Chapter 689

"But what about Suxin?"

At the mere thought of her, his heart tightened violently, as if gripped by someone, causing him unbearable pain.

How could he forget years of love in the blink of an eye?

Even if it was only unrequited love on his part, he felt his devotion was too deep to extricate himself.

"Suxin... Suxin..."

Zhu Wushi muttered to himself, his complexion growing worse by the moment.

Thinking of Suxin inevitably made him think of his Imperial Father.

"Why? I was clearly the most outstanding one, yet you turned a blind eye! In the end, you still passed the throne to someone else!"

As one of the world's supreme experts, Zhu Wushi was quite arrogant.

In terms of literary talent or Wu Gong, he surpassed others in every way, yet he could not gain his Imperial Father's favor.

"Why were you so biased!"

"In what way was I, Zhu Wushi, inferior to the others?!"

Thinking of this, Zhu Wushi's face twisted, and he recalled the night he brought Suxin back to the capital.

"No, absolutely not!"

"I absolutely do not consent to her entering the Zhu family's gates!"

His Imperial Father's voice was cold, filled with unquestionable majesty.

Zhu Wushi believed that if he dared to defy the order, his Imperial Father would not hesitate to strip him of his Prince title, or perhaps even take his life.

In truth, he had been mentally prepared before bringing Suxin back to the capital.

A married woman would absolutely never be accepted by the Imperial clan.

During the Song Dynasty, women could remarry and still enter the Imperial family to become concubines.

After the Song, with the flourishing of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, such a thing was absolutely impossible.

Once it happened, the Zhu family's reputation would be ruined.

To ensure the Zhu family's reputation, he, Zhu Wushi, could naturally be sacrificed.

Since he knew this and still did it, the reason was simple—he wanted to see his place in his Imperial Father's heart.

"Unfortunately, my Imperial Father didn't even have a single word of warmth; he was entirely stern and severe." Zhu Wushi looked up at the sky, hot tears rolling down.

Since then, his heart had turned cold.

His persistence regarding Suxin also became firm to the extreme at that moment.

Whether this was love or rebellion against his Imperial Father, even Zhu Wushi could not distinguish.

He only knew—every time he wanted to give up, a demonic voice would sound in his heart—are you just going to give up like this, accepting your fate?

You don't dare to do what he won't let you do?

"No, I dare!"

Zhu Wushi possessed a tenacity far beyond ordinary people!

This spirit of rebellion in his heart rose up once more.

Moreover, what he wanted was not just to defy his Imperial Father's decree to marry Suxin, but also to defy his Imperial Father's decree and seize the throne that belonged to him.

He wanted to prove to his Imperial Father in the afterlife—that he, Zhu Wushi, was the most outstanding Imperial Prince, and what you would not give, I can certainly obtain through my own strength!

Past events surfaced in his mind, gradually becoming clear.

Zhu Wushi also recognized himself.

He liked Suxin very much, but not to the point of abandoning himself.

The reason he appeared so pathetic was simple—Suxin was an indispensable tool for him to rebel against his Imperial Father.

"Do I need to prove anything to him?" Zhu Wushi suddenly laughed, "Imperial Father, I have joined the chat group and have the opportunity to become an immortal or a saint; I am the most outstanding one. If you don't recognize me, naturally there are others who will!"

"Even the ancestors recognize me!"

At this moment, Zhu Wushi felt his empty heart gradually being filled.

And Suxin, at this moment, became no longer important.

"So, I have already obtained what I wanted most!" Zhu Wushi laughed heartily, his expression becoming extremely relaxed, "Some things should be let go."

Thinking of the past, Zhu Wushi wanted to laugh.

"No wonder Zhu Youjian looked down on me; my past actions indeed lacked the bearing of a king, they were too petty!"

"Although he was a failed Emperor, he dared to hang himself on the southeast branch, which was a step better. However, I will not be inferior to you; what you could do, I, Zhu Wushi, can naturally do as well. And I can do it even better!"

Zhu Wushi, feeling excited, strode forward and walked outside.

He arrived at the lowest level of the Celestial Prison.

In the dark Celestial Prison, snakes and rats scurried past from time to time, only to be sucked away by a suction force, finally emitting only a sharp, hurried scream.

"Who is it?"

Seemingly sensing footsteps, a voice filled with shock and uncertainty came from inside the prison.

"Is it someone sent by Zhu Tie-dan again?"

"No." Zhu Wushi said with a calm tone, "I have come personally."

A cold laugh came from the Invincible Playful Boy Gu Santong: "What? Are you that afraid of me!"

"No." Zhu Wushi pressed his palm against the wall of the Celestial Prison; the copper walls and iron barriers melted into water in the blink of an eye and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Gu Santong's expression became guarded to the extreme.

He could also melt copper and iron with true qi.

However, he could not do it so easily, nor could he do it without leaking the slightest bit of heat.

One must know that melting copper and iron requires an extremely high temperature.

Just now, when the copper and iron melted, he did not sense even a hint of heat.

"Zhu Tie-dan, your strength has become even stronger!" Gu Santong exclaimed, "I am not as good as you!"

This was the first time he admitted that his Wu Gong was inferior to Zhu Wushi's.

Zhu Wushi said calmly: "I just obtained a bit of good fortune. Let's go, let's go outside to talk."

Hearing this, Gu Santong was completely stunned.

"Go out? What kind of conspiracy are you plotting again?" Gu Santong frowned.

Zhu Wushi turned around and walked out: "If you are afraid, then stay inside."

"Afraid?" Gu Santong laughed, "Ever since the day I stepped into the Wu Lin, I, Gu Santong, have disregarded life and death."

Having said that, he followed closely behind Zhu Wushi and walked out.

The Celestial Prison was dark, and the occasional screams of prisoners made the entire place seem like hell, causing fear.

Zhu Wushi and Gu Santong did not speak, remaining silent for a time, until they walked outside to a mountain forest.

"Gu Santong, you are free now!" Zhu Wushi said, "In the past, I wronged you; later, I will also return Suxin."

Gu Santong was shocked: "What, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?"

"It is merely a sudden awakening." Zhu Wushi sighed with emotion, "By the way, you have a son named Cheng Shifei, who is now a little gambler. If you don't go save him soon, I'm afraid he will soon be sold to the Imperial Palace to become a Eunuch."

"I have a son?" Gu Santong was shocked.

Zhu Wushi nodded: "That's right, Suxin gave birth to him for you; you wouldn't dare to do it but not admit it, would you?"

"This, this..." Gu Santong naturally could not deny what he had done himself, "It's just a bit hard to believe."

"Believe it or not, it's up to you; anyway, when Suxin returns, you can verify it and you'll know." Zhu Wushi waved his hand, "I also have serious business to attend to."

"Serious business?" Gu Santong's curiosity was immediately piqued, "What serious business?"

"You will know in the future!"