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It's hard to be a man, and it's even harder to be a empress's man. You can't always be stingy with your energy, you have to work hard to cultivate it.

"If the Divine Marquis likes this person, it would be most appropriate to recruit him to the Divine Marquis Mansion based on his character."

"Thank you, Grand Lord!"

"You don't have to thank me. You and I are both ministers in the same palace. Helping you is helping me. If Zhui Ming is not suitable for the inner guard, then it would be your turn in the Divine Marquis Mansion."

"You talk as if people are willing to follow you." Meng Lang, who was still ruthless and resentful of Wu Ming, could not help but mock him when he saw him like this.

"Be ruthless, but not rude." Zhuge Zhengwo's expression was serious. No matter whether Wu Ming was insincere or sincere, it would be a good thing for the Shenhou Mansion to have more friendship with the Plum Blossom Inner Guards.

"It's okay, it's normal for girls to have a little temper. But I still want to say that it is very impolite to rashly explore other people's hearts. It's good to have abilities, but you have to be cautious when using your abilities."

"Luckily it was me this time. I have a good temper and I am proficient in martial arts. I know how to handle things properly. If it were someone else, you would have gotten hurt."

The more Wu Ming acted like this, the angrier Wuqing became. She had never seen such a hypocritical person.

But right now there is something important to do. Having grown up with Zhuge Zhengwo, Wuqing certainly won't mess things up because of his own personal affairs.

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Chapter 7: Prejudice?

Wuqing became well-behaved, and Wu Ming felt bored instead. After chatting with Zhuge Zhengwo for a few more words, Wu Ming left the box and stood at the fence on the second floor, ready to watch the fun.

There is a very simple reason why Hua Manlou appears here.

The counterfeit currency case involved the Hua family, a genuine royal merchant family. They were involved in half of the money houses in the Tang Dynasty. A large amount of counterfeit currency flowed into the market and eventually flowed into the money houses. The loss was too great for the Hua family to bear.

The imperial court was anxious to solve the case, and the Hua family was equally anxious. Hua Manlou had a special status in the Hua family. In addition to being the seventh son of the Hua family, he had another identity that could not be ignored, he was a Wudang disciple.

In Wudang, the last disciple of Zhang Sanfeng, the supreme leader, was Hua Manlou, and he was also a lay disciple. For this disciple, Zhang Sanfeng personally created the Nine-Turn Weak Water Softness Technique, which was an ultimate internal skill that could absorb the opponent's palm power, just like falling into a quagmire and unable to extricate oneself.

This technique is derived from a passage in the Tao Te Ching: "There is nothing in the world softer than water, yet nothing can overcome it when it attacks the strong. There is nothing that can replace it. The weak overcomes the strong, the soft overcomes the hard. There is nothing in the world that does not know this, yet no one can do it."

In addition to this extremely powerful internal skill, Lao Zhang also equipped this disciple with a series of self-defense martial arts such as Flowing Cloud Flying Sleeves, Wudang Mian Palm, etc.

Wudang is one of the most prominent schools of Taoism today, and is considered a major face of Taoism. It was Li Shiming who started his career by relying on Buddhism, and in his later years he suppressed Buddhism and worshipped Taoism, which led to the revival of Taoism.

The Hua family is an imperial merchant family, and Hua Manlou enjoys unprecedented attention in Wudang. If this has nothing to do with the imperial court, Wu Ming would never believe it.

Being an emperor is a process of pulling and tugging. If one side is too powerful, he will try to suppress it. If the other side is too weak, he will reach out and pull it. What they want is balance, which is the so-called prosperous times.

"Hey, Lao Hua, there's someone on your arm, and he seems to be looking at you." Lu Xiaofeng looked around with his shifty eyes and inadvertently noticed Wu Ming.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course, can I still lie to you?"

"That's scary. You said he was looking at me, but I didn't feel anything." Hua Manlou's expression froze. Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng hurriedly closed his eyes. This time, he had the same perception as Hua Manlou. There were clearly two people standing over there, but in his spiritual perception, it was nothingness.

"Master! What a young master!"

"How young?"

"He looks about eighteen or nineteen years old."

"Maybe he has practiced some technique to preserve his youth."

"Impossible... Shit, they're fighting over there." Lu Xiaofeng's eyes widened. It turned out that after Jia San and Zhui Ming had an argument, the coin template in the package was exposed. Leng Xue couldn't hold back and took action first.

For a moment, swords and knives were waving downstairs, and there were a few screams among the exclamations. Leng Xue, who was unaware of the situation, aimed his sword at Zhui Ming's vital points. Zhui Ming was naturally unwilling to give up. His flexible Qinggong allowed him to easily avoid Leng Xue's sword, and he even had enough strength to fight back with his legs.

At this time, Jia Sanze took advantage of the chaos and used the art of splitting himself to escape. Of course, this guy's art of splitting himself was not a real clone. It was just a few people with similar body shapes to him, which made him look real.

Wu Ming watched with great interest but had no interest in taking action. With his strength, if he really took action, it would be called bullying the weak. Wu Dage was a man of high moral character and would not do such a tasteless thing.

However, if the strike was not suitable, the coin casting template had to be snatched away. This was a credit. Although he did not like to show off, Wu Zhao wanted face. Only with Wu Zhao's face could he have a good life.

"Jingwei, go grab the template."

"Yes." Jingwei is both an assassin and a swordsman. Her body movements are like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath. When she is still, she is at rest; when she moves, she is like thunder.

At this time, Jingwei had the strength of a perfect master. Gorgeous sword shadows flashed around her and she disappeared behind Wu Ming in the blink of an eye. When she reappeared, she was already standing in front of the real Jia San. This fake clone technique might be able to fool ordinary people, but it was obviously impossible to fool Jingwei's eyes.

Jingwei put his fingers together to form a sword, and the sharp sword energy tore Jia San's tendons. With a scream, the coin template in Jia San's hand rose up and was snatched away by Jingwei.

Jiang Longluoma, who was still chasing Jia San's clone, couldn't help but frown when he saw this. With their speed, how could they catch up with the master Jingwei? Even if they pounced decisively, they could only touch a lingering phantom.

"What great skills! The inner guards are really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!" Zhuge Zhengwo couldn't help but admire Jingwei who had returned to Wu Ming's side. He was originally ready to take action, but after seeing Jingwei take action, he forced himself to suppress the thought.

If he takes action at this time, he will be the one who will be embarrassed. Besides, Wu Ming has always been kind to the Shenhou Mansion, and he, Zhuge Zheng, also has to save his dignity.

"Please forgive me, Lord God. The Plum Blossom Inner Guard has just been established and is in need of revitalization. I am a nobody and my words are not taken seriously. I still need some merit to maintain my reputation."

"Brother Wu, you are too modest. Even if I really want to snatch it from you, I may not be able to get it!" Zhuge Zhengwo put his hands behind his back and looked at Wu Ming meaningfully. Others did not know, but he had heard from the emperor that Wu Ming was a genius who appeared only once in a hundred years and had already mastered the Four Illuminations Divine Art.

At this time, Zhuge Zhengwo had only the strength of a late grandmaster, and his strength might not be stronger than Wu Zhao. Wu Zhao could not defeat Wu Ming, so naturally he did not have that ability.

"Thank you for your praise, Lord God. My ability is far inferior to yours."

"Six Gates is investigating a case. Everyone stand still and raise your hands to be searched..." The two men were chatting excitedly. At this moment, a group of detectives from the Six Gates swarmed in and quickly took control of the situation.

"Tsk tsk, they are indeed the Six Gates. Look at their strong army and powerful horses. What a magnificent style."

"Brother Wu doesn't seem to like the Six Gates."

"What the Divine Marquis said, I don't like your Divine Marquis Mansion either." Wu Ming said meaningfully, and then without waiting for Zhuge Zhengwo to respond, he took Jingwei and walked down the stairs slowly.

"Humph, who wants him to like it? Uncle Shi is just..."

"Wuqing, Brother Wu is right. It's not that we don't like it, but we can't like it. What the government wants to see is an independent Divine Marquis Mansion and an independent Six Gates. If we like it, we will be violating a taboo."

"snort……!"

"What a smart young man." Unlike Wu Ming's ruthless reaction, Tie Shou actually admired Wu Ming very much.

"Of course he is smart and extremely talented. At the age of 18, he has mastered the Four Lights Divine Art. His strength is not weaker than those of us old guys. It is really amazing."

"Four Illuminating Divine Art? Him? How is this possible?" Wuqing didn't believe it at all. How could someone who had mastered the Four Illuminating Divine Art be so lustful?

"Wuqing, my uncle has long told you that prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain. If you don't remove this mountain, you will never be able to make an accurate judgment."

"knew……."

"Come on, let's go down too."

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Chapter 8: Heart to Heart

“Lord Liu, it was this woman who snatched away...ah..." As soon as Luo Ma saw Wu Ming bringing Jingwei downstairs, he immediately pointed at the two of them and started to complain. However, before he could finish his words, his raised arm bent back strangely, and the finger that was originally pointing at Jingwei was actually turned outward and pointed at the nose of the God Catcher Liu Jiyan.

"Are you the God Catcher Liu Jiyan?"

"Who are you?"

"Meihua Inner Guard Wu Ming, tell your men to open their eyes. With such an arrogant attitude, those who know you may think you are detectives, while those who don't may think you are bandits."

"You... hum..." Liu Jiyan pulled the corner of his mouth, and in the end it was just a light snort. As the old saying goes, a man of insight is a hero. Liu Jiyan was indignant in his heart, but he could see the gap between himself and Wu Ming. Taking action would only bring humiliation to himself and make people laugh at him.

He was able to reach the position of God Catcher not only by relying on martial arts. People with stupid brains, like Roma whose arm was broken, thought they were very powerful, but in the eyes of others, they were complete fools.

Wu Ming walked away with Jingwei in a swagger. No one stopped him, and no one dared to stop him.

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"Do you think the case is solved?"

"Of course not. Since the template has been leaked and returned so easily, the other party must have copied a new template. There will only be more counterfeit coins on the market."

"Hmph, you're still a little smart. What are you doing... don't come over here. I'm having my period."

"Come on, you have hands, I'll teach you a new trick." Wu Ming smiled in a nasty way, then controlled Wu Zhao's little hand, let her hold the halberd handle, and gently moved it.

"Hmph, you are the only one with so many tricks." Wu Zhao blushed and rolled her eyes at Wu Ming before looking elsewhere. However, before she could see clearly, Wu Ming pulled her head and made her look away again.

"You have to watch her closely. How can you learn well without watching? Use your hands this time, but if you fail again next time, you will have to use your mouth." After Wu Ming said this, he gently tapped Wu Zhao's red lips.

"Don't force me to do it!" Wu Zhao's pretty face turned red again, this time out of anger. She found more and more that Wu Ming was shameless and would take advantage of her every move.

"Hey, hey... be gentle... let's not use our mouths anymore." Wu Zhao was so angry that she wanted to use more force, and Wu Ming quickly begged for mercy. Fortunately, Wu Zhao was not really angry. After she relaxed her force, she continued her previous action.

How can I describe these movements? They are one set after another.

Seeing this, Wu Ming smiled again. He never thought of success at once. This was just a test and also to teach Wu Zhao some new knowledge points. When the time is right, she will have to eat.

"Wu Ming?"

"Reporting to the master, that man called himself Wu Ming, and he seemed to be a member of the Plum Blossom Inner Guard. Liu Jiyan didn't dare to provoke him, but he humiliated her in front of so many people, and she let her go without saying a word."

"The Plum Blossom Guards were created by that evil woman Wu Zhao. I knew that if Wu Zhao could use him, he must be an extraordinary person."

"You just said that he injured someone from the Six Gates in front of the God Catcher."

"Yes, that man's name is Luo Ma. He was originally pointing his finger at a female subordinate next to him, but he glared at her and her arm was broken." Ji Yaohua knelt at An Shigeng's feet, fear in her eyes and her delicate body trembling slightly.

"In that case, let's kill Roma and cut off their possibility of cooperation. Whether they believe it or not, there will always be a rift between them once Roma dies."

"You don't have to worry about this. Go back and tell your senior sister to come in."

An Shigeng curled up on the bed, holding a lady's mirror in his hand. His white hair was reflected in the mirror. His pair of dark eyes, against the backdrop of his white hair, were full of ruthless coldness.

"Yes, master." Ji Yaohua became more and more restrained. Although she could leave, she had no intention of relaxing. The longer she followed An Shigeng, the more she understood how terrible An Shigeng was. The emperor had to find a reason to kill people, but An Shigeng killed people just by thinking about it.

If he is unhappy, he will kill; if he is happy, he will kill even more. In his words, since you are happy, why not kill someone to liven up the mood.

Looking at Ji Yaohua's cautious appearance, An Shigeng's eyes were full of teasing. He liked Ji Yaohua's current performance very much. The feeling of controlling other people's life and death made him unable to help but indulge in it.

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"Thank you."

At the Wu Mansion, Jing Wei, who had just accompanied Wu Ming back, said thank you and hid herself again. She always hid in the dark, concealing her body and soul.

This thank you was probably because of Wu Ming's protection for her. It was rare for her to say it out loud.

Wu Ming smiled silently, then focused his attention on reviewing today's actions. He closed his eyes, and all the people he had met today, from Zhuge Zhengwo to passers-by A and B, appeared in his mind one by one.

He repeatedly observed every expression, movement, and every detail of each person.

At the very end, the scene froze on Ji Yaohua hiding behind Liu Jiyan. He is not from this world, but apart from the system, he always has some advantage of foresight.

Combining what he saw and heard today as well as the scattered files on the counterfeit currency case, Wu Ming once again set his sights on An Shigeng.