Simultaneous Transmigration: My Strength Comes Entirely from My Own

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In fact, if it weren't for Su Xin, and if he hadn't fallen in love with Su Xin, Zhu Wushi wouldn't have necessarily killed Gu Santong.

After all, one of them aspired to serve in the imperial court, while the other preferred the martial world; they were essentially two parallel lines.

But alas, life is unpredictable, and some things are simply illogical.

Confining Gu Santong to the Heavenly Prison for twenty years was never Zhu Wushi's choice, but rather a helpless decision made after weighing the pros and cons.

Because he knew that even if Gu Santong was injured, a desperate fight would leave him with internal injuries that would never heal.

Since that's the case, it would be better to lock Gu Santong in the Heavenly Prison, depriving him of medicine, food, and water, so that time would wear him down.

However, during the battle in the Heavenly Prison, Zhu Wushi suddenly realized that he had become powerful enough over the years to kill Gu Santong without paying the price of lifelong internal injuries, which is why he harbored murderous intent.

However, a mysterious masked man appeared in the Middle Kingdom, thwarting his impromptu plan.

Therefore, Zhu Wushi, after recovering, did not want to worry about the mysterious person, but rather to find a way to kill Gu Santong.

After leaving the secret chamber, Zhu Wushi arrived above it, where he found himself in the main hall of the Dragon Guard Manor.

Few people know of the existence of this secret room, yet his adopted sons and daughters are not among those few.

This is not surprising, as the Dragon Guard Manor was not actually used to protect dragons, but rather by Zhu Wushi to slay them.

But before slaying the dragon, Zhu Wushi needed to make many preparations, both in terms of substance and appearance.

Face is the three secret agents of Heaven, Earth, and Mystery.

These three people were carefully selected by Zhu Wushi. Each of them had a tragic background and, like Zhu Wushi, had a less-than-ideal childhood.

Duan Tianya's father died early, and his mother and sister were taken advantage of and died from unbearable humiliation. Duan Tianya endured for many days, sharpened his wood-chopping knife, and ambushed his enemy on his usual route. He killed his enemy with a single blow, then knelt on the spot and watched as his enemy's body was devoured by wild beasts.

Guihai Yidao's father was murdered, and he still doesn't know who the murderer is. Hatred has been consuming him since he was a child. In order to learn the Heartless Slash, he even killed seven of his close friends who lived and ate with him.

Shangguan Haitang's entire family was slaughtered by bandits. She, a young girl, hid among the corpses for days and nights, not daring to move at all. The rotting corpses attracted flies, which landed on her eyes but did not make her move.

It wasn't until Zhu Wushi arrived and killed all the bandits that Shangguan Haitang emerged from the corpses. She begged Zhu Wushi not to kill the bandit leader, but to cripple him so he could lie among the corpses and experience what it felt like to have flies buzzing in his ears and landing on his eyes.

Logically speaking, these three people, with their ruthless and decisive personalities, shouldn't be the first choice for saving face.

But Zhu Wushi knew that the three people were actually kind, virtuous, and even righteous at heart.

Their ruthless appearance is merely a means of doing things, but it doesn't mean they lack a soft heart.

In addition, Zhu Wushi's upbringing from a young age was enough to make them the face of the Dragon Guard Manor and earn Zhu Wushi enough fame in the martial arts world and the imperial court.

The three secret agents are the face of the Dragon Guard Manor; the glory belongs to them.

But where there is light, there is darkness; where there is appearance, there is substance.

The members of the Protectorate of Dragon Mountain Villa were secretly trained by Zhu Wushi and personally taught by the Four Ghosts of Western Hunan. There were a total of 108 members of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends.

It's like the fact that there are three secret agents in the Dragon Guard Manor, but there are more than three potential agents.

If there is one number, then there are two, three, four, five, six, and seven.

After all, such a large manor as the Dragon Guardian Villa always needs capable people to get things done.

The same applies to the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends. Although there are only 108 official members, there are nearly several thousand candidates.

More importantly, these people are all suicide soldiers, the kind who would die for Zhu Wushi at any time.

Zhu Wushi's trick was actually learned from Sima Yi and his master.

Although the Sima family had a bad reputation, Zhu Wushi believed they were truly successful.

Back then, Sima Shi secretly raised three thousand elite soldiers to help Sima Yi launch the Incident at Gaoping Tombs, thus allowing the Sima family to seize the throne.

Zhu Wushi believes that if he wants to succeed, he will inevitably have to learn from the success stories of his predecessors.

Upon arriving at the main hall, Zhu Wushi saw Shangguan Haitang looking worried.

Zhu Wushi knew perfectly well why Shangguan Haitang had come here.

He adopted three children. Duan Tianya admired and respected Zhu Wushi, while Gui Haiyidao felt awe towards him.

Only Shangguan Haitang showed Zhu Wushi the same affection a daughter would show her father.

It's worth mentioning that during this period, Shangguan Haitang was in love with her elder brother, Duan Tianya. It's hard not to suspect that this might be because she lost her father at a young age, which led to her developing a father complex.

"Father, how's your injury?"

Shangguan Haitang only learned about her adoptive father's injury today when she went to the Number One Manor in the World. She also learned that someone was spying on the Number One Manor in the World. In the end, she was hit by Zhu Wushi's palm and then escaped.

Zhu Wushi smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, the medical skills of the Sai Huatuo and Sai Bianque brothers are excellent. I am already fine."

(Li Nuo Zhao) Shangguan Haitang breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "I'm sorry, godfather, I couldn't find the person who trespassed into the number one manor in the world yesterday."

She was in charge of the number one manor in the world, but an outsider had entered without her knowledge, and Zhu Wushi had to intervene. In Shangguan Haitang's view, this was a dereliction of duty.

Zhu Wushi did not blame Shangguan Haitang for this, but instead spoke up about Yang as if he had expected it.

"That petty thief's lightness skill is even superior to mine, and his internal strength is also considerable. Although he attacked in haste, he was able to escape from the many experts of the Number One Manor after being struck by my palm. He is no ordinary person. It's not surprising that you haven't found his whereabouts. However, since he was struck by my palm, he must be seriously injured. Thoroughly investigate the clinics and pharmacies in the capital. If he doesn't want to die, he will definitely need many precious medicinal herbs to stabilize his injuries."

Chapter 219: Martial Arts Crossover: It hurts, Lao Lu, it hurts so much!

Although he didn't know who the thief who had trespassed into the most prestigious manor in the world was, Zhu Wushi was certain that the other party was seriously injured.

Although he acted hastily, he used at least 70% of his strength.

Although they were separated by a distance of several tens of feet, the palm strike would inevitably be somewhat diminished.

Based on his assessment of the thief's skill level, Zhu Wushi was quite certain that the other party must have suffered extremely severe internal injuries.

If such internal injuries are not protected by extremely strong internal energy in a short period of time, they will inevitably result in internal injuries that will never heal for the rest of one's life.

Even if someone infuses him with true energy, his injuries won't heal quickly without specific medicinal herbs. He'll need to stay in bed for at least three months to regain his mobility.

There are only a few medicinal herbs for treating internal injuries, and they are extremely precious. Therefore, as long as all the pharmacies and clinics in the capital are monitored, it is possible to wait and see what happens.

Zhu Wushi valued this matter because he suspected that the other party was sent by his enemy to investigate his strength and weaknesses.

Zhu Wushi wasn't sure how much the other party knew, but he absolutely refused to let anyone know about his unusually rapid recovery due to the Absorption Technique.

Zhu Wushi wasn't worried about Sai Huatuo and Sai Bianque. They could be considered his own people, and they were devoted to medicine. Their personalities were relatively simple, and they wouldn't betray him, nor would they have the opportunity to do so.

However, the petty thief hiding on the roof must be guarded against, as he has quite a few enemies both inside and outside the court.

To put it simply, there's Cao Zhengchun, who, although Zhu Wushi has never taken Cao Zhengchun seriously, would be quite annoying if he were to buzz around like a fly while his injuries haven't fully healed.

Yes, even after absorbing the essence, spirit, and full power of three death row inmates using the Absorption Technique, Zhu Wushi's injuries were not fully healed, which still had a certain impact on his combat strength.

External injuries are not a big deal; the most important thing is internal injuries. Although Luke's palm strike was aimed at four people, its main target was Zhu Wushi, the strongest among them.

This wasn't intentional; rather, Zhu Wushi was the most powerful among the four, so Luke instinctively channeled more of his power into Zhu Wushi.

In this way, Zhu Wushi unwittingly became a human shield for Cao Zhengchun, Guo Juxia, and Yu Huatian.

Luke's true energy was extremely pure and lingered in Zhu Wushi's body. This slowed down the recovery of Zhu Wushi's internal injuries, and Zhu Wushi also had to expend his true energy to suppress Luke's pure true energy. It would probably take some time to completely expel it.

"I understand, Godfather."

Zhu Wushi gave a slight hint, and Shangguan Haitang immediately understood and bowed.

"By the way, how's Luke doing?"

After arranging the above matters, Zhu Wushi suddenly remembered Luke and asked him about it.

Shangguan Haitang replied, "Godfather, this Luke is extremely skilled in martial arts. The people we sent to keep an eye on him dared not get too close, lest he discover them. So we lost him at some point, but an hour ago, we found him again at the inn where he was staying."

If the target being monitored is too skilled in martial arts to approach, then use someone who doesn't know martial arts to keep watch.

As a professional, Shangguan Haitang understood a principle very well: the higher the martial arts skill of the person keeping an eye on someone, the more vigilant the person being watched will be.

So they simply selected a few ordinary people as informants and placed them in places where Luke was bound to appear, such as the inn where he stayed. This way, although they couldn't track Luke's movements, they could at least know when Luke went out and how long he was gone.

Zhu Wushi's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said in a deep voice, "Make preparations, I am going to pay a visit to this guest from the Imperial Sword Manor."

The investigation into the thief who trespassed on the Imperial Sword Manor only required giving orders; there was no need for Shangguan Haitang to personally take action.

However, when going to see Luke, Zhu Wushi felt it would be better to bring Shangguan Haitang, who had met Luke once before.

Shangguan Haitang nodded in agreement, and the two left the Dragon Guard Manor without taking any other people with them.

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"Ouch, ouch, it hurts! Old Lu, it hurts!"

Inside the inn, Sikong Zhaixing lay on the bed, wailing incessantly.

Luke, sitting on a chair to the side, twitched his lips, glanced at the pretentious Sikong Zhaixing, and said.

"Stop wailing, or I'll strike your pressure points and make you die of pain!"

The meridians and acupoints in the human body are intricate and complex, containing all sorts of strange and unusual features.

Some things can inspire others' potential, some can make people laugh and cry, some can make people feel itchy to the point of wishing they were dead, and of course, some can cause unbearable pain after being lit.

Sikong Zhaixing immediately became obedient, but judging from his darting eyes, he was only outwardly obedient; in reality, he was probably plotting something.

"I'm warning you, focus on healing your injuries and don't think about anything else. I'm already doing this because we're friends, there's no way I can do anything else."

Luke could tell from Sikong Zhaixing's darting eyes that he wasn't up to any good, so he warned him.

Sikong Zhaixing, without a hint of guilt, said confidently, "The way you're talking makes it sound like I'm plotting something wicked."

Luke curled his lip and said, "That's not necessarily true. You've tricked Lu Xiaoji so many times. I won't become the second Lu Xiaoji."

Lu Xiaoji is the nickname of Lu Xiaofeng, a close friend of Sikong Zhaixing. Back then, Sikong Zhaixing was defeated by Luke, and Lu Xiaofeng found out about this.

As Sikong Zhaixing's close friend, Lu Xiaofeng certainly wouldn't miss the chance to see Sikong Zhaixing make a fool of himself.

So when Sikong Zhaixing came to Yujian Villa for the second time, Lu Xiaofeng also came along.

At that time, Luke's skills had improved further. Sikong Zhaixing disguised himself as Li Yong, the chief steward of Yujian Manor, and wanted to use Li Yong's identity to get close to Luke and steal Luke's personal jade pendant to show his victory.

However, Luke sensed the difference in the aura emanating from the fake Li Yong from several dozen feet away. When he got close, he immediately subdued him with a grappling move.

However, Sikong Zhaixing used the trick of "shedding her skin like a cicada," slippery as an eel, and managed to escape from Luke's grasp.

This was something Sikong Zhaixing specifically learned after his first failure, just to counter Luke, since he couldn't beat Luke in close combat.

After all, he had never been captured while stealing from others, so there was no need for a fight.

Chapter 220: Martial Arts Crossover: Since the guest has arrived, please show yourself.