I Cultivate Immortality Under Hongwu, and the Old Zhu Keeps Trying to Beat Me Up

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[The Hongwu era’s most well-connected man, but Old Zhu wants to beat me up every day]

Chang Sheng’s ideal life: cultivate immortality in obscurity and live for ten thousand years.

Reality: He’s become the son of Chang Yuchun, the Prince of Kaiping. The crown prince is his brother-in-law, Empress Ma wants him to call her Auntie, Lan Yu is his actual uncle, and the eldest imperial grandson follows him around every day calling him Uncle… His connections are so powerful there’s no way to avoid being dragged into things.

With history’s tragedies about to repeat themselves, he has no choice but to step in, save everyone who needs saving, and eliminate the culprits before they can cause trouble.

He thought he’d done enough good deeds to earn a perfect ending, but Zhu Yuanzhang’s gaze grew more and more suspicious.

“You balanced the accounts at the Court of Imperial Sacrifices!”

“You rooted out the traitors in the imperial harem!”

“You put down the third prince’s rebellion!”

Me: (Nods obediently.jpg)

Zhu Yuanzhang smacked the table in anger. “Then tell me, where did you get these unfathomable, supernatural abilities of yours?”

I looked up at the sky. “Well… Your Majesty, do you believe in science?”

Later, when great floods struck Jiangnan, I carried my sword and literally pierced a hole through the clouds above.

Old Zhu fell silent in the imperial city. He often told Zhu Xiongying, “Dear grandson, promise Grandpa you’ll take good care of your uncle from now on.”