"Welcome to our work, senior. I am sorry for not coming to meet you in person. I hope you will forgive me!" As soon as he finished speaking, an old man in expensive robes flashed from the end of the street to Li Mu and saluted him. This man was naturally Bai Lesheng, who was in charge of the construction of the Yangxing City branch of Lingxiao Palace. However, his face at this time was completely different from when he first met Li Mu. He was in high spirits and looked dignified.
"City... City Lord!" Qin Tao was completely stunned, and the other soldiers of the city guards were also too shocked to speak.
But soon, Qin Tao and others reacted, knelt on one knee and clasped their fists in front of Bai Lesheng and said, "Your subordinates greet the Lord City Lord!"
Bai Lesheng frowned and snorted, "What are you doing here? I pay you to defend Yangxing City, not to let you wander around after eating! Although Lu Zhi is a waste, he is still a member of our City Lord's Mansion. Why are you staying here instead of arresting the bandits who killed Lu Zhi and others?"
Qin Tao smiled bitterly: "My Lord City Lord, I am working on this matter now!"
Bai Lesheng frowned, glanced at the crowd of monks from 63rd Street, then looked at Li Mu and asked cautiously: "Senior, who are they...?"
"Haha, these people all come here to sign up to join Lingxiao Palace because of its reputation." Li Mu smiled faintly.
Bai Lesheng's body trembled when he heard this. He was also an old monster who had lived for hundreds of billions of years. Naturally, he understood what Li Mu meant. Regardless of whether the people on 63 Street were related to Lu Zhi's death, he could not move today. Moreover, it was very likely that Li Mu was related to the deaths of Lu Zhi and others. After all, he had been the city lord for so many years, but this was the first time he encountered a terrible incident in which the general of the city guards and his soldiers were attacked and killed in Yangxing City. The person who could do this was either a desperado or had a strong background.
As far as he knew, Li Mu had a prominent background, was extremely powerful, and did things in an unconventional way...
Thinking of this, Bai Lesheng said to Qin Tao with a stern face: "I told you to arrest the bandits, but you were too lazy to even leave the house. What? You want to arrest some innocent people to appease me? Humph~ If I hadn't come here today to welcome the seniors to guide our work, I don't know what you would have done!"
Qin Tao was very anxious and explained quickly: "Lord City Lord, I..."
Bai Lesheng interrupted Qin Tao and shouted, "You shameless thing, get out of here right now!"
Qin Tao had no words to express his grievances. He dared not say another word. He saluted Bai Lesheng again, thought for a moment, saluted Li Mu solemnly, and then left in disappointment with a group of soldiers.
"Senior, it was my negligence. I failed to manage my subordinates well and disturbed you." Bai Lesheng apologized to Li Mu with a smile.
"I didn't know you were the city lord." Li Mu looked surprised.
"It's just an honorary position. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, senior." Bai Lesheng said modestly.
Li Mu teased: "As the city lord, he actually did those tricks..."
Bai Lesheng's face changed drastically when he heard this. He coughed and interrupted Li Mu: "Ahem! Seniors, you have come from a far distance, you must be tired, right? I have asked someone to prepare a banquet, please follow me."
At the same time, he sent a message to Li Mu: "Senior, can you please give me some face? I will explain this matter to you in private."
Li Mu didn't say anything about this. He didn't care much about Bai Lesheng's affairs and was just joking. Besides, Bai Lesheng was already working for him and could barely be considered his subordinate, so he could still give him some face.
Seeing that Li Mu stopped talking about this matter, Bai Lesheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The things he did in private were not only not very glorious, but also somewhat embarrassing for his identity. If it got out, where would he put his old face?
"Hehe~, seniors, fellow Taoists, please~" Bai Lesheng made a gesture of invitation to everyone.
Everyone looked at each other in dismay, saying, "Your Excellency the City Lord is too polite. How can we, the little cultivators, be worthy of being called your fellow Taoist!"
Bai Lesheng pretended to look gloomy when he heard this, and said: "My fellow Taoists, this is a bit superficial. Fellow Taoists, fellow Taoists, also mean like-minded. Since you have come to sign up to join the Lingxiao Palace, it means that you agree with the philosophy of my Lingxiao Palace. Then you and I are like-minded. What's the problem with calling each other fellow Taoists?"
The monks from 63 Street were a little amused when they heard Bai Lesheng's explanation, but seeing Bai Lesheng's serious expression, they did not dare to argue anymore. After all, Bai Lesheng was a senior and it was his business how he addressed them. They were not so flattered by Bai Lesheng's call of "fellow Taoist" that they really thought they could be placed on the same footing as Bai Lesheng.
Li Mu looked at everyone and said, "Bai...Bai Lesheng, this is your real name, right?"
Having said this, Li Mu looked at Bai Lesheng again to confirm.
"Yes, senior, my real name is Bai Lesheng." Bai Lesheng replied respectfully.
Li Mu nodded slightly, then looked at everyone again and said loudly: "Bai Lesheng is the founder of the Yangxing City branch of Lingxiao Palace. After you join Lingxiao Palace, you will be considered as one of our own. Bai Lesheng will naturally make the decision for you if there is anything."
"Thank you, senior, thank you, Lord City Lord!" Everyone shouted in unison, with long-lost smiles on their faces. After all, the city lord who had made them nervous was now on their side. The matter of killing the city guards should be completely settled. However, they knew that the prerequisite for all this was to have the identity of Lingxiao Palace.
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At this time, Qin Tao, who left in disappointment, had already flown far away from the First Street with a group of soldiers.
A monk dressed like a general couldn't help but complain to Qin Tao: "General, those people on 63rd Street must have something to do with the death of Lu Zhi and others, especially that young monk. I'm 99% sure he is the murderer!"
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