Chapter 1532: A Straw Rain Cape

The True Man has departed,but his dignity still holds sway,aweing those who wander outside the city walls.

Within the vast, unredeemed city at this moment,only Jiang Wang remains standing.He picks up the broken spear from the ground,wipes it on his sleeve,then walks over and hoists up the unconscious Lian Heng.He says not a word,and turns to walk out of the city.

Words fail, thus silence.Powerless, thus inaction.

Everything Zhu Weiwu understood when Tie Tuisu struck,he, of course, can also understand clearly.He understands even more clearly.Regarding Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruohui's methods,he ought to have a deep grasp.Just as at the Yellow River Conference,when he became renowned in a single stroke,making the name Jiang Wang known throughout the world,and it seemed the dawn of vengeance was upon him.This pair of lord and minister decided to act against him.Initially, there was no movement.Let him be promoted, let him be covered in glory,let him be a prodigy of the heavens, let him have infinite future.But once he stepped outside the borders of Qi,the methods immediately arrived!Inaction until the moment, then thunder descends.The crime of colluding with demons, the edict of Jade Capital Mountain,the出手 of the Mirror World Platform.In the blink of an eye, he was a sinner of the world.If not for the aged monk Kuzue pursuing him for ten thousand li,if not for Qi's unusually fierce reaction, unafraid of tearing face with Jing,if not for the trump card of the Blood Puppet True Demon, Song Wanxi,if not for the treatment in Wash Moon庵...He would have long since been reduced to dust and bones.

It's just that this time, Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruohui are dealing with,Senior Brother Zhu...

After this trial in the Mountain and Sea Realm,the return date of Huang Weizhen has entered the countdown.Even Xiao Shu, far away in Dan,felt that the City of Non-Redemption was at its most stable moment in history,and chose this place for a gamble that would determine his own destiny.Zhu Weiwu achieved Divine Arrival,his spear blocking Zhang Xun, a Divine Arrival heaven's chosen who had ascended the Riverview Platform.Huang Jinmo, furthermore, with a single word, made Zhang Xun roll out of the city.Two Divine Arrivals, one stronger than the last.Adding to this the shadowy presence of Chu behind this city,and the whispered legends of that near-mythical Huang Weizhen...How could such a City of Non-Redemption not be stable, not be powerful?But Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruohui,they truly did strike!

Thinking about it carefully,when were they not walking the edge of a blade, snatching food from a tiger's mouth?From the ancient and powerful Netherworld deities,to the Eastern Region hegemon among the world's six great powers...This pair of lord and minister,as long as they identify the situation and are confident in the gains,they dare to take any risk, they dare to do anything.What if a hundred thousand people are exchanged for one pill?What if the fate of the nation is gambled in one battle?If any of the things they gambled upon had failed,whether Zhuang still exists today would be a question.Compared to that, a Huang Weizhen, whose return is uncertain,indeed doesn't amount to much...

Jiang Wang has always felt uneasy,and Zhu Weiwu also harbored vigilance,but neither of them could have imagined that Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruohuicould go this far.Jiang Wang only advised Zhu Weiwu to avoid the limelight himself,Zhu Weiwu only told Jiang Wang to leave first...Perhaps this was the extent of their unease.What they didn't expect was that Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruohuiwanted to directly erase Huang Jinmo, the City of Non-Redemption,and the background Zhu Weiwu currently had!Since Huang Jinmo could not possibly abandon Zhu Weiwu,they would set a trap to erase Huang Jinmo as well.The step of killing Mo Jingyu to trap the City of Non-Redemptionwas clearly a plan temporarily altered due to Emperor Yong's actions,not a flawless layout,but the timing was grasped too precisely!Because of this speed, this precision, this ruthlessness,the flaws in the plan itself were easily erased.

Emperor Yong, Han Xu, chose to send Mo Jingyu to the City of Non-Redemptionto recruit Xiao Shu, which also had its considerations.His identity as a disciple of the Mohist schoolmade him safer in the lawless land of the City of Non-Redemptionthan anyone else.Almost without risk—who would be so shortsighted?But Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruohui truly did strike.Once the truth is exposed, once the tail is caught,it means offending Yong, the City of Non-Redemption, the Mohist school,and the existence behind the City of Non-Redemption simultaneously...Zhuang might even be erased.Anyone thinking about it, Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruohui had no reason to strike.Han Xu couldn't have imagined it; if he could have, he wouldn't have sent Mo Jingyu.The ancient and powerful Mohist school,furthermore, would find it hard to imagine Zhuang Gaoxian being this mad.And in this incident, the Mohist school will never swallow the death of Mo Jingyu in silence.The Mohist school is also not afraid of a Huang Weizhen at all.With clear evidence pointing to the surface,the initial control of the suspect is the most normal choice.But Huang Jinmo has absolutely no possibility of surrendering willingly.Thus, the current outcome.

What Jiang Wang can't figure out now is,what is the reliance Zhuang Gaoxian is confident he can use to conceal the truth from the Mohist school,and the Mohist school sending out two great True Man level combatants at onceis really a bit too determined to succeed...But these unclear points do not hinder the evolution of the entire event.The understanding of Huang Jinmo, the grasp of the mentality of various forces,demonstrated by the lord and minister of Zhuang in this killing scheme,is not the work of a single day.They truly seized their fruits on the edge of a blade.

After this?If Huang Weizhen cannot successfully return,this matter will be settled.If Huang Weizhen can successfully return,Huang Weizhen and the Mohist school clash.Regardless of who wins or loses, there is no harm to Zhuang Gaoxian.Something happening to the Mohist school shakes the foundation of the newly born Yong state,and this is precisely the result Zhuang desires most.Taking another step back, even if Huang Weizhen can successfully return,it's not a matter of one or two years.Who knows if Zhuang Gaoxian cannot rise with the national power and attain the True Monarch realm?While a True Monarch might not necessarily withstand the Huang Weizhen of that time,the support a True Monarch can receive from the Daoist Sect is also not comparable to the present...It can be said that Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruohui's perilous plan has reached this point,regardless of the outcome, Zhuang will inevitably benefit.This is their game!

Beyond those things.What Lin Zhenren had to show that he had value in surviving.What Du Yehu had to risk his life to earn trust,what Jiang Wang had to painfully beat Du Yehu until he was truly on the verge of death...These are merely casual moves outside of this chess game!They were done incidentally to mislead Zhu Weiwu.Sometimes you think something is a huge matter,you think the most important person in the world to you.Is merely someone else's casual act, someone else's arbitrary kneading...It is so for Jiang Wang, so for Du Yehu,and even so for Lin Zhenren.Just so...

Jiang Wang silently walks out of the city.Fine rain has begun to fall from the sky at some unknown time.Misty and indistinct, nothing seems very clear.Some people wearing criminal guard clothes gather around.Jiang Wang recognizes one of them—it is the fellow who always lazily leans by the city gate, collecting life gold.They are certainly not here to cause trouble.They even stammer, not daring to speak much.The Sin Lord has been captured,what meaning does the existence of the criminal guards still hold?Most of them are just looking worriedly at Lian Heng,whom Jiang Wang is carrying while unconscious.Jiang Wang throws the unconscious Lian Heng to them.He only says: "The City of Non-Redemption is gone,each of you go live your own lives."The City of Non-Redemption, which has long been the core of this lawless land,vanishes in these words.He, meanwhile, amidst the gazes that are either bewildered or lost,walks away alone, carrying the broken spear.Bamboo hat and straw cape, letting the misty rain fall.

Between the wilderness, the vast sky in the distance,a sharp cry arrives—"Mo Jingyu of Great Yong has died in the City of Non-Redemption.The City Lord of Non-Redemption, Huang Jinmo, is highly suspected and has been apprehended.By the command of Our Emperor, the border is sealed for thorough investigation.No one is allowed to leave without authorization!"

The voice, aided by some artifact, echoes continuously,spreading in all directions, startling countless birds into flight.Appearing with the voice are large numbers of rapidly flying soldiers.Even in their rapid flight at high altitude,they maintain a complete formation.Their blood energy is surging but not yet unleashed,their military might is faintly connected—this is definitely a rare elite force!The young man leading the way,clad in battle armor, with a pair of swords hanging from his waist,is truly heroic and extraordinary.He suddenly swivels in the air,as free and agile as an eagle,hovering in the air in front of a figure in a bamboo hat and straw cape."Go back. No one is allowed to leave the border now," he says, looking down.This person is precisely Bei Gongke,the direct grandson of the Duke of Ying of the Yong state, Bei Gongyu,who had appeared on the Riverview Platform!During the Zhuang-Yong war, he fought valiantly on the Jing'an Prefecture front line,resisting the Scarlet Horse Guards under the command of Qi Maoxian,the Prime Minister of the Yong state, preventing the southerners from advancing.After the war, he was granted the highest merit in Jing'an Prefecture.At the Yellow River Conference, he broke into the top eight,an achievement unseen in Yong for hundreds of years,using this to boast of his achievements and fame.To some extent, the name Bei Gongke represents the power of the newly born Yong state.His background shows that Emperor Yong has not forgotten meritorious officials,and his age shows the vibrant vitality of Yong.Regardless of family background, achievements, talent, or ability,he is the foremost figure among the younger generation of Yong,and is even regarded as the future of Yong.He naturally should have soaring confidence.

And the person in the bamboo hat and straw cape,carrying a broken spear alone in the misty rain,looks up at this young general and removes his bamboo hat."I am Jiang Wang."The cold edge of that upward glancemakes Bei Gongke's pupils shrink uncontrollably!But then he quickly steadies his gaze.The Yong state soldiers behind him gather around,but he stops them with a single hand.He looks at Jiang Wang, with a smile on his face:"Naturally, Jiang Qingyang has the freedom to come and go..."But then he places both hands on his twin swords,with an uncontainable fighting intent in his eyes:"Try it?"

At the Yellow River Conference, he was defeated by Qin Zhizhen.And Qin Zhizhen lost to Jiang Wang, missing the top spot.The gap between them is the gap between the top eightand the champion of the Yellow River Conference.But no sharp young man would believethat there are peaks in the world that cannot be climbed.Just as Qin Zhizhen's apparent strengthwas clearly above Jiang Wang's at that time,the final victor was still Jiang Wang.In real combat, anything can happen.Without a single exchange, there will always be regret.He believes Jiang Wang can understand this feeling of his.

And Jiang Wang in front of him, indeed,only said a single word—"Come."The twin swords are already unsheathed!Bei Gongke is in the air,two sharp sword energies, one after another, cross into a "ten" character,dividing this heaven and earth into four parts.Then there are four sword energies, then eight...Before the twin swords, the sword energy seems endless.

Jiang Wang's foot turns,and so he steps over the sword energy and goes higher.The so-called sword, the so-called momentum, the so-called person.Xiao Shu charged at the Divine Arrival for forty days,and he watched for forty days.Zhang Xun's sword energy, like silk, pierced the true sun fire,and he witnessed it with his own eyes.Cultivation has not had a single day without progress,each time moving forward, and then forward again.Nurturing the solitary island, carving the star tower,experiencing the ways of the world, walking the distant road,comprehending the path of Dao, verifying divine abilities!

Layers of sword energy come and go.Like flying birds, like swimming lightning.And Jiang Wang, stepping on the Qingyun mark,simply goes upward, simply goes forward.Advancing under the increasingly tricky and fierce sword energy.Walking as if in a leisurely courtyard stroll.

His right hand still carries the solitary broken spear,that world-renowned long sword still hangs at his waist.His left hand is relaxed, ready to form the Huo Dou seal at any time,to engulf the sword radiance that cannot be avoided with the dark light of Huo Dou—but he did not encounter any.He walked higher and higher, closer and closer.Dressed in a straw cape, as if walking in the misty rain.The sword energy that transformed in nature dozens of times in a very short timeseemed to not exist for him.He just looked into Bei Gongke's eyes.

In Bei Gongke's eyes, a point of starlight appears.A star corresponding to it lights up on the horizon!Bei Gongke's unique star towerstands in the distant starry sky, and starlight descends.No, what descends is not starlight.But sword light.That countless silver-white sword light,like a giant ladle pouring heavy rain,貫 through the human world from the heavens!Terrifying sword whistles,happened in an instant.Bei Gongke's renowned ultimate technique, the Fallen Silver River Sword Energy Array,which he displayed on the Riverview Platform,at that time astonished the audience,making the world know the figures of Yong.At that time, it still needed dense sword energy as a prelude,only making the final "起" to force out Qin Zhizhen's Heavenly Mansion body.Now in the Outer Building realm, it can be triggered at will.And exchanging sword light for sword energy.Faster, fiercer, more brilliant.It is—The Fallen Silver River Sword Light Array!

Above the nine heavens, the Silver River pours down.Between the four wilds, there is no other scenery.Only this brilliant Silver River,and beneath the Silver River... that calm and cold person!

Today's Jiang Wang is exceptionally cold.The ordinary straw cape,under the illumination of the Heavenly Mansion light,instantly seems to be tinged with a mythological aura.He, with his Heavenly Mansion body, walks against the Silver River.Like the golden scales in legends, swimming against the rushing current just to transform into a dragon.His left hand transforms constantly,sometimes picking out sword energy,using his own sword energy to divide the sword light,sometimes printing out dark light,devouring the turbulent waves in the sword river.The distribution of every wisp of sword energy,the application of every trace of dark light,all are just right, perfect to the extreme!

Looking from afar.His steps are still, as if he has never been nervous,and has never been serious.He walks towards Bei Gongke,like an ordinary ascent for a distant view.

In such an upward motion.His right hand flips,already holding the broken spear in reverse,the spearhead below his tiger's mouth,as if he has held it like a dagger.Crimson Samadhi True Fireflows on this broken spear which has lost its spirituality.Jiang Wang holds this spear,his body in the air like a taut bow,his palm holding the broken spear is an arrow,forward and upward, thrusting hard—It splits the Silver River!All the sword light in the sky scatters.Those Yong state soldiers who watched this battle only saw—Their General Bei Gong's armor collar was grabbed by a hand,the spearhead, flashing with cold light,was pressed against General Bei Gong's neck.With just a little force, the foremost figure among the younger generation of Yongwould end his life today.For a moment, no one dared to step forward.

Jiang Wang thus held the broken spear against Bei Gongke's vital point,speaking word by word,but saying something completely unrelated to this battle—"Mo Jingyu was absolutely not killed by Huang Jinmo,and it has nothing to do with Zhu Weiwu.Using my, Jiang Wang's, name to guarantee them,there is another hidden reason!"Bei Gongke looked at him quietly,meeting the coldness in his eyes, meeting the weight in his words.His straw cape and his battle armor are silent in this air.After a moment, Bei Gongke finally says:"That is the matter of the Mohist school.My duty is to seal the border."

Jiang Wang releases this person,and says nothing.He turns alone, stepping into the air, walking towards the distance.Wilderness and blue sky, the misty rain is not yet over,a straw cape, a few points of loneliness...Indeed, there is nothing more to say.