Chapter 186: Everything is wrong
"What this warrior said makes sense! Young man, you can ask the older elders around you about the difference between the number one master, Marquis Fu'an, and the number one master, Marquis Tiedan. That way, you will never compare Marquis Tiedan and Marquis Fu'an again!"

Old man He, the storyteller in the teahouse, agreed with what Lu Shangjun said.

After hearing what Lu Shangjun and Old Man He said, and looking at the older warriors around him who kept nodding in agreement, the young man who had initially raised the question blushed and suddenly felt embarrassed.

It turns out that his idol is not even qualified to be compared with Marquis Fu'an and compete with him!

It turns out that this is the reason why Marquis Fu'an's popularity has suddenly soared, and no one around him has questioned or refuted it!

But this reason was unacceptable to the young man who initially raised doubts.

It was for both his idol Tiedan Shenhou and his own face.

If he raises his doubts again and then leaves in shame because of a few words from others, then what is the difference between him and a clown?
“What do you mean by the number one expert including Grandmaster Yang Shen? What do you mean by the number one expert below Grandmaster Yang Shen? The number one expert is the number one expert. What’s the difference between those including Grandmaster Yang Shen and those excluding Grandmaster Yang Shen? Besides, there are cases where a non-grandmaster defeated a grandmaster. I don’t believe there is no such thing in this world!”

The young man said stubbornly.

However, after he finished speaking, he felt like he had regained his face and calmed down. He looked around, only to find that the people around him were looking at him with increasingly strange eyes.

"Young man, you are not talking about a case where a master defeated a master. It did happen! And there was more than one case!"

Old man He looked at the young man in front of him with a puzzled look.

While the young man was still pondering the meaning in Old Man He's eyes, Old Man He continued, "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, over the past three hundred years, there have only been two cases where a master defeated another master and was recognized by most people! One was the founder of the Wudang Sect, Taoist Sanfeng, and the other was the Marquis of Fu'an I just mentioned!"

Old man He's words shattered the last bit of excuses and hope in the heart of the young man who had raised the question.

"Let's go!"

Zhu Chengwu had no interest in watching the farce before him.

He greeted Wang Taoshan and left the teahouse.

"Yes!"

Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu and Lu Shangjun bowed in response and followed immediately.

"Wait a minute~~"

Seeing that the "culprit" who caused him embarrassment was about to leave after embarrassing him, the young man's cheeks were hot, his blood boiled, and he took a few steps forward to cause trouble for Lu Shangjun.

Sensing the young man rushing up from behind, Lu Shangjun carefully looked at Zhu Chengwu's expression again.

"Ridiculous!"

After discovering that Zhu Chengwu didn't seem to have any special expression, Lu Shangjun waved his sleeves, and the hidden force burst out, directly knocking the young man approaching from behind away.

"Pfft~"

The young man was knocked flying and hung upside down on the wall, bleeding from all seven orifices, and his limbs slid down the wall weakly.

All his limbs were broken and his meridians were damaged. This was the price this young man paid for not being able to see current affairs clearly and making random remarks. It was also his bad luck that he happened to meet Zhu Chengwu and Lu Shangjun.

Seeing this scene, everyone around fell silent, and no one dared to speak up for this young man!

They were just casual acquaintances who listened to books together. Moreover, they were all very discerning people. How could they not see that Lu Shangjun had just demonstrated a strength that was at least first-class in martial arts.

They are not so stupid as to offend a strong man of at least first-rate level for a person with whom they have little relationship!

……

After leaving the small town, Zhu Chengwu, Wang Taoshan and three others sped up a bit.

Another fifteen days passed, and after carefully observing the scenery of various places in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Chengwu and his party finally arrived in Xuzhou City.

When Zhu Chengwu arrived at Xuzhou City, he found that there were already many people waiting at the city gate of Xuzhou City, where he had been ambushed and experienced his first life-and-death crisis.

"Master Hou!"

"Big brother!"

Cui Shuyun, Zhu Xiumin and Li Shijie walked at the front of the crowd.

"Everyone, long time no see!"

Zhu Chengwu looked at the people in Fu'an Marquis Mansion, many of whom were familiar faces missing and the remaining familiar faces looked much older, and his tone was inexplicable.

"Yes, brother! You've been away for twenty-five years, and many things have changed beyond recognition!"

Zhu Xiumin took over Zhu Chengwu's words and answered with a sigh.

"Really? The high-ranking officials of the Marquis' Mansion that I confirmed when I left, and the current high-ranking officials of the Marquis' Mansion, please step forward and answer!"

However, when Zhu Chengwu heard Zhu Xiumin's voice, he seemed noncommittal. He just stayed at the scene and began to give orders.

When he returned home this time, Zhu Chengwu discovered it!
After twenty-five years away from the world, the world has changed, Xuzhou City has changed, and Fu'an Marquis' Mansion has also changed.

Sure enough, the only thing that remains unchanged in the world is change itself.

But no matter how the Marquis of Fu'an Mansion changes, it is still Zhu Chengwu's Marquis of Fu'an Mansion, the Marquis of Fu'an Mansion developed by Zhu Chengwu himself, and the Marquis of Fu'an Mansion that bears the name of Zhu Chengwu Marquis of Fu'an.

If the Fu'an Marquis Mansion really becomes unfamiliar even to Zhu Chengwu, then Zhu Chengwu would not mind destroying and rebuilding the entire Fu'an Marquis Mansion, allowing the Fu'an Marquis Mansion to return to the appearance that Zhu Chengwu is familiar with.

For Zhu Chengwu now, if it weren't for the fact that the Fu'an Marquis Mansion in Xuzhou City bears the title of Zhu Chengwu's Fu'an Marquis and has Zhu Chengwu's concern there, it would make no difference to Zhu Chengwu whether he returns to Xuzhou City or takes back the Fu'an Marquis Mansion.

Without the power of the Fu'an Marquisate, relying solely on Zhu Chengwu, Zhu Chengwu is also a powerful figure and can seize the Ming Dynasty.

As long as Zhu Chengwu wanted, even if he only relied on Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu and Lu Shangjun, Zhu Chengwu could quickly build up a force that surpassed the Fu'an Marquisate at its peak. What's more, relying on his invincible military force, Zhu Chengwu could continue to suppress the leaders of various major forces and rapidly expand and enhance his own power.

The Fu'an Marquis Mansion in Xuzhou City was really just a psychological concern for Zhu Chengwu.

So after seeing that the Fu'an Marquis Mansion had become extremely unfamiliar, Zhu Chengwu lost all interest in even setting foot in Xuzhou City and directly gave orders on the spot.

"Brother, there are so many people here, and many of them are not here. Let's go back to the mansion and talk about it!"

After hearing Zhu Chengwu's words and looking at his elder brother Zhu Chengwu who was standing there motionless, waiting for someone who met the requirements to step forward, Zhu Xiumin's face flashed with embarrassment and displeasure. She walked up to Zhu Chengwu and said so.

"Xiu Min, are you teaching big brother how to do things?"

Zhu Chengwu glanced around at the scene where only Cui Shuyun took another step forward, and his eyes finally focused on his younger sister Zhu Xiumin and Li Shijie, the former number one prodigy of the Li family.

There was obvious emotion in his tone.

"Xiu Min doesn't dare! But, big brother, you disappeared for twenty-five years without saying a word. The Ming Dynasty and the Marquis of Fu'an have changed a lot. It's hard to explain it in a few words. After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, I will slowly tell you in detail!"

Although she said she didn't dare, there wasn't even a hint of fear in Zhu Xiumin's words.

His tone was firm and his eyes were looking directly at Zhu Chengwu.

Zhu Chengwu didn't know what Zhu Xiumin had experienced in the past twenty-five years, and what changes had taken place in the Fu'an Marquis Mansion that gave Zhu Xiumin such courage.

After nearly a month of fermentation, didn't she know about the Elbrus Mountain battle record that accompanied Zhu Chengwu's reappearance? How dare she speak to Zhu Chengwu like this in front of so many people!
Do she think that brother Zhu Chengwu's military achievements in the Elbrus Mountains are fake, or does she think that she can let herself go in front of brother Zhu Chengwu because of their blood relationship?

Zhu Chengwu looked straight at Zhu Xiumin, his aura bursting out from his body. He moved his feet slightly and approached within three feet in front of Zhu Xiumin. Then he turned his hands into claws, grabbed Zhu Xiumin's neck, and lifted Zhu Xiumin into the air.

Over the past 25 years, Zhu Xiumin, whose martial arts skills had improved greatly, was unable to even respond to Zhu Chengwu's actions.

The gap between the two is too big!
"Xiumin, just answer 'yes' to Big Brother's orders! Don't give any more suggestions!!"

Zhu Chengwu picked up Zhu Xiumin and spoke calmly.

"Brother~~"

The blazing true energy rushed into Zhu Xiumin's body, causing Zhu Xiumin, who was at the junior grandmaster level, to have difficulty breathing and even speak incoherently.

"Marquis Fu'an, let Xiumin go!"

The moment Zhu Chengwu picked up Zhu Xiumin, Li Shijie, who was not far away, suddenly shouted angrily.

Then he rushed towards Zhu Chengwu at a rapid speed.

"Xiu Min? Grandmaster? I see!"

Looking at Li Shijie, the former number one genius of Xuzhou Prefecture and current martial arts master, who was rushing over anxiously, a hint of sudden enlightenment flashed in Zhu Chengwu's eyes.

It was not surprising to Zhu Chengwu that Li Shijie could become a master.

But Zhu Chengwu never expected that Li Shijie was actually having an affair with his younger sister Zhu Xiumin.

Sure enough, time can change everything, and only change is permanent in the world!
However, when communicating with Wang Taoshan and three others, Zhu Chengwu had never heard of the news of Li Shijie and Zhu Xiumin getting married.

With Li Shijie's current status as a martial arts master and Zhu Xiumin's status as a member of the Zhu royal family and her strength as a junior master, it is impossible that Wang Taoshan and the other three had not heard of their marriage, even if it was just a small-scale banquet.

This means that Li Shijie and Zhu Xiumin either had almost no guests at their wedding or did not even have a wedding banquet.

Thinking of this, Zhu Chengwu directly pulled Zhu Xiumin's arm down hard and threw Zhu Xiumin heavily to the ground.

Then he moved his body and feet, and directly met Li Shijie who was rushing forward courageously. He pushed out with one palm, and the hot and huge fire-attributed true energy immediately made Li Shijie fly backwards seriously injured on the spot.

As the blood spilled, Li Shijie suddenly lost the ability to move.

For Zhu Chengwu now, defeating an ordinary grandmaster is just a matter of one or two moves.

"Dad, Mom~~"

Just after Zhu Xiumin and Li Shijie were seriously injured one after another, a shrill and uncontrollable voice suddenly came from the team standing at the city gate to welcome Zhu Chengwu.

Then, a child about ten years old rushed out from the crowd and came towards Zhu Chengwu.

"Bad guy!"

The young child clenched his little fists, as if wanting to seek justice for Zhu Xiumin and Li Shijie who were seriously injured by Zhu Chengwu.

But then, the child's steps froze, his eyes closed, and he fell on the road rushing towards Zhu Chengwu.

The next moment, Cui Shuyun moved and caught the child who was about to fall to the ground, then turned her body and stood in front of the falling child, blocking Zhu Chengwu's sight.

"The art of refining the spirit..."

Zhu Chengwu stared at Cui Shuyun with his eyes, and there was an obvious question in his eyes.

Seems to be waiting for Cui Shuyun's explanation.

With the strength Zhu Chengwu had shown, Cui Shuyun would not be so unwise as to think that she could protect the child who suddenly rushed out by shielding him with her body.

If Cui Shuyun's next words failed to satisfy Zhu Chengwu, her figure would almost block him.

"My Lord, please calm down a little bit~"

Cui Shuyun bowed and clasped her fists.

"Tell me! Under the current circumstances, it seems that Madam is the only person who is suitable to tell me everything!"

Zhu Chengwu looked around and finally his eyes fell back on Cui Shuyun.

"Twenty-five years ago, because of the sudden disappearance of Yang Lei Zhen Yan, the Fu'an Marquisate was under tremendous pressure. Under the pressure from the Queen of Sui, Bai Shan of Qing, Duke Yan of Ming, and others, the Marquis's familiar Chief Steward Gao Yao, General Zhao Xinghan, General Zhao Xingye, Chunhua, Qiuyue, Dongxue, my father... all passed away one after another for various reasons!
The reason why Xiumin and I were able to survive was because Queen Yin, Baishan, Duke Yan and others still needed a few survivors to force you, My Lord, to show up.

When the Fu'an Marquis Mansion was being targeted, Senior Feng Qingyang, the Huashan Divine Sword, and Old Marquis Zhao tried to support us, but were both repelled and seriously injured. Old Marquis Zhao suddenly passed away twenty-one years ago, and Senior Feng Qingyang passed away in his prime twenty years ago, which might have been due to the fact that he was seriously injured at that time.

Xiumin and I will always remember this favor. It is up to Your Majesty to decide.

When Old Marquis Zhao and Senior Feng Qingyang tried many times to support the Marquis Fu'an Mansion, a strange man who practiced martial arts and had reached the master level of martial arts and the level of Yang God in spiritual cultivation suddenly appeared. He took advantage of the time when Old Marquis Zhao and Senior Feng Qingyang attracted most of the enemy's attention and saved Xiumin and me!
When the strange man rescued Xiumin and me and left, he warned us that if you, the Marquis, were not dead and we saw you again, he should tell us to remember to tell you that he had paid you first this time, and if he needed anything one day, he hoped that you would be able to repay him.

Of course, this is only a favor received by Xiumin and me, and it is up to the Marquis whether to recognize it or not.

As time passed, My Lord, you never showed up. Empress Yin of the Sui Dynasty, Baishan of the Qing Dynasty, Duke Yan and others gradually gave up their plan to use us to force My Lord to show up, and left Xuzhou City one after another!

Several years later, Xiumin and I returned to Xuzhou City and met Brother Shijie by chance. Xiumin and Brother Shijie developed feelings for each other and even had a child!
We also rebuilt the Fu'an Marquis Mansion with the help of Brother Shijie!

This child is Xiumin and Shijie's child!"

Cui Shuyun briefly described the changes and transformations of the Fu'an Marquis Mansion after Zhu Chengwu disappeared.

Cui Shuyun's account is similar to the information provided by Wang Taoshan and three others, but as an eyewitness, Cui Shuyun's account is more detailed.

For example, the extraordinary man who practiced both martial arts and magic and saved Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin, this was information that Wang Taoshan and the other three did not know.

The moment Cui Shuyun mentioned that person, Zhu Chengwu guessed who that person was!
Tong Yinzhong, a traitor of the Tong family and mortal enemy who had collaborated with Zhu Chengwu.

Only Tong Yinzhong, the immortal who has lived for five hundred years, has the time and energy to practice martial arts to the level of a master while practicing his spirit to the level of a Yang God.

In addition, through the ups and downs of Cui Shuyun's voice and changes in her eyes, Zhu Chengwu also felt that the process of Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin returning to Xuzhou City and encountering Li Shijie and rebuilding the Fu'an Marquis Mansion with the help of Li Shijie was not as simple as Cui Shuyun expressed in her words.

Perhaps Zhu Xiumin's active calculation, deliberate approach, and gritted teeth and sacrifice were involved...

If that's the case, then it's no wonder Zhu Xiumin's attitude just now!
Zhu Chengwu's departure without saying a word caused great harm to those who relied on him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Chengwu turned his head to look at Zhu Xiumin and Li Shijie, and an inexplicable emotion rose in his heart.

Then Zhu Chengwu looked up at the Xuzhou City in front of him and glanced at the crowd gathered at the city gate.

Can not go back!

Nothing can go back!

In the past, most of the old people in Fu'an Marquis Mansion had died because of Zhu Chengwu's own decision. Now Fu'an Marquis Mansion is more like the residence of Zhu Xiumin and Li Shijie than Fu'an Marquis Mansion.

Twenty-five years have passed, and everything has changed!
(End of this chapter)