The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 251 Thunder God Boom (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)

Su Mu did not alarm anyone, but just stood aside and watched for a while.

In just that short moment, in addition to Chen Yougong, Su Mu saw Zhang Tongxiang scold at least seven or eight people.

He was originally a craftsman, and when he started to scold people, he used all kinds of dirty words, which made Su Mu blush.

"With this temper, he must have offended a lot of people."

Su Mu said to himself.

He estimated that those who were scolded wanted to kill Zhang Tongxiang.

However, Su Mu found it unlikely that someone would be willing to spend 100,000 taels of silver to buy Zhang Tongxiang's life.

It's just a scolding, these people won't really hire someone to kill someone.

Besides, most of the people Zhang Tongxiang came into contact with were low-level craftsmen.

Even if these craftsmen wanted to hire someone to kill someone, they didn't have the financial resources to do so.

"Chen Yougong is rich, but he wouldn't do such a stupid thing as hiring someone to kill someone for such a small matter."

Su Mu pondered in his heart.

"Who would Zhang Tongxiang, an architect, offend? Is it necessary to spend 100,000 taels of silver to buy his life?"

Su Mu looked at the construction site of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, and suddenly an idea popped up in his mind.

“If Zhang Tongxiang dies, the construction schedule of the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture will definitely be affected. If it cannot be completed on schedule, I, as the person in charge, will definitely be blamed.

Could it be that the murder was committed against me?"

This is not Su Mu being narcissistic. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible.

Anyone who is willing to spend 800,000 taels of silver to buy Su Mu's head would probably not mind spending 100,000 taels of silver to sabotage Su Mu's affairs.

If the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture cannot be completed on schedule, although Su Mu will not be sentenced to death, he will definitely be punished. If things go wrong, he may even lose his position as the pacification envoy of the Taiping Division of Songjiang Prefecture.

"But if we want to delay the construction of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, we don't necessarily have to kill Zhang Tongxiang. Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to use other methods?"

Su Mu thought to himself, and felt that this method was a bit too stupid.

There are too many ways to delay the construction period, and assassinating Zhang Tongxiang is undoubtedly the stupidest one.

"Why exactly?"

Su Mu frowned and thought.

"You came."

Just when Su Mu was at a loss, Lu Mingyang came to him and said, "Originally, this place would be completed in two months, but now the stone and wood are not in supply, so it is estimated that it will take at least four or five months to complete it completely."

Although Lu Mingyang is the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, Su Mu is the person in charge of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture.

The reason why Lu Mingyang cares so much about the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture is mainly because he is a disciple of Zhu Jiuyuan. He also graduated from the Bailu Academy and was a member of the Daxuan Mission.

The Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture was one of the most important efforts of the Great Xuan Mission.

“Is there anything unusual on the construction site?”

Su Mu nodded. Four or five months was still enough time.

"What's unusual?"

Lu Mingyang didn't quite understand what Su Mu meant. He thought for a while and shook his head, "There's nothing wrong with that.

What happened? "

Su Mu shook his head.

Perhaps his thinking was wrong. The person who wanted Zhang Tongxiang's name might not be at this construction site.

"I'm leaving first. If anything happens, please have someone notify me in time."

After Su Mu finished speaking, he turned and left.

Zhang Tongxiang walked over in a hurry and just saw Su Mu's back disappearing at the foot of the mountain.

"Why did Lord Su come and leave? I wanted to tell him about the situation at the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture."

Zhang Tongxiang said with a somewhat sullen face.

"Just tell me anything."

Lu Mingyang said.

"That's it."

Lu Mingyang: “…”

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For several days, although Su Mu did not go to the construction site of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, he asked the Taiping Captain to keep a close eye on the place.

At the same time, people were sent to investigate Zhang Tongxiang.

He is not in a hurry, but some people are.

Jinfenglou sent him a message through special codes, saying that if he failed to kill Zhang Tongxiang within five days, the mission would be considered a failure, and Jinfenglou would arrange for other killers to carry out the assassination mission.

On this day, Su Mu once again came to the construction site of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture.

"Master Su, do you have any instructions?"

As soon as we reached the foot of the mountain, Chen Yougong came to greet us with a nod and a bow.

"You do your thing, I'll just walk around."

Su Mu waved his hand.

Chen Yougong bent his body until Su Mu was out of sight as he walked down the steps. Then he slowly stood up, without any strange expression on his face, and went about his business as usual.

Even if someone was staring at him at this moment, they would definitely not notice anything unusual.

His respect for Su Mu seemed to come from the bottom of his heart.

Su Mu walked along the paved steps into the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, which had already taken shape.

I have to say that Zhang Tongxiang is indeed quite capable. The design of the entire academy is very clever. If it can be built, not to mention those "international students" in the Demon Court who have never seen the world, even the scholars in Daxuan will surely be amazed.

boom!
There was a loud noise from the top of the mountain.

Gravel flew everywhere and everyone dodged.

Su Mu stepped forward calmly, waved his sleeves, and shook away several pieces of flying gravel.

He came up to Zhang Tongxiang, who was covered in dust and dirt.

Zhang Tongxiang was scolding the craftsmen.

"Blow this place up flat, and then build a wall from east to west!"

"Lord Su? Wait for me, I'll make arrangements for them first."

Zhang Tongxiang noticed Su Mu and said casually.

Su Mu looked at the busy Zhang Tongxiang and thought to himself, this is a pure technician.

After a long while, Zhang Tongxiang returned to Su Mu and said, "Master Su, please forgive me for making fun of you. We do not have the strength of warriors, so we can only use gunpowder to open the mountain and pave the road."

Su Mu had long known that there was gunpowder in this world.

However, due to the powerful strength of warriors, gunpowder is rarely used as a weapon and is generally used in fortifications.

"I heard that someone combined gunpowder with weapon-casting techniques to create something comparable to the Mystic Weapon. It was named Thunder God Bomb. Master Zhang, have you heard of it?"

Su Mu said with a smile.

"Of course I have."

Zhang Tongxiang said, "I once tried to get one, but it's very difficult to make and too expensive to be used in construction."

Su Mu nodded. The effort spent on making a Leigonghong was no less than that of making a Xuanbing, but it could not be compared with a Xuanbing. Weaponsmiths with this ability would rarely spend time and energy on it.

"Master Su, you came at the right time. I just wanted to tell you something."

Zhang Tongxiang continued, "I want to replace Chen Yougong."

"Why? Isn't he doing pretty well?"

Su Mu asked curiously.

After he arrived in Songjiang Prefecture, Chen Yougong was the first to join him, and in a series of events that followed, Chen Yougong demonstrated outstanding coordination and organizational skills.

He found ways to purchase all the materials needed for the construction of Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, and overall the work was very good.

"Is there a problem with the quality of the building materials he purchased? Or is there a problem with the price?"

Su Mu asked.

"No problem."

Zhang Tongxiang shook his head and said.

"Why then?"

Su Mu was puzzled.

"Among these craftsmen, his craftsmen have the highest error rate!"

Zhang Tongxiang said angrily, "If it weren't for them, the construction period could be reduced by at least five days!"

Zhang Tongxiang raised his palm and put five fingers in front of Su Mu. Su Mu laughed dumbly. Just because of such a small matter, he had to change the supplier?

He suddenly felt that Zhang Tongxiang's temper might really make him a lot of enemies.

The person who hired the assassin to kill Zhang Tongxiang might not necessarily be targeting Bailu Academy.

However, Su Mu also understands the technical staff's desire for excellence.

"His craftsmen have never done this kind of work before. Please bear with me."

Su Mu smiled and said, "A few days more or less doesn't make any difference, as long as the quality is guaranteed."

Before Su Mu finished speaking, a light suddenly flashed in his pupils.

at this time.

With a swish, an arrow shot over from a distance.

Su Mu raised his hand and caught the arrow. The arrow stopped steadily only an inch away from Zhang Tongxiang's eyes.

Su Mu raised his head and looked forward.

The smoke and dust caused by the explosion had not yet completely dissipated, and the vision was obstructed, so Su Mu could not see the situation in the distance clearly.

Zhang Tongxiang was terrified.

Su Mu frowned. Could it be that Jinfeng Tower couldn’t wait any longer?

Shouts were heard all around, and several Taiping captains were already running towards the direction where the arrows came from.

Su Mu knew that they would return empty-handed.

With the style of the Jinfeng Tower killer, if he fails to hit the target in one strike, he will flee thousands of miles away.

The other party must have escaped long ago.

He looked back at Zhang Tongxiang. Zhang Tongxiang had not recovered yet and his legs were still trembling.

"My Lord, my Lord! What has happened?"

Chen Yougong ran over in a hurry and shouted loudly.

After seeing Zhang Tongxiang who was safe and sound and Su Mu standing beside Zhang Tongxiang, a trace of regret flashed across his eyes.

Damn it, the killer from Jinfeng Tower really knows how to pick the time. He actually took action when Su Mu was present. This is so unprofessional!

What he didn't know was that the killer's vision was also blocked by the smoke and dust, and he was afraid of losing the opportunity, so he acted hastily.

"How could there be an assassin?"

Chen Yougong said in panic, "Master Zhang, have you offended someone?"

Zhang Tongxiang: “…”

He just wanted to replace Chen Yougong. Blocking someone's financial path is like killing his parents. Isn't it Chen Yougong that he offended?
However, this has not happened yet, and Chen Yougong doesn't know either, so it shouldn't be him.

"Zhang is just an ordinary craftsman. How could he offend anyone?"

Zhang Tongxiang said with a pale face.

"Then why weren't others assassinated?"

Chen Yougong seemed to be speaking frankly.

Zhang Tongxiang was speechless.

"Master Zhang, I think you should stay away. Anyway, we have the blueprints, and we just need to keep an eye on the construction site. It's too dangerous. If Master Su wasn't here today, what would we do?"

Chen Yougong said with concern.

Neither Su Mu nor Zhang Tongxiang found it strange.

"I do not."

Zhang Tongxiang stiffened his neck and said, "This is my construction site. I will never leave until it is completed!"

So you deserve to die!

Chen Yougong said this to himself, but his face showed no expression.

"There's no need to avoid it."

Su Mu said calmly, "From now on, I will be in charge here personally. I want to see who can kill Master Zhang under my nose."

Chen Yougong's body stiffened for a moment.

Damn, is this a self-defeating move?
Instead of getting rid of Zhang Tongxiang, we attracted Su Mu, a troublesome guy?

If he were to be in charge here, how could I arrange for the Thunder God to strike?

Damn Jinfenglou, they took my money and turned things into this!

Damn it, we can’t let Jinfenglou kill Su Mu as well, right?

I would like to do so, but the problem is that Jinfeng Tower doesn’t have the ability to do so.

Chen Yougong felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a dead fly.

But he had to force a smile on his face.

"If Lord Su is in charge of the construction site himself, then we can all rest assured."

Chen Yougong said with a smile, "It's just that Lord Su, you are very busy with official duties, is it really okay?"

"The construction of Bailu Academy is the top priority of Songjiang Prefecture. Other things can be delayed, but this one cannot."

Su Mu said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Yunzhong suddenly came running down the mountain.

"Sir, the assassin got away."

Yang Yunzhong said with some shame.

Su Mu waved his hands, this is normal.

The opponent used bows and arrows to launch a sneak attack from hundreds of feet away.

If the Wind and Thunder Wings were still there, Su Mu would be sure to catch the opponent, but the Wind and Thunder Wings were destroyed by Tai Shi Tianbi. Even if Su Mu took action himself, he was not sure that he could catch up with the opponent.

The assassins of Jinfeng Tower are best at escaping and hiding.

"We found this while searching for the assassin!"

Yang Yunzhong said this and raised his hand.

I saw that he had a ball the size of a baby's head in his hand. The ball had a metallic luster and was even dazzling in the sunlight.

"This is - Thunder God Boom!"

Zhang Tongxiang said loudly.

"Does the assassin want to kill me with a thunder bomb?"

Zhang Tongxiang shouted, "This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous!
A thunderbolt is worth thousands of gold, how can you waste it on me, Zhang Tongxiang?

If it is used properly, how much construction time can be saved?"

Su Mu: "..."

Yang Yunzhong: “…”

What kind of brain circuit is this?

Chen Yougong was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Which bastard didn’t hide Lei Gong properly and let Captain Taiping find him!

Damn!

How come something went wrong despite all my repeated warnings?

"We have this thing now, why is it not used?"

Su Mu asked curiously. He had heard of the name of Leigonghong but had never seen the real thing. He took it with some curiosity.

"It may not have been left by the assassin."

Yang Yunzhong shook his head and said, "It was hidden in the craftsman's residence. If it exploded while the craftsman was resting, it would definitely cause great casualties.

My Lord, I suspect that an assassin has infiltrated the craftsmen."

"The craftsman's residence?"

Su Mu frowned slightly.

"How many thunder bombs were found?"

Originally, Su Mu had sent someone to attack Zhang Tongxiang in order to delay the construction of Bailu Academy.

Now someone actually wants to take action against ordinary craftsmen, and this possibility has arisen again.

Is there really anyone who wants to make himself fail to complete the task?
That would be a big deal.

It would be fine if he assassinated Zhang Tongxiang, but he actually wanted to sabotage Su Mu's mission. Wouldn't that mean he wouldn't earn any points?
That can't be solved so easily!

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