Under the setting sun, Su Hui was bathed in golden brilliance, and a king's power burst out from his body, making people fearful and dare not resist.
The increasingly dim light in the school made Zhang Xiaozu's figure blurry, as if he was about to disappear into the darkness at any time.
"Your Highness, please come back." Zhang Xiaozu repeated what he just said in the face of Su Hui's angry and majestic eyes.
Su Hui's anger and pressure not only did not make him change his mind, but made him very disappointed and even angry.
If Su Hui said anything about caring about the sufferings of the people in the southern border, Zhang Xiaozu would not do the same.
But Su Hui never mentioned a word from beginning to end.
Zhang Xiaozu felt that in Su Hui's eyes, it was very likely that the food lost and recovered in the southern border was only delayed for a few days, and it was not a big deal at all.
But he never imagined how many people would starve to death in just a few days, given the embarrassment and miserable conditions in the southern border where people were starving all over the place.
Maybe he had thought about it, but to him how many people died of starvation was just a cold number.
Will such a prince, who is indifferent to the life and death of the people, suddenly feel compassion for the world the day he ascends the throne?
Obviously not.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaozhu was disappointed, disappointed with Su Hui, and disappointed with the future emperor of the empire.
"Zhang——Xiao——Pawn!" Su Hui gritted his teeth and squeezed out three cold words from between his teeth, showing that his endurance had reached its extreme.
"Your Highness, please come back." Zhang Xiaopou remained unmoved. He raised his right hand and threw something towards Su Hui.
Su Hui subconsciously took it in his hand, then took a closer look, and was suddenly shocked to see that it was an arrow ordered by the emperor.
He suddenly understood why Zhang Xiaopou dared to be so unscrupulous in front of him. It turned out to be because of such a magic weapon for self-protection.
Su Hui looked gloomy and stared at Zhang Xiaozu, trying to see through him.
However, Zhang Xiaozu's figure seemed to have merged with the dim light in the school, making the whole person dim and unclear, making it difficult to capture.
"You - very good!" Su Hui suddenly raised the corner of his mouth and smiled at Zhang Xiaopou.
This smile has a profound meaning, and it is unclear whether it is a compliment or a derogatory meaning, or a combination of both.
Then, he moved his eyes away from Zhang Xiaozu and looked sideways at Zhou Jianlai, who was still sleeping soundly under the eaves next to the door. While looking at Wanjian Xia held in Zhou Jianlai's arms, he asked: "Won't Zhang Xiaozu go with me?"
,And you?"
Zhou Jianlai turned sideways and gave his back to Su Hui.
"hehe--"
Su Hui left with a smile, but his knuckles were clenched so tightly that he was holding the Emperor's Arrow's hand. It was obvious that he was in a very bad mood.
He is not going to return this Emperor's Order Arrow to Zhang Xiaopou. To be precise, he will not return it to Zhang Xiaopou now. He will wait until he ascends the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, and waits until the day when Zhang Xiaopou kneels down and proclaims his vassal, then he will return this arrow to Zhang Xiaopou.
The emperor ordered the arrow to be returned to him.
As for the Sword of Light, it's best if you can get it, and if you can't get it, don't force it.
Rulership over the world and coming from all directions cannot be achieved with just one sword.
Watching Su Hui's figure leave, Su Zheng patted his chest and let out a long sigh of relief.
This was the first time that he felt such terrible pressure from Su Hui. The suffocating sense of oppression and ferocious aggression instantly overturned Su Hui's gentle and elegant image in his heart.
Su Zheng shook his head and smiled, feeling that Su Hui, like him, was also a two-faced person.
It's just that his disguise was too casual and could not withstand the investigation, while Su Hui was very scheming and disguised himself carefully and deceived everyone.
"The docile rabbit suddenly took off its false coat and revealed the ferocity of the tiger. Some people will be in trouble." Su Zheng muttered in a low voice.
Thinking of the way the second brother Su Min, the fifth brother Su You and the eighth brother Su Ye were chattering on weekdays, when Su Hui showed his claws and suddenly took action, he would definitely suffer a big loss.
Little did he know that Su Hui had already revealed his evil side and took action against Su Min, Su You and Su Ye.
In the past few days, Su Hui used the power of thunder to wipe out all the secret forces exposed by these three parties.
Su and Min came out of Dongqing Hall and when they got home and heard the bad news, they almost vomited blood on the spot.
The secret force they had worked so hard to cultivate was not only completely wiped out, but at least half of it was lost in just a few days.
All three of them were heartbroken and bleeding.
At the same time, what frightened them was that although they were more than 90% sure that it was Su Hui who did it, they could not find any evidence.
For a moment, I felt like a blind man, unable to see anything, but Su Hui was hiding in the darkness, watching their every move.
This feeling made their scalps numb and chills rising from their tailbones.
They couldn't figure out Su Hui's method, so they could only quickly convey orders to hide and defend, and wait for Su Hui's next method.
Su Zheng shook his head and got rid of the messy thoughts. The disputes and battles between big shots were not something that a street rat like him should worry about. What he should worry about right now was how to become a disciple of Zhang Xiaozu.
Seeing Zhang Xiaozu walking out of the school, Su Zheng hurriedly winked at Suning and others, and they all went up to meet him.
"Is something wrong?" Zhang Xiaozu was almost frightened by the crowd of eighteen people in front of him and retreated into the school.
Su Zheng looked at Zhang Xiaopou, wondering how to speak, and simply said: "We want to worship you as our teacher."
Zhang Xiaozu didn't react for a moment and asked in shock: "What did you say?"
"We want to worship you as our teacher." Su Zheng repeated.
"Don't make trouble." Zhang Xiaozu couldn't laugh or cry. He swept his hands towards Su Zheng and said, "It's getting late. Let's go home and have dinner."
Su Zheng looked seriously into Zhang Xiaozu's eyes and said word for word: "We are serious."
Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but frown, and glanced at the eighteen people in front of him, and found that everyone's expressions were serious and serious, and they didn't look like they were joking.
"The master in charge sent you here, right?" Zhang Xiaozu smiled and shook his head, thinking it was Nan Fengtian's plan.
Su Zheng said bitterly: "The master in charge of the courtyard only sees top students with outstanding qualifications. How can he see useless people like us who have no qualifications for cultivation."
Zhang Xiaozhu looked slightly dazed. After a rough feeling, he found that the Qi and blood of the ten people in front of him were indeed not strong, and their cultivation levels were mediocre.
"Who asked you to come?" Zhang Xiaozhu asked curiously. He didn't believe that these ten people would come to Yunzhu Courtyard to apprentice with him for no reason.
"Can you not say it?" Su Zheng wondered.
Afraid that Zhang Xiaozhu would misunderstand, he immediately added: "I can use the reputation of my eighteenth generation ancestors to guarantee that we have no ill intentions in coming to you to become your disciples. Otherwise, we will only suffer a bad death, and our ancestors' spiritual tablets will be hacked and stolen."
Firewood."
Ah sneeze!
Su Hanlin was enjoying dinner when he suddenly sneezed violently, sending the porridge bowl to his mouth and spraying rice all over the place.
"What a bastard!" Su Hanlin slammed the table and stood up, shouting out the door: "It must be another turtle bastard who is cursing me behind my back!"
"Oh, you are so angry." A Kuishuo figure appeared at the door.
"Brother Zhang!" Su Hanlin shouted in surprise as he looked at the person coming at the door, but the next moment he turned down his face and said displeasedly: "When you came to the emperor, you didn't come to me for a drink first, but you went to see Gu Tongtian first.
It's really not fun for an old man to drink."
Looking at the whole Dasu, the only person who can make Su Hanlin call him Brother Zhang with such joy is Zhang Qingsong and Zhang Butcher.
"You can't blame me, because the wine at your house is not as fragrant as Gutou's house." Butcher Zhang joked.
Su Hanlin sighed after hearing this: "Brother Zhang is the only one who can talk to me so easily. A few days ago, I went to the south to visit Hanju, and even he became reserved with me. Hey, Gao Dao
It’s so cold!”
"If you can't bear the cold, then you can't bear the cold. Anyway, you won't live for a few years." Butcher Zhang did not shy away from it at all and spoke frankly about Su Hanlin's life and death in front of his face.
Su Hanlin was not angry either. He looked at the setting sun outside the window, nodded and sighed: "I won't live for a few more years."
The hero is late, with deep sadness in his eyes.
But the next moment, his sad and twilight eyes suddenly burst into sharp light. He turned back from the window, stared into Butcher Zhang's eyes, and said word by word: "So, I want to use this last little time to climb higher.
"
"Don't, don't, don't!" Zhang Butcher hurriedly waved his hand to Su Hanlin and said: "You can crawl wherever you like, but don't take me with you. My old bones can no longer stand the torment, and now I just want to
Live in peace in the imperial capital and enjoy a few years of peace and happiness."
"What, are you really not going to avenge Guangyao?" Su Hanlin asked in a deep voice.
When Butcher Zhang heard this, his eyes suddenly trembled, and his expression suddenly became extremely solemn.
He took a deep breath, stared into Su Hanlin's eyes and asked boldly: "What do you want to do?!"
The Guangyao mentioned by Su Hanlin refers to Zhang Guangyao, the only son of Butcher Zhang.
Butcher Zhang, who was a murderer, always kept his grudges at bay.
However, his only son was seriously injured and bedridden for more than ten years. Not only was his cultivation foundation completely destroyed, but he also lost his fertility, which caused the Zhang family to be cut off. However, he did not avenge this.
It's not that he doesn't want to retaliate, but he doesn't dare to retaliate, and he can't do it, because the enemy is too powerful and he can't afford to offend him.
But now Su Hanlin brought up this grudge in front of him. It was obvious that he was not just hanging out to expose his scars, but was conveying a message to him that Su Hanlin was going to take action against that powerful existence that no one dared to shake.
Su Hanlin's old, wrinkled face suddenly burst into a chilling, crazy smile.
He opened his mouth and said two words to Butcher Zhang.
But there is no sound, only the shape of the mouth.
Butcher Zhang understood and thought that Su Hanlin must be crazy.
Because he actually wanted to—slaughter the saint!
Su Hanlin seemed to know what Butcher Zhang was thinking, and said, "Believe me, I have never been so calm in my life."
"Why?" Butcher Zhang's eyebrows were almost twisted together.
"Brother Zhang, how do you think the people of Dasu are living now?" Su Hanlin asked.
"If you exclude natural disasters and man-made disasters, it's still okay." Butcher Zhang replied.
"Drought in the south, waterlogging in the east sea, heavy snowfall in the north, and dust in the west took away more than 20 million of Yu's people in just one year." Su Hanlin shouted in a deep voice.
"The main reason is that the southern border is so miserable." Butcher Zhang lamented.
"Then do you know that not counting the people who died in the war in the southern border, 90% of the remaining people died of starvation." Su Hanlin said angrily.
"It's a disaster!" Butcher Zhang shook his head and said helplessly.
"Natural disasters are unpredictable, but manpower can do a lot!" Su Hanlin's eyes widened angrily and asked: "If all the people have three to five years of food in their homes, and if the monarchs and ministers work together to serve the country and the people, if there is a disaster somewhere, my
Money, food and troops can be at your disposal and arrive at the disaster area for rescue as soon as possible - what's so scary about a mere natural disaster?"
"But the fact is -" Su Hanlin's tone suddenly became low, almost roaring: "If a commoner's family has food stored for half a year, it can be regarded as a home with enough food and clothing.
The monarch and his ministers are in the same palace but cannot be of the same mind. I think all day long about how to make the people live a better life, but they all day long think about fighting for power and profit.
My money, food, and army appear to be mine, but in fact they are controlled by officials and nobles from top to bottom.
Due to the drought in the southern border, I allocated the relief money and food more than half a year ago, but so far we have not been able to reach the disaster-stricken areas in the southern border.
I spent ten taels of silver, but it was extracted layer by layer by a group of vampires attached to the empire. I am afraid that only one copper will be left when it finally falls into the hands of the people.
What is sad and ridiculous is that our huge country will ultimately rely on these people who live at the bottom and suffer the hardships of exploitation and oppression to move forward.
On the day I launched the uprising, I swore to heaven that I would overthrow the world and let the people live a truly good life, but did I do it?
No.
I only overthrew the ignorant and unprincipled Wei Dynasty, and then established the Su Dynasty on the ruins, but the suffering on the people has not been alleviated a bit.
Why is this happening?
It took me a long time to figure it out.
It is not the Wei Dynasty that is corrupt, but the world.
So I have prepared a powerful medicine to cure this terminally ill world."
"I'm afraid the medicine will be too powerful," said Butcher Zhang.
"A serious illness requires strong medicine," Su Hanlin said.
"I'm afraid that the disease will not be cured, but I will be cured to death." Butcher Zhang frowned.
"If you don't get medical treatment, how can you know whether the treatment is good or not?" Su Hanlin asked.
"Then go to the doctor?"
"Let's see a doctor."
"Son of a bitch!" Butcher Zhang suddenly yelled at Su Hanlin angrily, spitting Xingzi and shouted: "I came to the imperial capital to enjoy my old age in peace, not to work as a bull for you!"
"Haha, big brother, please calm down." Su Hanlin wiped the spittle from his face and said with a smile, "I will be a bull and a horse for you in the next life."
…
Su Zheng had no idea that he had given away his family's ancestral spirit tablets and burned them with firewood just by swearing a poisonous oath. He still stared at his big black eyes to express his sincerity to Zhang Xiaopou.
Zhang Xiaozhu looked at Su Zheng and asked: "You mean there is a person you can't tell who asked you to come to me to become my disciple, and he has no ill intentions toward me, just to learn my boxing skills?"
"To be precise, this person just told us that you can make us stronger. It was because of our sincerity and determination that we decided to worship you as our teacher after discussing it together. As for whether to learn boxing or not, we dare not
As long as it makes us stronger, we can learn anything." Su Zheng corrected.
"There are so many famous teachers in Taiping College, why don't you go find them?" Zhang Xiaozu asked in confusion.
"Although there are many famous teachers in Taiping Academy, none of them can make us stronger, because we are all useless people who have difficulty practicing due to innate lack of qualifications, or even cannot practice. Only you can make us stronger, so we come to you.
"Su Zheng replied.
"No, I don't have that much ability." Zhang Xiaozu waved his hands quickly.
"No, you do." Su Zheng insisted, "A year ago you also lacked the qualifications to practice, but now you can already be proud of the stars."
Zhang Xiaozu shook his head and said: "We each have our own fate, we are different."
"Our destiny is you." Su Zheng had already identified Zhang Xiaozu.
Zhang Xiaozhu shook his head helplessly and flatly refused: "I will not accept you as my disciple."
Su Zheng couldn't help but feel depressed. He didn't expect that after saying so much, Zhang Xiaozhu still refused so decisively.
However, Zhang Xiaozu suddenly softened his tone and said, "I can teach you a set of boxing techniques, but I can't guarantee whether I can make you stronger."
"Really?" Su Zheng's dimmed eyes suddenly regained their luster.
"Don't be happy yet." Zhang Xiaopou waved his hand and said, "It's not free, it has to be paid, and it's very expensive."
"——" When the eighteen people heard this, they were all stunned and speechless, thinking that Zhang Xiaopou must have learned from their master.
"How expensive is it?" Su Zheng asked anxiously.
Zhang Xiaozhu spread his right hand in front of Su Zheng, with a folded piece of paper spread out in his palm.
Su Zheng took it and unfolded it in front of him. As soon as his eyes touched the writing on the paper, he was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out of his eye sockets.
Written on the paper are the names of fifty kinds of treasures from heaven and earth, each of which is a treasure that has not been seen for a hundred years.
This is exactly the body-refining formula dictated by Black Ape.
There are a total of fifty-four types of heavenly materials and earthly treasures in this recipe. To avoid being imitated by others, Zhang Xiaozu deliberately removed the four key elixirs, leaving only fifty kinds.
"Don't - don't be joking!" Su Zheng woke up after being stunned for a long time, swallowed his saliva, shook his head and smiled bitterly, looked up at Zhang Xiaozu and said: "Even if you empty the palace treasure house, you can't get the treasure on this piece of paper, you...
The fees charged are too scary.”
The people behind them all looked forward curiously, and when they saw clearly the treasures written on the paper, they were all so frightened that they swallowed their saliva and felt that Zhang Xiaopou was deliberately teasing them.
Zhang Xiaozu waved his hand and said: "Of course I'm not asking you to collect these fifty kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. There are a total of eighteen of you. You only need to pay the nine kinds of spiritual treasures above. In other words, one spiritual treasure can be used by two people."
Learn boxing from me personally."
Su Zheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief when he heard this, but his frown did not relax a bit, because even if they only had nine kinds, they couldn't come up with them.
But you can find a way.
"Can you allow us to think about it for a day or two?" Su Zheng asked.
"Of course." Zhang Xiaozu responded readily.
…
Under nightfall, Du Tianlu led his maid back to his house.
On the way back, his steps were brisk and he was in a good mood, because he and Su Jin strolled under the dusk, walking on the familiar roads of Taiping College, as if they were back to the age when they were studying at Taiping College.
He and Su Jin talked openly and sorted out all the love-hate entanglements over the years.
The moment all the knots in his heart were untied, he felt relaxed all over, as if he had been reborn.
So I'm always in a good mood.
But when he arrived at the door of his house, he paused for a few times before he mustered up the courage to step on the stone steps in front of the house. However, the maid behind him had already been sent back to the house through the small door in the backyard.
He was determined to win this trip, but he was rejected. Although his knot was relieved, he really couldn't live with it in terms of face. He had not yet figured out how to explain it to his parents and grandfather.
But what are you afraid of?
Just now, when he was standing outside the mansion and heard the silence in the mansion, he thought that the elders had gone to bed early, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he realized that was not the case at all.
The courtyard was brightly lit, and the old man Du Chengbi had been sitting in the courtyard for a long time, not to enjoy the night scenery, but to wait for Du Tianlu to return home.
His father, Du Mingzhi, and his mother, Wang, were standing behind the old man, waiting for Du Tianlu to return.
Although Du Mingzhi was a high-ranking official, he did not dare to say anything in front of the prime minister Du Chengbi.
Du Tianlu was startled by the battle in the yard. If he could, he would have turned around and left, but seeing the old man's majestic eyes, he could only bite the bullet and step forward.
"Is it done?" Before Du Tianlu could speak, Du Chengbi asked first.
His mother, Wang, laughed when she heard this and said, "Coming back so late must be a success."
"It didn't work." Du Tianlu said awkwardly.
"What?" The smile on Mrs. Wang's face suddenly stopped, and then she turned into a scowl, and shouted: "A princess who is not favored has too much pride. The slave family thinks that she is obviously shameless."
