What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 361 Nephew Faxiang VS Uncle's Demonic Clutches!

Xue Yishu was a little confused about her husband's meaning.

Why would someone who is clearly a mortal enemy seek cooperation with the Wang family? Would the Wang family agree to that?
Hearing Xue Yishu's question, Su Mo patiently explained, "An enemy is an enemy, and business is business."

"You must remember, making money is not the goal; expanding your influence and increasing your channels of communication are the key..."

"Under the greater good, the Wang family had no choice but to do it, even if they were unwilling. We could take advantage of their channels to promote the Story Weekly to the surrounding prefectures and counties."

"Of course, we also need to pay attention to expanding our channels and take advantage of this time to develop our own channels, otherwise we will still be subject to others in the future."

Su Mo took a moment to give Xue Yishu some business advice when Lin Moyin suddenly knocked on the door and came in!
Seeing Lin Moyin's serious expression, Su Mo asked Xue Yishu to go out and do her work first, then frowned and asked, "Mo'er, is something the matter?"

Lin Moyin nodded and said in a deep voice, "I just went to Shenma Rock and overheard Xiaobai saying that she ate a few giant locusts!"

"There's something fishy going on here!"

Su Mo's heart skipped a beat.

Then, without batting an eye, he asked, "What's strange about it?"

A strange light flashed in Lin Moyin's eyes, and she said coldly, "The temperature is extremely low now. Although there is geothermal activity in the mountains, many insects gather to overwinter."

"But Shenma Rock has the aura of the White Bird, which ordinary insects dare not approach. The sudden appearance of several huge flying locusts must be a problem!"

She let out a soft breath, her expression growing even more grave: "I suspect this matter is related to the demoness of the Heavenly Mother Sect. My husband, you must be extra careful!"

"She once subdued a third-rank demon locust mother, so she must have the means to control locusts."

Su Mo sighed inwardly.

Lin Moyin truly lives up to her title as a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard; her keen senses are indeed unmatched by ordinary people.

Bai Susu released locusts to spy on Shenma Rock, indicating that she already knew about the sweet potato situation.

There are many people and eyes on Gufeng Mountain, especially since the sweet potato growers are old farmers from the town, so it's really hard to hide the news.

Of course, the main reason is that there's no need to hide it.

After all, the Empress will soon use sweet potatoes, an auspicious symbol, to worship at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, proclaiming this to the world and reassuring the people.

Su Mo hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "Bai Susu has indeed returned!"

Lin Moyin was immediately startled and whispered, "She's really back?"

Su Mo nodded: "I received her warning last night, telling me not to leave the capital, as there would be danger."

"I even saw her once on my way back to Gufeng Mountain!"

Lin Moyin's face suddenly darkened, and she said sternly, "Husband, how can you meet with her!"

Bai Susu is a demoness of the Heavenly Mother Cult and an important rebel among the remnants of the Great Qian Dynasty.

If the Empress were to find out about this, she would not be able to spare Su Mo, no matter how much she favored him.

It concerns the fate of the nation and the succession of imperial power; it is a taboo among taboos!
Su Mo smiled wryly and said, "I didn't want to either!"

"She suddenly sent locusts to the capital, and then saw them on her way back to Lonely Peak Mountain. I had to find out the truth."

He paused slightly, lowering his voice even further: "However, she doesn't seem to have much malice. There should be other people from the Heavenly Mother Cult coming. I wonder what trouble they're planning to cause."

"The key point is, judging from what she said, the other members of the Heavenly Mother Cult are after me!"

Lin Moyin frowned deeply: "Could it be that the one who assassinated my lord last time was someone from the Heavenly Mother Cult?"

"They know about the Dragon Gate Cave incident?"

She never told a third person that Su Mo provided the information about Longmen Cave!
Su Mo shook her head: "It shouldn't be."

"Now that I am His Majesty's teacher, I have caused such a stir and made a lot of money for the court. It is normal for the people of the Heavenly Mother Sect to want to get rid of me."

Lin Moyin's expression was rather unpleasant.

Everyone knows the trouble of being targeted by the Heavenly Mother Cult.

She frowned and pondered for a moment: "Then what should we do? I'm afraid it's not appropriate to discuss this with His Majesty."

"Where is Master now? Should we ask Master for help?"

Su Mo's expression faltered slightly: "Palace Master Xiao went to Tiannan Circuit with Lord Chi from the Ministry of Personnel."

Lin Moyin didn't think too much about it. Who would have thought that her harsh and old-fashioned master would have such a thing happen with her man?

She frowned and said, "Master has gone to Tiannan Road? What should we do?"

"Should we inform His Majesty?"

"However, my lord, please remember not to mention Bai Susu's identity. Just say that you had an unintentional encounter with her before!"

"I also have something to tell you, my lord. We need to think it over carefully and not reveal any flaws."

She was referring, of course, to the time she killed the deacon of the Heavenly Mother Sect.

Hearing Lin Moyin say this, Su Mo couldn't help but hesitate.

Bai Susu has never seemed to have ever attacked herself before, and now she's even giving herself a warning.

Was I going a bit too far by doing this?
Seeing Su Mo hesitate, Lin Moyin's expression darkened slightly: "My lord, you must know that hesitation will only lead to trouble!"

"The Heavenly Mother Sect and the imperial court are irreconcilable enemies; there is no other choice!"

She took a deep breath, her brows furrowed, and said, "If the demoness's warning is true, knowing my husband's current status and position, he might still be in trouble once he leaves the capital. It's clear that the people from the Heavenly Mother Sect are extremely dangerous!"

"We must ask His Majesty to take action and eliminate this scourge!"

Hearing Lin Moyin's words, Su Mo suddenly remembered the four Heavenly Infant Divine Thoughts that appeared when Xiao Lizhuang advanced to the Golden Core stage last night!

I go!

Could those two unknown divine thoughts be from the Heavenly Mother Cult?

Why didn't the other party make a move when I just left the capital?

Having thought this through, Su Mo finally stopped hesitating and nodded emphatically, saying, "This matter must indeed be reported to His Majesty for a decision!"

At worst, I'll find a way to save Su Su's life myself!
Da Wu saw things thriving and realized that Bai Susu had no future following the Heavenly Mother Sect and would die sooner or later.

Why not take this opportunity to rescue her from the clutches of the Heavenly Mother Cult, so that she won't be buried with them in the future!
At that moment, Su Mo and Lin Moyin carefully studied the matter and even decided to tell the Empress about Su Mo's warning about Longmen Cave, to prove that Su Mo was truly not related to the Heavenly Mother Sect.

As for the situation with Bai Susu, it will be embellished using subtle and euphemistic language.

After confirming there were no flaws, Su Mo quickly wrote a secret letter to the Empress!

Watching the Blood Eagle fly away from the villa, Su Mo and Lin Moyin exchanged a glance, both seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.

The emperor's mind is hard to predict.

Neither Su Mo nor Lin Moyin could guarantee what the Empress would think after seeing the secret letter.

However, since things have come to this, there is no other way.

This is a good opportunity to distance ourselves from the Heavenly Mother Cult, so we don't become a major problem later.

Just as the two were feeling uneasy.

Suddenly, several thunderous roars echoed from the foot of the mountain!
Su Mo and Lin Moyin were immediately alarmed and simultaneously flew out of the villa to a high place to look down the mountain.

Then several more enormous bolts of lightning appeared out of nowhere and struck the Dragon Guard's camp squarely.

Su Mo and Lin Moyin discussed for a long time. It was already midnight, and many soldiers had gone to sleep early.

The entire camp was thrown into chaos by the thunderbolt.

Su Mo saw that the elite Longxiang Guards were running around like headless flies down the mountain, and his brows immediately furrowed!
These are still the elite troops of Da Wu. How come they are completely disorganized after something happens in the middle of the night?

However, it seems that things haven't gotten much better on Lonely Peak Mountain either.

The guards on the city wall were alarmed. They gathered in twos and threes, asking each other what had happened. Some even held weapons and watched the commotion. There was no sign of them being on guard against the appearance of the enemy!

It seems that Shen Youniang's value is getting higher and higher.

Military discipline must be strictly enforced!
Su Mo made a decision: once Shen Youniang finished reading the manual, he would arrange for her to train in the guard team!
However, these bolts of lightning looked rather strange!
Su Mo frowned and looked at Lin Moyin: "Mo'er, there's something strange about this thunder!"

Lin Moyin was taken aback: "What's strange about it?"

"Thunder is common in the mountains. Do you think this is caused by the magic of sorcerers?"

She paused, then frowned and said, "If it's magic, such powerful lightning requires mobilizing the power of heaven and earth. I'm afraid even a Golden Core cultivator would have difficulty controlling it!"

Su Mo sighed, "Where is True Immortal Tianying?" Lin Moyin's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and she exclaimed, "True Immortal Tianying?"

Su Mo nodded and said coldly, "Lightning usually doesn't strike low-lying areas! This is most likely due to magic!"

The barracks of the Longxiang Guard were not built in a low-lying area, after all, this is common sense in setting up a camp.

But the towering trees near the barracks didn't attract lightning; instead, the lightning struck the barracks.

That would be quite abnormal.

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Moyin's eyes, and she slowly uttered three words: "Shenma Rock!"

……

Bai Susu took a deep breath, concealed her aura, and like a ghost, she flipped into the Shenma Rock wall.

Although there were a dozen guards outside, Bai Susu's methods meant that ordinary guards would not be able to detect her whereabouts.

That white snake spirit has too low a cultivation level; its demon core is not yet formed. At best, it is equivalent to a human sorcerer at the Divine Transformation Realm.

It's enough to deal with ordinary insects, snakes, and rats, but in Bai Susu's eyes, it's nothing special.

However, with the White Snake Demon around, it was virtually impossible to steal the immortal seed using flying locusts, so Bai Susu had no choice but to risk doing it herself.

Upon entering the potato field, she didn't hesitate at all, and with a wave of her hand, she took several newly planted potato vines into her hand.

Then, he repeated the same trick, taking two sweet potatoes from the sand.

Just as Bai Susu was secretly delighted and preparing to leave Lonely Peak Mountain quickly.

Suddenly, a soft voice came from beside her ear: "Young Lady Bai, I didn't expect we'd meet again!"

Bai Susu was suddenly startled.

Su Mo?

She quickly turned her head to look in the direction of the sound.

As expected, Su Mo walked out of the snake spirit's wooden house with a blank expression.

Behind him followed Lin Moyin, a commander of the Imperial Guards who had fought a great battle with her at Longmen Cave and ultimately forced her to flee.

The other one is the white snake spirit.

Bai Susu felt a chill run down her spine. She glanced around discreetly, but to her surprise, she found no other movement.

Su Mo sighed: "You are such a beautiful woman, why did you have to become a thief!"

"Will Miss Bai surrender without resistance, or will I have to intervene?"

Bai Susu's expression darkened slightly, and she secretly raised her magical power, coldly asking, "How did you know I was here, my lord?"

Su Mo pointed at the white snake spirit: "There weren't many locusts in the mountains, but suddenly a few big ones came, so Little White was naturally a little puzzled."

Xiao Bai smiled smugly!
I guess I've done a great job this time?

Would the master reward him with several wild pheasants to eat?

Bai Susu snorted: "My lord, you don't think that the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and this white snake are enough to keep me here, do you?"

As she was speaking, she suddenly flicked her hand, and countless black dots swept towards Su Mo and the other two.

At the same time, a golden thunderous pipa appeared in her hand, and her slender fingers suddenly flicked the pipa.

Several golden lightning bolts, several times sharper than before, transformed into golden snakes, carrying terrifying killing intent, and followed closely behind the black dot as they attacked Lin Moyin!
Lin Moyin's expression changed slightly: "Returning to the Aperture Realm?"

But without pausing, it opened its mouth and spat out a beam of white light, which was none other than the sword embryo that had just been forged, shooting out.

At the same time, with a flick of his long sleeves, a gust of wind swept away the incoming black spots!
The sword embryo and the golden snake intertwined, dismantling the Thunder Sound Pipa's offensive.

Bai Susu was also taken aback.

Unexpectedly, Lin Moyin has also advanced to the Returning Aperture Realm.

He sneered, "With such meager skills, you think you can keep this Holy Maiden here? You're just delusional!"

She quickly plucked the pipa strings again.

Streaks of golden lightning poured out like a torrential downpour.

At the same time, he stomped his feet on the ground and his whole body rose into the air.

Although Bai Susu was confident that she could defeat Lin Moyin, this was clearly not the time to get entangled in a fight with her!
Just as she was about to use her escape technique to leave.

Then Su Mo's soft voice came to his ear again: "What if I were included?"

The words fell.

Bai Susu suddenly realized that the void of heaven and earth was actually shrouded by a huge magic array!
His body, which had been lifted into the air, crashed into an incredibly tough giant net!

Bai Susu immediately sensed something was wrong.

But before she could react, the giant net rapidly contracted and had a strong suction force, making it impossible for Bai Susu, a cultivator at the Returning Aperture Realm, to break free.

In the blink of an eye, she and her pipa were bound together by countless threads and turned into a dumpling, unable to use their magic power as they fell from mid-air!
A fierce glint flashed in Lin Moyin's eyes. With a thought, the sword embryo emitted a burst of cold light and shot straight towards Bai Susu's throat without hesitation!

Only the dead Heavenly Mother Cult witches are good witches!
Then there will be no way to prove it when they die!

Bai Susu's expression changed drastically. As the flying sword approached, she was about to die a violent death.

Unexpectedly, just as the flying sword pierced her throat, a black and gold magic weapon, like a whip or a rope, appeared and fixed the flying sword in mid-air, less than three inches away from Bai Susu's throat!

Lin Moyin turned to Su Mo in astonishment: "What is the reason for this, my lord?"

It was Su Mo who made the move.

The magical artifact that bound the sword embryo was the Dragon Binding Rope, which was evolved from the Wandering Dragon Whip.

Su Mo frowned: "Spare her life!"

He had barely finished speaking when his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he shouted sharply, "Watch out!"

Lin Moyin and the White Snake Spirit were startled and looked up at the sky at the same time.

Under the moonlight, a giant, pitch-black hand appeared out of thin air!
Su Mo's Heavenly Net technique could trap even a Golden Core cultivator, but unexpectedly, this giant hand tore the Heavenly Net apart with a single tear.

Su Mo was shocked!

It turned out to be True Immortal Tianying who arrived!
After tearing apart the net of heaven and earth, the giant hand, with indescribable immense power, swept towards Su Mo from mid-air!

Although Su Mo was terrified, he did not hesitate at all, and his body suddenly manifested the Golden Bell of the Sea!
At the same time, the enormous Heavenly Net Demon Spider Dharma Image appeared out of thin air.

The fifth-grade sword embryo flew out like lightning, bursting forth with a sharp sword light that tore through the sky, slashing towards the giant hand that was grabbing down!
A surprised and doubtful voice came from mid-air.

Immediately, the giant hand flicked, sending the sword embryo flying away.

The next second, it slammed down hard on the giant spider's avatar!

Su Mo's body suddenly trembled, his face instantly turned purple-gold, and blood foam seeped from the corner of his mouth!
The Heavenly Net Demon Spider's Dharma Form began to vibrate violently.

The eight giant claws were pressed deep into the ground.

However, the Demon Spider's Dharma Form was unexpectedly resilient and was not shattered by the giant palm. At the same time, it spewed out countless jet-black spider silk from its mouth, frantically wrapping around the giant palm!

Lin Moyin and the White Snake Spirit finally realized what was happening.

Both of them knew that this time, they had no choice but to fight with their lives on the line!
With a flick of her wrist, the White Snake Demon unleashed several beams of white light, which were her natal demonic weapons forged from the scales on her forehead!
This all-out attack was no less powerful than that of an ordinary cultivator at the Returning Aperture Realm.

Lin Moyin spat out a drop of blood essence, which landed on the sword embryo and burst forth with a sword light more than three feet long, shooting swiftly towards the giant palm!

However, the difference in cultivation levels between the two sides was simply too great.

With another tremor of the giant hand, the spider silk covering it shattered inch by inch.

Completely ignoring Lin Moyin and the White Snake Demon's attacks, the giant hand clenched into a fist and slammed down hard on the Demon Spider's Dharma Image once again!
The demonic spider's form suddenly disintegrated.

The Zhenhai Golden Bell was also shattered and flew back into Su Mo's body.

Lin Moyin and the White Snake Spirit felt an irresistible surge of magical power coming towards them, and their entire bodies were sent flying into the air.

The two watched in disbelief.

The giant hand grabbed Su Mo and Bai Susu and they vanished into thin air!

　I couldn't stop writing, and I wrote an extra 500 words. Sigh, I'll ask for your monthly votes next time!

　　
　
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