Chapter 235: A Good Opportunity

Life at Cangjian Villa was, for Zhu Gaoxu, quite comfortable.

But no matter how comfortable it was, he could not stay forever.

He had come here to handle business.

If he wanted comfort, he might as well have just returned to Jingcheng and the Imperial Palace.

There, he would have whatever he wanted to eat or drink, a hundred times more comfortable than here.

However, the news said there would be movement in a day or two; why had there been no word after so long?

Bored, Zhu Gaoxu found paper and a brush in his room.

He planned to write some inspirational quotes to send to the Military Camp or those academies later.

He was idle anyway.

Zhu Gaoxu bit the end of his brush, thought for a moment, and slapped his forehead as he found the answer.

Faith is like a bird before dawn; it carries us across the darkness, over high mountains, singing songs of hope on the branches, and giving us the motivation to persist before the day breaks. May each of us pack a bag of faith before setting out, starting our journey at dawn, holding onto hope as night falls without panic, and transforming faith into invisible wings before the ravines and broken walls, breaking through the darkness to walk toward the light and reach the peak of success!

This was a famous quote by Tagore: Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.

Zhu Gaoxu intended to write down all the famous quotes from foreign friends of later generations and give them to the students of Daming Academy to read.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu wrote with increasing vigor.

People need ideals just as sailors need stars...

No one's life is always perfect, but no matter when...

There is no sun in my sky; it is always night, but it is not dark...

As long as you have worked hard and fought with a clear conscience, you will have no regrets. In fact, every stage of life requires you to give yourself a turning point. A plain life is a goal to pursue, but it is not an excuse to live in a muddle...

Just as Zhu Gaoxu was writing with great gusto, a loud noise suddenly erupted at the entrance of Cangjian Villa.

The brush in his hand fell involuntarily.

"Damn it, you don't come when you're supposed to, but you show up just when I'm getting into the groove."

Cursing, Zhu Gaoxu casually stuffed the golden quotes he had written into his robes.

He then walked out of the room and headed toward the gate of Cangjian Villa.

When Zhu Gaoxu came out, he saw that most of the martial artists had already emerged.

Everyone was walking toward the entrance in unison.

Each person looked hurried and solemn.

And as luck would have it, Jin Buyi spotted that burly man who looked just like Zhang Fei among the crowd.

However, that woman was not by his side.

Jin Buyi narrowed his eyes, looked toward the entrance of Cangjian Villa, and then looked toward the direction of the high tower.

Gritting his teeth and stamping his foot, Zhu Gaoxu ran against the crowd toward that high tower.

Arriving before the high tower, Jin Buyi looked left and right, and seeing no one around, he slipped inside in a flash.

Last time he came it was at night, so he could only see the environment roughly.

This time it was daytime, so the layout of the first, second, and third floors was clear to see.

Reaching the stairs at the very top, Zhu Gaoxu stopped and listened slightly.

Sure enough, there was movement above.

Zhu Gaoxu peeked with one eye, wanting to sneak a look.

But perhaps because it was daytime, the moment that person turned their head, they saw Zhu Gaoxu.

"Who!"

As soon as the words fell, the figure vanished from where they stood.

When they reappeared, they were already beside Zhu Gaoxu.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly, suppressed his urge to circulate his Qi, and put on a harmless, innocent look.

The woman, who had thought she was discovered, was also taken aback when she saw that Zhu Gaoxu was merely a child, and found it somewhat difficult to handle.

She never harmed children; if it had been any other adult who discovered her, a fierce battle would have been inevitable.

But it just had to be a small child.

You couldn't just let him go, that was for sure.

If it were some other matter that had been discovered, it wouldn't matter.

No one would listen to the ramblings of a child.

But this matter was different; once the child in front of her started talking nonsense, those with ulterior motives would never let her go if they heard it.

It was like an Emperor hearing that someone below wanted to rebel.

Even if the person rebelling was an illiterate villager, he would kill them without hesitation.

The principle was the same.

Such matters, especially for a power like Cangjian Villa, were absolutely intolerable.

And one could imagine that although Zhu Gaoxu was young, if he were to recount the location, the events, and the people involved, the credibility would be high.

This was not something a small child could do!

Thinking this, the woman frowned deeply, clearly feeling it was a difficult situation.

Killing him was definitely out of the question.

Not only had she never done such a thing before, but it was also a challenge to her own morality.

She wouldn't be able to sleep at night after doing such a wicked deed.

But doing nothing was clearly not an option either.

Killing him wouldn't do, and not killing him wouldn't do either.

For people of the pugilistic world like them, only corpses can be trusted not to talk nonsense.

This is difficult!

But even if it is difficult, it must be done!

Right now, everyone's attention is focused on the mountain gate, which is actually a good opportunity.