Chapter 1228: The Root of All Evil

Interestingly, the last time he went to Xingyue Plains, the companions were also Yue Leng and Li Youjiu.

On that occasion, Master Guanyin made a move, blocking the invasion of the mysterious expert from the Kingdom of Equality, and at the same time discovered a female expert from the Kingdom of Equality who served as a medium for power transmission.

However, Li Youjiu, known for his extremely sharp vision, and Yue Leng, known as the "Capture God," still lost track of their target!

Even looking back now, Jiang Wang finds it suspicious that two Divine Proximity realm renowned constables were secretly tailing them, yet they still allowed the expert from the Kingdom of Equality to find an opportunity to strike under their noses, attempting to plant an imprint in Jiang Wang's heart.

Is this not suspicious?

What were they tailing?

They've solved cases their entire lives, apprehended criminals their entire lives, and have a renowned reputation. Even if their strength is not comparable to the expert from the Kingdom of Equality, they shouldn't have been completely unaware of the issue.

But if they were deliberately turning a blind eye, everything becomes easily explainable...

As long as one person between Yue Leng and Li Youjiu had a connection with the Kingdom of Equality, it would be enough to provide cover.

Who is that person?

Jiang Wang temporarily stopped thinking.

His physical condition had finally recovered somewhat, enough to support a battle.

However, the Ruyi Immortal Robe he had just put on was already in tatters, looking truly pathetic.

This poor treasure of the Immortal Palace, making its first appearance, encountered an irresistible expert. Its defense was first shattered, and then its material was torn apart.

It seemed completely ruined...

Jiang Wang was about to pull off the rags underneath the Invisibility Robe when he suddenly felt something strange. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that this Ruyi Immortal Robe was actually recovering slowly!

It was slowly absorbing Jiang Wang's power, not to form a defense, nor to be stored, but to repair the Immortal Robe itself!

The ability to self-repair greatly increased the value of this Immortal Robe.

What is the material of this Immortal Robe? How can it do this? Does it incorporate some kind of immortal art?

Jiang Wang, who possessed the Ruyi Ling, Shengwen Immortal Canon, and Yun Ding Immortal Palace, was incredibly curious about this!

Any part of the secret related to the Immortal Palace could help him sublimate the Ruyi Ling and integrate all the Immortal Palace inheritances.

However, there were more pressing matters at hand. Since the Ruyi Immortal Robe could still self-repair, there was no need to rush to pull it off.

Jiang Wang felt the Moon Key in his palm and directly connected to the Taixu Illusionary Realm.

As soon as he entered the Green Vine Mountain Blessed Land, he saw dense paper cranes flapping over, each one unusually plump and packed tightly.

Before reading the letters, Jiang Wang's heart warmed.

No matter how much pain he endured, how many people harbored ill will towards him, and how many conspiracies he had to face.

There were always people who believed in him, cared about him, and supported him!

This world was not gentle to him, but it was not entirely cruel either.

He casually unfolded a paper crane and saw that it read—

"Where are you? Reply!"

The second one—

"Idiot! Where are you?"

The third one—

"If something happens to you, I promise you, I will make Li Youjiu, Yue Leng, and Lin Youxie all buried with you!"

The fourth one...

Chong Xuan Sheng, when he is calm, can be more ruthless than anyone else.

With his intelligence, he naturally understood that sending more paper cranes would not change anything.

But these seemingly bloated paper cranes came one after another.

Jiang Wang didn't read any further. Using the one in his hand, he replied: "Still alive."

The next moment, the invitation to the Star River Space appeared.

Jiang Wang accepted the invitation and appeared in the Star River Pavilion.

The胖胖 man in the Star River Pavilion, however, was completely different from the anxiousness in the letters. Instead, he squinted and gave Jiang Wang several sidelong glances.

"I really can't understand what kind of brain would impulsively leave the country while handling a case for His Majesty. Jiang Qingyang."

He shook his head dramatically and said, "You've opened my eyes!"

Jiang Wang disappeared during the process of going abroad to apprehend a criminal, his whereabouts unknown. Negative news spread like wildfire throughout the city, and two Divine Proximity realm Azure Plate constables were being questioned in the Northern Yamen. And Jiang Wang was completely unreachable...

Even with his wisdom, he was agitated and uneasy. These emotions, for someone who prided himself on being calm and intelligent, were signs of losing control.

Seeing Jiang Wang in person, it was inevitable that he would be somewhat embarrassed and angry.

"What's already happened, let's not mention it again, it's useless!" Jiang Wang waved his hand, saying with a relaxed expression, "What, did you think I was dead?"

"Heh heh." Chong Xuan Sheng sat down and sneered, "I can figure it out with my hair. Setting up such a scheme is definitely not just to kill you. As long as they can bear the consequences, killing you doesn't need to be so complicated! And you're so easy to fool!"

Jiang Wang automatically ignored the last sentence. He thought, so you don't use your fat to think, but your hair? Xu Gao Eqian Dao Bu Gu also!

He also sat down, and said with malicious intent, "Then help me analyze with your hair, what exactly is going on."

Chong Xuan Sheng was full of intellectual superiority, enjoying Jiang Wang's adoring gaze (as he thought).

He shifted backward, making himself more comfortable sitting: "Let's start from when you and Lin Youxie arrived at Zhaohong City."

Jiang Wang smiled: "But I think we should talk about Yu Beidou first."

"Yu Beidou?" Chong Xuan Sheng rubbed his forehead, finally unable to maintain his composure: "It really feels like looking at flowers in a fog."

Immediately, Jiang Wang recounted the entire sequence of events this time, starting from leaving the mansion and encountering Yu Beidou on the road.

Knowing that Chong Xuan Sheng's intelligence far surpassed his own, he did not add any subjective feelings, but merely stated the facts as they were.

Chong Xuan Sheng listened in silence and said, "I've found the first interesting point."

Jiang Wang said with great aplomb, "Tell me about it."

Chong Xuan Sheng said, "In your shared experience, neither Li Youjiu nor Yue Leng lied."

After a moment of silence.

Jiang Wang asked, "And then?"

Chong Xuan Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you the premise. Now, Li Youjiu and Yue Leng are practically biting each other's heads off in the Northern Yamen, accusing each other of treason."

Jiang Wang frowned: "Explain it more clearly."

Chong Xuan Sheng was clearly used to it by now. He sighed and said, "This shows that they both knew you might not die, so they wouldn't tell a lie that would be exposed immediately. Otherwise, with their level of constables, there are plenty of ways for them to set traps for each other."

Jiang Wang was silent for a moment and said, "Can I understand it this way, that Yue Leng and Li Youjiu both know that the person who was chasing me might not kill me? From this, it can be concluded that they both know that person?"

Chong Xuan Sheng glanced at him: "It seems that the person who was chasing you left a very special impression on you?"

In the previous narration, Jiang Wang only briefly mentioned the process of being chased, emphasizing only the person's characteristic of being hidden.

His tone at this moment was also indifferent: "Quite profound."

Chong Xuan Sheng then replied: "Not necessarily that they know them. But they should have some understanding of the person's character and style."

"So both of them have problems?" Jiang Wang asked.

"It depends on the person, it depends on the matter. But at least for us, it is like this," Chong Xuan Sheng replied.

Jiang Wang asked, "What exactly do they want to do? It's not that I'm being humble, no matter how much of the best in the world I am, I'm only in the Inner Mansion realm now. Does it warrant mobilizing such power and going to such lengths?"

"Before that..." Chong Xuan Sheng looked at him and smiled: "You still don't know what the prevailing winds in Linzi are, do you?"

Jiang Wang rolled his eyes: "Where would I know? In my current field of vision, there's only one dog!"

Chong Xuan Sheng's eyelids twitched, feeling insulted.

But he didn't want to bicker with this reckless person who had escaped death at this moment. He turned his face and smiled slyly, repeating some rumors that were spreading wildly in Linzi, and also repeating some discussions among idle people to show the current public opinion environment in Linzi.

Although it was a repetition, some of the tone imitations were particularly skillful.

For example—

"That bastard Jiang Wang, he's really not a good person..."

"I never expected Jiang Qingyang to be so hypocritical, doing such a thing..."

Jiang Wang listened, neither pleased nor displeased.

He found that he had kicked open a widow's door in Yaoguang Fang, dug up a grave on Ganma Mountain, harbored remnants of the Yang family, framed General Cao, was a hidden agent of the Kingdom of Equality, a killer from Hell Without Doors, a secret member of the Fishing Sea Tower, plotting to overthrow the country, interfering in the dragon competition...

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