Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 625 Yuan Sanjia's Meeting with Peng Yingyu!

Upon hearing Zhao Ya's question, Chen Jie glanced at the intelligence report in his hand and handed it to her. Zhao Ya immediately took it and read it through from beginning to end.

The inscription read: "The Tang Clan led 30,000 troops to attack Shi En. During the battle, they clashed with the Azure Dragon Army. The enemy was a fourth-level expert. Tang Bao, the head of the Tang Clan, attacked the Azure Dragon Army with the Tang Clan's ultimate technique, 'Flying Dragon Dance.' Just when the Azure Dragon Army was about to be defeated, Yuan Sanjia intervened."

Based on the battlefield, they set up a grand formation of Qimen Dunjia (a form of divination and strategy), and in an instant, they repelled 30,000 enemies.

In this battle, our Azure Dragon Army suffered 120 casualties, while the Tang Clan suffered more than 860 deaths. Our army won a great victory and held the enemy outside the country's borders!

Looking at the battle report presented to him, Zhao Ya's face showed a mixture of surprise and astonishment. He was surprised that our army had won a great victory, defeating the enemy at the cost of only 120 casualties and relieving the troubles in Huangzhou Prefecture.

However, she was surprised by Yuan Sanjia's strength. He had set up this Qimen Dunjia formation using the battlefield as a battle array, which showed how terrifying his strength was.

As expected of someone ranked in the top three of the Heavenly Ranking, Han Shantong only managed to touch the threshold of a terrestrial immortal at the very end. Otherwise, if Yuan Sanjia had been fully prepared and set up a series of powerful formations, the second-place ranking in the world might have changed hands.

Thinking this, Su Yunjin and Huang Wan'er came over. Huang Wan'er and Zhao Ya didn't get along very well, so although she was anxious, she didn't say anything. Su Yunjin asked, "Ya Ya, how is it?"

Zhao Ya and Su Yunjin got along quite well, so she asked directly.

Zhao Ya then turned and glanced at Su Yunjin, saying, "We won. The Tang Clan has retreated."

"Won!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin looked at Zhao Ya very seriously and asked, "Did you really win?"

Zhao Ya nodded vigorously: "We won, we really won!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin burst into tears. The pressure these days had been immense. Her husband was seriously injured, and there was a group of deadly enemies outside. She was just a helpless woman who could only watch as the pressure from the outside world pressed down on her husband like a mountain.

That feeling left Su Yunjin truly powerless; it was a feeling that most people could not possibly experience.

Thinking this, Su Yunjin burst into tears, crying silently. Seeing Su Yunjin cry, Huang Wan'er, who was standing next to her, also started crying. Zhao Ya watched them cry, and although she tried to hold back her tears, they also welled up in her eyes.

Seeing his three most cherished women crying so bitterly, Chen Jie felt a pang of guilt. He sighed, stood up, and embraced his women, saying, "It's your husband who has made you worry."

Hearing this, the three women remained silent. They understood that once they reached their positions, they either followed Chen Jie to great heights or utterly fell into ruin, becoming defeated generals with no hope of survival.

Thinking this, Zhao Ya said, "Alright, the crisis is over. Now that Yuan Sanjia has joined us, we won't have to live such a nerve-wracking life anymore."

Su Yunjin and Huang Wan'er nodded in agreement, but Chen Jie didn't seem to care.

Although Yuan Sanjia is very strong, that is not his own strength. In this world, no one's strength is more important than one's own. Only when one has enough strength can one have the power to resist risks.

Like this time, if I also had the strength of a fourth-level Fusion God, I would be much more at ease. If my strength is insufficient, even if I can find a way to ask for help, what if Yuan Sanjia doesn't come at this time?

If he doesn't come, are we just supposed to wait to die? Putting everything in someone else's hands is definitely not a smart choice.

Therefore, I still need to find a way to improve my strength. If I had the strength of a terrestrial immortal, why would I fear being an enemy of the world? Unfortunately, I don't.

As Chen Jie thought about it, his determination to become stronger grew even stronger.

Although I have managed to maintain this delicate balance thanks to my past connections and some other means, there is always a risk that the balance will be broken. What if something happens to the person I entrusted with important responsibilities?
Would I still be as composed as I am today?
The answer is no, so you still need to be strong yourself!

At this moment, Chen Jie felt an unprecedented desire for power.

After calming down, Chen Jie analyzed the current situation. The world was basically in chaos, but the eye of the storm was right here in his own territory.

Tong Wei, the fourth-generation leader of the Southeast Whale Shark Gang, and Tang Bao, the head of the Tang Clan in Sichuan, are arguably the two most authoritative figures among the veteran monsters who have emerged from seclusion.

The remaining scattered individuals are not a threat, but they have stirred up a great deal of chaos in the world.

Zhang Shicheng and the Prince of Ruyang are currently fighting in the Suzhou-Hangzhou area. According to the battle reports from the front, Zhang Shicheng has somehow managed to get in touch with some powerful figure, and his strength has directly reached the second level of the Fusion God realm, making him comparable to the second level Prince of Ruyang.

For a moment, the situation reached a stalemate, but this was enough to shock Chen Jie. Sure enough, those who left their mark on history were not ordinary people!

Zhang Shicheng's ability to rise so rapidly under such adverse circumstances is truly remarkable and beyond the reach of ordinary people.

As Chen Jie thought about this, he thought of Yuan Sanjia again. Yuan Sanjia's addition could indeed quickly stabilize the situation in Huangzhou Prefecture, but he was also a ticking time bomb. This guy was actually raising a gravedigger for him, and he actually wanted his junior brother Liu Bowen to grow up and fight him.

It's really hard to know how to evaluate this. By accepting Yuan Sanjia, he has also created an irreconcilable conflict with Liu Bowen.

Chen Jie really wanted to take advantage of Liu Bowen's weakness and eliminate him in the bud, but unfortunately, if he really did that, Yuan Sanjia would probably come after him!

Thinking of this, Chen Jie felt quite helpless.

Liu Bowen, he's a legendary demigod! If he were to grow up, he would definitely be a formidable foe. Moreover, I have already accepted Yuan Sanjia, which means I am destined to be Liu Bowen's rival, not his friend.

"Who will end up with such a talent?" Chen Jie thought for a moment and smiled bitterly, "He'll probably end up with that bastard Zhu Chongba."

Yes, there are many heroes in the world, but Chen Jie has always regarded Zhu Chongba as his strongest opponent. Others may be very strong, but none of them put as much pressure on him as Zhu Chongba.

Perhaps this is the pressure that my past life's history has brought me.

After all, the Chen Youliang he replaced in history was ultimately defeated by Zhu Chongba and became Zhu Chongba's stepping stone.

However, Chen Jie quickly dismissed these thoughts. But history is not unchangeable. He himself had changed history before. In history, Ni Wenjun was killed by his own hands and sent to Xu Shouhui, where he gained Xu Shouhui's trust. In the end, he killed Xu Shouhui and completed the usurpation of power.

But in this real world, he and Ni Wenjun became the best of brothers, and it was not he who killed Xu Shouhui, but his second brother Peng Yingyu. He did not bear the infamy of being a master-devourer!
However, Peng Yingyu's Buddhist heart was shattered, ruining her cultivation.

Therefore, history is not unchangeable; some aspects of history can be altered based on one's choices. Whether one can ultimately defeat Zhu Chongba, who is protected by Liu Bowen, is also an unknown.

Perhaps, I can accomplish this feat, kill Zhu Chongba, and become the last king!

Chen Jie thought to himself, looking at his three wives and two children, and thought that if it were for nothing else, he would work hard to accomplish all of this for the sake of his family!

He absolutely could not become a loser in this world, otherwise, once he died, his family members might not have a good life either. Thinking this, Chen Jie sighed. Since he had participated in this struggle for supremacy at the end of the Great Qian Dynasty, he could not afford to take any chances; he had to go all out to reach the highest position!
Chen Jie secretly made up his mind.

Five days later...

The Maitreya Temple outside Xiangyang Prefecture was the first temple built outside the prefecture, and it was constructed by the First Urban Construction Bureau under the Ministry of Works of Huangzhou Prefecture.

The entire temple was built very quickly, renovating the original dilapidated old temple. Military engineering facilities such as cement were used in the process, and the entire construction was done with great care.

By this time, the temple had been completed, and the exterior had been painted red.

Entering through the temple gate, you will be greeted by a six-zhang-tall golden Maitreya Buddha statue, with a large belly, lying on its side, its smiling face seemingly able to melt away all the intolerable things in the world.

There is also a couplet on the side: Always have a smile on your face, laugh at the laughable people in the world.

The second line reads: "A large belly can hold all things, even those difficult to tolerate in the world."

Seeing the couplet in front of him, Chen Jie was quite satisfied. He looked at Yuan Sanjia beside him and asked, "Mr. Yuan, what do you think of this place?"

Although Yuan Sanjia was blind, he seemed to have a third eye. At this moment, he smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, always smiling, laughing at the laughable people in the world, and having a big belly to tolerate the intolerable things in the world."

"I must say, these two couplets are really quite fitting for the occasion."

Yuan Sanjia spoke up, and upon hearing this, Chen Jie waved his hand in front of Yuan Sanjia's eyes and said, "Mr. Yuan."

"Stop shaking, I can't see."

Chen Jie: "Since you can't see me, how did you know I was hovering in front of you?"

Yuan Sanjia said, "Hehehe, when a person moves, no matter how careful they are, the air around them will tremble, especially with you swaying back and forth, that's even more conspicuous."

"Sensing airflow?"

Chen Jie nodded slightly, then asked, "How can you see this stone tablet, sir?"

Yuan Sanjia laughed and said, "Release your inner energy and it will bounce back after hitting something. I can then sense it. The characters carved on the stone tablet have different depths, so the returning inner energy will naturally be different as well."

“I can naturally sense it.”

Hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "Sir, you are indeed amazing. You even know how to locate the echolocation of bats."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia paused for a moment, then pondered and said, "Echo localization, that's interesting. You really know how to come up with new terms."

Chen Jie then asked, "Sir, you are blind, yet you possess this extraordinary ability. I wonder what the biggest impact of this blindness is on you now?"

After listening to Chen Jie's words, Yuan Sanjia thought for a moment and said, "There are no other effects. In fact, I can sense what's on the road, such as tables, chairs and benches. I can even see it more clearly than you can with your naked eyes."

"The only thing lacking is that my world has no color!"

Yuan Sanjia said regretfully, "Perhaps it is because I have seen the magnificent landscapes and colorful world in the past thirty years that I am now unable to see colors."

Of course, without color, there is no fear. To remain unfazed even when faced with swords and axes is something only someone like me can do.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie nodded and said, "Sir, you are truly talented."

Yuan Sanjia shook his head and said, "You can even praise this?"

Chen Jie said, "The safety of Huangzhou Prefecture now depends on you, so shouldn't I try to curry favor with you?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia shook his head and said, "Don't try to fool me. You're the kind of person who would curry favor with others for the safety of Huangzhou Prefecture. This kind of behavior can only mean one thing: are you trying to get me to take the blame for you again?"

Upon hearing Yuan Sanjia's words, Chen Jie immediately smiled and said, "Hehe, how could Mr. Yuan misunderstand me like that? I just wanted you to stay with me for a few more days so that we could have a long talk and reminisce about the past."

Yuan Sanjia said, "Come on, I know you too well. Tell me, have you heard rumors that the dragon vein of Taibai Mountain outside the pass will turn around in a month or so? That will be the time to steal the secrets of heaven. Do you want to take a gamble and exchange it for the chance to fly to the heavens?"

"Hehe, nothing can be hidden from you. You truly deserve to be called the world's number one fortune teller."

Chen Jie said to Yuan Sanjia, and Yuan Sanjia raised his hand and said, "Don't praise me. I know this opportunity is rare, but I also have to tell you that you are now a thorn in the side of others, especially Tang Bao of the Tang Clan and Tong Wei of the Whale Shark Gang, who were offended by you. They are not magnanimous people. If you meet them, it will inevitably be a fight to the death. How will you save your life then?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Yuan Sanjia and said, “Mr. Yuan, you also know that in this era of great contention, there is no room for retreat. This is the first time that the secrets of heaven have appeared in the world, and it is also an opportunity. If I do not go, I will inevitably fall behind others. One step behind means falling behind step by step. I cannot afford to lose, so I must take this opportunity and I absolutely cannot back down.”

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia looked at Chen Jie and said, "Let me give you a divination."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Yuan Sanjia and said, "Alright, but no matter the outcome, I will not give up."

Yuan Sanjia said, "Whether we give up or not is a matter for later. Let's see what the divination says."

After saying this, Chen Jie immediately performed a divination for Yuan Sanjia.

Scratching and scraping...

The copper coin moved erratically inside the tortoise shell. Then Yuan Sanjia's expression became slightly solemn. He shook it again, his face still unpredictable. At this moment, the second shake stopped, and he began the third shake. However, just as he was about to stop...

Suddenly, a Buddhist chant woke them both: "Amitabha!"

A Buddhist chant startled the two people who were divining. They turned around and saw a big monk in a bright red robe, smiling broadly, who looked just like Maitreya Buddha.

"Laughing Buddha, Peng Yingyu!"

Yuan Sanjia spoke up!

(End of this chapter)