Chapter 208

After communicating about the machine tools, Ming Empire Chu Yang returned to his original world.

Because it was late, he and Gu Santong stayed at the Huolong Villa.

Knock, knock, knock.

There was a knock on the door outside.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and Duan Tianya walked into the room slowly.

"Subject kowtows to see Your Majesty."

"There are only the two of us here, no need for extra courtesy. I don't like others kowtowing at every turn."

Duan Tianya got up upon hearing this and cupped his hands, "Subject is going to look for Gu Santong's son tonight. May I ask if Your Majesty has any other instructions?"

Chu Yang shook his head, "I've told you everything that needs to be said. Finding people is your strength. How could it be my turn, an outsider, to guide you? However, you must pay attention to this person, Cheng Shifei. He is from the marketplace and is very cunning. Don't be fooled by him."

Duan Tianya bowed, "Subject will keep it in mind."

Chu Yang looked at the absent-minded Duan Tianya and thought for a while, then decided to say one more thing, "You studied and practiced martial arts by the Imperial Uncle's side. Your feelings are deep, and you are like father and son. He is no different from your biological father."

"Now that you know some of the things he did, which affected his image in your heart, it is reasonable to feel that you cannot accept it."

"No matter how many shameful things he did, he was good to you in the end. You just need to remember this point. Go and worship him during festivals, don't make things difficult for yourself."

Sadness flowed in Duan Tianya's eyes. He clenched and loosened his fists. After a long time of internal struggle, his face gradually calmed down.

Duan Tianya said softly, "Subject understands. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chu Yang nodded and then said, "After this matter is over, you should put down the affairs of the Huolong Villa for now and go out to find Guihai Yidao to determine where he is."

Duan Tianya was a little panicked and hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, Yidao is loyal and righteous, he just couldn't accept the news of the Divine Marquis's death for a while, but he will never do anything rebellious. Subject is willing to guarantee it with his life."

"I'm not going to do anything to him, but to prevent him from taking the wrong path." Chu Yang said, "Guihai Yidao's father, Guihai Bailian, had a unique sword technique called the Asura Dao Three Swords."

"This sword technique is very evil. The practitioner's state of mind will be gradually affected, and eventually, they will fall into the demonic path, lose their sanity, and become a puppet who only knows how to kill."

"I'm afraid that by the time you meet again, Guihai Yidao will have already mastered the Asura Dao Three Swords."

Duan Tianya was shocked! Chu Yang shook his head and reminded, "One wrong step, every step wrong. One step late, every step late."

Hearing this, Duan Tianya's eyes gradually became firm, "Tomorrow morning, subject will definitely bring Cheng Shifei to understand this matter as soon as possible."

Subsequently, Duan Tianya exited the room.

Chu Yang sighed, hoping that Duan Tianya could find Guihai Yidao early. After all, falling into the demonic path in this world would come at a huge price.

The Iron-Gall Divine Marquis was the best example.

The next day.

The sun was high.

An emperor who abolished the morning court because he didn't want to get up early is probably unique throughout history.

Zhuge Zhengwo didn't want to be the first person to touch the bad luck. This Emperor's personality was really unpredictable.

But he didn't know that Chu Yang was actually joking. Abolishing the morning court was first for those elderly officials, and secondly, it was unnecessary.

For a veteran of three dynasties like Xu Jie, whose health was already poor, waiting in front of the palace gate before dawn was a torture.

Secondly, except for major events like going to war with the Demon Race, Chu Yang had no interest in dealing with other trivial matters and left them to the Cabinet to handle faster and more efficiently.

He was not like other emperors who would be afraid of their power being hollowed out. His sandbag-sized fist was right there. Anyone who had ideas could try it. Being able to leave a whole corpse would be considered a blessing from the ancestors.

Zhuge Zhengwo came to the martial arts field, wanting to guide the secret agents in the villa to practice martial arts, but didn't expect someone to arrive earlier than him.

Gu Santong.

I don't know if it was because he was excited to see his son, or if he wanted to move his body after a long time, but before dawn, he was practicing his martial arts in the martial arts field.

The Vajra Indestructible Divine Art and the Power-Absorbing Great Art could not be easily shown to others, so Gu Santong used the martial arts of the eight major sects. Knives, spears, swords, halberds, palms, fingers, fists, and feet—all kinds of unique skills were at his fingertips.

The secret agents were amazed and asked Gu Santong to guide them one after another, so there was the scene that Zhuge Zhengwo saw.

It was just that Gu Santong was still thinking about teasing people at this time, saying nine truths and one lie, making the secret agents dizzy from practicing martial arts.

"Brother Gu, don't tease them anymore. These people have shallow foundations. If they continue to practice, something will happen."

Zhuge Zhengwo suddenly appeared, stopping Gu Santong's prank.

"Just a joke, just a joke."

Gu Santong, whose prank was caught, scratched his head and laughed, "Divine Marquis, sorry, just a whim, it won't happen again."

Zhuge Zhengwo "eh"ed, strangely, "Brother Gu, why have you changed your style? It's not like you to give in so easily."

Gu Santong said solemnly, "I have been unreliable most of the time in my life, but I will firmly remember the four words 'repay kindness' and will not be sloppy at all."

Zhuge Zhengwo nodded with a smile. While the two were chatting, Chu Yang had just woken up and was dressed and washed by the maid. He was very familiar with this process in the brothel and felt no embarrassment.

Having fought for a lifetime, what's wrong with enjoying it? Not long after, Chu Yang also came to the martial arts field, standing on the side watching Gu Santong teach the secret agents martial arts, silently waiting for Duan Tianya to return.

He had already made it very clear where Cheng Shifei was. With Duan Tianya's ability, as long as there were no accidents on the way, he would definitely be back before dinner.

"Your Majesty, it's boring to wait like this. Why don't you spar with me so I can see if your Vajra Indestructible Divine Art has entered the door."

Gu Santong was itching to try. Having finally come out of the secret prison, he naturally wanted to compare notes with a martial arts expert.

Chu Yang didn't refuse. He just happened to take Gu Santong to verify the Dragon Elephant Wisdom King Decision and see how much it had improved.

Seeing that both of them had the intention to spar, Zhuge Zhengwo immediately dismissed everyone to make room for them.

When no one was around, Gu Santong no longer had any concerns and directly operated the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art. His whole body emitted golden light, having the majesty of a Buddha in the world.

Chu Yang operated the Dragon Elephant Wisdom King Decision at the same time, and his body was also wrapped in golden light, more restrained than Gu Santong's.

"Hahaha, Your Majesty's Vajra Indestructible Divine Art is still a bit lacking, but it's already very good to have practiced it like this in one night."

Gu Santong's smile was somewhat proud, "I won't bully Your Majesty either. You attack first, I will only defend."

Hearing him say this, Chu Yang didn't pretend, and directly punched out, the air exploding.

"Eh?"

"Ouch!"

Gu Santong raised his arm to block, but before he could react to what happened, his whole body flew up, and the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art was beaten back to its original form.

The process ended too quickly, and even Zhuge Zhengwo, who was watching the battle from the side, didn't see what happened, only seeing Gu Santong's Vajra Indestructible Divine Art beaten back to its original form.

"No way?"

"Why does this unique skill look like a joke?" "It disappeared after just shining?"

Zhuge Zhengwo shook his head and laughed. Except for Gu Santong's body shining with golden light, which was somewhat bluffing, he really didn't see the power of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art.

If losing too quickly also counts...

But conversely, Chu Yang also used the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, but the results were worlds apart.

Gu Santong, who was knocked over by a punch, quickly got up and came to Chu Yang, asking, "You practiced the divine art in just one night?"

Chu Yang laughed, "I have a martial art that fits the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art. By analogy, I learned it extremely fast."

"Powerful is powerful. No need to comfort me in a roundabout way. I can accept it." Gu Santong said calmly, "Your Majesty's talent is evident in being able to defeat the old pig at such a young age."

Speaking of this, Gu Santong was still unconvinced, once again displaying the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, and walked toward Chu Yang with big strides.

Boom! Boom! Two more dull impacts sounded.

Gu Santong flew out again.

Zhuge Zhengwo finally saw Chu Yang's movements clearly. Two plain and unadorned punches. The first punch hit Gu Santong's fist, making the other party retreat a few steps, and the next punch hit his chest.

The first punch actually made Gu Santong lose, but Chu Yang just wanted to take care of his face and gave him a chance to throw the second punch.

Gu Santong's mood was very complicated. He had never been knocked down by two punches in his life. The gap was so large that he couldn't even produce negative emotions, only feeling it was a matter of course.

"Brother Gu, I see that your blood and energy are vigorous, and your eyes are full of spirit. You should be on the verge of a breakthrough, right?"

Zhuge Zhengwo laughed and changed the subject to save Gu Santong from embarrassment.

"Thanks to the Prince's blessing, breaking and then standing, going further."

A smile finally appeared on Gu Santong's face. Being able to come out of the secret prison was lucky enough, and he didn't expect to have an epiphany between life and death, plus the powerful true essence given by Chu Yang, which pushed open the door to the Grandmaster realm in one fell swoop.

"Congratulations, Senior Gu."

Chu Yang didn't feel surprised at all. With Gu Santong's talent, it was normal for him to be able to learn both the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art and the Power-Absorbing Great Art, and to have an opportunity for a breakthrough in this situation.

At this time, a secret agent quietly appeared beside Zhuge Zhengwo and whispered a few words.

After he left, Zhuge Zhengwo looked at Gu Santong with a smile.

Gu Santong felt something, and his expression suddenly became excited.

A moment later, everyone came to the main hall of the Huolong Villa. Duan Tianya was waiting for them with a young man with a thief-like appearance.

The young man was very panicked. He knew he had committed many petty thefts, but he didn't expect it to be serious enough to be caught by the people of the Huolong Villa.

Are they going to catch me and put me in the sky prison?

The young man became more and more afraid, and by some strange coincidence, he knelt in front of Gu Santong, hugged his thigh, and cried heartbrokenly, "This lord, please be kind and let me go. I usually just like to steal things and cheat people, but I never steal or cheat money from poor families!"

"Lord, please see clearly, I am really not that kind of heinous criminal! Even less likely to be a demon!"

Gu Santong trembled all over, gently stroked the young man's head, and asked with a hoarse voice, "Are you Cheng Shifei, is your mother Suxin..."

Cheng Shifei replied blankly, "Lord, I am indeed called Cheng Shifei, but my mother is not Suxin. Others call her Lan Gu. She opened a dyeing workshop in Sanli Town..."

"I know that Mother Cheng raised you?" Gu Santong became more and more excited, "Mother Cheng is a good person. Is she okay?"

"Mother Cheng?" Cheng Shifei saw that Gu Santong was so excited, so he was too lazy to correct him, and shook his head directly, "My mother is in poor health and adopted many orphans, raising us alone, leaving her with all kinds of illnesses. Later, the dyeing workshop caught fire, and my mother's eyes were smoked blind, so I wanted to earn more money to be filial to her."

"Later, there were natural disasters everywhere. We group of orphans took our mother to the capital, wanting to get a bite to eat, but we met mountain bandits on the way, and they caught everyone and made them thieves."

Speaking of this, Cheng Shifei was full of tears, "I don't want to be a thief, but what can I do? I'm just an orphan, I can't choose my own path, I can't be a purely good person, let alone a purely bad person, I can only steal chickens and dogs every day, like a wild dog."

Listening to Cheng Shifei's crying, Gu Santong's heart was almost broken. At this moment, he hated Zhu Wushi for locking him in the secret prison for twenty years, and even more hated his past self for only knowing how to fight for the number one in the world, failing to fulfill his responsibilities as a husband and father.

Only now did Gu Santong truly let go of his obsession with martial arts.

Gu Santong hugged Cheng Shifei with tears in his eyes and said softly, "Child, from now on, you are no longer an orphan. I tell you, I am your father."

Cheng Shifei, who had been mixing in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, had a stronger vigilance than ordinary people. When he heard the old man in front of him say he was his father, his first reaction was that it was a scam.

However, he then mocked himself, "I'm just a hooligan, what can they cheat me out of?"

Cheng Shifei looked at Gu Santong suspiciously, his expression somewhat awkward. Not to mention whether he believed it or not, it was somewhat embarrassing to let him call him "Dad" in front of so many people now.

"You don't believe it, I can understand. It doesn't matter, let's wake your mother up first, and then talk about other things after the family is reunited."

Gu Santong patted Cheng Shifei on the shoulder and looked at him with loving eyes.

"I congratulate Brother Gu on the family reunion first, and I hope you can make up for the lost time in the future."

Zhuge Zhengwo stroked his beard and laughed.

"Borrowing the Divine Marquis's auspicious words."

Gu Santong smiled, his heart full of expectations for the future.

"Divine Marquis? Are you the legendary Iron-Gall Divine Marquis Zhu Wushi? You are my idol. I dreamed of becoming a hero like you who serves the country and the people when I was a child!"

Cheng Shifei looked at Zhuge Zhengwo excitedly, his eyes shining.

But this sentence made everyone fall into silence, and everyone had a difficult smile on their faces.

"Hahaha, the little mouth is like being smeared with honey. You don't need any proof to see that you are Gu Santong's son. The mouth is as smelly as his!"

Chu Yang laughed, unable to stop.

"Who are you? Dressed in fancy clothes, do you have a say here?"

With a cheap father standing by, Cheng Shifei's speech became tough. Seeing that Chu Yang was about the same age as him, his tone became impolite.

Chu Yang had changed his dragon robe this morning and only wore casual clothes, which were chosen by Zhuge Zhengwo himself. As Cheng Shifei said, they were fancy and ugly.

Cheng Shifei was triumphant, but didn't see the faces of Gu Santong and others turning as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment, I will educate my son."

"Senior Gu, please."

Cheng Shifei was stunned, "Your Majesty? What Majesty? The name is quite special."

Before he could finish, he saw Gu Santong's angry face and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

"Dad, I'm your biological son..."

"It's right because you're my biological son, I'm hitting my biological son!"

"Ah ah ah!!! Don't!!!"

The scene became even more "fatherly and sonly" than before. (End of chapter)