Su Mutang's great-great-great-great-grandfather was called Su Jing. He came from the East Heaven Territory and was once a great contributor to the Lianhai Villa. His contribution was the construction of the number one bank in the world. Later on, it was said that his contributions surpassed the owner. No one knew whose name the bank was named after. In order not to make things difficult for the owner, Su Jing left the Lianhai Villa and went to the capital city to take the examination. He was admitted into the Great Corner Academy at the age of thirty, becoming the oldest student in history.
Three years later, he entered the court and became an official. He was ambitious and tried to show off his abilities in the court. At first, he was very successful, and in just two years, he became the Imperial Censor. During his time in office, the government decrees were clear, and corruption was almost completely eradicated. All the officials in the territory were cautious, afraid that this swift and decisive Imperial Censor would find out about them. The people who had benefited from him all clapped their hands and praised him, calling him the Bright Star. In Jambu Kingdom, the Bright Star represented light and fearlessness. It was located in the southeast and was the most dazzling of the auxiliary stars. Unexpectedly, the Dragon Emperor's temple was too small and couldn't accommodate a god with outstanding political achievements like him. His colleagues ostracized him, the Emperor was suspicious of him, and the successive blows caused him to be disheartened and wanted to resign and return to his hometown. However, although the Emperor was slandered by vile people, he valued his talent and refused. So he applied for a transfer to the military and became an insignificant commander of the Protectorate Army.
Unexpectedly, he had already offended a group of powerful officials. When he arrived at the military, he no longer had any power, and his days became more and more difficult.
There was no war at that time, and the Protectorate Army of Long Qing was reduced to less than 500,000. Not to mention a commander of the Protectorate Army, even a general could not compare to the Emperor's favorite servant.
Ten years passed like this. Under the persecution of his former political enemies, he was demoted from commander of the Protectorate Army to captain. He also developed a drinking problem and was thought to be unable to recover. Even the Emperor no longer cared about him. It was at this time that war suddenly broke out.
First, the Sea Race forcefully entered Shanhai Pass. Bu Luo City was in the midst of internal strife, and the Imperial Court had no choice but to quickly send troops to suppress them. Soon after, the puppet kings, who were controlled by the rulers of the various territories, suddenly rebelled and declared their independence. They wanted to break away from the Dragon Emperor. How could the Imperial Court agree? Naturally, they fought.
It was not over yet. In that period of turmoil, the Asura World launched a large-scale attack, making matters worse.
Protector Long Qing's entire army was mobilized, but the Great General had been doing nothing for too long. On the first day of the battle with the Alien Tribes, he died on the battlefield. The Dragon Imperial Army suffered a great defeat. In only five days, the Asura and Rakshasa Clans occupied the entire Chang Province.
The imperial court was forced to fight on three fronts. The Emperor was in a terrible situation every day. Some of the officials close to him suggested that Su Jing was extremely capable in the past. He even cured the imperial court's malady for many years. He might be able to handle the current situation.
In his desperation, the Emperor hurriedly promoted Su Jing back to the position of Commander of the Protectorate Army and ordered him to immediately lead the army to take back Chang Province from the hands of the foreign races.
The commander of the Imperial Protectorate army only had three thousand soldiers under his command, and they were all part of the Emperor's Imperial Guard. For him to be sent out to fight showed just how stretched the Imperial Court was.
When Su Jing heard the imperial edict, he laughed. He smashed the wine bottle and took a rope into the palace. He held the rope in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please hang yourself."
"What's the matter, my dear subject?" The Emperor was shocked.
"The enemy is outnumbered, it's like throwing an egg against a rock." Su Jing said calmly, "I am grateful for Your Majesty's kindness, so I have never left Tianjing. I only hope that Your Majesty will use me one day. I dare not disobey the Imperial Edict, nor do I wish for my three thousand brothers to lose their lives in vain. Therefore, I dare to hang myself. "
Only after hearing this did the Emperor's mind clear. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed and ashamed. He then walked down and lowered his head to apologize to Su Jing. He said that he had mistakenly believed slanderous words and begged for his forgiveness. He hoped that he could help him through the danger.
Su Jing didn't refuse. He put forward his conditions, which the Emperor agreed to. Su Jing then came up with a plan to help Buluo City settle the power struggle, using this as a condition to send troops to Shanhai Pass. He then asked his old boss, Lianhai Villa, for help in suppressing the rebellion. Finally, he personally led the troops and used a plan to recover the lost land, driving the foreign tribes back to the Asura Realm.
The Emperor finally realized what kind of talent he had almost missed. He immediately promoted him to the position of Great General of the Protectorate Army. However, Su Jing refused. The Emperor knew that he was worried about the reappearance of the situation ten years ago, so he didn't force him. He conferred a title of nobility and issued an imperial edict that the eldest son of the Su family could unconditionally inherit the position of the commander of the Imperial Protectorate army.
It had been several hundred years since Su Mutang's generation. After Su Jing, no matter how much merit he made, his family never received a higher position. Su Mutang's promotion to the position of Imperial Governor was forced by the previous Emperor. There were other reasons for this, but I won't elaborate on them.
However, even though he had 'played safe' for dozens of generations, he had no choice but to fall into a desperate situation today.
Compared to the false accusations, the ostracism of his colleagues, and the suspicion of the Emperor, this desperate situation was even more irresistible. If one's life was in someone else's hands.
Su Mutang looked to be about sixty years old. His temples were white, and he was tied up with a red ribbon and hung upside down on a beam. His wife was treated the same as him. His servants and family warriors were all tied up and kneeling in the central room. Their bodies were covered in blood and they only had the strength to breathe. There were also many corpses lying around. The cold moonlight illuminated more of the color of blood in the courtyard.
The central room was not quiet. There were many ferocious fiends in the surroundings, shooting out malicious gazes. They were waiting for someone to scream, then they would capture that person and swallow him alive. At the same time, they were chatting, guessing if Su Xiaojian would come to save them.
Su Mutang guessed the gist of it from these conversations. He cast a glance at his wife. The two of them had been together for so many years, and they only needed to exchange glances to reach a consensus. They were going to commit suicide by cutting their own arteries.
However, he was surprised. The position of their arteries had long been injected with a strange force. It turned out that their lives were no longer up to them.
"Mutang, the Blood-clothed Tower has always been ruthless and decisive. We can't drag Xiaojian down with us!"
Su Mutang's wife was called Deng Yushu. She looked at her husband with a determined gaze. "Otherwise, Xiao Rong will be a widow for a long time!"
The first sentence made Su Mutang's blood boil. The second sentence immediately woke him up and he couldn't help but smile bitterly. "But Madam, what else can we do now? It might be the Emperor's will that Li Xueyi found us so quickly. As the saying goes, if the Emperor wants his subjects to die, the subjects have no choice but to die … Now, the Emperor wants his subjects to die whenever he wants them to. The only difference between the two is the person holding the butcher's knife. "
"It's like this …" Deng Yushu came from Great Corner Academy. Her loyalty to the Emperor and her country were deeply rooted in her bones. "I finally know why you didn't object to Xiao Rong joining the Court Of Sword."
"You're finally not angry at me for destroying a Super Investigator?" Su Mutang teased.
"Of course I still have to be angry!" Deng Yushu glared at her husband.
Even if her hair had turned gray, and even if she didn't do it on purpose, many wrinkles could still be seen on her face. Su Mutang still loved this expression of his wife very much. It was just like back then when she was still a constable in the Dragon Emperor's Mansion, grabbing his chest and saying, "If you stare at me again, I'll throw you into prison and starve you." This ferocious expression was so cute in his eyes.
This was the origin of love.
He stared at his beloved wife with deep love in his eyes.
Deng Yushu was originally very fierce, but she was slowly losing to him.
"Leader!" Suddenly, a voice interrupted the atmosphere.
Li Hongzhuang slowly walked in from outside and sized up Su Mutang and Deng Yushu. She said in a sweet voice, "It's really enviable and jealous that the two of you can still have such feelings for each other at this age. I have to say, in this era where most of the decisions are made by men, Madam, you're really lucky to have met Mr. Su. Even I'm very moved. "
No one could tell if her words were true or false, but they were certain that she had ulterior motives.
Deng Yushu had never doubted her husband. After all, she was a woman of a certain age. She had long since seen through these illusions.
"Landlord Li." She slowly spoke in a calm yet powerful voice, "At this point, what else do you want to obtain? You're going to be the bait, and your life is in your hands. What else is there to be dissatisfied about? "
"Madam speaks the truth." Li Hongzhuang laughed coquettishly. She turned around coquettishly and looked at the bright night sky. She seemed to murmur, "But Madam, there are millions of misfortunes in this world. How can I say that you're the ones who are too dazzling?"
Deng Yushu looked at her husband with a gentle gaze. "Leader Li, I'll use Mutang's words to answer you: people live to die."
"Unfortunately, the blood that flows in my body is demon blood." As soon as Li Hongzhuang finished speaking, a demon barged in from outside the courtyard, shouting repeatedly, "You're a demon!
"Leader! Leader! Leader! "
He ran to the doorstep, panting. Perhaps because he remembered Li Hongzhuang's ruthlessness, he quickly gathered his thoughts, bent his knees, and lowered his head. He continued, "Reporting to Leader, Ji Wuji is dead."
"Ji Wuji is dead?" Li Hongzhuang raised his eyebrows. "Is Yan Shiyi that powerful?"
"It wasn't Yan Shiyi who killed him. It was the Hidden Mountain Five Swords!" His breathing was very even now, and his voice was even more powerful. "I only knew that he was the number one assassin in the world, but I didn't expect that there were five of them. All of them used the Deity Vanquishing Sword, and Ji Wuji died."
"How extravagant!" Li Hongzhuang narrowed his eyes. "In other words, Ji Wuyu escaped from prison. Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"They, they were all lying in ambush at Lang Kun Palace …" He said with a trembling voice. He was really afraid that if he said the following words, he would be implicated.
"In that case, in the future, Shangjing will be in Ji Wuyu's hands." Li Hongzhuang fell into deep thought. His expression was indescribably cold. "With the Hidden Mountain Five Swords in hand, no matter how angry Ji Yuyu is, he can't do anything to him. But he's too arrogant. Killing his brother is a big taboo. Isn't he afraid of provoking that thousand-year old monster? "
"Forget it. Go back and tell Chen Tianlong that the plan will go ahead."
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