roccoschili Chapter 1592: 3: Bound as Autumn Frost
Chapter 1592: 3: Bound as Autumn Frost
Chapter 1592: Chapter 3: Bound as Autumn FrostStanding amidst the clouds and mist, the white fox fur piled like layers of snow.
Jiang Wuqi’s face had a rare glow, and his noble yet cold eyes gently swept over the surroundings, as if surveying his mountains and rivers.
“Equality Country plotted against me in secret, I shall eradicate them!”
Each word resounded like the sudden breaking of a silver bottle, akin to the clash of blades.
He shouted loudly, “Who else is there?”
He spoke of this moment, yet it was not just about this moment.
Zhang Song’s cry at the shrine was a conspiracy to defile the Emperor’s name by Equality Country. He was implicated, finding it hard to recover. His foundation lay in the court, more so in the favor of the Son of Heaven. Losing the Emperor’s favor was nearly equivalent to losing everything.
And today was Jiang Wuqi’s counterattack!
At this moment, the surroundings were silent, the clouds were still, and the wind had ceased.
He flipped his palm to suppress the majesty of two God Arriving Realms, as if even this Yunwu Mountain was intimidated.
“Your Highness, mistakenly injuring me too!” Li Youjue’s voice echoed from within his palm.
Jiang Wuqi said nothing, stepping on clouds and mist, turned to walk down the mountain.
Equality Country’s experts chose today to assassinate, and Li Youjue, who “happened” to be on duty in the nearby area, how could he be innocent?
Even Li Youjue’s adjustment of duty area records had long been in Jiang Wuqi’s hands.
Of course, Li Youjue could have many reasonable explanations…
But he did not listen.
Jiang Wuqi used himself as bait, and those he wanted to catch were certainly not just these. Throughout Qi Country, this line must spread… Long Life Palace had prepared thoroughly for today!
But at this moment on Yunwu Mountain, only these were reaped.
After all, he had only ever revealed his Inner Mansion cultivation. Even as the Longevity Palace Master, the fish he could directly catch were only at this level. The size of the bait matches the size of the fish.
So he turned around.
The path underfoot was already empty, as Qiao Er of the God Descending Realm and Li Youjue of the same rank had been suppressed with a flip of his hand.
At this time, the morning sun had just risen, the rosy glow at the horizon shyly complementing the beautiful youth of the human world.
The noble scion draped in white fox fur walked into the sky, the clouds and mist parting for him.
Hardly seen again between the heavens and the human world.
All the Transcendent Cultivators witnessing this on Yunwu Mountain were rendered speechless!
All the world knew, the Eleventh Prince of Daqi, Jiang Wuqi, possessed unparalleled beauty, and with unimaginable perseverance and talent, reached the position of Longevity Palace Master under the innate restriction of cold poison in his destiny.
But the world did not know, Jiang Wuqi could achieve such brilliance!
From Inner Mansion to God Descending Realm in one step, and as soon as entering God Descending, effortlessly suppressed two God Descending Realm experts with a flip of his hand!
Is this really achievable by human power?
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The same morning light fell differently across Linzi.
Awakening some from their shallow dreams, comforting some with lost hearts.
Scenery always similar, people always different.
The Xiu Family was the most imposing residence in Xianxian Lane, rising because of Xiu Yuan, yet also had its gates cold due to Xiu Yuan.
Still the same quiet room, still the same pot of tea.
Still Yan Tu and Xiu Yuan sitting opposite each other.
Both born ordinary, both astonishingly talented, both enlisted in the army, both climbing to success.
These two Military Affairs Hall commanders, with such similar life experiences, had built an enviable friendship early on. Counting through the years, it’s nearly untraceable.
Their tacit understanding unmatched by others, speaking freely in private more than with anyone else.
But today, it was unusually silent.
Until the cry from two blocks away—
“Sharpen~ Scissors~~”
Though distant, this voice was naturally heard by Yan Tu.
He picked up the teacup, drank it in one gulp.
Bang!
The teacup was placed on the table.
“No more drinking, drinking brings only stifled anger!”
Yan Tu stood up directly: “Leaving!”
But Xiu Yuan continued to sit properly, looking down at the teacup. In the white cloud-patterned teacup, a single upright tea leaf seemed to bloom like at a branch’s tip, floating and sinking like a dance in the boiling water.
He seemed to be staring, wanting it to sink down, but the tea leaf never did.
“The action failed, didn’t it?” Xiu Yuan asked.
Yan Tu, already at the door, suddenly turned back: “What do you mean?”
Xiu Yuan gently turned the cup’s rim with his thumb and forefinger: “I’ve always been wondering, why do I value Cui Zhu so much? Why, before the grand ceremony, could he suit my every preference? Clearly not such a person, yet it seemed like he was molded entirely to my liking.”
He did not look up, but asked, “Can you tell me the answer, Brother Yan?”
Yan Tu’s face darkened: “We’ve been friends for so many years, and you suspect me?”
“Yes… We’ve been friends for so many years.” Xiu Yuan sighed: “With your help, of course Cui Zhu could cater to me. Because of our friendship, no one would think much of your guidance towards him. Just as Rain-slicing Army is on duty in the capital, so despite Summer Country presenting top figures from Equality Country, the clues were quickly cut off. Beiyaduwei and Rain-slicing Army searched the entire city, only catching insignificant figures…”
“If you make such wild connections, I could make hundreds of different people up. Don’t you think it’s far-fetched?” Yan Tu was enraged: “Xiu Yuan, is your mind muddled!”
“Far-fetched?” Xiu Yuan finally looked up at him, his eyes unfamiliar: “I only feel sad. We’ve been friends for so many years, yet you always wore a mask with me? Even now when I am already imprisoned, you still want to use me to clear suspicion. Though Rain-slicing Army was on duty in the capital, when the incident with His Highness occurred, the commander of Rain-slicing Army was drinking tea at my residence! Do you find that appropriate, Brother Yan?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, and I don’t know who has bewitched you. But Xiu Yuan, you’ve greatly disappointed me today! Our decades-long friendship is to be doubted like this?” Yan Tu turned away in grief and anger: “Take a good, calm moment!”