The following morning, the stench of blood filled the air in front of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
Zhao Dahu was directing the constables from the capital to carry away the haphazardly laid corpses that had been found dead in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
"You did all of this?"
Li Jiuxuan stared in utter disbelief at the gruesome corpses.
Mu Zian nodded silently.
Li Jiuxuan crossed his arms in front of his chest and couldn't help but gasp.
Do you know who these people are?
Mu Zian shook his head.
"I would like to hear the details."
Li Jiuxuan pointed to the spider lily embroidered on the collar of a corpse and said.
"That pattern is the symbol of the Six Burial Hall, the most notorious assassin organization in the martial arts world. It is said that as long as they are paid enough, there is no one in the world they cannot kill. They are a group of madmen who will do anything for money."
"The Six Burial Hall is divided into the Upper Three Burials and the Lower Three Burials. The Upper Three Burials are Heaven, Earth and Man. If you want to hire someone to kill a person, the starting price is 500,000 taels. The Lower Three Burials are Asura, evil ghosts and beasts. Among them, the Asura Burial is the most lethal and the most expensive."
"To hire seven Asura Burials would cost at least 700,000 taels of silver. The person behind them must be incredibly wealthy."
"But today they all died at your hands, which has ruined the reputation of the Six Burial Hall's Asura Burial. Now you have a great grudge against the Six Burial Hall, and they will not let you off easily."
While sighing, Li Jiuxuan looked at Mu Zian with a playful expression, seemingly trying to see a hint of fear on his face.
However, to Li Jiuxuan's disappointment, there was not a trace of fear on Mu Zian's face.
"The people from the Six Burial Hall openly attempted to assassinate the Duke of Zhenguo in the capital. If this matter were to reach His Majesty, what do you think he would think?"
"The mighty capital of Dali has actually been infiltrated to this extent by an assassin organization, tsk tsk tsk."
Mu Zian's eyes held a hint of amusement.
Li Jiuxuan looked embarrassed, but couldn't help but think to himself, "When did this kid become so smart?"
“Cut off all these people’s heads and hang them at the east gate.”
Mu Zian said with an icy expression.
Today, he wants to use these heads to tell the world that he, Mu Zian, is not someone to be trifled with, and anyone who wants to kill him should think twice.
Meanwhile, inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the Imperial Palace.
Eunuch Cao recounted everything that had happened at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion the previous night to the Emperor.
"The Six Burial Hall! Damn it!"
The emperor's face was grim. He had just agreed to reopen the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion for Mu Zi'an, and that very night Mu Zi'an was attacked.
This is not only a show of defiance against Mu Zi'an, but also a slap in the face to him, the dignified emperor of Dali.
Eunuch Cao stepped forward, his voice trembling slightly, and said.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the young prince was not injured; on the contrary, he killed all the assassins."
The Emperor of Dali was quite surprised to hear this.
Although he had considered that Mu Zian was very strong, it was still quite shocking that he could not only survive facing so many ruthless and highly skilled assassins, but also kill them all.
Having high martial arts skills and being able to kill are two different things.
The Emperor of Dali's expression relaxed considerably.
"Excellent! As expected of my Duke Zhenguo! Now, who in this world would dare to gossip behind my back!"
"However, as the saying goes, 'If you can be a thief for a thousand days, you can't let him go for a thousand days!' The people of the Six Burial Hall will certainly not let this go easily. Since that's the case, I should give them some help. One person may be strong, but how can he be inferior to a thousand troops?"
Just as the Emperor of Dali was deep in thought, Eunuch Cao suddenly spoke up.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the Duke of Zhenguo also has a direct force called the Vanguard Army, whose soldiers are all veterans who have fought countless battles and are fearless in the face of death!"
The Emperor of Dali suddenly awoke from his reverie.
"Where is the battle tally right now?"
"Your Majesty, it is now in the hands of Marquis Lu Yunxue."
Upon hearing the name Lu Yunxue, the Emperor of Dali let out a cold snort.
“How can such a heartless and ungrateful person be in charge of the Vanguard Army? Take back the Tiger Tally of the Vanguard Army and return it to Mu Zi’an. It can be considered as returning the item to its rightful owner.”
"This servant obeys."
At the same time, news of Mu Zi'an's counterattack against Liu Zangtang spread throughout the capital.
Lu Yunxue's face was full of disbelief.
"How is that possible? He's clearly never practiced martial arts. How could he possibly kill seven top assassins in the martial arts world?"
In Lu Yunxue's memory, Mu Zian had always been someone who was completely powerless.
They just keep buzzing around me, like a fly, which is really annoying.
But at this moment, the facts are right in front of him, forcing him to believe it.
At this moment, the heads of those seven assassins are lying on the east gate of the capital, and no one can deny it.
"I told you long ago that Mu Zi'an has been lying to you, but you wouldn't believe me! Now that the facts are right in front of you, do you believe me? If you hadn't been so willful and reckless, the Duke of Zhenguo would be my brother-in-law now, how glorious that would be!"
Lu Ming said with a sense of disappointment.
Grandmother Lu, standing to the side, also sighed.
"My Lu family could have taken this opportunity to soar to great heights, but you've ruined it all!"
Lu Yunxue's heart was filled with complex emotions at this moment, but there was no going back.
However, her pride as the first female marquis of Dali did not allow her to bow her head.
"He's just killed some roughnecks. What use would a little bravery be on the battlefield? At best, he'd just be a brute."
Faced with Lu Yunxue's stubbornness, even the not-so-bright Lu Ming was speechless.
Is it so hard to acknowledge that others are excellent?
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