Chapter 232 Yujian Villa
"All right!"

Under Tong Yinzhong's expectant gaze, Zhu Chengwu thought for a long time before answering.

"Emperor, thank you very much!"

Hearing Zhu Chengwu's reply, Tong Yinzhong thanked Zhu Chengwu with a happy expression.

Tong Yinzhong didn't know that this was something Zhu Chengwu would definitely agree to after receiving the information from the "Jade Book" in his mind.

Tong Yinzhong thought that it was the recurrence of his old injury that touched Zhu Chengwu, and his words persuaded Zhu Chengwu!
Tong Yinzhong was touched by Zhu Chengwu's immediate change of attitude after he discovered his old injury and agreed to let him go to Yujian Villa and Shuiyue Cave.

After all, with Zhu Chengwu's current status and position, it is really rare to be able to disrupt the original plan and go to Yujian Villa and Shuiyue Cave with him to help him.

It can also be seen from this that Zhu Chengwu is grateful and repays his kindness!
"I didn't help the wrong people at the beginning. More than 20 years ago, I saved Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin and sold Zhu Chengwu. It was a good decision and it was the right one!"

Tong Yinzhong was secretly thinking, sighing, and feeling fortunate in his heart.

But Tong Yinzhong, who was secretly rejoicing in his heart, didn't know that while his thoughts were turning, Zhu Chengwu's thoughts were also turning.

However, Tong Yinzhong was feeling relieved, while Zhu Chengwu was unable to conceal his shock.

Because of this outbreak of his old injury, Tong Yinzhong seemed to have completely forgotten the self-doubt that had just arisen through his recollection and deduction.

There is no longer any thought about why he regards those common sense as common sense!
There was no longer any doubt as to why he had never heard such common sense from other people in the past five hundred years, and why he himself had never told such common sense to others!
It was as if all thoughts and doubts were completely turned over with the outbreak of this old injury.

This…

Zhu Chengwu felt a chill in his heart when he saw this scene!

terrible!

Tong Yinzhong was affected too deeply, and the force that affected Tong Yinzhong was too strong and of too high a nature.

It was so unexpected that Tong Yinzhong, an immortal who had at least reached the level of a supreme master (grand master) at the peak of his combat power, didn't even know that he was affected.

There was no reaction at all to his own abnormality.

“But how exactly does the power that affects Tong Yinzhong affect Tong Yinzhong?
And Tong Yinzhong’s old injury just now suddenly broke out...

There are some serious doubts!

The force that affects Tong Yinzhong is rooted in the injury of the spiritual realm and comes from the spiritual realm?

Or is it rooted in the nature of the undead that makes Tong Yinzhong have no reaction to his own abnormality?
Or is that power omnipresent in this world, rooted in the rules of heaven and earth?

That is why the people in this world have lost their memory of the history of more than 2,000 years ago, and they do not care about that lost history, and turn a blind eye to some suspicious points! "

Zhu Chengwu, who was rushing to Yujian Villa with Tong Yinzhong, kept thinking in his heart on the way.

“And why am I not affected?

Is it because the power that influences Tong Yinzhong has not yet found a chance to take root in my body?

Or is it because of... the jade book?
The shaking of the jade edict just now and the information it sent showed one thing, that is, the jade edict is not as simple as it seems!
Then can I still absolutely trust the Jade Edict?
The Jade Book knows everything about me, whether it is my identity as a reincarnated person, or my martial arts foundation and combat power composition...

If even the imperial edict cannot be trusted, what should I do?"

As he thought about it, Zhu Chengwu had to think about his own situation again.

Whether it was the shaking of the jade edict just now when facing Tong Yinzhong, who had a strong sense of separation, or the jade edict's subsequent behavior of silently transmitting information, both made Zhu Chengwu have to think more about the jade edict that existed in his mind.

But after thinking about it, Zhu Chengwu still couldn't figure out how to deal with it if Yudie betrayed him.

As Zhu Chengwu's biggest trump card and the welfare of Zhu Chengwu's default reincarnated protagonist, in the past fifty years or so, Zhu Chengwu has never thought about the possibility of problems with the Jade Edict and has no reservations about it.

If there was a problem with the jade edict, Zhu Chengwu would have no way to deal with it and could only accept his death.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time!

There may not be any problem with the Jade Certificate!"

In the end, Zhu Chengwu could only comfort himself in this way.

……

With the strength of Zhu Chengwu and Tong Yinzhong, it only took them a few hours to return to Yujian Villa from the Wudang Mountains.

Not only that, the time Zhu Chengwu took Tong Yinzhong, whose old injury had relapsed, to the bandits' lair and used some extremely evil bandits as energy bags for Tong Yinzhong to absorb, and the time wasted for Tong Yinzhong to recover from his injuries was taken into account.

Otherwise, with Zhu Chengwu and Tong Yinzhong's speed, it would take even less time to get from Wudang Mountains to Yujian Villa.

"Second Uncle, who is this?"

When Zhu Chengwu and Tong Yinzhong arrived at Yujian Villa, they happened to meet Yin Tianqi, the heir of Yujian Villa, walking out of Yujian Villa. It seemed that Yin Tianqi was about to go out.

When Yin Tianqi saw his second uncle Tong Yinzhong and the masked Zhu Chengwu walking towards him, he glanced at the masked man Zhu Chengwu and asked his second uncle Tong Yinzhong.

"Tianqi, haven't we had a lot of accidents at Yujian Villa recently?

The Iron Guard was also helpless against the villains who broke into Yu Jian Villa!

Therefore, I specially went to invite my good friend, Lord Shenhuo!
Lord Shenhuo is not only my good friend, but also a true master, whose strength is even above mine!

I believe that with the presence of the Divine Fire Master, those villains who have been eyeing my Yujian Villa will not dare to come and cause trouble in my Yujian Villa again!"

Zhu Chengwu's identity is too shocking and too eye-catching.

Therefore, Zhu Chengwu took the initiative to put on a mask and asked Tong Yinzhong to keep his identity secret, only calling him the True Lord of Divine Fire.

"Master Divine Fire? Grandmaster?"

After hearing the reply from his second uncle Tong Yinzhong, Yin Tianqi looked at Zhu Chengwu curiously, then simply gave Zhu Chengwu a fist bump to show his hello, and left in a hurry.

Looking at Yin Tianqi who was leaving, the corners of Zhu Chengwu's mouth underneath the iron mask slightly raised to an inexplicable degree.

With the help of the supreme grandmaster's super perception, Tong Yinzhong's explanation of the current situation of Yu Jian Villa along the way, and the plot of the popular TV series in his previous life, Zhu Chengwu has already guessed where Yin Tianqi is going now.

Most likely he went to Longze Villa outside the city to discuss countermeasures with someone.

Tong Yinzhong really lived in vain for more than 500 years. Some of his methods are not even as good as those of a few young people.

Zhu Chengwu couldn't help but wonder whether Tong Yinzhong's wisdom had not increased at all in the past five hundred years after being affected by that inexplicable force, but had instead been deteriorating.

He couldn't even beat a few youngsters!

However, Zhu Chengwu is not Tong Yinzhong.

That inexplicable force has not yet affected Zhu Chengwu.

Therefore, Zhu Chengwu had plenty of time to play with the three brothers of the Tong family, the three siblings of the Yin family, and the three daughters of Han Batian.

Playing tricks with these young people is also Zhu Chengwu's way of relieving himself from the huge pressure of suddenly discovering the fog of the world.

Therefore, Zhu Chengwu will not use force to bully those young people for the time being.

"Second Master, you're back!"

Just as Zhu Chengwu was watching Yin Tianqi's leaving back and thinking about how to have fun with those young people, Li Yong, the steward of Yu Jian Villa, and Tie Feng, the leader of the Iron Guard, who had received the news of Tong Yinzhong's return, appeared at the gate of Yu Jian Villa.

Zhu Chengwu also came back to his senses instantly and looked at Tie Feng and Li Yong in front of him.

Seeing Tie Feng and Li Yong, Zhu Chengwu's contempt for Tong Yinzhong's scheming became even more serious.

Having lived for more than 500 years and hiding in Yujian Villa for decades, Tong Yinzhong actually does not have a single confidant in Yujian Villa.

Tong Yinzhong, the immortal, was really too cheap for the second owner of Yujian Villa. Tiefeng was the absolute confidant of Yin Hao, the first owner of Yujian Villa, and Li Yong was the brother-in-law of the real second owner of Yujian Villa, whose identity was replaced by Tong Yinzhong.

Tong Yinzhong, the second owner of Yujian Villa, is really a lonely man!

However, Zhu Chengwu, who despised Tong Yinzhong, did not think about his own situation and way of dealing with things.

Although Zhu Chengwu established the new dynasty, he was still a lonely man like Tong Yinzhong without any absolute confidants.

Zhu Chengwu considered that with his current strength, there was no need to cultivate confidants.

Even though he was alone, Zhu Chengwu could rely on his overwhelming military force to keep everyone in the Xin Dynasty in obedience.

Not only is cultivating confidants a waste of time, it also has no practical effect.

Moreover, if emotional ties develop after being together for a long time, it will be difficult to deal with the mistakes made by your confidant in the future.

For this reason, Zhu Chengwu never intended to cultivate confidants.

However, this is what Zhu Chengwu thought, so how could we know that Tong Yinzhong had the same idea?

The essence of immortality and the powerful master's combat power that can still be maintained give Tong Yinzhong and Zhu Chengwu the same confidence.

In the same way, he is able to suppress all those who disagree with him with his own strength.

You can do it on your own, no need for helpers or confidants. This may be the common mentality of strong people like Zhu Chengwu and Tong Yinzhong!

"Well, I'm back!

Li Yong, please prepare the best guest room for Zhenjun...

Forget it, Master Zhenjun, just live in my yard!
Send someone to clean the room next to mine, and prepare a few capable maids and servants for Zhenjun!"

Tong Yinzhong looked at Li Yong, the steward of Yu Jian Villa in front of him and gave these instructions.

Tong Yinzhong originally planned to ask Li Yong to prepare a superior guest room for Zhu Chengwu.

However, considering his current condition and the possibility that he and Zhu Chengwu might exchange opinions at any time, Tong Yinzhong changed his decision and told Li Yong to arrange Zhu Chengwu in the room next to him.

"Master, is this arrangement okay?"

After Tong Yinzhong finished the arrangements, he turned to Zhu Chengwu and asked without waiting for Li Yong to reply.

Although such an arrangement seemed reasonable to Tong Yinzhong, Zhu Chengwu still had to agree to it in the end.

After all, in the communication and cooperation between the two, it was Tong Yinzhong who asked Zhu Chengwu for help, and Zhu Chengwu was the one who had the upper hand and took the initiative.

"Sure, the guest follows the host's wishes!"

Zhu Chengwu glanced at Tong Yinzhong and replied.

Zhu Chengwu, who understood Tong Yinzhong's current situation, also knew the purpose of Tong Yinzhong's arrangement.

Although generally masters will maintain a sufficient distance from each other to give each other a sense of security, so as to avoid influencing each other and guarding against each other, which will cause internal friction.

However, with Zhu Chengwu's current strength and Tong Yinzhong's current state, Tong Yinzhong cannot pose a threat to Zhu Chengwu.

The living rooms are too close, so the only one who is affected and needs to be on guard is Tong Yinzhong.

Since Tong Yinzhong himself doesn't care, what should Zhu Chengwu care about?

Moreover, Tong Yinzhong arranged Zhu Chengwu's room next to his, which had another benefit for Zhu Chengwu.

That is, you can observe Tong Yinzhong closely at any time!
The nature of the immortal, what exactly is the power that affects Tong Yinzhong, and how does it affect Tong Yinzhong... Zhu Chengwu is very curious about these!
Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be safe in a hundred battles!
Now that entering the Water Moon Cave is inevitable, Zhu Chengwu will naturally want to know as much as he can about some things, and understand as much as he can.

Although Tong Yinzhong said that there were no means above the Yang God in Shuiyue Cave, according to the plot of the popular TV series in Zhu Chengwu's previous life, there was no force in Shuiyue Cave that was beyond Zhu Chengwu's current ability to deal with.

But Tong Yinzhong himself was affected so deeply and so seriously without realizing it. The first thing worth questioning is whether what he said about the situation in Shuiyue Cave is still credible.

Also, the hit TV series in Zhu Chengwu’s previous life only had a few dozen episodes. Can it encompass the entire world?
Apart from the plot presented in that hit TV series, are there any other extra-drama stories?
These are all worth thinking about.

"That's good, Master Zhen, please!"

After hearing Zhu Chengwu's reply, Tong Yinzhong felt relieved.

Zhu Chengwu, the emperor of the new dynasty, is easy to get along with!

Tong Yinzhong signaled with his eyes to the butler Li Yong to arrange for someone to clean the room next to the one he lived in in the courtyard. Then he turned to look at Zhu Chengwu, stretched out his hand as if to lead him, and led Zhu Chengwu into Yujian Villa.

Seeing the actions of the second owner Tong Yinzhong, the chief steward Li Yong and the leader of the Iron Guard Tie Feng looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

As the absolute top leaders of Yu Jian Villa, they knew the temperament and strength of their second owner.

Now the Second Manor Master actually respects this masked Divine Fire Master so much, this...

Of course, Li Yong and Tie Feng not only knew the temperament and strength of Tong Yinzhong, the second owner of their own manor, but also knew more.

For example, Li Yong is the chief steward of Yu Jian Villa on the surface, but in fact he is the brother-in-law of the real second owner of Yu Jian Villa. He knows that Tong Yinzhong's identity as the second owner is fake.

For example, Tie Feng was a close confidant of Yin Hao, the master of Yu Jian Villa. After Yin Hao, the master of Yu Jian Villa, was killed in the courtyard of Yin Zhong, the second master of Yu Jian Villa, Tie Feng began to speculate about many things.

Although when Yin Hao died, Yin Zhong created the illusion that he was not in the yard at that time through the secret passage in his yard.

But many things cannot stand scrutiny.

For example, why would the head owner Yin Hao go to the courtyard of the second owner Yin Zhong, and who could sneak into Yu Jian Villa silently and kill the head owner Yin Hao, who had the fighting power of a minor master, in the courtyard of the second owner Yin Zhong.

Whether it was Tie Feng, Li Yong, or other people with ulterior motives, after much thought, the biggest possibility was that the second owner Yin Zhong, who had the strength of a grandmaster, took advantage of the fact that the first owner Yin Hao, who had the strength of a junior grandmaster, was unprepared and assassinated the first owner Yin Hao in his yard.

This inference is not only the most reasonable!
When the funeral was held for the head owner Yin Hao, a mysterious person also hinted that it was the second owner Yin Zhong who plotted against the head owner Yin Hao.

But since everyone guessed this, then why did the Iron Guards headed by Tie Feng and the servants headed by Li Yong still obey the orders of the second manor master Yin Zhong and enshrine Yin Zhong as the second manor master instead of setting things right?
It's all because of strength.

When the head master Yin Hao was still alive, the second master Yin Zhong was known as the best master of Yu Jian Villa.

It was only because of the order of seniority and the fact that Yin Zhong did not compete with Yin Hao that Yin Hao, as the eldest brother, was able to suppress Yin Zhong, who was at the grandmaster level, with his junior grandmaster combat power and secure his position as the master of the manor.

Now Yin Zhong finally took action against "big brother" Yin Hao.

With Yin Hao dead, there is no other master or junior master level expert in Yu Jian Villa except Yin Zhong. No one can control Yin Zhong. How dare the Iron Guards headed by Tie Feng and the servants headed by Li Yong not acknowledge Yin Zhong's position as the second owner of the villa, let alone restore order!

Let’s not talk about the question of whether Yin Zhong would take action against them if they did not recognize Yin Zhong’s position as the second owner of Yujian Villa.

Even if Yin Zhong did not attack them, the head owner Yin Hao, who was a junior master, was dead, and without the second owner Yin Zhong who was also a master, how could the Yu Jian Villa's foundation be preserved without a powerful figure to protect it?
Is it relying on the butler Li Yong who knows nothing about martial arts, or on Yin Tianqi, the only male of the next generation of Yu Jian Villa who is at the upper level, or on Tie Feng, the leader of the Iron Guard, the guard team of Yu Jian Villa who is at the upper level?

They are all not strong enough!

It’s all unreliable!

Yu Jian Villa can now only rely on the second owner Yin Zhong who is at the Grandmaster level!
You should know that because of the existence of the second owner Yin Zhong who is at the Grandmaster level and the first owner Yin Hao who is at the Junior Grandmaster level, Yu Jian Villa has been expanding continuously over the past few decades.

If the head owner Yin Hao, who was at the level of a junior grandmaster, had died, and Yu Jian Villa no longer had the second owner Yin Zhong, who was at the level of a grandmaster, then Yu Jian Villa would definitely not be able to withstand the frenzied counterattack from other forces.

Therefore, even though Tie Feng and Li Yong both knew that there was something wrong with the second owner Yin Zhong, they still had to hold their noses and recognize Yin Zhong as the second owner.

Just acting in secret.

From this perspective, there is nothing wrong with Yin Zhong's approach of not caring about his subordinates and not cultivating confidants.

As long as you remain strong, there are many things that others will not dare to say even if they know about them, and they will not dare to show their dissatisfaction even if they are dissatisfied.

(End of this chapter)