What imperial henchmen? Please call me Your Majesty!

"Otherwise what?"

"Alright, come with me."

Su Mu led her to a small shop selling all kinds of masks. The mask seller was an old lady who smiled kindly through her wrinkles when she saw them.

"Gentlemen, please choose whatever you wish to receive."

Su Mu looked at the various masks, and although he was not usually concerned about the choice of masks, he suddenly took a liking to one particular one.

"I told you to take me into the underworld... why did you bring me here?" Shen Qingqiu asked, puzzled, but deliberately lowered her voice.

"One of the necessary conditions is to choose one, choose the one you like."

Su Mu, acting as if he were an old friend, pointed to the brown, dragon-shaped mask:

"Grandma Yu, I want that one."

Grandma Yu turned around, looked at it, and nodded with a smile:

"it is good."

Shen Qingqiu glanced at the masks, unsure which one to choose, and looked at him:

"Just pick one for me, whatever you like."

"I?"

Su Mu looked at her and blinked.

Is there anything wrong.

You're an official from the capital.

You actually have decision-making difficulties?

"Is there a problem?"

Shen Qingqiu's tone was gloomy.

"No, no... Granny Yu, please also bring over that hydra-like mask next to you."

"it is good."

Shen Qingqiu looked at the nine small snakes engraved around the mask and felt a chill run down her spine. She glanced at Su Mu and secretly pinched his arm.

"You did this on purpose?"

"No... I'm innocent, ma'am..."

Su Mu also lowered his voice:

"Didn't you tell me to choose?"

"That's not necessary..."

"Ha, women."

Su Mu saw that Granny Yu had brought the mask. He took the mask he wanted in his hand and then looked at the snake mask.

Finally, my gaze fell on an ordinary mask, a plain white mask, but there was a tear of blood under the corner of the mask's eye.

"Grandma Yu, please change it for me; she doesn't like this one."

"The two young people were even flirting."

Granny Yu wasn't offended; instead, she looked at the ordinary mask and then at the mask in Su Mu's hand.

"These two masks don't seem to match very well."

Upon hearing Granny Yu's words, Shen Qingqiu felt a sudden warmth spread through her body.

Su Mu agreed, this was indeed high-profile, seeing a smiling mask next to the blood and tears mask.

Suddenly, I made up my mind.

"Then let's get that one."

"it is good."

So Su Mu put on a smiling mask, and Shen Qingqiu put on a mask with a single tear, and the two of them entered the black market.

The black market in Qingzhou is underground, with several secret passages. You need someone familiar with the area to guide you once before you'll know how to get there; otherwise, you won't be able to find it.

Shen Qingqiu discovered that this road was terrifyingly hidden; without someone to guide you, it would be easy to get lost, given the extensive network of underground passages.

Halfway there, before they had even officially entered the black market, a man wearing a menacing mask appeared in front of them, blocking their way.

"If this road is blocked, then that road is the right one."

They were pointing at it so blatantly.

Su Mu stopped and looked at the other person. He was sure his memory was correct, because there was only one way to enter the black market; the rest were dead ends.

Shen Qingqiu didn't notice and continued walking in the direction the person was pointing.

Su Mu walked up to the man and looked into the calm eyes behind his mask.

"I think this is the road?"

"It collapsed, so another road was opened."

Su Mu nodded with some doubt and continued walking in the direction the other person pointed.

Shen Qingqiu turned around and saw Su Mu following, but didn't pay much attention.

On the contrary, Su Mu slowed down his pace considerably, letting Shen Qingqiu walk in front of him the whole time.

He possessed the power of the Rat Talisman, allowing him to clearly know that the road hadn't collapsed, yet the person pointed to this road...

A vague guess lingered in my mind.

As they went deeper, it became darker and darker. The torches that used to be every three or four meters were now more than ten meters apart.

The road is clearly wrong.

I had no choice but to call out to her:

"Um, sir!"

Shen Qingqiu slowly stopped, turning to look at him with a hint of doubt:

"What is it?"

"It seems we've... fallen into a trap."

"What do you mean?"

Just then, hurried footsteps came from this direction.

Su Mu quickly assessed the number of people, his heart tightened, he glanced at Shen Qingqiu, and took a step back to stand behind her.

In his assessment, there were ten people in total.

Shen Qingqiu also became alert, and sure enough, a moment later, dozens of figures appeared under a beam of fire, all of them masked and exuding the aura of third-realm martial artists.

There is a vague realm in this world, from realm one to realm sixty-nine, with realm one being the weakest, but stronger than a novice.

The Ninth Realm is the strongest, but no one has ever seen it.

Similarly, those of lower cultivation levels can easily defeat those of higher cultivation levels in groups of three or five, since those of higher cultivation levels are not gods.

However, this is only how martial arts practitioners judge the opponent's skill level by sensing their aura; a heavy punch will still kill them.

Su Mu himself wasn't even at the first level, so naturally he didn't dare to step forward.

At this moment, it was discovered that Shen Qingqiu was emanating an aura of fifth-realm strength.

This……

Is this adult a master?

Seeing this, he immediately called out:

"Well, sir, it seems we've been completely exposed. You handle these people; I'll hide for a bit."

After saying that, he ran into the shadows.

Upon seeing this display of strength, one of the ten assassins gave orders.

"Kill them all!"

Ten people were mobilized at the same time.

Without hesitation, Shen Qingqiu stepped forward, drew her dagger from her waist, and began to fight these people.

Su Mu hid behind a darker rock, peering out to observe the situation ahead.

Seeing Shen Qingqiu handle the battle with ease, but the space was a bit cramped, Shen Qingqiu, who had originally had the upper hand and even killed two people, immediately fell into a disadvantageous position after entering the darkness.

The two assassins used a combined sword technique to continuously force Shen Qingqiu back into the depths.

At the same time, an assassin slowly approached him.

Su Mu's face darkened.

No.

Big brother.

Is it really that amazing?

He quickly stood up and looked at the other person.

"Hey, bro, let's talk this out."

However, the smiling mask he wore and his pleading words seemed like a feigned show of weakness.

The other party wasn't that merciful either.

Getting closer step by step.

Su Mu slowly retreated.

Damn it!

One realm is barely manageable.

How am I supposed to fight in the Three Realms?

There's nothing else around...

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Shen Qingqiu falling into a disadvantageous position, unable to fight against four opponents, and his mood also darkened.

No.

She can't die here.

If she dies.

I was doomed too.

With his eyes fixed on the assassin and looking at the path behind him, he retreated step by step until he spotted a tiger-shaped stone statue placed there.

Upon seeing this, he immediately ran towards it.

The assassin wore a mocking expression:

"Trying to run? That's a dead end. Do you think you can escape?"

They immediately chased after them.

Su Mu activated the power of the Rat Talisman in his palm when the other party was not paying attention, and patted the Tiger Stone as he ran over.

Then he immediately turned back and slowly retreated, because it was indeed a dead end.

Seeing his demeanor, the assassin wasn't afraid of any tricks he might be up to, and raised his knife:

"You only have yourself to blame for knowing too much!"

Su Mu's eyes widened because he could see that Hu Shi had come back to life.

"what!"

Upon hearing the scream, Shen Qingqiu panicked.

Oops!

If others find out that I rashly investigated a case before fully understanding the situation, thus causing the death of my companion, what will people think of me?

In a moment of distraction, she was kicked in the abdomen and chest by two men, instantly losing her strength and flying backward to the ground.

Just as he was about to get up, two assassins were already upon him.

He raised the knife in his hand and slashed down with it.