Chapter 111 Laying the Groundwork

Li Mu sounded quite resolute, implying his strong confidence.

At that declaration, Zheng Cunjians heart contracted with shock.

The Heartless Scholar could not help wondering what on earth had happened to the Second Young Master over the past eight years, because this Li Mu was so different from the little boy in his memory it seemed that he had changed into another personnot only his strength became freaking strong but his character also grew much more decisive and stauncher.

It suddenly occurred to Zheng Cunjian that maybe the magistrate had made a huge mistaking by throwing three punches against the Second Young Master and cutting his son off. He felt one day his old master would really regret it.

But when he was still in the shock, Li Mu already began to plan out the trip to the Changan government in his head.

He had put down his foot on that decision.

In fact, there was a slew of reasons for him to take that trip.

Aside from doing it out of the sympathy for that miserable mother, he figured he was supposed to assume some of the responsibility of the real Li Mu since he had come to this planet and impersonate that young man.

After all, he had benefited a lot from being the county magistrate thanks to the real Li Mu.

When he first arrived on this planet, in particular, he might have lived a very hard life if it had not been that he had that identity as his cover.

Now that he took advantage of the real Li Mu, he should do something for him in return.

Since the real Li Mu in this world already fell off a cliff and disappeared, his imposter was somewhat obliged to shoulder the responsibility and bear the consequences incurred by the acts the real Li Mu had done.

The visit to the Changan government was undoubtedly full of peril.

Still, Li Mu insisted to go on that trip because he has his own faith to stick to.

To him, it was acceptable to fear death, to play dirty, to run away from danger, to surrender to the powerful However, there was one thing he firmly disapproved, and that was being irresponsible.

The old faker once told him that there could only be two reasons for a man refusing to do a task: One was the task was beyond the depth of his capability, the other was it was beyond the boundaries he set for himself. Wicked as the old faker was, he firmly believed that a wise man should know what he could do and what he couldnt do, and he also gave Li Mu many lectures about it.

Hence, after establishing that the trip was something he should do, Li Mu did not want to waste time, even though the place he would visit was highly dangerous.

As long as I still have the faith I stick to, it wont hurt to be a saint for a change. Li Mu murmured to himself.

Li Mu felt quite good after making that decision.

But he certainly could not go off at half-cock.

He still needed to do some investigation and make relevant preparations before he headed for the Changan government.

At that time, the ones who knew the Changan government best in the current Taibai County were precisely Zheng Cunjian and Li Bing. The former was the devious schemer of that treacherous magistrate of Changan; the latter was his youngest son. Irrefutably, the two were living files of the Changan government.

Thank god I didnt kill these two brats today. Ill make them write down the power distribution of the Changan government and the names of the experts they employed before compiling a specific record book. Li Mu thought quietly.

He already had a rough plan.

But he did not intend to carry it on right away.

Instead, he continued to interrogate Zheng Cunjian.

Whats the background of that Supervisor Xu who came here today? probed Li Mu.

Zheng Cunjians face instantly showed a hint of awe and fear.

Supervisor Xu was from the Supervisory Department of the Changan Government. As you know, the celebrated experts in Jianghu are not stringently subject to the laws of the three empires on this continent. To administer and discipline those rogue experts and the sects they formed, the Supervisory Department came into being. It is a martial arts administration institution established by the top nine Holy Clans and the dominating figures of the three empires. The Supervisory Department has a wide range of powerto investigate, to hold trials, and to reach verdicts and so on. After years of development, the institution is practically placed above most of the laws of the empires. The experts working for it are from the top nine Holy Clans and factions at the sixth-grade or higher That Supervisor Xu was one of the experts of the Yellow Sand Clan. He had served for the Supervisory Department of the Changan Government for three years as one of the 72 Supervisors they employed

Zheng Cunjian replied without holding anything back.

Actually, Li Mu already knew about the Supervisory Department attributed to the history lecture Qing Feng crammed into his brain at dinners.

He also understood the special position the Supervisory Department took up in the entire power structure of the world.

Yellow Sand Clan? A six-grade faction? Does it have something to do with the Qing Sha Clan or the Sirius Clan? inquired Li Mu. Generally, a clan was a faction that had a pretty long history, which shall not be underestimated.

The Yellow Sand Clan is one of the six greatest clans that can trace back to ancient times. It already exists over several thousand years, explained Zheng Cunjian.

Hearing that, Li Mu reckoned he knew what to expect.

Fuck, those are all badasses!

How long will it take for the Supervisory Department to discover I killed Supervisor Xu? continued Li Mu.

Zheng Cunjian knew what the county magistrate was getting at. After musing for a moment, he answered, Supervisors are allowed to move around within his jurisdiction. They usually wander about with no one keep track of their exact whereabouts. Considering that this time Supervisor Xu did not come here on account of an official mission, if we block the leakage of that news, I believe the Supervisory Department of the Changan Government wont find out within a short spell. Probably we can keep it covered up for about three months.

Three months? Li Mu was surprised.

Thatll do it.

Given that the Cultivation Method Li Mu adopted was magically efficient, his strength had been growing exponentially. He had only landed on this planet a couple of months ago, but his power was already quite amazing. At that rate, he definitely could uplevel his power in three months. Then, even if the Supervisory Department came after him, he would have no fear.

However, he was also aware that the three months was not guaranteed.

That period Zheng Cunjian deduced was calculated based on the precondition that the news was perfectly blocked. But now, he already set free the disciples of the Taibai Sword Faction who had witnessed the death of Supervisor Xu. If by any chance one of them spread out the news, Supervisory Departments retaliation would absolutely come much faster than he speculated.

Therefore, Li Mu knew he should not be so optimistic as to believe the disciples of the Taibai Sword Faction who plainly held a grudge against him would never rat on him.

Damn it! I surely shouldnt make any decision in haste. Or Ill have to cope with the aftermath Li Mu groaned, clapping a hand to his forehead.

Seems that I have to speed up with my original agenda.

After giving it a thought, Li Mu asked again, By the way, have you destroyed all my personal belongings?

Zheng Cunjian heart almost jumped to his mouth. He lowered his head, looking scared and wrong-footed, which delicately disguised his true emotions. Its my fault. Its all my fault. I thought they were useless, so I I had them destroyed

He broke off and did not mention that he sent three odd clothes and shoes away.

That was because there were a series of critical issues linking to the objects. He would rather risk his life than let slip of that important secret.

Li Mu did not notice Zheng Cunjians expression, so he let go of the topic.

Those items were merely memorials of his life on Earth. They were not very important or anything. Although losing them was a pity for Li Mu, it was not something that enraged him.

After that, he asked the scholar more questions about other issues before drawing an end to the interrogation.

Being put into shackles specially made to take out their chances of breaking out, Zheng Cunjian and Li Bing were thrown into two different storerooms at the back of the county government to write down all the information about Changan, such as its force distribution, city structure, and location of factions

All the things they knew about Changan, no matter how trivial it was, they had to put it in detailed writing.