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Chapter 1352 Capturing a Beauty
Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng were deeply impressed by Captain Su's thorough planning and detailed arrangements. The environment under the secret passage was really unknown, and it would be the safest arrangement to figure it out before going down.

However, they didn't know that Captain Su had no intention of going in at all. Instead, he ordered a group of soldiers to throw several objects into the secret passage. Soon, Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng were surprised to find that a large amount of thick fog appeared in the secret passage.

"Ahem...Captain Su, what was that thing you dropped down the secret passage?"

“Tear gas.”

"Huh? Tear gas? What is this?"

"..." However, Captain Su did not explain anything to Su Wuming, Lu Lingfeng and others. Instead, he kept staring at the changes in the secret passage. Soon, the treasure hunters hiding in the secret passage ran out.

"Cough cough cough..."

Then, under the shocked gazes of Su Wuming and others, the border troops of the Grand Marshal's Office controlled all the criminals, even the treasure hunting master and the proprietress of the Mo family store.

Although the battle was won, everyone looked at the resurrected female shop owner in surprise, "Female shop owner, you really faked your death?"

"Ahem... You bunch of stinky men are so abominable! I even faked my own death, but you still can't be scared away."

"Madam, I suppose the reason you're going to all this trouble is because you're worried we might interfere with your treasure hunt?"

"Humph! You all deserve to die, otherwise you wouldn't have provoked the official."

"Madam Mo, we at the Hanzhou Grand Commandery have been keeping an eye on you for a long time. Even without these people tonight, you treasure thieves still wouldn't be able to escape."

"What? You were actually sent by that lecher?"

"How dare you! How dare you insult our Grand Commander? I think you are courting death."

"Hmph! Ever since we chose to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, we've already put our lives at risk. I just don't understand why your Grand Commander is still pestering us."

"If you want to know why, just pray that the Grand Admiral will answer you."

"..."

The female shop owner was extremely angry at this time. She didn't expect that they had already taken the initiative to avoid Suning, but now Suning was still harassing them by using his power as the Grand Commander. The female shop owner really couldn't understand how she had offended Suning.

"Haha, initially I did have the thought of killing everyone present, but the appearance of this Mr. Jiang Shan was like a breath of fresh air. His otherworldly aura, coupled with his striking resemblance to my deceased brother, softened my heart for a moment. That's why I couldn't bring myself to kill you."

"Madam, I am not from Mount Jiang. My real name is Jiang Wei, and I am the lieutenant of this county."

"What? You are actually the county lieutenant of this county?"

"That's right! I came to the Mo's shop this time to track down the whereabouts of those thirteen craftsmen."

"Hmph! County Lieutenant Jiang, the real reason we came here to build the Mo Family Store was to search for treasure. This was all because our family suffered a sudden misfortune and was completely slaughtered. We were left with no other options, so we chose this dangerous journey, solely to find the treasure, maintain our livelihood, and avenge our family. As for those thirteen craftsmen, they were already buried at the bottom of the cliff."

"What? You guys deserve to be cut into pieces."

"..."

"Mrs. Mo, I just heard you say that your family has a mutation. Can you tell me the details?"

"Humph! Back then, we were Tang soldiers guarding the borders. It was the Empress who believed the slander of a villain and forced us to rebel against the court. My poor brother was also beheaded by the court."

After hearing this, Su Wuming felt deeply sympathetic and respectful. "Madam shop owner, I, Su Wuming, promise to be the guarantor for these martyrs, to help them clear their grievances, regain their innocence, and allow them to live uprightly in the sunshine."

"..." These words, like a warm spring breeze, blew into the hearts of some of the old subordinates. They began to waver, considering whether to abandon the past grudges and choose a new path. "My dear, why should we trust you?"

"My name is Su Wuming! I am a martial artist, and my master is Di Renjie, the greatest detective of the Tang Dynasty."

"What? Sir, you are actually Di Gong's disciple?"

"That's right! Are you willing to believe me this time?"

"..."

However, at this critical moment, the female shop owner's father, the rude old man who had clashed with Su Wuming and others on the road, suddenly appeared.

The old man had a stern expression on his face and attacked the soldiers without hesitation, but he was blocked by the border troops of the Grand Marshal's Office who had been prepared.

This sudden change instantly escalated the already tense atmosphere, and a battle of life and death began.

Seeing this, Long Tai wanted to step forward and subdue the arrogant old man, but unexpectedly a ferocious monster appeared halfway, and Long Tai and his companions almost died in its mouth.

Seeing the monster that suddenly appeared before them was extremely powerful, no one could defeat it. Su Wuming was quick-witted and said, "Old Fei, do you know the origin of this monster?"

Lao Fei shook his head and said he didn't know.

However, Su Wuming suddenly remembered that ancient books recorded that the energy of pine and cypress could make certain strange beasts retreat, so he ordered people to quickly get the pine and cypress, and finally used their power to kill the monster Fu Shu.

On the other side, Captain Su and the border troops quickly captured the old man, and Su Wuming confidently exposed everything. It turned out that it was the old man's selfishness that made him choose to rebel, and it was he who indirectly caused the death of the female store owner's brother.

The old man was shocked and looked at Su Wuming with hatred. He wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill the talkative Su Wuming, but was ruthlessly chopped off the head by Su Duwei with a knife. The tongue relic that he had dug out with great difficulty was also taken away by Su Duwei.

The female shop owner was heartbroken to see her father being killed like this, and she let go of her hatred for her selfish father. She first looked at Jiang Wei affectionately, and again said that he looked like her deceased brother, and then jumped off the cliff, which was very sad.

However, Captain Su, standing by, grabbed the woman and stopped her from jumping off the cliff. "Why? Why don't I even have the right to jump off a cliff and commit suicide?"

"Humph! Your life or death depends on the Grand Commander's decision. If the Grand Commander doesn't want you to die, you can't even commit suicide."

"..." At this moment, the wife of the Mo family was stunned as a wooden chicken, realizing that the scoundrel was not willing to let her go.

"..." Jiang Wei, standing by, also felt pity for the Mo family's wife's miserable life and wanted to plead for her, "Captain Su, the Mo family's wife is a pitiful woman. How about letting her go?"

"County Lieutenant Jiang, are you teaching me how to do things?"

"Ah? Commander Su misunderstood! Jiang doesn't dare."

"Hmph! Just do your own thing, little county lieutenant. The affairs of the Grand Commandant's Office are not yours to interfere in."

"Yes! Jiang understands."

After the situation calmed down, Lan Juzi exchanged glances with his companions and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to assassinate Lu Lingfeng, but he was already seen by Su Duwei and others.

"Lan Juzi, Jia Budao, you guys have revealed your true colors."

"You...how do you know we are professional killers?"

"I don't know! I just feel that there's something strange about the two of you. You don't seem like so-called businessmen and traveling merchants."

"Damn it! It's just bad luck for us two brothers to have encountered your Grand Commander's Office coming here to do business."

At this time, Lu Lingfeng found a secret letter from Lan Juzi and speculated that the people in the Eastern Palace wanted to take his life. "Lan Juzi, Jia Budao, who asked you to kill me?"

"Hmph! Even thieves have their own code of conduct! We won't betray our employers." "You..."

"Hmph!" Lan Juzi and Jia Budao first looked at each other, and then bit the poison on the tip of their tongues.

"..." At this time, Lu Lingfeng and Su Wuming looked at the two people who were bleeding from all seven orifices, and they didn't know what to say for a moment.

Then Captain Su and the border troops took away Long Tai and others who pretended to be county lieutenants. Of course, the most important thing was the beautiful woman who was tied up. You know, this woman was specifically requested by the Grand Commander Su Ning.

"Su Wuming, why do you think Su Ning is obsessed with the Mo family lady?"

"Hmph! What do you think?"

"Oh! It's so pitiful that Pei Xijun married such a fickle scumbag."

"Uh..." At this time, Su Wuming was also speechless about what Lu Lingfeng said.

Then Jiang Wei gave the treasure-stealing master's donkey to Lu Lingfeng and his group. Old Fei naturally accepted it with great joy.

Su Wuming, Lu Lingfeng and the other two rested in Mo's store for three days before continuing on their journey.

On the way, Su Wuming and the other two happened to see Liu Yudi trying bloodletting therapy to treat a stubborn disease, and they were naturally very curious.

At this time, Master Fei Ji suddenly stepped forward to help Liu Yudi with treatment, but Liu Yudi refused to accept, so Master Fei Ji continued on his way.

After several days of trekking, they arrived at Qianchongdu. Lu Lingfeng wanted to cross the river, but the boatman told him that there was no boat available.

The boatman's strange look revealed a heart-pounding chill that made everyone present feel uneasy.

This situation adds to the difficulty and uncertainty of the journey.

The boatman told Lu Lingfeng and Su Wuming frankly, "It's not that we don't want to sail, but the river is full of dangers at night. Although the Grand Commander has eliminated the beast in the central vortex, sailing at night is still fraught with danger."

"Oh? Are the beasts near Qianchongdu really that powerful?"

"Of course! In the past, all the horses you brought would have to be sold at Qianchong Ferry. Only after reaching the other side of the Yellow River could you buy new horses. And you could only take the official ships controlled by Qianchong Ferry. Whether you could successfully reach the other side of the river depended on your luck."

"why?"

"Because the father and son of Qianchongdu, Lao Jinling, committed evil this time and colluded with the Taiyin Society to confuse Hanzhou, these horses will be killed and fed to the ferocious beasts in the center of the river, and the treasures you carry will also become the spoils of war of Lao Jinling and his son."

"what……"

"Now, things are completely different. Qianchongdu is under government control again, and the ferocious beast that plagued the Yellow River has been eliminated by the Grand Commander. Tomorrow, not only will you be able to freely ride on government ships, but there will also be many civilian ships traveling back and forth on both sides of the Yellow River. This is all a blessing brought by our Grand Commander."

"..."

Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng looked at each other in shock, and they could see the admiration for Su Ning in each other's eyes. It was obvious that the people of the Western Regions respected Su Ning as a strong man.

Then the three of them found an inn to rest. Because Su Ning had eliminated the villains who were trying to harass Qianchong Ferry, Su Wuming, Lu Lingfeng and the other two also enjoyed the peace and tranquility of Qianchong Ferry.

At this time, Liu Yudi was meditating in the inn and was disturbed. He looked unhappy, but Su Wuming, Lu Lingfeng and the other two were shocked by Liu Yudi's speed.

Then Lao Fei shared the cakes he bought and everyone shared the food. However, Su Wuming felt that there was something wrong with the cakes and was about to say something but stopped himself. Then, the Supervisory History Xie Nianzu joined in with a smug look on his face. He also encountered the embarrassment of being unable to buy wine. The store owner insisted that there was no wine to sell.

When Old Fei heard Xie Nianzu claiming to be a high-ranking official, he secretly wondered if his identity was real, just like the fake county lieutenant Long Tai he met at Mo's store last time.

Su Wuming speculated that Xie Nianzu had also set foot in the store they had visited before.

At this time, Su Wuming accidentally choked, and the store owner quickly handed him clean water. However, Xie Nianzu was quite picky about the water quality and said it was difficult to swallow.

Then Su Wuming took out two jugs of fine wine, which immediately surprised the alcoholic Master Fei Ji. "Su Wuming, when did you start drinking? And you even hid it secretly?"

"Haha, this was given to me by Captain Su before he left when we were at the Mo's shop."

"Oh? It seems that Suning's men are quite knowledgeable about the rules."

"Lu Lingfeng, Lao Fei, I suspect Suning will soon know that we have arrived in the Western Regions."

"Well, are we going to visit by Hanzhou then?"

"Lu Lingfeng, actually, I came to the Western Regions this time just to join Suning."

"What? You're not going to Yunding County with me?"

"Lu Lingfeng, I feel like you've already become a master now. You can do well even without me by your side."

"Hey! Okay! It's indeed very suitable for you to join Suning."

Seeing this, the censor Xie Nianzu also became greedy and wanted to exchange the horsewhip in his hand for the wine.

Su Wuming examined the horsewhip, and Lao Fei bluntly said it was a fake, and the atmosphere became tense for a moment.

Although Xie Nianzu endured humiliation, Lu Lingfeng toasted his ancestors with wine, ironically saying that he had lost the demeanor of his ancestors. Everyone cleverly protected Xie Nianzu's face.

Early the next morning, after Su Wuming and his companions woke up, they saw that there were indeed many ferries appearing at Qianchong Ferry. There were not only the sturdy and huge official ships, but also relatively cheap and convenient civilian ships. A large number of passengers suddenly filled Qianchong Ferry.

In the end, Su Wuming, Lu Lingfeng and others chose the official ship, simply because the hull of the official ship was more solid, or the boatman was more familiar with the waterway and could avoid these natural and unknown dangers.

As for those relatively cheaper civilian boats, they are the first choice for local residents. After all, they are already accustomed to the magnificent Yellow River.

Then Liu Yudi and Lao Fei rushed to get on board. The censor Xie Nianzu tried to stop them but no one paid any attention to him, and his face became increasingly ferocious.

Liu Yudi stared at the hull and muttered to himself, saying that it was surprisingly similar to the description in the book. However, when he looked at the sun in the sky that day, a look of regret appeared on his face. Old Fei asked curiously which book it was from.

Everyone fell into deep thought, but Liu Yudi just ignored what they heard and did not respond.

Su Wuming naturally noticed that this guy was a little strange. It was really strange that Liu Yudi claimed to be the Jade Emperor and talked about being deprived of power.

Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng were actually sober, and had long been suspicious of the identity of the "Jade Emperor" and were secretly on guard.

This self-proclaimed Jade Emperor is actually a crazy thug who has plunged everyone into an unprecedented crisis.

Su Wuming said that the book was just a legend and laughed that it was impossible to reach heaven from the end of the river.

He secretly knew that Liu Yudi was practicing evil skills, and when he saw him possessed by the devil, Pei Zhijie tried to persuade him.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yudi developed murderous intentions, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

……

(End of this chapter)