Chapter 261: Filial sons are born under the stick

"Back then, the late Emperor passed the Iron Book and the Shangfang Sword to me, and I created the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang to defend the royal family."

Zhu Wushi rode his horse on the streets of the capital, head held high, speaking very proudly, and then said: "It's a pity that the eunuchs are rampant today, and the Emperor is biased. I can only save the loyal and good when the eunuchs are causing trouble. There is really not much I can do."

The current imperial court was a balance between Zhu Wushi and Eunuch Cao.

Eunuch Cao wanted to defeat Zhu Wushi and recast the glory of the Han and Tang eunuchs.

Zhu Wushi wanted to eliminate Eunuch Cao and imitate the old events of the Prince of Yan.

As for the current Emperor, he seemed to be able to pull between the two sides, but he had no ruthless moves in his hands, and there was not much he could do.

"Guo Daxia Gu, your notoriety in the *Jianghu* has been great recently."

Zhu Wushi addressed Gu Qing affectionately: "Although Wan Sanqian is handling it and the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang is clarifying it, the capital is after all the foundation of Eunuch Cao. If you walk in the capital, you will inevitably be restricted. You must be careful everywhere. Stay at my Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang tonight."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Gu Qing said casually.

The Great Ming capital was a hundred times more prosperous than Edo. The Yagyu sisters were country bumpkins entering the city, looking at everything with dazzled eyes. Gu Qing had the intention to take them around, so he bid farewell to Zhu Wushi.

"That's fine."

Zhu Wushi said: "Recently, I have been mobilizing the archives of the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang, checking the matter of the *Heavenly Fragrance Bean*. If there is any gain, I will definitely notify the Guo Daxia."

Zhu Wushi was used to forbearance. When speaking to Gu Qing at this time, he was already amiable.

Gu Qing smiled. The Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang and the Eastern Depot were mixing sand with each other, and Gu Qing stated that one *Heavenly Fragrance Bean* was in Eunuch Cao's hands, which was enough to make Zhu Wushi and Eunuch Cao fight a bloody battle.

"Husband, come quickly."

Yagyu Fu was still young after all. Arriving at such a lively place, her footsteps were naturally light. Gu Qing and Yagyu Yuki behind her looked at each other and smiled, holding hands, following behind her, watching performances, listening to storytelling, tasting tea, until the sky turned dark.

"Are we going to the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang?"

Yagyu Yuki asked.

"Not going now."

Gu Qing said.

The current Gu Qing and Zhu Wushi seemed intimate, but in reality, they were brothers on the surface. Gu Qing taking girls to live inside and being monitored in various ways was naturally not okay.

"Then where are we going?"

Yagyu Yuki asked.

Gu Qing smiled at this.

Great Ming Imperial City, Gu Qing held Yagyu Fu in one arm and Yagyu Yuki in the other, flying lightly in the palace, until they arrived at a palace.

"There isn't one who can fight..."

In this palace, a little girl was angry, accompanied by many eunuchs. This girl had many strange ideas, trying every means to toss these eunuchs, until she made the eunuchs scream repeatedly, and then let them go.

"Boring..."

After tossing the eunuchs, the girl supported her face with one hand, feeling extremely bored.

"Is it very boring?"

A sound came from the room. The girl hurriedly turned her head and saw that there were three more people in the room. The man in the middle had a face like jade and a smile on his face. Clearly, it was this person who spoke.

"Who are you people?"

The girl looked at Gu Qing and asked suspiciously.

"People who educate you."

While speaking, Gu Qing arrived in front of the girl and patted her head lightly.

This girl was Princess Yunluo from *The World's Number One*. She was currently twelve or thirteen years old, and her temperament was jumpy. For the arrival of Gu Qing and the others, she only felt excitement in her heart. She immediately pulled her arm and hit Gu Qing's chest.

Gu Qing was like a catkin at this time. He let Princess Yunluo's fists and feet come, but he never exerted any force, flying continuously, making Princess Yunluo shout that it was fun.

"Want to learn this kind of kung fu?"

Gu Qing asked with a smile.

Princess Yunluo nodded repeatedly.

"Exchange it with the Mermaid Pearl!"

Gu Qing said decisively.

There were three *Heavenly Fragrance Beans* in total, all tributes. When the three were combined, they could bring the dead back to life. One of them was with the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis and had already been eaten by Su Xin. The other two, one fell into the hands of Eunuch Cao, and the other was inside Princess Yunluo's Mermaid Pearl.

"What do you want the Mermaid Pearl for?"

Princess Yunluo asked puzzledly. This treasure was something Princess Yunluo didn't care about at all, but since Gu Qing named it, it must be something he wanted.

"To save people."

Gu Qing said righteously.

Princess Yunluo immediately found the Mermaid Pearl and handed it to Gu Qing. From beginning to end, Princess Yunluo never thought about whether she would be cheated, and the whole person was very generous.

"Very good!"

Gu Qing took the Mermaid Pearl and said: "I see your martial arts are very poor. If you want to apprentice to me, you still have to start from the basics."

"What do you mean by 'I see your martial arts are very poor'?"

Princess Yunluo was furious when she heard this and said: "Did I force you to watch?"

"..."

Gu Qing was rarely speechless.

Princess Yunluo was a woman. When Gu Qing taught the secret formulas, he started from the *Nine Yin Manual*, first letting Princess Yunluo practice Qi, and then teaching moves.

"Little girl, these two are your mistresses."

Gu Qing taught almost enough, then coaxed Princess Yunluo and said: "Today your two mistresses are going to sleep here, I hope you serve them well."

Two mistresses?

Princess Yunluo looked at Yagyu Fu, feeling that the two were about the same age... This actually got married?

Princess Yunluo felt a chill, feeling that she was not safe even at a young age.

"Then what are you going to do."

Princess Yunluo asked puzzledly.

"Of course I am going to... stir up trouble."

Gu Qing smiled at Princess Yunluo.

Princess Yunluo looked at Yagyu Fu and Yagyu Yuki. Gu Qing taught her martial arts, so Princess Yunluo regarded Gu Qing as her own, and had no malice toward the two mistresses.

Gu Qing was relieved, his body leaped, heading toward the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang.

Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang.

Zhu Wushi, Haitang, Tianya, and many internal guards of the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang were all flipping through the archives of the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang, looking for the possible whereabouts of the *Heavenly Fragrance Bean*.

Gu Qing quietly slipped into Su Xin's room, looked at Su Xin sleeping, Gu Qing picked up a brush, first left a note, indicating that he had found the whereabouts of the *Heavenly Fragrance Bean*, and took the person away without notification, etc. Writing this letter was also to prevent the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis from being angry and directly hacking people.

After all, Gu Qing knew Zhu Wushi's true face. He said he would kill his subordinates if he wanted to.

But now Zhu Wushi didn't reveal his vicious side, and Gu Qing had nothing to say. Entering the capital, Gu Qing took several plates of duck meat, beef, and mutton, then brought a pot of wine, carried Su Xin on his back, and headed toward the ninth floor of the Heavenly Prison.

Gu Qing had long ago scouted the location of Gu Santong, this grandfather. At this time, it was considered light and familiar. After arriving at the ninth floor of the Heavenly Prison, Gu Qing felt amazing suction as soon as he entered. Following the suction, he arrived in front of Gu Santong.

"You kid came again..." Gu Santong was about to make a move, but his eyes suddenly condensed, looking at the woman Gu Qing was carrying on his back.

"Su Xin..."

Gu Santong couldn't help but call out, raised his hand to suck, letting Su Xin float and turn, and arrived in front of Gu Santong. Looking at Su Xin's half-dead appearance and her still young appearance, Gu Santong couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Su Xin..."

"Su Xin..."

Gu Santong wailed and cried.

Yes, yes, yes, that's how it should be, it should be a platter with Zhu Wushi!

Gu Qing stood on the side first, quietly watching the excitement, watching Gu Santong calm down, and started to tidy up his messy hair.

"Kid, how did you dig Su Xin here?"

Gu Santong looked at Gu Qing, examining all of Gu Qing's expressions, and listened to Gu Qing talk about the two battles with Zhu Wushi.

!

"The old pig-man now has improved martial arts."

Gu Santong said faintly after hearing about the big battle.

Being on the ninth floor of the Heavenly Prison was also a kind of waste for Gu Santong.

"You were able to defeat the old pig-man."

Gu Santong said to Gu Qing: "Now your martial arts should be considered the world's number one."

Back then, Gu Santong was defeated by the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis using schemes when facing him. But Gu Santong heard the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis and Gu Qing fighting, and it was actually interlocking, defeating the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis. This made Gu Santong sigh.

"I don't care about being the world's number one."

Gu Qing said with a smile, took the *Heavenly Fragrance Bean*, placed it in front of Gu Santong, and said: "Now there are two problems in front of you..."

One of them was that Su Xin had cold poison in her body, which required the *Sucking Power Great Law* to suck out the cold poison. The second was to find the third *Heavenly Fragrance Bean* as soon as possible.

Gu Santong heard about the cold poison and used his energy without hesitation. The *Sucking Power Great Law* sucked it into his body. The cold poison in his body actually suppressed the internal injuries that were about to move in his body, and more coldness was resolved by Gu Santong's *Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Art* during the operation.

"Santong, Wushi, stop fighting!"

"Don't fight anymore, what's the point of you two fighting like this."

Su Xin's memory was connected to the Battle of Tianchi. She woke up in a trance, looking at Gu Santong's white hair, and Su Xin couldn't help but burst into tears.

"We are finally reunited."

Gu Santong held Su Xin and said sadly.

Su Xin leaned into Gu Santong's arms, pressed her face tightly, and couldn't stop crying.

"Come, come, come, everything to eat and drink has been prepared for you."

Gu Qing placed the food and drink in front of the two.

Gu Santong looked at Gu Qing gratefully and said: "I know your intention very well. Now that you have sent Su Xin here and sent the *Heavenly Fragrance Bean* to let her Su Xin, I have nothing to hide about this *Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Art*."

Gu Qing sent Su Xin here, which completely moved Gu Santong. At this time, he recited the formulas directly and passed down everything about the *Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Art*.

Gu Qing applied merit, and these secret formulas were learned at once. He immediately operated his internal energy, making it close to the route of the *Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Art*, and pondered the mystery of this world's number one divine art.

"The most powerful part of this *Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Art* is turning into a golden man."

Gu Santong said: "It's just that if a person wants to turn into a golden body, it requires long-term cultivation."

Gu Qing sat upright, studying everything about the *Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Art*.

Gu Santong and Su Xin held hands at this time, each saying some intimate words. Su Xin's memory was in the past, and Gu Santong was also caught in the Battle of Tianchi. The two didn't know what to do about the recent *Jianghu*, and what they talked about were all interesting things from the past.

"Ah..."

Gu Qing let out a long cry. The internal energy was completed, naturally shaking the dust around, and the body also gave birth to strange power at this time, then reached the limbs and bones, which also made Gu Qing enter the state of a small golden man at this time.

"Dong dong..."

Gu Qing looked left and right, then knocked his two arms together, and the sound emitted was actually the sound of metal.

Reaching the level of this small golden man, Gu Qing's body defense was almost invincible, hard to be hurt by blades and palm force, and his personal strength was also greatly enhanced.

"This *Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Art* can only be used five times in a lifetime."

Gu Santong said seriously: "If it exceeds five times, the meridians will break and die."

Gu Santong back then was lying to the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis for fun. Now Gu Santong was paving the way for his successor.

"Really?"

Gu Qing said indifferently: "I don't believe it."

This sentence made Gu Santong silent for a while, and then said: "If you don't believe it, just use it."

Gu Qing smiled. This internal energy naturally dissipated, and his skin also returned to its original appearance.

"Actually, your injury doesn't necessarily have to be fatal."

Gu Qing looked at Gu Santong and said slowly.

If it were in the past, Gu Santong would naturally not fear life and death, but Su Xin was on the side, and Gu Santong couldn't say tough words.

"Can you still save me?"

Gu Santong frowned and said: "I know my injury best. Now this physical state is becoming more and more decadent, and the internal injury will break out sooner or later. Can I still be saved like this?"

Gu Qing nodded naturally.

"Guo Daxia, how are you going to save Santong?"

Suxin looked at Gu Qing, her eyes filled with gratitude; she had originally thought that with this reunion, their remaining days would be few, but she had not expected them to be so many.

"Let's wait until we find Cheng Shifei before talking about that."

Gu Qing said.

"Cheng Shifei?"

Suxin did not quite understand the name; Cheng Shifei's name had been given to him by a schoolteacher, and although Cheng Shifei was a hoodlum, when the Iron-Clad Divine Marquis attempted to usurp the throne, he truly developed the resolve to sacrifice himself for the country, and he had grown tremendously.

"Cheng Shifei is your son."

Gu Qing revealed some of the secrets from back then.

Gu Santong and Suxin looked at each other, their eyes filled with affection.

"My son, can he save me?"

Gu Santong's eyes filled with tears.

Gu Qing nodded repeatedly, looked at Gu Santong, and said, "When the time comes, you just need to remember that 'filial sons are born under the rod'."

Gu Santong shook his head and said, "I will never hit my son!"

Gu Qing chuckled.

Suxin and Gu Santong spent their reunion until dawn; when Gu Qing took Suxin away, the two parted with great reluctance. Gu Santong, whose vitality had already been fading, was revitalized upon learning that Cheng Shifei could save him, that he had a son, and that Suxin was still alive; he was filled with a glow of wanting to live on.

Dragon Protection Shanzhuang.

Ever since Gu Qing took Suxin away last night, the entire Dragon Protection Shanzhuang had been in an uproar. The Iron-Clad Divine Marquis Zhu Wushi had been searching almost frantically, and when dawn broke, hearing a report from outside, Zhu Wushi walked out quickly and saw that the woman had returned...

Suxin!

(End of chapter)