Martial Arts Universe: With a single command, 100,000 iron cavalry will sweep across the martial wor

Su Qingfeng was pondering Li Shimin's matter when Song Yuzhi's cursing came over, and his face immediately darkened. Song Yuzhi had been at odds with him from the beginning, and if it weren't for the fact that she was a woman, Su Qingfeng would have already taken action—although, he seemed to be no match for her anyway.

Already in a bad mood, this Song family member just had to provoke her, making Su Qingfeng increasingly annoyed.

"Song Yuzhi, you don't know anything, so don't make a fuss in front of me. I'm not in the mood to waste my breath on you right now."

"You bastard, I..."

"Su Ming, take this woman down."

Seeing Song Yuzhi repeatedly calling him a scoundrel, Su Qingfeng was furious. He admitted that he had acted somewhat absurdly, but he wasn't familiar with Song Yuzhi, so he was determined to teach her a lesson this time.

"Yes, young master."

Su Ming led his guards and suddenly pounced on Song Yuzhi.

"Kill this woman and her guards!"

"Yes, sir!"

Upon seeing the Song family guards blocking their way, the secret guards immediately drew their short blades and charged forward.

Suddenly, Song Zhi stepped in front of Song Yuzhi, blocking the attack of Su Qingfeng's guards. Knowing that his guards were no match for the opponent, he hurriedly pleaded, "Young Master Su, please calm down! Yuzhi is ignorant; please forgive her this time."

Su Qingfeng looked at Song Zhi expressionlessly:

"Song Zhi, you'd better not interfere. Today I'm going to teach your niece a lesson. If the Song family doesn't want to be my enemy, then tell your people to leave."

Song Yuzhi glared angrily at Su Qingfeng and said to Song Zhi:

"Second Uncle, why should we be afraid of this Su fellow? He's nothing but a scoundrel!"

"Shut up!"

Song Zhi sternly stopped his niece, then looked helplessly at Su Qingfeng: "Young Master Su, can't we really let Yu Zhi off this time?"

"I understand," Su Qingfeng said coldly. "I will leave after we get ashore."

After saying this, he led Su Ming and the others towards Li Shimin. This incident marked a complete break between Su Qingfeng and the Song family of the Sui Dynasty. Although they were not originally allies, they would likely become enemies from now on.

Watching Su Qingfeng's departing figure, Song Zhi glared fiercely at Song Yuzhi. If she weren't his elder brother's daughter, he would have loved to teach her a lesson himself.

This girl slandered Lord Wu Xiang without even understanding the situation, and kept calling him a scoundrel—if it were me, I wouldn't be able to tolerate it either.

Song Zhi knew in his heart that it was no longer possible to cooperate with Wu Xiangjun, and that the other party might even become an enemy of the Song family in Lingnan.

Song Yuzhi panicked at this point. She hadn't expected things to escalate to this extent. With Lord Wu Xiang turning against the Song family, she knew she would never be able to borrow troops again.

Without strong military support, her father would inevitably marry his friend Xie Hui, and her sister Song Yuhua would also marry Xie Wenlong—which would be tantamount to her personally pushing her sister into a fire pit.

Su Qingfeng looked at Li Shimin, the Tang Taizong Emperor who had left a significant mark on history, and thought to himself that this man was also a ruthless character. He had killed his brother, imprisoned his father, and even murdered his brother's wife. He wondered how he would clear his name in the future. "You're Li Shimin? You tried to kill me just now?"

Li Shimin looked at Su Qingfeng, surprised that Song Zhi was being so polite to him, but he wasn't afraid, after all, he was the second young master of the Li clan. "That's right, you were disrespectful to my fiancée first, why can't I kill you?" Su Qingfeng, seeing his calm expression, gave the order:

"Still pretending? Do you need an arm chopped off before you beg for mercy? Su Ming, seize him. If he resists, kill him." "Yes, young master."

Changsun Wuhou turned to Song Zhi in surprise. At this moment, Su Ming had already led two guards toward Li Shimin. Li Shimin clenched his fists, wanting to resist, but knew he was no match for these guards, and if he really fought, his life would probably be in danger. So when the guards got close, he did not resist and surrendered—he did not want to die, and he also knew that Su Qingfeng would not kill him at the moment.

Changsun Wuhou looked at the restrained Li Shimin in a panic and rushed to Song Zhi's side: "Second Uncle Song, please save Shimin, or he will die." "I can't do anything about it."

"What? This is on your Song family's ship! If Li Shimin gets into trouble here, the Song family will also be implicated."

Changsun Wuhou had not expected Su Qingfeng to have such a powerful background, one that even the Song family dared not offend. He couldn't help but look at Su Qingfeng and secretly guess his identity.

Upon seeing that Su Qingfeng had captured Li Shimin, Song Yuzhi angrily said:

"Second Uncle, are we really not going to save Li Shimin? That man is too arrogant!"

Song Zhi snapped angrily, "Shut up! If we're going to have a marriage alliance with the Xie family, I'll suggest to my elder brother that you go." Song Yuzhi stared in shock at her second uncle's grim face, never imagining that her beloved elder would threaten her like this. "Second Uncle, you…"

"Guards, take Song Yuzhi back to the cabin. She is not to come out without my order." "Yes, Second Master."

Song Zhi was annoyed and didn't want to listen to the troublemaking girl anymore, so he ordered the guards to take her away.

Su Qingfeng walked to Li Shimin's side, took a box from his robes, looked at it, and smiled—it must contain the weapons sale contract between Li Shimin and Shan Meixian. Seeing the contract snatched away, Li Shimin hurriedly shouted:

"What are you doing? Give it back!"

Seeing his nervousness, Su Qingfeng became even more certain that the account book and contract were indeed in the box.

"Haha, why should I return it to you? Li Shimin, if I hand this box over to the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, guess how he will deal with your Li family?"

"How...how did you know what was inside?"

Li Shimin's expression changed. He hadn't expected Su Qingfeng to know about the Li family's secret purchase of weapons. His heart sank: Could it be that the trip to the Dongming Sect had been leaked?

Su Qingfeng casually laughed and said, "What's impossible? I have some connections with the Dongming Sect, so I can naturally find out what I want to know."

"What will it take for you to return it to me?"

Li Shimin knew he was in trouble. If the account book really fell into the emperor's hands, the Li family would surely suffer a great calamity, and they were not yet ready to start a rebellion.

Su Qingfeng, however, looked him over with great interest and suddenly asked:

"Li Shimin, your fiancée is quite beautiful. What's her name?"

"You...you dare to..."

"If you point at me again, I'll chop off your hand. Tell me, what's her name?"

"My name is Changsun Wuhou, there's no need to make things difficult for Shimin."

A cool, clear voice rang out from the side.

Su Qingfeng looked at Li Shimin with a playful gaze—he wanted to know if this future Emperor Taizong of Tang would abandon his fiancée for the sake of his family's great cause. And the woman before him must be Empress Wende, Zhangsun Wuhou, from history.

"My name is Changsun Wuhou, there's no need to make things difficult for Shimin." Changsun Wuhou walked up to Su Qingfeng, his face expressionless.

She didn't know how Su Qingfeng planned to treat her, but she couldn't just stand by and watch Li Shimin die here, after all, the two were already engaged.

Su Qingfeng glanced at her coldly: "Changsun Wuhou, I don't think I asked you, did I? Su Ming, cut off Li Shimin's arm."

"Yes, young master."

Changsun Wuhou immediately stepped in front of Li Shimin: "Wait! I've already told you his name, why are you still hurting him?"

Su Qingfeng caught a glimpse of Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Wuque looking in their direction out of the corner of her eye, and felt a little helpless—in their eyes, she was probably going to be seen as a bully.

"Because Li Shimin didn't answer my question." He looked down at Li Shimin, who was being forced to kneel by two guards, and slowly said, "Li Shimin, if I were to cut off your arm today, even if the Li family were to gain the throne in the future, would you, with your crippled body, still be able to inherit your father's position?"

Li Shimin struggled and angrily retorted, "I am the second son of the Li family. Even if my limbs were intact, it would not be my turn to succeed to the throne. Why do you have to sow discord here!"

Su Qingfeng laughed: "Fine, since you don't care about this arm, it's useless to keep it. Su Ming, do I need to say it again?"

"Your subordinate knows his mistake and will act immediately!"

Su Ming hurriedly drew his sword and stepped forward. Hua Wuque, standing to the side, frowned and whispered to Lu Xiaofeng:

"Brother Lu, Brother Su...did you go too far this time?"

Lu Xiaofeng glanced at Li Shimin, picked up his wine cup, took a sip, and casually patted Hua Wuque on the shoulder:

"Xiao Bai, you're still too young. Brother Su has long seen through Li Shimin—he's hypocritical to the core. Just you wait and see, before Brother Su's guards even get close, Li Shimin will surely do something that will shock you."

Hua Wuque looked at Li Shimin, his face full of confusion:

"Surely not? I see him as upright and honest; how could he be hypocritical?"

"That's why I call you Little White. You'll understand in a bit."

Seeing Su Qingfeng's guards closing in, Li Shimin grew anxious. He thought to himself: If he truly lost an arm, even if the Li clan gained control of the Sui Dynasty, he would have no chance of inheriting his father's legacy. Besides, the current emperor was not the eldest son of the legitimate wife; did Li Shimin himself lack ambition?

"Her name is Changsun Wuhou."

"Su Ming, stop."

"Yes, young master."

Su Qingfeng smiled slightly at Li Shimin. Since Li Shimin had answered, it meant that in his heart, ambition outweighed his love for the woman.

Changsun Wuhou turned to look at Li Shimin, her heart filled with mixed emotions. From the moment Li Shimin uttered her name, she understood: she was no match for the grand schemes he was plotting.

"Li Shimin, that's right. What woman is more important than your Li clan's empire? If you truly rule the world in the future, what worries will you have about women?" Su Qingfeng said leisurely. "Now I'll ask, and you'll answer. You know the consequences if you hesitate or answer incorrectly."

"……I know."

"Whose woman will Changsun Wuhou be after this?"

Li Shimin glared angrily at Su Qingfeng, knowing that the other party was openly trying to steal his fiancée. But glancing at the guards beside Su Qingfeng, he could only grit his teeth and whisper:

"She...is your woman."

Changsun Wuhou's body went limp, and she slumped onto the deck. She hadn't expected Li Shimin to be so decisive; in such a short time, this man had become so unfamiliar.

Seeing her so distraught, Su Qingfeng also felt bored and waved his hand:

"Release Li Shimin and bring me paper and pen. Li Shimin, write down the document to dissolve your engagement with Changsun Wuhou, and I will let you go. I will keep this box for you for now."

After saying that, he led several guards back to the cabin, ignoring everyone on the deck, and left as soon as they reached the shore.

Lu Xiaofeng leaned back in his chair and lazily asked Hua Wuque:

"Xiao Bai, what do you think of Li Shimin now?"

"A hypocrite."

Hua Wuque shook his head. He had originally thought Li Shimin was a man of integrity, but he hadn't expected him to be like this. Today's lesson from Su Qingfeng had taught him that he would never again judge a book by its cover.

Lu Xiaofeng laughed loudly upon hearing this:

"You've improved! Actually, Su Qingfeng never intended to kill Li Shimin from the beginning, let alone cut off his arm..."

"If Brother Su's guard wanted to cut off Li Shimin's arm, he could have done it in the blink of an eye. But what you saw was him slowly stepping forward. Wasn't he waiting for Li Shimin's reply?" Hua Wuque frowned and thought about it carefully after hearing Lu Xiaofeng's words. He realized that it was true and admired Su Qingfeng even more.

Two days later, the ship arrived at the Great Sui Dynasty. Su Qingfeng led his guards off the ship and left. At this time, he did not want to see Lu Xiaofeng and the people from Yihua Palace—since they were going different ways, Su Qingfeng had deliberately disembarked early. Lu Xiaofeng, Yaoyue, and the others were heading to Yangzhou City of the Great Sui Dynasty.

Su Qingfeng wasn't afraid of them forcing him to stay. He was certain that neither Lu Xiaofeng nor Yaoyue would stop him this time. Everyone was vying for the Longevity Formula, and having someone like him who didn't know martial arts would only be a burden.

Unbeknownst to Su Qingfeng, just as he and his guards disembarked, Changsun Wuhou quietly followed them. For the past two days on the ship, Changsun Wuhou, like Su Qingfeng, had not left her cabin. She had seen the men forcing Li Shimin to disembark from the window and thus quietly followed them.

Li Shimin's face darkened as he watched Changsun Wuhou and the man surnamed Su disembark one after the other. He would never let the man surnamed Su go, but thinking of Changsun Wuhou, Li Shimin could only sigh inwardly.

Yaoyue and Lu Xiaofeng knew that Su Qingfeng had left, but neither of them stopped him. This battle for the Longevity Formula was likely to be fierce, and since Su Qingfeng had no martial arts skills, it was indeed inconvenient for him to accompany them.