What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 13 Backer
Su Mo slowly woke up, feeling a sharp pain in the back of her head.

I rubbed the back of my neck.

After being stunned for a long time, he finally came to his senses. He was feeling smug and was just about to go find a patron in the Imperial Guard when his third uncle suddenly attacked him!

"Damn it!"

"As expected, it's hard to guard against a thief within your own ranks, even if you guard against him day and night!"

Although Su Mo possessed the Vajra Pestle, his strength increased several times over.

But the defenses did not increase.

Chen Qian, seeing that the copper pipe had been practicing martial arts for many years and was as fast as lightning, naturally had no way to dodge it.

A jolt came over me.

Su Mo found herself in a carriage.

Looking out through the bamboo curtain, the driver was none other than Chen Bao, the head of the smuggled salt smuggling ringleader and my uncle's number one business partner.

"Uncle, can't you speak properly?"

"Aren't you afraid of accidentally killing me and ending the Chen family line?"

Su Mo made a couple of sarcastic remarks, but inwardly he couldn't help but sigh, "He truly is a seasoned official."

"He's an expert at using a blunt object to knock someone unconscious!"

"How many people would you have to knock on to get this training!"

Don't be fooled by those special forces soldiers on TV; they can knock someone unconscious with just a tap on the back of the neck.

In fact, this is a job that requires a high level of technical skill and experience.

Ordinary people should never try to learn this.

Nine times out of ten, instead of knocking someone unconscious, they end up with a concussion or even kill them!
The former lost money.

The latter is getting a double whammy of losing money and having to work on the sewing machine!

Su Mo now knew that her uncle must have practiced martial arts, and he looked pretty good at it, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to partner with a salt smuggler like Chen Bao!

Su Mo knew this too.

Uncle knocked me unconscious simply because he was too lazy to waste words and wanted to send me to Eagle Valley in the most direct way.

It didn't take Su Mo's feelings into account, but it was simple, practical, and very much in line with the old clerk's way of doing things.

Su Mo looked outside.

Bamboo groves sway gently along the mountain path, and the Western Mountain Range is clearly visible in the distance.

The sky had fully brightened.

It was clear that they had already traveled quite a distance from the county seat.

"Damn it! Now I have to do another long-distance run!"

However, it should be enough time.

Su Mo himself was an unofficial yamen runner.

They have a clear understanding of the efficiency and methods of government offices.

To implicate his uncle, he first had to arrest himself, then force him to confess under torture, making him confess and drag his uncle into the mess.

My uncle has been a handyman for so many years, how could he not have done some illegal things, such as smuggling salt?

This investigation will naturally send my uncle to death row!

With that in mind, Su Mo no longer hesitated.

"Uncle Chen!"

Hearing the noise, Chen Bao turned around and used his riding whip to lift the curtain, grinning as he asked, "Awake?"

Su Mo rolled her eyes: "Guess?"

Chen Bao...

Su Mo's expression turned serious, and he pointed to a carriage about ten feet away: "Third Aunt and the others, are they in that carriage?"

Chen Bao nodded: "They're all here!"

"Walk another three or five miles and you'll reach Eagle Valley."

Su Mo got straight to the point: "Uncle Chen, continue escorting them to Yingjianwu. I need to go back to Changping County."

Chen Bao frowned: "That won't do!"

"Brother Chen specifically instructed that you must be taken to Eagle Valley and that you must not be allowed to misbehave!"

"Nephew Su, don't make things difficult for Uncle Chen."

Su Mo said in a deep voice, "I have something important to do!"

"I'll explain it to my uncle later!"

Chen Bao frowned and thought for a moment, then finally nodded: "Since that's the case, then..."

As he spoke, he suddenly widened his eyes and looked to his left, exclaiming in surprise, "Brother Chen, what brings you here too?"

Su Mo was taken aback and subconsciously turned her head to look.

Then a whooshing sound came from behind.

I have a slight pain in the back of my neck!
"Fuck!"

Su Mo glared at Chen Bao: "You want to ambush me too?"

Chen Bao looked at the horsewhip in his hand, which was trembling straight like a stick: "Sigh, this horsewhip is not as easy to use as a big stick."

He grinned at Su Mo: "Want to try again?" "Uncle Chen guarantees there won't be any problems this time!"

Su Mo really wanted to give him the middle finger!
However, considering that the natives might not understand the meaning of the middle finger, we had to give up!

He snorted, "Uncle Chen, I'll forgive you this time, but if it happens again, I'll turn on you!"

"Uncle Chen, please tell my third aunt and the others that I won't be going!"

He then jumped off the carriage.

Chen Bao watched Su Mo's departing figure, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

This Su Mo kid is no simpleton.

How could his whip, imbued with his own internal energy, not knock him unconscious?
This is completely illogical!
Even if I only used two-tenths of my strength, it's still something an ordinary person couldn't withstand.

Especially when it hit the back of his neck, it felt as if it hit wood, as if the person had practiced some kind of external martial arts.

No matter how you look at it, this kid doesn't seem like someone who has practiced external martial arts!

Watching Su Mo walk away.

Chen Bao pondered for a moment, then waved his hand.

A wiry man carrying a whistle appeared beside the carriage.

"Go keep an eye on this kid, make sure nothing happens to him!"

"If absolutely necessary, take it directly and bring it back to the dock!"

The burly man was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but say, "Brother, if he's looking for death, let him go!"

"Since the Qian family and others are all here, would Chen Qian dare to say another word?"

Chen Bao sneered, "You don't know anything!"

"In Chen Qian's eyes, all those women combined aren't as important as this kid!"

The wiry man didn't say much: "Alright, I'll go check on him right now!"

With that, he quickly chased after Su Mo!

As Su Mo walked, she rubbed the back of her neck and muttered to herself, "That Chen Bao is a lunatic!"

"You think you can knock me out with a soft, limp motion?"

"Did he think of him as some kind of uncle who's always been quick to bully people?"

"You didn't do this on purpose, so you could explain it to your uncle later, did you?"

"Damn it, no matter what, these people are too cunning, they're all old foxes. I'll have to be careful to protect the back of my neck from now on!"

Su Mo cursed for a while, then frowned: "Where are we going to find Lin Moyin?"

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

He couldn't remember whether he had overheard it by chance or from the original owner's memories.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard was located near the West Market of the county seat.

Never mind, let's go check out the West Market first.

If you can't find your mouth, just ask a passerby.

Su Mo quickened his pace, jogging all the way to the county town.

The speed was astonishing to passersby on the mountain road.

Chen Hu, who was keeping a distance from Su Mo, also cursed under his breath: "Damn it!"

"Is this kid some kind of reincarnated wild boar? How can he run so fast!"

He could only quicken his pace and catch up!
With the blessing of the Vajra Pestle's mysterious power, Su Mo quickly ran back to the county town, feeling no strain at all.

The tall and majestic city walls came into view.

At the city gate, a constant stream of people were entering and leaving the city.

With a population of one million, even by today's standards, it would be considered a city of considerable size.

The population of this Great Wu Dynasty seems to be much larger than that of the ancient times in Su Mo's memory, numbering in the hundreds of millions!

Of course, since we're all in a cultivation background, let's not bother with the question of whether population size and productivity levels match.

The county seat is the economic core of Changping County.

Many villagers from surrounding towns and villages carried their mountain produce to the county town, hoping to get a good price.

Su Mo didn't even bother to check the notices posted at the city gate to see if there was a warrant for his arrest.

The efficiency of the yamen runners is not that high; they're not out there to embezzle money!

They blended into the crowd and easily entered the county town.

The price was a hefty city gate tax.

You have to pay taxes to enter the city!
The biggest source of extra income for the city's garrison guards!

Of course, most of it has to be handed over, otherwise everyone would be eager to become a constable!

We entered the county town.

Su Mo touched the money pouch at his waist, where the gold lock was safely stored.

have nothing to say.

Head straight to the West Market!

The Embroidered Uniform Guard is going to call for reinforcements!

(End of this chapter)