The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 285 Growth (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)
"Gift? Didn't you say you didn't want it?"

Mingyi Marquis Zhang Songtao was stunned for a moment and said with some confusion.

really!

Su Mu cursed in his heart, he couldn't be too tactful when talking to them, he had to be more direct.

"You didn't give it to me, so how do you know I don't want it?"

Su Mu said, "Then I thought about it. A master like you would definitely not want to owe others a favor, so I will still accept your gift reluctantly."

"As for the gift, I don't have it with me today, I'll give it to you another day.

Oh, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I’m leaving now.”

After saying that, he turned and left. He looked so hurried, as if he was afraid that Su Mu would say something else.

You don't really want to default on your debt, do you?
Su Mu looked at the other person's disappearing back and muttered to himself.

Looking back at the Tiangong Pavilion which had an extra crack, his mood immediately became very bad.

"Sword Sect!"

He thought to himself, "Just wait and see!"

Originally he still felt a little guilty towards Lu Pengju, but now that guilt has completely disappeared.

Not being as skilled as others, he actually took his anger out on others.

He came to kill him before he had figured out the situation. If he didn't have some skills, he might have died at the hands of the Sword Sect's Zhuang Zhixing.

He had never suffered such a big loss before.

Even if there was a reason for it, it didn't mean that Su Mu had to swallow his anger.

"After I finish the academy competition, I will settle this account with you!"

Su Mu talked to himself.

…………

"I originally wanted to let this kid go to the Sword Sect's Sword Forest to practice for a while as a gift."

Mingyi Marquis Zhang Songtao rubbed his brows and said, "Now that this kid is jealous of the Sword Sect, it is not appropriate to let him go to the Sword Sect's Sword Forest.

I have to change the gift, otherwise I will owe this kid a favor.
What to give him?

Mingyi Hou Zhang Songtao was actually a little embarrassed for a moment.

Give him gold, silver and treasures. One of this kid's weapons can be sold for thirty thousand taels of gold. He has no shortage of money.

The same goes for weapons. He himself is a weaponsmith and has no shortage of weapons.

Martial arts techniques are fine, but this kid has just reached the peak of his true essence realm, so he won’t need the Dan formation method for a while.

After thinking about it, Marquis Mingyi couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Is this kid really a refugee?

Why does it feel like the children of those wealthy families are not as wealthy as him?

Even Marquis Mingyi himself was a little jealous of Su Mu.

Is it true that being a weaponsmith is so profitable?

He was even tempted to learn the art of weapon forging.

However, Marquis Mingyi himself knew that not every weaponsmith was so rich.

Su Mu was the first person to sell an ordinary weapon at a high price of 30,000 taels of gold, and he may be the first one to do so in the future.

If Su Mu hadn't encountered these stupid and rich monsters in the Demon Court, he wouldn't have been able to sell them for so much money.

"Perhaps, we can ask him to go there——"

Mingyi Marquis Zhang Songtao pondered and muttered to himself.

…………

"You're too reckless!"

In a courtyard in Songjiang Prefecture, an old man said in a deep voice.

In front of him, Zhuang Zhixing remained silent.

“Even if the Taiping Division wants to clean up its house, it is not our Sword Sect’s turn to intervene.

You attacked Su Mu, isn't that a slap in the face of the Taiping Division?"

The old man said in a deep voice.

"If you collude with the devil, everyone will punish you."

Zhuang Zhixing snorted coldly.

"How do you know for sure that he is colluding with demons? Marquis Mingyi is in Songjiang Prefecture. Do you think that if Su Mu is really problematic, will Marquis Mingyi let him go?"

The old man said with a look of disappointment, "Don't you know how to use your brain?

What if this is a plan of the Taiping Division?"

"What kind of plan could allow them to sell their magic weapons to the Demon Court?
If it weren't for the Jade Sea King, would Junior Brother Pengju become like this?"

Zhuang Zhixing said indignantly, "My natal sword has been destroyed, and I don't know if Junior Brother Pengju can recover.

Even if he could recover, he would still have to reshape his swordsmanship and catch up with the world's geniuses. It is unknown when that will take!
They, the Taiping Division, destroyed a genius of the time!"

"Pengju is not very good at learning martial arts, and has nothing to do with the Taiping Division."

The old man said, "Even without the Blue Sea Heavenly King, Pengju is no match for the Thirteenth Prince of the Demon Court.

We underestimated those monsters."

“If it weren’t for the Blue Sea Heavenly King, even if Peng Ju was defeated, he wouldn’t necessarily be injured so badly.”

Zhuang Zhixing still refused to accept the result.

"On the battlefield, losing is losing, winning is winning. What's the point of blaming others?"

The old man said in a deep voice, "It is said that the fighting power of sword cultivators is unparalleled in the world. Do you know why our Sword Sect has always been suppressed by the Taiping Division?

It’s because the Taiping Division knows better than us that on the battlefield, everyone is responsible for himself.

If you are not as strong as others, you have to admit it."

"I'm not denying it, it's just..."

Zhuang Zhixing Dao.

"Alright, let's stop here. You're able to come back alive today, which is already a sign of mercy from Marquis Mingyi. You are not allowed to attack Su Mu again. Do you understand?"

The old man said coldly.

Although Zhuang Zhixing was still a little unconvinced, he still said yes in a muffled voice.

"You! You should use your brain more when you act next time!"

The old man pointed at Zhuang Zhixing and said, "We don't need you here in Songjiang Prefecture anymore. You should escort Pengju back to the headquarters to recuperate."

"Since Junior Brother Pengju is like this, then Su Mu doesn't have to pay any price?"

Zhuang Zhixing frowned.

"What price do you want him to pay?"

The old man was furious, “Is it all in vain that I have told you so much?
If this is really the plan of the Taiping Division, and you take action against him, our Sword Sect will have to come and apologize to you, what else do you want?

Do you think Marquis Mingyi didn't attack you today because he has a good temper?
Go back and think about it carefully! "

…………

The second day of competition.

Su Mu's opponent is a human warrior.

The two sides exchanged dozens of moves, and then ended the fight in a peaceful and pleasant atmosphere.

The winner was naturally Su Mu, and his opponent also benefited greatly.

Unlike the friendly competitions between human warriors, any fight between humans and monsters is full of blood and killing.

On this day, three human warriors died.

Among the monsters in the Demon Court, only one was seriously injured, and none died.

Of the three human warriors killed by the monster, two were from the Great Xuan Realm, and one was a warrior from Beiting.

The death of the Beiting warrior also angered everyone in Beiting, especially Murong Gaozhuo, the leader.

The seriously injured monster was injured by Murong Gaozhuo.

After a day of fighting, both the people of Daxuan and the people of Beiting have realized a problem.

The monsters in the Demon Court are, on average, stronger than human warriors.

This is certainly because the monsters in the Demon Court who can come to the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture to study are all the elites of the Demon Court, but the humans on the other side are also the best among their peers.

When the two sides competed, only the world's top talents could defeat the monster, and the rest were basically defeated. Murong Gaozhuo's strength was not weaker than Daxuan's world's top talents, but he only seriously injured his opponent and failed to kill him.

The atmosphere in the entire Songjiang Prefecture became extremely depressing, and human morale almost hit rock bottom.

The teacher of the academy did not show up.

Their purpose is to make these proud students realize the horror of the Demon Court.

These students must go through this stage on their own.

Otherwise, it will be difficult for them to truly stand up when facing the monsters in the Demon Court in the future.

Day three.

Su Mu’s opponents are still humans.

Five people died that day.

There were still five monsters in the Demon Court that had not been eliminated, and these five monsters all won the competition.

The losers were all killed on the spot.

The human side's momentum is even lower.

Everyone was dejected, even those who won the game didn't have the slightest smile on their faces.

“Will it be too much?”

Zhu Jiuyuan, who had been secretly following the competition, said with a worried look on his face.

"If you can't even handle this little setback, then you might as well stop wasting resources on cultivation and just go home and grow sweet potatoes."

Mingyi Marquis Zhang Songtao said lightly.

"These are just a few monsters? Compared to the monster tide, these are nothing."

"Marquis Mingyi, even if you want to train them, you should do it step by step."

Zhu Jiuyuan couldn't help but say.

"This is a step-by-step approach. If it were up to me, I would just throw them into the battlefield at the border. After a few battles, as long as they survive, they will be qualified soldiers."

Mingyi Marquis Zhang Songtao sneered, "This competition is still too gentle."

Warriors in the Zhenyuan realm are already powerful in the eyes of others, but in the opinion of Mingyi Hou Zhang Songtao, they still need to practice.

"I think there is no need for us to be so anxious. Now that the Demon Court and Daxuan are in peace talks, there will be no war in the next few years..."

Zhu Jiuyuan said that he felt it was a pity for those students to die.

"There won't be a war?"

Mingyi Marquis Zhang Songtao sneered, "That's just your wishful thinking.

Do you really think that a peace agreement can end the war?
I tell you, the war has never stopped.

Those who are not of my race must have different hearts, and the demon court’s desire to destroy us has never disappeared.

Last month, hundreds of monsters attacked Hulao Pass. Twelve people from the Taiping Division were killed in the battle, hundreds of soldiers at the border were killed, and over a thousand people from Hulao Pass were killed or injured.

Half a month ago, a fourth-level monster broke into Wuling City, slaughtered hundreds of people, and then escaped unscathed.

A few days ago, a patrol team from the Taiping Division disappeared, and no trace of them has been found until now."

Marquis Mingyi said in a deep voice, “The Demon Court will not admit that they did this, but it must be related to them.

Zhu Jiuyuan, the peace that you whitewashed was smeared with blood by us, the Taiping Division.

It would have been fine if we could bear it before, but now we can’t. Either we bear it together, or we all perish together.

The Demon Court will not give them too much time."

Mingyi Marquis Zhang Songtao pointed at the people in the square.

This is not the decision of the Taiping Division itself, but also the decision of the Sword Sect, the Divine Weapon Pavilion, the Shennong Herb Sect, and even the Beast Taming Sect.

In the Daxuan territory, the top leaders of all the sects agreed with the Taiping Division's approach.

There are no eggs under the covering nest.

Faced with the threat from the Demon Court, they had no choice but to accept the Taiping Division's approach.

All disciples of the sect will first enter the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, and then enter the Taiping Division to fight against the demons.

Zhu Jiuyuan sighed.

"Hopefully, you're right."

He said in a heavy tone.

"We must be right."

Zhang Songtao, Marquis of Mingyi, sneered, "If we are wrong, then soon, Daxuan will cease to exist, and everyone will become two-legged sheep in the demon court."

…………

"Zhao Li of Jingzhou, requesting to see Governor Su."

At nightfall, Su Mu returned to the Taiping Division Yamen and was dealing with the official business accumulated during the day when suddenly someone came to report.

"Zhao Li?"

The image of a young man emerged in Su Mu's mind. He was a student at Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture.

Zhao Li is from Jingzhou. He is a warrior in the Zhenyuan realm and is a fellow villager of Su Mu.

However, Su Mu was from Wuling City in Jingzhou, while Zhao Li was from the provincial capital.

Speaking of which, Zhao Li and Su Mu do have some connection. Zhao Li was originally a constable in Jingzhou Prefecture.

This time, the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture was established, and each state recommended students. Zhao Li was sent here from Jingzhou.

Su Mu had met Zhao Li a few times before, but they had never had a deep conversation.

"Let him in."

After a moment of hesitation, Su Mu spoke.

A moment later, Zhao Li came to the hall.

Zhao Li did not come alone. There were seven or eight young people with him.

Su Mu took a quick glance and found that these people were students from the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture who had won the competition.

"You have something to do with me?"

Su Mu put down the document in his hand and spoke slowly.

These people had different identities. Some were government officials like Zhao Li, some were disciples of small sects, and some were from small families.

They all have some background, but it is not that strong after all.

In terms of strength, although they are all in the True Yuan Realm, there is still a big gap between them and the contemporary geniuses. Luck plays a big role in their ability to win until now.

Su Mu was guessing why they came.

"Su Zhenfu, we are here to seek advice."

Zhao Li bowed his hands and said seriously, "Perhaps tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, we may encounter the monsters from the Monster Court.

We have little experience fighting monsters, so we came to ask you, Su Zhenfu, for advice. We want to know more about the monsters’ weaknesses before we go on stage.”

"Even if we can't kill those monsters, being able to injure them will create opportunities for the next person."

Another young man said seriously.

Their expressions were serious and their eyes were determined.

To be honest, with their strength, if they really encounter the monsters from the Demon Court in the ring, there is a high probability that they will be defeated and killed.

But Su Mu did not see any fear on their faces.

Although the actions of the monsters in the Demon Court these days have hit everyone's morale, they have also aroused the bloodiness in everyone's hearts.

When the pressure reaches the extreme, it’s time for a rebound.

This is the growth of mentality.

Perhaps this is also the reason why the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture held a competition.

Su Mu looked at everyone and pondered in his heart.

Zhu Jiuyuan and that person’s goal should have been achieved.

These students have really grown up.

With their talents, once they grow up, they may not be able to stand alone in resisting the Demon Court in the future.

"it is good."

Su Mu said slowly, "From now on, until the end of your competition, I will pretend to be a monster from the Monster Court and compete with you. I will try my best to imitate the fighting power of the monsters from the Monster Court. How much you can comprehend depends on you."

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