Chapter 293

"What a 'Wedding Dress Divine Art'; never expected it to hide such secrets."

"No wonder the Yihua Palace of a hundred years ago often had Martial Emperors appearing, suppressing the Jianghu."

Hua Manlou waved his folding fan gently, saying with emotion.

Lu Xiaofeng said, "The power of this 'Flower Grafting' is so great; I fear it will trigger another Jianghu catastrophe."

"Jiang Biehe's martial arts are mediocre."

"His only advantage is that he disguises himself well and hides in the dark."

"Now that Su Mou has exposed all his secrets, his death is not far off."

"However, this Liu Xi is a tough nut to crack."

Ximen Chuixue coldly stated his analysis.

"Never expected the Jiang Feng extermination case was being suppressed by Liu Xi. No wonder my brothers in the Six Doors were so wary."

Lu Xiaofeng muttered.

Hua Manlou nodded and said, "With Liu Xi's power, if he puts out a word, the Six Doors indeed wouldn't dare to act tough."

"But this time Liu Xi has angered the public; I fear he is doomed."

Ximen Chuixue made his judgment.

"Have the evil deeds Liu Xi committed over these years been few? But without evidence, who can do anything to him?"

"Regardless, he is also the Eastern Depot Superintendent, deeply trusted by His Majesty."

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said.

He has dealt with the government quite a lot and knows the dangers of officialdom well.

People in the Jianghu are like commoners facing a county magistrate when in front of the Eastern Depot.

For a commoner to sue an official, how easy is that?

……

"Bang!"

Just then, a young girl suddenly rushed to the Bai Yu Platform in the hall and knelt down directly.

This girl was dressed plainly, but her face was of exquisite beauty; at this moment, tears streamed down her cheeks, making her look even more pitiful.

The eyes of everyone in the hall were instantly drawn to her.

Under the gaze of the multitude, the girl was tearful and choked with sobs:

"Commoner Tie Xinlan pays respects to Su Mou. Many thanks to Su Mou for informing me of my father's whereabouts."

Tie Xinlan?

As these words were spoken, the hall immediately became lively.

Everyone still had a deep impression of her; she was precisely one of the beauties on the secondary Rouge List, the daughter of the Mad Lion Tie Ruyun.

Now seeing her in person, everyone's eyes lit up, and they secretly thought that Su Mou's eye for beauty was sharp.

This Tie Xinlan's beauty was absolutely worthy of the title of Rouge Beauty.

It was just unexpected that she had also come to the Tongfu Inn.

In fact, Tie Xinlan had come specifically this time to ask Su Chen about her father's whereabouts.

Yet she never expected that before she could even ask, Su Chen had directly answered the truth she had been painstakingly searching for for over a decade.

"I beg Su Mou to take action and save my father from fire and water. Tie Xinlan is willing to be a beast of burden and repay you with death."

Tie Xinlan prostrated on the ground and said another sentence.

The day of the Seven Stars Alignment was almost here; how could a weak girl like her fight against Liu Xi?

After thinking it over, she had to beg Su Chen for this matter.

On the Bai Yu Platform.

Su Chen shook his head and said faintly:

"Miss Tie has found the wrong person."

"Su is just a storyteller, incidentally commenting on the world's trends, and does not wish to participate in any disputes."

"Moreover, Liu Xi is the Eastern Depot Superintendent, while Su is just a commoner. How can I help you?"

Tie Xinlan showed a look of desolation upon hearing this.

Yet unexpectedly, a voice came from the entrance at this moment:

"Who says Su Mou is just a commoner?"

Following this voice, a young girl in a goose-yellow dress strode in, full of spirit.

Behind her, a man and a woman followed as guards; they were precisely Shangguan Haitang and Duan Tianya.

After receiving the imperial decree yesterday, the three of them traveled day and night and finally did not miss the time for the casual talk.

The leading young girl walked to the Bai Yu Platform, bowed gracefully, and said prettily:

"Little girl Yunluo pays respects to Su Mou of the Snowy World. Many thanks to Su Mou for ranking Yunluo on the Rouge List."

As these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Never expected this Princess Yunluo to be so playful and cute; it was truly as the Rouge List commentary said, she had no airs of a princess at all.

On the Bai Yu Platform.

Su Chen looked at Princess Yunluo's lively appearance and smiled slightly, saying, "Princess, please dispense with the formalities. How can I, a commoner, accept your bow?"

At this time, Shangguan Haitang also stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Shangguan Haitang pays respects to Su Mou."

"This time, it is thanks to Su Mou's divine insight that we identified the envoy from the Chuyun Kingdom who intended to assassinate His Majesty."

"His Majesty is deeply grateful to Su Mou, but state affairs are busy, and he cannot get away to see you."

"Therefore, he specially ordered Princess Yunluo to bring the imperial conferment for Su Mou."

Shangguan Haitang said, and gave a wink to Princess Yunluo beside her.

Princess Yunluo patted her head, finally remembering the main business, and hurriedly took out a bright yellow scroll from her bosom and unfolded it.

"Su Mou, the imperial decree is here."

"Because Su Mou has made meritorious service in offering strategies to save the Emperor, you are specially conferred as the Marquis of Linjiang, permitted to establish your own mansion and guards, and granted the entire Linjiang Prefecture as your fief."

"And you are granted a Cinnabar Book and Iron Certificate; no matter how great a crime you commit, you can be pardoned, but this item can only be used once."

"By the way, the Emperor also said that Su Mou is a person of the immortals and cannot be constrained by ordinary etiquette, so the etiquette of receiving the decree is exempted."

Princess Yunluo said with a smile.

Su Chen's eyes lit up; he raised his hand to take the imperial decree and the Cinnabar Book and Iron Certificate, and smiled lightly, "The Ming Emperor has a heart."

As these words were spoken, some people present showed meaningful expressions.

Although Su Chen did not refuse the decree conferring him as a Marquis, his address was not 'Your Majesty', but 'Ming Emperor'.

The difference here is huge.

If he addressed him as 'Your Majesty', it would mean Su Chen identified himself as a person of the Ming Dynasty.

If he addressed him as 'Ming Emperor', it would mean Su Chen did not consider himself a person of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Chen's statement made many people from foreign countries feel pleasantly surprised in their hearts.

This means they also have a chance to get close to Su Chen, or even win him over.

Shangguan Haitang and Duan Tianya naturally heard this subtle difference, but they both pretended not to know.

For a divine person like Su Chen to be willing to be on good terms with the Ming Dynasty is already a blessing.

They did not dare to hope for Su Chen to directly return to the side of the imperial court.

On the Bai Yu Platform.

Su Chen put the imperial decree aside, but tossed the Cinnabar Book and Iron Certificate casually, using his internal energy to send it to Tie Xinlan.

"This is…"

Tie Xinlan looked at the Cinnabar Book and Iron Certificate in front of her, somewhat dumbfounded.

"This Cinnabar Book and Iron Certificate is given to you."

"Whoever kills Liu Xi, use this Cinnabar Book and Iron Certificate to save their life."

"This is all Su can do."

Su Chen said faintly.

Initially, he exposed that the Murong sisters possessed the Profound Yin Constitution, indirectly pointing out the direction for Liu Xi.

Now, taking out the Cinnabar Book and Iron Certificate can be considered as contributing a share of effort to exterminating Liu Xi.

The martial arts heroes in the hall nodded one after another. ===== CHAPTER 295 =====