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He Xianzhi called out to Xiao Lan, who quickly appeared.

"Miss Xiaolan, you said before that the Tongshan Shao I bought tastes similar to the imperial wine Mianzhu. Is that true or false?" Li Mu asked.

"They do taste almost the same. Why are you asking this? Are you trying to sell counterfeit goods?" Xiaolan asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I was just asking."

After saying that, he immediately stood up.

"Miss He, thank you for your hospitality. I'll be going now. See you later."

Li Mu went to the east of the city and bought several jugs of Tongshan liquor.

Then I found a secluded spot and bought a few empty wine bottles and packaging bags from the system.

Some empty wine bottles are quite expensive, especially glass bottles, which can cost several thousand points each. The price is about the same whether you bring wine or not.

Li Mu bought an ordinary porcelain bottle, which wasn't expensive.

He packed all the Tongshan liquor into bottles, packaged them, and then went to the county government office.

To avoid being discovered, Li Mu entered through the back door without calling out, and simply climbed over the wall.

When one of the officers spotted Li Mu, he was about to call for help when he immediately recognized him.

"Isn't this Li Erlang? Why didn't he use the gate and instead climbed over the wall?" the officer asked.

"Is Lord Yu here?" Li Mu asked.

"Yes, I'll take you to see the master."

"Thank you."

Li Mu took out some loose silver and handed it to the official.

"Li Erlang, what are you doing? I'm just showing you the way, no need to be so polite."

"It's not much. Brother, come over for some tea and a story when you have time. Just don't tell anyone I was here."

"I understand, then I'll accept without hesitation."

Soon, Li Mu met Yu Rong.

Yu Rong was conflicted all day after receiving the list today.

Ge Desheng and Xiao Yunfei's plan to send Li Mu and fifteen others to suppress the bandits was clearly a conspiracy.

He didn't know whether he should tell Li Mu about it.

He still didn't know who Li Mu's backer was, but it must be someone important.

However, Xiao Yunfei and Ge Desheng also had powerful backers.

Good evening, Lord Yu.

"Young Master Li has arrived! Please, have a seat."

“My master recently rewarded me with several bottles of fine wine. I was thinking that it would be a waste for my brother and me, two peasants, to drink such good wine. Lord Yu is a man of taste, so I specially sent this to him.” Li Mu said, placing the gift box on the table.

This is just an ordinary wine box, but in this era, it looks like a genuine brocade box, and it looks very valuable.

"What kind of wine is this?" Yu Rong asked.

"It's not anything special, just a few bottles of Mianzhu liquor," Li Mu said with a smile.

Yu Rong immediately counted them; there were six boxes in total.

Yu Rong knew Mianzhu; this was imperial wine, extremely expensive, costing several thousand taels per bottle.

Only royalty and nobility were eligible to purchase them.

But Li Mu bought six bottles at once, which are probably worth twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver.

Li Mu just drew lots, and now he's visiting with gifts. Li Mu probably wants his help to remove him from the list.

"The wine is good, but unfortunately I can't accept it." Yu Rong was very envious, but he couldn't accept the gift.

"What's wrong?" Li Mu asked.

“I understand Mr. Li’s request, but today’s lottery is fair and just, and I cannot arbitrarily change the list,” Yu Rong said, shaking his head.

"what?"

Li Mu was taken aback, then realized what was happening.

"No, no, no, Lord Yu, you misunderstand. I didn't come here for this matter. As for the lottery, if I was drawn, I was drawn. I will naturally do my best to suppress the bandits. There's nothing to say about it," Li Mu said with a smile.

"Then what brings Young Master Li here?" Yu Rong asked, puzzled.

“Recently, a brother of mine opened a martial arts shop called Lingnan Martial Arts. Since it involves wielding spears and sticks, it’s inevitable that we’ll need to prepare some cold weapons like swords and spears. So I’d like to ask Lord Yu to be lenient and let the martial arts shop open smoothly,” Li Mu said with a smile.

Oh, so that's what it was about...

Yu Rong thought to himself, "This is a real treat!"

"I should have visited Lord Yu sooner, but I didn't have anything worthwhile to offer. I hope you will forgive me," Li Mu continued.

"No problem, no problem. I'll take care of things at the martial arts club. I just didn't expect that it was actually run by Young Master Li. Young Master Li's abilities are truly growing stronger and stronger," Yu Rong said with a smile.

It must be the person behind Li Mu who wants to develop their own influence in Luyang County.

He certainly wouldn't obstruct this matter, but he wouldn't care about any external obstacles the martial arts community might face.

"It's just a small stunt, I hope you won't find it amusing, Lord Yu," Li Mu said with a smile.

“Since the martial arts guild is owned by Young Master Li, I should show my appreciation. In the past, I would have sent Young Master Li at least two hundred narrow swords. But now that weapons are scarce, I’ll try to find a way to send Young Master Li ten swords. Please don’t think my gift is too meager,” Yu Rong said with a smile.

Li Mu thought to himself, "This man may be greedy, but he's really good at interpersonal relationships."

Li Mu came to deliver a gift to smooth things over, and Yu Rong reciprocated with a gift in return.

"Then I thank you for your kindness, Lord Yu," Li Mu said with a smile.

"I will send someone to deliver this knife secretly, as a wish for Young Master Li's martial arts career to flourish," Yu Rong said with a smile.

"Thank you for your kind words. There's nothing else, so I'll take my leave now."

Just as Li Mu was about to leave, Yu Rong called him back.

“I have something to tell you, but you must keep it a secret and not tell anyone,” Yu Rong said.

"Yes, Lord Yu, please give your orders."

“Before I begin, I need your honesty, Young Master Li. Please tell me, were you involved in the robbery of Zero Bank by Tiger Head Village?” Yu Rong asked.

"Does Lord Yu suspect that I am a bandit?" Li Mu asked.

Yu Rong shook his head.

He never doubted that Li Mu was a bandit. He knew Tiger Head Stronghold very well; they would never provide chainmail to Li Mu and his men. Li Mu's backers were far superior to those of a small bandit group like Tiger Head Stronghold.

“That’s not the case. Please be honest, Young Master Li. Even if I knew, I wouldn’t tell anyone,” Yu Rong said.

“Okay, it does concern me,” Li Mu nodded.

“Since Young Master Li is being frank, then I will tell you as well. This conscription to suppress the bandits was the idea of ​​Ge Desheng and Xiao Yunfei. They gave me a list, and all fifteen of you are on it. I can’t fathom their intentions, nor do I want to. That’s all I can say,” Yu Rong said.

"Thank you for your frankness, Lord Yu," Li Mu said, bowing.

"We've been through thick and thin together, there's no need for thanks. It's getting late, and I still have things to take care of. Young Master Li, you should go home first."

"Farewell."