The First Marquis of Daxuan

"Isn't this a bit too much?"

Luo Yuxuan leaned over to take a look at Lord Zou, whose half body was buried in the ground, then turned around and said to Su Mu.

"After all, he is the Minister of Works, and he is here on the orders of His Majesty."

"so what?"

Su Mu said calmly, "He wanted to build the Sea Purple Gold Beam, and I gave it to him. He couldn't take it away, so can he blame me?

If the emperor wanted to build the purple gold beam across the sea, he should send someone who could take it away.

What's the point of sending such a good-for-nothing like this?
I was just teaching him a lesson on behalf of the emperor."

Luo Yuxuan was speechless. He heard a muffled sound coming from the hall. It should be that Lord Zou heard what Su Mu said and was so angry that he vomited blood.

That’s right. If he were Lord Zou, he would surely be so angry that he would vomit blood when he heard someone so blatantly call him a good-for-nothing.

In fact, since Lord Zou could become the Minister of Works, he must have some ability and is definitely not a good-for-nothing.

It's just that he met the wrong person.

What can he do if he meets Su Mu, no matter how capable he is?
"Is your majesty getting senile?"

Luo Yuxuan frowned and said that he didn't really care about Lord Zou, but Su Mu was his son-in-law.

"The Purple Gold Sea-Bridge Beam is your magic weapon. Can he just give an order and take it away from you?
There has never been a precedent for this.

If the imperial court could easily take away everyone's magic weapons, how would everyone feel? "

"I don't know whether he is senile or not."

Su Mu said calmly, “But I’m not confused.

I risked my life to bring this sea purple gold beam back. Anyone who wants to take it away from me will have to pay a sufficient price.

Those sixth-level monsters can't do it, and the emperor may not have this ability either."

"or--"

Luo Yuxuan said with some concern, "Let the marquises come forward to talk to His Majesty.

After all, he is His Majesty, and you are an official in the court, so you shouldn't make things too awkward."

"I am where I am today not because of the imperial court's favor, but because I risked my life for every step I took."

Su Mu said calmly, "This position of commander of the Taiping Division is something I deserve, and it has nothing to do with the emperor.

I treat him as an emperor, and he is the emperor.

If I don't regard him as an emperor, what is he?"

Luo Yuxuan was dumbfounded.

It is true that the power of the imperial court is declining day by day, but there are not many people who say such things as blatantly as Su Mu.

At least Luo Yuxuan doesn't have the courage and resolution to do so.

"Then this Lord Zou——"

Luo Yuxuan felt the murderous intent from Su Mu and said uncertainly.

"If I kill him, I'm afraid the court will send someone to question me."

Luo Yuxuan lowered his voice.

The position of the Minister of Works is not low. If he died in Wuling City, Su Mu, and even Luo Yuxuan, would be held responsible.

"Why kill him?"

Su Mu said, "Let him reflect on himself here.

We'll talk about it when the emperor gets tired of waiting."

Su Mu didn't take Emperor Xuan seriously at all in his words.

If it were an ordinary martial artist in the Jindan realm, he naturally wouldn't have this confidence.

But Su Mu is different.

As Su Mu himself said, his achievements today were all achieved through his own hard work, and were not a reward from Emperor Xuan.

Every one of his achievements was truly achieved through fighting with his sword and knife.

He is from the Taiping Division, not the emperor's servant.

Logically speaking, Su Mu could treat him as the emperor.

If he doesn't make sense, who the hell is he?
If Su Mu was really pushed into a corner, he could even overthrow Daxuan.

The current Su Mu is no longer the hungry and naked refugee he once was.

He has the confidence.

…………

Zou Yaozong's body sank to the ground.

The railings made of fire and thunder formed a cage, trapping him inside.

He just touched the railing and his skin was burned.

The air was filled with the aroma of barbecue, and the expression on Zou Yaozong's face became extremely ferocious.

"Su Mu!"

He growled through gritted teeth, “How dare you insult me ​​like this!
I will report your crime to His Majesty!"

"Lord Zou——"

A man walked in slowly and sighed, "I advise you not to irritate Commander Su again."

The person who walked in was Luo Yuxuan.

"Luo Yuxuan, as the lord of Wuling City, are you going to collude with Su Mu?"

Zou Yaozong shouted angrily.

"I am just a small city lord. How can I be in the same company with Commander Su?"

Luo Yuxuan shook his head and said, "Sir Zou, let me remind you that this is not the capital, this is Wuling.

Demons are rampant outside Wuling City. If you are unlucky and encounter a demon, you will end up with nothing left but your body..."

"Are you scaring me?"

Zou Yaozong's face darkened, and he said coldly, "If I die in Wuling City, Luo Yuxuan, I promise that no one in Wuling City will be left alive!"

"This is not a threat, it's advice."

Luo Yuxuan sneered.

You want to wipe out every single person in Wuling City. That's really arrogant of you.

Neither the Pure Land Sect nor the Demon Court has done it. How can you, a mere Minister of Works, do this?

"If you insist on going against Commander Su, I can't guarantee what will happen."

Luo Yuxuan said.

"I go against him? Is he worthy?"

Zou Yaozong said coldly, "I came here on the orders of the emperor, but it was Su Mu who disobeyed the order!
He was so bold as to imprison an official appointed by the imperial court. Any one of these is a serious crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan!"

Luo Yuxuan looked at Zou Yaozong's murderous expression and shook his head helplessly.

He originally wanted to mediate between them.

Now it seems that there is no need at all.

Zou Yaozong brought his own death upon himself, why should he meddle in other people's business?

"Luo Yuxuan, you'd better let me go now. Then, I can say a few good words for you and save your life.

Otherwise——"

Zou Yaozong said coldly.

"Sorry, there's nothing I can do."

Luo Yuxuan shook his head and said, "I can't break Commander Su's tricks."

"Do you think it's okay to imprison me with this strange fire thunder?"

Zou Yaozong said with a gloomy face, “I’m not afraid to tell you that I didn’t come here alone.

Gao Ming, the general of the Shenwu Army, stationed thirty miles outside Wuling City.

If I don't leave the city for a long time, the Shenwu Army will march across the border. Do you think you can stop Gao Ming?"

As soon as Zou Yaozong said this, Luo Yuxuan's face instantly turned gloomy.

He was not afraid of the Shenwu Army, but he felt chilled to the bone!
When Wuling City was occupied by the Pure Land Sect, they asked the imperial court for help.

The court’s response at the time was that there was no one to send.

Luo Yuxuan believed it.

There was unrest everywhere in Daxuan, and the court was short of manpower and could not send anyone to rescue Wuling City. He could understand that.

but now!
Isn’t it possible to send anyone?

Why can the Shenwu Army be dispatched again at this time?

Just because this time you came to ask for the magical weapon, the purple gold beam that spans the sea?

A magical weapon can mobilize the Shenwu Army.

Aren’t the lives of the people in Wuling City worth sending out the Shenwu Army?

"Humph!"

Luo Yuxuan snorted coldly, "Let the Shenwu Army come if they want. The walls of our Wuling City can stop the monsters in the Daxing Mountains, and they can also stop monsters from other directions!"

With a flick of his sleeves, Luo Yuxuan left the lobby without looking back.

Zou Yaozong was left roaring angrily.

…………

Outside Wuling City, a group of fully armed elite soldiers stopped not far from the city.

This troop of soldiers was very well-equipped. Every soldier wore golden scale armor and had a fine long sword hanging from his waist.

The horse he was riding was a demon horse with demon blood.

The Great Xuan Imperial Army!

One of the most elite armies in the world.

The number of soldiers in this army is as high as 3,000, and the leader is the general Gao Ming of the Shenwu Army.

This is an army powerful enough to capture cities!

Gao Ming reined in his horse and looked at the wall of Wuling City not far away, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

Zou Yaozong has been in the city for several days, and there has been no news from him.

According to their agreement, something must have happened to Zou Yaozong.

Originally I was just a little cautious, but I didn't expect that Wuling City would be so bold as to disobey orders.

"The city was surrounded."

Gao Ming said coldly.

"Order!"

Crash.

Amid the sound of armor rubbing against each other, three thousand Shenwu soldiers lined up in a row and pressed towards Wuling City.

The defenders on the top of Wuling City had already discovered this situation.

The horn sounded and the city gate closed quickly.

"Who is coming?"

A general on the top of the city shouted loudly.

"Shenwu General, Gao Ming."

Gao Ming spoke, and no matter how loud he shouted, his voice was clearly heard by everyone on the city wall.

"Listen, everyone in the city! Send the Minister of Works, Zou Yaozong, out of the city immediately along with the Sea Purple Gold Beam.

Otherwise, you will be considered as disobeying the order and will be killed without mercy!"

Gao Ming's voice spread into Wuling City, and almost half of the people in the city could hear it clearly.

Inside the Wuling City Lord's Mansion, the Taiping Division Yamen, and the Supervisory Division Yamen, countless people raised their heads and looked towards the city gate.

"General Shenwu? Such a domineering name?"

Wang Guan said with a fascinated look on his face.

After Wuling City was recaptured, Wang Guan luckily survived the battle.

Then he naturally became the fourth-rank inspector of the Supervisory Department, and also the head of the Wang family in Wuling City.

That dandy young man, Mr. Wang Ershao, has now become the leader of the younger generation in Wuling City.

Even the Taiping Division's pacification envoys, Lin Qihuan and Xu Chongyuan, had to call him brother when they saw him.

At this moment, he was with the real big shot, Su Mu, the commander of Jingzhou Taiping Division.

In Wuling City, how many people are qualified to meet Commander Su?

Young Master Wang, you can do it!
"Old Su, who is stronger between you and this great general?"

Wang Guan asked curiously.

He was not restrained at all in front of Su Mu.

"I haven't played it, so I don't know."

Su Mu said lightly.

"Don't know? That's a bit troublesome. People are going to cause trouble for you now."

Wang Guan stroked his chin and said, "How about I go and treat him to a drink and see if I can deal with him?"

"Need not."

Su Mu smiled faintly, "Someone has already gone."

Before he finished speaking, a figure rose into the sky from the city and landed directly below the top of the city wall.

Shenwu Army, Zhuge King Kong!

Zhuge Jingang stood at the top of Wuling City, looking at Gao Ming who was riding on a horse not far away with a complicated expression.

"Zhuge Jin Gang, I greet the general!"

Zhuge Jin Gang pushed the golden mountain and overturned the jade pillar. He knelt on one knee and spoke loudly.

"King Kong, you're here just in time, come back to the team."

Gao Ming said lightly.

Zhuge Jingang knelt there motionless.

Gao Ming frowned.

"Zhuge Jin Gang, are you going to disobey military orders too?"

Gao Ming said coldly.

"General, may I ask what crime Wuling City has committed that warrants the siege of the Shenwu Army?"

Zhuge Jin Gang raised his head, looked at Gao Ming firmly, and said, "Wuling Town guarded Daxing Mountain and shed blood for the court. What fault have they committed?"

"Zhuge Jin Gang, considering your ignorance, I will forgive you this time. Now, return to the team immediately!"

Gao Ming shouted coldly.

"If the general cannot explain clearly, please forgive me for not being able to obey your orders.

I won’t let you attack Wuling City.”

Zhuge Jingang knelt on one knee and said with a firm look.

"presumptuous!"

Gao Ming was furious. How dare a servant speak to him like that in public?

"Zhuge Jin Gang, have you grown wings and want to devour your master?"

Gao Ming said coldly.

"King Kong wouldn't dare."

Zhuge Jin Gang shook his head and said, “It’s just that Jin Gang cannot watch you, the Great General, go astray.

Your Majesty's will is wrong.

The magical weapon, the Purple Gold Beam that Span the Sea, was brought back by Su Mu at the cost of his life. It is his thing. Your Majesty should not covet the magical weapon of your subject.

This is not what an emperor does.”

"Bastard!"

Gao Ming shouted, raised his arm, and pointed the spear in his hand forward.

A fire dragon swirled out from the tip of the gun and in the blink of an eye it crashed into Zhuge Jingang.

Zhuge Jin Gang crossed his arms in front of him.

Rumble!
There was a loud bang.

Zhuge Jingang plowed the ground with his feet and slid back several feet. He bent his legs slightly and steadied his body.

The sleeves on his arms burst open, revealing pale golden skin.

The skin is intact.

"Infant stage?"

Gao Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, "No wonder you dare to speak to me like that.

Do you think that after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, you can be on equal footing with me?
A slave is a slave after all, and his vision is like a frog in a well!

Get out of here! I will deal with you later after I have dealt with Wuling City!"

Gao Ming swept the spear in his hand.

The energy exploded.

Several fire dragons swirled together and knocked Zhuge Jingang flying.

Zhuge Jingang was on the defensive the whole time and did not counterattack.

After a few moves, several scars appeared on his body.

Su Mu, Dongfang Liuyun, Mo Xuesong, Shi Binbin, Lin Qihuan, Zhao Po Nu, Wang Guan and others all appeared on the top of the city wall.

Seeing this scene, everyone frowned.

"You big fool, fight back!"

Shi Binbin muttered.

"Beat him. Beat the hell out of him."

Wang Guan also waved his fists, wishing he could rush down and join the battle.

boom!
Zhuge Jingang's back hit the city wall and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"puff!"

A long spear pierced through Zhuge Jingang's right chest and directly into the city wall, nailing Zhuge Jingang to the wall.

Gao Ming, riding on the demon horse, was still dozens of feet away.

"How dare you challenge me?"

Gao Ming said coldly, "Listen, people in the city. I will give you one stick of incense. If I can't see the person and things I want, Zhuge Jingang will be your fate!" (End of this chapter)