Chapter 2203: The Value of Gold and Jade

Body in the military camp, Zhongshan We-sun had no freedom of dress.

In the past, he wore splendid clothes, a white jade belt, and had a gentle and refined elegance that was completely incompatible with the military court's temperament. Today, he wore a clumsy standard armor, a serious part of the military country.

Jing country's military system was strict, and the armor clearly reflected each military rank. From Zhongshan We-sun's armor, one could see that his current military rank was not high. Given his talent, ability, and family background, still being at such a position indicated that Zhongshan Yanwen was very strict with him.

He wore an elegant smile on his face. Even in clumsy armor, he couldn't hide his refined demeanor. With impeccable posture, he saluted Jiang Wang: "Cabinet Elder Jiang! It's been a few years, your style is even better than before!"

Jiang Wang smiled and held him, preventing him from bowing: "We-sun brother, why are you acting so distant now? Strictly speaking, we're from the same year!"

They were both competitors in the same session of the Yellow River Meeting. Although one was in the inner mansion field and the other in the outer building field, they could certainly be considered "from the same year."

Zhongshan We-sun deliberately sighed: "Being from the same year as Brother Jiang is such misfortune! On the View River Platform, the stars were dazzling, but now they are dimmed by you alone!"

People still want to read more books, and flattery can even show cleverness. Jiang Wang repeatedly said "You flatter me to death," but he hugged Zhongshan We-sun's shoulder, and in a short time, they were already very intimate. This Zhongshan We-sun was too polite!

While they were chatting warmly on this side, Zhongshan Yanwen's old heart was greatly comforted. He raised his hand: "You young people can chat among yourselves, this old man won't join the fun. True Man Jiang, whatever you need, just tell We-sun. Although this child is not very useful, doing some errands is no problem."

"Don't say that at all. I meet with We-sun brother like old friends. We were very congenial on the View River Platform back then, and I know his ability!" Jiang Wang said, "This time, coming to the Jing country border to eliminate demons, I'm unfamiliar with the place and still need to rely heavily on We-sun brother's wisdom!"

Zhongshan Yanwen pointed at Zhongshan We-sun with his finger, laughed, and left. Zhongshan We-sun understood the meaning of this gesture – You better perform well, boy. If you don't, you know the consequences. Although the old master was now smiling amiably, when he casually picked up a whip, it was a whip, and when he picked up a stick, it was a stick; he was very straightforward about that.

"Brother Jiang, come, come, come!" Zhongshan We-sun's face changed to an enthusiastic smile: "It's not easy for you to come to Jing country. You must give me an opportunity to properly entertain you. Our Jing country's scenery is no less than other places!"

Jiang Wang smiled and asked, "We-sun brother, what scenery are you talking about?"

Zhongshan We-sun laughed loudly: "The beauties of my Jing land are enthusiastic, healthy, and beautiful! The strong wine of my Jing country enters the throat like fire! If winter snow falls, you and I brothers can be naked in a hot spring, with beauties in thin veils dancing in the snow, and exquisite virgins swimming close to our bodies. Tasting the frozen snow fruit, drinking the burning wine, burying ourselves in the mountain valley and enjoying to the fullest, exhaling white mist that forms frost, how could we not be joyful?"

"It's still autumn now!" Jiang Wang said.

"What does that matter!" Zhongshan We-sun waved his hand grandly, extremely bold: "Since Brother Jiang has graced us with his presence, why not cause deep autumn to bring cold snow? Why not call for all the beauties to get ready? The celestial phenomena should change for you, and all the rouge and powder should be applied for you. You can pick and choose, none will not be wholehearted!"

He tightly hooked Jiang Wang's shoulder and said intimately: "The only regret is that this is the front line now, and my ancestor is very strict with the army, not allowing any messing around in the military. It's hard for you, brother, to follow me on this trip. We'll go have fun tonight. Let's go, I'll have someone prepare a carriage!"

Jiang Wang smiled and shook his head, standing firm: "The scenery Zhongshan brother speaks of is very beautiful, but it's not what I most want to see."

"Oh?" Zhongshan We-sun was surprised by his appetite. This setup had entertained Long Bo Ji to the point of being dizzy, and he still thought about it endlessly after returning. Jiang Wang's reaction was actually so flat. One could only say that members of the Tai Xu Pavilion indeed had some skills and were not so easy to corrupt. He couldn't help but ask, "Does Brother Jiang like something more stimulating?"

Jiang Wang seemed to smile without smiling: "Yes, I like stimulating things."

Zhongshan We-sun considered himself a relatively upright youth and didn't do anything too abnormal. But thinking of Jiang Wang's current influence and broad future, and thinking of their "same year friendship" that was hard to come by, he gritted his teeth inwardly and said with a bright smile: "Brother Jiang, just say it. You are my Zhongshan We-sun's peer, an honored guest of our Jing country. I should exhaust Eagle Yang Prefecture's resources to make brother happy!"

Jiang Wang sneered: "What are beauties worth? What is strong wine worth cherishing? Gold and white jade are like mud balls and wild grass to me." He raised his hand and pointed distantly in the direction of the death line: "The only scenery I'm interested in is over there, a Jing view built with demon skulls!"

Zhongshan We-sun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, then sighed again, his mind unclear. He didn't know where his complex emotions came from. But he patted his chest, the armor making a sound: "Even the elders of your Tai Xu Pavilion aren't afraid to risk their lives, why should I, Zhongshan We-sun, cherish this body? I am willing to lead an army and fight with you into the forbidden area!"

Jiang Wang said seriously: "Going to the border wasteland this time to kill true demons, bringing an army is a burden. Zhongshan brother, just give me a defense map. And prepare a single tent and some simple supplies for me. When there is a need, providing a response with the army is already more than enough gratitude."

"What supplies and response, these are all things that should be provided. Brother Jiang truly doesn't need to say that! How could our Great Jing Empire lose face by treating those who eliminate demons for the human race this way?" Zhongshan We-sun, such a proud son of heaven, of course, was unwilling to fall behind others. His blood surged for a moment: "Then I will follow Brother Jiang alone and hold the stirrup for you!"

At this moment, a voice descended from the sky - "You just stop it!"

Following the voice, a roll of yellow robe fell. Huang Sheli descended from the high sky almost with the posture of a falling meteor, smashing straight down! She stood up in the diffusing smoke and dust, like a slick, slippery leopard, possessing a sense of wild beauty. The chaotic vital energy was subdued by her. The rules of heaven and earth followed her will. She looked at Jiang Wang with dangerous eyes: "Cabinet Elder Jiang, you want to cross the death line to eliminate demons? How about this cabinet accompanies you?"

"Hahaha." Zhongshan We-sun first laughed twice, then said, "Both Cabinet Elders have arrived, truly making this humble abode shine brightly! Cabinet Elder Huang, you don't know, Cabinet Elder Jiang is here this time—"

"Get aside!" Huang Sheli pointed with her hand.

Even a mud statue has three points of fire. How could Zhongshan We-sun lose face in front of his peer Jiang? This wasn't bullying behind closed doors; there were so many people outside! He put on a stern face and said seriously: "Your attitude might make me want to criticize you—"

"Pillar." Huang Sheli looked at him and smiled: "Don't make trouble."

"Pillar?" Jiang Wang touched his head at the side.

"Oh, that's his nickname!" Huang Sheli looked at Zhongshan We-sun: "Is that right? I didn't remember wrong, did I?"

"It is. I had that name when I was very young. But no one has called me that for a long time, I almost forgot! Haha!" Zhongshan We-sun swallowed his fallen teeth and blood, barely maintaining a smile: "I'll go get ready first. You two chat. Call me when it's time to set out."

Huang Sheli said in surprise: "Call you for what?"

"I'm going to eliminate demons with you!" Zhongshan We-sun gritted his teeth and said, "You don't think I, a dignified Yellow River Four Strong, am a burden, do you?"

Huang Sheli said 'oh' and waved her hand as if shooing flies: "Go!" She then casually beckoned to the nearby Eagle Yang Guard soldiers: "A few of you come over and tidy this place up a bit."

"And you, bring a few people and move two jars of wine over. This cabinet wants to drink on the way. Don't say there's no wine in the military camp, I know you Eagle Yang Guards have it. Would Old General Zhongshan begrudge that one mouthful?"

Compared to Zhongshan We-sun, who had many restraints in the military, Huang Sheli was extremely casual in this Eagle Yang Guard territory. She gave chaotic commands, and the soldiers she saw were all running around, none idle. It was as if this was her home!

Jiang Wang said with a smile: "Where did you rush from?"

"I heard you came to Jing country, so I put down what I was doing and didn't stop my horse's hooves—" Huang Sheli suddenly stopped speaking and glared fiercely at Jiang Wang: "I invite you to Jing country every day to play, and you refuse in various ways! How come this time you came without telling me?"

Jiang Wang sighed: "I also decided temporarily. I couldn't get along in the Mu country death line anymore, could I? They disliked me for causing trouble."

Huang Sheli laughed heartily and patted Jiang Wang's shoulder: "You can relax here, go all out, don't hold back. I'll cover everything for you!"

Huang Sheli, a contemporary true man and the pearl in Huang Fu's palm, indeed had the qualification to say such words on the Jing country front line.

"Good," Jiang Wang said with a smile, "Then please, Cabinet Member Huang, sit in the central army and provide support for me."

"Sitting in the rear watching the play, is that my Huang Sheli's style?" Huang Sheli raised her head: "You just charge and kill forward, and see if this girl is half a step slower than you!"

Jiang Wang said seriously: "This time, I'm breaking through the Jing country death line to impact the forbidden area, going directly for the true demon leader. I also ask that King Ru Yang, who guards the death line, take care of things. I have some reputation on the demon race side, and this trip could see the appearance of a heavenly demon at any time. It's very dangerous."

King Ru Yang Tang Ju, a true monarch of the Jing country imperial family, had always managed military and political affairs but specialized in death fights. And his eastern counterpart, King Su Qin of Mu country, happened to echo him from afar during this period, each guarding one side and dealing with heavenly demons at any time.

"Fear what egg!" Huang Sheli exhibited her robe sleeve: "Let's go, let's go, let's go kill his mother!"

Jiang Wang said helplessly: "How about you tell your dad? I'm afraid that rashly bringing you along to take risks might make the first true man of the Northern Domain come back to find trouble with me."

"Get lost!" Huang Sheli impatiently pushed him: "It's up to me in my family. Do you think I'm Zhongshan We-sun?"

How terrifying Huang Sheli, a true man with an absolute peak divine ability, was, perhaps these true demons in the border wasteland still didn't know. Jiang Wang was also very curious.

He walked two steps outside and then said: "Let's go call Brother We-sun then."

"Call him for what? Bringing a burden to kill true demons?" Huang Sheli asked very directly.

Jiang Wang coughed: "I don't agree with what you said. Brother We-sun is also very strong. He is a genuine Yellow River Meeting Four Strong, a top-level Divine Arrival cultivator—"

"Then I'll change my way of saying it," Huang Sheli interrupted him: "Killing true demons is a dangerous thing. Can you bear to bring a Divine Arrival along? Taking risks yourself is one thing, but can you bear to make your peer worry and hang by a thread?"

Jiang Wang grinned: "Cabinet Member Huang knows how to think about problems. I suddenly don't feel embarrassed, but instead feel righteous!"

"Then let's go," Huang Sheli said impatiently, "You're too slow!"

Jiang Wang said again: "Your wine hasn't been delivered yet!"

Huang Sheli smiled brightly: "Let me think, I don't need to drink wine with you, you're intoxicating enough!"

"...Don't joke."

"Ah, you're really no fun now. You're really no fun, Jiang Wang."

Saying this, the two contemporary true men flew up, like long rainbows piercing the sun, instantly far away.

Zhongshan Yanwen stood at the door of the commander's tent with his hands behind his back, gazing at the distant sky. Looking at the two dazzling flying rainbows, he couldn't help but sigh: "What a good girl, if she could be my granddaughter-in-law, it would be great!"

Behind him, Zhongshan We-sun had a bitter face: "Just don't think about it. We can't suppress her either!"

Zhongshan Yanwen turned his head and glared at him, getting angrier the more he looked. He kicked him: "Look at your lack of ambition. Hurry back to practice! Look where everyone else has thrown you!"

Zhongshan We-sun flipped over and climbed up, habitually patting the dust off his butt, and said filially and politely: "Grandfather, don't be angry. If you get angry and fall ill, no one can replace you. Grandfather, please take care of yourself. Then this grandson will retreat and cultivate!"

He carefully exited the commander's tent and walked towards his own military tent. Along the way, he greeted everyone with an elegant smile, often striking up conversations. He could truly be called a "gentleman with courtesy." A Confucian in Zhongshan!

He properly finished walking this section of the road, returned to his military tent, and closed the curtain. He took off his clumsy armor, wiped it with a cotton cloth, applied a layer of jade armor oil, and hung it up carefully. Only then did he remain a free man, lying on the march bed built of hard wooden boards, letting out a deep, deep sigh.

"I also want to follow, but it's really difficult." He couldn't help but mutter: "Didn't you also fail to defeat Huang Fu me?"

Then he closed his mouth alertly. He had suffered a lot from this sharp tongue since childhood, luckily there was the Tai Xu Illusion Realm, a free place, otherwise, how many more beatings he would have received.

He was not very happy. There were many reasons for his unhappiness. But he greatly respected his grandfather and was not like a certain filial son of Chu country who had the heart to exile his father. He also knew that he truly had no possibility of catching up with Jiang Wang and couldn't think of a way to defeat Huang Sheli.

What could he do?

He closed his eyes as if unloading a heavy burden—

Tai Xu Illusion Realm, Grandpa is here!

Zhao Tie Zhu had just entered the Tai Xu space and was startled by the scene before his eyes. There were densely packed paper cranes of various kinds in his vision, about several hundred! Of course, these people weren't friends, at most just acquaintances, people he had dealt with. But with Zhao Tie Zhu's reputation in the Tai Xu Illusion Realm and his freedom there, he almost didn't block everyone he just dealt with.

"What's the matter? Is Grandpa being hung up and scolded again?"

Zhao Tie Zhu thought of the only possibility, that someone was enumerating his crimes again, crying and complaining about his sins, causing many so-called "justice warriors" to siege him. This kind of thing had happened before.

He snorted coldly, casually tore open a paper crane, and wanted to see what new tricks these loser dogs could scold him with!

He was stunned after one look. Huang Liang? Zhu Bu Shu? Ling Yue? Nangong Ao Tian? Good heavens, that boy really called in reinforcements, almost summoning a whole table of Little Yellow River players!

He looked through the paper cranes one by one. The content was mostly similar, with the most eye-catching naturally being their retellings of Huang Liang's declaration.

"See once, hit once?"

Zhao Tie Zhu snorted coldly. If he released the skills of Zhongshan We-sun, he truly wasn't afraid of anyone. Even if you were the first in Blessed Land, it didn't mean you couldn't be beaten.

Of course, the name Zhao Tie Zhu still needed to be protected. He was just pondering how to engage in a verbal battle with the group of heavenly prides and scold those who came to help until they were spraying dog's blood, when suddenly another paper crane flew urgently. Its unique mark indicated it was from an old friend. Zhao Tie Zhu had only two friends in the Tai Xu Illusion Realm.

His eyes lit up. Help was here. He unconsciously smiled and hurried to unfold this paper crane, then on it he saw two words, two hurried and sloppy words—

"Save me."

Thanks to book friend "Slag Slag Slag Male" for becoming the alliance master of this book, making this the 708th alliance for Red Heart Patrol Heaven!

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