Chapter 59: Staying at Your Place for a Few Days

Time returns to the moment when Jiang Wang and Zhao Rucheng parted ways.

Jiang Wang had walked the road to Mingde Hall countless times. He knew all the food along the way, good or bad, by heart.

This was Maple Leaf City, where he had lived and cultivated for several years. Walking in this city, he felt a sense of ease and peace that was hard to find elsewhere.

Because he was too relaxed, he couldn't dodge when that figure bumped into him.

No, perhaps he had tried his best to dodge, but was still hit.

This collision felt very strange, because they weren't pushed away from each other by the impact force in a normal situation. Instead, they were stuck together.

In other words, the collision seemed to produce suction instead of repulsion.

This was too strange!

Jiang Wang looked at the black-robed man standing almost body-to-body with him, and his hair stood on end for no reason.

He had a strong intuition that this guy was extremely terrifying, and he was no match for him.

The difference in strength was so great that if he wanted to escape and warn others as a disciple of the Maple Leaf City Taoist Academy, the other party could definitely kill him and then leave calmly.

"Looks like that guy's junior brother..." The black-robed man leaned close to Jiang Wang's ear and said, "Can I stay at your place for a few days?"

Jiang Wang nodded stiffly.

"Very good." The black-robed man stepped back, allowing Jiang Wang to see the face hidden under his hood. The face was rough and tyrannical, with a natural sense of ferocity. "You are a smart man and should know not to do stupid things."

Jiang Wang noticed that the hooded black robe the guy was wearing was very similar to the black robe of the little fatty in Three Mountain City. At the same time, this was a bald man.

There wasn't much time to think. The bald man's eyes were dangerous.

First, Jiang Wang was sure that he must not take this dangerous guy home. Neither Zhao Rucheng nor Ling He could help him; they would only be implicated. Not to mention that An'an was at home.

"But... I live in the Taoist Academy dormitory." Jiang Wang swallowed and didn't hide his fear. "I am an inner disciple."

"Well, you've opened your pulse, but you haven't laid your foundation yet. To be honest, that's the beginning of a good cooperation." The bald man seemed satisfied, turned around, put his arm around Jiang Wang's shoulder, and walked side by side with him: "But I believe you have a way, right?"

On the street, people came and went, but no one noticed anything unusual about them.

Or rather, Jiang Wang had to try harder to show that nothing was wrong, so as not to be killed immediately.

Jiang Wang's mind raced.

First, "that guy's junior brother." Who was the "that guy" the bald man was talking about?

Combined with the same style of black robe on the bald man and the little fatty in Three Mountain City.

Jiang Wang had a bold guess—could it be Zhu Weiwo?

Then the identity of this bald man was obvious, the Heart-Devouring Demon, Xiong Wen!

During this period, Zhu Weiwo had been chasing Xiong Wen, and missed the Three Cities Dao Debate because of it. Unexpectedly, Xiong Wen was so bold as to sneak into Maple Leaf City, playing a trick of hiding in plain sight.

This was a sixth-grade Tenglong Realm cultivator who had opened the Gate of Heaven and Earth.

Even if he possessed the Four Spirits Body Refining Technique and the Purple Qi Coming East Sword Technique, two major secret techniques, it was impossible for him to leap three grades and defeat this person.

"There is a way... I should have, but I have to think... Can I think about it?" Jiang Wang was not the kind of genius who could calculate seven steps ahead. He was trying to buy some time.

"You can. But not for too long. Because I don't have much patience." The bald man was very tolerant and patted Jiang Wang on the shoulder.

The two walked forward with their arms around each other, like a pair of close friends.

Jiang Wang continued to analyze.

The day before yesterday was the Three Cities Dao Debate, and he noticed the conflict behind the conference. He didn't delve into things that had nothing to do with him, but Zhao Rucheng casually said that it seemed to be Wei Quji's revenge for the Little Lin Town massacre.

Thinking about it now, the only thing that could be confirmed was that the city must have been heavily guarded those two days, but this bald man didn't reveal any information, which showed that he was good at hiding his tracks.

So what was the reason that made him appear on the street and casually find someone to look for a new hiding place?

There was only one explanation: the place where he was hiding before had been exposed. Or rather, Zhu Weiwo had already noticed that he had hidden in Maple Leaf City!

The opportunity might lie in this...

But obviously, if this bald man was really Xiong Wen, he would have noticed this point.

So on the contrary, he must not leave anything to remind Zhu Weiwo. Playing tricks under the eyes of a Tenglong Realm cultivator was undoubtedly courting death.

Jiang Wang continued to think about where to go next.

He didn't dare to go in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion, nor did he dare to go to the Taoist Academy. There was no doubt that those two places were lifesavers. But this bald man was not a fool.

What was the solution?

He must not use his own strength to speculate on the strength of a Tenglong Realm cultivator. At the previous Three Cities Dao Debate, he had already seen Lin Zhengren's combat power, and this Xiong Wen was definitely only stronger, not weaker.

One idea after another appeared, and one after another was rejected.

He was in a mess, almost desperate, but he couldn't be desperate.

He suddenly thought that he hadn't picked up An'an today. Would An'an go home by herself? Would she be scared?

Then he thought of the little girl named Qingzhi, and the unfathomable old man named Gui.

Perhaps...

He quickly abandoned these ideas. He could never bring danger to Jiang An'an.

But thinking of An'an, he gained strength.

"I have a friend..." Jiang Wang said with difficulty: "But I can't take you directly to where he lives now. I can't harm him."

The bald man looked interested: "Then what?"

"He has a courtyard in the family's territory that he hasn't lived in for a long time. It's very quiet. No one will disturb you." Jiang Wang carefully added: "But the problem is that his family is relatively strong. If we're not careful, it might be a little troublesome."

"Oh? How strong?" There was a hint of undisguised contempt in the bald man's voice. The local families in Maple Leaf City could not be taken seriously by him.

"It is the Fang family, one of the three major surnames in the area. They may have some extraordinary power. I'm not very clear about the specific situation."

The friend Jiang Wang was talking about was naturally Fang Pengju. Throughout the entire Maple Leaf City, within Jiang Wang's known range, the only ones who could cause trouble for the Heart-Devouring Demon besides the City Lord's Mansion and the Taoist Academy were the three major surnames.

Among them, he had no grievances with the Zhang and Wang families, while Fang Pengju had a blood feud with him, and Fang Heling had been pestering him. Last time, he also fell out with Fang Zehou...

The most important point was that among the three major surnames, he was only familiar with the Fang family, and had only been to the Fang family's territory.

In the small courtyard in the Fang family territory that he described, Fang Pengju had drunk and talked with him, and had also talked with him by candlelight at night.

Now, it depended on whether the bald man agreed with this choice.

Involving his own safety, the bald man pondered for a while before saying, "Lead the way."

Jiang Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

The first level was passed!