Seeing that the monks were still kneeling on one knee and dared not stand up, Li Mu had no choice but to wave his hand and help the billions of monks up.
Then he said in a deep voice: "Su Hong, Lu Lang!"
"I'm here!" The two of them bowed quickly.
"The smooth development and growth of my Lingxiao Palace is due to the contributions of you two. Su Hong, I now officially appoint you as the deputy palace master of my Lingxiao Palace. At the same time, may Heaven bless you and help you break through the shackles and advance to the level of Hongmeng Immortal Ancestor!" Li Mu's majestic voice echoed for a long time throughout the Jianmu Square.
"Thank you, Lord! I will definitely live up to your trust and make new contributions to Lingxiao Palace in the future!" Su Hong said excitedly. He had done so much, wasn't he waiting for this day? It wasn't because he cared so much about being promoted to Hongmeng Immortal Ancestor, nor was it because the deputy Lord of Lingxiao Palace attracted him, but because it represented Li Mu's recognition of him. In his opinion, this was the highest honor for him!
"Lu Lang."
"I will follow the orders of the Palace Master!"
"The prosperity of Lingxiao Palace today is largely due to your advice. Over the past 100 years, I have seen your dedication and diligence. I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. It is time to fulfill my promise to you..."
Before Li Mu finished speaking, Lu Lang shouted, "It is my honor to work for the Palace Master. All of this is for the future development of Lingxiao Palace. How dare I take credit for it! If we talk about merits, Deputy Palace Master Chen, Grand Marshal Kunpeng, Grand Marshal Qingyao... any of them have far surpassed me. How can I be rewarded for such a small contribution?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Palace Master, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other! This matter has exhausted me for more than a hundred years!" Chen Siqi shouted.
Li Mu looked at Lu Lang speechlessly. Why are you being so polite here at this time? Then he said to Lu Lang unhappily, "In this case, I will not force you and will give your reward to others."
When Lu Lang heard this, he was dumbfounded. Why didn't this happen according to the rules? He regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself twice. Why did he say those extra words?
However, Lu Lang was not a stubborn person. If he admitted his mistake at this moment, there would still be room for maneuver. If he really kept silent, the matter might be settled. So he quickly said, "Palace Master, you promised me at the beginning..."
"What should I promise you? Didn't you say that you are not worthy of your position?" Li Mu said coldly.
"I...I was wrong. I shouldn't have acted so pretentiously!" Lu Lang knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
Li Mu snorted coldly at this and said, "Alright, forget it this time. I will never break my promise to you. From now on, keep your mouth shut!"
Lu Lang cried with joy when he heard this: "Thank you, Palace Master. You are such a kind person!"
Li Mu smiled bitterly and shook his head. In fact, he was not as angry about Lu Lang's behavior as he seemed.
Compared with Yao Xiuqi, Sun Ruxuan and other people who had just been implanted with the idea of loyalty to Lingxiao Universe by Jianmu and were extremely loyal to Li Mu, and they dared not refute anything Li Mu said, he preferred to get along with people like Lu Lang and Chen Siqi whose thoughts were not so severely constrained, because this made him feel some humanity, rather than facing a ruthless machine.
Of course, Lu Lang's relaxed thinking was not something that Jianmu had managed to catch, but he deliberately opened a loophole in his thinking to make him a little less rigid. In fact, it was not just Lu Lang and Chen Siqi who were like this. Many old palace members in Lingxiao Palace were the same. As long as Li Mu felt that there were no major problems with their natures, he would reduce the constraints on their thinking and allow them to resume their former active thinking and personality.
As for how much to open up, that depends on their nature. Of course, for people like Chen Siqi and Li Mu's parents and children, Li Mu completely freed them from their ideological constraints from the beginning.
However, although these old palace members are not too constrained in their thinking, it does not mean that they can completely break away from Li Mu's control. Their loyalty to Li Mu in the depths of their sea of consciousness is still absolute. Although they dare to say anything and even dare to joke with Li Mu, if they really encounter something that touches on Li Mu's interests and endangers the Lingxiao Universe, they will stand up at the first time and sacrifice themselves for the interests of Li Mu and the Lingxiao Universe!
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"Lu Lang, Bai Lanyue." Li Mu said seriously.
"I'll obey your orders!" Lu Lang and a delicate and thin woman stood up. This person was the wife that Lu Lang often mentioned.
"From now on, the two of you will also be deputy hall masters of my Lingxiao Hall. The specific jurisdiction will be assigned later!"
"Thank you, Palace Master! Palace Master has great fortune and a long life, and he has unified the sky and is invincible in the two universes..."
"Okay, go wait on the side!" Li Mu waved Lu Lang away impatiently.
Then he continued: "Qingyao, Kunpeng, Zhaoying, Bai Ziling, Chenpipi, Chenhui, Liu Zhimeng, Yuqing, Cangshuang, Chiyan..."
Li Mu read out dozens of names in succession. Among these people were his former acquaintances and good friends, his apprentices, the elders of Lingxiao Palace, and the outstanding descendants of his son Li Yunqing.
"The Lingxiao Palace is what it is today, and you, as the elders of the Lingxiao Palace, have also contributed to it, and your contributions are not small. Today, this Palace Master will appoint all of you as Deputy Palace Masters of the Lingxiao Palace! You will also be promoted to the Hongmeng Immortal Ancestor!"
"Thank you, Palace Master! I will definitely live up to your trust and swear to advance and retreat together with Lingxiao Universe!" As they spoke, everyone was about to kneel down.
Li Mu cast a spell to hold them back and said calmly, "There are not so many rules in my Lingxiao Palace. There is no need to do this."
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