Chapter 1289: Miles Away From the Point

How was Fu Dongxu to account for this?Suicide by way of apology?Clearly impossible!As for Fu Dongxu himself, even three cups of self-punishment were out of the question.He, a true Lord of the Age, the one who held the Mirror World Platform, a figure of unquestionable power in the State of Jing, how could he be made to account for the death of an Inner Manor cultivator?But the State of Qi... was simply too unyielding.What made Jiang Shu so self-important? What made the people of Qi so swollen with pride!?In the heyday of the State of Yang in years past, they never managed to establish a firm foothold in the Central Domain. Where is the State of Yang of yesteryear now?Yet the State of Jing of yesteryear is still the State of Jing of today!Since time immemorial, none who challenged the State of Jing have succeeded.Could the State of Qi be an exception?But Wen Yanyu, Shi Mingcheng... the State of Qi they represented was simply too unyielding.Ji Zhaonan fought with Chunyu Gui, Shi Mingcheng fought with Pei Xinghe, and now Wen Yanyu, in the presence of Zhongshan Yanwen of the State of Jing, did not hesitate to threaten a state war to demand an accounting from the State of Jing.And he, Fu Dongxu, could he bear the responsibility for a state war with Qi?At this very moment, there was no reason for the State of Jing to yield. Nor would the State of Jing do anything to him, Fu Dongxu, because of the threat of war from Qi. But the war thus triggered, the losses thus incurred... whether he wished it or not, he would bear the primary responsibility.This was a matter of significant loss of standing.The State of Jing did not fear a fight, but the State of Jing had no plan to go to war with Qi. On the contrary, the reason for the four true Lords of Jing locking down the realm and searching for someone was precisely to resolve the dispute with Qi as quickly as possible and focus their attention on the Battle of Musheng.If a state war between Jing and Qi were to truly erupt because of this, then he would absolutely not be able to keep the position of head of the Mirror World Platform.This would not be a perfect retirement after the completion of the official path and the continuation of the political program; he would not only lose substantial power but also suffer damage to his cultivation!Fu Dongxu remained silent, countless runes flowing like a waterfall in his glass-like left eye."Jiang Wang is not dead."He suddenly spoke.The old monk with the yellow face looked at him, Wen Yanyu looked at him, everyone looked at him.He strolled to the millstone-like boulder and pointed his hand at it a few times.A few spots of brown blood on the boulder became clearer."The landing points of these few drops of blood are unusual."As he spoke, he held his hand in mid-air: "After Jiang Wang was pierced through the abdomen by the power of the devil and his organs shattered... in this spot, someone caught him."To catch Jiang Wang in that situation would, of course, not be to make his posture of death look better. So it could only be someone saving him.The runes in Fu Dongxu's glass-like left eye rapidly changed, and he continued: "The strange thing is, I cannot see the trace of this person."It wasn't just that he couldn't see it!During their initial search, the eight true Lords of the Age present only found traces of Jiang Wang, Zhao Xuanyang, and an unknown true devil."My good disciple isn't dead?" Ku Jue's gloomy old eyes lit up again.The traces Fu Dongxu found were indeed something he hadn't thought about in detail before, and they couldn't be faked."Then where is he?" he pressed.Fu Dongxu shook his head, looking at Wen Yanyu and Shi Mingcheng: "Perhaps the true Lords of Qi have an answer?"Shi Mingcheng said coldly: "We came openly and aboveboard to save our country's prodigy, we would not engage in stealthy deeds!"Fu Dongxu did not pay attention to Shi Mingcheng's sarcasm.He believed Shi Mingcheng's words.Therefore, he was also extremely puzzled at this moment.So, who was this mysterious person whose traces were invisible?Why did that true devil not stop them? Why did the true Lord who brought the true devil into the world also not stop them?Or was it that a fight did occur, but the traces were erased?Even if they were erased, there should still be traces of having been "erased"... or perhaps, the other party's ability to conceal their presence was far superior to his own powers of insight?"What does this mean?" Perhaps only Zhongshan Yanwen had the most detached mindset in the entire场; he didn't particularly care whether those two prodigies lived or died, or whether Qi and Jing fought or not.Therefore, he had more time to examine the matter itself."Did the true Lord who brought the true devil into the world then also save Jiang Wang?""Perhaps more than one true Lord..." Ji Yan Yue speculated: "Warning each other, being wary of each other, and then hiding their traces and leaving separately?""What about Xuanyang?!" Cang Can suddenly asked.Fu Dongxu shook his head: "The information I see about Xuanyang should be similar to yours, I can only know that he has disappeared. But I cannot determine where he is now, whether he is alive or dead."What he didn't say was that he had actually captured a trace of death qi.But it was very faint and light, he couldn't be sure to whom it belonged...Nor did he dare to be sure.Cang Can was stunned for a moment, and just said: "No matter what, I must see him alive, or see his corpse dead.""Xuanyang is a prodigy of our State of Jing, I will definitely do my utmost to search for him," Fu Dongxu said.Cang Can glanced at him, said nothing, and walked out of the cave alone.All the disputes between Qi and Jing, the danger of state war, were left behind.This "old-fashioned" true Lord who had been furious like a madman because of a "notification" from the State of Jing, now seemed to care about nothing.His tall figure somehow gave a hunchbacked impression at this moment.Leaving the demon cave alone, he walked out of the volcano through the path separated by magma, and stopped at the volcano's mouth.He looked up at the sky, the thick clouds were low and heavy, appearing very oppressive.His eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips, hair... quickly solidified and mutated. In an instant, he transformed into a tree, standing on this bare volcano.Inside the ancient demon cave, Wen Yanyu and Shi Mingcheng were also somewhat at a loss for a while.They demanded an explanation, but Jiang Wang seemed to have been saved. The explanation demanded naturally differed depending on whether Jiang Wang was alive or dead.But if they said they didn't need an explanation. Jiang Wang was still missing..."True Lord Wen." At this time, Ji Yan Yue spoke: "This time, it is not only your State of Qi that has suffered losses, but our State of Jing's Divine Landing Realm prodigy has also disappeared out of thin air, his whereabouts unknown. This matter is truly complex and bizarre, clearly involving a third party. We should all remain calm. The people of Qi do not fear war, and neither do the people of Jing. But we are powerful nations in the world, even if we fight, it will be a contest among the powerful. If a war between the two nations is instigated by villains, would it not be a laughingstock to the world?"Ji Yan Yue, being from the royal family of the State of Jing, was indeed the best person to say such words.Things seemed to be getting more and more complicated.The lack of important information made even them, who were true Lords of the Age, more and more confused the more they thought about it.A true Lord of the Age they had imagined, and a mysterious black-clothed devil they had failed to detect, made all their speculations wildly off the mark.Wen Yanyu also calmed down at this time, and said lightly: "You need to clarify one thing, this matter is due to the State of Jing's rudeness in the first place. It was not Jiang Wang who chased Zhao Xuanyang, but Zhao Xuanyang who used Divine Landing to bully the Inner Manor, captured Jiang Wang, and wanted to lock him back to Yujing Mountain... This is what caused their disappearance. The State of Qi is not responsible for the disappearance of your State of Jing's prodigy, your State of Jing should be responsible for the disappearance of our State of Qi's prodigy!"Fu Dongxu spoke up: "The State of Zhuang, as Jiang Wang's former country, provided human and material evidence, is that not credible? What error did our State of Jing commit by merely upholding the ancient pact to eliminate demons?"Wen Yanyu said: "Jiang Wang holds a Qi title and serves in Qi office, he is a man of Qi! What is the State of Zhuang, that it can determine the guilt of a man of Qi? Who is Zhuang Gaoxian, that he can lead your Mirror World Platform by the nose? Putting everything aside, before the crime is determined. Because of your rash actions, our State of Qi's prodigy has disappeared. Should you not bear this responsibility?"Fu Dongxu said in a deep voice: "This is an accident. Our State of Jing's Zhao Xuanyang has also disappeared!"Wen Yanyu raised his chin, and only said: "If you don't want to talk, then let's not talk."Ji Yan Yue exchanged glances with Fu Dongxu and Qiu Tie respectively, and then spoke: "The State of Jing is the backbone of the human race, and will never shirk the responsibility it should bear. Please rest assured, True Lord Wen, our State of Jing will come up with a plan as soon as possible!"