Zhu Yuanzhang, who commanded the wind and rain, lived a long and arduous life.

Zhu Gaochi was completely numb from listening to it.

What is Dad talking about?

What cultivation of immortality? What Tianyun Temple?

Why have all these supernatural beings appeared after just a few days?

My father used to guard Beiping and resist the Mongol Yuan dynasty. His hands were stained with countless amounts of blood. If we were to use supernatural explanations, my father would have been guilty of many sins long ago.

But my father didn't believe it. He didn't believe in gods and ghosts; he only believed in the swords in his own hands.

What nonsense about demons and monsters! They're all just illusions. If they come, we'll cut them down and send them back to the underworld!

That's how domineering and arrogant he sounded.

Why did everything change after my trip to Tianyun Temple?

Zhu Gaochi had many questions at the time, but his father did not answer them. His father said that he did not know how to explain it, but told him to come to Tianyun Temple to see the ancestor, and then he would understand everything.

He also said that we must, above all, respect our ancestors!

Otherwise, we'll break his legs.

This terrified Xiao Zhu Gaochi, who immediately abandoned his post and refused to come back.

Then Dad tried to persuade him with kind words, saying that it was about cultivating immortality!

If the eldest son, Zhu Xiong Ying, goes to learn, wouldn't we fall behind if our family doesn't?

We are counting on you to return after you have completed your studies, and then teach your brothers and sisters, as well as Zhu Di.

He earnestly and patiently advised him.

That was also the first time Zhu Gaochi had seen his domineering father act so humbly.

Zhu Gaochi was moved with compassion, and besides, it was cultivation of immortality—cultivation of immortality!!

How many people in the world wouldn't yearn for that?

Zhu Gaochi was the same; he himself was curious about this, so for many reasons, he stayed in Yingtian Prefecture.

I'm planning to find a way to cultivate immortality with my ancestors.

One must also cultivate immortality!

At home…

His father had taken everyone back to Beiping, leaving only him and an old steward in Yingtian Prefecture. Zhu Gaochi was very uncomfortable being alone in Yingtian Prefecture.

He wasn't familiar with the eldest son, Zhu Xiong Ying, and his relatives. He had gotten used to living in Beiping and had no contact with these cousins.

As for his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang and his uncle Zhu Biao, he dared not go looking for them.

His grandfather, Zhu Yuanzhang, was imposing even without anger, and his uncle, Zhu Biao, was extremely busy with state affairs. He had barely seen them since he was a child, so how could he dare to approach his elders?

Therefore, staying in Yingtian Prefecture, he was truly all alone.

"Come on, let's go in."

Xiao Zhu Gaochi said something, then tidied his appearance and made sure everything was in order before entering the Taoist temple.

The Taoist temple was still packed with people, and he had to queue for quite a while before he could get to the incense-burning area.

He was somewhat stunned when he took the incense.

"Old Liu, am I just imagining things? I feel like... the City God looks a bit like my grandfather."

Zhu Gaochi thought he was confused and quickly asked.

Butler Liu glanced at it and was also shocked: "Yes, it looks just like it! It really does!"

"Eh... Young Master, didn't Master say that your great-grandfather is in this Taoist temple, and he's the City God? Have you forgotten?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi suddenly realized what was going on.

Yes!

My father once said that our ancestor was the City God.

But... is my great-grandfather, who lived so long ago, really alive? And he even became the City God?

Zhu Gaochi expressed his doubts before seeing it with his own eyes.

soon.

Zhu Gaochi lit incense and wished that he would be able to meet his ancestor on this trip, and that he could become a disciple of his great-grandfather to learn cultivation, and that he would achieve great success in his studies.

In addition, I want to marry a beautiful wife in the future, and also grow up healthy...

He made too many wishes; he's a greedy little devil.

After doing all this, Zhu Gaochi was confused.

"Old Liu, what's our next step?"

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but ask.

His dead father only told him to come here to find the ancestor, but how to find him? And where to find him? He didn't say a word.

"this…."

Butler Liu was also scratching his head in frustration.

Yeah, how do we find it?

"Young master, why don't we ask?"

Butler Liu suggested.

Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes: "You think you can find out the City God's whereabouts by asking around?"

Butler Liu remained silent.

Indeed, if the whereabouts of immortals could be ascertained, then countless people in the world would not be unable to find them.

"Young master, please wait a moment, I'd better go and ask."

Steward Liu walked towards a disciple of Tianyun Temple.

Zhu Gaochi didn't stop him. Since everyone was completely clueless, he decided to let Lao Liu give it a try.

Sigh... Dad is really something, so irresponsible!

You should point me in the right direction as to how to find our ancestors.

Zhu Gaochi was extremely depressed.

there.

After talking with the disciples of Tianyun Temple, Steward Liu returned with a happy expression.

"Young Master, we've found out!"

"The City God is waiting for us in the back hall."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi froze on the spot.

What?

Can one really find out the whereabouts of immortals?

isn't it?

In fact, this was something Zhu Changye specifically instructed the Tianyun Temple disciple after sensing Zhu Gaochi's arrival, saying that when a black-clad youth and an old man arrived, they should be led to the back hall.

Originally, the disciples of Tianyun Temple were going to take the initiative to find the two, but unexpectedly, Steward Liu came to them, so they simply told him the truth.

"Could there be something fishy going on here?"

Zhu Gaochi couldn't quite understand.

The whereabouts of this ancestor were obtained far too easily!

It's so easy to make people feel uneasy!

"Young Master, shall we go?"

After being pleased, Butler Liu also felt something was amiss.

Zhu Gaochi stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

half an hour.

He said firmly, "Go! We've come all this way, how can we not go?"

Zhu Gaochi walked towards the back hall.

However, just before stepping into the inner hall, he started to tidy up his appearance again. Even though he had already tidied himself up, he still did it again. He was a vain little devil.

Enter the back hall.

The celestial realm that Zhu Gaochi imagined was far from grand; it was more like the back room of an ordinary person's home.

Zhu Gaochi looked suspicious.

Just as he was wondering, a gentle, warm voice came from behind him.

"Great-grandson, you've arrived?"

Beside him, Zhu Changye looked at him with a smile.

Zhu Gaochi was stunned. He quickly looked at Zhu Changye and, seeing that he didn't resemble the City God at all, said in an annoyed tone, "Old man, don't try to take advantage of me. I'm not your great-grandson!"

"Is that so?" Zhu Changye thought for a moment and said to himself, "It seems that just now... let me think, someone wished that they could meet the ancestor on this trip, and be able to become a disciple of the great-grandfather to learn cultivation, and that they could achieve great success in their studies in the future."

"Also, it seems he wants to marry a beautiful wife in the future. I wonder whose wish this is."

Zhu Changye asked the question knowing the answer already.

He could have met Zhu Gaochi with his real face, but he didn't. He deliberately disguised himself with another face, thinking he was just teasing his great-grandson.

That's really the mentality of an old man playing around.

It's estimated that Zhu Yuanzhang sometimes acted like a playful old man, a trait he inherited from his father, Zhu Changye.

now.

Zhu Gaochi was shocked to hear the old man recite his own prayer verbatim.

No, this... how did you know?

We didn't say it outright just now!

Oh wait, did I accidentally say it out loud while I was still half asleep last night?

Shouldn't it?

Zhu Gaochi fell into self-doubt.

Zhu Changye smiled and said, "Great-grandson, you slept very well last night."

Zhu Gaochi: !!!

Zhu Gaochi's eyes widened.

Now he finally understood.

The old man truly knows what's on your mind!

This is just too... too unbelievable!

"Old man, are you... are you really the City God?"

Zhu Gaochi looked on with awe.

Zhu Changye said with a half-smile, "Child, what do you think?"

"I…."

Zhu Gaochi was speechless.

At that moment, Zhu Changye waved his right hand, and his concealed face instantly reverted to its true form.

"Child, how much do I look like I used to be now?"

Zhu Changye maintained a half-smile.

"I go!"

Zhu Gaochi's eyes were wide open, almost like a bull's eyes. This illusion technique had left everyone dumbfounded.

"This... City God, City God, you really are the City God! Please accept my bow!"

Butler Liu was the first to react and knelt down.

Zhu Gaochi belatedly realized what was happening and also knelt down.

He carries the bloodline of the Zhu family, the most noble bloodline in the world. Apart from the elders and ancestors of the Zhu family, he does not need to pay homage to anyone else.

But before me stands the City God, the living City God!

It's not shameful to kneel before him.

"Besides the City God, who else am I to you?"

Zhu Changye looked at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, then quickly remembered his father's instructions. After thinking for a moment, he cautiously asked, "Great-grandfather?"

Zhu Changye laughed and said, "Oh, right, that's your great-grandfather."

Zhu Gaochi was stunned.

This...this City God is truly our own ancestor!

Haha, Dad wasn't lying!

Zhu Gaochi laughed inwardly.

"Great-grandson Zhu Gaochi pays respects to his great-grandfather!"

He bowed deeply once more.

Zhu Changye accepted his greeting without any qualms. He was Zhu Changye's ancestor, so there was nothing wrong with Zhu Changye bowing to him.

"Okay, get up."

Zhu Changye stepped forward to help Zhu Gaochi up and said with a smile, "You've come to learn how to cultivate immortality?"

“Uh…” Zhu Gaochi was speechless for a moment, then nodded: “Yes.”

"Okay, let's go in."

"Great-Grandpa, is it really that simple?"

"if not?"

"Well... I have nothing to say, but Grandpa, could you please stop using your supernatural powers? You know everything I'm thinking, it's kind of scary."

"Okay, I'll only probe your inner thoughts the first time I meet you. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother probing most people."

"You should be lazy! You should be lazy!"

“….”

Because of their ancestral connection, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Changye got along very well when they talked.

But Zhu Gaochi was quite surprised. He had never had such a harmonious conversation with his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang and his uncles. They were all filled with awe.

Why is it so harmonious to talk to our ancestors who are even older generations?

This is because Zhu Changye himself is very approachable.

In addition, unlike Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, he did not hold a high position. He was a farmer from childhood to death, from an ordinary family, so he had a gentle nature.

The two walked into the depths of the inner hall.

Immediately, Zhu Gaochi considered turning away and leaving on the spot.

Goodness…

Who's here?

The eldest grandson of the emperor, Zhu Xiong Ying, and Empress Ma...

These are all things he fears.

The presence of these people completely dispelled Zhu Gaochi's doubts. These were his ancestors; otherwise, how could the Empress and the eldest grandson be here?

"Huh? Gao Chi, what brings you here?"

Empress Ma was somewhat surprised.