In this chaotic world of vying for power, I can become stronger by marrying a wife.

At the door of the study, Liu Cang personally came out to greet him, a fawning smile on his face: "How is Lord Temujin? What about the Red Wolf King...?"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Su Ming's face clearly, and his smile froze instantly.

"Su...Su Ming?!"

"Lord Liu has a good memory." Su Ming tore off his disguise, grinned, and drew his sword. "But the thirty men you sent to capture my wife don't have such good memories. They didn't even know how they died."

Liu Cang's face turned deathly pale, and he took a step back: "Guards! Guards!"

"Stop shouting." Scarface kicked open the study door, walked in carrying a blood-stained knife, and said, "All those lackeys outside, lie down."

Liu Cang collapsed to the ground, his voice trembling: "You...you dare to kill me? I am a second-rank military officer of the imperial court!"

"Second rank?" Su Ming squatted down and patted his face. "So what?"

He took out the military merit book from his pocket, turned to the page recording Liu Cang's bribery, and read aloud: "In the third month of the Gengyin year, he accepted 5,000 taels of silver from the Northern Barbarians and sold intelligence on the Blackwater River defense line, resulting in the deaths of 300 garrison soldiers..."

"This is slander!" Liu Cang roared. "What evidence do you have?!"

"Evidence?" Su Ming laughed, pulling out a second ledger. "This is your secret letter about colluding with the Northern Barbarians, this is the ledger of your embezzlement of military pay, this is the list of your undercover agents... Is that enough?"

Liu Cang trembled all over, then suddenly drew his sword from his waist and lunged at Su Ming.

"Go to hell!"

"collapse--!"

An arrow pierced his wrist, and his sword fell to the ground with a thud.

Su Ming put away his bow and stomped on his leg, breaking it: "What's the rush? I haven't settled accounts with you yet."

He leaned down, his voice as cold as ice: "We'll settle the score for you sending people to arrest my wife later."

"I...I was wrong..." Liu Cang sobbed uncontrollably. "Spare my life, and I'll give you anything!"

"It's too late."

Su Ming drew his dagger and sliced ​​through his armor piece by piece, carving two words into his chest:

Traitor to the nation.

"Scarface, tie him up at the city gate and hang him there for three days."

Alright!

Half an hour later, on the city gate of Jing'an, Liu Cang was bound in a spread-eagle position, with two bloody characters clearly visible on his chest.

Below the city walls, countless people gathered to watch and discuss the scene.

"Isn't this the garrison commander?"

"I heard he colluded with the enemy and betrayed his country, and was arrested by Commandant Su of the Jing'an Army!"

"Good! This kind of traitor deserves to be torn to pieces!"

Su Ming stood on the city wall, looking down at Liu Cang: "Remember this, this is what will happen if you mess with my people."

Liu Cang's lips trembled, and he could no longer speak.

[Ding! Killed the traitorous military officer Liu Cang, gained 8000 experience points!]

[Hidden achievement triggered: Judgment of Justice!]

[Reward: 2 random prize draws!]

[Lottery Results: Heavenly-Rank Weapon "Broken Army Spear", Special Item "Thousand-Mile Transmission Talisman" x10!]

Su Ming nodded in satisfaction and was about to descend the city wall when the jade pendant in his arms became hot again.

This time, a map appeared above.

In the center of the map, four characters are marked:

Black Mountain Relics.

[Ding! The previous dynasty's dragon vein quest progress has been updated: the coordinates of the ruins entrance have been obtained!]

[Arrive within six days; otherwise, the mission will fail!]

Su Ming squinted and looked north.

I have to go to Heishankou again.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from below the city.

A troop of cavalrymen clad in black armor charged to the city gate. The leader dismounted and looked up at the city wall.

He was a man in his early thirties, with a square face, thick eyebrows like swords, and a long knife hanging at his waist.

He stared at Su Ming, his voice booming: "Su Ming, do you know what crime it is to execute an official appointed by the imperial court without authorization?"

Su Ming smiled: "I don't know."

"capital offense."

"Then try killing me!"

The man took a deep breath and suddenly clasped his hands in a fist salute: "I am Wang An, an imperial censor under the command of the Vice Minister of War, and I have been ordered to thoroughly investigate the case of the Jing'an Garrison Command colluding with the enemy."

He paused, then said in a deep voice, "Su Ming, you have done a great service."

On the city wall, the cold wind howled.

Su Ming looked down at the man in black armor below the city, a roguish smile still playing on his lips.

"Made a great service?" He blew non-existent dust off the bowstring. "The way you put it, Lord Wang, almost made me think I was going to be beheaded."

Wang An remained expressionless, took out a golden token engraved with two dragons from his pocket, and held it high above his head.

"By order of the Censorate, thoroughly investigate the case of the Jing'an Garrison Commander's treason and collusion with the enemy! Liu Cang colluded with the Northern Barbarians, embezzled military pay, and sold out intelligence on the defense line. The evidence is conclusive, and his crimes deserve the execution of his entire family!"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the still convulsing corpse on the city wall, his voice booming:

"Although Su Ming killed an official appointed by the imperial court without authorization, the person he killed was a traitor to the country. According to Article 321 of the Great Zhou Law: When the country is in peril, both the military and civilians can kill traitors! Not only is he innocent, but he has rendered a great service!"

At the city gate, the crowd of onlookers instantly erupted in uproar.

"So Master Su killed a traitor!"

"Good! This kind of bastard deserves to be torn to pieces!"

"Master Su is awesome!"

Su Ming raised an eyebrow, flipped off the city wall, and walked up to Wang An.

"Lord Wang, your words are quite frank, but I have a question." He pointed to Liu Cang's corpse, "Since he was a traitor, what about those who helped him cover up his crimes?"

Wang An's pupils contracted.

Su Ming pulled out a stack of secret letters from his pocket and slapped them directly onto his chest.

"These letters were seized from the Liu family's merchant caravan. They bear the private seal of the Vice Minister of War's office, and two others were sent directly to the Minister of War's office."

He leaned closer to Wang An and lowered his voice:

"Lord Wang, do you think the court sent you to investigate Liu Cang so that they could completely kill off this lead and prevent it from uncovering something bigger?"

Wang An's face was ashen. He stared at Su Ming for a long time, then suddenly whispered:

"Come with me."

The two entered the garrison commander's study.

Wang An closed the door and locked it before taking the stack of secret letters and opening them one by one.

His complexion grew increasingly grim.

"As expected..." he gritted his teeth, "Zhao Hong, the Vice Minister of War, that bastard."

Su Ming leaned back in his chair, legs crossed:

"So, Lord Wang, did you come here to investigate a case, or to silence someone?"

Wang An took a deep breath and suddenly looked up:

"Su Ming, do you know that what you're holding in your hands is a bomb capable of destroying half of the Ministry of War?"

"I know," Su Ming smiled innocently. "That's why I asked you which side you're on."

Wang An remained silent for a moment, then suddenly pulled out another token from his pocket, which was engraved with the words "Imperial Gift".

"This is the Imperial Sword bestowed by His Majesty himself; seeing this sword is like seeing His Majesty." He said, enunciating each word clearly, "Su Ming, are you willing to hand over this evidence to me so I can take it back to the capital and hand it over to the Censorate?"

Su Ming stared at the token without saying a word.

Wang An continued:

"I know you don't trust the imperial court, but I can assure you that as long as this evidence reaches the head of the Censorate, that dog Zhao Hong won't live more than three days."

Su Ming suddenly laughed.

"Lord Wang, your words are quite sincere, but I still have a question—" He pointed outside, "My wife is currently in the Jing'an Army camp. If I give you the evidence, what if she suddenly 'accidentally falls into the water,' 'ingests poison,' or 'is kidnapped by Northern Barbarian assassins'?"

Wang An was stunned.