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

Chapter 130 Su Mo's connections are incredibly extensive!
Lin Moyin was not fooled by Bai Susu's words.

His face was dark and his gaze was cold and sharp as he stared intently at Bai Susu.

I have a feeling that I've seen this woman somewhere before, but it's not just a normal sense of familiarity; rather, it hides an indescribable hostility and sense of crisis!

This is a keen divine sense sensed by a great sorcerer in the Divine Realm.

Just as Lin Moyin was preparing to question the other party further.

Suddenly, a dark figure burst through the window and flew towards her with lightning speed!

Lin Moyin's expression changed slightly, and she raised her delicate hand.

A dark shadow landed on her jade-like arm.

It was an exceptionally magnificent eagle with golden claws, a red beak, and a jet-black body!

Su Mo was immediately taken aback.

He could faintly sense magical power emanating from this golden-clawed, red-beaked eagle, which was several times stronger than the white tiger and medicine pills he had raised!
Could this be the communication method that Lord Qianhu spoke of, capable of reaching a thousand miles in an hour?

Lin Moyin gave Bai Susu a cold look.

Then he removed the copper tube tied to the falcon's foot and took out a small piece of silk cloth from it.

He unfolded the silk cloth and glanced at it briefly.

Her pretty face instantly turned serious.

Even Su Mo didn't say a word, and quickly left in a flash!
Su Mo couldn't help but become suspicious.

Something terrible has happened?

Could it be that the Celestial Mother Cult is causing trouble again?

He subconsciously looked at Bai Susu.

How dare they cause trouble in the heart of the Great Wu Dynasty?
However, it's good that Lin Moyin left.

Don't worry about them suddenly starting a fight!
With Bai Susu's strength, plus a set of magical artifacts and treasures, such as the Thunder Sound Pipa.

Lord Qianhu is going to suffer a great loss!

Even with the help of the Five Thunder Technique and the Sword Embryo Treasure, there is still no guarantee of victory!

Bai Susu gazed thoughtfully in the direction Lin Moyin had left.

But she quickly looked away and gave Su Mo a slight bow: "Thank you, Young Master Su, for the medicine that has cured my stubborn ailment."

"After taking it, my pain lessened, and my abdomen felt warm. I should be feeling much better."

Su Mo smiled and said, "If it works, that's good."

He didn't know if he could cure the demoness's menstrual cramps in one go.

But the system only gives one task, so of course it's impossible to help her get dragon's beard grass and blood jade lotus seeds for another course of treatment.

It's unclear whether Bai Susu figured out the medication on her own, or whether she wisely refrained from probing Su Mo's secret formula.

Anyway, they didn't ask Su Mo what medicine he used.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I have no way to repay the great kindness of Young Master Su."

Su Mo had assumed that the next sentence would be, "I will repay you with my body."

Bai Susu replied, "I can only repay my husband in the future."

Su Mo was speechless.

However, he didn't want to have too much to do with this demoness.

Once the favorability rating is reversed, the sword hanging over one's head can be removed.

If it can't be removed.

The only option was to secretly report to the Phoenix Cry Division, try to get rid of Bai Susu, and extricate himself from the situation as much as possible!
Su Mo gave the enchantress a few perfunctory replies.

Bai Susu seemed to have something to do, and soon took her leave.

While she turned around, Su Mo clicked on the green exclamation mark.

Sure enough, the system immediately sent a notification.

Mission complete, favorability increased by 20%.

It changed from -37 to -17%.

Jiang Lan was unaware of the many stories behind it.

After Bai Susu left, he packed up the food, filled a large cloth bag, and returned to Youyu Hall.

Su Mo, usually a lazy bum, made a rare effort and went to cultivate the Yang Tian Technique.

Later, Jiang Lan will be allowed to strike her body with the staff, using the power of the Vajra Pestle to cultivate the Green Wood Technique and improve her self-defense capabilities.

……

Bai Susu has just returned home.

Then he saw his junior sister waiting for him in the hall with a solemn expression.

When Xiaoyu saw Bai Susu return, she immediately lowered her voice and said, "Senior Sister, something bad has happened!"

Bai Susu's pretty face darkened slightly: "What happened?"

Xiao Yu whispered, "I just received a secret letter from Master. Chuyun Ridge has been besieged by three cultivation sects, as well as the henchmen of the false dynasty and thousands of elite troops. The sect members have suffered heavy casualties!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Susu's pretty face instantly changed color!
Xiao Yu then said in a deep voice, "With the fall of the Chuyunling headquarters, a lot of top-secret information has fallen into the hands of the puppet regime's lackeys!"

"Master fears that Senior Sister will be exposed because of this, and orders us to immediately evacuate from Shenjing and head to... the island to meet up!"

Bai Susu frowned deeply!
The fact that the commander of the Imperial Guard left in such a hurry is very likely related to this matter!

They might be there to arrest members whose identities have been exposed!
She was decisive: "Okay! I'll leave right away!"

A fierce glint flashed in Xiaoyu's eyes: "Why don't we get rid of that clerk first?"

"Master once said that the failure of the false emperor's ancestral tomb plan was most likely due to his secret plot!"

"This scoundrel must not be allowed to live!"

Bai Susu hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "Just a mere clerk."

There's no need to waste time.

"Besides, this person is also a Taoist sorcerer, not easy to deal with. If we attract the attention of those old monsters, we might not be able to escape!"

He paused, then added, "The matter of Longmen Grottoes may not be related to him."

"How could a lowly clerk possibly know the secrets of my teachings!"

Xiaoyu frowned: "Uh... what Senior Sister said is also right."

"The fact that the main altar at Chuyunling has been exposed shows that there are people from a false dynasty lurking within the sect!"

The two dared not delay and quickly left the city under the cover of night.

Although the outer city wall is ten zhang high, it is not an obstacle for the immortal sorcerers who have attained the state of separation from the spirit and fixation of the soul!
……

Outside the capital, in a certain manor, corpses lay strewn everywhere, and flames raged.

Lin Moyin stared expressionlessly at the old man before her, who was covered in blood, his limbs broken and sharp bone fragments protruding from the broken ends.

"Who else is a remnant of the Heavenly Mother Cult?"

"Tell me, and I guarantee I'll give you a quick death!"

The old man's face contorted in pain as he looked at the Jinyiwei commander, who appeared like a god or demon, with utter horror.

A hoarse voice said, "My lord... you're not lying to me, are you?"

"Will you really give me a quick death?"

Lin Moyin snorted coldly: "I never lie!"

The old man endured the excruciating pain and took a deep breath: "I hope you will keep your word!"

He wasn't a brainwashed cultist; he knew what would happen if he fell into the hands of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!
"Our sect's holy maiden has infiltrated the capital, assuming the alias Su Bai, and posing as a scholar..."

Lin Moyin's expression changed drastically in an instant!
With a straight knife pressed against the old man's throat, he coldly asked, "Who else knows this news?"

The old man gave a bitter laugh: "It's gone!"

"This matter is of utmost importance... I alone will maintain a one-way communication with the Holy Maiden."

As he spoke, his face turned pale, and he struggled to look up at Lin Moyin: "Now... can you give me a quick death, my lord?"

Lin Moyin waved her hand without hesitation.

The old man's head rolled to the ground!

Just then, several menacing Imperial Guards, carrying straight swords and covered in blood, stormed into the inner courtyard.

Upon seeing the old man's head separated from his body, he was immediately stunned.

His gaze involuntarily fell on Lin Moyin.

Lin Moyin asked expressionlessly, "Have you captured them all?"

One of the Jinyiwei officials, dressed in a brocade robe and with a sinister appearance, said in a deep voice, "More than 130 people were captured, and more than 70 were killed. There were no survivors!"

As he spoke, he looked at the old man whose head had been severed and frowned slightly: "This fellow should be the leader of this Heavenly Mother Sect's den. Why did you kill him, Commander?"

Lin Moyin's pretty face suddenly darkened: "Commander Xiang, are you questioning my actions?"

Xiang Yi immediately stiffened: "This subordinate dares not!"

Lin Moyin snorted coldly: "This man possessed the secret techniques of a heretical cult and attempted to perish together with me, so I had no choice but to kill him!"

He paused, then said coldly, "Have the scene searched. Do not miss any information or object!"

"Take the survivors back to the garrison prison and subject them to severe torture!"

Xiang Yi nodded and accepted the order: "This subordinate obeys!"

After Xiang Yi and the other Imperial Guards left.

Lin Moyin took a deep breath, then flashed to the outside of the manor, mounted her rouge horse, and sped away!

really.

Back in the city.

The house where Bai Susu lived by the Liushui River was now empty.

Lin Moyin hesitated for a moment, then turned and went to Su Mo's residence. She pressed her hand lightly on the door, and with the flow of her magic, the door bolt automatically came off.

Su Mo was sleeping soundly when she suddenly heard a faint noise coming from the door.

As a cultivator at the Body Observation Realm, he was extremely alert. He suddenly opened his eyes and was astonished to see Lord Qianhu standing in front of the bed with a gloomy expression!
Of course, Lord Qianhu wouldn't come to me for dual cultivation in the middle of the night!

Moreover, if they were truly engaged in dual cultivation, they wouldn't have this solemn expression!

Su Mo lowered her voice: "Something happened?"

Lin Moyin frowned: "Don't speak yet!"

As a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, she naturally knew that Embroidered Uniform Guard spies were everywhere, not to mention the Phoenix Cry Division!

The methods of eavesdropping are also very difficult to guard against.

Although I had carefully observed the surroundings before entering the house.

Lin Moyin remained unusually vigilant, carefully checking Su Mo's bedroom again. Finding nothing amiss, she solemnly whispered, "Bai Susu is a demoness from the Heavenly Mother Sect!"

Su Mo was immediately startled.

Lord Qianhu, you found out about Bai Susu's background so quickly.

He was at a loss for words.

Lin Moyin whispered again, "She must have her eye on you!"

Su Mo took a deep breath before asking, "What exactly happened? How dare the demoness from the Heavenly Mother Sect infiltrate the capital?"

Lin Moyin thought for a moment: "It should be related to the Longmen Cave case, or perhaps this demoness wants to infiltrate the court and assassinate the emperor!"

She paused for a moment: "However, she should have known that she had been caught and had already fled."

Su Mo breathed a slight sigh of relief.

That would be best.

It's better than having that enchantress constantly by your side, making it impossible for you to sleep soundly. Su Mo was secretly moved; the Commander-in-Chief was truly devoted to him: "You came to find me because you're afraid that enchantress will harm me?"

Lin Moyin nodded: "It's good that you're alright!"

"Although that demoness is far from the capital, it is hard to guarantee that there are no other remnants of the Heavenly Mother in the city."

"You need to be careful in everything you do from now on."

After hesitating for a moment, he added, "Remember not to mention your acquaintance with the demoness, and never tell anyone that you once healed her illness."

Su Mo was taken aback: "You can keep it a secret?"

Lin Moyin snorted, then said in a low voice, "Besides me, no one knows that demoness's identity yet!"

With that, she glared fiercely at Su Mo: "Just pretend nothing happened!"

"I'll go right away... and take care of the culprits!"

After saying that, he turned to leave.

This is a great achievement, but because of this bastard, it can't be reported. No wonder the commander won't give Su Mo a good look!
Su Mo suddenly remembered something and said urgently, "Mo'er, wait!"

Lin Moyin turned around and looked at Su Mo suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

Su Mo took a breath: "You wouldn't... be thinking of killing Jiang Lan?"

Lin Moyin said coldly, without any expression, "If this lowly servant is not eliminated, she will surely cause trouble in the future. How can we keep her alive!"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but snort again: "You can't bear to part with it?"

Su Mo smiled bitterly: "She knows that I once gave medicine to the demoness."

"But if we kill her, what if her identity as a demoness is exposed later? Wouldn't that just be trying to cover something up? How would we explain that then?"

Lin Moyin was taken aback upon hearing this.

How could I not have thought of that?

He only thought that once people found out that Su Mo had given medicine to the demoness, they would definitely implicate Su Mo.

The Imperial Guards don't care whether you're truly connected to the demoness or not!
Is this a case of being overly concerned and making a mistake?

She hesitated for a moment: "Then what should we do?"

Su Mo thought for a moment: "We can just pretend we don't know. If the truth about the demoness comes out later, we'll have something to say about it."

"I will instruct Jiang Lan to keep quiet!"

Lin Moyin pondered for a moment, then finally nodded: "Alright."

"A longer night could lead to anything, you should go find her now!"

He paused, then reminded Su Mo, "Remember to ask her if she has mentioned this to anyone!"

Su Mo nodded and said, "Of course I know that."

"Actually, you don't need to worry too much. If the sage knew about this, he would understand the reason behind it."

"The Heavenly Mother Sect intended to destroy the Ancestral Emperor's Mausoleum, which I ruined. It's only natural that they want to retaliate against me!"

He hesitated slightly: "Besides, I have my own ways of protecting myself, and His Majesty may not be willing to kill me!"

Lin Moyin gave Su Mo a deep look: "I have to go back!"

"The five major police stations were mobilized tonight and arrested a lot of people associated with cults. The capital city will probably be in chaos for a while!"

"During this time, just focus on running the restaurant properly and don't cause any trouble!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Su Mo let out a deep breath.

There was no hesitation.

They knocked on Jiang Lan's door...

Just as Lin Moyin had predicted.

The capital city will be in chaos for some time.

When Su Mo got up early in the morning, he saw that there were many guards and captains in brocade robes patrolling and checking people everywhere on the street.

It's like a city-wide investigation.

There are far fewer vendors in the market, and many shops dare not open for business!
When they returned to the left detachment to retrieve the horse, they found that most of the guards there were missing, presumably because they had all gone out on missions.

Su Mo naturally wouldn't cause any trouble.

After acquiring the horses, buying a fat roast chicken from the restaurant, and getting a jar of wine from the liquor store, they headed straight for Lonely Peak Mountain.

The new officer was assigned to the artisan's battalion.

Even if I don't go, Hao Jian probably won't care.

But Su Mo planned to have the artisans from the artisan battalion renovate the restaurant, so he had to inform his superior, Hao Jian.

Those who disregard their superiors generally don't go far in their official careers.

I was caught red-handed by Lord Qianhu yesterday.

Today, Hao Jian dared not steal chickens and went to the artisan camp early in the morning.

Just as he was getting bored and wondering whether he should call over a few captains to play a few rounds of cards, he saw Su Mo enter the government office carrying a paper package and a wine jar.

He was taken aback: "Commander Su, what's going on...?"

Su Mo placed the roast chicken and wine jar on the table and said with a smile, "This humble servant is new here and will hope that you will take good care of me, Commander."

"When I first left the city, I saw a restaurant that had pretty good roast chicken, so I bought a jar of rice wine to curry favor with the master!"

Hao Jian laughed heartily: "Brother Su is truly a remarkable person!"

"Speaking of which, I haven't had chicken in a long time, and my stomach is completely dry!"

He swallowed hard: "How about we call Old Zhang and the others over too, and ask them to get some flatbread so we can all have a good drink together?"

"This is a fine thing, I cannot keep it all to myself!"

Su Mo was somewhat surprised: "Sir, are you perhaps joking with me?"

Hao Jian sighed: "Brother Su, you don't know, the artisan battalion is tough!"

"The imperial salary is only ten taels of silver a month. How much can that support my large family?"

As he spoke, he snorted: "Military craftsmen are craftsmen, not registered in the military, so they can't even get a share of the military pay."

"The meager monthly income and expenses still have to be shared with Old Zhang and other officers."

He looked up at Su Mo with a wry smile: "Tell me, do you think your brother would dare to eat meat every day?"

Su Mo couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is 'entry and exit silver'?"

Hao Jian didn't hide anything from Su Mo: "The military craftsmen in the garrison make a living by forging military equipment for the imperial court, but the imperial court has no money, so where would they get any work? Even if there were, the Ministry of Works would take it all away!"

“As the elder brother in charge of this artisan battalion, I couldn’t just watch these thousand-plus people starve to death, so I let them find work on their own.”

"We also have families to support."

"For every day a military craftsman goes out, he has to pay ten coins in silver. But not everyone can go out. In a month, he can earn about twenty-seven or twenty-eight taels of silver."

As he spoke, Hao Jian hesitated for a moment: "This income and expenditure is mainly for you and the three captains to share, and for the captains to have some soup."

"However, since Commander Su has brought you here, next month's share will be yours as the captain, but don't say anything to the other commanders."

Su Mo quickly said, "Absolutely not!"

"Rules are rules."

"If I were to accept this money, wouldn't I be breaking the rules? Just calculate it as a junior officer!"

Hao Jian looked at Su Mo with suspicion.

This kid isn't greedy?

Su Mo suddenly said, "I have a favor to ask of you, sir."

Hao Jian frowned slightly: "Brother Su, you might as well speak frankly."

"If I can help you, I will certainly not refuse!"

Su Mo smiled and said, "That's how it is."

"I'm currently in the city and planning to do some business. I'd like to ask the military craftsman to come and help repair the shop!"

Hao Jian breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought it was something difficult."

"It's just repairing the shop. Brother Su can use the craftsmen and their families from the Dingzi Battalion as he sees fit, and there's no need to pay any fees."

Su Mo coughed lightly: "The craftsmen of the Dingzi Battalion are probably not enough..."

Hao Jian was stunned for a moment, staring straight at Su Mo, and asked in surprise, "The Dingzi Battalion has thirty military craftsmen, and with their families, they can pull out seventy or eighty people, and it's not enough?"

"Brother Su, what kind of business do you run?"

Su Mo honestly replied, "There are only two restaurants, and the premises are a bit large, probably seven or eight acres in total..."

Hao Jian was dumbfounded!

He was stunned for several breaths, swallowed hard, and stammered, "A restaurant... seven or eight acres in size?"

Su Mo thought for a moment: "Two floors, two rooms in total, that's about right."

"I have some other ideas. The project is quite large and the time is tight..."

"It would probably take the entire artisan battalion to help."

Hao Jian was immediately startled and exclaimed, "The entire artisan battalion?"

Su Mo smiled and said, "Exactly!"

"Rest assured, sir, I will pay all expenses, including those for soldiers, artisans, and their families."

"In addition, I have another gift to offer, which I will certainly not make things difficult for you, sir."

Hao Jian swallowed hard several times, hesitated for a long time, and finally shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just..."

He gritted his teeth: "Brother Su, this is, after all, a private matter."

"If the entire artisan battalion is deployed and reported by a villain, I'm afraid... even the commander of a thousand men won't be able to protect his brothers!"

Hao Jian paused, ultimately reluctant to give up the benefits Su Mo had mentioned, and gritted his teeth, saying, "If we really need more manpower..."

"One-third of the artisan battalion can be sent out!"

"Furthermore... I have some connections with the commanders of the artisan battalions in other garrisons..."

Su Mo smiled and said, "No need for that trouble."

"Let's go with the Left Workshop Artisan Battalion."

Hao Jian frowned, thinking that Su Mo, that kid, was too proud and didn't know his place because he thought he had the protection of a commander.

He was about to persuade Su Mo and explain the pros and cons.

Su Mo then said, "That restaurant is a business that I co-own with Shang Zuo."

"The artisan battalion of the Upper Left Bureau should be able to help without too many problems."

Hao Jian froze instantly!

What business did he partner with Shang Zuo in?
Doesn't this mean that he can be on equal footing with the Imperial Guard of the Capital, which is subordinate to the Upper Left Guard, one of the six subordinate guards?
Where does he get the confidence to cooperate with Shangzuo?

Was it thanks to Lord Qianhu?
That's impossible!
Lin Qianhu had just been transferred back to Shenjing, and suddenly took over the position of Shangzuo Qianhu.

Countless people, openly or secretly, were dissatisfied and tried to trip him up.

It's estimated that the internal integration of the Shangzuo Police Station is not yet complete. How could they leave any room for criticism at this crucial moment and force a minor officer to step forward and cooperate with the Shangzuo Police Station in his personal capacity?

If it weren't for Commander Lin's forceful intervention?

Hao Jian gasped.

Unable to hide their shock, they looked at Su Mo!

I felt a chill rise from my lumbar vertebrae and straight up to the top of my head!

If it's not the Commander of a Thousand Households, then... it can only be the Northern and Southern Garrison Commanders, who are even higher up?
Even... at the very top... the Commandery?
I go!

Who exactly is this guy backing up?
Why were they transferred to the Lone Peak Mountain Artisan Battalion, a godforsaken place?
Isn't this bullying?
Let's just make him the battalion commander of this artisan battalion!

With such ability, it would be good if you could transfer yourself to a local garrison as a centurion!
(End of this chapter)