Inside the Longevity Palace.
Flowers bloomed brightly outside the window. Spring was still chilly.
The Ninth Prince of Great Qi, Jiang Wuqi, who was wearing a fox fur coat, was drinking medicine from a jade bowl. The medicine was dark brown in color. A strange, disgusting smell lingered in the air, making one feel nauseous.
However, his expression was calm as he slowly swallowed the food in small mouthfuls.
A book was spread out on the table in front of him. He held the jade bowl and drank the medicine. His gaze fell on the book.
He was using the book as an accompaniment to the medicine.
Lei Zhanqian, who was sitting not far away, was frowning. He couldn't understand how his cousin could drink such a disgusting medicine as if nothing had happened. He could even taste it mouthful by mouthful … Just a sniff was enough to make him feel unspeakably bitter!
"This medicine of yours …" Lei Zhanqian covered his nose and asked, "Is there a secret behind it that makes it taste and smell completely different?"
Jiang Wuqi finished reading the paragraph in front of him and chuckled. "Cousin, since you're so curious, I'll have someone cook another bowl for you. How about it?"
"I don't want to!"
Lei Zhanqian hurriedly refused.
No matter how precious this medicine was, he didn't want to let his tongue suffer. For a transcendent cultivator with aspirations to reach the peak, there was almost nothing he couldn't endure, but there was no need to make things difficult for himself.
After Jiang Wuqi slowly finished the medicine in the jade bowl, he said, "There's something worth pondering over. I sent people to investigate Zhang Linchuan. Three batches of people went, but none of them returned. "
The usually arrogant and conceited Lei Zhanqian didn't seem to have any edge in front of Jiang Wuqi. Just like ordinary cousins, they spoke casually and chatted casually.
Jiang Wuqi slowly wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and asked casually, "Zhang Linchuan?"
Lei Zhanqian smiled. "That's the alias Jiang Wang uses on the void continent."
Jiang Wuqi gently folded the handkerchief and put it aside. His eyes were still staring at the book. "Why are you investigating this?"
"Don't you think there's a problem?" Lei Zhanqian said, "Jiang Wang is from the Zhuang Kingdom of the Western Region. I don't know how he got acquainted with Zhongxuan Sheng and snuck into the Tian Fu Secret Realm. Later on, he was brought along to participate in the battle of Qi Yang. Only then did he settle down in Da Qi. The problem is, if he's from the Western Zhuang Kingdom, why did I send three batches of people to his roots? "
"What did you find out?" Jiang Wuqi was still looking.
Seeing that Jiang Wuqi wasn't interested, Lei Zhanqian lost his enthusiasm. "I only know that there's someone called Zhang Linchuan in the Zhuang State. He's the Bone Envoy of the Bone Path. It's a cult that's not even on the list. "
Jiang Wuqi's heart skipped a beat.
Unlike Lei Zhanqian, he had enough authority to read the details of the Battle of Qiyang. Of course, he had reviewed the only war in Qi in recent years. He remembered clearly that a White Bone Evil God had appeared on the battlefield of Qiyang. It had been chopped into pieces by Chongxuan Chu Liang and escaped.
The White Bone Evil God and Jiang Wang had both appeared in the Zhuang Kingdom and the Yang Land. There seemed to be some kind of relationship between the two.
However, he didn't plan to tell Lei Zhanqian about this. He didn't want his cousin to use this as a pretext to make a fuss and cause trouble.
Lei Zhanqian suddenly said, "Do you think Jiang Wang came from a cult? Did he come to Da Qi for other reasons? "
The more he spoke, the more excited he became. "Maybe he used some kind of evil art to overdraft his potential. That's why he advanced so quickly!"
Jiang Wuqi sighed softly in his heart. What kind of person was Lei Zhanqian in the past? High hopes were placed on him since he was young. He was seen as the hope of the Lei Family's rise. He was a genius that hadn't appeared in a thousand years. On the day Lei Xi's supernatural power was picked, the Lei Family was in an uproar.
"A seal seals heaven and earth, I am the master of thunder and lightning." What kind of terrifying potential was this? He punished on behalf of the heavens and controlled thunder and lightning.
He had a small setback in the Qixing Lou's secret realm, but he had already gotten what he wanted. The road ahead was smooth and smooth. He just had to take big strides forward.
However, after the battle with Jiang Wang, his momentum of dominating the world had been broken. It hadn't been restored yet …
It could be seen from the fact that he was still looking for excuses. He couldn't accept that failure at all.
He looked on helplessly as a rising star that he could easily manipulate surpassed him in an extremely short period of time. He defeated him easily in front of thousands of people.
This was too heavy a blow for him, who was extremely conceited.
However, he couldn't say this out loud. He could only wait for Lei Zhanqian to figure it out himself. Rashly uncovering his scars might cause him to be unable to recover from this setback.
"How could the Junggenjia be tainted by evil sects? How could Chung Geng Sheng be an idiot? " Jiang Wuqi shook his head and said, "If Jiang Wang really came from some evil sect, there wouldn't be a need to wait for you to investigate. Would Marquis Ding Yuan be soft-hearted, or Marquis Bowang be soft-hearted? "
This logic couldn't be simpler. Lei Zhanqian naturally understood it.
"That's true." He sighed.
Jiang Wuqi thought for a while and moved his gaze away from the book. He said earnestly, "When it comes to cultivation, there's a beginning and a end, there's a fast and a slow process. Temporary progress doesn't mean anything. In the end, it still depends on who stands higher. Cousin, your "Nine Heavens Thunder Developing Technique" is unfathomably profound. When cultivated to the end, 'Using thunder to replace heavenly phenomena, using thunder techniques to develop all techniques.' What kind of spirit is that? Those who lie high in the Nine Heavens should just occasionally look at the mortal world. Why should you be so fixated on momentary success and failure? "
Lei Zhanqian was silent for a while. In the end, he didn't want to continue this topic. He changed the topic and said, "It's fine if you don't take advantage of the situation to suppress the Elder of Fishing Sea Tower. Why did you protect him? He had bad intentions and used me to become famous. He almost melted my Thunder Seal. "
There were actually different opinions within Qi about Jiang Wang killing Hai Zongming.
Some people felt that there was no need to fall out with Fishing Sea Tower over Jiang Wang. Of course, these voices were very weak. The great Da Qi wouldn't lower its head to Fishing Sea Tower, and it wouldn't be unable to protect its own talents.
However, Jiang Wuqi clearly supported Jiang Wang at that time. He felt that Jiang Wang killing Hai Zongming was completely justified. There was no reason to disrupt Qi's plans in the coastal waters.
Jiang Wuqi knew that his support didn't play a key role. The entire Da Qi Imperial Court didn't think that this was a problem. Lei Zhanqian also knew this. However, he had still brought it out to talk about it. It was nothing more than finding an excuse to do so because he couldn't get rid of the knot in his heart.
Even so, Jiang Wuqi still replied seriously, "He's the Tianjiao of Da Qi. Of course I have to protect him. "
Lei Zhanqian pursed his lips. "He's not a Qi person."
Jiang Wuqi closed the book. His expression became very serious. "Don't say this again. He lives in a Qi house, receives a Qi salary, holds a Qi position, is loyal to the Qi, and fights for the Qi. How is he not a Qi person? "
He was obviously a little angry. "He's not a Qi person if he's not born in the Qi land. The world is big, and the six directions are vast. It starts from the sunrise and ends at the sunset. If his heart is Qi, he's a Qi person. If the ancestors of Da Qi were as short-sighted as you, cousin, Qi would still be a fishing village by the sea! "
Lei Zhanqian's resentment, dissatisfaction, complaints, and judgment didn't matter. Jiang Wuqi didn't care. This was the natural closeness between cousins.
However, if he said something too immoral or did something that shook Da Qi, Jiang Wuqi wouldn't tolerate it. This was the etiquette that Da Qi's royal family members had to uphold.
No matter how arrogant Lei Zhanqian was, he knew his priorities. He was a cousin and also an official.
Seeing that Jiang Wuqi was really angry, he immediately compromised. "I won't say it in the future."
However, he immediately said, "Jiang Wang visited Jiang Wuxie and Jiang Wuyou after returning to Linzi. When did he visit you? No matter how fair you treat him, he won't side with you. In the future … he might even become a stumbling block for you! "
Jiang Wuqi gently coughed a few times. He pressed his hand on the book and stood up. "He doesn't need to side with me."
He hugged his fox fur coat tightly, as if he was a little embarrassed by the cold.
He slowly walked out of the hall and said softly, "Siding with Da Qi is siding with me."
Lei Zhanqian was still sitting on the chair. He looked at Jiang Wuqi's thin back that even the fox fur coat couldn't hide. He only felt incomparable confidence and certainty.
His steps were slow, but each step was like stepping on his own land.
He thought. The future Qi will definitely belong to this person. There is no other choice.
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