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

Chapter 836: Mystery.

In the mountains, there is a pavilion that looks like it has been abandoned for a long time.

Li Mu suddenly stopped, and an inexplicable feeling of palpitations surged into his heart.

Then, there was a woman's soft and helpless voice.

"Mu'er, hold on a little longer, we'll be there soon."

"I'm your mother! If you dare to call me aunt again, I'll beat you to death!"

"Forget it, forget it. You can yell whatever you want. I won't bother with you..."

"Mu'er, don't scare your mother, Mu'er!"

"Aunt Mei..." Li Mu's eyes were empty and he murmured unconsciously.

"Buzz---------"

Then, a sharp buzzing sound rang in Li Mu's ears.

Li Mu held his forehead in pain and roared in a low voice, "You deserve to die!"

"Son!"

"Master!"

The two girls behind him hurried forward to support him, their faces filled with anxiety.

"I'm fine." Li Mu panted and looked at the dilapidated pavilion with complicated eyes.

“I think I’ve been to this place before.”

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Shanshan, help Master down the mountain to see a doctor. Master is sweating a lot."

Shanshan sounded anxious and pretended to pick Li Mu up by the waist.

"It's okay, maybe I've been too tired recently."

Li Mu angrily slapped Shanshan's hand away, looked at the pavilion again, turned around and continued walking towards the mountain.

When Xu Doudou heard what Li Mu said, she was stunned for a moment, then her face flushed and she quickly chased after him.

"You look so weak...Hey, let me carry this."

She snatched the sword case from Li Mu's back without saying a word and put it on her back.

Then he took Li Mu's arm as if nothing had happened, as if he was afraid that he would fall.

Seeing this, Shanshan also hurried over and took Li Mu's other arm without showing any weakness, and explained with a red face,

"Shan, Shanshan, help Master. Master, walk slower."

Li Mu didn't expect such a good thing to happen. He felt the "gentleness" of completely different sizes on the left and right sides, and felt a little elated.

After all, this is not the future. Even if a couple walks side by side, they must keep at least half a meter apart.

This is the first time I've been treated like this.

……

Although Li Mu tried his best to slow down his pace, he still arrived at the hall quickly.

"Welcome His Majesty!"

In the hall, nearly a hundred disciples of the sect bowed to greet him.

Standing at the front was Wen Renyue, who had returned to the temple earlier.

She shouted with great effort in her clear voice like a nightingale.

Shan Yang stood beside him, his face looking a little gloomy. He saluted Li Mu but did not speak.

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, as if he had not yet gotten used to the change in his identity.

I still remember that I was not the one who received the imperial edict to appoint the crown prince, and it is the same now.

I don’t know if he can stay on the throne of King Zhennan for long.

In particular, Li Mu now has a new identity.

The young patriarch of the witch doctor clan!

Even Li Mu himself did not expect this.

He suddenly transformed himself and became a Yunzhou citizen again.

It really is true what the saying goes, when you get involved in society, you give yourself an identity.

At this time, an old voice sounded in the hall.

"I am not feeling well, please go to the back hills to talk."

As soon as the words were spoken, the crowd became noisy.

"Yes, it's the Grandmaster!"

"The Grand Master actually invited the Prince."

"I was wondering why the Prince of Zhennan came to the temple. It turns out he came to see the Grand Master."

The look in the eyes of the Renzong disciples when they looked at Li Mu immediately changed.

From the original helpless coping, there is a bit more sincere admiration and envy.

This feeling... is spiritual energy! Li Mu was surprised and looked up towards the back mountain.

Wen Renyue said that the founder of the Human Sect was over 170 years old.

It seems that it might be true.

"Your Majesty, please come this way."

After Shan Yang scolded Wen Ren Yue for causing such a "big scene", he quickly walked to Li Mu's side and raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation.

...

Back mountain.

"The master is inside, please come in alone, Your Majesty."

In front of the waterfall, Shan Yang raised his hand and shot out a sword energy, cutting the nearly 100-meter-high waterfall in half, revealing a small path hidden behind it.

"How can that be possible, Master..." Shanshan was the first to object. However, before she could finish, Li Mu raised his hand to interrupt her.

"Okay, wait for me here. Remember, don't run around."

"Master~"

Shanshan's face was full of unhappiness, but seeing Li Mu's serious expression, she nodded reluctantly.

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, Xu Doudou spoke and handed over the sword case behind him.

Li Mu did not act rashly. He took the sword case and put it on his back.

You can never have too many self-defense items.

...

The cave is not deep, only about twenty meters away from the entrance.

After a few steps, Li Mu saw the old man sitting cross-legged on a cushion.

He was wearing a loose navy blue Taoist robe, a crescent-shaped crown on his head, and his gray hair was tied into a bun. A dead branch as thick as an index finger was inserted diagonally through the hole in the middle.

The old man lowered his head, so Li Mu couldn't see his specific appearance clearly, but just this alone was already very different from the immortal appearance he had imagined.

"My friend, we finally meet."

At this time, Xuanjizi raised his head, revealing a wrinkled face.

The old man was very thin, so thin that there was almost no muscle visible, and his wrinkled and dark skin seemed to be directly attached to his bones.

For the first time, Li Mu realized what "skin and bones" meant, and he could even vaguely see the outline of his skull.

Actually, it’s not necessary to see... Li Mu complained in his heart, and the hairs on his body stood up involuntarily.

After all, a skeleton with skin on is talking to you, which is a very weird scene no matter how you look at it.

"I wonder what Senior wants from me?"

Li Mu calmed himself and shifted his gaze away from Xuanjizi.

"I would like to accept you as my disciple. Are you willing?"

"It's too late. I have a teacher."

Li Mu subconsciously glanced at Xuanjizi and immediately rejected it.

Xuanjizi was silent for a while, then he said,

"The young man from the Mu family has great talent, but he has nothing to teach you."

"Heh." Li Mu chuckled. He didn't want to argue with him about these things, so he just got straight to the point.

"Let's just talk about the admission."

"..."

Xuanjizi was silent again, as if he had not expected Li Mu to be so direct. He frowned and thought for a moment before asking,

"Young friend, you are not interested in immortality?"

"No." Li Mu shook his head, his tone full of sarcasm.

"I don't really trust you, the Human Clan."

Xuanjizi's tone changed for the first time. His originally low and hoarse voice was now filled with doubt.

"Since you don't believe it, why are you willing to come and see me?"

"I really don't like talking to people like you." Li Mu smiled faintly and shrugged slightly.

"Since you found me, it means I have what you need."

"Instead of talking nonsense, you should think about how to gain my trust or come up with chips that are enough to impress me."

"Hahahahaha."

Hearing this, Xuanjizi let out an unpleasant laugh. The sound was hoarse and sharp, like someone scratching glass with fingernails.

"Interesting, you are indeed different."

As he spoke, Xuanjizi leaned forward slightly, his body remaining motionless, and stared at Li Mu with his eyes that were so dark that no pupils could be seen.

"I have a way to help you enter the ninth rank. I wonder if this condition can impress you."

"If there is such a method, why don't you use it yourself? Do you think I'm stupid?"

Li Mu sneered in his heart. If he didn't know that he needed his help and had to help him enter the rank, he might have really agreed.

However, there was an intriguing smile on Xuanjizi's lips.

He slowly raised his withered palm, and then something seemed to float out from behind him.

"Whether it is true or not, you will know it after trying it."

At this moment, an anxious cry rang out in Li Mu's mind.

"No, get out of here!"

The next moment, six mulberry branches of different shapes shot towards Li Mu's chest.

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, subconsciously raised his hand to block, and in the blink of an eye he grasped the six dead branches in his palm.

At the same time, the voice in my head sounded again,

"You...eh?"