Chapter 187 The Devil’s Tyrant
"What about you? I remember that my agreement with you was only for ten years! And if I disappear, the Fu'an Marquis Mansion will be gone, so naturally I can no longer provide you with ten years of cultivation resources. The agreement between you and me will be invalid. Why do you still want to stay?"

As his thoughts turned, Zhu Chengwu looked at Cui Shuyun in front of him.

There is an inexplicable expectation emerging in my heart!
Even though he has become a grandmaster, Zhu Chengwu is still a human being, not a god!

As human beings, we have emotional needs.

"Xiu Min wants to rebuild the Fu'an Marquis Mansion, so I will lend her a helping hand. Besides, I must avenge my father and brother!"

While Cui Shuyun was replying, she glanced at Zhu Xiumin who was lying on the ground seriously injured, then turned her head to look at the Xuzhou city behind her, and finally looked towards the direction of the Ming Dynasty capital.

But when Cui Shuyun spoke, her eyes never went to Zhu Chengwu.

Cui Shuyun's answer did not satisfy Zhu Chengwu's vague expectations. None of the reasons why Cui Shuyun chose to stay was because of Zhu Chengwu, the Marquis of Fu'an, her nominal husband.

In fact, this is common sense.

Reality is not a fantasy and does not revolve around one person.

There was no love between Cui Shuyun and Zhu Chengwu, so how could Cui Shuyun stay because of Zhu Chengwu?

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that many people Zhu Chengwu was familiar with, such as Gao Yao, Zhao Xinghan, and Zhao Xingye, had passed away, Zhu Chengwu would not have placed his feelings for the familiar Fu'an Marquis Mansion twenty-five years ago on Cui Shuyun, and would have been looking forward to Cui Shuyun's answer.

It's all just a coincidence!

Although Zhu Chengwu knew that his sudden departure would have an impact on Fu'an Marquis Mansion!

But Zhu Chengwu, who deliberately avoided thinking about it carefully, never expected that the loss of Fu'an Marquis Mansion would be so great and so many people would die.

Zhu Chengwu, who had not prepared himself mentally, felt a little regretful unconsciously, but then he forced himself to suppress the feeling.

For Zhu Chengwu, who is about to break through to the Grandmaster level, such regretful feelings are extremely unacceptable!

This will affect Zhu Chengwu's success rate in reaching the Grandmaster level.

But after forcing himself to suppress his regret, Zhu Chengwu immediately changed his mind.

It is better to block than to open up!

Even though such regretful emotions are forcibly suppressed, it does not mean that such feelings no longer exist.

If this feeling suddenly emerges at the critical moment when Zhu Chengwu breaks through to the Grandmaster level, it will be even more troublesome!

Zhu Chengwu began to think, if time could go back and he was given another chance to choose, what would he do?
After much thought, Zhu Chengwu felt that he would still make the same decision as he did now.

After deducing that age and time are the biggest obstacles to becoming a Grandmaster, it is impossible for Zhu Chengwu not to go to the place where the Yang Lei Zhen Yan was bred and watch over the Yang Lei Zhen Yan to complete its breeding, even if such a choice would lead to the destruction of the Fu'an Marquis Mansion and make Zhu Chengwu lose 99% of his relatives and friends.

Compared with losing 99% of his friends and relatives, the accident with Yang Lei Zhen Yan caused Zhu Chengwu's progress in achieving a master level to encounter many setbacks, and he even completely lost the chance to achieve a master level. This was even more unacceptable to Zhu Chengwu.

Choose the lesser of two evils!
Therefore, even if Zhu Chengwu was given another chance to choose, he would still choose to hide his tracks and go to the Elbru Mountains alone. At most, knowing that the Fu'an Mansion and the top leaders of the Mansion would be robbed after he left, he would make more plans and arrangements for the Fu'an Mansion and the top leaders before going to the Elbru Mountains to try to protect them.

After all, Zhu Chengwu is still an ordinary, selfish person.

Zhu Chengwu had already understood this self-positioning a long time ago, and now he was just reaffirming it.

After figuring this out, Zhu Chengwu's regretful thoughts finally disappeared!

Since I would make the same decision again, what is there to regret?

Since there is no regret, and most of the old people in Fu'an Marquis Mansion are dead, and the current Fu'an Marquis Mansion is almost rebuilt by Zhu Xiumin, Li Shijie and others, then Zhu Chengwu's purpose of returning to Fu'an Marquis Mansion no longer exists, and there is no need to enter Xuzhou City.

There was no reason or cause for him to be angry with his younger sister Zhu Xiumin because of the vague concern in his heart.

"Take the plaque of the Marquis of Fu'an's Mansion! The era when Xuzhou City belonged to me has passed. Now it belongs to you.

While you are injured, no one will attack you. This is the promise of me, the Supreme Grandmaster!"

Zhu Chengwu turned his gaze to Zhu Xiumin and Li Shijie who were lying on the ground seriously injured, and said so.

“We once agreed on three things and a ten-year deadline. I gave you the Golden Crow Spirit Refining Technique, and you also helped me do two things. Although we only actually cooperated for more than three years within the ten-year deadline, we can still be considered even if we owe each other nothing.

Now that twenty-five years have passed, the ten-year deadline has long since ended, and it is time for us to separate and live our own lives!"

Then Zhu Chengwu looked at Cui Shuyun and said this.

"My Lord, are you going to settle accounts with me and draw a line between us?
According to the Marquis's calculations, the Marquis and I can barely be considered to owe each other nothing, and we can both live in peace!
But because of your sudden disappearance, my father and brother all died, won't you let it go?"

After listening to Zhu Chengwu's story, Cui Shuyun found that Zhu Chengwu did not seem to want to enter Xuzhou City and leave just like that. Cui Shuyun could not help it and hurriedly spoke before Zhu Chengwu left.

The words just spoken were also Cui Shuyun’s truest thoughts deep in her heart.

For the sake of Fu'an Marquisate and to help Zhu Chengwu ascend to the throne, Cui Shuyun's father Cui Zongyan and elder brother Cui Ronghe made so much effort, but in the end they were all killed. Now Zhu Chengwu, the culprit who suddenly disappeared and caused the collapse of Fu'an Marquisate, wants to clear all ties and draw a clear line with Cui Shuyun. How can Cui Shuyun accept this?

"Everyone has to bear the consequences of their own choices! Your father and brother worked for me and did their best for me. Did they ask for nothing in return?

Do not!
They also have something to ask for. They want to wait until I take over and then get their rewards!

Their behavior is essentially an investment, a gamble. If they want to reap the rewards of winning, they must also be prepared to bear the cost of losing!"

Zhu Chengwu has his own unique understanding of the deaths of Cui Zongyan and Cui Ronghe.

As an ordinary selfish man, Zhu Chengwu never believed that there is love without reason in this world. Especially after experiencing the royal growth experience in this life, Zhu Chengwu has more insights into the exchange of interests and the gains and losses.

Such ideas and views may be minority, but Zhu Chengwu himself firmly believes in them.

"My Lord, do you mean to say that my father and brother deserved their death and asked for it?"

Cui Shuyun's tone changed obviously, and there was emotion in her eyes when she looked at Zhu Chengwu.

"It's not my fault, I'm just stating a fact."

Zhu Chengwu spoke in a flat tone.

"If you hadn't suddenly disappeared, how could the Fu'an Marquisate have experienced such a great disaster, how could my father have been killed by Bai Shan, and how could my brother who was far away in the capital have been implicated?" Cui Shuyun's tone was filled with obvious anger and questioning.

Even though Cui Shuyun knew that with Zhu Chengwu's current strength and status, she did not have the strength to vent her anger in front of Zhu Chengwu, nor should she vent her anger in front of Zhu Chengwu, but after the conversation with Zhu Chengwu just now, Cui Shuyun still couldn't suppress her inner anger.

"When they chose to place all their bets on me, they should have been prepared for me to leave when I encountered something more important!"

Zhu Chengwu's tone was inexplicable, but one had to admit that when Zhu Chengwu said this, he felt a little guilty.

After all, "You trusted me, but I couldn't stick with you from beginning to end!"

Although Zhu Chengwu does not regret his past decisions and choices, he still can't help feeling a little guilty.

"My Lord, are you not being disingenuous when you say this? Aren't you afraid of causing dissatisfaction among the three people around you?"

Cui Shuyun knew that she could not do anything to Zhu Chengwu, so she began to turn her attention to Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu and Lu Shangjun who were behind Zhu Chengwu.

"Unfaithful? Actually, I have avenged your father, Mr. Cui. Baishan was killed by me in the Elbru Mountains! Not only Baishan, but also Heitu! Not only did I avenge Mr. Cui, I even collected the interest. This is something you will never be able to do!
As for what you said about the things that caused dissatisfaction among Wang Taoshan and others!
Madam, you are wrong about one thing. Now I never need anyone’s absolute support, nor do I worry about anyone’s dissatisfaction!

Because as long as I exist, as long as I am alive, I am the undisputed trend, and everyone must come closer to me!

No matter how dissatisfied or unwilling you are, everyone must suppress their dissatisfaction and unwillingness in their hearts!"

Zhu Chengwu first told Cui Shuyun that he had avenged her father Cui Zongyan, then turned to look at Wang Taoshan and the other three and announced in a domineering manner.

Seeing the look in Zhu Chengwu's eyes, Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu and Lu Shangjun, the three highly respected masters of the Ming Dynasty, could do nothing and dared not say anything except to smile ingratiatingly.

Although Zhu Chengwu's remarks were extremely unlucky and evil, who can blame him for being invincible now?

Apart from admitting defeat, Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu and Lu Shangjun really didn't dare to jump out and refute Zhu Chengwu.

Zhu Chengwu worked hard on his cultivation, made many calculations, and even gave up the Fu'an Marquisate, which had almost become a powerful force 25 years ago. Why did he suddenly disappear when the situation was going so well?
Isn't the purpose of doing everything as one pleases, and changing from having to consider other people's opinions to having others have to obey one's opinions?

Of course, climbing to the pinnacle of martial arts, pursuing immortality, and maintaining this state of being able to do whatever one wants forever are also Zhu Chengwu's goals, or even Zhu Chengwu's greater goal.

Not only Wang Taoshan, Yang Yanwu and Lu Shangjun, the three highly respected masters of the Ming Dynasty, but everyone at the scene was shocked by Zhu Chengwu's remarks about the "demonic dictator".

No one would have thought that Marquis Fu'an, who had set off a great trend 25 years ago and almost forced the previous king to step down and ascend to the throne of the Ming King, would actually utter such "evil tyrant" remarks.

But if this is the truest thought in the heart of Marquis Fu'an, then there is a real answer and reasonable explanation for why Marquis Fu'an suddenly disappeared twenty-five years ago just before he was about to succeed.

After all, for such a "magic tyrant", strength is obviously what they value more!
Their theory is that if you have strength, you have everything.

Cui Shuyun looked at the "younger man" Zhu Chengwu in front of her, who stood there and looked down upon the whole audience after he finished his remarks on "the devil's dictator" and no one in the audience questioned him. All kinds of thoughts were churning in her mind.

Cui Shuyun has always known that Zhu Chengwu, her nominal husband, attaches great importance to improving his own abilities.

But Cui Shuyun really didn't expect that Zhu Chengwu attached great importance to improving his own strength to such an obsessive degree.

"Perhaps this is the real reason why he can achieve his current strength and be invincible in the world!"

After her thoughts churning, Cui Shuyun looked at Zhu Chengwu in front of her, and began to think silently in her heart.

Countless cases in history tell Cui Shuyun that more than half of the people who have achieved great success in history are extremely paranoid lunatics.

Because of paranoia, they put all their energy into one thing.

This focus, coupled with extraordinary talent and extraordinary luck, made these paranoid people become great figures who have gone down in history.

"My Lord, if I suppress my dissatisfaction and unwillingness now, is it too late?"

After thinking for a long time, Cui Shuyun suddenly straightened her eyes and asked Zhu Chengwu in front of her.

"Ok?"

Zhu Chengwu, who was about to leave, turned to look at Cui Shuyun, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"My Lord, we have been married for nearly thirty years. Although we have not been together for twenty-five years, we have been getting along and cooperating happily during the rest of the time! Isn't it?
And in the twenty-five years since you were gone, I haven't looked for any man, and I'm still a virgin!
This can be considered as keeping my chastity for you, my Lord!
We got along so well before, and I didn't betray you, sir. If you want to ascend to the throne of the Ming King, you still need a queen in public!
In this case, Lord, instead of wasting your time and energy looking for a woman you have never worked with before, you might as well choose me!"

Cui Shuyun expressed the unfinished meaning of her words just now.

Cui Shuyun really didn't like Zhu Chengwu, and she was also angry about Zhu Chengwu's sudden disappearance 25 years ago. But now that Zhu Chengwu was so powerful, Cui Shuyun couldn't let him go.

Although according to Zhu Chengwu, Bai Shan was dead, with Zhu Chengwu's current strength and status, Zhu Chengwu would not deceive a "weak woman" like her.

But Bai Shan is dead, his father Cui Zongyan has been avenged, but his brother Cui Ronghe has not yet been avenged?

Of course, according to the difference in positions between Duke of Yan and others and Zhu Chengwu, it can be predicted that Duke of Yan and others will not have a good ending.

However, Cui Shuyun would not be satisfied with revenge done by others without any sense of participation.

This kind of revenge may seem like revenge, but in reality, what is the difference between it and no revenge?
Also, the political ideals of my father Choi Jong-yeon and my elder brother Choi Young-hwa!
It was only after the deaths of her father and elder brother that Cui Shuyun realized that her elder brother Cui Ronghe had never blamed her father too much.

Although because of his father's choice, his eldest brother replaced Zhu Xiumin, the Princess of Min'an, and stayed in Jiaoshu Palace, it indirectly led to his eldest brother being castrated by Zhu Xingyu, the King of Ming, Cui Shuyun's step-father.

All this is because the eldest brother Choi Young-hwa and his father Choi Jong-yeon share the same political ideals.

They can resonate with each other and understand each other's practices and choices.

Although it is impossible to have no grudges!
But there is not much hatred!

Nowadays, when a person dies, it is like a light going out!
With the death of her father Cui Zongyan and her elder brother Cui Ronghe, all the grudges have disappeared, and what remains is only the kindness of her father and elder brother who are still alive in Cui Shuyun's heart, which Cui Shuyun remembers from time to time!
This is what is called death bonus, death filter.

In order to avenge her father and brother and help them realize their political ideals, Cui Shuyun was able to cooperate with Zhu Xiumin and help Zhu Xiumin rebuild the Fu'an Marquis Mansion. Now that Zhu Chengwu, the real boss with stronger strength and higher hope of success, is back, Cui Shuyun naturally would not mind changing her partner.

As for the friendship between her and Zhu Xiumin, and Cui Shuyun's dream of seeing the world by herself...

After the death of her father Choi Jong-yeon and her brother Choi Young-hwa, Choi Suk-yun was destined not to live just for herself.

(End of this chapter)