34: Jinyiwei, siege crossbow

The crowd outside Su Ming's residence hadn't reacted yet when they heard a dense sound of footsteps, followed by a group of Marshal in flying fish robes surrounding the area, even Marshal figures on the rooftops.

Further away, some even saw a group of Marshal holding repeating crossbows, and in front of them were siege crossbows, which could only be used during sieges. The arm-thick crossbow bolts, radiating a chilling glint, made people's skin tingle.

"Hiss...Marshal! Siege crossbows!!! Good heavens, these noble scions actually called the Marshal directly. I really underestimated them!"

"My goodness, those siege crossbows can even kill a Martial Dao Ninth Grade Great Grandmaster, let alone the Martial Dao Eighth Grade Quasi Grandmaster beside Su Ming. They're really trying to kill Su Ming today!"

"Hmph, good riddance, serves him right for being so arrogant just now!"

This time, even these dozen or so scions were dumbfounded. They only wanted to teach Su Ming a lesson, and they never expected such a grand spectacle to unfold.

Cui Hui's expression changed drastically. He immediately shielded Su Ming tightly behind him and cursed in a sharp voice:

"Are you all insane!!! Don't you know that high-power weapons are not allowed in the capital? How many heads do you have for the Empress to chop off!!!"

Everyone exchanged glances, unsure of what to do for a moment.

Just as Cui Hui said, the Empress had long ago issued a decree that such siege equipment was not allowed within the capital, or death would be the punishment.

They didn't want to lose their heads over a fit of pique.

"Hmph, a bunch of cowards, what's there to be afraid of!"

Just then, Sun Haozheng snorted coldly and stepped out from the crowd.

He disdainfully surveyed everyone before speaking:

"What's there to be afraid of? Haven't you heard of the law not punishing the masses? As long as all of us maintain a unified stance and say that we collectively pressured the Marshal, can the Empress really kill all of us?"

"Don't forget, the lowest-ranking fathers among us are all second-rank officials in the court. Will the Empress really destabilize the entire court for such a trivial matter?"

"But don't forget, if we just leave today, we'll truly become the laughingstock of the entire world!"

Seeing Sun Haozheng take the lead, the others immediately felt emboldened.

These people, relying on their fathers' influence, were already fearless. Now, provoked by Sun Haozheng, their blood surged.

"Young Master Sun is right!! What are we so afraid of with so many of us? The Empress can't possibly slaughter all of us!"

"Let's take care of this brat first, otherwise, I can't swallow this anger!"

"Damn it!!!"

Seeing that everyone had already unified their stance, Sun Zheng Hao felt a great sense of calm. He looked at the silent Su Ming, a terribly sinister smile on his face.

"Su Ming, weren't you very arrogant just now?! Go on, be arrogant again for this Young Master!"

The others also echoed him triumphantly.

"Brat, quickly kowtow and admit your mistake, or else we'll shoot you full of holes later!"

"Damn it, is it great to have a Quasi Grandmaster protecting you?! This is Beihuang, not Dagan. If you're a dragon, you'll coil for me. If you're a tiger, you'll crouch for me, or I'll kill you!"

"Brat, why aren't you talking now? Weren't you saying a lot just now!"

"Young Master, why don't you yield first, and once they leave, we can report this matter to the Empress!"

Cui Hui could clearly feel that the two siege crossbows in the distance had locked onto him. As soon as someone gave the order, the crossbow bolts would shoot him straight through.

Such a siege weapon, with runes engraved on the crossbow bolts, would be effective even against an Eighth Grade Quasi Grandmaster like him, and this time he didn't have a second Great Teleportation Talisman to save their lives.

Su Ming didn't reply. Instead, he looked at the clamoring crowd below, his eyes narrowing.

Su Ming, with the system, didn't pay any attention to the Marshal encirclement or those siege crossbows.

He was giving Beihuang a chance, giving Ni Changshang a chance. If the Empress didn't send someone to stop this farce before the crossbow bolts were fired, then he and Beihuang would be completely done.

As for where he would go next, Su Ming wasn't worried at all. After all, this world was very big...

Seeing Su Ming remain silent for so long, Sun Haozheng thought he was scared and smiled even more triumphantly.

"Brat, scared now? Too late!"

"Kneel and kowtow to us now, and Young Master promises to leave you a complete corpse, so you won't die too horribly!"

Miao Hanqing, who had originally tried to slip away but failed, now showed an excited look in his eyes. He licked his dry lips and said:

"Young Master Sun, before you kill this brat later, can I pull out his teeth one by one first?"

Sun Haozheng glanced at him disdainfully.

"Miao Quemen, you were the fastest to slip away just now, and now you want to step forward!"

"Fine, given how miserable you are, I'll give you this chance later."

Miao Hanqing was overjoyed and bowed repeatedly.

"Thank you, Young Master Sun!"

Then he looked at Su Ming, smiling as happily as could be, as if he had already seen Su Ming kneeling before him, begging for mercy.

"Su Ming, you never thought you'd have a day like this, did you!"

"I told you, I will repay the grudge between you and me, sooner or later, with interest!!!"

Sun Zheng Hao sat back on his subordinate's back, looking calm and unhurried.

"Su Ming, what do you think? Do you want to kowtow and apologize to this Young Master?"

Su Ming remained seated in the chair the entire time, lightly tapping the armrest with his finger, and smiled faintly, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"What if I don't kneel?"

Seeing Su Ming still so stubborn even when death was imminent, Sun Zheng Hao's face immediately turned cold.

Too lazy to waste more words with him, Sun Zheng Hao raised his right hand high.

"Marshal, prepare!"

"Zzzzz... Zzzzz..."

As Sun Zheng Hao's right hand was raised, the two siege crossbows in the distance immediately emitted a hair-raising sound of being drawn.

Cui Hui's clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and he was torn between running away or continuing to shield Su Ming.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but in the end, he decided to take a gamble, betting that the Empress would not let such a talent die in a farce.

Not far away, Hidden Killer, hidden in the shadows, couldn't help but show admiration in his eyes as he watched Su Ming, who remained so calm even at the brink of death.

He had to admit that very few people could remain so composed in such a certain death situation, not even he, Hidden Killer.

At the same time, Hidden Killer also had a headache over this troublemaker. He never stopped causing trouble wherever he went. The Empress had done nothing all day but clean up Su Ming's messes.

Just as Sun Haozheng's hand was about to fall, a cold voice, without any warning, reached everyone's ears.

"Stop!!!"