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Monk Jingli froze for a long ti before suddenly pressing his palms together, “Donor, you are right, I was indeed attached to appearances.”
Seeing the monk so flustered, Zhongxuan Sheng’s irritation, born from Zhongxuan Zun, couldn’t flare up again.
He was just about to soften his tone.
Suddenly, he heard Monk Jingli say, “This corpulent donor possesses such wisdom roots, why not also take refuge in my school and beco a closed-door disciple?
Together with us, you can study the supre Buddhist teachings, which is far better than struggling in this sullied world.”
He said earnestly, “Master says, ‘A gift of goose from a thousand miles away shows deep sentint.’ So, your Dharma na could be ‘Jingzhong’.”
“Go away!” Zhongxuan Sheng roared.
Monk Jingli paused, “You are surely cursing now, right?”
“What if I am?” Zhongxuan Sheng had already started rolling up his sleeves, “If you don’t leave now, I’ll beat you!”
After thinking for a mont, Jingli replied, “You cannot beat .”
“Ha!” Zhongxuan Sheng wouldn’t believe such nonsense and reached out his hand.
He did not truly intend to fight the monk over such trivial bickering, and therefore did not use Heavy Technique, but just wanted to scare him.
However, as his hand reached out, the monk’s figure had already vanished into thin air.
Leaving only a voice behind, “I must set a good example for my junior brother, so I shall not fight with you today.”
The parlor grew quiet for a mont.
This unassuming young monk, with his suppressed aura, had surprisingly co and gone without a trace, which was quite astonishing.
Jiang Wang exclaid, “You may really not be able to beat him!”
“Damn it!” Zhongxuan Sheng couldn’t help but curse angrily, “Even such a fool has such a high cultivation level, are we even worse than a fool?”
Exchanging glances, both felt sowhat ashad.
Setting aside actual combat strength, Monk Jingli’s cultivation was undoubtedly a cut above both of them.
At that mont, Jingli’s voice rang in Jiang Wang’s ear again, “My junior brother, I will co to see you another day!”
Jiang Wang couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
“What is it?” Zhongxuan Sheng asked vigilantly.
“That monk is whispering to !” Jiang Wang said, barely holding back his laughter.
Zhongxuan Sheng promptly got into a fighting stance, “Is that monk still here?”
Having just insulted the monk, and given the monk’s high level of cultivation, a real fight would indeed be troubleso.
“He must have left!” Jiang Wang laughed.
It was rare to see the plump man tense up, and it was quite amusing.
“Let’s leave it at that, now that things here are settled, there’s no need to stay.
I’ll head back to Linzi.
We’ll be in contact so other ti!”
Zhongxuan Sheng had been busy in Baichuan City arranging the governorship of Sunshine County, which is why he could travel to and from Qingyang Town so quickly.
Now that things were decided, he needed to hurry back and take care of the affairs in Linzi.
As for the contact he ntioned, it was naturally within the Taixu Illusion Realm.
Jiang Wang had no objections.
He could foresee that one of his main focuses in the Yang Region was going to be how to handle the relationship with Huang Yixing and Tian Antai for the following period.
But plans often do not account for change.
Just then, soone from Zhongxuan Sheng’s team who was guarding outside suddenly hurried in, passing over a letter without even greeting first.
“Urgent letter from Linzi, utmost urgency!”
Jiang Wang knew that these were Zhongxuan Sheng’s increasingly established Shadow Guards.
Such urgency surely indicated important matters.
Zhongxuan Sheng, without any pleasantries, tore open the envelope and quickly skimd through the letter, his face turning dark imdiately.
“What’s wrong?” Jiang Wang asked.
Concerning confidential matters, Zhongxuan Sheng handed the letter over while casting a glance at Dugu Xiao.
Dugu Xiao, without waiting for instructions, consciously said, “Master, I’ll go take care of the town hall affairs first.”
Jiang Wang nodded, letting her go about her business.
Without secrecy, information is lost—this was a simple truth, and this was not because he didn’t trust Dugu Xiao.
After Dugu Xiao left, only Zhongxuan Sheng, Jiang Wang, and one Shadow Guard remained in the room.
It was then that Zhongxuan Sheng burst into rage, “The villain deceives !”
Jiang Wang had also read the letter by this ti and understood why he was so angry.
The content of the letter was related to Jubao Business Association, listing several of its recent comrcial activities, each with different partners.
But tracing back to the source, behind them all stood the sa person—Zhongxuan Zun!
In other words, Jubao Business Association had reached cooperation with Zhongxuan Zun.
And what is Jubao Business Association?
It is the business association with the real number one strength in Qi Country today.
What’s more important is that not long ago, Zhongxuan Sheng had cooperated with Jubao Business Association to deal a massive blow to its competitor, the Comrcial Alliance of the Four Seas.
The two parties had worked closely together, at least before and during the battle of Yang Country.
After the war, it was ti to aggressively take over the market and squeeze the living space of the Comrcial Alliance of the Four Seas, and Zhongxuan Sheng had drawn up many cooperative plans for this purpose.
These were also among his fundantal interests!
It could even be said that it was one of the biggest gains he had led in the destruction of Yang Country.
In the battle with Yang Country, the Comrcial Alliance of the Four Seas was severely damaged both in reputation and in fundantal interests.
Jubao Business Association bet on Zhongxuan Chuliang and won big.
And now, they actually turned around and cooperated with Zhongxuan Zun.
This was a naked betrayal, and also a hit that damaged his very foundation!
When Zhongxuan Zun made a move, it was to draw blood and seal the throat.
He slapped the slightly complacent Zhongxuan Sheng, waking him up after the victory in the Yang battle.
To exchange Huangdao for the position of pacifying commissioner in Sunshine County, causing Zhongxuan Sheng’s fundantal interests in Sunshine County to fall through, was just the first step.
This loss hadn’t yet been redied, when suddenly, the nest was overturned!
Important allies with closely linked interests had already switched sides; what would co next?
What else would he do?
What other actions were to follow?
“No,” Zhongxuan Sheng, now uncharacteristically anxious, said, “I must return to Linzi imdiately!”
“Keep calm.
Even at the worst, we are still much stronger than before the Heavenly Abode Secret Land!” Jiang Wang said, “I’ll accompany you.”
The fourteen were still not recovered from their injuries, and they were still convalescing to this day.
This was one of the very few tis since Jiang Wang had known Zhongxuan Sheng that the fourteen were not by his side.
Zhongxuan Sheng cald down a bit, “Then what about this place?”
Qingyang Town was also very important; the fruits of victory in the Yang Region could not just be given up.
“Don’t worry,” Jiang Wang said, “Leave Qingyang Town to Xiang Qian and Dugu Xiao.
They are more than capable of handling it.”
He patted Zhongxuan Sheng, “You go outside and wait for first.
I’ll give the orders and co imdiately.”
Zhongxuan Sheng didn’t hesitate any longer; he indeed needed support right now.
Jiang Wang quickly found Dugu Xiao and Xiang Qian, and after thinking for a mont, he also called for Zhu Biqiong.
“I have to go to Linzi for sothing.
The matters of Qingyang Town, I entrust to you.
Dugu Xiao will handle daily affairs, Xiang Qian will make decisions in major events.
Monk Zhu, you co from Major Sects, and you have extensive insight, responsible for checking for any omissions and making ands.”
Jiang Wang appeared urgent, and the three didn’t create any trouble, agreeing readily.
He arranged the general strategy for Qingyang Town for the near future — mainly to keep a low profile, handle the relationship with Tian Antai well, and at the sa ti, pay attention to Huang Yixing’s movents.
After so thought, Jiang Wang said to Zhu Biqiong, “If Linzi is too much in turmoil, I’m afraid I won’t be able to return in ti to send you off.
When the half-year period we agreed upon is over, Monk Zhu, you may return to Diao Hai Building on your own.”
Zhu Biqiong rolled her eyes, “Got it!”
It was then that Xiang Qian suddenly asked in a low voice, “It looks like the story you told might not have a Perfect end.
Has the protagonist reached a mont of despair again?”
This conversation was only understood by the two of them.
With a single move from Zhongxuan Zun, the situation had changed drastically.
It seed fitting to say that Zhongxuan Sheng was once again in a mont of danger.
Jiang Wang only fell silent for a mont before countering, “Do you think he will give up?”
“We shall see in Qingyang Town!”
With that, he turned and left the room.
In that instant, Xiang Qian seed to witness the mont a Longsword was drawn from its sheath!
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