Chapter 204:

Zhai Xingzi, Ding Chunqiu's eldest disciple from the Meng Yuan Dynasty, walked ahead, his face pale. Behind him followed a girl who looked about ten years old.

As Ding Chunqiu's eldest disciple, he looked pale and unwell, his eyes revealing an indescribable fear and terror. The girl behind him, on the other hand, gave off an air of superiority and oppression.

During the journey, many of Ding Chunqiu's disciples greeted Zhai Xingzi.

However, some, upon seeing the girl behind Zhai Xingzi, harbored malicious intent.

Almost without exception, Zhai Xingzi dispatched these malicious individuals without even needing Wu Xingyun to do anything.

Zhai Xingzi's killings, however, did not cause much of a commotion among the other disciples.

In fact, among Xingxiu disciples, infighting was quite common. Stronger disciples killing weaker ones was practically a tradition within the Xingxiu Sect.

With his enlightenment flowing freely, Zhaixingzi led Wu Xingyun to the door of Ding Chunqiu's retreat room.

"Senior, that old scoundrel Ding Chunqiu is inside," Zhaixingzi said to Wu Xingyun with an ingratiating smile. Wu Xingyun

slapped his palm forward.

Boom—

the door to the retreat room shattered in one blow.

However, as the door shattered, a torrent of poisonous gas erupted from the shattered structure, mixed with a high concentration of deadly toxins.

Ding Chunqiu had placed numerous poisons in his retreat area.

Anyone attempting to enter would be instantly poisoned and killed. Just as

the poisonous gas began to release, Wu Xingyun snorted contemptuously and slapped his palm again, enveloping the room and sending them into the retreat room.

"Who, how dare you, dare to cause trouble here—"

A furious roar echoed from the retreat room. Immediately afterwards, a man with white hair and beard, a rosy complexion, and delicate skin, like a baby's, burst out of the retreat room.

This man, resembling a fallen immortal, was the notorious villain Ding Chunqiu.

Truly worthy of being a traitor from the Xiaoyao Sect, Ding Chunqiu's appearance was truly remarkable.

However, upon his emergence, the furious Ding Chunqiu's first sight was Wu Xingyun, and his rosy face paled to a dreadful pale. "Master, Master—" "

Disciple Ding Chunqiu greets Master. Why didn't you notify me beforehand? I should have been prepared to welcome you." Ding Chunqiu was already kneeling on the ground, prostrating himself.

If it weren't Ding Chunqiu, outsiders might have mistaken him for being respectful and welcoming to Wu Xingyun.

"If I'd warned you in advance, you'd have already run away," Wu Xingyun sneered.

"How could that be? Master has misunderstood me. How could I run? Die!" Ding Chunqiu's tone was particularly sincere, but before he could finish his words, he suddenly attacked. First, a cloud of poisonous green mist was released, attempting to envelop Wu Xingyun. Without a second thought, he turned and ran.

Ding Chunqiu knew he was no match for Wu Xingyun, and he also knew his own poisons would probably not be able to harm him, so he chose this method of escape.

As he fled, Ding Chunqiu continuously released various poisons: poison mist, poison, poison water, and so on.

It seemed as if he was using every possible poison at his disposal, trying to stop Wu Xingyun's pursuit.

Wu Xingyun's sneer deepened at Ding Chunqiu's actions. As for Zhaixingzi, the guide, he had already succumbed to Ding Chunqiu's poison.

Wu Xingyun barely used any other weapons, simply striking out with a single palm strike, nearly repelling all the poison.

Watching Ding Chunqiu flee, several ice crystals flew from Wu Xingyun's hand, striking him directly.

Ding Chunqiu felt a chill in certain areas of his body, followed by an indescribable itch.

"Ah!" Ding Chunqiu couldn't help but scream, and without even bothering to escape, he began scratching himself furiously. Soon, he'd scratched himself to a bloody mess, but he couldn't stop. The itching was so intense that he couldn't control his hands.

"Master, spare me, Master, spare me..." Ding Chunqiu scratched as he knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Wu Xingyun, and with just a few blows, his forehead was punctured.

Faced with Ding Chunqiu's state, Wu Xingyun's gaze remained unwavering. Instead, she cast several more life-death talismans upon him.

Afterward, Wu Xingyun didn't bother to speak to Ding Chunqiu and simply turned and left, unconcerned that he could undo the talismans.

Ding Chunqiu continued to scream in agony, trying various methods to relieve the itching, but to no avail. He knew he couldn't survive, and even a forced struggle would only worsen the pain.

Finally, in despair, Ding Chunqiu slammed his head against a boulder, shattering it and staining the stone with crimson and white.

...

"This is the Mongols! This is my first time away from the Ming. Why do these Mongols look so—" Yue Lingshan frowned, looking at the ragged, pale-faced civilians around her. A hint of pity crossed her eyes.

"The people look miserable, don't they? That's perfectly normal. In the Yuan Dynasty, Mongols were first-class people, Semites second-class people, Khitans, Jurchens, and other ethnic minorities third-class, and Han Chinese and southerners were at the bottom. Even if a Mongols innocently killed a Han Chinese, the most they would have to pay was a donkey as compensation." Dongfang Bubai said calmly, looking at these ragged, pale-faced people.

"Isn't this too tragic? A human life is only worth a donkey?" Yue Lingshan couldn't help but exclaim.

It wasn't just Yue Lingshan; Huang Rong, Zhong Ling, Jiang Yuyan, and others also showed expressions of pity.

"That's already pretty good. Because of the support of Zhang Sanfeng of the Wudang Sect, the Mongols could still use a donkey as compensation. Otherwise—" Murong Qiudi shook his head and said.

Hearing Murong Qiudi and Dongfang Bubai say this, everyone didn't know what to say.

In reality, the Wudang Sect, commanded by Zhang Sanfeng, was located at the border between the Mongol Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty—more precisely, within the Mongol Yuan territory.

The reason the Ming Dynasty remained so stable, virtually uninvaded by the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, was because Zhang Sanfeng was stationed at the border. Consequently, the Mongol Yuan Dynasty avoided invading the Ming Dynasty, instead targeting the Song Dynasty.

Despite this, the Mongol Yuan Dynasty still coveted the Ming Dynasty.

It was only because of Zhang Sanfeng's divine presence that the Mongol Yuan Dynasty took no action.

Or rather, while the Mongol Yuan Dynasty was prevented from launching large-scale actions because of Zhang Sanfeng's presence, minor incidents were not uncommon. For example, the Blood Knife Patriarch had repeatedly sneaked into the Ming Dynasty to commit crimes.

Similarly, with Zhang Sanfeng stationed at the border, the Mongols naturally wanted to plot against him. If they couldn't, they would target the Wudang Sect.

This is why Yu Daying was crippled by the Mongols using their Vajra Finger to crush his bones.

In reality, the Mongols were targeting Zhang Sanfeng.

If it weren't for Zhang Sanfeng's immense power and status as a Celestial Being, the Mongols would have destroyed the Wudang Sect long ago.

It was precisely because of Zhang Sanfeng that the Wudang Sect, despite occasional plots, was able to remain secure within the borders of the Mongols.

Similarly, the Han Chinese sects within the Mongols were able to remain standing thanks to Zhang Sanfeng.

Of course, the Mongols also had Celestial Beings; otherwise, given Zhang Sanfeng's character, he would have stormed the palace and forced a change of dynasty.

As for the celestial being of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, it was the sorcerer Pang Ban, whose power was terrifying, especially his Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique, which was quite bizarre. Zhang Sanfeng had no confidence in his ability to defeat Pang Ban, which was why the Mongol Yuan Dynasty could exist peacefully.

Although Ye Xiu and his group included many kindhearted people, or perhaps even innocent and kindhearted people, who wanted to lend a helping hand to these impoverished people,

Dongfang Bubai and Murong Qiudi knew that the majority of Han Chinese people in the entire Mongol Yuan Dynasty were in the same situation.

Even if they wanted to lend a hand, they simply didn't have the ability to do so.

Finally, people like Yue Lingshan, who were simple, innocent, and kind, simply stayed out of sight. As long as they didn't show up, they wouldn't see the hardships of the Han people in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and they wouldn't have to feel guilty about not being able to help them.

...

"Traveling along the way, I found that the people of the Yuan Dynasty had a very hard life! Among all the Han people, I have hardly seen anyone wearing fancy clothes, nor have I seen anyone with a rosy complexion."

"Most of these people are ragged, with pale faces, and they are all skinny."

"In the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols are the first class, the Semites are the second class, the Khitans, Jurchens and other ethnic minorities are the third class, and the Han people and southerners are the lowest. Even if the Mongols killed a Han person innocently, the most they had to pay as compensation was a donkey. Tsk, it's really heartbreaking to hear such words."

"Especially since I'm a Han Chinese. Fortunately, I'm a Ming citizen, not the Yuan Dynasty, otherwise I might have raised the flag of rebellion."

"But speaking of it, according to normal history, even according to the normal plot of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Next, Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty. Even in martial arts novels, the leader of the Ming Cult is Zhang Wuji. In the end, because of his indecisive character, he was forced to leave by Zhu Yuanzhang, and then Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

"But no matter which one it is, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who established the Ming Dynasty in the end."

"But, but in this world, the Ming Dynasty already existed. Zhu Yuanzhang is still the one who established the Ming Dynasty. So what about the Mongols? Is there anyone who can overthrow the Mongols? There can't be another Zhu Yuanzhang, right?" "

And the most important thing is that this world believes in force. Zhang Sanfeng is a celestial being, and the Mongols probably have celestial beings as well."

"As for the Ming Cult - in this world, it doesn't seem to be strong enough to deal with celestial beings, right?"

"Unless Zhang Sanfeng helps the Ming Cult deal with the celestial beings of the Mongols."

"But as the Ming Cult is a demonic sect, Zhang Sanfeng may not necessarily help it."

"It would be more practical to let the surrounding powers invade and destroy the Mongols than to let the people revolt within the borders of the Mongols, or even let the Mingjiao rebel." "

In normal history, it is the Ming Dynasty that destroys the Yuan Dynasty. But in this world of Zongwu, although the Ming Dynasty is okay, to be honest, it is still uncertain whether the emperor is capable or wise enough. There are still a large group of people in the Ming Dynasty who are eyeing rebellion, like the Iron-hearted Marquis Zhu Wusi. The Ming Dynasty is in chaos and has no extra energy to invade the Mongols."

"The Ming Dynasty is not good enough, let alone the Song Dynasty. They value civil officials over military officials. No, it should be said that they value civil officials over military officials. The generals of the Song Dynasty have no power at all. All power is in the hands of a group of civil officials. They probably only negotiate peace, negotiate peace, negotiate peace, and then cede land and pay compensation. Every year, they pay annual tributes to the surrounding countries, which makes these surrounding countries suffer."

"It's good that the Song Dynasty was not destroyed, let alone deal with the Mongols."

"So, in the short term, I'm afraid the Mongol Yuan Dynasty will be as stable as Mount Tai."

"But it doesn't matter. After I become a land immortal, I'll come back and destroy the Mongol Yuan Dynasty with a single blow. Then the dynasty will naturally change, and these people will naturally be able to live a good life."

"Besides the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, there's also the Qing Dynasty—speaking of which, there are several countries established on this continent. It would be better to just destroy them all and then unify them all." "

But I feel like managing a country is so troublesome!"

"Tsk, your brain is really confused. Now there's not even a shadow of a thing like dealing with the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and you're still thinking about founding a country and unifying the country. Forget it."

"It's pretty good for me now. I can relax every day and don't have to worry about anything. It's so free." "

Tsk, I'm really a hopeless case. After traveling through time, I don't even have any ambitions."

Ye Xiu complained about the difficult life of the Han people in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, then lied for a while, accepted the reward, and went to rest.

But Ye Xiu did rest.

But Dongfang Bubai, Yaoyue Lianxing, and even Murong Qiudi all had different expressions upon seeing the diary.

"Destroy the Yuan Dynasty? Then establish a nation and unify it?"

Such thoughts had never crossed their minds before.

Even Dongfang Bubai had only once considered turning the Sun Moon Sect into a martial arts sanctuary like Wudang and Shaolin. But that was all.

Destroy a nation, establish a nation, unify it.

Such talk seemed almost a joke.

However, Ye Xiu's diary entry had slightly changed the hearts of Dongfang Bubai and the others. At the very least, their perspectives had broadened considerably, and they were no longer simply focused on the martial arts world when faced with challenges.

Shangguan Haitang, the Xuanzi spy from Hulong Villa who had also entered the Yuan Dynasty, was shocked after reading the diary, but she was slightly relieved when she saw that Ye Xiu did not truly envision unification.

As for the fact that Ye Xiu started writing in his diary about the rebellion of Zhu Wusi, the Iron-hearted Marquis of Hulong Villa -

Shangguan Haitang was a little speechless and a little helpless.

Because Shangguan Haitang discovered that Zhu Wusi, the Iron-hearted Marquis, really wanted to rebel.

Fortunately, Zhu Wusi was injured by Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue before, and the true qi of two great masters was left in his body, which was difficult to expel, so that his strength was affected.

In the absence of sufficient strength, many of the Iron-hearted Marquis's plans were postponed.

It can be said that during this period, Shangguan Haitang felt that he was even living a relatively stable life.

However, Shangguan Haitang also knew that in recent times, the Iron-hearted Marquis had been constantly looking for various famous doctors in the world, trying to expel the great master-level true qi from his body.

Although Zhu Wusi still hasn't found anyone capable of expelling the Grandmaster's true qi, he hasn't given up.

He even uses his own inner qi to drain the energy of Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue. Perhaps once he's completely

extinguished the two Grandmasters' true qi with his Qi-absorbing technique, Zhu Wusi could even ascend directly to Grandmaster status.

Zhu Wusi, still only at the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm, is already thinking about rebellion. Once he truly attains Grandmaster status, he might be eager to launch a rebellion.

Shangguan Haitang, therefore, hopes that Tiedan Shenhou's injuries will never heal, and may even worsen.

Only if Tiedan Shenhou's strength isn't strong enough to suppress eunuchs like Cao Zhengchun will he refrain from rebellion.

Therefore, Shangguan Haitang's visit to the Yuan Dynasty was partly to celebrate Zhang Sanfeng's birthday,

but also to ask Zhang Sanfeng to severely injure Zhu Wusi again.

Even if Zhang Sanfeng couldn't do it, Shangguan Haitang hoped that Dongfang Bubai or Yao Yue could help her severely injure Zhu Wusi again.

Of course, if possible, Shangguan Haitang also hoped that Ye Xiu would mention her more often in his diary, so that her favorability towards her would increase. If her strength surpassed that of Tiedan Shenhou within a few months, she would personally suppress Zhu Wusi and prevent his rebellion.

"Ye Xiu—" Shangguan Haitang called out Ye Xiu's name.

...

"Wuji became the leader of the Ming Cult?" Yin Susu looked at today's diary, overjoyed.

She hadn't expected the diary to be updated daily, even though the person writing it wasn't even in her presence.

While she was a little surprised by the daily updates, she also felt it was normal. After all,

diaries are inherently mysterious, invisible to outsiders, so a little more mystery was normal.

And today's update, though only a brief mention of Zhang Wuji, still made Yin Susu delighted.

If Zhang Wuji could become the leader of the Ming Cult, it meant that he would be fine after being captured this time. Even if

he was hit by the so-called Mysterious Nether Palm, he would be cured in the end. Otherwise, how could he become the leader of the Ming Cult? Then she was dissatisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang for taking the throne that belonged to her son Zhang Wuji. She even couldn't help but think about killing Zhu Yuanzhang beforehand.

But Zhu Yuanzhang had already established the Ming Dynasty, which made Yin Susu powerless.

But no matter what, Yin Susu felt a little relieved. At least she was no longer so worried about Zhang Wuji's life or death.

However, the change in Yin Susu was seen by Zhang Cuishan, and he couldn't help but wonder if Yin Susu was stimulated and her brain was damaged.

After their child was captured, Yin Susu was very anxious at the beginning, but now she seemed to be less anxious.

Zhang Cuishan wanted to comfort Yin Susu, but he didn't know how to comfort her or where to start.

After all, Yin Susu looks a little abnormal now. If he goes to comfort her, it will backfire and make Yin Susu's condition worse.