Master of Martial Arts, please enjoy a drunken revelry in the martial world.

Yin Kuang frowned slightly after reading through the file in front of him.

"A petty hoodlum who was sold by a casino to become a eunuch in the palace was rescued by two martial arts masters."

Eunuch Cao, don't you think this conclusion is too outrageous?

As for the Empress Dowager's disappearance, it was an absurdity!

The Empress Dowager of a nation has been abducted from her palace! How can I possibly believe that I am safe?

Will someone come to my bedchamber tomorrow and stab me to death with a sword?

Enraged, Yin Kuang slammed the file in his hand onto the table.

Cao Zhengchun was shocked and immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! The one who kidnapped the Empress Dowager is a master, and he seems to be very familiar with the palace's layout, which is why he was able to abduct her."

"I don't want to hear these reasons."

"I'm only giving you three days to find the Empress Dowager. If you fail, you'll have to deal with the consequences yourself!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, that's why I went to investigate."

Cao Zhengchun left in a hurry, but Yin Kuang's brows remained furrowed.

"Is there any connection between Princess Toshihide of Izumo, the Empress Dowager's disappearance, and the incident in the imperial prison?"

Or is this another scheme orchestrated by my uncle?

The palace is now guarded by the Eastern Depot. If the Empress Dowager's disappearance is fully exposed, the Eastern Depot will certainly be unable to protect the palace anymore.

Therefore, the only thing they can rely on is the Dragon Guard Manor.

But doing so would place my life in the hands of my imperial uncle.

Yin Kuang rubbed his temples, feeling that Zhu Wushi's actions were becoming increasingly arrogant.

Although there is no direct evidence, Yin Kuang is extremely confident that Zhu Wushi was behind this.

Apart from him, no one in the Ming Dynasty had this ability.

Some things don't actually require much evidence and analysis; you can get the answer simply by inferring from the results.

Yin Kuang has a clear understanding of what kind of person Zhu Wushi has been over the years.

For any emperor, a prince who is ambitious and possesses remarkable abilities and power is not a good thing.

Ultimately, it's because we don't have enough capable people at our disposal.

Although I have integrated the forces of the Eastern Depot, Western Depot and Embroidered Uniform Guard over the years, and the Six Doors are very loyal, I have always found it difficult to completely control the most important military power.

Although the ten generals were capable, they were not loyal enough.

"Confidants are still not enough."

Yin Kuang was a little annoyed.

Being an emperor is really not easy.

"The Empress Dowager's disappearance cannot be concealed, so more people will be dragged down with her."

"Guards! Summon the Iron-Blooded Marquis!"

An undercurrent was brewing within the palace.

None of these things were within Gu Qianbei's concern.

He had returned to Qianchousi Si and was studying the Absorption Technique and the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill.

These two divine skills can be said to complement each other and restrain each other.

To master the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, one needs extremely profound internal strength.

Even a genius like Gu Santong spent twenty years accumulating knowledge on his own.

However, if you use the Absorption Technique to devour someone else's internal energy, the time required will be greatly reduced.

The Absorption Technique has another characteristic: it can also absorb the martial arts of the person it absorbs.

Therefore, the Absorption Technique is the strongest technique for absorbing internal energy. It is even more domineering than the Northern Darkness Divine Art and has no side effects.

This characteristic of the Absorption Technique can also solve the problem that the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill can only perform normal attacks.

Because the Absorption Technique can suppress restless internal energy, making it possible to use other martial arts techniques.

Therefore, if these two techniques are not practiced simultaneously, their effectiveness will be reduced by half.

"Gu Santong is such a waste. If he had mastered both martial arts back then, he would never have lost to Zhu Wushi."

Gu Qianbei shook his head slightly, suddenly feeling that Gu Santong deserved it.

At that moment, Gu Qianbei sat down cross-legged and began to practice these two martial arts.

The Absorption Technique follows the path of cultivating the internal from the external, that is, tempering oneself with external force.

A small portion of the absorbed internal energy is retained in the dantian, while the rest is used to temper the meridians and bones, thus enabling the body to withstand more violent internal energy.

The Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill follows the path of cultivating from within to without, which means first cultivating internal strength, using one's own internal strength to temper the whole body from the inside out, and finally reaching the state of Vajra Indestructibility.

With Gu Qianbei's talent and the insights gained from the Thousand Days of Drunkenness, he had already mastered the two martial arts in just one night.

"This feeling is actually quite nice."

Gu Qianbei smiled with satisfaction, but had no intention of delving deeper into these two martial arts.

After all, he possessed too many martial arts skills. Although these two skills were good, they were still a bit inferior to martial arts such as the Fire Dance Whirlwind Sword Technique, Dragon God Skill, Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, and Thunder Technique.

What he wants to do now is to extract the essence of these two martial arts and combine it with his own Golden Light Mantra to create a Golden Light Mantra that allows him to transform.

By then, his strength should have improved considerably.

Most importantly, with such a body, the damage he would suffer would be much less.

"Integrating martial arts techniques is not an easy task, let's take it slowly."

Just as Gu Qianbei was thinking this and wanted to catch up on some sleep, there was a knock on the door.

"Manager Gu! Manager Gu, are you there?"

It was Yunluo's voice.

Gu Qianbei was somewhat surprised that Yun Luo had come to find him.

The door opened, and Yunluo rushed in looking anxious.

"Master! Something terrible has happened! My mother has disappeared! You must help me!"

Yunluo was so anxious she was almost in tears.

To her, the Empress Dowager was a loving mother, the mother who doted on her the most.

Now that she's been captured in the palace, how could she not be worried and afraid?

Gu Qianbei frowned slightly, having been so focused on Gu Santong that she had forgotten about this part of the plot.

Tell me more.

Yunluo immediately told Gu Qianbei the details.

"Now, my brother has sent that eunuch Cao Zhengchun and my uncle to investigate the whereabouts of my mother."

But I was still worried, and I wanted to do something for my mother.

Manager Gu, do you have any ideas?

Of all the people I know, you're the most amazing.

Seeing Yun Luo's tearful face, Gu Qianbei sighed softly.

He's practically my apprentice, so I should at least offer him some comfort.

"You don't need to worry so much. The Eastern Depot and the Dragon Guard Manor have both been mobilized, so it's only a matter of time before this matter is resolved."

"But I'm afraid that before things are resolved, my mother will die."

Gu Qianbei thought about it again and realized that it wasn't impossible.

In the original story, Cheng Shifei's appearance saved the Empress Dowager ahead of time, but now that Cheng Shifei is gone, who knows what changes will occur.

It would be rather awkward if my presence led to the Empress Dowager's tragic death.

In particular, Gu Qianbei has a pretty good relationship with Yun Luo and Yin Kuang.

"Okay, I'll check it for you."

Upon seeing that Gu Qianbei agreed, Yun Luo was overjoyed.

"Thank you, Manager Gu! Is there anything I can do to help you?"

I also want to do my part to rescue my mother.