Chapter 197 Look, it’s urgent!
On a dark and windy night, outside the Yizhuang near the capital, the sound of numerous footsteps was heard, accompanied by the clear sound of bells.

When they reached the gate of the charity cemetery, they stopped.

At this moment, the door of the charity cemetery had already been opened, and seven servants were standing there silently, waiting for the guests to come in.

As the bell rang, a group of people with yellow talismans on their foreheads jumped into the courtyard of the charity cemetery.

Under the pale light of the charity cemetery, one could clearly see that these jumping people had no blood on their faces, only a paleness, as pale as death. There was no sound of breathing or heartbeat, and their bodies were extremely stiff.

The person who brought them here was Gu Santong, who received the news when he returned from sea.

When they arrived at the charity cemetery, the corpse-driving bell was handed directly to the seven servants standing at the door.

The seven servants, however, were not surprised at all. It was obvious that they were already used to this.

He rang the corpse-driving bell in his hand and led a large group of guests into the morgues that were lit with white candles and placed them inside.

Of course, it would take time to accommodate so many guests, so there was no need for Gu Santong and his men to wait here.

They went directly to the guest room of the charity cemetery to take a bath and rest.

After hiding during the day and going out at night for more than a month, even with Gu Santong's cultivation level, he felt double fatigue from both mental and physical aspects, and really needed a good rest.

Their rest did not delay the seven servants in the charity cemetery, and the sound of footsteps continued to be heard in the charity cemetery.

They had to get these guests into the morgue before dawn.

Zhang Chu, who was refining the Corpse King Banner in his hand, also saw the return of Gu Santong and the others, and the many bodies they brought back.

Hearing the sounds of jumping, Zhang Chu pushed open the door and walked out.

"Greetings, Taoist Priest!"

When the seven busy servants saw Zhang Chu appear, they immediately stopped their work and saluted respectfully.

"You are too slow!"

Zhang Chu looked at the thousands of corpses left outside the charity cemetery, and he walked forward directly, "Let me do it myself!"

The Corpse King's Banner vibrated slightly in his hand, and the corpse standing outside the door, waiting quietly, began to tremble as if it had sensed its natural enemy.

"Duh!"

With a command, thousands of corpses jumped up at the same time, entered the charity morgue, found each morgue, and squeezed in.

"Clean up the yard,"

Smelling the thick corpse odor, Zhang Chu slowly instructed the seven stunned servants, "I guess you all have to get up early in the morning to welcome your Majesty!"

Now that Gu Santong is back, can Zhu Wusi still sit still?
He will definitely return to this charity cemetery early tomorrow morning after the morning court session.

A lifespan of two hundred years was too attractive to him.

Not to mention him, anyone else in this world, as long as there is a chance to get it, will come without hesitation.

Everything else was cleaned up by the seven servants, and Zhang Chu returned to the room to continue refining the Corpse King Banner in his hand.

As for the bodies that Gu Santong brought back? It wouldn't be too late to deal with them tomorrow.

It was already past midnight and it wasn't long before the sky was getting light.

The messenger from Yizhuang, one of the seven servants, was the first to rush into the city gate and head towards the Forbidden City.

With the king's flag on him, even the guards of the Forbidden City dared not intercept him.

Not long after, he came in front of Zhu Wusi.

"Your Majesty,"

The man immediately bowed and said, "Gu Santong is back. He arrived at the charity cemetery last night!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Wusi immediately stood up, moved to the man, and gave the order, "Go!"

Now that Gu Santong is back, it's time to discuss the martial arts technique deduced by Zhang Chu.

Zhu Wusi, a peerless master, took more than a hundred personal guards, mounted his horse, and galloped towards the charity cemetery.

The servant from Yizhuang who came to deliver the message followed closely behind.

When Zhu Wusi sent them to the Yizhuang, he told them very clearly that everything should be based on the words of the Taoist priest of the Yizhuang.

Only after completing the Taoist priest's work in Yizhuang can you do other things.

This was also because Zhu Wusi was worried that Zhang Chu would directly expel the people he sent out, so he gave such instructions.

Never mind that the possibility of being deported is slim.

With Zhang Chu's personality, if someone doesn't want him, he won't use them no matter what he says.

Hundreds of riders marched straight out of the Forbidden City and headed towards the gate of the capital.

The guards at the city gate fell to their knees instantly when they saw a man in a bright yellow robe with more than a hundred personal guards.

They knew very well who had just rushed out of the city.

The guards at the city gate stood up only when the hundreds of riders were no longer out of sight.

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

Before the young guard could ask, he was interrupted by the city gate officer, "How can you know what His Majesty is going to do?"

"Subordinates made a mistake"

After saying this, he prayed to the guards at the city gates around him and forgot about the past.

However, no one said anything. The matter would not be reported to His Majesty. All they could do was keep silent.

Zhu Wusi's current prestige is enough to overwhelm the entire world. Who would dare to ruin his own future for a mere trivial matter?

More than a hundred riders rode non-stop and soon arrived in front of the charity cemetery.

Just stopped there. Zhu Wushi's hundreds of personal guards behind him immediately became alert.

They all crawled out from the pile of dead bodies, so naturally they could sense that there were a large number of dead bodies here.

"nothing!"

Zhu Wusi could naturally sense his men's vigilance and waved his hand gently, "Relax!"

"There is no one in the world who can kill me!"

He looked around with a fierce look in his eyes, and thought to himself: Of course, the one in the charity cemetery who is not considered a human is not included.

In his eyes, Zhang Chu was no longer a human being.

It is not an immortal, but a demon, the greatest demon in the world!

But isn't he also a demon?
In order to seek immortality, they destroyed countries and plundered, and they really did all kinds of evil.

But, isn’t this also the case that I am a hero and he is an enemy?
For the people of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Wusi was an emperor comparable to Taizu.

Zhu Wusi knew it too well that his foundation had never been the officials or the generals, but the 30,000 capable and battle-hardened guards in his hands, and the 30,000 guards who were being trained.

Where do the resources needed for the 30,000 personal guards come from?
Of course it comes from the people.

Only when the people are prosperous can he get more resources.

As for now, how can we make the people rich?
Of course, it is to expand, expand continuously, and then relocate the people under the rule, let them farm, graze, and create more wealth.

Nowadays, after conquering several countries, the population of the Ming Dynasty is already quite small, and it is time to further encourage childbirth.

Once the territory is conquered, it must be occupied. Otherwise, it will be of no use even if it is conquered.

The thought flashed through his mind and Zhu Wusi recovered. Now, all these things had to be put off until later. The most important thing was the technique deduced by Zhang Chu.

Only when he has acquired the martial arts skills will he have enough time to make the Ming Dynasty reach a level that has never been achieved before and will never be surpassed.

"His Majesty,"

After getting off the horse, Zhu Wusi had just walked to the door of the charity cemetery when several servants stood over to him.

"Is the Taoist priest up yet?"

He asked casually as he walked forward.

"The Taoist priest has gotten up," the servant replied as he led the way, "Master Gu has already passed by!"

"I know!"

Zhu Wusi nodded slightly and walked towards the reception room in the backyard.

As soon as he reached the door, he heard the conversation between Gu Santong and Zhang Chu.

"Lord,"

Gu Santong was sitting next to Zhang Chu, and three maids were standing behind Zhang Chu. "During this trip, we captured more than a hundred top-notch masters. Some of them were captured, and the rest were affixed with corpse-suppressing talismans."

"Also, various kinds of classics are on the way!"

"Where did you go to on this voyage?"

"It should be the Cape of Good Hope where Sanbao is traveling."

Gu Santong glanced at Zhang Chu with a little concern, "The time is too short and the manpower is too few!"

“You can’t get very far!”

"Pindao knows!"

Zhang Chu nodded slightly, "Well done."

Zhu Wusi gave more than 150 first-rate masters, and Gu Santong brought back more than 100 first-rate masters. In addition, after the seeds in his dantian were completed once, he extracted the qi of more than 100 iron-armored corpses.

By this calculation, the second filling of Dantian is not far away.

After reporting all this, Gu Santong chatted for a while and finally got to the point, "My Lord, how is the deduction of the technique going?"

"Greetings, Taoist Priest, Lao Gu!"

Just as Zhang Chu was about to answer, Zhu Wusi walked in.

"Your Majesty has arrived,"

Zhang Chu smiled slightly and pointed, "Please sit down!"

Shangguan Haitang walked over with a complicated expression and served a cup of tea to her "godfather".

"Old pig,"

Gu Santong glanced at Zhu Wusi, who was smiling, and said with some dissatisfaction, "You are just wasting your time!"

Zhang Chu was about to tell him how the deduction of the martial arts method was going when Old Pig walked in.

"Old Gu,"

After Zhu Wusi sat down, he did not rush to ask about the technique, but instead focused his attention on Gu Santong. He also wanted to know what the situation was like overseas. "I wonder what you gained from this trip to the sea?"

"The harvest is still not small,"

Speaking of this, Gu Santong sighed, "There are many countries on the sea. Although there are not many masters, there are still many!"

"The main thing is,"

At this point, Gu Santong's eyes gleamed with brilliance, "On some islands, grains can be harvested three times a year, but they are occupied by a group of savages. What a pity, what a pity!"

After Zhu Wusi heard this, he was immediately shocked and showed an incredible look on his face, "This kind of territory should belong to the Ming Dynasty!"

Three harvests a year!

How many people can that feed?

How much resources can he provide, and to what extent can his personal guards be expanded?
The most important thing is that the plan to spread military power throughout the world can be implemented with sufficient resource support.

"Old Gu,"

After thinking for a while, Zhu Wusi looked at Gu Santong and said slowly, "When you have time, you can draw the sea map!"

"I want to see it!"

"Old pig, old pig!"

Gu Santong's eyes were full of mockery, "Do you still need to ask me for the sea chart?"

"The Ming Dynasty does have sea charts!"

Ok?
Zhu Wusi was slightly stunned. He was angry at first. Now he was the Shenwu Emperor, but he was called "old pig" by Gu Santong, the immortal. It was such a shame and humiliation!
Then, his expression became subtle and his eyes narrowed. "Are you talking about Sanbao?"

"So you knew that!"

Gu Santong was still that mischievous boy, and he seemed very happy to see Zhu Wusi being humiliated.

At this moment, Zhu Wusi, who thought he had the world in his control, was filled with shock. He had not expected that those civil servants would dare to pretend to obey him but actually disobey him?
They knew that he wanted to expand his territory, but they actually concealed the sea chart drawn by Sanbao!
What is this going to do?
To rebel?
For a moment, Zhu Wusi's face was like a dyeing room, constantly changing.

Soon, he returned to normal.

He is no longer the Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis, but the Divine and Martial Emperor!

He has plenty of ways to deal with those people!

The knife handle is in his hand!
And what about Zhang Chu?

Just sit quietly aside, watching the two of them bickering and mocking each other.

For him, the greater the motivation Zhu Wusi and Gu Santong have for external exploration, the better it will be for Zhang Chu.

When exploring abroad, there will inevitably be fighting, and where there is fighting, there will be casualties.

If there are casualties, Zhang Chu will be able to obtain more materials, and his cultivation will be improved faster.

The ninth perfection is not something that is easy to achieve!
After chatting for a while, Zhu Gu and the other man finally stopped and looked at Zhang Chu.

"Master Dao,"

After seeing this, Liu Sheng Shuangshu, Shangguan Haitang and the other two bowed to Zhang Chu and said, "The three of us will leave first."

They knew that Zhang Chu, Zhu Wusi and Gu Santong had something to discuss.

Even though they wanted to listen very much, they knew very well in their hearts that they could not listen to it, at least, not right now.

They had no choice but to be sensible and go down on their own initiative.

Once Zhang Chu speaks, we will be in trouble.

Seeing Zhang Chu nod slightly, Liu Sheng Shuangshu, Shangguan Haitang and the other two bowed and walked out, closing the door behind them.

"Master,"

Watching the three people leave and the closed door, Zhu Wusi finally turned his attention to Zhang Chu, "Old Gu is back."

"Shouldn't you also talk about your deduction of that technique?"

"Look, I'm in a hurry!"

Zhang Chu shook his head slightly, "I didn't see it, Xiao Gu is not in a hurry?"

Zhu Wusi looked at Gu Santong, who was extremely calm, with doubts in his heart: Could it be that he already knew?
"That's right,"

Gu Santong, who was standing aside, was extremely happy to see Zhu Wusi's frustrated look, "What are you in such a hurry for?"

"More haste less speed!"

"you"

Zhu Wushi immediately glared at him, "Master, are you already the high-speed ancient three-way?"

All of a sudden, Zhu Wusi stopped calling him "Lao Gu" and started calling him by his name.

"I keep my word,"

Zhang Chu laughed, "I said we'll talk about it after you all get together, then I'll talk about it after you all get together!"

"Master, please forgive me!"

After hearing this, Zhu Wusi first apologized to Zhang Chu, and then looked at Gu Santong, whom he knew very well, "A technique that can extend your lifespan by 200 years! I don't believe you are not anxious!"

"what?"

Of course Gu Santong stood up in a very awkward position and looked at Zhang Chu eagerly, as if he was seeking an answer.

(End of this chapter)