677: Chapter 126 Enjoying Oneself _1 677: Chapter 126 Enjoying Oneself _1 Seeing Jiang Wang turn around, Du Ruhui was very calm and continued his speech, “Yun Country and Zhuang Country have always shared a deep connection, like branches of the sa tree.
There are just occasional minor frictions, nothing serious enough to lead to a fight.
What do you think?”
Jiang Wang had imagined nurous scenarios of eting Du Ruhui, but none were like this.
Such an unprepared encounter, so close, so sudden.
He tried his best to remain more calm and indifferent, forcefully suppressing the tumultuous waves in his heart, and countered, “Is the elder asking ?”
With a smile, Du Ruhui’s expression was very genial, as affable as an elder from one’s family, “Other than you and , is there anyone else here?”
“If the question is directed at …
I do not know,” Jiang Wang shook his head, “Whether Yun Country and Zhuang Country will fight, I’m not concerned.
Comparatively, I’m more interested in the beasts of the Qi Chang Mountain Range, more interested in the Channel-opening Pill.”
“Is that so?” Du Ruhui looked at him, “I see your cultivation is not ordinary, and you have stayed here for quite so ti.
I had thought you were very concerned about the conflict between Yun Country and Zhuang Country.”
“The elder jests.
I was just looking around casually.”
After exchanging so idle talk, Du Ruhui suddenly asked, “Whom do you represent in scouting this terrain?”
Jiang Wang made a wry face, “Elder, I truly don’t know what you’re asking.
Look at my young age; it wouldn’t be too much to call a child.
Whom could I represent?”
“Then I’ll ask a different question,” Du Ruhui remained unmoved, continuing to press him, “Young brother, where are you from?”
Jiang Wang knew this question was the crux of the matter.
Despite how affable the old man appeared now, how mild-mannered, once he determined Jiang Wang as a threat to Zhuang Country, he would not hold back in his actions.
“Lingxiao Pavilion.”
Jiang Wang was sparing with his words.
In front of soone like Du Ruhui, it was better to speak less when one must reply, to make fewer mistakes.
With a slight tilt of his head, Du Ruhui seed to recall sothing.
Jiang Wang noticed that the hands Du Ruhui held behind his back had loosened.
It might also be that this slight change was ant for him to notice.
“Chi Yun Mountain?” Du Ruhui inquired.
Many people probably knew of Chi Yun Mountain, but few knew what was inside it.
To an entity like Du Ruhui, the secret connection between Chi Yun Mountain and Lingxiao Pavilion was probably not a secret.
Jiang Wang’s mind raced, and he spoke earnestly, “Indeed, it is related to that.”
His eyes were clear, gentle, yet resolute, appearing very trustworthy.
Not a hint of hatred leaked out, as if he really was very unfamiliar with Du Ruhui.
With a half-smile, Du Ruhui remarked, “Speaking of which, I am truly curious what the secret that Ye Lingxiao has guarded so strictly over these years might be.”
“I’m afraid it’s not convenient for to disclose,” Jiang Wang bowed slightly, “I ask for your understanding.”
“No matter, keeping secrets is a comndable quality,” Du Ruhui was very magnanimous, “I haven’t seen Ye Lingxiao for many years and happen to be on my way to Lingxiao Pavilion.
Why not travel together?”
Jiang Wang knew that Du Ruhui was trying to see if he truly ca from Lingxiao Pavilion; an invitation to travel together, but in reality, an escort.
Should he prove to be unrelated to Lingxiao Pavilion, then these vast green mountains below might bury bones at any ti.
Although he was extrely nervous inside, he maintained a smooth facade, “One does not dare decline an elder’s command.”
“You seem a bit nervous?” Du Ruhui asked.
With a wry smile, Jiang Wang replied, “In front of a powerful person like yourself, it’s quite hard not to feel tense.”
Neither confirming nor denying, Du Ruhui said, “It’s been a long ti since I last visited Lingxiao Pavilion, please lead the way, young brother.”
Jiang Wang exhaled a breath of relief and turned to soar away rapidly.
In front of Du Ruhui, he definitely had no chance to escape.
Nor the leeway to resist.
He was now only grateful he hadn’t casually ntioned any place.
Coming from Lingxiao Pavilion was by no ans a lie.
As Du Ruhui flew back to Yun Country from the Qi Chang Mountain Range, he occasionally spoke a few words along the way, but there was no particular focus, just like an ordinary lonely old man looking for a casual chat.
Jiang Wang dared not make judgnts, nor was he careless.
He firmly adhered to the principle of valuing words like gold, speaking as little as possible and being vague whenever he could, thus enduring the journey with difficulty until reaching Baoxue Mountain.
The capital of Yun Country, the beautiful Yun City, was situated atop this mountain.
Perhaps because of Du Ruhui, before they got close, they saw the sea of clouds churning and Ye Lingxiao stepping out of the clouds.
He glanced at Jiang Wang, then turned to Du Ruhui, “How does the esteed state chancellor of Zhuang Country find the ti to visit our minor sect?”
With a smile, Du Ruhui said, “I heard that the Pavilion Master of Lingxiao has broken through to Dongzhen, so this old man has co to offer congratulations.”
Both parties acted very politely, elevating each other.
“If you’ve truly co for that reason, your sources must be quite outdated,” Ye Lingxiao said with a smile.
“Zhuang Country is small and weak, naturally not as well-inford as Lingxiao Pavilion, one of the Major Sects.” Du Ruhui glanced at Jiang Wang, his words layered with aning, “Yet, you seem to have an in-depth understanding of my Zhuang Country’s state affairs.”
“Oh?
How so?”
“No other intention than joy,” replied Du Ruhui with a full-faced smile, “Such a highly talented disciple from your honored sect pays attention to Zhuang Country’s affairs, it truly honors this old man.”
Ye Lingxiao glanced at Jiang Wang, seemingly understanding the situation, but did not expose it and simply said, “What?
Are people from my Lingxiao Pavilion not allowed to travel through Zhuang Country?”
“Of course not,” Du Ruhui shook his head.
With that statent from Ye Lingxiao, he no longer needed to regard Jiang Wang as a thief.
Nor did he want to offend Ye Lingxiao for it.
He knew Ye Lingxiao’s temperant well and chose to gloss over the issue, sighing, “After so many years, we have inevitably beco strangers to each other.”
Ye Lingxiao sneered, “Aside from being busy with exorcising demons and defending the path, you also didn’t forget to lead Ouyang Lie to disrupt my breakthrough.
How could we not beco strangers, Elder Du?”
With a sigh, Du Ruhui said, “If I claid I was completely unaware, I suppose you wouldn’t believe .”
“So things aren’t about willingness, but about possibility,” Ye Lingxiao looked at him, “Do you still rember this saying?”
There seed to be a story between the two prominent figures.
Jiang Wang kept his mouth tightly shut, calmly observing from the sidelines, not uttering a word.
After a mont of silence, Du Ruhui said, “Regardless, I am genuinely happy for your breakthrough to Dongzhen.”
Looking at him, clearly of Golden Fra and Jade Marrow, an indestructible body, yet showing so signs of age, Ye Lingxiao softened the sharper aspects of his aura and said, “Zhuang Country has held you back.”
Both n were dressed in white, Du Ruhui in a white robe, Ye Lingxiao in white clothes.
One showed signs of age with fatigue in his eyes, while the other was suave and ethereal.
But Du Ruhui smiled openly and said, “A child is not a fish, how can he know the fish’s joy?”
Ye Lingxiao flicked his finger, and from sowhere, a fish leaped forth, soaring to the sky above and falling straight in front of him.
The fish’s scales fell off, organs disappeared…
He turned his head to Jiang Wang and said, “Can’t you be a little more observant?”
It was then that Jiang Wang snapped out of his spectator state, realizing he was also part of the play.
Tactfully, he conjured a simple fla and carefully began grilling the cleanly gutted fish.
Ye Lingxiao looked back at Du Ruhui, his smile now much more sincere, “I’m not this fish, but I think it’s certainly not happy at the mont.
What do you think?”
In the face of Ye Lingxiao’s teasing challenge, Du Ruhui wasn’t annoyed in the slightest and simply said—
“I have my own joy.”
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