The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 97 Murder and Arson (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote for the monthly ticket and recommend the ticket)

The inner city of Wuling City.

The He family was in chaos.

In the huge He Mansion, fires broke out in seven or eight places.

It was a dark and windy night, and the fire spread very quickly. Several yards were engulfed by the flames.

Everyone in the He residence was running around to put out the fire, and the whole place was in a mess.

He Gongxiu's eyes went dark and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

How much silver will be burned at once?
"No, even if there was a fire, there is no way so many places would catch fire at the same time. Someone set the fire on purpose!"

While feeling distressed, He Gongxiu also reacted quickly.

Did someone come to He's house and set fire?
Who is so bold?
Could it be the Wang family? Or the Xie family?

"He Wu! Where did He Wu go?! Get over here!"

He Gongxiu shouted loudly.

He Wu is the chief guard of the He Mansion, and has reached the fourth level of body tempering.

He's house was set on fire, and he cannot escape blame!

"Master, Wu Tou'er is chasing the arsonist!"

A guard shouted.

Hearing this, He Gongxiu's face looked a little better.

Since He Wu went after him personally, the arsonist would most likely not be able to escape.

With the cultivation level of the fourth level of body tempering, he is considered the backbone of the inner city.

It’s not that there are no strong people in the Blood Exchange Realm in the inner city, but that all the strong people in the Blood Exchange Realm are high-ranking figures and it is impossible for them to come and become arsonists.

With He Wu's strength, there are not many people who can beat him in the blood exchange realm.
…………

Under the dim moonlight.

A sturdy man in a brocade robe stopped Su Mu.

"You coward, you think you can escape?"

He Wu stared at the man in front of him with a sneer on his face, "Now, if I shout, you will be captured by the city guards immediately!"

"But don't worry, I won't call for help. I will catch you myself, and then I will break all your bones one by one, so that you will know the consequences of offending our He family!"

He Wu's face turned ferocious.

He is the leader of the He family's guards, and the other party actually dared to set fire to the He mansion. Isn't this a slap in his face?

If he cannot catch the arsonist himself, how will He Wu have the face to be the leader of the security guards in the future?

As for whether he could defeat the opponent alone, He Wu had no doubt at all.

Although the arsonist wore a face mask, his exposed eyes showed that he was a young man, probably less than 20 years old.

How strong can such a young thief be?

If he was really powerful, how could he do something like arson in secret?

"Lie down!"

He Wu sneered, took a step forward, and leaped more than ten feet away. He was in front of Su Mu in an instant, and then he slapped him with his palm.

Accompanied by a fierce gust of wind, he was about to hit Su Mu with a palm, breaking his bones.

Under the moonlight.

The arsonist on the opposite side also raised his hand and slapped back.

boom!
The palms of their hands collided in the air, making a dull sound of flesh hitting flesh.

He Wu's expression suddenly changed.

He only felt an irresistible and terrible force surging from his palms, which made his palms numb and he lost consciousness.

What was even more terrifying was that this force spread along his palm, all the way to his shoulder, and then exploded beneath his skin.

In an instant, He Wu's entire arm was covered in blood and flesh, and it suddenly fell limply.

"you……"

There was horror in He Wu's eyes.

This power is definitely not inferior to his, and what is even more terrifying is the opponent's use of power.

Turning decay into magic, this is——

A thought that frightened He Wu to death arose in his mind.

Without any more hesitation, he opened his mouth to call for help.

At this moment, a flash of light suddenly burst out from the waist of the arsonist opposite.

He Wu's voice just reached his throat but could no longer come out.

Because a narrow blue steel sword pierced his throat directly.

puff!
The long sword was retracted.

He Wu slowly lowered his head and covered his throat in vain.

Blood oozed out from between his fingers, and he felt all the strength and vitality in his body slipping away.

There was despair and disbelief in his eyes.

"meaning……"

He Wu used up his last bit of strength and raised his head with difficulty, but he could only see a pair of extremely cold eyes.

Pfft!
He Wu fell to the ground, his eyes gradually losing their luster.

Villains die from talking too much.

He Wu's only chance of survival was to shout loudly the moment he caught up with Su Mu.

Then Su Mu would definitely escape before the city defense army arrived and would have no chance to kill He Wu.

Unfortunately, life is only once, and He Wu was too arrogant, so he died.

Su Mu's figure flashed and disappeared into the darkness.

A moment later, a figure climbed over the wall of the inner city and disappeared in the direction of the outer city.

…………

It was not until dawn that the fire in He's mansion was completely extinguished.

Most of the wooden buildings with carved beams and painted rafters were burned down.

The He Mansion had many wooden buildings, which were originally a symbol of its luxury, but now they have become fuel for the fire.

If this were not the case, the fire would not have spread so quickly.

"master……"

The housekeeper of the He Mansion came to He Gongxiu with a bitter face and reported, "The fire burned down forty houses, and there was a warehouse that was not rescued in time, and all the silk inside was burned.

According to rough statistics, the loss probably exceeded 50,000 taels of silver."

call!
call!
He Gongxiu's chest heaved violently. He breathed rapidly for a while, and the feeling of blackness in his eyes gradually disappeared.

"Fifty thousand taels!"

He Gongxiu gnashed his teeth and said, "No matter who did it, I will make you pay me back with interest!"

If the Xu family's financial resources were gone, the He family would just be a little tight on money, but could still operate normally.

But now, the loss is too great.

It is so serious that the normal operation of the He family will be affected.

If this loss is not recovered, the clan’s disciples won’t even be able to guarantee supplies for their normal training in the coming days.

"He Wu hasn't come back yet?"

He Gongxiu frowned.

"Not yet. I've asked someone to look for it."

said the steward.

"Master, it's not good!"

Just at this moment, a martial arts master who was guarding the courtyard ran in with a panicked look on his face.

"I'm fine!"

He Gongxiu snorted coldly.

"No, sir."

The martial arts master who guarded the courtyard said breathlessly, "It's not you who's wrong, it's He Tou'er.

He Tou'er is dead!"

"what?!"

He Gongxiu's eyes went dark again and his body fell straight down.

"master!"

The housekeeper and the martial arts master who guarded the courtyard quickly supported He Gongxiu, preventing him from falling to the ground.

He Gongxiu was also a warrior at the fourth level of the Body Tempering Realm. Although his realm was built up by resources and his combat experience might not be as good as that of the leader of a gang in the outer city, his physical fitness meant that he should not be so fragile.

The truth is that he has been overthinking recently, and things like this have been happening one after another, making him anxious and angry.

After taking a breath, He Gongxiu went to the place where He Wu was killed without hesitation.

When he arrived, another important figure of the He family, He Gongfu, who was now the commander-in-chief of the city defense army, also came to the scene.

He Gongfu is the younger brother of He Gongxiu, and like He Gongxiu, he is at the fourth level of body tempering.

However, He Gongfu had perfected his bone tempering and had mastered two levels of sword moves, and his combat experience far exceeded that of He Gongxiu.

He is currently the person in the He family who has the greatest hope of breaking through the blood exchange realm, and is also the He family's apparent military force.

"Big brother."

He Gongfu bowed to He Gongxiu, then lowered his head to examine He Wu's body.

"Xunfeng artistic conception."

After a moment, he narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke.

"Artistic conception? Are you sure?"

He Gongxiu said in a deep voice.

"It can't be wrong."

He Gongfu nodded, his face somewhat gloomy and uncertain, "In Wuling City, the only ones who have mastered the Xunfeng realm are those old immortals from the Xie family."

"It's impossible for those old immortals to come and kill He Wu."

He Gongxiu frowned and said, "Besides, if it was really those old immortals in the blood exchange realm who took action, it wouldn't take more than two moves to kill He Wu."

He pointed at He Wu's broken arm and the sword wound on his throat.

He Gongfu nodded, that was indeed the case.

Logically speaking, for a warrior at the Blood Exchange Realm who has mastered the artistic conception, one move would be enough to kill He Wu.

But the other party used two moves.

Was it a deliberate demonstration?
"The person who took action may not be from Wuling City."

He Gongxiu also calmed down at this moment, with a thoughtful look on his face, and slowly said, "Maybe it's an outsider, who knows.

It may be that old fox Wang Zang hired someone to do something to sow discord between our He family and the Xie family."

He Gongfu's brows relaxed slightly. His elder brother was better at thinking. It seemed very reasonable to hear this.

"Brother, what should we do now? Do you want me to take people to the Wang family to ask for an explanation?"

He Gongfu said.

"This is just my guess. It may not necessarily be Wang Zang who did it. The Luo family and the Xie family are also suspects."

He Gongxiu shook his head.

The four big families in the inner city fought openly and secretly, and all wanted to kill each other behind the scenes.

“Even if Wang Zang did it, if you just go like this, he can deny it completely without any evidence!”

He Gongxiu said in a cold voice, "We need to investigate openly and secretly now. No matter who set the fire and killed people, we will never let him go!"

"So let's forget about it now?"

He Gongfu said.

"Forget it? How is that possible!"

He Gongxiu snorted coldly, "Someone broke into the inner city openly, killed people and set fire, and finally escaped unscathed. We must be responsible for the security of the inner city.

We pay so much tax every year, and the security in the inner city is just like this? City Lord, you must give us enough compensation!"

…………

The outskirts of Daxing Mountain.

Inside the supply point built by the city defense forces.

Su Mu stretched lazily and walked out of the tent, just in time to meet Zheng Tu who was wearing armor and carrying a sword.

"Captain Su."

Zheng Tu greeted them, "Breakfast is ready. The conditions here are not as good as those in the city, so you guys just make do with it."

"You're too polite, Mr. Zheng."

Su Mu asked, "We are here, we won't disturb the deputy commander, right?"

"No, we are usually guarding this supply point and have nothing to do. It's a rare occasion that you are here, so the camp can be more lively."

Zheng Tu said.

"I've heard people say that the Daxing Mountains are full of dangers, but our camp doesn't seem to be that dangerous. Why is that?"

Su Mu asked.

"After all, this is the outskirts of Daxing Mountain. It's hard for ordinary monsters to get here without getting past the officials of the Taiping Division. As for the bandits in the mountains, they also know who they can and cannot provoke, so they dare not touch these supply points casually."

Zheng Tu explained, "As for danger, there is indeed danger, and occasionally some wild beasts in the mountains will attack the camp.

Captain Su should have heard the wolf howling last night, right?
It is normal to feel uneasy when you spend the night in the mountains for the first time.

It was the same when I first arrived. In fact, this camp is still very safe."

Su Mu nodded and went to the breakfast place with Zheng Tu.

Chen Er and his fellow detectives were already feasting on the food.

"Captain Su, when are you planning to return?"

Zheng Tu chewed the dried meat and asked, "If you are not in a hurry, I will take you to hunt in the surrounding area today and experience the scenery of Daxing Mountain."

"hunting?"

Su Mu burst out laughing.

Before he became a constable, he had worked as a hunter for a period of time.

Although he only dared to hunt in more remote areas at that time, he was not unfamiliar with hunting.

"Compared to hunting, I prefer to suppress bandits or eliminate demons."

Su Mu said slowly, "Does Zheng know where there are bandits nearby? Or weaker demons?"

Zheng Tu opened his mouth, dumbfounded.

A weaker demon?

Are you kidding me?

Are there any weak demons?

This was the first time he had seen someone who took suppressing bandits and eliminating demons as a hobby.

I want you to relax, but you're thinking about running errands?

"There are definitely no demons."

Zheng Tu thought for a moment and said, "If there really were demons, we wouldn't be alive today.

But as for gangsters, I do know of one."

"Oh? Where are they?"

Su Mu said excitedly, "How about we go and kill them? If there is a reward, you and I will split it in half."

"never mind."

Zheng Tu was somewhat tempted, but after thinking for a while, he refused, "We cannot leave the camp without permission while guarding the supply point."

"Why did you leave the camp without permission?"

Su Mu said seriously, "As far as I know, the city defense troops stationed at the supply point also have the responsibility to support the Taiping Division.

If it was the Taiping Division that sent out a distress signal, shouldn't you rush over to provide support?"

"That's natural."

Zheng Tu nodded.

"Taipingsi Baiyi is also from the Taipingsi, right? He is also qualified to ask you for help, right?"

Su Mu continued.

"That's--naturally."

Zheng Tu finally understood what Su Mu meant.

It was no secret that Su Mu was both a head of the police and a member of the Taiping Division's Baiyi Army. Zheng Tu naturally knew about it as well.

If Su Mu asked for help using the identity of Bai Yi from the Taiping Division, there would be no problem for him to lead his troops out of the camp.

"Zheng Tixia, I am Su Mu in white from the Taiping Division. I suspect there are traces of demons somewhere and would like to go investigate. I now request the support of the city defense forces."

Su Mu took out the Taiping Division's white identity badge, held it in front of Zheng Tu, and spoke slowly.

"The last general takes command!"

Zheng Tu pounded his chest with his right hand and shouted.

He has been bored to death for a long time. Now he has a chance to stretch his muscles and get some credit at the same time. Why not do it?
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