Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

"Knock knock knock—"

At the head of the table, Mu An had half his body pressed against the table, his head slightly lowered, his right middle finger curled up, tapping the table again and again.

He ignored Chu Tiankuo's question and continued to tap the table as if no one else was around.

One after another, there was no other movement for a long time.

This display caused all of Mu An's close confidants to stand up straight, not daring to utter a sound.

Only the three unsuspecting witnesses changed their expressions simultaneously. They looked up abruptly, opened their mouths, but ultimately dared not utter a word.

"Lord Mu, you are a respectable person. It has not been easy for you to get to where you are today. If it is not as if you were walking on thin ice, you must have put in a lot of effort."

Nowadays, Princess Yongning's influence has almost completely dissipated, and your uncle, the former Minister of Revenue, has also been imprisoned.

I heard about Lord Mu's effective governance when I was in Shanling County. The people of Qishan Road live in peace and prosperity, making it one of the best places in the world.

If that's the case, why create unnecessary trouble for yourself and the people living in Qishan Road?

In my opinion, these people are nothing more than dust that no one cares about, and are not worth your time or effort.

In comparison, our Qingjiang Chu family is a better choice for you, sir, isn't it?

Chu Tiankuo calmly and deliberately spoke the words he had prepared beforehand, one after another. He noticed the changes in the expressions of the other generals, but he did not take them seriously.

The prosperity of the world is for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

Sufficient benefits will motivate him to achieve his desired goals. The higher he stands, the deeper he is caught in the vortex, and he can never escape from the vortex of interests.

In Chu Tiankuo's mind, Mu An must have experienced countless humiliations to rise from a lowly ninth-rank official to his current position, and he must be very clear about this principle.

The room grew increasingly quiet; even the sound of sweat hitting the floor became clearly audible.

The group of elderly people who had known Mu An since he was a teenager held their breath, trying to minimize their presence.

When Mu An is truly angry, he is usually unusually calm, and this is a sign that he is very angry. They haven't seen Mu An so angry in a long time.

This guy surnamed Chu is finished, and so are all the forces related to him in Shanling County!

Until the boy, who had been looking down, suddenly raised his head and swung his fist at Chu Tiankuo.

"You scoundrel! I'll fight you to the death!"

"You lowly commoner, how dare you hit me?!"

The skinny boy tackled the fat, pig-like governor of Shanling County to the ground, and punched him repeatedly in the fat face.

They knocked out my teeth and dislocated my eye socket.

"You lowly wretch... how dare you! Quickly, drag him away! Quickly! I will tear him to pieces!"

The sudden situation threw the entire hall into chaos. Several experts who had joined Qishan Dao later seemed to want to step forward, but were stopped by several senior figures on the side.

Everyone just watched as Lin Hu punched Chu Tiankuo's face again and again.

Once someone took the lead, two elderly men who dared not speak out also became furious, rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward, punching and kicking each other until the person on the ground curled up and began to beg for mercy.

"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I'm going to die! Someone help me! Help me..."

……

"You surnamed Mu, I am a direct descendant of the Chu family, an official appointed by the imperial court. This is a capital offense! A capital offense punishable by the extermination of your entire family!"

"You bastard, tell someone to stop! If I die, my Qingjiang Chu family will not let you get away with this! The family will avenge me, destroy everyone you care about, and torture your family to death."

They will kill all your elders, throw your daughter into the dirtiest and worst brothels, and make you watch helplessly as everything you care about is destroyed…

The moment the words left his mouth, the atmosphere in the room changed drastically. The high-ranking officials of Qishan Road turned pale, their hearts sinking to the bottom.

It's over, this person is completely finished! The entire Chu family of Qingjiang is finished too!

"You surnamed Mu, are you really going to make an enemy of the Chu family for these lowly people whom nobody cares about?"

……

"Lord Mu, please forgive me! I was just talking nonsense. I will not hold this against you. Our Chu family's eldest daughter is of marriageable age and has admired you for a long time. I am willing to act as your matchmaker. Please have someone take them away!"

……

The cries for mercy, one after another, combined with the sounds of fists pounding on flesh, were strangely pleasant to hear.

Mu An stood up, turned her head, and exuded a chill.

Ever since the battle at Suzaku Gate, he has been reminding himself to cultivate his character and be kind to others.

He has a family and children now, so he can't be as irritable as before.

Xiao He and Xiao Lü are right. He is not alone now. He needs to think before he acts and not set a bad example for Mu Ling'er.

Therefore, he would occasionally visit Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries to have heart-to-heart talks with the Taoist and Buddhist patriarchs in order to cleanse his soul.

But this time, he felt that he had been too good-tempered, since someone dared to say such things to him.

He hadn't been this angry in a very, very long time.

So much so that an endless chill emanated from his back, and in the height of summer, the entire hall's surface was covered with a thick layer of ice.

He stepped forward and, amidst the terrified gazes of everyone in the room, stomped on Chu Tiankuo's arm, his voice icy cold.

"They won't let me go? A capital offense punishable by the extermination of nine generations of my family? My relatives tortured to death? The dirtiest and worst brothel? Watching helplessly as everything I care about is destroyed? A lowly commoner whom nobody cares about?"

With each word he spoke, Mu An pressed down harder with his foot until he broke all four limbs of the person on the ground.

He twisted his fist and punched Chu Tiankuo, shattering all of Chu Tiankuo's remaining teeth.

Ignoring Chu Tiankuo, who was now unable to utter a sound, Mu An slightly raised her head and scanned her surroundings.

"The Chu family of Qingjiang? Come on, someone tell me, what exactly is that?"

As Mu An's gaze swept over them, everyone present felt a chill rise from their feet and into their minds.

Amidst the admiring gazes of the crowd, Wang Le stepped forward, his voice resounding.

"My lord, the Chu family of Qingjiang is a prominent family located in Qingzhou, with a history of five hundred years."

Their family has been officials for generations, with the highest position being Prime Minister. As for now, the Vice Minister of Revenue and the Commander of the Imperial Guards at Zhuque Gate are both from the Chu family.

In the martial arts world, the Chu family is quite well-known. Rumors suggest they have close ties with the assassin organization, the Soul-Severing Pavilion, which is considered a powerful force in Qingzhou.

Wang Le's words rekindled Chu Tiankuo's hope, who was half-dead on the ground. He believed that after understanding the power of the Chu family, Mu An would definitely give in.

With his eyes swollen, he looked up at Mu An.

But then he noticed that Mu An nodded and asked a question in a puzzled tone.

"How does this Chu family compare to the imperial guards?"

"Your Excellency, a local family is naturally no match for the Imperial Guards."

"Does the Chu family have any immortals on earth?"

"My lord, please do not joke. There are only a handful of immortals on land in the entire Great Qi, and most of them live in seclusion."

"How many Celestial Martial Saints does the Chu family have?"

This time, Wang Le hesitated for a while before answering.

"Maybe there is one?"

After saying that, Mu An's anger intensified, and he punched Chu Tiankuo through the chest.

"What did I think your Chu family was so powerful that you dared to threaten me? You can't even produce a few Martial Saints. What are you, you bastard, barking about here?"

When I was carrying a sword and slashing my way from the south gate to the north gate of the palace, the old emperor didn't say a word. So what are you?

Wang Le, keep him alive and repeat everything he just said on him! Forget about the Chu family, I'll go and chop them up in a couple of days!

"Keep this bastard alive! I want him to see with his own eyes how the Chu family disappeared!"