The First Marquis of Daxuan

The Dragon King and his wife of the South China Sea set out with the Dragon-Escape Pillar that day.

Originally, they wanted to stay and help Su Mu deal with the gravekeeper before looking for the body of the Night Owl Guard.

But Su Mu rejected it.

Firstly, the astrological power on the Night Owl Guard's body can only last for a period of time, so it would be too late if you leave too late.

Secondly, they had no idea when the Night Owl Guards would arrive.

In this case, of course we have to let them take back the power of the astrology first.

If they are lucky, the gravekeeper might not come looking for Su Mu before they return.

Moreover, even if the South China Sea Dragon King and his wife stayed, what would happen?

Facing the gravekeepers of Return to Void Realm, the Dragon King and his wife of the South China Sea could not play much of a role.

Now, in the entire three Lingnan states, the only one who can truly compete with the gravekeeper is Su Mu.

The Night Owl Guards have various weaknesses, but the Gravekeepers have almost no weaknesses.

It's useless to have more people against them.

The only thing Su Mu can rely on now, apart from his own strength, is the formation.

Fortunately, he got five thousand spirit stones from the Zhang family, which was barely enough to set up the formation.

Just when Su Mu was leading his men to set up the formation in full swing, someone suddenly came to the door.

Su Mu was also a little surprised when he saw that man.

"Suzaku."

He looked at the other person and said slowly, "I didn't expect that you could escape from Zhang Zhuoxing."

Night Owl Guard, Suzaku.

He looked at Su Mu, a hint of hidden anger flashing deep in his eyes.

However, thinking of his mission, he forced himself to suppress his anger.

"I am here on your majesty's orders to negotiate with you."

Suzaku said in a deep voice.

"Where did you get the idea? My Taiping Division is an institution of Daxuan, and I am also a subject of your majesty. How can I talk about peace talks?"

Su Mu said with a smile.

"Su Mu, let's not beat around the bush. You know exactly what's going on."

Suzaku said coldly.

"I am not sure."

Su Mu said expressionlessly, "The Taiping Division is worthy of the sun, moon and blue sky, and worthy of the common people and our own conscience. We have fought for Daxuan and risked our lives, so why have we ended up in this situation?
Tell me, why? "

Suzaku was speechless.

In fact, deep down he also felt that His Majesty had gone too far.

The Taiping Division is obviously loyal, so why must we force them to rebel?
But he couldn't say such things.

"I'm not here to debate with you."

Zhuque said seriously, "Do you know that you are in a precarious situation and could die at any time?"

"Is this all you have? Such fortune-teller tricks are useless to me."

Su Mu smiled coldly and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't try to exaggerate."

"Well, His Majesty wants to make a truce with you."

Zhuque was silent for a moment, then said, "He can acknowledge that the three Lingnan states are the territory of the Taiping Division. From now on, you have the final say on everything in the three Lingnan states, and the court will not interfere.

And we won’t attack you again.”

"You guys are just dreaming that you can fight whenever you want and stop whenever you want."

Su Mu said without comment.

Suzaku's face flashed with embarrassment, but he still insisted, "We are sincere about peaceful coexistence.

Not long ago, two people tried to kill your Majesty, but your Majesty showed mercy and spared their lives."

Suzaku seemed to be talking about something completely unrelated.

But Su Mu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Two people went to assassinate Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu?
Su Mu knew who these two people were as soon as he heard them.

Who else could it be except Marquis of Jin and Marquis of Mingyi?
Marquis Jin and Marquis Mingyi borrowed two divine weapons from him, and then broke through to the Pseudo-Return to the Void Realm.

They were previously hunting down Liang Jinglue, the Imperial Master of the Demon Court.

After dealing with Liang Jinglue, they never came back.

In fact, Su Mu already had some guesses in his mind about what they were going to do.

Of the six marquises of Taiping, only Marquis Jin and Marquis Mingyi are left.

The brothers who had once been together through thick and thin were killed by the Emperor Xuan, to whom they were loyal. If it were Su Mu, he would definitely avenge himself.

It is not easy for the two marquises to endure until now.

They held divine weapons of destiny and broke through to the pseudo-return to the void realm, yet they were defeated by the Xuan Emperor Yang Xiuhu?

The two marquises are by no means useless. They have fought between life and death and have extremely rich combat experience.

It seems that what Lu Qian said was right. Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu is stronger than anyone imagined.

With the strength of the Marquis of Jin and the Marquis of Mingyi, they were so proud to attempt the assassination, but they failed.

Not only did he fail, but he also fell into the hands of Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu again. This was indeed beyond Su Mu's expectations.

He originally thought that even if Marquis Jin and Marquis Mingyi could not kill Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu, they could still escape unscathed.

After all, the two marquises hold the divine weapons of destiny in their hands.

"Are you threatening me?"

Su Mu looked at the Night Owl Guard Suzaku and said coldly.

"Not a threat."

Suzaku also calmed down and said seriously, "I am just stating a fact.

I just want to tell you that it’s not that we have no choice, but we are sincere in wanting to coexist peacefully with you.

Of course, it doesn’t matter if you really don’t care about the lives of those two people.”

Zhuque kept saying that it was not a threat, but he was still holding the lives of the two marquises at risk.

If Su Mu does not agree to peace talks, the two marquises may never be able to return to the three states of Lingnan alive.

Su Mu looked at the Night Owl Guard Suzaku with a blank expression on his face.

To be honest, Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu wanted to use the lives of the two marquises to threaten Su Mu, which was indeed a wrong calculation.

Su Mu is definitely not a soft-hearted person.

If necessary, he would not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of the two marquises.

He would never put his life in the hands of others for the lives of the two marquises.

But the current situation is not to the point where you have to choose between the two.

In a sense, temporarily living in peace with Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu was something Su Mu had always wanted.

The current policy of the three Lingnan states is to build high walls and store up grain.

Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu was worried that Su Mu and the Zhang family would join forces, but Su Mu had no intention of doing so at all.

From the beginning to the end, Su Mu just wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers.

Now Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu is suspicious and comes to him to ask for peace. If you think about it, it is an opportunity.

Su Mu pondered in his heart.

Seeing that Su Mu didn't say anything, Night Owl Guard Suzaku became a little anxious.

He knew very well how cruel and ruthless Su Mu was.

The Azure Dragon of their Night Owl Guard fell into Su Mu's hands, and his life or death is still unknown.

Moreover, it can be said that the Night Owl Guard’s current situation has a lot to do with Su Mu.

People like Su Mu probably don't really care about the lives of the two marquises.

Moreover, once the two marquises died, Su Mu would have the final say in the Taiping Division. Su Mu probably wished the two marquises would die.

Your Majesty wants to use the two marquises to threaten Su Mu, but I'm afraid you are really wrong.

"Su Mu, you are also the commander of the Daxuan Taiping Division, you should be very clear about the national strength of Daxuan.

It’s not that we can’t do anything to the three Lingnan states, we just don’t think there’s any need to fight among ourselves.”

Suzaku said in a deep voice.

Su Mu smiled sarcastically.

Now you say you don’t want to fight among yourselves, but what were you doing before?
The current situation was entirely caused by Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu!
"If you want me to just sit back and watch, that's not impossible."

Su Mu sneered and said, "Suzaku, honest people don't speak in secret.

You, the Night Owl Guards, have fought against the Zhang family before, so you should be very clear about the Zhang family’s strength.

Even if the Zhang family's strength is not as good as Daxuan's, it is not much different.

Once the Zhang family's army is dispatched, Daxuan will have to face attacks from both the Zhang family and the Demon Court at the same time.

Not only that, the surrounding small countries may also want to get a piece of the pie.

At this time, if I also take action..."

Suzaku's face was gloomy.

If it weren't for these considerations, would His Majesty have negotiated peace with you three states of Lingnan?
Are you from the three Lingnan states worthy?!
Just a bunch of traitors!

Zhuque didn't expect Su Mu to see it so clearly. In this case, Su Mu might not agree to peace talks.

Even if I agree, I'm afraid I will -

Thoughts flashed through Zhuque's mind, and he heard Su Mu continue to speak.

"There's no need to say more about the assassin. If you want me to just sit there and watch, why don't you pay off what Your Majesty owes me first?"

Su Mu sneered.

"When did His Majesty owe you anything?"

Night Owl Guard Suzaku frowned and blurted out.

“The Daxuan Taiping Division has shed blood for the imperial court, and Su, although incompetent, has also helped Daxuan recover the lost territory.

In addition, Liang Jinglue, the Imperial Master of the Demon Court, returned with a failure in the Great Xuan. For all these things, none of the rewards that the court should have given him have been received."

Su Mu said coldly.

Night Owl Guard Suzaku was speechless.

Speaking of this, Your Majesty really owes the Taiping Division a lot.

"You do the math yourself."

Su Mu continued, "Within a month, I want to see the people and the things. If the people and the things are in place, then my three Lingnan states will remain in place.

If either of these is not in place, don't blame me.

Although the strength of the three states of Lingnan is not strong, I am also very good at taking advantage of others' misfortunes."

Suzaku's eyes were spitting fire.

Aren't you just taking advantage of the situation now?

Before Zhuque came to find Su Mu, he had thought that things would not go smoothly.

Now it is indeed the case. Su Mu took advantage of the situation and the lion opened his mouth wide.

If he is not fed, he might really join forces with the Zhang family and send troops to deal with Daxuan.

Su Mu is a powerful man with many strong men under his command. Once he sends troops to help the Zhang family, it will definitely not be a good thing for Daxuan.

The most important thing is that the Taiping Division under Su Mu is well aware of the situation in various parts of Daxuan. If they help the Zhang family, it will be a fatal disaster for Daxuan.

"Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, so he naturally won't owe you anything."

Zhuque was silent for a long time, then he slowly said, "I agree to your conditions.

But I also want to tell you that if you go back on your word, then we will disregard everything else and take the lead in destroying your three Lingnan states.

You should know that we have the strength!"

In the past, they had to be secretive when dealing with the Taiping Division, and many of their methods could not be used, which allowed the Taiping Division to escape time and time again.

The reason why the Taiping Division has survived to this day is not because the Daxuan court is not powerful enough to destroy the Taiping Division.

If the imperial court really does everything it can to deal with the Taiping Division and the three Lingnan states, they will definitely not be able to hold on for long.

Su Mu also admitted this.

"When it comes to doing business, Su has always had a good reputation."

Su Mu smiled contemptuously and said slowly, "I have never failed to do what I said.

As long as the things and people are in place, I will keep my word. Before the outcome of the battle between Daxuan and Zhang family is decided, the three states of Lingnan will never interfere.

Of course, if you attack the three Lingnan states, I will still protect myself."

"That's not going to happen."

Suzaku said coldly.

The imperial court now does not have the spare energy to deal with the three Lingnan states, so naturally it will not take the initiative to attack the three Lingnan states.

If action really takes place, it means that the court will have more time.

By that time, the imperial court must have had the strength to destroy the three Lingnan states, and naturally would not care about Su Mu's ideas.

After all, both sides are well aware that it is impossible for them to coexist peacefully forever.

Sooner or later, there will inevitably be a war between the two sides.

Now it's just delaying the start of World War I.

For the imperial court, it was like spending money to buy time.

For Su Mu, he needed time to accumulate strength anyway. Now that Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu offered him benefits on his own initiative, he would of course accept them.

Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu probably didn't know that even if he didn't come to negotiate peace with the three Lingnan states, the three Lingnan states didn't have the energy to get involved in the war between Da Xuan and the Zhang family.

For the three Lingnan states, dealing with the grave keepers is already beyond their capabilities, so how could they have the extra strength to get involved in other matters?

This was the information gap of Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu. He didn't know that Su Mu had been targeted by the gravekeeper.

The Vermillion Bird came and went quickly.

Looking at Zhuque's departing back, the smile on Su Mu's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression.

"Xuan Emperor Yang Xiuhu——"

Su Mu said to himself.

To be honest, after achieving some success in the Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts, Su Mu did look down on the Xuan Emperor Yang Xiuhu.

A force that relied on the divine weapon of destiny to break through to the pseudo-return to the void realm no longer posed any threat to him now.

To put it bluntly.

Su Mu is now facing this kind of pseudo-return to the void realm. It is a bit exaggerated to say that he can kill them with a backhand, but defeating them within a hundred moves is definitely a mercy from Su Mu.

As for the Demon Court Demon Lord who had killed Lord Taiping and made him flee in disarray, Su Mu was confident that he could cut off its head within thirty moves.

Su Mu is truly in the Return to Void Realm.

A single word "false" already explains the gap between the two sides.

What Su Mu was afraid of was Da Xuan's background. As for the strength of Emperor Xuan himself, he really didn't take it seriously.

Even though Lu Qian had said before that Yang Xiuhu was no ordinary person, Su Mu just thought that Lu Qian didn't know his strength.

But now it seems that he indeed underestimated Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu.

Being able to capture Marquis Jin and Marquis Mingyi, Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu’s strength is definitely not an ordinary Pseudo-Return to Void Realm.

Now that I think about it, a person who can serve as the Emperor Xuan for decades is not an ordinary character.
Moreover, Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu had taken away the astrological power from Lu Qian back then. Those astrological powers were enough to allow a person to break through to the true Return to Void Realm.

But Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu did not refine the astrological power himself.

Instead, he used those astrological powers to train one hundred and eight Night Owl Guards.

A person gave up the opportunity to achieve the true Return to the Void Realm, but finally chose to use the Divine Weapon of Destiny to achieve the pseudo Return to the Void Realm?
This is not just seeking the far away, this is pure brain disease. Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu's brain is certainly not sick, so he must have a reason that Su Mu doesn't know for doing this.

If Su Mu still regarded Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu as an ordinary pseudo-return to the void realm, then Su Mu himself was not clear-headed.

"I thought I could relax after I mastered the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills. But now it seems that even if I mastered the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills, I still can't do whatever I want."

Su Mu sighed in his heart and said to himself, "The minor success of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills is still not enough. My strength is still a little lacking."

If he had enough strength, he wouldn't have to worry about so many things.

What gravekeeper, what Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu, just slap them all to death.

If he has enough strength, he is the king in this foreign land, who dares to disobey?

Even if someone from the Taixu Holy Land dares to come to the outside world, he will be beaten to death.

However, his current strength seems to be a bit lacking.

Not to mention the distant ones, even if it’s the gravekeeper, he might be okay in a one-on-one fight, but he has no chance of winning in a one-on-two fight.

What's more, there are as many as seventy-two gravekeepers.

If there were not only two gravekeepers showing up now, if seventy-two gravekeepers showed up together now, Su Mu would directly choose to give up resistance.

The seventy-two gravekeepers are completely different from the original one hundred and eight Night Owl Guards.

Although the 108 Night Owl Guards were powerful, they had various limitations and fatal weaknesses.

But the seventy-two gravekeepers are different. They are not subject to any restrictions and have almost no weaknesses.

They are machines that exist simply to kill.

The most terrifying thing is that they also have the realm of Return to Void.

Ordinary warriors have no way of cultivating to the Return to Void Realm in the Outer Realm, which means that, in theory, the seventy-two grave keepers are invincible in the Outer Realm.

Even if there are one or two exceptions like Su Mu and Zhang Zhuoxing, they are simply not able to compete with the seventy-two gravekeepers.

Once the gravekeepers knew that Su Mu had broken through to the Return to Void Realm, it was conceivable that what awaited Su Mu would be the siege from the seventy-two gravekeepers.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Su Mu placed his hopes on the formation.

Unless he was sure he could destroy the attacking gravekeeper, or he had no other choice, he was unwilling to display his strength of the Return to Void Realm in front of the gravekeeper.

As the thought flashed through his mind, Su Mu called out his system panel again.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Alchemist (concurrently), Weaponsmith (concurrently), Silver-faced Assassin (concurrently), Lord Zhenxi (Lord), Commander (third rank)]

[Points: 2000000 points]

[Realm: Fusion Realm]

[Kung Fu: Guiyi Jue (minor success), Bajiu Xuanmiao Gong (minor success), Huangtian Houtu Jue (breaking the limit)...]

[Field: Jiuyi Sword Domain (entry level), Guizang (not yet entry level)]

[Special Skills: Source of Qi (perfect), Sword Drawing, Flower and Tree Transformation (perfect)]

[Skills: Shennong's Herbal Classic (perfect), Tushita Alchemy Secret (incomplete/beginner), Tiangong Refining Method (great), Water and Fire Alchemy (perfect), Basic Formation (3/+)]

There are numerous techniques, skills, fields, and unique skills on the system panel, but almost none of them can be upgraded now.

The Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills have already achieved minor success, and the number of points needed to go from minor success to major success is a series of question marks.

According to Su Mu's experience, this means that the points required for the upgrade exceed 100 million.

The limit of the Huangtian Houtu Jue has been reached. If you want to continue to improve it, you need a huge amount of incense and vows. This is not a problem that can be solved by points.

The Guiyi Jue has only achieved a small success so far, which is equivalent to the initial stage of the Fusion Realm. It is considered to be the lowest level of the exercises practiced by Su Mu.

Even so, it takes a full five thousand points to go from minor success to major success in the Guiyi Jue, and an even greater amount of one hundred million points to go from major success to perfection.

It has to be said that ever since his cultivation broke through to the fusion realm, the improvements in his skills have almost been in the billions.

Even though Su Mu's speed of earning points was not slow, it was now far less than his consumption.

In addition to the skills, the biggest bonus to Su Mu's combat power is the domain.

The power of the domain, the entry into the Jiuyi Sword Domain, the next step is nowhere in sight.

The Gui Zang realm is just a prototype, and it is also a small goal if you want to get started.

In terms of skills, Shennong's Herbal Classic has been completed, and Tushita Alchemy Art is just the beginning. The next small achievement does not require a small goal, but only 95 million...

Su Mu cursed in his heart, ninety-five million, he actually felt that it was "only" what he needed!
With such a figure, it would take a lifetime to save up just by relying on the "salary" brought by his identity. It's just that he has many skills and can earn some extra money, otherwise there will be no hope of making any progress in his life.

Now there are only two ways for him to accumulate points quickly.

One is alchemy, the other is weapon forging.

The benefits of these two methods are huge, but the investment is also huge.

Although Su Mu now controls the three Lingnan states and has conquered the Nanhai Sect and the Wu Gu Sect, it is not easy to forge magic weapons.

"Fortunately, if I can get a batch of supplies from Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu this time, I should be able to have more money on hand."

Su Mu thought secretly in his heart.

If he wants to improve his strength, what he needs now is time.

"Mysterious Emperor Yang Xiuhu is already overwhelmed with dealing with the Zhang Family and the Demon Court. I'm afraid he won't have time to cause trouble for me in the short term.

As for the Demon Court, it cannot reach the three states of Lingnan.

Although the Zhang family is close to the three Lingnan states, as long as Zhang Zhuoxing is not crazy, he will definitely not attack the three Lingnan states first. "

Su Mu was counting the chips in his hand while also counting the enemies around him.

Now the only thing left to do is the gravekeeper.

"We'll have to fight him to find out how strong the gravekeeper is."

Su Mu narrowed his eyes, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

If the gravekeeper wants to treat Su Mu as a soft persimmon, then he is bound to be disappointed!

…………

Half a month later.

Su Mu has already set up numerous formations around Fubo City where he is temporarily staying.

The gravekeeper never showed up.

Even the spies sent by Su Mu have not been able to find the whereabouts of the gravekeeper.

I don't know whether the gravekeeper has temporarily stopped his actions or is planning something big.

The gravekeeper didn't come, but the Night Owl Guard Zhuque came to Fubo City again.

This time he did not come empty-handed, but brought the benefits that Su Mu asked for.

On the lobby.

Zhuque handed a list to Su Mu with an expressionless face.

"You can be satisfied now."

Zhuque said coldly, "Your Majesty is sincere. If this still doesn't satisfy your appetite, then I will doubt whether you are determined to join forces with the traitor."

"Suzaku, are you here to negotiate or to stir up trouble? If I tell your Majesty what you said, what do you think he will think?"

Shi Binbin, who was standing next to Su Mu, pointed at Zhuque's nose and started cursing.

With Su Mu's status, it would be a bit of a loss to bargain with Zhuque, so he specially called Shi Binbin over.

With Shi Binbin as his substitute, Su Mu doesn't need to engage in verbal battle with Suzaku.

Sure enough, Shi Binbin showed his fighting ability right from the start.

Zhuque's face turned dark. The Night Owl Guards were good at fighting, killing, and bickering. Those were the things that the civil servants in the court were good at, but the Night Owl Guards were really not good at them.

"Humph."

Zhuque snorted coldly, interrupting Shi Binbin, and said in a deep voice, “It’s all listed on the list.

The imperial court has issued an edict that from now on, the three Lingnan states will be under the autonomous jurisdiction of the Taiping Division, and you, Su Mu, will be the governor of the three Lingnan states, with full administrative, military, and financial powers. The imperial court will never interfere in the internal affairs of the three Lingnan states.

In addition, His Majesty pardons you and the Taiping Division for the crimes of disobeying the Emperor's order and abusing power, and announces to the world that the Taiping Division is still the orthodox institution of Daxuan.

All the members of the Taiping Division who died in the battle were posthumously conferred titles..."

Zhuque said one by one, and there was no fluctuation in the expression on Su Mu's face.

These sound high-sounding, but in fact they are all beneficial to Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu without any cost.

Does Su Mu need the court's approval?
You need it when you say you need it, and you don’t need it when you say you don’t need it.

The three Lingnan states were already under Su Mu's control, and the imperial court could not intervene even if it wanted to.

However, with the official recognition of the court, it would be easier for Su Mu to act in some aspects.

In addition, the brothers who died in the previous battles of the Taiping Division were posthumously honored, which can at least allow those brothers to rest in peace.

These don't mean much to Su Mu himself, but they are still very meaningful to the brothers in Taiping Division.

Not everyone can ignore the court like Su Mu.

"In addition to these, His Majesty will reward you, the Taiping Division, with 100,000 catties of grain and fodder, 10,000 catties of refined iron, 3,000 catties of meteorite iron, and 500 catties of dragon scale gold..."

Suzaku continued.

After talking about the abstract things, he finally started to talk about the real things.

Food, weapons, and elixirs are all things that can help Su Mu improve his strength, and they are also what Su Mu cares about most.

Looking at the items listed on the list, Su Mu felt a little emotional.

Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu was indeed sincere this time.

Even Su Mu couldn't find any fault with these things.

The imperial court really suffered a heavy loss this time.

With these things, Su Mu can improve his personal strength or arm the army with them, which will be much easier.

"Su Mu, we will exchange those two and promise not to pursue the charges of assassination against them."

Zhuque stared at Su Mu and said in a deep voice, "We still want to make a deal with you."

"explain."

Su Mu was in a good mood and didn't bother with Suzaku, so he spoke.

"We want you to release Qing Long."

Zhuque said slowly, "In exchange, we will withdraw all the secret agents that the court has planted in the three states of Lingnan.

At the same time, we can provide you with clues about the gravekeeper."

"Ok?"

Su Mu raised his eyebrows.

Today, Suzaku really kept giving him surprises.

These days he has been trying to find the whereabouts of the gravekeeper, but to no avail.

Unexpectedly, Suzaku actually got the information about the gravekeeper.

"Are you sure you have the clue to the gravekeeper?"

Su Mu spoke slowly.

"nature."

Zhuque said seriously, "You are the commander of the Taiping Division, and you should know how advanced the court's intelligence system is without me telling you.

We have given you so many things, so we will not cheat you on this."

Daxuan's intelligence system is indeed unique in the world.

At that time, the Taiping Division's intelligence system was only a small part of Daxuan's huge intelligence system.

Moreover, Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu came from the Taixu Holy Land, and no one knows how many secrets he has mastered.

It is understandable that he was able to keep track of the gravekeeper's whereabouts.

"You want to trade? You can."

Su Mu pondered and said, "But just this is not enough.

Qinglong is a high-ranking member of the Night Owl Guards, and his life is worth more than this."

"What other conditions do you have?"

Suzaku said while suppressing his anger.

"It's very simple. The imperial court has opened up tax-free trade between the three Lingnan states and the entire Daxuan territory."

Su Mu said slowly.

Zhuque's chest heaved violently. Even though he didn't understand governance, he knew how excessive this condition was.

It's okay to trade, but also tax exemption?

This is simply taking advantage of someone's situation.

"Su Mu, don't go too far!"

Zhuque said in a deep voice, "Tax-free trade is unprecedented in Daxuan."

"The emperor forced the Taiping Division to rebel. There is no precedent for this."

Su Mu sneered.

"Tax exemption is impossible. At most, half of the tax can be exempted."

Suzaku said helplessly.

"If you can't make the decision, go back and ask your emperor."

Su Mu said slowly, "But I think the lives of you Night Owl Guards may not be so important in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor.

It is your choice whether to save your comrades or not."

Zhuque clenched his fists, and the veins on the back of his hands were visible.

Of course he knew the character of Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu.

Emperor Xuan Yang Xiuhu would never pay such a huge price for Qinglong's life.

If he went back and asked, he could imagine the answer.

"Suzaku, as the saying goes, a general in a foreign land is not subject to military orders."

Su Mu smiled slightly and said, "You are an envoy now, and it is your right to make decisions on the spot.

As for the rest, just blame me. I can’t possibly explain anything to your Emperor anyway.”

Suzaku's expression changed.

He now finally realized how treacherous Su Mu was.

However, what Su Mu said made sense. If he agreed now and then pushed the responsibility onto Su Mu, His Majesty would not really do anything to him.

In this way, he also saved Qinglong.

But if we go back and ask His Majesty, he will definitely not agree to tax-free trade.

At that time, Your Majesty will only give up Qinglong.

The losses of the Night Owl Guards were already great enough, and they couldn’t afford to lose Qinglong again.

If they lose Qinglong again, the Night Owl Guard will probably really have to exit the stage of history.

Zhuque's mind changed for a long time, and he finally gritted his teeth.

"you are vicious!"

He stared at Su Mu and said coldly, "I promise you!
Duty-free trade!

Let him go!"

"Not in a hurry."

Su Mu shook his head and said.

"Su Mu, don't go too far!"

Zhuque said angrily, "I have already promised you, why don't you let me go?"

“When doing business, it’s all about payment upon delivery.”

Su Mu smiled faintly and said, "First, I haven't seen the two marquises, second, I haven't received any information about the grave keeper, and third, I haven't seen the imperial edict for tax-free trade. Do you think I will release Qinglong now?

Suzaku, I'm afraid the trust between you and me has not yet reached this level." (End of this chapter)