Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 56 Late Night Lake Cruise 6
For some reason, Zhu Zhanhe felt that the big crocodile in front of him was very nice to touch. He couldn't help but touch it non-stop, so much so that he ignored the conversation between his father and the old Taoist priest. He was completely immersed in the happiness of petting the crocodile.

Prince Han looked at the old Taoist priest and his son, who were stroking the crocodile in front of him. He was very envious, but he didn't dare to go forward.

"Your Highness, this is the seal of the Crown Prince. You gave it to me when I was out on business. Now I'm handing it over to Your Highness for safekeeping." Xiao Xizi was very observant. He could see that Prince Han was very anxious, so he quickly handed the seal of Zhu Zhanhe in his arms to Prince Han.

"Oh, good, you are good!" Prince Han was also stunned after hearing what Xiao Xizi said, but then he reacted, reached out to take the seal handed over by Xiao Xizi, and joined the happy crocodile-stroking group.

……

Time flies, and the sky in the distance also reveals a clear fish-white color.

"Master, are you satisfied with this surprise?" Zhu Zhanhe asked the old Taoist priest beside him while stroking the crocodile.

"Satisfied, very satisfied. It seems the legends are true!" The old Taoist priest said with a firm face. He was filled with joy and determination: "It seems the ancients were right. If dragons can appear, then what about becoming an immortal?! Is that true too?!"
"Father, what do you think of the title I gave you? Are you satisfied?" After regulating the old Taoist priest's breathing, Zhu Zhanhe turned his gaze to the Prince of Han, who also had an infatuated look on his face.

"I am satisfied. You are worthy of being my son. I, your father, have more confidence in the future." Prince Han was overwhelmed by joy at this time. He completely forgot what his beloved son had said before: blessing and misfortune are interdependent, there are good and bad. This blessing has appeared, and the misfortune is not far away!
……

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Immortal, it's almost dawn, we should go back." At this time, Wei Jizhong stepped forward to remind them that it was time to leave. After all, the risk of exposing Prince Bailong was too great, and he couldn't be left out in the open like this!

"Is it almost dawn?" Prince Han raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance. It turned out that without him noticing, it was almost dawn. Time passed so quickly.

"Then let's prepare to go back and come back to see you at night." The old Taoist priest looked serious, but the fiery look in his eyes could not be faked.

"Okay, let's go." Zhu Zhanhe also looked reluctant and continued to search the crocodile's bald head.

"Go back and have a rest. I'll come to see you when I have time." Zhu Zhanhe reached out and patted the big crocodile's ferocious head, then walked towards the pavilion with a reluctant look on his face.

"Roar~" The big crocodile growled softly, then slowly turned and walked towards the lake. He looked back every few steps, full of reluctance, like a puppy that was about to be abandoned!
Zhu Zhanhe looked at the sky which was about to brighten, and headed to the small pavilion to have a cup of tea before returning.

Suddenly, Zhu Zhanhe heard some unusual noises.

The sound of heavy footsteps "bang bang bang" was heard.

"My Lord, be careful!"

"Your Majesty!"

"He'er!"

"Yanhe!"

Zhu Zhanhe heard several urgent calls from behind.

Zhu Zhanhe turned around suddenly and saw a big crocodile with its bloody mouth wide open, flying towards him.

The people behind him looked at him in panic.

But Zhu Zhanhe himself didn't feel the slightest bit of fear. Instead, he felt a strong sense of familiarity, as if this was just how it should be. In the eyes of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu, the Crocodile King was slowly walking towards Xuanwu Lake, while his son was walking towards the pavilion.

Unexpectedly, the Alligator King who was walking towards the lake suddenly turned around, and in the astonished eyes of everyone, he actually accelerated and pounced towards his precious son with his bloody mouth wide open!
Prince Han panicked and shouted loudly to his son...

Then, everyone saw a scene that they had never seen in their lives.

The crocodile king flew over with a bloody mouth, but he failed to swallow Zhu Zhanhe in one bite or knock him away.

On the contrary, the huge body of the giant crocodile king, the moment it touched Zhu Zhanhe, strangely merged into Zhu Zhanhe's body like a pool of water.

This scene made Prince Han and others stunned.

“Roar~!” The moment the crocodile dragon king’s massive, ferocious body touched Zhu Zhanhe, Zhu Zhanhe felt as if a nuclear bomb had exploded inside him. His eyes turned red, and even his body was glowing red and smoking. He couldn’t help but roar loudly, and this roar was exactly the same as the crocodile dragon’s roar!

"Roar~, roar~" Such intense pain made Zhu Zhanhe unable to help but roar loudly, and even his body grew visibly larger.

The sound of clothes tearing kept coming from the screen. Zhu Zhanhe's clothes were torn apart bit by bit by his growing body. Even the hair on his body was gradually falling off. Finally, he turned into a hairless chicken.

Immediately afterwards, the hair on the body grew rapidly, and soon all the hair on the body grew again!

Finally, when the entire crocodile king was completely integrated into Zhu Zhanhe's body, Zhu Zhanhe became a completely different person.

Prince Han stared at his son in amazement, his face full of disbelief.

The first thing that caught my eye was a tall and mighty man who was over nine feet tall and naked, with ripped muscles and long black hair.

However, the most frightening thing was that Zhu Zhanhe's eyes had turned into crocodile-like vertical pupils! It was so frightening that it made one's scalp tingle.

"He'er?" Prince Han looked nervously at his son who had changed a lot and called out carefully.

"A real dragon has entered my body?!!" The old Taoist priest Zhang Zhengheng suddenly screamed loudly, as if he had gone crazy!
"Your Majesty?!"

"Young Master!" Wei Jizhong and Xiao Xizi were also terrified, looking at everything in front of them in disbelief.

"Hurry, go home quickly, I can't hold on any longer." Just when everyone was at a loss, Zhu Zhanhe, who was standing naked in the cool breeze, suddenly spoke, but his voice was hoarse and his words were intermittent, as if he was speaking for the first time. The cruelty that flashed in his eyes from time to time made people's scalps numb.

"Master, what's happening to He'er...?" Prince Han was also very confused at this moment. He had no idea what was going on!
The old Taoist priest was also shocked at this time. He had never experienced such a problem, but seeing Zhu Zhanhe's cruel look, he felt nervous.

"Yanhe just had a real dragon enter his body. The energy of the real dragon is so huge. Yanhe must be feeling the dragon energy lingering in his heart and can't control himself!
We'll go back right away!" The old Taoist said this with a calm expression.

　In terms of culture, Zhu Di ordered the compilation of books such as the "Yongle Encyclopedia" to maintain social stability. He also respected Confucianism and Taoism and maintained a belief in Buddhism. In terms of ethnicity, Zhu Di implemented the policy of "transforming the natives into commoners" to promote local development. He used rewards, disintegration, and pacification against the Mongols. He also granted fiefs to several powerful monks in Tibet and incorporated the Jurchen tribes of Manchuria into the Ming Dynasty's tribute system. In terms of diplomacy, Zhu Di dispatched the eunuch Zheng He on overseas tours, eliminating the painful practice of maritime seclusion and strengthening exchanges between China and the world. His rule ushered in a prosperous era in the early Ming Dynasty. Zhu Di also established institutions such as the Shibosi and Huitongguan to receive envoys and guests who came to pay tribute. He also maintained good diplomatic relations with the Western Regions and Korea and established diplomatic relations with Japan. Zhu Di's existing personal works mainly include prefaces, poems, calligraphy works, etc., such as "Preface to the Veritable Records of Emperor Taizu Gao", "Two Poems Given to Prince Yao Guangxiao for His 70th Birthday", "The Sutra of the Fifty-three Buddhas' Great Cause and Effect", etc.

　　
　
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