Seeing this scene, the two scholars felt their faces burning with embarrassment.
Originally, it was thought that Kong Jia had repelled the evil spirits, but it turned out that it was Wang Jian who had truly defeated them.
Even the Confucian disciples and Kong Jia were able to survive thanks to Wang Jian.
Seeing the two scholars still in a daze, Kong Jia's eyes darkened, and he said, "What are you still standing there for?"
At his rebuke, the two scholars immediately reacted and hurriedly bowed to Wang Jian, saying, "Thank you, General Wang!"
"Thank you, General Wang!"
Wang Jian's gaze darkened slightly, and he turned to bow deeply to Ying Zheng, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
He knew very well that he was able to regain that power not because he was so powerful, but because of Ying Zheng.
After dealing with the Soul Reaper, Ying Zheng did not linger and led Wang Jian and his entourage back to Xianyang.
Inside the carriage, Ying Zheng was not idle; he began reviewing memorials again, concentrating intently and not being affected in the slightest by the carriage.
Outside the carriage, Kong Jia led Qingshan along the right side, while Wang Jian rode his horse along the left side, constantly watching their surroundings and remaining on guard.
If anything unusual happens, he will take action to nip any potential danger in the bud.
Throughout the journey, Wang Jian could always feel Qingshan's gaze directed at him. Whenever he looked over, Qingshan would quickly turn his head away, avoiding eye contact.
But when he looked away, Qingshan would squint and look over, staring at him with eyes full of admiration.
After repeating this several times, Wang Jian frowned deeply, staring at Qingshan with considerable puzzlement, "What exactly are you looking at, kid?"
Qingshan looked straight ahead and shook his head guiltily, "No, I wasn't looking at anything."
Seeing this, Wang Jian could only look at Kong Jia and ask, "Is there something wrong with your disciple?"
He even considered a rather frightening possibility: could this kid possibly have some kind of homosexual relationship?
Even if he had homosexual tendencies, he should have been interested in young, fair-skinned men. How could a decrepit old man like him be noticed by Qingshan?
However, if this were true, it would be unacceptable to Wang Jian, and he couldn't help but shudder.
If that's true, he'll just kill him with one strike!
Kong Jia also turned to look at Qingshan with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong with you?"
This disciple is always well-mannered and should not have done such a thing, but his behavior today is quite strange.
Qingshan lowered his head slightly, "This disciple is merely curious as to why General Wang has suddenly become so strong. I wanted to ask, but I didn't dare."
He was naturally curious about this, after all, who wouldn't want to know the secret to becoming so powerful?
If an old man like Wang Jian can undergo such a dramatic transformation, it's unimaginable what kind of changes a young man like him would experience if he mastered that secret.
Upon hearing this, Kong Jia seemed to be deep in thought. "As a key member of the Confucian school, it's normal for you to be curious about these things, but this is a great opportunity."
"You're not worthy?"
Upon hearing this, Aoyama's expectant gaze immediately dimmed. "Huh?"
He never expected Kong Jia to say such cold words.
Kong Jia wasn't trying to hurt him; he was just telling the truth.
He had seen the little guy a few times and vaguely guessed that Wang Jian's recent change might be related to the little guy.
But a kid with that kind of strength wouldn't help people so easily. Even Kong Jia, who had been trying to curry favor with him, only managed to get a few pointers.
But those few words of guidance alone caused his strength to increase dramatically, which was truly astonishing.
However, even he wasn't qualified, let alone Aoyama.
Wang Jian looked up at the green mountains and said, "It's good to have dreams, but don't be delusional. These things don't happen by chance."
Upon closer inspection, he had accompanied Ying Zheng alone this time, without even Xiaoyao following.
However, they happened to encounter a powerful soul-reaping messenger, and none of the strong people present could handle it, forcing Ying Zheng and him into a desperate situation.
But in that situation, he unleashed his potential, found a connection with his lost power, escaped from a desperate situation, regained his power, and became a strongman again.
All of this seems to have happened logically, but upon closer inspection, it seems to have been deliberately arranged by someone, otherwise it wouldn't have happened by chance.
Upon hearing this, Qingshan looked rather dejected and lowered his head, saying, "This disciple understands."
Although he felt it was a great pity that this result came about, he was also clear about his own strength, which was worlds apart from Wang Jian's.
He still couldn't quite imagine growing to the level of strength that Wang Jian had achieved.
As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage suddenly stopped. Right in front of them stood a huge mechanical beast, its body resembling a tiger, its pupils flashing red, and a powerful aura surging around it, making it quite extraordinary.
Its enormous body stood there like a small mountain, completely blocking Ying Zheng's path.
Upon seeing this, Wang Jian's eyes darkened, and he shouted loudly, "Who dares to block our way?!"
The mechanical beast roared, unleashing a powerful aura that swept outwards, whipping up gusts of wind that pressed towards Ying Zheng's side, and the powerful aura surged towards everyone like a tidal wave.
Upon seeing this, Wang Jian's eyes darkened, and he leaped to the front of the group. Then, he swept his spear horizontally, and a powerful spear intent roared out, instantly shattering the surging aura.
Shattering that powerful aura, the spear intent showed no sign of stopping, but continued to whistle and slash, striking the mechanical beast.
The powerful force instantly sent the mechanical beast tumbling backward, crashing into the stone wall beside it before finally stopping.
The mechanical beast was already enormous, and the force of that impact shattered the stone wall, sending dust tumbling down and engulfing its entire form.
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