The First Marquis of Daxuan

Once the Liuhe army formation was broken, the cavalry general formed by the strength of three thousand men immediately dissipated.

The three thousand Shenwu soldiers were divided by Su Mu and his six men, just like a water flow being cut off, and the army formation could not function normally for a while.

At this moment, another thousand people from Wuling City rushed out of the ambush and broke into the Shenwu Army.

This attack completely broke up the formation of the Shenwu Army.

The field suddenly turned into a chaotic battle.

Three or five soldiers from the Shenwu Army and one or two people from the Taiping Division were entangled with each other, and it was difficult for them to take care of each other.

Gao Ming's eyes were bloodshot.

The strength of the Shenwu Army lies in their ability to form a combined military formation and attack. Once they are unable to form a military formation, in terms of individual strength alone, they cannot compare with those of the Taiping Division.

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The people from the Taiping Division usually slay demons and monsters, but most of the time they work alone or in small teams.

But the Shenwu Army is different.

The Shenwu Army is an army, and what they excel at is fighting in battles.

As long as the military formation is not broken, the Shenwu Army will be invincible in the world.

But once the military formation was broken, they were just ordinary warriors.

When Gao Ming looked over, he saw dozens of soldiers from the Shenwu Army being knocked to the ground by the Taiping Division.

He was filled with rage, roared wildly, and pounced towards Su Mu in mid-air.

Even if the Liuhe military formation was broken, he could still kill Su Mu!

He is Gao Ming, a powerful warrior at the high level of Nascent Soul!
call!
Gao Ming thrust out with his spear, and flames surged into the sky, turning the area within a radius of several dozen feet into an endless hell.

The intense heat forced everyone to take shelter.

A vacuum zone actually formed around Su Mu's body.

Su Mu stood there, as if intimidated by Gao Ming's momentum, motionless, and even forgot to dodge.

Gao Ming suddenly felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.

Su Mu's strength was not as good as his, and he had lost the Purple Gold Beam that spanned the sea. Logically speaking, he could no longer be his opponent.

But Su Mu is a genius of the time after all. Even if he is not his opponent, he can at least struggle a bit.

Would he accept his fate so easily?
Although he thought so in his heart, Gao Ming did not hesitate at all in his actions.

He burst out with all his strength, determined to shoot Su Mu to death with one shot.

As long as Su Mu is killed, he can reorganize his army, and the rest of the people in Wuling City will be vulnerable!
boom!
He saw that his attack was about to fall on Su Mu.

suddenly.

There was a muffled sound.

Gao Ming only felt a huge force surging from the side.

His body flew out uncontrollably.

The enormous force made Gao Ming feel as if all the bones in his body were about to fall apart. His internal organs were shaken and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Before he could react, another huge force came down from the sky and smashed him heavily to the ground.

Snapped!
A claw stepped on his face and pressed his head into the mud.

The sixth-level monster, Black Tanhua!

"You want to kill your black grandfather?"

The Black Scholar said with a grim look on his face.

"Grandpa Hei doesn't want to pay attention to you, do you really think you are a big shot?
If you kill him, I, Hei Ye, will be buried with you, understand?"

The black scoundrel slapped Gao Ming's face.

Gao Ming's mind went blank and blood rushed into his brain.

He was so ashamed and angry that he wanted to die.

"Su Mu!"

A roar came from his throat.

But before the sound could burst out, it was slapped back by Black Tanhua's claw.

Black Tanhua had vented enough of his anger, and with a slap, he smashed Gao Ming's head to pieces.

Gao Ming, who was at a high level of Nascent Soul, unfortunately encountered the sixth level monster Black Tanhua.

Black Tanhua was coerced by Su Mu and was already full of anger.

Gao Ming actually wanted to kill Su Mu.

It doesn't matter if he kills Su Mu, but if Su Mu dies, Hei Tanhua will also be buried with him. How can he tolerate this?
Seeing Gao Ming being killed by Black Tanhua with one blow, there was no expression on Su Mu's face.

The Shenwu Army’s barracks were only three or four miles away from Wuling City. For a sixth-level monster like Black Tanhua, this distance could be reached in a single breath.

Although Black Tanhua did not obey Su Mu's orders, it was definitely very concerned when it came to its own life.

The sixth-rank monster Black Tanhua is the biggest reason why Su Mu dares to face Gao Ming.

Things turned out just as Su Mu expected.

When he faced a real life-and-death crisis, Black Tanhua still took action.

And it's a sure kill as soon as it's shot.

Gao Ming, who was at the high-level Nascent Soul stage, was like a fragile child in its hands.

"The leader of the bandits has been killed. If you don't surrender now, when will you surrender?"

Shi Binbin yelled.

The Shenwu Army was already in a panic when they saw Gao Ming's life or death, but now after hearing Shi Binbin's shout, their fighting spirit had completely disappeared.

A soldier of the Shenwu Army dropped his weapon and squatted on the ground with his head in his hands.

There is a leader.

The rest of the Shenwu Army soldiers dropped their weapons and squatted on the ground.

Ding-ding-ding-ding.

The weapons fell to the ground.

Shi Binbin and others stepped forward and took control of the soldiers of the Shenwu Army.

It was not until this time that Dongfang Liuyun, Mo Xuesong and Shi Ziran breathed a sigh of relief.

From the beginning to the end, the three of them were the ones under the greatest pressure.

If they cannot break the Liuhe military formation, they will be trapped in it.

Faced with the Liuhe Army Formation that could unleash the power of the fusion realm, they would surely be killed without a complete body.

In fact, they were under tremendous pressure to block the operation of the Liuhe military formation.

Fortunately, there were no mistakes in everyone's cooperation.

Before they could hold on any longer, Shi Binbin and others broke up the formation of the Shenwu Army, and Black Tanhua also appeared in time and killed Gao Ming, the general of the Shenwu Army.

Now that the dust has settled, Mo Xuesong's legs felt weak and he almost fell to the ground.

He and Dongfang Liuyun supported each other and finally managed to save the face of the world's genius.

Su Mu came to Gao Ming's body and picked up the fallen purple gold beam across the sea.

"Thank you, Black Tanhua."

Su Mu said with a smile.

"Su Mu, are you done yet?
You keep killing yourself like this, when will it end? "

Black Tanhua said dissatisfiedly.

"It's not my fault."

Su Mu shook his head and said, "In the final analysis, this is still the trouble caused by the Purple Gold Beam over the Sea.

He also came here for the Purple Gold Beam that spans the sea."

“Since you know that the Sea-Bridge Purple Gold Beam is troublesome, why not just give it to me.

This way you are safe and I can be free, the best of both worlds!"

The Black Scholar rolled his eyes and said.

"You are not afraid of death?"

Su Mu said, "Besides, if you give me the Sea-Bridging Purple Gold Beam, then I will lose a magical weapon. Will you compensate me for this loss?"

"What compensation do you want?"

Black Tanhua said.

“You also know how important a magic weapon is to a warrior. With a magic weapon in hand, I can fight against a powerful Nascent Soul expert.

If I didn’t have the magic weapon, it would be easy for a Nascent Soul expert to kill me.

The magic weapon is the basis for my survival. If I give you the Sea-Bridging Purple Gold Beam, I will lose the basis for my survival, unless you are willing to continue to protect me until my cultivation reaches the Fusion Realm."

"Continue to protect you? What's the difference between that and now?"

Black Tanhua said unhappily, "I'm not your demon pet!"

"You are not my demon pet now."

Su Mu said, "Just stay by my side, and you can attack me when I encounter an enemy I can't deal with, just like now.

The difference from now is that now you are forced.

If you agree, you will get the Purple Gold Beam that spans the sea."

A thoughtful look appeared on Black Tanhua's face. He always felt that Su Mu's smile was not reassuring, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was.

"Hei Tanhua, think about it, how many years did you wait in Daxing Mountain in order to obtain the Purple Gold Beam that spans the sea?

Now he is just protecting me, which is no different from you guarding in Daxing Mountain.

It has been less than ten years since I embarked on the path of martial arts. With my talent, it will take no more than twenty years for me to reach the level of fusion.

What is twenty years to you? "

Su Mu continued.

Black Tanhua nodded. Twenty years was indeed just a blink of an eye for it.

Protecting Su Mu for twenty years and getting a magic weapon for free, this deal seems to be quite a good deal.

"make a deal?"

Black Tanhua hesitated.

"make a deal!"

Su Mu casually threw the purple gold beam across the sea to Hei Tanhua.

“From now on, you are responsible for keeping it.

When I break through to the fusion realm, it will belong to you."

Su Mu said.

"Don't worry, Mr. Hei - Brother Hei, I keep my word. If you are particular, we should be particular too."

Black Tanhua said with great joy.

Just when Su Mu persuaded Heitanhua, the people of Taiping Division had already escorted the Shenwu Army back to Wuling City.

Shi Binbin, Luo Yuxuan and others came to Su Mu. Looking at the black scholar lying beside Su Mu like a big cat, everyone was a little confused.

Why do I feel that this old man is a little different from before?
It would never be so close to Su Mu before.

Now it looks like it has really turned into a demon pet.

"Gao Ming has been executed, and the Shenwu Army has also been captured."

Shi Binbin said, "What to do next?"

There was excitement on his face.

He never thought that life would be so wonderful after leaving the capital.

If he had known this earlier, he would have left the capital long ago.

"The Shenwu Army forced us to leave the capital and hide. Now even their general has been killed by us. It's a tit-for-tat."

Shi Binbin was eager to try, "I can slap them in the face and they won't be able to say anything. It's so cool just thinking about it."

“I think it’s imperative that we submit a report first.”

Luo Yuxuan said, "Before Emperor Xuan gets the news, we must first confirm that Gao Ming and Zou Yaozong are fakes.

Otherwise, if Emperor Xuan speaks first, we will be in a passive position."

After saying this, Luo Yuxuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He has also fallen, from His Majesty to Emperor Xuan.

He will also go down the path of treason and evil until the end.

But there was no way, he had no choice.

Emperor Xuan issued an imperial decree to borrow Su Mu's magic weapon, otherwise he would massacre the city.

This is not what a king should do at all.

If I don't resist, will I just let his knife fall?

“We must not only report this matter to the emperor, but also make it known to the world.

The Shenwu Army is the Great Xuan Imperial Army. It is unreasonable for it to appear in Jingzhou, and it is even more ridiculous to besiege Wuling City.

As long as we make this matter known to the world, even Emperor Xuan will not dare to speak out.

If he dares to admit it, everyone in the world will curse him to death."

Luo Yuxuan continued.

"Lord Luo, I'm sorry to trouble you with these matters."

Su Mu said, "If the Taiping Division needs cooperation, the Taiping Division will fully cooperate."

Luo Yuxuan nodded.

Things have come to this point, he has to stand on the side of Su Mu.

When it comes to fighting, the Taiping Division is naturally better at it.

But as the Lord of Wuling City, he is better at talking.

…………

Inside the Wuling City Lord’s Mansion.

Zou Yaozong looked at the corpse in front of him with a deathly pale face.

"how dare you?"

He was shaking like a sieve and his voice was trembling.

Gao Ming, the great general of the Shenwu Army, is the pillar of the Daxuan nation and a powerful warrior at the high level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Even if he is the Marquis of Taiping, he cannot just kill Gao Ming.

Is he planning a rebellion?
"What can I not be afraid of doing to a lunatic who pretends to be the general of the Shenwu Army?"

Su Mu said calmly, "Zou Yaozong, you have two choices now.

First, accompany Gao Ming and travel together.

Second, you are still the Minister of Works of Daxuan, but you were coerced by the lunatic and forced by him to falsely convey the imperial edict. "

"You want me to help you identify General Gao as an imposter?"

Zou Yaozong understood immediately and said with a pale face, "How is this possible!"

"As the ruler of a country, he issued an edict to demand the divine weapons of his subjects. This is such a shameless thing. I think the imperial edict issued by Emperor Xuan did not go through the normal process."

Su Mu sneered, "Since it is a secret decree, who can prove whether it exists or not?
Could it be that Emperor Xuan dared to tell the world that he had shamelessly asked his own ministers for the divine weapon? "

Zou Yaozong remained silent.

There are some things that you can do but cannot say.

If they could successfully bring the Purple Gold Beam across the sea back to the capital, they would have a thousand ways to beautify the whole process.

But now, Su Mu has made a big deal out of this, and Emperor Xuan will never admit it. In the end, the only ones who will take the blame are Zou Yaozong and Gao Ming.

Zou Yaozong has seen and experienced this kind of thing many times.

But if according to what Su Mu said, he stood up and pointed out that someone was impersonating Gao Ming and forced him to falsely convey the imperial edict...

"If I help you, I will definitely offend His Majesty."

Zou Yaozong said in a deep voice, "It will be a dead end anyway. Since I will die anyway, why should I help you?"

"If you don't help me, you will surely die."

Su Mu said calmly, "If you help me prove this, then you were just forced to do it, and I will naturally save your life."

"There is a Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture, Xiangzhou. The headmaster of Bailu Academy is Master Zhu Jiuyuan. I can introduce you to be a teacher at Bailu Academy.

Emperor Xuan can’t reach you there. Become a teacher for a few years. When the storm has passed, if you are willing to serve as an official, you can continue to serve as an official naturally.”

Zou Yaozong stared at Su Mu. He suspected that Su Mu had planned this in advance, otherwise he would never have come up with such a plan.

With such sophisticated tactics, he even felt that the person facing him was not a young man, but a veteran who had been in the officialdom for many years.

"Now, tell me your choice."

Su Mu said lightly.

"Do I still have a choice?"

Zou Yaozong was disappointed and collapsed to the ground. (End of this chapter)