At the North Desert Prison, within the highest level monitoring room.
"Zilong, all nine of us have already imparted all of our life's knowledge to you, we hope that once you leave, you won't bring us shame!"
An elderly man with white hair said sternly, kneeling in front of Zhang Zilong.
Behind him, the other eight elder men with white hair were stroking their beards, chattering away:
"The medical arts I taught you are ancient secrets, capable of bringing the dead back to life. After you leave here, make sure to carry on and glorify this skill!"
"My Baijia techniques are a collation of martial arts from past to present. You must use this well!"
"My occult arts, they are both wonderful and profound. You should not invoke it lightly unless it's an absolute necessity."
"As for me, I only taught you the way of conducting business. Although I can't compare with the previous few, it's no problem to get rich enough to rival a nation!"
"……"
The nine masters took turns to instruct Zhang Zilong.
Zhang Zilong remembered everything and give them nine consecutive bows.
After three years of companionship, although he didn't know the backgrounds of these nine masters, they had taken great care of him in these years and even imparted all of their unique life learnings to him!
Just this favor alone, Zhang Zilong could already repay.
"Okay, we have received your sincerity. If you continue to bow, it will feel phony."
The second master spoke with a smile at this point.
Zhang Zilong was also amused and stood up.
"Zilong, I heard that the young ladies these days are very open-minded. If you can stand firm out there, bring one in for me," said Third Master in an impish manner.
Hearing this, Zhang Zilong's face turned awkward.
Elder Master on spot, heavily knocked on Third Master's forehead, “This is the Northern Desert Prison, which woman in her right mind would come to a place like this?”
“Yeah, you’re right,” Third Master replied disappointedly.
“Then, let Zilong take the blame for someone again, how about that?"
Third Master added after a while.
Zhang Zilong was taken aback.
He never talked about this painful memory, so how did they know about it?
In an instance, Zhang Zilong felt that his nine martial brothers were truly profound and unfathomable!
Elder Master glared at Third Master. Feeling the gaze from Zhang Zilong, Third Master gave an awkward smile and turned away.
"Zilong, you're leaving. Let the Elder Master give you something. Catch it!"
Elder Master tossed something over to Zhang Zilong.
Zhang Zilong quickly caught it and saw that it was a token with the word "War God" engraved on it.
"Zhang Zilong, it's time, you should go now!"
The cold voice of the prison guard rang from the doorway.
Zhang Zilong looked back at his nine masters, who nodded in return.
"Take care, my masters!"
With these words, Zhang Zilong bowed respectfully to the nine masters, then turned and walked out of the surveillance room.
"Sigh, with Zilong gone, we won't have any cheer here anymore."
"How dare you say that? We originally agreed to just discipline this kid, but you insisted on teaching him our skills. As it turns out, this student excels his teachers. Not only has he learned all our skills, but he has also managed to grasp their spirit."
"With this lad getting out of the jail, I am afraid the outside world is about to change."
In the surveillance room, the nine old men huddled together and murmured amongst themselves.
An hour later, Zhang Zilong walked out of the prison, taking a deep breath and then exhaling it slowly.
The air outside immediately felt different from the stuffy prison. This was the air of freedom!
Three years ago, to pay for his mother’s medical bills after a car accident, Zhang Zilong was left with no choice but to become the son-in-law of the Zhao family.
The Zhao family’s daughter was as beautiful as a celestial being, and also a business genius. Because she had married the then-unknown Zhang Zilong, they became the laughingstock of Shu state.
Consequently, Zhang Zilong was looked down upon by his in-laws and faced all kinds of difficulties.
Fortunately, his wife Zhao Yanyun treated him kindly. Although they were not truly husband and wife, Zhang Zilong felt blessed by this kindness.
Zilong Zhang originally thought his life would keep going in this mediocre pace until one day, the young master of the Ouyang family sought him out and asked him to take the blame and go to jail for him.
Apparently, Zhengyun Ouyang tried to rape a young girl and failed, and the case ended up being investigated by the patrol office.
As it so happened, Zilong Zhang, who was seen in that area that day, was the obvious scapegoat.
Around the same time, his wife, Yanyun Zhao's company was facing a huge crisis that she couldn't resolve. As an act of support, Zhang decided to take the blame for Zhengyun Ouyang under the condition that Ouyang would help his wife out of her crisis.
Although he had no idea why he was sent to a high-level prison.
If he hadn't come across nine of his teachers, he might have died there.
Zilong took a deep breath; today marked his release from prison, but he doubted the Zhao family would remember.
With a bitter smile on his face, he was about to walk away.
Just then, a pink supercar, a Ferrari, came speeding up from a distance, stopping steadily in front of him.
The car window rolled down, and a stunning woman appeared before his eyes.
"What are you looking at? Get in the car!" The expressionless beauty said.
To his surprise, the woman before him was his wife, Yanyun Zhao!
Without a second thought, Zhang obediently got into the car.
Yanyun Zhao immediately stepped on the gas and sped away.
"My dear, I didn't expect you to come and pick me up, thank you," said Zhang Zilong, deeply moved.
Three years had passed, but Zhao Yanyun still remembered him. It must be true love!
Zhao Yanyun didn’t reply. After driving for a while, she finally asked, "Zhang Zilong, tell me honestly, is the crime you were convicted for real?"
When Zhao Yanyun learnt that Zhang Zilong was sentenced for raping a young girl, she was shocked, believing that Zhang Zilong, given her understanding of his character, wouldn’t stoop to such a despicable act.
To verify the truth, she had always planned to visit the prison to grill Zhang Zilong on this matter.
However, the prison's high-security status meant that Zhao Yanyun simply couldn't get in.
Thus, she could only wait until today, when Zhang Zilong was finally released after completing his sentence, to confront him.