279: Chapter 131: The Unspoken Fear_1 279: Chapter 131: The Unspoken Fear_1 It truly lives up to the na “World Building”!
Assassins like Su Xiuhang aren’t so solitary figures, it seems they are organized, large scale, and act in groups!
“There are difficult things, too, just don’t know if you all can do them or not.”
“Just say it, guest!” Ah Ce began to beat his chest again, as if the difficulty he had just faced from Hell Has No Door wasn’t his at all: “We World Building can do anything!”
“Dare you enter the royal palace?” Jiang Wang asked.
In Yang Country, the royal palace, without any prefix, naturally refers to the Monarch’s palace.
The assassin known as Ah Ce from the “First Assassin of the Eastern Region” paled in shock: “Are you trying to hire soone to harm His Majesty the Monarch?”
Seeing Jiang Wang look at him as if he were looking at a fool, he said sheepishly: “What does the guest want to do?”
Firstly, if it were a matter of hiring soone to assassinate the Monarch, it certainly wouldn’t be proposed so openly and directly.
Secondly… did World Building even have the ability to assassinate the Monarch?
Wasn’t he clear about that in his heart?
“Help deliver a letter.
You must not reveal that it’s from .”
“To whom?”
“Best if it could reach the Monarch, but if not, deliver it to whom you can reach who is closest to the Monarch.”
“What’s written in the letter?”
Jiang Wang looked at him and did not speak.
Ah Ce shrunk back: “Protecting the guest’s secret, I understand.”
“Thirty Pri Stones to deliver this letter.
My only requirent is that no one must know this letter is related to .”
Jiang Wang directly took out thirty Pri Stones and placed them in front of Ah Ce.
“Rest assured, guest.” Ah Ce from World Building began to count the Pri Stones with delight: “I don’t even know who you are.”
“…”
Delivering a letter, even to the royal palace, wasn’t too difficult a task.
Jiang Wang didn’t expect that the letter would directly reach the hands of the Monarch of Yang Country, but as long as it got to the palace, he believed that the Monarch must naturally take notice of this letter.
There likely wasn’t any small country King who could afford to ignore the covert coveting of the Bone Tao’s Holy Master.
And the reason for using World Building to convey the reminder was because his current strength was not sufficient to confront Bone Tao directly.
…
Jiang Wang only arrived at World Building on the afternoon of the second day after entering Cangfeng City.
He left Red Tail Prefecture the sa day and hurried back to Sunshine County to sit at his headquarters.
The purpose of specifically entering Cangfeng City was first to take a temporary rest and recover his spirit, and the second was to find a way to alert the Yang Court.
As for finding World Building, it was entirely a spur-of-the-mont decision, done conveniently.
He had intended to inquire about Hu Shaong hiring soone to assassinate him, but seeing that this Ah Ce seed not to recognize him at all, he let it go.
After all, Hu Shaong was dead, and like a blown-out fla, there was little significance in dwelling on it.
The situation in Qingyang Town was improving, with fewer and fewer new epidemic cases, and many sick in the quarantine areas were being cured by the efforts of two dical Cultivators.
Of course, deaths could not be avoided.
Through the full investigation by the Yang Court, they had a relatively clear understanding of this outbreak of plague.
Generally, there are three ways the plague spreads.
The most common way is through flea and mosquito bites, with rats as the primary culprits, and such infected pests are also extrely reprehensible.
Secondly, it’s the person-to-person transmission, as even breathing could potentially cause infection.
The last is through contact.
However, the plague that occurred within Yang Country’s borders was different.
Efforts to eliminate rats and fleas didn’t have much impact, because the disease had initially spread from person to person, infecting at a rate far more rapidly than typical plagues.
(They were still unaware of the existence of the plague bells.)
So, every sick person was a source of infection.
From a cold perspective, death is also a way to reduce the source of plague infection.
In fact, if the plague had not already spread through three prefectures, sweeping across the entire country, there might have been calls to exterminate Jia City…
As for Qingyang Town, under Jiang Wang’s decisive and vigorous action, it was the most successful town in combating the plague within the Jia City area.
The number of new infections and deaths were far lower than other towns, and the number of healed was significantly higher.
And this was assuming that the other towns were not concealing anything.
Dugu Xiao and Xiang Qian all thought Jiang Wang would relax a lot, but he beca even more diligent than before.
Apart from necessary official duties, his ti was spent in cultivation every day.
Dao Technique and swordsmanship repeated in cycles.
After this period of battling the plague, with Jiang Wang at the core, his small team had initially been forged.
It could be considered one of the few positive outcos.
However, the fear in Jiang Wang’s heart was sothing he couldn’t explain to anyone!
…
Sitting cross-legged in the Taixu Illusion Realm’s blessed spiritual mountain, Jiang Wang contemplated.
The real problem, in fact, was noticed following the pursuit of Snake Bone Face.
He killed Snake Bone Face, but negligently overlooked the plague bell among the spoils of war—a fortunate oversight in hindsight, as the plague bell was extrely dangerous and could likely serve as a dium for the Bone Tao Saint Master to act remotely.
Yet for Jiang Wang, the real terror lay in his “overlooking.”
How could he possibly overlook the plague bell?
Although he was not particularly ticulous or known for profound strategies, the plague bell had caused him significant trouble in battle.
It was sothing he shouldn’t and could not have overlooked.
But he still “overlooked” it.
That was terrifying.
It was as if there was another consciousness inside his mind, interfering with his thoughts.
Or rather, there was so entity that could influence his will.
It was this possibility that prevented him from discussing the issue with anyone.
Even now, “hiding” in the Taixu Illusion Realm, he wasn’t sure if he could truly have a safe and clear environnt for reflection—but that was all he had to rely on.
Without ntors or strong familial bonds, he could only hope for assistance from the enigmatic Taixu Illusion Realm.
He thought over the matter repeatedly within the Taixu Illusion Realm.
To avoid any influence on his consciousness, this was the only place he could ponder it.
First, he assured himself that he was not being overly anxious without cause.
Then ca a ticulous and prolonged self-examination.
Where exactly was the problem?
Where could there be a potential problem?
What kind of problem could it be?
This was a painful process.
In the end, his suspicions turned toward the Tongtian Palace.
To be precise, to the Dark Candle within.
After all, it was sothing from the Bone Tao, and he had never let his guard down regarding it.
Earlier, during the catastrophe in Fenglin City, the Dark Candle had provided him with a very strong warning.
He had also suspected at one point whether the Dark Candle possessed its own intelligence.
Before the catastrophe in Fenglin City, he felt extrely anxious and tense.
Reflecting on it now, could it have been the “influence” of the Dark Candle?
If it could make him anxious then, it could make him overlook things now; perhaps it was not impossible.
Although both influences seed aid at steering him away from danger, and the outcos were indeed such,
Jiang Wang absolutely did not want his actions to be influenced by so bizarre existence.
When he was weak and young, he was very resistant to the so-called “guidance” Miao Yu imposed on him.
In whatever he did, facing whatever consequences, he hoped it was his own choice.
He would acknowledge his mistakes!
And absolutely did not want anyone making choices for him.
If, if the problem really did stem from the Dark Candle,
then he would have to confront one thing—ever since the Dark Candle appeared in his body because of the attraction of the Bone Tao Seed, and “resided” in his Tongtian Palace for so long, what exactly had it done?
At the very least, from “creating tension” to “making him overlook,”
this seems to indicate that the influence the Dark Candle could exert was expanding.
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