However, Gu Mu couldn't quite understand this opportunity for a fresh start.
Gu Mu had always received material rewards or rewards that could improve his own qualities.
This is the first opportunity-type reward that Gu Mu has received from the system.
It seems to be related to the newly acquired "Dragon Scales" and "Chaos Elements".
Having learned from his experience with the Marrow Cleansing Fruit, Gu Mu no longer readily tries newly refreshed items from the system. So far, he hasn't tested the effects of these two items and plans to wait until he returns to the capital.
"Let's go back to the inn," Gu Mu said coldly to the guards.
At this moment, Zhang Banxian was already dead, and the person who assassinated Zhang Banxian was injured by Shen Ling. However, because the system was too powerful, Gu Mu arrived in time to prevent Shen Ling from awakening, allowing the assassin to escape.
Meanwhile, the parchment scroll was trying to trick the gray-robed man and find a way to make a deal with him.
Gu Mu saw the message on the parchment in the Hidden City. It had caught up with the gray-robed man's whereabouts, but this man was very cautious and not so easily tricked into making a deal. So the parchment might need quite a while. Once the mission was completed, the parchment would report to Gu Mu in the Hidden City and then meet up with Gu Mu again.
“He killed the parchment scroll and took Qingqiu away.” Shen Ling recounted what had just happened. She had originally wanted to confirm Qingqiu’s identity, but now that Qingqiu had been taken away, Shen Ling had no chance to confirm it. After thinking for a moment, she still expressed her guess: “I suspect that Qingqiu is Ma Shishi.”
"Your Majesty, do you remember when Ma Shishi was sacrificed to the parchment scroll? She was also suddenly rescued. Now it seems that although Ma Shishi was born into a humble family, there has always been a force protecting her behind the scenes." Shen Ling pondered for a moment.
Memories of her past life resurfaced in her mind.
Sooner or later, she will make Ma Shishi suffer a terrible death.
Ma Shishi?
Gu Mu was stunned when he heard this long-unheard name.
He finally realized why he had that bad feeling when he saw Qingqiu, and even wanted to kill her.
It seems that even though Qingqiu changed her appearance and didn't let Gu Mu recognize her, Gu Mu, with his discerning eyes, still saw a hint of familiarity beneath her completely different appearance.
When local officials learned of Gu Mu's assassination attempt and the Empress's disappearance from prison, they were filled with fear and trepidation.
Early in the morning, the jailers, the innkeeper, the waiters, and others all knelt at the entrance of the inn.
They were all trembling with fear.
Rumor has it that His Majesty is exceptionally ruthless and will certainly not let them off the hook.
Upon arriving at the inn, Gu Mu saw people kneeling on the ground and immediately understood what had happened.
Actually, it's not the local officials' fault. After all, those who oppose them are not ordinary people, and ordinary people like them can't deal with them.
"Get up," Gu Mu said calmly.
The officials instantly broke out in a cold sweat. They would rather Gu Mu scolded or punished them, but the emperor's calm tone and emotionless expression made them uneasy.
Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger; the emperor's heart is unfathomable.
The more His Majesty acted this way, the more panicked they became.
Where had Gu Mu ever experienced such worry? In his previous life, he was born in a socialist country, and now that he had transmigrated here, he was above everyone else. He had no idea what it felt like to have his life in someone else's hands.
All he saw was that when he told them to get up, those people buried their heads deeply, pressed their foreheads to the ground, and pleaded in old, helpless voices, "Your Majesty, please forgive us!"
Those officials, though enjoying unparalleled prestige in the local area, had elderly parents and young children to support, all of whom depended on them alone.
Once they fall ill, their elderly parents, frail wives, and young children may live a life of irregular hunger.
Although they were local bullies, they had no choice but to set aside all their dignity and beg the Emperor to spare their lives in front of Gu Mu.
Looking at these people, Gu Mu pondered for a moment and understood what they were thinking.
It's a little funny.
He's brutal because he wants to boost his villainous image.
But he values his political achievements more than his villainous qualities.
He believed that although it was difficult to increase his political achievements now, once everything was on track according to his plan, his political achievements would definitely increase faster than his villainous achievements.
"I will not take my anger out on you because I am in danger. As long as you fulfill your duties, I will not cut off your heads casually."
"Because you are my subjects, I do all this to make the people of the South live better, not to disregard human life."
Gu Mu said calmly.
The officials kneeling on the ground were suddenly shocked.
Rumors have it that His Majesty is exceptionally cruel and takes pleasure in killing.
The people he killed once stained the highest spire in the capital city red.
Yet this very demon survived countless wars.
They thought His Majesty was cold and ruthless, but they never expected that although His Majesty was cruel, he always pointed his blade at outsiders, never at his own people.
They felt that at this moment, they were truly beginning to understand His Majesty.
They kowtowed again before standing up, but this time it was out of genuine respect for His Majesty.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
All of this was observed by the locals passing by the inn.
They all saw His Majesty's magnanimity and generosity.
Suddenly, they all understood why, despite being a small country, the Southern Kingdom's economy had developed rapidly and their living standards had improved in a short period of time after His Majesty came to power.
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