No title, no marriage? Do you think I'm some kind of lapdog?

"What's wrong?"

"Judging from your expression, are you a sore loser too?"

Su Chuang met Song Haoyu's fierce gaze without fear, and didn't even look at Ye Qingyue who had just entered!

He came here to earn money to complete a mission, which involved summoning a thousand Imperial Guards and Lu Bing.

Instead of being a pushover!

"Hmph! This young master is not one to swallow defeat!"

After saying that, Song Haoyu got up to leave.

"Oh, right! Su Chuang!"

"You are merely a duke without military power or real authority."

"You absolutely mustn't let this prince catch you doing anything wrong!"

"Then you'll truly understand what it means to be utterly helpless, like crying out to heaven and earth without getting any response!"

After leaving behind some harsh words, he departed with his followers.

He needs to vent his anger!

"hehe…"

Su Chuang was not angry upon hearing this, but continued to act as if he were greedy for money!

Right now, he can only pretend he knows nothing about what Song Haoyu is saying.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to survive!

"My lord."

"When Song Haoyu left just now, he had a short blade hidden in his sleeve."

Yue Fei spoke in a low voice, his Li Quan spear still firmly in his hand.

"Know."

"But he didn't dare to make a move."

Su Chuang didn't turn his head, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

[Congratulations, host, on completing the "Become Extremely Wealthy" mission!]

[Gained: Loyalty to Lu Bing, Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!]

[Important: One thousand Imperial Guards have secretly entered the capital, and their identities are fully disguised!]

[Funds Account: Due to the exchange of 1,000 Imperial Guards, there are 117,000 taels of gold and 30,000 taels of silver remaining.]

"very good!"

Su Chuang paused in his steps.

He understood that from now on he was no longer deaf and blind!

"Yue Xinyang!"

"What are you showing me?"

"Look, Su Chuang has won another huge sum of money?"

"waste!"

Ye Qingyue slapped Yue Xinyang and left.

"No, Qingyue, let me explain!"

"It wasn't like this just now!"

Yue Xinyang felt wronged, but he still covered his swollen face and hurriedly chased after her.

"Brother Su! I am Wang Wenxiang, and I am willing to follow your lead!"

Wang Wenxiang suddenly knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said...

"Hmm? Why are you doing this?"

"I just won nearly 350,000 taels of gold from you!"

"You don't hate me?"

Su Chuang asked, quite puzzled.

Now, apart from the people he summoned himself, he doesn't trust a single one of them!

"Brother Su, you flatter me. It is my skill that is inferior to yours. I am willing to accept defeat."

"Besides, I've discovered that Brother Su has real skills, so I'm sincerely following him."

Wang Wenxiang explained.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Su Chuang pondered for a moment.

He needs people right now, so he can't be all-encompassing or do everything himself.

Therefore, we can take our time to investigate, starting from the outside!

"I have a business deal here. I wonder if Brother Wang would be interested in getting involved?"

"What kind of business is this?"

"The sale of alcoholic beverages!"

"Beverages?"

"That's right, I'm confident I can make the current drinks ten times, even a hundred times, better!"

Su Chuang finally felt relieved after watching Yue Fei carefully collect all the gold notes without leaving a single one.

"If that's the case, I'm willing!"

"Very well, come to my residence in three days."

After saying this, Su Chuang led Yue Fei out of Hongyun Restaurant as the sun was setting.

……

At this time, the Duke of Xin's mansion had not been so lively for a long time.

After returning to his residence, Su Chuang instructed Jia Xu to arrange for someone to purchase some raw materials and tools for brewing.

He couldn't wait to summon Lu Bing!

This legendary leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

"Your subordinate Lu Bing greets your lord."

Lu Bing knelt down, his voice devoid of any emotion.

Get up!

Su Chuang then took a good look at Lu Bing.

The other person stood at the boundary between the candlelight and shadow, his figure as thin as bamboo, and his indigo cloth clothes were inconspicuous.

But when Lu Bing looked up, his eyes were devoid of any warmth!

"Thank you, my lord."

"I hereby appoint you to be fully responsible for all intelligence work. You are the sharpest blade in my hand!"

"Here you go!"

"And... I have a question for you..."

As Su Chuang spoke, he stood up and walked towards Lu Bing.

"If I were to investigate the true cause of the battle at Luofengpo in the northern frontier six years ago, which was also the origin of my father, Su Zhenbei's, affair, where should I begin?"

He felt that with Lu Bing's arrival, it was time to start investigating this well-hidden, unknown matter.

"Three lines."

Lu Bing remained indifferent and aloof.

"explain!"

Su Chuang leaned against the table and said seriously.

"Firstly, the Archives Department of the Ministry of War."

"Although the area has been cleaned, there are still some traces."

"Just start by digging up the clerks who handled the case back then, their old residences, and even their graves."

"Secondly, the survivors."

"In that battle, although nearly 50,000 soldiers died, there were still survivors."

"Although they're hard to find, as long as people are alive, they need to eat, see a doctor, and leave traces!"

"As for the third point..."

"dead."

Lu Bing paused for a moment before speaking.

"Alright. From today onward, you will be my eyes, ears, and knife in the shadows."

Su Chuang finally smiled.

"You need to have sharp eyes and keen ears."

"As for the sword... when it's time to draw it, it will kill."

He took a half step closer and lowered his voice.

"Understood."

Upon hearing this, a faint flicker of emotion finally crossed Lu Bing's eyes.

"Are there any difficulties?"

Su Chuang sat back down in the armchair, crossing his arms.

"I need money, and I need time!"

"We currently have 50,000 taels of gold in the mansion, enough to set up a secret network in the capital."

"If we want to infiltrate the northern border and the Jiangnan region, we need another 50,000."

"There is a shortage of people skilled in infiltration, assassination, and interrogation; time is needed for training."

Lu Bing answered decisively.

Su Chuang also understood that these difficulties were real.

After all, they started from scratch.

"Take it first."

"Within three days, I want to see the details of every property and every person in the Yue family in the capital."

"Including the night Yue Zhanpeng spent in that concubine's room last night."

Su Chuang pulled out eight 10,000-tael gold notes from his pocket and slapped them into Lu Bing's palm.

Two days will be enough.

Lu Bing smoothly pocketed the gold note.

After saying that, he disappeared into the shadows as if he had never been there.

……

next day

Today's check-in location is the Duke of Xin's Mansion, and the advanced tasks are quite simple.

Therefore, what they gave them was also garbage—lollipops.

"Nothing much to do today, let's start brewing!"

Su Chuang acted as the commander, arranging how some of the servants should act.

The winemaking process is extremely lengthy!

Of course, there are quicker methods, but the taste will be much worse.

But it tastes much better than the alcoholic beverages we have today.

Day after day passed, and five days went by in a row!

Of course, the rewards for checking in are also not as good as before.

Enraged, Su Chuang threw it away.

"Brother Su! Is your wine ready?"

"I can smell it, it's very strong."

Wang Wenxiang started coming on the third day after the agreement was made and continued until the sixth day!

"Hmm...this time it's better..."

"If we could wait a few more days, the effect would be even better."

Su Chuang said with considerable regret as he led Wang Wenxiang to the backyard, where there was a place specifically for brewing wine.

"Here, try this."

Su Chuang ordered his men to pour a small cup of wine from the number three vat.

"How does it taste?"