Free Web NovelChapter 2141: Chapter 218: The Opening Must Be as a Dragon’s Advance (Part 2)
Vaguely aware, Jiang Wang’s separation from Zhuang Shiqi was roughly related to Fenglin City Region turning into a haunting swamp—that was not important. What mattered was seeing who Jiang Wang’s enemies were, how many people wanted to kill Jiang Wang.
He had no emotional attachment to the people and things of his hometown. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have cultivated in the Southern Dipper Palace for so many years without ever returning. So-called parents and kin, so-called neighbors and playmates were but fleeting shadows on the long path of cultivation. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
He saw things clearly.
His heart was only for Dao and for the sword.
He didn’t hate Jiang Wang, nor dislike him.
Even the most vicious people hope to live in a world of goodwill. Even the most hypocritical people hope to be treated sincerely by others.
He believed no one would dislike someone like Jiang Wang.
He even admitted that if it weren’t for the dispute by the river, he would be more than willing to maintain friendship with Jiang Wang.
But what’s done is done, once it happened, it must be faced and resolved.
When the killing intent stirred, waves surged in the sea of his heart, creating rifts on his Tao path.
The more he couldn’t kill Jiang Wang, the more he couldn’t even touch Jiang Wang’s shadow, the stronger this killing intent became.
Eventually, the idea of wanting to kill Jiang Wang gradually turned into a mental obstacle, blocking his Tao path.
The more Jiang Wang’s fame grew, the stronger this mental obstacle became.
The more Jiang Wang progressed at lightning speed, the more it made him feel his time was wasted.
Those astonishing deeds only served as a constant reminder—what was the so-called young leader of the Southern Dipper Palace but a despicable scoundrel, a useless rogue!
It caused imperfections on his Tao path, and shook his divine presence!
The feud between him and Jiang Wang had now evolved into a fundamental conflict involving the long-term Tao path, a never-ending struggle.
Upon hearing the news that Jiang Wang would participate in the Mountain and Sea Realm, he immediately began preparing.
But he couldn’t catch Jiang Wang along the way, as Zuo Guangshu promptly led troops to meet at the border city, thwarting his assassination plans in the Chu Territory.
Later, he found the Huai Nation Government House was investigating him—undoubtedly Jiang Wang’s doing.
This meant that from that moment on, he and Jiang Wang were standing on the battlefield, both aware of each other’s existence and preparing for the life-and-death struggle.
His greatest advantage lay in—Jiang Wang was a renowned figure, and most of his Dao techniques and divine skills, once displayed before people, had already been researched thoroughly.
Like Samadhi True Fire, like Buzhou Wind, like Sword Immortal, like what was called Eight Sound Burning Sea, and the so-called Fire Realm...
He could recite their names, naturally knowing how to counter them. Jiang Wang, however, only knew him as an authentic Southern Dipper Palace disciple, unaware of his hidden cards.
This was a factor that could determine life and death, so he of course wouldn’t participate in the Mountain and Sea Realm where life and death couldn’t be decided, prematurely exposing his information.
He was camped outside Chuguo’s borders, seeking the latest intel on Jiang Wang from everyone who had encountered him. Revising his assassination strategy time and again.
When Jiang Wang left Chuguo, it was supposed to be the time for him to act.
But unexpectedly, the Huai Nation Government House defended Jiang Wang to such a degree, disregarding the Southern Dipper Palace entirely, and upon fruitless warnings, directly issued an unlimited kill order, leaving him struggling!
Unable to break free, he could only hand over all the preparations for killing Jiang Wang to the monarch and ministers of Zhuang Country, attempting a proxy assassination.
Unfortunately, the people of Zhuang were too incompetent, Du Ruhui dared not act personally, only dispatched two young men under cover.
Claiming it was in the name of personal vendetta, unrelated to the nation, attempting to avoid retribution from Qi Country afterward—truly thinking far ahead! Yet they failed to ask themselves if they could truly kill!
A worthless candidate of Yellow River Gathering Main Competition, a lousy young leader within the Zhuang Country army, targeting, ambushing, deploying array formations, deploying battle formations, using everything they should and shouldn’t, yet failed to kill him.
He, in a critical moment of life-or-death, even spent precious effort to help shield Jiang Wang’s ability to foresee danger!
Tai Yin and Xiang Bei’s failed assault within the Mountain Sea Realm was precisely because Jiang Wang possessed such an ability. He preemptively targeted isolation, expecting old fox Du Ruhui to arrange appropriately...
Who knew a calculation would end without result.
By the time he finally broke free from the unlimited kill order, Jiang Wang had already returned to Qi Country.
After that came this globally-concerning Qi Xia War.
He truly couldn’t wait any longer, if he continued to wait, by the time Qi Xia War ended, this Son of Qingyang wouldn’t know whether he’d become a lord or a marquess. At that point, Southern Dipper Palace wouldn’t support his assassination mission. Moreover, by then, Jiang Wang—who knows how many resources he’d exchange for battle honors—how could he catch up while at Southern Dipper Palace?
However, the battlefield environment...
On the battlefield, dangers were everywhere, just like at this moment, his mind was continuously spontaneously stirred.
Endless alerts of danger meant that his sense of danger was ineffective!
War naturally restricted his divine skills.
Correspondingly, Jiang Wang’s unknown divine skill with danger warning ability would be repressed. But Jiang Wang’s divine skill, which had once been successfully suppressed by him, couldn’t possibly match spontaneous surge; in this calculation, he was the one suffering more.
"Does Mister Yi consider taking a position in Summer Country? With official support, achieving Dongzhen would be relatively easier." Suddenly said Zhou Xiong beside him.
This son of the Duke of the State, indeed arrived before them along the Min Xi Corridor.
Under the current battlefield situation, it was extremely difficult for Summer Country’s strongmen to retreat. Each deployment of a God Arrives powerhouse, if unable to accomplish something, meant a loss in the overall situation.
The discreet assignment of Zhou Xiong to meet Mir, showed the importance Summer Country placed on Chongxuan Sheng and Jiang Wang, and also reflected the significant damage Victory Camp caused to Summer Country.
Of course, for Yisheng Feng, why Summer Country sent people was not important. The deployment of God Arrives powerhouse was what mattered.
At this time, Zhou Xiong, Yisheng Feng, and Touch Min were hiding in the ground, waiting for Qi Army to approach.
Touch Min was naturally responsible for reconnaissance, observing distant movements through secret means—though such observation was extremely limited.
Vision could be sensed, sound patterns could be captured, and Dao technique fluctuations could be highly dangerous. Many perceptive cultivators exist, as do many armaments targeted against Dao technique fluctuations.
Too much observation implies too many possibilities of exposure.
Thus, Touch Min was extremely cautious.
As the army advances, scouts would scatter.
Even with Summer’s fifty thousand army, despite leveraging the complex terrain of Min Xi Corridor, and receiving the support of the battle formation secret technique, it’s impossible to be perfectly hidden, leaving no trace.
Therefore, the army was actually very distant at this point.
Only waiting for Qi Army to reach the target location, then swiftly condensing shamanic influences, using the power of battle formation to attack.
Gu Yong, Xu Can, Wei Guangyao were all leading the army. Touch Min’s main army was temporarily commanded by a deputy general.
They sought not a complete stealth from Qi Army, but to ensure that when Qi Army became aware of the ambush, it would be too late to escape!
Faced with Zhou Xiong’s overture, Yisheng Feng did not respond.
Topics of no significance, he was too lazy to speak.
Zhou Xiong was not annoyed, instead gently said, "Indeed. A genius like Mister Yi naturally doesn’t need official backing. When seeking freedom from constraints and personal power, it would instead be troublesome... Does Mister Yi consider being a guest advisor to the Zhou Family? We promise no interference with mundane matters, Prime Stone secret technique is negotiable."
"Rather than this..." Yisheng Feng began, "How to kill Jiang Wang is the most important matter. Talking about the future now, isn’t it somewhat premature, Lord Zhou? He indeed escaped under Zhao Xuenyang’s control, how would you compare to Zhao Xuenyang?"
Zhou Xiong seemed like a nice person, completely unlike his father, who was so tough. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
Faced with the overbearing Yisheng Feng, with a God Arrives against Outer Building, and the status of duke’s son, a high official of Da Xia, he still spoke gently and softly, "Ha ha ha, of course, I couldn’t compare to Zhao Xuenyang. Mister Yi is absolutely right; caution is required."
Thus, Yisheng Feng ceased speaking, but his force deepened, intentions concentrated, and killing intent flowed within the sword sheath.
Touch Min focused on the mirror in his hand as if hearing nothing.
Finally, it came time to test their resolve.
Waiting made time feel drawn out!
