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The onlookers and the general all thought Zhou Wu had come down to confess his guilt, but instead, Zhou Wu slapped the general twice across the face.

The general was stunned on the spot, the soldiers around him were stunned, and the people were terrified. This man was awesome, too arrogant.

After a brief reaction, the soldiers drew their weapons and surrounded Zhou Wu. Zhou Wu was not intimidated and directly used his sword to hold the enemy's neck. The sailors on the ship even took out crossbows and aimed them at the soldiers below.

"lay down your weapon!"

Zhou Wu roared angrily, realizing he had been too low-key; all sorts of nobodies dared to act arrogantly in front of him.

"Papa~"

Seeing that the soldier opposite him was unmoved, Zhou Wu slapped him twice more across the face, making his already swollen face look even more like a pig's head.

“I am the Grand Commander of the South China Sea, a Marquis bestowed by His Majesty. You have neither His Majesty’s decree nor the Ministry of Justice’s order. You think you can take me down with just a word? Do you really think this capital city and this great dragon are the domain of your guards? Do you, Hou Zhenghao, call the shots?”

Zhou Wu didn't know Hou Zhenghao, nor did he understand why the other party was making things difficult for him. But since they had come to his doorstep, Zhou Wu was forced to retaliate. And this time, he would launch a heavy counterattack, so that those petty scoundrels who still had their eyes on him would think twice.

"You...you..."

The general's eyes were filled with terror. Zhou Wu's words had put the guards and General Hou in a very difficult position.

The surrounding people were abuzz with discussion and began to side with Zhou Wu.

"The Imperial Guard is really that awesome?"

"They dare to arrest marquises so casually?"

"From now on, we should take a detour around the guards."

Hearing the murmurs of the people, the guards lowered their weapons, and their commanders looked extremely grim. The reputation of the guards was now ruined.

Just as Zhou Wu was about to leave, another group of people arrived, and judging from their attire, they should be reinforcements from the guards.

"General."

The general saw the leader, his face lit up with joy, and he called out.

The newcomer was none other than Hou Zhenghao, the head of the guard.

"You've gone too far! You dare to draw your knives with the guards! Seize them!"

It was obvious that Hou Zhenghao was unaware of what had just happened when he arrived, and he immediately sent people to surround Zhou Wu's side.

Seeing that the other side outnumbered him several times over, Zhou Wu knew he couldn't confront them head-on. However, he figured that his earlier outburst would soon reach the highest levels of authority.

"So what if you're arresting me, Zhou Wu? I'll go with you."

Zhou Wu's sudden show of weakness made the generals suspect a conspiracy, but Hou Zhenghao was pleased with this attitude and immediately ordered two soldiers to tie Zhou Wu up.

"Don't move, I'm free to assert my rights."

Seeing his men about to fight the enemy to the death, Zhou Wu quickly told everyone not to worry.

. . . . .

Zhou Wu was taken away by Hou Zhenghao in full view of everyone.

However, the news quickly spread throughout the capital. Gu Changqing and Lu Da naturally heard the news as well, and both of them looked shocked, not understanding what conflict had occurred between their third brother and the guards.

The guard camp.

"Zhou Wu, do you know why I arrested you?"

Hou Zhenghao looked smug. He naturally knew Zhou Wu, but his understanding of Zhou Wu was only superficial. He was lucky to have participated in the Battle of Gaoli, and His Majesty was pleased and gave him some minor merits. That was Hou Zhenghao's understanding of Zhou Wu.

"I don't know, tell me, I'll listen."

Zhou Wu also wanted to know how he had offended this person so much that they wanted to arrest him.

"You hit the treasury official yesterday?"

"Oh, so you two wear the same pants?"

"Don't put it so harshly, he and I are business partners."

"A cooperative relationship? You're all officials, how can you have a cooperative relationship?"

On Friday, a sudden thought flashed through my mind: could the two of them have some kind of secret?

"You don't need to worry about that."

"So you're helping him get revenge on me just because I hit him?"

"Not really."

Hou Zhenghao didn't hide anything and readily admitted it, which made Zhou Wu want to praise her.

"You're a very honest person."

"Don't praise me. It's no use if I collapse. The treasury official did come to see me, but I'm not looking for you because he was beaten."

"Oh, then I don't understand. We don't think we knew each other before, did we?"

"I really don't know him."

"Then why are you causing me trouble?"

"Isn't there a magic stone in the treasury?"

When Hou Zhenghao talked about the immortal stone, his eyes lit up, and Zhou Wu could see a strong sense of madness in them.

"Immortal Stone? It's more like the Stone of Yama, the King of Hell."

"Haha, it seems you do know something we don't. Tell me the truth about the stone, and I'll let you go."

When the foreign envoy presented this stone to Li Tiancheng, Hou Zhenghao happened to be there. After hearing what the foreign envoy said, Hou, who never believed in ghosts and gods, scoffed at it.

Li Tiancheng didn't pay any attention to it, and simply instructed Li Tiancheng to put it away in the warehouse. At that time, one of his subordinates opened the box containing the stone when he delivered it to the warehouse, and played with it for a while. The next day, he fell ill and never recovered.

When Hou Zhenghao found out, he thought it was just a coincidence, but the seed of curiosity was planted in his heart.

He secretly removed the stone and then experimented on a death row inmate in the cell, keeping the inmate with the stone for several days. The inmate died suddenly, in a gruesome manner.

From that moment on, Hou Zhenghao believed the foreign envoy's words. The stone was indeed related to the celestial realm, which made Hou Zhenghao extremely excited. He, a mortal, actually had the opportunity to glimpse the celestial realm.

He tried many methods, but none of them worked. However, he never gave up and was just waiting for an opportunity.

Yesterday, he finally got his wish. After the treasury official was beaten, he found him and asked him to help him get revenge. Although he had some private dealings with the treasury official, he was not going to offend a newly appointed meritorious official for his sake.

However, when he inadvertently learned that Zhou Wu had actually touched the stone and even said some things he couldn't understand, he decided to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free and ordered his men to capture Zhou Wu.

"You arrested me so openly, with all the people of the capital watching. Aren't you afraid?"

Zhou Wu still can't understand why it's all for a broken stone.

"Nothing can stop me as long as I can become an immortal."

Zhou Wu thought Hou Zhenghao was joking, but he didn't expect that the other man's eyes would make him shiver. It was the kind of eyes that people only have when they are in a state of extreme madness.

In modern times, such people will only end up in two ways: either they become geniuses who are not understood by the world, or they become madmen who pursue the ultimate. Obviously, Zhou Wu does not think Hou Zhenghao is a genius.

Do you really believe that there are gods in this world?

"Hmph, Zhou Wu, stop pretending. You definitely know something. Don't worry, as long as you tell me, I won't hurt you. In fact, I'll join forces with you, and we'll pursue the path to immortality together."