I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 196 Dark River Enters Apocalypse

"What a heavy snow! I haven't seen such heavy snow in many years."

On a rooftop in Tianqi City, a man in black was holding an umbrella and looking up at the falling snowflakes in the sky.

"The first snow came a little late this year. If those two hadn't fought and changed the weather, it would have been a few days later."

The man standing next to him holding a knife withdrew his gaze from the Qinglong Gate, patted the falling snow on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Only you southerners will hold an umbrella when it snows. The snow in the north doesn't melt as soon as it hits the ground like in the south, so there's no need to hold an umbrella."

The man in black still held the umbrella and shook his head: "I'm used to it."

The man holding the knife smiled and crossed his arms: "Come to think of it, I am also from the south, but after so many years in Tianqi City, I gradually consider myself a northerner."

The man in black lowered his head slightly, turned his head to look at the knife on his back, and asked, "Is the knife in your hand blunt?"

The man still grinned. He was no longer young, but he still smiled like a teenager.

"The security in Apocalypse City is actually pretty good. I haven't used a knife in many years."

"It doesn't matter whether you use it or not. As long as you remember to sharpen the knife, it won't become dull." The man in black stretched out his hand and looked at the goose-feather-like snow falling straight into his palm: "This snow really doesn't look like the snow in the south."

The man in black clenched his hands, then opened them, and suddenly put away the umbrella in his other hand. His face was finally revealed under the oil-paper umbrella. It was a face so pale that it was almost bloodless.

He waved his hand, pulled out a thin blade from his umbrella, and stabbed it fiercely at the man with the knife. The wind and snow instantly became confused.

The man narrowed his eyes slightly, and the long sword was already in front of him, blocking the stabbing sword. He smiled and said, "It's been many years since we last met. It's a rare opportunity for you to come to Tianqi, but you want to test my sword. It's not good, right? By the way, I heard that you are now the head of the Su family. Congratulations!"

"It's temporary. Xie Qidao is also the temporary head of the Xie family. He asked me to test your sword. If you pass the test, you will be the head of the Xie family." Su Muyu said lightly.

The man suddenly sighed and looked up at the sky: "When I heard the news before, I thought it was fake, but now that you said it, I can't help but believe it, so we really surrendered to the Ninth Prince."

"Others don't know, but my life belongs to him because he saved my mother-in-law!"

The man shook his head: "No matter what, we are all Beili people, aren't we?"

"After being a rat in the gutter for so many years, it doesn't matter what you think. What matters is that everyone wants to see the sun and live an upright life!" Su Muyu smiled, and his face suddenly turned cold: "So you want to betray us now?"

The man did not answer, but asked doubtfully, "Can he really let us live in the sunshine?"

"It seems that you are not well-informed."

Su Muyu shook her head to herself, and suddenly couldn't help laughing: "Changhe went to Yuelu City three years ago and studied with a group of half-grown children. He graduated from Yuelu Academy at the beginning of this year. I heard that he did well and is now a county magistrate."

"County magistrate?"

"I heard that after the restoration of the Western Chu Kingdom, the county system was implemented. There was no so-called city lord. The county magistrate was probably the current lord of a city. He highly respected Your Highness. He said that he saw a new world and that he would leave his name in history!"

The man couldn't help but laugh: "A killer actually wants to leave his name in history?"

Su Muyu shook his head and said seriously: "No, Changhe is not a killer. He is now a county magistrate and an official. He said that he can change the world by following His Highness. I believe him!"

The man was stunned, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "What are the arrangements for the rest of us?"

"The head of the family said that most of us will join the Public Security Department."

It was because his father-in-law was Su Zhe and his mother-in-law was Wen Luojin that they knew about some of the arrangements made for their Dark River killers after the restoration of Western Chu.

It was another name he had never heard of, so the man had no choice but to ask, "What does the Public Security Department do?"

Su Muyu shook her head: "I don't know what to do specifically."

The man nodded: "It's been so long since I last killed anyone that I really thought I was just an ordinary blacksmith. I hope my knife won't let you down."

After saying that, the man closed his eyes, exerted all his strength to force back the thin blade that was blocking him, and swung it with force, causing snow to fly all over the sky.

Snow was flying everywhere, and a sword was thrust out, pressing against the man's throat, but the man's sword was also placed on Su Muyu's shoulder.

The two men withdrew their hands at the same time. Su Muyu put the sword back into the umbrella, raised the umbrella, and looked up at the sky, as if what had just happened had never happened.

"Why did you come to Tianqi suddenly?" the man asked.

"Changhe sent a message saying that things are getting serious in Yuelu City. I came to ask His Highness about our next arrangements."

The man sighed, "We have been living in the dark, but now we have to drag ourselves into the struggle for the world and expose ourselves to the eyes of the world. Is this really a good choice?"

"You came to Tianqi early, so you naturally don't know the pain of living in the dark. If possible, who would want to live in the dark forever?"

A gentle voice was heard, and the man turned around and found a woman in a dark red skirt sitting on the eaves, gently swinging her long legs.

"Mu Yumo!"

The man frowned slightly: "Even you are here, it seems that the head of the family is determined to follow that person."

Mu Yumo shook his head: "It's not that the head of the family is determined, but now everyone in Dark River wants to live in the sunshine. The general trend cannot be violated! Xie Qidao is going to join the military camp, and he wants to give you the head of the Xie family, but you seem to have second thoughts, Xie Yuyuan!"

"Give me?"

The man called Xie Yuyuan was stunned and said, "Aren't there Xie Changze and Xie Jinke?"

These two people are the Purple Shoes Ghost and Knife Yama of the Xie family. Their status in the Xie family is far higher than his.

No matter how it comes, it shouldn't be his turn.

"The two of them went to Yuelu City last year and fought in two battles. Xie Changze is now a fifth-rank guerrilla general, and Xie Jinke is also a Zhaowu captain. Otherwise, why do you think Xie Qidao suddenly wanted to join the army?" Mu Yumo said with a smile.

"Has Yuelu City ever fought a war?" Xie Yuyuan asked in surprise.

"Although you may have already rebelled, it's okay to tell you now. Yuelu City won both battles with the Western Hu, occupied two states of the Western Hu, and recruited 200,000 Western Hu people."

Xie Yuyuan smiled and said, "That person did it very secretly. There was no news about it in Tianqi City."

"How many people from the Xie family are there in Tianqi City?"

"There were eighteen people who followed me into Tianqi ten years ago. Five of them died, one was disabled, one was missing, and four defected to the Beili court. Now there are seven left." Xie Yuyuan replied.

Su Muyu nodded: "In the next few days, thirteen people from the Xie family will enter Tianqi, as well as fifteen from the Su family and twenty from the Mu family."

Xie Yuyuan smiled helplessly: "Does the head of the family want to move most of the Dark River to Tianqi City?"

"The patriarch actually arrived earlier than us. Since he learned that His Highness was in Tianqi, he rushed here. The blood of Tianqi City should be shed." Mu Yumo was still shaking her legs gently, with a gentle smile in her words.

Su Muyu gently spun the oil-paper umbrella, scattering the tiny pieces of snow. "Gather the people and wait for our news."

Xie Yuyuan nodded: "I understand."

"You said something right before. We are all Beili people, but you seem to have forgotten that we all lost our families and homes because of the Beili court and ended up in the dark river. I don't want you to be the one I kill next time."

Xie Yuyuan put the knife into the sheath and said with a smile: "Don't worry, that day will never come."

Su Muyu nodded and shouted with a smile: "Yumo, let's go."

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In the evening, at Jixia Academy, a biting cold wind whistled past, covering the entire academy with a layer of silver-white.

At this time, in Xie Xuan's courtyard, a steaming hot pot was emitting white mist on the table.

Chu Zhao, Xie Xuan and Yin Luoxia sat around the stone table, enjoying the steaming hot pot.

Various fresh ingredients in the pot are rolling in the boiling soup, exuding an enticing aroma.

Chu Zhao picked up a piece of tender mutton and put it in his mouth, savoring the delicious taste.

Suddenly, he looked up at the roof of the courtyard, and saw three figures quietly appearing on the roof.

The people who came were none other than Mu Mingce, the head of the Dark River family, as well as Su Muyu and Mu Yumo.

The three of them landed beside the stone table and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."

After the salute, Mu Mingce clasped his fists towards Xie Xuan.

"Thank you, sir!"

Xie Xuan stood up and returned the greeting, "Master Mu is polite, please take a seat!"

After the three of them sat down, Chu Zhao asked, "Why did you come to Tianqi?"

"Changhe sent a message saying that the current situation in Yuelu City is quite serious. We came to Tianqi to ask His Highness what arrangements he has for us?" Mu Mingce replied, "Besides, His Highness's identity has been exposed. The atmosphere in Tianqi City will only become more and more serious. I think His Highness will also need manpower, so I decided to let them come."

"Has the head of the family decided?"

Chu Zhao once tried to recruit Anhe, but although Mu Mingce was somewhat tempted at the time, he did not agree to join, but only reached a number of cooperation agreements.

On the way to Apocalypse City, he went to the Dark River again. Mu Mingce said at the time that he needed some time to think about it.

Now it seems that Mu Mingce has obviously decided to join him.

"It's decided." Mu Mingce nodded and said with a smile: "We have all seen the development of Yuelu City in the past few years. If I don't agree now, they should find a new head of the family."

"You made a wise choice."

Mu Mingce smiled and nodded: "Then how will Your Highness arrange for us next?"

Chu Zhao was silent for a long time before he said, "According to our previous agreement, you can join the Public Security Bureau or choose other offices. It all depends on your personal wishes and abilities. Of course, some people have become accustomed to your previous lives and may not accept my arrangements, so these people can still take orders, but the list of assassins needs to be informed in advance."

"Your Highness, what is the Public Security Bureau going to do?" Su Muyu asked.

"As the name suggests, the Public Security Department is responsible for maintaining social order. It is an official organization of the imperial court that manages people from the underworld. It is also responsible for mediating and resolving disputes between the people. This part of the responsibility is equivalent to the government's errands. In my imagination, the Public Security Department is divided into three levels. The county is called the Public Security Office, and the prefecture is called the Public Security Bureau. The people in the Public Security Department are directly under the leadership of the Capital Public Security General Department and the emperor. The Public Security Department is an independent government office."

Simply put, the so-called Public Security Bureau is the Public Security Bureau in modern society.

After listening to Chu Zhao's explanation, several people were still confused. They only understood the part about managing the people in the martial arts world. Only Xie Xuan, who had had in-depth exchanges with Chu Zhao, understood about 70% of it.

"I think what he meant was that all the cases that should have been handled by the government were handled by the Public Security Department."

Several people looked at Chu Zhao with a look of sudden realization.

Chu Zhao thought about it and nodded, "That's about it. Disputes between the people, murder cases, etc., are all handled by the Public Security Department. Therefore, the Public Security Department needs more manpower. If you decide to join the Public Security Department, you have to recruit people on your own."

"Your Highness, if what you said is true, then the government is useless, right?"

"Yes, I have the same doubt." Xie Xuan said immediately.

Chu Zhao shook his head and said, "The government is still useful. Local government officials are mainly responsible for making the people live a good life. As for how local officials make the people live a good life, such as attracting investment, developing commerce, increasing grain production, etc., you can ask Su Changhe, or go to Yuelu Academy to listen to classes. The academy has explanations on this aspect."

Mu Mingce nodded and asked, "Then Your Highness, when are we going to return to Yuelu City?"

"I still have some things to do right now. Someone from the Thirty-two Pavilions of the Music Bureau wants to go with me. Are you three the only ones coming to Tianqi?"

"There are about forty people, six of them are in the Free Heaven Realm, and sixteen are in the Free Earth Realm."

Chu Zhao nodded: "I will give you a list later. You will secretly protect the people from the 32nd Pavilion of the Jiaofang and evacuate Tianqi."

Originally, he planned to kidnap Xiao Chongjing and take the people from the 32 Pavilions of the Music Academy back to Yuelu City to ensure their safety along the way.

Now that there are forty people coming from the dark river, it will not be a problem to escort those who are willing to leave to Yuelu City, but there is no need to do so.

After that we talked about business for a while, and then the dinner table was just small talk.

Chu Zhao poured a glass of wine for Su Muyu and said with a smile, "Is your wife okay?"

Su Muyu's wife is Bai Hehuai. The relationship between the two is very similar to that between Gu Chen and Yue Luo. It is like an unfinished song of sadomasochism, which deeply touches the readers' hearts.

At least, it touched the heartstrings of Chu Zhao, the reader.

Su Muyu, the patriarch of the Su family in Anhe, is the leader of the Spider Shadow Killer Group "Kui" who is directly under the previous Anhe patriarch. He is also known as the "Umbrella Ghost" and is unique in the world for his cold and aloof image.

Bai Hehuai, the daughter of Su Zhe, a member of the Dark River organization, and Wen Luojin of the time-honored Wen family, is the cousin of Baili Dongjun, the miracle doctor of Medicine King Valley, the junior uncle of Xin Baicao, the closed disciple of Li Yuzhen, the first master of Medicine King Valley, and the junior sister of the previous Medicine King Ping Tianwen. She is beautiful and playful, with superb medical skills. Her appearance is like the gentlest breeze in spring, which inadvertently blows away the ice in Su Muyu's heart.

However, fate always seems to play tricks on lovers.

Bai Hehuai's candle of life was extinguished prematurely in the long river of time. Her departure was like the falling leaves in autumn, gently drifting down, but taking away all the colors and warmth in Su Muyu's world.

Lovers should get married, so Chu Zhao took the opportunity to save the Wen family and arranged for Su Muyu and Bai Hehuai to get married two years ago.

"Thank you, Your Highness. My wife should have arrived at Yuelu City by now."

"I heard you gave birth to a daughter?"

"Changhe said that?"

Although it was a question, Su Muyu was very sure. After all, Su Changhe was the only one who knew about the people in the Dark River in Yuelu City.

Chu Zhao hummed and said with a smile: "I have two sons, who are about the same age as your daughter. Do you want to become in-laws?"

Su Muyu stood up suddenly, saluted and said: "This... I am terrified!"

Who is Chu Zhao?

Prince of Western Chu!

Although Western Chu had been destroyed, from what they had learned, Western Chu would surely be able to successfully restore its country.

In other words, Chu Zhao is the future emperor of Western Chu.

Then his son will be the future prince, and at the very least a prince, or even an emperor.

What virtue and ability did Su Muyu have? !

Chu Zhao stretched out his hand to hold him down, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, I just said that. As for whether it will work out in the end, it still depends on the fate of the children. Maybe your daughter doesn't like my son."

Su Muyu opened her mouth, but before she could finish her words, she heard Chu Zhao continue, "But it's okay to let the little guys have more contact, right?"

"It's all up to His Highness."

(End of this chapter)