Chapter 8 Lobbying After
bidding farewell to the parents’ numerous thanks and declining their gifts, the two returned to Yuan Wuxing’s courtyard.
"I noticed that you were quite talkative when you were talking to me, but why didn't you say anything in public? Maybe City Lord Zeng didn't even notice you."
Yuan Wuxing scratched his head and chuckled, "I'm timid. I've never seen such a scene before. My mind was a little confused for a moment."
Jiang Li laughed dumbly: "You, you spent ten years investigating the Jiang family, a behemoth, knowing that there was little hope but still persisting. If someone says that you are not determined, they must be blind. But you get timid at the critical moment. It was like this at the Jiang family today, in the hall, and when you tried to break through to the Nascent Soul. My Taoist sect emphasizes the dual cultivation of nature and life, but now you are only cultivating nature, not life."
Yuan Wuxing was struck by lightning.
Just as Jiang Li said, I was always hesitant when I broke through the Nascent Soul stage. My thoughts were noisy like the sea. I thought that since I was still young, why should I risk my life and death to break through? Wouldn't it be better to be free and unrestrained for a hundred years before breaking through? What's the point of breaking through the Nascent Soul stage? There is still the Spiritualization stage above the Nascent Soul stage. When will the cultivation end? So many people failed to break through the Nascent Soul stage, why can I succeed? As a result, I was only one step away from breaking through the Nascent Soul stage several times, but always ended in failure.
"Thank you for your guidance, senior." Yuan Wuxing bowed respectfully to Jiang Li. Jiang Li just smiled and said nothing.
Yuan Wuxing remembered something and asked anxiously, "Senior Zhang, I suspect the Jiang family will send people to that space to destroy the evidence. Let's go and stop them!"
"I'm afraid they won't go to that space, otherwise how could things get out of hand?" Jiang Li signaled Yuan Wuxing to calm down, but did not tell him the reason. Yuan Wuxing really believed Jiang Li's words and calmed down.
Even though they had only been together for one day, Yuan Wuxing began to trust Jiang Li for no reason.
"But is it Mr. Zhang Li and Mr. Yuan Wuxing?" There were knocks on the door.
The knock on the door was very light. After he finished speaking, he saw that no one inside the house responded, so he did not repeat himself. He just stood respectfully outside the door. It can be seen that the visitor was very polite.
Yuan Wuxing opened the door, his hands shook uncontrollably, but he forced himself not to make a move.
"I know I have let down the people. If you can beat me up and ease Mr. Yuan Wuxing's hatred, I will not hesitate."
Patriarch Jiang stood outside the door leaning on a cane, his eyelids drooping and apologetic. With his Jindan stage cultivation, he was facing an enemy at the peak of the Jindan stage and an enemy at the peak of the Yuanying stage, but he had no followers following him.
How could Yuan Wuxing not hate Patriarch Jiang? If Jiang Yixing was the culprit, then Patriarch Jiang was the biggest helper. The death of those babies could definitely be blamed on Patriarch Jiang.
"What are you doing here, threatening us?"
Yuan Wuxing didn't do it after all. He just made a sarcastic remark with a forced smile, then sat down on the chair and drank tea in big gulps.
He didn't dare to take action. Who knows what tricks this old guy has? He would rather avoid unnecessary trouble than create trouble.
Unexpectedly, after entering the house, Chief Jiang threw his crutches aside and knelt directly on the ground, which scared Yuan Wuxing so much that he almost dropped the teacup.
Jiang Li looked at Patriarch Jiang with great interest, wanting to see what tricks this younger generation could play for him.
"Although the ancestor made mistakes, no matter how big his mistakes were, they were not bigger than the Human Emperor's. If the news that the Human Emperor's cousin practiced the magic way spread throughout the Nine Provinces, how would the world feel? It would be inevitable that people would feel resentful. If someone with ulterior motives fanned the flames, what a huge impact this would have on the Human Emperor's reputation!"
"There are demons from other regions outside Jiuzhou, fortunately, the emperors of all generations have raised the banner of Jiuzhou and fought against the demons, which saved Jiuzhou from disaster. The power of the emperor lies in faith. If the faith of the human race in the emperor is shaken, the power of the emperor will surely decline. How dangerous this is for Jiuzhou!"
"I know that you two care about the people and are righteous people. My Jiang family is just a villain in the dark. But we have the same stance towards the demons. Please think about the billions of lives in Jiuzhou and let this matter go. I would like to thank you two gentlemen here first!"
After saying that, Chief Jiang actually kowtowed three times. Three dull sounds were heard and there were blood marks on his forehead. When he stood up and looked up, his face was already in tears.
Yuan Wuxing was moved by Patriarch Jiang's heartfelt words and actions, and he couldn't help thinking that it would be better to let the matter go, as it would not be good if it had any impact on the Human Emperor.
To take a step back, even if the Human Emperor practiced the magic path, so what? He did it to fight against the devil and for the sake of all people in the world.
Yuan Wuxing was really about to be convinced by Patriarch Jiang. After all, what Patriarch Jiang said was reasonable, and what he said about shaking the faith in the Human Emperor was exactly what was possible.
The strength of the Human Emperor lies half in his own powerful strength, and the other half is because successive Human Emperors have been blessed with faith. The combination of the two makes the power of the Human Emperor reach an extremely terrifying level. Although he has not yet become an immortal, he is better than an immortal.
The space outside Jiuzhou is in chaos, and there is an attack by extraterritorial demons once every few hundred years, but each attack will bring a fatal danger to Jiuzhou. The Human Emperor, as the number one master in Jiuzhou, is the first to bear the brunt of the battle with the demons. More than half of the Human Emperors died in this process, and few of them had a good end.
If Emperor Jiang Renhuang dies in the future battle with the demon because of his declining faith, then Yuan Wuxing will really feel guilty for the rest of his life.
"What Patriarch Jiang said makes sense. But since the Jiang family already knew that it might shake people's faith in the Emperor, why did they still sacrifice the baby?"
Chief Jiang said ashamedly: "The old ancestor was greedy for the prosperity of the world and wanted to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and wait a few more days. Who would have thought that a single misstep would lead to eternal regret, and it is difficult to turn back."
Jiang Li was greatly surprised: "What are you talking about, Chief Jiang? The Jiang family wants to turn back, how can I not help them?"
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Chief Jiang was delighted. He knew that these self-proclaimed righteous people could not be coerced or bribed. They had to be convinced by the great cause.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Li continued, "Even if Yuan Wuxing and I don't sue the Jiang family anymore, there will be other cultivators who will come to investigate this matter. I will show the Jiang family a way out. The Great Zhou law stipulates that dead people will not be held responsible. Jiang Yixing, please correct your mistakes and commit suicide."
The smile on Chief Jiang's face was stiff, and he didn't know what to say in rebuttal for a moment.
Indeed, as long as the ancestor dies, the matter will be settled. But how is this possible? I came here to act so that you would stop making trouble, but how come I ended up killing my ancestor in the process!
"Mr. Zhang Li is joking."
"It's just what I really think."
Patriarch Jiang's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it. He slowly stood up, no longer having the compassionate look he had before.
"It seems that Mr. Zhang Li wants to put an end to this matter."
Yuan Wuxing then realized that he had been pretending before, and then he felt a sense of fear. This old fox was really scary. Not a single word or expression from him could be trusted. Fortunately, Senior Zhang Li was there.
"It's not about the end, I just like to finish what I started. Chief Jiang, please."
Patriarch Jiang snorted coldly, waved his sleeves and left.
(End of this chapter)