What imperial henchmen? Please call me Your Majesty!

The Regent's Palace was not actually that strict, but there were hardly any people around, as if everyone had tacitly agreed to a rule.

That means avoiding trouble if possible, especially in places frequented by royalty and nobility; it's best to avoid getting involved.

After all, no one can guarantee that someone won't disappear without a trace while walking.

On the contrary, Su Mu dared to linger and stroll around here alone. Although he was being watched, people saw that he was wearing the uniform of a constable from the Ghost Bureau, so they didn't say anything and just assumed that he had something to do.

Su Mu turned around twice and then saw a maid rushing over:

"Young Master Su, my master invites you."

Su Mu looked over and recognized the maid, so he nodded and followed her over.

This time, instead of a carriage, they entered the Regent's Palace through a side gate, which made him very curious. Could it be that the person had a close relationship with the Regent?

However, he wouldn't ask too many questions. In the capital, no matter how harmless someone may seem, they could all be informants to some extent.

They followed silently to a two-story pavilion. Upon reaching the first floor, a maid greeted them:

"The master is upstairs, Young Master Su, please."

Su Mu nodded and walked up the stairs.

Upon arriving on the second floor, I discovered that the pavilion was filled with books and had a rather unique layout. Moreover, the decorative items around the room were quite special and looked very expensive.

In other words, you can usually get a pretty good price for taking something out of here.

Of course, he didn't have any petty theft intentions, nor was he not greedy. Rather, he could leave his assets lying around, and the other party had the ability to trace them back. In fact, he would only suffer losses and gain nothing.

Walking slowly, I finally found a person in a study. I slowly walked in, lifted the curtain, and saw a woman sitting at her desk.

The girl was writing and drawing at the moment, but he couldn't make out anything.

But I didn't pay much attention and just waited for her to finish writing.

They waited for a short while...

Xiao Jiuge stopped writing, put the pen down, and looked up.

"Young Master Su, you must have something to discuss with me."

Su Mu naturally nodded. His original intention was to give her the dog talisman directly, but that would reduce the amount of leverage he could gain.

Since you possess the original essence, you can leave some of your magic power in the talisman so that others can also use it.

However, the incredible power of this talisman cannot be bought with a box of gold bars.

then……

Sensing the fluctuation in her aura, clearly indicating she was also a martial artist, and at a considerable level, he chuckled:

"I do have something to attend to, but could we perhaps go somewhere else?"

"How about we go somewhere else?"

Xiao Jiuge didn't quite understand, but judging from his appearance, he must have something on his mind and it wasn't convenient for him to be here.

Moreover, judging from his confident demeanor, he must have brought me some information about the talisman, or perhaps he has already obtained it but is still unable to give it to me now.

wrong……

She knew very well that this place was the safest and most secure for her, so why would she want to go somewhere else?

Although he had doubts, he still got up:

"it is good."

"Sir, please..."

Su Mu smiled.

Xiao Jiuge looked suspicious, feeling like a guest.

But he didn't say much and went outside. Of course, Xiao Jiuge led the way, and Su Mu followed behind.

What surprised Su Mu the most was that the Regent's Palace actually had a fighting arena. Although it wasn't large, it was equipped with all sorts of weapons.

He was a little suspicious, but well, since he was already here, there was nothing more to say.

Standing on the arena, Su Mu looked at Xiao Jiuge and smiled:

"It seems that Young Master Jiu highly regards my abilities."

Xiao Jiuge didn't say anything, but directly picked out a suitable weapon on the arena, which was a sword.

The sword is of standard length, but the blade is reinforced, making it look very simple and unadorned. However, its actual effectiveness in combat is uncertain.

Su Mu saw this and, after much thought, could only take a knife and fight back, because his purpose in coming was to first prove the power of the dog talisman before telling her.

Otherwise, the other party might feel that getting this thing is too easy and not challenging enough, causing her to reduce the reward she gives.

That would truly be a losing proposition.

Thinking of this, he picked up the knife, faced her, and said with a smile:

"Ninth Young Master, please enlighten me."

As he spoke, he raised his knife and stabbed at her.

Xiao Jiuge watched it all, and perhaps because of her high cultivation level, she saw it as moving in slow motion.

joke.

A mere second-realm martial artist dares to show off his skills in front of me, a peak eighth-realm martial artist.

That's what she was thinking, but as Su Mu approached, she had no choice but to get into a fighting stance and raise her sword to confront him.

The sound of ping-pong balls echoed throughout the training ground, making the maid watching from the sidelines very anxious. She wanted to go forward, but knew she was no match for them, so she wanted to retreat, but she had no choice but to stand still and watch.

To prevent unforeseen circumstances.

When they first clashed, Xiao Jiuge thought he had some strange or exceptional skills to fight him, but in the end, she found that he was just a second-level martial artist, so she didn't care anymore.

During the fight, Su Mu also used his skills, but with the blessing of the dog talisman, he could maintain all his energy and even reach his peak state. As long as it was with him, he was fearless.

Of course, he knew he couldn't beat this woman, but if it came to a protracted battle, that was another story.

A moment later...

Xiao Jiuge also sensed something was wrong, because based on the time it had taken, the opponent's attack should have weakened, but the opponent seemed to have inexhaustible strength, fighting against her without any room to catch his breath.

I felt inexplicably strange.

Could it be that he intends to deplete my internal energy?

He had this possibility in his mind, but then he thought it was absurd, because his cultivation level was far higher than his opponent's. To exhaust himself, he would probably need to fight continuously for two hours, and that would have to be done without stopping. But that was simply impossible.

However, as time went on, she gradually found herself struggling to keep up. It was obvious that her strength was being depleted by her opponent, yet the opponent's offensive showed no signs of abating, which was quite strange.

I wanted to ask, or say something, but given the other person's attitude, there was no way to say anything more, so I could only keep enduring it.

Since this was just a friendly spar, she couldn't use her full strength, but as time went on, she found herself at a disadvantage.

Until two hours later...

Su Mu maintained his initial stance, but he noticed that his opponent was starting to lose strength. Calculating the time, it was time to stop, so he decided not to continue entangled with or exhausting his opponent's internal energy.

He took a step back, quickly stepped forward, and after two steps, jumped, slashing horizontally in mid-air.

Clang!

The longsword hummed, but then a cracking sound rang out.

The sword broke. The broken sword fell to the ground, bounced, landed twice, and finally stuck into the wooden board.

Xiao Jiuge stared blankly at the broken sword in her hand, completely bewildered.

If it were a true life-or-death battle with the enemy, both of them would intend to use their internal energy to wear down the other and expose a weakness.

At that moment, the outcome was already decided.

Su Mu sheathed his knife:

"You flatter me, Ninth Miss..."