Chapter 2437: Decision

Jing’s determination was already absolute!

Not only did it exert influence in Wei, but it also displayed authority in Tianma Plain.

Just as Zong Dezheng broke into the Original Heavenly God Temple, Jing also used its supervision rights over the Taixu Illusion Realm to directly call a halt to the debate unfolding in the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace.

Although Wanxiang Sword Master ascended to the peak and Wang Yiwu settled old scores, basically everyone who entered the palace seeking the Dao gained something, and this debate was quite successful and could have ended. However, a "perfect curtain call" and being "called to stop before the curtain call" are two completely different things.

This action was, of course, not aimed at Zhenhe Zhenjun.

During the previous water control meeting, everyone still had a tacit understanding. Jing also tacitly approved the establishment of the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace.

The reason Jing called a halt to the Heavenly Palace debate was the execution of demon commander Yin Xiaoheng in Tianma Plain and the uneliminated suspicion surrounding the Original Heavenly God.

Given his status, coming to participate in the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace debate was likely specifically to transmit a message to someone. Thus, the thirty-six people who participated in the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace would all face investigation by Jing in the future!

Except for the Original Heavenly God, who was allowed to return to Wei to be personally interrogated by Yujing Palm Teach Zong Dezheng, everyone else was temporarily imprisoned in the Taixu Illusion Realm.

They couldn't exit the Illusion Realm. After leaving the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace, they would all find themselves moved into separate secret realm rooms.

Those who had already exited, such as Xiyue’s An Yuzhen and Shi Tao, Qi’s Wang Yiwu, etc., would also be visited by special personnel from Jing.

Tian Ren Fa Xiang’s early departure from his seat was precisely for this matter.

Li Yi emerged from seclusion, convened the Taixu Meeting, and, on behalf of Jing, declared this decision.

This was also unprecedented, the first time a Taixu Meeting was convened by Li Yi.

Even before the results of this meeting were announced, the Dao seekers from the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace were already imprisoned in the Illusion Realm!

“Too absurd!” Dou Zhao was the first to object, although he hadn't attended the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace. “Things happened in Tianma Plain, questioning the Original Heavenly God is understandable. But these people merely met the Original Heavenly God once, and they all have to accept investigation? With the Original Heavenly God’s ability, circling the entire world is just a thought. Are you going to check everyone in the world?”

Li Yi looked at him and said very seriously, “If the Original Heavenly God really did that, they would do so.”

Time was of the essence. The deaths of Jing’s Eight Armor Commanders were almost the biggest matter in the world. Yin Xiaoheng’s importance even surpassed many true monarchs. The nine seats of the Taixu Pavilion were all occupied at this moment.

Everyone saw Jing’s determination in Li Yi’s words.

This posture hadn't been seen for too many years.

For a long time, Jing was the side that most upheld the order of the world, often exercising restraint. For example, facing the threat of war from Emperor Qingguo of Qi, it remained calm and silent, watching with open eyes as Xia was swallowed whole. For example, even after winning the Jingmu War, the Southern Heavenly Master’s military stayed within proper bounds, never truly dividing the grassland. There were too many examples. It wasn't that Jing wasn't strong enough or too kind, but because they were the biggest beneficiaries under the existing world order.

Maintaining the existing world order was maintaining Jing’s interests.

As long as the torrent of humanity surged within the framework of the existing order, the fertile heartland of Jing would naturally receive the largest share of irrigation.

When they were unable to gain enough stable yields within the existing world order, they would only have the motive to overturn the table.

Had such a time already arrived?

“How domineering!” Chongxuan Zun lightly smiled. “I also went to the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace. Do I also have to be investigated?”

Unlike their varying emotions, Li Yi was clearly just reading a script. His originally very stern words were recited by him without causing a ripple. “Members of the Taixu Cabinet are naturally subject to the monitoring of the Taixu Dao Master, so you will not be investigated. But Wang Yiwu should best not do anything now, just stand there and wait for our people to arrive. Any extra actions he takes now could be misinterpreted as cooperation with the Original Heavenly God.”

“Alright,” Chongxuan Zun said leisurely. “He is now in Linzi’s Town State Grand Marshal’s Manor. You can send your people there.”

“Our people have already gone,” Li Yi said.

At this point, there really wasn't anything left to say!

Who didn't know Jiang Mengxiong’s temper?

Jing’s trip to the east was destined to be anything but smooth.

But Jing still did it.

They seemed to want to fight everyone!

Cangming, who always hid in the Zangfa Pavilion pondering various exclusive secret methods of the Jiang family, was inexplicably summoned to this meeting. After finally figuring out the situation and preparing to say something, he closed his mouth after hearing these words.

Fortunately, his hood was very tight, so no one could see whether he opened his mouth or not.

“Hehehe.” Qin Zhizhen brewed for a long time before finally speaking. “Who do the people of Jing think they are? Just opening their mouths to check this and check that. Did the collapse of the Middle Ancient Heavenly Road also cause the people of Jing to lose their minds?”

Although Li Yi didn't mind being scolded much, he still felt it wasn't very pleasant, so he glanced at him and then said, “The Original Heavenly God is different from normal transcendent beings. He was almost pinned down in Tianma Plain. He wants to do something without being discovered, and there aren't many options. The Taixu Illusion Realm is one of them. In fact, this time He left Tianma Plain and only came to the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace, so we cannot let go here. Whoever shows their head, we’ll hit them. Whoever is guilty, we’ll also hit them. It’s better to kill wrongly than to let go.”

He finished reciting his lines and sat there blankly.

Although his words were very tough, his stance was very clear – don’t argue with me, I’m just a messenger.

Li Yi’s words offered many opportunities to seize upon, but Li Yi wasn’t a person who could be easily seized upon. So Qin Zhizhen wanted to speak but stopped, feeling very uncomfortable.

If Jing had changed the person saying these things, he would have definitely “spat saliva as a knife” and fiercely chopped.

“That—” Zhong Xuanjing listened for a while, then suddenly spoke at this moment. “Latest news, the Palm Teach of Yujing Mountain has entered the Original Heavenly God Temple. The Shen Ce Army is moving out in full force and has already surrounded Wei.”

“Your news isn’t very new,” Li Yi lowered his head and glanced at the Taixu Hook Jade. “The news I received is that Palm Teach Zong has already ordered the uprooting of all Original Heavenly God Temples within Wei.”

Wei had already been blockaded. What was happening inside, even the Qinshu Academy couldn’t know immediately.

“Facing the Original Heavenly God?” Zhong Xuan asked in surprise.

Li Yi said, “Naturally, it’s impossible to avoid Him.”

The Original Heavenly God received no respect at all!

Everyone had no doubt about the extent to which the people of Jing would go.

From the moment he knew the news, Tian Ren Fa Xiang was very silent. But Jing called a halt to the debate unfolding in the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace, and he didn’t resist.

It wasn’t until everyone was silent at this moment that he opened his mouth and said, “Everyone who entered the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace this time came to seek the Dao. The Threshold Legalists have already been established, and the Taixu Dao Master is naturally monitoring. If someone is said to have done wrong, or even merely suspected of having done wrong, and others just have to be investigated... isn't this unreasonable?”

He looked at Li Yi. “I have no intention of provoking Jing, and I also understand that your esteemed court and the populace are now full of angry emotions. But a wise ruler does not act in anger and mobilize troops; a famous general does not cause war in anger. Making enemies on all sides may not be in Jing’s interests. Even if you want to investigate Jiang Wang, I am willing to cooperate. But to investigate all the Dao seekers in the Heavenly Palace this time... can you reconsider?”

“We cannot not investigate,” Li Yi said very straightforwardly. “But before this matter has a definite outcome and Jing finds the true murderer, they are not allowed to leave the Taixu Illusion Realm and cannot communicate with the outside world. This is the bottom line.”

It seemed that when Jing decided to let Li Yi convene the Taixu Meeting to declare the investigation decision, they must have given him detailed negotiation terms.

For example, what conditions would be released after reaching a certain point in the negotiations.

Such a step-by-step negotiation strategy was precisely to avoid Li Yi feeling troubled. But Li Yi still felt troubled.

Actively showing the bottom line at the very beginning of the negotiation was also a unique style of Li Yi.

Jiang Wang knew that this person's words were not false. After a slight thought, he asked again, “If this matter never has a definite outcome, and Jing never finds the true murderer? Could they be locked up for a lifetime?”

Li Yi grasped the Taixu Hook Jade, then waited for a response with Jiang Wang.

A moment later, he said, “Three days.”

No matter their identity, cultivation, background, or the forces involved, all the Dao seekers from the Zhaowen Dao Heavenly Palace had to be imprisoned in the Taixu Illusion Realm for three days, merely because the Original Heavenly God had come.

Jing’s domineering nature needed no words, and its overbearing attitude was fully displayed here!

If anyone was found to be related to Yin Xiaoheng’s death, their outcome could be completely imagined.

And all sides tacitly approved.

Qi, Linzi city, Town State Grand Marshal’s Manor.

This manor of the top military figure in Qi had never been a place of bustling activity.

Because of Jiang Mengxiong’s identity and status, even those who wanted to flatter him were few and far between.

After Jiang Mengxiong resigned from the position of Tianfu Commander, even his old military subordinates found it inconvenient to visit. Jiang Mengxiong also didn’t bother with them.

Birds fell from the eaves, and carriages and horses were sparse before the door.

In the paper-drunk, gold-indulged Linzi, it had become a rare quiet place.

No one visited all day, and the large gate was always tightly closed. Only on this day, a handsome young Daoist arrived.

He had a pair of overly slender eyebrows and eyes as bright as if washed by water. He wore his hair in a wooden pin and a sky-blue Daoist robe that was very loose. As he walked, he was like drifting clouds.

The gatekeeper of the Town State Grand Marshal’s Manor was a one-armed old soldier whose face always wore a smile to soften his fierce appearance. He had sharp eyes and was very respectful. “This Daoist, my Grand Marshal is not in the manor. If you have matters, you might as well leave a message. If the matter is urgent, I will ask the housekeeper to relay the message, but I cannot determine when the Grand Marshal will reply.”

The Daoist patiently listened to him finish, then smiled slightly. “I’m not looking for your Grand Marshal, I’m looking for General Wang Yiwu. He should have just been sent back to the manor.”

The gatekeeper was slightly stunned, his face still smiling, but one arm quietly reached behind him to touch something. “May I ask the Daoist’s name? I will go announce it.”

“Yus Zhaoluan,” the Daoist smiled.

The gatekeeper released his hand that was touching the knife and bowed to him. “Please wait a moment.”

After a while—

The main gate of the Town State Grand Marshal’s Manor suddenly opened.

Wang Yiwu, who had just woken up from a coma not long ago, appeared at the door the moment he heard the gatekeeper’s announcement.

“The Palm Teach of Da Luo has personally come, I do not know for what matter?” As the person with the highest status in the Grand Marshal’s Manor at this moment, Wang Yiwu acted very cautiously. “Please forgive Yiwu for having just woken from a dream and not knowing anything.”

The one-armed gatekeeper stood silently behind him.

In the middle of the Town State Grand Marshal’s Manor, throughout the entire front courtyard, servants came forward one after another, silently. They were all old soldiers who had been injured for various reasons. Simply standing there, they already formed a faint military array.

Yus Zhaoluan paid no attention to any of this, only saying to Wang Yiwu, “I won’t say anything unnecessary. You can communicate briefly with Chongxuan Zun.”

“Please wait.” Wang Yiwu lowered his head to think, then a moment later lifted his eyes. “I already know about the matter. Please allow me to express my condolences to General Yin. But you have come in person, naturally not because of me, Wang Yiwu.”

“Yes, this is just a necessary attitude,” Yus Zhaoluan looked at him with appreciation. “No harm. If you feel uneasy, you can call your master.”

“No need. I can completely understand your esteemed country’s reaction. Moreover, you have personally come. Not to mention merely confining Wang Yiwu for three days, even interrogating me is not improper, is it?” Wang Yiwu stood solemnly behind the door, his body like a screen wall. “Wang has a clear conscience. Being confirmed innocent by you is also not a bad thing. Qi and Jing have been friendly since ancient times, and we can also avoid creating a rift, then the world will be peaceful.”

Yus Zhaoluan smiled. “It’s better to ask for your master’s opinion!”

Just at this moment, a gap appeared in the void, and daylight suddenly brightened.

A brilliant light brighter than daylight wove a face in the air.

Jiang Mengxiong had arrived.

The voice of the military god of Da Qi rumbled like thunder in the distant sky. “Esteemed guest visits, I am late in welcoming you!”

But Jiang Mengxiong’s style was naturally not so gentle. His words took a turn. “But the old man is not here. Why did you find the boy instead?”

“It’s not impossible.” Yus Zhaoluan said with a smile, “I’m just looking for Wang Yiwu, not you, am I?”

“Master!”

Wang Yiwu spoke at this time. “Disciple now wants to enter seclusion for three days to push open the Gate of Cave True. With the Jing envoy observing, it will also prove the friendship between the two countries and know the importance of Yiwu!”

He bowed to the face suspended in the air. “Master’s affairs are important, no need to worry here.”

The Wang Yiwu before he lost to Jiang Wang would absolutely not have said such words.

At that time, he defeated all nine graduates as an invincible figure in the same realm, clearing his future all the way. He believed his fists could solve everything.

Human power has limits, there are mountains beyond mountains. Only by truly seeing and truly feeling can one know.

Time changes many people.

It makes some people grow old, and also makes some people grow up.

Jiang Mengxiong looked at such a Wang Yiwu, his words full of gratification. “You are very good, you have grown up and become sensible, you know not to cause your master trouble.”

“But is there one thing your master hasn’t told you? It’s what our Majesty, the Emperor, said to your master that year.”

“He said—” Jiang Mengxiong cleared his throat and repeated, “Don’t be afraid to cause me trouble. If you can handle the trouble yourself, handle it. If you can’t handle it, I will handle it. If neither you nor I, monarch and minister, can handle it, then it’s no big deal to not handle it together. A great man is unmatched in the world if he wins, and far surpasses ten thousand heroes if he loses!”

The suspended face’s mouth opened and closed, emitting a rumbling voice. “Today, master also wants to tell you—don’t be afraid to cause master trouble. Master can handle all your troubles.”

“Now think carefully!” Jiang Mengxiong said. “What is your state of mind?”

Wang Yiwu saluted like a soldier. “Grand Marshal, if I truly want to cause some trouble, I still want to handle it myself.”

“Haha—good!” Jiang Mengxiong laughed twice, but did not leave.

In an instant, in the brilliant light that bloomed, Jiang Mengxiong’s figure instead slowly condensed.

He just stood before Yus Zhaoluan in this way, facing the Palm Teach of Da Luo. “My disciple respects you very much. Such polite young people are rare to see now.”

Yus Zhaoluan said, “Your disciple is indeed excellent.”

Jiang Mengxiong grinned. “My disciple’s matters are just like this. Now let’s talk about my matters.”

Yus Zhaoluan looked at him with interest. “Your matters?”

“This matter goes back a bit.” Jiang Mengxiong assumed a reminiscent posture. “That year in Huoshui, You Qinxu was arrogant and rude, bullying me in a hundred ways. I couldn’t bear it and resisted, losing my hand for a moment and shattering his Dao body—”

You Qinxu’s hundred ways of bullying was probably saying “what are you looking at.”

Jiang Mengxiong’s unbearable endurance was probably using his finger tiger for some time.

Yus Zhaoluan interrupted him. “And you lost your hand again, grinding his Dao principles to dust, making him suffer bitterly for ten years and die?”

Jiang Mengxiong sighed deeply. “Children of the Jianghu, spirited contention is also a common matter. In a life-and-death struggle, losing control is inevitable. I think You Qinxu himself doesn’t blame me.”

“He indeed doesn’t blame you,” Yus Zhaoluan said.

“You Qinxu was a very good person!” Jiang Mengxiong seemed to not understand good and bad words at all, still sighing. “But—”

He changed the subject. “With your status as Palm Teach, you specially came down the mountain at that time and taught me a fierce lesson. You threw me to the extreme northern glacier and confined me for a full five years. You made my body suffer in the cold prison, enduring hardship every day. Can this matter just pass?”

“You remember incorrectly,” Yus Zhaoluan said faintly. “The person who taught you at that time was not me.”

Jiang Mengxiong grinned. “Anyway, it’s a Palm Teach. Can’t be mistaken, right?”

Yus Zhaoluan smiled slightly. “If you say so, it’s not impossible.”

Jiang Mengxiong lifted his head and looked up at the boundless distant sky. As his gaze fell back to the Palm Teach of Da Luo, he already wore his finger tiger, and only asked, “Shall we?”

Yus Zhaoluan lightly raised a hand like a passing cloud and wind. “Please.”

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