Gu Mu wouldn't condemn all these opportunists.
At most, they won't be given official positions, but their lives will be spared. Those who are capable will be placed in suitable positions in the future so that they can realize their value.
These opportunists provided Gu Mu with a piece of information—
There was a very handsome man who attempted to assassinate the Emperor of the Eagle Kingdom, but it turned out the Emperor was an imposter. He was captured by the Empress Dowager and imprisoned in a dungeon. His second assassination attempt on the Emperor of the Eagle Kingdom failed, and he escaped.
They believed that this person must have been sent by Gu Mu.
Such a handsome assassin might not be an insignificant figure in Gu Mu's mind.
So they specifically told Gu Mu this information.
One of the officials sighed, "The assassin's martial arts have been crippled and he's seriously injured. Even if he escapes, he probably won't survive."
From that day on, Gu Mu kept sending people to search for Lu Xiaoyao.
Finally, the parchment scroll was found first.
Fearing that Lu Xiaoyao wouldn't be able to hold on and would die before he arrived, Gu Mu received news of Lu Xiaoyao and went alone to the location mentioned in the parchment scroll.
Just as he arrived, he saw Lu Xiaoyao slowly closing her eyes.
He was holding a familiar money bag in his hand.
At the last moment of Lu Xiaoyao's life, Gu Mu put the elixir of life into her mouth.
As Lu Xiaoyao gradually opened her eyes, her previously unfocused gaze slowly brightened.
Gu Mu knew that he had saved Lu Xiaoyao's life in time, and Lu Xiaoyao would not die.
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