Chapter 2370: A Toast for You, Eat Well

The dawn light gradually warms, the layered clouds gradually open.

The sun crosses over the coast, and summer shows a few points of reality.

There is a figure in a green robe, flying horizontally in the high sky, as if flying in the brilliant sun.

"Where do you come from?"

The city gate tower's guard army commander, Yan Guangyou, his voice shouts lower and lower.

He naturally recognizes the former Wu'an Marquis.

As if walking out from the fierce sun, this upright man – the former Wu'an Marquis at nineteen years old, when going to Guanhe Platform, then rode a fierce flame-like date-red horse, and proudly went out from this gate.

"Looking at him, he must get the top name."

Of course, he also heard from seniors. At that time, he still hadn't joined the army yet.

In recent years, Qi people from the army, if not worshiping "Wu'an", then worshiping "Champion". As models of being enfeoffed as marquises in youth, worshiping these two is simply like worshiping gods. One is of common origin, starting from scratch, and is the first in military merit among the states' youth. One, although from a top-level family, established his own household and obtained the marquisate through military merit.

The portraits of these two people are sometimes brought home to town for peace. Every time there is a war, they are also specially worshiped once.

Now, these two have both left the country, but leaving the country does not mean leaving their names. Just in Taixu Pavilion, it has been thirty years. Those who understand, understand.

Qi country people, especially military warriors, generally treat them as their own people.

"Below is Jiang Wang, from Star Moon Plain, with no criminal record, never having committed a crime, once worked in the Qi country. This time entering the city is to visit relatives and friends. May I ask, General, can you verify this?"

As a former golden melon warrior, who only served one night as the Great Qi Emperor's palace guard, True Person Jiang was still very familiar with the process of entering the city for verification. If you have a verification slip, you verify it directly. If not, you will probably be asked these questions.

Looking at Jiang Wang, who stepped on the blazing sun and came out, landed in front, glorious like a god, yet mildly asking the gate general's opinion, Yan Guangyou felt as if in a dream.

Jiang Wang waved his hand: "General?"

"Ah? Ah, oh!" Yan Guangyou suddenly awakened, only then realizing he was that 'gate general'. He hurriedly stepped aside: "Please enter, this way please!"

Again, he reacted, reaching out virtually to block: "This way, towards this side, enter from the main gate!"

Jiang Wang gripped his hand leading in the air: "Many thanks for the general's good intention. I have no merit or title, so I will still walk the side gate."

Saying that, he walked to the end of the long queue for entering the city.

Linzi city has one hundred eight city gates, the absolute majority of which are open all day. Even so, the flow is continuous, and it is hard to have idle time.

The city guards' efficiency is extremely high. The clerks in the gate pavilion all directly use a magic tool pen connected to the government affairs hall household register to verify verification slips. One stroke and they know if it is true or false. After stroking, it is itself an anti-forgery mark.

Even so, the queue still advanced very slowly.

Yan Guangyou came over to send water: "The weather is hot, drink some water. Drawn from the well, it's sweet!"

Yan Guangyou came over to send buns: "Have you eaten breakfast? Made by the cooks, the meat is solid, and the ingredients are sufficient!"

Yan Guangyou came over to send a chair: "Or you can sit beside for a while? Wait a bit and there will be fewer people."

Jiang Wang ate and drank, but only declined the chair: "I won't sit, I am in a hurry."

Yan Guangyou lifted his eyes: "Or I can take you..."

Jiang Wang shook his head: "I cannot cut in line."

Whoosh, the long queue in front instantly divided. Those people who had long couldn't help turning back to look at him made way, creating a path.

People did not speak, only gave him earnest gazes.

Jiang Wang was silent for a moment.

How can he forget the Qi country?

Those expectations and trust will not let him be willfully himself. They will only let him continuously examine himself as he advances, afraid of disappointing, daring not to make mistakes.

Just like the Dao Journey Four Floors to "True Self".

He also didn't act coy, cupped his hands, and walked forward: "Many thanks, various fellow villagers!"

The crowd was a wave of excitement.

The world's first Jiang Wang called them 'fellow villagers'!

"Old fellow villager!" Someone boldly asked: "Where are you going?"

"Going to the Li family."

Jiang Wang paused, then emphasized: "Cui Cheng Marquis Manor."

He walked through the long queue, passed the city gate archway.

At a watermelon stall opened near the city gate, he used two ingots of silver to buy out all the watermelon: "Please use these silvers for everyone entering the city today to eat watermelon to relieve the summer heat. If you want to embezzle it, you should know that Chongxuan Sheng is my friend."

The old man selling watermelon shook his palm-leaf fan and happily said: "No need to use Bo Wang Marquis's name, your name is even fiercer. Even if I ate bear heart and leopard gall, I wouldn't dare to embezzle your money. Rest assured!"

Why not say it's the people of Linzi, even a watermelon stall vendor's courage is bigger than others. Truly in the hegemonic country's capital, what kind of characters have they not experienced. Who doesn't dare to joke.

Jiang Wang said: "If the silver is not enough, also ask him for it."

Then he turned and walked into the city alone.

"Jiang Wang enters Linzi!"

"Jiang Wang went to Cui Cheng Marquis Manor!"

"Jiang Wang has second proven to be a heavenly person, and struggled out of the heavenly dao deep sea, already obtained the extreme truth, derivation of dao is within reach!"

This news spread like wings, quickly flying all over Linzi.

Many people at this time were just shockingly asking: When did Jiang Wang second prove to be a heavenly person, when did he sink into the heavenly dao deep sea?

The story happened without people knowing and ended without people knowing.

The difficulties within it are only chewed by the person involved himself.

Jiang Wang walks in Linzi.

In Linzi, he experienced glory, pain, and happiness. Now revisiting the old place, it is still like looking at flowers through mist.

This city, he probably needs to use a lifetime to understand.

Fortunately, he still remembers the way to Cui Cheng Marquis Manor.

The Li family is a high-status household, the first family in the Qi country. Usually, there are not many visitors.

Cui Cheng Marquis Li Zhengyan is a serious person, not fond of flattery. He associates public affairs, not private affairs, and patrols the borders year-round, not in the manor. Old Madam Li long ago stopped managing clan affairs and likes quiet. As for associating with Li Longchuan... going to Red Sleeve Pavilion is more appropriate.

Li Longchuan's body drifted across the sea, and was delivered to the manor today by boat and carriage.

So the news could no longer be hidden from Old Madam.

This time should be endless condolences, but the Li family closed their doors and declined guests.

People also did not come to touch this bad luck.

Many people just sent some silk gifts, casually expressing condolences.

Jiang Wang himself would not be shut outside the door.

In this house, he is someone who can participate in the family banquet.

Compared to Li Fengyao, Yan Fu, Xu Xiangqian, and others who are still overseas, he arrived the fastest, first in Linzi. Because he was in a hurry, he didn't travel with them, but flew all the way at full speed.

He has seen Li Zhengshu hosting the funeral, paid his respects to the sitting in front of the coffin, not saying a word Cui Cheng Marquis, and the crying into tears Cui Cheng Marquis madam扑 in the coffin.

Finally, he also... looked at Li Longchuan once.

If Li Longchuan's corpse had any problem, it wouldn't be his turn as a half-baked coroner level person to look.

He just truly looked at his close friend's appearance once.

Once the coffin is closed, he will no longer see him. Forever no longer see him.

The whole room was already laid out in white.

White banners, white cloth, white paper.

In the mourning hall, there were very few guests, but their weight was all heavy.

Current Prime Minister Jiang Rumò, Bo Wang Marquis, Dingyuan Marquis, Shuofang Earl, Court Discussing Doctor Wen Yanyu, even the always deeply residing and rarely out, whom Jiang Wang had also never seen, Court Discussing Doctor Zang Zhiquan...

It was simply a small gathering of the Qi country's high-level officials.

And one person, Grand Inner Manager Huo Yanshan.

His appearance here naturally represented the emperor's condolences.

"The Li family is a military family, life and death are common matters. Everything at the funeral is simplified. Many guests have been neglected..." Li Zhengshu was saying those words for treating guests.

Jiang Wang said: "I will go see Old Madam."

Thereupon, he entered the back hall, and thereupon, he went to the back courtyard.

It was different from any scene he had imagined.

The old lady was eating a meal.

One person, one bowl of white rice, one dish of small greens, one fat fish tail.

The old lady used chopsticks to scoop rice, eating in small bites, chewing slowly, with a kind of piety towards food.

Hearing the sound, she turned her head and saw Jiang Wang.

"It's time to eat. I am old and need to take care of my body. Three meals cannot be skipped." She explained, waving her hand: "Sit down and eat together."

Again, she instructed: "Bring another rice, tell the kitchen to add two more dishes, fry a beef tongue, stew a beef tail... Um, A Wang likes to eat beef tongue."

Li Longchuan liked to eat beef tail.

Jiang Wang silently sat down beside the old lady, his posture obedient.

"Good child. I heard you were trapped in heavenly dao, are you considered back now?" The old lady looked at him.

"Yes, back." Jiang Wang said: "Some people, some things, I simply cannot forget. I am a greedy person, I cannot let go of anything."

The old lady said: "After struggling out of the heavenly dao deep sea, you should be able to derive dao. This step is crucial, truly ascending to the heaven-covering world. Why at this time come to Linzi?"

"Grandma," Jiang Wang said: "I wanted to come see Longchuan first... and also see you."

"This is not right." The old lady shook her head: "The dead cannot delay the living."

Jiang Wang opened his mouth but did not speak.

In matters related to Li Longchuan, he was truly unwilling to hear the word "delay".

But who could be more unwilling than this old lady in front of him?

A bowl of rice was served.

The old lady personally handed him chopsticks: "Since you are here, eat first. Eat your fill and then go pursue your future."

She paused, then said again: "A clay pot inevitably breaks at the well edge, and a general inevitably dies on the battlefield. You don't need to worry that I cannot accept it. Initially, his grandfather left, also this suddenly. At that time, Zhengyan was still in my belly."

"It's just too sudden." Jiang Wang said: "This is not something I expected. I never thought of this kind of matter. I don't know how to accept it."

Finally, he could only repeat: "Too sudden."

The old lady said: "Eat your meal."

Jiang Wang thus ate his meal.

"Our Li family eats military rations." The old lady lifted her rice bowl: "Finish this bowl of rice, do not complain."

She again slowly ate up, eating very seriously.

This one rice and one vegetable were all earned back by the Li family people with one knife and one gun.

She did not waste a single grain.

This meal took a very long time.

Jiang Wang ate clean that bowl of rice, and also ate clean that dish of beef tongue, and that portion of beef tail, appearing very hungry.

Currently, no evidence can indicate that Li Longchuan's death has any problem.

But the negotiations between the Qi country and the Jing country advanced too fast, using Li Longchuan's death as a cold chip, almost without considering the Li family's feelings... He felt wronged for the Li family.

Just like back then in the maze, he felt wronged for his subordinates who sacrificed without knowing anything.

Over many years, he has changed a lot. He is much, much stronger than he was initially. But in many places, he is still like he was initially, even the way he feels wronged is the same.

This time, he came to Linzi originally to ask Old Madam Li if there was anything he could do.

Today, in front of Li Longchuan's coffin, the hall was full of high court officials. The Li family, in some aspects, can influence the political direction of this empire. Of course, they are in high positions and powerful.

But in the specific matter of Li Longchuan, the Stone Gate Li clan perhaps has many inconveniences, and he today has freedom beyond certain limits.

He is already the world's extreme truth, about to derive dao to the peak, necessarily surpassing Li Yi's record, and creating history again. That is the present world's absolute top position, no one can ignore his opinion anymore!

In the state of confronting a heavenly person, he went overseas for the first time to confirm Li Longchuan's cause of death.

After defeating the heavenly person, he came to Linzi for the first time, willing to do his best.

But the Li family needed him to do nothing.

By the time he came out of Cui Cheng Marquis Manor, the sky had already entered night.

He accompanied Old Madam Li and chatted for a very long time, mostly the old lady speaking and he listening. They talked about some of Li Longchuan's naughty childhood antics.

As if speaking of a person's childhood means this person's life is still very long.

But only with nostalgia can one not keep a real person alive. Except for Huang Weizhen.

Jiang Wang naturally was going to return to the Chongxuan family's residence, but as he walked out of the Li family gate, he glanced around slightly, then walked directly to a large sedan in front. He brushed open the sedan's front guards, pulled up the sedan curtain, and looked at Huo Yanshan sitting inside.

Their eyes met, and Huo Yanshan smiled as a gesture.

"The Li family just had an incident. If you guard here, it will make people misunderstand," Jiang Wang said not very friendly.

"It won't," Huo Yanshan said mildly: "I reported to Cui Cheng Marquis, I am waiting for you."

Jiang Wang slightly raised his eyebrow: "No one told me."

Huo Yanshan said: "I told them not to notify. It's not very important."

Jiang Wang thus casually said: "Oh, what matter?"

"His Majesty summons you into the palace," Huo Yanshan said.

"..." Jiang Wang looked at him once.

This was indeed the entire Qi country's "most not important" matter.

Huo Yanshan moved aside a bit without changing his expression: "Please."

Jiang Wang thus lifted the curtain and entered the sedan, sitting beside this Grand Inner Manager.

Sometimes, recalling past things, it always feels like they happened just yesterday.

But time has clearly already passed for a very long time.

Things have changed, people have changed.

The emperor's side's Han Ling has changed to Huo Yanshan. It has changed for several years.

Is Linzi city still that Linzi city?

The Great Qi Emperor summons people to Donghua Pavilion.

Jiang Wang himself is not the same as he was initially when he came here.

But the emperor had not yet arrived.

So he still waited here alone.

He still spent the waiting time cultivating.

In cultivation, one does not know how time flows.

It was not until Huo Yanshan pushed the door in again and carefully stood aside that Jiang Wang opened his eyes.

The emperor strode in.

Jiang Wang bowed deeply: "Commoner Jiang Wang pays respect to the emperor!"

The emperor casually lifted his hand: "Exempt! About to become a true monarch, hereafter you are also a monarch, you can see a monarch without bowing."

Jiang Wang said: "Commoner bows not to a monarch, but to the close elder in his heart."

The emperor waved his hand and sat in his usual reading position: "These words are also tiresome to hear."

Jiang Wang幽幽 said: "Commoner has not been back for a very long time."

The emperor '呵'ed once: "Do you think you are the only one who can say pretty words? There are many who say them much prettier than you!"

Jiang Wang said: "Commoner just speaks true words, not pretty words, Your Majesty—"

"Don't explain, I'm lazy to listen." The emperor casually took a memorial, opening it to look while casually asking: "Have you waited long?"

Jiang Wang said: "Just short of a quarter until three hours are full."

The emperor lifted his sight from the memorial, looked at him once: "You count quite clearly."

Jiang Wang said: "I am not good at empty words."

The emperor looked at him: "Are you here to settle accounts today? Do you have to settle everything clearly with me?"

Jiang Wang lowered his head: "Commoner has nothing that can be settled with Your Majesty."

The emperor then retracted his sight: "Were you also cultivating just now? At a young age, you are already at this realm, why are you still so hardworking?"

Jiang Wang said: "Your Majesty still says he cannot achieve his wish in this life, let alone Jiang Wang? I dare not slack off."

Initially, the emperor asked him what he sought.

He said he sought the Cave True method, sought to be an invincible True Person, sought to cut his heart blockages, and sought to achieve his wish in this life.

Now, almost all of it has been realized.

Probably only the last one, "achieve his wish in this life". He will use a lifetime to practice it.

But how did he walk to this step?

Some people saw it, some people did not.

The Qi emperor was also silent for a moment.

Finally, the emperor said: "Yu Langjun resigned with me today. He said he will serve his old mother from now on and will no longer come to the pavilion."

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