The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 73: Revenge (Please read, collect, and vote for the monthly ticket)
After Luo An Ning left, Su Mu sat in the courtyard for a long time.

He slowly digested the various information he got from Luo Anning.

Martial arts have different attributes according to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams.

For example, the Fu Bo swordsmanship practiced by Su Mu belongs to the Kan Shui lineage.

The Broken Wind Sword Technique belongs to the Xunfeng lineage.

According to Luo An Ning, there are eight artistic conceptions and sixty-four visions.

This is still a relatively distant thing for Su Mu.

Luo Anning suggested that he could practice more sword techniques of the Kanshui school, so that he would have a greater chance of comprehending the artistic conception of Kanshui in the future.

If the attributes of the martial arts being practiced are too diverse, the possibility of comprehending the artistic conception will be greatly reduced.

As for the vision, Luo Anning himself had never thought about it, nor did he think that Su Mu could reach that level.

You know, even Lord Zhao Po Nu, the pacification envoy of the Taiping Division, only mastered the artistic conception.

“For others, the time required to perfect a martial art could take several years or even decades, or even be impossible to achieve.

But I am different. Maybe I should try out a few more sword techniques from the Kanshui school. They sound very powerful, and their artistic conception is very impressive.”

Su Mu said to himself.

I looked up at the moon in the sky. It was past midnight and today's points should have arrived.

Su Mu thought about it and called out the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Head of the Police/Taiping Division White-robed (Ninth Rank)]

[Points: 1020 points]

[Realm: Second level of body tempering (ultimate level of skin tempering)]

[Kung Fu: White Ape Flesh Tempering Method (Great Success/+), Savage Elephant Flesh Tempering Method (Perfection)...]

[Martial Arts: Fubo Sword Skills (Perfect), Pofeng Sword Skills (Great/+), Archery (Beginner/+)]

As the head of the police force and a member of the Taiping Bureau in white, he gained 120 points a day, and two more “+” appeared on the panel.

After the Savage Elephant Flesh Tempering Technique was perfected, the points Su Mu needed to practice the White Ape Flesh Tempering Technique were greatly reduced.

It takes a full two thousand points to perfect the Savage Elephant Flesh Tempering Method from great success to perfection.

However, the White Ape Flesh Tempering Method only requires one thousand points for the same improvement.

The Broken Wind Sword Technique is the first sword technique that Su Mu mastered. Like the Fu Bo Sword Technique, it requires a thousand points to reach perfection.

Now Su Mu has two choices. One is to improve the White Ape Flesh Tempering Method to perfection, then he has a great chance of practicing Flesh Tempering to the extreme.

Another option is to improve the Wind-Breaking Sword Technique and master the Wind-Breaking Sword Power.

Both options are excellent.

However, thinking about what he was about to do, Su Mu made a choice quickly.

His thoughts focused on the “+” after the Broken Wind Sword Technique.

In a trance, countless images suddenly emerged in Su Mu's mind.

In those scenes, he held a long sword and practiced the Wind-Breaking Sword Technique over and over again.

Practice swordplay in the wind and rain, practice swordplay under the scorching sun, practice swordplay in the heavy snow...

I have fought with others countless times, and have been between life and death countless times...

Finally, he understood the true meaning of the Wind-Breaking Sword Technique.

Using the sword to break the wind as fast as breaking bamboo is called the wind-breaking sword force.

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The rear office of Nanchengsi.

He Yuxing sat in the study, holding a letter of appointment in his left hand and stroking his beard with his right hand, his face full of pride.

"So what if I don't have a talent for martial arts? Didn't I, He Yuxing, reach the sixth rank at the age of forty?"

He Yuxing said to himself proudly, "In a few years, I will be a fifth-rank or fourth-rank official! Who will dare to look down on me then?" "I didn't expect that Su Mu would be my lucky star. Fortunately, I didn't kill him. Otherwise, where would I find such a dedicated and conscientious person?"

He Yuxing pondered and said, "Without Su Mu's hard work, how could I, your Majesty, get promoted and become rich?

Should we take him with us when we are promoted to the inner city this time?"

He just thought about it and felt that Su Mu was unlikely to agree.

There is a kind of stupidity in these peasants.

"We can't take him with us, and we can't let Wang Guan get away with it. We have to find a way to stop Su Mu from being the head of the Southern City Police Department."

He Yuxing said to himself.

Some people are born bad.

"Sima——"

Just then, the voice of Master Fu Peisheng came from outside.

"Come in." He Yuxing put down the letter of authorization and said.

"Sima, everything is ready according to your instructions."

After Fu Peisheng came in, he placed a small rosewood box in front of He Yuxing, then gently opened the lid to reveal the contents.

"I liquidated all our properties in South City and earned a total of 60,000 taels of silver. Except for the 20,000 taels I gave to the family, the remaining 40,000 taels are all here. They are bearer silver notes from Datong Bank. You can exchange them with the notes."

Fu Peisheng's face was full of smiles. With He Yuxing's promotion, he could also move to the inner city.

The inner city is where the upper class live, he has had enough of the outer city.

"and this--"

Fu Peisheng placed another scroll in front of He Yuxing and whispered, "The Xunfeng Artistic Conception Map, although it is a replica, it cost us a full fifty thousand taels of silver. It is just right to give it to the young master."

A hint of pain flashed across his eyes. If it weren't for buying this, they would have more money in their hands.

However, although he did not practice martial arts, he knew the importance of this kind of thing to a martial artist. If it was not by chance, he might not be able to buy it even if he had money.

If I can please the young master, then the money will be worth it.

The eldest young master's status in the He family is much higher than He Yuxing's.

"Well done."

He Yuxing nodded with satisfaction, closed the box, and looked up at Fu Peisheng, "I'm at ease with you doing the job. This time we're going to the inner city, you do your job well, and I'll find a way to get you an official position."

Before he could finish his words, He Yuxing suddenly saw Fu Peisheng's face full of fear.

I was wondering when I suddenly felt something was wrong.

He subconsciously lowered his head and saw a shining sword tip protruding from his throat.

"what is this?"

A thought popped up in He Yuxing's mind, and then a look of fear and unwillingness appeared on his face.

puff!
The long sword was drawn, and He Yuxing fell off the chair with a bang. He covered his throat tightly with both hands and made a hoarse sound. He wanted to call for help, but he could no longer make a sound.

He twisted and struggled for a few times, and gradually became motionless.

Only at this time did Fu Peisheng recover from his fear and he opened his mouth to scream.

But a flash of light was faster than him and instantly disappeared into his mouth.

With a puff.

The tip of the sword came out from behind Fu Peisheng's head, blocking his voice.

Su Mu retracted his sword and watched Fu Peisheng fall to the ground. He struggled to crawl a few steps, and then became completely motionless.

He put away the rosewood box and the scroll on the table, picked up the sword, opened the window beside him, and climbed out.

It was not until the next morning that the cleaning chores pushed open the door of He Yuxing's study, and then a terrified scream broke the early morning tranquility of Nanchengsi.

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