After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 196 Taking care of things
Upon hearing this, Mu Qingxia was stunned. However, she was frozen in place and could not see Li Musheng in person, only hear his voice.

However, she could still tell from the voice that the other person must be extremely young.

Yet, this young man was able to silently and remotely seal her acupoints without her noticing.

"How can this be?"

Mu Qingxia didn't believe it. She had also traveled the world in her youth and naturally had a keen eye for danger.

However, she was still unable to resist having her acupoints sealed, which shows that the opponent must be extremely powerful in both martial arts cultivation and the acupoint striking technique he used.

In Mu Qingxia's view, someone with such strength could not possibly be so young.

However, Hu Ruian didn't care what she thought. Since Li Musheng had given the order, he naturally did it immediately.

Without hesitation, he reached out, gathered his true energy, grabbed Mu Qingxia, lifted her up, and turned to walk into the Mei residence. At the same time, he turned back to Li Musheng and said:

"Your Highness, let's go."

Hu Ruian originally intended to take over the Tianjin Guard of Shengzhou, but he knew in his heart that there would be great obstacles, especially facing a roadblock like the Mei family.

To be honest, he wasn't very confident about this before. After all, he couldn't suppress the Mei family in terms of status or martial arts skills, and was more likely to be suppressed by them.

But things are different now. With the Eighth Prince Li Musheng making a move, his status and strength completely overwhelm the Mei family, making them incomparable to each other.

In Hu Ruian's view, the forced transfer order tonight is a foregone conclusion, there is absolutely no doubt about it!
With Li Musheng as his powerful patron, he only needed to do errands and miscellaneous tasks, which greatly reduced the pressure on his shoulders, making him even more diligent.

Li Musheng nodded slightly and led Wu Shang and the others to follow Hu Ruian.

At this moment, Mu Qingxia, who was being held in someone's arms, looked both shocked and angry. She was about to shout angrily when she suddenly found herself unable to speak.

This was naturally because Hu Ruian was afraid that the other party would say something resentful, so he used his inner energy to shut the other party up in time, so as not to affect Li Musheng's mood behind him.

The big black cat also followed. It trotted a few steps and followed behind Hu Ruian with a curious look on its face, its green eyes occasionally glancing at Mu Qingxia in his hands.

Mu Qingxia's expression changed rapidly, showing a mix of emotions including anger, resentment, anxiety, and worry. However, with her acupoints sealed, she was completely unable to move.

Even though she tried her best to say something, no one paid any attention to her.

The big black cat meowed twice, seemingly gloating.

Mu Qingxia clearly recognized the big cat in front of her; she had seen this cat when the Tianjin Guard branch was "haunted."

She had even suspected that the cat was related to those ghosts and spirits, and wanted to catch it to investigate, but it slipped away. She never expected that it would be with Hu Ruian and his group now.

At this moment, Hu Ruian carried Mu Qingxia straight into the Mei residence. The servants in the residence were terrified when they saw this and hurriedly ran to the backyard to report.

Before long, a group of servants and guards appeared, wielding swords and knives, and half-surrounded and half-forced back Hu Ruian and his men, but no one dared to actually step forward and make a move.

After all, they weren't stupid. Even their own wife, with such a high level of martial arts cultivation, had been subdued by the other party. If they went up against them, it would be no different from sending themselves to their deaths.

Just then, the steward of the manor rushed in from the backyard, supporting a figure. "Release the madam, and everything can be discussed."

Mei Yan, pale-faced and thinly dressed, seemed to have just gotten out of bed. She ran quickly while shouting in a panic.

Hu Ruian stopped, carrying Mu Qingxia, and looked at Mei Yan, the deputy commander of Shengzhou, who had rushed forward. He narrowed his eyes and said:
"With Lord Mei's words, I am relieved."

After saying that, Hu Ruian glanced at Li Musheng, who waved his hand, and then immediately turned to Mei Yan and said directly:

"Then Lord Mei, please give the order: have the Tianjin Guard of Shengzhou proceed to Lanzhou immediately, overnight."

Upon hearing this, Mei Yan frowned, and a look of sudden realization suddenly appeared in his eyes as he looked at Hu Ruian and the others.

"You were originally the group from the capital."

As he spoke, Mei Yan's previously sickly face suddenly darkened, and he said coldly:
"Then you should know my identity. Using this method to threaten officials of the court shows that you have no regard for the laws of Dali. Is this how Fu Qiwen taught you to do things?"

At this moment, Mei Yan exuded an official aura befitting a superior, while simultaneously releasing a wisp of martial arts aura at the Celestial Realm level.

Clearly, he intended to use his position in the Great Li Dynasty to make Hu Ruian wary, thus causing him to hesitate to act against Hu Ruian.

However, Hu Ruian merely glanced at the other party with a mocking expression and said:
"Lord Mei, stop with the nonsense. Do you think we don't know your identity? Of course, if you don't really care about your wife's life or death, you can just say so."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingxia's expression immediately turned cold, and she glared at Mei Yan.

Mei Yan quickly waved to his wife, then his expression shifted for a moment before he looked at Hu Ruian and said:

"Release the lady first, and then I will consider agreeing to your demands."

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruian was about to speak when Mei Yan suddenly floated up uncontrollably.

At the same time, Li Musheng's voice came:
“I’ve heard that your Mei family has done a lot of bad things. Although I don’t have time to deal with these things right now, if you keep dawdling like this, then I’ll have to take care of it.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a wisp of talismanic light quietly entered Mei Yan's body.

"Lord Hu, the rest is up to you. If you have any questions or need any help, just ask him."

Li Musheng said something to Hu Ruian, and the next moment, Mei Yan felt as if she was being bitten by thousands of ants all over her body. She screamed in uncontrollable pain, which made everyone around her shudder.

When the big black cat saw this scene, its fur stood on end at first, but after seeing Mei Yan's miserable state, it quickly started meowing and happily rubbing against Li Musheng's robes at his feet.

Hu Ruian and the others saw Mei Yan's miserable state and their pupils shrank slightly. They seemed not to have expected that Li Musheng would have such a horrifying way of torturing people.

However, Hu Ruian quickly composed himself and hurriedly agreed, saying:
"Your Highness, rest assured, I will handle everything well."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng nodded, then took the black cat and sat down in a brightly lit pavilion nearby, no longer paying attention to what was happening in the Mei residence.

Shen Anran and Wu Shang exchanged glances, but they didn't sit idly by; they all assisted Hu Ruian in handling the next steps.

(End of this chapter)