Zhu Yuanzhang finally made his appearance.

His chin was jutting out, his eyes were sunken, his forehead was protruding, and his face was covered with many black moles.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was rather ugly, he possessed a heroic and masculine spirit.

His eyes, in particular, were bright and piercing, revealing his shrewdness and determination.

Li Huan laughed and said, "You are Zhu Yuanzhang?"

Zhu Yuanzhang clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and said, "Indeed! I have long admired the Master's reputation and long yearned to see him. Today, I am truly honored to witness your magnificence!"

That was quite a sincere compliment.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "Upon learning that the Yuan army was coming to besiege us, I led my soldiers to launch a surprise attack on the Yuan army from the rear and captured the son of the Prince of Ruyang!"

"Wang Baobao?" Li Huan was taken aback.

Zhao Min was also stunned.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and ordered his men to bring Wang Baobao in.

The guy was disheveled, bruised and battered, clearly having suffered a severe beating.

"Minmin!" Wang Baobao exclaimed in surprise when he saw Zhao Min.

Zhao Min frowned slightly: "Was it my brother who led the troops and joined forces with Cheng Kun to try to destroy the six major sects and the Ming Cult?"

Wang Baobao hurriedly said, "I knew you were definitely going to participate in the 'Lion-Slaying Assembly,' so I came to rescue you and, incidentally, eliminate the six major sects! Unexpectedly, Cheng Kun's scheme failed..."

Li Huan deliberately asked Zhao Min, "What do you think should be done with Wang Baobao?"

Before Zhao Min could answer, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly said, "Master, Wang Baobao is the only son of the Prince of Ruyang. We can use him to threaten the Prince of Ruyang and force him to withdraw his troops from the Central Plains!"

Li Huan said seriously, "That makes sense! However, Wang Baobao is a true man, upright and unyielding, and would rather die than submit! Using him to threaten Prince Ruyang will probably not work!"

Zhu Yuanzhang reached out, pressed down on Wang Baobao's shoulder, and grinned maliciously.

"Are you tough? I have a thousand ways to slowly torture you until you completely submit."

Wang Baobao's expression changed drastically, and he shook his head like a rattle drum.

"No, no, no, how could I dare to oppose the Ming Cult? This attack on Shaolin Temple was all Cheng Kun's bad idea. I was worried about my sister Minmin's safety and only wanted to save her!"

Li Huan said, "Zhao Min is very safe with me. Don't worry about her. Just be a good hostage!"

Wang Baobao bowed and scraped, saying, "As long as you don't hurt me and Minmin, I'll do anything you ask!"

Li Huan instructed, "Yang Xiao, send someone to guard Wang Baobao. Lock him in a solitary cell, give him three meals a day, make sure he's well-fed and watered, and don't beat him arbitrarily!"

"Yes, sir!" Yang Xiao obeyed the order, then asked, "What should we do if Wang Baobao tries to escape?"

Li Huan laughed and said, "You knew how to put black iron shackles on Xiao Zhao before, but now you don't know how to prevent Wang Baobao from escaping?"

Yang Xiao suddenly realized: "Thank you for the reminder, Master! I will put black iron shackles on Wang Baobao's hands and feet."

Wang Baobao raised his eyebrows, looking extremely embarrassed.

After a moment's thought, Li Huan said to Dai Qisi, "I have urgent business to attend to and need to leave for a while. I'll have to trouble you to take care of Zhao Min!"

Dai Qisi said, "Zhao Min is the daughter of the Prince of Ruyang. She is cunning and ruthless. How could she listen to me? I guess she took the opportunity to slip away as soon as the leader left."

Li Huan said, "The six major sects hate Zhao Min to the bone. Once Zhao Min sets foot in the martial world, she will definitely suffer revenge. She can only stay in the Ming Cult and be safe!"

Zhao Min smiled and said, "That's right, I must stay in the Ming Cult and seek refuge."

Yang Xiao said, "Zhao Min is the leader's woman, and none of the Ming Cult members dare to bully her!"

Dai Qisi raised an eyebrow: "The sect leader's methods are brilliant; he even managed to subdue Princess Ruyang!"

Zhao Min's face flushed slightly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Nothing like that happened between Li Huan and me..."

Xiao Zhao giggled and made a face at Zhao Min: "That day at Green Willow Manor, when you and the leader were thrown into the dungeon, did nothing really happen?"

In an instant, Zhao Min recalled the time Li Huan had held her in his arms…

Her cheeks turned even redder.

Seeing Zhao Min's appearance, Dai Qisi understood and said with a smile, "Please rest assured, Master, I will do my best to protect your woman!"

Li Huan nodded, feeling a little more at ease.

Yang Buhui asked curiously, "Master, where are you going?"

Li Huan said, "This 'Food Festival' sold over 10,000 boxed meals, and I've run out of ingredients. I must go to southern Guangdong to replenish a large quantity of precious ingredients!"

"I am willing to accompany the leader!" Yang Buhui said impatiently, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Li Huan said, "The journey to southern Guangdong is long, and I need to use the 'Light Escape Technique,' so it's inconvenient to bring anyone with me."

Upon hearing this, Yang Buhui looked disappointed.

Li Huan opened his purse, took out 500,000 taels of silver notes, and handed them to Yang Xiao.

"This silver can be used for the daily expenses of our sect, and can also be used to recruit soldiers and horses as military pay."

Yang Xiao obeyed the order and respectfully put away the silver notes.

Li Huan knew that history could not be changed, and Zhu Yuanzhang would eventually dominate the world and establish the Ming Dynasty.

He then said to Yang Xiao, "Zhu Yuanzhang is quick-witted and skilled in leading troops into battle. He can be entrusted with important responsibilities and do his utmost to eliminate the Yuan army."

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and quickly clasped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Master. I will fight bravely and live up to your kindness!"

Yang Xiao asked, "Master, when will you return?"

Li Huan said, "I will return in half a month. You must not slack off!"

After saying that, Li Huan got on the electric tricycle and started the engine.

Suddenly, a dazzling light appeared ahead!

Everyone was surprised.

Li Huan suddenly accelerated, disappearing from the light.

Dai Qisi exclaimed in astonishment: "This kind of light escape technique is so amazing, I have never seen it before..."

...

Whoosh!

Time travel complete.

An electric tricycle was parked at the bottom of a dirt slope.

Li Huan lowered the car window and looked around.

The wind howled, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

Holy crap, where am I?

Suddenly, a series of battle shouts came from behind the earthen slope, their momentum powerful.

Li Huan turned the car around, turned on the ignition, accelerated continuously, and sped up the dirt slope!

In the distance, there was an open campsite.

Tens of thousands of soldiers are training diligently, shouting in unison.

A high platform was erected directly in front of the camp.

On the high platform, a man stands, waving an apricot-colored military flag, directing his soldiers to form a battle formation.

Li Huan took out his phone from his waist bag, turned on the camera, selected 50x zoom, and observed the people on the distant high platform.

He was none other than Zhuge Liang!

Li Huan understood and traveled to Liu Bei's military camp.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang was busy training soldiers and practicing battle formations.

Li Huan put away his phone, gripped the handlebars tightly, and quickly drove down the dirt slope towards the military camp.

The sentries in the watchtower spotted the red electric tricycle and hurriedly shouted.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"

A bugle call sounded.

The military camp gates were tightly shut. Li Huan slammed on the brakes and stopped to wait.

Soon, the camp gates opened.

An old general rode out on horseback, leading his soldiers to meet the enemy...