roccoschili Chapter 1127 - 1127 346 The Alliance of Zhuhe
Chapter 1127 - 1127 346 The Alliance of Zhuhe
1127: Chapter 346: The Alliance of Zhuhe 1127: Chapter 346: The Alliance of Zhuhe Looking out at the empty plain under the night sky, Monk Jing Li heaved a sigh.Linzi truly was a harsh place; even my disciple Jing Shen has lost weight…
Running around in such haste, surely the court of Qi Country must not be allowing any rest.
How dark-hearted they must be!
He touched his shaved head and turned back.
Speaking of which, not long ago, my master had another quarrel with Uncle Ku Bing and now I’ve no idea where he’s gone.
I don’t even know if he’s doing well outside…
Sigh.
He himself was also having a hard time.
Both his disciple and master were causing him much concern.
Jiang Wang hadn’t been gone from Star Moon Plain for long when he ran into Yue Leng and Li Youjue, who were empty-handed – having already shown themselves, there was no longer any need for them to conceal their tracks.
It looked like they had lost their target after all.
“Indeed, a formidable person is hiding over there, but by the time we got there, it was already too late,” Yue Leng explained.
“The opponent is an expert in this field, having erased all traces very cleanly.”
Jiang Wang was well aware that his own rudimentary tracking skills were far from sufficient to question Yue Leng and the others.
Hence, he simply said, “Equality Country is indeed a big problem.
After this, I will stay in the country honestly until the Yellow River Gathering begins.”
Yue Leng and Li Youjue exchanged glances, clearly pleased with his “sensible” attitude.
Still Yue Leng said with a smile: “If you still want to travel around the Eastern Region, it’s not impossible, but this time I must stick by your side every step of the way.”
His words were, of course, a gesture of closeness in jest.
Having a God Descending Realm expert by his side negated any real chance of travel.
And given that this expert was known as a divine tracker among the God Descending Realm experts, a round of “travel” would likely strip him of any secrets he possessed.
Jiang Wang also smiled: “Although I would like to follow the honored arrest officer and broaden my horizons, the Yellow River Gathering is imminent, so it will have to wait until next time.”
After all, it was Yue Leng who formally introduced him into the Green Plate System, and even bestowed upon him the Body-Binding Chain.
Moreover, Yue Leng was quite supportive of Zheng Shi…
If one were to delineate factions within the Green Plate System, they could be considered as part of the same faction, thus their relationship was relatively closer.
Both men smiled, conveying a sense of unspoken understanding between them.
Beside them, Li Youjue looked at Jiang Wang and said, “To erase traces in such a short time, that person’s strength must not be weaker than ours.
I’m rather curious how the attacker assaulted you, and how you defended against the attack…
Of course, if it’s not convenient for you, you don’t have to say.”
Now Jiang Wang, in front of the dignified third-rank Qing brand catchers, also had the privilege to be “inconvenienced”…
Not just because of his reputation as a prodigy of his nation, nor solely due to the close relationship between the Capital Commandant Zheng Shi and him.
If Li Youjue had simply seen Jiang Wang as a young prodigy before, after several days of interaction, he held a firm belief in his future – such diligence and perseverance would certainly lead to great achievements!
Jiang Wang pondered for a moment and felt he couldn’t say nothing at all, so he said simply: “The attacks came from the Spiritual Soul Level.”
Li Youjue’s shockingly bright eyes blinked involuntarily.
Although he and Yue Leng had already surmised that an attack elusive to their watchful eyes could only be of a few types, particularly likely from the Spiritual Soul Level.
Yet when Jiang Wang truly confirmed this answer, he could not help but feel startled.
Techniques at the Spiritual Soul Level, which were even difficult for those in the Outer Building to touch, were not only in Jiang Wang’s possession but also well controlled by him, such that he had resisted an invasion by an assailant of that caliber…
This could not be explained simply by the Inner Mansion-level Eye of Qian Yang.
Of course, Li Youjue could not probe deeply; having asked up to this point, he let the matter rest.
Internally he could only marvel, a prodigy of the nation, indeed extraordinary.
“Let’s go,” with Li Youjue having no further questions, Yue Leng said, “Let’s head back to the country first.”
The three Qing brand catchers then soared into the sky, flying straight back to Qi Country.
The Qing brand catchers of the Great Qi Empire at the Divine Arrival Layer level had the authority to fly across the lands of the different countries in the Eastern Region without needing to report their movements.
This was the aftermath of a major case from years past when a high-ranking official from Qi Country defected.
Almost all the masters from the Patrol Inspection Bureau poured out in force to capture him.
However, during the pursuit, due to slow communication with the countries they passed through for border clearance, they missed the optimum chance and allowed the target to escape.
Emperor Qi was furious with thunderous rage, accusing that country of harboring a traitor from Qi, and openly expressed a desire to resort to military action.
That country, in fear and trepidation, sought to protect itself, and signed a treaty with Qi Country.
One of the terms in the treaty stated that from then on, Qing brand catchers investigating major cases involving the God-approaching level could cross national borders without prior notice, traversing territories freely.
That is to say, if in the future a power at the God-approaching level were to cross borders, they would need to first assess whether the individual was a Qing brand from Qi Country before deciding whether to intercept or not.
This treaty was named “The Zhuhe Covenant.”
Soon after, it extended to cover the entire Eastern Region.
And the first country to sign this treaty was named “Ming.”
Once one of the Nine Countries of the Rising Sun, it was later conquered by the Great Qi Empire.
The capital of Ming back then is now within the Great Qi Empire’s Zhuhe County, which also happens to be the jurisdiction where the Gold Needle Sect is located.
The so-called “Zhuhe Covenant” was an embodiment of Qi’s dominance over the Eastern Region.
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This was an underground stone chamber.
It was sparsely furnished, to say the least—there were simply four walls.
There wasn’t even a door.
On the four walls were intricate Array Patterns.
These patterns came together to form a strange whole, repelling all detection, divination…
keeping everything out beyond the walls.
In the very center of the chamber was a stone disk—resembling a millstone, but quite large, about ten feet in diameter.
In the center of the disk was a hole the size of an adult’s fist, bottomless.
From this hole as the starting point, twelve deep grooves evenly divided the disk.
Beyond that, there was nothing else.
No tables, no lamps…
all the things that might be expected in a secret room were absent here.
Only the disk and the stone walls were present.
When a shadowy figure appeared here, a covert change finally occurred.
The empty hole in the center of the disk seemed to suddenly connect to a certain place, and a faint, mournful “wind sound” rose up.
The shadowy figure showed no signs of surprise, stepping up to the disk upon entering the chamber.
But upon hearing the “wind sound,” it retreated a step.
The “wind sound” ceased.
A voice that was hard to distinguish between male and female emerged from the hole: “Did you shake them off?”
The shadowy figure’s voice was clearly disguised, quite hoarse: “I value my safety more than you do.”
“That’s for the best,” the voice in the hole said.
“For our shared ideals of equality, you need to live longer and die more meaningfully.”
The shadowy figure paused for a moment, then said, “This operation has failed, what about Jiang Wang?
Should we dispatch others to risk an assassination?”
“No need,” the voice from the hole replied.
“Though I did not succeed today, I managed to glimpse his true caliber, which is not without its gains.
The strong individual protecting him has a Buddhist aura that cannot escape me.
It shows that Jiang Wang is not aligning with Jiang Shu.
It’s very possible that he is…”
The voice from the hole withheld the next part, then suddenly said coldly: “Those with the Way receive more help; those against it receive less—which is exactly the case with Jiang Shu!”
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(Storing one chapter today, to supplement stored drafts, ensuring space for revisions, and maintaining quality.
Three chapters will be released tomorrow to make up for today.)