Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

Ye Gucheng looked at Master Song Qian and his apprentice walking away and couldn't help but sigh.

He didn't know how strong Song Qian was, but after seeing Song Xuan's methods, he had a rough estimate in his mind.

Song Xuan can kill Ouyang Feng in seconds, and with Song Qian blessed with destiny, it should not be difficult for her to kill Ye Gucheng in seconds.

Looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, Ye Gucheng felt a little melancholy.

At first, I thought that after being promoted to the Grandmaster of Martial Arts, with his achievements in swordsmanship, he should be able to move freely in the Grandmaster realm.

As a result, it seems that I still have to find a way to become a grandmaster!

He retracted his gaze and looked at Ouyang Ke who was kneeling on the ground. His voice was icy, "The whole martial arts world knows that Ouyang Feng treated you as his own son. Yet, before his body was even cold, you committed such a heinous act!

People like you who are disloyal and unfilial will only waste food if they live!"

With a casual pointing of his finger, Ouyang Ke's head was pierced by a fierce energy before he could beg for mercy. Before he died, he struggled and fell on Ouyang Ke's body.

Uncle, you are teaching me wrong!

I have no shame, but why can't I survive?

The concubine I just married yesterday has skin so tender that you can squeeze out water from it. I haven’t had the chance to enjoy it properly yet, and I don’t know which bastard will get the chance!

I haven’t enjoyed enough, I don’t want to die!

With a wave of his sleeves, Ye Gucheng pointed at the kneeling senior executives of the White Camel Villa and gave orders to the group of black-robed guards behind him, "Capture them all and take them back to the Qianhu Prison!"

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Song Xuan no longer cared about what Ye Gucheng would do in the Southern Song martial arts world.

Anyway, in the entire Southern Song Dynasty martial arts world, the most difficult thorn Ouyang Feng has been dealt with. As for other major forces, they have already expressed their support for the work of the Xuanyiwei. Old Ye will have a much easier time in the future.

The only pity is that I didn’t meet Yan Shisan.

Over the past two years, Ye Gucheng had also sent people to look for Yan Shisan's whereabouts, but this person was a lone ranger, wandering everywhere. It seemed that he had left the Southern Song Dynasty, and it was hard to say where he had gone.

If this top master really wants to hide his identity, it would be difficult for even the Xuanyiwei spies to find out.

Song Xuan was still somewhat interested in Yan Shisan's Fifteen Deadly Swords.

After becoming the Wuque Grandmaster, his strength skyrocketed. He once tried to fly over the Tianyuan Grand Canyon that separated the entire Songzhou into two parts, north and south, but after trying for a while, he gave up.

The terrifying canyon was filled with an aura that made his heart palpitate and could even corrode his soul, forcing him to give up his plan to fly over the abyss and instead cross the sea to the Northern Song Dynasty.

After taking such a detour, a few days later, he stepped into the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty.

After putting away the Chunyang Wuji Sword, Song Xuan did not directly contact the official members of the Xuanyi Guard, but came to the outside of Changsha City.

The Huguang Prefecture Qianhu Suo is located in Changsha City. He plans to take a look at the situation there first.

If the situation in the Northern Song Dynasty's territory is not too extreme, he will not intervene casually. After several Xuanyiwei thousand-household units have inspected it, he can go home.

The city is very lively, and you can see some people dressed like martial artists, but not many of them. Compared with the Southern Song Dynasty, the atmosphere of the martial arts world here is not as strong.

Song Xuan observed for a while and found that although these martial artists behaved a little rudely, they basically abided by the rules. There was no bullying of the weak, and they paid honestly when eating and buying food.

The people in the city seemed to be accustomed to the people from the underworld and did not feel any fear. It could be seen that the public security here was pretty good.

The Xuanyi Guards of Huguang Prefecture must have done some practical work.

This made Song Xuan somewhat satisfied.

It seems that there are still officials in the local Xuanyiwei who are capable and willing to work. This is good. If everyone can perform their duties conscientiously, his work as the future commander of the Xuanyiwei will be much easier in the future.

You can have more time to do things you like.

If everyone works harder, I will find you a sister-in-law next year!

I was strolling around casually when I heard the sound of suona in the street ahead. The tune was very cheerful, as if someone was getting married.

Getting married is one of the greatest happy events in life. Song Xuan encountered this happy event as soon as he arrived in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was in a good mood, which was a good sign.

"Mr. Li is truly enviable. Is this his nineteenth concubine? He's been busy for the past two weeks, like a bridegroom every night!"

On the street, passersby who were watching the excitement sighed with envy.

"He's not worthy of being called a good man! The last time this Li took a concubine, it was the wife of the Liu family. In order to get the wife of the Liu family, he forced the husband's family to hang themselves.

The one we married today is the newlywed wife of the young master of the Song family. However, during the wedding banquet, she was spotted by a man named Li, who took advantage of her and seized the Song family property, and even sent her entire family to jail..."

"Alas, it's also a sin. Everyone keeps an eye on their wives and tries not to let them go out.

This Li guy is rich and powerful, and taking a concubine should be a matter of mutual consent, but he just likes to steal other people's wives. Whoever gets targeted by him will have his family destroyed!"

Hearing this, the faint smile on Song Xuan's face immediately disappeared.

Chapter 287 Either bring the files or bring your head

He doesn't have Meng De's life, but has Meng De's disease. In this day and age, who can be the thief Cao?

Song Xuan looked at the wedding procession in front of him and stared for a moment.

Taking a concubine is not the same as marrying a wife, so generally speaking, there will not be any big fanfare. Just send two people to pull an ox cart and bring the concubine back to the mansion, and that will be considered as completing the etiquette.

For example, this Mr. Li, the great man, made the whole city know about taking a concubine, which was even more lively than marrying a wife, so he was particularly eye-catching.

Either you have a clear conscience, or you are so powerful that you don't care about anything.

After looking for a while, Song Xuan turned and left, walking towards the Xuanyiwei Qianhu Yamen in the city.

Whether Mr. Li was a good man or a bad man, and whether he killed someone and stole his wife, was the responsibility of the local government. He had just arrived, and before he knew the specific situation, he would not listen to the words of passers-by and act rashly.

Outside the Qianhu Suo Yamen, a team of tall and burly Xuanyiwei Tiqi, armed with swords and wearing armor, were on duty. When they saw Song Xuan approaching, someone immediately stepped forward to question him.

"This is a key location for the Xuanyi Guards. Ordinary people must leave immediately!"

Song Xuan was too lazy to waste time talking to him and said in a deep voice, "Let Gao Changlin come out to see me!"

Gao Changlin is a captain here, one of the twelve captains in Songzhou. According to the information Song Xuan obtained, this person's martial arts skills are very good, and he belongs to the level of the Five Supremes!

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there are countless martial arts masters, so most of those who can serve as a thousand households here have high cultivation. In the Xuanyiwei system, a thousand households at the level of the Five Supremes are considered high-ranking.

The chief flag-taker of the Xuanyi Guard on duty was stunned for a moment, and looked at Song Xuan with some fear. Just now he thought he was just an ordinary person and didn't pay much attention to him, but now he looked at him carefully and suddenly felt that this person was invaluable.

Could he be the son of some noble family?

Song Xuan looks young, but he dares to call their captains by their names. His background must be extraordinary. Otherwise, if he dares to act wildly in front of the Xuanyiwei Yamen, he would be asking for trouble!

Although he had doubts in his heart, the general did not dare to be careless. He raised his hand and waved behind him, signaling his subordinates to go to the yamen to report the news.

After a while, a middle-aged official with a centurion badge hanging around his waist came walking over impatiently, scolding the person who made the announcement as he walked.

"How do you do things! You didn't even ask the name of the visitor, and you dared to report it. The captain is anyone...ah..."

Captain Wang hadn't finished his scolding when he casually glanced outside the yamen. Then, his body suddenly froze in place, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead uncontrollably.

"You, you are, Supervisory Commissioner Song?"

A centurion was considered a high-ranking official in the yamen of a thousand households. He had seen the portrait of this inspector when he was attending a meeting in the yamen two years ago.

At that time, the captain also reminded everyone to be more careful and not to provoke this second-generation Xuan who came from the imperial capital to gild himself!

As a result, he offended people just by opening his mouth!

Song Xuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, nor did he have any intention of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. He spread out his spiritual sense and explored the yamen. Soon, four or five martial arts masters who were sitting cross-legged in the training room came into his mind.

But among these people, there was no trace of Captain Gao Changlin.

"Gao Changlin is not here?"

Captain Wang immediately replied, "Your Excellency, the Captain has recently received a notice to go to the state capital for a meeting. He has been gone for over ten days and will not be back anytime soon!"

"Zhoucheng?" Song Xuan pondered for a moment, "Who called this meeting?"

"It's the governor!"

"Provincial Governor, Zhao Kuangyin?"

Captain Wang nodded hurriedly, "Yes, Lord Governor, Lord Song, how about we go inside and talk first?"

Song Xuan glanced at him. Although the man was respectful, he did not seem to be afraid of him. It was obvious that he looked too young and would be easily looked down upon.

But he didn't say much. Under the guidance of Captain Wang, he came to a hall.

Sitting in the main seat, Song Xuan ordered, "Bring out all the files handled by the Qianhu Office in the past three years!"

Captain Wang was a little embarrassed, "Sir, the number is too large, it may be difficult to transfer it out in a short time.

Moreover, the captain is not here, and without his instructions, I have no authority to retrieve the yamen files. Do you think we should wait for the captain to return and discuss this with him?"

Song Xuan glanced at him.

The next moment, Captain Wang's body flew backwards with a bang and hit the pillar outside the hall heavily.

"I'll just say this once, I'm in a hurry and don't have time to argue with you!"

"Within half an hour, either bring the files or your head. The choice is yours!"

Captain Wang's head was buzzing and he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He spat out a mouthful of blood with a "pu" sound and only then did he feel a little better.

He endured the severe pain and got up from the ground. He waved his hand to stop the Xuanyiwei Tiqi who rushed from outside the yamen, and knelt on one knee in fear towards the Inspector who was sitting in the main seat.

"As you command, I obey!"

As he spoke, he stood up hunched over and walked out hurriedly with the support of two general flag bearers.

Song Xuan sat upright, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, but in fact his consciousness had dispersed, observing Captain Wang's every move.

But after this person left the hall, he hurried towards a secret room for practice. After waiting outside the door for a while, he entered the secret room.

Inside the secret room, an old man in gray opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Did you get beaten?"

Captain Wang recounted the situation and whispered, "Father, what should we do next? Is this Inspector here specifically to cause trouble?"

The old man pondered for a moment and said, "If he wants to see the file, just let him see it. There's nothing shameful about it!"

"But the captain is not here..."

The old man shook his head. "Listen to me. Serve this ancestor first. I know a little about him. He was sent here by the higher-ups to gain experience. I don't think they'll bother with your little corruption and bribery!"

Captain Wang smiled awkwardly, "Dad, we have a big family and a lot of wealth. You know that practicing martial arts is very expensive. Just a bucket of medicinal bath costs an ordinary wealthy family several years' income.

I have many children, so I have to make some money!"

As he spoke, he sighed, "I didn't catch up with a good era. Now is the period when the governor is in power. It is not easy for me, the Xuanyi Guard, to interfere in local affairs. The work of confiscating property and making money in the past is now controlled by the prefectural government.

If there was no legitimate income, what else could he do except take bribes? The Xuanyi Guards' meager salaries alone were not enough to support a large family.

Besides, I'm not the only one who's greedy. Who among the Xuanyiwei Qianhu Suo in the Northern Song Dynasty isn't greedy?"

"Over the years, the emperor has spared no effort in supporting the governors, giving them money and personnel when they asked for them. In contrast, our Xuanyiwei headquarters has practically left our local government offices alone. Without the support of the imperial capital headquarters, how can we, with just a few thousand households, fight against the governors?

I can't beat them, and I can't get any benefits. If I don't find a way to make some money, I will die!"

Chapter 288 Song Xuan’s Information

The old man in gray was silent for a moment, speechless.

Finally, a word came out of his mouth.

"Grass!"

Taking a deep breath, he said helplessly, "When have I, the Xuanyi Guard, ever felt so aggrieved? Forget it, there's no point in saying this. You should hurry up and complete the Inspector's orders.

Remember to be respectful, otherwise even if he really beats you to death, your father will not stand up for you!"

"understood!"

Captain Wang rolled his eyes.

The longer he lives, the less courageous he becomes. Ever since his father was promoted to deputy captain and cultivated to the Grandmaster level, he has become more and more courageous. He stays in the secret cultivation room all year round to practice hard and basically doesn't care about family affairs.

If you don't covet money or power, and you don't even pursue women, what's the point of living like this?

With the lessons learned from Song Xuan and his father's instructions, Captain Wang was very efficient. In less than half an hour, dozens of Xuanyiwei Tiqi carried boxes and placed them in front of Song Xuan.

Song Xuan withdrew his spiritual sense, took out a file from a box and started to read it.

He flipped through the files very quickly, finishing a file in just over ten breaths. Before long, he had finished reading a whole box of files.

Captain Wang was sweating profusely as he watched.

Sir, I know you are here to gild yourself and need to go through the proper procedures, but aren't you being too casual?