As soon as the Prince of Jin finished speaking, the Qingyang Sect Leader whispered, "Prince of Jin, Jing Zhe has... has already been rescued..."
King Jin was taken aback and immediately looked up, only to find that the place where Jing Zhe had just fainted was now empty, with no one in sight.
"Where is he? Where did he go?"
"Just now, a man in black took advantage of the time when we were dealing with this daytime thunder and escaped with him."
"The Qingyang Sect Leader said in a low voice."
Why didn't you say so sooner?
The Prince of Jin asked hysterically, "Where did they run off to?"
The Qingyang Sect Leader wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered, "That man in black took Jing Zhe and fled directly into the woods. They're probably far away now. I was going to remind Prince Jin earlier, but the power of the Daytime Thunderclap is not to be underestimated, especially since there were three of them. I didn't dare to be careless, so I didn't say it right away."
After listening to the explanation from the Qingyang Sect Leader, Prince Jin calmed down and realized that this was not the time to blame the Qingyang Sect Leader. Besides, he would need his help in the future, so he said, "Let's not worry about the rest for now, let's go after them!"
As he spoke, he prepared to head into the woods.
But he hadn't taken two steps when the Qingyang Sect Leader stopped him again: "Prince Jin, you mustn't! That man in black was too far away. Although I couldn't accurately determine his cultivation level, I was certain that his realm was not low; even if he wasn't quite at the Grandmaster level, he was close. Moreover, we're not familiar with this forest. Whether we can find anyone after going in is another matter. If there's an ambush inside, even if it can't trap us, it will still delay us for a long time. It's not worth it!"
"So you just let them get away like that? What about the Immortal Transformation Pill? What about the Daytime Thunderclap? It's all gone?"
The Prince of Jin was still somewhat unwilling.
The leader of Qingyang Sect advised, "Prince Jin, as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood! Jing Zhe's stronghold is still in Jingzhou, and many of his women are also in Jingzhou! Women are his weakness, and with so many women in Jingzhou, why should Prince Jin worry about not being able to capture him?"
Upon hearing this, the King of Jin's eyes lit up. Knowing Jing Zhe's personality, as long as he could capture one of his women, he wouldn't have to worry about Jing Zhe not showing up!
Seeing that the Prince of Jin was interested, the Qingyang Sect Leader pressed on, saying, "Prince of Jin, those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles! Compared to the entire An Kingdom, what is Jing Zhe? Besides, how long has the Prince of Jin waited for this day? Why ruin our grand plan for the sake of a mere Jing Zhe?"
The Prince of Jin nodded. As long as he could take Jingzhou, the entire Anguo would be his, and he had been waiting for this day for far too long!
"Okay, then we won't chase after them!"
The Prince of Jin said, "However, Ruzhou must be taken!"
They are now at the intersection of Ruzhou, Jinxi, Kunlun County, and Jingzhou. Jing Zhe has fled into the woods. He can choose not to pursue him because he is unfamiliar with the terrain of the woods and there is also the uncertain factor of the man in black. He cannot take the risk.
But Ruzhou was right in front of him, and he didn't want to give up.
Before the Qingyang Sect Leader could speak, Kadan, under the protection of Kaluqi, stepped forward: "Prince Jin, there's no rush to take Ruzhou now!"
Why?
"Our top priority right now is to attack Jingzhou. We can't afford to waste time on other things! Have you forgotten the letter we received this morning? The Southern Qi are probably already outside Jingzhou. If we go there, we can coordinate an attack from the inside and take Jingzhou easily! If we're too slow, can you guarantee that your nephew won't reach some kind of agreement with the Southern Qi?"
"..."
The Prince of Jin was taken aback. If Southern Qi could ally with him, it could naturally ally with Jingzhou as well. Just like Kadan, who had initially agreed to Jing Zhe's offer but later betrayed him and sided with him. So there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests! And once Southern Qi allied with Jingzhou, it wouldn't be so easy for him to attack Jingzhou!
He originally wanted to take Ruzhou first—after all, Ruzhou only had a few thousand soldiers, and he could take it down in no time. He really wouldn't bother taking other places. But his elder brother, King Yu, was in Ruzhou. King Yu was the only one who supported him all these years. He had planned to take Ruzhou and give it to his elder brother as a gift. Now it seems he has to postpone it!
"Alright, let's head to Jingzhou immediately! If they really have reached an agreement with Southern Qi, then we'll take them all down, and then we'll divide Southern Qi among ourselves!"
The King of Jin looked at Kadan and said.
Kadan nodded, and when the Prince of Jin turned around, his eyes narrowed, as if he were thinking about something.
...
Jing Zhe had a dream.
In his dream, he was lying in bed, holding his phone in a dark room, staring at the faintly glowing screen, engrossed in reading a novel, and slowly drifting off to sleep.
And so, he became the protagonist of the novel, and at this moment he was being held at swords by a group of enemies, with a bottomless cliff behind him.
The enemy slashed down, and Jing Zhe lost his footing, then fell towards the bottomless cliff. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and immediately jumped out of bed. Fortunately, it was just a dream. It seems he was too engrossed in reading the novel and had become absorbed in it.
Wait, where am I now?
Jing Zhe looked at the dark room, then at the phone in his hand. Everything seemed familiar, yet also very distant—how long had it been since he had touched his phone?
Suddenly, a headache struck...
Am I not outside Ruzhou City? Wasn't I injured by Prince Jin and the Qingyang Sect Leader?
I didn't...want to escape...and then get beaten to death by the Prince of Jin?
Thinking of this, Jing Zhe felt dizzy and woke up from his dream again. When he opened his eyes, he saw a forest and felt pain all over his body... It was a dream within a dream!
Jing Zhe sat up and examined himself. Although his injuries seemed severe, they were actually just a setback in his internal energy, which caused his true qi to become disordered. With his current Grandmaster level, he would recover as long as he took care of himself.
But who saved him?
If someone who knew him saved him, shouldn't they have taken him back to Ruzhou City? Why did they lead him into the woods?
Just as Jing Zhe was wondering what was going on, he suddenly heard the sound of wind coming from the distance in the woods. He immediately hid behind a tree, waiting for his chance to strike.
He could distinguish between the sound of ordinary wind and the sound of wind created by people flying through the trees. It was obvious that someone was coming. He didn't know if it was the person who had saved him or Prince Jin and his group!
Hiding behind a tree, Jing Zhe saw a dark shadow flying closer from afar, and the sound of the wind was naturally made by him.
As the dark figure approached, it suddenly paused in mid-air, seemingly not seeing Jing Zhe, before rapidly flying towards them again.
As the two drew closer, Jing Zhe finally saw the newcomer's appearance and was completely stunned.
Then she broke down in tears and shouted:
"Big sister!"
"..."
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