Su Mo Courted Death, Leaving the Captain Dumbfounded

The more Su Mo learned about the Heavenely Mother Cult, the more he realized how terrifying it was!

It was no ordinary evil cult. Its ultimate goal was to destroy Great Wu and restore the former dynasty!

Its severity surpassed even the struggle between imperial authority and divine power in the court!

Su Mo was no hotheaded youth.

He would not foolishly get involved for the sake of a mere Subordinate Seventh Rank Squad Leader position!

Unless absolutely forced to, Su Mo would rather abandon the mission than get dragged into it.

Most importantly,

Su Mo had no way to explain how he knew Heavenely Mother Cult disciples were hiding in Dragon Gate Cave!

Golden Lock could still be explained by saying it carried Lin Moyin's aura.

But what reason could he give for Dragon Gate Cave?

Su Mo was just about to shake his head and say that he did not know where the Heavenely Mother Cult disciples were!

Unfortunately, Lin Moyin was no ordinary person. She had already keenly caught the change in Su Mo's expression in that instant.

Her voice suddenly turned cold. "You actually know where the Heavenely Mother Cult disciples are hiding!"

"Speak!"

"Where are the Heavenely Mother Cult disciples?"

Su Mo's heart gave a violent lurch!

Damn it!

In the end, he was still too green. He had not yet mastered the art of keeping his emotions off his face!

Su Mo felt an utterly terrifying killing intent envelop his entire body. The temperature nearby instantly dropped to freezing point, several times more terrifying than last time!

He drew a deep breath and finally spoke slowly.

"Captain, you truly are formidable. Nothing can escape your discerning eyes!"

"That's right!"

"I have indeed guessed at a place where the Heavenely Mother Cult disciples are very likely hiding."

Su Mo raised his head and met Lin Moyin's blade-sharp gaze without fear. "I can tell you, Captain!"

"However..."

He abruptly changed tack. "Captain, you must agree to two requests!"

Under the swaying lamplight, Lin Moyin's pretty face flickered between light and darkness, carrying an indescribably sinister terror!

Her voice sounded as though it had emerged from a ten-thousand-year-old ice cavern. "You?"

"You're bargaining with this officer?"

"Do you know that the last person who did this was tortured to death by three thousand cuts?"

Su Mo's back was thoroughly drenched in sweat!

But after taking a deep breath, he stared fixedly at Lin Moyin. His eyes were incomparably resolute, his lips tightly pressed together, and he did not utter a word!

Lin Moyin snorted coldly.

She raised her delicate hand, and her jade finger shot toward Su Mo's eyes like a bolt of lightning!

Su Mo closed his eyes.

Yet his feet seemed rooted to the ground, standing firm and unmoving!

As expected, he felt only a sharp pain in his eyelids. His eyes had not been pierced by her jade finger as he had imagined!

Su Mo opened his eyes.

Lin Moyin had somehow arrived in front of him.

Two fingers, their nails sharp as blades, were practically pressed against the surface of his eyeballs.

Although the two fingers blocked his vision and he could not see clearly, he could still feel them!

Lin Moyin withdrew her jade fingers and studied Su Mo expressionlessly for a long while.

She had to admit that this lecherous miser did possess some courage!

She snorted coldly. "Even if I agree to your demands..."

"Are you not afraid I'll go back on my word?"

Su Mo keenly noticed the favorability bar above Lin Moyin's head jump violently.

It had actually turned positive, leaping straight from -4% to 8%!

He secretly sighed in relief!

He had bet correctly!

Su Mo met Lin Moyin's eyes with utmost seriousness and sincerity. "This subordinate trusts Captain's character."

The Female Captain fell silent for a moment.

Then she smiled.

The sinister, terrifying face beneath the lamplight transformed into a breathtaking smile capable of toppling kingdoms.

"How amusing!"

"This is the first time I've heard someone say they trust the character of the Imperial Guard!"

Lin Moyin regarded Su Mo with interest. "I'd like to know what your requests are."

Su Mo raised one finger. "First, don't ask how this subordinate learned of this news!"

He raised a second finger. "Second, Captain, you must keep this secret for me!"

"Because this subordinate is afraid of death—very afraid of death, the kind that's truly afraid. I'm not deceiving you, Captain!"

Lin Moyin sneered. "Afraid of death?"

"You certainly didn't look afraid of death earlier!"

Su Mo tried his best to explain. "Because I know this subordinate has no second choice!"

"Either way, I'll die. I might as well stake everything on one gamble!"

After a pause, Su Mo sighed. "It's also possible that I was so terrified that my legs went weak, leaving me unable to escape even if I wanted to."

Lin Moyin laughed again. "Greedy for life, fearful of death, and greedy for wealth and lust!"

"People like that are usually easier to control."

"On top of that, you look quite useful, and you have courage and decisiveness. I truly can't bear to kill you just like this!"

She paused slightly. "I can agree to your demands!"

"Can you speak now?"

"Where are the Heavenely Mother Cult disciples hiding?"

Su Mo glanced around. "Here?"

Lin Moyin sneered. "Relax. No one else can hear us!"

"Even your three women have long since fallen unconscious!"

Su Mo shuddered again.

Given the Imperial Guard's methods, it was perfectly normal for the Female Captain to have knocked Xue Yishu and Heroine Chen unconscious.

The problem was that Qin Bi'er had been with him the entire time.

When he left the house to meet Lin Moyin, he had not seen her do anything.

How had she knocked Qin Bi'er unconscious as well?

Su Mo let out a breath and lowered his voice. "Taihe County, Dragon Gate Cave!"

"Go to Dragon Gate Cave within six days. You will certainly find something."

"However, the evil cultists hiding in Dragon Gate Cave may not be easy to deal with. You must put caution first, Captain!"

The moment Su Mo said this,

a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed through Lin Moyin's mind.

The many questions that had long puzzled her finally clicked into place!

Luring the tiger away from the mountain!

Confusing the enemy's line of sight!

Not every county had an Imperial Guard Office.

Nor did every Imperial Guard Office have several hundred men stationed there like Changping County!

Taihe County did not even have an Imperial Guard Office!

Once the Imperial Guard concentrated its attention on Tie Mountain and Anyang County, its control over other places would inevitably weaken!

Lin Moyin realized that she had fallen into a blind spot from the very beginning.

The enemy locations she had primarily been monitoring were the City God Temples and Dragon King Temples in each county!

It was not only Dragon King Temples that contained Dragon King statues!

Dragon Gate Cave also had a Dragon King statue!

In that brief instant,

Lin Moyin had already determined that Su Mo's words were almost certainly correct!

Now that she knew the Heavenely Mother Cult's true objective and had six days to act, Lin Moyin naturally would not rush in recklessly.

She had to plan carefully and make thorough arrangements, using the enemy's own scheme to wipe out the Heavenely Mother Cult disciples in the surrounding prefectures and counties!

Thinking of this, Lin Moyin gave Su Mo a deep look. "Stay quietly at home!"

"Await this officer's orders!"

With that, she turned and left.

Su Mo grew anxious and hurriedly called after her. "Captain, wait a moment!"

Lin Moyin turned her head toward Su Mo, her willow brows slightly furrowed. "What is it?"

"It's like this."

Su Mo explained, "This subordinate is an Imperial Guard covert agent, as well as a government yamen constable."

"There are only two days of leave remaining. After that, I have to report to the yamen for duty."

After hesitating briefly, Su Mo continued, "There's also something I don't quite understand."

"Many people probably already know this subordinate's identity as a covert agent. Is it still suitable to continue?"

"Could Captain change my identity, perhaps to Black-Clad Officer?"

Lin Moyin could not help sneering. "How audacious!"

"You've only been a Strongman for one day, and you already want to be promoted to Officer?"

Su Mo gave a sheepish laugh, waiting for Lin Moyin to continue.

Instead, the Female Captain stopped speaking. She simply stood there, watching him with a cold smile. She did not leave, and he had no idea what she meant.

Su Mo...

Fortunately, his favorability had not changed.

That gave him the courage to continue courting death and testing the waters. "I don't have to be promoted to Officer for now."

"But I've only just become a covert agent and don't know the rules. What if I accidentally violate some taboo?"

The Female Captain fell silent for a moment, then raised her hand and tossed Su Mo a small booklet. She coldly left him with one sentence: "You may report to the yamen for duty!"

With that, she turned and left!

Su Mo hurriedly called out to the Female Captain. "Captain, please wait a little longer!"

The Female Captain stopped. Her pretty face darkened, and she emphasized each word. "What else is there?!"

But as long as the favorability above her head did not change,

Su Mo could not be frightened!

Su Mo swallowed. "Captain, this... this..."

"This subordinate has been rather short of money lately. How much is a covert agent's monthly salary, and where do I collect it?"

Forget not giving him an official position.

At the very least, his wages had to go up!

He could not work for the Imperial Guard for nothing!

This was the final stubbornness and bottom line of a wage slave!

Lin Moyin was instantly enraged, grinding her teeth as she forced out several words. "A Strongman's monthly salary is three taels. Two taels after deductions. Collect it from the office at the end of the month!"

Su Mo stared dumbfoundedly. "What? The monthly salary is only three taels? Even a Fast Hand gets two taels!"

"And why is only two taels actually paid?"

Frost hung over Lin Moyin's pretty face. Her phoenix eyes blazed with anger as she gathered power in her dantian and spat out one crisp word:

"Get lost!"

The aloof Female Captain, who had always kept her emotions hidden,

had ultimately been pushed past her breaking point by that bastard Su Mo!