The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 96 Night Return (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)
"Nanchengsi is escorting supplies?"

A sturdy man wearing armor and carrying a sword stared at Chen Er with a scrutinizing look.

"Reporting to the General, it is absolutely true."

Chen Er said hurriedly.

"nonsense!"

The general drew his sword with a clang and placed it directly on Chen Er's neck.

"How can you pass through these dozens of miles of mountain roads? I think you are the bandits in this mountain."

The general shouted sternly.

"That's not true!"

Chen Er was almost scared to death, his legs were shaking constantly, and he mustered up all his courage to avoid falling to the ground.

"General, we have encountered many dangers along the way. If it weren't for our captain who saved the day, we wouldn't have gotten here. Now our captain is still behind to stop the bandits."

Chen Er said bravely.

"What gangster?"

The general frowned.

"Feiyundao, it's Feiyundao!"

Chen Erdao.

"What a joke! If you really encountered Feiyun Pirates, would you still be alive?

You are too young to cheat me."

The soldier sneered.

"General, if you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate along this road. Maybe they can see the Feiyun Bandit."

Chen Er pointed at the way they came and said loudly.

"I will find out for myself."

The soldier said, "Come here, capture the man for me first!"

Swish!
At this moment, a black shadow shot out.

The soldier yelled and slashed with his sword subconsciously.

With a click, the flying black shadow was cut in half by his knife.

When the soldier saw the thing that fell to the ground, his face suddenly changed.

"Zheng Tixia, long time no see."

When the soldier looked forward vigilantly, he saw a man walking leisurely towards him with a faint smile on his face.

"Su Mu?"

When Zheng Tu saw the person coming, his expression changed again, "Why is it you?"

"Why can't it be me?"

Su Mu was also a little surprised that he could meet an old acquaintance in this remote place.

"I have been ordered to escort the supplies to the city defense army's supply point. Are you the one who will receive them?"

"it's me."

Zheng Tu said in a low voice.

If there was one person Nan Chengsi least wanted to see, it would be Su Mu.

It is not a glorious thing to lose to a youngster by half a move.

"That's a coincidence."

Su Mu smiled and said, "Zheng Tixia, please check the supplies. If there is no problem, please reply to me, and my mission will be completed."

"This place is still half a mile away from the supply point. You have to transport the supplies to the camp."

Zheng Tu said expressionlessly.

He poked the head on the ground with his knife and frowned, "What's going on?"

"Yan Zhu, the leader of the Feiyun Bandits."

Su Mu said lightly, "He wanted to rob supplies, so I killed him."

Zheng Tu: “…”

Did you kill the leader of Feiyun Bandits?
Are you saying it so lightly?

Looking at the head on the ground, Zheng Tu's expression gradually became serious, and his heart was filled with turbulent waves.

Yan Zhu, the leader of Feiyun Thieves, is ranked 80th on the wanted criminal list, and his strength is even higher than his own!
Su Mu actually killed Yan Zhu?
"Where are the other Feiyun Pirates?"

Zheng Tu suddenly reacted, looked up and asked.

"From now on, there will be no more Feiyun Pirates."

Su Mu said calmly.

Zheng Tu's face changed again.

…………

I followed Zheng Tu and his group to the camp at the supply point.

Along the way, Su Mu also found out why Zheng Tu appeared here.

To be honest, it has something to do with him.

Because of Ding Zhidou's death, Zheng Tu has not been able to track down the murderer. As a result, the general was furious and punished him to come here to guard the supply point.

"Zheng Tixia, do bandits often harass the supply points?
Why did you react like this when you met Chen Er and the others? "

After entering the camp and waiting for the city defense troops to count the supplies, Su Mu asked.

Chen Er and his companions were wearing the uniforms of detectives and towing several large carts. It was obvious that they were a team transporting supplies.

When Zheng Tu saw them, he almost chopped them to death.

This made Su Mu feel a little strange.

"You've never been in the mountains, so you don't know the situation."

Zheng Tu explained.

A person who can wipe out the Feiyun Bandits, even if he is just a small captain of police now, his future achievements will surely be limitless.

Strength is respected in the army. Knowing that Su Mu's strength is far superior to his, Zheng Tu naturally put away his arrogance.

“The Daxing Mountains are full of dangers and we must remain vigilant at all times.

If you are careless, you may lose your life.”

Zheng Tu said, "In the past, there were even monsters that transformed themselves into our own people, sneaked into the supply point and killed several of our brothers."

"Oh? They have this kind of intelligence?"

Su Mu asked curiously.

"In short, anything is possible in the Daxing Mountains, so it is never too cautious."

Zheng Tu said.

He didn't know much about monsters and demons, and he couldn't really explain what their abilities were. He just knew that they were very dangerous.

"Who are the Taiping Division officials active in this area?"

Su Mu asked curiously, not knowing whether he could meet Lin Qihuan.

It would be great if I could meet him. I could show off my abilities a bit and ask for some benefits from Lin Qihuan.

Ever since he became a Baiyi in the Taiping Division, his nominal boss has never paid any attention to him and has completely let him do what he wants.

"There are four or five captains who often come to our supply point, and occasionally there are Taiping Division white-clothed soldiers who come to the mountains for training.

If you stay here for ten days or half a month, you might be lucky enough to meet a captain."

Zheng Tu said, "After I came here, I met Lieutenant Li Zhengwu and Lieutenant Fang Ru."

Zheng Tu mentioned two names, neither of which Su Mu had heard of.

Speaking of which, among the adults in the Taiping Division, he has only met Lin Qihuan and Zhao Po Nu.

Even among the Taipingsi Baiyi people of the same period, he had only seen one Luo An Ning.

He was admitted on an exceptional basis, and had a direct supervisor who was not very reliable, so now he knows less about the Taiping Division than an outsider.

Su Mu had also heard from Luo An Ning that after officially becoming the Taiping Commandant, the Taiping Division would have formal training for new recruits.

The Taiping Division’s Baiyi were originally reserve troops, so they didn’t even need training.

"Ten days or half a month, I don't have that much time."

Su Mu shook his head. There was no point in him staying here if he couldn't meet Lin Qihuan.

"By the way, do you have a grudge against Feiyun Dao?" Zheng Tu suddenly asked.

"Why do you ask?"

Su Mu asked doubtfully.

“Although the Feiyun Bandits are notorious, they never provoke the government at will.

With their strength, they can attack our supply points at any time, but they never touch them because they are afraid of angering the people in the Taiping Division."

Zheng Tu said, "They have never attacked convoys transporting supplies before. Why did they attack you this time?"

"I have no grudge against Feiyundao, but some people don't like me, so I paid them to deal with me."

Su Mu said calmly.

"So that's how it is. They are really brave."

Zheng Tu said, "The personal grudges between you have nothing to do with our city defense army, but they dared to touch our supplies, which is a provocation to our city defense army!
Do you know who ordered them? I can write to the general and ask him to send troops to arrest the person who ordered the Feiyun Bandits! "

Su Mu shook his head and thought to himself, no wonder Zheng Tu was demoted here, his mind is indeed a little simple.

Will the general listen to you?

Besides, the person who ordered Feiyundao was obviously not an ordinary person. Without any evidence, even the general would not be able to do anything to him.

The supplies weren't lost, and the Feiyun thieves were dead without any evidence, so why would the city defense forces be looking for trouble with the He family?
To be able to become one of the four major families in Wuling City, the He family must be very powerful, and there must be a complex relationship of interests between them and the general.

"There's no need to write a petition. We have nothing to lose anyway."

Su Mu said, "If you don't mind, Zheng Tixia, I would like to rest in the camp for two days before returning. My brothers are really tired after all this journey."

"Easy to say."

Zheng Tu nodded without any hesitation.

"Boss, I've finished the inventory. The numbers are correct. There's nothing missing."

The soldier who counted the supplies reported.

Zheng Tu arranged for people to put the supplies into the warehouse, and then had someone write a receipt, signed and sealed it, and handed it to Su Mu.

He also personally arranged accommodation for Su Mu and others.

After eating and drinking their fill, the detectives fell into a tired sleep.

This needs no further explanation.

After nightfall, everyone in the camp was fast asleep except for a small group of soldiers who were patrolling and keeping watch.

The patrolling soldiers did not notice that a breeze blew and a dark shadow easily climbed over the fence of the camp without making any sound.

…………

Su Mu was a skilled and courageous man, and he traveled through the dark forest.

He was very fast, and some night-time wild animals didn't even have time to see him before he disappeared, leaving them no time to attack.

With the full force of his strength from Tempering Muscles, coupled with the Xunfeng state of mind, Su Mu's speed almost reached an unimaginable level.

It took him seven or eight days to walk the dozens of miles of mountain road here, but it only took him less than two hours to leave.

Of course it is because there is no burden of a large vehicle, but more importantly, it is the artistic conception of Xunfeng.

With the blessing of Xunfeng's artistic conception, his speed is not much slower than those martial artists who specialize in martial arts.

After arriving outside the South City, Su Mu seized the opportunity and easily climbed over the city wall.

Compared with the tight defense of the inner city, the defense of the outer city is full of loopholes.

As the chief constable of Nancheng Division, Su Mu knew the loopholes in Nancheng’s defenses well.

It would be easy for him to sneak in and out of the outer city.

After entering South City, Su Mu still did not stop.

He went straight to the wall of the inner city.

"I hope Luo Anning didn't lie to me."

Looking at the towering walls of the inner city and the heavily armed soldiers vaguely visible on the top of the city walls, Su Mu secretly said in his heart, "There is a loophole in the inner city that is specially left for those young masters and young ladies, so that they can go out at night to do justice..."

This is what Luo An Ning told him once during a casual chat.

The children of wealthy families in the inner city often have the idea of ​​"being chivalrous and righteous" after practicing martial arts.

Therefore, the inner city was under strict defense, but a gap was deliberately left for these young masters and young ladies to enter and exit.

Otherwise, once the city gates were closed at night, if they rashly climbed over the city walls, they would easily be accidentally injured by the city defense forces.

Su Mu lay by the moat and observed for a while.

He soon discovered that there was indeed an imperceptible loophole in the patrol range of the city defense forces.

If he hadn't known about it in advance, he might not have discovered the loophole even after watching it all night.

now--

A sneer appeared on Su Mu's lips. He put on his police uniform inside out and covered half of his face with a black scarf.

Finally, he picked up the blue steel sword he had picked up from the supply point, leaped forward, used the city wall to gain leverage a few times, and then climbed over the wall of the inner city.

The patrolling soldier glanced over here, saw Su Mu's night clothes and the route he took, and immediately understood.

They calmly turned their heads away and pretended not to see it.

The only ones who knew this route were the ancestors in the inner city. Even if others discovered the loophole by chance, it would be impossible for them to walk the entire route accurately.

The patrolling soldiers were already aware of this situation.

Su Mu landed lightly in the inner city and couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

If his identity had been exposed just now, even with his current cultivation level, it would have been difficult for him to escape unscathed.

There are probably many strong men who have perfected their bone tempering among the inner city’s defense forces.

Fortunately, Luo Anning did not lie to him, this road can indeed lead in and out of the inner city.

Luo Anning is a good girl.

Su Mu gathered his thoughts, determined the direction, and sank into the darkness again.

…………

inner city.

He Mansion.

Although it was already late at night, many places in the He Mansion were still brightly lit, and there were even sounds of stringed instruments, singing and dancing coming from several small courtyards.

It is in stark contrast to the darkness and silence of the outer city at night.

He Gongxiu, the head of the He family, was sitting in the study, holding an account book in one hand and clacking away on an abacus with the other.

"silver……"

He Gongxiu felt inexplicably irritated.

The Xu family's business was cut off, and the He family lost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver in income every year.

Tens of thousands of taels may seem like nothing to a big family like the He family.

But in fact, the He family is very wealthy, with so many people to feed and feed, and the money spent every day is an astronomical figure.

Not to mention practicing martial arts, that would really cost money like water.

With tens of thousands of taels of silver missing, the He family's spending this year suddenly became a little tight.

"Wang Guan...Su Mu...damn it!"

He Gongxiu cursed in a low voice, "You've ruined the He family's financial resources, and yet you still want to get promoted and make money?"

Dream your own dreams.

Wang Guan is a member of the Wang family and cannot be killed casually, but Su Mu must die.

Even if Wang Guan cannot be killed, his future will be cut off. He wants to be an official again? Dream on!
He Gongxiu thought with gritted teeth.

"Once Bao Tong kills Su Mu, we can use Guang Shao's murder of the official as an excuse to suppress the Feiyun Bandits."

He Gongxiu thought to himself, "The Feiyun Bandits have been entrenched outside Wuling City for many years. They must have saved a lot of money from robbing houses, which can just help the He family solve their urgent needs.

Guang Shao's blood transfusion was not going smoothly, so we still need to prepare more blood transfusion pills."

He Gongxiu rubbed his brows. The He family has already paid too much. He Guangshao must become the Taiping Commander and must not fail!

"Oh no... there's a fire..."

Just as He Gongxiu was thinking, a loud shout suddenly broke the silence of the night.

Immediately afterwards, a flame rose up from the depths of the He Mansion, instantly illuminating half the sky red.

He Gongxiu only felt a black screen before his eyes, his body shook twice involuntarily, and he almost fell down.

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