Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 217: Chapter 148: Courting Death

Su Mu laughed, utterly exasperated.

’You were nowhere to be seen when the demons attacked the city, but now you decide to show up?’

’The moment you arrive, you want to take over the Outer City’s defenses and dismiss all my men.’

’What’s the meaning of this?’

’Does he really think that I, Su Mu, am some young pushover?’

"Captain Su, I am the General of the Wuling City Defense Army. City defense has always been within my jurisdiction. Naturally, I can also manage the defenses of this Outer City. Wouldn’t you agree, Captain Su?"

Xie Zuowen said with a smile, "I’m only doing this for your own good, Captain Su.

The Taiping Bureau deals with High Tier demons, while the local garrison handles the trivial matters of city defense. This is standard practice.

Leave the matter of city defense to me, and you Captains can free up your energy to focus all your efforts on dealing with that Tier Three Demon.

If I’m not mistaken, after firing two arrows from the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow, you’ll need several days of rest before you can use it again, won’t you, Captain Su?

Since that’s the case, you should just rest easy, Captain Su. Leave the defense of the Outer City to me."

His speech was nothing but a series of high-sounding justifications.

"What a load of fucking bullshit!"

Just then, someone rushed out from behind Su Mu, pointed a finger in Xie Zuowen’s face, and cursed, "You old bastard, you think I don’t know what you’re plotting?

You’re not needed here! Crawl back to whatever hole you came from! There’s only one Commander-in-Chief of the Outer City, and that’s my Brother Mu!"

"Insolence!"

Xie Zuowen’s face darkened as he said coldly, "I am speaking with Captain Su. Who do you think you are to interrupt? Believe it or not, I’ll have my men slap you silent!"

"I am the Quartermaster of the Outer City! You have no authority over me!"

Wang Guan retorted.

"Hmph!"

A murderous glint flashed in Xie Zuowen’s eyes. Not even Wang Zang would dare to be so arrogant in his presence.

"I see."

Xie Zuowen said with a cold smirk, "Not long ago, I caught two thieves in the Inner City armory. Those two thieves later escaped from prison, injuring several of my subordinates in the process.

To think those two little thieves have been hiding here.

Men, seize them!"

Xie Zuowen bellowed.

SHING!

SHING!

With a flash of drawn blades, several City Defense Army soldiers moved to arrest Wang Guan and Xiang Xiaoyuan.

"Hold on,"

Su Mu said calmly.

"Do you have something to say, Captain Su? Could it be that these two were acting on your orders? Stealing military equipment is a serious crime—"

Xie Zuowen sneered.

Zhong Guizheng, Wei Bufan, and the others frowned. Was Xie Zuowen trying to use this as a pretext to cause trouble?

Stealing military equipment was, indeed, a serious crime.

But Wang Guan and Xiang Xiaoyuan had just contributed to the defense against the Demon Tide. If they were simply allowed to be taken away by Xie Zuowen’s City Defense Army, it would be utterly disheartening for everyone.

With a tacit understanding, the other Taiping Captains moved to stand between Xiang Xiaoyuan, Wang Guan, and the City Defense Army soldiers.

Regardless of anything else, the Taiping Bureau was protecting these two.

"I just have a question."

Su Mu shook his head and said calmly, "General Xie, you’ve come to take over the defense of the Outer City. Do you have an order from the City Lord’s Mansion?"

"I am the City Defense Army General. Why would I need an order from the City Lord’s Mansion?"

Xie Zuowen frowned, not understanding what Su Mu was getting at.

"Then, General Xie, do you have an order relieving me of my position as Commander-in-Chief of the Outer City?"

Su Mu asked earnestly.

"I am the City Defense Army General. It’s only natural that I take over the city’s defenses—"

"Yes, or no."

Su Mu repeated, his tone hardening.

"No."

Xie Zuowen said with a frown.

"Since you don’t have an order,"

Su Mu said slowly and deliberately, "then what are you doing, spouting all this nonsense in front of me?

Who the hell do you think you are, daring to arrest my people right in front of me?"

The moment Su Mu’s words fell, the scene went deathly silent. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Xie Zuowen’s eyes widened, and he wondered if he had heard correctly.

"What did you say?"

It took several long moments before Xie Zuowen could force the words out.

’Has this Su Mu gone mad?’

’How dare a mere Taiping Captain speak to him like that?’

’A Taiping Captain was only a seventh-grade official. Even with the privilege of being treated as one rank higher when meeting other officials, that was still only equivalent to the sixth grade.’

’He, Xie Zuowen, was the City Defense Army General, a bona fide fifth-grade military officer!’

’Even a Taiping Captain would have to be polite to him.’

’He, Xie Zuowen, was someone worthy of dining at the same table as the Governor of the Wuling City Taiping Bureau!’

’A mere Taiping Captain... if he felt like being respectful, he’d address him as ’Captain’. If he didn’t, what could the man possibly do about it?’

"Are you deaf? My Brother Mu said, who the hell do you think you are!"

Wang Guan roared with laughter.

"Without an order from the City Lord’s Mansion dismissing my Brother Mu, he is still the supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Outer City! Who the hell are you? Get lost!"

Xie Zuowen’s expression turned grim in an instant.

As the third most powerful figure in Wuling City, when had he ever been so publicly humiliated?

"So you’d rather do this the hard way!"

Xie Zuowen snorted coldly. "Seize them all! If any dare to resist—other than Su Mu—kill them without mercy!"

His hand rested on the hilt of his blade, his body radiating a sharp, murderous aura.

As the General of Wuling City, Xie Zuowen’s strength was no less than that of a Taiping Captain. He was a Rebirth Realm Martial Artist.

A few Taiping Captains were not even worth his notice.

If he weren’t still counting on Su Mu to use the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow, he would have even wanted to kill Su Mu on the spot.

In this Outer City, aside from the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow, there was simply no one who could be a match for him, Xie Zuowen.

Su Mu had only just used the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow yesterday; he surely hadn’t recovered yet today.

Without the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow, these few Taiping Captains combined were still no match for him!

Xie Zuowen stared at them, practically hoping they would resist so he would have the perfect opportunity to strike a vicious blow.

That girl from the Luo Family was here too. It was a perfect chance to kill two birds with one stone. Afterwards, he could just blame it all on the Demon Tide.

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