The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 80 Betting (Please read, collect, and vote for the monthly ticket)
Peng Li's joy just surged into his heart and then immediately disappeared.

There is actually a fourth person here!

The moment Luo An Ning appeared, Peng Li had completely lost his fighting spirit.

He shook his wrist, and the wind-breaking sword force came out with all his strength, creating more than a dozen sword shadows. At the same time, his body flew backwards.

The moment he jumped up, the tendons in Peng Li's body tensed up and the strength of his tendons burst out. The thin and narrow sword was actually broken into countless pieces and flew towards Su Mu.

Peng Li was very fast, but what was even faster than him was the bright light of a knife.

As the knife flashed across his waist, a thunderous sound of the knife was heard.

"you……"

Peng Li's skinny face twisted into despair.

The broken pieces of the narrow sword hit Su Mu, tearing his clothes and making a sound of metal clashing.

But the fragments that were enough to tear apart an ordinary person's body only left a few white marks on the surface of his skin, and then fell to the ground due to the vibration of his muscles.

The ultimate state of body tempering!

Peng Li's eyes were full of disbelief.

Looking down.

He saw his lower body falling rapidly, blood and internal organs scattering like a bucket.

One wrong move and the whole game is lost.

The moment he closed his eyes, Peng Li saw the wind blowing up Su Mu's torn constable uniform, revealing the brocade and black shirt underneath.

"I see. My loss was not unfair..."

One last thought flashed through Peng Li’s mind, and his obsession disappeared.

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Su Mu put away his sword, searched Peng Li's body first, took the things he found in his hand, and then turned to look at another battlefield.

Just in time, I saw Luo An Ning pull the sword out from the dwarf's heart.

Compared to the bloodbath on his side, the dwarf's death could be said to be elegant.

Luo An Ning shook his wrist slightly, and the blood on the tip of the sword slid to the ground, and the sword body regained its brightness.

What a sword!

Su Mu felt envious.

The long sword he used was the one that Sun Dazhao from the Hunting Gang had given him. It was slightly better than the standard sword, but not much better.

It can't be compared with the magical weapon in Luo An Ning's hand.

Luo An Ning casually sheathed his sword, pointed at the dwarf and said to Su Mu, "Gao Yuanhua is ranked 89th on the wanted list. The government has offered a reward of 1,200 taels of silver for him. I can't use it. You can take his head back to claim the reward."

One thousand two hundred taels of silver, just say you don’t want it.

Luo Anning is a good girl.

Su Mu secretly praised in his heart and accepted Luo An Ning's kindness without hesitation.

"What's Peng Li's bounty?"

Su Mu asked casually while groping Gao Yuanhua's body.

"Eight hundred taels."

Luo Anning said.

Su Mu searched out some small change from Gao Yuanhua, which added up to less than twenty taels, and he was immediately disappointed.

"He's a wanted criminal after all, yet he's so poor."

he complained.

"Martial arts training costs a lot of money, and these people spend money like water and wine, so they can't keep the money."

Luo Anning said.

"If you need money, you can come to me."

Luo An Ning hesitated for a moment and said softly, "In fact, problems that can be solved with money are not big problems."

Su Mu: "..."

Do you know how much people who say this kind of thing hate you?
How would you feel about people like Wei Yongfu who are willing to risk their lives for a few hundred taels of silver?

"I mean--"

Luo Anning explained, "With your current strength, there are many ways to make money, but some methods - like what they did, are self-destructive."

She pointed at the bodies of Peng Li and Gao Yuanhua and said seriously, “When we practice martial arts, the stronger we become, the more we must keep our original intentions.

If you need money, I can help you."

"I have a legitimate job, so I don't need to rob people."

Su Mu said.

Like them, poor and with only a few taels of silver on us, what future do we have?
In other words, choosing the right career is still very important. He didn't want to be an official, but became a gangster. Isn't that just mentally ill?

"Su Mu, you were able to kill Peng Li, which means you are strong enough to go out of the city for training."

Luo An Ning thought for a moment and said, "Would you consider quitting your job as a constable and training with me?"

The Baiyi of the Taiping Division usually undergo training on their own before officially becoming the Taiping Commandant to hone their own skills.

The way they train is to search for monsters and demons on the outskirts of the Daxing Mountains. Occasionally, if they encounter a criminal on the wanted list, they will take action.

Luo An Ning had been training nearby before, so he discovered the Yin Ling Grass.

Although the Daxing Mountains are full of dangers, there are also opportunities and all kinds of natural treasures can be discovered.

"It is the practice of martial arts in actual combat that sometimes improves faster than practicing behind closed doors."

Luo An Ning said, "Killing demons can also accumulate merits. Even if you can't become a Taiping Commander in the end, these merits can be exchanged for martial arts and elixirs. They won't be wasted."

"I will not quit my job as a police chief."

Su Mu shook his head firmly.

Can practical combat experience help one's strength as much as being a head constable?
The identity of a constable can provide him with 40 to 80 points every day.

"Unless one day the rules do not allow me to serve in both the South City Division and the Taiping Division at the same time, I will not voluntarily resign from my position as head of the police force."

Su Mu said, "But the training you mentioned is not impossible. If you need someone to help you deal with monsters and demons in the future, you can come to me.

To be honest, after work, I occasionally do some ghostwriting to supplement my family income.”

His career as a ghostwriter hasn't even begun.

"Destroying demons and slaying evildoers is the job of the Taiping Division's white-clothed men. What does it have to do with the ghostwriter?"

Luo An Ning's mind was a little confused, "You can't have both... and..."

Ghostwriters do their work for money, but the Baiyi officers of the Taiping Division already have a salary, and they can also get merits for slaying demons and killing evil spirits.

"just kidding."

Su Mu smiled awkwardly. He also felt that Luo An Ning was not a good customer.

This girl is too serious. She can ask you for money even if she doesn’t do anything, but why can’t she ask for money for helping you slay demons and monsters?
Well, this way of eating is indeed a bit ugly.

"I'm just kidding. It's our unshirkable responsibility to slay demons and monsters. Just come to me. I won't charge you any money."

Su Mu said.

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Wuling City, South City.

Nanchengsi Yamen.

A dandy young man tugged at the Sima official uniform that didn't fit him well.

"Second Master, this outer city is so chaotic and there is really nothing fun to do here. Why don't we stop being Sima? If you want to be an official, let's go to the inner city and get a job."

A middle-aged man dressed as a butler followed the dandy young master and tried to persuade him earnestly, "Only those young men who are not valued will be sent to the outer city. I heard that the outer city is often haunted by the criminals on the wanted list, and even demons.

Look, He Yuxing was murdered, and the murderer hasn’t been caught yet.”

"You know shit."

Wang Guan curled his lips and said, "Don't look at me as just a Sima now, but it won't be long before I can be promoted based on my merits.

What's the point of relying on your parents? I, Wang Guan, rely on my own abilities."

The housekeeper complained in his heart, everyone in the inner city knows that you, Young Master Wang, are neither good at literature nor martial arts.

Besides, what kind of credit can the Nancheng Division bring to you?

Do you really want to govern Nanchengsi?
Do you have that ability?
"Second Young Master, it's not easy to achieve success. Sima is responsible for the security of the outer city and for arresting criminals and thieves..."

The housekeeper hesitated to speak and asked, "Can you do these things?"
"Hey, housekeeper, I know it was my father who asked you to keep an eye on me, how about we make a bet?"

Wang Guan chuckled, "Within ten days, if I can catch a wanted criminal, you will give me the Autumn Water in your hand. If not, I will give you ten Blood Exchange Pills. How about that?"

The butler's eyes flickered. The famous sword Qiu Shui was given to him by the master of the family as a reward after he accidentally made a great contribution. He has always regarded it as a treasure.

The Blood Exchange Pill is an auxiliary pill for breaking through from the fourth level of Body Tempering to the Blood Exchange Level. One pill can save several months of hard work. It is expensive and hard to find.

"really?"

The butler groaned.

"Of course I take it seriously. Who in the whole Wuling City doesn't know that I, Young Master Wang, am a gambler? But let me make it clear first, as long as the Nancheng Division catches it, it will be mine. I'm not saying that I have to catch it myself."

Wang Guandao.

"Okay, I'll bet you!"

The butler thought for a moment and said through gritted teeth.

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