Chapter 180: Tacit Understanding (Update 3.20)

Zhang Chu just sat there quietly, watching Zhu Wusi and Gu Santong exchange witty remarks, without any intention of saying anything.

The two beautiful girls of the Yagyu School naturally also heard that Gu Santong and the young Zhu Wusi seemed to have some grudge against each other in the past and now they met again.

However, Liu Sheng Piaoxu and Liu Sheng Xueji felt that the name Zhu Wusi sounded very familiar, but they couldn't remember it for a moment.

In fact, it’s not their fault.

In their impression, the Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis Zhu Wusi should be a middle-aged or elderly person. After all, Zhu Wusi was already in his twenties when he started out in the martial arts world.

It has been more than 10 or 20 years since he started his career in the martial arts world. How could he still look like this many years old?
What's more, compared to the extremely naive Yukihime Yagyu, Piaoxu Yagyu is an extremely skilled killer. She knows all the masters in the Central Plains martial arts world and naturally knows what Zhu Wusi looks like.

"okay!"

Listening to the increasingly heated conversation between Zhu Wusi and Gu Santong, Zhang Chu frowned, "Are you two going to fight in front of me?"

Zhu Wusi and Gu Santong immediately fell silent. They did not continue talking, but sat there quietly like fighting cocks.

Seeing this scene, the two beautiful girls Liu Sheng were shocked: The Taoist master was too powerful. With just one sentence, he silenced the person who could compete with Gu Santong.

What a powerful deterrent!

In fact, it was not that Zhu Wusi wanted to remain silent, but since he walked into the private room, Zhu Wusi felt the occasional power fluctuations on Zhang Chu's body, as if he had just broken through and could not control his own power.

The power fluctuations that appeared from time to time made Zhu Wusi feel a little frightened, as if Zhang Chu could crush him to death with just one finger.

This is also the reason why the two of them stopped talking after Zhang Chu spoke.

"Dear guests,"

While everyone at the table was silent, the waiter came in with a tray, "The food and wine are here!"

After hearing what the waiter said, everyone at the table looked straight at the waiter for a moment.

As if sensing the extremely solemn atmosphere, the waiter lowered his voice and silently placed the wine and food on the table, "Dear guests, please enjoy!"

After saying that, he immediately retreated.

However, Zhang Chu didn't care about them at all. He just poured himself a bowl of wine and drank it.

You can eat or not eat, but you have to drink a little wine, just treat it as a beverage.

When the two beautiful girls from Yagyū saw that Zhang Chu had already started eating, they did not hesitate and started eating directly.

As for Zhu Gu and the other two, seeing that the three people in front of them had already moved, they also started to move.

All in all, it was a very awkward meal - one that really was one of those meals where one eats without talking.

"Master,"

Seeing that the meal was about to end, Zhu Wusi spoke up, "Why don't you stay at my house for a few days?"

"Can!"

Zhang Chu nodded immediately. At the moment, there were still many things that required Zhu Wusi's cooperation.

Living with Zhu Wusi is also much more convenient.

"Master, please come in!"

After hearing this, Zhu Wusi was extremely happy. They hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and he had a lot of things to ask Zhang Chu.

As soon as he walked down the restaurant, a carriage stopped in front of Zhang Chu.

Zhu Wusi immediately stepped forward and said, "Master, please come in!"

Zhang Chu nodded slightly, and got into the carriage with the two Yagyu girls.

It has to be said that the powerful and wealthy know how to enjoy life. This carriage is basically equivalent to an ancient RV.

The room was very spacious, with a skin of an unknown wild animal used as a carpet, and a small table with fine wine and delicious food on it.

"Master Dao,"

The two Liu Sheng girls immediately knelt down and began to pour wine for Zhang Chu, "Please!"

"no need!"

Zhang Chu looked at the delicious food and wine in front of him, but he felt unhappy.

Even though it was delicious, he couldn't taste it.

Zhang Chu sat cross-legged quietly in the carriage, almost without saying a word.

As if they could see that Zhang Chu was not happy, the two Liu Sheng sisters did not dare to say anything more and could only kneel there quietly.

The restaurant was very close to Zhu Wusi's mansion, and the carriage stopped not long after.

"Master,"

Zhu Wushi's voice also rang out, and at the same time, the curtain on the carriage was opened, "Please!"

Zhang Chu glanced at Zhu Wusi, who seemed to be standing there very respectfully, and without saying much, he took the two Yagyu girls out of the car.

Zhu Wusi led the way, and soon they arrived at the reception room of the mansion.

"Master,"

After they sat down, Zhu Wusi finally spoke, "Do you want to take a rest first?"

After sitting on the ship for such a long time, I was quite tired.

"no need!"

Zhang Chu simply waved his hand, "Shen Hou, I need your help!"

"Master, please speak!"

"Give the information you collected about the major martial arts sects to Gu Santong,"

Zhang Chu glanced at Gu Santong who was sitting there, "I need Gu Santong to do something!"

"no problem!"

Zhu Wusi agreed without hesitation, "I will give the information to Brother Gu later."

Isn’t it just some information about martial arts sects?
For Zhu Wusi, it was quite simple.

"Has anything major happened in the Central Plains martial arts world recently?"

Seeing Zhu Wusi agree so readily, Zhang Chu also nodded and asked about the developments of the Central Plains martial arts world.

He still had some thoughts about the Three Swords of Avici Path.

"Master,"

Zhu Wusi thought for a moment and said, "Basically, nothing serious."

"It's my subordinate, Gui Hai Yi Dao. He seems to have had some problems recently."

"Oh?"

"He found the three Avici swords left by his father. Now, he is searching for masters in the martial arts world to compete with, hoping to avenge his father!"

"Revenge for my father?"

When Zhang Chu heard this, a strange smile appeared on his face, "I'm afraid the final result will not be what he wants."

After hearing what Zhang Chu said, Zhu Wusi looked at Zhang Chu in confusion, not knowing why Zhang Chu said that.

Why didn’t the result turn out as Gui Hai Yidao wished?
"Master, why is this?"

Zhang Chu had no intention of answering.

"Lord,"

Seeing Zhang Chu chatting with Zhu Wusi, Gu Santong seemed to remember something and said, "I have something else to do."

"Go!"

Gu Santong nodded, gave a look to the two Liu Sheng girls, and took them downstairs.

Zhu Wusi looked at Gu Santong's back, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

Ever since he regained his youth, Zhu Wushi has one more thing to pursue, and that is immortality.

And now, his old rival, Gu Santong seems to be one step ahead of him: he often follows Zhang Chu and is sure to be able to get access to more information about immortality.

"Master,"

After watching the three of them walk out, Zhu Wusi spoke up, "I wonder if there is anything you need me to do?"

"Not yet!"

Zhang Chu thought about it and shook his head. For now, there was really nothing he could ask Zhu Wushi to do.

"All you can do is to seize the world as soon as possible, and then you can help me do things!"

"Yes, Taoist Master."

Zhu Wusi no longer dared to call Zhang Chu his military advisor, even if they were the only two people in the room.

After Zhang Chu demonstrated his unpredictable methods, he realized that the status between him and Zhang Chu was no longer equal.

He is no longer in a dominant position, or even an equal one.

Then, Zhu Wusi began to talk about what he had done over the past year and also wanted to hear Zhang Chu's advice.

It has to be said that the princes of this dynasty have a lot of money.

Zhu Wusi actually directly formed a team of 30,000 people, and although the qualifications of each person were not very good, they were considered average.

Of course, this average talent refers to the aptitude for practicing martial arts.

Among the 30,000 people, except for some middle-level ones who were his former subordinates, the rest were newly recruited people from good families.

Moreover, he directly taught the 30,000 external martial arts to them.

From the initial establishment to the current small achievements, Zhu Wusi has already spent millions of taels of silver.

Fortunately, he conquered the richest man in the world, otherwise, he would have gone bankrupt before he could form an army of 30,000 men.

With the support of the richest man in the world and the profits from salt, he was able to barely support his 30,000 men.

In more than a year, the 30,000 people who practiced the external martial arts, although still at a lower level, were already quite terrifying compared to the elite soldiers of this dynasty.

After all, these 30,000 people were a team of warriors, and each of them was holding a Mo Dao and wearing heavy armor.

The most important thing is that among the 30,000 men under his command, basically every one of them has seen blood.

There is a huge difference between the team that saw blood and the team that didn't.

In the world of martial arts, there are countless bandits and robbers.

Especially in mountainous areas, there are basically some bandits gathering in the mountains on every hilltop.

Zhu Wusi put a lot of thought into making his team elite.

He mobilized an extremely large intelligence system, divided his men into dozens of teams, and began a vigorous campaign to suppress bandits.

Suppressing bandits, training soldiers, and obtaining considerable spoils of war at the same time, for Zhu Wusi, it was really the best of all worlds.

Of course, the campaign to suppress bandits only started recently.

After the team is recruited, they also need training.

However, even though it has only been a month or two, Zhu Wusi is quite satisfied.

Next, Zhu Wusi planned to send his 30,000 men out to sea to clear out the pirates on the sea.

Living on the coast, Zhu Wusi has already felt the huge profits from maritime trade.

He has now also formed a maritime merchant team traveling in the South China Sea.

However, there were too many pirates on the sea. In the Central Plains, Zhu Wusi's life could really kill the villains. From the beginning, it was useless on the sea.

This was the reason why he ordered his men to go to the sea to see blood.

He would have to go out sooner or later, so defeating the pirates first would also provide himself with a stable rear base.

The continuous sailing of his caravans was also the reason why he was able to learn in time that Zhang Chu had returned from Japan.

"Your team is almost complete,"

Zhang Chu listened to Zhu Wushi's story and said, "But you have to make sure they can really obey you!"

"Too many people are too confident!"

"It's the small that loses the big!"

"Master,"

Speaking of this, Zhu Wusi was quite confident, "Don't worry, I may not be able to do other things."

"But whenever I paid out salaries, no matter how busy I was, I would personally deliver them to everyone."

"The team leaders at the bottom level also opened a refresher course for them based on the books you left behind!"

“I will be the teacher myself!”

"Not bad!"

After hearing this, Zhang Chu nodded. He really didn't expect that Zhu Wusi's change would be so great.

If he has the captains of each team in his hands, he basically has complete control over the team.

"God,

Zhang Chu glanced at Zhu Wusi and said slowly, "I have something to do when I return to the Central Plains this time."

Having said that, Zhang Chu looked at Zhu Wusi deeply and said, "Maybe there are ten chances for you!"

"Master, please speak!"

After Zhu Wusi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"It won't be long before the martial arts world is in chaos!"

"And it will be a huge mess, and will be extremely weakened!"

"You can prepare in advance!"

"I understand!"

After hearing what Zhang Chu said, Zhu Wusi immediately nodded. He thought of the time when Zhang Chu asked him for information about the major sects.

With Gu Santong taking action, those sects are no match at all.

Zhu Wusi, Gu Santong's old rival, knew very well that Gu Santong's martial arts power was unmatched in today's martial arts world.

Unless it is Zhang Chu in front of him or he takes action personally.

The martial arts world is really about to be in chaos. This is not like the current martial arts world that is being stirred up by Gui Hai's sword.

Although it seems chaotic on the surface, in fact, it is as stable as an old dog.

Even though Gui Hai Yidao obtained the Three Avici Swords, however, for a true master of the martial arts world.

Gui Hai Yi Dao can suppress it with just a wave of his hand.

While Zhang Chu was talking to Zhu Wusi, Liu Sheng Piaoxu and Liu Sheng Xueji were traveling around the mansion.

After a while, they seemed to have found the person they were looking for and walked straight over.

He gave the man a note and he walked out with it.

Looking at the people walking out of the mansion, Yagyu Yukihime and Yagyu Piaoxu seemed to be much more relaxed.

There was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

And this scene was also seen by Gu Santong.

"It really is the case that there is nothing you can do!"

Looking at the two Liu Sheng girls walking back, Gu Santong muttered to himself, "Now, you are courting your own death!"

Daring to pass the message behind Zhang Chu's back, that would be courting death, what else could that be?
As for looking for Zhang Chu’s report?

That’s not necessary. Gu Santong doesn’t believe that the actions of the two of them can avoid Zhang Chu’s eyes.

At the same time, this is also a test to see whether Zhang Chu is really good at predicting things.

"Old pig, I never thought that I, the undefeated brat, would actually cooperate with you!"

Gu Santong smiled bitterly and returned to the room, silently waiting for what would happen next.

This test had already been decided when he met Zhu Wusi.

And it was decided without anyone else noticing.

This is the tacit understanding between old rivals. Without any words, just a glance, they know what the other party wants to do.

Zhang Chu, who was talking to Zhu Wusi, suddenly had a glimmer of light in his dark eyes, and thought to himself, "Interesting, really interesting!"

(End of this chapter)