Chapter 151 The Undead Appears
"Your Highness, there is news from the palace that the king has passed away!"

When the Crown Prince was about to go to the palace to ask for the rare treasure of heaven and earth - Songshan Inkstone for Crown Princess Fang Huiju, a eunuch from the palace suddenly appeared in the Crown Prince's mansion and told the Crown Prince a bad news.

"what?"

Upon hearing such tragic news, the prince was stunned for a moment and staggered.

Over the past few years, under the pressure of Zhu Chengwu, the relationship between the Crown Prince and King Ming seemed to have returned to the time when the Crown Prince was a child. In his father, King Ming, the Crown Prince felt the strong father-son love that he had not felt for a long time.

Moreover, when the prince left the palace, King Ming was still so strong and didn't look like someone who was about to die.

Although the prince had always known that the time had come for Ming Wang to die, he had never expected that Ming Wang's death would happen at this time, so quickly, and so unexpectedly.

But the prince understood that he had no time to think, let alone to be sad.

The first thing he has to do now is to enter the palace and take control of the situation.

By the time the prince entered the Ming Palace, countless guards had already been deployed in three layers inside and outside the Qianqing Hall, the Ming Palace's bedroom.

After the prince arrived and was checked by the guards, the chief eunuch Wang Chengen came to receive him personally, and the prince was able to enter the Qianqing Palace smoothly.

After all, this world is an extraordinary world with extraordinary powers such as martial arts and spiritual cultivation.

No matter how urgent the situation is, no matter how high the other party's status is, necessary precautions and checks are still necessary.

These are all experiences summarized from the lessons learned by our "predecessors".

"Father~"

Looking at the skinny figure lying on the bed, the prince spoke sadly.

"Wang Chengen, how could my father pass away suddenly?
I had a long talk with my father yesterday!
At that time, my father showed no signs of dying."

To stop the grief in his heart, the prince first asked about the reason for King Ming's death.

Although he knew that the King had most likely died of old age, the prince still had to ask questions and question what needed to be asked.

"Your Majesty is already old, and his energy is running out!
Before, he was just being kept hanging by precious medicinal materials!

But last night the king suddenly said that he had arranged everything he needed to, and that he didn’t want to care about what happened next, and couldn’t care less about it, and he didn’t want to watch it, and couldn’t bear to watch it, so he strongly requested to stop taking the medicine, so…”

Wang Chengen explained to the prince why King Ming died suddenly.

"Father said to stop taking the medicine, so you really stopped taking the medicine for him?
Wang Chengen, you are so brave! "

After hearing what Wang Chengen said, the prince was furious and questioned Wang Chengen loudly.

There seems to be a tendency to vent sadness and anger on Wang Chengen.

“Your Highness, the King has lived a very tiring life!

Now that the king has arranged everything, he wants to take a rest!

How can I not help the king?
If the prince thinks that I have done something wrong, then I will accept the punishment!

No matter what kind of punishment it is, I will never complain! "

Wang Chengen knelt on the ground, looked at the prince, and said so.

Looking at Wang Chengen kneeling in front of him with calm eyes, the prince wanted to order Wang Chengen to be dragged out and beheaded.

But the prince immediately thought of Wang Chengen's junior master's combat power and King Ming's instructions.

King Ming told the prince that Wang Chengen was absolutely trustworthy.

He once told Wang Chengen to follow the prince's lead in the future.

The absolutely loyal Wang Chengen will never betray King Ming, nor will he live up to King Ming's arrangements and betray the prince.

In other words, Wang Chengen is a man worthy of the prince's trust.

The expression on the prince's face changed several times, but he finally suppressed his anger.

First, the prince understood that Wang Chengen was not to blame for this matter.

Secondly, Wang Chengen’s junior grandmaster-level combat power is extremely rare, and the prince does not want to cut off his own arm.

"Get up! Steward Wang!"

The prince calmed down and asked Wang Chengen to stand up.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Wang Chengen stood up, realizing that this matter was over.

Although Wang Chengen was loyal to King Ming, he could not bear to refuse King Ming's request and asked King Ming to stop taking the medicine.

But Wang Chengen’s fearlessness of death does not mean that Wang Chengen wants to die.

Wang Chengen is willing to live as long as he can.

"Manager Wang, did my father give any instructions before he died?"

The prince looked at Wang Chengen and asked.

Even though they had a long conversation yesterday, the prince still wanted to ask whether his father, King Ming, had any other instructions before he died.

"Your Highness, this is what the King asked me to pass on to you!

The king said, the choice is up to you! "

Wang Chengen bowed in answer and handed the prince two volumes of royal edicts.

The prince took the two bright yellow scrolls of imperial edict and opened them...

As he read, the prince's face was filled with shock and astonishment that was difficult to conceal.

One of the two volumes of royal edicts states that after discussion between the King Ming and the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince voluntarily gave up the throne of the next King Ming to his third brother, Zhu Chengwu, the Marquis of Fu'an. At the same time, the King Ming also wrote in the edict that he hoped Zhu Chengwu would treat his eldest brother, the Crown Prince, who voluntarily gave up the throne, well after inheriting the throne, and give the Crown Prince a rich fiefdom for retirement.

Another royal edict stated that King Ming's death was caused by the conspiracy and persecution of Marquis Fu'an Zhu Chengwu and Queen Zhao, and hoped that all people with lofty ideals would stand on the side of the prince and eliminate the rebellion.

Two edicts, two choices, two paths!
The prince understood that the King was giving him the choice!
"General Manager Wang, is it true that Queen Zhao and Marquis Fu'an are related to my father's death?"

The prince looked at the two imperial edicts in his hands, a fierce struggle flashed in his eyes, and finally asked this.

"Your Highness, what do you think?"

Wang Chengen glanced at the prince.

After hearing Wang Chengen’s answer, the prince was convinced!

How could there be any conspiracy and persecution by Queen Zhao and Marquis Fu'an?
The content of one of the edicts was nothing more than King Ming paving the way for him to have another option.

In fact, such facts make sense.

You should know that more than three years ago, King Ming and Queen Zhao began to become strangers and no longer had any contact with each other.

The third brother, Marquis Fu'an, was even further away in his fiefdom, Xuzhou City.

There was no intersection, and King Ming's diet and daily life were all under Wang Chengen's nose. How could Queen Zhao and Marquis Fu'an use thin air to plot against King Ming?

“I have no evidence, so I can’t be sure.

However, it was clearly stated in my father's last will that everything was a conspiracy by Queen Zhao and Marquis Fu'an. They were blinded by greed for power and status!

Then I believe that my father's will will not be wrong!"

As the prince spoke, he handed the scroll of imperial edict back to Wang Chengen, which stated that King Ming's death was the result of the joint persecution of Marquis Fu'an and Queen Zhao.

He then put another scroll of imperial edict into his sleeve.

The prince's action obviously meant that he wanted Wang Chengen to announce it to the public based on the imperial edict in his hand.

Wang Chengen watched the prince's actions and thought to himself that it was just as he thought...

Last night, when Prince Ming stopped taking the medicine, he asked his attendant Wang Chengen what choice he thought the prince would make in the end?

Although Wang Chengen evaded the question by using Taizu's rule that eunuchs were not allowed to make irresponsible comments on matters of royal succession.

But King Ming knew, and Wang Chengen also understood, that the prince would most likely choose to fight to the end with Marquis Fu'an.

This is determined by the prince's experience and character!
What’s more, the prince has the princess Fang Huiju by his side?

Queen Zhao, regardless of her status as queen, forcibly killed Fang Xuedao.

The Fang family and the Zhao family have been at war for a long time.

If Marquis Fu'an ascends the throne, the prince may still be able to save his life, but he will be imprisoned.

The end of the Fang family or even the annihilation of the entire clan was almost inevitable.

Fang Huiju is a smart woman, she will definitely persuade the prince to resist to the end. If the prince wants to give in, the Crown Princess Fang Huiju is a big problem.

But King Ming could not solve the problem of Fang Huiju.

Because the prince really liked Fang Huiju, King Ming did not want to leave a thorn in the prince's side at the last moment of his life.

Moreover, even if Fang Huiju was eliminated, Prince Ming could not guarantee that the prince would listen to his advice, submit to Zhu Chengwu and save his life.

After Fang Huijue's death, will the prince go crazy and refuse to admit defeat?

Even if the prince admits defeat, will his son Zhu Chengwu let him go?

These are things that the Ming Wang cannot be sure of!

Therefore, King Ming finally decided to keep Fang Huiju.

In this way, with the help of the extremely intelligent Fang Huiju, the prince at least has a chance of victory.

As for the final result?
Whichever son can achieve the final victory and ascend the throne of the wise king, his descendants will have their own blessings!
King Ming died!
Not only was the capital city in turmoil, but even Zhu Chengwu, who was far away in Xuzhou City, received the news.

In the study of Marquis Fu'an's Mansion, Zhu Chengwu seemed a little depressed after receiving the relevant news.

Zhu Chengwu never expected that King Ming would die like this!

Although they had different positions and interests, during certain periods of time, Zhu Chengwu and King Ming both wished the other would die.

But it must be said that during another period of time, there was still a father-son relationship between King Ming and Zhu Chengwu.

Even during certain periods of time, King Ming was very kind to Zhu Chengwu.

"Shuyun, Xiumin, please go to the capital for me!"

Finally, Zhu Chengwu called Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin and gave them the following instructions.

Because the large army moved slowly, even though the elite team led by Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin received the news of Zhu Chengwu's return to Xuzhou City after Zhao Xinghan and Gao Yao, they still returned to Xuzhou City faster than Zhao Xinghan and Gao Yao.

After all, one side is a large army composed of ordinary soldiers, and the other side is an elite team composed of first-rate and Yin gods.

"Brother, you want us to go to the capital?" Zhu Xiumin looked surprised.

Without the support of Zhu Chengwu, a top master-level fighter, and without a large army to rely on, allowing Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin to enter the capital city where King Ming and the Crown Prince were based was, in Zhu Xiumin's view, like throwing a meat bun at a dog.

"The Queen Mother and Grandpa are both in the capital, you are not completely without support if you go there!
And as long as I am alive, the prince and his men will not dare to make things too difficult for you!"

Zhu Chengwu considered it.

When King Ming died, as his son and daughter, Zhu Chengwu and Zhu Xiumin should have been present.

As everyone knows, Zhu Chengwu and the four great masters of Shaolin Temple had previously suffered heavy losses. It was reasonable for Cui Shuyun, the legal wife, to go to pay condolences on behalf of Zhu Chengwu!
And as Zhu Chengwu said, as long as Zhu Chengwu is alive, outsiders must always maintain some respect for Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin.

"But…"

Zhu Xiumin hesitated to speak.

She was not only worried about the Crown Prince, but also the Zhao family and Queen Zhao.

When she escaped from the palace more than three years ago, she went against Queen Zhao's arrangement and threw away half a phoenix jade pendant, the token of contact she gave her to the Zhao family.

Although this allowed Zhu Xiumin to successfully avoid the sight of Zhao and Zhu, it also made Zhu Xiumin feel guilty towards Queen Zhao.

Therefore, over the past three years, Zhu Xiumin rarely contacted Queen Zhao alone.

Usually, Zhu Chengwu would be included in the same letter to greet Queen Zhao.

However, Zhu Xiumin was not in a position to speak out these things.

"My Lord, is this the second of the three things?"

Cui Shuyun, who had frowned because of Zhu Chengwu's arrangement, suddenly asked.

Cui Shuyun's question stunned Zhu Chengwu and Zhu Xiumin who were present at the scene.

Cui Shuyun is really obsessed with the three things she once promised!

However, it can also be seen from this that Cui Shuyun is a trustworthy person.

"Do you think it counts?"

Zhu Chengwu finally decided to throw the question back to Cui Shuyun.

“I think so!
My Lord, I went to the capital with you before because I was concerned that I would not play a key role in this.

If you don’t count that as one of the three things, I accept it!

But this time, I think it’s good enough to be one of the three things!
After all, you are on a different track this time, My Lord!

As your representative, once I show up, I will inevitably be targeted by many people, and even face life-threatening situations..."

Cui Shuyun believed that representing Zhu Chengwu to go to Beijing was difficult enough to be one of the three things to do.

After saying this, Cui Shuyun stared at Zhu Chengwu, waiting for his answer.

"it is good!"

Zhu Chengwu thought about it and finally decided to adopt Cui Shuyun's opinion.

Isn't it just to use Cui Shuyun to make her agree to three things?
Now that Cui Shuyun can play a role, Zhu Chengwu’s investment in Cui Shuyun has paid off!

You can't just not use Cui Shuyun just to retain the right to use three things!

If that's the case, then what's the point of asking Cui Shuyun to agree to three things?

"Okay! Since you are so straightforward, Lord Marquis, Shuyun will make this trip for you!"

Cui Shuyun's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed for a moment.

More than three years ago, Cui Shuyun had fantasized that she would be able to quickly complete the three things she and Zhu Chengwu had agreed upon, but the final result was that to this day, she has only completed one of the three things.

Since Cui Shuyun agreed, then Zhu Xiumin would naturally not be a problem.

Although Zhu Xiumin and Cui Shuyun each have their own goals and have parted ways, they still have feelings for each other.

Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin agreed to leave. Zhu Chengwu suppressed his depression and went into seclusion to heal his injuries again.

For Zhu Chengwu now, the most important thing is to return to his peak form as soon as possible. Apart from that, everything else is just a small matter.

Only by returning to his peak form as soon as possible can Zhu Chengwu seize the initiative.

But this time Zhu Chengwu is destined to be disappointed!
The arrival of an unexpected guest once again ruined Zhu Chengwu's plan to concentrate on healing his injuries.

"Senior Tong is honored to be here. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person!"

Upon sensing someone coming, Zhu Chengwu immediately stopped practicing healing techniques.

Be on your guard to the utmost.

"Marquis Fu'an, I have already exceeded my promise!
I single-handedly stopped a great master from leaving the capital of the Ming Dynasty for you.

Now, it's your turn to fulfill your promise!"

The visitor ignored Zhu Chengwu's superficial politeness and directly stated the purpose of his visit to Zhu Chengwu.

“Senior Tong, the descendants of Longteng live in seclusion around the Yujian Villa built by your son Yin She.

The reason you haven't found their traces is that it's just dark under the lamp!"

Faced with the visitor's questions, Zhu Chengwu did not hesitate and directly told the information he knew.

"I hope you didn't lie to me!

Otherwise, I can stop the masters sent by your father and save you from death, and I also have the ability to bring you back to death!"

The visitor didn't say much, just warned Zhu Chengwu and then left.

"What a trouble~" Zhu Chengwu sighed in his heart.

Zhu Chengwu sighed not because he deceived the visitor, but because he entered the visitor's field of vision.

The person who came was none other than Tong Yinzhong, the immortal from the Tong clan, a race of gods, demons and aliens.

After learning from the Ming Dynasty's collection of books that five hundred years ago, there were traces of Yin Zhong and Long Teng in this world.

Zhu Chengwu is deeply wary of this world!
As a reincarnated person with memories of his past life, how could Zhu Chengwu not know what the names Yin Zhong and Long Teng represent...

That is a fantasy-level Water Moon Cave!
He was the immortal who had lived for more than 500 years, the devil on earth - Tong Yinzhong.

It was precisely because he knew the two names Yin Zhong and Long Teng that Zhu Chengwu dared to set himself the goal of immortality in life.

(End of this chapter)