Chapter 1258: Heavily Laden with Evil

The person you are, the person your friends see, the person your enemies see, and the person people talk about.Sometimes they are four completely different people.Strangely, Jiang Wang felt no anger in his heart.He listened to the story of the villainous "Jiang Wang" as if he were listening to something completely unrelated, to someone completely unfamiliar.Whether that person was evil or good. Whether people loved him or hated him.Jiang Wang observed himself from this detached perspective – the perspective shaped by Zhuang Gaoxian, Du Ruhui, and others.This perspective was novel, and the logic was sound.The timeline was clear, and the plot was interconnected. The villain in the storyteller's words was vivid, making people indignant, eager to spit on his face, peel off his skin, and kill him.And Jiang Wang inexplicably thought –Such a person truly could exist.Ruthless and wicked, everything for the sake of becoming stronger, deceiving gods and ghosts, treating everyone as pawns. Casually killing and plundering treasures, annihilating entire families at a disagreement, stepping over the corpses of comrades.Betraying friends, slaying masters, abandoning the nation.Living without fear, dying without regret.Such a person, in fact, has no weakness.Such a person would be very strong, and would become strong faster.Jiang Wang had eaten enough. He poured himself a cup of wine and slowly drank it.A small country is after all a small country, and this tavern was only average. Although he had spent a good amount of silver, the wine that flowed down his throat still tasted a little bitter.Bitter wine down the throat, like fire burning.He slowly drank three cups, then stood up and walked out.The people in the tavern were very talkative, as the fall of a world-renowned peerless prodigy was a rare topic. Everyone could step on him, to show their own insight.Perhaps they themselves were mediocre, perhaps they had accomplished nothing, perhaps some of them had not even stepped into the realm of the extraordinary, still struggling for a single vein-opening pill... This did not prevent them from commenting on the strongest Inner Mansion realm prodigy of the current age.Trampling on others is the cheapest way to satisfy oneself, one only needs to be shameless.Amidst the discussions of the people, Jiang Wang calmly walked out of the tavern.It was the day after he had killed the four elite soldiers of the Purging Evil Army.Jiang Wang first headed east, then feinted, and turned south. After arranging some tracks, he used the Concealing Robe to double back the same way, and truly headed east.He passed between the Observation River Platform and the Dragon Gate Academy, reaching the Long River. He directly flew across the Long River, entering the central domain.Then he began to act in his current disguise.Moving too fast would attract attention, moving too slowly would give Zhao Xuanyang a chance.So he maintained the speed appropriate for a traveling Dragon Ascension realm cultivator, stopping in Zhongshan Country today, having a meal, and then continuing his journey.He had slightly modified his escape route again. He planned to cross the Long River this time through the Seventh Town of the Nine Towns of the Long River, the Bixi Bridge, to the south bank of the Long River, and then head in the direction of Xia Country.Of course he would not go to Xia Country. Xia Country's desire to kill him would not be much weaker than Zhuang Country's.He was heading that way because it was a choice that Jiang Wang, in his original identity, would never make.He would stop before reaching Xia Country, and then turn back to the north bank of the Long River at the Ninth Town, the Chiwen Bridge, returning to the central domain. Then he would directly traverse the territory of the Suspended Temple, and return to Qi Country.He could no longer go to Chu Country.Now, in the entire current world, only Qi Country had the reason and ability to protect him.Although what those passersby said had some truth, Qi Country's protection of him now might only be for the sake of national face. But it was precisely because it involved national interests that it was more reliable. Because of this, Qi Country was the last to wish for his crime of colluding with the demon race to be established.As long as there was an environment for fair voice, the things he had not done, the baseless accusations, could certainly be cleared!False evidence, however real it seemed, was still false.He had tried his best to erase traces and set up confusing formations, but he did not believe that his methods could deceive Zhao Xuanyang for long.The reason he wanted to cross the Long River back and forth through the Nine Towns of the Long River was inspired by Yu Beidou's protective talisman. According to Chong Xuan Sheng's description, Yu Beidou had obviously foreseen something, which was why he gave him the talisman. And that talisman did indeed block something in the end. He could ask Yu Beidou about this matter if he met him in the future.Jiang Wang chose to cross the river via the Nine Bridges to use the ancient power of the Nine Towns to erase the possibility of Zhao Xuanyang tracking him.If Zhao Xuanyang also had some divination or similar methods, how could he calculate the Nine Bridges of the Long River, or the people on the Nine Bridges of the Long River?These things might not work, he was just using the existing conditions as much as possible to do everything he could.It should be said that Jiang Wang, in any situation, did his best to do things.But in real life, effort does not necessarily lead to success. It is not that if you give everything, you will necessarily gain something.Some gaps cannot be crossed by factors other than time."You're not eating this?" a voice suddenly asked.Jiang Wang's steps on the way out stopped.Not far ahead, a young man in a Yin-Yang daoist robe, holding a wooden sword, leaned against the door.He smiled at him, his smile warm and gentle.Zhao Xuanyang, whom he had already met once!He had actually caught up to him without him noticing!How did he track him? When did he arrive?It no longer mattered.Reason told Jiang Wang that the game of chase had ended.His plan to cross the Long River via the Nine Towns twice more afterwards was aborted before it even began.But at this moment, he only said, "It's not to my taste."The clamor in the tavern suddenly disappeared.Those talkative patrons, who were originally spouting nonsense, one saying, "If I met that demon traitor Jiang Wang, I would do this and that," another saying, "I will definitely show Jiang Wang my skills"...However, when the person about to leave and the person by the door met each other's eyes.Even though they were just outsiders, they felt a pressure that even the air solidified from.So they were unable to speak.They did not know who these two were, where they came from, or what they were going to do.But a kind of fear originating from the instincts of life quietly occurred.Zhao Xuanyang leaned against the door, looking at Jiang Wang, and said, "You truly surprise me. Running in this direction, I really didn't expect it."Jiang Wang unhurriedly unbuckled the quick knife at his waist and casually placed it on the adjacent table.It was just something he had bought on the road, so there was no pity in discarding it.Then he took out Chang Xiangsi from his storage box and held it in his hand.He did these things meticulously."You thought..." he asked, "Where would I go?""I thought it would be Yun Country. After all, the daughter of Pavilion Master Ye has a very unusual relationship with you." Zhao Xuanyang did not hide his mistake. "Dragon Gate Academy is also possible. The Master of Dragon Gate Mountain might give you some protection for his precious daughter."Speaking of this, he felt a little envious. "You really are popular with young ladies!""Is that so?" Jiang Wang's tone was flat, and he slowly drew Chang Xiangsi from its sheath.Like a pool of autumn water, it flowed into his hand.This sudden sharpness made the entire tavern even quieter.Only Zhao Xuanyang's face remained as usual. He asked with interest, "How did you do it? I mean, the matter of being popular with young ladies.""Just be normal, don't put on airs," Jiang Wang said calmly."I'm enlightened," Zhao Xuanyang was not offended in the least, and only smiled. "Come with me. I'll take you to eat something that's to your taste."He had a kind of calmness that came from controlling everything.And Jiang Wang held his sword in front of him. "I'm afraid I won't be able to eat the prison food at Jade Capital Mountain."The noisy patrons from before could now barely breathe!By now, how could they not hear that the two people confronting each other before them were precisely the protagonists of this widely spread matter, Jiang Wang and Zhao Xuanyang!