Chapter 1427: Chapter 101: The Disappearance of the Genius
“Zhongshan Yanwen?” Cang Shen furrowed his brows and asked, “Why is he here?”
Unlike soone like Ku Jue, who holds no position, rank, or power and is rely a nominal True Man of the Hanging Monastery, Zhongshan Yanwen is the Great General of Jingguo’s Eagle Soaring Guard!
The administrators of the Six Protectors and Seven Guards are the core of the Military Court Empire’s core. Although Cang Shen has remained secluded for many years and rarely concerns himself with worldly matters, he knows of his na.
Fu Dongxu glanced at Ku Jue.
Ku Jue was entirely oblivious to the necessity of avoiding suspicion, and instead shot him an eager, inquisitive look—he was practically urging Fu Dongxu to speak faster.
Fu Dongxu mulled it over. Since it wasn’t much of a secret, he spoke openly, saying, “Zhongshan Yanwen is currently wandering around with Qiu Tie. This ti, he is here representing Jingguo to inform us of two things—first, Jingguo will only allow us to enforce the lockdown on the forbidden area for a maximum of two days; second, regarding our search operation, he wants unrestricted observation.”
Cang Shen noticed that Fu Dongxu used the word “inform” rather than “discuss.”
He imdiately beca furious. “We haven’t locked Jingguo’s borders—what gives him the right to make demands of us?!”
Fu Dongxu wanted to remark, ‘Tis have changed,’ but after so thought, he simply chuckled bitterly and said, “Ultimately, this region is closer to Jingguo.”
“Barbaric insolence!” Cang Shen was enraged and declared, “Tell him to get lost!”
“Let him observe if he wishes; it’s not a big deal, no need to lose your temper,” Fu Dongxu urged. “With you lending your expertise, two days will be plenty for us to scour every inch of this region.”
To put it plainly, the situation is no longer as it once was.
The contemporary world is structured around six major powers, and Jingguo ranks among them as a hegemonic force.
The region Jinguo is enforcing a lockdown on now actually lies mostly within the sphere of Jingguo’s influence.
While the search for the God Descending Realm prodigy Zhao Xuenyang gives Jinguo a legitimate reason to enforce the lockdown,
to put it bluntly, the effectiveness of the ban ultimately hinges on whether Jingguo is willing to grant them that courtesy.
Now that Mugu and Sheng Country are at war, and Qi Country is also stirring up friction with Jinguo, Jingguo rely demanding reductions to the lockdown duration can actually be considered extending goodwill.
Zhongshan Yanwen requesting to observe is simply a move to consolidate Jingguo’s influence in this region. They cannot let others believe that the area is entirely controlled by Jinguo.
This could even be seen as Jingguo’s baseline threshold.
Thus, they ca to “inform” rather than “negotiate.”
There was, fundantally, no room for negotiation.
If Jinguo refuses to comply, then they’d best prepare to be ousted—or brace for war.
Cang Shen’s ire stemd from the fact that this forbidden region, at least historically, had always been within Jinguo’s sphere of influence… but with the passage of ti, the master of the domain has quietly shifted.
While Jinguo still holds sway, its voice here is growing weaker compared to Jingguo.
As soone of the old guard, Cang Shen might still be imrsed in the grandeur of Jinguo commanding the world, whereas Fu Dongxu is acutely aware that those days have passed.
Jinguo remains as robust as ever, but the crux of the matter is… the world now has competitors.
Let alone anything else—the division of authority over the Gate of All Demons—isn’t that clear evidence of the changing tis?
Noting Fu Dongxu’s remarks, Cang Shen, though dissatisfied, chose not to persist. “It’s your ti to make decisions now. If this course is what you deem best, then let it be. For now, let’s search through the Wind Queen’s Dense Forest!”
He turned to Ku Jue. “Monk, since you’re all searching for disciples, don’t slack off.”
“Rest assured, Elder Cang!” Ku Jue slapped his chest. “I’m famous for being honest, hardworking, and diligent!”
He kept calling him “Elder Brother,” as if he’d entirely forgotten they were a hair’s breadth away from brawling not long ago.
Cang Shen looked around, unable to fully conceal his anxiety over his disciple. “Between six True n combing this region, it’s hard to imagine a trace escaping detection.”
“Actually, it’s eight True n,” Fu Dongxu said with a bitter smile, “Qi Kingdom’s Imperial Court Adviser Wen Yanyu and Winter Still Army Commander Shi Mingcheng are also here!”
Cang Shen didn’t show surprise at this point, instead fell silent briefly and said, “Those who ought to co will always co.”
Ku Jue, however, let loose a string of curses: “Are people from Qi Kingdom turtle-born? They arrive this slowly!”
Different individuals harbor different wills; different nations have different agendas.
The clash of wills often leads to life and death. Conflicts of agendas frequently result in war.
A total of eight True n of the Age have converged here, colliding in this very region.
All searching…
For the vanished prodigy!
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Jiang Wang, in this mont, remained completely unaware of how many people were searching for him—or of where he even was. Since their last conversation, Miao Yu had not spoken to him again.
Every evening, she would return to the room to feed him dicine, then sit silently at the tea table till dawn before leaving again.
At first, he resisted drinking the dicine. After being force-fed a few tis, he relented and drank obediently.
The injuries to his organs were recovering quickly, but the true challenge remained—the forcibly punctured Five Mansions Sea.
Despite the vast Heaven and Earth Lonely Island and the Five Inner Mansions containing Divine Power Seeds pressing firmly against it, the turbulence in the Five Mansions Sea showed no signs of subsiding.
Jiang Wang felt as though he were a water jug with a hole, perpetually leaking. Yet where a jug leaks water, he was leaking transcendent power.
Miao Yu had continuously swapped out various dicines, each brew increasingly bitter. Initially, he needed to drink nine bowls per session; now it’s been reduced to three, seeming to have resolved the “leaking” issue to so extent.
This constituted stabilization of the injury. Once the Five Mansions Sea recovered sufficiently—at least enough to sustain the unified radiance of the Five Mansions—the advantages of Tianfu cultivators would inevitably shine through.
For now, all he could do was passively heal.
Throughout the entire process, Miao Yu had not exchanged a single word with him.
Even when assessing the progress of his recovery, she directly extended her Path Origin to inspect, utterly disregarding his resistance—he had indeed struggled a few tis, but each instance was ruthlessly suppressed.
Aside from the steady improvent of his injuries, Jiang Wang remained completely ignorant of external events, and this unawareness inevitably caused irritation.
He didn’t know what Zhongxuan Sheng had been doing in Qi Kingdom, nor what Jinguo’s response had been, nor whether Master Ku Jue had returned to the Hanging Monastery, nor whether Zhao Xuenyang’s corpse had been discarded into the All-world Desolate Graves, nor whether his cause of death could still be uncovered, nor whether anyone might uncover the Blood Puppet True Demon…
If his relationship with Song Wanxi were exposed, he’d be utterly unable to clear his na—even if he were to jump into the Long River.
There’s no way Zhuang Chenggan could co back to testify for him—and even if he could, it’d be difficult to imagine he wouldn’t kill him first chance he got.
anwhile, plenty of questions continued to swirl within Jiang Wang’s mind…
Why had Miao Yu donned monk’s robes and the Bodhi mask? He didn’t know.
How had Miao Yu managed to find him? He didn’t know.
Where had Miao Yu taken him? He didn’t know.
He didn’t even know what dicine he drank every day!
Miao Yu was clearly aware of his growing agitation, yet wouldn’t even utter a single word to him.
Occasionally, she’d glance at him—a pair of eyes brimming with enchanting allure, yet within them seed to hold only two words:
“Beg .”
He stubbornly refused to beg!
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