The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 46 Entering the Inner City (Please read, collect, and vote for the monthly ticket)

"Who?!"

Yang Jin was startled by the sudden sound. He took out a dagger from somewhere, held it tightly in his hand, and took a defensive posture.

As soon as he uttered the sound, his eyes lit up.

A stream of white silk poured out like a waterfall.

But it was Su Mu who took action.

Ding!
With a crisp sound, Su Mu's body swayed slightly.

The man took three steps back and swung the long sword in his hand backwards, with the tip of the sword pointing diagonally at the ground.

"Wait a minute, do it!"

Yang Jin suddenly shouted loudly, jumped between the two of them and stretched out his hand to stop them.

At this time, Su Mu had already seen the other person's appearance clearly.

It turned out to be the helper that Xing Zhaofu called when they attacked Black Dragon Village. His name seemed to be Wei Yongfu.

Su Mu was deeply impressed by Wei Yongfu's bravery and was full of vigilance at this moment.

Wei Yongfu was able to fight with the leader of the Black Dragon Village. His strength was no less than that of Xing Zhaofu, the former head of the Southern City Division. He was definitely a strong man who had reached the third level of body tempering.

There are four stages of body tempering. Not to mention the first two stages, once you reach the third stage, you can be considered a master in the entire Wuling City.

Apart from the Taiping Division, there are only a handful of people in Wuling City who are at the fourth level of Body Tempering. All of them are big shots who can shake the whole city with just a stomp of their feet.

Su Mu can still barely fight against the second level of Body Tempering, but he is definitely no match for the third level of Body Tempering.

“It’s the sword force indeed!”

Wei Yongfu looked at Su Mu, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.

He had practiced swordplay for thirty years and his swordplay had long since reached perfection, but he had never been able to achieve true perfection.

He could never truly comprehend the power of the sword.

Now that he sees a boy who is a dozen years younger than him and has already mastered the power of the sword, how can he not be envious?

"Wei Yongfu, what do you mean?"

Before Su Mu opened his mouth, Yang Jin said in a low voice, "If Su Mu hadn't killed the leader of Black Dragon Village, the grass on your grave would be one foot high now.

Are you going to repay kindness with enmity now?"

"Don't be nervous. If I wanted to kill someone, I wouldn't have made any noise just now."

Wei Yongfu shook his head and said, "Besides, he has mastered the power of the sword. I may not be his opponent."

"Old Yang, he has no intention of killing."

Su Mu spoke. They had just exchanged a tentative move with each other. Su Mu could feel that Wei Yongfu was deliberately restraining his strength and had no intention of killing.

"Brother Wei, right? I wonder why you are visiting me so late at night?"

Su Mu held the long sword upside down and bowed.

"I was asked to kill you."

Wei Yongfu said.

Yang Jinxin, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was suddenly worried again.

If he hadn't seen that Wei Yongfu had no intention of taking action, he would have told Su Mu to run away.

"You can't kill me."

Su Mu said calmly.

"Yes."

Wei Yongfu nodded and said, "You have mastered the sword skills, and your strength is stronger than everyone thinks. I am not sure that I can kill you."

When Yang Jin heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He knew Wei Yongfu's identity. He was a well-known ghostwriter in Wuling City who took money from people to help them get rid of disasters.

This man was born with bronze skin and immense strength. Although he was only at the second level of Body Tempering, he could still hold his own against ordinary strong men at the third level of Body Tempering.

Now he actually said that he was not sure he could beat Su Mu?

How strong is Su Mu now?
Yang Jin was filled with confusion.

"Who wants to kill me? He Yuxing? Zhao Ji? Or Xu Mingchen?"

Su Mu asked.

"I can't tell you the rules of the underworld."

Wei Yongfu's face flashed with surprise, as if he didn't expect Su Mu to have so many enemies. "You saved my life, so now I will give you one."

Wei Yongfu continued, "I won't do anything to you this time."

After saying that, he suddenly took off a bag from his back and threw it to Su Mu.

Su Mu took it casually, only to feel it was heavy in his hand.

"The other party offered one thousand taels for your head. This silver came because of you. According to the rules of Jianghu, you and I will each take half. Here is five hundred taels."

Wei Yongfu said.

Su Mu: "..."

What kind of underworld rule is this?
"Wei Yongfu, can you ghostwriters take the money and not do the job?"

Before Su Mu could speak, Yang Jin couldn't help but speak.

“Ill-gotten gains bring peace of mind.”

Wei Yongfu said.

Su Mu and Yang Jin both gave thumbs up.

"The other party asked me to kill you within three days, so within three days, no other ghostwriter will take this business."

Wei Yongfu continued, "But after three days, the other party will probably hire stronger people to kill you."

"So you said that if Su Mu wants to join the four major families, he should do it as soon as possible."

Yang Jin pondered and said, "Now that he has joined the four major families, will the other party not dare to continue hiring assassins to kill people?"

Wei Yongfu nodded.

Yang Jin looked at Su Mu and said, "It seems that you have no choice. You must choose one of the four major families."

"How about you draw a map of the major forces in the inner city for me, Old Yang? I will go into the inner city tomorrow to investigate and see which force is more suitable for me?"

Su Mu said with a smile.

"Don't bother. I have a topographical map of the inner city for you."

Wei Yongfu took out a piece of parchment from his arms and handed it to Su Mu.

Yang Jin: “…”

He knew that Su Mu had not given up on the Taiping Division, and was thinking about how to persuade Su Mu. How could you, Wei Yongfu, meddle in other people's business?
"Brother Wei actually has such a good thing? Thank you so much!"

Su Mu was surprised. He opened the parchment and saw a location marked with a red circle at a glance.

"We ghostwriters fight for money, so we have to know where we can go and where we can't go."

Wei Yongfu noticed Su Mu's gaze and said, "This is the Taiping Division's government office in Wuling City. If you don't want to die, stay away from there."

Yang Jin rolled his eyes and cursed Wei Yongfu in his heart.

But he changed his mind and realized that even if Su Mu went there, it would be useless as he might not even be able to enter the gate of the Taiping Division.

It would be better to let him go once, so that he can give up this idea.

Wei Yongfu left soon, and Yang Jin cleaned up a room for Su Mu to stay in.

In the middle of the night, Su Mu heard Yang Jin go out. He knew that Yang Jin was a man with a story, so he didn't meddle in his business.

Seeing that midnight was approaching, he lay on the bed, and on a sudden thought, he called up the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Constable (officer)]

[Points: 45 points]

[Kung Fu: Golden Scale Skin Tempering Method (Great Mastery)]

[Martial Arts: Fubo Sword Skills (Perfect), Archery (Beginner)]

"He Yuxing just called me Captain Su, but didn't officially appoint me as such, so I'm still the squad leader. However, because I caught the arsonist, my 'performance' is high. Today's reward is as high as 40 points."

Su Mu was very satisfied with the changes in the points on the board.

It takes one thousand points to perfect the Golden Scale Skin Tempering Method. At this rate, he will be able to perfect the skin tempering in a month at most. If he can successfully join the Taiping Division, the speed will probably be even faster.

I tossed and turned all night in anticipation and couldn't fall asleep.

When it was just dawn, Su Mu got up impatiently. Without waking up Yang Jin who came back at almost dawn, Su Mu climbed over the wall and walked towards the inner city.

After working so hard for so long, I finally waited for this day.

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