It was a good day to kill someone.
The natural rain would wash away many traces, and there was no need to leave behind traces of Dao techniques.
On such a rainy day, Jiang Wang sat cross-legged, a faint murderous intent surging in his heart.
He did not restrain himself, nor did he resist.
Since the day of the incident in Maplewood City, he had the urge to kill.
But a gentleman hid his weapons and waited for the right opportunity.
It was indeed not a good time to kill.
The main reason he came to the Yang Country to deal with the matters of the celestial blue stone mine was to lie low and concentrate on cultivation. He wanted to realize his potential as soon as possible and convert all his gains during this period into battle power.
But this place was not as peaceful as he imagined.
The ship wanted to anchor, but the storm did not stop.
…
In the blessed land of Lanke Mountain, the Sword Discourse Arena whistled into the Milky Way.
[Match of Ascension State, begin!]
Without any modesty, Jiang Wang was already considered a strong fighter in the Ascension State.
Even in a place like the Great Illusionary Land, where geniuses gathered, he won more than he lost.
After ten rounds of battle, he only lost one round. He estimated that after a few more rounds, he would be able to enter the top 100, and his ranking would be revealed.
The losses in the Sword Discourse Arena were borne by the losers.
At the Rank-7 Sword Discourse Arena, each victory was worth 40 merit points. Of course, once he lost, he would lose 80 merit points in total, including the merit points he used in the Rank-7 Sword Discourse Arena and the merit points he lost.
After the match, Jiang Wang won a total of 280 merit points, which was a small benefit. Now, his total merit points had broken through 4,000 again, reaching 4,080 merit points.
Of course, like Chung Geng Sheng, in order to hide his identity, he did not use the three sword techniques he created.
After all, after the Tian Fu Mystic Land and the Lian family's ancestral worship ceremony, many people had their eyes on him.
Once a trump card was seen, it was no longer a trump card.
Among the Dao techniques Jiang Wang mastered, whether it was the Flame Flower, the Sea of Flowers, the Crown of Thorns, or the Binding Tiger, they were all secret techniques that would not expose his identity. The same went for the East-rising Purple Qi swordsmanship that was integrated into every move.
It also formed his current complete combat system. He used sword techniques and fire and wood Dao techniques in parallel, complementing each other.
In terms of the Wandering Meridian and Heavenly Cycle realms, the top hundred of the Great Illusionary Realm was already the limit.
Then, in the Heavenly Ascension Realm, he wanted to try and break through to the feeling of being number one.
Of course, this process would not be simple.
But it was bound to be interesting.
…
For the next few days, Jiang Wang stayed in the courtyard and cultivated in seclusion.
He did not want to show his eagerness to deal with the matters of the mine, and strictly adhered to the duty of a garrisoned cultivator.
During this period, other than Caretaker Hu finding an excuse to come over and take a look, nothing else happened. Everything was very peaceful.
From an outsider's point of view, Dugu An quickly adapted to life in the mining area.
On the fifth day, Jiang Wang found Manager Hu and expressed that he wanted to go to Jia City to take a look.
The Transcendent cultivators in the mine were given five days off every month and were free to do whatever they wanted. As long as they did not rest with other cultivators, they could ensure that there was always a transcendent cultivator guarding the mine.
The other cultivators generally chose to do so at the end of the month after escorting the miners back to town.
However, since Jiang Wang had just arrived, it was normal for him to want to go out for a stroll, get some fresh air, and see the scenery of Jia City.
Of course, Manager Hu would not refuse Jiang Wang's reasonable request. He did not have the courage to do so, and only urged Jiang Wang to come back early.
For this trip, Jiang Wang brought his maid Xiao Xiao, and asked Manager Hu's servant Shuan Zi to help drive the carriage.
They did not stay in Qingyang Town, and directly went to Jia City after leaving the mining area.
…
As soon as Jiang Wang left, Ge Heng went to find Manager Hu.
"You didn't send that jar of wine over?"
Ge Heng's eyes were gloomy and cold, causing Manager Hu's heart to tremble.
He pointed to the heavens and made a vow. "In all honesty, I did!"
"Then how is he still alive and kicking?"
"Eh, he's just a normal person, how could he know about the matters of these cultivators? Could it be that he saw through it? "
"Nonsense! As long as you don't leak it, how could my Green Wood Immortal School's secret technique be discovered? "
"Master Ge, eh, how could he dare to leak it? Don't you think so? "Manager Hu wiped his sweat and said cautiously," Could it be that he doesn't drink? "
"Now that he's gone, I'm going to ask that girl. I don't think she'd dare to lie to me!"
"Xiao Xiao also followed Dugu An into the city …"
"She's still very favored?" Ge Heng immediately flew into a rage. "Her legs go soft when she sees young and handsome men, and she still pretends to be a chaste and virtuous woman in front of me!"
Bang!
With a slap, the table in front of him instantly fell apart, shattering into wood shavings.
Manager Hu was shocked and did not dare to utter a word.
At this time, a voice came from outside the door. "Old Ge, why are you throwing a tantrum here?"
Ge Heng did not want to expose the fact that he poisoned Jiang Wang, so he restrained his temper and said coldly, "Zhang Hai, why are you running around instead of cultivating your elixir in the courtyard?"
"I'm looking for Old Hu to buy some medicinal herbs for me." Zhang Hai said casually and walked into the room.
He looked at the wood shavings on the floor. "Oh, this is all."
"It's nothing, it's nothing." Manager Hu smiled apologetically. "This table is too careless."
Ge Heng did not say much. He only glanced at Zhang Hai indifferently and turned to leave.
Manager Hu breathed a sigh of relief. Among the cultivators in the mine, Zhang Hai was the only one who was normal.
Other than unrealistic expectations of refining some kind of elixir and reaching the heavens in one step, there was nothing wrong with him.
He had always only cared about his own elixirs, and the little amount of Dao Yuan Stones he had accumulated were all invested into refining elixirs.
As for the other two, one was called Xiang Qian, who was born without love and was lethargic. No one knew how he became extraordinary. The other was Ge Heng, who had a bad temper and often beat and scolded people.
Sometimes, when Ge Heng did things that went too far, Xiang Qian was too lazy to care. However, Zhang Hai sometimes could not stand it and would say a few words.
Usually, Ge Heng would also give Zhang Hai face.
In general, life in the mine was generally peaceful, and being the manager of the mine could be considered a good job.
After staying here for so long, Manager Hu was really reluctant to break the peace.
Although the mineral vein would soon dry up, he hoped that everything could be barely maintained before then.
This was his little dignity and decency.
...
As the carriage moved, wisps of flower fragrance overflowed.
Jiang Wang found an opportunity to use the sea of flowers.
This Dao technique was most suitable for group battles. When spread out at full strength, it would be a temporary battlefield. Jiang Wang made a small adjustment at this time. He only used part of its power and focused on the hallucinogenic effect to ask for some information.
Of course, it had no effect on extraordinary cultivators, but it was not a big problem to deal with ordinary people.
"Shuan Zi, who are you most afraid of in the entire mine?"
Shuan Zi had been running errands for Manager Hu all year round, so he was very familiar with the situation in the Hu mine.
Jiang Wang deliberately asked him to come over as a temporary coachman so that he could ask a few questions without attracting attention.
He first casually chose a simple question to determine the effect of the Dao technique.
For ordinary people, a high-grade Dao technique of second-class was too powerful. If they were not careful, they could easily cause irreversible damage.
The carriage moved slowly. Shuan Zi did not think much and said subconsciously, "Young Master."
"Young Master?" Jiang Wang was stunned. He thought the answer would be the old man surnamed Ge. "Which Young Master?"
"The son of the constable, the young master of the Hu family, Hu Shaomeng."
"Why are you afraid of him?"
Shuan Zi's body trembled. "I saw him kill people!"
"Who did you see him kill?"
"I... I..." Shuan Zi's expression suddenly became very frightened, and his emotions became agitated.
The illusory flowers in the air swayed unsteadily, as if they would break free at any time.
After all, the sea of flowers was not a Dao technique specialized in interrogating information, so it was not superior in this regard.
This level of use was not enough for interrogation.
But if the intensity was increased, it was likely to turn Shuan Zi into a fool.
Jiang Wang would not be so unscrupulous if there were no grievances or enmity between them.
He immediately skipped this topic and comforted Shuan Zi, "Okay, okay, let's forget about this for now."
He raised the whip lightly, and the horse hooves clattered.
Rumble rumble rumble, and the wheels turned.
After a while, when Shuan Zi finally calmed down under the effect of the Dao technique, Jiang Wang continued to ask, "Why did the celestial blue stone vein here dry up so quickly?"
"I don't know. But I heard the steward say once that it seemed to have something to do with the Xi family. "
The Xi family was the family of Jia City's mayor, and also the target Jiang Wang wanted to understand when he entered the city this time.
In Jia City, no matter what happened, it was impossible to bypass the Xi family.
Shuan Zi's vague answer coincided with Jiang Wang's guess.
As the steward of the Hu family's mine, Steward Hu definitely knew something. But if there really was something wrong with the mine, Steward Hu himself was definitely being watched in secret.
It was for this reason that Jiang Wang did not attempt to use Dao techniques to guide Steward Hu to speak.
Now that he had a clue from Shuan Zi, it was not completely fruitless.
And he also remembered a name, Hu Shaomeng.
As the son of Qingyang Town's constable, Hu You, what role did the young master of the Hu family play in the things that happened in the mine?
A simple matter of the mine drying up, but the more he looked at it, the more complicated it was.
Under such a thick veil of clouds and mist, there was bound to be a huge surprise that was worth being covered up.
Of course, it could also be a scare.
Jiang Wang casually dispersed the Dao technique.
Shuan Zi continued to hold the reins, carefully driving the carriage. Just now, he only felt that he seemed to be in a daze.
The maid Xiao Xiao sat in the corner of the carriage, afraid that she would squeeze Jiang Wang, and her entire body was almost curled up.
The reason why he brought Xiao Xiao to Jia City this time was entirely her own request.
Jiang Wang understood her fear of Old Man Ge, so he did not refuse.
Under the effect of the Dao technique, she did not hear the conversation between the two at all.
Her eyes stared at her embroidered shoes, and only her ears perked up, waiting for Jiang Wang's orders at any time.
She kept her duties as a maid.
It was easy to feel pity for her.
But Jiang Wang had already closed his eyes again, and continued to cultivate.
It was the beginning of summer.
A tranquil carriage was traveling on an empty official road towards a tranquil city.
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