Chapter 22: Three Links Attack

Xuzhou.

Outside the Fu'an Marquis Mansion.

One white and one red, two uninvited guests came together.

He stopped at the gate of Yu Hou's mansion.

The doorman of Hou Mansion did not make a fuss about this "blocking the door" behavior.

He just looked at the two uninvited guests with curiosity and vigilance.

As doormen at the Marquis of Fu'an's mansion, they were used to this kind of thing.

"Is this the residence of your seventh brother?" The man in white looked at the man in red beside him with a frivolous tone.

"Yes!" The man in red nodded affirmatively.

"You really don't mind... I heard that he is a leading figure of your Zhu family's generation. It will be very embarrassing if you lose!" The man in white raised the corner of his mouth slightly and turned to look at the person next to him jokingly.

"A prominent figure who loses is no longer a prominent figure!
And only by defeating this kind of famous master can you become famous the fastest!" The man in red said expressionlessly.

"Oh? You two really have a deep brotherly love!" The expression of the man in white became more playful.

"Did he really treat us bastards as brothers?" The man in red had dim eyes, and scenes of his life in the Ming Palace emerged involuntarily in his mind.

Ignored by my father, targeted by concubines, bullied by my brothers...

All of this happened just because the man in red is the son of a palace maid!
It was the product of King Ming's drunken sexual intercourse.

But the seventh brother is the first son of the current queen.

Although the current queen is King Ming's third queen, the previous two queens each gave birth to a son, which prevented him from receiving the preferential treatment of the eldest son.

But, he is also a legitimate son.

With the queen as his mother, he was like a star in the Ming Palace.

If you want wind, you will get wind, if you want rain, you will get rain!
He wanted to learn martial arts, so his father invited the best teachers for him, provided him with inexhaustible resources, and even used precious treasures from heaven and earth to strengthen his foundation.

And what about the man in red?

To learn martial arts, my father just randomly found an imperial guard to teach me.

The resources are less than one-tenth of his.

Not to mention the rare treasures of heaven and earth!
The reason why the man in red left the Ming Palace after he became an adult and ventured into the world alone was because he knew that he would never get the chance to surpass their legitimate sons in the Ming Palace.

Fortunately, hard work pays off.

The man in red got to know this good brother next to him.

The two worked together to crack the test left by the strange man - Tianchi Weird Hero, and obtained the Tianchi Weird Hero's unique skills "The Indestructible Vajra Skill" and "The Power Absorbing Skill".

Although the man in red lost his virginity due to his indulgence in pleasure in his early years and was unable to practice the magical skill "Vajra Indestructible Art", his good brother can.

The man in red can also practice another magical skill of Tianchi Weird Hero called "The Art of Absorbing Power".

It’s just right, one for each brother.

After several years of practice, both brothers have now achieved first-class achievements.

Today is their first battle after going out of the mountains.

Become famous in World War I!
It is their expectation!

"Zhu Chengwu, Gu Santong is here to see you!!"

Although their expressions are frivolous and their tones are playful, the man in white and the man in red have a brotherly relationship.

The attitude of the man in red made the man in white feel at ease to shout out the lines he had prepared long ago.

"Again?"

"Why are there so many people shouting out challenges recently?"

The man in white had profound skills and his voice could be heard from far away.

Some people who heard the sound whispered to each other.

"Hey! Hand in your greeting card before you challenge me! This is against the rules!"

The newly appointed doorman was both naive and brave. He walked up to the man in white - Gu Santong and shouted.

"Rules? Greeting card?"

Gu Santong tilted his head and looked at the doorman in front of him with a teasing look.

Does Gu Santong look like a man who follows rules?
"Yes! Our Lord has a lot to do. In addition to studying and practicing martial arts, he also has to manage his fiefdom. How can he be free at any time and wait for others to challenge him? If you want to challenge, please hand in your visiting card first. Our Lord will contact you when he is free and accept your challenge!"

The concierge's words make sense.

"That makes sense!"

Gu Santong listened to the doorman's words and nodded in agreement.

"But I, Gu Santong, never follow the rules!"

The next second, Gu Santong's tone changed and he slapped the doorman in front of him.

The distance was too close and the concierge couldn't react in time.

I had to move my left arm sideways to block in front of me.

Click~

The doorman was knocked back several steps and fell to the ground.

The left arm was also broken!
"You sneak attack?"

The doorman looked at Gu Santong in surprise and anger.

There is no moral ethics in this behavior!
It's quite different from the style of previous challengers!

"Do you know martial arts?"

Gu Santong looked at the doorman who was sitting on the ground, and the mockery on his face disappeared.

Gu Santong originally just intended to play a trick on this bold little doorman.

But he didn't expect that this little doorman actually knew martial arts, and his martial arts skills were not weak and his reactions were very quick.

I actually had time to block his palm with my left arm.

This, because of the attack distance, caused the doorman's left arm to be broken!
"A surprise attack?"

Seeing this scene, some of the onlookers were brave enough to speak out.

This scene really looks like Gu Santong's sneak attack.

Actually, it’s not like that.

If Gu Santong and the doorman of the Marquis's Mansion were really opponents in a duel, then Gu Santong's attack was a sneak attack.

No excuse!

"Since you are here to challenge me, why do you have to embarrass a mere doorman?"

Zhu Chengwu took a step out of the mansion and saw that the doorman Xiao Wu had fallen to the ground, with one arm dragging irregularly.

Faced with Zhu Chengwu's questioning, the proud Gu Santong did not make any explanation.

He just turned and looked at Zhu Chengwu without a smile.

"Come here, take Xiao Wu away and ask Doctor Fan to treat Xiao Wu's injuries."

Zhu Chengwu looked at the man in white and the man in red in front of him with displeasure.

I feel a little heavy in my heart!

Xiao Wu is a martial arts rookie discovered by Zhu Chengwu. Although he is honest and a little bad at dealing with people, he has a good foundation and works hard to learn martial arts. His strength has already reached a top level.

The man who came was very powerful and could break Xiao Wu's arm with one move.

The malicious intent was not small. Before meeting Zhu Chengwu, the real owner, he took out his anger on the gatekeeper to establish his authority. In recent years, this was the first time someone was so arrogant outside the Fu'an Marquis' Mansion.

"My Lord, be careful! This person has no moral principles and will launch a sneak attack!"

Before being helped away by two other servants, Xiao Wu warned Zhu Chengwu.

Zhu Chengwu nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Since you are here to challenge me, where shall we fight? Is this the martial arts arena?" Zhu Chengwu looked at the man in white.

"Outside the city!"

According to Gu Santong's temperament, he definitely wanted to defeat Zhu Chengwu in public and then play a trick on Zhu Chengwu.

But when he arrived at the scene, Gu Santong found that there were too many people and the room was too narrow, which affected his performance.

As for the martial arts arena?
Gu Santong had just seen it. The martial arts stage was not big enough for him to wrestle and fight.

"it is good!"

Zhu Chengwu agreed.

The person in front of him is quite powerful, so going out of the city is indeed a better choice.

In fact, in recent years, Zhu Chengwu discovered that the open space outside the gate of the mansion and the martial arts stage built next to the mansion were gradually insufficient to support Zhu Chengwu's battles with strong men.

A first-rate warrior can release his internal strength and attack from a very long distance.

Plus the ability to move your body!
The open space outside the gate of the Marquis' Mansion and the martial arts stage built next to the Mansion are really not enough!

"Have we met before?"

On the way out of the city, Zhu Chengwu suddenly found that the man in red next to the man in white looked very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

This is not a pick-up!
Zhu Chengwu wouldn't chat up a man either.

But Zhu Chengwu really felt that the man in red looked familiar!
It was beyond Zhu Chengwu's expectation.

Zhu Chengwu's words seemed to have triggered something.

The man in red not only did not answer, but his face immediately turned red.

insult!

This is absolutely a blatant insult!

on purpose!
He definitely did it on purpose!
It was as if countless demons were roaring in the man in red.

"Seventh Brother, you are really a forgetful person!"

The man in red looked at Zhu Chengwu and said with gritted teeth.

Seventh brother?

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name, Zhu Chengwu was thoughtful.

In the Ming Dynasty, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children was very serious.

In order to avoid the dispersion of family property and the decline of family influence, only the legitimate sons of powerful families are often given the right of inheritance.

Only the legitimate daughter can have a generous dowry.

In many cases, illegitimate sons and daughters are treated almost the same as born children in the family.

The same goes for the Zhu royal family!
In other words, the trend of distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate children in the Ming Dynasty was started by the Zhu family.

Zhu Chengwu is the third among the legitimate children of the contemporary Ming king.

Before he came of age, outsiders generally called Zhu Chengwu "the Third Prince".

Most of the Zhu clan members call Zhu Chengwu "Third Brother".

"Brother Seven!"

The only people who would call Zhu Chengwu like that were his half brothers and half sisters.

Because if all the legitimate and illegitimate children of the current king were ranked together, Zhu Chengwu would be ranked seventh.

Such a title will make those half-brothers and half-sisters feel that they are also the children of the Ming King, no different from the legitimate sons!
However, the fact that there is no difference is just their imagination.

As the eldest son, Zhu Chengwu was directly granted the title of marquis after he came of age, and his fiefdom was a fertile land - Xuzhou.

As far as Zhu Chengwu knew, none of those illegitimate sons and daughters had been granted the title of nobility.

Think about it carefully.

The square face in front of me slowly overlapped with the small square face in my memory.

Zhu Chengwu finally remembered.

"It turns out to be the Thirteenth Brother!"

Zhu Chengwu greeted him calmly.

The man in red in front of him is Zhu Chengwu’s half-brother.

If the legitimate and illegitimate children were ranked together, the man in red would be exactly thirteenth among all Zhu Chengwu's brothers and sisters.

"Ignore me, how dare you try to get close to the Marquis!"

Zhu Chengwu's plain words aroused the resistance of the man in red.

He no longer called Zhu Chengwu "Seventh Brother".

The man in red was ignored.

Full name: Zhu Wusi.

He has the same name as the most infatuated man in the world in the hit TV series in Zhu Chengwu's previous life.

This is also the first seemingly true but false thing that Zhu Chengwu has encountered in this life.

When Zhu Chengwu was a child, he was almost overwhelmed by the shock of the name Zhu Wusi and the similar birth background.

Like a dream, like a butterfly!

It seems real or unreal!

After Zhu Chengwu recovered and decided not to think too much, to take this world and his experiences as the truth, he subconsciously avoided Zhu Wusi.

Unexpectedly, this left Zhu Wusi with the impression that Zhu Chengwu looked down on illegitimate sons and daughters.

and many more!

Zhu Wusi appeared, so who is this person...

Zhu Chengwu turned and looked at the man in white beside Zhu Wusi.

Just now Zhu Chengwu was practicing calligraphy and meditating, and he didn't really pay attention to the challenger's self-introduction name.

I only heard a challenger coming to the door.

It's out!

"Just now he seemed to have reported Gu Santong, right?"

Zhu Chengwu recalled it and felt a little unsure.

"Gu Santong?"

Zhu Chengwu turned and looked at the man in white beside Zhu Wusi.

I can’t recall, but Zhu Chengwu can ask directly!
Anyway, the person is right in front of you.

"That's right! I am Gu Santong, and Gu Santong is me!"

Gu Santong responded with a funny expression.

"Okay, okay!
If my opponent is Gu Santong, maybe it will push me to a higher level!"

When Zhu Chengwu heard Gu Santong's admission, he was not surprised but secretly happy.

(End of this chapter)