“So the reason I, the Commander who manages the money, am here is because I want to talk business with you.”
The Embroidered Uniform Guard has a total of ten Commander's Offices, corresponding to ten regular Commanders. And the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is an official of the Fifth Rank. Logically speaking, a Embroidered Uniform Guard at Li Miao's level should appear in the cases of the Imperial Court officials and local major factions being investigated and destroyed.
Someone like Yan Xiaosheng, who is euphemistically called the leader of the Imperial City's Underworld, but to put it bluntly, is just a white glove, it's too high of an opinion to have a Commander handle it.
So when Yan Xiaosheng heard Li Miao say he wanted to talk business, his eyes lit up.
If the Embroidered Uniform Guard was coming for him, then he would be dead. But if they still had concerns about the people behind him, and wanted to mix things up, maybe he could keep his life.
Of course, he didn't want to die. If they could talk, he could bargain, and maybe his life could be negotiated.
But Li Miao waved his hand and directly dispelled his calculations: "Don't think too much, you're definitely going to die."
Yan Xiaosheng's eyes dimmed, and after a moment, he said, "I'm going to die anyway, what's the point of talking?"
He had already given up on his fantasies, and his words were no longer respectful.
He was just waiting for Li Miao to reveal a weakness, and then he would take action to subdue this tired-looking Commander.
If Internal Energy is cultivated to a certain level, one's spirit is naturally complete and one's energy is sufficient. Before the oil is exhausted, the force is endless, and fatigue will not be easily revealed. Seeing Li Miao's tired expression, it was either that his Cultivation Base was not good enough, or that his state was not right.
His Martial Arts was also at the level of a First-rate expert in the Jianghu, maybe he could really take Li Miao hostage and escape the Imperial City.
As long as he escaped the Imperial City, the sky would be high and the sea would be wide. He could find a place to hide, and after a dozen years, change his name and surname, and with his Martial Arts, he would still be able to eat and drink well.
“Listen to me finish.” Li Miao lowered his head and took a sip of wine, not even looking at Yan Xiaosheng. It seemed that he was completely unaware of his whole body's muscles tensing, his Force running, and that he was already preparing to Fight to the death.
“We have something important to do in a while, and we don't have enough personnel. Those of us who usually remain in the Imperial City have to go down and take a trip.”
“Before we go, the Commander's intention is to kill those who are making a name for themselves in the Imperial City first, so that when you all leave, you won't cause any trouble.”
“Leader Yan, you are the most eye-catching one. But when we investigate, we find that you have a lot of people you serve. If we search your house and find some big figures, it won't look good.”
“I just mentioned it, saying that this matter still has to fall on you. As a result, I was forced to do it, and I was asked to talk to you.”
Speaking of which, Li Miao frowned, as if he was very dissatisfied with being sent to do this. The several Embroidered Uniform Guards on guard saw this and gestured to each other, secretly laughing.
Their own Commander was good at everything, strong in ability, high in Martial Arts, and could handle both civil and military affairs.
It's just that he only has four hours of energy a day. After this time, he immediately looks like he hasn't slept for three days and can't open his eyes. He won't do any errands. If it weren't for the Commander personally speaking, and smashing the teacup, I'm afraid even the Subduing Commissioner wouldn't be able to order him around.
If it weren't for this lazy illness, he would have become the Subduing Commissioner or even the Assistant Prefect long ago.
“It's like this, I can let you live for three more days.” Li Miao said to Yan Xiaosheng in a casual manner: “In these three days, you can go and explain to your masters, give them the money they deserve. The rest, find someone to pack it up and send it to us.”
“This way, we don't have to bargain with your masters, and your masters don't have to be afraid of us finding anything, isn't it a win-win situation?”
“And then?” Yan Xiaosheng asked through gritted teeth.
“And then?” Li Miao glanced at him: “And then you die.”
“Die in your own home. Remember to die miserably, to scare those who haven't come forward, so that I can save some effort.”
“Damn it.” Yan Xiaosheng was about to be laughed at: “You eagle claws really don't like to speak human words, you take all the advantages, and I have to obediently commit suicide, and I have to die miserably, what am I doing for!?”
“You can leave five silver to your unborn child, that's all.” Li Miao held out his hand to him.
With just this sentence, Yan Xiaosheng's complexion instantly froze, but the next moment he was like nothing had happened, and he looked at Li Miao with a strange look.
“I've never been married, and I've never had any children.”
“Didn't you buy a Geisha last month? She's pregnant. Our people asked the doctor to see, it's guaranteed.”
“When you die, we receive the money, and we'll give her five silver and let her go.” Li Miao said seriously.
Yan Xiaosheng was silent.
His complexion changed, sometimes hesitant, sometimes crazy, but in the end, a ruthless look occupied his face.
“Go to your mother!”
He Shout, and the palms under the table directly shattered the tabletop, and fiercely struck Li Miao's chest!
What Geisha, what child, as long as he can still live, what children can't he have in the future!?
Now he has to rely on his Martial Arts, which he has practiced hard for thirty years, to earn a life! You must know that his reputation as "Iron Palm Maitreya" was also built on Human Life!
At this moment, he glanced at the Embroidered Uniform Guards standing around, guarding against them joining forces to attack and save Zhao. But those people were looking at their noses and their hearts, and they didn't even move, watching his palms approach Li Miao's chest.
Peng!
A muffled sound, the palms struck Li Miao's chest.
Teng teng teng teng!
But Yan Xiaosheng flew backward, his feet constantly unloading force, and every step he took caused the Bluestone Slab to burst, and he retreated to the wall before stopping, the wall vibrating, and dust falling.
Wow!
Yan Xiaosheng opened his mouth, and a mouthful of Fresh Blood spurted out. When he raised his head and revealed his chest, he saw a finger mark on his chest, more than an inch deep, obviously directly piercing his sternum.
And Yan Xiaosheng didn't even see Li Miao make a move!
At this moment, not only Yan Xiaosheng, but also the remaining Green Forest Heroes in the room showed expressions of horror.
Yan Xiaosheng's Martial Arts is considered First-rate in the Jianghu. Don't think that there are many First-rate experts in the Jianghu. As long as they are First-rate experts, they can be ranked in a region that is at least a province. There won't be too many people like this in the world.
These Green Forest Heroes didn't start a riot when the Embroidered Uniform Guard sealed the door, they wanted to wait for Yan Xiaosheng to make a move, and then they would go up together, with a greater chance of winning.
But in the blink of an eye, they didn't have time to use their Force and get up, and the battle was over.
This can't even be considered a fight, but a naked crushing.
Being able to shatter the sternum of a First-rate expert with a casual move, and taking a palm and being shaken away, what terrifying Realm has this Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander, who claims to have been a clerk for twenty years, reached!?
Even for giants like Wudang and Shaolin, can their Abbot and Sect Leader do it?
Then a young Embroidered Uniform Guard coldly snorted: “Hmph! A mantis dares to stop a chariot? You think that the Embroidered Uniform Guard's secret agents search the world, besides our Commander, which Commander can sit firmly in the Imperial City for twenty years?”
“As long as our Commander is here, a Madman like you, even if there are seventeen or eighteen more, don't even think about making any waves in this Imperial City!”
“Stop, stop.” Li Miao, who was patting his chest and lapel, heard this and waved his hand: “Don't brag, I'm too lazy to go out in the sun and rain, my colleagues take care of me and don't let me work hard. What stopping a chariot and sitting firmly, you're giving me goosebumps.”
After saying that, he cupped his hands to Yan Xiaosheng: “My subordinates are joking, Leader Yan, don't go around talking nonsense.”
No one dared to take this as a joke.
Yan Xiaosheng coughed several times, spat out a mouthful of Stasis, and said dejectedly: “I've been in this Imperial City for more than a dozen years, and I didn't even know there was a person like you.”
“I've lived for more than forty years, thinking that I've made some achievements by practicing hard every day, but today I see Your Excellency and realize that I'm just a Frog in a well.”
He raised his finger and pointed at the indentation on his chest: “This finger broke my Heart Meridian, and with my Cultivation Base, I can only last for three days, is this also intentional?”
“Coincidence, coincidence.” Li Miao put his hands in his sleeves and said.
Yan Xiaosheng was silent for a moment before he said, “One hundred silver.”
“Don't say five silver or ten silver jokes. I don't want much, give my child one hundred silver, so that he can have money to settle down, and I'll do as you say.”
At this moment, his Vitality was cut off, and his only thought was to leave a legacy, and his attitude softened. A person who is about to die, with no thought of living, can talk about anything.
But Li Miao shook his head, obviously not joking: “Only five silver. Not a penny more.”
“You!”
Yan Xiaosheng's angry expression appeared, he had been in the business for many years, and a cup of tea was worth more than five silver, when did he put this little money in his eyes?
It seems that this Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander is high-ranking and powerful, and the tributes he usually receives will only be more than him, and he won't care about the difference between one hundred silver and five silver. Is this deliberately humiliating him?
“Didn't I just say that you do brothel and underlings business, and abduct people, and force them to buy and sell.”
“Not counting what you cheated and swindled away, among those people you bought with money, I found a medium-grade number.” Li Miao spread his hands: “I didn't even count those children you forcibly bought for one or two. According to your rules, don't say I'm bullying you.”
“This is also because your child hasn't been born, and hasn't enjoyed the blessings brought by your sins, otherwise I would have directly sold him to the brothel to be a gigolo, and the selling price would also be five silver.”
“Fair, right?”
“You!” Yan Xiaosheng trembled his finger, wanting to point at Li Miao, but his hand fell halfway and fell weakly.
“Okay. Just five silver.” He lost his strength and slowly sat down along the wall.
“Deal!” Li Miao clapped his hands, stood up, no longer looked at Yan Xiaosheng, and walked directly out.
He walked to the side of the two thugs who had fainted and were about to be thrown away, kicked them casually, and directly broke their necks.
The two thugs immediately lost their breath, fortunately, they died quickly, which was also a fortunate thing.
The few Green Forest Heroes in the room didn't dare to resist, and were locked up by several Embroidered Uniform Guards and escorted out.
Li Miao put his hands in his sleeves, walked out the door, and came to the sedan chair.
The young Embroidered Uniform Guard who had boasted about him quickly stepped forward and lifted the curtain, and Li Miao got in, closed his eyes and leaned back to rest.
Outside the sedan chair curtain, the young Embroidered Uniform Guard whispered: “Commander, is that Geisha really pregnant?”
“Pregnant with what? That person surnamed Yan did all sorts of bad things, and he didn't have a child for decades, how could it be so coincidental that we caught him.” Li Miao said with his eyes closed: “A person like him still wants to leave a legacy?”
The young Embroidered Uniform Guard scratched his head and said with a silly smile: “You still have a way, Commander. How do we deal with his Geisha?”
Li Miao paused and said: “Let her go. When the money from the person surnamed Yan arrives, you take some out and give her a place to settle down, and it can be considered that she has escaped from the sea of suffering.”
“Just give her—one hundred silver.”
“Aye.” The young Embroidered Uniform Guard agreed, and raised his hand to signal the people to set off back to the Subduing Commissioner's Office. But he saw Li Miao lift the sedan chair curtain, his tired expression became more obvious, and he didn't even bother to open his eyes, and the whole person was crooked in the corner of the sedan chair, and lazily said.
“You take the people back to report, I'm going back to sleep.”
“Ah? Commander, but the Commander is still waiting for you.” The young Embroidered Uniform Guard said with difficulty.
“Who cares about him, I only do things for four hours a day, this was exchanged with my life back then, and the Commander personally promised me, I've given him enough face today.”
“If he's not happy, you go to my desk and under the paperweight, and show him the note he signed back then.”
Saying that, Li Miao's voice gradually lowered, and he mumbled: “I only work. eight hours a day.”
He actually fell asleep directly.
The young Embroidered Uniform Guard was helpless, but he also knew that as long as his Commander was asleep, even if a firecracker was set off in his ear, he wouldn't be able to wake him up. He could only explain a few words to the sedan chair bearers, and let them send Li Miao home.
He himself led a team of people back to the Subduing Commissioner's Office to be scolded.
Only the brightly lit tavern was left, with a few corpses, and Yan Xiaosheng, who was waiting to die.