The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 250 Conspiracy (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote for the monthly ticket)
As night fell, a figure quietly crept into a remote courtyard.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, suddenly, a cold light shot out from the room and instantly appeared in front of him.

A light flashed in Su Mu's pupils, and a long sword instantly appeared in his hand.

In an instant, the sword flashed.

The two sides exchanged several moves in an instant.

What was strange was that there was not a single sound coming from the courtyard.

The two men fought quickly, but the swords in their hands never collided.

After a few moves, the sword light suddenly stopped.

The tip of Su Mu's sword stopped at the opponent's throat, and the tip of the opponent's sword also stopped at his armpit.

"Good swordsmanship!"

The other party made a hoarse sound in his throat and slowly retracted his sword.

His movements were very slow, as if he was afraid of causing Su Mu to overreact.

Seeing the opponent's sword retracted, Su Mu also slowly put away his sword.

"With your abilities, you should have become the Golden Masked Killer a long time ago."

The man continued in a hoarse voice.

His voice had an odd tone and it was obvious he was using falsetto.

Moreover, Su Mu could see that the other person's face was probably fake.

But normal.

The killers of Jinfeng Tower will not easily reveal their true faces even when facing their own people.

Su Mu himself only showed up after dressing up in disguise.

Including the fight just now, he did not use his full strength, but instead used the rarely used Genshan state of mind.

"Aren't you also Silverface?"

Su Mu used his strength to change the muscles in his throat and said in a vicissitudes of life voice, "If I didn't want to be promoted to a golden-faced killer, I wouldn't have contacted you. I want to see if there are any suitable tasks in the building that I can take on."

Jinfeng Tower has contacts in every place, but the contact in Songjiang Prefecture is so deeply hidden that even the Taiping Division couldn't find him.

Su Mu used Jinfeng Tower's contact method to contact the other party.

Looking at the other person, Su Mu felt an impulse in his heart.

If the Jinfeng Tower is destroyed, will he, as the Taiping Division's pacification commissioner, be able to get some rewards?
But this thought only passed by for a moment.

Although he became a killer in Jinfeng Tower, what he could access was only the tip of the iceberg of Jinfeng Tower, and he was not at all the core of Jinfeng Tower.

He didn't even know where Jinfeng Tower was.

Using the contact method to fish, you probably won't be able to catch anyone that important.

Moreover, the Jinfeng Tower has existed for so many years, so it must not be so easy to wipe it out.

The profession of killer is like wildfire that cannot be extinguished. It will spring up again when the spring breeze blows. It is impossible to completely eradicate it.

Not cost-effective.

"Have."

The other party said in a deep voice, "Someone offered 500,000 taels of silver for the head of Su Mu, the governor of the Taiping Division of Songjiang Prefecture."

"Only five hundred thousand taels?"

Su Mu blurted out.

Who are you looking down on?
Su Mu’s head is only worth 500,000 taels of silver?
“That was the previous price.”

The other party said, "Not long ago, Su Mu fought with Taishi Tianbi. Taishi Tianbi was seriously injured and fled, but Su Mu escaped unscathed.

So the building has raised Su Mu's evaluation, and now it is 800,000 taels."

Su Mu was amazed in his heart, Jinfeng Tower really keeps up with the times.

Eight hundred thousand taels, that's barely acceptable.

Thinking about it this way, the Demon Court is really petty. The annual tribute it asks for from the Great Xuan Court is only a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is not even as much as what the Golden Wind Tower makes.

This was also because Yao Ting had never seen silver before. Before Liang Jinglue became the Imperial Master of Yao Ting, he was born in poverty, and even when he became the Imperial Master, he was still extremely poor.

So they may think that tens of thousands of taels of silver is already a lot.

What Su Mu is thinking about now is not whether Yao Ting has seen silver or not. He is thinking, who is willing to spend 800,000 taels of silver to assassinate him?
How could he have such a rich enemy?
"But I suggest you don't take this mission."

The other party said in a deep voice, "Su Mu is very powerful, and no one among the golden-faced killers in the building is willing to take on this mission."

"Are there any other missions? For example, assassinating Taishi Tianbi?"

Su Mu said.

"Have."

The other party said.

Su Mu's face lit up with joy. Is it true?
"Someone offered 600,000 taels of silver, asking for the capture of Taishi Tianbi alive."

The other party said.

"No one in the building is taking these two tasks right now."

The man said, "If you want to take it, I can ask the building to find an employer to take over the task."

Jinfenglou is not stupid. They have a set of judgment procedures for missions. If the mission is too difficult, Jinfenglou will not accept the employer's mission unless there is a killer willing to accept it.

As for some simple tasks, Jinfenglou would first take on the tasks, and then declare to the outside world that they would fight to the death as long as they received the money.

This is how Jinfeng Tower maintains its reputation.

Otherwise, if we accept all kinds of tasks, no matter how powerful Jinfeng Tower is, it will not be possible to guarantee that every task will be completed.

"If I accept the mission to capture Taishi Tianbi alive, can the building determine Taishi Tianbi's location?"

Su Mu asked thoughtfully.

"It's hard."

The other party shook his head and said, "There is no news about Taishi Tianbi's location yet."

Su Mu felt a little disappointed, but when he thought about it, it was not surprising.

The Taiping Division, the Supervisory Commissioner, the Divine Weapon Pavilion and the Shennong Herb Sect were all unable to find Taishi Tianbi. Although the Jinfeng Tower was well-informed, it was not necessarily stronger than the other four.

“These two tasks are too difficult, so the building did not agree to the employer.”

The other party continued, "But now there is a task that is more suitable for you. With your ability, you should be able to complete it."

"What mission?"

Su Mu said casually that he was not very interested.

His main purpose was to capture Taishi Tianbi.

But now that he was here, if there was a suitable task, he wouldn't mind doing it. After all, points that came right to his doorstep should not be wasted.

"To kill an ordinary person, the employer offered 100,000 taels of silver."

The contact person of Jinfeng Tower spoke.

"Who is it?"

Su Mu asked.

"Golden Wind Tower's rules state that officials above the seventh rank should not be assassinated unless necessary, and disciples of famous sects should not be assassinated unless necessary."

The contact person of the Golden Wind Tower said, "So don't worry, this person is not some big shot."

Outsiders look at the Jinfeng Tower and think that it is very impressive. But in fact, its most amazing thing is its way of survival.

Jinfeng Tower will not offend anyone it cannot afford to offend.

It is not impossible to assassinate court officials, but if their ranks are too high, they will be charged a sky-high price, which will make the employer give up.

It’s not that we at Jinfeng Tower can’t assassinate him, it’s that you can’t afford the high price.

If the other party can still afford it, Jinfeng Tower will be willing to pay a certain price to complete the assassination.

However, that kind of situation is very rare. In most cases, the targets of Jinfeng Tower's assassination are generally those who have some strength, but not very strong. The contact person of Jinfeng Tower took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Su Mu.

Su Mu took the paper. It was a portrait with a few lines of small words below it, which was an introduction to the target.

"Zhang Tongxiang, also known as Style Zhang, was born as a craftsman and was particularly good at designing construction styles."

Su Mu looked at the lines of introduction, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

He actually knew this person.

This person was not from Songjiang Prefecture, but was specially invited by the Wu family from Daxuan Capital.

He came to Songjiang Prefecture to help design the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture!

Su Mu had met him several times before and was very satisfied with the drawings he designed.

However, Su Mu did not expect that someone would be willing to pay a high price of 100,000 taels of silver to assassinate him.

"The only difficulty in assassinating this man is that it is difficult to escape unscathed after assassinating him. He is currently surrounded by the Taiping Lieutenant and the Inspector."

The contact person from Jinfeng Tower said.

"I accepted this mission."

Su Mu thought for a moment and spoke.

According to the rules of Jinfeng Tower, if he accepts this mission, no one else will take it before he fails.

Zhang Tongxiang is the designer of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, and nothing can happen to him.

Originally, due to the mine outside the city, the construction period of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture had been delayed. If something happened to the designer again, the construction period would be delayed again.

Although the design drawings have come out, the effect will be completely different if there is a designer on site or not.

"Okay, contact me to get the silver after the mission is completed."

After the contact person from Jinfeng Tower finished speaking, he dived into the darkness like a civet cat and soon disappeared.

Su Mu pondered for a moment, then disappeared in a flash.

…………

In Songjiang Prefecture, there is a raised area close to the Songjiang River, which happens to be located in the center of Songjiang Prefecture.

There is a lot of construction going on here at the moment.

Relying on the raised terrain, a large number of buildings have sprung up.

Thousands of craftsmen are busy at the construction site.

A white-haired old man, accompanied by Lu Mingyang, was patrolling the construction site.

He would not stop, call the craftsmen over, and correct the irregularities in their construction.

He even personally inspected the stones and wood used on the construction site.

In the distance, a few people were staring at them from afar, with anger on their faces.

"Master, this Zhang guy is watching too closely. We can't find a chance to bury the Thunder God."

Someone whispered.

"Not in a hurry."

Chen Yougong sneered, "Soon, this annoying old guy will disappear.

As long as we place these thunder bombs at key locations of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture will become a bargaining chip in our hands. As long as I want, I can destroy it to ashes at any time.

I just don’t believe that Su Mu’s luck is so good that he can escape every time! "

Chen Yougong also cursed Tai Shi Tianbi as a waste in his heart.

He originally thought that Su Mu would die at the hands of Taishi Tianbi, but surprisingly, Su Mu returned safe and sound, while Taishi Tianbi escaped with serious injuries.

Fortunately, Chen Yougong always makes multiple preparations when doing things.

If one plan fails, he has another trick up his sleeve.

He spent a large sum of money to buy a batch of thunder bombs. As long as they were deployed in the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, they could destroy the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture at any time.

When the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture is completed, Su Mu and the officials of Daxuan will gather here, and he will be able to detonate the thunder bomb and blow all of them to pieces!

If he could get rid of them, he would definitely be able to secure his position as the Green Lotus Envoy!

However, Zhang Tongxiang stayed at the construction site all day long, trying to bury Lei Gong, but he would definitely be discovered by this old guy.

So, we must get rid of the old guy first.

Chen Yougong sneered in his heart. He was not stupid enough to use his own people. Instead, he paid money to hire killers from Jinfeng Tower.

In that case, even if the matter was exposed, it would definitely not involve Chen Yougong.

If this incident cannot kill Su Mu, then Chen Yougong can lurk beside Su Mu and find an opportunity to sow discord between Su Mu and the "foreign students" in the Demon Court.

As long as you stay with Su Mu, there will always be a chance to send Su Mu on his way.

“As long as old man Zhang dies, then at this construction site, Su Mu and Lu Mingyang will only be able to rely on me.

I want to do something in the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, it's easy as pie."

Chen Yougong said to himself.

As for whether Jinfeng Tower can kill Zhang Tongxiang, there is no need to worry about it at all.

Zhang Tongxiang was just an ordinary person. It was easy to assassinate him. The difficult part was how to escape from the pursuit of the Taiping captains around him after killing him.

It was precisely because he knew that there was a Taiping Captain nearby that Chen Yougong spared no expense to hire the killers from Jinfeng Tower to take action.

Otherwise, he could easily send any of his men to kill Zhang Tongxiang.

That's where his caution lies.

Now that he has finally succeeded in hiding, he will do his best to avoid any possibility of being exposed.

As for silver, it is not important at all.

He has made a lot of money from building the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture.

"Su Mu, Su Mu, you never thought that I, the Green Lotus Envoy of the Pure Land Sect, made a lot of money from you!"

There was a look of pride in Chen Yougong's eyes. The Pure Land Sect had always suffered losses at the hands of the imperial court, and only he, Chen Yougong, could make money from the imperial court.

If he doesn't do the job of Green Lotus Envoy, who else can do it?

Not only will he be a Green Lotus Envoy, but in the future, he will also be a Dharma Protector and a Religious Leader!
There was a raging fire burning in Chen Yougong's pupils, and that fire was ambition.

…………

"Tear it all down here!"

Zhang Tongxiang's beard trembled as he shouted, "How many times have I told you that you must strictly follow the drawings!
When it comes to architecture, a slight mistake can lead to a huge error!
This wall is tilted by half a foot! After it is built, within ten years, the wall will tilt, and after a hundred years, it will collapse!"

While the workmen were dismantling the walls, they were complaining in their hearts, thinking, isn't it enough to last a hundred years?

A hundred years later, who knows whether the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture will still be there?

"The houses designed by me, Zhang Tongxiang, must be timeless and new, and there will be absolutely no room for cutting corners!"

Zhang Tongxiang spoke righteously.

"Master Zhang, please don't be angry."

Lu Mingyang advised, "Let them rebuild it. The construction period is tight and everyone has worked hard. It is inevitable that there will be some omissions."

"Master Lu, you don't understand."

Zhang Tongxiang didn't give Lu Mingyang any face at all, and strode to another place, "Who dug here? Who told you to dig here?"

Lu Mingyang was a little helpless. Craftsmen like Zhang Tongxiang were so honest, but they did have real skills. Even if they had a bad temper, it didn't matter as long as they did a good job.

He witnessed with his own eyes that under Zhang Tongxiang's day and night supervision, the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture has grown to its current scale.

"Chen Yougong! Chen Yougong!"

Zhang Tongxiang shouted, "Come here, is this the wood you bought?

If you dare to pass off inferior goods as good ones again, I will definitely replace you!"

When Su Mu arrived at the construction site of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, he happened to hear Zhang Tongxiang scolding Chen Yougong.

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