The Ming Dynasty: The Iron-Blooded Martial Emperor, Who Slaughtered the World

Chapter 78 Heavenly Fragrance of Cardamom!

Zhu Houzhao smiled with satisfaction: "Very good. Since you have this determination, I will entrust this heavy responsibility concerning the fate of the Ming Dynasty to you."

"Liu Jin, take Li Sui to the Imperial Treasury to withdraw the silver. While you're at it, go to the Eastern Depot and tell Cao Zhengchun that Liu Daxia is no longer useful. Let him be executed by slow slicing."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Jin nodded in agreement, then smiled and looked at Li Sui: "Lord Li, this way please."

Everyone could see that from now on, Li Sui's position in Zhu Houzhao's heart was completely different.

Li Sui has become a favorite of Zhu Houzhao, so he must be careful to maintain a good relationship with him.

"Your humble servant takes his leave."

After bowing to Zhu Houzhao and taking his leave, Li Sui left with Liu Jin, full of ambition.

The five boxes of blueprints were naturally sent to the Ministry of Works.

This time, after Zhu Houzhao gave specific instructions, a total of five agents from the Western Depot were assigned to guard the five boxes day and night at the Ministry of Works.

This is to prevent what happened to Liu Daxia from happening again!

Upon receiving Zhu Houzhao's order, Cao Zhengchun immediately commanded his executioners to subject Liu Daxia to slow slicing.

After enduring so many days of mental torture, Liu Daxia finally faced the ultimate physical punishment.

The sharp knife kept falling on his body, taking away pieces of his flesh.

His piercing screams echoed through the Eastern Depot prison, but they would never escape the gates of the Eastern Depot...

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Forbidden City.

Cining Palace.

After Li Sui left with the five boxes of blueprints, Zhu Houzhao finally had time to properly study the other two items that the system had rewarded him with.

The first item is the Emperor's Manual, a system reward. Its description is only eight simple words: "A century of cultivation, suppressing the world."

Ever since receiving this reward, Zhu Houzhao has felt a constant flow of heat coursing through his body.

And his body became stronger than ever before, as if he possessed inexhaustible strength.

Zhu Houzhao was somewhat unsure what kind of martial arts Emperor Zhangjing possessed, as it was quite different from the martial arts he knew.

Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment, then lightly leaped onto the roof of the Cining Palace.

In that instant, Zhu Houzhao sensed that there were no fewer than a hundred figures observing the Cining Palace from all directions.

These people lurking in the shadows were all guards of the Imperial Guard.

It seems that the last attack on Zhu Houzhao in the palace taught Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian a great lesson.

This made them never dare to take Zhu Houzhao's safety lightly again.

Without alerting any of them, Zhu Houzhao returned to Cining Palace.

It seems that the lightness skill level of this technique is quite good.

What about their combat strength?

Zhu Houzhao glanced at the jade pendant beside him, picked it up, and held it in his palm.

With just a slight squeeze, Zhu Houzhao felt the hard texture of the jade pendant suddenly disappear from his palm.

Zhu Houzhao opened his palm, and the jade pendant in his hand had turned into a clump of fine powder.

With a gentle breeze, it vanished into thin air.

Zhu Houzhao flicked his wrist and sent the powder flying out the window.

If that's the case, then the destructive power of my own technique should be quite good, right?

Zhu Houzhao had never been to the martial arts world and knew very little about current martial arts techniques, so he could not judge his own level of skill in the martial arts world.

He just estimated that his martial arts skills should be among the top-tier masters in the martial arts world.

But if Cao Zhengchun, Yu Huatian, or Zhuge Zhengwo were to see this, they would be so shocked that they would gape in disbelief.

Just now, Zhu Houzhao so casually took a jade pendant and pinched it into a ball of powder. Such profound internal strength would make him one of the top masters in the martial arts world.

Considering the strength Zhu Houzhao displayed, it was less than one-tenth of his actual strength.

If we calculate it this way, Zhu Houzhao's personal strength might already be invincible!

However, Zhu Houzhao himself did not actually care much about this matter.

He is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Whoever he wants to kill or wipe out, someone will do it for him.

He rarely has the opportunity to do things himself.

What kind of talk is it for an emperor to be fighting and killing with ordinary people in the martial arts world?

So Zhu Houzhao only experimented for a while before focusing his attention on the two Heavenly Fragrance Cardamoms that were the final reward.

Zhu Houzhao took out two boxes from his bosom, each containing a white medicinal bead.

This medicinal bead is the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom that Zhu Wushi has been searching for for twenty years without success.

Su Xin is the woman Zhu Wushi loves most, but she falls in love with her cousin Gu Santong.

In the final battle between Zhu Wushi and Gu Santong, he suffered a fatal blow from Zhu Wushi in order to protect Gu Santong.

In order to save Su Xin's life, Zhu Wushi gave her Tianxiang Doukou, which stabilized her injuries, but she also fell into an eternal coma.

To fully awaken Su Xin, she must take a second Tianxiang cardamom, and within a year, she must take a third Tianxiang cardamom.

In order to revive Su Xin, Zhu Wushi had been secretly sending people to search for news of Tianxiang Doukou after establishing the Dragon Guard Manor.

But to Zhu Wushi's despair, for a full twenty years, he received not a single word about Tianxiang Doukou.

It was as if the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom did not exist in this world at all.

Although he searched for twenty years without success, Zhu Wushi did not give up looking for Tianxiang Doukou. Instead, he stubbornly believed that the reason he could not find Tianxiang Doukou was because he had too little power.

If the imperial spies of the Dragon Guard Manor couldn't find Tianxiang Doukou, then surely the people of the entire Ming Dynasty couldn't find it either?

Zhu Wushi, while searching for Tianxiang Doukou with all his might, also coveted the throne of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao reached out and took out a Tianxiang cardamom pod. Looking at the Tianxiang cardamom in his hand, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

With these two fragrant cardamom seeds, wouldn't Zhu Houzhao have his uncle completely under his thumb?

There are only three Heavenly Fragrance Cardamoms in the entire world. One of them has already been taken by Su Xin. The remaining two are Zhu Wushi's only hope.

If Zhu Wushi wants to revive Su Xin, he must obey Zhu Houzhao's every command. If he does not comply, Zhu Houzhao can easily destroy Zhu Wushi's last hope!

This will forever separate Zhu Wushi and Su Xin from each other.

Of course, this would depend on Zhu Wushi remaining loyal to him and willingly serving as a sharp blade in his hands.

Zhu Houzhao did not mind giving both of the two Heavenly Fragrance Cardamoms in his hand to Zhu Wushi.

But it's clear that it won't be easy for Zhu Wushi to get his hands on the Heavenly Fragrance Bean.

He had to show Zhu Houzhao that he was absolutely loyal to him!