The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 177: Guarding (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)
"Captain Xu Chongyuan?"

Su Mu thought about it, and a festive round face appeared in his mind.

He had met Captain Xu several times before. He was a cheerful person who was always smiling.

"Why did the Supervisory Department take Brother Xu away? For what reason?"

Su Mu asked, "Will they keep Senior Brother Xu in prison for a long time?"

Captain Zhao showed helplessness on his face.

"Old Xu likes to go to brothels and listen to music when he has nothing to do. Unfortunately, he was caught by the Supervisory Department."

Captain Zhao said helplessly.

"There is no provision in the Great Xuan Law that prohibits officials from listening to music."

Su Mu said.

He thought it was not a big problem, but what could the Inspectorate do to Captain Xu?
"There's nothing wrong with listening to music in a brothel, but the Supervisory Office is now accusing Captain Xu of dereliction of duty. He appeared in a brothel when he was supposed to be on duty."

Captain Zhao sighed and said.

"this--"

Su Mu frowned.

The Taiping Division was different from the local government offices. It did not have strict duty hours, and no one would ask them to report for duty on weekdays.

After all, the Taiping Colonel, or even the Taiping Commandant, had been guarding the mountains for years.

Occasionally, when there is nothing to do, the Taiping Captain will return to the city to relax. As long as he is sure that nothing happens, Zhao Po Nu will turn a blind eye and will not care about it.

The problem lies here.

The Taiping Division was used to being casual, and now the Supervisory Division is sticking to this point. Even the Taiping Division can't produce solid evidence to exonerate Xu Chongyuan.

"Even so, it's not a big crime, right?"

Su Mu said.

"But the Supervisory Department has now determined that Old Xu is not fit to continue serving as the Taiping Captain."

Captain Zhao felt helpless.

In the past, no one could manage the Taiping Division, but now an Inspectorate has emerged, keeping a close eye on them all day long, magnifying any small problem infinitely, causing the Taiping Division a great headache.

"This matter is a bit of a hassle. They will definitely not let Lao Xu go in the short term."

Captain Zhao said, "Old Xu is feeling better now. The Supervisory Office cannot let him starve anyway, so he can just take a break. However, the outer perimeter of Daxing Mountain must be guarded, otherwise if a monster breaks out, it will definitely hurt ordinary people."

"understood."

Su Mu nodded and said, "I'll go."

The Wuling Taiping Division is responsible for the area within a hundred miles around Wuling City, especially the section outside Daxing Mountain, which is their top priority.

There are only so many Taiping Captains in the Wuling Taiping Division, and each of them has a heavy burden. The absence of any one of them will affect the overall situation.

Fortunately, there is the newcomer Su Mu, otherwise if Xu Chongyuan was imprisoned, Captain Zhao really wouldn’t know what to do.

"The place where Lao Xu is in charge of guarding is here, about five miles away."

Captain Zhao took the map and pointed the place to Su Mu. "He originally had eleven Taiping captains under him, and now they are all patrolling in the mountains. If you want to transfer others to go with you, that's fine. Tell me the names and I'll coordinate."

Su Mu thought about it and decided that among the Taiping Commanders, the ones he was most familiar with were Luo Anning, Zhang Chenchen, Zhong Guizheng, Cong Yuanlong, Ding Shiyun and Liu Yang.

However, Lin Qihuan only has a few people under him. If he is transferred away, Lin Qihuan will be left alone.

"I'll ask Captain Luo later. If she's willing to go with me, I'll take her with me. There's no need to bring anyone else."

Su Mu said.

"Understand."

Captain Zhao smiled meaningfully, "Don't worry, I'll talk to Lin Qihuan, he will help him.

Speaking of which, Junior Brother Su, you understand much more than that guy Lin Qihuan.

I don't know if Lin Qihuan is blind or what, but a beautiful girl is always in front of him. We outsiders can see her heart, but he just doesn't understand!"

"Brother Zhao, are you talking about Zhang Chenchen?"

Su Mu laughed and said, Captain Taiping is also gossipy.

"Junior Brother Su, have you noticed that too?"

Captain Zhao's calm face showed excitement, "Let me tell you, Zhang Chenchen was not assigned to Lin Qihuan at the beginning, but she insisted on following Lin Qihuan.

Ever since she went to Lin Qihuan's place, she has become Lin Qihuan's housekeeper..."

Su Mu listened with great interest. He didn't expect that Zhang Chenchen and Lin Qihuan had so many stories.

The aloof Lin Qihuan actually has so many embarrassing things to deal with.

Senior Brother Zhao, who looks dignified and steady, turns out to be so gossipy.

…………

The matter of the Dragon and Tiger List is still brewing, and various people are appearing in Wuling City one after another.

The Taiping Division has withdrawn a part of the Taiping Commandants from outside the city and stationed them in the inner city.

The City Lord's Mansion even recruited a group of constables from the outer city to enter the inner city to help maintain order.

Su Mu walked out of the city and met many unfamiliar faces on the road. The aura of those people was strong. They were at least blood exchange realm warriors, and there were also many rebirth realm warriors.

The good news is that before the Dragon and Tiger List was released, these people were still relatively restrained.

The bad news is that Wuling City is now a mixed bag, and the Taiping Department and the City Lord's Mansion are under increasing pressure. Even the Supervisory Department has suffered the consequences of its own actions.

If Wuling City gets into chaos, they are also responsible.

When Su Mu left the city, he even saw Wu Yiqi, the fourth-rank inspector of the Wuling Supervisory Office, starting to patrol the streets.

Now, Zhao Po Nu, the pacification envoy of Wuling Taiping Division, has broken through to the Zhenyuan realm. With the addition of Wu Yiqi, the inspector whose real strength is not weaker than that of ordinary Zhenyuan realm officials, Wuling City should not be in chaos.

Su Mu doesn't need to worry about the Dragon and Tiger List.

Anyway, he has already left the city. His current responsibility is to keep an eye on his own territory and prevent the monsters from getting out of Daxing Mountain.

"Eleven Taiping captains, plus Miss Luo and I, that's thirteen people, much more manpower than when I was under Captain Lin."

Su Mu was on his way to the garrison site, thinking in his heart, "But thirteen people have to guard a five-mile defense line, and the task is not easy."

The Taiping Division guards the outskirts of Daxing Mountain. Normally, it's fine. Occasionally, one or two monsters run out of Daxing Mountain, but they can be easily dealt with.

I’m afraid of accidents.

For example, the last time there was an unusual movement in Daxing Mountain, a level 5 demon tide directly broke out.

Even if there is no unusual movement, every once in a while, a powerful monster will run out of Daxing Mountain unwilling to be lonely.

If you're unlucky, you might bump into them.

"But speaking of it, the work of the Taiping Division is similar to that of the constables in the outer city, they are just patrolling."

Su Mu thought to himself, "It's just one patrolling the streets and the other patrolling the forests."

The Taiping Division actually has two daily tasks: one is to patrol the mountains and forests, and the other is to send people to suppress any traces of monsters found.

The latter are similar to the constables in the outer city, who also go to investigate wherever a murder occurs.

"An upgraded version of the constable."

Su Mu thought to himself in amusement.

Miss Luo was going to carry out the latter task, so he came alone this time to take up the post.

It only took two hours for Su Mu to arrive at a supply point in the area he was responsible for guarding.

Su Mu didn't know any of the city defense soldiers stationed at the supply point, but they all knew Su Mu.

Seeing Su Mu coming, all the soldiers looked at him excitedly.

The city defense troops had witnessed with their own eyes when Su Mu beheaded the city defense commander Xie Zuowen on the top of Wuling City, and then shot and killed three third-level monsters by himself.

In their eyes, although Su Mu was a little cruel, he was also very powerful.

With him guarding this area, there will definitely be no accidents here. "Sir Su, the Taiping captains have all gone to patrol the forest. If there are no accidents, they usually go back to the supply point to rest at night."

A deputy commander at the supply point said respectfully to Su Mu, "Do you think we should call the captains back now, or wait a while?"

Su Mu looked at the dense forest in front of him, feeling a little emotional.

The same scene, but the person in front of me is different.

The captain of the city defense army named Zheng Tu died in a level five demon tide.

Su Mu later heard that Zheng Tu's son took over his position and joined the city defense army. With his military achievements, his son might be able to go further than him in the future.

Suddenly, Su Mu felt the Taipingsi badge on his waist vibrate slightly.

I reached out and grabbed the badge, and a sentence immediately emerged in my mind.

"Three miles southwest of supply point No. 10, we have found traces of a second-level monster. Requesting support, Captain Bian Zhong."

"Pack up the camp, I'll be right back."

Su Mu said to the deputy commander, and walked towards the southwest.

This supply point is supply point No. 10.

"Master Su, where are you going? Do you need us to go with you?"

The deputy commander said loudly.

Under normal circumstances, they certainly don't need to leave the supply point, but it's different when following Captain Su.

"No need."

Su Mu's voice came from afar, and the figure quickly disappeared into the mountains and forests.

"As expected of Captain Su, you are so fast!"

The deputy commander sighed, looking at the direction where Su Mu disappeared, his face full of admiration for fans.

…………

In the mountains and forests, branches and leaves block out the sun, and sunlight shines through the dense leaves, casting spots of light.

There was a loud bang.

A figure fell heavily on a tree that was as thick as a man's embrace, and vomited blood.

He leaned on his sword and stared at a ferocious monster in front of him that was more than a meter tall, feeling a little helpless.

A second-level monster, comparable to a warrior in the rebirth realm.

I don’t know whether this luck is good or bad.

He actually ran into a second-level monster that he might not encounter for several years.

"If I can kill this monster, I can also embroider a cloud pattern on my clothes like Captain Su."

Bian Zhong said to himself.

Su Mu himself didn't know that he had already become an idol in the eyes of many Taiping commanders.

He rose from humble beginnings and became the Taiping Captain in just a few years, and also received two special merits.

This is what many Taiping commanders and even Taiping lieutenants dream of doing.

Bian Zhong often thought that it would be great if he could also get a special achievement.

Now that the opportunity is before him, he realizes that opportunities are always there, but people who can seize them are not always there.

No wonder everyone says that ordinary achievements cause bleeding, while special achievements are fatal.

Only by accomplishing the impossible can you gain special merit.

Only after he actually fought against a second-level monster did he understand the value of this sentence.

"Bian Zhong, Bian Zhong, you are really just an ordinary person. You can't compare with Captain Su."

Bian Zhong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes showing determination.

Even if he couldn't defeat it, he couldn't let this second-level monster get past his defense line.

"come!"

Bian Zhong rushed forward with his knife in hand.

boom!
With a collision, the long sword in Bian Zhong's hand got stuck in the muscles of the second-level monster.

Bian Zhong was also slapped away by the claws of the second-level monster and fell heavily to the ground. He struggled to get up, but fell back again.

His chest was stained with blood, and a bitter smile flashed in his eyes.

This is the difference in strength.

But he has already passed the message on, and others should have received the news.

Although Captain Xu is not here, if the others join forces, there is a chance to kill this second-level monster.

"I can only help you up to this point."

Bian Zhong muttered to himself as he looked at his saber stuck on the back of the second-level monster.

He was completely out of strength and it looked like he was going to die here today.

Just as he closed his eyes and prepared to die.

Suddenly, a breeze blew by.

Then he saw a person appear in front of him.

The man simply raised his hand and caught the falling claw of the second-level monster with his bare hands.

Bian Zhong was injured by the claws of that second-level monster. He knew very well how powerful this second-level monster was.

But now, that person actually caught the claw of the second-level monster with his bare hands!

The sharp nails didn't even pierce the skin on the man's palm, and the huge power of the second-level monster was like a drop in the ocean.

The sturdy second-level monster looked like an ordinary wild beast in that man's hands.

His hand grasped the monster's claws, and the monster struggled desperately but could not break free.

"Su——"

Bian Zhong's face was filled with surprise and he was so excited that he was speechless.

"Captain Bian, can you lend me your sword?"

Su Mu said calmly without even turning his head.

He raised his hand and grabbed the handle of the long sword on the monster's back.

"Shh!"

A flash of knife light passed by, and fear appeared in the eyes of the second-level monster, and then the divine light in its eyes gradually dissipated.

The huge monster's head rolled off its body.

Demon blood spurted out.

The body of the second-level monster fell to the ground with a loud bang, and its four hooves twitched from time to time.

Bian Zhong's eyes widened and his breathing became a little rapid.

A second-level monster can be solved so easily?
As expected, he is Captain Su.

Some people even said that Captain Su obtained special merits thanks to the Five Fires Shocking Sky Bow.

They know shit!

Captain Su, even without the Xuanbing in his hands, is still the youngest Captain of the Taiping Division in the history of the Taiping Division!
Did you see that? He was just using an ordinary sword, but he still chopped off the second-level monster's head with just one strike?
A second-level monster that is comparable to a warrior in the rebirth realm is no different from a pet in his hands!
Even if it was Captain Xu, it would be impossible for him to kill a second-level monster so easily.

"My sword, Captain Su is using my sword!"

Bian Zhong roared in his heart, and he decided that he would keep this knife as a family heirloom!

If anyone dares to say that Captain Su gained special merits by relying on Xuanbing in the future, I, Bian Zhong, will spit in their faces!
From today on, I, Bian Zhong, will be Captain Su’s most loyal lackey!
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