What imperial henchmen? Please call me Your Majesty!

"But what if..."

"There's no 'but' about it. Since we're here, we have to face it to some extent. Not to mention that we already have a grudge against Tingxuelou, and now that the former leader is dead, Tingxuelou still can't be dismantled internally. The newly appointed leader will also be used as a stepping stone to avenge the former leader and consolidate his own status and position."

Bai Lian analyzed a lot, but the bigger condition was not there. Rather, it was that Tingxuelou did indeed have what they needed. Unless it was certain that all of Tingxuelou had left, staying here would only lead to certain death.

Su Mu thought about it. He felt that he could handle Tingxuelou, but it would cause a great commotion in the capital, which was not a good thing.

But if the people of Tingxuelou find out about this, it will be difficult for me, not to mention it will implicate these two.

What was originally just ordinary hatred has been escalated into something much worse, and could potentially lead to death.

That would truly be a losing proposition.

"The question is, what can we do now? How can we help him?"

Bai Lian thought about this question for a long time, and finally shook her head:

"I can't help."

"Sigh... Master's wife, at worst we can avenge him when the time comes. We already had a grudge anyway, so let's just consider it a favor. After all, the dead should be respected."

Uh……

Su Mu felt somewhat ashamed upon hearing this commotion.

What does it mean to respect the dead?

Did he really assume he would die?

It's just Tingxuelou.

Since they were able to kill Bai Nongyu.

It's not impossible to wipe out the entire Tingxuelou.

Of course, the prerequisite is whether Tingxuelou is really going to mobilize all its forces to avenge the old master.

Or, you could go there yourself and sit directly in the host's seat.

This actually has great benefits.

After thinking it over, he decided to just do it and turned to walk out of the yard.

A moment later...

The door was opened.

Bai Jinwei wondered:

"Master's wife, where is he?"

Bai Lian walked to the side and watched, also somewhat puzzled:

"Did you hear something?"

"So what can he do?"

"I don't know."

……

A basement level in a guesthouse in the capital city.

A message is arriving at an extremely fast speed, almost as fast as it can be.

"Oh no! Oh no! OP... OP..."

Several senior elders of Tingxuelou who were discussing matters also looked towards the entrance, where they saw a Tingxuelou follower rushing over, scrambling and stumbling.

Someone immediately slammed their fist on the table:

"Hmph! This panicked behavior is utterly disrespectful!"

The attendant who entered looked at everyone, swallowed hard, and said:

"Something terrible has happened! Secret report: OP, OP has been killed!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

They all stood up.

"Who did this? How dare they be so audacious!"

"Bai Nongyu is at least a peak eighth-realm martial artist; very few can kill him. Who is it? My Tingxuelou will fight him to the death!"

"That's right, according to the secret report, he was killed by the Ghost Bureau constables."

"The Ghostly Constable? Xu Tu? Has he gained some new insights?"

They all knew the situation at the Ghost Bureau. The only one they could kill was Xu Tu. Bai Nongyu had been practicing martial arts since childhood. Although he was a peak eighth-level martial artist, even ninth-level martial artists would have a hard time defeating him.

He has also fought against the people of the Ghost Bureau, and even managed to escape from two ninth-level martial artists of the Ghost Bureau, which shows his ability.

The fact that the Ghost Bureau was able to kill Bai Nongyu suggests that Xu Tu might have made a breakthrough in his skills and reached a different level.

Otherwise, the Ghost Bureau wouldn't have been able to kill Bai Nongyu at all.

"It wasn't him, but a constable who had only been in the capital for a few days."

"What?! Are you kidding me?!"

"That's impossible! Where did these constables come from?"

"According to the intelligence, he was killed by a second-realm martial artist..."

"Second Realm?"

The people around were all taken aback.

Are you kidding me!

Second-level warrior.

Killed a martial artist at the peak of the eighth realm?

Are you suggesting that Bai Nongyu just stand there and let him kill her?

"Hmph! It's definitely a trick!"

"That's right, Xu Tu has probably improved quite a bit in the Ghost Bureau, but isn't it a bit too much to make a second-realm martial artist take the blame?"

"I never imagined the Ghost Government would be so despicable! Do they really think our Listening Snow Pavilion is just for show?! Humph!"

One person was very angry and slammed his hand on the table, shattering the surface into pieces.

"Very well, since the Ghost Bureau can do this once, then don't blame us for doing it again. Immediately gather everyone from Tingxuelou; we're going to give them a shock tonight!"

"Yes……"

……

Su Mu stood in front of an inn, watching the people come and go.

He stroked his chin, pondering for a while.

Is this Tingxuelou?

After making inquiries from various sources, he was finally told that Tingxuelou was located here.

But this inn is so ordinary, is it really Tingxuelou?

Are you kidding me!

Or were you scammed?

A whistle rang out.

Su Mu looked back and saw Lei Yan on the eaves.

Su Mu thought for a moment, then went around to the back and climbed onto the roof to join Lei Yan.

"No, why are you asking about Tingxuelou? Are you planning a night raid on them?"

"Since you've inquired about Tingxuelou, it's obviously time for something big. What's up?"

"What? You, you must be joking, hahaha..."

"What, you don't believe me?"

Lei Yan's smile gradually froze, because he saw Su Mu's serious expression, which suggested he wasn't joking.

He asked in confusion:

"What happened? Did they steal your wife and children or something? Or did they steal the person you love?"

"I want to be the owner of Tingxuelou."

"What?!"

Lei Yan was startled and looked at him:

"No, brother, this is no joke. There are quite a few experts in Tingxuelou. If you want to be the leader, you'll at least have to subdue them. Moreover, the leader, Bai Nongyu, is said to be a peak eighth-realm martial artist. Even our two envoys from the Ghost Bureau might not be able to capture him, let alone you."

"Bai Nongyu? He's dead."

"Dead?"

Lei Yan looked puzzled.

died?

What a joke.

"How come I didn't know?"

Lei Yan was very puzzled.

Su Mu smiled and said, "I killed him. This matter is somewhat of a secret, and the higher-ups certainly won't announce it so soon."

However...

Something big is definitely going to happen tonight.

The best course of action now is to strike first!

Thinking of this, I looked at the inn.

"Are you sure Tingxuelou is right here?"

"Well, it's hard to say, because they absolutely refuse to reveal anything. But through clues, we know that people from Tingxuelou come and go from here to some extent, so they're probably mostly here."

"If that's the case, then okay."

Su Mu nodded. As long as he was sure he was here, that was fine. After thinking it over, he jumped down from the roof and landed in front of the inn, drawing his sword.

Upon seeing that they were constables from the Ghost Bureau, everyone stopped to watch.

"This is a case being handled by the underworld. All bystanders, leave immediately! Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"

The sound wasn't loud, but those around could hear it clearly.

The surroundings were quiet for a moment.

Immediately, someone exclaimed in surprise, and everyone ran away, including the people inside the inn.

The waiter was puzzled when he saw that all the customers had left. He went to the door and saw Su Mu.

Then he smiled and said:

"Sir, our shop is a small business; we don't know what we've done to offend you?"

"I killed Bai Nongyu."

……

Wangfu.

Xiao Chuli had just returned and was still thinking of a solution when a maid rushed in to report.

"My lord, my lord, something terrible has happened!"

"What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"

Xiao Chuli was still puzzled.

The maid replied:

"The Ghost Office, it seems the Ghost Office constables have come to Tingxuelou."

"Ghost constables? They've come to Tingxuelou?"

At first, she thought it was absurd, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

This guy!

Get up immediately:

"Immediately summon all constables from the Ghost Offices in the capital to assemble on South Alley Street!"

Very few people know about this.

Qian Miao and Xu Tu are both quite honest; they wouldn't do something so absurd.

There is one exception.

This guy.

Are you crazy?