214: Chapter 66 Jia City_1 214: Chapter 66 Jia City_1 This is perfect weather for a murder.
Natural rain would wash away many traces, and there would be no need to leave behind any fluctuations from Dao Technique residues.
On such a day of pouring rain, Jiang Wang sat cross-legged alone, with a faint murderous intent stirring in his heart.
He neither constrained it nor resisted it.
Ever since the incident in Fenglin City, he had felt a strong impulse to kill.
But a gentleman keeps his weapon hidden and strikes only when the ti is right.
Now was definitely not a good ti to kill.
His main purpose in coming to Yang Country to deal with the azure stone mine was to lay low and concentrate on cultivation, to cash in on his potential as soon as possible, and turn all his recent gains into combat power.
However, this place was not as peaceful as he had imagined.
The ship wants to dock, but the wind and waves do not cease.
…
In the blessed land of Rotting Wood Mountain, the Discussion Platform roared into the Star River.
[Tongtian Environnt matched challenge, begin!]
Without any false modesty, Jiang Wang could already be counted as a strong fighter in the Tongtian Environnt.
Even in a place like the Taixu Illusion Realm, crowded with geniuses, he won more than lost.
After ten rounds of fighting, he lost only once.
He figured that after a few more rounds, he would be able to break into the top hundred and reveal his ranking.
The consumption of the Discussion Platform was borne by the loser.
In a Grade-7 Discussion Platform, each victory yielded forty points of rit.
Of course, once you lost, along with the rit consud by the Grade-7 Discussion Platform and the rit lost, you’d have to suffer a total loss of eighty points of rit.
After the matched battles, Jiang Wang won a total of two hundred and eighty points of rit, which was quite a small benefit.
Now, his total rit points had once again broken through four thousand, reaching four thousand and eighty.
Of course, just like Zhongxuan Sheng, to disguise his identity, he didn’t use any of his own three signature sword moves during the matched battles.
After all, after the Heavenly Abode Secret Land and the Lian Family Ancestral Worship Ceremony, he had already co into the view of many people, both openly and in secret.
Once the trump card is seen by others, it’s no longer a trump card.
Among the Dao Techniques that Jiang Wang currently mastered, whether it was Fla Flower, or Sea of Flowers, Thorn Crown, or Binding Tiger, none of them were proprietary secret techniques that would expose his identity.
The sa went for the Purple Qi Eastward swordsmanship infused in every move.
This also constituted his current complete battle system.
With swordsmanship and fire-wood based Dao Techniques supporting each other, creating a three-way parallel.
If in the Youmai and Zhoutian Environnts, before the Taixu Illusion Realm, reaching the top hundred was the limit.
In the Tongtian Environnt, he wanted to try for the thrill of charging to the number one in matched battles.
Of course, this process would not be simple.
But it would certainly be interesting.
…
In the next few days, Jiang Wang stayed properly in the courtyard, only closing the door for cultivation every day.
He didn’t want to seem eager about the mine’s affairs, strictly adhering to the duty of a stationed cultivator to mind his own business.
During this ti, aside from Manager Hu finding an excuse to co over and have a look, nothing else happened, and everything was very quiet.
To outsiders, Dugu An integrated into the mine’s life very quickly.
On the fifth day, Jiang Wang found Manager Hu and expressed his desire to visit Jia City.
Transcendent cultivators in the mine had five days of monthly leave, free to go as they pleased.
As long as they didn’t overlap with other cultivators’ rest ti, ensuring there was always a transcendent cultivator guarding the mine was sufficient.
Other cultivators usually chose the end of the month, escorting the miners back to town before doing their own thing.
But Jiang Wang was new and wanted to go out, get so air, and see the sights of Jia City, which was quite normal.
Manager Hu would, of course, not refuse Jiang Wang’s reasonable request.
He did not have the courage to do so, but reminded Jiang Wang to co back early.
For this trip, Jiang Wang took his maid Xiao Xiao with him, and by the way, he borrowed the man in charge of driving from Manager Hu’s side to help drive the carriage.
They did not stay in Qingyang Town, and headed straight to Jia City after leaving the mine.
…
No sooner had Jiang Wang left than Ge Heng ca looking for Manager Hu.
“You didn’t send that jar of wine over?”
Ge Heng’s eyes were cold, making Manager Hu feel chilled to the bone.
He swore up and down.
“By heaven and earth, I did deliver it!
“Then why is he still jumping around alive?”
“I’m just an ordinary person, how would I know anything about the affairs of you cultivators, sirs?
Could it be he noticed?”
“Nonsense!
As long as you don’t leak anything from your end, how could my Qingmu Immortal Gate’s secret technique be detected?”
“Lord Ge, how could I dare to reveal your matters?
Isn’t that right?” Manager Hu, wiping sweat, cautiously said, “Maybe he doesn’t drink alcohol, yes?”
“Now that he’s gone, I’ll ask that girl, she wouldn’t dare lie to !”
“Xiao Xiao also went to the city with Dugu An…”
“She’s also quite favored?” Ge Heng suddenly burst out in a fury, “She goes weak at the knees when she sees a young and handso man, but she pretends to be a chaste and virtuous woman in front of !”
Bang!
With one palm strike, the table in front of him instantly shattered, breaking into a pile of wood chips.
Manager Hu was startled, not daring to utter a word.
Just then, a voice ca from outside the door: “Old Ge, what are you getting angry about this ti?”
Ge Heng didn’t want to reveal the fact that he had poisoned Jiang Wang, so he reined in his temper and said indifferently, “Zhang Hai, why are you not in the courtyard taking good care of your alchemy, wandering around everywhere?”
“I’m here to ask old Hu to buy so dicinal materials,” answered Zhang Hai casually, walking into the room.
Noticing the wood chips on the ground, he remarked, “Oh, what a ss.”
“No big deal, no big deal,” Manager Hu said with a forced smile.
“This table just wasn’t sturdy enough.”
Ge Heng didn’t say much, just glanced at Zhang Hai nonchalantly and left.
Manager Hu heaved a sigh of relief.
Of the few cultivators that had been at the mine, Zhang Hai was the only one who could be considered normal.
Aside from unrealistically hoping to refine so divine elixir that could help him ascend to the Tongtian Environnt in one step, he had no other issues.
He always only cared about his own potions and had invested all of his accumulated Path Origin Stones into alchemy.
The other two, one nad Xiang Qian was always despairing and gloomy; how he ever beca Transcendent was a mystery.
Then there was Ge Heng, who had a volatile temper and frequently resorted to beating and scolding others.
Sotis Ge Heng went too far, and Xiang Qian was too apathetic to intervene, but Zhang Hai sotis couldn’t stand by and would let slip a few words.
Usually, Ge Heng would give Zhang Hai so face.
Overall, life at the mine was relatively calm, and the position of mine manager was considered a rather enviable job.
Having been there for so long, Manager Hu really didn’t want to disturb this peacefulness.
Although the mine vein was about to be depleted soon, he hoped that everything would continue as is for the ti being.
It was a matter of preserving his limited dignity and pride.
…
As the carriage rolled on, a fragrance of flowers filled the air.
Jiang Wang found an opportunity to deploy “Sea of Flowers”.
This Dao Technique was most suitable for group combat and, when fully unleashed, could create an impromptu battlefield.
Jiang Wang had made minor adjustnts this ti, using only a portion of its power to focus on its hallucinogenic effects, which he used to extract so information.
Against Transcendent cultivators, of course, it would not be effective, but for ordinary people, it was no issue.
“Shuanzi, who do you fear most in the entire mine site?”
Shuanzi had been running errands for Manager Hu for many years and was very familiar with the Hu Clan Mine Site.
Jiang Wang had specifically asked him to temporarily act as a carriage driver so he could casually ask a few questions without attracting attention.
He deliberately chose an easy question first to confirm the effect of the Dao Technique.
For ordinary people, a Grade-7 Dao Technique was overwhelmingly powerful.
Without carefulness, it could easily cause irreversible damage.
As the carriage moved slowly, Shuanzi didn’t overthink and instinctively replied, “Young master.”
“Young master?” Jiang Wang was taken aback, having assud the answer would be the old man surnad Ge.
“Which young master?”
“The son of the town guard, the young master of the Hu family, Hu Shaong.”
“Why are you afraid of him?”
Shuanzi began to tremble, “I saw him kill soone!”
“You saw him kill whom?”
“I…
I…” Shuanzi’s expression suddenly beca terrified, and he started to get agitated.
The ethereal flowers in mid-air wavered uncertainly, as if they might break free at any mont.
After all, “Sea of Flowers” was not a Dao Technique specifically designed for gathering intelligence, and it was not particularly superior in this respect.
This level of application was not enough to continue the interrogation.
But if he increased the intensity, he could very likely turn Shuanzi into an idiot.
For soone who had done him no wrong, Jiang Wang was not so ruthless as to resort to such asures.
He quickly changed the subject and soothed, “Alright, alright, let’s temporarily forget about this matter.”
He flicked the whip lightly, and the horse hooves clopped.
Rumbling, the wheels turned.
After a while, when Shuanzi had finally cald down under the effect of the Dao Technique, Jiang Wang continued, “Why did the Tianqing stone vein here get depleted so quickly?”
“I don’t know.
But I heard the manager ntion once, it seed to be related to the Xi Family.”
The Xi Family was the clan of the City Lord of Jia City, and also the target Jiang Wang intended to learn about during his visit to the city.
In Jia City’s domain, no major event could occur without involving the Xi Family.
Shuanzi’s vague answer unexpectedly aligned with Jiang Wang’s speculation.
As the manager of Hu Clan Mine Site, Manager Hu certainly knew sothing.
But if there really was an issue with the mine, Manager Hu himself would definitely be monitored in secret.
This was also the reason why Jiang Wang did not try to use Dao Technique to coax Manager Hu into speaking.
Now that he had obtained clues from Shuanzi, it was not a total loss.
And he also rembered a na, Hu Shaong.
As the son of Qingyang Town Guard Hu You, what role was the Hu Family’s noble son playing in the events occurring at the mine site?
A seemingly straightforward event of a mine vein depletion, the closer one looked, the less straightforward it beca.
With such secrecy and layers of cover, there must be so great surprise worthy of such concealnt underneath.
Of course, it could also be a shock.
Jiang Wang casually dismissed the Dao Technique.
Shuanzi continued holding the reins, carefully driving the carriage.
He had just felt as if he had been montarily absentminded.
anwhile, the maid Xiao Xiao sat in a corner of the carriage compartnt, afraid of crowding Jiang Wang, practically curling into herself.
The reason Xiao Xiao ca to Jia City this ti was entirely at her own request.
Jiang Wang understood her fear of Old Ge and did not refuse her.
Under the influence of the Dao Technique, she had not heard any part of the two n’s conversation.
Staring at the embroidery on her shoes, she simply pricked up her ears, waiting for Jiang Wang’s orders at any mont.
Very much a maid’s duty.
It was easy to evoke pity.
But Jiang Wang had already closed his eyes again, continuing with his cultivation.
It was early sumr.
A tranquil carriage, on a deserted official road, headed towards a tranquil city.
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