Chapter 2439: Mirror World

The Great Qi military god, Jiang Mengxiong, is truly a symbolic figure of the past thousand years, rising and growing along with the Qi state.

His very being is a magnificent and vast segment of history.

His disciples are also all quite remarkable.

Wang Yiwu, Ji Zhaonan, Rao Bingzhang, and... Chen Zeqing.

This man, who inherited the military god's military strategy, now the Spring Death Commander, is like a well that contains everything. He is truly deep and quiet, serene and yet possessing power.

Among the many opponents the human race faces, the demon race is undoubtedly the most troublesome.

Only the demon world has the "conscription" targeting all cultivators in the present world.

Every God Arrival cultivator must fulfill the God Arrival duty; all must go to the demon world to fight once. "Though the present world is strong, dare not forget danger."

For many people, those are all experiences of hardship.

But Chen Zeqing, however, greatly wants to go there.

Jiang Wang has no doubt that if such a person is given a chance, he will unleash a power that sweeps the world.

Rarely together watching the sunset side by side today, Chen Zeqing is quite chatty, and Jiang Wang is also very willing to chat with him for a couple more sentences, but past events are truly heavy.

"Speaking of which, why didn't Brother Chen go to court today?" Jiang Wang said, "I remember there's a court meeting every day, and you have to go every day."

Chen Zeqing smiled, "There's no reason to make the cripple stand guard every day, is there?"

Jiang Wang looked at the back of his head, unsure if he was being self-mocking or mocking himself.

However, for someone of Chen Zeqing's level, staying in the camp to govern the army is the main job. As long as it's not something he must personally report, he doesn't need to attend the court meeting.

"Ah!" Jiang Wang suddenly sighed heavily.

"Why does True Monarch Jiang sigh?" Chen Zeqing asked playfully.

Jiang Wang pondered, "I'm thinking, I've been in Linzi for this long. Why hasn't the Emperor summoned me yet?"

Jiang Wang glanced at the Grand Marshal's residence. The two people inside didn't seem like they would finish fighting quickly; they were still in the stage of mutual probing.

"Calculating the time, he should have also left court by now. Forget it, I'll take the initiative a bit." He said, "You watch here first, I'll be back soon."

Without waiting for Chen Zeqing to respond, he had already disappeared.

Coming to Linzi and not conveniently visiting the Emperor is truly not very sensible.

Furthermore, the Jing state is greatly searching the world because of Yin Xiaoheng's matter, causing panic. Even the Chao Wen Dao Heaven Palace has been halted, and he also wants to hear the Emperor's opinion. Although his cultivation has reached the peak of the present world, many things are still unclear. What Original Heaven God, Tianma Plain, Jade Capital Great Luo, Cyan Heaven God Lord, ancient and modern mixed together, it's simply a mess.

Ji Fengzhou's thoughts, he may not guess clearly. Thinking about it, only the Great Qi Emperor can empathize. The pulse of the overlord country still needs to be grasped by the overlord country's Emperor.

"What's the meaning? I didn't understand."

Outside Donghua Pavilion, True Monarch Jiang frowned.

He had come to Donghua Pavilion; he might never have been refused outside the door!

The very majestic Huo Yanshan, bracing himself, said, "The Emperor has heavy state affairs and temporarily has no time to see you."

"I can wait for him." Jiang Wang didn't care, very casually, "Just right, I also have some matters; you tell His Majesty, I'll come when I'm done."

"I just misspoke." Huo Yanshan was a bit embarrassed, "Not temporarily, His Majesty won't have time for a long while... True Monarch Jiang, please return."

Jiang Wang looked at him, "Original words?"

Today's Jiang Wang is not the Jiang Wang of that year.

Town River True Monarch, Chao Wen Dao Heaven Palace master, the youngest absolute peak in history...

Even a light glance made someone as authoritative as Huo Yanshan feel immense pressure. He is not the previous Han Ling, who still had some emotional connection with Jiang Wang. After hesitating for a moment, he still said, "Get lost!"

Jiang Wang was greatly angered, "You dare speak to me like this!"

Jiang Wang said, "Right, you just repeat it like this."

"Ah?" Huo Yanshan suspected he had misheard. He also didn't dare to confirm.

Jiang Wang grinned and smiled, "Just kidding, go then go!"

"Chief Huo, tell the Emperor the truth, I'm also very busy!" He waved his hand, coming and going in a hurry.

This trip to Donghua Pavilion was really too efficient.

When he left, Chen Zeqing was sitting there; when he came back, he was still sitting there, his position not even moved a bit.

In the Grand Marshal's residence, the fight was still ongoing. Both sides had already set up arrays, one sword light into a sword array, one Soldier Lord summoning an army array, fighting to the point of the sky being dark and the earth obscure — even with Jiang Wang's eyesight, there was not much room for improvement; they had both reached their respective limits — it was just that the Marshal's residence martial arts field was of high specification and could easily accommodate it.

Jiang Wang stood still silently, observing this fight without expression, just as if he had never left.

"So fast," Chen Zeqing seemed particularly eager to chat today.

"Just a greeting matter!" The Immortal Dragon Dharma quietly said.

"The Emperor didn't see you, did he?" Chen Zeqing said again.

If the true self dharma body were here, who knows how awkward it would be. The Immortal Dragon Dharma is just different; as long as he keeps a straight face, he can.

He kept a straight face and lightly raised an eyebrow, "How do you know?"

Chen Zeqing said leisurely, "Do you know the You family?"

The Immortal Dragon Dharma was expressionless, "The famous family of Fengtian Prefecture, the Taiping You clan?"

Upon hearing him say this, Chen Zeqing knew that he had already had an encounter with the You clan. True Monarch Jiang is truly not someone who cares about the Jing state's internal affairs, especially a famous family like the You clan that has already declined. If he hadn't particularly paid attention, it would be hard to have an impression. If he had just heard from others, there would be no need to act so nonchalant.

Furthermore, connecting this to the Capital Patrol Office suddenly wiping the Hell No Door related intelligence that year — this could only be the Emperor's instruction — it's not difficult to judge when this encounter occurred.

The You clan extermination case, another hidden story?

But he just calmly sat there, as if unaware, "The Taiping You clan, considered the most talented family in Jing state, with heavenly prides emerging generation after generation. The family situation is also very complex. You Yuheng, the South Heavenly Master who challenged Huang Weizhen in Kunwu Mountain, is a staunch Emperor party. After sinking for hundreds of years, You Qinxu, the rising first in Zhongzhou, yet stands on the side of Jade Capital Mountain. Waiting until You Jinglong, who became famous at the Yellow River Meeting, then again an Emperor party."

The Immortal Dragon Dharma was thoughtful.

The name You Jinglong touched his mood. You Que borrowed the hand of Hell No Door, faked his death and escaped; who knows what he is doing now?

Chen Zeqing thought he already understood, so he didn't speak.

The silence in the alley continued like this for a while.

The Immortal Dragon Dharma couldn't help but say, "You suddenly say this, what's the meaning?"

Chen Zeqing was still quite calm, "I mean, the internal situation of Jing state is very complex; one can see a glimpse from the Taiping You clan. True Monarch Jiang is eager to see the Emperor, which is also related to Jing state's current actions, right? If it's just to greet the Emperor, it's not to the point of not being able to wait even for this fight. The Emperor not seeing you, perhaps is to tell you — this is muddy water, you don't wade into it."

He simply made his words more straightforward, "Although my master challenged the Great Luo Palm Teacher and seemed very powerful, Yiwu is truly under house arrest."

Jiang Wang said, "If you had said so earlier, wouldn't I have understood earlier?"

Chen Zeqing smiled, "True Monarch Jiang doesn't care much about these small matters, inevitably overlooking them. Even if I don't tell you, Marquis Bowang will also tell you."

Jiang Wang thought, if I have leisure later, I can analyze this with Sheng Ge'er, lest he always looks down on people with his small eyes.

"Actually, there's another reason — you are now the one sitting in the Chao Wen Dao Heaven Palace, a big figure preaching to the world." Chen Zeqing seemed to be explaining, and also seemed to be comforting, "The Emperor doesn't want to order you around and damage your dignity. But as the ruler of the country, the Emperor also has no way to be too intimate with you. Not seeing you now, how is that not a kind of intimacy?"

The Immortal Dragon Dharma was silent for a while, "You smart people always think a lot."

He just wanted to see the Emperor, so he went to see him; he didn't think about what influence it would have.

Chen Zeqing said, "You are just too much of a genius, and too strong. You can't not think a lot."

The Immortal Dragon Dharma thought for a moment and said, "I feel like that old fellow didn't necessarily think that much; perhaps he was just angry with me."

Chen Zeqing decided to still pay attention to the ongoing fight in the Marshal's residence. He asked, "Who do you think will win?"

"Naturally Xiang Wang!" Jiang Wang said.

Chen Zeqing sighed, "I deeply regret that you are not objective."

"Can you be objective?" Jiang Wang retorted.

Chen Zeqing with a serious face, "Yiwu has a ninety percent chance of winning."

Jiang Wang categorically, "The total win chance is one hundred percent!"

Both people laughed.

Chen Zeqing thought for a moment, and then said, "No matter who makes the move in the end, don't say the other one came."

Although Jiang Mengxiong is their master, Jiang Mengxiong is really too busy. Many times, he was the one teaching the skills to his junior brothers. Long-term wiping asses for his junior brothers has also developed in him a family head-like habit, always having endless worries.

Jiang Wang pushed him forward two steps, letting him catch up with the falling sunset: "I understand!"

People cannot catch up with the sunset.

Especially in the present world.

It is not a specific star, but the concept of light from all heavens and myriad worlds.

It has never been exclusively owned by anyone. It only gives you a moment's warmth, yet leaves eternal nostalgia.

The plain-clothed flying female nun stopped just like this.

Of course, forcing her to stop wasn't the hopeless pursuit of the molten gold sunset, but Fu Dongxu, wearing a Dao official's robe with large sleeves fluttering, under the sunset.

Mirror World Platform Chief.

"Presumably I don't need to introduce myself again." Fu Dongxu performed a Dao ritual, his posture elegant.

Yu Zhen returned with a Buddha ritual, "Since it is Mirror World Platform Chief in person, I think Yu Zhen also doesn't need to introduce herself."

"Master Yu Zhen." Fu Dongxu smiled, "You temporarily cannot go back. How about finding a place to sit?"

"Alright." Yu Zhen stopped in the clouds, overlooking the mountains and rivers, "Not far ahead is Star Moon Plain. I heard the restaurant in White Jade Capital has six countries' flavors and world-famous wines. Let's just go there!"

Fu Dongxu looked at her, "It's not too good for someone who has left home to drink wine."

Yu Zhen said, "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, the Buddha ancestor is in the heart! This poor nun is someone who doesn't avoid meat and vegetables."

Fu Dongxu originally didn't mind where to go. With the prestige of the Central Empire and today's determination, though the world is vast, where could they not go?

But after thinking for a moment, he smiled, "Let's still change places! Restaurants have many people with mixed mouths, fearing it might damage the Master's reputation."

Without waiting for Yu Zhen to say anything, he directly said, "I think Guanhe Platform is not bad! The world's first platform, the scenery is infinitely good."

Yu Zhen was expressionless, "Is Platform Chief Fu trying to imprison this poor nun?"

Although the Water Control Conference was already over, there was still a Jing state garrison on Guanhe Platform. Saying to go view the scenery was no different from being under house arrest.

"Please understand." Fu Dongxu said, "Just confine for a few days, to wait for the investigation results. Not only the Master, but all participants of the Chao Wen Dao Heaven Palace are also like this."

"Let's go!" Yu Zhen directly turned, "This poor nun has nothing that cannot be spoken to people, and also wants to see how Platform Chief Fu can damage my reputation?"

"Master misunderstood!" Fu Dongxu followed beside her to explain, "It's just the duty of the Mirror World Platform. Fu, a certain person, deals with all evil villains. If I sit with the Master, it will inevitably cause discussion."

Yu Zhen's tone was very light, "So the Mirror World Platform is so considerate."

Fu Dongxu smiled, "The Mirror World Platform is always very considerate, only cruel to bad people."

Yu Zhen said, "That is this poor nun not understanding you all enough."

"Floating rumors always spread faster than the truth. Fu, a certain person, has long been used to misunderstandings!" Fu Dongxu strolled forward, "Fortunately, we still have a lot of time; the Master can slowly understand the Mirror World Platform."

"Where to start?" Yu Zhen asked.

Fu Dongxu smiled, "On the way to find the Master, Fu, a certain person, conveniently flipped through related intelligence. Discovered some very interesting things — I wonder if the Master can resolve my doubts?"

Yu Zhen neither affirmed nor denied, "For example?"

"Master's secular surname is Dan Tai, birth parents were from Jiaoheng County in the Wei state, they died before they had time to give you a name, only a milk name, called Ni Ni —" Fu Dongxu said here and paused, "I discovered that the Wei state is truly a place of talents."

"Perhaps." Yu Zhen said indifferently, "People of the empty door have no homeland thoughts."

"This time also produced a Lu Ye." Fu Dongxu laughed, "Truly dying but not exhausted, perishing but not ending, as if favored by heaven."

Yu Zhen's eyebrows drooped slightly, "A youth in his teens, is he also worth your attention?"

Fu Dongxu said, "Whether he is worth attention or not is a matter for those adults in the Central Great Hall to think about. The duty of the Mirror World Platform is 'attention,' paying attention to any news, whether useful or not, and how long later it will be useful."

"Looks like you have already found the murderer who killed Yin Xiaoheng." Yu Zhen said thoughtfully, "Otherwise, the dignified Mirror World Platform Chief would not have such leisure, and would still explain so much to this poor nun."

Fu Dongxu did not answer and continued, "Let's go back to that female infant with the secular surname Dan Tai — it just so happened that Master Yu Ming, the Chief of Miao You Zhai Hall, passed by and then carried her back to Xi Yue An. Later, she acted as master to take on a disciple, made her enter the door, and gave her the dharma name 'Yu Zhen'."

He turned his head, looking at Yu Zhen, "You just grew up like this in Xi Yue An."

His eyes were like a mirror, reflecting all the subtle expressions of the female nun in front of him: "Master Yu Ming is the disciple of Cixin, the previous Chief of Miao You Zhai Hall, so you are also in the lineage of Master Cixin. But all this is only nominally so. In fact, you were raised in painting from a young age, by that mysterious and unfathomable master ancestor at Xi Yue An. Your identity is far more precious than people see."

"Where is the interesting part?" Yu Zhen asked.

"Although the Mirror World Platform investigated your experiences for a long time, and spent a lot of effort, I think — this Yu Zhen is not you." Fu Dongxu said.

"I don't understand." Yu Zhen stopped, no longer flying forward, "If Yu Zhen is not me, then who am I?"

"Perhaps my expression wasn't accurate enough." Fu Dongxu lightly laughed, "You are of course Yu Zhen, but your life is probably not so."

"What's wrong with my experiences?" Yu Zhen asked.

Fu Dongxu shook his head, "Xi Yue An cultivates the past. The Master's past is truly difficult to verify. If there's a problem, the Mirror World Platform can't see it either."

Yu Zhen's lips pursed slightly, "Platform Chief Fu is truly a humorous person; this poor nun has been made to laugh by you."

Fu Dongxu yet jumped to another topic, saying leisurely, "Xi Yue An's plan for the third holy land of the Buddha sect, wanting to replace Ku Rong Court's former position, even above it. Merely what they are doing now is still far from enough."

Yu Zhen frowned, "I don't understand the meaning of Platform Chief Fu."

"I am saying —" He looked at the distant sky, where a bronze figure was rapidly approaching; that was the current Chief of Miao You Zhai Hall, Yue Tiannu, "Perhaps we can cooperate?"