Zhu Yuanzhang: My second son is invincible!

The entire room fell silent.

Zhu Biao's smile faded slightly.

Guanyin Nu nervously grasped Zhu Hui's hand.

Batu continued, "I've heard that His Highness the King of Wu possesses a divine axe capable of splitting mountains and cleaving rivers! Today... today, could we witness its power?"

This is a provocation, and also a test.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Zhu Li had already stood up: "Alright! What do you want to see?"

His answer was so quick that it stunned Batu.

"Just...just show it to me..." Batu stammered.

Zhu Hui scratched his head and said, "This place is too small. If I break anything, my dad will beat me. How about this?"

He looked around and his gaze fell on the huge artificial mountain in the square outside the palace.

That was an artificial hill built in the previous dynasty; it was almost as big as a small mountain.

"Shall I pick it up and play with it?"

After saying that, he walked out of the hall.

Officials and nobles followed suit to see the spectacle.

In the square, the artificial hill stood there quietly.

Zhu Hui walked to the artificial hill, reached out and patted it, making a thumping sound.

"Your Highness, be careful..." a eunuch warned.

Zhu Hui grinned, then bent down, and with a sudden burst of force, his five fingers pierced directly into the small hill. The next moment...

"rise..."

"boom..."

With a low shout, as Zhu Hui finished speaking, the ground began to tremble.

Then, everyone saw the small mountain slowly rise up.

This mountain, which is at least a hundred meters high, was lifted up like that.

The audience was silent.

Batu was half-awake from the alcohol, his mouth agape.

Zhu Li carried the small mountain and walked around the square three times, his steps steady and his expression unchanged.

When he reached Batu, he asked with a sheepish grin, "Will this work?"

Batu's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground, replying in a trembling voice, "Okay...okay..."

"boom..."

Zhu Li then put the small hill back in the distance.

He dusted off his hands, walked back to Guanyin Nu's side, and said, "Wife, are you alright?"

Guanyin Nu looked at him, her eyes shining, and nodded vigorously.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, "Good, Second Brother, you haven't let us down! Batu, do you still want to watch?"

Batu prostrated himself and said, "No... I won't watch anymore... I submit to the divine might of King Wu..."

The banquet continued, but the atmosphere had completely changed.

The Northern Yuan nobles' gaze towards Zhu Hui changed from disdain to awe.

Lifting a small mountain a hundred meters high is not human.

Although this is a mythical world, lifting a 100-meter-high mountain with one's bare body without using any spiritual power is something no human could do!

From this perspective, even if the Northern Yuan isn't destroyed now, it will be destroyed once this person emerges...

Wang Baobao sat in his seat, drinking silently.

He looked at the way his sister looked at Zhu Hui; it was genuine admiration and pride.

Perhaps, this is for the best.

The banquet lasted until 9 PM.

Guanyin Nu and Zhu Li had just seen off the last group of guests and were preparing to return to their residence when Zhu Biao approached them.

"Second brother, sister-in-law, please wait a moment."

"Big brother, what's wrong..." Zhu Hui asked.

Zhu Biao said with a smile, "Wang Baobao is in the side hall. He wants to chat with his sister-in-law a little longer alone. Second brother, would you like to accompany me for a walk in the Imperial Garden?"

This is to get him out of the way.

Zhu Li looked at Guanyin Nu, and she nodded gently.

"Okay, big brother, what's fun in the Imperial Garden?"

"There's a pond where you can feed the fish." Zhu Biao put his arm around Zhu Hui's shoulder and walked away.

Guanyin Nu walked alone towards the side hall.

Only one lamp was lit inside the hall. Wang Baobao stood by the window, looking at the moonlight outside.

"Brother." Guanyin Nu closed the door.

Wang Baobao turned around, his face no longer showing the obsequiousness he displayed at the banquet, only exhaustion.

"Guanyin Nu, sit down."

The two sat down at the tea table.

"Brother, is there something you didn't finish saying today?" Guanyinnu asked.

Wang Baobao was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Three families didn't come today."

Which three?

"Bayin, Uliji, Qimuge... they are the most vehemently opposed to surrender, and they still have troops hidden in the northern desert," Wang Baobao said softly.

Guanyin Nu's heart tightened as she asked, "Then what about them..."

"His Highness the Crown Prince already knows. Before tonight's banquet, the Embroidered Uniform Guards ransacked their residence in the capital and found letters communicating with the remnants of the Yuan dynasty. Tomorrow, their families will be sent from the grasslands to the capital," Wang Baobao said, looking at her.

"Sent..."

"It means either come voluntarily, or... bring your corpse. His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to tell you: these three families have nothing to do with you, and nothing to do with your brother me."

"You don't need to worry about their lives or deaths, you can't control them anyway," Wang Baobao said calmly.

Guanyin's fingers were icy cold.

She knew her older brother was ruthless, but she didn't expect him to be this ruthless.

While people chatted and laughed at the banquet, blood flowed like a river outside.

"Brother...are you scared?" she asked softly.

"I'm afraid... but I'm even more afraid that you'll be affected, Guanyin slave. Remember, you are now a member of the Zhu family. The grudges and blood debts of the grasslands are no longer your concern," Wang Baobao honestly admitted.

He stood up, took a cloth bag from his pocket, and placed it on the table.

"This is the wolf fang necklace that my mother left me. It was supposed to be given to you when you got married, but now... I'm giving it to you as a replacement."

Inside the cloth bag was a string of white wolf teeth, strung together with a silver chain, each tooth polished smooth.

Guanyin Nu picked up the necklace, and tears finally fell.

"elder brother..."

"Don't cry... Live your life well. King Wu is a good man. Although he is simple-minded, he is sincere. You are luckier than your brother." Wang Baobao raised his hand, wanting to touch her head, but stopped in mid-air and patted her shoulder instead.

He turned to leave.

"Brother! You...you must take good care of yourself," Guanyinnu called out to him.

Wang Baobao, with his back to her, nodded, pushed open the door, and went out.

Guanyin Nu sat in the side hall, holding the string of wolf teeth necklace, and cried for a long time.

Until Zhu Li came looking for him.

"Wife, why are you crying?" He rushed in in a panic.

Guanyin Nu wiped away her tears and shook her head: "It's nothing, I just miss my mother."

Zhu Hui scratched his head and took out a handkerchief from his pocket. It was given to him by Zhu Biao in the Imperial Garden. It was embroidered with dragon patterns and was obviously an imperial item.

"Here, wipe it off." He awkwardly wiped away her tears.

"Is this my elder brother's handkerchief?" Guanyinnu smiled through her tears.

"Oh! Really? My brother didn't say anything, he just gave it to me. It doesn't matter whose it is, as long as it works." Zhu Li replied with a simple smile.

Guanyin Nu took the handkerchief, wiped away her tears, and put on the wolf tooth necklace.

"Is it pretty?" she asked.

"It's beautiful! It's especially beautiful!" Zhu Li nodded vigorously.

The two walked out of the side hall.

Moonlight streamed down the palace path. Zhu Biao stood not far away, waiting. Seeing them emerge, he smiled and asked, "Have you finished talking?"

"I've finished speaking, thank you, Brother Guanyin," Guanyinnu said, curtsying.

"We're family, no need for thanks." Zhu Biao walked over, looking at the necklace around Guanyin Nu's neck. "This is... a wolf fang?"

"It was left by my mother."

"Yes, wear it, it's fine. Second brother, you take your wife back to the manor first, I still have some official business to attend to." Zhu Biao paused and said.

"Still busy so late..." Zhu Li frowned.

"Yes, there are some things that need to be taken care of tonight," Zhu Biao said with a gentle smile.

Zhu Hui didn't understand, but Guanyin Nu did.

Those three families are probably on their way to the capital.

And her elder brother, the crown prince, was to ensure that the process went smoothly...

"Then brother should get some rest," Guanyin Nu said softly.

"Okay." Zhu Biao nodded.

As Zhu Biao watched Zhu Hui lead Guanyin Nu away into the distance, the smile on his face gradually faded.

Jiang Huan emerged from the shadows: "Your Highness, the eldest son of the Bayin family rebelled and killed two of our brothers."

"And then?" Zhu Biao asked.

"He was killed on the spot, and the rest have been brought under control."

"Yes, as planned, he will be sent to the capital tomorrow and imprisoned in the Imperial Prison. The charges are... colluding with the remnants of the Yuan dynasty and plotting to assassinate a prince. Is the evidence ready?" Zhu Biao asked calmly.

"It's ready. The letters found in their house have been processed, and the handwriting matches."

"That's good. By the way, what about Wang Baobao..." Zhu Biao said, looking up at the moon.

"He was very honest; after returning home, he stayed indoors and never went out."

"Smart man, let's go to the East Pavilion. There are still some memorials to approve," Zhu Biao replied with a light laugh.

"Your Highness, you haven't slept much for three days..."

"It's okay, I'm used to it."

The two walked towards the East Pavilion, one after the other.

The moonlight stretched their shadows long.

Meanwhile, in the Wu King's mansion, Guanyin Nu lay on her bed, touching the wolf-tooth necklace around her neck, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

Zhu Li was already snoring away.

She turned to her side, looked at her husband's honest, sleeping face, and whispered, "Husband, thank you."