Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 17 It's Clearly the Ancestral Grave That's on Fire

In Shangguan Haitang's silence, Zhu Wusi spoke up, "In fact, the way of the sword has never required a strong foundation." "You should know that in order to train the four spies of Tiandi Xuanhuang, I have been searching for talented orphans to enter Hulong Villa since twenty years ago."

"Finally, this king selected one hundred people with excellent aptitude from among tens of thousands of orphans to practice swordsmanship."

"I have searched for various sword techniques and martial arts for these people, and have also tried to find them famous teachers. It is no exaggeration to say that I have devoted all my efforts."

"But in the past twenty years, the only one who has achieved success in the way of the sword is Tian Ya, the number one in the world."

"Moreover, Tianya, in terms of swordsmanship, has only just entered the first realm of swordsmanship, the ordinary sword realm, and his sword intent has only reached the second level."

Shangguan Haitang knew that the three of them, Tiandixuan, had been trained by Zhu Wusi since childhood, but she didn't expect that Zhu Wusi had also trained other people.

"Out of ten thousand, only one person can succeed. Is it really so difficult to knock on the door of the sword path?"

Zhu Wusi said in a deep voice: "The difficulty of the sword is like climbing a towering peak, every step is difficult."

"And this Shen Pingan, relying solely on the 'Sword Drawing Technique', was able to enter the third realm of the sword path. His talent in the sword path is unparalleled throughout history."

Shangguan Haitang's tone also became more emotional.

From this perspective, the Shen family is truly blessed to have someone like Shen Ping'an appear.

Zhu Wushi snorted coldly.

This is not smoke coming out of the ancestral grave at all.

It was obvious that the ancestral grave was on fire, which allowed the Shen family to have such an unparalleled gifted swordsman.

Shangguan Haitang then bowed to Zhu Wusi and said, "My foster father ordered Haitang to establish the world's number one manor and search for talented people to serve him. However, in the capital, there is such an extremely talented swordsman. Haitang actually did not notice it. It is Haitang's fault."

Zhu Wusi responded, "I can't blame you for this. I can only say that the Shen family hid it so well that I didn't receive any news about this child over the years."

"Speaking of this, Haitang is also puzzled. With a genius like Shen Pingan around, who would only benefit the Shen family, why would the Shen family go to such great lengths to conceal Shen Pingan's existence?"

Zhu Wusi said in a deep voice, "I also found this matter strange at first, but I didn't understand the reason until I saw the news you brought back just now."

"Oh?"

Shangguan Haitang let out a light "hmm" and then looked down at the note in her hand again.

The note, besides recording some things that happened to Shen Pingan in the past ten years, only had one other thing.

That was the story of the Wang family joining the East Factory ten years ago.

It was Zhu Wusi who asked her to take the initiative to investigate.

After a while, Shangguan Haitang shook her head and said, "Haitang is ignorant and doesn't understand what my adoptive father means."

Zhu Wusi picked up a piece of paper on the table, glanced at it with his eagle eyes and said, "The emergence of a genius can certainly make a family rise rapidly, but the prerequisite is that this genius has already become a force to be reckoned with."

"If someone is strangled while growing up, they will ultimately be nothing more than a corpse."

Although Zhu Wusi didn't say much, Shangguan Haitang was able to become the number one Xuan in Huolong Villa, so she was naturally not a stupid person. She immediately understood what Zhu Wusi meant.

"The Shen family declined, and the Wang family, which had been at odds with the Shen family, happened to join Cao Zhengchun."

"It was also because of the suppression by the Wang family in the capital that Shen Ping'an's biological father became ill from overwork."

"If the Wang family knew about Shen Ping'an's talent, they would never sit idly by and let Shen Ping'an grow up to become a formidable enemy."

"The best option for Shen Pingan and the Shen family is to conceal the news and lie dormant."

"If it weren't for the decisive battle between Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng that exposed him, I'm afraid we still wouldn't know that there was such a sword prodigy right under our noses."

However, after saying this, Shangguan Haitang didn't hear any response for a long time.

Looking up, I saw Zhu Wusi frowning, with a look of worry lingering between his brows.

Shangguan Haitang pondered for a moment and asked, "Father, are you worried that Cao Zhengchun will recruit Shen Pingan?" Zhu Wusi did not hide anything from Shangguan Haitang and said frankly, "That's right."

Shangguan Haitang consoled him, "Although Shen Pingan is incredibly talented, he's only at the first level of the Guiyuan Realm. He can easily take out his adoptive father, even his adoptive brother and Yidao. Why should he worry?"

However, just as Shangguan Haitang finished speaking, Zhu Wusi’s voice rang out.

"You think too simply!"

While Shangguan Haitang was puzzled, Zhu Wusi said in a deep voice: "The third realm of swordsmanship is enough for Shen Pingan to become a swordsmanship master at such a young age. Fighting against opponents of higher levels is also normal."

"In addition, Shen Pingan has mastered a perfect sword technique."

"Before, when he was at the Shen family, Shen Pingan had used the sword power of the Perfection level, and his state of mind was unstoppable."

"Given the strength of Tianya and Yidao, even if they join forces, they may not be his match."

Shangguan Haitang didn't expect Zhu Wusi to have such a high opinion of Shen Pingan.

"If what my adoptive father said is true, if this person really surrenders to Cao Zhengchun, it will indeed be a problem."

"After all, this person is extremely talented. Even if he is distracted from cultivating the sword path and sword intent, his cultivation can still reach the Guiyuan realm."

"If a few more years pass"

Although Shangguan Haitang didn't continue talking at the end, her meaning was obvious.

Zhu Wusi's expression was particularly solemn: "Therefore, no matter what, we cannot let Shen Pingan surrender to Cao Zhengchun."

"Then godfather, do you already have an idea?"

A smile appeared on Zhu Wusi's face.

"Shouldn't I hand over the method to you?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Haitang looked at the note in her hand again.

At the same time, Zhu Wushi's voice slowly reached Shangguan Haitang's ears.

"Ten years ago, the previous head of the Shen family became ill from overwork because of the Wang family."

"Now that the Wang family knows that the Shen family has produced a swordsman prodigy, do you think the Wang family can still sit still?"

Shangguan Haitang's eyes lit up. "You're wise, godfather, for diverting the trouble away. I'll go down and make the arrangements in a moment."

Seeing that Shangguan Haitang understood immediately, Zhu Wusi nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Shangguan Haitang suddenly sighed.

"There are masters of the Heavenly Man Realm in the Imperial Palace. If my adoptive father could mobilize the Heavenly Man Realm masters in the palace, how could Cao Zhengchun have been so presumptuous all these years?"

"Now, we don't have to worry about how to deal with Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch, every day."

However, in response to Shangguan Haitang's words, Zhu Wusi sneered.

"The Emperor will not agree."

When mentioning this, Shangguan Haitang also expressed the doubts that had been in her mind for many years.

"Foster father, Cao Zhengchun has been killing loyal officials and eliminating dissidents for years. Why didn't you inform His Majesty of Cao Zhengchun's crimes?"

Zhu Wusi's eyes flashed coldly, and he said lightly: "Do you think that His Majesty doesn't know what Cao Zhengchun has been doing these years?"

Shangguan Haitang was surprised and asked, "If you knew, why didn't Your Majesty stop it?"

Zhu Wushi said expressionlessly: "Because I can't."

(End of this chapter)