Chapter 686 Jiang Ning in the Car (Two Chapters Still Omitted)
"What do you mean?" Mo Duanfeng asked, puzzled.
"Chu Yutian may still be alive."
Li Weiyi then recounted the assassination attempt on Chiming Holy City.
Mo Duanfeng suddenly stood up, reacting strongly. After staring at Li Weiyi for a moment, he asked, "How many people have you told this to?"
"I'll only be with you," Li Weiyi said.
"Very good!"
Mo Duanfeng immediately sat back down on the small chair and explained, "You know me, I value my reputation as much as my life. If Chu Yutian were still alive, and I were in the capital, enjoying all the glory that came from killing him, I would never be able to save face again!"
He said this while slapping his face.
Li Weiyi was both amused and exasperated.
"I'm not kidding you anymore!"
Mo Duanfeng said solemnly, "Given Chu Yutian's personality, if he survives, he will likely go into hiding. And just like the assassination attempt in Chiming Holy City, he will deliver a fatal blow to us when we least expect it. He has most likely already arrived in Xiaoyao Capital by now."
“Everyone in the Shaoyang Division is in great danger.”
"We must lure him out and get rid of him, for the sake of our reputation and for the sake of Shaoyang Division."
"Stop eating this lousy noodle soup, I'll take you to a feast of a hundred families! We need to have a grand battle, ten battles, and fight our way to the peak of the fourth realm. Otherwise, once Gu Zhen breaks through first, we'll have no chance to defeat him before New Year's Eve."
"Crack!"
Mo Duanfeng swung his arm, sweeping the two soup bowls to the ground, where they shattered into pieces.
The middle-aged couple who ran the noodle stall rushed out together.
"I'll pay for it, here you go."
Mo Duanfeng pulled Li Weiyi along and strode out of the alley, throwing out a packet of Yongquan coins at the same time.
“No one has ever lifted my bowl before, Lao Mo. If you don’t bring me all the delicacies today and let me eat well, I’ll settle this score with you sooner or later!” Li Weiyi said.
Mo Duanfeng laughed loudly: "In the vast sea of learning, a hundred schools of thought contend. Tonight, Meng Quyi is hosting a banquet for a hundred schools of thought, inviting masters from a hundred schools. If we go now, we can make it in time."
Li Weiyi immediately understood his intention: "You want to challenge Meng Quyi?"
“Of course we should challenge him. His odds are lower than mine at the Destiny Gambling House. Why should we?” Mo Duanfeng said.
Li Weiyi said, "Of course, it's because he cultivated the thirty-six chapters of the Earth Book and reached the realm of freedom between heaven and earth."
The two stopped a car driven by a car dealership. After getting on the car, Mo Duanfeng gave a place name.
The vehicle set off and quickly flew into the air along the array cloud bridge.
Inside the car, Mo Duanfeng's expression was solemn: "The few of us who went to the Ancient Kingdom of Time Ruins had difficulty concealing our cultivation levels. Almost all of us relied on rare treasures to raise our realms to the limit of the mid-stage of the fourth realm at the fastest speed."
"That final step of mastery is extremely difficult. On the way from the Holy Capital, I clashed with seniors of the fifth and sixth realms every day. No matter how much they pressured me, I never made any progress because I knew very well that they would definitely hold back at some point."
"Time is too short. What we need is drastic measures to fully unleash our momentum and fighting spirit. Even if we know that revealing our identities may be dangerous, we must fight for it. Because you can hide before the New Year, but you can't hide after the New Year."
"Let's take this opportunity to lure Chu Yutian out as well!"
Li Weiyi knew the importance of breaking through to the peak of the third realm: "This time, I agree with your point of view, because I have no way out."
Only by reaching his peak as soon as possible can he once again hide in the Blood Mud Space, head to the Soul Sea, and use the power there to quickly find the fourth Immortal Lock.
Once the struggle for immortality begins, the Dao Ancestor's Taiji Fish can no longer be easily activated.
Of the eight names Shen Jian confessed to, two were from Zong Sheng Xue Hai. Perhaps there will be an opportunity to obtain two more sets of Blood Floating Demon Armor.
Zongsheng Learning Sea is one of the six large habitats.
The Sage Ancestral Master "Qingyun" is one of the most powerful beings in Yingzhou in the last 100,000 years. Even Yu Jia, who has become an immortal in southern Yingzhou, pales in comparison. The Empress of Time had the opportunity to rival him, but it became a regret.
The Qing family had long since declined; otherwise, the seventy-two pages of the "Book of the Earth" would not have been scattered throughout the world.
Today, the leading school of thought among all schools of thought in the study of Confucianism is the "Meng family".
The carriage entered the eastern part of the city before finally landing back on the ground from the array cloud bridge.
The eastern part of the city follows the "wood element" layout of Xiaoyaojing, resembling a primeval forest, teeming with life, and filled with the fragrance of plants and the moist air.
"Clang! Clang..."
The wheels are turning.
As dusk fell, many plants emitted a faint glow.
Sitting in the car, looking out along the damp stone road, you can see shops such as Dan Ding Ge Garden, Jing Yao Cao Tang, and Mu Shou Yuan Yuan, as well as ancient temples with stone walls, white pagodas and treehouses. Jungles and cities coexist here.
The place where Zong Shengxuehai (a school of thought) gathered was "Mengqingyuan," an enterprise under the Mengqing Chamber of Commerce, which was jointly established by the Meng and Qing families.
From the outside, the white walls stretch as far as the eye can see, giving an idea of how spacious the courtyard is.
The two sandalwood doors opened, revealing that the spirit lamps inside were already lit, and the melodious sounds of string and bamboo instruments drifted out, creating an extremely elegant atmosphere.
Many young cultivators from the Longevity Realm of the Hundred Schools have already arrived. The streets are filled with all kinds of vehicles, and some are walking over in twos and threes, all dressed in Confucian robes.
Li Weiyi sat in the car, looking towards the gate: "It seems that all the martial artists who aren't from Zong Sheng Xue Hai are being kept out. So, are they going to just fight their way in, or can your Holy Dynasty's top scholar just rely on his looks to freeload off this feast?"
Mo Duanfeng laughed and said, "Your face, as the successor of the Crown Prince's Daoist arts, is also very precious. But if the two of us dare to walk over, we will definitely be attacked by the mob. Forget about getting a free meal, we'll probably only get punches and swords."
“I do have some grudges with several families in Zongsheng Academy, but what is your reason?” Li Weiyi asked.
Mo Duanfeng sighed, "Because I've been cursing Meng Quyi for five days straight in order to force him to show himself. Do you think it's easy to challenge those people ahead of me? Finding them is difficult enough. I still don't know where Gu Zhenxiang and Shan Xianzhi are hiding. Now I can understand those talented people who want to challenge me... I'll go and kidnap one of them!"
"Hey! Wait a minute."
Through the gaps in the branches and leaves, Li Weiyi saw a silver carriage drawn by a phoenix descend from the arrayed cloud bridge in mid-air. He then darted away from the carriage.
The phoenix is magnificent, with feathers that are a mix of blue and purple.
It landed on the ground first, and then the wheels of the silver-framed carriage gently touched the ground, enveloped in the clouds, and moved forward steadily and slowly.
The driver was Zhuang Yue.
She was dressed in soft armor, long trousers, and martial arts attire, with her hair tied up in a bun. She sat near the car door, her face always bearing an aloof and cold expression.
In terms of figure and appearance, Zhuang Yue is actually top-notch, but who would notice her when she's always by Jiang Ning's side?
Li Weiyi appeared in front of the phoenix and used his mental power to force it to lie prostrate on the ground.
"How dare you..."
Zhuang Yue had just shouted angrily when she saw the person's face clearly. Her cold eyes immediately turned into panic, and she involuntarily turned to look into the car.
Li Weiyi flashed to her side again: "Move aside, I need to say a few words to your young lady."
Zhuang Yue shook her head and reached out to block the car door: "No one can get in the car without Miss's permission. Can't we talk about it outside?"
"Don't forget, Grandpa Zhuang entrusted you to me, to make you listen to me."
Li Weiyi pulled Zhuang Yue out of the car. After a slight hesitation, seeing no resistance from inside, he lifted the curtain and climbed inside. A fresh, subtle fragrance wafted into his nostrils, making him feel incredibly comfortable.
Jiang Ning, wearing a veil, looked like a fairy, ethereal and beautiful. She sat at the top of the car, with a bright red flower mark between her brows. Her breathtakingly beautiful eyes were not looking at Li Weiyi, but gazing out the window.
Her long dress spread out in the car like waves, her delicate hands were long and slender like jade, so tender that they seemed to yield water, her chest had a full curve, and her slender neck not only added to her temperament, but also a subtle and restrained sexiness.
She sat there, yet there was a strange feeling that the whole world had changed, as if it had transformed into a small fairyland.
“You didn’t stop me, which means I can get on the bus.” Li Weiyi sat down to her left, looking at her profile, which looked like it had been carefully drawn with a pen, and his thoughts drifted back to when the two first met in Lizhou.
Jiang Ning said, "There has to be a result eventually; we can't keep running away from it. What are you trying to say?"
Li Weiyi quickly adjusted her mindset: "I want to know, what is your relationship with Rice Mother?"
"You've finally asked that question," Jiang Ning sighed softly.
Outside the car, Mo Duanfeng's voice rang out: "I'm Li Weiyi's friend, we came together, just call me Xiao Mo. Are you also going to Meng Qingyuan for the Hundred Schools Gathering of Zongsheng Xuehai? Who invited us? We were invited by Meng Quyi."
"Impossible! He killed Meng Hualong, the number one prodigy of the Meng family in sixty years. How could Meng Quyi invite him? Who exactly are you?" Zhuang Yue drew her sword directly.
The next moment, Zhuang Yue, along with her sword, was enveloped by Mo Duanfeng's magical energy and sent into the car.
Her cultivation was sealed, and she was unable to move.
Mo Duanfeng sat outside the car door.
With a soft cry from a phoenix, the carriage slowly drove towards Meng Qingyuan.
Jiang Ning flicked a finger, releasing the seal on Zhuang Yue's body.
Zhuang Yue stood up, drew her sword, and was about to stab Mo Duanfeng in the back.
“He is the top scholar of the new imperial examination in the Holy Dynasty. You can’t hurt him,” Jiang Ning said calmly.
Zhuang Yue thrust her sword twice, but it was blocked by Mo Duanfeng's protective aura, as if she had struck divine iron. She stomped her foot in anger and looked at Li Weiyi: "You, a top scholar and a successor of Taoist arts, dare to bully two weak women like us?"
“That’s not true. Inamiya Shinden is no weak woman.” Mo Duanfeng’s voice came from outside.
Li Weiyi released a four-colored spiritual light, enveloping the space inside the carriage, and looked at Jiang Ning again: "You haven't answered my question yet."
"How am I supposed to answer you? The Yin Corpse Rice Planting has killed so many people in the Lingxiao Realm. In several states, the dead are everywhere and the bones are piled up like mountains. How am I supposed to answer that? I don't even know how to answer myself."
Jiang Ning didn't look into Li Weiyi's eyes; her gaze seemed devoid of emotion, possessing a profound depth. Yet, it also seemed to conceal countless pains, like a weak and helpless drowning person.
When Li Weiyi thought of Jiang Ning, who had traveled to Lizhou to seek out talented people and was driven by her persistence and ideals in order to save the world, she immediately understood her current pain.
The path of the Yin Corpse became the most important dividing line in her life, forcibly twisting her into another person. No wonder she said in the Ancient Kingdom of the Ruins of Time that the past is gone forever.
The phoenix-shaped carriage arrived outside Mengqing Garden.
"Who goes there? Mengqing Garden does not receive guests tonight." The guard's cold voice rang out.
Mo Duanfeng said in a deep voice, "Didn't you see that this is the chassis of the Inamiya lineage?"
(End of this chapter)
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