The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 93 Assassination (Please subscribe, collect, and recommend)
"Master, why did you ask me to deliver a letter to Su Mu?"

Inner city, royal palace.

Wang Lai asked doubtfully, "Is this mission of escorting supplies really dangerous?"

"It's groundless."

Wang Zang said calmly, "It's best if there is no danger. If there is, you can sell it to him at a good price. You won't suffer any loss anyway."

Regardless of whether the He family would take advantage of this opportunity to attack Su Mu and use Wang Lai to warn Su Mu, even if the He family knew about it, he could still say that Wang Lai and Su Mu had a personal relationship.

This is also true, Wang Lai's Autumn Water Knife is in Su Mu's hand.

If Su Mu can really survive the He family, then this show of goodwill may pay off one day.

Isn’t Wang Lai’s goodwill gesture the Wang family’s goodwill gesture?

If Su Mu died outside the city, the Wang family would not suffer any loss.

Anyway, it's just a matter of sending a note, it's cost-effective.

…………

"Be careful of the He family."

Su Mu looked at the note in his palm calmly, and when he rubbed his hands together, the note turned into pieces.

"Is the He family behind the Xu family? Is there something strange about this escort mission?"

Su Mu pondered in his heart.

There were only four words on the note, and a small knife was drawn at the end.

He was very familiar with the shape of the knife; it was the Qiu Shui Knife that he was wearing on his waist at that moment.

It was clear who had sent the note.

The king is coming.

Wang Lai is a member of the Wang family. In this South City, he actually has to use this method to hint at himself, which means that the Wang family is unwilling to intervene in this matter directly.

Thinking about how Wang Lai was suddenly transferred back to the inner city by the Wang family, Su Mu already had some guesses.

It seems that the Xu family’s involvement is more extensive than he thought.

Even the Wang family gave in.

"If the He family is behind the Xu family, then now is the He family's revenge."

Su Mu thought to himself, "They deliberately arranged for me to escort the supplies, and then sent people to kill me outside the city.

Anyway, there are dangers everywhere outside the city. If I die, it will be my fault. I can't blame the He family for it."

A sneer appeared on Su Mu's face.

The He family really respected him so much that they took him out of the city before taking action.

The identity of Bai Yi from Taipingsi was somewhat useful, otherwise the He family would have killed him directly in Nancheng.

“When I killed Xu San, only Zheng Wang and Wang Lai saw it.

Zheng Wang and others probably can't see my method, Wang Lai might be able to see it, but he probably can't be sure whether I have really mastered the artistic conception."

Su Mu secretly said in his heart, "Look at it from the bright side, the He family probably doesn't know my true strength now.

Even if Zheng Wang and Wang Lai betrayed me, they only knew a part of my strength.

If you think about the worst, the He family can harm me by simply destroying these supplies."

After thinking about it, Su Mu also felt that it was a bit tricky.

If he were alone, he could come and go freely.

Even though the He family is powerful, they are not able to dispatch blood exchange realm masters at will.

If they sent out a warrior of the fourth level of body tempering, even if Su Mu couldn't defeat him, he would be able to escape.

But these supplies are troublesome.

Losing supplies is a serious crime. If it really comes to that, he will not be able to return to Wuling City.

Although with his current strength, he could easily gain a foothold in other places, but he had to start from scratch to build up his hard-earned status.

To be honest, his strength is not strong enough.

If he has already reached the Perfection of Bone Tempering, or even the Blood Transfusion Stage, then even if he destroys the Xu family, what does it matter? Would the He family dare to cause trouble for him?
If he really reaches the blood exchange realm, he can become the Taiping Commander, and then the ones who should be afraid are the He family.

However, although his current strength is not enough to shake the He family, it is not so easy for the He family to kill him.

"Let's walk here today, set up camp, and make a fire to cook."

Su Mu raised his arm and spoke loudly.

Although we have only walked a few miles, who wouldn’t like to take a rest?
The detectives responded and started to work.

While waiting for them to set up camp, Su Mu walked to the side and sat down on a bluestone. On a whim, he called up the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

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

[Points: 480 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), Chasing Wind Sword Technique (Great Success), Fierce Wind Sword Technique (Perfect), Breaking Wind Sword Technique (Perfect), Archery (Beginner/+)]

After the demise of the Xu family, Su Mu was not in a hurry to improve his muscle-tempering method these days, but instead put some effort into martial arts skills.

Now his Fierce Wind Sword Technique has been perfected and he has mastered the Fierce Wind Sword Force.

The Wind Chasing Sword Technique has also reached perfection, and is only one step away from completion.

"It takes 600 points to perfect the Wind Chasing Sword Technique. I should be able to get enough tonight."

Su Mu said to himself, "According to previous experience, there is a certain chance of mastering the artistic conception by practicing four martial arts.

But I have the Xunfeng artistic conception diagram, and I have been trying to comprehend it these days. Perhaps if I can perfect the three-door Xunfeng sword technique, I will be able to master the Xunfeng artistic conception."

There are only a few people in the entire Wuling City who can master the dual artistic conception.

"Even if it takes a day, we must master the Xunfeng conception before moving forward."

Su Mu said to himself.

…………

In the deep night, a bonfire was burning.

Except for two constables who were on night watch, the rest fell asleep leaning against the five carts.

Su Mu was sitting with his back against a wheel that was more than half a person's height, and seemed to be taking a nap.

Suddenly, a gust of wind rose out of nowhere, causing the campfire to shake violently.

The constable who was on night watch couldn't help but tighten his clothes and muttered a few words about the bad weather.

They didn't notice at all that the wind was constantly changing, sometimes gentle, sometimes violent, and sometimes even bringing warmth.

Although Su Mu closed his eyes, he felt that there was brightness in front of his eyes.

Countless silk threads appeared within his field of vision, intertwining and entangled with each other.

These are the winds between heaven and earth, winds of various different natures.

The artistic conception pictures he had seen before emerged in his mind, and a glimmer of enlightenment arose in Su Mu's heart.

Xunfeng artistic conception!

Su Mu felt as if he had turned into a wisp of wind, flying freely between heaven and earth.

He didn't know how long it was before he gradually felt the heaviness of his body.

Slowly opening his eyes, Su Mu carefully felt the breeze that occasionally passed between heaven and earth.

He seemed to be able to catch the wind when he stretched out his hand.

But Su Mu knew that he couldn't really catch these winds now.

That can only be achieved when the artistic conception is perfect.

His current Xunfeng state of mind is only a small success.

However, even if it is only a small achievement, artistic conception is still artistic conception after all.

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

puff!
The bonfire was split into two, and a crack appeared in the soil underneath.

The noise startled the two sleepy night watchmen, who jumped up and exclaimed, "Who?"

All the constables were awakened, and they got up in a panic, looking around blankly. "It's okay, go back to sleep. We will have to go into the mountains after dawn, and this may be the last good sleep we can get."

Su Mu waved his hand and said casually.

Seeing that everything was fine, the detectives glared at the two night watch detectives who were making a fuss, then turned over and continued to sleep.

The two constables on night watch scratched their heads, looking embarrassed.

"Why did the bonfire become two piles out of nowhere?"

They looked at the campfire with some confusion, trying to recall whether they had opened it when they had just dozed off.

Su Mu ignored the two detectives who thought they had encountered a supernatural event. He closed his eyes and actually called up the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

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

[Points: 20 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), Xunfeng Artistic Conception (Minor Success), Archery (Beginner's Skill)]

On the system panel, several sword techniques of the Xunfeng lineage have disappeared, replaced by the Xunfeng artistic conception.

Su Mu felt a great sense of accomplishment.

In just over a year but less than two years, he had cultivated from an ordinary person to his current level.

He has made some progress in tempering his muscles and mastered two artistic conceptions.

Even in the inner city of Wuling City, there are probably few young people better than him.

Luo An Ning was considered quite strong. Her body tempering realm was indeed stronger than his, but in terms of martial arts skills, she had only mastered the second level of sword power.

Luo Anning still has the support of his family.

He has reached where he is today, step by step, entirely on his own.

"No one can stop me from moving forward, not even God, and certainly not the He family."

Su Mu's heart was full of fighting spirit.

…………

On the rugged mountain road.

Several large carts were moving forward with difficulty.

The mules and horses were breathing wheezingly. The detectives were pulling and pushing, their uniforms already soaked with sweat.

After the hike, the relaxing days before were gone.

These past two days, they were exhausted every day, but could only travel a few miles.

Su Mu walked at the front of the convoy, leading the way with a route map in his hand.

The weather at the end of October was already a bit cool, and the temperature was even lower in the mountains.

He has tempered his body well, so he is not afraid of the cold wind.

But the detectives couldn't do that. If they continued like this, most of them would be sick before they reached the destination.

But if we slow down, it may affect our journey. If we fail to reach the supply point on time, the consequences will be unbearable.

"After the next corner, we'll set up camp and rest."

Su Mu sighed, and for the moment he had no better solution.

Hearing Su Mu's words, the detectives all breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought it would be an easy job, but I didn't expect the mountain road to be so difficult.

"Captain, are we going the wrong way?"

When they stopped to rest, a constable bravely asked, "This road is so difficult to travel, how did the Xu family get there before?

I don’t think any car has ever passed this road before.”

"Can you read wheel tracks?"

Su Mu looked at the constable and recognized him as Chen Er, an honest and hardworking man.

"My grandfather and my father used to be coachmen, so I am quite familiar with these things."

Chen Er scratched his head and said, "I just feel that this road doesn't seem to be heavily traveled by cars. Our car is still in good condition, otherwise the axle would have broken long ago."

Su Mu nodded.

The destination on the route map in his hand should be correct, but the route is probably not the one the Xu family often takes.

This is also normal.

There is a high probability that the He family is behind his escort mission this time. How could the other party give him the Xu family's route map?
The other party would rather he didn't arrive on time.

"We are not familiar with the roads in the mountains and can only move forward according to the route map. If we change the route at will, it is easy to get lost in the mountains."

Su Mu pondered.

"It would be nice to have a guide who is familiar with the mountain roads."

Chen Er said, "If this continues, I'm really afraid the axle will break."

If the axle of the cart breaks, they won't be able to carry so much supplies.

"Now we can only try to be more careful and walk slower."

Su Mu said.

Although they tried to slow down as much as possible, half a day later, one of the carts was unable to bear the weight and its axle broke.

Even the mules and horses that were pulling the cart had their hind legs injured and it was obvious that they could no longer pull the cart.

Su Mu had the supplies unloaded, and then arranged for Chen Er to take people to repair the cart. He himself climbed to a higher place and tried to find a smoother road out.

Just as Su Mu was looking into the distance, looking for a way out, suddenly, a fierce murderous intent appeared behind him.

Su Mu turned around suddenly and saw a sturdy figure standing not far away.

Is it finally here?
Su Mu looked calm. He had been preparing for this moment since he entered Daxing Mountain.

The timing of the other party's appearance was very good.

At this moment, he had been in the mountains for several days and was exhausted, and even a little annoyed because the cart was damaged.

This is the worst time for Su Mu since he left the city.

The other party obviously discovered this, so he chose to take action at this time.

"I'll give you a choice. If you kill yourself now, I'll leave you with an intact body."

The visitor said in a cold tone, "This will save both you and me trouble."

"We just met by chance and we have never met before. Why do you say that?"

Su Mu said calmly.

"So much nonsense."

The visitor said coldly, "It seems that you don't want to drink the toast, so you have to drink the punishment.

In that case, I will personally send you off. When you get to the King of Hell, remember that I will be the one to kill you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the big knife behind Bao Tong was already in his hand. With a sharp sound of breaking wind, it broke through the air and arrived in front of Su Mu in the blink of an eye.

The fourth level of body tempering, at least the great success of bone tempering, and the mastery of sword power.

Su Mu judged the opponent's strength in an instant.

With such strength, he must be a famous criminal on the wanted criminal list, ranking at least in the top 100. If he had done more evil, he might even be in the top 70.

This head must be worth at least a few hundred taels of silver.

In a flash, Su Mu thought to himself.

If Su Mu really only reached the second level of Body Tempering and had not mastered the state of mind, even if he had tempered his skin and flesh to the extreme, he would be seriously injured if not killed by this attack.

But unfortunately, the news from the He family was a bit delayed.

They underestimated Su Mu.

Bao Tong’s strength is far from enough to kill Su Mu.

In an instant, Su Mu took a step forward.

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