Chapter 1504: I Love You the Most in the World

Jiang Mou stepped directly over the courtyard gate,Landing beside the young lovers, deep in hushed whispers and tender murmurs.It startled the two of them.Zuo Guangshu looked at Jiang Wang, then turned back to see Ye Lan’er leaning against the window on the second floor in the distance..."Just talking, surely I wouldn't jump out the window now?"Brother Jiang's words still echoed.How did he actually jump?"Brother Jiang, this is..."Jiang Wang casually clapped his hands: "It's nothing, just a casual spar. Let's go, time to go home."Zuo Guangshu and Qu Shunhua exchanged glances.Through their intertwined gazes, mutual feelings were conveyed."See, wasn't I right!""Brother Jiang truly is an extraordinary character!"In any case, the banquet was over.Just outside the Jianwo Tower, the young lovers parted with great difficulty."Farewell.""Until we meet again.""See you tomorrow."Farewells were exchanged for three or five rounds.Their hands had already separated.Their gazes still lingered.Truly befitting a family of hereditary dukes, a top noble clan, so young, yet already understanding the weight of a gaze!Jiang Wang grabbed Zuo Guangshu's collar and dragged him away with large strides: "Are you coming or not?"Qu Shunhua stood just outside the small courtyard gate, as noble and elegant as a goddess, yet towards Zuo Guangshu, she held an unusual charm. She raised her delicate hand to the side of her face, her slender fingers trembling lightly like a little rabbit's ears, a gesture of farewell.Zuo Guangshu was being dragged out backwards, yet he still looked at Qu Shunhua, grinning foolishly, waving back vigorously.It wasn't until the two, one ahead and one behind, one in green robe and one in blue, had walked far away, that Qu Shunhua turned back. With gentle lotus steps, she ascended the Jianwo Tower.The wind carried the clouds, and a beauty stood beside a beauty."What happened between you two upstairs just now?" Qu Shunhua asked with a smile. "Why did you even start fighting?"Ye Lan'er's voice sounded as if squeezed through clenched teeth: "He said that among all the beauties he has ever seen in his life, I can only rank fifth!"Qu Shunhua recalled that Brother Jiang had once said that he greatly approved of Zuo Guangshu's judgment...A surge of joy filled her heart.Yet her face put on a facade of feigned concern: "Oh, aesthetics are a very personal thing. Even if Brother Jiang is renowned throughout the world and widely traveled, he may not necessarily have good taste. It can't be taken as truth, can't be taken as truth... That..."Her beautiful eyes shifted, and she asked as nonchalantly as possible: "Did he say who were the second, third, and fourth?"Ye Lan'er glanced at her close friend, and sneered: "I also want to know, why don't you go ask?"Just as men's conversations often revolve around women,Women's conversations often revolve around men.After all, half the world is men, and half is women.Dragged out of Huangliang Terrace and pressed into the carriage, Zuo Guangshu was still staring blankly and grinning foolishly.A fine, handsome young man, after a trip to Huangliang Terrace, had turned into a simpleton.Jiang Wang sat upright, intending to quiet his mind and cultivate for a bit, but he couldn't help but glance at him.He glanced at him again.Finally, he spoke: "I say you two are making rapid progress!"Zuo Guangshu snapped back to his senses, his ears immediately turning red: "Ah... You saw it?"Jiang Wang looked utterly bewildered: "...What did I see?""Well, nothing." Zuo Guangshu breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back on the cushion, and grinned foolishly again.Looking at his blissful appearance, Jiang Wang felt uncomfortable all over. He asked again: "Right, did you go and inquire about that Ge Fei who was with Wu Ling?""Oh, I had someone investigate earlier." Zuo Guangshu said nonchalantly: "He's already returned to Yue Kingdom."It seemed that in the Mountain and Sea Realm, only the simulated skin was occupied, not true death, just as Dou Zhao's arm was not truly severed.Jiang Wang inexplicably let out a sigh of relief.Cultivate, he thought.The carriage rumbled, the external clamor occasionally brushing past.Zuo Guangshu felt a lingering restlessness, a fragmented unease."Brother Jiang." He fidgeted for a while, looking at Jiang Wang with a somewhat embarrassed yet expectant gaze, and asked timidly: "Have you... done that?"Jiang Wang felt an inexplicable pang of guilt."Hmph hmph."He put on a profound and inscrutable demeanor.Zuo Guangshu's eyes lit up: "What does it feel like?""This..." Jiang Wang clicked his teeth: "It's a bit difficult to say."Zuo Guangshu had lost all sense of noble etiquette. He took off his boots and knelt on his seat. His eyes were filled with a thirst for knowledge: "Tell me the important parts."Why did he never find this foolish child so annoying before?Jiang Wang managed to maintain his dignity as an elder brother: "You wouldn't know, back when I was in Linzi, those four famous establishments, those... Never mind, you're still young, it's not appropriate to tell you about these things.""Oh come on, tell me!" Zuo Guangshu leaned in closer: "What's so hard to say about kissing?"His left eye was filled with a thirst for knowledge, and his right eye was brimming with anticipation.He said eagerly: "What is said here is known only to the heavens, the earth, you, and me."Jiang Wang looked at him: "Did you two kiss downstairs just now?"Zuo Guangshu immediately sat back down.After a long pause, he said: "Kissed... the cheek, felt dizzy.""Guangshu," Jiang Wang looked at him sternly and with great sorrow: "You weren't like this before. You used to love cultivating!"Zuo Guangshu lowered his head somewhat shamefully.But soon he bravely raised it again, meeting Jiang Wang's gaze resolutely: "When I was in the Mountain and Sea Realm... every day, every hour, every moment, I missed Qu Shunhua greatly.""Before, I thought being number one in the world was most important.""Later, I thought that adding glory and splendor to the Zuo clan was most important.""But just now... just now she kissed my cheek. My mind went blank, I couldn't think of anything, I couldn't remember anything. Then I suddenly felt..."Zuo Guangshu said shyly, yet very seriously: "Those things are all important, but they are not the most important."He looked at Jiang Wang: "Being number one in the world in liking Qu Shunhua is the most important!"Jiang Wang sighed in his heart.He felt lonely.On the path to being invincible, another exceptionally talented pursuer was lost.A true master cannot hold two things in their heart at the same time.Little Guangshu is confused!Red faces, red faces, bringing disaster, bringing disaster.With such thoughts comforting, comforting...A flick of the finger landed on Zuo Guangshu's forehead.Lord Jiang finally couldn't help but shout: "What are you telling me?? Am I Qu Shunhua!? Keep it to yourself, go tell Qu Shunhua about it later!"Zuo Guangshu rubbed his forehead, unable to understand what he had said wrong, and shrank back feeling wronged.But as he rubbed, his hand slid to his face, remembering that it was the place Qu Shunhua had kissed, and he smiled again for a moment...Quietness returned to the carriage, while outside, the clamor remained.Jiang Wang sat upright, seizing every moment to cultivate. But a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth.Number one in the world is not as good as being number one in the world in liking Qu Shunhua.How good.When the carriage returned to Duke Huai's Residence, they were stopped by the gatekeeper."Young Master Jiang." The gatekeeper said respectfully: "This morning, someone came looking for you, saying that there is something that must be handed to you personally. As you were not in the residence, I had him wait in the front hall. Would you like to meet him?"Jiang Wang and Zuo Guangshu exchanged glances, got out of the carriage: "Please lead the way, I will go and see."Duke Huai's Residence had three front halls, corresponding to visitors of different levels.From high to low, they were Xuewu, Yuzhu, and Songtao.Visitors like this, whose origins were unknown and who refused to reveal anything, could only wait in the Songtao Hall. If it weren't for involving Jiang Wang, such a person wouldn't even be able to step across the residence gate.There were indeed two old pine trees in front of Songtao Hall, one on the left and one on the right, growing as if carved from the same mold. This was not due to trimming, and those who understood would know how much effort was behind it.The mysterious visitor, covered by a hooded robe, sat quietly in a corner of the front hall, appearing somewhat cold and aloof.No one forced him to reveal himself.Duke Huai's Residence after all had the confidence to face anyone.However, there were also many experts watching in the vicinity of Songtao Hall."Are you Jiang Wang?" Seeing Jiang Wang and Zuo Guangshu walk in, one on the left and one on the right, the person stood up and asked.This person was of medium height, with a low voice, and his aura could not be considered strong.Jiang Wang looked at him: "Who are you?"The person did not answer, but simply took out a bundle from under his robe, placed it on the tea stool beside him, and unwrapped it layer by layer. Finally, it was an ordinary wooden box.Opening the wooden box, the Nine Chapters Jade Disc, named 'Bei Huifeng', was inside.He stepped back two steps, maintaining a certain distance, and then said: "The person who sent this said that it must be handed to you personally to be considered delivered. Please confirm its authenticity."The uniqueness of the Nine Chapters Jade Disc was entirely determined by the Mountain and Sea Realm, making it impossible to counterfeit.Jiang Wang held the jade disc in his hand, examined it briefly, and asked: "Where is the other person?"The person wrapped in the robe replied: "He only asked me to deliver this to you, and said nothing else. Also..."He raised his head, and under the hood, his face revealed an unhealthy paleness: "To answer your initial question, I am a member of the Wusheng Cult. Currently, I am the Earth Lonely Emissary among the Seventy-two Earthly Fiends..."Jiang Wang's sword-like eyebrows slightly arched.Wusheng Cult... was the evil cult founded by the former White Bone Emissary, Zhang Linchuan.He was not apprehensive of the person before him. No matter how terrifying Zhang Linchuan was, he could not possibly cause trouble at Duke Huai's Residence now.But if Wang Changji wanted to send the Nine Chapters Jade Disc, why would he have someone from the Wusheng Cult deliver it?Without waiting for him to ask, the person wrapped in the robe continued: "That person annihilated all of the Wusheng Cult's strongholds in Jiao Kingdom and ordered me to deliver this to you... My mission is complete."As he said this, the person fell directly to the ground, completely devoid of life.The entire process was incredibly abrupt.It was as if he had traveled thousands of miles to Chu Kingdom just to deliver this jade disc to Jiang Wang... and then die.However, Jiang Wang could understand that this was the struggle between Wang Changji and Zhang Linchuan. The corpse before him was just a battlefield that had already ended.There would be many such battlefields. There would be many such struggles.Until... they stood in front of each other.The moment the corpse fell to the ground, several guards from the Duke's Residence immediately entered the Songtao Hall."It's alright." Jiang Wang said softly: "The person is dead, drag him away and deal with him."In Duke Huai's Residence, there was no one who didn't recognize Jiang Wang now.Although this corpse was very inexplicable, the guards also didn't say a word, lifted it up and left.After the people left, Zuo Guangshu asked. "What happened?"Jiang Wang turned the jade disc in his hand and smiled: "Wang Changji has reached the Divine Arrival realm before me."He casually handed the Nine Chapters Jade Disc to Zuo Guangshu: "And the Wusheng Cult is our common enemy.""Wusheng Cult? What kind of sect is this? Where is their stronghold?" Zuo Guangshu said naturally: "If it's in the Southern Domain, I'll personally lead troops to help my brother annihilate them!"Jiang Wang smiled: "How can an evil cult have a legitimate stronghold? How dare they?"He said in his heart, unless I am dead."More and more of these messy things are appearing." Zuo Guangshu frowned, then said: "Brother Jiang, when you go to eliminate them, feel free to call me along. To be able to become the common enemy of you and Wang Changji, that person, even if they walk on an evil path, must be a remarkable character!""That depends on whether you can keep up with the pace of progress." Jiang Wang did not directly refuse, but just glanced at him: "I think you are in a precarious situation right now, you know that the lap of luxury is the graveyard of heroes...""No fear!" Zuo Guangshu giggled: "Qu Shunhua is also very powerful, we can be tender while cultivating!"Jiang Wang was speechless for a moment.Zuo Guangshu looked at the poem on the 'Bei Huifeng' in his hand, and then said: "Your friend appeared in the Mountain and Sea Realm, and our Chu court will definitely want to retrieve this Nine Chapters Jade Disc. It's good that he's back now, it saves a lot of trouble. However, since the jade disc came directly to my hands, I have to acknowledge this favor. Brother Jiang, is there anything you want?""Don't be polite!" He smiled again: "My family cannot keep two jade discs, but we can exchange it with the court for benefits! Like taxes, troop quotas, armor quotas...""Don't say those useless things, your Brother Jiang doesn't like to hear them." Jiang Wang simply waved his hand, like drawing a knife to cut water: "Just say how many Origin Stones it's worth!"When it came to settling accounts, Zuo Guangshu showed the shrewdness of a noble family descendant.He smiled and said: "One thousand Origin Stones!"It was calculated in the blink of an eye, or perhaps it wasn't calculated at all.Jiang Wang also smiled: "One thousand Origin Stones is too much. After all, this Nine Chapters Jade Disc is a hot potato to hold, and it will be retrieved sooner or later. I think converting it into seven hundred Origin Stones is very reasonable. It just offsets the price of that Kui Niu skin, and we'll be debt-free!"Zuo Guangshu looked at him and said: "Let's say eight hundred Origin Stones. A person like you, brother, cannot always be short of funds. It would make people think that Qi Kingdom is stingy!"Jiang Wang was deeply moved: "My virtuous brother, if those people in Qi Kingdom had half your awareness, it would be great!"The brotherly affection deepened for several rounds.Jiang Wang remembered another matter and asked: "What about the 'Ai Ying' Jade Disc? Will the Chu court also send people to retrieve it? That person is also a good friend of mine, can we find a way to pass a message and tell people not to harm him?"Zuo Guangshu hesitated for a moment, perhaps it was inconvenient to say, but he still said: "We will not retrieve the 'Ai Ying' Jade Disc, your friend is fine."There must be other hidden reasons for this, but Jiang Wang didn't care too much. Knowing that Zhu Weixing was not in danger was enough."Let's go." He patted Zuo Guangshu's head, full of fighting spirit: "Let's cultivate!"---Outside the Text---Thanks to book friend "Yangzhou Shengsheng" for becoming the Alliance Leader of this book! 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