Chapter 2181

“How did Jing Guo find out about Ji Yan Yue's death so quickly?” King Chu Jiang asked. “I thought after Ji Yan Yue went missing, they would have to investigate secretly for a while before coming to a conclusion. After all, Ji Yan Yue seemed to be on a very secret mission, and the Mirror World Platform isn't convenient for a high-profile investigation……”

“I leaked it.” Yin Guan said lightly.

King Chu Jiang was a little stunned. “Why? You're only at the Cave True stage, you don't need to seek a breakthrough again in a short time, do you?”

Yin Guan didn't answer but asked, “Tell me, for the Jing Guo court, which is more important: the knife that killed Ji Yan Yue, or the internal Jing Guo organization that had Ji Yan Yue's intelligence and wanted him dead?”

King Chu Jiang understood. “That depends on whose will the Jing Guo court carries out.”

Yin Guan casually used a green pen light to kill the black insects in the blood, erasing possible traces. “Jing Guo is vast, that's the source of our danger. Jing Guo is complex, that's the crack for our escape.”

King Chu Jiang said thoughtfully, “But catching the assassin and rooting out the organization that provided the intelligence behind the scenes seems to be the same thing for the current Jing Guo, doesn't it?”

“So we must separate this matter,” Yin Guan said lightly. “Our new Song Emperor is a cunning character. Proficient in political means, he trusts no one. Through his own private investigation, exploring the organization's secrets, he has already obtained some client data. Among them, he happened to have the client who placed the order to buy Ji Yan Yue's life this time – I will not tolerate this kind of behavior that damages the organization's reputation, I must curse kill him.”

King Chu Jiang was silent for a while. “Will the Song Emperor be caught?”

Yin Guan only said, “I risked death and still survived, what makes him think he can be an exception?”

“Then his intelligence must have been obtained by Jing Guo,” King Chu Jiang said.

Yin Guan said, “With the ability of the Central Heaven Prison, this time shouldn't be too long.”

King Chu Jiang said, “The client probably didn't leave any useful information with us either.”

“The Jing Guo royal family are not fools. They definitely have ideas about the client's situation. The Song Emperor's intelligence just confirms their ideas and boosts their determination.” Yin Guan said leisurely, “Furthermore, besides the client data within the organization, the Song Emperor also accidentally obtained some other intelligence.”

“They…… that's not an organization that can be easily touched,” King Chu Jiang's heart sank when he heard this. “Where did this intelligence come from?”

Yin Guan said, “He once met You Jing Long in the human world.”

One True Path, You Que, Ji Yan Yue…… the whole event actually just formed a circle like that. Although King Qin Guang was acting on the edge of a knife, he didn't rush into danger, but made full preparations.

King Chu Jiang sighed admiringly, “You still have contact with You Que?”

“In our line of work, there's no reason to be picky about clients. We can do business with anyone,” Yin Guan said calmly. “It's just that the Song Emperor, representing Hell No Door, had contact with the organization behind You Que once.”

“Does the Song Emperor know You Que's current identity?” King Chu Jiang asked.

Yin Guan said, “That depends on whether You Que is willing to let him know.”

“After knowing who the client is, what will Jing Guo do?”

“That depends on how important the matter Ji Yan Yue was doing is. Its importance will determine how much energy the Central Heaven Prison can still spare to catch us.”

King Chu Jiang thought seriously for a moment. “God Xiao is imminent, everything must make way for the Ten Thousand Worlds War. Jing Guo may not have the courage to cut off the poisonous tumor and harm its own roots now.”

“No matter what decision the Great Jing Heavenly Son makes,” Yin Guan said slowly, “for such a vast ancient empire, even a slight hesitation, a moment of idleness, is enough space for us.”

King Chu Jiang still couldn't shake off his hidden worries. “But Jing Guo is so huge, even if they only spare a little energy, pay a little attention, it will be a devastating disaster for Hell No Door.”

“Drawing a sword against Jing Guo, how can you not take risks?” Yin Guan said lightly. “Unless we can silently endure everything in the past.”

“Just now I seemed to see King Wu Guan's Ten Directions Ghost Mirror,” King Chu Jiang asked again. “Is he trying to establish communication?”

“Yes. It's about time, he should be caught too,” Yin Guan said expressionlessly. “With his loyalty, he will definitely betray us.”

“Since that's the case, why not just curse kill him directly?” King Chu Jiang asked.

Yin Guan explained, “First, it's not that easy to curse kill him, he must have guarded against me early on. It's still okay at close range, but it's not that simple when he's being held in the Central Heaven Prison. Second, he shouldn't know everything he doesn't know, but to survive, he will definitely make up a lot of information. Leaving him in the Central Heaven Prison to mislead Sang Xian Shou, isn't that more meaningful?”

King Chu Jiang was silent again for a while. “What do we do next?”

“Not ‘we’, it's ‘I’.” Yin Guan looked at her calmly. “You should take off your mask and live a good life for a while.”

King Chu Jiang raised his hand and reached for his mask. “Like this then—”

Yin Guan pressed her hand and shook his head. “Don't let me know your real identity, don't give me the opportunity to betray you. Don't test human nature.”

King Chu Jiang wasn't happy about this consideration. “By the same logic, you won't give me the opportunity to betray you either, right?”

Yin Guan didn't answer, it wasn't necessary to answer.

Anyone can betray, he won't be hurt by anyone. This is the reason he can live until now.

“One last question,” King Chu Jiang asked. “At that time, you almost wanted to perish together with Ji Yan Yue. Was it truly without hesitation, or were you certain that King Bian Cheng would act?”

Yin Guan said calmly, “He would definitely act. And I also didn't hesitate to die.”

“You trust him very much.”

“It's not about trust. When that giant stone rolled down, we were all ants.”

“Same illness, pity each other?” King Chu Jiang asked.

Yin Guan stood up and stumbled towards the outside of the mountain valley. “Perhaps we are not the ones who are sick.”

Dao Li three nine two seven year, June nine day, was the day the fourth Tai Xu Conference was convened.

When the morning light poured through the skylight onto the wooden floor, Jiang Wang opened his eyes from quiet cultivation. Without surprise, Zhu Wei Wo was horizontally resting his gun on his knee, still sitting cross-legged opposite.

“What are you doing?” Jiang Wang looked helpless. “It's already been almost three months, you come to my quiet room to meditate every night! Don't you have a room yourself?”

“It's convenient to discuss cultivation problems anytime,” Zhu Wei Wo said lightly. “Is there anything improper?”

“Nothing improper,” Jiang Wang said exasperatedly. “You continue to sit, the room is yours.”

He stood up and pushed the door open.

Without surprise, Bai Yu Xia was wandering at the door again. He was still holding an account book, pretending to write something there.

“I see what you're drawing! You haven't given me the account for a day—” Jiang Wang suddenly stepped over, grabbed his account book, looked at it for two seconds, and patted it back. “Hmm, the accounts are well recorded. All filled up.”

Bai Yu Xia looked at him suspiciously. “Are you hiding something from your shopkeeper? You're acting so suspicious.”

“Don't you file a complaint first,” Jiang Wang pointed at him and said, “I've been seeing you at the door for several months, what do you want to do?”

“Just a coincidence,” Bai Yu Xia shrugged. “Where are you going?”

Jiang Wang asked, “Do I need to report my itinerary to you now?”

Bai Yu Xia's expression was very indifferent. “Just curious, if it's not convenient, you don't have to say…… is there anything not convenient?”

Jiang Wang smiled. “I'm going to Tai Xu Mountain to attend the Tai Xu Conference, do you want to go too?”

“Can I?” Bai Yu Xia asked.

Jiang Wang looked arrogant. “Are you a member of the Tai Xu Pavilion?”

“…… Never mind.” Bai Yu Xia covered his face and retreated.

Jiang Wang walked outside with empty hands and relaxed footsteps, occasionally chatting a few sentences.

“Chu Yao, don't forget your homework today!”

“Yu Chan, remember to supervise him. You also need to grasp your own cultivation…… you can definitely reach God Arrive this year, you have no problem.”

“Tell the kitchen not to save my meal. This cabinet is responsible for the world, no time to eat today.”

He slowly walked out of the Bai Yu Jing tavern, waving his hand without looking back, telling people not to send him off. It was just an ordinary day.

One step Tai Xu No Distance, and he had disappeared without a trace.

Inside the Tai Xu Pavilion, the pavilion members were seated.

This was the fourth Tai Xu Conference since the establishment of the Tai Xu Pavilion, and also the first one after the conference was changed to a half-year period. In as long as half a year, the pavilion members presumably had prepared many proposals.

Jiang Wang originally thought he would be the last to arrive, but in fact, when he was seated, there was still an empty seat – it was still Li One.

Today, the Tai Xu Pavilion was much quieter than usual, no one was whispering. Before the Tai Xu Conference began, everyone seemed to have no interest in talking.

Jiang Wang also didn't say a word, just sat there calmly.

When the time reached Chen Shi, the sundial showed a clear scale, and the Tai Xu Conference formally began.

Cang Ming glanced at Dou Zhao a few times, seeing that this person with the worst temper was always silent, he had no choice but to speak out. “Is Li One late or not coming?”

“Late is not coming,” Ju Kui said expressionlessly.

Zhong Xuan calmly waved his pen. “Record as absent.”

Cang Ming waited for a while, with no follow-up, so he had to speak again. “Then what?”

He wasn't a talkative person, but Dou Zhao, the 'urgent vanguard', was unusually silent today, what was he supposed to do? He had to find some trouble for Jing Guo, otherwise, wouldn't he have come to this conference for nothing?

Li One was publicly absent again, so he naturally had to be severely criticized!

Ju Kui said, “The rule we set last time was to require Jing Guo to change the person if they were absent three times within a year. But now the conference is changed to a half-year period, it's impossible to gather three times.”

It was obvious that Li One was not a true fool.

Having determined that the existing rules did not affect him, he openly skipped work.

Ju Kui's meaning was very clear, there wasn't much point in setting a new rule on the spot to force Li One back to his seat.

“Just like that,” Zhong Xuan Zun gently tapped the armrest. “Li One not participating in the conference is giving up his own rights. Others can't interfere.”

“Then how is that missing vote counted?” Qin Zhi Zhen asked.

Ju Kui said, “Just right, the Tai Xu Pavilion has been running for almost a year, and everyone is basically clear about the process. From now on, it will no longer be hosted by this old man, but everyone will take turns hosting, with one person hosting the conference every period. In the case of someone being absent, the main speaker will have two votes. This is the most in line with the spirit of fairness of the Tai Xu Pavilion. What do you all think?”

He answered so quickly, it didn't seem like he thought of it temporarily. Or rather, this was his original proposal. He had long wanted to let other pavilion members also experience the feeling of worry. To find fewer things for a day.

No one objected, and the conference officially began.

“Does everyone have proposals?” Ju Kui asked as usual.

Huang She Li stood up and opened her mouth gracefully. “This cabinet has a proposal – the name of this plan is Tai Xu Arena.”

She held a stack of data in her hand, and with a casual flick, it was distributed to every pavilion member. “For the specific situation, everyone can read the data in their hands in detail. To put it simply, I want to replicate the successful arena business model into the Tai Xu Illusion. Let the Tai Xu Illusion itself have a profitable business. I need to emphasize that the profits obtained by the Tai Xu Arena, except for the necessary operating costs of the arena, will all be used to maintain the operation of the Tai Xu Illusion, of course, also including issuing salaries to us hardworking pavilion members.”

In fact, Tai Xu Arena was a proposal she wanted to bring up at the last Tai Xu Conference. It was just that the Tai Xu Profound Chapter's moral light was too dazzling, and a purely profit-driven business like Tai Xu Arena was not too good to mention. She only temporarily edited some different words to get by.

After more than half a year of brewing, the Tai Xu Arena plan was also more mature. It could even be said that all aspects were already well prepared, and as long as it passed on the Tai Xu Pavilion side, it could be launched very soon.

She didn't say too many empty words – when this cake is made, everyone present will have a share, and those not present will also have a share.

“I object!” Cang Ming had just started reading and clearly stated his opposition.

As everyone knows, Mu Guo's most popular and profitable business was the various large arenas scattered across the grasslands. It was more stimulating than any other entertainment, plundering the purses of countless high officials and nobles.

How many people traveled thousands of miles to the grasslands just to feel the most passionate and tragic atmosphere of gladiatorial combat.

Now Huang She Li wanted to open the arena inside the Tai Xu Illusion, wasn't this stealing Mu Guo's financial path?

The gladiatorial environment was almost equal to reality; the methods of gladiatorial combat had more possibilities, anything one could think of, the Tai Xu Illusion could achieve; the spectator form was more convenient, everyone could watch through the Tai Xu Illusion without having to rush to the scene from thousands of miles away; even the gladiators had a vast selection, and in the situation where life safety was guaranteed, anyone could participate……

Compared to traditional arenas, the advantages of Tai Xu Arena were simply endless.

Not to mention that it also relied on a platform as influential as the Tai Xu Illusion, where countless Tai Xu Walkers could become the target audience.

How could Mu Guo's arena compete with it?

Huang She Li drew her sword too quickly, starting too heavy!

But Cang Ming couldn't argue from the perspective of interests, everyone with clear eyes could see the potential of Tai Xu Arena. Huang She Li's statement that the profits would be used to maintain the operation of the Tai Xu Illusion and to issue salaries to the pavilion members tied almost all the pavilion members to her war chariot.

“The Tai Xu Illusion is the boat of the human path, its original intention is to promote the progress of the human race. The Sword Discussion Platform is a place for cultivators to verify their path and hone their skills. How can we gamble with life and death and let the world watch it as entertainment? A wise man does not forget the greater good for a small profit!”

Cang Ming had no plan beforehand, he just found fault temporarily, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became, suddenly standing up. “Moreover, we Tai Xu Pavilion members should uphold a fair position, only then can we live up to the expectations of the world. Once we are involved in interests, how can we remain upright? Turning the Tai Xu Illusion into a commercial place is the first step towards the corruption of the Tai Xu Pavilion, this matter absolutely cannot be done!”

At this moment, as the sole representative of the Tai Xu Pavilion present, he had too many problems to consider.

Besides the impact of the arena business, he was more concerned about the meaning behind this matter—

Why did Huang She Li suddenly make such a move? Was she purely representing the interests of Huang Long Mansion, or was she playing chess on behalf of Jing Guo? Was it because after Li Guo's rise, Jing Guo's westward advance was blocked, and they wanted to see the possibility of expanding eastward again?

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