Zhu Gaoxu cursed and swore all the way.
His personal guards behind him had also listened to Zhu Gaoxu's curses the entire journey.
"That old bastard, sooner or later I'll make him regret coming into this World."
He cursed all the way to the outside of Yingtian Prefecture's city defense camp.
Just then, the sound of horse hooves came from afar.
The sound of hooves was urgent, and Zhu Gaoxu thought it was a messenger.
He turned his head to look, only to see that the person coming was Rosen.
Zhu Gaoxu was terrified when he saw Rosen: "Quick, quickly stop him."
Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly spurred his horse and ran into the city defense camp.
"This humble general, Yuan Ping, greets Your Highness, the King of Han."
"Quick, quickly mobilize troops for me! There are bandits breaking into the camp outside, trying to assassinate King."
"What?"
"Hurry! Remember to capture him alive for me. King wants to personally torment that bandit."
Rosen had already knocked down Zhu Gaoxu's dozen or so personal guards, leaving them unable to get up.
Rosen swaggered into the city defense camp.
Yuan Ping immediately led a hundred men to block Rosen's path.
"Bold bandit! Do you know where this is? Trespassing into the city defense camp means death!"
"Men, apprehend this My Lord."
Rosen suddenly charged forward, pushing his way through. Over a hundred soldiers were all knocked to the ground by Rosen.
Yuan Ping and Zhu Gaoxu were already pale with fright.
They had never seen such a peerless powerhouse.
Even those fierce generals, bare-handed, could at most knock down a dozen people.
Fighting one against a hundred only existed in legends.
They never expected to encounter such a situation today.
"Your Highness, the King of Han... he... he... he..."
Zhu Gaoxu was so scared that he fell to the ground. Rosen came up, picked up Zhu Gaoxu, and immediately gave him two hard slaps.
"You... Rosen, I will not rest until you are dead..."
"Still daring to talk back!" Rosen followed up with another combo attack.
Zhu Gaoxu was already covered in bruises, and his head was swollen like a pig's.
"Still daring to flirt with my daughter?"
"If you have the guts, kill me!" Zhu Gaoxu roared.
Rosen kicked Zhu Gaoxu in the face, one kick, two kicks, three kicks...
"Still daring to flirt with my daughter?"
"You..."
Rosen then delivered another kick, two kicks...
"Still daring to..."
Zhu Gaoxu shook his head repeatedly: "Wuwu... No... I wouldn't dare... I wouldn't dare."
"You dare to assault a prince and trespass into a vital military area, you deserve to die..." Yuan Ping roared.
Rosen took out a death-exemption iron scroll and threw it at Yuan Ping's face.
"If you want to kill me, go find Zhu Di and ask for an imperial decree."
Yuan Ping's face was covered in blood from the impact, but his body trembled violently. Anyone who could produce a death-exemption iron scroll was definitely a person of immense power.
Even if they weren't as influential as Zhu Gaoxu, they wouldn't be far off; they were basically at the Duke level.
Why did he get so carried away and get involved in this matter?
If this came back to haunt him later, his small body wouldn't be able to handle it.
Look, even Zhu Gaoxu, a King, was beaten to such a state. His own minor position as deputy commander of the city defense camp would likely mean his life was in danger.
Rosen casually brushed his slightly disheveled hair back.
"Do you mind if I borrow a horse?"
"This..."
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as you don't mind." Rosen snatched a horse and rode away.
Zhu Gaoxu sent someone to Zhu Di to complain, but they were stopped in front of the Forbidden City. Zhu Di said he was busy and told Zhu Gaoxu to resolve it himself.
Since Zhu Di had already received benefits from Rosen, he naturally had nothing to say.
As long as Rosen didn't kill his son, everything else was negotiable.
Zhu Gaoxu getting beaten up could exchange for three years of a million taels in income; this deal was truly too worthwhile.
...
Zhu Gaochi rushed to Yao Guangxiao's residence in a flurry.
Currently, Yao Guangxiao was half monk, half layman, and had not yet entered a Chan monastery for Cultivation. His daily life was already close to Buddhism, but he still taught Zhu Gaochi every day.
Upon finding Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Gaochi spoke with a hint of anger.
"Yao Shi, isn't that person going too far? Second Brother just got out of bed and was severely injured by him again. This time he won't be able to get out of bed for three months. The first time was fine, but twice in a row, this is simply too disrespectful to our royal family."
"He produced another death-exemption iron scroll," Yao Shi said calmly.
"Huh? No matter how grateful Imperial Father is to him, it's impossible for him to give him two death-exemption iron scrolls."
"Not long ago, His Majesty acquired a new source of income, the white sugar business. That white sugar business is truly lucrative, bringing in nearly a thousand taels every day."
"What does this have to do with that Rosen?"
"Naturally, it's because the white sugar production technique was gifted by Rosen. That person used the white sugar production technique to exchange for another opportunity to beat the Second Prince."
"Uh, this... This Mr. Rosen is truly vengeful. This isn't bad, at least Second Brother won't dare to show off in front of Mr. Rosen again." Zhu Gaochi's eyes darted, a hint of cunning appearing on his seemingly honest face: "Yao Shi, does Mr. Rosen still have such profitable businesses?"
"He should."
"When we first started our uprising, Imperial Father suddenly produced steelmaking techniques, flintlock gun techniques, and honeycomb briquette technology. Was it..."
Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Gaochi and nodded with satisfaction.
"This Mr. Rosen is a true Great Master."
"Yao Shi, why don't you help me ask Mr. Rosen? Anyway, Second Brother is going to be bedridden for three months, so he might as well take another beating. As long as Mr. Rosen can also give me some income, and as long as he doesn't beat Second Brother to death, I'll handle everything else."
Indeed, no prince was a kind-hearted person. Zhu Gaochi, who usually appeared honest and simple, was ruthless when it came to his own brother.
"Then this humble monk shall go."
Yao Guangxiao actually wanted to meet Rosen as well.
That same day, Yao Guangxiao had his servants deliver a visiting card, unlike Zhu Di, who could come and go as he pleased.
Yao Guangxiao regarded the other party as a fellow Dao practitioner, so the necessary respect was essential.
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