Chapter 392 - 234: Assuming the Post

Chapter 392: Chapter 234: Assuming the Post

"You—"

The Gang Leader of the Hunting Gang stared at the young man standing next to Sun Dazhao, his expression changing abruptly.

He shot to his feet, turned, and ran.

Just then, a group of people swarmed in from outside.

"Zhang Dakai, your game is up."

One man charged in first—it was none other than Zheng Wang, the East City Chief of Police.

He swung his blade and immediately engaged Zhang Dakai in a fight.

The remaining constables also clashed with Zhang Dakai’s men.

Su Mu simply stood with his hands behind his back, not making a move.

’These were just a few small fries, not worth his time. Zheng Wang could handle them.’

"Su—"

Sun Dazhao looked at Su Mu, a dazed expression on his face as if a lifetime had passed.

"Zhang Dakai has been bought by the Pure Land Sect."

Su Mu said with a smile, "Brother Sun, any interest in becoming the Gang Leader of the Hunting Gang?"

"You can just call me Dazhao."

Sun Dazhao said, flustered.

’He never would have imagined that a single, casual act of kindness all those years ago would lead to this day.’

’Su Mu... was he already a Governor?’

’A man of such high status was actually calling him Brother Sun.’

’Back in the day, even Gang Leader Liang wasn’t qualified to meet the Governor.’

Soon, Zhang Dakai and his men were apprehended by Zheng Wang.

Su Mu drifted away, leaving Zheng Wang and Sun Dazhao looking on with deep emotion.

The Su Mu of today had grown to a height they could scarcely imagine.

This might be the last time they ever saw him.

...

"Is everything in the Outer City settled?"

On the walls of the Inner City, Zhao Poni watched Su Mu return from the Outer City. A smile touched his lips as he said, "I’ll look after those people for you. I won’t let them get bullied."

"There’s no need to give them special treatment."

Su Mu smiled faintly. "Everyone has their own destiny. I’ve already helped them as much as I can."

"Mm."

Zhao Poni nodded. "Are you sure you don’t want to take more people to Songjiang Prefecture?

The Wuling Taiping Bureau is short-staffed, but we can still spare a few people."

"That won’t be necessary."

Su Mu replied, "The path through Daxing Mountain has been confirmed to be real. Wuling is bound to face more trouble in the future. The Wuling Taiping Bureau can’t afford to lose any more people right now."

"Alright then."

Zhao Poni continued, "Just remember, you’ll always be a part of the Wuling Taiping Bureau. If you run into any trouble, don’t forget that we have your back. We’ll always support you."

"I won’t hesitate," Su Mu said with a laugh.

"I’ll spare you the long-winded speech."

Zhao Poni thought he was starting to sound like a nagging old man. "Don’t bother coming to see me off before you depart. I’m heading into the mountains early tomorrow morning."

Their farewell was brief, without excessive words. The two stood facing each other and cupped their fists in salute.

...

As the first rays of morning sun fell upon Wuling City, Su Mu, Luo Anning, Xiang Xiaoyuan, and Shi Ziran stepped onto the Garuda’s back.

Luo Yuxuan, Lin Qi Huan, Xu Chongyuan, and the others stood on the city wall, watching as the Garuda flew higher and higher until it finally disappeared from view.

"Junior Brother Su has truly soared to new heights. I wonder when we’ll see him again," Xu Chongyuan sighed wistfully.

"It won’t be too long."

Luo Yuxuan said with a chuckle, "When he and my daughter get married, I’ll be sure to invite you all for a wedding drink."

His face was filled with pride. He had originally thought his daughter would die a lonely old maid; that girl was incredibly stubborn.

He never expected her to find a husband on her own. And as for this son-in-law, he, Luo Yuxuan, was very satisfied.

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhang Chenchen couldn’t help but ask Lin Qi Huan, who had been silent the whole time.

"Riding an eagle is so damn cool."

Lin Qi Huan muttered, "I’m going to catch a Cyan Eagle Demon too. If I can’t get a fourth-rank one, a second-rank will do."

Everyone: "..."

...

The Garuda flew very high.

After the initial novelty wore off, Luo Anning and Xiang Xiaoyuan began to cultivate, racing against time.

Su Mu had already reached Rebirth Perfection, but they were still far behind.

Watching the two of them working so hard, Su Mu felt he couldn’t afford to be lazy either.

He sat cross-legged and silently summoned his system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Silver-faced Killer (Part-time), Governor (Fourth-Rank)]

[Points: 115,000]

[Realm: True Essence Realm]

[Divine Techniques: Indestructible Golden Body, Blood Body, Giant Body]

[Cultivation Technique: Unlimited True Essence Technique of Heaven and Earth (Initiate/+)...]

[Martial Arts: Thunder Shock Realm (Major Success/+), Kan Water Realm (Major Success/+), Gen Mountain Realm (Major Success/+), Xun Wind Realm (Perfection), Li Fire Realm (Perfection), Archery (Perfection)]

[Phenomenon: None (Deduce+)]

Seeing the long string of plus signs on the system panel filled Su Mu with a sense of accomplishment.

This was the foundation he had built up over the past several days.

A full one hundred and fifteen thousand Points.

Truth be told, that number should have been even larger.

But reaching the Initiate stage of the Unlimited True Essence Technique of Heaven and Earth had consumed ten thousand Points, and advancing from Initiate to the Minor Success Realm required another hundred thousand.

Besides the Unlimited True Essence Technique of Heaven and Earth, he had also raised his Xun Wind Realm to the Perfection Realm.

After both the Xun Wind Realm and the Li Fire Realm reached Perfection, a new category had appeared on his system panel.

Phenomenon!

This Phenomenon was different from before. Previously, whether it was a martial art or a Cultivation Technique, he could upgrade it directly.

But for this Phenomenon, the system panel only offered a "Deduce" option.

One deduction cost one hundred thousand Points!

One hundred thousand Points for a single deduction, with no guarantee of success.

This was simply Hell-level difficulty.

Su Mu had already spent one hundred thousand Points on one deduction attempt, but it had failed. All one hundred thousand Points had gone straight down the drain.

The loss had devastated him at the time.

One hundred thousand Points was enough to raise the Unlimited True Essence Technique of Heaven and Earth to the Minor Success Realm!