Chapter 226: One Must Guard Against It

Zhu Gaoxu did not know if the Beggar Sect existed in this Jianghu before now.

But even if it did, he did not care in the slightest.

So what if it exists?

If I say I am the orthodox authority, who dares to refute it?

Two hundred li north of Huangshan Town, there is a mountain.

On the mountain, there is a sect called Cangjian Villa.

When he first received the news, Zhu Gaoxu originally did not want to pay it any mind.

But when he heard it was news about Cangjian Villa, he became interested.

You must know, before he was captured by the Qishan Five Tigers, in that dilapidated temple, he had heard those Jianghu people discuss this so-called Cangjian Villa quite a bit.

It sounded quite formidable.

Since they were so fated, hearing about this so-called Cangjian Villa time and again, Zhu Gaoxu had to go over and take a look regardless.

And so, Zhu Gaoxu led a group of people and hurried toward the location of Cangjian Villa.

The reason for making such a big fuss was, in part, a bit embarrassing.

That was that Zhu Gaoxu himself was a bit unsure.

This Cangjian Villa was touted so wildly by others, calling it a major sect.

With such formidable strength, Zhu Gaoxu naturally had to be a little careful.

Furthermore, the news said that Cangjian Villa had been having trouble lately.

Anyone capable of causing trouble for Cangjian Villa would at least not have poor strength; at the very least, the two sides would be evenly matched.

It was even possible they were even more formidable.

Plus, since these troops had not been put to use for so long, Zhu Gaoxu, in the spirit of testing things out, called these soldiers along as well.

He also wanted to see, when firearms face off against Jianghu Martial Arts, which is truly more powerful.

And whether a supreme expert could break into a military formation and still retreat unscathed.

If a real fight broke out, he would definitely find an opportunity to test it!

Thinking this way, Zhu Gaoxu actually felt a bit of anticipation in his heart.

Even the horse beneath him could not help but be urged to go a bit faster.

With no combat mission, Zhu Gaoxu still had to ensure the soldiers' stamina.

Therefore, they did not perform a forced march along the way.

By the time they reached the foot of the mountain where Cangjian Villa was located, two days had already passed.

There was no such thing as paying a formal visit to the mountain gate; Zhu Gaoxu had his own pride.

He was a prince of the Great Ming; no matter how influential this Cangjian Villa was, it was still just a Jianghu sect.

To make him stand respectfully at the entrance, go through all sorts of questioning and inspections, and finally wait to see if they were in the mood to let him in—

Zhu Gaoxu would never do such a thing!

Ahem... well, actually, it was just that Zhu Gaoxu simply did not want to reveal his identity.

Bringing so many people up there, there was no need to think about it; it would definitely cause a commotion.

Once things got chaotic, he certainly wouldn't be able to watch the good show.

Wouldn't that mean the two days of travel were in vain?

By now, quite a few Jianghu people on the roadside had already noticed them.

It could be said that many Jianghu people had been wandering nearby lately, but the Jianghu and the imperial court had always kept to their own spheres.

These people had assumed that Zhu Gaoxu was just passing through with troops, so although they paid attention, no one really probed into anything.

And Zhu Gaoxu was happy for it to be this way.

Seeing that they had reached their destination, Zhu Gaoxu called Mao Xiang over and waved his hand, telling him to lead the way forward on his behalf, find an opportunity to set up camp nearby, and not to reveal their objective.

As for himself, he would go into this Cangjian Villa alone to take a look.

Mao Xiang was naturally worried.

However, he also knew that his worry could not change Zhu Gaoxu's decision.

He simply nodded and followed Zhu Gaoxu's orders.

Mainly, Zhu Gaoxu himself truly had the ability; he had been kidnapped for several days and was still alive and well.

He was perfectly capable of taking care of himself.

This was not something an ordinary four or five-year-old child could do...

And so, after Mao Xiang took a deep look at Zhu Gaoxu, he sighed and followed Zhu Gaoxu's orders to lead the troops away.

After watching Mao Xiang leave, Zhu Gaoxu also headed up the mountain.

Cangjian Villa was located halfway up the mountain.

Zhu Gaoxu did not know what this mountain was called before, but now everyone only knew the Cangjian Villa on the mountain.

The mountain's name was also named after Cangjian Villa.

Hidden Sword Mountain!

At this, Zhu Gaoxu chuckled.

Since when could a tiny Jianghu sect name the territory of my Great Ming?

Today they name a Hidden Sword Mountain, tomorrow there will be a Hidden Sword Valley, Hidden Sword River, Hidden Sword River, Hidden Sword City!

In the end, they could even have a Hidden Sword Kingdom!

One must guard against it, one cannot fail to guard against it!

Thinking this way, Zhu Gaoxu headed up the mountain.

Meanwhile, far away in the Imperial Palace of Jingcheng.

In the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang sat upon the Dragon Throne, having finished today's Simulation.

His gaze drifted unconsciously toward the North, and Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head helplessly.

"In the end, this child has still ended up dealing with the martial arts world factions!"

However, fortunately, the result of the Simulation was not bad, so Zhu Yuanzhang was not overly anxious.

Raising his hand to continue reviewing memorials, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly smacked his lips, and finally summoned Eunuch Li to his side.

"Is there any of that little monkey's wine left in the palace? Bring some for Us. I must say, the last time that little monkey told Us to soak some ginseng and velvet antler in the wine, the effect was quite good."

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Eunuch Li let out a laugh, then, not daring to delay, hurried out to fetch the wine.

At the same time, inside the Wangfu of the Prince of Yan.

Zhu Di tightly shut the doors of his Study.

He even specifically dispatched a servant to guard the entrance, ordering that no one be allowed to disturb him.

Only then did he cautiously take out an envelope.