Rong probably wanted to give up on Zhou Wanfu.

However, there is a prerequisite: Li Mu needs to use Yu Rong's influence to gain favor.

He will only give up on Zhou Wanfu if the other party believes him.

Just as Li Mu was about to go up and help, a government official jogged over.

"You are Young Master Li Mu?"

"it's me."

"Lord Yu requests your presence."

Li Mu looked around and saw a carriage slowly approaching.

He walked over and slowly boarded the carriage.

Inside the carriage sat a lean, middle-aged man with a goatee, who looked somewhat unfathomable.

He was Yu Rong, the county magistrate.

"This humble citizen, Li Mu, greets Your Excellency." Li Mu bowed respectfully, neither humble nor arrogant.

Although Yu Rong was not a high-ranking official, he had seen a lot of the world.

He discovered a restrained yet powerful spirit in this young man.

With just one glance, he could tell that Li Mu, this young man, was no ordinary peasant.

"So you are Li Mu. Your house caught fire last night, and I have already sent people to repair it. You don't need to spend any money, so you can rest assured," Yu Rong said.

"I appreciate Lord Yu's kindness," Li Mu said with a faint smile.

"It's easy to talk about."

Li Mu said with a faint smile, "I killed Zhou Wanfu's men, and I also set fire to his house. If Lord Yu wants to hold me accountable, feel free to take me away."

Yu Rong originally wanted to speak to Li Mu in veiled terms, but Li Mu went straight to the point.

This kid's methods were completely beyond his expectations.

Not only did he not run away, he even dared to speak out about it.

If you say he has no one backing him, Yu Rong would never believe it.

This kid's demeanor and courage are far beyond what a local thug like Zhou Wanfu could ever match.

“I have some questions for Young Master Li,” Yu Rong said.

“Please feel free to ask, sir,” Li Mu said.

“Young Master Li has only recently returned from outside, so he should have some understanding of the situation there. Can Yao Pass be held?” Yu Rong asked.

The situation in Yaoguan has never been optimistic.

The Great Yan Dynasty was doomed, and the rebel army led by Wu Fengxian swept through half of the Great Yan Dynasty in just three months.

Yu Rong also didn't know when the rebels would break through Yao Pass.

Once the rebels entered Lingnan Road, Yu Rong would become fish on someone else's chopping board.

Wu Fengxian was not friendly at all to the officials of the Great Yan Dynasty.

Its predecessor fled back to Lingnan Road because of the war.

But how could Li Mu know the specifics of Yao Guan's situation?

Since Yu Rong asked the question, Li Mu had to answer it.

Only by making Yu Rong believe that the person behind him is very powerful can he gain a foothold in Luyang County.

"Yaoguan will not fall anytime soon; we can be safe for at least a year," Li Mu replied.

"Sigh~"

Yu Rong took a soft breath.

A year is not a long time.

"Does Young Master Li mean that the Prefect cannot defend Yao Pass?" Yu Rong asked.

"It's inevitable that we won't be able to hold it," Li Mu replied affirmatively.

"This……"

“My lord, there is no need to worry too much. If the governor cannot defend Lingnan Road, someone else will surely be able to do so,” Li Mu said.

other people?

The "other person" that Li Mu mentioned must be the powerful backer behind him.

But who is the other party? Is it Mr. He or someone else?

It's highly unlikely that it's the He family; they've already moved to Sichuan and have no time to care about Lingnan.

"Mr. He?" Yu Rong asked.

“The He family is just a merchant family. Even if they are in Lingnan, what strength do they have to fight against the rebels?” Li Mu laughed.

It seems that the person behind Li Mu is not the He family, which is exactly what Yu Rong had previously speculated.

Fortunately, he was careful, otherwise he didn't know what kind of people he would have offended.