The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 88: Underestimate (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)
The northwest corner of South City is a relatively prosperous area with many shops of various types.

Deep in the city, there is a residential complex consisting of multiple courtyards with three or four entrances.

This is a wealthy family in South City, and the owner’s surname is Xu.

The Xu family has been operating in South City for several generations, which has led to the current situation.

In one of the courtyards, there were sand pits, stone locks, wooden racks and other martial arts training equipment, and many men were practicing there enthusiastically.

Among these people there are members of the Xu family, but more of them are security guards and martial artists hired by the Xu family at a high price.

No one could have imagined that the Xu family, which has always been very low-key in South City, actually has such a background.

Another quieter yard.

The current head of the Xu family, Xu San, held two stone balls in his hands and said, "Are you sure? The city defense troops came to South City because of the death of Ding Tixia?"

"Yes."

The servant in front of him bowed his head and replied, "Teacher Ding was assassinated in an alley in Jufufang last night. Today, the city defense army came to force the South City Division to capture the murderer."

"As long as it's not directed at us."

Xu San said slowly, "Ding Zhidou is quite powerful. Who in Nancheng can kill him?"

He frowned in thought.

"According to the coroner from the South City Division, Ding Tixia was attacked by a surprise attack, blinded with lime powder, and then stabbed in the throat with a sword and died."

The servant said.

The Xu family has been operating in South City for many years. Although they have always kept a low profile, they already have spies everywhere.

Even within the Nancheng Division, they have people arranged by them so that they cannot know confidential matters, but they will basically know about some major moves very quickly.

Ding Zhishao's death was no secret, so they naturally found out the details easily.

"Mr. Ding Zhishao is too arrogant, and what he did is too hateful. Some people have long wanted to kill him."

Xu San pondered and said, "The murderer must be less powerful than Ding Zhishao to use such a despicable method as lime powder to launch a sneak attack."

"Master, Nancheng is in trouble right now. Should we suspend our business for a while?"

The servant whispered.

The former Sima He Yuxing was assassinated, the Si Cheng and Zhu Bu resigned one after another, and now the captain of the city defense army has died in Nancheng.

“When is the outer city not busy?”

Xu San pondered and said, "Wang Guan is just a dandy boy. Su Mu does have some skills, but he is too young and his hair hasn't even grown yet. He can't be a threat.

We had finally established a good relationship with the He family, but now the Wang family has suddenly intervened and taken away the He family's position as Sima of the South City Department, so we have to rebuild our relationship with the Wang family again."

He rubbed his eyebrows and cursed the He family in his heart.

The power of the four major families in the inner city in the outer city actually has its focus.

For example, in Nancheng, although the other three families also have influence, the He family has always been the most powerful.

The position of Sima of Nancheng Si has always been held by the He family.

Although the Xu family did not completely depend on the He family, they had given He Yuxing a lot of money before.

Who would have thought that the He family was so disappointing that even the position of Sima was snatched away by the Wang family.

“Business continues.”

Xu San pondered for a long time, then slowly said, "He's a playboy. As long as you cater to his interests, it won't be a big problem. Just give him some money and beautiful women, and be more careful when transporting the goods."

After thinking it over, he felt that a playboy, a boy who hadn't even fully grown, could not pose a threat to their Xu family.

After all, he couldn't let go of the huge profits in front of him.

…………

"Miss Luo, you are here?"

Su Mu returned home under the moonlight and saw Luo Anning standing under a tree in the yard. He said with some surprise.

Willow head on the moon, after dusk.

"Do you have to be so distant with me?"

Luo Anning turned around slowly, and under the moonlight, she was extremely beautiful.

Su Mu: "..."

He almost thought that Luo An Ning was a fake. The relationship between them didn't seem to be that ambiguous.

"You can just call me by my name, or call me Sister Ning."

Luo An Ning continued, his face looking serious as usual.

Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief. This was the Luo An Ning he was familiar with.

"Sister Ning."

Su Mu followed suit and bowed.

Hello sister, wonderful sister...

"Sister Ning, you came to see me, do you have a mission?"

Su Mu asked.

"No."

Luo An Ning shook his head and said seriously, "I came here to ask you a question."

Does it need to be so serious to ask a question?

Su Mu couldn't help but become serious, "Excuse me."

"Do you want to have the best of both worlds and gain benefits from both?"

Luo An Ning stared at Su Mu with his big eyes.

"What?"

Su Mu’s first reaction was that Luo An Ning knew that he had written a poem for everyone.

But he soon realized that he and Luo An Ning had no affair, and even if he had some relationship with Xiang Da Da, it couldn't be considered as two-timing.

What's more, he and Xiang have nothing.

"Sister Ning, I don't understand what you mean."

Su Mu frowned.

“With your strength, even if you are eventually eliminated by the Taiping Division, you still have many options. You don’t have to rely on my Luo family.

If you choose the Wang family, then I can understand..."

Luo Anning said.

Su Mu suddenly realized, that's what it was.

"Sister Ning, do you think I'm too close to Wang Guan and that I've taken refuge with the Wang family?"

Su Mu smiled and said, "You overestimate Wang Guan and underestimate me."

Luo An Ning blinked and didn't say anything. Instead, he continued to look at Su Mu, as if he wanted to hear his explanation.

"Wang Guan and I have a simple superior-subordinate relationship. As for who helps whom, I am the only one who helps him. He has never helped me."

Su Mu continued, “I have never had any transactions with the Wang family, nor have I ever received any benefits from the Wang family.

I work in Nanchengsi and I make a living based on my own abilities. It has nothing to do with the Wang family.

When He Yuxing was the Sima of Nancheng, I did not join the He family. Now that Wang Guan is the Sima, I have the same attitude. "

Luo Anning thought about it seriously for a while, and it seemed to be true.

Wang Guan cannot represent the Wang family, and he is not qualified to recruit Su Mu on behalf of the Wang family.

Apart from Wang Guan, Su Mu had indeed not had any contact with other members of the Wang family.

"I understand."

Luo An Ning said, "I was wrong about you."

"It doesn't matter."

Su Mu waved his hand generously.

"Su Mu, if one day you really want to change your flag, you must tell me. I don't want to make things awkward."

Luo Anning looked at Su Mu and said very seriously.

"Sister Ning, you seem to have determined that I will be eliminated by the Taiping Division. What if I can embroider the word 'Taiping'?"

Su Mu laughed dumbly, "In that case, I don't have to choose a side among the four major families in Wuling City, right?"

"nature."

Luo An Ning said, "If you can become the Taiping Commander, I will be happy for you. If that day really comes, I will call you Junior Brother."

Luo Anning gave a rare mischievous smile, climbed gently onto the roof, and walked towards the moonlight.

Su Mu smiled and shook his head.

The Taiping Division has a convention that unless the difference in official rank is too great, they address each other as brothers.

The one who embroiders the words first is the elder brother.

The one who embroidered the words later was the younger brother.

The one with the strongest strength is the brother.

The weaker one is the younger brother.

"You might have to call me, Senior Brother."

Su Mu murmured to himself, why are you still looking down on others.

…………

[Name: Su Mu]

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

[Points: 860 points]

[Realm: The third realm of body tempering (skin tempering extreme realm, flesh tempering extreme realm)]

[Kung Fu: Tianlong Eight Sounds Tendon Tempering Method (Minor Success)...]

[Martial Arts: Broken Water Flow Sword Technique (Great/+), Green Wave Sword Technique (Perfect), Cloud and Rain Sword Technique (Perfect), Fubo Sword Technique (Perfect), Broken Wind Sword Technique (Perfect), Archery (Beginner/+)]

……

Many days passed by.

Since Ding Zhidou was killed, South City is still as chaotic as ever, but no major cases have occurred.

As for completely governing South City into an ideal place where no one picks up things on the streets and no one locks their doors at night, although Su Mu has been working hard, the results are minimal.

Unless he becomes a real big shot one day, he will not be able to change the world by his own efforts.

All he can do is do his own thing.

After many days of accumulation, although there was no progress in the muscle-strengthening method, he had mastered a perfect martial art, and his fourth sword technique would also reach perfection tonight.

"I have already perfected three of the Kanshui sword techniques. I wonder if the fourth one will lead to a qualitative change after I perfect it."

Su Mu said to himself, and silently clicked on the "+" on the system panel.

hum!
Scenes of practicing swordsmanship emerged from deep within his mind. They were like the swordsmanship knowledge that he had already mastered. They kept flashing in his mind and were then deeply imprinted in his mind.

He knew everything about the Duan Shui Liu sword technique.

How to use this sword technique and how to exert its maximum power, eventually, it evolved into the Water-Breaking Sword Style.

The fourth level of sword power was finally mastered.

According to past experience, the upgrade will end at this time.

But this time, Su Mu actually felt that new "knowledge" was still pouring out from the depths of his mind.

His understanding of swordsmanship and sword momentum began to come together at this moment.

He had countless experiences practicing with the sword, practicing in streams, practicing under waterfalls, practicing in large lakes, practicing on the seashore, and even practicing in heavy rain.

All these things kept colliding and intersecting in his mind.

The highest good is like water. Water benefits all things without contention.

I don’t know how long it took, but Su Mu suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

His state of mind suddenly became extremely calm, and his consciousness seemed to have fallen into endless darkness.

Then, millions of drops of water fell in the darkness. The water gathered into streams, and the streams gathered into large rivers, which flowed endlessly.

Su Mu went with the flow. At this moment, he already understood the artistic conception above momentum.

It is no longer an ordinary move, but something that goes straight to the point, it points directly to the heaven and earth itself.

In the past, his sword moves were just imitating water.

Now, he is already in the water, so the power he can exert is naturally completely different.

Su Mu opened his eyes and slowly raised his hand.

Suddenly, it started to rain.

The range of the rain was limited to a ten-foot radius around Su Mu.

He put his fingers together like a sword and swung them forward lightly.

Swish!
As if vibrating some kind of strings between heaven and earth, the raindrops shot out one after another and instantly pierced through the distant wall.

Looking at the dozens of holes that appeared out of thin air on the wall, Su Mu couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

“Is this the artistic conception?”

After a moment, Su Mu felt emotional.

After comprehending the artistic conception, he indeed felt that he had suddenly leaped into a completely different realm, and this change was far greater than he had imagined.

The power of artistic conception is simply hard to measure.

Just like just now, he could make it rain just by raising his hands and feet, and the raindrops he casually waved out were in line with the essence of heaven and earth, and their power was no less than that of swords and weapons.

This is like the legendary invisible energy. Even if he has no weapons in his hands, he can still hurt people with flying flowers and falling leaves.

It truly is about turning decay into magic.

Although he is still at the minor stage of muscle tempering, after mastering the artistic conception, he himself is unable to clearly judge the extent of his current strength.

After all, he had never fought with a strong man who had mastered the state of mind before.

The only thing he could be sure of was that even if he were to meet a strong man who had perfected his bone tempering, he might be able to defeat him.

Looking at the entire Wuling City, the only ones who can defeat him now are probably the Taiping Duwei and Taiping Xiaowei of the Taiping Division.

"I wonder where my strength ranks among the white-clad people in the Taiping Division."

Su Mu looked up at the sky. The rain had stopped and the sky became clear and cloudless again.

Su Mu felt much closer to the world.

At the same time, he also felt that this body was so dirty and heavy.

He knew that it was because his body tempering state could not keep up with his artistic conception.

As far as he knew, above the stage of rebirth, one's goal was to merge one's body into the heaven and earth, to control the power of heaven and earth with one's physical body, and to overturn rivers and seas with a wave of one's hand or a lift of one's foot.

However, I am afraid that there is not even one such strong person in Wuling City. Even the pacification commissioner of the Wuling City Taiping Division may not have reached that level.

Su Mu calmed down and called out the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

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

[Points: 60 points]

[Realm: The third realm of body tempering (skin tempering extreme realm, flesh tempering extreme realm)]

[Kung Fu: Tianlong Eight Sounds Tendon Tempering Method (Minor Success)...]

[Martial Arts: Kanshui Artistic Conception (Minor Success), Pofeng Sword Technique (Perfect), Archery (Beginner/+)]

On the system panel, the Duan Shui Liu sword technique, the Bi Bo sword technique, the Yun Yu sword technique, and the Fu Bo sword technique all disappeared, replaced by the Kan Shui artistic conception.

This does not mean that Su Mu no longer knows the four sword techniques, but that Su Mu's sword techniques are no longer limited to certain moves.

The four sword techniques have been thoroughly integrated into his bones, and every move he makes is in line with the artistic conception of Kanshui.

Skills advance to art, and art advances to the Tao.

After comprehending the artistic conception, he has entered the realm of martial arts.

“There are only three levels of artistic conception: minor accomplishment, major accomplishment, and perfection.”

Su Mu focused his attention on the system panel, and a piece of information emerged in his mind.

The artistic conception is slightly achieved, mountains are mountains and water is water.

The artistic conception is so great that mountains are no longer mountains and water is no longer water.

The artistic conception is perfect, the mountains are still mountains, and the water is still water.

When you reach that step, you can merge yourself with the artistic conception, and one more step up, you will reach the legendary vision!

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