"Look at how good I am now? The number one Inner Mansion in the world, number one in the world!
I have a very large fief in Qi, and the people in the fief are very simple people. In my fief, there's also a very interesting building. It's called the Hall of Righteousness, and it's quite ancient. You must go and take a look later.
As for me, I am now a man of Qingyang Town in Da Qi, and I am also a fourth-rank Blue Medal Constable.
A Blue Medal Constable in Qi is like an arrest … Hahaha, what does fourth-rank mean? Only outer sect cultivators can step into that threshold, and I got it in advance!
From the offshore islands to Linzi in Qi, I have friends everywhere, and I can settle everything.
Whether it is a noble title or an official position, I will be promoted when I go back this time! "
Jiang Wang said a lot of nonsense, and no one knew what he was trying to explain.
But as he spoke, he finally couldn't laugh anymore.
Finally, he said, "Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you. Have you been in Mu for the past two years? "
"Yes, I was in the wilderness." Zhao Rucheng's gaze moved away from the wine, and he looked up with a smile. "I wasted too much time in the past, so I worked a little harder. I didn't expect that with such a casual effort, I would become the fourth Inner Mansion in the world. "
"The wilderness …"
Jiang Wang repeated, and his gaze fell on Zhao Rucheng's short hair that had lost its luster. His gaze was very gentle. "How many Yin Demons did you kill?"
"How many Yin Demons did I kill …" Zhao Rucheng seemed to count, and then he smiled and said, "I can't count. Yuwen Duo might have the answer. "
Seeing Jiang Wang's puzzled expression, he explained, "It's the guy with the long hair, the one who almost fought with you at the Taowu Bridge that day."
Of course, Jiang Wang remembered this person. Later on, on the martial arts stage, Yuwen Duo rushed up the stage to carry Zhao Rucheng away. He was a very loyal and reckless man.
"You have a good relationship." He smiled.
"He's quite a nice person," Zhao Rucheng said. "I'm not doing too badly in the Mu Kingdom either. If you want friends, you have friends. If you want beauties, you have beauties. "
The two of them fell silent again.
They each hid their wounds and walked all the way here.
They both knew that in this world, perhaps only they could feel each other's pain, but neither of them wanted the other to feel it.
Thus, there was silence.
Two cups of wine were poured, but neither of them took a sip. The dishes on the table were all the dishes they used to eat in Maplewood City, but they hadn't touched them yet.
"Speaking of which …" This time, it was Jiang Wang who spoke first. He looked at the dishes on the table as if he could find some important clues. "Why don't I see Uncle Deng?"
"Oh, him." Zhao Rucheng smiled and said, "He's staying in the Mu Empire. Every day, he would drive a few horses to carry goods and sell them everywhere. Be a Five Horse Rider and play in the world. "
This was indeed the life that Deng Yue wanted. When he was pretending to be the Five Horse Riders, when he was bargaining with others, when he was pretending to be an ordinary person … his smile was the most natural.
The tension in Jiang Wang's heart relaxed. He nodded and said, "This is very good."
"Now you know who I am." Zhao Rucheng smiled charmingly and said in a relaxed tone, "Uncle Deng is like my imperial bodyguard. He's very powerful."
"I couldn't tell in the past." Jiang Wang's tone also relaxed. "I just felt that Uncle Deng followed behind you every day. He didn't look like an expert at all. Every day, he would say, 'It's too late, young master, go home' …"
"Hahahaha!" Zhao Rucheng laughed loudly. "He was really annoying back then."
As he laughed, his eyes turned red.
He said, "When the incident happened, Uncle Deng immediately took me to the Illustrious Virtue Hall, but … he didn't see it. At that time, Uncle Deng thought that the people of the Qin Kingdom were chasing after us, so he only wanted to take me to escape. After a long time, he found out that it was the evil sect that caused the chaos … "
He choked, "I'm sorry!"
Perhaps only he knew that he wasn't apologizing to Jiang Wang.
"An 'an is fine!" Jiang Wang reached out and pressed on Zhao Rucheng's shoulder. "I took her with me and escaped!"
"You mean …" Zhao Rucheng suddenly raised his head.
When he escaped from Maplewood City, he couldn't save Jiang An 'an. That was the thing that made him feel most guilty.
He always thought that in the entire Maplewood City area, other than him, only Jiang Wang survived by chance. That was why he didn't even dare to mention An 'an's name. He was afraid that Jiang Wang would be sad because of it.
Jiang Wang's hand tightened. "At that time, I mastered a secret technique that used my lifespan to activate it, and I only had one chance …"
Immediately, he told Zhao Rucheng everything that had happened on the day of Maplewood City's destruction.
He told Jiang Wang everything, including his contact with the White Bone Path and the choice he made on the day of the disaster. At that time, he gave his only chance to fight for his life to An 'an. Because of that, he gave up on Ling He, Zhao Rucheng, and Tang Dun …
Regarding that disaster, Zhao Rucheng only had a few scattered clues and some private guesses and analysis. Although he could guess part of the truth after combining it with Jiang Wang's situation, this was the first time he truly understood the specific process of Maplewood City's destruction.
The scene of the city collapsing seemed to be right in front of him.
That kind of anger, pain, and suffering seemed like a dream.
His handsome face couldn't help but turn cold. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Zhuang Jun is a bastard. I must kill him!"
Jiang Wang patted Zhao Rucheng's shoulder and then retracted his hand. "That's a matter for the future."
The hatred in his heart was gnawing at him at every moment. But taking revenge on the ruler of a country was definitely not a simple matter, and it couldn't be rushed. Especially when the other party was a Perfected Master of the present age, the one who killed the Retired Emperor of Yong, Han Yin!
Acting hastily would be irresponsible to those who died in vain in Maplewood City.
Because if they failed, no one would be able to take revenge for those who died in Maplewood City.
Zhao Rucheng opened his mouth. The dark memories of that day were still fresh in his mind. Today, he had a lot of things to say.
But in the end, he only said, "It's a pity that I can't see An 'an now."
His voice was extremely low. "I often dream of her."
"She's just this big, this big little thing." He gestured with his hands and finally put them down on his lap. There was a sense of loss with nowhere to put them. "She's cute and sensible."
He, who had pulled out the Emperor's Sword and exposed his identity as a descendant of Emperor Huai of Qin, would either be used as a bargaining chip or a weapon against Qin in any country.
Before he was strong enough, it was difficult for his value to be separated from his identity.
Therefore, it was unwise to expose his identity.
But after Deng Yue's sacrifice and the Great Qin's Prison Keeper caught up with him again, he had no other choice.
He needed time to grow, and more importantly, he needed a place to live.
Only by making a name for himself on the Viewing River Platform could he make the best use of his identity as a descendant of Emperor Huai of Qin in the current situation. He struggled for a path that he didn't know if he could survive, but he could still move forward for the time being.
And he didn't want to tell Jiang Wang about this.
Even the world's number one inner palace was too insignificant compared to Qin.
"An 'an is now a disciple of Lingxiao Pavilion. It's very safe there. The young pavilion master of Lingxiao Pavilion is a good friend of mine. "Jiang Wang gestured with his hands in front of him." She's about this tall now. A few days ago, she wrote to me saying that she had successfully laid the foundation! She's very hardworking. "
"Laying the foundation doesn't mean the earlier the better. She needs to be properly adjusted and choose the most appropriate body state …" Zhao Rucheng said very worriedly.
"Of course." Jiang Wang said, "It was Lingxiao Pavilion's Daoist Master Ye who personally taught her. Qingyu also told me in her letter that An 'an's foundation is very good and meets the conditions for opening meridians. It's just that she's too young, so it's inevitable that she needs more time to polish the later big and small circulations. "
"Qingyu?"
"Oh, it's Young Pavilion Master Ye."
Zhao Rucheng looked pensive. "You guys often write letters?"
"You can say that …" Jiang Wang asked, "What's wrong?"
"Yun State has always adhered to the principle of neutrality and doesn't favor any side, right?"
Jiang Wang sighed and nodded. "Yes, I owe Lingxiao Pavilion a lot for this. So after this competition, I plan to take An 'an to Qi. "
"It's not appropriate."
Zhao Rucheng shook his head directly. "You seem to have a meteoric rise in this competition, but it's also the time when you're at the heart of the storm. It's not as peaceful as before. After returning to Qi this time, if there's a storm, it won't be the same as before. This is one of the reasons. Secondly, since An 'an was personally taught by Daoist Master Ye, she's a direct descendant of Lingxiao Pavilion. Lingxiao Pavilion will certainly protect her. Putting aside the safety issue, if you take An' an to Qi, where can you find another Daoist Master for her? With the talent and strength you've shown now, it's not difficult to be apprenticed to a Daoist Master, but there's no such thing as a buy one get one free. "
"I don't intend to be apprenticed myself …" Jiang Wang frowned. "But I can't always let Lingxiao Pavilion help me take care of An 'an, right?"
Zhao Rucheng glanced at him. "How much do you hate to owe people? Letting An 'an join Lingxiao Pavilion is a favor you owe Lingxiao Pavilion. After An 'an joins Lingxiao Pavilion, it's her sect friendship with Lingxiao Pavilion. It doesn't matter if you take An 'an or not. Wait until you go back to Qi and stabilize your gains this time, then you can consider it again! "
Jiang Wang had to admit that what Zhao Rucheng said was indeed more reasonable.
"No wonder Big Brother always said that you …"
Jiang Wang paused here.
Because he once again realized that they didn't have a big brother.
However, Zhao Rucheng did not avoid the figure in his memory. He continued the sentence seriously, "We must avenge Big Brother's death."
"I've never forgotten." Jiang Wang said.
The two brothers hadn't talked to each other like this for a long time. One moment they were thinking about love, the next moment they were talking about hatred. Memories and reality were mixed, and their words were also erratic.
For the two of them, it was rare for them to lose their rationality.
After all, the tragedy in Maplewood City was a wound they both went through together. No one else could communicate with them anymore.
"Big Brother Hu." Zhao Rucheng said, "Uncle Deng … went to see Big Brother Hu for me. He didn't seem to know the truth about Maplewood City. He's in an important place in the army. Zhuang Gaoxian has already become a Perfected Person, so it's inconvenient for Uncle Deng to show up … "
"I also asked Fellow Daoist Ye to see him and tell him the truth. I wanted to take him away from Zhuang Country …" Jiang Wang said, "But he refused."
He didn't mention that Du Yehu scolded him badly because he didn't believe that was Du Yehu's true attitude. Once an irritable and impulsive tiger started to hide its claws and fangs, it must have a target it wanted to devour with all its might.
Zhao Rucheng thought for a moment and said, "He should have his own ideas."
They hadn't seen Du Yehu for a long time, but they never doubted that young man.
"I think so too." Jiang Wang said, "It's okay to stay in Zhuang Country. There are no living people in Maplewood City anymore, and no one knows about our relationship."
At this moment, he remembered Li Jianqiu.
That night in Xin 'an City, Dong Axian found an excuse to send Li Jianqiu away and then fought him to the death.
A teacher's protection for his disciple was something he once thought he also had.
However, everything he once pinned his hopes on had collapsed along with Maplewood City.
Li Jianqiu should've known about the Five Heroes of Maplewood City, but judging from Du Yehu's current situation, either he didn't say anything, or even if he did, it wouldn't have any effect.
"Even if there were other people who knew, Big Brother Hu relied on his military achievements to gain the trust of the army." Jiang Wang continued, "Fang Pengju and I have already fought to the death. In other people's eyes, the relationship between us, the Five Heroes of Maplewood City, might not be that solid."
The corners of Zhao Rucheng's mouth twitched. This kind of humorous remark made him want to laugh and support him, but he couldn't.
He could only say, "Big Brother Hu has a bad temper and is too lazy to use his brain, but he's not stupid. Since he doesn't want to leave, he must've made his choice. Besides … "
He sighed and said, "Who can change Du Yehu's decision?"
"Yes, he's always like this." Jiang Wang also sighed.
"Aren't you the same?" Zhao Rucheng thought in his heart.
He would always remember the figure who often practiced swordsmanship late into the night when he was muddling through his days.
He would always remember the time when they went to the West Mountain in a panic to look for Jiang Wang, but they only saw a figure covered in blood walking down the mountain alone.
He would always remember that after Jiang Wang disappeared, he asked Uncle Deng to search the West Mountain and even went to the Qichang Mountains, but they couldn't find any trace of Jiang Wang. He once thought that Jiang Wang had died and was buried in an unknown place. But on that morning, Jiang Wang walked into the Taoist Academy with determination.
He would never forget that after two years, when he saw Jiang Wang again, this young man from a small town had already stood tall on the Riverview Platform and reached the position of the world's number one inner mansion.
He always appeared in front of him when he was confused and desperate.
He was so determined and so dazzling.
Zhao Rucheng thought that he was a peerless genius, but he had to admit that he was inferior to Jiang Wang.
"Come, Third Brother!" Zhao Rucheng raised his wine cup. "Let me toast you. The first toast is for you winning first place! "
Jiang Wang raised his cup in response, and both of them drained it in one gulp.
Zhao Rucheng raised the silver pot and filled his cup. He raised his cup again and said, "The second toast is for you who walked all the way until now and never retreated, never stopped, and never looked back!"
"The third toast is for you who shouldered the weight of a mountain and walked thousands of miles. Your heart is as bright as the moon and heaven and earth knows!"
After three consecutive toasts, he paused and said, "Third Brother, it's time for me to leave. Yuwen Duo and the others are already waiting for me. "
Jiang Wang was silent for a moment. "Are you in such a hurry?"
Zhao Rucheng said with a relaxed tone, "Who told me to only get a spot in the top four? Na Liang stopped in the top eight and Cang Yun didn't even have a chance to fight. Mu Guo's result was too bad this time. He couldn't stay here any longer. "
Jiang Wang reached out and took the wine pot from his hand. He filled his own cup and said, "Third Brother will also toast you three cups."
"The first toast is for you who is still alive."
He drank it in one gulp and filled it again. "The second toast is for me who is still alive."
He drank again and again until he filled the last cup. "The third toast is for you who is still in this world and for us brothers to be able to walk together."
He looked at Zhao Rucheng seriously as if he wanted to remember this scene forever. Then he put the cup on the table and stood up to leave. "I'm leaving!"
He didn't say the word 'beg', but every sentence was sincere.
An elder brother begging his younger brother.
Please live!
Zhao Rucheng had exposed his identity as Emperor Huai of Qin's descendant, but he hadn't said a word to Jiang Wang. Naturally, he didn't want to implicate him.
But today, Jiang Wang had left that small city and experienced so many things. How could the Jiang Wang not think of this?
He knew that he was weak and couldn't do anything other than swinging his sword on the Stage of the World. So he could only beg Zhao Rucheng to live well!
To wait for the future!
Just as he was about to leave the courtyard, Zhao Rucheng's voice came from behind him.
"Third Brother, walk faster!"
Jiang Wang didn't look back. He only raised his fist above his head.
He just raised his fist and strode away.
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