Learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, and you will not be afraid to travel all over the fairy world! Chapter 46: Don’t Ask People, Ask Ghosts and Gods
"When I was in the capital, I heard that many tragedies occurred at the same time in many places in the country, and the bodies were found in such tragic conditions. When I came to Xuanzhou City, I thought there was nothing wrong here, but I didn't know that I had not escaped." Lu Si
Qi's sad expression made Mu Heng a little distracted.
"Unknown to Immortal Mu Heng, this Mr. Lu was sent by His Majesty to investigate the case." Huan Min added after Lu Siqi's words.
"That's it." Mu Heng glanced at Lu Siqi again, but he didn't expect that he was actually sent here by the king, and presumably he was also from the court.
"Similar cases have occurred in many places before. I'm trying to find the reason why the deceased didn't have a trace of blood. I didn't expect that it was a monster." Lu Siqi looked at the door with a worried look on his face.
"Does the Immortal know how monsters can drain all the blood of the deceased?" The armored middle-aged man held the hilt of his sword and bowed respectfully to Lu Siqi. There was an evil aura all over his body.
"According to our speculation, monsters suck human blood in order to practice and improve their cultivation. We just didn't expect monsters to appear in other places." Mu Heng could imagine monsters from other places attacking humans, and they must have killed many people.
I thought that the appearance of the demon tribe was just an accident, but I never thought that there were demon tribes appearing in other places. I think there are already many places in this star country that have been infiltrated by the demon tribe.
Mu Heng glanced at Luo Yunjin solemnly, and when he saw the worried look on his face, he couldn't help but think of the last time she dealt with the Soul Clan Ancestor Huaixing. The situation she faced this time was far more severe than the last time, and it was by no means the third party on her side.
People can do it.
Sensing Mu Heng's gaze, the smart Luo Yunjin read concern in his eyes and smiled back. This time the situation was different from before. He could understand what his senior brother meant, and blindly showing off was not the right path.
"Improve your cultivation?" Huan Min didn't know much about cultivation. He had never understood that human blood could actually help monsters cultivate.
"That's right. We need to find the monster hidden in Xuanzhou City as soon as possible, otherwise someone will die tragically again." Mu Heng said to Lu Siqi and Huan Min cautiously.
"Does the Immortal have a wonderful way to find monsters?" Lu Siqi looked at Mu Heng and asked eagerly.
Mu Heng met Lu Siqi's eyes, which were large and bright and clean without a trace of impurities, which was different from ordinary men.
So handsome! Mu Heng felt that he was pretty good-looking, but the Lu Siqi in front of him was even better than the young boy Meng Xuyang.
Being stared at by Mu Heng, Lu Siqi couldn't help but have a touch of pink on his face. He accidentally glanced at Mu Heng and then turned his head.
"Ahem..." Luo Yunjin saw that his senior brother was silent and only stared at Lu Siqi, so he coughed lightly as a reminder.
Awakened by this cough, Mu Heng pretended to be careless to cover up his embarrassment, thinking to himself, why are he staring at a man? We have no interest in men.
"We also have a companion. Before my junior sister and I came here, he had been searching for traces of monsters in the city, but I don't know when he will find them." Mu Heng replied, and now he has no good way to find them.
monster.
"What can we do? If we let this monster do evil, we don't know how many people will die." Huan Min vividly expressed the worries of a parent, if his belly was not so big and his face was not so oily.
"By the way, I have a question for Mr. Lu." Mu Heng then asked.
"Immortal, it doesn't matter." Lu Siqi, who had already recovered from the awkward mood of being stared at by Mu Heng, replied quickly when he saw Mu Heng's question, but this time he did not meet Mu Heng's eyes.
"Has anything strange happened in the court recently?" I asked the waiter before, but I didn't get the answer I wanted. I thought that Lu Siqi was sent here by the emperor, so he must know about things in the court.
"Weird things in the court?" Lu Siqi asked in confusion upon hearing this, with a thoughtful expression and frowning eyebrows that made Mu Heng feel a little pity in his heart.
Mu Heng realized that it was dangerous for him to have such thoughts about a man, so he quickly forced himself to get rid of this weird feeling from his heart, secretly reminding himself that he liked a woman, and she was as fair-skinned, beautiful and good-tempered as Ye Qingyin.
woman.
"It's not necessarily a strange thing, maybe it's something different from before." Mu Heng wanted the other party to carefully recall and make bold guesses, maybe he could get some useful information from it.
If only one demon clan appears, even if the corpse clan encountered before is included, Mu Heng will just make a random guess without any basis, feeling that he should have the identity of "Son of the Plane" or something.
But now that the monster clan appears frequently in this star kingdom, it must be the monster clan who wants to cause trouble in this star kingdom. If they have no plans, they will not believe it even if they are beaten to death.
Combined with the bizarre practices of the current salt administration, Mu Heng felt that the monster clan was probably infiltrating at all levels, from temples to the world.
"For example, the current salt policy..." Mu Heng reminded again.
"Salt government?" Lu Siqi pondered Mu Heng's reminder, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he connected the recent events together, as if he had grasped that little bit of inspiration.
"What the Immortal Chief means is that there are monsters in the court?" Lu Siqi quickly came to his senses after Mu Heng reminded him, and then quickly reached an agreement with Mu Heng.
"How is this possible?" Huan Min couldn't believe what Lu Siqi said.
"It's just a guess. If this is really the case, there should be strange things happening in the court." Mu Heng believes that if the demon clan wants to cause trouble, it will definitely not be as simple as killing people and improving their cultivation.
It is very risky for a large number of monsters to appear on the territory of the human race. Aren't they afraid of my encirclement and suppression by the Taoist sect?
It must be fearful, otherwise it would not be without struggle for hundreds of years. Risks and opportunities coexist. If there is not a big enough reward, why take the risk?
"According to what the Immortal said, there are really strange things going on in the court recently." Lu Siqi thought for a long time and then became a little frightened.
"What's going on?" Mu Heng asked quickly.
"A few months ago, His Majesty recruited a national advisor. The current salt administration was carried out by the imperial advisor," Lu Siqi replied.
"National Preceptor? What is the profession of National Preceptor?" Mu Heng was not clear about these two words. No matter which dynasty in the previous life, there was no such position as National Preceptor.
"What is a profession?" Lu Siqi and Huan Min were both puzzled.
"That's what I mean." Sure enough, there is still a generation gap when communicating with the ancients.
"The Imperial Master will teach your Majesty the art of immortality and refine life-extending pills for your Majesty." Lu Siqi's face turned bitter, with a hint of anger and helplessness in his eyes.
"The art of immortality?" Mu Heng understood clearly. The emperor's dream of immortality is not new in any era. It's just that the emperor is under the Taoist sect. Shouldn't he ask for it from the Taoist sect? Looking for a national master is not a matter of chance.
Well.
It was Luo Yunjin who answered Mu Heng's doubts: "Let me clear up my doubts, senior brother. Senior brother knows that the foundation of spiritual practice is the spiritual root. Not to mention the spiritual root of the king, I just say that as a master, complicated and trivial things arise, and it is difficult to calm down.
To practice, you have to let go of your power..."
That's it. Mu Heng was enlightened by Luo Yunjin and understood the key.
Fascination with power is inherently contrary to the state of mind of spiritual practice. If you want to increase your life span through spiritual practice, you cannot achieve it unless you give up power. But how many people can resist the temptation of having great power?
Wanting to understand the key, Mu Heng glanced vaguely at the Taoist priest sitting at the bottom. He looked like he had an immortal Taoist look, and he was afraid that he was the same as the national master.
Feeling Mu Heng's gaze, the old Taoist priest hurriedly squeezed out a smile, looked at Mu Heng and said: "We wandering Taoist priests do not have the supreme magic power like the immortals. We can only refine some simple pills to help others.
Prolong life.”
"Oh?" Mu Heng thought to himself that his guess was correct. The emperor followed suit, and lowly people had to follow suit, whether it was for the sake of immortality or to cater to the needs of superior officials.
Lu Siqi glanced at the Taoist priest with disdain and hummed softly, only Mu Heng and Luo Yunjin could hear.
"By the way, what does the Imperial Master have to do with the Salt Administration?" Regardless of Huan Min's matter, Mu Heng didn't understand what the relationship between making elixirs and extending life and the Salt Administration had.
The emperor wants to live forever, but he just wants to be the emperor for a few more years. If the country is ruined, he will still be a shitty emperor. If the salt policy continues like this, the star country will not last for a few more years.
"Refining elixirs requires a large amount of natural materials and earthly treasures. The Imperial Master suggested that your majesty control the salt policy and use the accumulated wealth to purchase medicinal materials." Lu Siqi briefly summarized the origin of the salt policy.
"This kind of salt policy has made the people of our star country suffer." Lu Siqi's brows were filled with great sadness.
"Ha..." Sure enough, Mu Heng's previous guess about this kind of salt policy was generally correct, but he didn't expect that the person who made money was actually the emperor himself. He really felt that the country's life was too comfortable.
"Is there no one in the court to stop the imperial master from doing this?" Mu Heng believes that there are still many capable and honest people in the court. There should be many people who oppose such a policy that harms the country and the people.
"Why not? It's just that His Majesty attaches too much importance to the refining of the longevity pill and has killed many admonishers. Now no one dares to object." Lu Siqi showed hatred and dissatisfaction with the emperor.
"The propaganda office seeks talents and visits ministers, but Jia Sheng's talents are even more unqualified. It's a pity that he sat in front of the table in the middle of the night and didn't ask about the people or ghosts and gods." Mu Heng thought of the satirical poems of Li Shangyin in the previous life, which were very similar to the current situation.
When Lu Siqi heard Mu Heng's emotion, he couldn't help but take another look at him. He didn't expect that a Taoist man could have such poetic talent.
Huan Min, on the other hand, looked embarrassed. Mu Heng was scolding the emperor, but he was also scolded at the same time as Shangfeng, and he was scolded so elegantly and refinedly.
The old Taoist priest was also scolded by Mu Heng and did not dare to say anything. He could only roll his eyes to explain himself.
Luo Yunjin was used to Mu Heng coming up with one or two wonderful poems from time to time, but at this moment, such an appropriate sarcastic poem still made her eyes light up, and her eyes of admiration seemed to be that Mu Heng was the only one left here.
