Chapter 126 Red Flower Ghost Mother
The person who attacked first turned and looked at Zhu Chengwu, with a curious look in his eyes.

"If Chengwu's guess is correct, you must be the Red Flower Ghost Mother, a strange person from the outer reaches of the Great Wall! The one you just used must be the famous Yinfeng Dushang Palm!"

Zhu Chengwu saw the inquiring look in the attacker's eyes, smiled slightly, and said so.

Zhu Chengwu spoke with great respect and used the honorific "you".

Although in terms of real strength, Zhu Chengwu is confident that he can kill the attackers in Fu'an Marquis Mansion by mobilizing the Earth Core Fire Lotus and the Lotus Fire God.

But if Zhu Chengwu's guess was correct and the person in front of him was really the Red Flower Ghost Mother, then she was the person Zhao Yuguang invited to support Zhu Chengwu.

Zhu Chengwu doesn't mind being respectful in his words to such an elder who is helpful to him and is also older.

After all, it’s a great bargain!
After hearing that Zhu Chengwu had really guessed her identity, the Red Flower Ghost Mother finally gave up the idea of ​​continuing to test Zhu Chengwu's strength.

And took off the veil from her face.

The attacker's real name is Gongsun Da Niang, the daughter of Gongsun Yiyang, a master of martial arts from the northwest.

Because of her eccentric behavior and frequent opposition to people of the righteous path, she was sent to the evil path and nicknamed the Red Flower Ghost Mother.

In fact, if it weren't for her father Gongsun Yi Yang's status as a master, based on Gongsun Da Niang's behavior, she would have been cast into the evil path by the righteous people and their power would have been concentrated on slaying demons and eliminating evil. How could Gongsun Da Niang be allowed to stay safely in the evil path that is half righteous and half evil?

From Gongsun Da Niang's nickname, it is not difficult to see the resentment that the righteous people have towards her.

Ghost Mother~~
"My Lord, you are so good at guessing!"

Seeing Zhu Chengwu's breath weakening and no longer planning to continue the fight, the Red Flower Ghost Mother also restrained her restless internal energy in preparation for the fight.

Just as Jin Duyi said, although it was just one move, the Red Fire Ghost Mother also roughly figured out some of Zhu Chengwu's strength and background.

Under normal circumstances, there is no doubt that Zhu Chengwu possesses the combat power of a minor grandmaster.

As for the legendary Earth Core Fire Lotus and Lotus Fire God, they are now in Fu'an Marquis Mansion. Red Flower Ghost Mother also understands that it is inconvenient for Zhu Chengwu to use them here...

"Ghost Mother, Senior Nie, Senior Jin, please come in and have a seat!"

Now that the matter was made clear, the attackers were friends rather than enemies, so Zhu Chengwu immediately invited Honghuo Guimu, Nie Kunpeng and Jin Duyi to have a seat in Fu'an Marquis's mansion.

At the same time, Zhu Chengwu waved his hand to ask the guards and people from the Marquis' Mansion who had arrived because of the sudden commotion to retreat.

If it were anyone else, Zhu Chengwu would definitely make them pay the price for breaking into the mansion at night, causing shock throughout the mansion and lighting up the entire mansion.

But facing these three people in front of him, two junior masters and one top-notch, Zhu Chengwu was willing to make an exception.

Although it is not good to treat people differently based on their age, it is a bad habit that no one can avoid.

Including Zhu Chengwu!
"it is good!"

Red Fire Ghost Mother, Jin Duyi and Nie Kunpeng looked at each other and finally accepted Zhu Chengwu's invitation.

They already had a close personal relationship with Zhao and Zhao Yuguang, otherwise they would not have come directly to Xuzhou City to support Zhu Chengwu after receiving Zhao Yuguang's message.

Now that he has appeared, the purpose of the test can be said to have been achieved.

Naturally, the three of them gladly accepted Zhu Chengwu's invitation.

As well-known junior grandmasters, Honghuo Guimu and Nie Kunpeng would always ask for favors many times before going out to help others. There were very few people who could make them leave with just a letter.

This is also related to the fact that they are closely entangled with Zhao Yuguang and the Zhao family, and have received many favors from Zhao Yuguang and the Zhao family.

Take Nie Kunpeng for example!

The Zhao family has made a great contribution to the growth of the Giant Whale Gang, where he is, to its current size.

There are also Red Flower Ghost Mother and Jin Duyi and his wife. They act erratically, and now they can act freely and openly in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the deterrence of Grandmaster Gongsun Yiyang, Zhao Yugang and the Zhao family have also made great efforts in the Ming Dynasty.

Jin Duyi, in particular, had a particularly close connection with the Zhao family.

When Jin Duyi was young, he was a disciple of Gongsun Yiyang. But later he couldn't stand Gongsun Yiyang's reluctance to teach him his real skills, so he seduced his junior sister Gongsun Daniang and eloped.

Jin Duyi is good-looking, and Gongsun Da Niang, who is protected too well by Gongsun Yiyang, is a love-brained person. With Jin Duyi's deliberate flattery, she really falls in love with him and elopes with him.

Jin Duyi's goal was also achieved. The magical skills Taiyi Xuan Gong and Yinfeng Dusha Zhang, which helped Gongsun Yiyang become a master, were taught to her husband by Gongsun Daniang.

But the consequences of seducing the grandmaster's daughter, secretly learning the grandmaster's magical skills, and betraying the grandmaster are not so easy to bear.

Jin Duyi was almost completely burned to ashes by Gongsun Yiyang's master's wrath.

It was Zhao Yugang who stopped Gongsun Yiyang and saved Jin Duyi and his wife.

Zhao Yugang even tried to find a way to extinguish Gongsun Yiyang's master's rage.

Only then could Jin Duyi and Red Flower Ghost Mother live together under the same tree, have children, and live happily.

Moreover, Jin Duyi is a person who is extremely power-hungry.

Over the past few decades, he has maintained close ties with Zhao Yuguang and the Zhao family.

Jin Duyi was able to recruit many disciples and show off his power outside the Great Wall, all thanks to the secret support of Zhao Yuguang and the Zhao family.

Zhao Yuguang was able to persuade the Red Flower Ghost Mother, who had a perverse personality, did her own thing, and specialized in martial arts, to rush from outside the Great Wall to Xuzhou City in the south of the Ming Dynasty to support Zhu Chengwu, also through the mediation of Jin Duyi.

Who made Jin Duyi treat Red Flower Ghost Mother so well over the past few decades, allowing Red Flower Ghost Mother to maintain her love-brained mind until now?
No matter how eccentric the Red Fire Ghost Mother's behavior was, she would always respond to Jin Duyi's requests.

It was also because of the presence of the love-brained Red Flower Ghost Mother that Jin Duyi was able to show off his power outside the Great Wall without being punished.

After all, Zhao and Zhao Yuguang are often out of reach. If they want to show off their power in the cold and bitter land outside the Great Wall where the people are tough, their skills must be strong.

Although Jin Duyi is very strong, he has not yet exceeded the first-class limit.

However, if we also count the Red Fire Ghost Mother behind him...

There is a big difference between a junior master and a top-notch one.

What's more, behind them are the shadows of Grandmaster Gongsun Yiyang and the Zhao family.

This is also the real reason why they are rampant outside the Great Wall and no one dares to provoke them.

It is precisely because the Red Fire Ghost Mother has always been stronger than Jin Duyi that in the relationship between her and Jin Duyi, the love-brained Red Fire Ghost Mother is secretly in the driver's seat.

He may be in love, but his strength and background are there, so the words of the Red Fire Ghost Mother are effective on Jin Duyi.

It is also because of Jin Duyi's daily obedience, respect and flattery that the Red Fire Ghost Mother can always keep her love brain and persuade the Red Flower Ghost Mother to act according to his will in certain matters.

For example, decades ago, he persuaded the Red Fire Ghost Mother to abandon her father Gongsun Yiyang and elope with him.

For example, he could persuade the Red Fire Ghost Mother to work with him for the Zhao family in exchange for their support.

……

So after the Red Flower Ghost Mother proposed to test Zhu Chengwu's proposal, Jin Duyi had to agree.

After Jin Duyi and Red Flower Ghost Mother reached an agreement, with a two-to-one vote, it was difficult for Nie Kunpeng, their old friend, to object.

For Nie Kunpeng, testing Zhu Chengwu's strength is also a good thing for him.

If he had not had any doubts about Zhu Chengwu's strength, Nie Kunpeng, as the supreme elder of the Giant Whale Gang in the provincial government next to Xuzhou Prefecture, would not have appeared with Jin Duyi and Red Flower Ghost Mother just now. Although he knew that the possibility of Zhu Chengwu's record being fake was extremely small.

But Nie Kunpeng still had to take precautions.

As an old friend of Zhao Yuguang and the supreme elder of the giant whale gang, Nie Kunpeng has always been paying attention to the subtle changes in the Ming Dynasty court.

Although Nie Kunpeng did not show anything about the decline of the Zhao family in recent years, he had always seen it.

Nie Kunpeng was really afraid that there was some other trick behind Zhu Chengwu's performance this time.

After discovering their own family's decline, Zhao Yuguang and the Zhao family used Zhu Chengwu as an excuse to gather together the forces and masters that were on good terms with the Zhao family, dragged them on board, welded the warehouse door shut, and took them to fight a life-and-death battle with King Ming and the Zhu family!
Although he has a good relationship with Zhao Yuguang, Nie Kunpeng does not want to seek death with the Giant Whale Gang and the Zhao family!
That's right!

If what Nie Kunpeng was worried about became a reality, then in Nie Kunpeng's heart, the actions of Zhao Yuguang and the Zhao family would be seeking death.

This is not decades ago!
The Zhao family is already in decline, and if they fight to the death with King Ming and the Zhu family now, they will be courting their own death.

In Nie Kunpeng's heart, personal relationships are ultimately not as important as the Giant Whale Gang.

This is human nature!
That was why Nie Kunpeng was reluctant to set out. Even after he left the Giant Whale Gang, he did not show up after arriving in Xuzhou City until now, when the Red Flower Ghost Mother and Jin Duyi and her husband came from outside the Great Wall.

The Red Flower Ghost Mother had the same doubts about Zhu Chengwu's strength as him, and proposed to test Zhu Chengwu's true combat power. Although Nie Kunpeng did not express his opinions openly.

But Nie Kunpeng was already secretly happy in his heart.

This not only tests Zhu Chengwu's strength, but also doesn't require him to be the first to take action...

This is really great for Nie Kunpeng!

After all, if the rumored Zhu Chengwu's fighting ability is true, then Zhu Chengwu is someone he and the Giant Whale Gang need to continue to be friends with.

Moreover, Zhu Chengwu should be treated with more respect than Zhao Yuguang and the Zhao family.

He didn't want to offend Zhu Chengwu because of any suspicion.

If he didn't try, he was afraid of what might happen; but if he tried, he was afraid of offending Zhu Chengwu. This dilemma was the reason why Nie Kunpeng did not show up after arriving in Xuzhou City.

This is also the huge impact brought by fame, reputation and future!
Once he gained fame and reputation, and saw a high probability of winning in the future, all the forces and masters related to Zhu Chengwu would stand behind him more firmly. Even some forces and masters who originally supported the Ming King and the Crown Prince would be shaken. They would not turn against him immediately, but many of them would start to make preparations.

Of course, once it is determined that Zhu Chengwu has no bright future and the probability of winning in the end is extremely low, it will lead to the opposite result.

The difference between an increase and a decrease is huge.

This is also the fundamental reason why Zhu Chengwu held a martial arts test conference while the heat had not dissipated after the battle with Duke Yan and Marquis of Xibei in Xuzhou City, in order to continuously strengthen his influence.

After all, in the battle of Xuzhou City, no master fighter was killed. Zhao Yuguang was in Xuzhou City at that time, and Zhu Chengwu had a noble status... These always made many people question Zhu Chengwu's true performance at that time.

Even Zhao Yuguang's good friend like Nie Kunpeng had some concerns in his mind.

Fighting one against two and successfully defeating two masters is truly shocking!
Moreover, there are rumors that there is a Yangshen-level master of spirit cultivation who is secretly attacking Zhu Chengwu together.

The more plausible and true the legend was, the more exaggerated Zhu Chengwu's fighting ability was, and the more people had doubts in their hearts.

Because I can't do it myself and because he hasn't appeared for a long time, I can't help but doubt Zhu Chengwu!

It is precisely because he understands this that Zhu Chengwu is so magnanimous in the face of the test from the Red Flower Ghost Mother and others.

otherwise…

"Today, I have witnessed the Marquis's strength!
However, the Ming Dynasty is vast, and the Marquis wants to test the whole world. Isn't it a bit too confident?
I wonder if we will be lucky enough to see the legendary high-level rare treasure of heaven and earth, the Earth Heart Fire Lotus and the Lotus Fire Mystic Art?"

After a period of greetings and communication, the Red Flower Ghost Mother suddenly spoke to Zhu Chengwu.

Although she had witnessed Zhu Chengwu's junior grandmaster-level combat power, she was still a little worried because she had not seen the legendary Earth Core Fire Lotus and Lotus Fire God.

After all, as they openly support Zhu Chengwu this time, their relationship with Zhu Chengwu will become even closer, and it will be even more difficult to separate them in the future.

If Zhu Chengwu fails, then...

As the Red Fire Ghost Mother finished speaking, Jin Duyi and Nie Kunpeng also turned their gazes over.

There was curiosity in Nie Kunpeng's eyes, but Jin Duyi's eyes were full of apology.

“Logically speaking, Chengwu should agree to Senior Ghost Mother’s request.

But this is Chengwu's biggest trump card. Let's see it in person at the martial arts test meeting in a few days. Senior Guimu, Senior Jin and Senior Nie will witness it again!"

Zhu Chengwu did not satisfy the Red Flower Ghost Mother's curiosity and directly chose to refuse.

There was even a hint of distrust in his words towards Red Flower Ghost Mother, Jin Duyi and Nie Kunpeng.

It was as if he was afraid of being targeted at the martial arts competition if he revealed his cards first.

Hearing Zhu Chengwu's words, the Red Flower Ghost Mother showed obvious displeasure on her face, and Jin Duyi and Nie Kunpeng also showed a hint of embarrassment.

The Red Fire Ghost Mother was about to continue speaking, but was suddenly interrupted by Jin Duyi.

“Your Majesty is right. Although physical strength is the most important factor in the martial arts competition, the influence of intelligence cannot be underestimated.

Since the Marquis has some doubts, we will wait for him to show his might at the martial arts test meeting in a few days!"

Jin Duyi gave Zhu Chengwu a slightly flattering smile.

With the appearance of this fork, and the fact that it is already midnight.

The Red Flower Ghost Mother and the other three did not talk any more with Zhu Chengwu and left one after another.

It is worth mentioning that Zhu Chengwu originally planned to arrange for Honghuo Guimu and three others to live in the guest rooms of Fu'an Marquis Mansion.

After all, it was Zhu Chengwu who asked Zhao Yuguang to invite helpers.

But perhaps because of the previous fork, the Red Flower Ghost Mother did not accept Zhu Chengwu's invitation.

The Red Flower Ghost Mother did not agree, so Jin Duyi naturally had no choice but to follow his wife.

Now that Red Flower Ghost Mother and Jin Duyi had both left, it would be inappropriate for Nie Kunpeng to stay alone.

Zhu Chengwu was not angry about the decision of the Red Flower Ghost Mother and the other two. On the contrary, he felt that the decision of the Red Flower Ghost Mother was exactly what Zhu Chengwu wanted.

As for the reason, it was the same as when Zhao Yuguang did not live in Fu'an Marquis Mansion but instead used the Xuzhou government office.

Although Red Flower Ghost Mother and Nie Kunpeng are not true masters, they are also junior masters with half the combat power of a master. If Zhu Chengwu lets them live in Fu'an Marquis Mansion, he will have to pay some attention to guard against them.

They might be the same.

Not worth the candle!

Instead of this, it would be better to live separately and keep a distance from each other!

The reason why Zhu Chengwu invited them even though he knew it was inconvenient was because Honghuo Guimu, Jin Duyi and Nie Kunpeng came from far away, and he asked Zhao Yuguang to invite them.

It's unacceptable that they don't do anything to save their reputation.

(End of this chapter)